Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1958

Part 8. Western Gulf of Mexico Basins

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1562

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, 

and Texas, and with other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1960
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

FRED A. SEATON, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

Washington 25, D.C. Price $1.50 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation with the States of Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, and 

Texas, 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:

F. N. Hansen...................................................................................... Baton Rouge, La.

W. L. Heckler......................................................................................Santa Fe, N. Mex.

W. T. Miller................................................................................................Denver, Colo.

Trigg Twichell.............................................................................................Austin, Tex.

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CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1958

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CONTENTS

Page 

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

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

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

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

Downstream order and station numbers................................................. 3

Explanation of data.................................................................. 4

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

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

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

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

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

Mermentau River basin

Bayou des Cannes (head of Mermentau River) near Eunice, La......................... 15

Bayou Plaquemine Brule:

Long Point Gully near Crowley, La.............................................. 16

Bayou Nezpique near Basile, La................................................... 17

Bayou Lacassine at Intracoastal Waterway, La..................................... 18

Calcasieu River basin

Calcasieu River near Glenmora, La.................................................. 19

Calcasieu River near Oberlin, La. ........;........................................ 20

Whiskey Chitto Creek:

Sixmile Creek near Sugartown, La............................................... 21

Tenmile Creek near Elizabeth, La............................................... 22

Whiskey Chitto Creek near Oberlin, La............................................ 23

Bundick Creek near De Ridder, La,.............................................. 24

Bundick Creek near Dry Creek, La............................................... 25

English Bayou near Lake Charles, La.............................................. 26

Bearhead Creek near Starks, La................................................... 27

Beckwith Creek (head of West Pork Calcasieu River) near De Quincy, La............ 28

Sabine River basin

Sabine River near Emory, Tex....................................................... 29

Sabine River near Mineola, Tex..................................................... 30

Lake Pork Sabine River near Quitman, Tex......................................... 31

Big Sandy Creek near Big Sandy, Tex.............................................. 32

Sabine River near Gladewater, Tex.................................................. 33

Cherokee Bayou:

Lake Cherokee near Longview, Tex................................................. 34

Sabine River near Tatum, Tex....................................................... 35

Murvaul Lake near Gary, Tex...................................................... 36

SabIne River at Logansport, La..................................................... 37

Bayou Castor near Logansport, La................................................. 38

Tenaha Creek near Shelbyville, Tex............................................... 39

Bayou San Patricio near Noble, La................................................ 40

Bayou San Miguel near Zwolle, La................................................. 41

Bayou La Nana near Zwolle, La.................................................... 42

Sabine River near Milam, Tex....................................................... 43

Palo Gaucho Bayou near Hemphill, Tex............................................. 44

Bayou Toro near Toro, La......................................................... 45

Sabine River below Toledo Bend, near Burkeville, Tex............................... 46

Bayou Anacoco near Leesville, La................................................. 47

Bayou Anacoco near Rosepine, La.................................................. 48

Sabine River near Bon Wier, Tex.................................................... 49

Hoosier Creek near Merryville, La................................................ 50

Big Cow Creek near Newton, Tex................................................... 51

Cypress Creek near Buna, Tex..................................................... 52

Sabine River near Ruliff, Tex...................................................... 53

Cow Bayou near Mauriceville, Tex................................................. 54

Neches River basin

Neches River near Neches, Tex...................................................... 55

Neches River near Alto, Tex........................................................ 56

Neches River near Diboll, Tex...................................................... 57

Neches River near Rockland, Tex.................................................... 58

Angelina River: 

Mud Creek:

Prairie Creek:

Lake Tyler near Whitehouse, Tex.............................................. 59

Mud Creek near Jacksonville, Tex............................................... 60

Angelina River near Lufkin, Tex.................................................. 61

Attoyac Bayou near Chireno, Tex................................................ 62

Angelina River near Zavalla, Tex................................................. 63

Dam B Reservoir at Town Bluff, Tex................................................. 64

Neches River at Town Bluff, Tex.................................................... 65

Neches River at Evadale, Tex....................................................... 66

Village Creek near Kountze, Tex.................................................. 67

Trinity River basin 

West Fork Trinity River:

North Creek near Jacksboro, Tex.................................................. 68

West Pork Trinity River near Jacksboro, Tex........................................ 69

Bridgeport Reservoir above Bridgeport, Tex......................................... 70

West Pork Trinity River:

Big Sandy Creek near Bridgeport, Tex............................................. 71

West Fork Trinity River near Boyd, Tex............................................. 72

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VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued

Trinity River basin Continued Page 

Eagle Mountain Reservoir above Port Worth, Tex..................................... 73

West Fork Trinity River:

Clear Fork Trinity River near Aledo, Tex......................................... 74

Benbrook Reservoir near Benbrook, Tex............................................ 75

Clear Pork Trinity River near Benbrook, Tex...................................... 76

Clear Pork Trinity River at Fort Worth, Tex...................................... 77

West Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth, Tex......................................... 78

Marine Creek at Fort Worth, Tex.................................................. 79

Village Creek:

Lake Arlington at Arlington, Tex................................................. 84

West Fork Trinity River at Grand Prairie, Tex...................................... 86

Elm Pork Trinity River:

Elm Fork Trinity River near Muenster, Tex........................................ 87

Elm Fork Trinity River near Sanger, Tex.......................................... 88

Isle du Bois Creek near Pilot Point, Tex....................................... 89

Clear Creek near Sanger, Tex................................................... 90

Garza-Little Elm Reservoir:

Little Elm Creek near Aubrey, Tex.............................................. 91

Garza-Little Elm Reservoir near Lewisville, Tex.................................. 92

Elm Fork Trinity River near Lewisville, Tex...................................... 93

Denton Creek near Justin, Tex.................................................. 94

Grapevine Reservoir near Grapevine, Tex........................................ 95

Denton Creek near Grapevine, Tex............................................... 96

Elm Fork Trinity River near Carrollton, Tex...................................... 97

Turtle Creek at Dallas, Tex...................................................... 98

Trinity River at Dallas, Tex....................................................... 99

East Fork Trinity River:

Honey Creek near McKinney, Tex................................................. 100

East Pork Trinity River near McKinney, Tex....................................... 101

Pilot Grove Creek:

Sister Grove Creek near Princeton, Tex....................................... 102

Lavon Reservoir near Lavon, Tex.................................................. 103

East Pork Trinity River near Lavon, Tex.......................................... 104

East Fork Trinity River near Crandall, Tex....................................... 105

Trinity River near Rosser, Tex..................................................... 106

Cedar Creek near Mabank, Tex..................................................... 107

Richland Creek:

Pin Oak Creek near Hubbard, Tex................................................ 108

Richland Creek near Richland, Tex................................................ 109

Chambers Creek near Corsicana, Tex............................................. 110

Trinity River near Oakwood, Tex.................................................... Ill

Trinity River near Midway, Tex..................................................... 112

Trinity River at Riverside, Tex.................................................... 113

Trinity River at Romayor, Tex...................................................... 114

Trinity River at Liberty, Tex...................................................... 115

San Jacinto River basin

West Fork San Jacinto River near Conroe, Tex....................................... 116

Spring Creek near Spring, Tex.................................................... 117

Cypress Creek near Westfield, Tex.............................................. 118

East Fork San Jacinto River near Cleveland, Tex.................................. 119

Peach Creek at Splendora, Tex.................................................. 120

Caney Creek near Splendora, Tex.............................................. 121

San Jacinto River:

Lake Houston near Sheldon, Tex..................................................... 122

San Jacinto River: 

Buffalo Bayou: 

Barker Reservoir near Addicks, Tex............................................... 123

Buffalo Bayou:

South Mayde Creek:

Addicks Reservoir near Addicks, Tex............................................ 124

Buffalo Bayou near Addicks, Tex.................................................. 126

Buffalo Bayou at Houston, Tex.................................................... 127

Whiteoak Bayou at Houston, Tex................................................. 128

Brays Bayou at Houston, Tex.................................................... 129

Sims Bayou at Houston, Tex..................................................... 130

Greens Bayou near Houston, Tex................................................. 131

Halls Bayou at Houston, Tex.................................................. 132

Clear Creek basin

Clear Creek hear Pearland, Tex..................................................... 133

Chocolate Bayou basin

Chocolate Bayou near Alvin, Tex.................................................... 134

Oyster Creek basin

Oyster Creek near Angleton, Tex.................................................... 135

Brazos River basin

Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Aspermont, Tex.................... ......... 136

Salt Fork Brazos River:

Running Water Draw (head of White River) near Clovis, N. Mex................... 137

Dove Creek near Aspermont, Tex................................................. 138

Salt Pork Brazos River near Aspermont, Tex.......'................................ 139

Brazos River at Seymour, Tex....................................................... 140

Clear Fork Brazos River:

Clear Pork Brazos River at Nugent, Tex........................................... 141

Clear Pork Brazos River at Fort Griffin, Tex........................ ............ 142

Hubbard Creek near Breckenridge, Tex........................................... 143

Brazos River near South Bend, Tex..;............................................... 144

Salt Creek at Olney, Tex......................................................... 145

Salt Creek near Newcastle, Tex................................................... 146

Oak Creek near Graham, Tex..................................................... 147

Possum Kingdom Reservoir near Graford, Tex......................................... 148

Brazos River near Palo Pinto, Tex.................................................. 149

Palo Pinto Creek near Santo, Tex................................................. 150
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued

Brazos River basin Continued Page 

Brazos River near Glen Rose, Tex................................................... 151

Paluxy Creek at Glen Rose, Tex................................................... 152

Nolands River at Blum, Tex....................................................... 153

Whitney Reservoir near Whitney, Tex................................................ 154

Brazos River near Whitney, Tex..................................................... 155

Aquilla Creek near Aquilla, Tex.................................................. 156

Green Creek near Alexander, Tex................................................ 157

North Basque River near Clifton, Tex............................................. 158

Brazos River at Waco, Tex.......................................................... 159

Cow Bayou at Mooreville, Tex..................................................... 160

Leon River (head of Little River):

Leon River near Hasse, Tex....................................................... 161

Leon River at Gatesville, Tex.................................................... 162

Cowhouse Creek at Pidcoke, Tex................................................. 163

Belton Reservoir near Belton, Tex................................................ 164

Leon River near Belton, Tex...................................................... 165

Lampasas River at Youngsport, Tex.............................................. 166

Little River:

San Gabriel River at Georgetown, Tex........................................... 166

Little River at Cameron, Tex..................................................... 167

Brazos River near Bryan, Tex....................................................... 168

Yegua Creek near Somerville, Tex................................................. 169

Navasota River near Easterly, Tex................................................ 170

Navasota River near Bryan, Tex.. ................................................ 171

Brazos River near Hempstead, Tex.............................................. .... 172

American Canal Co. 's canal near Fulshear, Tex.................................... 173

Richmond Irrigation Co.'s canal near Richmond, Tex............................... 174

Brazos River at Richmond, Tex...................................................... 175

Brazos River near Juliff, Tex...................................................... 176

Big Creek near Needville, Tex.................................................... 177

Dry Creek near Richmond, Tex................................................... 179

Reservoirs in Brazos River basin, Tex.............................................. 180

San Bernard River basin

San Bernard River near Boling, Tex................................................. 183

Colorado River basin 

Colorado River:

Bluff Creek near Ira, Tex........................................................ 184

Deep Creek near Dunn, Tex........................................................ 185

Colorado River at Colorado City, Tex............................................... 186

Morgan Creek near Westbrook, Tex................................................. 187

Graze Creek near Westbrook, Tex................................................ 188

Champlin Creek near Colorado City, Tex........................................... 189

Beals Creek at Big Spring, Tex................................................... 190

Colorado River near Silver, Tex.................................................... 191

Colorado River at Ballinger, Tex................................................... 192

Elm Creek at Ballinger, Tex...................................................... 193

South Concho River (head of Concho River):

South Concho Irrigation Co.'s canal at Christoval, Tex......................... 194

South Concho River at Christoval, Tex............................................ 195

Middle Ooncho River near Tankersly, Tex........................................ 196

Spring Creek: 

Dove Creek:

Dove Creek Spring near Knickerbocker, Tex................................ 197

Spring Creek near Tankersly, Tex............................................. 198

South Concho River:

North Concho River at Sterling City, Tex....................................... 199

North Concho River near Carlsbad, Tex............ ............................. 200

San Angelo Reservoir at San Angelo, Tex........................................ 201

North Concho River at San Angelo, Tex.......................................... 202

Concho River near San Angelo, Tex................................................ 203

Concho River near Paint Rock, Tex................................................ 204

Mukewater Creek at Trickham, Tex................................................. 205

Colorado River at Winchell, Tex.................................................... 206

Deep Creek:

Deep Creek near Mercury, Tex..................................................... 207

Dry Prong Deep Creek near Mercury, Tex.. ...................................... 208

Pecan Bayou: 

Jim Ned Creek:

Hords Creek Reservoir near Valera, Tex....................................... 209

Hords Creek near Valera, Tex................................................. 210

Hords Creek at Coleman, Tex.................................................. 211

Brownwood Reservoir:

Brown County Water Improvement District No. 1 canal near Brownwood, Tex........ 212

Brownwood Reservoir near Brownwood, Tex.......................................... 213

Pecan Bayou at Brownwood, Tex.................................................... 214

San Saba River:

Noyes Canal at Menard, Tex..................................................... 215

San Saba River at Menard, Tex.................................................... 216

Brady Creek at Brady, Tex...................................................... 217

San Saba River at San Saba, Tex.................................................. 218

Colorado River near San Saba, Tex....... .......................................... 219

Buchanan Reservoir near Burnet, Tex................................................ 220

Colorado River:

North Llano River (head of Llano River) near Junction, Tex....................... 221

Llano River near Junction, Tex................................................... 222

Llano River at Llano, Tex........................................................ 223

Pedernales River near Johnson City, Tex.......................................... 224

Lake Travis near Austin, Tex....................................................... 225

Barton Creek:

Barton Springs at Austin, Tex................................................. 226
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Gaging-station records Continued 

Colorado River basin Continued

Lake Travis Continued Page

Waller Creek at 38th Street, Austin, Tex......................................... 227

Waller Creek at 23d Street, Austin, Tex.......................................... 228

Colorado River at Austin, Tex...................................................... 229

Colorado River at Smithville, Tex.................................................. 231

Dry Creek at Buescher Lake near Smithville, Tex.................................. 232

Colorado River at Columbus, Tex.................................................... 233

Colorado River at Wharton, Tex.................................... ................ 235

Colorado River near Bay City, Tex.................................................. 236

Reservoirs in Colorado River basin, Tex............................................ 237

Lavaca River basin

Lavaca River at Hallettsville, Tex................................................. 239

Lavaca River near Edna, Tex........................................................ 240

Navidad River near Ganado, Tex................................................... 241

Guadalupe River basin 

Guadalupe River:

Johnson Creek near Ingram, Tex................................................... 242

Guadalupe River at Comfort, Tex.................................................... 243

Guadalupe River near Spring Branch, Tex............................................ 244

Guadalupe River above Comal River, at New Braunfels, Tex........................... 246

Comal River at New Braunfels, Tex................................................ 247

San Marcos River:

San Marcos River spring flow at San Marcos, Tex................................ 248

Blanco River at Wimberley, Tex. ................................................ 249

Blanco River near Kyle, Tex.................................................... 251

San Marcos River at Luling, Tex.................................................. 252

Plum Creek near Luling, Tex.................................................... 253

Guadalupe River at Victoria, Tex................................................... 254

Coleto Creek near Schroeder, Tex................................................. 255

San Antonio River at San Antonio, Tex............................................ 256

Medina River near Pipe Creek, Tex.............................................. 257

Pipe Creek:

Red Bluff Creek near Pipe Creek, Tex....................................... 258

Medina Lake near San Antonio, Tex.............................................. 259

Medina Canal near Riomedina, Tex............................................. 260

Medina River near Riomedina, Tex............................................... 261

Medina River near San Antonio, Tex............................................. 262

Calaveras Creek near Elmendorf, Tex............................................ 263

San Antonio River near Falls City, Tex........................................... 264

Cibolo Creek near Bulverde, Tex................................................ 265

Cibolo Creek at Selma, Tex..................................................... 266

Cibolo Creek near Falls City, Tex.............................................. 267

Escondido Creek at Kenedy, Tex................................................. 268

Dry Escondido Creek near Kenedy, Tex......................................... 269

San Antonio River at (Joliad, Tex................................................. 270

Mission River basin

Mission River at Refugio, Tex...................................................... 271

Nueces River basin

Nueces River at Laguna, Tex........................................................ 272

West Nueces River near Brackettville, Tex........................................ 273

Nueces River below Uvalde, Tex..................................................... 274

Nueces River near Asherton, Tex.................................................... 275

Nueces River at Cotulla, Tex....................................................... 276

Nueces River near Tilden, Te»x...................................................... 277

Frio River at Concan, Tex........................................................ 278

Dry Frio River near Reagan Wells, Tex.......................................... 279

Frio River below Dry Frio River near Uvalde, Tex................................. 280

Sabinal River near Sabinal, Tex................................................ 281

Sabinal River at Sabinal, Tex.................................................. 282

Hondo Creek near Tarpley, Tex.................................................. 283

Hondo Creek near Hondo, Tex.................................................... 284

Seco Creek near Utopia, Tex.................................................. 285

Seco Creek near D'Hanis, Tex................................................. 286

Leona River:

Leona River spring flow near Uvalde, Tex..................................... 286

Frio River near Derby, Tex....................................................... 287

Frio River at Calliham, Tex. ...................................................... 288

Atascosa River at Whitsett, Tex................................................ 289

Nueces River near Three Rivers, Tex................................................ 290

Lake Corpus Christ! near Mathis, Tex............................................... 292

Nueces River near Mathis, Tex...................................................... 293

Rio Grande basin

Rio Grande at Thirtymile Bridge, near Creede, Colo................................. 294

Clear Creek below Continental Reservoir, Colo.................................... 295

Willow Creek at Creede, Colo..................................................... 296

Rio Grande at Wagonwheel Gap, Colo................................................. 297

Goose Creek at Wagonwheel Gap, Colo.............................................. 298

South Fork Rio Grande at South Fork, Colo........................................ 299

Rio Grande near Del Norte, Colo.................................................... 300

Pinos Creek near Del Norte, Colo................................................. 301

Rio Grande near Monte Vista, Colo.................................................. 302

Rio Grande at Alamosa, Colo........................................................ 303

Closed basin in San Luis Valley, Colo:

Kerber Creek at Ashley Ranch, near Villa Grove, Colo........................... 304

Saguache Creek near Saguache, Colo............................................. 305

North Crestone Creek near Crestone, Colo....................................... 306

Carnero Creek near La Garita, Colo............................................. 307

La Garj.ta Creek near La Garita, Colo........................................... 308
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued

Rio Grande basin Continued Page

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Rio Grande basin........... 309

Alamosa Creek above Terrace Reservoir, Colo...................................... 310

La Jara Creek at Gallegos Ranch, near Capulin, Colo.............................. 311

Rio Grande above mouth of Trinchera Creek, near La Sauses, Colo.................... 312

Trinchera Creek above Turners Ranch, near Port Garland, Colo..................... 313

Sangre de Cristo Creek near Port Garland, Colo................................. 314

Ute Creek near Port Garland, Colo............................................ 315

Trinchera Creek below Smith Reservoir, near Blanca, Colo......................... 316

Conejos River:

Platoro Reservoir at Platoro, Colo............................................... 317

Conejos River below Platoro Reservoir, Colo...................................... 318

Conejos River near Mogote, Colo.................................................. 319

San Antonio River at Ortiz, Colo............................................... 320

Los Pinos River near Ortiz, Colo............................................. 321

San Antonio River at mouth, near Manassa, Colo................................. 322

Conejos River near La Sauses, Colo............................................... 323

Culebra Creek at San Luis, Colo.................................................. 324

Rio Grande near Lobatos, Colo...................................................... 325

Rio Grande at Colorado-New Mexico State line........................................ 326

Costilla Creek above Costilla Dam, N. Mex........................................ 327

Casias Creek near Costilla, N. Mex............................................. 328

Santistevan Creek near Costilla, N. Mex........................................ 329

Costilla Creek below Costilla Dam, N. Mex........................................ 330

Costilla Creek near Amalia, N. Mex............................................... 331

Ute Creek near Amalia, N. Mex.................................................. 332

Costilla Creek near Costilla, N. Mex............................................. 333

Costilla Creek below diversion dam, at Costilla, N. Mex.......................... 334

Costilla Creek at Garcia, Colo................................................... 335

Costilla Creek near Jaroso, Colo................................................. 336

Principal diversions from Costilla Creek, N. Mex.-Colo......................... 337

Latir Creek near Cerro, N. Mex................................................... 338

Rio Grande near Cerro, N. Mex...................................................... 339

Red River near Questa, N. Mex.....................:.............................. 340

Cabresto Creek:

Llano ditch near Questa, N. Mex.............................................. 341

Cabresto Creek near Questa, N. Mex............................................. 342

Red River at mouth, near Questa, N. Mex.......................................... 343

Rio Hondo near Valdez, N. Mex.................................................... 344

Rio Hondo at Arroyo Hondo, N. Mex................................................ 345

Rio Pueblo de Taos near Ranchito, N. Mex......................................... 346

Rio Grande de Ranches near Talpa, N. Mex....................................... 347

Rio Chiquito near Talpa, N. Mex.............................................. 348

Rio Pueblo de Taos at Los Cordovas, N. Mex....................................... 349

Rio Pueblo de Taos below Los Cordovas, N. Mex.................................... 350

Rio Grande below Taos Junction Bridge, near Taos, N. Mex........................... 351

Pueblo Creek (head of Embudo Creek):

Rio Grande at Embudo, N. Mex....................................................... 352

Rio Chama near La Puente, N. Mex................................................. 353

Willow Creek near Park View, N. Mex............................................ 354

Rio Chama below El Vado Dam, N. Mex.............................................. 355

Rio Chama near Abiquiu, N. Mex................................................... 356

Rio OJo Caliente at La Madera, N. Mex.......................................... 357

Rio Chama near Chamita, N. Mex................................................... 358

Santa Cruz River at Cundiyo, N. Mex.............................................. 359

Rio Grande at Otowi Bridge, near San Ildefonso, N. Mex............................. 360

Cochiti east side main canal near Cochiti, N. Mex................................ 361

Sill main canal near Cochiti, N. Mex............................................. 361

Rio Grande at Cochiti, N. Mex...................................................... 362

Santa Pe River near Santa Pe, N. Mex............................................. 363

Galisteo Creek at Domingo, N. Mex................................................ 364

Rio Grande at San Pelipe, N. Mex................................................... 365

Jemez River below East Pork, near Jemez Springs, N. Mex.......................... 366

Rio Guadalupe at Box Canyon, near Jemez, N. Mex................................ 367

Jemez River near Jemez, N. Mex................................................... 368

Jemez River above Jemez Canyon Dam, N. Mex....................................... 369

Jemez River below Jemez Canyon Dam, N. Mex....................................... 370

Rio Grande near Bernalillo, N. Mex................................................. 371

Rio Grande at Albuquerque, N. Mex.................................................. 372

Rio Grande near Bernardo, N. Mex................................................... 373

Rio Puerco above Chico Arroyo, near Guadalupe, N. Mex............................ 374

Chico Arroyo near Guadalupe, N. Mex............................................ 375

Bluewater Creek (head of Rio San Jose) below Bluewater Dam, N. Mex............. 376

Bluewater Creek near Bluewater, N. Mex......................................... 377

Bluewater Creek at Grants, N. Mex.............................................. 378

Rio San Jose near Grants, N. Mex............................................... 379

Rio San Jose at Correo, N. Mex................................................. 380

Rio Puerco at Rio Puerco, N. Mex................................................. 381

Rio Puerco near Bernardo, N. Mex................................................. 382

Rio Salado near San Acacia, N. Mex............................................... 383

Socorro main canal north at San Acacia, N. Mex................................... 384

Rio Grande at San Acacia, N. Mex................................................... 385

Socorro Riverside drain:

Socorro main canal south near San Antonio, N. Mex.............................. 386

San Antonio Riverside drain near San Antonio, N. Mex............................. 386

Elmendorf interior drain near San Antonio, N. Mex.............................. 387

San Antonio Riverside drain near San Marcial, N. Mex............................. 387

Rio Grande at San Marcial, N. Mex.................................................. 388

Alamosa River near Monticello, N. Mex............................................ 389
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued

Rio Grande basin Continued Page

Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam, N. Mex........................................ 390

Rio Grande below Caballo Dam, N. Mex............................................... 391

McKelligan Canyon at El Paso, Tex................................................ 392

Inlet to Port Bliss sump area, near El Paso, Tex................................. 392

Pecos River near Pecos, N. Mex................................................... 393

Pecos River near Anton Chico, N. Mex............................................. 394

Gallinas River near Montezuma, N. Mex.......................................... 395

Gallinas River at Montezuma, N. Mex............................................ 396

Gallinas River near Lourdes, N. Mex............................................ 397

Gallinas River near Colonias, N. Mex........................................... 398

Pecos River at Santa Rosa, N. Mex................................................ 399

Pecos River near Puerto de Luna, N. Mex.......................................... 400

Pecos River below Alamogordo Dam, N. Mex......................................... 401

Port Sumner main canal near Port Sumner, N. Mex................................ 402

Pecos River near Acme, N. Mex.................................................... 403

Rio Ruidoso (head of Rio Hondo) at Hollywood, N. Mex........................... 404

Rio Hondo at Picacho, N. Mex................................................... 405

Rio Hondo at Diamond A Ranch, near Roswell, N. Mex............................. 406

North Spring River at Roswell, N. Mex........................................ 407

Rio Pelix at old highway bridge, near Hagerman, N. Mex......................... 408

Pecos River near Lake Arthur, N. Mex............................................. 409

Cottonwood Creek near Lake Arthur, N. Mex...................................... 410

Pecos River near Artesia, N. Mex................................................. 411

Rio Penasco near Dunken, N. Mex................................................ 412

Rio Penasco at Dayton, N. Mex.................................................. 413

Pecos River (Kaiser Channel) near Lakewood, N. Mex............................... 414

Lake McMillan:

Pour Mile Draw near Lakewood, N. Mex........................................... 415

Pecos River below McMillan Dam, N. Mex........................................... 416

Pecos River at dam site 3, near Carlsbad, N. Mex................................. 417

Lake Avalon:

Carlsbad main canal at head, near Carlsbad, N. Mex............................. 418

Pecos River below Avalon Dam, N. Mex............................................. 419

Pecos River at Carlsbad, N. Mex.................................................. 420

Black River above Malaga, N. Mex............................................... 421

Pecos River near Malaga, N. Mex.................................................. 422

Pecos River at Pierce Canyon Crossing, near Malaga, N. Mex....................... 423

Pecos River at Red Bluff, N. Mex................................................. 424

Delaware River near Red Bluff, K. Mex.......................................... 425

Salt (Screwbean) Draw near Orla, Tex........................................... 426

Pecos River near Orla, Tex....................................................... 427

Toyah Creek:

Phantom Lake Spring near Toyahvale, Tex...................................... 428

San Solomon Springs at Toyahvale, Tex........................................ 429

Comanche Creek:

Comanche Springs at Port Stockton, Tex..................... ................. 430

Pecos River near Girvin, Tex..................................................... 431

Reservoirs in Rio Grande basin..................................................... 432

Mimbres River basin

Mimbres River near Mimbres, N. Mex................................................. 436

San Vicente Arroyo at Silver City, N. Mex....................................... 437

Tularosa Valley basin

Three Rivers near Three Rivers, N. Mex........................................... 438

Indian Creek near Three Rivers, N. Mex......................................... 439

Indian Creek Plume near Three Rivers, N. Mex................................... 440

Indian Creek at mouth, near Three Rivers, N. Mex............................... 441

Rio Tularosa near Bent, N. Mex................................................... 442

Revisions of records for discontinued stations:

Coleto Creek near Victoria, Tex.................................................... 443

Nueces River near Uvalde, Tex.................... ..... ........................... 443

Discharge at partial-record stations and miscellaneous sites......................... 444

Low-flow partial-record stations................................................... 444

Crest-stage partial-record stations................................................ 449

Measurements at miscellaneous sites................................................ 457

Costilla Creek seepage investigation................................................. 462

Rio Grande de Ranches seepage investigation.......................................... 462

Rio Chiquito seepage investigation.. ................................................ 463

Rio Hondo seepage investigation...................................................... 463

Pecos River seepage investigation.................................................... 464

Index................................................................................ 465

ILLUSTRATIONS

Page 

Figure 1. Map of the United States showing areas covered by the 18 annual volumes on

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

2. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1958 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 14
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO BASINS, 1958

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, 1958. 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 14,000 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in 

the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1958, the Geological Survey and 

cooperating organizations were maintaining 7,090 gaging stations, including those in 

Alaska and Hawaii. Partial-record stations for low flow or for flood flow have been 

operated at many other points. In addition, discharge measurements are made at miscellaneous sites. The records for the water year October 1, 1957, to September 30, 1958, at 

gaging stations, partial-record stations, and miscellaneous sites in the western Gulf of 

Mexico basins are given in this report.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

Colorado: Office of the State engineer, J. E. Whitten, and State Water Conservation Board, i.e. Crawford, director, succeeded by F. L. Sparks.

Louisiana: State Department of Public Works, L. M. Wimberly, director. 

New Mexico: Office of the State engineer, S. E. Reynolds; Interstate Stream 

Commission, S. E. Reynolds, secretary; Pecos River Commission, J. H. Bliss, commissioner; and State Highway Department, L. D. Wilson, State highway engineer.

Texas: State Board of Water Engineers, consisting of Durwood Manford, chairman, 

R. M. Dixon, .and 0. F. Dent; Red Bluff Water Power Control District; Pecos River 

Commission, J. C. Wilson, commissioner; Sabine River Compact Administration, composed of S. K. Jackson, Federal representative and chairman, C. T. Watts and R. S. 

Copeland for Louisiana, and H. L. Woodworth and Ross Hopkins for Texas. 

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 98 gaging stations, 

of which 1 was in Colorado, 3 in Louisiana, 19 in New Mexico, and 75 in Texas.

Assistance was also furnished by the Office of Indian Affairs of the United States 

Department of the Interior in the operation of gaging stations on the Indian Pueblo lands 

in New Mexico, by the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Reclamation of the 

United States Department of the Interior, the Agricultural Research Service of the United 

States Department of Agriculture, and the Weather Bureau of the United States Department 

of Commerce.

The following organizations aided in collecting records:

New Mexico: The cities of Ruidoso and Silver City; Carlsbad Irrigation District;

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Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District; Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District; 

Public Service Company of New Mexico.

Texas: Texas Highway Department; Dallas County; the cities of Abilene, Arlington, 

Breckenridge, Corpus Christ!, Dallas, Port Worth, Houston, Lampasas, Longview, San 

Angelo and Tyler; Tarrant County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1; Lower 

Colorado River Authority; Brazos River Authority; Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority; 

Sabine River Authority; San Antonio River Authority; San Jacinto River Authority; 

Lower Neches Valley Authority; Brown County Water Improvement District No. 1; Harris 

County Flood Control District; Reeves County Water Improvement District No. 1; 

Bexar, Medina, Ataseosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1; Colorado River Municipal Water District; Lower Nueces River Water Supply District; West 

Central Texas Municipal Water District; City Water Board of San Antonio; Dow Chemical Co.; Richmond Rice Association; Texas Electric Service Co; and Houston 

Lighting and Power.Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream gaging 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

Colorado a/............... Denver..................... Federal Center.

Louisiana"!)/.............. Baton Rouge................ 315 Main Street.

New Mexico e/............. Santa Fe................... 224 Federal Courthouse.

Texas d/.................. Austin..................... 807 Brazos Street.

a/ Except for Costilla Creek at Qarcia and near Jaroso, and some diversions from Costilla Creek. 

The work was done in collaboration with J. E. Whitten, State engineer, and L. T. Burgess, State 

chief hydrographer.

b/ Except for Sabine River at Logansport.

c/ Except for Delaware River near Red Bluff and Pecos River near Red Bluff but including Costilla 

Creek at Qarcia and near Jaroso, Colo., and some diversions from Costilla Creek, and McKelligon 

Canyon, Government ditch, and Inlet to Ft. Bliss Sump area, at El Paso, Tex.

d/ Except McKelligon Canyon, Government ditch, and Inlet to Ft. Bliss Sump area, at El Paso, but 

including Sabine River at Logansport, La., Delaware River near Red Bluff, N. Mex., and Pecos River 

at Red Bluff, N. Mex.

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

stations given in this report is on file in the district offices listed above. Provisional records of discharge prior to publication and other unpublished data concerning 

the gaging-station records may generally 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:

Gaging station is a particular site on a stream, canal, lake, or reservoir where 

systematic observations of gage height or discharge are obtained. When used in connection 

with a discharge record, the term is applied herein only to those gaging stations where a 

continuous record of discharge is obtained.

Partial-record station is a particular site where limited stream-flow data are collected systematically over a period of years for use in hydrologic analyses.

Cubic foot per second (efs) 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.
DOWNSTREAM ORDER AND STATION NUMBERS 3

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 (in.) shows the depth to which the drainage area would be covered if 

all the runoff for a given time period were uniformly distributed on it.

Acre-foot (ac-ft) is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 

1 foot and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet.

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

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

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

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

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

Control designates a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stagedischarge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural constriction of the channel, a long reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

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

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

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

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

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 AND STATION NUMBERS

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.

As an added means of identification, each gaging station' and partial-record station 

has been assigned a station number. The numbers have been assigned in the same downstream 

order used in this report. In assigning station numbers, no distinction is made between
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partial-record stations and regular gaging stations, so that the station number for a 

partial-record station Indicates downstream-order position In a list made up of both 

types of stations. Gaps are left In the numbers to allow for new stations that may be 

established; hence the numbers are not consecutive. The complete number for each station 

has eight digits, but the station number as shown In this report, just to the left of the 

station name, consists of only the essential digits of the complete number. For example, 

for a station with the complete number 08-0100.00, the station number shown In this report 

is 100. The notation In the two places to the left of the hyphen Is the part number; It 

is 8 for all stations in this report and is therefore omitted.

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.

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

relation curves defined by discharge measurements. If the extensions to the rating curves 

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

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

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

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

tables gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of frequent or continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily mean 

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

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

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.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 5

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 mentionis 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 of 

the stream. Records are published for the water year which begins on October 1 and ends 

on September 30. A calendar of the water year 1958 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 and discharge, general remarks, and 

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

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

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

Corps of Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Records available" are given the periods for which there are published records generally equivalent to those at the present 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

height (unless it is 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 crest-stage indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. 

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

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

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

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

basis of data or information later obtained. Revisions of such records are usually published along with the current records in one of the annual reports. In order to make it
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easier to find such revised records, a paragraph headed "Revisions (water years)" has been 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

area. Revised figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches 

resulting from a revision of the drainage area only, are usually not published in the 

annual series of reports.

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

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

not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

station description.

In the table of 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. Discharge 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
EXPLANATION OF DATA ?

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 minimums in this summary are the minimum daily discharges.

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

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

given stages is 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.

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. Bor 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 

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.

Data collected at partial-record stations and at miscellaneous sites are given at the 

end of each report. Partial-record stations are presented in two tables. The first is 

a table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations, and the second is 

a table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites are given in a third table. Occasionally, a series of 

discharge measurements are made within a short time period to investigate the seepage 

gains or losses along a reach of a stream or to determine the low-flow characteristics of 

an area. Such measurements are given in special tables after the list of measurements 

at miscellaneous sites.

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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 that 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.

Discharge 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 of runoff in inches are not 

published unless satisfactory adjustments can be made for diversions, 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 1.

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. 

Part 3. Ohio River basin, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

14. Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River basin.
PUBLICATIONS
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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 A, pt. 2

16th A, pt. Z 

B 140........

18th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4

WSF 35 to 39. 

31st A, pt. 4

WSP 47 to 52.

WSP 65, 66... 

WSF 75 .......

Character of data

Descriptive information only.

Descriptive Information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

east of the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and 

tributaries above Kansas River.

west of the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and 

tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

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

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

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

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

Year

1895.

1896.

1895-96.

1897.

1897.

1899. 

1899.

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.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements in western Gulf 

of Mexico basins, 1899-1958

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

19O4

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

1911

WSF

37

50

66,75

84

99

132

174

21O

348

268

288

308

Year

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

1923

1924

WSP

328

358

388

408

438

458

477

508

528

548

568

588

Year

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

WSF

608

628

648

668

688

703

718

733

748

763

788

808

Year

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

WSP

828

858

878

898

928

958

978

1008

1038

1058

1088

1118

Year

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

WSF

1148

1178

lg!2

1242

1282

1342

1392

1442

1512

1562
PUBLICATIONS 11

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

878 for western Gulf of Mexico basins) contains, for the area included in that report, a 

summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or more complete years of 

record had been collected. These summaries were reprinted separately.

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

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

the annual series of water-supply papers. The following table lists reports of this type 

for western Gulf of Mexico basins.

Reports containing compilations of records of discharge by States and drainage baslna

WSP

850.... . ..

Period

1898-1937

Report

Summary of records of surface waters of Texas .

Mex . , Tex . ) .

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

Colorado. ....

Louisiana. . . . 

New Mexico . . .

Period

1881-1935

1903-38 

1888-1925

Report

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado, a/

vols. 1 and 2, Stream-flow data of 

Colorado. 

Qeol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana. 

Surface water supply of New Mexico ......

Issued by

State Planning Commission, 

Water Conservation Board, 

State engineer.

Department of Conservation. 

Office of the State Engineer.

a/ Contains records of yearly discharge only.

Kote. In addition to the records contained in the reports listed above, the States of Colorado 

and New Mexico have issued annual or biennial reports in which are contained records of 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 or other agencies. 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 Issued by

U. S. Geological Survey. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

WSP 147: Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

WSP 162: Destructive floods in the United States in 1905.

WSP 488: The flood in central Texas in September 1921.

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

WSP 796-G: Major Texas floods of 1935.

WSP 816: Major Texas floods of 1936.

WSP 842: Floods in Canadian and Pecos River basins of

New Mexico, May and June 1937. 

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations Do.

through September 1938.

WSP 914: Texas floods of 1938 and 1939. Do. 

WSP 997: Floods in Colorado. Do. 

WSP 1046: Texas floods of 1940. Do. 

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

WSP 1260-A: Floods of September 1952 in Colorado and Guadalupe Do.

River basins, central Texas.

WSP 1260-F: Summary of floods in the United States during 1950. Do. 

WSP 1320-C: Floods of April-June 1953 in Louisiana and adjacent Do.

States.

Cir. 32: Flood of September 1946 at San Antonio, Tex. Do. 

Floods in Louisiana, magnitude and frequency. Louisiana Department of

Highways.

Flood of September and October 1932, International Portion of International Boundary & 

the Rio Grande. Water Commission, United

States and Mexico. 

Floods of 1948 along the International Portion of the Rio Grande. Do.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 8

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

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

at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1957 to September 1958 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records of these stations are 

not contained in publications of the Geological Survey except as noted in footnotes to

the table.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Alamito Creek. ...... 

Arrey Canal. ........

Arroyo Las Vacas .... 

Devils River. .......

East Side Canal. ....

Goodenough Spring... 

Hagerman Canal ...... 

Laredo sewage 

outfall.

Maverick Canal ......

Outfall from wells 

and sewage in the 

vicinity of 

El Paso. 

Pecos River. ........ 

Pinto Creek.. .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rio San Rodrigo .....

San Pelipe Creek.... 

Terlingua Creek ..... 

West Side Canal...,.

Location

Near Presidio, Tex....... 

Near Arrey, N. Hex.......

Near Villa Acuna, 

Coahuila, Mexico. 

Near mouth, Del Rio, Tex.

At Mesilla Dam, near 

Mesilla Park, N. Mex. 

Near Corns tock, Tex. ...... 

Near Roswell, N. Mex.....

At head, at Selden, 

N. Mex. 

At power plant near 

Eagle Pass, Tex. 

Near El Paso, Tex. .......

Near Shurala, Tex ......... 

Near Del Rio, Tex. ....... 

At Mier, Tamaulipas, 

Mexico. 

Near ojinaga, Chihuahua, 

Mexico. 

At Villa de Fuente, 

Coahuila, Mexico. 

Below American Dam, 

near El Paso, Tex. 

Below Anzalduas Dam, 

near Reynosa, 

Tamaulipas, Mexico. 

At lower Brownsville 

station, Tex. 

At Chapeno, Tex. ......... 

At County-line station 

near El Paso, Tex. 

Below Diablo Dam site.... 

At Eagle Pass, Tex.......

At Port Quitman, Tex..... 

At Island station, near 

El Paso, Tex. 

At Johnson Ranch, Tex....

At Leasburg Dam, at 

Selden, N. Mex. 

Below Maverick Dam, Tex.. 

At upper Presidio 

station, Tex. 

At lower Presidio 

station, Tex. 

At Progreso Bridge, Tex. 

(formerly below 

Progreso Pump) . 

Near Rio Grande City, 

Tex. 

Near Villa Guerrero, 

Coahuila, Mexico. 

Near San Benito, Tex..... 

At Las Tortillas, 

Tamaulipas, Mexico. 

Jimenez, Coahuila, 

Mexico. 

Above Rio Grande City, 

Tex. 

Below Rio Grande City, 

Tex. 

Near El Moral, Coahuila, 

Mexico. 

Near Del Rio, Tex. ....... 

Near Terlingua, Tex...... 

At Mesilla Dam, near 

Mesilla Park, N. Mex.

Period

1932-58 

1918, 

1920-58 

1938-58

1955-58 

1955-58 

1916-18, 

1920-58 

1931-58t 

1942-58 

1950-58

1917-18, 

1920-58 

1950-58

1936-58

1955-58 

1931-58t 

1924-58

1900-14, 

1924-58 

1923-58

1938-58 

1952-58

1934-58

1953-58 

1938-58

1955-58t 

1931-58t 

1931-58t 

1931-58t 

1938-58

1936-58 

1931-58t 

1924-58t 

1919-58

1956-58 

1926-58t

1926-58t 

1953-58

!924-58t1 

1952-58

1953-58 

1953-58

1922-58 

1943-58 

1946-58 

1922-58

1931-58 

1932-58 

1916-18, 

1920-58

Collected by

International Boundary & Water 

Bureau of Reclamation.

International Boundary & Water

Do. 

Do. 

Bureau of Reclamation.

International Boundary & Water 

lagerman Irrigation Co. 

Texas State Health Department.

Bureau of Reclamation. 

Central Power & Light Co. 

International Boundary & water

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Bureau of Reclamation.

International Boundary & Water 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Bureau of Reclamation.

Commission. 

Commission.

Commission. 

Commission.

Commission.

t Records for earlier years published in Geological Survey water-supply papers. See also page 

96-98, Water Bulletin No. 20 - International Boundary & Water Commission.

tt See also pages 96-98, Water Bulletin No. 20 - International Boundary & Water Commission.

Note.--In addition to the gaging stations listed above, the International Boundary & Water Commission collects and publishes records of discharge on floodways in the lower Rio Grande Valley and 

records of diversions from the Rio Grande for irrigation and municipal use.

The Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has been collecting records of runoff near Waco, Tex., from 3 areas of 130 to 310 acres, beginning in 1937, from 

5 areas of 3 to 4,380 acres, beginning in 1938, from 8 areas of 3 to 140 acres beginning in 1939 

(most of these records incomplete from 1943 to about 1949); near Albuquerque, N. Mex., from 3 areas 

of 40 to 1?0 acres, beginning in 1940, and near Santa Rosa, N. Mex., from 1 area of 42,900 acres, 

beginning in 1955.
SUKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 8 13 

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Runoff was generally above median throughout the water year except during the periods 

November to May and July when scattered areas In southern New Mexico and western Texas 

were below median and during August and September when scattered areas In northern New Mexico and Texas were also below median. Excessive runoff or flooding occurred in some 

drainage basins each month during the water year. Severe flooding in early January 

occurred in the coastal area of Texas from Corpus Christ! to Brownsville. Outstanding 

floods again occurred in mid-June from central Texas southwestward across parts of the 

Guadalupe and Nueces River basins following torrential rains of up to 21 inches in 

24 hours as a result of hurricane Alma. Medina Lake spilled for the first time since 

March 1937, following floods in Medina River where rainfall up to 20 inches was reported. 

Record high stages occurred in Seco Creek near Utopia, Tex. following a 21-inch rainfall 

in about 18 hours. The stage of the flood in Hondo Creek near Tarpley, Tex. was 28.2 ft, 

the highest in a record beginning in 1907. Severe local floods occurred in the 

Stephenville-Mineral Wells-Glen Rose area in middle Brazos River basin and in San Antonio 

area in Guadalupe River basin, Tex., July 6 and 7. In September severe flooding occurred 

throughout southern Texas causing damage at Orange, Beaumont, Port Arthur, Galveston, San 

Antonio, El Paso, and smaller cities. For three representative long-term stations in the 

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

1958 water year with the median discharges for the 25-year period 1921-45 is shown in 

figure 2 on the following page.
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1958, PART 8

Bayou Nezpique near Basile, La. 

Drainage area, 627 sq mi.

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

year

KJj 1,463 North Concho River near Carlsbad, Tex. 

Drainage area, 1,533 sq mi.

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

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

 a 3000

.9

Rio Grande at Otowi Bridge, near San Ildefonso, N. Mex. 

Drainage area 14,300 sq mi.

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

fyvvVVVSl Monthly mean discharge during water year 1968.

Figure 2. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1958 water year with 

median discharge for 25-year period.
GAGING STATION RECORDS 15

MERMENTAD RIVER BASIN 

100. Bayou des Cannes near Eunice, La.

Location. Lat 30°29'00", long 92°29'25", In SW£SE£ sec. 32, T. 6 S., R. 1 W. , Louisiana 

meridian, on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 3 miles 

downstream from New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway bridge and 4 miles west of 

Euni ce.

Drainage area. 131 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 14.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark; levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to 

Jan. 17, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder 1.8 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 13.70 ft above mean sea 

level. Oct. 1, 1943, to Nov. 1, 1950, Oct. 31, 1957, to Jan. 13, 1958, auxiliary 

staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 255 cfs (184,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,530 cfs Oct. 19; maximum gage height, 

15.27 ft Oct. 18; minimum discharge, 2.3 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 11,900 cfs May 20, 1953 (gage height, 22.36 ft); no 

flow at times in 1939, 1948, 1955-56.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record at auxiliary gage 

and those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Small diversion above station.

Re visions (water years I. WSP 1242: 1950(P).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

Ac-ft

Oct.

159

79

46

35

27

22

17

13

9.9

7.0

5.2

3.6

2.7

2.4

590

840

1,360

1,550

1,090

737

413

380

533

630

690

540

262 

*93

38

25

1.0,210. 8

329

2.51

2.89

20,250

Nov.

19

16

13

12

*9.3

18~ 8.9

362

660

934

1,240

1,080

836

783

791

1,170

1,440

1,120

954

812

633

467

543

651

818

886

820

687 

468

204

18,455.2

615

4.69

5.23

36,610

Dec .

90

55

*42

38

35

32

189

493

584

605

392

184

76

45

35

30

27

25

134

528

770

977

921

523

216

199

249

525 

780

1,030

1,160

10,989

354

2.70

3.11

21,800

Jan.

900

540

250

78

35

31

79

180

140

70

41

33

230

*424

493

360

152

66

38

32

223

432

459

575

701

818

773

484 

206

140

103

9,086

293

2.24

2.58

18,020

Feb.

62

38

25

17

15

180

500

662

.776

612

346

343

276

135

182

287

*231

116

52

30

20

16

159

500

510

352

166

103

6,709

240

1.83

1.91

13,310

Mar.

64

39

24

15

37

178

349

415

476

440

*310

130

48

27

18

13

11

10~~ 9.5

52

42

23

175

575

840

1.260

1,170

800 

390

100

26

8,066.5

260

1.98

2.28

16,000

Apr.

17

13

10

8.4

8.0

8.2

6.5

*4.6 180~~

522

736

853 682"

303

259

298

176

111

30

18

12

9.5

8.2

6.2

5.0

4.6

7.0

121 

395

475

5,267.2

176

1.34

1.50

10,490

May

372

147

58

38

117

119

*70

38

22

31

275

358

309

154

55

28

19

20

35

124

92

52

33

70

585

213

93

38 

25

22

20

3,430

111

0.847

0.98

6,800

June

19

15

*11

10

16

29

33

52

47

34

24

20

19

15

17

20

14

11

22

86

102

113

432

613

674

521

228

76 

50

38

3,361

112

0.855

0.95

6,670

July

27

18

15

14

16

19

30

50

110

235

369

396

31T

217

137

92

58

50

182

224

136

80

*180

313

341

227

110

64 

53

45

41

4,193

135

1.03

1.19

8,320

Aug.

42

42

41

39

35.

48

53

47

66

177

174

160

247

269

255

293

221

137

92

53

*60

50

47

345

691

749

921

1,080 

1,030

823

534

8,821

285

2.18

2.51

17,500

Sept.

207

71

39

41

47

53

55

62

55

50

42

60

85

83

56

45

*41

138

300

370

508

663

783

911

917

801

511

228 

138

84

7,444

248

1.89

2.11

14,760

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,410 Mln 0.5 Mean 288 Cfara 2.20 In. 29.77 Ac-ft 208,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,530 Mln 2.4 Mean 263 Cfsra 2.01 In. 27.24 Ac-ft 190,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day-.

Note. No gage-height record at auxiliary gage Oct. 16-20, 25-26, Dec. 28 to Jan. 3, Jan. 8, 9, 

i, Mar. 10-12, 23-30; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, gage record at ba 

gage, igand discharge discharge for nearby stations. stations.
16 MERMENTAU RIVER BASIN

105. Long Point Gully near Crowley, La.

Location. Lat 30°18'42", long 92°23'49", on line between sees. 31 and 32, T. 83.,

R. IE., Louisiana meridian, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on

State Highway 13, 2f miles upstream from mouth and 7 miles north of Crowley.

Drainage area.--25.7 sq mi.

Records available. April 1949 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 10.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 16, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 45.5 cfs (32,940 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 837 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 11.82 ft); no 

flow Apr. 8, 9.

1949-58: Maximum discharge, 2,410 cfs May 16, 1953 (gage height, 14.48 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. --Records fair except those below 200 cfs, which are poor. Some diversion during 

irrigation season by several tractor-operated pumps.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharg

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 2, 3, Jan. 14-19, Apr. 9-11)

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

0

.4 

2.0 

5.3

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

56

78

110

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

196

338

560

923

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

29

15

11

5.2

3.2

4.6

4.8

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.8

2.3

2.6

51

614

"Sos 666

127

44

14

*51

117

124

62

21

9.7

5.6

3.4

2.5

2.0

2,309.8

74.5

4,580

Nov.

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

 1.0

99~*~

188

89

24

8.3

10

207

276

118

45

31

65

41

17

31

134

155

196

106

41

18

11

6 . 9

1,926.5

64.2

3,820

Dec.

4.1

2.3

*3.0

22

12

5.2

173

333

117

51

16

7.7

4.7

3.5

2.9

2.5

2 2 tt4.2

251

227

80

25

11

11

107

117

256

285

108

38

2,284.6

73.7

4,530

Jan.

37

26

11

6.0

4.3

7.2

48

28

9.4

5.2

3.9

9.3

72

63

*25

16

7.8

5.9

3.3

12

82

64

39

254

184

63

18

11

56

42

16

1,229.3

39.7

2,440

Feb.

7.6

4.2

2.6

1.7

1.1

2.4

33

14

5.1

2.9

18

17

6.4

5.2

36

20

6.8

3.4

 1.9

1.1

4T§

169

345

127

39

16

8.1

-

900.8

32.2

1,790

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,840 Min 0

Mar.

4.7

2.8

4.3

4.7

6.9

24

51

39

17

7.2

*3.5

1.8

1.1

.9

.6

.4

^3.

3.9

4.3

2.4

1.1

.6

88

501

207

59

17

7.2

3.8

2.3

1.4

1,069.2

34.5

2,120

Apr.

0.8

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

22

121

*58

11

4.6

39

121

57

9.4

4.0

2.0

1.0

.9

46

43

7.3

2.4

.9

.8

123

~47 176

900.6

30.0

1,790

May

8.3

5.4

4.8

3.3

2.5

2.2

 1.5

1.7

3.3

2.3

1.8

2.0

1.4

3.0

4.7

1.8

^ 7

8TT

17

68

99

40

18

19

292

361

149

38

9.4

5.7

5 2

1,180.1

38.1

2,340

June

9.8

6.2

5.2

 1.5

.6

3.2

6.1

7.2

5.1

4.1

4.8

6.7

5.1

3.1

2.6

1.3

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

12

67,

40

18

13

34

65

43

18

386.8

12.9

767

July

9.6

4.7

3.6

5.1

6.3

8.3

78

93

65

92

91

54

58

44

31

13

27

120

142

81

34

24

*96

222

140

84

51

21

21

21

12

1,752.6

56.5

3,480

Aug.

11

13

12

12

20

8.8

7.5

5.2

3.0

17

26

30

40

45

50

58

83

48

21

17

17

*16

56

159

416

298

146

61

22

14

8.0

1,740.5

56.1

3,450

Sept.

6.7

17

13

15

15

17

26

44

56

37

21

16

21

11

5.1

4.1

15

141

209

306

416

482

*298

166

127

101

83

47

17

19

2,751.9

91.7

5,460

Mean 77.7 Ac-ft 56,220

Water year 1957-58: Max 666 Min 0.1 Mean 50.5 Ac-ft 36,570

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Oct. 16 (10 p.m.) 837 cfs (11.82 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MERMENTAU RIVER BASIN 17 

120. Bayou Nezpique near Basile, La.

Location. Lat 30°28'50", long 92°37'55", in NE^NW^- sec. 1, T. 7 S., R. 3 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 190, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway bridge and 2 miles west of Basile.

Drainage area. 527 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to July 17, 1947, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Since Apr. 10, 1945, auxiliary staff gage 7? miles downstream.

Average discharge. 20 years, 802 cfs (580,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 5,570 cfs Nov. 18; maximum gage height, 

22.12 ft Nov. 19; minimum discharge, 2.8 cfs June 21 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 35,800 cfs May 20, 1953; maximum gage height, 34.39 ft 

May 20, 1953; minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs June 7-13, 1943, June 22-29, 1948; minimum 

gage height, 1.00 ft June 28, 1948.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1945-55.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

g

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,050 

954

817

590

288

135

85

63

55

53

50

34 

26

21

212

804

1,420

1,880

2,150

2,040

1,920

1,810

1,660

1,590

1,510

1,440

1,270

987

*569

330 

162

25,975

838

1.59

1.83

51 , 520

Nov.

95 

73

65

61

*48

40

42

639

1,570

2,150

2,600

2,850 

3,070

3,180

3,880

4,600

5,150

5,570

5,490

5,150

4,980

4,700

4,570

4,330

4,470

4,490

4,340

4,120

3,760

3,390

89,473

2,982

5.66

6.31

177,500

Dec.

,060 

,730

,370

,930

,380

725

585

,020

,390

,570

,530

,400 

,220

844

600

270

185

140

240

444

750

1,050

1,010

814

614

479

425

1,080

1,660

1,960 

2,170

35,645

1,150

2.18

2.52

70,700

Jan.

2,100 

1,950

1,790

1,600

1,180

571

422

491

515

479

367

276 

503

*913

1,170

1,060

933

801

570

326

336

657

964

1,300

1,720

1,960

2,090

2,000

1,830

1,690 

1,500

34,064

1,099

2.09

2.40

67,560

Feb.

1,170 

604

310

175

112

356

,060

,530

,860

,990

,920

* ,880 

,830

,740

,580

,420

,340

,150

806

517

316

186

595

1,440

1,920

2,150

1,920

1,690

_

33,567

1,199

2.28

2.37

66,580

Mar.

1,450 

1,150

750

490

296

267

583

,050

,440

,550

* ,560

,340 

837

428

219

123

91

75

73

144

150

110

385

1,230

1,820

2,150

2,290

2,240

2,060

1,800 

1 ' 550

29,701

958

1.82

2.10

58,910

Apr.

1,180 

658

483

354

166

89

59

42

200

775

,130

,380 

,600

.750

,650

,600

,650

,450

,320

950

555

310

170

115

85

62

52

238

570

810

21,453

715

1.36

1.51

42,550

May

840 

800

750

650

670

*625

580

445

290

170

150

210 

335

475

430

218

130

110

120

170

128

110

95

115

120

100

90

82

78

74

70

9,230

298

0.565

0.65

18,310

June

62 

54

48

45

36

56

80

105

*120

96

60

39 

28

12

6.3

4.7

4.5

5.4

4.7

3.8

55~ 3.3

685

1,100

,1,170

766

463

219

110

68

5, 509 . 7

184

0.349

0.39

10,930

July

42 

30

21

20

15

12

11

10

384

1,110

1,460

1,540 

1,300

947

515

286

161

107

164

132

112

104

*79

217

552

604

400

206

116

81

63

10,801

348

0.660

0.76

21,420

Aug.

51 

46IB50

51

57

69

55

48

50

94

178 

324

,020

,380

,460

,370

,190

812

446

249

*164

144

508

1,350

1,820

2,210

2,600

2,800

2 , 800

2,700

26,142

843

1.60

1.84

51,850

Sept.

2,160 

1,880

1,500

761

257

136

168

178

175

249

316

336 

604

930

1,070

1,070

*1,100

1,120

1,190

1,250

1,330

1,510

1,830

2,190

2,390

2,460

2,420

2,410

2,450

2,480

37,920

1,264

2.40

2.68

75,210

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,640 Mln 0.9 Mean 930 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.95 Ac-ft 673, 2OO

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,570 Mln 3.3 Mean 985 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.36 Ac-ft 713,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 4, Nov. 14-19, Dec. 15-19, Mar. 2-4, Apr. 9 to June 9; discharge 

estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range In stage, record at auxiliary gage, 

and records for nearby stations.
18 MERMENTAU RIVER BASIN

125. Bayou Lacasslne at Intracoastal Waterway, La.

Location. Lat 29"57"49", long 92°50'35", at short cutoff on left bank in Lacassine

Migratory Water Fowl Refuge, 1,000 ft upstream from Intracoastal Waterway and 13 miles 

southwest of town of Lake Arthur.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1958 (gage heights only), discontinued.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is at mean sea level (from river-profile 

map).

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 2.83 ft Sept. 24; minimum, 0.86 ft June 21. 

T9~54-58: Maximum elevation, 5.6 ft June 28, 1957, from floodmark (affected by 

hurricane); minimum, 0.35 ft Oct. 20, 1956.

Remarks. Elevations affected by operation of locks in Intracoastal Waterway System.

Elevation, In feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

2.03

2.03

2.00

1.93

1.90

1.90

1.87

1.83

1.76

1.65

1.60

1 .60

1.63

1.70

1.82

2.17

2.27

2.31

2.28

2.27

2.34

2.41

2 .41

2.37

2.30

2.09

2.07

2.08

2.03

2.02

1.93

Nov.

1.88

1.84

1.77

1.73

1.72

1.76

1.85

1.92

1.88

1.88

1.86

2.02

2.07

2.11

2.24

2.35

2.39

2.41

2.32

2.37

2.35

2.33

2.22

2.32

2.29

2.35

2.38

2.37

2.32

1 95

Dec.

2.09

2.08

2.09

1.96

1.97

2.03

2.17

1.97

1.91

1.89

1.62

1.82

1.80

1.76

1.71

1.65

1.58

1.60

1.77

1.62

1.63

1.63

1.60

1.54

T759-

1.61

1.72

1.76

1.83

1 .87

1.65

Jan.

1.61

1.61

1.62

1.64

1.67

1.58

1.43

1.33

1.47

1.43

1.37

1.45

1.43

1.42

1.29

1.23

1.26

1.32

1.46

1.50

1.34

1.43

1.39

1.55

1.71

1.68

1.65

1.67

1.63

1 .66

1.65

Feb.

1.59

1.48

1.48

1.65

T75Z

1.59

1.34

1.42

1.43

1.43

1.27

1736

1.38

1.64

1.36

1.45

1.47

1.42

1.39

1.37

1.36

1.37

1.50

1.51

1.52

1.59

1.54

1.47

Mar.

1.41

1.32

1.36

1.41

1.46

1.44

1.56

1.63

1.48

1.61

1.57

1.57

1.26

1.33

1.43

1.45

1.43

1.32

1.24

1.3Z

1.36

1.56

1.62

1.58

1.68

1.63

1.71

1.81

1.91

T772-

1.75

Apr.

1.83

1.85

1.83

1.78

1.76

1.63

1.55

TT7T

1.67

1.68

1.65

1.72

1.76

1.86

1.86

1.89

1.91

1.91

1.95

1.96

1.87

1.79

1.92

1.92

1.88

1.89

1.89

2.09

2.09

2 .08

May

2.13

2^09

2.08

1.98

1.78

1.56

1.54

1.56

1.59

1.59

1.54

1.44

1.42

1.41

T74T

1.45

1.46

1.53

1.59

1.57

1.56

1.65

1.68

1.70

1.74

1.72

1.67

1.67

1.67

1.67

1.68

June

1.65 TT6"0"

1.52

1.52

1.54

1.48

1.47

1.54

1.57

1.55

1.48

1.43

1.42

1.44

1.39

1.35

1.28

1.18

1.24

1.14

1.10

1.13

1.36

1.46

1.52

1.47

1.45

1.48

1.52

1 49 :__

July

1.43

1.40

1.37

1.31

1.25

1.30

1.25

1.35

1.44

1.60

1.62

1.69

1.73

1.80

1.82

1.76

1.75

1.72

1.72

1.73

1.74

-

-

_

1.86

1.87

1.87

1.86

1.81

1.77

1.73

Aug.

1.68

1.64

1.58

1.58

1.55

1.55

1.53

1.56

1.62

1.59

1.58

1.52

1.65

1.77

1.86

1.88

1.88

1.93

1.94

1.91

1.87

1.82

1.99

2.10

2.28

2.29

2.31

2.25

2.21

2.22

2.14

Sept.

2.07

2.03

1.98

2 .ol

2.13

2.22

2.20

2.18

2.16

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.04

2.04

2.07

2.15

2.17

2.21

2.28

2.44

2.54

2.73

2.77

2.80

7750"

2.78

2.75

2.68

2.63

-

Note. No gage-height record July 22-24.
CALCASIEU RIVER BASIN 19

130. Calcasieu River near Glenmora, La.

Location. Lat 30"59"45", long 92 0 40'25", in SE^SE^ sec. 4, T. 1 S., R. 3 W., Louisiana 

meridian, on right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 113, 1.0 mile 

upstream from Prairie Branch and 4.6 miles northwest of Glenmora.

Drainage area. 499 sq mi.

Records available. August 1943 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 110.77 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey bench mark). Prior to Mov. 19, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge . 15 years, 798 cfs (577,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,700 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 15.98 ft); 

minimum, 28 cfs Oct. 13, 14; minimum gage height, 4.47 ft Oct. 14

1943-58: Maximum discharge, 59,900 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 21.55 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 27, 28, Oct. 7-9, 1954, Oct. 18, 1956; minimum gage height, 3.86 ft 

Oct. 18, 1956. eee.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1118: 1944-47.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 9-13, Sept. 2-17)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28

4.5

5.0

6.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

101

350

500

750

12.0 1,230

12.5 1,830

13.0 2,800

14.0 5,000

15.0 9,700

4.8 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

112

289

403

565

29 to Sept. 30

11.0

12.0

13.0

13.5

14.0

16.0

1,450

2,670

3,710

5,310

15,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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.

Ac-ft

Oct.

70

57

49

44

40

58

55

54

52

51

30

29

28

28

38

231

250

290

340

320

210

144

116 

556

598

750

920

*980

900

648

362

7,978

257

0.515

0.59

15,820

Nov.

206

162

148

141

127

514

1,420

3,200

5,500

4,460

6,750

*5,150

5,000

5,480

5,150

5,150

5,500

6,500

6,280

7,000

6,500

5,650

5,150 

4,860

4,590

4,460

4,720

4,220

5,700

5,200

118,688

5,956

7.95

8.85

255,400

Dec.

2,700

2,100

1,410

960

690

540

660

900

960

1,000

1,120

1,200

1,230

1,090

820

598

520

*520

560

690

900

840

802 

840

920

940

860

1,000

1,230

1,410

2,200

32,210

1,039

2.08

2.40

65,890

Jan.

3,700

5,800

5,200

2,400

1,550

920

622

470

410

565

540

330

365

470

560

690

840

1,000

1,200

1,200

1,090

1,090

1,160 

1,410

1,670

2,500

2,700

2,300

1,750

1,270

900

42,052

1,357

2.72

5.14

85,410

Feb.

705

655

598

540

455

580

330

290

270

270

310

*520

550

410

540

655

675

755

785

802

720

560

425 

595

580

425

540

750

-

14,250

508

1.02

1.06

28,220

Mar.

860

880

860

802

705

675

802

940

1,270

2,010

5,200

3,000

2,400

1,850

1,470

1,300

1,100

1,000

*900

690

622

610 648" 

1,090

1,410

1,830

2,200

2,500

2,670

2,670

2,220

45,164

1,457

2.92

3.37

89,580

Apr.

1,630

1,230

1,010

805

602

459

567

311

*352

880

,250

,410

,540

,630

,730

,680

,780

,510

,250

,760

,160

,450

,010 

940

940

840

660

590

720

1,260

37,736

1,258

2.52

2.81

74,850

May

1,630

2,090

2,940

5,840

5,590

2,850

2,160

1,450

840

475

344

262

217

*186

163

144

150

122

150

172

212

279

720 

660

491

444

475

444

567

262

181

28,270

912

1.85

2.11

56,070

June

147

126

105

94

85

79

161

164

94

*79

69

64

60

58

56

57

56

55

6T

85

140

159

241 

256

522

444

602

770

660

548

5,675

189

0.379

0.42

11,260

July

147

102

82

70

63

58

58

54

109

*267

567

491

645

860

860

602

567

251

204

159

140

112

144 

511

450

379

256

147

108

72

7,980

257

0.515

0.59

15,850

Aug.

62

57

54

52

48

45

43

45

49

97

56

45

45

*44

46

56

52

50

48

45

45

54

250

944

1,780

1,580

1,750

2,090

2,560

2,440

1,90O

16,188

522

1.05

1.21

52,110

Sept.

1,020

559

*158

105

85

75

77

193

151

105

107

119

94

85

94

91

102

344

322

760

2,440

2,440

12,500 

10,500

5,510

3,470

2,670

2,090

1,570

822

47,856

1,595

5.20

5.57

94,920

Calendar year 1957: Max 7,000 Mln 26 Mean 900 Cfam 1.80 In. 24.47 Ac-ft 651,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 12,500 Min 28 Mean 1,107 Cfsm 2.22 In. 50.12 Ac-ft 801,400

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Nov. 20 (5:50 p.m.) 7,500 cfs (14.59 ft); Sept. 25 (4 p.m.) 

15,700 cfs (15.98 ft).___________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
20 CALCASIEU RIVER BASIN

135. Calcasieu River near Oberlin, La.

Location.--Lat 30°38'25", long 92°48'50", in NW^-NE^- sec. 7, T. 5 S., R. 4 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 26, 3 miles northwest of Oberlin 

and 15 miles upstream from Whiskey Chitto Creek.

Drainage area. 753 sq mi.

Records available. August 1922 to January 1925, September 1938 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 39.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark). August 1922 to January 1925 water-stage 

recorder at same site at datum about 2.5 ft higher. September 1938 to Aug. 17, 1939, 

wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1922-24, 1938-58), 1,263 cfs (914,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,600 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 19.98 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 2.79 ft).

1922-25, 1938-58: Maximum discharge, 72,800 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 

26.53 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 28, 29, Oct. 17-19, 1956; minimum gage height, 

2.72 ft Oct. 17-19, 1956.

Flood in June 1886 reached a stage of between 22 and 23 ft, present datum.

Remarks.--Records good. Paper mill at Elizabeth pumps about 11 cfs from wells which is 

later discharged into Mill Creek 20 miles above station. This discharge is continuous 

and fairly constant. Some small diversions from April to September for rice irrigation 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1923, 1939(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In oublo feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 1-28, Feb. 8-23, Sept. 22-27)

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

3.8 

4.0

28

57

112

148

174

9.0

12.0

15.0

272

400

1,800

3,150

5,500

16.0

17.0

19.0

20.0

6,950

9,690

18,200

23,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

104 

108 

98

85

72

64

60

54

50

46

44

41

39

37

ST

1,160

2,000

2,120

1,640

1,040

625

535

535

595

445

355

460

625

*770 

910

1,050

15,833

511

31,400

Nov.

1,080 

945 

658

386

266

254

914

4,060

6,580

7,370

6,580

*5,060

6,300

16,200

22,500

16,300

9,350

7,150

6,760

7,150

8,150

8,440

10,000

10,000

10,000

8,730 

7,150

5,960

5,320 

5,140

204,753

6,825

406,100

Dec.

4,810 

4,200 

3,520

2,890

2,520

2,120

1,960

2,040

1,960

*1,760

1,600

1,440

1,330

1,330

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,300

1,120

1,220

1,260

1,160

1,080

1,120

1,120

1,120 

1,190

2,220

2,780

2^640

59 , 900

1,932

118,800

Jan.

2,360 

2,120 

2,200

2,640

5,580

3,580

2,950

*2,440

1,920

1,400

1,080

1,020

1,400

1,680

1,560

1,500

1,120

1,050

1,080

1,220

1,960

2,440

2,600

2,830

2,890

2,730 

2,520

2,360

2,360

2,440 

2,480

64,910

2,094

128,700

Feb.

2,280 

1,960 

1,600

1,300

1,120

1,860

2,640

1,900

951

670

*840

685

580

565

805

1,020

1,050

980

875

840

840

858

1,290

2,280

2,280

1,920 

1,480

1,260

-

56,729

1,312

72,850

Mar.

1,120 

1,080 

1,120

1,160

1,190

1,500

1,680

1,960

2,080

2,000

1,760

*1,720

1,920

2,520

2,640

2,600

2,320

2,080

1,880

1,720

1,640

1,440

1,480

2,480

2,680

2,360 

2,360

2,080

2,040

2,160

2,440

58,810

1,897

116,600

Apr.

2,830 

5,010 

2,680

2,200

1,760

1,400

1,190

945

*1,280

2,360

1,920

1,330

1,300

1,480

2,040

2,280

2,280

2,200

2,000

1,920

2,200

2,680

2,830

2,560

2,040

1,560 

1,330

1,480

1,300

1,220

57,605

1,920

114,300

May

1,880 

2,200 

2,080

2,080

2,320

2,730

3,820

4,120

3,450

2,640

2,280

1,920

1,050

685

520

415

359

294

281

279

259

*5l3~

304

358

640

1,020 

1,050

788

700 

640

550

42,005

1,355

83,320

June

430 

321 

248

218

185

166

154

143

146

174

*156

134

122

116

107

101

100

98

100

118

106

279

565

655

460

306 

272

321

450 

550

7,281

243

14,440

July

640 

610 

364

203

157

137 142-

248

430

347

222

265

283

358

460

580

718

805 685"

475

318

246

204

187

184

222 

506

566

525 

224

165

10,874

551

21,570

Aug.

141 

126 

114

106

100

*96

90

86

88

89

89

110

114

91

82

78

75

76

78

76

71

77

471

1,580

2,080

2,200 

1,960

2,120

2,040

1,800

1,800

18,101

584

55,900

Sept.

2,000 

2,120 

2,040

1,600

884

460

415

475

*505

550

555

587

902

1,160

725

460

387

762

910

875

2,500

5,900

6,950

*6,610

7,260

10,400 

7,370

5,710

4,420 

5,520

78,792

2,626

156,300

Calendar year 1957: Max 22,500 Mln 37 Mean 1,520 Ac-ft 1,100,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 22,500 Mln 37 Mean 1,796 Ac-ft 1,300,000

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs).--Nov. 15 (11 a.m.) 23,600 cfs (19.98 ft); Nov. 25 (7 to 9 a.m.) 

10,400 cfs (17.18 ft); Sept. 26 (6 a.m.) 11,600 cfs (17.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CALCASIEU RIVER BASIN 21

140. Sixmile Creek near Sugartown, La.

Location.--Lat 30°48'52", long 92°55'34", in NE^ sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 6 W., on downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 112, 2.0 miles downstream from Caney Branch, 5.5 miles 

east of Sugartown, and 6.6 miles upstream from Whiskey Chitto Creek.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi.

Records available. February 1956 to September 1958.

^.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 90 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,360 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 14.05 ft); minimum daily, 55 cfs July 31 to Aug. 3, Aug. 10, 19-21.

1956-58: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 22, 1958; minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 24-30, 

Oct. 1, 2, 11-20, 1956; minimum gage height, 1.75 ft Sept. 28-30, Oct. 15, 19, 1956.

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

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7-20)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 23, Sept. 22-30 Feb. 24 to Sept. 21

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

59

103

185

414

Note. Same as following 

table above 6.0 ft.

2.1

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

50

112

200

414

740

1,400

2,000

3,260

6,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

106

89

86

80

77

74

70

68

66

65

64

63

62

10S" 61

1,420

1,290

1,180

957

259

149

154

470

1,140

1,140

1,180

884

*268

185

162

145

12,122

391

2.29

2.64

24,040

Nov.

141

137

129

125

137

302

950

1,890

*2,220

2,080

*1,560

1,080

1,140

3,460

3,680

2,120

1,510

1,310

1,400

1,340

1,400

1,470

1,920

1,660

1,720

1,510

1,280

850

517

487

39,525

1,317

7.70

8.59

78,400

Dec.

400

310

280

275

304

298

572

840

800

571

*307

224

190

180

209

298

280

224

194

447

840

562

292

244

229

299

487

998

1,100

1,060

788

14,102

455

2.66

3.07

27,970

Jan.

413

298

259

234

214

209

209

229

*214

190

180

180

256

414

387

298

229

204

190

201

712

780

532

793

860

684

416

286

244

234

234

10,783

348

2.04

2.35

21,390

Feb.

214

194

176

162

158

*176

180

172

158

149

181

292

254

204

374

457

348

234

194

176

167

162

326

940

740

502

615

760

-

8,665

309

1.81

1.88

17,190

Mar.

510

285

235

210

220

489

1,060

920

700

517

350

270

*245

240

250

215

190

227

310

280

215

185

248

863

900

920

726

373

290

530

607

13,580

438

2.56

2.95

26,940

Apr.

547

332

250

230

210

190

170

150

*214"

636

900

920

492

421

900

880

740

396

260

230

230

250

300

280

220

175

155

155

324

622

11,779

393

2.30

2.57

23,360

May

592 502"

310

250

432

288

195

160

141

130

126

122

116

112

105

105" 102

102

102

112

141

*137

126

165

160

165

146

108

105

122

126

5,602

181

1.06

1.22

11,110

June

105

90

90

85

80

80

80

90

90

*80

78

76

74

74

75

74

76

78

75

75

77

112

209

428

320

140

98

91

91

80

3,271

109

0.637

0.71

6,490

July

74

70

67

65

64

63

63

66

*78

98

98

126

122

90

82

74

71

72

69

70

76

69

64

60

120

90

80

70

65

60

55_

2,391

77.1

0.451

0.52

4,740

Aug.

55

55

55

60

70

60

*57

70

60

55

60

70

70

70

70

70

65

60

55

55

55

70

90

150

300

600

900

600

350

150

4,757

153

0.895

1.03

9,440

Sept.

120

100

100

100

100

9090"

250

500

*200

155

119

122

130

119

122

137

296

562

1,100

3,090

*5,600

2,920

1,840

1,340

614

280

229

194

172

20,791

693

4.05

4.52

41,240

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,680 Mln 56 Mean 350 Cfsm 2.11 I". 28.54 Ac-ft 260,300

Water year 1957-58= Max 5,600 Min 55 Mean 404 Cfsm 2.35 In - 32.05 Ac-ft 292,300

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Oct. 16 (7:30 a.m.) 1,510 cfs (11.29 ft); Nov. 9 (10 p.m.) 

2,320 cfs (12.35 ft); Nov. 15 (1 a.m.) 4,920 cfs (13.66 ft); Sept. 22 (9 a.m.) 6,360 cfs 

(14.05 ft).__________ ____

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. No gage-height record June 2-9, July 24 to Sept. 10; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for nearby stations.
22 CALCASIEU RIVER BASIN 

142. Tenmile Creek near Elizabeth, La.

Location. Lat 30°50'11", long 92°52'26", in NW-fSWi sec. 34, T. 2 S., R. 5 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 112, 0.3 mile downstream from 

Carter Branch and 5.3 miles southwest of Elizabeth.

Drainage area. 91.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 100 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--9 years, 137 cfs (99,180 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,050 cfs Nov. 15 (gage height, 13.86 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 11-14; minimum gage height, 2.29 ft Oct. 14.

1949-58: Maximum discharge, 31,900 cfs May 18, 1953 (gage height, 21.33 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 8,900 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 7.2 cfs Sept. 29, 30, 1956.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 10-12, Dec. 10 to Jan. 20, May 14-22, May 28 to June 22,

June 26 to July 20, July 22 to Aug. 23, Sept. 1-8, 21-25)

Oct. I to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 6.0 ft.

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

47

87

194

420

11.0

12.0

12.5

13.0

14.0

714

1,050

1,360

1,820

3,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Ac-ft

Oct.

26

21

18

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

30

a200

a400

a 300

a200

56

41

40 

72

206

354

420

254

*80

60

51

46

3,029

97.7

1.07

1.23

6,010

Nov.

42

40

37

6T

73

a!50

a500

1,660

1,820

1,190

*820

493

864

2,250

2,400

1,320

925

674

575

575

636

636 

790

1,050

1,130

945

675

320

170

152

22,978

766

8.37

9.34

45,580

Dec.

120

96

86

80

83

86

107

346

410

346

*134

98

80

76- 70

110

118

93

86

118

267

302 

137

93

80

98

200

370

400

465 372"

5,617

181

1.98

2.28

11,140

Jan.

152

113

96

80

70

64

64

66

*66

56

5252"

80

143

146

98

78

64

58

70

a250

a300 

a200

a250

a550

a250

a!50

allO

alOO

a90

a90

3,808

123

1.34

1.54

7,550

Feb.

a80

a80

a70

a65

a6O

*65

73

69

61

5_7

69

118

95

79

140

212

158

97

81

71

65

63

110

212

239

158

158

288

3,093

110

1.20

1.25

6,130

Mar.

260

116

89

79

88

206

370

442

390

295

158

113

*110

106

95

79

71

84

149

110

87

73 

94

274

380

453

448

188

120

253

330

6,110

197

2.15

2.48

12,120

Apr.

338

140

101

91

79

69

61

55

*69

198

338

400

177

154

323

400

380

143

91

79

87

93 

81

79

65

55

49

4T

183

316

4,743

158

1.73

1.93

9,410

May

362 316-

120

131

246

330

196

83

65

57

50

45

40

36

34

32

30

3T

30

31

32

*36 

107

71

53

50

38

32

30

30

34

2,778

89.6

0.979

1.13

5,510

June

32

27

24

24

23

22

22

22

24

*24

22

21

20

20

20

22

20

20

20

19

19

62 

71

BT

55

35

25

22

22

21

847

28.2

0.308

0.34

1,680

July

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

*21

22

22

25

33

26

22

23

20

19

19

57

59

3T 

24

20

18

18

23

18

17

16

15

720

23.2

0.254

0.29

1,430

Aug.

15

16

15

18

17

16

*15

15

14

18

30

20

16

16

15

14

14

15

15

15

14

17 

30

136

350

510

822 556"

116

57

44

2,981

96.2

1.05

1.21

5,910

Sept.

36

30

26

24

24

24

23

67

213

94

*57

48

57

46

41

34

45

96

245

291

1,200

*2,650 

1,580

1,100

717

220

113

89

75

65

9,310

310

3.39

3.78

18,470

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,400 Min 13 Mean 161 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.92 Ac-ft 116,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,630 Min 13 Mean 181 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.80 Ac-ft 130,900

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). --Nov. 8 (9:30 p.m.) 2,400 cfs (13.48 ft); Nov. 15 (3 a.m.) 3,050 cfs 

(13.86 ft); Mar. 27 (5 a.m.) 504 cfs (9.69 ft); Aug. 27 (3 p.m.) 872 cfs (11.55 ft); Sept. 22

(5 a.m.) 2,960 cfs (13.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Sixmile Creek near Sugartown.
CALCASIEU RIVER BASIN 23

145. Whiskey Chitto Creek near Oberlin, La.

Location. Lat 30°41'55", long 92°53'35", in M£M£ sec. 20, T. 4 S., R. 5 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 26, 1 mile downstream from Tenmile 

Creek, 8 miles upstream from Bundick Creek, and 10 miles northwest of Oberlin.

Drainage area. 510 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 46.24 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey bench mark). Prior to Oct. 19, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 878 cfs (635,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 20.65 ft); 

minimum, 149 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 3.69 ft).

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 144,000 cfs May 18, 1953 (gage height, 32.8 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 35,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 88 cfs Oct. 19, 20, 1956; minimum gage height, 3.37 ft 

Sept. 15, 16, 1954.

Flood in June 1886 reached a stage of 25.7 ft, from floodmarks preserved by local 

residents.

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

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-50, Dec. 7 to Jan. 21,

June 11-22, Sept. 9-20, 27-50)

Oct. 16 to Sept. 3O

3.7 

4.0 

5.0

ISO 

198 

364

3.7 

4.0 

5.0

151

205

425

8.0

12.0

15.0

1,320

3,060

4,600

17.0

19.0

21.0

6,400

10,400

17,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

354 

278

238

214

204

193

184

174

168

164

161

156

153

150

*188

2,080

5,570

5,140

2,500

1,280

594

513

608

1,850

2,340

2,210

2,120

1,170

678

553 

500

28,285

912

1.79

2.06

56,100

Nov.

462 

438

412

400

588

453

1,620

3,690

*5,140

6,400

6,300

5,220

4,120

7,830

11,600

9,800

6,630

5,060

4,460

*4,060

3,600

3,850

4,600

5,060

4,740

4,530

4,110

3,460

2,250

1,570

122,253

4,075

7.99

8.91

242,500

Dec.

1,290 

1,050

930

870

870

900

1,040

1,760

1,900

*1,820

1,520

840

678

594

580

706

870

750

685

840

1,400

1,400

1,020

755

622

656

990

2,000

2,600

2,430

2 250

36,376

1,173

2.30

2.65

72,150

Jan.

1,690 

1,020

780

664

608

566

566

*566

566

513

475

47^

622

930

1,050

900

664

555

488

488

1,150

1,730

1,650

2,030

2,210

1,950

1,520

1,080

840

750

735

29,829

962

1.89

2.18

59,160

Feb.

692 

636

580

526

500

840

678

580

526

513

*540

678

810

678

870

1,110

1,110

840

650

540

526

500

712

2,190

2,500

1,690

1,360

1,690

24,865

888

1.74

1.81

49,320

Mar.

1,480 

1,080

750

636

580

780

1,800

2,340

2,050

1,690

1,290

*950

750

706

840

735

608

622

750

840

692

580

664

1,800

2,210

2,120

2,120

1,610

1,020

1,050

1,440

36,543

1,179

2.31

2.66

72,480

Apr.

1,610 

1,320

870

755

650

580

526

500

*T5o

1,110

1,650

1,990

1,900

1,150

1,860

2,050

1,990

1,650

930

720

664

735

810

900

750

594

540

526

566

1,320

31,926

1,064

2.09

2.33

63,320

May

1,780 

1,650

1,320

1,110

810

960

840

678

500

450

400

400

350

350

350

300

300

300

300

300

350

*400

350

350

450

450

450

400

550 

300

550

17,648

569

1.12

1.29

35,000

June

500 

280

280

260

250

250

250

250

250

250

*255

247

241

239

235

235

253

243

263

241

231

47F

655

810

900

650

339

284

261 

245

9,901

350

0.647

0.72

19,640

July

229 

218

209

201

196

192

192

207

*506

253

284

284

350

2T4

235

218

209

218

205

196

227

227

209

200

284

350

259

216

200 

185

176

7,209

233

0.457

0.53

14,300

Aug.

173 

169

165

176

200

*191

176

176

210

185

171

191

200

192

194

194

205

182

169

164

158

16T

200

250

450

900

1,500

2,000

1,500

1,000 

700

12,510

404

0.792

0.91

24,810

Sept.

450 

350

500

300

300

300

250

550

*692

810

594

462

515

488

425

488

462

950

1,410

2,400

5,600

14,800

*15,600

8,600

6,000

4,060

1,910

1,050

810 

720

69,424

2,314

4.54

5.06

137,700

Calendar year 1957: Max 11,600 Min 150 Mean 979 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.03 Ac-ft 708,500

Water year 1957-58: Max 14,800 Min 150 Mean 1,169 Cfsra 2.29 In. 31.11 Ac-ft 846,500

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Oct. 17 (5 p.m.) 3,420 cfs (12;84 ft); Nov. 10 (8 to 9 p.m.) 

6,510 cfs (16.43 ft); Nov. 15 (7 p.m.) 11,800 cfs (19.21 ft); Nov. 24 (11 a.m.) 5,140 cfs 

(15.48 ft); Sept. 22 (11:50 p.m.) 16,000 cfs (20.65 ft).__________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record May 9 to June 10, Aug. 23 to Sept. 8; discharge estimated on basis of

1 discharge measurement and records for nearby stations.

541344 O -60 -3
24 CALCASIEU RIVER BASIN

148. Bundick Creek near De Bidder, La.

Location. Lat 30°49'09", long 93°13'5l", in SW^NW^ sec. 7, T. 3 S., R. 8 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 26, 1.1 miles downstream from Flat 

Creek and 3.8 miles southwest of De Ridder.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi.

Records available. March 1956 to September 1958.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 113.75 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

(Jeodetic Survey bench mark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,260 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 20.11 ft); 

minimum, 16 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 2.27 ft).

1956-58: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 21, 1958; minimum, 8.8 cfs Oct. 16, 1956 

height, 1.94 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.2 

3.0 

5.0 

9.0 

11.0

14

45

158

480

700

14.0

15.0

17.0

20.0

1,200

1,600

3,100

6,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

36

31

32

30

28

26

25

23

23

22

22

21

2T

22

108

909

S5B" 927

118

61

48 

58

168

415

642

303

96

73

62

*58 

57

5,033

162

1.35

1.56

9,980

Nov.

58

54

52

32

63

212

632

5,280

*2,890

1,110

329

162

778

3,140

2,060

898

356

706

1,850

1,320

566 

565

1,570

1,880

1,140

696

350

262

286

207

27,534

918

7.65

8.54

54,610

Dec.

165

144

141

151

179

148

427 56"0

454

227

*148

126

117

123

222

278

214

154

218

390

257 

158

120

108

T23

302

368

822

1,060

692

266

8,862

286

2.38

2.74

17,580

Jan.

179

151

132

120

114

117

*135

135

117

105

105

138

351

417

294

168

132

117

108

175

553

628

43?

507

570

351

200

158

172

179

154

7,221

233

1.94

2.24

14,320

Feb.

132

114

99

*93

90

96

96

87

78 m

158

186

132

126

294

270

165

114

99

90

84 

90

332

856

504

412

374

318

-

5,873

210

1.75

1.82

11,650

Mar.

193

135

117

105

108

154

294

318

262

193

132

108

*120

151

129

93

1SB" 87

214

141

102 

87

197

506

628

443

193

151

141

440

390

6,497

210

1.75

2.02

12,890

Apr.

252

129

111

102

90

78

68

230" 60

*810

811

302

126

237

530

468

230

123

102

93

111 

141

176

183

93

73

66

70

138

621

6,624

221

1.84

2.05

13,140

May

¥93" 596

136

96

84

76

66

54

49

46

45

43

40

37

36

35

34

34

38

50

78 

54

*48

152

214

132

57

56

66

50

39

2,836

91.5

0.762

0.88

5,630

June

34

31

29

30

28_

29

36

206

182

56

37

*31

29

28

31

34

33

39

35

33

32 

143

358" 502

115

51

40

35

32

29

2,358

78.6

0.655

0.73

4,680

July

27

25

25

23

23

22

23

*34

70

5?

57

42

36

29

28

35

32

26

24

24

22 

22

37

44

38

28

24

21

19

To"

lo

955

30.8

0.257

0.30

1,890

Aug.

17

17

16

21

21

20

20

*19

25

50

68

33

26

30

25

24

28

24

20

18

17 

55

349

594

1,470

1,200

*368

78

53

44

38

4,788

154

1.28

1.48

9,500

Sept.

34

32

30

28" 28

33

64

120

141

*213

123

320

114

62

50

112

2,360

2,860

1,640

1,860

5,720 

3,980

1,920

872

319

193

210

158

132

118

23,756

792

6.60

7.36

47,120

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,280 Min 15 Mean 233 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.39 Ac-ft 168,900

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,720 Min 16 Mean 280 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.72 Ac-ft 203,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
CALCASIEU RIVER BASIN 25

150. Bundick Creek near Dry Creek, La.

Location.--Lat 30°40'55", long 93°02'15", on line between NE£ and NWij sec. 25, T. 4 S., 

R. 7 W., near right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 113, 1 mile 

northeast of town of Dry Creek and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 238 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 56.92 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey bench mark). Prior to Nov. 20, 1943, wire-weight gage at same site at 

datum 7.16 ft lower. Nov. 20, 1943, to Oct. 19, 1944, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 411 cfs (297,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 19.06 ft); 

minimum, 68 cfs Aug. 3-5 (gage height, 2.85 ft).

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 23.67 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and 

contracted-opening measurements of peak flow; minimum, 49 cfs for many days in September and October 1939; minimum gage height, 2.53 ft, present datum, Sept. 24, 25, 

1939.

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

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

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

3.0

5.0

8.0

12.0

13.0

78

241

625

1,360

1,680

14.0

14.5

15.0

16.0

2,320

2,900

3,910

6,080

2.8

3.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

1,012

1,420

1,780

14.0

15.0

16.0

19.0

2,510

3,920

6,080

17,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

128

110

106

96

92

88

85

83

82

81

79

79

78

75

*133

1,570

1,680

1.750

1,420

683

186

164

333

790

641

625

541 

222

168

152

140

12,443

401

1.68

1.94

24,680

Nov.

140

136

132

128

124

156

607

*1,730

1,880

4,010

*2,600

1,840

1,560

4,150

4.510

3,120

2,240

1,900

1,900

1,600

1,540

1,900

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,090

1,780 

1,400

698

499

50,850

1,695

7.12

7.94

100,900

Dec.

394

319

277

271

277

283

653

988

898

722

*459

295

251

236

295

420

420

355

295

576

808

522

307

246

226

266

457 

1,190

1,230

1 250 

ittSo"

16,416

530

2.23

2.57

32,560

Jan.

986

394

295

256

236

226

241

*251

241

218

204

'27J5

416

597

597

472

319

246

222

231

669

808

844

1,080

1,016

898

641 

381

295

289

289

14,060

454

1.91

2.20

27,890

Feb.

261

236

208

195

186

*261

222

200

182

186

218

256

271

251

433

459

394

283

218

195

182

177

Z6TJ

1,240

1,260

1,220

1,140 

900

-

11,702

418

1.76

1.83

23,210

Mar.

662

452

340

298

291

508

984

BT6

732

634

452

*347

298

291

305

298

249

319

326

382

312

249

389

844

970

886

788 

480

354

438

648

15,342

495

2.08

2.40

30,430

Apr.

634

494

340

354

270

236

210

186

315

592

*746

886

764

557

1,050

928

774

536

319

312

263

284

382

347

347

242

204 

198

192

348

13,320

444

1.87

2.09

26,420

May

704

774

57T

319

256

242

198

180

164

152

143

137

133

127

123

120

117

117

115

TTS

124

*158

152

158

212

305

256 

164

142

140

139

6,758

218

0.916

1.06

13,400

June

116

107

103

102

98

104

132

103

224

298

*164

116

102

96

93

96

95

118

140

116

101

284

316

536

571

273

152 

118

103

95

5,072

169

0.710

0.79

10,060

July

90

86

84

82

80

80

79

81

*85

a!20

al50

aT50~

allO

alOO

a90

alOO

allO

a90

a80

a80

a 80

a 80

108

139

109

98

85 

77

73

70 

TO

2,886

93.1

0.391

0.45

5,720

Aug.

70

69

68

15

70

87

*80

72

73

70

80

118

97

78

77

75

75

74

75

71

69

79

539

825

1,180

1,320

1.570 

1,290

562

186 

146

9,113

294

1.24

1.45

18,080

Sept.

150

115

106

99

96

95

1C5

574

368

*346

410

358

596

564

198

186

385

908

1,550

5,060

11,500

14.800

*5,940

5,260

2,260

1,650

786 

508

405

554

51,089

1,705

7.16

7.99

301,500

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,510 Min 68 Mean 453 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.82 Ac-ft 327,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 14,800 Min 68 Mean 573 Cfsm 2.41 In. 32.69 Ac-ft 414,600

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Oct. 18 (4:30 a.m.) 1,780 cfs (13.19 ft); Nov. 10 (8 a.m.) 

4,510 cfs (15.28 ft); Nov. 14 (8 p.m.) 5,840 cfs (15.93 ft); Sept. 22 (5 a.m.) 18,000 cfs 

(19.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station near De Bidder.
26 CALCASIEU RIVER BASIN

160. English Bayou near Lake Charles, La.

Location. Lat 30°16'17", long 93°10'37", in lot 22, T. 9 S., R. 8 W., on downstream 

side of first pile bent right of right turn span pier on U. S. Highway 171, 1.0 mile 

upstream from Calcasleu River and 4 miles northeast of city of Lake Charles.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1958 (elevations only).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum elevation during year, 6.02 ft Sept. 25; minimum, -0.40 ft Feb. 3.

1954-58: Maximum elevation, 6.54 ft June 27, 1957; minimum, -1.71 ft Dec. 19, 1954, 

but may have been less during periods of no gage-height record.

Remarks. Tidal effect evident at all elevations. High stage on Calcasieu River causes 

reverse flow.

Elevation, In feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1957 to September 1956

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.96

2.00

1.90

1.54

1.28

1.65

1.75

1.73

1.58

1.38

1.18

TTSo"

1.90

2.33

2.52

3.40

2793"

2.47

2.08

2.18

2.58

3.06

3.31

2.21

1.86

1.34

1.25

1.34

1.41

1.71

1.69

Nov.

1.56

1.73

1.42

1.08

T7T2

1.88

2.38

2.82

1.77

2.23

2.74

3.11

4.60

4.92

4.83

4.78

5.01

5.35 '506"

4.58

4.15

3.37

3.03

3.31

3.30

3.20

3.22

3.28

2.98

2.17

Dec.

1.55

1.74

1.90

1.35

1.76

2.18

2.44

2704

.61

1.34

.18

75T

1.23

1.34

1.24

1.12

1.42

1.80

1.97

2.02

1.17

1.64

1.87

1.53

1.45

1.19

1.33

1.65

1.43

X . 66

1.86

Jan.

0.73

.96

1.83

1.79

1.87

2.03

2.09

.82

1.37

.87

.88

1.17

2.18

T35

1.17

-.13

74T

.52

1.43

1.97

1.18

.83

1.40

1.25

.81

1.24

.77

.99

1.20

1.12

1.68

Feb.

0.57

.33

.02

1.06

1.40

1.85

.57

-.02

745

.73

.43

.85

.47

1.51

.94

.34

.89

1.25

.96

.97

1.11

.96

1.60

1.33

1.07

1.32

2.09

T739

 

Mar.

1.15

1.33

1.31

1.45

1.65

1.67

1.60

1.49

1.32

.89

1.35

.85

.78

-.05

748

.75

1.31

.01

.58

.58

.97

1.22

1.82

1.36

1.42

.88

.55

.65

1.35

1.43

.77

Apr.

1.40

1.74

1.84

1.56

1.62

1.99

1.44

1.28

2.04

1.95

1.65

.85

.67

1705"

1.70

1.58

.78

.70

1.04

1.34

1.59

1.74

1.70

1.75

1.78

1.90

1.82

2.25

'2755

2.09

May

2.62

270S"

1.79

2.16

2.16

1.88

1.57

1.70

1.23

.69

.87

1.63

1.23

1.24

1.38

1.21

.88

1.23

1.64

1.76

1.10

1.16

1.20

1.12

1.30

1.13

1.25

1.45

1.64

i * 78

1.94

June

1.98

1.74

1.48

1.54

1.24

1.26

1.18

1.22

1.91

1.96

2.12

1.95

2.03

2.11

2.53

2.31

2.02

1.48

1.39

1.37

.89

.75

787J

1.21

2.10

1.97

1.31

1.19

1.63

1.68

July

1.44

1.57

1.36

1.31

1.26

1.32

1.44

1.41

1.94

1.89

1.98

1.87

1.80

2.07

1.84

1.65

1.53

1.18

1.08

1.01

1.08

1.31

1.58

1.81

1.74

1.56

1.24

1.23

.91

.58

7SS

Aug.

0.86

.81

.71

.55

775

.98

.34

.58

.68

.70

.54

.56

.66

1.42

1.66

1.51

1.57

1.23

1.26

1.53

1.81

1.85

2.03

1755

1.91

1.46

1.25

1.28

1.41

1 .47

1.50

Sept.

1.25

T7S5

1.58

1.97

2.51

3.24

2.98

2.21

2.11

2.15

2.17

2.08

1.65

1.98

2.42

2.39

2.49

2.64

2.68

3.36

4.46

4.33

4.82

5.61

6.01

5.68

4.97

4.23

3.57

3.29
CALCASIEU RIVER BASIN 27

163. Bearhead Creek near Starks, La.

Location. Lat 30°13'59", long 93°37'44", in sec. 30, T. 83., R. 12 W., near right bank 

 on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 12, 2.4 miles northeast of Starks,

3.5 miles downstream from Green Island Marsh Creek, and 15.3 miles above confluence

with Buxton Creek.

Drainage area. 177 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1956 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 16.34 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey bench mark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 17.00 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Aug. 11-21.

1956-58: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 22, 1958; no flow for many days in 

1956-57.

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

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 15-23, Dec. 7-13, Apr. 22-27, May 10-14, 20-25, 30,

June 9-12, July 12-14, 20-21, 24-28, Aug. 31, Sept. 12-16)

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

7.5

7.6

1.2 

2.0

8.0

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

11

42

62

90

130

20O

11.5

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

17.0

330

520

1,150

2,100

3,400

7,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,700

1,230

680

248

98

47 

26

16

11

8.0

6.0 

4.8

4.0

*3.6 5T~

648

1,650

2.050 

2,050

1,850

1,450

990

510

235

152

173

232

245

206

106

41

16J727.4

540

3.05

3.52

33,180

Nov.

26

20

17

15

ii

61 

213

911

1,950

2,400

2,580 

2,340

1,950

1,700

1,800

2,640

2.980

2,520 

*2,100

2,000

1,850

1,800

2,100

2,640

2,910

2,910

2,460

1,900

1,400

955

49,162

1,639

9.26

10.33

97,510

Dec.

580

333

206

134

87

62 

1ST

296

*590

734

728 

605

476

276

163

138

136

137 

143

136

172

250

294

315

324

255

196

482

1,030

1.190

1,150

11,725

378

2.14

2.47

23,260

Jan.

1,030

920

740

420

192

118 

*113

142

157

146

110 

80

14ff

288

400

360

300

242 

169

142

294

585

710

770

830

860

770

540

396

235

12,474

402

2.27

2.62

24,740

Feb.

178

140

99

64

*46

91 

132

228

192

110

100

125

155

172

222

330

357

285 

204

131

70

74

325

915

1,150

1,110

955

80O

-

8,760

313

1.77

1.84

17,380

Mar.

632

452

240

138

80

137 

309

476

480

416

*336 

216

141

78

45

32

30

37

44

48

48

144

410

600

575

500

372

228 

235

240

7,802

252

1.42

1.64

15,480

Apr.

116

86

106

198

309

228 

152

*75

177

910

1,270 

1,190

770

516

990

1,190

1,070

860 

600

384

190

66

46

37

31

34

45

274

555 

480

12,955

432

2.44

2.72

25,700

May

265

180

95

146

772

1,310 

1,110

678

304

131

52 

30

19

13

9.8

7.4

6.6

5.6 

5.4

IB

*44

36

21

26

37

106

128

93

39

18

10

5,713.8

184

1.04

1.20

11,330

June

5.8

3.4

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.2 

1.8

1.7

7.5

*35

48

9.6

5.2

2.7

1.8

1.7

1.4 

1.0

1-°

1.0

13

7.6

3.1

2.8

4.4

12

8.4

4.4 

2.1

214.5

7.15

0.040

0.04

425

July

1.4

.8

.6

.3

a.i!

a. 2 

2.6

*4.7

2.3

1.1

.5 

12

17

12

6.4

3.9

5.2

3.1

1.8

30

16

4.8

14

26

80

64

46

24

10 

4.3

2.0

397.7

12.8

0.072

0.08

789

Aug.

1.2

.7

.4

.4

.4

.2 

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a.l 

aT

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l 

a.l

a.l

a.l

.6

.8

14

68

100

145

204

212

 J5T o /

22

858.6

27.7

0.156

0.18

1,710

Sept.

10

6.2

3.1

1.9

1.8

1.9 

2.1

2.7

1.5

1.2

1.1 

7TS

31

40

42

19

11

7.4 

8.2

80

2,810

6.860

"6,860

*5,560

3,960

2,640

1,750

1,030

448 

204

32,401.9

1,080

6.10

6.81

64,270

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,980 Mln 0 Mean 414 Cfsm 2.34 In. 31.76 Ac-ft 299,900

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,860 Mln 0.1 Mean 436 Cfsm 2.46 In. 33.45 Ac-ft 315,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Creek near De Quincy.
28 CALCASIEU RIVER BASIN

165. Beckwith Creek near De Quincy, La.

Location. Lat 30°28'10", long 93°21'50", in NW£ sec. 11, T. 7 S., R. 10 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 12, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

New Orleans, Texas and Mexico Railway bridge, 2£ miles upstream from unnamed tributary, 

and 4 miles northeast of De Quincy.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi.

Records available. August 1945 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 25.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 29, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 13 years, 222 cfs (160,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 24.13 ft); 

minimum, 1.8 cfs Aug. 21; minimum gage height, 1.45 ft Aug. 21.

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 13,800 cfs May 21, 1955 (gage height, 24.45 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 27-30, Oct. 1-30, 1956; minimum gage height, 0.87 ft Sept. 26, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1118: 1946, 1947(M). WSP 1512: 1945.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(ShiftIng-control method used July 8-15, Sept. 9-20)

1.4

1.6 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

6.0

9.0

13.0

16.0

79

214

499

1,010

1,480

18.0

19.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

2,040

2,780

4,190

8,000

12,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

Ac-ft

Oct.

342

60

37

29

24

20

16

14

13

11

10

9.2

8.7

*8.2 17F 

1,780 

1,640

1,120

951

816

294

82

140

326

254

186

140

82 

48 

38

32

8,709.1

281

1.90

2.19

17,270

Nov.

29

27

25

23

ZZ_

97

679

2,380

1,980

2,040

1,980

1,350

1,420

2,350

2,680

2,780 

1,850

1,560

*1,520

1,050

855

1,320

1,900

1,690

1,740

1,560

1,200

909 

662 

323

38,001

1,267

8.56

9.55

75,370

Dec.

175

137

103

91

85

515" 82

590

433

*362

326

186

100

94

182

154 

144

137

124

168

272

290

290

164

100

144

259

1,550 

9$1 

686

662

9,336

301

2.03

2.34

18,520

Jan.

725

543

186

115

91

121

186

*137

109

88

73

W

592

299

230

202 

182

121

94

315

993

699

578

923

764

626

422

299 

202

161

134

10,106

326

2.20

2.54

20,040

Feb.

118

97

75

59

*50

637

218

97

67

82

190

168

140

209

477

281 

198

164

106

77

61

67

852

994

626

477

602

521

7,710

275

1.86

1.94

15,290

Mar.

299

222

164

100

218

474

803

402

355

238

*175

134

91

72

59

50 

48

78

82

79

56

4£ 64TT

866

477

317

299

150 

109 

82

82

7,270

235

1.59

1.83

14,420

Apr.

190

198

266

204

144

82

47

*36 833"

1,450

383

172

158

761

1,230

684 

433

392

231

94

63

49

45

54

63

52

45

244

308 

163

9,074

302

2.04

2.28

18,000

May

69

41

32

102

158

134

140

70

35

25

20

16

14

12

11

10 

11

15

16

11

*9.4

9.6

9.4

52

69

44

23

14 

10 

8.2

1,197.4

58.6

0.261

0.30

2,380

June

6.1

5.6

6.0

14

6.2

11

18

17

16

*9.8

7.0

6.1

5.2

4.9

4.8

4.9 

4.4

6^¥

6.6

5.0

6.2

8.7

12

22.

16

11

8.7

11 

9.4 

6.0

276.1

9.20

0.062

0.07

548

July

4.3

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.4

3.6

23

*228

"58" 280

30

30

36

24

27

15

8.8

6.8

5.7

4.4

3.8

3.5

33

252

163

40

20

12 

8.1 

6.3

5 2

1,353.0

43.6

0.295

0.34

2,680

Aug.

4.5

3.8

3.4

6.5

5.8

*3.5

2.9

2.9

3.5

5.1

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.5 

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.9

31

412

814

951

842

608

282

78 

33

22

4,138.9

134

0.905

1.04

8,210

Sept.

17

13

11

9.2

8.1

7.4

7.1

6.8

14

*86

84

379

62

38

102

225

358

326

353

818

8,820

10,700

*6,540

2,880

1,710

1,160

722

202 

85

35,851.6

1,195

8.07

9.00

71,110

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,780 Min 1.7 Mean 307 Cfsra 2.07 In. 28.12 Ac-ft 222,000

Water year 1957-58= Max 10,700 Min 1.9 Mean 364 Cfsra 2.46 In. 33.42 Ac-ft 263,800

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--Oct. 16 (8 p.m.) 2,150 cfs (18.21 ft); Nov. 8 (6 p.m.) 3,050 cfs 

(19.27 ft): Nov. 16 (2 a.m.) 3,180 cfs (19.35 ft): Nov. 23 (l P.m.) 1,980 cfs (17.93 ft); Apr. 10 

(3:30 a.m.) 1,770 cfs (17.35 ft); Sept. 21 (7 p.m.) 13,000 cfs (24.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 29

175. Sabine River near Emory, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°46' , long 95°48', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State

Highway 19, 3.0 miles upstream from Giladon Creek, 7.5 miles south of Emory, Rains

County, 8.0 miles downstream from McBees Creek, and at mile 501. 

Drainage area. 965 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1958. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 350.28 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted

(Texas Reclamation Department bench mark).

Average discharge. 6 years, 607 cfs (439,400 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 35,400 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 20.27 ft); no

flow Sept. 8-18.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 74,000 cfs Apr. 27, 1957 (gage height, 25.06 ft); no

flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1900, 25.7 ft in June 1943, from information by local

resident and Texas Highway Department. 

Remarks. Records good. No diversion above station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water 

 period in September 1957, superseding those published in WSP 1512, are given herewith:

1957 

Sept. 22. ........... 576

23................. 1,400

24................. 995

25................. 860

26................. 566

September 1957 ................

Water year 1956-57 ..........

4,645.0

524,288.2

1,4OO

55,500

0

0

155

1,436

0.161

1.49

Runo

Inches

0.18

20.29

ff in

Acre -feet

9,21O

1,040,000

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 7-9, Mar. lo to Apr. 26, Sept. 28-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21 Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8 

5.0 

5.3 

5.6

0.3

.8

1.4

2.4

3.9

8.2

18

30

6.0

6.5 7.'0

8.0

9.0

1O.O

10.5

11.0

54

90

138

268

426

635

795

1,060

12.0

13.0

13.5

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

1,810

3,000

4,250

6,33O

14,100

22,9OO

33,500

4.33

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7 

4.9

.7 

1.3 

3.2

5.1 

5.4 

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

87

138

Note. Same as preceding 

table~above 7.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

7.3

4.5

3.2

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.ii

.6

.6

1.1

972

4,210

8,040

8,250 

7,660

4,920

2,520

918

204

432

742

795

1,020

628

152

68

43

29

41,6 OcU

1,342

1.40

1.61

82,53O

Nov.

20

14

12

9.6

193

2,040

9,500

 3.7.500

11,800

7,850

5,140

2,650

1,640

1,160

968

912

708 

309

171

184

166

120

86

203

764

835

1,160

1,520 

851

220

68,705.6

2,290

2.38

2.66

136,300

Dec.

99

63

46

35

29

26

30

287

598

537

197

99

62

48

*38

33

24 

19

17

16

12

13

11

1?

155

606

695

815 

T5T

254

124

5,722

185

0.192

0.22

11,350

Jan.

101

21O

149

79

53

4O

31

25

21

18

17

19

256

511

778

778

631 

293

223

1,.830

2,520

3,080

5.600

2,860

1,470

379

149

100 

74

60

50

20,405

658

0.684

0.79

4O,470

Feb.

4559"

55

28

25

25

20

17

15

15

14

15

12

14

20

21

51 

41

40

54

27

21

17

14

12

11

TT

11

624

22.5

0.025

0.02

1,240

Mar.

43

59

45

57

28

29

642

1,800

5,720

*6,900

5,750

5,240

1,440

500

665

546

226 

126

94

75

61

75

129

197

558

558

184

101 

338

1,160

2 200

55,124

1,069

1.11

1.28

65,700

Apr.

5,550

3,150

1,240

251

114

124

89

58

50

49

48

ST

82

171

622

885

1,260 

820

208

112

144

257

*400

508

156

951

15,000

*51,500 

22,600

15,900

102,140

3,405

5.54

5.95

202,600

May

16,100

19,600

22,000

19,400

18,700

11,100

5,240

2,550

753

161

94

70

56

46

40

46

54 

48

41

51

24

20

15

8.0

5.6

*3.0

1.4

1.0 

.7

.5

_.5_

15,987.5

3,742

5.89

4.49

230,100

June

0.2 ~75

1.0

1.1

1.6

1.6

2.2

2.3

206

409

174

71

40

21

4.3

5.7

224 

655

912

1,570

1,900

1,640

1,090

516

164

74

42

21 

68

111

9,706.5

524

0.357

0.58

19,250

July

80

52

35

18

16

65

681

940

1,500

1,900

1,860

505

92

52

37

26

18 

13

10

8.5

7.6

7.1

6.0

11

40

42

54

21 

12

7.6

4/7

7,899.5

255

0.265

0.31

15,670

Aug.

3.6

3.2

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.8

*2.7

2.7

2.6

1.6

.9

6.1

9.5

4.7

2.5

2.4

1.7

1.1

.8

.6

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

.9

.8

.6 

.4

.3

_.£

65.4

2.11

0.0022

0.005

150

Sept.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*00"

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

4.7

152

402

550

560

29T

90

44

60

51 

13

6.0

2,211.5

73.7

0.077

0.09

4,390

Calendar year 1957: Max 55,500 Mln 0 

Water year 1957-58: Max 51,500 Mln 0

Mean 1,744 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.65 Ac-ft 1,262,000 

Mean 1,118 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.80 Ac-ft 809,000

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). Nov. 8 (5 a.m.) 18,80O cfs (17.37 ft); Apr. 28 (l p.m.) 

55,400 efs (20.27 ft); May 5 (12 m.) 22,900 efs (17.98 ft)._______

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
30 SABINE RIVER BASIN 

185. Sabine River near Mineola, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°36'45", long 95°29'10", near center of main channel on downstream side 

of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 69, 3.2 miles south of Mineola, Wood County, 

4.5 miles upstream from International-Great Northern Railroad bridge, and at mile 461.

Drainage area.--1,445 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1958.

I . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 304.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Dec. 12, 1955, at site 50 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 1,088 cfs (787,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,000 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 20.60 ft); 

minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height. 1.83 ft).

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 76,000 cfs Apr. 1, 1945; maximum gage height, 

24.37 ft June 8, 1943; no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1915, that of June 8, 1943.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 20-28, Apr. £1-26, 

June 27 to July 7, July £0 to Aug. £4)

1.9 

£.0 

£.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1.8 

4.1

1£0

7.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

£80

65£

1,050

1,760

3,640

17.0 

18.0 

19.0 

£0.0 

£1.0

6,100 

13,000 

££,500 

30,000 

40,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

££

£3

£4

£5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

84

39

25

19

14

11

8.9

6.9

7.3

5.5

4.6

3.9

6^3

160

933

2,110

2,880

6,010

6,600

8,666

8,000

6,500

5,400

3,520

1,940

1,370

1,190

1,130

998

606

277

60,459.4

1,950

1.35

1.56

119,900

Nov.

123

81

71

61

99

608

*1,380

2,340

9,210

21,100

15,400

10,000

8,000

6,500

5,400

4,400

3,090

2,370

1,760

1,220

754

486

473

610

825

1,250

1,710

3,020

2,590

1,360

106,291

3,543

2.45

2.74

210,800

Dec.

1,040

652

538

263

161

126

123

173

197

349

554,

300

180

173

*169

136

120

111

108

111

105

96

86

81

144

520

871

1,130

1,250

1,250

1,190

12,307

397

0.275

0.32

24,410

Jan.

842

477

300

290

261

193

140

114

99

91

86

92

348

945

1,250

1,430

1,470

1,400

1,220

1,800

2,800

3,380

4,000

4,300

*4,400

4,400

4,000

2,580

1,340

604

302

44,954

1,450

1.00

1.16

89,160

Feb.

209

169

144

126

120

123

126

114

99

155

123

133

123

131

254

331

?80

234

189

158

140

126

117

114

108

108

120

130

_

4,254

152

0.105

0.11

8,440

Mar.

123

108

99

117

123

140

188

692

*1,430

2,070

3,020

5,250

6,500

3,756

4,600

2,720

1,500

998

562

300

201

158

347

727

876

708

738

554

561

998

1,110

43,268

1,396

0.966

1.11

85,820

Apr.

1,370

1,610

2,290

2,700

3,910

2,240

1,010

386

270

177

154

TST

158

403

972

1,130

1,190

1,280

1,340

1,280

876

*512

412

436

486

1,660

13,200

23,200

*3 1,000

34,000

L29,813

4,327

2.99

3.34

257,500

May

30,000

24,600

24,600

26,800

25,300

23,200

19,600

12,000

8,000

6,300

4,380

2,020

857

336

193

201

140

123

117

105

88

78

66

56

50

*44

39

35

33

29

25

209,415

6,755

4.67

5.39

415,400

June

22

19

17

15

18

14

13

11

TT

11

99

280

214

102

49

59

279

406

366

589

796

1,050

1,280

1,430

1,470

1,160

626

242

*91

48

10,787

360

0.249

0.28

21,400

July

41

78

74

52

80

254

860

1,660

2,210

2,530

2.610

2,610

2,530

2,020

1,070

393

115

56

42

35

29

27

30

31

29

23

20" 19

31

28

24

19,611

633

0.438

0.50

38,900

Aug.

19

15

13

11

9.2

8.5

*7.6

6.9

6.6

5.9

10

8.7

6.6

6.4

5.9

5.0

4.8

4.6

6.9

7.1

6.9

9.2

10

15

16

11

9.2

6.4

4.8

3.6

3.4

264.2

8.52

0.0059

0.007

524

Sept.

3.2

3.2

2.5

2.3

tt

2.3

4.6

*4.8

4.1

3.4

7.1

14

7.3

5.5

4.1

3.4

5.2

4.8

79

676

550" 792

473

568

596

450

224

96

64

59

4,661.1

155

0.107

0.12

9,250

Calendar year 1957: Max 50,300 Mln 0.1 Mean 2,338 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.98 Ac-ft 1,693,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 34,000 Mln 2.3 Mean 1,770 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.64 Ac-ft 1,282,000

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs). Nov. 10 (7 a.m.) 21,800 cfs (18.87 ft); Apr. 30 (5 a.m.) 

36,000 cfs (20.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Nov. 23 to Dec. 3, Dec. 8-11, Mar. 24 to 

Apr. 21.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 31

190. Lake Fork Sabine River near Quitman, Tex.

Location.--Lat 32°46' , long 95°28', near center of main channel at upstream side of

bridge on State Highway 37, half a mile downstream from Dry Creek and 2.5 miles south 

of Quitman, Wood County.

Drainage area. 586 sq mi.

Records available . June 1924 to April 1926, February 1939 to September 1958. Discharge 

for some high-water periods in 1925-26 published in WSP 1342.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily, more often during floods. Datum of gage is 

317.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. June 27, 1924, to Apr. 30, 1926, staff 

gage at site 1,000 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 20 years (1924-25, 1939-58), 462 cfs (334,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 39,400 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 24.38 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow for several days.

1924-26, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 75,600 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 

29.85 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 49,000 cfs; no flow at 

times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1895, that of Mar. 30, 1945. Flood in July 

1895 reached a stage of about 25.9 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 12-25, Apr. 19-26, May 10 to 

June 4, June 16-18, June 23 to July 14, Sept. 19-30)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 7.6

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

14

41

83

142

300

602

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

21.0

24.0

1,030

1,800

3,840

8,900

20,500

37,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

20

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

7.8

5.0

3.7

2.9

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

4.3

103

690

1,640

4.570 

4,040

2,800

1,840

990

406

224

232

256

427

602

370

102

53

38

19,427.3

627

1.07

1.23

38,530

Nov.

30

26

23

21

S2

1,010

9,230

9,860

6,340

*5,140

2,980

1,980

1,450

1,050

1,030

1,100

1,410 

1,330

980

566

374

324

291

336

548

780

910

1,220

1,330

866

52,597

1,753

2.99

3.34

104,300

Dec.

360

200

142

116

98

98

131

232

402

620

602

348

200

156

*122

113

113

113

116

119

122

119

113

110

180

478

780

910

1,050

840

519

9,622

310

0.529

0.61

19,080

Jan.

300

348

584

760

446

256

128

128

116

98

93

125

291

680

1,050

1,540

1,590 

1,130

680

1,030

2,540

5,500

3,750

2,360

*1,590

760

416

282

224

196

174

29,165

941

1.61

1.85

57,850

Feb.

156

142

125

113

104

98

96

93

90

96

101

96

88

101

188

232

240 

248

192

142

113

98

93

93

90

98

135

149

-

3,610

129

0.220

0.23

7,160

Mar.

128

131

116

101

96

142

300

822

*3,100

4,040

2,860

1,980

1,260

720

462

402

324 

264

208

177

156

135

192

312

584

888

956

620

416

888

1,330

24,110

778

1.33

1.53

47,820

Apr.

2,920

1,800

1,190

494

240

163

128

96

W

122

166

208

216

462

866

844

1,030 

1,080

660

232

216

*282

416

478

584

3,590

26,200

*52,800

13,800

13, 800

105,179

3,506

5.98

6.67

208,600

May

18,700

15,400

9,220

10,500

8,600

4,040

2,360

1,540

760

348

184

170

135

110

93

116

248 

232

107

71

56

47

40

32

28

*26

21

Z$

34

54

47

73,347

2,366

4.04

4.65

145,500

June

27

19

13

11

9.8

8.0

7.5

6.6

6.2

5.4

5.3

5.1

4.5

3.1

2.4

99

383 

700

1,190

2,320

1,780

935

346

152

90

62

48

64

224

174

8,700.9

290

0.495

0.55

17,260

July

*54

26

18

14

16

32

232

462

494

550

402

184

54

29

21

16

14

11

8.1

6.6

5.7

5.1

4.5

4.2

4.5

3.7

3.2

3.1

2.6

2.0

1.6

2,663.9

85.9

0.147

0.17

5,280

Aug.

1.3

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

*.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0 

0

0

0

0

.1

3.7

T^

.8

.8

.7

.6

.3

.1

0

16.5

0.53

0.00090

0.001

33

Sept.

0

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.2 

.7

75

514

680

602

720

TOO

566

142

46

64

56

35

4,201.8

140

0.239

0.27

8,330

Calendar year 1957: Max 16,600 Mln 0 Mean 964 Cfsra 1.64 In. 22.32 Ac-ft 697,500

Water year 1957-58: Max 32,800 Mln 0 Mean 911 Cfsra 1.55 In. 21.10 Ac-ft 659,700

Peak discharge (base, 6,600 cfs). Nov. 7 (7 p.m.) 12,300 cfs (19.01 ft); Apr. 28 (about 1 a.m.) 

39,400 cfs (24.38 ft); May 1 (8 a.m.) 19,600 cfs (20.76 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
32 SABINE RIVER BASIN

195. Big Sandy Creek near Big Sandy, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°36', long 95 006', near center of channel on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 155, 0.8 mile upstream from St. Louis Southwestern Railway 

Lines bridge, 1.3 miles northeast of Big Sandy, Upshur County, and 7.1 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 236 sq mi.

Records available. February 1939 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 278.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1942. Prior to Oct. 5, 1940, wire-weight gage and 

Oct. 5, 1940, to Nov. 26, 1951, water-stage recorder, at site 0.7 mile upstream at 

datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--19 years, 209 cfs (151,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 21.30 ft); minimum, 9.2 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 3.12 ft).

1939-58: Maximum discharge. 38,000 cfs Mar. 31, 1945 (gage height, 24.1 ft, present 

site and datum, from floodmarkj, from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis 

of weather records and records for nearby streams; minimum, 5.0 cfs Aug. 15, 1956 

(gage height, 2.18 ft).

Maximum stage since at least 1905, that of Mar. 31, 1945. Maximum stage known 

during period 1905 to Mar. 30, 1945, 22.1 ft (present site and datum) in January 1938 

(probably backwater from Sabine River), from information by observer.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Sabine River, which are 

poor. No large diversions above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

77

57

46

38

35

32

30

29

28

27

26

24

26

90

237

325

368

786

1.250

980

665

430

380

350

270

200

190

169

154

144 

129

7,592

245

1.04

1.20

15,060

Nov.

119

112

106

102

124

222

245

381

1,630

*1,710

1,340

1,070

990

870

680

530

490

550

580

460

430

415

388

378

378

358

333

325

333

333

16,002

533

2.26

2.52

31,740

Dec.

317

301

269

245

215

189

215

208

189

179

179

184

189

*189

184

174

169

159

169

169

154

144

144

149

179

222

222

245

253

325

Sis.

6,507

210

0.890

1.03

12,910

Jan.

358

325

277

229

201

184

179

169

159

149

149

149

215

237

237

253

293

368

414

554

755

680

980 l.iao

890

605

459

358

309

269

237

11,821

381

1.61

1.86

23,450

Feb.

208

189

179

174

169

179

174

164

154

159

169

164

159

169

208

201

195

189

195

201

195

184

174

164

184

159

164

164

-

4,987

178

0.754

0.79

9,890

Mar.

154

149

149

154

154

149

154

*159

189

215

462

1,010

860

605

444

349

309

293

261

229

201

179

237

333

277

277

269

261

269

293

277

9,321

301

1.28

1.47

18,490

Apr.

269

301

358

349

309

253

208

179

164

159

154

144

134

184

215

229

285

459

507

388

*293

237

201

169

159

386

*2,560

*11.400

*7,660

*3,710

32,023

1,067

4.52

5.05

63,520

May

3,150

4,500

*3,700

*2,300

1,600

*1,300

850

600

460

360

290

250

215

205

190

174

159

149

139

129

122

114

106

102

*94

92

87

94

96

83

21,795

703

2.98

3.43

43,230

June

81

81

75

67

61

59

59

55

51

48

46

42

40

39

38

126

333

378

436

1,590

1,080

740

490

358

277

245

229

184

149

*129

7,386

246

1.04

1.16

14,650

July

119

106

96

85

77

93

184

229

440

544

578

429

301

215

149

102

75

59

48

39

34

42

51

46

38

33

30

28

24

22

11

4,335

140

0.593

0.68

8,600

Aug.

17

17

15

14

14

13

*13

13

12

11

14

15

12

13

16

14

12

11

10

9.7

10

44

65

79

102

134

T24

94

79

67

53

1,116.7

36.0

0.153

0.18

2,210

Sept.

42

37

33

31

30

31

41

51

51

48

*51

99

102

73

55

48

53

53

87

195

201

237

269

277

253

201

229

285

T69

109

3,441

115

0.487

0.54

6,830

Calendar year 1957 : Max 4,780 Min 17 Mean 289 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.66 Ac-ft 209,600

Water year 1957-58 : Max 11,400 Min 9.7 Mean 346 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.91 Ac-ft 250,600

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Nov. 9 (9 p.m.) 1,900 cfs (13.47 ft); 

(21.30 ft); May 2 (12 m.) 4,610 cfs (l8.13 ft).

pr. 28 (9,a.m.) 12,900 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Backwater from Sabine River Oct. 22-27, Nov. 12-22, Apr. 29 to May 15.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 33

200. Sabine River near Gladewater, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°32', long 94°57', on right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 271, half a mile downstream from Glade Creek, 1 mile southwest of Gladewater, Gregg County, and at mile 398.

Drainage area. 2,846 sq mi.

Records available. October 1932 to September 1958.

'Sage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 243.85 ft above mean 

sea level (Texas Reclamation Department bench mark based on Geological Survey datum). 

Prior to Oct. 13, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 2,038 cfs (1,475,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 53.500 cfs May 3 (gage height, 39.90 ft); minimum, 86 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 4.83 ft).

1932-58: Maximum discharge, 138,000 cfs Apr. 2, 1945 (gage height, 44.16 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 91,000 cfs; minimum, 5.6 cfs Aug. 16, 1939.

Maximum stage since at least 1914, that of Apr. 2, 1945. Flood in May 1914 reached 

a stage of about 41.7 ft (discharge, 71,100 cfs), from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. 

"municipal supply.

Small diversions above station for oil field operations and

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods computed using rate of change In stage as

a factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26 to June 17,

July 21 to Aug. 21, Aug. 29 to Sept. 12)

4.9 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

79

166

256

660

12.0

16.0

20.0

25.0

1,560

2,540

3,710

5,350

30.0

35.0

40.0

8,000

19,600

59,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

LO

LI

L2

L3

L4

L5

L6

L7

L8

L9

120

: i

: 2

 3

' 4

' 5

6

7

8

9

50

51

'[total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

fto-ft

Oct.

1,730

1,390

814

362

213

163

137

121

110

103

98

92

91

447

1,380

k2,480

2,850

3,110

3,290

3,530

k4,060

k4,800

k5, 700

k6,290

k6,620

6,780

6.900

6,720

k5,920

kS.110

k4,170

85,581

2,761

0.970

1.12

169,700

Nov.

k3,130

k2,150

kl,360

638

682

1,230

kl , 800

k2,420

*k2,860

k3,920

k4,970

k6,670

klO , 200

15,100

17,000

15,700

13,900

12,900

11,500

10,000

8,980

7,910

k6,730

k6,020

k5,180

k4,470

k3,780

k3,340

k3,040

2,940

190,520

6,351

2.23

2.49

377,900

Dec.

2,850

2,880

2,910

2,880

2,620

kl,900

kl,480

1,280

1,140

1,080

1,010

1,100

*1,300

1,490

1,510

1,320

1,080

924

836

1,060

990

902

814

770

858

1,190

1,370

1,730

1,970

2,160

2 330

47,734

1,540

0.541

0.62

94,680

Jan.

2,490

2,600

2,570

k2,190

kl,740

1,490

1,370

1,320

1,140

924

792

748

kl,280

1,580

1,900

2,090

2,210

2,380

2,620

k3,950

k4,650

4,580

4,720

4,820

5,000

5,240

5,490

5,760

5,960

6,080

6,040

95,724

3,088

1.09

1.25

189,900

Feb.

k5.450

5,210

4,130

2,710

kl,440

1,120

990

924

836

836

858

880

858

902

1,190

1,320

1,420

1,340

1,230

1,140

1,080

990

924

858

814

792

836

836

-

41,914

1,497

0.526

0.55

83,140

Mar.

814

770

726

704

682

682

704

*770

858

1,210

kl.800

k2,510

k3,420

k4,150

k4,750

k5,250

k5,650

5,640

5,760

5,600

k4,470

k3,060

k2,520

2,490

2,440

2,330

2,440

2,090

2,060

2, 180

2, 260

80,790

2,606

0.916

1.06

160,200

Apr.

2,260

2,280

2,440

2,710

k3,170

k3,550

k3,830

3,890

3,920

k2,860

kl,850

kl,180

858

990

1,250

1,540

1,820

2,060

2,330

2,540

*2,680

2,790

2,760

k2,590

k2,030

k2,940

k6,380

*k6,460

*kl3£00

K52,200

121,158

4,039

1.42

1.58

240,300

May

44,900

51,300

52,400

48,000

42,000

37,700

33,800

29,700

25,200

20,800

17,000

14,200

11,900

10,000

8,630

k6,830

k5,390

k3,750

k2,560

kl,750

kl,110

748

594

512

*452

412

382

422

492

532

552

474,018

15,290

5.37

6.20

940,200

June

432

352

312

283

252

240

265

224

197

170

152

137

128

229

312

352

kl,390

1,920

2,160

2,140

2,330

2,380

2,310

2,310

2,380

2,600

2,820

*2,760

k2,290

kl,570

35,397

1,180

0.415

0.46

70,210

July

k949

660

532

432

382

395

2,000

2,380

2,570

2,760

2,880

2,940

2,960

2,960

2,910

2,790

k2,390

kl,770

kl,030

512

342

292

292

362

412

342

274

238

209

186

170

39,321

1,268

0.446

0.51

77,990

Aug.

163

156

148

136

128

120

*117

111

108

111

105

114

132

137

134

126

112

100

94

89_

168

218

312

283

302

274

312

265

188

148

124

5,035

162

0.057

0.07

9,990

Sept.

108

100

92

85

85

89

98

124

129

124

*123

177

342

322

245

276

392

283

360

1,060

1,510

1,970

2,140

2,040

1,800

1,610

k2,550

2,280

k2,120

kl,510

23,924

797

0.280

0.31

47 , 450

Calendar year 1957: Max 57,400 Min 48 Mean 4,156 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.83 Ac-ft 3,009,000

 later year 1957-58 : Max 52,400 Min 85 Mean 3,400 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.22 Ac-ft 2,462,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

k Computed by using rate of change in stage as a factor
34 SABINE RIVER BASIN

215. Lake Cherokee near Longvlew, Tex.

Location.--Lat 32°22', long 94°36', on left wall of Intake structure of electric generatIng plant of Southwestern Gas and Electric Co. at Lake Cherokee on Cherokee Bayou, 

2.3 miles upstream from dam, 6.0 miles upstream from Sablne River, and 12.0 miles southeast of Longvlew, Gregg County.

Drainage area. 149 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Staff gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 281.5 ft Oct. 15; minimum observed, 

276.6" ft Aug. 9, 18-21, Aug. 31 to Sept. 8, Sept. 11-18.

1951-58: Maximum elevation observed, 282.0 ft May 2, 1956; minimum observed, 

276.6 ft Oct. 16-18, 31, 1956, Aug. 9, 18-21, Aug. 31 to Sept. 8, Sept. 11-18, 1958.

Remarks. Reservoir Is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam 4,000 ft long with an uncontrolled concrete spillway 828 ft long. There Is an emergency spillway of natural 

ground. Outlet works consists of one 18-Inch diameter pipe controlled by a gate valve. 

Dam was completed Nov. 19, 1948. Date valve was closed Is not known. Reservoir built 

for recreational purposes, to supply cooling water for generating plant of Southwestern 

Gas and Electric Co., and water for municipal use by city of Longvlew. A by-pass 

channel was opened Feb. 1, 1958 to lower water surface for repair work on spillway. 

The by-pass channel was closed Aug. 4, 1958. Data regarding dam and reservoir are 

given In following table:

Top of emergency spillway. ....

Invert at lowest Intake .......

Elevation 

(feet)

291.0 (corrected)

285.0 

280.0

260.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

_

62,400

Cooperation. Gage-height records furnished by Southwestern Gas and Electric Co.

Month-end elevation and monthly diversions, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Date

Oct . 31 ...........................................

Calendar year 1957 ................... ..........

pet . 28 ...........................................

Mar . 31 ................................ ..........

Sept .30 ...........................................

Water year 1 957-58 ..............................

Elevation 

(feet)t

278.6

-

Diversions for 

municipal use 

(acre-feet)

293

559

419

4,450

t Elevation at 12 p.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 35

220. Sabine River near Tatum, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°22', long 94°28', near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on State Highway 43, 5 miles upstream from Potter Creek, 5.2 miles northeast of Tatum, 

Rusk County, 7 miles downstream from Cherokee Bayou, and at mile 339.

Drainage area. 3.586 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 204.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 21, 1945, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 2,813 cfs (2,037,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 67,500 cfs May 5 (gage height, 30.12 ft); minimum observed, 82 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 123,000 cfs Apr. 4, 1945 (gage height, 33.80 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve based on extension of ratings for 

main channels above 40,000 cfs and measured flow over road at gage height 31.5 ft; 

minimum observed, 5.5 cfs Oct. 2, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1884, that of Apr. 4, 1945. Flood in May 1884 

reached a stage of about 32 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Small diversions above station for oil field operations, municipal supply, and industrial use. There are several small reservoirs on tributaries 

above this station, the largest of which are Lakes Cherokee and Gladewater with 

capacities of 62,400 and 6,950 acre-ft respectively. Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 16 to May 1, May 10 to June 11)

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

160

354

880

8.0 

12.0 

16.'0 

20.0

1,560

3,360

5,810

8,690

24.0 

Z6.0 

28.0 

30.0

12,800

18,600

39,000

66,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,520

1,600

1,520

1,170

768

460

310

228

186

160

145

135

126 3"28

3,590

6,490

7,330

6,000

4,700

4,090

3,740

3,800

4,580

5,360

5,740

5,940

6,070

6,070

6,210

6, 280

6, 280

100,926

3,256

0.908

1.05

200,200

Nov.

6,280

6,000

5,480

4,330

2,640

2,410

3,010

3,310

*3,740

3,800

3,690

3,860

5,220

7,330

9,030

10,300

11,400

12,300

13,300

15,400

13,400

13,400

13,200

12,900

12,700

12,100

11,400

10,300

9,200

7,760

__,__

247,190

8,240

2.30

2.56

490,300

Dec.

6,560

5,420

4,580

4,O3O

3,800

3,580

3,470

3,160

2,640

2,230

2,140

*2,360

1,880

1,800

1,920

2,000

1,960

1,760

1,600

1,490

1,560

1,560

1,450

1,340

1,510

1,490

1,880

2,230

2,500

2,590

2,640

78,950

2,546

0.710

0.82

156,600

Jan.

2,720

2,770

2,860

2,860

2,820

2,540

2,140

1,880

1,720

1,640

1,490

1.310

1,560

2,540

2,960

2,910

2,960

2,910

2,960

3,690

6,280

7,190

*7,620

7,260

6,770

6,700

6,O7O

5,940

5,940

6,000

6,070

121,080

3,906

1.09

1.26

240,200

Feb.

6,210

6.350

6,350

6,280

5,880

4,770

3,260

2,360

1,960

1,800

1,840

1,840

1,800

1,920

2,540

2,910

2,770

2,540

2,410

2,280

2,140

2,000

1,840

1,800

1,640

1,450

1,560

1,800

82,300

2,939

0.820

0.85

163,200

Mar.

1,600

1,420

1,450

1,520

1,520

1,560

*1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,640

1,880

2,360

3,010

3,420

3,740

4,210

4,640

4,960

5,290

5,550

5,740

5.810

5,740

5,030

4,150

3,520

3,160

2,960

2,910

2,860

97,890

3,158

0.881

1.02

194,200

Apr.

2,860

2,820

2,820

2,860

2,960

3,060

3,210

3,420

3,690

3,860

3,910

3,580

2,590

1,840

1,920

2,000

2,000

2,140

2,320

2,540

*2,720

2,860

2,960

3,010

2,960

3,520

5,940

6,350

6,700

7,540

100,960

3,365

0.938

1.05

200,300

May

9,030

12,300

35,300

64,600

66,000

59,000

52,000

45,500

40,300

35,400

29,800

24,600

21,900

17,900

15,800

14,300

13,600

12,800

11,800

10,500

8,780

6,630

3,860

*2,230

1,600

1,340

1,170

1.040

1,140

1,240

1,100

622,560

20,080

5.60

6.46

«,235

June

1,010

880

768

656

615

511

472

498

472

412

376

332

310

288

278

378

684

1,230

2,050

2,320

2,360

2,410

2,640

2,640

2,500

2,500

*2,680

2,960

2,960

2,720

40,910

1,364

0.380

0.42

81,140

July

2,320

1,640

1,070

796

642

563

524

1,340

2,230

2,410

2,540

2,640

2,680

2,720

2,770

2,720

2,680

2,540

2,230

1,560

976

602

424

365

343

376

376

332

278

236

197

43,120

1,391

0.388

0.45

85,530

Aug.

179

156

142

146

136

*127

114

115

109

110

108

108

112

112

115

118

114

110

108

92

90

89

2T2

511

563

615

485

354

332

278

219

6,179

199

0.056

0.06

12,260

Sept.

174

146

128

119

113

109

122

146

170

182

170

*166

171

228

332

321

278

343

460

628

1,310

1,760

2,000

2,100

2,050

1,880

1,800

2,000

2,320

2,280

24,006

800

0.223

0.25

47,620

Calendar year 1957: Max 69,400 Min 72 Mean 5,115 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.36 Ac-ft 3,703,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 66,000 Min 89 Mean 4,291 Cfsml.20 In. 16.25 Ac-ft 3,107,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
36 SABINE RIVER BASIN

222. Murvaul Lake near Gary, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°02', long 94°25', at outlet structure of Murvaul Lake Dam on Murvaul 

Bayou, 3.0 miles northwest of Gary, Panola County, and 9.0 miles southwest of Carthage.

Drainage area. 112 sq mi.

Records available. December 1957 to September 1958.

Gage. Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents during period, 53,200 acre-ft May 4 (elevation, 267.1 ft); 

minimum, 26,670 acre-ft about Sept. 19 (elevation, 259.9 ft).

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earthen dam 8,300 ft long. Spillway is an 

uncontrolled concrete flat-crested weir section 270 ft long at right end of dam and 

designed to discharge 26,700 cfs under a 10-foot head. Storage began in November 1957; 

dam completed in June 1958. Outlet works consist of 3 sluice gates to the control 

tower which discharge through a 36-inch valve and conduit. The reservoir is the property of Panola County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1, Carthage, Tex., and was built 

to impound water for municipal and industrial use. There were no diversions during 

the period. Occasional releases. Data regarding dam and reservoir are given in following table;

Invert at lowest sluice gate. ..........

Elevation 

(feet)

275.0

265.3

235.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

91,520

45,840

25

Cooperation. Capacity table furnished by Panola County Fresh Water District No. 1.

Capacity table, period Dec. 12, 1957, to Sept. 30, 1958 (elevation, 

In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

259

260

261

24,000

26,980

30,160

262

263

264

33,550

37,090

40,790

265

266

267

44,650

48,660

52,780

Contents, In acre-feet, at 12 p.m., December 1957 to September 1958

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

M(*)

Oct.

_

-

Nov.

____ ^_

_

-

Dec.

:-_-

_--_-

_

35,200

55,200

52,850

52,850

32,510

32,170

52,170

52,170

51,850

51,490

51,490

51,150

50,820

30,820

30,820

51,150

51,830

51,850

51,850

51,490

261.4

-

Jan.

51,490 

51,150

50,820

30,820

50,490

50,160

50,160

29,850

29,500

29. 180

29,180

29,180

30,820

31,490

31,490

31,490

51,150

50,820

50,820

55,900

56,730

57.090

57,090

57,090

36,750

56,750

56,570

56,570

56,010

56,010

55, 650

262.6

+4,160

Feb.

55.650 

55,500

34,950

34,950

34,600

34,600

54,250

53,900

33,550

34,250

34,600

54,600

54,250

54,600

55,300

35,500

54,950

34,950

34,600

54,600

54,250

34,250

55,900

55,900

33,550

35,550

53,550

55.200

_

_______

261.9

-2,450

Mar.

53,200 

32,850

52,510

32,510

32,510

32,510

32,510

32,510

52.170

32,170

32,170

32,510

52,850

52,850

52,510

32,510

52, 850

52,850

52,850

52,850

52,850

32,850

52,850

52,850

32,850

52,850

52,850

52,850

53,200

55.550

55,550

262.0

+550

Apr.

55.550 

55,550

55,550

55,550

55,550

53,550

35,550

35,550

35,550

55,550

55,550

55,550

55,550

53,900

33,900

35,900

55,900

55,900

55,900

34,250

54,250

54,250

54,250

54,250

34,250

34,250

56,370

41,950

44,650

48.660

266.0

+15,110

May

49,480 

49,070

52.780

51,940

50,500

49,070

48,200

47,800

47,400

47 , 000

46,600

46,200

46,200

46,100

45, 900

45,900

45,900

45,900

45,900

45,900

45,900

45,900

45,900

45,840

45,840

45,840

45.440

45,440

45,440

45,440

45,440

265.2

-5,220

June

45,440 

45,440

45,440

45,440

45,440

45,440

45,440

45,040

45,040

45,040

45,040

44.650

44,650

44,650

44,650

47,440

50,300

49,480

49,480

48,660

48,250

51.940

50,500

49,070

48,250

49,070

48,660

47,840

47,440

47,040

265.6

+1,600

July

47.040 

46,640

46,640

46,240

46,240

46,240

46,240

46,240

45,840

45, 840

45,840

45,840

45,440

45,440

45,440

44,650

44,650

44,260

45,870

45,480

45,090

45,090

42,700

42,510

41,950

41,550

41,550

41,170

40,790

40,410

40,050

263.8

-7,010

Aug.

59.660 

59,290

58, 920

58,550

58,180

57,810

57,810

57,090

57,090

56,750

56,370

56,010

55,650

55,300

34,950

34,600

54,250

33, 900

33,550

35,200

55,200

53,200

52,850

35,200

52,850

52,510

52,170

52,170

51,490

51,490

51.150

261.5

-8,880

Sept.

50,820 

50,490

50,160

29,850

29,500

29,500

29,180

28,860

28,540

28,220

28,220

27 , 900

27,600

27,500

27.000

26,700

26,700

26,700

27,600

33,900

59,500

40,790

40,790

40,410

40,030

40,030

41,550

41,950

41,550

41,170

264.1

+10,020

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month.

t Change In contents, In acre-feet. 

Note. No gage-height record May 7-25, Sept. 14-21; contents estimated on basis of weather records 

ind recorded range In stage.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 37

225. Sabine River at Logansport, La.

Location.--Lat 31°59', long 94°01', at Logansport, De Soto Parish, on left bank 4,600 ft 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 4,800 ft upstream from Texas and New Orleans 

Railroad Co. bridge, 4 miles upstream from Bayou Castor, and at mile 268.

Drainage area. 4.858 sq mi.

Records available. July 1903 to September 1958 (January 1907 to September 1923 monthly 

records only, published in WSP 850). Gage-height records collected at site 4,600 ft 

downstream since 1903 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau; used by Geological Survey 1903-5, and corrected to datum of geological Survey gage.

Gage. Water-stage recorder used for gage-heights below 24 ft, and supplementary wireweight gage, 4,600 ft downstream (used as regular gage Feb. 14, 1941, to Sept. 30, 1956) 

used for gage heights above 24 ft. Datum of gage is 147.72 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. July 1, 1903, to Dec. 31, 1906, chain gage at site of supplementary 

gage at datum 2.0 ft lower. Jan. 1, 1907, to Feb. 13, 1941, chain gage at site of 

supplementary gage at present datum.

Average discharge.--52 years (1903-19, 1922-58), 3,267 cfs (2,365,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51,300 cfs May 10-11 (gage height, 37.82 ft at 

site of supplementary gage); minimum, 199 cfs Oct. 14.

1903-58: Maximum discharge, 92,000 cfs Apr. 8, 1945 (gage height, 44.07 ft at site 

of supplementary gage, from floodmark); minimum observed during periods of daily records, 16 cfs Sept. 26-28, Oct. 3, 4, 1939.

Maximum stage known since at least 1884, that of Apr. 8, 1945. Flood in May 1884 

reached a stage of 39.4 ft, present datum, at site of supplementary gage.

Remarks. Records good except for periods of backwater, which are fair. Diversions above 

station for oilfield operation and municipal and industrial use.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

RevislonsTwater years).--WSP 850: 1903-6.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of backwater (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 7, 17-20,

Dec. 2-15, Feb. 3 to Mar. 26, June 18-29)

Recording gage Wire-weight gage

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

250

440

995

2,000

10.0

15.0

20.0

24.0

3,350

5,750

8,600

11,500

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.o

2,220

3,050

4,450

6,550

8,900

24.0

28.0

32.0

36.0

38.0

12,000

16,900

25,000

41,000

52,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,020 

1,220

1,430

1,530

1,430

1,110

732

*535

420

331

282

238

214

zS5

480

2,170

4,650

5,920

6,740

7,180

7,400

07,600

c7,800 

07,800

07,800

7,400

7,400 

7,520

7,460

7,340

7,180

120,582

3,890

0.801

0.92

239,200

Nov.

6,960 

6,740

6,580

6,360

6,080

*5,650

5,150

c8,100

c8,500

c8,300

c7,900

7,020

6,580

C7.600

c8,400

c9,000

9,720

10,900

*11,600

12,600

13,200

C14.100

015,000 

015,800

c!6,200

c!6,300

016,500 

c!6,500

c!6,300

016,300

315,940

10,530

2.17

2.42

626,700

Dec.

16,100 

lb,OOO

13,700

12 , 300

10,800

9,180

8,060

7,500

6,990

6,160

*5,150

4,100

3,590

3,320

3,140

2,870

2,920

2,920

2,870

2,870

2,820

2,700

2,620 

2,500

2,400

2,500

2,780 

4,150

5,300

5,250

5,050

177,610

5,729

1.18

1.36

352,300

Jan.

4,750 

4,450

4,150

3,950

3,800

3,770

3,590

3,280

2,870

2,580

2,460

2,800

c3,700

c5,200

*c5,800

c5,900

c5,900

c5,8OO

c5,500

5,860

c7,500

c8,300

c9,000 

c9,600

10,100

10,400

10,400 

10,000

9,370

8,670

8,060

187,510

6,049

1.25

1.44

371,900

Feb.

7,520 

7,240

7,040

6,940

6,820

6,770

6,720

6,060

4,950

4,100

3,720

3,540

3,230

2,960

3,320

4,000

4,900

5,O5O

4,650

*4,070

3,440

2,990

2,720 

2,580

2,450

2,560

2,360 

2,720

-

_ _ __

125,220

4,472

0.920

0.96

248,400

Mar.

3,04O 

2,990

2,630

*2,360

2,220

2,320

2,540

2,760

2,940

2,900

2,630

2,580

3,580

4,300

4,450

4,500

4,550

4,700

4,800

4,950

5,150

5,350

5,550 

5,970

6,360

6,580

6,740 

6,410

5,650

5,400

5,450

132,350

4,269

0.879

1.01

262,500

Apr.

5,250 

4,850

4,450

4,020

3,710

3,580

3,580

3,620

*3,710

3,890

4,070

4,160

4,160

3,800

3,170

2,810

2,860

2,760

2,650

2,680

2,810

2,990

3,170 

3,260

5,300

3,350

3,530 

4,700

c6,100

e7,600_

114,570

3,819

0.786

0.88

227,200

May

08, 900 

clO.OOO

ell, 300

c!3,000

c!6,100

c21,000

32,600

44,300

50,100

51,500

51 , 300

49,500

46,500

43,200

39,000

55,200

51,100

27,200

2 4, -EDO

21,400

*19,500

18,100

16,600 

15,200

15,500

11,300

8,120 

4,500

2,680

2,000

1,780

740,480

23,890

4.92

5.67

*1,469

June

1,630 

1,430

1,430

1,220

1,060

905

845

788

700

666

617

556

510

465

440

430

1,450

3,170

4,250

4,550

4,300

4,950

5,700 

5,350

*4,750

4,250

4,020 

4,160

4,250

4,350

73,192

2,440

9.502

0.56

145,200

July

4,070 

37530"

2,990

2,180

1,530

1,160

1,020

905

935

1,910

2,580

2,810

2,940

3,080

3,170

3,3OO

3,350

3,350

3,260

3,040

2,580

1,960

1,380 

935

732

650

634 

628

*617

573

 520

62,369

2,012

9.414

0.48

123,700

Aug.

475 

435

420

395

370

370

365

360

340

336

326

*322

326

340

331

326

318

318

313

508

308

375

965 

SET

546

732

788 

788

694

600

562

14,003

452

0.093

0.11

27,770

Sept.

520 

460

410

365

34O

326

340

385

385

*390

390

410

405

390

400

465

595

639

788

4,880

c8,800

c9,000

*c7,800 

c6,200

c5,400

c5,000

c4,600 

c4,600

4,450

4,600

73,733

2,458

0.506

0.56

146,200

Calendar year 1957: Max 61,300 Mln 90 Mean 6,574 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.36 Ac-ft 4,759,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 51,300 Mln 214 Mean 5,856 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.37 Ac-ft 4,240,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Expressed In thousands.

c Backwater from Bayou Castor and local runoff.

Note. Recorder Inoperative for lengthy periods; discharge computed from once-daily wire-weightgage readings Nov. 19 to Jan. 14, Feb. 3-19, May 4-27, Sept. 22-30.
38 SABINE RIVER BASIN

230. Bayou Castor near Logansport, La.

Location. La t 31 0 58'25", long 93°58'10", in Nlrf£ sec. 1, T. 11 N., R. 16 W., near center

 of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 1.7 miles east of Logansport 

and 2.5 miles upstream from Bayou Grand Cane.

Drainage area. 96.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 171.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Nov. 4, 1955, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,260 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 21.45 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1955-58: Maximum discharge, 8,030 cfs Apr. 6, 1956 (gage height, 23.33 ft); no flow 

for many days each year.

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

backwater, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of backwater from Sablne River (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 24 to Sept. 6)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.6

.2

.5 

2.5 

4.0

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

6.0

18

43

76

163

560

8.0

11.0

13.0

17.0

19.0

20.0

810

1,130

1,500

2,700

4,100

5,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

&

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.0

68

62

22

12

5.0

2.5

1.7

452 

'559 910

170

36

20

14

11

8.8

7.2

2,675.2

86.3

0.894

1.03

5,310

Nov.

6.0

5.4

4.6

*4T5

8.4

96

381

1,610

2.050

851

113

74

232

679

1,070

691

145

269

622

610

158

474 

962

1,230

984

700

252

187

150

113

14,732.0

491

5.09

5.68

29,220

Dec.

76

51

36

30

26

29

228

588

555

*101

63

47

38

33

31

30

28

27

27

69

94

50 

32

25

26

62

118

316

422

140

74

3,422

110

1.14

1.31

6,790

Jan.

54

39

31

26

24

22

21

20

19

18

18

26

358

778

772

*158

94

65

53

370

1,280

1.590

6SO

132

94

74

60

51

48

53

56

7,054

228

2.36

2.72

13,990

Feb.

47

38

31

*26

25

30

28

30

24

55

212

145

74

64

217

306

ITS

70

51

42

36

32 

32

39

39

38

63

94

-

2,047

73.1

0.758

0.79

4,060

Mar.

56

32

24

21

23.

53

114

104

107

86

51

78

280

*322 TC9~

64

53

60

53

39

31

26

48

116

118

68

48

37

76

292

204

2,791

90.0

0.933

1.08

5,540

Apr.

69

42

32

26

22

18

15

*14

13

14

15

14

14

17

44

50

26

17

14

12

11

10

8.8

7.6

6.4

6.0 r^s

74

177

359

1,155.0

38.5

0.399

0.45

2,290

May

735

672

605

*1,200

1,440

*C400

*C80

*C60

*C30

c25

C25

c25

c25

C25

c20

*C20

Cl5

CIS

C20

C30

C20

c!5

ClO

ClO

8.4

*6.8

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.4

5,563.4

179

1.85

2.13

11,030

June

4.0

3.7

3.6

3.4

4.2

3.6

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1T9

2.5

50

181

125

77

25

229

T55

92

26

15

32

94

30 

14

1,204.9

40.2

0.417

0.47

2,390

July

7.6

5.0

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.4

4.0

11

~.2 12

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.2

*10

4.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.1 

3-. 2

3.1

3.0

2.6

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0 

al 5

aT75

130.6

4.21

0.044

0.05

259

Aug.

al.5

al.5

al.O

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 4

a.3

a. 2

a.l

a.l **a.2

.1

.1

.1

0

5

0

0

.2

68

6?

19

6.0

2.3

.7

.5 

.4

.3

169.0

5.45

0.056

0.06

335

Sept.

0.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

a.l *a40

aid

alO

a3.0

a2.0

al.5

al.O

al.O

al.O

al.5

a9.0

a50

*al,000

»a4.500

*a4,000 

*1£50

196

48

32

64

47

26 

20

11,443.9

381

3.95

4.41

22,700

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,050 Mln 0 Mean 130 Cfam 1.35 In. 18.29 Ac-ft 94,170

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,500 Mln 0 Mean 144 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.18 Ac-ft 103,900

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Nov. 9 

1,130 cfs (11.05 ft); Nov. 24 (9:30 p 

(14.62 ft); May 5 (3:30 a.m.) 1,650 c:

9 (1:3 

.m.) 1, 

fs (d3.

30 a.m.) 2,560 cfs (16.67 ft): Nov. 15 (3 p.m.)

300 cfs (11.96 ft); Jan. 22 (3 a.m.) 1,900 cfs

64 ft); Sept. 21 (12 p.m.) 6,260 cfs (21.45 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements and 

records for nearby stations.

c Backwater from Sablne River; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, amount of 

backwater, and records for nearby station.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 39

232. Tenaha Creek near Shelbyville, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°46', long 94°05', near center of span at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 87, 1 mile northwest of Shelbyville, Shelby County, 4.2 miles downstream 

from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, and 6.5 miles upstream from Bell 

Creek.

Drainage area.--87.0 sq mi.

Records available. March 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Average discharge. 6 years, 93.7 cfs (67,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,180 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 12.70 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow Oct. 1-9.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 15,200 cfs Mar. 11, 1953 (gage height, 13.85 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1884, about 15 ft Nov. 23, 1940, from information by 

local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversion above station for municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 15, 16, June 24-26, 

Aug. 27, Sept. 2-17)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

1.2 

3.8 

7.3

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

14

26

53

97

160

252

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

394

660

1,710

3,800

6,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.9

*1.1

l!l

1.1

1.3

526.

750

521

98

26

17

14 

337

1.020

742

209

44

27

23

20

19

18

4,216.5

136

1.56

1.80

8,360

Nov.

17

16

2T

38

103

*1,630

2,200

3.470

1,206

750

227

111

251

667

529

441

247

449

725

434

207 

574

1,140

1,020

810

617

252

136

117

84

18,483

616

7.08

7.90

36,660

Dec.

67

61

61

57

52

52

326

272

150

84

65

*55

52

52

52

52

50

50

50

48

40 

38

37

37

38

57

69

361

381 T3S"

75

2,973

95.9

1.10

1.27

5,900

Jan.

61

50

46

46

43

41

41

40

37

37

38

87

1,020

990

*647

259

102

80

69

517

1.550 

1,620

590

189

114

94

80

71

97

84

75

8,195

264

3.05

5.50

16,250

Feb.

61

53

50

47

50

55

52

44

41

184

3B"o~ 620

119

105

280

188

108

80

69

*63

57 

55

57

94

84

75

108

84

5,229

115

1.52

1.58

6,400

Mar.

55

46

45

~55 40

575

503

516

565

148

87

75

205

258

125

75

67

84

65

55

47 

46

54

114

82

59

52

46

88

176

89

4,117

153

1.55

1.76

8,170

Apr.

55

46

41

57

55

28

25

24

*24

27

25

24

25

36

48

32

25

25

25

23

24 

25

22

21

18

18

156

151

71

581

1,707

56.9

0.654

0.73

3,590

May

478

147

928

2,700

1,070

570

156

69

55

46

58

55

29

26

25

23

22

21

21

21

*21 

20

18

17

22

57

22

18

16

14

13

6,674

215

2.47

2.85

13,240

June

12

12

10

20

19

14

12

11

10

8.7

7.5

6.6

5.5

5.1

575

12

494

256

278

110

38 

633

5475

154

40

*81

145

58

29

20

3,046.9

102

1.17

1.30

6,040

July

16

14

12

11

10

9.5

13

*15

11

9.8

9.1

8.0

7.5

6.6

5.5

4.4

5.8

5.4

5.0

2.8

2.5 

3.0

4.0

5.8

5.4

2.9

2.5

2.2

*1.8

1.7 

1.5

204.5

6.60

0.076

0.09

406

Aug.

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.5

1.0

.7

.6

.i^

.5

.6

.7

.6

1.0

1.0

.6

.5

.6

* .6

.8 

30

55

625

3.550

974

*232

58

24 

20

16

5,581.5

180

2.07

2.58

11,070

Sept.

15

15

11

9.1

8.2

8.2

10

12

12

9.1

7.5

*5.5

5.1

5.0

4.8

5.1

8.9

16

20

4,250

4.440 

*1,680

8SO

547

80

80

1,210

2,170

880 

255

16,457.5

549

6.51

7.05

52,640

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,470 Min 0 Mean 135 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.00 Ac-ft 97,470

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,440 Min 0 Mean 205 Cfsm 2.36 In. 31.99 Ac-ft 148,500

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). Oct. 23 (8 a.m.) 1,110 cfs (9.63 ft); Nov. 8 (12 m.) 4,240 cfs 

(11.20 ft): Nov. 18 (12 p.m.) 880 cfs (9.40 ft); Nov. 23 (2 a.m.) 1,440 cfs (9.85 ft): Jan. 13

(4:30 p.m.) 1,550 cfs (9.91 ft); Jan. 21 (4 a.m.) 1,800 cfs (10.05 ft); May 4 (2 a.m.) 3,360 cfs 

(10.80 ft); June 17 (12 m.) 880 cfs (9.40 ft); June 22 (8 p.m.) 880 cfs (9.40 ft); Aug. 25 (7 a.m.)

5,280 cfs (11.60 ft); Sept. 20 (5 p.m.) 9,180 cfs (12.70 ft); Sept. 28 (2 a.m.) 2,920 cfs

(10.60 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

541344 O -60 -4
40 SABINE RIVER BASIN

235. Bayou San Patricio near Noble, La.

Location. Lat 31°43'15", long 93°42'25", in lot 38, T. 9 N., R. 13 W., near right bank 

on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 171, 1.6 miles downstream from Kansas 

City Southern Railway bridge and 2.5 miles northwest of Noble.

Drainage area. 154 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1951 to September 1958.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 169.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 . Prior to Oct. 5, 1955, wire-weight gage and 

crest-stage indicator at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 123 cfs (89,050 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 16.04 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Aug. 9-13; minimum gage height, 2.29 ft Aug. 10.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 21, 1958; no flow for many days in 

1954, 1956-57.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1958 are given 

in WSP 1573.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 27 to Mar. 24)

Oct. 1 to May 5 May 6 to Sept. 30

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

0.4 

1.0 

3.0 

6.2

75

201

8.0

9.0

10.0

10.5

11.0

12.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

294

425

750

1,110

1,590

3,080

7,200

10,200

15,400

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

*.ii

.4

.4

.4

.4

.7

3.7

5.1

2.2

3.0

11

6.6

19

78 

72

89

56

25

11

6.9

4.8

3.6

407.5

13.1

0.085

0.10

808

Nov.

2.8

2.4

2.3

*2.2 23 

279

242

*530

465

440

411

223

98

350

397

488

645

990

,110

,110

,110

,240

,240 

,160

,160

1,070

845

645

455

232

26,967.7

566

3.68

4.11

33,650

Dec.

126

83

66

60

54

50

126

252

*330

369

276

101

66

56

54

54

54

54

50

47

44

41

42 

34

3_3

40

67

252

306

369

343

3,899

126

0.818

0.94

7,730

Jan.

152

80

60

50

44

41

38

36

34

31

29

3?

127

283

369

*411

356

154

89

327

810

1,240

1,340 

1,070

722

455

173

86

70

64

62

8,835

285

1.85

2.13

17,520

Feb.

58

48

40

32

29

*42

56

58

41

145

306

356

397 343"

272

318

356

292

122

75

60

50

48 

64

125

140

262

356

-

4,491

160

1.04

1.08

8,910

Mar.

425

397

176

64

103

318

397

449

440

411

383

318

163

*208

262

272

152

110

149

119

72

56

6? 

197

356

440

455

30T

226

356 

383

8,220

265

1.72

1.98

16,300

Apr.

397

25?

107

75

62

50

*42

34

29

48

70

62

44

76

137

125

70

45

34

29

27

36

36 

27

20

16

14

T4

56 

308

2,342

78.1

0.507

0.57

4,650

May

383

425

515

*880

1,110

950

780

545

212

60

71

149

80

41

28

22

19

18

17

18

17

17

16 

13

13

17

15

13

13 9 7

lli

6,474.1

209

1.36

1.57

12,840

June

6.0

5.3

4.5

4.3

*4.5

3.7

3.4

32

56

20

10

6.7

4.8

3.3

1.9

4.3

23

88

208

208

176

375

425 

315

318

226

51

39

52 

29

2,706.7

90.2

0.586

0.65

5,370

July

18

13

10

8.1

6.9

6.7

33

-5? 230

21

18

16

11

*8.3

18

15

9.2

6.5

5.0

4.2

3.2

2.7

4.0 

7.0

3.4

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.1 

1.0

T7J

538.5

17.4

0.113

0.13

1,070

Aug.

0.9

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.3

*.5

.4

.3

.2

.8

.9

.6

1.5

4.2

8.8

Sa

7.6

6.0

6.3

4.8 

3.0

2.0

60.5

1.95

0.013

0.02

120

Sept.

1.5

1.1

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

*.4

21~.2

11

7.0

4.5

2.6

2.0

2.1

18

55

127

918

*U.50Q

10,200

3,400 

1,270

845

600

383

172

80 

65

29,488.5

983

6.38

7.12

58,490

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,820 Min 0 Mean 195 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.16 Ac-ft 141,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 11,300 Mln 0.1 Mean 231 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.40 Ac-ft 167,500

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--Nov. 22 (9 p.m.) 1,430 cfs (10.87 ft); Jan. 22 (8 to 10 p.m.)

1,580 efs (10.82 ft); May 5 (8 a.m.) 1,200 cfs (10.60 ft); Sept. 21 (l p.m.) 15,400 efs (16.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 41

240. Bayou San Miguel near Zwolle, La.

Location. Lat 31°39'10", long 93°39'10", in NE^NW^ sec. 25, T. 8 N., R. 13 W., near 

right bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 171, if miles northwest of 

Zwolle, and 85 miles upstream from Ba.you Scie.

Drainage area. 113 sq mi.

Records available. September 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Mar. 4, 1949, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 105 cfs (76,020 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,060 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 13.07 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs June 3, 1950 (gage height, 15.75 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

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

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Nov. 5, Jan. 15-2O, Mar. 5-24. Apr. 1-15, 

May 7 to June 22, July 9 to Aug. 16, Sept. 13-18, 26-30)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

1.8 

3.0 

5.0 

9.6

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

26

47

74

158

190

290

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

12.0

13.0

440

660

1,080

2,000

4,080

6,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.8

1.4

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3 

.2 »o

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

.5

2.6

26

22

9.4

4.8

2.7

1.6

l.O

.7

79.2

2.55

0.023

0.03

157

Mov.

0.5

.3

.2

*0

64

220

365 

*500

520

158

45

45

318

540

660

500

480

540

635

690

750

1,320

1.800

1,500

910

440

166

136

131

13,435.1

448

3.96

4.42

26,650

Dec.

72

49

40

36

32

30

53

189 

 200

88

52

39

32

28

28

29

30

30

28

27

24

21

18

16

16

21

42

218

425

SIS

123

2,356

76.0

0.673

0.78

4,670

Jan.

64

47

37

31

27

24

23

23 

23

21

19

50

193

208

108

 69

52

43

245

1,230

2.800

1,320

700

222

106

69

57

52

52

54

7,988

258

2.28

2.63

15,840

Feb.

47

40

34

29

26

 26

31

34 

29

86

342

460 238"

124

183

335

180

89

60

48

41

37

36

50

82

77

154

305

3,223

115

1.02

1.06

6,390

Mar.

160

62

46

37

64

411

720

1.160 

1,160

820

356

122

79

74

 62

50

46

50

57

52

41

40

165

380

262

141

100

82

329

500

7,664

247

2.19

2.52

15, 200

Apr.

305

TzT

77

62

52

44

38

35 

33

a50

 alOO

76

47

42

141

139

64

35

25

21

19

17

16

15

13

12

12

17

33

118

1,779

59.3

0.525

0.59

3,530

May

305

260

131

263

460

304

99

52 

39

39

 52

42

28

23

20

19

18

19

89

48

31

18

12

9.7

7.5

6.4

5.6

4.9

4.3

3.8

3,3_

2,416.5

78.0

0.690

0.80

4,790

June

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.0

 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4 

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.6

1.8

2.8

3.5

6.4

7.6

3.4

386

520

410

86

22

14

10

8.7

7.8

1,511.9

50.4

0.446

0.50

3,000

July

7.1

6.6

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

84 

BY

12

9.0

6.0

3.6

 2.7

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

*. 2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

227.4

7.34

0.065

0.07

451

Aug.

ao

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO 

aO

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l »»a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

a. 3

a. 5

a. 8

a2.0

a3.0

a5.0

6.4

9.2

11.

7.2

5.6

4.8

4.2

61.0

1.97

0.017

0.02

121

Sept.

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2 

3.3

2.9

*11

*8.4

5.1

3.2

1.8

1.4

»TT8

126

 335

520

*4,500

*4,330

1,600

820

224

67

41

41

38

28

12,734.5

424

3.75

4.18

25,260

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,160 Mln o Mean 163 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.57 Ac-ft 117,900

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,500 Kin 0 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.60 Ac-ft 106,100

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). Nov. 24 (2 to 4 p.m.) 2,000 cfs (11.00 ft); Jan. 22 (2 a.m.). 

3,720 cfs (11.87 ft); Mar. 8 (7 to 10 p.m.) 1,230 cfs (10.30 ft); Sept. 21 (5 p.m.) 7,060 cfs 

(15.07 ft)._____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

nearby stations.
42 SABINE RIVER BASIN

242. Bayou La Nana near Zwolle, La.

Location. Lat 31°30'56", long 93°39'04", in NWiSE^ sec. 12, T. 6 N., R. 13 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 475, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Spring Branch, 

4 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles south of Zwolle.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1955 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 132.42 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey bench mark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Auxiliary 

gage 0.4 mile upstream from base gage at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 21.34 ft); mini- 

 mum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 13, 14; minimum gage height, 1.84 ft Aug. 20.

1955-58: Maximum discharge that of Sept. 22, 1958; no flow for many days 1956-57.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except period of backwater from Sabine River (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 7 Nov. 8 to Sept. 30

1.8 0 2.4 16 1.8 0.5 4.0 160

1.9 1.0 3.0 55 1.9 1.5 6.0 440

2.0 2.6 4.0 150 2.0 3.1 1O.O 1,200

2.1 4.5 6.0 420 2.1 5.5 14.0 2,250

2.2 7.2 7.0 580 2.2 8.8 18.0 3,700

2.5 23 21.0 5,460

3.0 57

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

*.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.7

2.6

4.1

4.3

2.6

1.5

1.0

3.4

6.1

-g.9 11

4.1

2.8

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.0

63.7

2.05

0.016

0.02

126

Nov.

/I 0

^f

al.O

a2.0

a 10

a 100

a450

*a700

630

84

32

20

102

552

301

186

284

508

1,200

565

513

1,470

2,040

2,560

1,080

347

206

238

472

244

11,698.6

49O

3,77

4.21

29,150

Dec.

163

129

101

72

48

40

340

535

178

92

62

*48

41

38

36

36

34

33

33

33

33

30

27

24

IS

43

102

583 409"

147

91

3,606

116

0.892

1.03

7,150

Jan.

65

48

41

36

32

30

31

32

30

27

25

TT 111

277

186

232

*117

77

58

876

2,860

5.520

781

218

153

118

95

82

134

164

115

10,596

555

2.58

2.97

20, 620

Feb.

85

66

54

46

46.

292

221

85

55

244

*900

548

156

141

545

565

164

110

85

70

62

55

57

90

115

185

850

557

6,023

215

1.65

1.72

11,950

Mar.

170

103

80

66

112

323

646

425

350

208

124

91

80

77

*66

55

51

65

70

55

44

40

46

78

96

67

56

51

45

68

90

4,296

159

1.07

1.25

8,520

Apr.

56

42

56

52

50

25

22

19

19

19

*19

18

16

25

51

52

51

22

18

16

17

18

18

16

ii

16

514

1. 800

1,270

566

4,817

161

1.24

1.58

9,550

May

586 258"

256

418

228

118

70

49

40

055

*C50

025

c25

c20

c20

cl5

015

c!5

c!5

clO

clO

c20

c30

c40

c25

CIS

clO

c9.0

c8.0

7 8

6.8

2,389.6

77.1

0.593

0.68

4,740

June

5.8

5.5

5.5

8.5

*12

6.2

6.5

5.5

5.0

5.8

5.0

4.1

5.5

5.8

5.5

7.5

72

55

145

74

25

*L,120

1,650

17556"

102

50

34

28

22

19

4,507.5

150

1.15

1.28

8,940

July

16

14

15

11

10

9.6

10

16

14

19

22

5420-

18

*11

8.5

6.8

6.2

8.1

7.2

5.5

6.5

6.8

*6.2

*6.5

5.0

4.5

3.8

3.1

2.8

2.6

327.5

10.6

0.082

0.09

650

Aug.

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.5

5.5

5.5

2.8

1.8

5.6

5.6

2.0

1.4

1.5

1.2

i£

*1.2

58

149

980

1.400

595

56

27

18

11 

alO

3,552.0

108

0.851

0.96

6,650

Sept.

aS.O

a6.0

aS.O

4.5

4.1

4.5

5.5

96

55

22

*15

8.5

7.2

6.2

5.5

5.0

7.2

151

52

960

*3,510

«4.820

*2,57b

652

552

488

350

206

74

49

14,476.4

485

5.72

4.15

28,710

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,360 Min 0 Mean H9 Cfsm 0.915 In. 12.45 Ac-ft 86,220

Water year 1957-53: Max 4,820 Min 0.1 Mean 189 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.72 Ac-ft 136,800

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). Nov. 8 (10 p.m.) 1.020 cfs (9.10 ft); Nov. 19 (5 p.m.) 1,250 cfs 

(10.23 ft); Nov. 24 (lO a.m.) 2,520 cfs (14.90 ft); Dec. 28 (6:30 p.m.) 720 cfs (7.61 ft);

Jan. 22 (2 a.m.) 4.3OO cfs (19.24 ft); Feb. 11 (12 m. ) 980 cfs (8.88 ft); Feb. 27 (5:30 p.m.) 

1,000 cfs (8.96 ft); Mar. 6 (7 p.m.) 880 cfs (8.41 ft); Apr. 28 (3:30 a.m.) 1,920 cfs (12.92 ft); 

June 23 (11 p.m.) 1,900 cfs (12.78 ft); Aug. 25 (7 P.m.) 1,450 cfs (10.99 ft); Sept. 22 (1:30 a.m.)

5,700 cfs (21.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

c Backwater from Sabine River.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 43

244. Sabine River near Milam, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°28', long 93°45', on right bank 104 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 21, 2.8 miles downstream from Patroon Bayou, 6.5 miles northeast of Milam, 

Sabine County, 7.2 miles upstream from Palo Gaucho Bayou, and at mile 195.

Drainage area. 6,543 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to August 1925 (published as "at Sabinetown"), January 

1939 to September 1958.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 97.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1T929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Oct. 9, 1923, to Aug. 31, 1925, staff gage 

7.4 miles downstream at different datum. Jan. 19, 1939, to Dec. 21, 1945, wire-weight 

gage 104 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 19 years (1939-58), 5,630 cfs (4,076,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 41,600 cfs May 16 (gage height, 43.27 ft); minimum, 292 cfs Oct. 14.

1923-25, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 83,400 cfs Apr. 12, 1945 (gage height, 

48.87 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Oct. 14-19, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1884, that of Apr. 12, 1945. Flood of about 

July 28, 1933, reached a stage of 48 ft, from information by former observer. Flood in 

1884 reached a stage about 2 ft lower than that of 1945 at ferry about 10 miles 

upstream, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good, 

and industrial use.

Diversions above station for oilfield operations and municipal

Rating table, water year 1957-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

196

337

660

1,400

15.0 

2O.O 

26.0 

34.0

4,100

7,750

13,100

21,000

4O.O 

43.0 

44.0

28,900

39,400

46,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

512 

694

935

1,160

1,320

1,360

1,280

1,080

*830

644

512

412

349

304

331

512

1,080

3,120

4,890

5,980

6,720

7,110

7,590

8,180

8,600

8,680 

8,600

8,430

8,180

7,920

7,670

114,985

3,709

0.567

0.65

228,100

Nov.

7,430 

7,110

6,950

6,800

6,720

7,270

*8,090

9,720

11,200

12,100

12,800

13,500

13,600

13,700

13,100

12,300

12,300

12,600

13,700

14,000

14,600

16,400

18,800

20,100

20,800

20,800 

20,700

20,700

21,000

21 , 100

409,990

13,670

2.09

2.33

813,200

Dec.

21,100

20,6OO

20,100

19,600

18,800

18,200

17,400

16,200

14,500

12,300

9,720

7,270

5,600

4,620

3,900

3,540

*3,360

3,360

3,240

3,180

3,120

3,010

2,900

2,840

2,740 

2,790

4,160

6,050

6,580

6 , 800

288,480

9,306

1.42

1.64

572,200

Jan.

6,650 

6,120

5,600

5,030

4,490

4,230

4,040

3,900

3,660

3,300

2,960

2,790

3,360

6,350

8,520

*9,280

9,810

9,810

9,360

10,200

15,000

16,600

17,400

16,600

16,000

15,400 

14,700

14,000

13,500

12,900

12,100

283,660

9,150

1.40

1.61

562,600

Feb.

11,000 

9,810

8,860

8,090

7,670

7,750

7,840

7,430

7,110

6,650

7,590

7,510

6,500

5,980

6,120

6,580

6,580

6,800

6,800

*6,500

5,680

4,820

4,160

3,840

5.720

3,720 

4,890

5,600

-

185,600

6,629

1.01

1.05

368,100

Mar.

4,560 

4,420

4,230

3,840

5,480

5,100

6,350

6,350

6,880

6,950

6,120

5,240

4,490

4,890

5,450

5,680

5,750

5,820

5,750

5,680

5,600

5,600

5,750

6,120

6,950

7,670 

7,920

7,920

7,750

7,510

7,430

183,250

5,911

0.903

1.04

363,500

Apr.

7,270 

6,950

6,350

5,450

4,750

4,230

3,840

3,660

3,660

*3,660

3,840

4,040

4,230

4,300

4,230

3,840

3,360

3,120

2,960

2,790

2,680

2,790

2,900

3,010

3,120

3,180 

3,950

6,500

6,650

7 , 590

128,900

4,297

0.657

0.73

255,700

May 

9,990 

10,900

11,400

12 , 900

14,000

14,600

15,400

16,400

17,400

19,000

22,800

27,400

32,400

36,600

40,200

40,800

40,800

39,400

37,200

35,300

33,000

31,000

*29,300

28,100

26,700

25,300 

23,900

22,300

20,200

16,600

9,120

760,410

24,530

3.75

4.32

*1,508

June

3,580 

2,400

2,150

1,900

1,720

1,540

1,360

1,240

1,120

1,080

1,040

935

848

779

711

677

779

1,400

3,010

5,100

5,980

8,680

11,200

11,600

10,300

*8,770 

7,350

6,050

5,240

4,820

113,359

3,779

0.577

0.64

224,800

July

4,620 

4,300

3,840

3,240

2,570

1,950

1,620

1,580

1,490

1,440

1,490

2,250

2,620

2,790

2,840

2,900

3,010

3,06O

3,120

3,010

2,900

2,620

2,250

1,760

1,320

1,040 

865

762

711

*694

660

69,322

2,236

0.342

0.39

137,500

Aug.

610 

578

528

495

463

447

415

402

393

380

371

362

362

359

365

368

362

349

340

*331

325

399

528

2,310

4,040

2,960 

1,320

1,720

1,900

1,620

1,160

26,562

857

0.131

0.15

52,680

Sept.

830 

677

594

544

479

447

44T

463

512

463

*495

479

463

463

463

447

463

1,350

1,850

3,970

14,600

19,800

23,000

25,200

26,100

25,800 

24,800

23,300

21,700

18, 800

238,999

7,967

1.22

1.36

474,000

Calendar year 1957: Max 59,400 Min 156 Mean 8,456 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.56 Ac-ft 6,122,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 40,800 Min 304 Mean 7,681 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.91 Ac-ft 5,560,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
44 SABINE RIVER BASIM

245. Palo Gaucho Bayou near Hemphill, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°23', long 93°50', near center of span at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 87, 0.2 mile upstream from Boregas Creek, 3.6 miles north of Hemphill, 

Sabine County, 4.2 miles downstream from Sandy Creek, and about 13 miles upstream 

from Sabine River.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Records available. March 1952 to September 1958.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Average discharge. 6 years, 102 cfs (73,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 19.00 ft); no 

 flow Oct. 13, 14.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 22.50 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1907, 26.6 ft in July 1933, from information by local 

resident. Flood in June 1950 reached a stage of 23.0 ft, from information by State 

Highway Department.

Remarks. Records fair. No known diversion above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.1

.1

O

7J

3

8.1

13

9.9

8.1

7.5

7.5

5.4

9.9

TB" 21

13

9.5

6.3 

5.0

4.5

4.0

157.4

5.03

0.042

0.05

312

Nov.

4.1

T7e

4.6

4.9

5.8

34

86

*325

256

122

96

54

65

327

329

557

445

394

603

301

544

1,760

3,340

2,786

1,180

450

269

301 

237

184

15,063.0

502

4.15

4.63

29,880

Dec. '

152

134

125

116

104

113

198

198

152

113

99

89

82

82

94

92

86

*82

84

82

76

72

63

61

65

131

253

635 

T76

229

149

4,487

145

1.20

1.38

8,900

Jan.

122

104

94

86

82

82

94

89

74

j=7

67

 182

594

826

382

*205

170

143

122

957

3,100

1,950

860

371

237

205

174

158 

174

184

161

12,116

391

3.23

3.72

24,030

Feb.

140

113

107

102

133

753- 380

140

116

191

371

253

170

174

253

229

152

128

119

110

*102

ITB" 99

164

152

131

307

261

4,966

177

1.46

1.53

9,850

Mar.

146

122

107

94

104

380

407

335

435

2BT

174

155

134

119

104

92

94

104

94

84

76

74

184

128

107

107

96 

82

82

79

4,664

150

1.24

1.43

9,250

Apr.

74

65

63

59

53

50

46

44

46

*49

45

38

37

67

128

72

50

43

45

47

43

49

61

41

33

29

437 

367

679

2,921

97.4

O.8O5

0.90

5,790

May

563

202

285

688

434

177

116

94

76

65

59

51

42

36

34

30

26

30

34

30

29

26

23

151

85

51

38

*25 

20

18

i°.

3,554

115

0.950

1.09

7,050

June

14

12

11

9.9

9.0

8.1

7.8

7.2

6.8

6.8

5.7

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.0

6.3

14

13

12

12

13

27

59

28

15

11

10

12 

8.8

7.0

367.0

12.2

0.101

0.11

728

July

6.2

4.7

4.1

3.7

3.2

2.8

3.7

*85

15

27

24

19

11

8.6

6.0

*5.1

4

3.7

3.0

2.6

2.1

2.0

1.6

3.6

18

7.6

5.0

3.5 

2.3

1.8 

1.4

324.3

10.5

0.087

0.10

643

Aug.

1.0

.8

.7

.7

2.4

2.2

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.7

.8

1.2

1.3

1.0

.9

.5

*.4

.4

6.5

15

434

784

*493

63

33 

22

18

1,905.3

61.5

0.508

0.59

3,780

Sept.

14

12

11

9.4

8.0

7.4

975

14

19

13

11

*9.9

9.2

8.5

8.1

8.3

25

309

245

529

2,900

1,910

965

321

158

198

2,410

3,400 

1,290 

326

15,157.8

505

4.17

4.66

30,070

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,480 Min 0 Mean 146 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.37 Ac-ft 105,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,4OO Min 0 Mean 180 Cfsm 1.49 In. 2O.19 Ac-ft 13O,3OO

Peak discharge (base, 9OO cfs). Nov. 23 (12 m.) 3,340 cfs (18. OO ft): 

(13.80 ft); Jan. 21 (12 m.) 3,340 cfs (18.00 ft); Apr. 3O (12 p.m.) 

Sept. 21 (12 m.) 3,62o cfs (18.20 ft); Sept. 28 (2 a.m.) 5,000 cfs (

Jan. 14 (3 a.m.) 944 cfs 

962 cfs (13.9 ft, from graph); 

19. OO ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 45

255. Bayou Toro near Toro, La.

Location.- Lat 31°18'25", long 93°31'56", in SW£ sec. 20, T. 4 N., R. 11 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 473, 0.2 mile upstream from Hanby Creek, 2.5 miles northeast of Toro, 

and 7.8 miles west of Hornbeck.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 138.00 ft above mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,350 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 17.53 ft); 

minimum, 4.4 cfs Aug. 21; minimum gage height, 2.78 ft Oct. 11.

1955-58: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 21, 1958; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 29, 30, 

Oct. 1-3, 1956; minimum gage height, 2.40 ft Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1956.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 18-20, 22-23, Dec. 9-26, 

Feb. 16-23, Mar. 1-23, May 4-23, Aug. 24, 25, 27, 28)

Oct. 1 to June 23 June 24 to Sept. 30

2.7

2.9

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

14.0

131

250

600

2,300

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

4.0 

8.0

13

5.0

6.0

8.0

16.0

131

250

600

2,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.4

8.0

7.5

7.4

7.2

6.8

7.0

7.0

6.3

6.2

5^8

6.3

6.0

6.3

13

30

*38

27

16

11

9.6 

14

94 

119

31

23

19 

16

15

14

635.8

20.5

0.139

0.16

1,260

Nov.

14

14

17

16

17

127

195

*1,110

708

162

85

69

126

397

400

657

800

*1,280

1,330

926

501 

*1,640

2.190 

*2,100

*1,490

*481

258

198 

198

150

17,656

589

3.98

4.44

35,020

Dec.

119

107

103

99

91

86

335

416

170

111

93

79

72

71

75

80

74

*69

69

85

85 

65

55 

52

86

183

353

1,100 

690

221

150

5,444

176

1.19

1.37

10, 800

Jan.

123

102

89

81

74

74

84

81

70

63

62

76

425

488

*202

131

107

93

84

506

1.920 

1,480

442 

236

198

156

131

120 

303

286

168

8,455

273

1.84

2.12

16,770

Feb.

131

107

93

85

85

102

131

101

80

95

369

254

140

145

512

387

210

*150

131

119

111 

106

126 

192

174

162

563

392

5,248

187

1.26

1.31

10,410

Mar.

162

123

107

95

95

145

310

348

216

150

115

98

102

111

93

81

81

127

*119

90

76 

148" 71

428

572

145

119

105 

95

172

169

4,568

147

0.993

1.14

9,060

Apr.

102

82

74

67

61

54

48

45

68

*79

66

52

47

564

344

163

97

75

67

67

64 

72

87 

67

52

49

117

1,120 

1,280

1.700

6,830

228

1.54

1.72

13,550

May

595" 923

180

255

212

131

104

85

74

66

60

*55

50

46

42

40

37

36

38

68

70 

52

78 

330

144

68

48

40 

44 

36

30

3,737

121

0.818

0.94

7,410

June

26

24

22

21

21

20

20

18

18

17

15

*14

13

T3

15

17

18

23

26

38

30

166

906 

4BT

83

51

38

30 

25 

21

2,201

73.4

0.496

0.55

4,370

July

18

17

15

13

13

17

*18

35

143

138

52

42

29

22

19

16

15

13

13

12

11 

10

10 

9.0

9.5

10

8.5

8.0 

7.0

6.6 

6.0

755.6

24.4

0.165

0.19

1,500

Aug.

6.0

5.4

5.0

5.4

6.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.4

6.2

6.6

*6.6

6.0

5.4

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.6

*4.6 

279

688 

1,190

*1^850

1/450

*226

123 

89 

67

51

6,128.0

198

1.34

0.54

12,150

Sept.

44

38

*32

30

28

28

32

51

78

52

36

32

30

26

24

23

4T

65

45

1,380

2.880 

2,880

1,780

466

207

180

642

1,660 

749 

214

13,773

459

3.10

3.46

27,320

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,190 Min 4.8 Mean 148 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.64 Ac-ft 107,500

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,880 Min 4.6 Mean 207 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.94 Ac-ft 149,600

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Nov. 8 (8:3O a.m.) 1,280 cfs (10.62 ft); Nov. 18 (7:30 p.m.) 

1,670 cfs (12.89 ft); Nov. 23 (2 a.m.) 2,360 cfs (14.53 ft); Dec. 28 (5 a.m.) 1,220 cfs (10.37 ft);

Jan. . 21 (6 a.m.) .. 2,120 , cfs (13.39 . ft); Apr. . 14 (11:30 a.m.) .. 1,080 , cfs (9.86 . ft); Apr. . 30

(3:30 a.m.) 1,910 cfs (12.73 ft); June 23 (lO p.m.) 1,OOO cfs (9.57 ft); Aug. 24 (5:30 p.m.) 

1,880 cfs (13.63 ft); Sept. 21 (11 p.m.) 3,350 cfs (17.53 ft); Sept. 28 (3:30 p.m.) 1,760 cfs 

(12.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
46 SABINE RIVER BASIN

260. Sablne River below Toledo Bend, near Burkeville, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°03'50", long 93 "31"10", near left edge of low-water channel at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 63, about 200 ft downstream from Pearl Creek, 

10 miles northeast of Burkeville, Newton County, 16 miles downstream from Bayou Toro, 

23 miles downstream from proposed Toledo Bend Dam, and at mile 140.

Drainage area. 7,547 sq ml.

Records available. September 1955 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 23, 1958, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum. Datum of gage Is 70.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1941.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 43,200 cfs May 21, 22 (gage height, 30.42 ft); 

minimum, 472 cfs Aug. 21.

1955-58: Maximum discharge, 52,900 cfs May 15, 1957 (gage height, 32.43 ft); minimum, 60 cfs Sept. 26-30, 1956.

Maximum stage known since about 1860, 35.9 ft in May 1884, from Information by 

local resident. Flood of Apr. 15, 1945, reached a stage of 35.8 ft and flood of 

May 23, 1953, reached a stage of 35.3 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions above station for oilfield operation and municipal 

and industrial use.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

525 

595

710

930

1,160

1,380

1,500

1,440

1,300

1,060

*862

710

a612

525

525

862

818 

930

2,720

4,800

5,950

*6,860

7,800

8,780

8,780

9,060 

9,060

9,060

8,640

8, 500 

8,220

114,674

3,699

0.490

0.57

227,500

Nov.

7,800 

7,660

7,800

7,100

6,740

8,360

9,340

*12,200

13,500

13,200

13,000

13,300

14,100

15,400

15,400

15,900

15,100 

15,200

17,000

*16,700

15,900

18,000

22,100

23,900

25,000

24,600 

24,200

23,500

23,000

22,800

467,800

15,590

2.07

231

927,900

Dec.

22,800

22^600

22,300

22,100

21,500

21,400

21,200

20,200

18,800

16,800

14,300

11,100

8,500

6,280

5,300

4,600 

4,130

*4,040

4,220

3,950

3,770

3,590

3,500

3,340

a5, 260 

4,500

8,080

9,340

a! 080

354,960

11,450

1.53

1.75

704,100

Jan.

7,240 

6,500

5,950

5,730

5,200

4,800

4,600

4,400

4,130

3,680

3,420

3,680

4,600

6,740

8,780

9,480

*9,900 

10,200

10,000

11,700

18,900

21,400

25,000

21,700

20,400

19,400 

118,300

17,200

16,800

16,200 

15,200

339,230

10,940

1.45

1.67

672,900

Feb.

15,600

10^800

9,760

8,920

8,640

9,200

8,780

8,080

7,520

7,800

8,780

8,080

7,100

7,520

7,940

7,520 

7,240

7,240

7,100

*6,620

5,950

5,730

6,620

5,730

5,100 

a6,170

7,520

-

223,560

7,984

1.06

1.10

443,400

Mar.

6,280 

5,300

5,000

4,700

4,400

4,800

6,390

7,800

7,800

7,940

7,520

6,620

5,840

5,100

5,300

5,840

6,060 

6,280

6,280

6,060

5,950

5,950

6,280

7,380

7,520

7,940 

8,360

8,500

8,500

3, 640 

8,360

204,690

6,603

0.875

1.01

406 , 000

Apr.

8,080 

7,660

7,100

6,280

5,510

4,900

4,310

3,950

4,040

4,220

3,950

4,O40

a4,130

6,640

9,060

*6,740

4,900 

4,040

3,590

3,500

5,260

3,950

4,310

3,770

3,500

a3,300 

a7,600

9,620

10,600

11,100

167,650

5,588

0.740

0.83

332,500

May

11,600 

12,400

12,400

13,8OO

15,900

16,500

16,700

17,200

18,000

18,800

20,200

22,400

*25,000

27,600

30,100

32 , 900

36,200 

38,700

41,200

42,800

43,200

43,205

42,400

41,600

40,200

38,400 

36,200

34,300

31,800

28, 800 

25,800

876,300

28,270

3.75

4.32

*1,738

June

al5,OQO 

a8,000

3,340

2,780

2,460

2,160

1,950

1, 170

1,590

1,500

*1,380

1,330

1,220

1,140

1,080

1,060

1,000 

1,000

1,530

2,940

4,900

6,500

10,600

13,300

13,300

11,700 

9,900

a8,000

a6 , 400

5,730

144,560

4,819

0.639

0.71

286,700

July

5,200 

5,000

4,600

4,130

3,590

2,940

2,460

2,090

2,860

2,300

2,020

1,830

2,380

2,860

2,940

*3,020

3,100 

3,180

3,260

3,260

a3,180

3,100

2,860

2,460

1,950

1,650 

1,360

1,160

1,000

930 

885

83,555

2,695

0.357

0.41

165,700

Aug.

862 

818

772

772

710

730

650

612

595

595

578

a560

a550

542

525

525

525 

508

a508

490

490

1,350

*2,860

3,900

11.600

10,500 

5,940

2,780

2,230

2,300 

1,950

58,327

1,882

0.249

0.29

115,700

Sept.

1,530 

1,160

955

840

750

710

690

11Z

862

818

772

862

1,000

818

710

710

930 

862

1,580

6,640

18,800

23,200

25,200

25,800

26,200

27,100 

28,000

29,000

50,100

29 300

286,671

9,556

1.27

1.41

568,600

Calendar year 1957: Max 52,800 Mln 245 Mean 9,037 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.28 Ac-ft 6,543,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 43,200 Mln 490 Mean 9,101 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.38 Ac-ft 6,589,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.

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

stations.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Aug. 22.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 47

275. Bayou Anacoco near Leesville, La.

Location. Lat 31°09'35", long 93°21'05", in NW^NWi sec. 13, T. 2 N., R, 10 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 8, 2f miles upstream from 

Prairie Creek and 5^ miles west of Leesville.

Drainage area. 114 sq mi.

Records available. September 1948 to September 1958.

Gage 

li

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 190.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929 (levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works).

Average discharge. 10 years, 162 cfs (117,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,930 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 15.62 ft); 

minimum daily, 7.9 cfs Oct. 13.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 26,200 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 19.39 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs many days in August, September, and October 1956; minimum gage height, 

2.00 ft Sept. 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1949(P).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 9-21, Sept. 1-17)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5

2.3

2.5

2.7

5.0

7.6

11

15

24

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

62

175

304

522

2.3

2.5

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

Nov. 6 to

9.5

13

25

62

115

265

580

Sept. 50

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

16.0

1,050

1,170

1,510

2,270

3,590

7,910

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

13

12

11

10

9.9

9.6

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.2

8.1

7.9

8.1

12

66

*66

39

24

17

14

25

277

425

3l5

92

60

46 

38

34

32

1,719.9

55.5

0.487

0.56

3,410

Nov.

31

30

80

50

71

790

785

*955

1.510

718

195

158

745

1,120

1,090

956

556

604

878

758

330

715

1,170

1,290

944

509

269

223 

223

172

17,925

598

5.25

5.86

35,550

Dec.

138

124

124

124

110

110

419

524

229

127

101

85

78

80

130

148

104

*98

123

283

204

127

104

92

131

330

438

1.120 

1,090

437

215

7,547

243

2.13

2.46

14,970

176

144

127

113

107

104

120

116

101

90

104

420

645

671

*332

199

155

134

120

360

1,050

1. 110

486

247

231

187

155

141 

247

247

172

8,611

278

2.44

2.81

17,080

Feb.

141

116

101

95

95

98

98

88

80

88

162

169

113

116

342

294

155

*113

98

90

85

1

82

179

370

231

176

513

645

4,933

176

1.54

1.60

9,780

Mar.

276

141

120

107

144

310

330

340

330

207

141

127

*155

127

101

90

101

191

166

110

90

82

25?

740 473-

207

166

138 

130

162

155

6,216

201

1.76

2.03

12,330

Apr.

110

92

88

85

78

70

62

56

160

*472

198

110

88

452

1,160

855

228

152

127

120

120

158

223

130

92

78

122

894 

1.170

932

8,682

289

2.54

2.83

17,220

May

855

340

262

460

380

187

127

95

82

72

68

*62

54

49

45

42

38

36

133

207

154

82

60

186

233

90

60

48 

40

36

52

4,615

149

1.31

1.51

9,150

June

a30

a30

a30

a25

a25

a25

a25

a20

a20 *a2o

a20

al5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a20

a25

a30

a45

a200

a350

a250

a!20

a55

a40

a30 

a25

a2O

1,570

52.3

0.459

0.51

3,110

July

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a20

a30

a 80

a200

*a500

*a!50

80

70

48

37

32

28

25

23

21

20

18

20

19

18

16

15

15 

14

13

12.

1,599

51,6

0.453

0.52

3,170

Aug.

alO aTO"

alO

alO

a40

a70

a25

a!5

a!5

a20

al5

a!5 *16

15

13

13

12

12

12

11

*11

444

1,050

1,260

*4.580

1,350

316

152 

110

85

66

9,583

309

2.71

3.12

19,010

Sept.

56

46

*38

32

30

30

31

35

36

33

28

24

24

23

23

22

54

88

64

558

5.470

2,380

868

526

205

210

237

853 

883

243

10, 950

365

3.20

3.57

21,720

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,570 Mln 7.2 Mean 175 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.82 Ac-ft 126,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,380 Mln 7.9 Mean 230 Cfsm 2.O2 In. 27.38 Ac-ft 166,500

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Nov. 9 (1:30 p.m.) 2,080 cfs (14.36 ft); Nov. 15 (5 p.m.) 1,120 cfs 

(15.54 ft); Nov. 20 (12:30 a.m.) 970 cfs (12.55 ft); Nov. 24 (7 a.m.) 1,510 cfs (14.0O ft); 

Dec. 29 (5:30 a.m.) 1,240 cfs (13.67 ft); Jan. 22 (8 a.m.) 1,170 cfs (13.52 ft): Apr. 15 (8 p.m.) 

1,370 cfs (15.85 ft); Apr. 29 (9 a.m.) 1,260 cfs (13.68 ft); Aug. 25 (6:30 a.m.) 5,930 cfs 

(15.62 ft); Sept. 21 (4 p.m.) 4,640 efa (15.52 ft); Sept. 29 (12:50 a.m.) 1,170 cfa (15.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and 

records for nearby stations.
48 SABINE RIVER BASIN

280. Bayou Anacoco near Rosepine, La.

Location. Lat 30°57'10", long 93°21'10", on line between sees. 25 and 26, T. 1 S.,

R. 10 W., near center of span on downstream side of bridge on parish road from Rosepine 

to Evans, Just downstream from Pocosin Creek, 4.8 miles northwest of Rosepine.

Drainage area. 366 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gagelsll8.09 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Nov. 11, 1954, wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 508 cfs (367,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,200 cfs Nov. 20 (gage height, 24.67 ft); 

minimum, 47 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 3.66 ft).

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 64,300 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 28.38 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Sept. 30, 1956; minimum gage height, 3.24 ft Sept. 28, 29, 30, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1392: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 31 to Jan. 12, Jan. 16-2(3, 

Jan. 25 to Feb. 23)

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

12.0

201

370

1,600

15.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

2,400

3,500

4,080

5,200

20.5

21.0

22.0

24.0

6,350

8,250

13,500

26,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

58

57

55

54

53

52

51

50

*50

49

49

48

48

48

72

667

388

126

84

71

66

77

1,160

1,720 

780

480

420

370

332 

306

288

8,129

262

0.716

0.83

16,120

Nov.

255

231

216

216

208

1,150

2,080

3,500

3,400

2,060

910

810

1,300

2,610

1,980

1,420

1,820

*2,160

2,220

20,200

4,910

2,160

2,940

3,130 

3,500

2,940

1,800

970

770

670

72,536

2,418

6.61

7.38

143,900

Dec.

550

460

440

510

430

380

1,120

1,580

1,170

690

*480

390

351

342

470

570

530

430

540

1,050

970

590

400

560" 332 

890

1,120

2,280

2,700

2,740

1,770

26,635

859

2.35

2.71

52,830

Jan.

730

570

460

400

360

360

*410

380

332

288

272

57?

2,080

2,190

1,650

870

570

460

400

812

2,370

2,700

2,370

1,680 

1,010

770

610

510

550

690

610

28,339

914

2.50

2.88

56,210

Feb.

480

40O

332

297

288

288

280

263

239

253

*380

490

420

342

750

950

650

400

314

280

255

247

660

1,680 

1,230

750

1,010

1,310

-

15,248

545

1.49

1.55

30,240

Calendar year 1957: Max 20,200 Min 23

Mar.

1,050

630

a450

a400

420

947

1,800

1,530

1,170

1,090

650

a500

*1,010

850

a500

a400

a350

690

730

a450

a350

a300 75B"

2,310 

2,490

1,690

770

610

675

1,370

870

27,837

898

2.45

2.82

55,210

Apr.

a500

a400

a350

a300

a300

a250

a2TO

a250

856

1,460

*1,070

a500

a400

842

2,340

2,770

2,380

905

550

570

530

995

930

610 

a450

a400

a350

1,060

2,020

2,100

26,688

890

2.43

2.71

52,930

May

2,190

2,020

1,130

710

810

690

a500

a400

a350

a300

a250

a250

a200

a200

alSO

a!50

alSO

alSO

alSO

a300

a250

a250

*a250

a510 

a350

a300

a250

a200

alSO

alSO 

alSO

13,860

447

1.22

1.41

27,490

June

alOO

alOO

alOO

a90

a90

a80

a80

a70

a70

a60

a60

*a60

a60

a70

a90

a70

a70

a80

84

81

75

257

445

a2TO 

a200

alSO

alOO

alOO

a90

a80

3,312

110

0.301

0.34

6,570

July

a80

a70

a70

a60

a67J

a60

*67

170

208

255

314

29T

272

263

247

231

208

201

187

180

165

152

218

303 

172

141

123

113

102

95

5,172

167

0.456

0.53

10,260

Aug.

82

77

76

91

74

90

99

*89

97

88

76

72

69

69

66

67

66

63

59

57

54

314

690

1,380 

1,820

1,310

1,260

1,080

700

630 

480

11,245

363

0.992

1.14

22,300

Sept.

45O

430

420

410

400

400

400

*430

400

380

370

400

380

351

552

566

1,420

2,580

1,070

1,470

8,750

11,300

7,400

4,050 

2,010

1,060

850

890

890

1,070

50,929

1,698

4.64

5.18

101,000

Mean 613 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.76 Ac-ft 444,000

Water Water year year 1957-58: 1957-58: Max wax 20,200 20,200 Min Min 48 48 Mean Mean 794 '»* Cfsm Cfsm 2.17 2.17 In. In. 29.48 29.4B Ac-ft Ac-ft 575,100 575,11 Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Nov. 9 (2:30 a.m.) 3,650 cfs (18.34 ft); Nov. 20 (7:30 a.m.) 

32,200 cfs (24.67 ft); Nov. 25 (4:30 a.m.) 3,540 cfs (18.13 ft); Sept. 21 (11 p.m.) 14,000 cf; 

(22.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and 

records for nearby stations.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 

285. Sabine River near Bon Wier, Tex.

49

Location. Lat 35°45'00", long 93°36'30", near center of main channel at upstream side of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 0.7 mile upstream from Quicksand Creek, 0.8 mile upstream 

from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, 2.0 miles east of Bon Wier, 

Newton County, 2.4 miles upstream from Caney Creek, and at mile 98.

Drainage area. 8,323 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1934, January 1939 to September 1958. Gageheight records collected in this vicinity since 1913 are contained in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 46.42 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Oct. 6, 1923, to July 7, 1931, chain gage at site 0.8 mile downstream 

at same datum. July 8, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1934, and Jan. 21, 1939, to Jan. 16, 1942, 

chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 7,518 cfs (5,443,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 39,600 cfs May 23-25; maximum gage height, 

21.22 ft May 24; minimum discharge, 670 cfs Aug. 20, 21.

1923-34, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs May 19, 1953 (gage height, 

25.70 ft); minimum, 160 cfs Sept. 29, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1833, 30.5 ft Apr. 23 or 24, 1913, from information by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Pe Railway Co. and local residents. Flood in May 1884 

reached a stage of about 26 ft. Floods occurring about 1844 and 1860 were higher than 

flood in 1884, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good, 

industrial use.

Diversions above station for oilfield operation and municipal and

Revisions (water years). WSP 1342: 1953. WSP 1442: 1924, 1926-27(M), 1929(M), 1939.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 2-22)

1.3 

2.0 

4.0 

7.0 

10.0

670

1,040

2,450

5,350

9,100

14.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

15,200

24,500

31,500

47,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

745 

745

795

870

1,040

1,280

,470

,580

,540

,440

,250

,040

895

795

770

,540

,370

,640 

,500

,610

5,130

*6,260

7,750

10,800

9,660 

9,380 

9,380

9,240

*8, 960

8 , 820

121,235

3,911

0.470

0.54

240,500

Nov.

8,540 

8,140

8,010

8,010

7,620

8,400

11,400

*15,200

18,000

17,200

15,600

14,200

14,900

18,000

19,000

18,400

18,000

18,000 

19,200

20,000

21,800

25,100

26,300

27,200 

28,200

28,600 

28,200 

27,200

25,700

24,500

548,620

13,290

2.20

2.45

tl,088

Dec.

25,900

23*000

23,OOO

22,700

22,100

22,400

23,300

22,700

21,200

19,200

17,200

14,700

11,700

9,380

7,880

6,740

6,020 

5,570

5,790

6,140

5,680

5,130

4,910 

5,130

5,240 

6,380 

9,660

12,900

12,900

12,300

418,150

13,490

1.62

1.87

829,400

Jan.

10,800 

9,380

8,680

7,880

7,100

6,620

6,380

6,140

*5,900

5,570

5.240

5,790

7,230

9,380

11,000

11,600

11,400

11,400 

11,400

11,800

16,200

21,200

23,900

24,800 

23,900

21,500 

19,600 

18,400

17,600

17,000

16 , 600

391,390

12,630

1.52

1.75

776,300

Feb.

15.400 

14,200

12,800

11,600

10,400

9,800

9,800

9,940

9,520

3,960

8,820

9,380

9,800

9,100

8,820

9,380

9,660

8,960 

8,540

8,400

8,140

7,620

7,750

10,500 

10,200

8.270 

7,620 

9,240

-

272,620

9,736

1.17

1.22

540,700

Mar.

9,800 

8,270

6,980

6,380

*6,020

6,020

7,360

9,660

10,400

9,940

9,660

8,820

8,140

7,620

6,860

6,860

7,100

7,490 

7,880

7,750

7,360

7,100

7,490

9,380 

10,800

1O,800 

10,400 

9,800

9,800

10,600

10, 800

263,340

8,495

1.02

1.18

522,300

Apr.

9,940 

9,240

8,820

8,270

7,490

6,620

5,900

5,350

5,680

7,360

6,860

6,020

5,570

6,O2O

10,500

*11,700

9,940

7,880 

5,790

5,130

5,020

5,020

6,140

5,900 

5,130

4,800 

4,600 

5,350

9,940

12, 600

214,580

7,153

0.859

0.96

425,600

May

15,400

is! 800

15,400

14,000

15,400

15,800

15,800

16,000

16,800

17,400

18,600

20,000

22,100

*24,500

26,500

28,200

50,100 

52,100

54,500

56,600

58,800

39.600

59^600

58,800 

57 , 300 

35,200

55,300

51 , 000

28, 600

800,100

25,810

5.10

5.57

*1,587

June

25,100 

15,200

7,230

4,500

5,600

5,210

2,850

2,550

2,570

2,130

* ,950

,860

,750

,640

,580

,540

,500

1,400 

1,970

2,290

5,700

5,900

9,240

11,400 

12,500

12,000 

10,800 

9,580

8,010

6, 860

175,770

5,859

0.704

0.79

548,600

July

6,020 

5,680

5,460

5,020

4,600

4,000

5,600

3,120

5,120

5,500

3,120

2,850

2,690

5,210

5,500

5,600

*5,600

5,600 

3,700

3,800

5,800

5,700

5,700

3,500 

3,050

2,550 

2,050 

1,750

1,540

1,400

1,510

106,100

5,425

0.411

0.47

210,400

Aug.

1.250 

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,040

1,010

950

920

920

920

870

820

795

770

770

745

720 

720

695

695

820

2,860

4,260 

7,580

12,000 

10,200 

6,740

4,100

5,500

5,120

74,140

2,592

0.287

0.55

147,100

Sept.

2,690 

2,210

1,820

1,610

1,470

1,570

1,340

1,370

*1,470

1,540

1,470

1,470

1,610

1,680

1,440

1,540

1,640

5,700 

5,900

5,060

18,800

26,600

27,800

28,900 

28,900

27,800 

*26 , 900 

26,900

27,200

27,800

507 , 800

10,260

1.25

1.57

610.500

Calendar year 1957: Max 51,800 Mln 507 Mean 10,170 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.59 Ac-ft 7,361,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 39,6OO Min 695 Mean 10,120 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.50 Ac-ft 7,326,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed In thousands.
50 SABINE RIVER BASIN

287. Hoosler Creek near Merryville, La.

Location.- Lat 30°43'32", long 93°33'36", In SE£ sec. 11, T. 4 S., R. 12 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 389, 2 miles upstream from Pullem Branch and 2 miles south of 

Merryville.

Drainage area. 14.6 sq ml.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1958.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 10.86 ft); 

minimum, 1.7 cfs Aug. 20, 21, 22 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

1955-58: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 21, 1958; minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 21, 22, 

1956; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 20, 21, 22, 1958.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16, Aug. 25 to Sept. 17)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 23 Feb. 24 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

3.0 

5.4 

8.8

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 3.0 ft.

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

1.6

2.2

4.4

11

33

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

10.0

62

100

160

250

820

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.9

7.4

6.7

5.9

5.4

5.1

4.4

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

*3.5

T75

lo- 147

ii

6.7

5.0

4.3

4.7

33

68

18

10

7.4

5.7

5.1

4.7

4.7

452.3

14.6

1.00

1.15

897

Nov.

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.1

3.9

26

88

443

79

26

16

13

153

431

66

33

42

165

177

*38

30

201

300

102

74

37

28

26

29

21

2,665.0

88.8

6.08

6.78

5,290

Dec.

17

15

16

16

15

14

58

58

*24

17

14

13

11

13

25

24

17

15

15

55

25

15

12

11

11

21

26

-56 158

25

19

831

26.8

1.84

2.12

1,650

Jan.

16

13

11

10

9.6

12

*22

15

11

9.6

10

18

52

41

20

15

13

11

11

30

156

44

25

45

37

23

18

16

22

22

17

775.2

25.0

1.71

1.97

1,540

Feb.

14

12

10

*9.8

9.8

11

11

9.2

8.4

9.4

18

16

14

16

38

22

13

10

9.4

9.2

8.8

10

72

-36 129

25

32

25

608.0

21.7

1.49

1.55

1,210

Mar.

17

15

14

13

13

15

23

21

26

18

*14

13

14

14

12

11

11

16

15

13

12

11

43

I!

26

18

17

14

15

60

38

635

20.5

1.40

1.61

1,260

Apr.

17

14

13

13

11

9.5

*8.3

7.5

17

38

16

11

9.5

61

122

28

16

13

12

11

11

13

17

11

9.0

7.8

7.1

11

13

8.3

556.0

18.5

1.27

1.42

1,100

May

7.3

6.1

5.6

7.3

48.

16

8.5

6.3

5.4

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.5

7.0

20

*9.2

6.8

5.8

12

17

7.0

4.7

4.0

3.5

3.4

5.1

249.8

8.06

0.552

0.64

495

June

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.5

33

15

*5.6

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.1

3.8

11

8.0

4.6

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.4

4.1

11

8.9

4.3

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.0

2.7

173.0

5.77

0.395

0.44

343

July

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

3.1

*3.2

3.1

3^4

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.0 2"70

2.0

2.1

2.1

77.4

2.50

0.171

0.20

154

Aug.

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

*3.4

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

10

5.2

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.9

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.7

279

33

15

3£

12

5.8

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.6

176.4

5.69

0.390

0.45

350

Sept.

.4

.4

.2

_a

.1

.5

.8

* .0

.0

.6

.0

.6

.0

.0

.0

13

23

53

16

49

702

*2lO"

59

26

16

13

11

10

8.8

8.5

L. 304.0

43.5

2.98

3.32

2,590

Calendar year 1957: Max 509 Hin 2.4 Mean 26.1 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.29 Ac-ft 18,930

Water year 1957-58: Max 702 Hln 1.7 Mean 23.3 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.65 Ac-ft 16,880

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Nov. 8 (8 a.m.) 740 cfs (9.63 ft); Nov. 14 (2 a.m.) 840 cfs 

(10.08 ft); Nov. 18 (10 p.m.) 490 cfs (8.34 ft); Nov. 23 (l2:30 a.m.) 580 cfs (8.77 ft); Sept. 21 

(5 a.m.) 1,000 cfs (10.86 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 51

295. Big Cow Creek near Newton, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°49'10", long 93°47'05", near center of span at downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 87, 2.6 miles southwest of Newton, Newton County, 5.0 miles downstream from Mellons Creek, and 8.0 miles upstream from Whiteoak Creek.

Drainage area. 141 sq mi.

Records available. April 1952 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 134.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Topographic Division). Prior to Dec. 19, 1957, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 107 cfs (77,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 15.08 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Oct. 14.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 20,200 cfs Apr. 29, 1953 (gage height, 19.45 ft); minimum observed, 12 cfs Aug. 23-26, 1956.

Maximum stage since at least 1907, 27.5 ft in April 1922, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3-5, 11, 12, 15-17, 20-23, 

June 10-19)

5.4 

5.6 

6.0 

6.5 61

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

90

162

358

625

13.0

14.0

15.0

809

1,090

1,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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.

Ac-ft

Oct.

27

25

24

24

22

22

21

20

20

20

19

*19

19

19

101

275 142-

67

38

32

28

33

170 

210

97

52

39

35

33

33

32

1,718

55.4

0.393

0.45

3,410

Nov.

33

3132"

38

48

125

230

*816

427

128

150

69

97

245

170

478

764

380

890

251

132

434

1,190 

661

344

184

139

125

114

97

8,622

294

2.09

2.33

17,500

Dec.

84

83,

78

81

75

74

318

262

128

94

81

71

*68

74

77

75

71

69

74

104

104

73

64 

61

78

219

217

 1,000 586"

205

136

4,782

154

1.09

1.26

9,480

Jan.

Ill

94

84

78

Zl

170

292

*154

108

90

87

425

679

460

188

128

108

94

87

299

1,490

733

245

215

184

146

125

122

238

197

139

7,645

247

1.75

2.02

15,160

Feb.

118

100

90

87

87

87

84

78

74

87

118

114

97

100

184

146

104

87

81

78

74

84

412 

844

289

170

184

162

-

4,220

151

1.07

1.11

8,370

Mar.

114

94

84

*81

84

150

215

170

125

97

84

81

104

104

81

74

76

94

111

87

75

71

95 

265

T5o

111

*97

87

90

235

146

3,532

114

0.808

0.93

7,010

Apr.

97

84

81

77

72

67

63

60

130

154

104

73

65

216

576

177

*97

78

78

87

78

222

162 

100

78

70

66

70

84

139

3,305

110

0.780

0.87

6,560

May

90

72

66

127

179

100

71

62

56

54

52

49

46

44

*43

42

41

41

47

54

52

48

52 

57

61

54

45

41

38

37

36_

1,857

59.9

0.425

0.49

3,680

June

34

33

32

34

38

42

41

36

33

31

30

29

*28

za

30

33

33

37

100

54

44

66

179 

TBT

62

47

42

39

36

35

1,460

48.7

0.345

0.39

2,900

July

33

32

32

31

31

33

54

160

ITo

146

84

67

50

41

37

34

32

32

31

31

29

28

29 

28

27

26

25

24

24

*23- 23

1,387

44.7

0.317

0.37

2,750

Aug.

23

22

22

26

28

28

26

23

23

23

25

25

28

27

25

23

23

22

22

22

*21

31

40 

54

94

"SO 108

36

31

30

28

1,009

32.5

0.230

0.27

2,000

Sept.

28

27

26

25

2T

25

29

31

35

53

97

87

70

47

41

46

87

90

60

319

1,080

847

335

128

90

94

84

78

90

69

4,143

138

0.979

1.09

8,220

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,190 Min 18 Mean 109 Cfsmo.773 In. 10.49 Ac-ft 78,890

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,490 Min 19 Mean 120 Cfsmo.851 In. n.58 Ac-ft 87,040

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Nov. 8 (6:30 p.m.) 1,090 cfs (13.99 ft); Nov. 17 (4 a.m.)

1,130 cfs (14.07 ft); Nov. 19 (l2 m.) 1,170 cfs (14.22 ft); Nov. 23 (12 m. to 2 p.m.) 1,520 cfs 

(14.77 ft); Dec. 28 (8 p.m.) 1,220 cfs (14.30 ft); Jan. 21 (5 to 6 p.m.) 1,920 cfs (15.08 ft); 

Feb. 24 (7 a.m.) 1,090 cfs (14.03 ft); Sept. 21 (9 p.m.) 1,220 cfs (14.28 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Dec 18.
52 SABINE RIVER BASIN

300. Cypress Creek near Buna, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°25'45" ( long 93"54"20", near center of span at downstream side of bridge 

on Farm Road 253, 1.0 mile downstream from unnammed tributary, 3.2 miles east of Buna, 

Jasper County, and 10 miles upstream from Little Cypress Creek.

Drainage area. 63.4 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 46 ft above mean sea level (State Highway 

Department bridge plans). Prior to Oct. 23, 1957, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 68.8 cfs (49,810 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,420 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 10.95 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 3,800 cfs Apr. 23, 1952, Apr. 13, 1955; maximum gage 

height, 11.95 ft Apr. 13, 1955, from graph based on gage readings; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

21

12

7.9

5.0

3.3

2.3

1.5

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

16

362 276-

106

46

21

11

8.1 

*25

79 

44

28

17

10

6.7

4.9

4.0

1,120.3

36.1

2,220

Nov.

3.5

3.2

2.6

2.2

1.8

6.8

69

622

790

552

380

*140

287

 1,520 9-48"

730

465

261

295

227

243

869 

1,270

1,020 

948

702

445

230

113

68

13,214.1

440

26,210

Dec.

44

31

27

42

33

26

193

271

150

89

58

37

28

37

104

85

66

55

55

66

48

33 

24

25" 18 

96

102

625

575

350

285

3,673

118

7,290

Jan.

191

94

54

37

28_

58

117

*85

63

44

37

58

229

182

123

83

55

40

31

255

850

625 

410

445 

289

157

95

70

107

91

75

5,078

164

10,070

Feb.

56

38

26

20

17

20

28

19

12

11

53

55

68

71

126

91

63

40

28

23

20

130 

905

1,050

675

485

247

-

5,197

]86

10,310

Mar,

9856"

38

29

25

45

75

55

43

28

21

16

12

9.5

7.9

7.2

6.7

13

21

15

9.5

7.1 

6.6

37

26

18

13

9.7

28

35

836.2

27.0

1,660

Apr.

17

9.7

36

*34

17

9.2

5.6

3.7

258

180

52

36

25

255

428

237

134

65

34

22

15

10 

8.0

6.4 

4.9

3.9

8.9

210

124

55

2,304.3

76.8

4,570

May

26

14

9.1

96

148

38

21

13

7.8

5.0

3.4

2.6

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.4

51

39

12

5.7

3.7 

2.3

1.4

1.0

.7

**.5

.4

J!_3

510.5

16.5

1,010

June

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

ITS' 4.2

.8

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

.1

.8

.9

.4

.2

.1

.4 

.5

.3 

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

12.3

0.41

24

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

2.6

1.2

176

*2A*0

2.550 

1,610

889 

532

205

49

28

14

9.9

8 , 008 . 9

267

15,890

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,550 Min 0 Mean 117 Ac-ft 84,780

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,350 Min 0 Mean 109 Ac-ft 79,250

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Nov. 14 (6 a.m.) 1,730 cfs (10.48 ft); Nov. 22 (10:30 p.m.)

1,620 cfs (10.40 ft); Feb. 25 (9 p.m.) 1,180 cfs (9.95 ft); Sept. 22 (7 p.m.) 2,420 cfs (10.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-22.
SABINE RIVER BASIN 53

305. Sabine River near Ruliff, Tex.

Location.--Lat 30°18'10", long 93°44'40", near right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 235, 2.4 miles north of Ruliff, Newton County, 4.2 miles upstream from 

The Kansas City Southern Railway Co. bridge, 4.5 miles downstream from Cypress Creek, 

and at mile 40.

Drainage area. 9,440 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1924 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1941. Prior to Mar. 1, 1941, staff gage at The Kansas City 

Southern Railway Co. bridge 4.2 miles downstream at datum 2.02 ft lower. Mar. 1, 1941, 

to Dec. 8, 1948, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--34 years, 8,906 cfs (6,448,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 41,300 cfs Sept. 24-25 (gage height, 15.60 ft); 

minimum, 1,010 cfs Aug. 22.

1924-58: Maximum discharge, 121,000 cfs May 22, 1953 (gage height, 19.98 ft); minimum, 270 cfs Sept. 27-30, Oct. 1-3, 17-20, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1835, about 22.2 ft in May or June 1884 (adjusted 

to present site and datum on basis of slope of flood of June 8, 9, 1950); flood of 

Apr. 26-29, 1913, reached a stage of about 195 ft, present site and datum, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good. Diversions above station for oilfield operation and municipal and 

industrial use. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1282: 1941(M), 1942. WSP 1442: 1925-29, 1937-39, 1943.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Cfsm

In.

Ac-It

Oct.

4,180

2,960

2,290

*1,960

1,840

1,840

2,010

2,180

2,350

2,410

2,350

2,180

1,960

1,790

1,740

3,390

4,580

5,160

4,960

3,970

3,690

4,500

5,520

6,600

8,020

9,600

11,000 

11,800

11,800

11,800 

11,400

151,830

4,898

0.519

0.60

301,200

Nov.

11,400

11,000

10,600

10,600

10,500

10,300

10,600

12,200

14,800

16,600

19,000

21,400

22,700

22,000

22,700

24,800

26,400

27,300

26,400

24,800

24,800

27,300

31,400

35,500

38,800

39,600

38,800 

37,200

35,500

33,900

698,700

23,290

2.47

2.75

*1,586

Dec.

30,600

28, 9OO

27,300

25,600

24,800

*24,800

26,400

26,400

26,400

26,400

26,400

25,600

24,800

23,400

21,400

19,600

17,500

15,100

12,700

11,400

10,3OO

9,300

8,760

8,260

7,580

7,180

6,980 

8,500

10,300

12,200 

14,100

568,960

18,350

1.94

2.24

*1,129

Jan.

15,800

16,200

16,200

14,800

13,200

12,200

*11,000

9,920

9,600

9,020

8,500

8,020

7,800

8,500

9,300

10,600

11,800

12,200

13,200

13,500

14,800

15,800

17,000

19,600

24,100

26,400

27,500 

25,600

24,100

22,000 

20,800

468,860

15,120

1.60

1.85

930,000

Feb.

19,600

19,OOO

18,000

17,500

16,600

15,800

14,400

13,500

12,700

12,200

12,200

11,800

11,400

11,800

12,200

12,200

12,200

11,800

11,800

11,400

11,400

11,000

12,200

15,200

14,100

15,100

15,400 

15,100

-

585,600

15,770

1.46

1.52

764,800

Mar.

15,800

12,700

12,200

11,400

10,600

9,600

9,020

8,760

9,500

9,920

10,600

11,400

11,400

11,000

10,600

9,920

9,500

9,020

8,760

8,760

9,020

9,500

9,500

9,500

9,6OO

10,500

11,000 

*11,400

11,800

12,200 

11,800

525,080

10,420

1.10

1.27

640,800

Apr.

11,800

11,800

12,200

12,200

11,800

10,600

9,920

8,760

8,500

9,500

9,500

9,600

9,500

9,600

9,920

10,600

11,400

12,200

12,200

11,800

9,920

8,020

6,980

6,980

7,180

6,980

6,600 

7,180

7,580

8, 020

288,240

9,608

1.02

1.14

571,700

May

9,500

10,500

11,400

13,200

16,600

16,600

15,800

15,100

15,400

15,800

15,800

16,200

16,600

17,000

18,000

19,000

20,800

23,400

26,400

28,900

50,600

55,000

55,500

58,000

59,600

40,500

*59!eoo

58,800

56,400 

54,700

748,800

24,150

2.56

2.95

*1,485

June

52,200

29,800

25,600

21,400

16,200

11,800

8,500

6,100

4,760

4,040

5,550

5,280

5,020

2,850

2,710

2,590

2,550

2,470

2,550

2,530

5,020

5,760

4,660

5,940

7,580

8,760

9,600 

10,600

10,600

10,600

263,180

8,773

0.929

1.04

522,000

July

9,600

8,500

7,580

6,600

5,940

5,66O

5,400

4,660

4,180

5,970

4,040

5,970

5,690

5,420

5,480

5,690

5,900

*5,970

5,970

4,040

4,110

4,110

 4,260

4,260

4,110

5,900

5,480 

5,020

2,650

2,550 

2,120

158,650

4,472

0.474

0.55

275,000

Aug.

,960

,840

,790

,690

,690

,640

,590

,490

,440

,400

,550

,550

,500

,260

,220

,170

,170

,130

,090

,090

,050

,050

,170

,060

,850

,960

,600 

8,020

*9,020

8,500 

6,420

81,540

2,624

0.278

0.52

161,300

Sept.

4,760

3,970

5,420

2,900

2,530

2,290

2,180

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,180

2,180

2,120

2,180

2,290

2,250

2,060

2,180

5,280

4,970

14,400

24,100

51 , 400

59,600

41,500

58,000

54,700 

52,200

50,600

29, 800

370,000

12,550

1.51

1.46

735,900

Calendar year 1957: Max 53,700 Min 850 Mean 13,140 Cfam 1.39 In. 18.87 Ac-it 9,512,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 41,300 Min 1,050 Mean 12,290 Cfam 1.30 In. 17.69 Ac-ft 8,9O1,OOO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
54 SABINE RIVER BASIN

310. Cow Bayou near Mauriceville, Tex.

Location. Lat 30 0 11'05", long 93 0 54'40", near center of span at downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 235, half a mile upstream from The Kansas City Southern Railway Co. 

bridge and 3 miles southwest of Mauriceville, Orange County.

Drainage area. 127 sq mi.

Records available. March 1952 to September 1958 (October 1956 to September 1957 monthly 

discharge only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4.7 ft above mean sea level (State Highway 

Department bridge plans). Prior to Oct. 23, 1957, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 6 years (1952-58), 85.2 cfs (61,680 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,300 cfs Sept. 23; maximum gage height, 16.71 ft 

Sept. 23, backwater from local runoff; minimum discharge, 0.1 ofs Aug. 5. 

1952-58: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 23, 1958; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those computed from wire-weight-gage readings, which are 

poor. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from local runoff Sept. 20-28)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

1.1

1.8 

2.8 

5.8

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

80

123

226

446

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

1,140

1,390

1,840

2,760

4,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

424

360

280

204

123

63

31

20

11

8.0

4.9

3.4

2.8

1.8

283

677

557

424

303

220

166

130

113 

*106

88

58

36

26

18

14

11

4,766.9

154

9,460

Nov.

8 8

7 0

5 8

4 9

4 1

47

87

446

336

303

292

292

380

402

314

281

292

358

369

325

292

413

557 

677

925

1,100

*1,020

810

534

369

11,251.6

375

22,320

Dec.

281

215

161

111

*70

46

109

113

109

114

118

111

102

90

92

87

84

81

78

100

128

128

110 

88

65

52

121

512 446"

479

457

4,858

157

9,640

Jan.

402

336

264

198

132

105

103

*88

78

69

60

85

198

215

237

237

210

171

128

262

424

424

534 

665

605

512

424

358

347

2 76

232

8,379

270

16,620

Feb.

188

141

103

78

59

60

52

38

29

44

73

58

53

79

118

110

110

102

91

74

60

146

637 

701

822

910

8Ho

653

6,469

231

12,830

Mar.

446 336"

232

141

*83

105

156

182

182

141

107

74

49

33

23

17

14

24

26

20

15

12

12 

11

9.0

7.5

6.2

5.1

4.3

4.0

573

2,482.4

80.1

4,920

Apr.

5.3

7.0

15

46

65

70

53

28

38

148

358

501

512

689

701

653

569

*446

325

220

105

45

27 

17

11

7.3

5.3

60

171

292

6,189.9

206

12,280

May

369

347

264

290

286

156

151

132

96

56

28

15

8.5

5.1

3.4

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.6

3.1

3.3

2.9

2.3 

3.3

2.6

1.6

1.4

1.0

.6

79

1.0

2,238.8

72.2

4,440

June

0.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.7

.6

.4

73- .3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

~2T 181

8.5

3.8

2.1

1.3

.8

.6

.4.

231.0

7.70

458

July

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

13

20

9.3

*3.4

2.1

1.2

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.6

.9

4.4

2.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

68.5

2.21

136

Aug.

0.2

m 2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

8.4

4.9 

9.2

6.0

2.6

1.2

.7

.5

.3

.3

40.0

1.29

79

Sept.

0.3

.2 72"

.2

.3

.4

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

2.2

2.8

2.0

188

*1,650

*3,350

4,190 

3,700

2,610

*1,740

1,160

748

408

*246

20,003. 1

667

39,680

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,240 Min 0 Mean 153 Ac-ft 111,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,190 Min 0.2 Mean 184 Ac-ft 132,900

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Sept. 25 (4 p.m.) 4,500 cfs (16.69 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-22.
NECHES RIVER BASIN 55

320. Neohes River near Neches, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°54', long 95°26', near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 79, half a mile downstream from International-Great Northern Railroad 

bridge, 1 mile downstream from Walnut Creek, 4.4 miles northeast of Neohes, Anderson 

County, and at mile 333.

Drainage area . 1,129 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 263.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 27, 1945, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 19 years, 787 cfs (569,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,200 cfs May 1 (gage height, 18.45 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 6, 7.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 45,500 cfs Apr. 2, 1945 (gage height, 22.07 ft); no 

flow Oct. 3-5, 1939.

Highest stage since at least 1884, 24.3 ft in May 1908, from information by local 

residents. Flood in May 1884 was probably higher.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods when wire-weight gage was used, which are 

fair, and periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. No large diversion above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 12, Feb. 11 to Mar. 8, 

Apr. 3-30, July 13-16, Aug. 24 to Sept. 20)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

.4.0 

5.0 

6.0

17

31

49

95

154

224

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

14.5

416

680

1,020

1,340

2,100

2,900

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

18.5

4,020

7,400

11,800

16,800

20,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

82

68

65

65

60

60

55

55

50

50

45

45

40

191

1,050

1,870

2,220

2,000

1,610

1,290

1,150

1,100

1,120

1,150

1,120

1,040

940

848

*766

722

708

21,635

698

0.618

0.71

42,910

Nov.

694

680

652

596

568

666

830

902

960

1,040

1,220

1,860

3,360

4,280

4,150

3,780

3,320

3,540

3,430

3,210

2,900

2,700

2,520

2,360

2,220

2,100

2,000

1,860

1,780

1,650

61,828

2,061

1.83

2.04

122,600

Dec.

1,540

1,470

1,440

1,380

1,340

1,290

1,250

1,180

1,120

1,070

980

920

*866

814

798

766

750

736

708

722

736

708

680

652

652

694

736

798

830

848

866

29,340

946

0.838

0.97

58,200

Jan.

866

866

884

902

902

902

884

830

782

736

666

638

798

960

1,020

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,100

1,250

1,610

*1,960

2,100

2,100

2,050

2,220

2,440

2,290

2,050

1,820

1,610

40,446

1,305

1.16

1.33

80,220

Feb.

1,580

1,220

1,120

1,020

940

866

798

736

694

722

814

830

814

830

940

1,040

1,120

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,220

1,250

1,220

1,180

*1,150

1,100

1,040

-

28,764

1,027

0.910

0.95

57,050

Mar.

1,000

960

920

848

798

766

736

722

680

652

624

610

624

666

694

708

708

708

708

708

694

666

666

708

708

736

766

830

960

1,220

1,500

24,294

784

0.694

0.80

48,190

Apr.

,540

,440

,290

,120

,020

920

814

694

610

*540

488

428

392

428

512

554

568

568

568

624

666

736

750

750

736

722

736

830

1,020

4,8_9P_

26,954

898

0.795

0.89

53,460

May

17.400

17,400

16,300

15,300

*13,300

10,400

8,200

6,400

4,860

3,780

2,900

2,200

1,860

1,570

1,340

1,180

1,040

940

814

694

596

512

440

404

360

330

300

272

256

240

217

131,825

4,252

3.77

4.34

261,500

June

210

210

210

224

280

240

182

161

154

144

*131

122

110

100

90

100

352

610

488

330

300

360

440

488

488

428

404

392

370

370

8,488

283

0.251

0.28

16,840

July

416

464

476

416

290

224

210

272

370

464

596

866

1,350

2,220

*2,290

2,000

1,690

1,340

1,120

902

596

320

196

144

119

125

168

210

210

164

119

20,347

656

0.581

0.67

40,360

Aug.

120

110

100

100

90

80

80

70

60

60

55

*50

45

45

40

35

35

30

30

25

31

23

24

53

95

61

49

45

42

40

39

1,762

56.8

0.050

0.06

3,490

Sept.

38

34

28

26

22

19

19

22

28

26

20

30

48

61

78

95

*105

110

144

438

766

848

766

652

526

452

392

360

340

320

6,813

227

0.201

0.22

13,510

Calendar year 1957: Max 15,100 Mln 18 Mean 1,215 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.62 Ac-ft 879,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 17,400 Mln 19 Mean 1,103 Cfsm 0.977 In. 13.26 Ao-ft 798,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 3-13, June 13-16, Aug. 1-19, Sept. 14-16; discharge estimated on 

"basis of weather records and Neches River near Alto. Discharge computed on basis of twice-daily 

wire-weight-gage readings Aug. 20 to Sept. 30.

541344 O -60 -5
NECHES RIVER BASIN

325. Neches River near Alto, Tex.

Location. Lat 31 0 34' , long 95°10' , near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on 

State Highway 21, 600 ft downstream from Bowles Creek, 7| miles southwest of Alto, 

Cherokee County, and at mile 274.

Drainage area. 1,903 sq mi.

Records available. January 1944 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 198.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

i929, supplementary adjustment of 1937.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,208 cfs (874,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,300 cfs May 6 (gage height, 22.09 ft); minimum, 59 cfs Oct. 13.

1944-58: Maximum discharge, 42,800 cfs Apr. 4, 1945 (gage height, 26.85 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 27, 28, 1954.

Maximum stage since at least 1861, 28.2 ft in May 1884, from information by local 

residents (discharge, about 50.000 cfs).

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

No large diversion above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958 

 i i i i i i I I I I 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

Ill

111

111

1O4

96

89

80

73

69

66

63

61

62

385

a2,000

a5,OOO

ae.ooo

a5,SOO

a5,000

34,500

a4,000

33,500

33,200

a2,900

a2,600

a2,400

a2,200

a2,000

al,850

*1,710

1,560

57,401

1,852

0.973

1.12

113,900

Nov.

,400

,250

,150

,070

,050

,150

,320

,680

,840

,620

,400

,420

,080

,560

,600

,680

,800

,250

,510

,600

,600

,700

,900

,010

,010

,700

,340

3,940

3,560

3,340

90,710

3,024

1.59

1.77

179,900

Dec .

3,050

2,880

2,660

2,520

2,310

2,190

2,120

,040

,980

,900

,840

,770

,680

,590

,500

,420

* ,350

,280

,250

,300

,300

,230

,150

,090

,090

,150

,230

,480

,650

,560

,420

52,980

1,709

0.898

1.04

105,100

Jan.

1,350

1,300

1,230

1,210

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,170

1,950

2,660

2,590

2,190

1,980

1,840

1,740

2,180

3,560

3,680

5,450

*5,540

5,230

3,140

3,050

3,050

5,140

5,140

3,140

67,420

2,175

1.14

1.52

155,700

Feb.

5,250

5,140

5,050

2,960

2,800

2,660

2,450

2,190

1,980

1,840

1,980

2,010

1,840

1.740

1,900

2,080

2,010

1,940

1,900

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,900

2,080

2,080

2,080

*2,120

2,080

____

61,650

2,202

1.16

1.20

122,500

Calendar year 1957 : Max 23,200 Min 56

Mar.

2,010

1,870

1,770

1,650

1,590

1,680

1,650

1,530

1,480

1,400

1,280

1,250

1,420

*1 , 500

1,350

1,210

1,150

1,130

1,110

1,090

1,070

1,050

1,050

1,090

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,110

1,090

1,130

1,170

41,510

1,553

0.700

0.81

81,940

Mean 1

Apr.

,210

,250

,400

,500

,590

,620

,620

,560

,450

* ,550

1,250

1,090

965

916

948

952

856

856

900

982

982

999

,050

,050

,020

,020

,170

,840

.900

,870

37,126

1,238

0.651

0.73

75,640

May

1,840

1,800

2,280

7,050

16,800

*18.900

16,800

13,900

10,300

8,260

6,610

5,580

4,900

4,250

3,800

3,540

2,960

2,660

2,380

2,150

1,900

1,620

1,280

1,050

870

744

664

586

538

502

456

146,750

4,754

2.49

2.87

291,100

June

425

590

557

555

525

515

525

557

335

305

255

*255

220

202

194

189

668

1,090

870

750

744

800

758

651

562

550

562

562

558

502

14,549

478

0.251

0.28

28,460

July

467

445

425

454

456

772

982

800

612

502

467

467

490

550

625

*744

965

1,250

1,420

1,560

1,620

1,590

1,450

1,150

772

478

505

225

194

194

212

22,601

729

0.585

0.44

44,830

Aug.

216

198

167

155

131

115

104

95

85

79

90

111

95

84

80

77

72

76

79

84

89

107

*115

131

255

325

250

176

159

155

119

4,050

150

0.068

0.08

7,990

Sept.

104

96

92

87

81

78

107

115

115

107

96

100

111

115

107

125

167

*220

265

790

35,000

35,000

34,000

35,000

32,500

a2,000

al,700

al,500

al,500

31,100

28,176

959

0.495

0.55

55,890

,867 Cfam 0.981 In. 15.52 Ac-ft 1,552,000

water year 1957-58 : Max 18,900 Mln 61 Mean 1,711 Cfam 0.899 In. 12.21 Ao-ft 1,239,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

tations.
NECHES RIVER BASIN 57

330. Neches River near Diboll, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°08', long 94°48', near center of main span on upstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 59, 630 ft downstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. bridge, 

2.9 miles downstream from Alabama Creek, 3.8 miles south of Diboll, Angelina County, 

and at mile 204.

Drainage area. 2,670 sq mi.

Records available. November 1923 to August 1925, March 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 134.46 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 10, 1925, chain gage at site 630 ft upstream, 

July 10 to Aug. 31, 1925, chain gage, and Mar. 30, 1939, to Sept. 24, 1943, wire-weight 

gage, at site 500 ft upstream, all at present datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1924-25, 1939-58), 1,749 cfs (1,266,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 cfs May 10 (gage height, 15.76 ft); minimum, 74 cfs Oct. 14.

1923-25, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 49,900 cfs May 4, 1944 (gage height, 18.70ft); 

no flow Aug. 15-22, 1925.

Maximum stage since at least 1874, about 21.0 ft in May 1884, present site, from 

information by local residents (discharge, about 80,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. No large diversion above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1242: 1950.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

117 

139

*141

134

129

126

124

120

111

102

92

81

76

234 

1,410

2,000

2,580

3,450

5,710

8,100

8,100

7,520 

6,550

5,710

5,580

5,580 

5,080 

4,300

3,580

*3,090

2, 870

82,936

2,675

1.00

1.16

164,500

Nov.

2,670 

2,490

2,330

2,120

2,000

2,260

2,670

5,360

6,550

5,710

4,620

4,020

3,090

2,980 

2,870

2,870

2,870

3,450

3,720

3,720

4,510

6,850 

10.400

10,400

10,200

9,400 

8,720 

7,700

7,000

6,550

150,100

5,003

1.87

2.09

297,700

Dec.

6,120 

5,710

5,320

4,960

4,620

4,300

4,300

4,300

4,110

3,720

3,330

3,090

2,770

2,490 

2,330

2,060

1,950

*1,900

1,810

1,760

1,720

1,640 

1,600

1,560

1,560

1,600 

1,640 

2,120

2,410

2,580

2,490

91,870

2,964

1.11

1.28

182,200

Jan.

2,260 

2,120

2,060

2,000

1,950

1,860

1,760

1,640

1,560

1,490

1,460

1,490

2,900

5,710 

6,120

6,120

5,580

4,730

4,020

4,200

6,400

6,850 

6,400

6,120

5,320

4,840 

4,510 

4,400

4,400

4,020

3,720

118,010

3,807

1.43

1.64

234,100

Feb.

5,550 

5,090

2,980

2,870

2,870

5,090

*2 , 980

2,870

2,770

2,770

2,770

2,670

2,580

2,490 

2,490

2,410

2,550

2,260

2,190

2,190

2,120

2,120 

2,410

2,770

2,980

2,980 

5,090 

*2,980

_

75,450

2,695

1.01

1.05

149,700

Mar.

2,770 

2,580

2,490

2,550

2,260

2,260

2,410

2,580

2,770

2,770

2,670

2,410

2,260

2,060 

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,810

1,760

1,680

1,560

1,420 

1,590

1,560

1,500

1,280 

1,280 

1,250

1,250

1,250 

1 250

60,160

1,941

0.727

0.84

119,500

Apr.

1,250 

1,230

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,230

1,250

1,250

1,300

1,350

*1,360

1,420

1,460

1,490 

1,460

1,390

1,350

1,250

1,300

1,350

1,350

1,300 

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

1,120

1,280

57,940

1,265

0.474

0.55

75,250

May

1,520 

1,680

1,950

5,560

5,520

5,580

*5,450

6,500

15,400

16,600

15,800

14,400

12,400

10,700 

9,180

8,100

7,180

6,400

5,580

5,080

4,400

5,940 

5,450

3,090

2,870

2,580 

2,260 

1,950

1,720

1,560

1,100

184,900

5,965

2.25

2.58

566,700

June

765 

625

518

450

402

565

550

516

516

516

516

*502

270

250 

250

218

250

516

589

805

848

892 952"

936

892

805 

722 

644

553

535

15,826

528

0.198

0.22

31,590

July

518 

484

467

454

587

555

805

956

1,000

1,050

982

892

702

553 

484

484

*518

607

665

742

784

826 

892

982

1,050

1,100 

1,150 

1,100

914

555 

265

22,857

757

0.276

0.32

45,500

Aug.

257 

224

200

212

200

176

165

145

127

119

105

88

85

95 

98

97

90

84

86

II

107

*103 

95

105

149

165 

176

188

212

250 

194

4,450

143

0.054

0.06

8,790

Sept.

165

143

128

111

98

92

89

8596"

114

122

127

122

122 

125

109

129

154

*250

615

5,550

8,500 

7,000

5,710

4,400

5,860 

4,020 

5,860

5,450

5,210

50,554

1,678

0.628

0.70

99,840

Calendar year 1957: Max 22,600 Min 66 Mean 2,432 Cfsm 0.911 In. 12.35 Ac-ft 1,761,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 16,600 Min 76 Mean 2,451 Cfsm 0.918 In. 12.47 Ac-ft 1,775,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
58 NECHES RIVER BASIN

335. Neches River near Rockland, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°01'45", long 94°23'50", on left bank 2,100 ft upstream from Texas and 

New Orleans Railroad Co. bridge, 2,200 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 69, 

1 mile north of Rockland, Tyler County, 3.6 miles downstream from Billams Creek, and 

at mile 158.

Drainage area. 3,539 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1903 to September 1958. July 1903 to September 1923 monthly 

records only, in WSP 850. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1903 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 91.41 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to July 1, 1933, staff gages at various sites in this vicinity at 

present datum.

Average discharge.--52 years (1903-10, 1913-58), 2,401 cfs (1,738,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs Nov. 26 (gage height, 21.84 ft); minimum, 104 cfs Aug. 17, 18, 21, 23.

1903-58: Maximum discharge, 49,800 cfs May 6, 1944 (gage height, 31.84 ft); minimum 

observed during period of daily records, 1.6 cfs Sept. 28-30, Oct. 1,2, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 34.9 ft in May 1884, from information by local resident (discharge, about 62,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. No large diversion above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 878: 1926-27. WSP 1342: 1922(M), 1935.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15, Jan. 12-21, June 21-26)

-0.2

0.0

.5

1.0

104

138

248

392

2.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

800

1,860

3,040

4,950

12.0

16.0

20.0

22.0

6,900

9,700

13,200

16,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

117 

117

120

127

134

142

*150

152

138

136

134

127 

118

107

398

1,960

2,200

2,680

2,740

2,860

3,280

3,780

5,080

6,250

6,970

7,180

6,770

6,250 

5,800 

5,540

5,340

76,897

2,481

0.701

0.81

152,500

Nov.

5,140 

4,880

4,430

*4,040

3,520

5,540

3,340

4,500

4,500

4,950

5,540

6,060 

6,700

6,970

6,970

6,770

6,440

6,250

5,990

6,060

7,040

8,930

10,300

12,900

15,500

*16,000

15,900

15,000 

13,800 

12,500

234,260

7,809

2.21

2.46

464,600

Dec.

11,500 

10,200

9,140

8,230

7,460

6,700

6,180

5,730

5,400

5,140

4,880

4,690 

4,500

4,300

4,040

3,720

3,460

3,160

3,040

2,920

2,860

2,560

2,440

2,320

2,500

2,680

3,280

5,660 

5,340 

5,210

4,820

153,660

4,957

1.40

1.61

304,800

Jan.

4,500 

3,910

3,910

3,780

3,520

3,460

3,400

3,100

2,740

2,380

2,200

2,330 

5,990

*6,180

6,510

6,770

6,700

6,840

7,460

9,140

11,800

11.900

llllOO

10,200

9,350

8,720

8,090 

7,810 

7,110

6,510

199,210

6,426

1.82

2.09

395,100

Feb.

5,990 

5,470

5,080

4,620

4,240

4,040

4,170

4,170

3,910

3,780

3,780

3,650 

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,400

3,340

3,160

2,980

2,800

2,740

3,840

4,300

4,240

4,170

4,690

4,430

111,070

3,967

1.12

1.17

220,300

Mar.

4,560 

4,240

*4,040

3,840

3,520

3,220

3,160

3,160

3,160

3,100

3,040

3,040 

3,100

3,100

2,920

2,740

2,500

2,380

2,260

2,140

2,080

1,960

1,860

1,800

1,690

1,690

1,640

1,580 

1,640 

1,690

1,640

82,290

2,655

0.750

0.86

163,200

Apr.

1,640 

1,580

1,520

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,420

*1,360

1,420

1,420

1,470

1,470 

1,580

1,910

2,260

2,140

1,960

1,960

2,560

2,080

2,020

2,200

2,080

1,860

1,640

1,470

1,420

' 1,360 

1,500 

1,330

50,840

1,695

0.479

0.53

100,800

May

1,590 

1,470

2,020

3,650

4,950

6,640

7,040

6,580

6,250

6,320

6,970

9,210 

11,700

13,100

15,80Q

13,500

12,800

11,800

10,700

*9,490

8,580

7,530

6,580

5,800

5,080

4,500

4,040

3,460 

3,100 

2,740

2,200

212,990

6,871

1.94

2.24

422,500

June

1,690 

1,150

875

731

643

622

532

512

458

406

406

406 

406

399

382

354

330

318

370

536

850

1,100

*1,250

1,280

1,280

1,200

1,100

1,020 

950 

825

22,381

746

0.211

0.24

44,390

July

686 

643

622

622

601

601

580

850

975

1,080

1,180

1,250 

1,200

1,050

825

664

580

580

601

664

708

754

900

950

1,020

1,100

1,120

*1,180 

1,200 

1,180 

975

26,941

869

0.246

0.28

53,440

Aug.

622

293

258

258

251

241

229

206

179

158

138 

129

122

115

109

104

106

112

112

104

104

142

238

288

224

186

175 

208 

277

6,368

205

0.058

0.07

12,630

Sept.

264 

226

210

181

158

146

146

181

142

*125

122

22T 

175

150

150

146

591

601

274

1,540

2,560

2,800

2,860

2,860

3,520

4,500

5,470

6,52Q 

6,250 

5,990

48,882

1,629

0.460

0.51

96,960

Calendar year T957: Max 29,000 Mln 67 Mean 3,222 Cfsm 0.911 In. 12.35 Ac-ft 2,332,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 16,000 Mln 104 Mean 3,358 Cfsm 0.949 In. 12.87 Ac-ft 2,431,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
NECHES RIVER BASIN 59

340. Lake Tyler near Whitehouse, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°14'30", long 95°10'30", at intake tower of pumphouse, 2.0 miles north 

of Whitehouse Dam on Prairie Creek, 3.2 miles northeast of Whitehouse, Smith County, 

and 4.3 miles upstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area. 69 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1949 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (City of Tyler bench

mark). Prior to May 3, 1949, staff gage at dam at same datum. May 3, 1949, to July 11, 

1951, staff gage at pumphouse 660 ft shoreward at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 45,560 acre-ft Nov. 13, 14 (elevation, 376.42 

ft); minimum, 40,000 acre-ft Oct. 9-13; minimum elevation, 373.99 ft Oct. 12, 13. 

1949-58: Maximum contents, 47,000 acre-ft Apr. 27, 1957; minimum since first 

appreciable storage in 1950, 33,400 acre-ft Jan. 16-21, 1957; minimum elevation, 370.98 

ft Jan. 19-20, 1957.

Remarks.--Lake is formed by rolled earth-fill dam, 4,708 ft long. Spillway is concrete 

Flume, 200 ft wide, located about 800 ft to left of dam. Storage began Jan. 8, 1949, 

and dam completed May 13, 1949. Total capacity, 43,400 acre-ft (elevation, 375.5 ft, 

top of spillway). Usable capacity, 39,000 acre-ft between elevations 375.5 and 

350.0 ft (bottom of lowest sluice gates). Dead storage, 4,400 acre-ft. Water used for 

municipal supply for city of Tyler.

Month-end elevation, total contents, and monthly diversions, 

water year October 1957 to September 1958

Date

Calendar year 1957 ....................

Feb. 28.................................

June 30 .... ... . .

July 31 .................................

Sept . 30 .................................

Water year 1957-58. ...................

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

375.46

Contents 

(acre -feet)

-

43,400

Change in 

contents 

(acre-feet)

+2,960

+9,800

-240

-720

+2,080

+2,960

Diversions for 

municipal use 

(acre-feet)

681

530

551

7,731

553

489

547

782

870

981

1,320

793

8,672

t Elevation at 12 p.t
60 NECHES RIVER BASIN

34a Mud Creek near Jacksonville, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°58'40", long 95°09'40", on right bank on downstream side of pile bent 

of bridge on U. S. Highway 79, 0.6 mile downstream from Caney Creek, 3.9 miles downstream .from another Caney Creek, 4 miles downstream from International-Great Northern 

Railroad bridge, and 6.9 miles east of Jacksonville, Cherokee County.

Drainage area. 382 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 271.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

JT929.

Average discharge. 19 years, 287 cfs (207,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,550 cfs May 1 (gage height, 10.57 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs Oct. 12, 13.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 23,400 cfs May 3, 1944 (gage height, 14.09 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Maximum stage since May 1884, about 20 ft in May 1908 and December 1913; flood of 

May 1884 was higher, stage unknown; from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Lake Tyler on Prairie Creek (see preceding 

page). No large diversion above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.6

6.2

5.0

4.2

3.7

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.7

2.1

113

1.070

930

630

990

750

569

438

382

398

332

295

344

395

385

*332

215

130

8,743.5

282

0.738

0.85

1 7 , 340

Nov.

105

96

89

89

157

75

606

520

622

730

700

720

2,540

4,280

5,140

3,400

2,190

2,450

2,190

1,550

1,530

1,530

1,510

1,310

1,260

874

874

796

690

583

39,881

1,329

3.48

3.88

79,100

Dec.

496

428

385

332

275

252

263

281

269

275

281

281

*269

240

215

196

196

196

205

225

230

230

225

215

210

235

252

355

355

355

355

8,577

277

0.725

0.84

17,010

Jan.

355

322

257

220

187

171

163

155

151

151

140

148

392

460

412

438

472

460

415

1,400

1.850

848

*1,130

1,020

900

750

646

562

484

408

355

15,802

510

1.34

1.54

31 , 340

Feb.

322

288

275

257

246

235

230

230

235

341

451

368

355

462

760

646

622

670

680

590

502

377

322

312

312

322

*379

360

11,149

398

1.04

1.09

22,110

Mar.

344

344

344

295

252

246

246

252

246

240

230

215

230

*235

246

257

240

215

196

192

175

167

179

257

269

288

304

304

275

368

295

7,946

256

0.670

0.77

15,760

Apr.

240

205

187

175

159

148

136

122

119

*Tl9

119

122

119

198

246

257

275

*275

246

187

183

246

210

179

159

201

398

2,030

3,300

*J5.010

15,570

519

1.36

1.52

30,880

May

7,550

6,380

5,140

4,050

3,000

*2,220

1,450

975

740

614

508

395

304

263

225

210

187

167

151

140

136

119

105

92

86

83

77

74

108

151

179

35,879

1,157

3.03

3.49

71,160

June

175

130

86

74

65

65

59

52

46

42

*42

35

33

30

29

36

553

740

382

304

275

179

130

144

148

130

112

130

159

183

4,568

152

0.398

0.44

9,060

July

148

80

56

48

42

41

65

151

205

235

257

240

125

73

55

*44

38

34

30

28

26

24

24

23

44

44

34

26

23

24

23

2,310

74.5

0.195

0.22

4,580

Aug.

21

20

18

18

16

15

14

12

9.9

8.9

8.9

9.9

17

20

15

10

7.4

5.5

4.0

3.3

 zTo 3.0

*3.8

11

146

187 ^78

37

23

18

15

778.6

25.1

0.066

0.08

1,540

Sept.

13

11

10

8.5

7.2

6.2

6.4

9.7

14

17

21

20

29

44

40

35

125

*86

86

295

508

472

534

583

490

333

532

382

281

269

5,268.0

176

0.461

0.51

10,450

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,190 Mln 0.2 Mean 427 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.17 Ao-ft 309,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,550 Mln 1.7 Mean 429 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.23 Ao-ft 310,300

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs).--Oct. 15 (10 p.m.) 1,420 cfs (7.62 ft); Nov. 15 (8 a.m.)

5,270 cfs (9.47 ft); Nov. 18 (4 p.m.) 3,000 cfs (8.43 ft); Jan. 20 (10 p.m.) 3,000 cfs (8.44 ft); 

May 1 (8:50 a.m.) 8,550 cfs (10.57 ft).____________________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NECHES RIVER BASIN 61

370. Angelina River near Lufkin, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°27'26", long 94°43'34", near right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 59, 200 ft upstream from Procella Creek, l| miles downstream from Bayou 

Loco, 1.5 miles upstream from Southern Pacific Railroad bridge, and 8 miles north of 

Lufkin, Angelina County.

Drainage area. 1,630 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1934, July 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 164.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 29, 1923, to Jan. 17, 1926, chain gage at Southern Pacific Railroad bridge 

1.5 miles downstream at datum 1.39 ft lower; Jan. 18, 1926, to Sept. 30, 1934, chain 

gage at Lufkin-Nacogdoches highway bridge 1,400 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 1,275 cfs (923,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 cfs May 8 (gage height, 13.50 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Oct. 13.

1923-34, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 38,200 cfs Feb. 24, 1932; maximum gage height, 

18.55 ft May 7, 1944; minimum discharge, 0.8 cfs Oct. 29, 30, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1884, about 26.5 ft in May 1884, from information 

by local residents.

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

No large diversion above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 718: 1924, 1926. WSP 1392: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 20 to May 30)

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

56

104

171

254

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

398

650

1,010

1,550

2,340

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

3,640

6,100

9,500

13,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

92 

80

72

66

60

54

50

46

44

42

40

38

36

379

1,750

3,200

3,800

3,410

3,200

5,450

7,970

7,970

7,800

7,120

5,940

4,900

4,290 

3,890 

3,640

*3,480

3,480

82,389

2,658

1.63

1.88

163,400

Nov.

3,410 

3,270

3,200

2,850

2,440

2,540

2,660

4,080

4,770

4,180

3,480

3,200

3,480

4,180

4,900

5,040

4,900

5,940

8,310

9,500

9,500

9,160

8,820

8,820

8,310

7,460

6,780 

6,100 

5,780

5,480

162,540

5,418

3.32

3.71

322,400

Dec.

5,180 

4,900

4,640

4,290

3,980

3,720

3,720

3,560

3,200

2,780

2,440

2,120

1,910

1,760

1,660

1,580

1,490

*1,460

1,400

1,340

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,210

1,210

1,280

1,400 

1,690 

1,800

1,800

1,760

73,120

2,359

1.45

1.67

145,000

Jan.

1,690 

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,690

1,690

1,660

1,580

1,460

1,340

1,180

1,140

1,720

2,250

2,340

2,340

2,070

1,830

1,800

2,440

3,560

3,980

3,890

*3,480

3,340

3,340

3,720 

4,640 

5,180

5,040

4,520

79,890

2,577

1.58

1.82

158,500

Feb.

4,080 

3,640

3,270

2,850

2,540

2,250

1,910

1,690

1,490

1,450

1,520

1,660

1,830

1,800

1,830

1,870

1,950

2,030

2,030

2,070

2,160

2,250

2,540

2,660

2,600

2,540

2,440 

*2,250

63,180

2,256

1.38

1.44

125,300

Mar.

2,160 

2,030

1,910

1,830

1,910

2,200

2,160

2,120

2,030

1,910

1,800

1,760

1,800

1,910

2,120

2,120

1,910

1,830

1,800

*1,760

1,620

1,430

1,280

1,280

1,340

1,240

1,160 

1,160 

1,280

1,370

1,460

53,690

1,732

1.06

1.23

106,500

Apr.

,430 

,340

,280

,280

,340

,310

,260

1,160

1,010

912

*825

738

632

632

615

615

615

650

790

842

895

930

1,010

1,040

1,010

990

1,470 

2,590 

1,990

1,690

32,691

1,090

0.669

0.75

64,840

May

1,520 

1,460

2,490

4,400

5,710

10,600

*12,600

12,600

12,500

10,900

9,850

8,480

6,950

5,780

4,900

4,080

5,560

5,060

2,490

1,950

1,450

1,010

808

720

685

668

615 

555 

475

560

133,404

4,505

2.64

5.04

264,600

June

344 

528

314

314

514

321

321

328

514

270

244

*240

222

190

171

160 542"

1,150

1,400

1,040

825

1,080

1,240

1,240

1,260

1,260

1,260 

1,260 

1,240

1,210

20,202

675

0.415

0.46

40,070

July

1,080 

912

685

497

598

409

409

598

560

500

270

270

260

270

280

287

*294

280

240

200

170

150

150

120

110

100

95 

90 

85

80

80

9,309

300

0.184

0.21

18,460

Aug.

80 

75

70

60

60

55

55

55

55

55

50

50

50

50

50

45

45

45

50

60

55

*50

42

50

99

186

264 

514 

560 

420

464

5,419

110

0.067

0.08

6,780

Sept.

464 

409

501

201

158

110

116

128

107

90

92

87

87

90

84

84

104

167

*219

2,860

4,400

5,720

3,560

3,130

2,490

2,490

4,970 

7,120 

7,120

6,100

51,058

1,701

1.04

1.16

101,200

Calendar year 1957: Max 19,400 Min 34 Mean 1,956 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.30 Ac-ft 1,416,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 12,600 Min 36 Mean 2,096 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.45 Ac-ft 1,517,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 12-15, July 18 to Aug. 21; discharge estimated on basis of 

rend of flow, weather records, and records for Angelina River near Zavalla.
62 NECHES RIVER BASIN

380. Attoyac Bayou near Chireno, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°30'15", long 94°18'15", on downstream side of temporary bridge on

State Highway 21, 3 miles northeast of Chireno, Nacogdoches County, and 7 miles downstream from Arenoso Creek.

Drainage area. 502 sq mi.

Records available. January 1924 to August 1925, July 1939 to November 1954, October 1955 

to September 1957. October 1957 to September 1958 (monthly discharge only).

Gage. Tape-down from temporary reference point, read twice daily. Datum of gage is

169.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Jan. 24, 1924, to Aug. 29, 1925, chain 

gage; July 31, 1939, to Nov. 18, 1954, and Sept. 24, 1955, to Sept. 30, 1957, waterstage recorder.

Average discharge. 18 years (1939-54, 1955-58), 496 ofs (359,100 aore-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 21.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 17 cfs Aug. 2.

1924-25, 1939-54, 1955-58: Maximum discharge, 31,900 cfs Nov. 24, 1940 (gage 

height, 25.97 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Aug. 26, 27, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1902, 29.9 ft in June 1912, from information by 

local residents.

Remarks. Records poor. Only monthly and peak discharges published because of extremely 

poor gage-height record. No large diversion above station.

Monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

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

Calendar year 1957. ...........................

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

Water year 1957-58. ...........................

Maximum

1,150

12,000

3,580

6,350

1,610

12,500

12,500

Minimum

124

336

14

248

296

304

139

106

26

17

54

17

Mean

323

1,918

619

606

1,064

479

482

267

993

308

98.2

305

1,995

735

Runoff in 

acre-feet

19,840

114,200

38,050

438,800

65,450

26,600

29,620

15,890

61,050

18,310

6,040

18,740

118,700

532,500

Peak discharge (bas'e, 2,500 cfs).--About Nov. 9 or 10 (time unknown) 10,900 cfs (20.29 ft); 

Nov. 26 (6:30 a.m.) 2,690 cfs (16.99 ft); Jan. 23 (time unknown) 3,580 cfs (17.60 ft); about 

May 4 (time unknown) 8,100 cfs (19.38 ft); Sept. 22 (time unknown) 14,500 cfs (21.4 ft); 

Sept. 28 (7 a.m.) 6,900 cfs (19.00 ft). _________________________________________
NECHES RIVER BASIN 63

385. Angelina River near Zavalla, Tex.

Location.--Lat 31°13', long 94°18', near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on State Highway 147. Just downstream from Harvey Bayou, 3 miles downstream from 

Attoyac Bayou, and Similes northeast of Zavalla, Angelina County.

Drainage area.--2,880 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 104.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~]T929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 1,766 cfs (1,279,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 cfs Nov. 24 (gage height, 25.27 ft); 

minimum, 91 cfs Oct. 14.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 37,300 cfs May 18, 1953 (gage height, 27.72 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 22-24, 1954, Oct. 5, 6, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1883, about 29 ft in June 1902. Second highest 

flood occurred in 1932, stage unknown. Floods in 1941 and 1944 reached about the same 

stage as the May 1953 flood.

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

 Southland Paper Mill pumps about 22 cfs from wells, of which about 18 cfs is later

discharged into Mill Creek, 20 miles above station. The town of Nacogdoches discharges 

about 2 cfs sewage effluent into La Nana Bayou, 27 miles above station. This discharge 

is continuous and fairly constant. No large diversion above station.

Revisions.--WSP 1392: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

150

342

824

8.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

1,680

3,180

4,500

6,100

21.0

23.0

24.0

26.0

8,500

11,300

13,700

23,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

215 

209

195

179

162

148

139

*125

116

111

105

101

96

93

12F

950

1,910

2,540

2,940

3,220

3,520

3,690 

4,000

4,500 

5,200

6,200 

7,600 

9,000

9,000

8,400

7,600

82,390

2,658

0.923

1.06

163,400

Nov.

6,800 

5,800

5,200

4,500

4,040

4,320

4,360

5,250

5,350

5,660

6,. 450

8,940

10,400

*10,300

9,440

8,500

7,870

7,440

7,440

7,600

8,830

12,000 

17,500

18,500 

17,500

15,800 

14,700 

13,700

12,900

12,100

279,190

9,306

3.23

3.60

553,800

Dec.

11,500 

10, 400

9,700

9,050

8,500

7,960

7,600

7,200

6,800

6,380

6,100

5,780

5,500

5,200

4,800

4,410

3,950

3,390

*2,940

2,620

2,380

2,220 

2,120

2,040 

2,000

2,000 

1,900 

1,900

1,900

o'^n

2,000

152,040

4,905

1.70

1.96

301 , 600

Jan.

2,100 

2,200

2,400

2,600

2,500

2,500

2,400

2,400

2,300

2,300

2,200

2,100

4,000

*5,250

4,950

5,000

5,050

4,950

4,750

5,480

7,520

7,780 

8,050

7,960 

7,780

7,600 

7,690 

7,600

7,200

6,730

6,310

149,650

4,827

1.68

1.93

296,800

Feb.

6,040 

6,040

6,040

5,970

5,840

6,520

5,840

5,000

4,320

3,780

3,390

3,180

3,100

3,020

3,220

3,260

3,310

3,310

3,220

3,140

3,020

2,940 

3,020

3,180 

3,140

3,140 

3,390 

3,520

-

112,890

4,032

1.40

1.46

223,900

Calendar year 1957: Max 31,900 Min 88

Mar.

3,470 

3,350

*3,140

2,900

2,740

2,780

2,940

3,260

5,560

3,520

5,450

5,220

2,980

2,700

2,500

2,380

2,420

2,540

2,620

2,620

2,540

2,540 

2,150

2,040 

1,940

1,870 

1,870 

1,910

1,940

1,940

1,910

81,520

2,650

0.915

1.05

161,700

Apr.

1,870 

1,870

1,910

1,910

1,840

1,710

1,620

*1,580

1,550

1,490

1,460

1,370

1,510

1,620

1,550

1,280

1,200

1,140

1,110

1,170

1,170

1,550 

1,650

1,580 

1,460

1,400 

1,400 

1,810

2,660

5, 260

48,500

1,617

0.561

0.63

96 , 200

May

3,560 

5,640

3,950

4,900

5,560

8,140

10,300

11 , 000

10,800

10,200

15,400

15,700

15,200

12,400

11,300

10,500

9,050

8,050

7,120

*6,240

5,550

4,500 

5,780

5,100 

2,220

1,550 

1,260 

1,140

1,060

1,010

902

202,682

6,558

2.27

2.62

402,000

June

772 

672

624

588

564

564

588

564

576

540

540

516

480

440

580

540

¥2T?

800

1,400

2,100

2,500

2,600 

2,400

*2,300 

2,190

2,120 

2,100 

2,000

2,000

1,900

35,578

1,186

0.412

0.46

70,570

July

1,900 

1,800

1,700

1,500

1,200

1,000

880

860

840

780

700

600

580

580

560

560

540

520

500

440

400

360 

520

280 

260

240 

220 

200

180

*172 

165

20,837

672

0.233

0.27

41 , 330

Aug.

160

155

155

148

132

124

115

111

112

109

108

105

101

97

96

93

3F

105

102

98

96

112 

116

292 

408

720 

798 

824

954

1 , 060

1,140

8,840

285

0.099

0.11

17,530

Sept.

1,200 

1,260

1,260

1,010

672

504

386

320

*331

420

456

553

288

244

229

227

SBlif

375

564

1,490

4,650

7,240 

15,000

18,000 

15,800

13,200 

11,300 

10,200

9,850

9,570

126,657

4,222

1.47

1.64

251,200

Mean 5,278 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.45 Ac-ft 2,575,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 18,500 Min 93 Mean 3,564 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.79 Ac-ft 2,580,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 23 to Nov. 4, Dec. 25 to Jan. 15, June 13-23, June 27 to 

July 29; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for 

Angelina River near Lufkin and Attoyac Bayou near Chireno.
64 NECHES RIVER BASIN

400. Dam B Reservoir at Town Bluff, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°47'47", long 94°10'52", near right bank 70 ft upstream from outlet structure of Dam "B" on Neches River, about 0.4 mile north of Town Bluff, Tyler County, and 

at mile 114.

Drainage area.--7.407 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, GalvestonHouston supplementary adjustment. Prior to Oct. 25, 1954, at site 490 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 102,900 acre-ft Dec. 28 (elevation, 83.61 ft); 

minimum, 27,540 acre-ft Aug. 24 (elevation, 75.93 ft).

1951-58: Maximum contents, 128,400 acre-ft May 22, 1953 (elevation, 85.21 ft); no 

storage Sept. 18 to Oct. 13, 1954.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam with a concrete section having a total 

length of dam, 6,698 ft including concrete spillway and non-overflow section. There is 

a 6,100-foot uncontrolled emergency spillway on left bank with crest at elevation 

85.0 ft. There is also a 326-foot gated spillway with six 40- by 35-foot taintor gates 

with sill at elevation 50.0 ft. Capacity of service spillway, 80,000 cfs with pool 

level at 85.0 ft. Total spillway capacity, 218,300 cfs at elevation 93.0 ft, maximum 

design level. Dam completed in June 1951 and deliberate impoundment of water began 

Apr. 16, 1951. Water used for industrial, municipal, and irrigation supplies. Data 

regarding dam and reservoir are given in the following table:

Sill , 6 taintor gates ..............................

Elevation 

(feet)

93.0

85.0

52.0

50.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

306,400

124,700

94,200

20

0

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, in feet, and total capacity, in acre-feet)

75.0

76.0

78.0

22,300

27,960

41,830

80.0

82.0

84.0

59,320

81,280

108, 700

Total contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

87,190

86,940

86,940

87,450

87,970

88,360

88,880

89,150

89,540

89,280

88,880

88,230

87,580

87,580

89,810

87,190

83,750

83,500

84,380

86,290

88,880

92,340

91,670

88,100

86,680

86,290

87,580

89,150

90,600

92,070

92j 880

82.90

+5,040

Nov.

93,160

92,610

89,810

87,320

88,230

90,740

94,940

95,900

93,980

91,540

89,810

88,880

91,540

90,470

90,870

89,540

86,290

86,940

86,810

86,290

86,O40

92,340

92,340

92,880

95,070

91,130

88,620

87,060

83,500

78,020

81.73

-14,86O

Dec.

81 , 640

83,630

80,910

85,520

89,680

89,540

87,450

84,380

83,630

90,070

88,230

87,970

87,840

87,450

87,710

87,190

86,040

86,290

88,100

87,580

87,190

87,710

88,750

88,880

91,270

92,340

98,710

99,700

92,750

85,010

82,140

82.07

+4,120

Jan.

83,500

86,420

87,060

86,290

85,520

86,810

86,160

83,130

82,140

83,130

84,260

87,580

93.160

89,680

83,130

81,520

82,880

83,130

82,880

84,260

86,290

86,160

84,640

83,130

84,890

82,510

82,630

83,250

82,510

82,630

82,630

82.11

+490

Feb.

84,380

87,450

86,290

85.650

84,380

84,OOO

83,630

83,750

83,750

83,750

81,280

80,180

81,640

86,290

85,780

85,270

83,880

82,140

82,140

82,760

83,630

84,380

85,650

82,140

82,260

86,290

87,970

84.890

82.29

+2,260

Mar.

 84,380

85,010

84,130

82,510

82,760

81,890

82,140

83,750

85,270

86,420

84,380

82,140

81,770

82,010

82,760

84,640

86,290

82,510

81,150

82,880

85,650

87,970

90,470

89,150

87,060

84,130

82,510

83,630

88,360

90,740

89,810

82.67

+4.920

Apr.

88,100

86,940

86,040

86.940

90.2OO

92,480

93,020

95,160

92,750

91 , 540

89,680

88,620

88,880

91,OOO

91,130

88,750

87,060

88,230

93,160

90,070

88,230

90,870

92,340

91,270

88,750

88,880

90,870

91 , 800

90,870

89,810

82.67

0

May

91,940

93,020

92,210

91,670

91,800

90,470

88,620

87,190

86,810

87,450

88,360

89,540

90,340

87,840

87,190

87,580

88,100

87,190

84,000

83,000

83,000

83,130

82,630

83,130

82,010

82,630

84,140

86,550

86,810

87,190

89,150

82.62

-660

June

90,870

91,400

91 , 400

93,560

95.760

97.020

96,320

95,620

95,070

94,940

94,940

94,660

94,520

94,800

94,800

94,250

94,390

94,250

95,210

95,210

94,250

93,560

91,540

92,210

93,840

92,750

91,540

93,430

96,320

97.580

_ __ 

83.24

+8,430

July

96.O4O

94,250

93,980

94,110

94,250

94,800

93,290

9O.47O

91,270

94,110

94,250

93,560

92,750

93,560

94,940

95,900

95,350

92,880

91,270

90,200

89,280

89,540

88,360

86,680

85,010

83,130

81,520

80,060

79,090

77,660

75,540

81.52

-22,040

Aug.

73,130

70,220

67,080

63,840

6O,6OO

56,920

53,840

50,970

47,940

45,020

42,140

39,380

36,870

34,400

32,220

31,240

31,110

30,720

29,950

29,130

23,390

28,150

27,600

29,570

33,370

36,510

38,780

41,050

43,170

45,020

47,100

78. 6£

-28,440

Sept.

49,570

52,030

54,850

57,110

58,550

59,620

61,500

61,900

62,100

63,020

65,180

66,970

68,150

68,800

69,350

71,110

73,250

76,130

78,490

87,580

86,290

83,000

83,000

82,760

85,270

87,320

86,680

86,810

86,290

85,010

82.30

+37,910

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

$ Change in contents, in acre-feet.
NECHES RIVER BASIN 65

405. Neches River at Town Bluff, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°47 I 36", long 94°10'28.", on left bank 2,000 ft downstream from Dam B, 

half a mile northeast of Town Bluff, Tyler County, 2.5 miles upstream from Walnut 

Creek, 8 miles downstream from Wolf Creek, and at mile 113.

Drainage area . 7,407 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

Galveston-Houston supplementary adjustment. Prior to May 21, 1953, water-stage 

recorder and May 21, 1953, to Dec. 3, 1954, staff gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 4,261 cfs (3,085,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,700 cfs Nov. 28-29, maximum elevation, 

77.14 ft Nov. 28; minimum daily discharge, 112 cfs Oct. 8.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 90,900 cfs May 21, 22, 1953 (elevation, 82.85 ft); 

no flow at times due to regulation by Dam B.

Maximum elevation known, about 86.8 ft in May 1884 (discharge, about 120,000 cfs) 

from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Flow largely regulated by Dam B Reservoir (see preceding page) 

except during major floods. No large diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14, June 4-6, 10-2O, 24, 25, 

June 27 to Aug. 6, Aug. 16 to Sept. 21)

49.0

49.5

50.0

51.0

52.0

102

184

292

550

900

54.0

56.0

60.0

65.0

1,830

3,010

6,100

11,000

70.0

75.0

77.0

78.0

17,400

26,700

35,000

43,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

693

535

352

220

120

117

114

112

192

328

400

400

400

652

1,140

3,330

5,760

5,180

4,950

4,950

5,100

6,180

9,680

*12,100

12,100

12,100

12,100

12,100

12,100

12,100 

12,100

147,705

4,765

293,000

Nov.

12,200

12,200

12,200

11,100

9,050

7,850

8,050

10,700

12,300

*12,600

12,600

12,900

13,200

15,400

17,000

18,000

18,800

18,900

18,400

17,300

17,000

18,600

23,700

25,200

27,000

31,700

35,000

55.700

35,700

34,400

554,750

18,490

il.lOO

Dec.

50.400

27,300

26,000

25,500

19,500

19,100

18,800

18,000

16,400

15,500

12,000

11,800

11,400

11,000

10,500

9,680

9,460

8,250

7,150

*7,150

6,780

5,590

5,100

5,020

5,020

5,590

6,850

12,700

17,000

16,800 

14,500

411,200

15,260

815,600

Jan.

10,500

7,400

7,670

8,050

8,050

8,150

8,250

8,050

7,150

*5,500

5,020

5,250

8,650

15,600

17,700

16,600

14,200

14,000

15,800

17,200

25,900

25,200

26,200

26,200

24,500

23,100

21,400

19,500

18,900

17,700 

16,400

449,550

14,500

891,700

Feb.

15.000

12,000

12,000

12,000

11,900

11,600

11,400

11,100

10,600

9,680

9,570

9,050

7,510

6,440

7,670

8,150

*8,550

8,550

7,580

6,700

6,270

6,610

9,850

15,100

11,200

8,150

9,460

11,900

-

.......

273,370

9,763

542,200

Mar.

11.000

8,750

8,550

8,450

7,760

7,490

7,400

7,040

7,040

7,490

8,250

8,750

7,850

6,270

6,020

5,100

5,020

6,860

6,440

4,800

3,980

5,900

4,050

5,100

5,840

5,760

5,180

5,600

2,750

5,300 

4,420

194,210

6,265

385,200

Apr.

4,800

4,650

*4,500

5,500

2,580

2,500

2,820

5,010

5,820

4,120

4,050

5,820

5,150

4,050

6,440

6,780

5,250

5,450

5,080

5,250

5,590

5,750

4,880

5,100

4,950

5,750

2,440

2,750

4,580

6,020

124,850

4,161

247,600

May

4,420

4,950

7,150

10,100

10,900

12,600

14,200

15,700

15,600

15,600

15,700

16,500

*18,600

21,900

25,700

24,500

24,700

24,700

24,700

22,900

20,200

17,600

14,500

11,900

9,900

8,020

4,800

4,420

4,420

3,820 

2, 750

431,050

13,900

854,900

June

1,880

1,880

1,730

931

525

675

1,550

1,480

1,550

1,020

940

*940

920

820

800

900

900

900

1,000

1,950

5,220

4,050

4,950

2,940

2,270

5,980

3,600

1,730

1,060

1,580

52,051

1,754

103,200

July

2,680

5,450

2,270

1,580

1,550

1,750

2,940

2,270

*1,440

587

1,550

1,880

1,750

1,070

478

464

874

1,680

1,650

1,230

1,180

1,380

1,580

1,730

1,780

1,880

1,880

1,850

1,650

1,680 

1,940

51,555

1,656

101,800

Aug.

,940

,940

,940

,940

,940

,940

,850

,680

,750

,780

,650

,550

* ,480

,450

,250

824

451

520

660

660

660

676

660

676

710

727

744

*710

628

580 

580

56,426

1,175

72,250

Sept.

565

430

227

374

679

492

478

565

612

395

159

146

142

155

279

492

429

469

612

818

7,510

14,100

14,000

15,800

15,800

15,000

18,600

20,700

21,000

21,200

168,206

5,607

555,600

Calendar year 1957: Max 62,000 Min 18 Mean 7,461 Ac-ft 5,401,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 35,700 Min 112 Mean 7,931 Ac-ft 5,741,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
66 NECHES RIVER BASIN

410. Neches River at Evadale, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°21', long 94°05' , near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 96, 200 ft upstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. 

bridge at Evadale, Jasper County, 600 ft downstream from Mill Creek, 15 miles upstream 

from Village Creek, and at mile 55.

Drainage area.--7,908 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1904 to December 1906, October 1923 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Galveston-Houston supplementary adjustment of 1936. July 1, 1904, to Dec. 31, 

1906, reference point on Gulf, Colorado and Santa Pe Railway Co. bridge at datum 

5.5 ft lower; Oct. 1, 1923, to July 12, 1934, staff gages at site about 200 ft downstream at present datum; July 13, 1934, to Dec. 7, 1948, staff gage at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge . 37 years (1904-6, 1923-58), 6,290 cfs (4,554,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,600 cfs Dec. 2 (gage height, 18.41 ft); minimum daily, 261 cfs Sept. 15, 16.

1904-6, 1923-58: Maximum discharge, 92,100 cfs May 11, 1944 (gage height, 23.58 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum daily, 63 cfs Nov. 26-28, 1956.

Maximum stages known, 86.2 ft in May 1884 (discharge, about 125,000 cfs) and 24.5 ft 

in August 1915 (discharge, about 102,000 cfs). Stages by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Pe 

Railway Co.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by Dam B Reservoir 59 miles upstream (see 

p. 64). No large diversions above station. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 718: 1929. WSP 1342: 1924.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,160

1,030

900

*780

622

514

400

353

324

506

315

420

514

550

622

994

1,880

3,560

4,930

5,280

5,160

5,160

5,400

6,350

7,900

9,340

10,400

11,200

11,400

11,800 

11,800

121,364

3,915

240,700

Nov.

11,800

12,000

12,000

12,000

12,000

12,000

11,400

10,600

10,200

1O,4OO

11,400

12,000

13,000

14,100

*14,500

14,900

15,700

17,000

18,000

18,500

19,000

20,000

20,000

20,000

21,000

22,200

23,800

26,200

29 i 200

52, 600

497,500

16,580

986,800

Dec .

34,100

35, 600

34,800

32 , 600

30,600

28,6OO

26,800

24,400

22,700

21,600

20,000

18,000

16,200

14,500

13,400

12,700

12,000

11 , 400

10 , 900

10,200

9,140

8,580

8,060

7,420

6,650

6,350

6,350

7,260

8,400

10,400 

13,800

523,510

16,890

*1,038

Jan.

16, 600

16,6OO

14,500

11,400

9,960

9,340

9,340

9,340

9,540

9,340

8,760

7,740

7.100

7,260

8,760

*1 1,400

14,900

17,000

17,000

16,600

16,600

17,500

20,000

23,200

25,600

26,800

26,800

26,200

25,000

23,200 

22,200

485,580

15,660

963,100

Feb.

20,500

19,000

17,500

15,300

14,100

13,400

12,700

12,400

12,OOO

12,000

11,800

11,200

10,600

1O,20O

9,140

8,230

8,230

8,580

8,940

9,140

8,760

8,230

9,140

9,960

12,000

14,100

13,800

11,800

-

332,750

11,880

660,000

Mar.

10,900

11,200

11,800

10,600

9,960

*9,540

9,140

8,940

8,580

8,400

8,230

8,400

8,580

8,940

8,760

8,060

7,420

6,650

6,500

7,260

7,260

6,210

5,160

4,820

4,930

*5,930

6,500

6,650

5,930

4,710 

3,670

239,630

7,730

475,300

Apr.

3,850

4,710

5,280

*5,280

4,930

3,760

2,880

2.760

3,490

3,850

4,300

4,600

4,600

4,600

4,500

5,660

7,100

7,580

6,650

4,710

4,300

5,530

5,530

4,930

5,280

5,530

5,400

5,040

3,850

3,670

144,150

4,805

285,900

May

5,040

5,790

5,400

5,930

7,420

8,940

9,960

11,200

12,700

14,1OO

15,300

15,700

16,200

16,200

17,000

18,500

20,000

22,200

23,800

25.000

25,000

25,000

24,400

22,200

19,500

15,700

12,400

9,340

*6,500

5,280 

4, 710

446,410

14,400

885,400

June

4,120

3,160

2,430

2,130

1,840

1,270

960

1,200

1,540

1,620

1,460

1,270

*1 , 200

1,160

1,130

1,060

1,060

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,300

2,180

2,950

3,940

4,500

3,580

3,240

3,760

3,400

2,430

62,990

2,100

124,900

July

1,930

2,230

2,820

5,O9O

2,700

2,280

2,180

2,430

2,820

2,640

1,930

1,500

1,930

2,180

1,980

1,340

*960

900

1,300

1,840

1,790

1,580

1,540

1,660

1,790

1,880

1,930

1,980

1,980

1,930 

1,740

60,780

1,961

120,600

Aug.

,840

,980

,980

,980

,980

,98O

,980

,930

,840

,790

,840

,840

,790

,790

* ,740

,700

,420

900

646

622

670

696

696

722

722

670

670

670

646

622 

574

40,926

1,320

81,180

Sept.

550

550

526

466

372

353

514

490

466

514

550

454

315

270

261

261

324

478

490

2,150

5,160

6,650

9,140

12,000

13,800

14,100

14,100

14,500

16,200

lo,UOO

134,004

4,467

265,800

Calendar year 1957: Max 55,000 Mln 92 Mean 7,699 Ac-ft 5,575,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 35,600 Mln 261 Mean 8,465 Ac-ft 6,128,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings June 21 to July 10.
NECHES RIVER BASIN 67

415. Village Creek near Kountze, Tex.

Location.--Lat 30°23'43", long 94°15'45", on left bank 800 ft downstream from bridge on 

Farm Road 418, 1.2 miles upstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, 

2.7 miles upstream from Cypress Creek, 3.2 miles northeast of Kountze, Hardin County, 

and 4? miles downstream from Beech Creek.

Drainage area. 837 sq mi.

Records available. May 1924 to November 1929 (October 1927 to November 1929, discharge 

measurements only), April 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 25.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929. Prior to Apr. 30, 1939, inverted chain gage at site 1.2 miles downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1924-27, 1939-58), 869 cfs (629,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Jan. 23, 24 (gage height, 18.01 ft); 

minimum daily, 50 cfs Aug. 18-20.

1924-27, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 67,200 cfs Nov. 26, 1940 (gage height, 27.6 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 35,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum not determined, probably occurred during period of no gage-height record; minimum daily, 16 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 1956.

Maximum stage known since 1913, about 34 ft in August 1915, present site and datum.

Flood of May 27, 1929, reached a stage of about 32 ft, present site and datum. Above 

stages were determined on basis of information by engineers of Gulf, Colorado and Santa 

Fe Railway Co. for site 1.2 miles downstream.

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

Tiversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of backwater (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15, 21-24, Oct. 29 to Nov. 7, Nov. 14-28, 

Dec. 28 to Jan. 15, Mar. 12 to Apr. 14, Apr. 19-23, Apr. 28 to May l)

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

48

80

167

291

652

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

1,090

1,630

2,400

2,950

14.0

15.0

16.0

18.0

May 1)

3,800

5,040

6,680

10,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

590

329

*223

188

167

152

138

129

117

113

106

101

97

93

1W

1,350 

1,960 

1,890

1,660

1,240

760

440

431 

901

1,370

1,540

1,370

914

550

422

362

19,880

641

0.766

0.88

39,430

Nov.

329

306

284

263

249

314

631

1,160

1,790

1,960

1,960

1,820

1,480

1,890

2,160

2,300 

2,400 

2,400

2,300

2,200

*2,120

2,080

2,720 

3,700

4,020

4,500

*5,040

4,250

3,170

2,350

62,146

2,072

2.48

2.76

123,300

Dec.

1,630

1,140

936

848

826

804

936

1,290

1,400

1,340

1,110

892

738

652

610

631 

652 

631

610

631

782

914

870 

738

610

652

892

1,840

2,770

3,090

5.250

34,715

1,120

1.34

1.54

68,860

Jan.

3,510

3,600

2,660

1,600

1,050

936

1,480

2,oao

2,400

*2,350

1,930

1,400

1,600

2,200

4,000

5,400 

*4,760 

4,130

2,800

2,080

3,320

6,500

9,240 

9.680

6,320

4,500

3,250

2,450

1,960

1,790

1, 890

102,866

3,318

3.96

4.57

204,000

Feb.

1,960

1,860

1,600

1,290

1,090

1,000

980

958

914

848

892

1,090

1,290

1,310

*1,340

1,400 

1,420 

1,310

1,110

958

870

1,020

2,600 

5,040

5.800

5,330

4,900

4,130

-

54,310

1,940

2.32

2.41

107,700

Mar.

5,090

2,350

1,730

1,290

1,090

1,020

1,070

1,190

1,240

1,160

1,050

914

826

848

914

826 

760 

758

760

782

782

758

675 

652

651

*651

610

590

570

550

512

30,587

987

1.18

1.36

60,670

Apr.

494

458

449

431

422

596

570

557

578

716

782

652

494

638

1,240

1,500 

1,400 

1,140

782

494

396

578

570 

557

314

277

242 515"

675

550

17,625

588

0.705

0.78

54,960

May

458

298

250

400

800

900

840

750

650

550

450

350

300

*242

217

199 

188 

177

172

167

167

167

172 

167

162

152

147

142

158

129

124

10,025

325

0.386

0.45

19,880

June

124

138

129

116

109

104

114

107

101

102

101

97

*93

106

129

129 

124 

129

158

158

154

142

152 

152

147

142

142

138

129

124

5,730

124

0.148

0.17

7,400

July

120

118

115

112

109

105

106

108

109

124

*152

162" 162

152

138

129 

120 

116

109

111

114

114

120 

112

110

100

95

90

85

80 

75

3,572

115

0.137

0.16

7,080

Aug.

70

65

60

60

75

90

80

75

70

65

65

70

60

55

55

55 

55 

50

50

50

60

80

90 

95

80

75

80

90

~85~ 100 

2,190

70.6

0.084

0.10

4,340

Sept.

75

65

60

55

65

70

70

65

60

65

75

80

85

85

85

90 

100 

170

150

160

c800

*cl,500

cl,700 

el, 600

*cl,250

c900

650

450

400 

550

11,340

578

0.452

0.50

22,490

Calendar year 1957: Max 10,100 Min 48 Mean 758 Cfsm 0.906 In. 12.30 Ac-ft 549,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 9,680 Mln 50 Mean 967 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.68 Ac-ft 700,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 16-20, Jan. 14-16, Apr. 16, 17, May 3-15, July 26 to Sept. 20, 

Sept. 27-30; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and records 

for nearby stations.

e Backwater from Cypress Creek.
68 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

427. North Creek near Jacksboro, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°17', long 98°18', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 281, 1.5 miles upstream from Henderson Creek, 9.3 miles northwest of Jacksboro, 

Jack County, and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.. 21.6 sq mi.

Records available. August 1956 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,016.33 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

(State Highway Department bench mark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs Nov. 4 (gage height, 12.56 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1956-58: Maximum discharge, 6,990 cfs Apr. 28, 1957 (gage height, 24.45 ft); no 

flow many days each year.

Flood of May 3, 1956, reached a stage of 21.58 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records fair. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

feet,

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8-13)

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

0

.2

.8

1.9

3.3

4.6

4.8

5.1

5.5

7.0

12

24

45

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

83

200

379

600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.7

1.2

0

0

0

21

Is

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44.3

1.43

0.066

0.08

88

Nov.

0

0

4.2

323

192

11

*75

*7.1

1.8

.7

.4

.8

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

22

6.5

1.3

*.6

.4

.3

.2

649.4

21.6

1.00

1.12

1,290

Dec.

0.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.8

0.12

0.0056

0.007

7.5

Jan.

0.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.9

~7a 4.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.9

.6

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

12.0

0.39

0.018

0.02

24

Feb.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1.1.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.2

.1

.1

2.7

0.10

0.0046

0.005

5.4

Mar.

 

0.1

.1

.1

1.9

1.4

11

18

2.3

.6

.3

2.4

9.5

4.5

1.1

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.2

.6

.2

.2

57.2

1.85

0.086

0.10

113

Apr.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.2

.6

.2

.2

.2

.1

273

52

6.0

161

382

879.8

29.3

1.36

1.52

1,750

May

188

*287

188

12

6.8

4.5

*3.3

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1 n.i

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

14

1.5

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

727.4

23.5

1.09

1.25

1,440

June

0.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.8

TTa

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

9.2

0.31

0.014

0.02

18

July

0

0

0

0

0

79

4.8

1.0

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

85.8

2.77

0.128

0.15

170

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

25

4.7

.4

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

30.3

1.01

0.047

0.05

60

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,010 Min 0 Mean 26.0 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.35 Ac-ft 18,810

Water year 1957-58: Max 382 Mln 0 Mean 6.85 Cfsm 0.317 In. 4.32 Ac-ft 4,970

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Nov. 4 (9:15 p.m.) 1,760 cfs (12.56 ft); Apr. 26 (6:45 p.m.) 

1,390 cfs (11.57 ft); Apr. 30 (1 p.m.) 1,320 cfs (11.39 ft); May 3 (12:30 a.m.) 1,140 cfs 

(10.89 ft); July 6 (5:15 p.m.) 504 cfs (8.61 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made 

* Field estimate made on this day.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 69

428. West Pork Trinity River near Jacksboro, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°17'30", long 98 0 04'40", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 24, 4 miles downstream from North Creek, 7 miles upstream from Carroll 

Creek, 7 miles northeast of Jacksboro, Jack County, and at mile 660.

Drainage area. 683 sq mi.

Records available. March 1956 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 873.98 ft above mean sea level (State 

Highway Department bridge plans).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,030 cfs Nov. 5 (gage height, 20.51 ft); maxfrium gage height, 20.63 ft May 3 (backwater from log jam); no flow many days.

1956-58: Maximum discharge, 35,100 cfs Apr. 27, 1957 (gage height, 32.10 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow many days each year.

Maximum stage known since about 1900, that of Apr. 27, 1957. Flood in June 1941 

reached a stage of about 30 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. At the end of the year the flow from 28.5 sq mi above this station was partly controlled by six floodwater-detention reservoirs with a combined capacity of 11,200 acre-ft below the flood-spillway crests, of which 9,440 acre-ft is 

floodwater-detention capacity and 1,760 acre-ft is sediment-storage capacity. The 

capacity in these reservoirs allocated to sediment storage will be used for conservation storage until eliminated by sedimentation.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 1 to June 2, June 18-21, 

July 6-14, Aug. 12-14, Aug. 20-21, Sept. 21-24)

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6

.5 

2.2 

8.0

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

621

1,330

2,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0 

0

0

0 

0

.1

132

535

747

847

37T

534

580

413

119

28

15

8.7

5.8

7.4

10

8.4

»4.0

2.2

3.8

3.5

2.5

1.6

1.0

4,386.0

141

8,700

Nov.

0.8

.6

ITT 

358

2,300

2,600 

2,240

2,280

2,020

1,470

400

91

92

96

111

65

34

22

17

13

11

9.0

8.7

88

328

157

68

27

16

10

14,934.2

498

29,620

Dec.

6.4

4.0

*3.0 

2.0

1.2

1.2 

1.4

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.4

.8

12

52

FT

17

10

141.2

4.55

280

Jan.

6.1

4.3

3.2 

2.2

1.6

1.2 

.9

*.6

75

.6

.6

1.5

26

109

151

85

38

21

32

74

107

82

44

30

20

14

11

9.0

8.0

6.7

4.3

875.4

28.2

1,740

Feb.

2.7

T78

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.5

.4

TF

.5

32.6

1.16

65

Mar.

0,4

.3

~

.2 

13

54 

126

415

440

TsT

70

73

238

323

192

104

53

30

21

15

12

11

9.8

8.4

6.7

6.1

*5.4

5.1

54

60

34

2,566.6

82.8

5,090

Apr.

21

14

12 

9.8

6.4

4.3 

3.0

2.2

1.8

1.2

.9

1.0

2.0

5.4

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.2

1.8

21

104

85

62

29

15

128

982

525

890

1,710

4,649.2

155

9,220

May

2,440

»2,370

2,650 

2,320

1,860

1,130 

*262

127

86

68

61

46

43

*40

25

18

14

14

20

19

12

9.0

6.4

4.5 IS"

89

52

17

166

68

17

14,066.9

454

27,900

June

7.4

4.5

3.2 

2.7

1.4

1.2 

.5

.3

.2

*.2

.1

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

39-0

16-

7.0

4.3

4.0

2.7

2.2

2.5

1.0

.5

.2

.1

0

102.6

3.42

204

July

0

O

0 

0

0

137 

546

558

T59

106

46

18

9.0

4.8

3.5

2.5

1.8

1.0

.5

.5

*.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

o

1,626.0

52.5

3,220

Aug.

0

0

0 

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

19

4.0

3.2

1.6

.4

.1

*0

0

2.3

7.3

2.5

1.8

1.0

.6

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

44.1

1.42

87

Sept.

0

O

0 

0

O

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44

39

15

»7.0

3.8

2.5

1.4

1.0

.5

.4

114.6

3.82

227

Calendar year 1957: Max 29,200 Mln 0 Mean 592 Ac-ft 428,600

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,650 Mln 0 Mean 119 Ac-ft 86,350

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Nov. 5 (7:30 p.m.) 3,030 cfs (20.51 ft); May 3 (6 p.m.) 2,880 cfs 

(20.65 ft)._________________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
70 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

430. Bridgeport Reservoir above Bridgeport, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°13'20", long 97°50 I 10", at left end of Bridgeport Dam on West Fork 

Trinity River, 2.0 miles west of Bridgeport, Wise County, 5.8 miles upstream from Big 

Sandy Creek, and at mile 626.

Drainage area. 1,114 sq mi.

Records available. April 1932 to September 1958 (prior to October 1950, monthly figures 

only).

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 0.06 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Jan. 26, 1944, staff gages at various sites in vicinity of present 

gage at present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 341,200 acre-ft May 4 (gage height, 

 832.5 ft); minimum observed, 258,200 acre-ft Oct. 6-8 (gage height, 824.9 ft).

1932-58: Maximum contents observed, 407,600 acre-ft Apr. 29, 30, 1942 (gage height,

836.2 ft); minimum since reservoir first filled in 1941, 7,170 acre-ft Oct. 12-16,

1956.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earthen-type dam containing a concrete 

spillway with three 20-foot bays, two of which are equipped with vertical lift gates 

and the other left open. There are two emergency spillways of natural ground. Dam 

completed Dec. 15, 1931; storage began Apr. 1, 1932. Reservoir used for flood control 

and municipal supply for city of Fort Worth. Capacity figures for current year are 

based on a redetermination of reservoir capacity during fall of 1952. Data regarding 

dam and reservoir are given in the following table:

Bottom of three 48-inch conduits.....

Gage height 

Tfeet)

859.0

853.0

826.1

751.4

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

-

_

270,300

0

Cooperation. Capacity curve and records of daily gage heights furnished by Tarrant County 

Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

Revisions. WSP 1148: Drainage area.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and total capacity, In acre-feet)

824

825

826

828

249,300 

259,200 

269,300 

29O,OOO

830

832

833

311,600 

334,200 

345,800'

Total contents, In acre-feet, at 7 a.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5 

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16 

17

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

81

OOt.

259,200

259,200 

259,200 

259,200

259,200 

258,200

258,200 

258,200 

259,200

259,200 

259,200

259,200 

263,200

269,300 

270,300

271,300 

272,400

272,400 

272,400 

271,300

271,300 

272,400 

272,400

272,400 

271,300

271,300 

270,300 

270,300

270,300 

270,300 

270,300

826.1 

+11,100

Nov.

270,300

27O,3OO 

270,300 

276,300

278,500 

285,800

292,100 

299, 600 

302,900

305,100 

307,200

307,200 

306,200

305,100 

304,000

304,000 

302,900

301,800 

301', 800 

301,800

300,700 

300,700 

299,600

299, 600 

299,600

299, 600 

299,600 

299,600

297,500 

297,500

828.7 

+27,200

Dec.

296,400

296,400 

296,400 

295,400

295,400 

294,300

294,300 

294,300 

293,200

293,200 

293,200

292,100 

292,100

292,100 

291,100

291,100 

291,100

290,000 

290,000 

289,000

289,000 

289,000 

289, OOO

287,900 

287,900

287,900 

287,900 

286,800

286,800 

286,800 

286, 8OO

827.7 

-10,700

Jan.

285,800

285,800 

285,800 

285,800

284,800 

284,800

284,800 

284,800 

283,700

283,700 

283,700

283, 700 

284,800

284,800 

284,800

284,800 

284,800

284,800 

283,700 

284,800

285,800 

285,800 

285,800

285, 800 

285,800

284, 8OO 

284,800 

284,800

284,800 

284, 8OO

827.5 

-2,OOO

Feb.

283,700

283,700 

283,700 

283,700

283,700 

283,700

283,700 

282,600 

282,600

282, 600 

282,600

282,600 

282,600

282,600 

282,600

281,600 

281,600

281,600 

281,600 

281,600

281,600 

281,600 

280,600

280,600 

280, 600

280,600 

280,600 

280,600

.._: .

827.1 

-4,200

Mar.

28O.6OO

280,600 

280,600 

279,500

280,600 

281,600

282,600 

283,700 

285,800

286,800 

287,900

287,900 

287,900

289,000 

289,000

289,000 

290,000

290,000 

290,000 

289,000

289,000 

289,000 

289,000

287,900 

287,900

287,900 

287,900 

287,900

289,000 

293,200

828.3 

+12,600

Apr.

292,100

291,100 

290,000 

287,900

287,900 

286,800

286,800 

286,800 

285,800

285,800 

285,800

285,800 

284,800

285,800 

285,800

285,800 

285,800

285,800 

284,800 

285,800

285,800 

285,800 

285,800

285,800 

285,800

284,800 

290,000 

291,100

292,100 

296,400

828.6 

+3, 200

May

311 , 600

330,800 

340,000 

341,200

340,000 

336,500

331 , 900 

323,800 

317,200

312,700 

311,600

310,500 

309,400

309,400 

308,300

308,300 

307,200

307,200 

307,200 

306,200

306,200 

305,100 

3O4,OOO

302,900 

302,900

302,900 

301,800 

301,800

300,700 

299,600

828.9 

+3, 200

June

298,600

297,500 

297,500 

297,500

296,400 

296,400

295, 400 

294,300 

293,200

293,200 

292,100

291,100 

29O,OOO

29O,OOO 

289,000

289,000 

289,000

289,000 

289,000 

289,000

287,900 

287,900 

287,900

287,900 

286,800

286,800 

286,800 

285,800

285, 800 

284,800

827.5 

-14,800

July

284,800

284,800 

283,700 

283, 700

282,600 

282,600

285,800 

286,800 

287,900

287,900 

287,900

286,800 

286,800

285,800 

285,800

284,800 

284,800

283,700 

283, 700 

283,700

283,700 

282,600 

282,600

283, 700 

283,700

282,600 

281,600 

281,600

280,600 

280,600 

279,500

827.0 

-5,300

Aug.

279, 5OO

279,500 

279,500 

279,500

278,500 

278,500

278,500 

278,500 

278,500

278,500 

278,500

278,500 

278,500

278,500 

277,500

277,500 

277,500

277,500 

277,500 

277,500

277,500 

277,500 

277,500

277,500 

277,500

277,500 

277,500 

276,400

276,400 

276,400 

276,400

826.7 

-3,100

Sept.

276,400

275,400 

275,400 

275,400

274,400 

274,400

274.4OO 

274,, 400 

274,400

274,400 

274,400

274,400 

274,400

272,400 

270,300'

269,300 

268,300

267,300 

267,300 

267,300

267,300 

267,300 

267,300

267,300 

267,300

267,300 

267,300 

266,200

266,200 

266,200

825.7 

-10,200

Calendar year 1957.................... * +265,60O

Water year 1957-58.................... * +7,000

t Gage height, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents. In acre-feet.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 71

440. Big Sandy Creek near Bridgeport, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°13', long 97°41', on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 24, 

1.9 miles upstream from Greathouse Branch (corrected), 4.0 miles (corrected) east of 

Bridgeport, Wise County, and 4.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 332 sq mi.

Records available. October 1936 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 727.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929.

Average discharge.--81 years (1937-58), 90.4 cfs (65,450 aere-ft per year); median of 

yearly mean discharges, 58 cfs (42,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs May 3 (gage height, 10.70 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1936-58: Maximum discharge, 53,000 cfs June 10, 1941 (gage height, 15.69 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, that of June 10, 1941.

Remarks. Records poor. Flow from 103 sq mi modified since May 1, 1956, by Amon Carter 

Reservoir capacity, 20,050 acre-ft at elevation 920.0 ft (fixed service outlet) and 

32,290 acre-ft at elevation 927.0 ft (emergency flood spillway). During the year the 

city of Bowie diverted 461 acre-ft of water from Amon Carter Reservoir for municipal 

use and returned an undetermined amount of sewage effluent above the station. At the 

end of the year the flow from 4.32 sq mi above this station was partly controlled by 

2 floodwater-detention reservoirs with a combined capacity of 1,250 acre-ft below the 

flood spillway crests, of which 1,060 acre-ft is floodwater-detention capacity and 

190 acre-ft is sediment pool capacity. The capacity in these reservoirs allocated to 

sediment storage will be used for conservation storage until eliminated by sedimentation. The first floodwater-detention reservoir in this basin was completed in December 

1957.

Revisions. WSP 1148: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0-0

0 

0

0

0 

0

0

*0

0

0

0

83

 *6T 222

*11

4

2

1

1

.5

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

390.6

12.6

775

Nov.

0

U

0 

67

1,330

1.650 

628

1,220

453

136

72

53

52

48

40

31

25

49

36

26

19

17

16

24

55

42

*28

22

18

17

6,174

206

12,250

Dec.

16

15

15 

14

14

15 

2219"

16

15

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

20

15

10

10

10

10

406

13.1

805

Jan.

10

10

10 

10

9

9 

9

9

*8.2

8.2

578- 8.1

20

16

16

15

14

13

12

50

-Js 125

25

15

12

12

12

12

15

14

13

595.3

19.2

1,180

Feb.

13

TS

13 

13

13

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

*12

12

11

-

344

12.3

682

Mar.

9.9

9.3

9.1 

97T

16

108 

290

338

346

108

49

69

188

168

87

56

46

38

34

26

24

22

22

20

19

19

*18

19

192

129

45

2,533.4

81.7

5,020

Apr.

28

21

19 

19

17

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

25

15

12

12

12

12

50

150

125

150

1_75

1,014

33.8

2,010

May

*1,200

*6,800

7,000 

1,100

500

*337 

213

145

104

86

72

58

50

46

*46

44

41

36

38

40

31

25

21

18

21

25

20

8

7 

7

7

18,146

585

35,990

June

6

6

6 

5

5

5 

5

5

5

*4.6

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.9

5.9

6.8

673

5.7

6.0

5.9

5.3

4.5

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

144.3

4.81

286

July

3.4

3.2

3.1 

2.8

2.6

2.5 

213

134

22

8.0

4.4

3.0

2.9

2.4

2.0

1.0

.5

.2

.1 *£

0

0

0

6.6

3.3

1.8

1.1

.6

.1

0

0

424.6

13.7

842

Aug.

C)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957: Max 13,800 Mln 0 Mean 244 Ac-ft 176,900

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,000 Mln 0 Mean 82.7 Ac-ft 59,840

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 17-26, Dec. 18 to Jan. 7, Jan. 17 to Feb. 25, Apr. 6-30, 

May 3-5, May 28 to June 9j discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in atage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

541344 O -60 -6
72 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

445. West Pork Trinity River near Boyd, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°05'05", long 97 033'30", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Farm Road 730, 0.6 mile northeast of Boyd, Wise County, 3.5 miles downstream 

from Boggy Creek, and at mile 602.

Drainage area. 1,729 sq mi.

Records available. January 1947 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 660.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 14, 1954, at site 2.2 miles downstream at datum 5.48 ft lower.

Average discharge.--11 years, 245 cfs (177,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 cfs May 3 (gage height, 19.83 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-13.

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 24,400 cfs Apr. 27, 1957 (gage height, 21.60 ft); no 

flow at times.

Flood in April 1942 reached a stage of 20.6 ft, from information by State Highway 

Department. Flood in 1908 was highest since at least 1880 and reached a stage of about 

25 ft, from information by local residents.

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

Flow largely regulated by Bridgeport Reservoir since 1932 and Amon Carter Reservoir 

near Bowie since May 1956, combined capacity, 292,000 acre-ft. Sustained flow during 

several periods is release from Bridgeport Reservoir, 21 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1392: 1947(M), 1948, 1949(M).

Rating table, water yeai 

and discharge, ir

1.4

1.5

1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8 3.3

6.0 

9.0

109

275

620

13.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

20.0

1,300

1,750

2,090

3,500

7,450

17,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

250

200

100

50

20

10

5

4

3.5

3

2.5

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

662.0

21.4

1,310

Nov.

2

2

2 

400

1,000

1,440

2,500

2,000

1,180

*892

538

501

725

740

695

442

398

489

420

365

345

325

315

376

442

376

345

325

305

295

18,180

606

36,060

Dec.

275- 285

266 

*257

248

248

248

248

239

230

221

212

203

199

195

191

187

187

183

183

171

167

163

159

163

163

159

159

155

147

143

6,254

202

12,400

Jan.

139

135

131 

127

123

120

116

112

*109

106

106

106

116

127

123

120

116

116

112

135

248

T99~ 257

163

147

139

131

127

131

135

131

4,203

136

8,340

Feb.

123

120

116 

112

109

109

106

102

98

102

98

98

98

95

95

92

88

85

85

85

88

88

88

85

85

85

*85

82

-

2,702

96.5

5,360

Calendar year 1957; Max 18,600 Min 0

Mar.

82

 82

79- 79 

79

142

376

562

620

414

257

221

345

345

305

257

230

216

208

195

187

183

179

179

171

167

163

*159

1,020

861

371

8,734

282

17,320

Apr.

287

838

1,000 

961

310

195

179

167

159

159

155

147

147

167

175

167

155

147

147

183

257

248

187

163

147

195

748

1,230

1,860

2,970

13,850

462

27,470

May

*4,350

7,310

14,200 

8,750

6,000

*4,600

4,200

4,200

4,200

3,850

2,580

1,190

800

665

*620

606

564

525

501

489

465

442

420

398

398

398

387

365

345

325

305

74,488

2,402

147,700

June

285

275

266 

257

248

239

239

239

*221

212

203

195

187

179

175

171

179

171

167

163

159

163

155

147

143

135

127

120

112

109

5,641

188

11,190

July

102

98

92

88

88

106

139

239

208

151

135

127

120

116

109

102

98

95

88

*85

85

79

88

88

88

82

76

73

73

73

70

3,261

105

6,470

Aug.

70

67

64 

62

58

56

53

50

48

46

42

40

37

34

32

30

*27

25

23

23

84

44

84

57

40

32

30

26

23

21

11

1,347

43.5

2,670

Sept.

17

16

14 

14

13

13

13

13

13

60

44

18

15

357

725

800

JZ5

346

44

35

20

12

*6.3

4.4

3.5

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.2

1^

3,379.4

113

6,700

Mean 822 Ac-ft 594,800

Water year 1957-58: Max 14,200 Min 0 f -at. 5?1 Ac-ft 283,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, May 30 to June 8, Aug. 11-16, Sept. 25-3O; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records, release from Bridgeport Reservoir, and recc 

nearby stations.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 73

450. Eagle Mountain Reservoir above Fort Worth, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°52'35", long 97°28'15", at right end of main dam on West Fork Trinity 

River, 3.0 miles downstream from Ash Creek, 4.1 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, 

14.6 miles northwest of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, and at mile 583.

Drainage area. 1,974 sq mi.

Records available. February 1934 to September 1958 (prior to October 1950, monthly 

figures only).

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Prior to Feb. 24, 1943, staff gages at several sites within 1 mile of present site at 

present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 230,100 acre-ft May 7 (elevation, 

 653.7 ft); minimum observed, 161,400 acre-ft Mar. 14, 20, 21 (elevation, 646.5 ft). 

1934-58: Maximum contents observed, 333,500 acre-ft Aug. 26, 1942 (elevation,

659.9 ft); minimum since reservoir first filled in 1937, 57,690 acre-ft Nov. 19, 20,

1956.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a composite rolled-fill and hydraulic-fill earthen-type 

atnTcontaining a concrete service spillway with four 25-foot bays, three of which are 

equipped with vertical lift gates, and the other left open. There is an emergency 

spillway of natural ground. Dam completed Oct. 24, 1932, and storage began Feb. 28, 

1934. Dead storage is negligible. Reservoir used for flood control and to maintain 

level of Lake Worth from which city of Fort Worth derives its municipal supply. 

Figures given herein represent total contents. Capacity figures since Oct. 1, 1951, 

are based on redetermination of reservoir capacity during fall of 1952. Data 

regarding dam and reservoir are given in the following table.

Crest of emergency spillway

Bottom of four 48-inch outlet conduits.

Elevation 

(feet)

671.8

649.1

599.9

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

_

182,700

0

Cooperation. Capacity curve and records of daily elevations furnished by Tarrant County 

Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

Revisions.. WSP 1148: Drainage area.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, In feet, and total capacity, In acre-feet)

646.5

648.0

650.0

161,400

173,500

191,400

652.0

654.0

211,400

233,400

Total contents, In acre-feet, at 8 a.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

13

Oct.

176,000

175,200 

175,200 

175,200 

175,200

174,300 

174,300 

174,300 

174,300 

174,300

173,500 

173,500 

172,700

172,700 

173,500

174,300 

174,300 

174,300 

174,300 

174,300

174,300 

174,300 

174,300 

174,300 

174,300

174,300 

173,500 

173,500 

172,700 

172,700 

172,700

647.9 

-3,300

Nov.

172,700 

172,700 

172,700 

171,900 

172,700

175,200 

176,900 

178,500 

179,400

179,400

179,400 

177,700 

176,900 

176,000 

175,200

174,300 

172,700 

171,900 

170,200 

169,400

168,600

169 , 400 

170,200 

171,000 

171,900

172,700 

173,500 

174,300 

175,200 

175,200

648.2 

+2,500

Dec.

176,000 

176,000 

176,900

176,900 

176,900

176,000 

175,200 

175,200 

173,500 

173,500

174,300 

174,300 

174,300 

174,300 

175,200

175,200 

176,000 

176,000 

176,000 

175 , 200

174,300 

173,500 

172,700

173,500 

174,300

174,300 

174,300 

174,300 

175,200 

175,200 

176,000

648.3 

+800

Jan.

176,000 

176,000 

176,000 

176,000 

176,000

176,000 

176,900 

176,900 

176,900 

176,900

176,900 

177,700 

178,500 

178,500 

178,500

178,500 

178,500 

178,500 

179,400 

180,200

179,400 

177,700 

177,700 

176,900 

176,000

175,200 

174,300 

173,500 

172,700 

171,900 

171,000

647.7 

-5,000

Feb.

170,200

168,600 

167,800 

166,900 

166, 100

166,100 

166, 100 

166,100 

166,100 

166,100

166,900 

166,900 

166,900 

166,900 

166,900

166,900 

167,800 

167,800 

167,800 

167,800

167,800 

167,800 

168,600 

168,600 

168,600

168,600 

169,400 

169,400

647.5 

-1,600

Mar.

169,400 

169,400 

169,400 

169,400 

169,400

170,200 

171,000

170,200 

169,400 

167,800

166,900 

165,300 

163,700 

161,400

162,900

162,900 

164,500 

162,900 

162,100 

161,400

161,400 

162,100 

162,900 

162,900 

163,700

163,700 

163,700 

163,700 

166,900 

168,600 

167,800

647.3 

-1,600

Apr.

166,900 

165,300 

164,500 

163,700 

164,500

163,700 

162,900

162,900 

163,700 

163,700

164,500 

164,500 

164,500 

165,300 

165,300

165,300 

165,300 

165,300 

164,500 

165,300

165,300 

165,300 

165,300 

166,100 

164,500

164,500 

170, 200

169,400 

168,600 

169,400

647.5 

+1, 600

May

174,300

181, 100 

198,400 

218,000 

226,800

229,000 

230, 100

229,000 

227,900 

226,800

225,700 

222,400 

216,900 

211,400 

206,400

202,400 

198,400 

194,400 

191,400 

187,500

184,700 

181,900 

182,700 

183,700 

184,700

184,700 

185,600 

185,600 

186,600 

185,600 

183,700

649.2 

+14,300

June

183,700 

182,700

182, 70O 

183,700 

183,700

184, 700 

184,700 

184,700 

184,700 

184,700

184,700 

184,700 

184,700 

184,700 

184,700

185,600 

185,600 

185,600 

185,600 

185,600

185,600 

186,600

186,600 

186,600 

185,600

185,600 

185,600 

185,600 

185,600 

184, 700

649.3 

+1,000

July

184,700 

184,700 

184,700 

184,700 

183,700

188,500

188,500 

187,500 

187,500 

187,500

187,500 

187,500 

187,500 

186,600 

186,600

186,600 

186,600 

185,600 

184,700 

183,700

184,700 

182,700 

181,900 

181,900 

181,900

181,900 

181,900 

181,900 

181,900 

181,100 

181,100

648.9 

-3,600

Aug.

181,100

180,200 

178,500 

178,500 

178,500

178,500 

177,700 

177,700 

177,700 

177,700

177,700 

177,700 

177,700 

177,700 

176,900

176,900 

176,900 

176,900 

176,900 

176,900

176,900 

177,700 

176,900 

176,000 

174,300

173,500 

171,900 

171,000 

170,200

170, 200 

170,200

647.6 

-10,900

Sept.

170,200 

170,200 

170,200 

169,400 

169,400

169,400 

169,400 

168,600 

168,600 

168,600

169,400 

169,400 

169,400 

167,800 

166,900

168,600 

169,400 

170,200 

171,000 

171,900

171,900 

171,900 

171,900 

171,900 

171,000

171,000 

171,900 

171,000 

171,000 

170,200

647.6 

0

Calendar year 1957.................... * +113,100

Water year 1957-58.................... t -5,800

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.
74 TRINITY RIVER BASIN 

460. Clear Pork Trinity River near Aledo, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°38'25", long 97°33'50", on left bank 3 miles downstream from Turkey 

Creek, 3? miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 377, 4 miles southeast of Aledo, 

Parker County, and 11.8 miles upstream from Benbrook Dam.

Drainage area. 246 sq mi.

Records available. August 1947 to September 1958.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 723.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 11 years, 43.3 cfs (31,350 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,080 cfs May 3 (gage height, 13.21 ft); no 

flow Aug. 8, 9, 13-20, Sept. 1-10.

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs May 25, 1957 (gage height, 29.00 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since 1858, about 34 ft between Apr. 25 and May 9, 1922, from 

information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. At the end of the year the flow from 75.2 sq mi above this station was partly controlled by 32 floodwater-detention reservoirs with a total combined 

capacity of 24,420 acre-ft below the flood spillway crests, of which 20,660 acre-ft is 

floodwater detention capacity and 3,760 acre-ft is sediment storage capacity. Five of 

these reservoirs were constructed during the current year and have a total combined 

capacity below flood spillway crests of 1,791 acre-ft, of which 406 acre-ft is sediment 

pool capacity. The capacity in these reservoirs allocated to sediment storage will be 

used for conservation storage until eliminated by sedimentation. There are 21 of these 

reservoirs above and 11 below Lake Weatherford.

Since Dec. 15, 1956, Lake Weatherford has modified runoff from 105 sq mi above the 

gaging station. The reservoir has a capacity of 19,470 acre-ft at elevation 896.0 ft 

(fixed glory hole outlet) and 35,180 acre-ft at elevation 906.0 ft (emergency flood 

spillway).

During the year the city of Weatherford diverted approximately 1,400 acre-ft of 

water for municipal use from Lake Weatherford and returned approximately 900 acre-ft 

as sewage effluent above the station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14-18, 22-26, Oct. 30 to Nov. 5, 

Jan. 19 to Mar. 29, May 1O-16, June 13-23)

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

.4 

1.1 

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

8.2

20

35

4.0

5.0

7.0

11.0

187

445

1,030

2,450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.5

2.7

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.0

4.7

6.6

13

*27

25

16

10

7.9

6.9

7.2

12

23

28

14

10

8.7

8.2

8.7

11

11

287.3

9.27

570

Nov.

13

14

14 

21

32

48

2T

32

11

8.2

7.5

7.9

9.2

9.2

8.2

7.9

8.7

*9.2

7.5

7.5

6.9

6.6 679-

17

41

19

12

11

9.6

8. 7

438.7

14.6

870

Dec.

8.7

10

10 

9.6

9.6

12

16

10

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.5

779

8.2

8.7

8.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.7

7.5

7.9

8.7

9.6

17

18

*T2

12

12

12

12

315.6

10.2

626

Jan.

11

IT

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

18

34

2T

19

16

15

14

14

19

22

19

16

16

14

14

14

13

14

*14

14

474

15.3

940

Feb.

13

12

12 

13

14

14

13

12

13

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

T5- 16

15

15

16

15

14

-

392

14.0

778

Calendar year 1957 S Max 13, loo Win 0

Mar.

14

IS

17 

19

52

50

125

Tf

35

27

23

32

29

24

22

21

19

*19

19

17

17

18

19

18

17

17

17

17

100

73

45

984

31.7

1,950

Apr.

34

28

26 

24

23

22

22

23

*34

26

24

24

31

80

36

30

26

28

30

36

35

29

27

26

24

50

472

274

857

927

3,328

111

6,600

Mean 143

May

1,280

1,230

2,160 

827

459

317

258

224

185

165

143

*129

116

107

90

82

90

67

58

53

50

46

44

42

44

45

42

39

35

31

29

8,487

274

16,830

June

29

25

23 

21

18

16

14

14

12

12

11

10

8.7

8.2

7.9

*9.2

9.2

11

9.2

8.2

8.7

20

13

11

9.6

8.7

8.2

8.7

8.2

UL

380.2

12.7

754

July

6.9

6.2

5.6 

5.6

5.9

15

26

29

2?

29

25

21

18

13

8.7

5.2

3.7

2.7

2.1

1.7

1.7

2.1

*3.9

8.1

6.2

2.7

1.7

.9

.7

.4

.3

288.0

9.29

571

Aug.

0.2

.1

.2 

.5

.5

.3

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

29

SB- 39

17

8.7

*4.2

1.9

.9

.4

.2

.1

128.6

4.15

255

Sept.

0

O

O 

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

4.3

3.9

2.2

1.9

1.8

7.6

22

14

19

59

18

12

10

6.9

*5.2

13

10

5.6

4.4

4.2

205.0

6.83

407

Ac-ft 103,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,160 Min 0 Mean 43. o Ac-ft 31,15o

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 

465. Benbrook Reservoir near Benbrook, Tex.

75

Location. Lat 32°39' , long 97°27' , in intake structure of Benbrook Dam on Clear Fork 

Trinity River, 2.5 miles south of Benbrook, Tarrant County, 3.5 miles upstream from 

Marys Creek, and 15 miles upstream from mouth of Clear Fork.

Drainage area. 433 mi.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, Fort 

Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 124,300 acre-ft May 6 (elevation, 702.41 ft); minimum, 80,610 acre-ft Oct. 12 (elevation, 691.92 ft).

1952-58: Maximum contents, 185,000 acre-ft June 6, 1957 (elevation, 713.35 ft); minimum since first appreciable storage began, 5,010 acre-ft May 9, 1955.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam 9,130 ft long including a 500-foot 

uncontrolled off-channel concrete gravity spillway with ogee weir section with a 

100-foot notch in center. Outlet works consists of a 13-foot diameter concrete conduit controlled by two 6.5- by 13-foot broome-type gates and two 30-inch steel pipes 

controlled by slide gates. Deliberate impoundment of water began Sept. 29, 1952. 

From August 1950 to Sept. 28, 1952, reservoir operated as detention basin only. 

Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir built for flood control, 

navigation, and low flow regulation. For storage above reservoir see Remarks paragraph on preceding page concerning U. S. Soil Conservation Service reservoirs. Data 

regarding dam and reservoir are given in the following table:

Top of conservation storage ................................

Invert of two 6.5- by 13-foot broome-type gates. ............

Elevation 

(feet)

741.0

724.0

710.0

694.0

656.0

622.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

410,000

258,600

164,800

88,250

6,550

12

Cooperation. Records of elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers and 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, in feet, 

and total capacity, in acre-feet)

691

693

695

77,350

84,530

92,060

697

700

703

100,000

113,000

127,200

Total contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

M(*)

Oct.

81,040 

81,000

80,960

80,890

80,860

80,820

80,790

80,820

80,750

80,720

80,680

80,610 

81,260

81,800

83,110

83,180

83,140

83,110

83,070

83,040

83,070

83,290

83 220

83,140

83,070

83,000

82,960

82,890

82,890

82,890

82,850

692.54

+1,740

Nov.

S2,930 

82,890

8S,960

83,070

84,970

85,310

85,750

85,870

85,900

85,940

86,020

86,130 

86,200

86,280

86,240

86,350

86,460

86,460

86, 460

86,460

86,460

86,460

86,540

87,130

87,390

87 , 500

87 , 650

87,690

87 , 690

87,690

693.85

+4,840

Dec.

87,730 

87,800

87,840

87,840

87,760

87,990

88,070

88,070

88,100

88,070

87 , 880

87 . 690 

87,760

87,840

87,950

88,070

87,990

87,800

87,800

87,760

87,760

87,840

87,880

88,140

88,520

88,520

88,400

88,250

88,100

88,070

87,800

693.88

+110

Jan.

87,650 

87,500

87 , 430

87,470

87,470

87,500

87,500

87,540

87,390

87,240

87,360

87,650 

88,140

88,290

88, 440

88,560

88,670

88,780

88,940

89,160

89,360

89,470

89,620

89,740

89,780

89,890

89,970

89,930

89 , 580

89,200

88,710

694.12

+910

Feb.

88,350 

87,990

87,730

87,650

87 , 620

87,360

87,320

87,320

87,470

87,540

87,620

87,650 

87,690

87,580

87,390

87,390

87,470

87,500

87,540

87,620

87,690

87,800

87,910

87,990

88,070

88,210

87,910

87,500

693.80

-1,210

Mar.

87,360 

87,390

87,430

87,730

88,210

88,560

89,240

89,620

89.660

89,470

89,280

89,280 

89,130

88,900

88,710

88,440

88,140

87,840

87,690

87,620

87 , 650

87 , 690

87,730

87,690

87,650

87,620

87,540

87,580

87,620

87,620

87,620

693.83

+120

Apr.

87,620 

87,580

87,470

87,320

87,130

86,950

86,760

86,830

86,800

86,610

86,460

86,420 

87,020

87,500

87 , 540

87 , 540

87,500

87,540

87,540

87,800

87 , 800

87,760

87,580

87 , 430

87,620

88,140

90,230

91,150

93,480

101,300

697.31

+13,680

May

105,100 

111,100

119,400

122,000

123,600

124,300

124,100

123,700

122,800

121,200

119,400

117,200 

114,700

112,200

108,700

104,300

98,140

91,220

88,180

88,400

88,330

87,990

87,760

87,620

87,540

87,430

87,240

87,130

86,910

86,680

86,460

693.52

-14,840

June

86,280 

86,240

86,240

86,240

86,280

86,240

86,200

86,160

86,090

86,020

85,940

85,900 

85,870

85,830

85,830

85,870

85,870

85,870

85,830

85,790

86,050

86,050

66,020

85,940

85,790

85,600

85,530

85,460

85,380

85,510

693.21

-1,150

July

85,230 

85,160

85,080

85,010

85,530

85,940

87,060

87,150

87,130

87,150

87,060

87,020 

86,910

86,830

86,720

86,650

86,540

86,420

86,550

86,240

86,160

86,150

86,420

86,350

86,240

86,090

85,980

85,870

85,790

85,640

85,490

693.26

+180

Aug.

85,580 

85,340

85,270

85,160

85,080

84,970

84,900

84,790

84,790

84,670

84,600

84,490 

84,420

84,340

84,200

84,090

84,020

84,020

83,910

83,980

84,090

84,090

84,200

84,130

84,050

83,980

83,870

83,760

83,540

83,470

83,400

692.69

-2,090

Sept.

83,530 

83,220

83,110

85,040

85,000

85,110

85,110

83,140

83,070

85,040

82,960

82,820 

82,740

82,670

82,710

82,640

82,560

82 . 550

83,690

85,800

85,760

85,940

83,940

83,910

85,870

84.050

83,940

83,910

83,840

83,650

692.76

+250

Calendar year 1957.................... * -t-72,910

Water year 1957-58.................... * -t-2,540

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

t Change in contents, in acre-feet.
76 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

470. Clear Fork Trinity River near Benbrook, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°39'54", long 97°26'30", on left bank l| miles downstream from Benbrook 

Dam,1.7 miles southeast of Benbrook, Tarrant County, and 2.9 miles upstream from 

Marys Creek.

Drainage area. 435 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1947 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 604.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 11 years, 74.4 cfs (53,860 acre-ft per year), unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,120 cfs May 17 (gage height, 11.01 ft); minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 3.

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 82,900 cfs May 17, 1949 (gage height, 28.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and slopearea measurement of peak flow; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1922, that of May 17, 1949.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Benbrook Reservoir since September 1952 (see 

preceding page). Reservoir acted as a detention basin August 1950 to September 1952.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 9-16, Sept. 15-30)

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

0.5 

1.1 

2.7 

6.0

11

3.3

3.6

4.0 

4.5

58

132

260

5.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

450

970

2,170

4,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.6

7.3

5.6

*5.2

1.4

1.2

1.1 

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.0

1.1

2.5

2.3

1.0

.7

+§.

. 6

62.9

2.03

125

Nov.

43

.9

.6

.7

13

6.4

6.1

1.7

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.5

*2.7

38

1.0

1.0

*2.7 

1.4

4.g

3.3

3.6

3.6

5.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

30

1.4

194.4

6.48

386

Dec.

1.1

1.9

3.3

3.3

64

95

2.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

91

130

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

95

119 

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.9

5.3

58

*104

104

102

102

102

1,232.6

39.8

2,440

Jan.

102

102

78

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

64

167

3.3

3.6

3.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2. 

3.

3.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.5

2.5

126

250

230

1 , 395 . 6

45.0

2,770

Feb.

230

230

160

100

100

100

53

6.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.2

4.2

115

118

7.8

6.0

4.9 

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.3

112

*230

-

1,634.2

58.4

3,240

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,280 Mln 0

Mar.

119

5.3

4.9

5.3

7.3

5.6

64

121

121

182

230

230

230

230

230

230

230

230 

172

112

114

102

102

102

102

102

102

102

104

104

104

3,899.4

126

7,730

Apr.

104

104

106

106

106

106

106

108

106

*106

106

66

52

49

77

106

106

106 

106

108

106

106

106

106

110

89

5.8

4.6

5.3

38

2,616.7

87.2

5,190

May

12

17

26

7.8

5.6

271

680

680

915

1,180

1,210

1,360

 1,470

1,650

2,040

2,460

3,230

5.610 

1,650

8.7

116

201

145

102

102

102

104

106

106

106

106

2V79.1

767

47,170

June

106

50

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.6

4.6

*4.2

3.9

3.6 

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

26

41

4.9

4.6

4.6

4 . 6

336.7

11.2

668

July

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

5.5

5.8

4.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

33

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.7

19

8.8 

8.8

8.8

8.2

9.5

*11

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9 5

241.9

7.80

480

Aug.

16

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.2

15

7.3

7.3

7.3 

7.3

7.3

8.2

6.8

13

12

12

*12

10

7.3

55

3T§~

310.9

10.0

617

Sept.

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.9

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.6

48

1.7

1.4

1.7

2.5

2.1

2.5 

5.6

2.5

2.5

2.7

5.0

5.0

*2.7

47

2.7

2.5

2.7

3.3

187.8

6.26

372

Mean 192 Ac-ft 138,800

Water year 1957.-58: Max 3,610 Mln 0.6 Mean 98.3 Ac-ft 71,190

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 77 

475. Clear Pork Trinity River at Port Worth, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°44'02", long 97°21'33", near right bank on downstream side of right pier 

of bridge on Vickery Boulevard at Port Worth, Tarrant County, 100 ft upstream from 

East-West Expressway bridge, 310 ft downstream from The Texas and Pacific Railway Co. 

bridge, 3 miles upstream from mouth, 5 miles downstream from Marys Creek, and 10 miles 

downstream from Benbrook Dam.

Drainage area. 526 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1924 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 532.91 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 23, 1925, staff gage at site 338 ft upstream 

at datum 8.37 ft higher. June 23, 1925, to Dec. 7, 1938, water-stage recorder at site 

88 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 106 cfs (76,740 acre-ft per year), unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,030 cfs May 3 (gage height, 8.22 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 2.56 ft).

1924-58: Maximum discharge, 107,000 cfs May 17, 1949 (gage height, 28.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, that of May 17, 1949. Flood of Apr. 25, 

1922, reached a stage of 27.5 ft, present datum (discharge, 74,300 cfs, by slope-area 

measurement of peak flow, data furnished by city engineer of Fort Worth).

Remarks. Records good. Flow largely regulated since September 1952 by Benbrook Reservoir (see p. 75). Reservoir acted as detention basin August 1950 to September 1952. 

The Texas and Pacific Railway Co. and city of Port Worth divert a small amount of 

water from pool in which gage is located. Records of water temperatures for the 

water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1148: Drainage area. WSP 1392; 1924-25, 1927.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge., in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 1O-15)

2.5 O

2.6 4.8

2.7 19

2.£ 43

2.9 

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

143

222

332

4.0 740

5.0 1,680

6.0 2,840

8.0 4,840

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.8

2.8

4.8

5.9

5.9

4.8

2.8

7.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

90

70

115

*21

11

8.4

8.4

7.1

8.4

23

35

11

8.4

8.4

9.7

9.7

9.7

11

13

521.1

16.8

1,030

Nov.

32

19

9.7

25

184

58

76

30

17 "14

13

13

13

13

28

13

11

11

*13

11

13

14

11

80

43

28

25

25

43

19

904.7

30.2

1,790

Dec.

14

17

21

21

28

177

19

16

16

17

44

180

17

14

16

19

55

182

16

15

14

14

14

46

90

52

114

114

114

114

111

1,699

54.8

3,370

Jan.

Ill

111

107

23

li

11

11

13

14

222

32

13

90

30

19

16

16

16

23

32

32

25

21

19

19

19

17

83

218

218

218

1,810

58.4

3,590

Feb.

218

218

151

97

*97

97

80

11

11

11

a.

a.

a.

29

189

14

a.

a.

7.

7.

7.

8.

8.

8.

8.

14

44

218

-

1,595.9

57.0

3,170

Mar.

174

9.7

7.1

134

107

236

185

151

162

232

296

267

247

242

242

237

242

*202

136

132

125

132

121

125

125

125

125

219

139

136

5,033.8

162

9,980

Apr.

129

121

118

118

118

114

114

140

143

*125

121

97

168

177

90

125

125

158

143

181

136

129

125

114

218

381

261

139

439

1,470

6,037

201

11,970

May

676

1,200

1,480

284

197

300

849

831

1,090

1,270

1,340

1,480

*1 , 530

1,680

2,120

2,780

3,400

4,180

2,390

6T_

125

262

202

143

143

143

136

136

132

129

129

30,824

994

61,140

June

129

83

19

16

17

16

14

14

14

13

11

13

9.7

9.7

11

13

*13

13

13

11

17

17

13

11

9.7

61

9.7

11

11

11

623.8

20.8

1,240

July

11

13

9.7

9.7

98.

73

40

16

14

16

37

14

9.7

5.9

4.8

4.8

11

14

11

13

13

11

*41

14

13

11

11

11

8.4

4.8

8.4

572.2

18.5

1,130

Aug.

16

67

14

9.7

8.4

8.4

11

9.7

9.7

11

11

9.7

8.4

8.4

30

11

5.9

5.9

5.9

47

35

14

28

19

14

14

*14

9.7

28

9.7

4.8

498.3

16.1

988

Sept.

4.8

2.8

1.3

T3

4.8

11

9.7

8.4

7.1

5.9

7.1

35

13

4.8

4.8

24

5.9

5.9

98

16

8.4

162

11

7.1

7.1

70

21

8.4

7.1

7.1

582.3

19.4

1,150

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,59O Mln 0 Mean 319 Ac-ft 231, OOO

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,180 Mln 1.3 Mean 139 Ac-ft 10O.50O

Discharge measurement made on this day.
78 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

480. West Fork Trinity River at Fort Worth, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°45 I 40", long 97°19'55", on left bank 125 ft upstream from Texas Electric 

Service Co.'s concrete dam, 980 ft downstream from center line of Paddock Viaduct 

(North Main Street) at Fort Worth, Tarrant County, 2,600 ft downstream from Clear Pork 

Trinity River, and at mile 559.

Drainage area. 2,627 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1920 to September 1958. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1910 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam control with angle-iron crested notch for 

rlows below 50 cfs. Datum of gage is 519.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(Texas Reclamation Department bench mark based on Coast and Geodetic Survey datum). 

Prior to Aug. 21, 1954, water-stage recorder at site 1,200 ft upstream at same datum. 

Aug. 22, 1954, to Oct. 15, 1955, at site 2,000 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--38 years, 431 cfs (312,000 acre-ft per year), unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7.850 cfs May 3 (gage height, 4.72 ft); minimum, 

1.5 cfs Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 0.30 ft).

1920-58: Maximum discharge, 85,000 cfs Apr. 25, 1922 (gage height at site then in 

use, 23.95 ft), by slope-area measurement of peak flow by city engineer of Port Worth: 

maximum gage height at site then in use, 25.91 ft May 17, 1949 (discharge, 64,300 cfs); 

no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, that of May 17, 1949. Maximum stages have 

been affected by levee construction, levee breaks, and channel rectification.

Remarks. Records good. Plow largely regulated by Bridgeport Reservoir since 1932 (see 

p. 70 ), Eagle Mountain Reservoir since 1934 (see p. 73 ), Benbrook Reservoir since 1952 

(see p. 75), and Lake Worth (capacity, 33,300 acre-ft). During year city of Fort 

Worth diverted 54,300 acre-ft of water from Lake Worth for municipal use and returned 

33,100 acre-ft of sewage effluent below station. Several small diversions above station.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 1148: Drainage area. WSP 1392: 1925.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and disehar

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 29 to Apr. 26, May 5-19)

0.3 1.5 O.8 46 2.0 1,320

.4 5.2 .9 74 3.O 3,120

.5 11 1.0 147 4.O 5,650

.6 19 1.2 352 5.0 8,900

.7 30 1.5 669

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

15

13

13

12

10

23~ 9.2

18

13

13

13

281

215

223

*52

32

23 

2O

17

17

46

73

24

18

16

16

17

17

17

19

1,308.2

42.2

2,590

Nov.

So" 27

27

55

447

142

241

71

49

43

4O

41

339

939

1,170

1,26O

1,290

1.440 

*1,220

1,02O

724

404

198

383

178

1O3

71

74

1O5

93

12,254

408

24,31O

Dec.

52

46

49

49

57

455

572

736

515

435

239

331

73

54

46

43

56

290

177

311

508

615

435

303

425

198

259

229

198

*188

178

8,232

266

16,330

Jan.

178

157

157

59

28

24

?4

24

26

252

67

71

162

52

38

33

35

32 

42

74

57

60

360

561

647

680

658

747

900

900

965

8,070

260

16,O1O

Feb.

840 'STo"

804

724

*747

519

290

74

57

57

43

36

38

64

243

40

29

24 

22

?Z

22

26

29

22

22

35

52

*259

-

5,980

214

11,860

Mar.

311

3BT

342

404

612

425

658

530

498

852

1,170

1,410

1,420

1,230

740

583

572

561 

*561

540

477

435

446

425

425

425

414

414

631

435

414

18,712

604

37,110

Apr.

435

647

1,020

1,110

978

724

6O4

540

498

*435

425

404

582

621

414

446

435

519 

446

540

466

446

435

435

573

966

922

669

1,750

3 , 550

22,035

734

43,710

May

3,120

3,940

5,260

4,050

4,700

5,240

5,790

5,790

*5,790

5,930

5,930

5,93O

5,930

5,650

5,370

5,510

5,650

6,220 

4,650

2,240

2,080

1,990

1,100

508

270

259

239

229

2T9" 218

331

110,143

3,553

218,500

June

414

498

342

132

68

46

38

32

30

27

23

21

20

19

18

19

21

21 

20

18

17

24

*24

22

18

21

24

21

18

17

2,033

67.8

4,030

July

14

12

11

9.8

278

198

112

38

28

24

24

35

19

15

15

12

9.2

11 

13

13

13

13

72

*28

20

14

11

9.8

9.2

8.0

5._2

1,094.2

35.3

2,170

Aug.

8T~ 5.2

50

23

17

15

14

17

15

14

14

13

14

11

18

40

17

16 

17

66

~Z3~ 213

34

50

24

20

19

*18

18

33

13

955.2

30.8

1,890

Sept.

8.0

6.8

4.8

2.4

1.5

2.8

32

22

17

15

15

19

41

15

16

84

27

17 

357

382

362

394

383

342

267

-BT5 442

22

*17

18

3,392.3

113

6,730

Calendar year 1957: Max 23,70O Min 3.9 Mean 1,181 Ac-ft 855, 1OO

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,220 Min 1.5 Mean 532 Ac-ft 385,200

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 79

485. Marine Creek at Fort Worth, Tex.

Location.--Lat 32°48'16", long 97°21'48", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

 Northwest 33d Street at Fort Worth, Tarrant County, 1.5 miles upstream from North Main

Street bridge, 2.2 miles upstream from St. Louis Southwestern Railway bridge, and

2.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 16.8 sq ml (see Remarks).

Records available. July 1950 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 562.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"3:929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 3.70 cfs (2,680 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1950-58 are contained In the 

following table:

Water 

year

1950t

1951

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

Maximum

Date

Sept. 19, 1950

June 16, 1951

Apr. 22, 1952

Apr. 23, 1953

Oct. 23, 1953

June 16, 1955

May ] , 1956

May 25, 1957

May 3, 1958

Discharge 

(cfs)

51

266

37

305

572

350

1,060

4,600

460

Gage height 

(feet)

1.48

2.29

1.38

2.37

2.84

2.48

3.40

5.55

1.90

Minimum

Date

Ia

a

a

a

a

a

Discharge 

(cfs)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

t Period July to September, 

a Many days.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 4,600 cfs May 25, 1957 (gage height, 5.55 ft); no flow 

many days each year.

Maximum stage known since at least 1907, 16.1 ft Apr. 20, 1942, from floodmarks 

(discharge, 24,400 cfs), by slope-area measurement.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Flow from 3.7 sq ml 

 partly regulated after Feb. 7, 1957, by Cement Creek Reservoir (total capacity, 3,950 

acre-ft). Fixed outlet Is 30-Inch diameter "glory hole" In bottom of reservoir. No 

usable contents. Flow from 9.8 sq ml regulated by fixed outlet after Apr. 17, 1958, 

at Marine Creek Reservoir (total capacity, 15,370 acre-ft). There was no outflow from 

this reservoir after storage began.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, July 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

Ao-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

0.5

.5

.5

.5

*.7

.7

.7

1.2

.7

.6

1.4

.9

1.0

.9

.6

.4

.9

.4

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

2 7

*2 4

1 4

9

6

21.6

0.70

43

Aug.

0.6

.7

.9

.5

.1

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

~ 3 52

3

3

3

3

4

5

6

4

10.4

0.34

21

Sept.

0.1.1

.9

1.4

.7

.4

.3

*.l

.1

.1

.3

.4

.1

.1

0

.7

.6

.4

 3.0

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.7

0.36

21

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN

485. Marine Creek at Fort Worth, Tex. 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

Ac-It

Oct.

0.1

.1

0

.1

0

.1

0

0*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

.3

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

0.05

2.8

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

_._3

1.7

0.06

3.4

Dec.

0.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

b.l

b.l

.3

.3

.1

*0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.6

0.08

5.2

Calendar year 1950: Max -

Jan.

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1

.1

.5

b72

b.l

b.l

1.9

0.06

3.8

Feb.

bO.l

b.l

b.2

.4

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.1

.5

*.l

.4

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

7.2

0.26

14

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

1.2

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0*.l

.1

.1

.3

0

.1

.1

.7

.1

.1

0

.1

3.8

0.12

7.5

Apr.

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1.1

.1

0

0

0

.1 *.l

.5

.6

.1

.1

.1

1.1

.5

.1

0

.3

.3

4.6

0.15

9.1

May

1.1

.1

.1

.1

.8

.5

.7

.1

1.5

2.6

.3

.1

.1

.1

.4

.1

.1 n.i

.6

.4

.6

2.8

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

*.l

.3

.1

0

15.5

0.50

31

June

0.1

.5

7.2

1.0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

1.5

15

.6

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.1

.4

*.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

28.8

0.96

57

July

0

*5.4

1.2

.7

.4

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.7

.3

.1

0

0

*0

0

9.6

0.31

19

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

+5

.1

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0.03

2.0

Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 15 Mln 0 Mean 0.21 Ac-ft 155

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs).--June 16 (1:45 a.m.) 266 cfs (2.29 ft)._______________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.9

0.06

3.8

Calendar year 1951: Max 15

Jan.

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1 *.l

.1

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

2.6

0.08

5.2

Feb.

0.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.3

.3

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

3.0

0.10

6.0

Mln 0

Mar.

0.3

.3

.7

72

.2

*.2

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1.1

.1

.3

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

5.4

0.17

11

Apr.

0

0

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

1.4

1.4

0

0

0

0

.1

0

.1

2.3

3.3

~79 5.1

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

.7

16.6

0.55

33

May

1.8

.5

.3

0

0

0

*0

.1

0

0

.3

.1

.2

.2

.1

0

.6

2.3

.2

0

0

0

*.5

.7

.2

.5

.1

1.9

.5

.1

.1

11.3

0.36

22

June

0

.1

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

1.0

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.7

0.09

5.4

Mean 0.20 Ac-ft 147

Water year 1951-52: Max 5.1 Mln 0 Mean 0.12 Ac-ft 88

Peak discharge (base, 250 efs).--No peak above base.______________ 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 

485. Marine Creek at Fort Worth, Tex. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

81

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(«)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

1.9

*5.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

9.3

0.31

18

Dec.

0.9

.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.8

2.5

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

2.1

.9

10.0

0.32

20

Jan.

0.5

.2

.5

.2

.5

*.7

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.0

0.13

7.9

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.4

.2

0

0

0

 go

g.l

g.3

g.l

g.l

g.l

go

g.l

go

go

go

go

1.9

0.07

3.8

Calendar year 1952: Max 5.1 Mln 0

Mar.

gO. 7

g-9

g-7

g-3

*.2

.3

.1

0

3.6

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

.5

.3

.3

.5

.5

.1

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.3

.2

17.6

0.57

35

Apr.

0.1

.1

.2

.2

.7

.5

.5

.3

.3

.1

0

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

11

1.1

.3

.1

.2

26

13

1.7

58.0

1.93

115

May

0.9

1.3

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

1.7

1.1

2.4

2.2

1.9

li

12

2.4

1.5

.9

.5

.5

.5

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.1

0

0

61.7

1.99

122

June

0

0

0

Mean 0.17 Ac-ft 122

July

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*9.3

2.4

1.5

.5

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.9

0.45

28

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

«1.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

0.06

3.6

Sept.

0

0

4.6

2.4

.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

7.4

0.25

15

Water year 1952-53: Max 26 Mln 0 Mean 0.51 Ac-ft 368

Peak discharge (base, 230 cfs).--Apr. 23 (3 p.m.) 305 ofs (2.37 ft); Apr. 28 (12:15 p.m.) 275 ofs

(2.51 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. g Computed from twice 

daily wire-weight-gage readings. Note.--Ho gage-height record Jan. 7 to Feb. 16; discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, and engineers' notes.

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

1.9

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

14

15

1.1

11

*28

1.9

.7

.3

.2

.3

101.1

3.26

201

Nov.

0.3

.1

.3

1.5

.5

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

. 3

H

.5

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

.5

.5

12.9

0.43

26

Dec.

0.7

1.3

1.5

.9

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.7

.5

.7

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

15.7

0.51

31

Jan.

0.1

TT

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.7

.5

.5

.5

.7

1.5

.9

a. 8

a. 8

*.7 

.5

a. 8

a. 7

a. 5

a. 4

.3

.3

.3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

14.8

0.48

29

Feb.

al

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

.5

.5

.7

.5

.7

.5

.7

.5

.3

.3

.5 

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

_a

.2

.1

.2

-

12.4

0.44

25

Mar.

0.3

.3

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l 

.2

.2

.1

.2

.9

.7

.2

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

5.5

0.18

11

Apr.

0.1

0

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

1.7

.7

2.0

.1

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

5^,4

11.6

0.39

23

May

1.9

:s

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

8.7

6.2

2.8

1.7

dl

d.7

d.5

d.4

d.3

*.5

.3

.2

.3

.2

.3

.3

.1

.3

.3

.1

.1

29.6

0.95

59

June

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

1.4

Calendar year 1953: Max 37 Mln 0 Mean 0.81 Ac-ft 588

July

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(»)

0

0

0

Water year 1953-54: Max 37 Mln 0 Mean 0.56 Ac-ft 406

Peak discharge (base, 230 cfs).--0ct. 23 (12:30 a.m.) 572 cfs (2.84 ft); Oct. 25 (9:15 p.m.) 290 cfs 

(2.54 ft).__________________________________________________________________________ * Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. a No gage-height record;

discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and engineers' notes, 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on

recorder graph and weather records.
82 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

485. Marine Creek at Fort Worth, Tex. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 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

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

.5

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

1.0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.8

.1

.1

0

1.5

0.05

3.0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.1

.9

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

**.!

.1

.1

.1

2.2

0.07

4.4

Feb.

0

0

1.0

1.1

.1

0

0

.4

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

2.7

^5

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0 -

6.2

0.22

12

Mar.

0.1

.1

.1

0

**.!

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

0

0

0

0

.5

.6

4.6

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

8.6

0.28

17

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.1

0

o .8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

2.4

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

1.0

0

0

.3

0

 1.3

*.3

2.1

9.3

17

.6

.1

0

0

0

2.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

34.8

1.12

69

June

0.3

.1

.3

2.2

.7

.1

.1

1.2

.1

p_

0

0

0

0

0

14

.6

~5.3 32

3.7

1.2

.5

.4

».l

.1

0

0

0

0

0

63.0

2.10

125

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.2

Aug.

0

0

0

Sept.

*0~0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.7

0.09

5.4

Calendar year 1954: Max 8.7 Mln 0 Mean 0.21 Ac-ft 152

Water year 1954-55: Max 32 Mln 0 Mean 0.33 Ac-ft 239

Peak discharge (base, 230 cfs). June 16 (6:30 a.m.) 350 cfs (2.48 ft); June 18 (2:30 a.m.) 242 cfs 

(2.25 ft) ._________________________________________________________________________ * Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

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

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.8

0

T.9

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

2.7

0.09

5.4

Nov.

PI

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

0.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.1

.3

2.5

0.08

5.0

Jan.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

1 .3

79

.9

1.1

1.0

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

6.7

0.22

13

Feb.

0.5

.4

.4

.6

.7

.1

.1

2.9

.3

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

3.1

.5

.4

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

11.1

0.38

22

Mar.

0.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

1.7

0.05

3.4

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

TT.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

*2.4

18.6

0.62

37

May

*199 ~23

6.2

2.8

1.6

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.1

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

242.0

7.81

480

June

0.5

0

2.4

.4

.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

3.4

0.11

6.7

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1955: Max 32 Mln 0 Mean 0.34 Ac-ft 246

Water year 1955-56: Max 199 Mln 0 Mean 0.79 Ac-ft 572

Peak discharge (base, 230 cfs).--Apr. 14 (5:15 p.m.) 438 cfs (2.63 ft); May 1 (5 a.m.) 1,060 cfs 

(5.40 ft).____________________________________________________________________ * Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 83

485. Marine Creek at Fort Worth, Tex. Continued

Discharge

Day

I

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

3.1

*12

2.0

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

1.0

0

18.5

0.60

37

Nov.

0

.4

.9

4.0

1.3

.7

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

*0

.1

.1

.1

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.9

0.30

18

, in cubic feet

Dec.

0

o

0

0

0

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

2.5

7.6

.5

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.1

0.36

22

Jan.

0

0

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

.1

.3.1

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

1.3

3.8

0.12

7.5

per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Feb.

1.5

.3

.3

.1

.1

~3.9 

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

.1

.1

.2

.7

1.1

.6

.5

.5

.5

.3

-

12.4

0.44

25

Mar.

0.3

.3

.3

.5

.2

.5

.3

**.3

0

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.3

.5

.5

.7

5.7

.5

0

.1

0

0

0

8.3

.3

.2

.7

4.8

26.1

0.84

52

Apr.

2.6

2.7

11

3.6

1.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.7

1.3

.9

*.9

*31

51

174

24

306

75

40

*797

227

100

42

34

1,927.9

64.3

3,820

nay

27

15

21

15

8.8

4.5

3.2

3.4

5.9

4.2

3.9

15

133

13

11

4.2

2.4

8.1

5.2

2.2

 3T2 2.1

138

908

*1.850

347

121

106

79

110

279

4,249.3

137

8,430

June

76

530

300

100

*331

44

*27

25

22

*16

11

10

*9.2

7.3

5.8

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

*4.4

4.0

6.8

*6.8

5.3

4.4

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.7

1,583.1

52.8

3,140

July

2.4

2.0

2.0

.5

.3

.3

.3

.1

,1

.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.4

.4

.6

.8

.7

.4

.4

.6

.7

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

25.1

0.81

50

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

0

0

0

.1

.3

.1

.1

0

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

3.4

1.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

7.0

0.23

14

Calendar year 1956: Max 199 Mln 0 Mean 0.88 Ac-ft 639

Water year 1956-57: Max 1,850 Mln 0 Mean 21.6 Ac-ft 15,620

Peak discharge (base, 230 cfs).--Apr. 19 (8 a.m.) 242 cfs (2.65 ft); Apr. 20 (12 p.m.) 1,610 cfs 

4.30 ft); Apr. 23 (8:30 a.m.) 756 cfs (3.50 ft); Apr. 26 (4:30 p.m.) 2,420 cfs (4.81 ft); May 13

9:15 a.m.) 660 cfs (3.38 ft); May 24 (4 a.m.) 4,300 cfs (5.47 ft); May 25 (3:30 a.m.) 4,600 cfs 

5.55 ft); May 30 (12 p.m.) 1,620 cfs (3.37 ft); June 2 (3 p.m.) 2,610 cfs (4.24 ft); June 5 

12:50 a.m.) 1,880 cfa (3.58 ft).________________________________________________

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on 

* Field estimate made on this day.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

2.3

1.4

1.6

*.6

.2

.3

.1

.1

.1

.4

1.3

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

12.3

0.40

24

Nov.

0.2

.2

.3

.7

3.9

.8

5.0

1 .0

.6

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

2.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

25.9

0.86

51

Dec.

0.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

3.0

3.6

2.0

1.3

1.3

1.3

*1.0 

1.1

33.3

1.07

66

Jan.

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.3

1.3

2.4

4.4

3.0

2.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

2.2

3.3

3.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.7 

1.5

57.8

1.86

115

Feb.

1.3

1.1

1.1

*1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.7

2.0

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.3

2.0

1.5

.8

-

41.9

1.50

83

Mar.

1.0

rr1.1

3.7

20

29

60

38

29

18

13

23

29

16

10

9.2

9.2

*7.9

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.8

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.9

59

21

505.6

16.3

1,000

Apr.

11

9.8

6.8

4.4

5.3

3.3

3.3

7.1

5.3

4.4

4.4

4.8

19

29

9.8

6.8

5.8

19

15

28

14

9.2

7.3

6.2

9.2

97

~26 101

28

85

583.2

19.4

1,160

May

145

206

207

32

15

10

7.9

5.8

4.8

4.8

4.4

3.3

*3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

d2.0

d2.0

dl.7

dl.5

dl.3

dl.l

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

a_.J7

684.4

22.1

1,360

June

aO.6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

a.l

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

.5

*.9

.6

.3

0

.4

.9

.4

.1

0

.1

0

.1

0

0

6.5

0.22

13

July

0

.3

.1

.1

11

*4.7

2.2

.6

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.3

*1.7

.6

d.5

d.4

d.3

d.l

d.l

dO

dO

24.3

0.78

48

Aug.

dO

dO

dO

d.5

d.3

d.2

d.l

d.l

dO

dO

dO

dO

dO

d.5

d.3

d.2

d.l

d.l

dl.O

7.4

5.0 *.5

.1

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

17.0

0.55

34

Sept.

0

0

.1

.1

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.1

.1

.3 '.1

.1

.1

1.9

.4

.3

8.2

^6

.5

.9

.7

.4

*.l

.4

.1

0

0

0

17.2

0.57

34

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,850 Mln 0 Mean 21.7 Ac-ft 15,680

Water year 1957-58: Max 207 Mln 0 Mean 5.51 Ac-ft 3,990

Peak discharge (base, 230 cfs).--Apr. 26 (3:30 p.m.) 310 cfs (1.65 ft); May 3 (1 a.m.) 460 cfs

(1.90 ft)._____________________________________________________________________ * Discharge measurement made on this day. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, engineers' notes, and record of reservoir operation, d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height 

graph based on recorder graph, weather records, and record of reservoir operation.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN

492. Lake Arlington at Arlington, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°43'04", long 97°11'36", in pumphouse at right end of Lake Arlington Dam 

on Village Creek, near western boundary of Arlington, Tarrant County, 1.5 miles 

upstream from Texas & Pacific Railroad, 8.5 miles east of Fort Worth, and 8 miles 

upstream from mouth of Village Creek.

Drainage area. 136 sq mi.

Records available. March 1957 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, Fort 

Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942. Prior to Sept. 9, 1957, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes. 1957: Maximum contents during period March to September, 55,750 acre-ft May 23 

(elevation, 554.3 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

1957-58: Maximum contents during water year, 53,560 acre-ft Apr. 30 (elevation, 

553.40 ft); minimum since first filled in April 1957, 41,960 acre-ft Sept. 15 (elevation, 548.S5 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam 6,482 ft long including a 

882-foot uncontrolled earthen emergency spillway. Dam completed and storage began 

Mar. 31, 1957. The service spillway is a reinforced-concrete structure of morningglory design, with a 32-foot diameter uncontrolled opening, designed to discharge a 

total of 4,000 cfs through a 10-foot diameter concrete pipe. Capacity of reservoir, 

70,140 acre-ft at elevation, 559.7 ft (top of emergency spillway); 45,710 acre-ft at 

elevation, 550.0 ft (top of service spillway); 180 acre-ft at elevation, 505.0 ft 

(invert of lowest pumphouse intake). Figures given herein represent total contents. 

Dam built by city of Arlington to impound water for municipal and industrial use. See 

table below for total diversions.

Cooperation. Area-capacity curve prepared and furnished by Freese and Nichols, Consulting 

Engineers. Record of elevations, prior to Sept. 9, 1957, and diversions furnished by 

city of Arlington.

Capacity table, April 1957 to Sept. 30, 1958 (elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet)

505 180 523 7,210 543 31,740

507 400 528 11,360 548 41,430

510 1,000 533 16,570 553 52,600

513 1,900 538 23,320 558 65,380

518 4,070

Contents, In acre-feet, at 12 p.m., March 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)*5tt)

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

_

_

Mar.

a240

_

-

Apr.

a740

a800

a820

a860

a880

a890

a 900

a9OO

a900

a910

a910

a920

a920

a920

a930

a930

a930

a940

a2,000

a2,900

a5,800

11,450

14,450

16,460

17,900

38,580

50,240

50,010

49^540

49,080

551.5

+48,840

0

May

48,620

48,170

48,850

48,400

47,940

47,490

47,270

47,040

46,820

46,820

46.600

51,890

50,710

49,540

48,620

48,170

47,720

47,940

47,490

47,270

47,040

48,170

55,750

54,530

52,600

51,650

49,540

48,400

47,720

47,270

49,310

551.6

+230

0

June

48,170

47,720

47,940

49,540

48,400

47,720

47,270

47,040

46,820

46,600

46,600

46,380

46,380

46,380

46,380

46,150

46,150

46,150

45,930

45,930

a 45, 900

a45,900

a45.800

a45,800

a45,900

a45,900

a45,900

a45,800

a45,800

a45,800

.

-3,510

0

July

45,710

a45,700

a45,600

a45,600

a45,500

a45,500

a45,500

a45,400

a45,400

a45,300

a45,300

a45,200

a45,100

a45,100

a45,000

a45,000

a44,900

a44,800

a44,700

a44,600

a44,500

a 44, 400

a44,300

a44,300

a44,200

a44,200

a44,100

a44,100

a44,000

a43,900

a43,800

.

-2,000

0

Aug.

a45,800

a43,700

a43,700

a43,600

a43,600

a43,500

a43,500

a43,400

a43,400

a43,300

a43,300

a43,200

a43,200

a43,100

a43,100

a43,000

a43,000

a42,900

a42,900

a42,900

a42,800

a42,800

a42,700

a42,700

a42,600

a42,600

a42,500

a42,500

a42,400

a42,400

a42,300

.

- 1,5 00

120

Sept.

a42,300

a42,300

a42,200

a42,200

a42,100

a42,100

a42,600

a43,000

42,900

42,840

42,800

42,800

42,780

42,590

42,520

42,460

42,440

42,400

42,380

42,350

42,990

45,570

43,370

43,330

43,310

43,290

43,240

43,200

43,200

43,100

.

+800

0

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, In acre-feet, 

tt Diversions, in acre-feet.

a No gage-height record; contents estimated on basis of weather records, records of diversions 

and records for nearby stations.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 85

492. Lake Arlington at Arlington, Tex.--Continued

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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)

(*\

(tt)

Oct.

a43,100

43,100

43,050

43,010

43,010

42,990

42,950

42,970

42,920

42,900

42,880

42.840

43,240

44,340

46 . 600

46,550

46,380

46,220

46,090

46,000

45,950

46,040

46,000

45,890

45,750

45,710

45,640

45, 600

45,580

45,560

45,560

549.93

+2,460

0

Nov.

45,600

45,560

45,600

45,710

48.940

48,210

48,030

47,450

47,000

46,710

46,490

46,380

46,290

46,220

46,110

46,060

46,090

46,040

4S,980

45,910

a45,900

a45,800

a46,500

a46,400

a46,300

346,500

a46,200

46,200

46,150

a46;iOO

_

+540

0

Dec.

a46,100

a46,000

45,980

a45,900

a45,900

a46,100

a46,100

a46,000

a46,000

a45,900

a45,900

a45,800

a46,000

a46,000

a46,900

a46,900

a46,800

45,750

a45,700

a45,700

a45,600

a45, 600

a45,500

345,500

a46,200

a46,100

346,100

46,020

46,060

46,040

a46,000

_

-100

0

Jan.

a46,000

a45,900

a45,900

a45,800

345,800

a45,700

345,700

a45,600

a45, 600

a45.500

a45,500

a45,800

346,200

a46,100

46,040

34.6,000

a45,900

a45,900

a45,800

a46,000

a46,000

345,900

a45,900

a45,800

a45,800

a46,000

a46,000

a45,900

345,900

a45,800

45,780

550.03

-220

0

Feb.

45,750

45,750

45,750

45,730

a45,700

345,700

345,700

345,600

345,600

345,800

345,800

345,800

345,700

345,700

345,700

345,600

345,600

345,600

345,600

345,600

345,600

345,800

345,900

345,900

345,900

345,800

345,800

345,800

-

_

+20

0

Mar.

345,700

345,700

345,700

a45,800

346,000

346,000

346,000

346,800

346,600

346,500

346,400

346,300

46,290

46,200

346,100

346,100

346,000

346,000

346,000

345,900

345,900

345,900

346,700

346,600

346,500

346,400

346,300

46,180

346,200

346,200

346,100

.

+300

0

Apr.

346,000

345,900

345,900

345,800

345,800

345,700

45.640

345 800

345^800

345,700

345,700

a45,700

a45,800

346,600

346,500

346,400

346,300

346,200

346,100

346,400

346,300

346,200

a46,100

346,000

346,300

346,500

349,500

348,300

349,100

55.560

553.40

+7,460

0

May

51,060

351,200

350,300

348,900

48,030

47,450

47,090

46,800

46,580

46,440

46,330

46,220

46,150

46,220

46,220

46,150

46,090

46,020

45, 980

45,930

45,910

45,860

45,820

45,800

45,750

45,710

45,690

45,640

45,600

45, 620

45,600

549.95

-7,960

71

June

45,560

45,490

45,450

45,400

45,380

45,300

45,320

45,320

45,250

45,160

45,080

45,010

44,950

44,900

44,860

44,880

44,840

44,840

44,820

44,750

44,770

44,730

44,710

44,680

44,530

44,450

44,400

44,360

44,320

44,270

549.34

-1,330

319

July

44,190

44,140

44,100

44,040

44,250

44,560

45,750

45,780

45,780

45,730

45,690

45,620

45,580

45,450

45,360

45,300

45,250

45,190

45,120

45,060

44, 950

44,920

44,990

44,970

44,880

44,840

44,750

44,620

44,560

44,470

44,360

549.38

+90

357

Aug.

44.270

44,230

44,210

44,120

44,080

43,990

43,930

43,840

43,710

43,690

43, 650

43,560

43,460

43,410

43,330

43,290

43,200

43,160

43,120

43,180

43,160

43,120

43,140

43,120

43,050

43,010

42,970

42,880

42,800

42,710

42.650

548.58

-1,710

334

Sept.

42,610

42,520

42,440

42,350

42,290

42,290

42,250

42,230

42,230

42,210

42,140

42,100

42,060

42,000

42,020

42,210

42,140

42,100

44,100

44,250

44,250

50,050

48, 760

47,740

47,130

46,750

46,460

46,240

46,060

45,910

550.09

+5,260

245

Calendar year 1957.................... * - tt -

Wster year 1957-58.................... * +2,810 tt 1,320

t Elev3tion, in feet, 3t end of month. 

t Ch3nge in contents, in 3cre-feet. 

t1 Diversions, in 3cre-feet.

3 No g3ge-height record; contents estimated on b3sis of recorded rsnge in st3ge, we3ther records, 

records of diversions, 3nd records for ne3rby st3tions.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN

495. West Fork Trinity River at Grand Prairie, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°45'45", long 96°59'40", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

Belt Line Road, 1.3 miles northeast of Grand Prairie, Dallas County, 4 miles upstream 

from Bear Creek, 7 miles upstream from Mountain Creek, and at mile 515.

Drainage area. 3,070 sq mi.

Records available. March 1925 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 410.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~l"929. Prior to Dec. 6, 1933, chain gage at bridge on old channel 2,500 ft southeast 

of present site at datum 2.56 ft higher. Dec. 6, 1933, to May 24, 1956, water-stage 

recorder at site 440 ft downstream from site of chain gage at datum 2.56 ft higher 

than present datum. May 25, 1956, to Apr. 18, 1957, staff gage at site 1.5 miles 

downstream at different datum. Apr. 19 to Aug. 13, 1957, reference point on bridge 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 581 cfs (420,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,200 cfs May 4 (gage height, 18.65 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs Aug. 12.

1925-58: Maximum discharge, 62,000 cfs May 17, 1949 (gage height, 28.00 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 36,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum observed, 3.2 cfs June 6, 1925.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, about 30.6 ft (former site and datum) in 

1908 (probably May), from information by local resident. Flood in April 1922 reached 

a stage of 29 ft (former site and datum), from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow largely regulated by Bridgeport Reservoir since 1932 (see 

p. 70), Eagle Mountain Reservoir since 1934 (see p. 73), Benbrook Reservoir since 

1952 (see p. 75), Lake Worth (capacity, 33,300 acre-ft), and Lake Arlington (capacity, 

45,700 acre-ft) since March 1957. Cities of Fort Worth, Arlington, and Grand Prairie 

discharge sewage effluent between station at Fort Worth and this station. Several 

diversions above Fort Worth for municipal and other uses. The river channel at station 

was relocated in 1956.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 628: 1925. WSP 1148: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per s> 

Shifting-control method used Nov. 14-25, Dec. 12-22, 24, 25, Dec. 27 to Jan. 11, Jan. 30 

Feb. 6, Mar. 12-20, Apr. 26 to May 20, June 5 to July 6, Aug. 23-26, Sept. 26-30)

icond)

2.0 80

2.5 

3,0 

4.0 

6.0

200

360

785

1,880

10.0

15.0

19.0

4,120

6,670

8,840

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

71

75

75

75

73

67

56

64

86

82

73

71

102

915

930

1,250

420

245

173

125

96

104

278

288

125

90

73

62

66

71

67

6,328

204

12,550

Nov.

62

67

100

80

621

2.390

1,390

1,310

718

432

290

224

200

478

1,140

1,450

1,650

1,760

1,760

1,420

*985

740

440

464

785

380

245

173

132

125

22,011

734

43,660

Dec.

135

92

90

86

84

104

591

628

~&Z§ 785

410

230

308

185

160

150

152

*158-

297

252

336

488

560

448

598

698

260

260

233

200

194

9,800

316

19,440

Jan.

185

176

176

173

125

94

90

gZ

90

90

198

116

305

280

138

110

100

94

104

185

254

150

128

332

560

650

672

672

785

985 9^0"

9,071

293

17,990

Feb.

1.010

835

835

*785

718

695

460

233

106

86

96

78

73

78

104

206

88

69

69

67

67

67

66 w

67

71

92

102

-

7,292

260

14,460

Mar.

'560" 212

287

287

731

1,650

1,420

1,550

1,130

885

1,300

1,640

1,940

*1,760

1,520

1,090

835

785

785

740

695

560

605

650

582

540

516

500

2.260

1,240

582

29,537

953

58,590

Apr.

520

520

864

1,340

1,420

1,170

810

*662

750

562

464

432

428

1,155

881

560

540

560

921

972

*1,170

813

628

560

500

2,130

*5.780

3,540

2,420

4,990

38,367

1,279

76,100

May

8,210

7,570

*8.570

87550

6,310

6,040

6,230

6,420

*6,370

6,410

6,410

6,280

6,070

*5,780

5,700

5,660

5,640

5,870

6,010

3,920

2,640

2,640

2,060

1,230

602

360

*336

290

269

248

35S

138,895

4,480

275,500

June

650

785

6l5

246

160

130

128

106

88

92

90

88

84

80

78

71

88

*92

82

82

82

94

102

82

78

75

96

98

75

64

4,681

156

9,280

July

66

71

66

67

71

769

537

132

86

66

60

54

57

40

40

40

35

38

35

32

24

*27

35

100

52

40

29

21

ZT

25

25

2,761

89.1

5,480

Aug.

22

22

69

69

36

32

26

26

26

25

20

19

ST5

40

27

25

32

35

24

27

55

328

*3?

26

33

27

25

25

25

25

25

1,258

40.6

2,500

Sept.

24

20

2?

24

22

22

22

32

38

36

32

29

26

41

32

37

122

57

676

1,120

342

314

1,690

1,460

810

*581

642

211

108

88

8,680

289

17,220

Calendar year 1957: Max 43,700' Min 46 Mean 1,608 Ac-ft 1,164,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 8,570 Min 19 Mean 764 Ac-ft 552,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 87 

503. Elm Pork Trinity River near Muenster, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°37', long 97°23', on left bank 40 ft upstream from bridge on Farm Road 

373, 2.5 miles south of Muenster, Cooke County, 2.5 miles downstream from Long Branch, 

and 6.5 miles upstream from Brushy Elm Creek.

Drainage area.--46.0 sq mi, of which 30.97 sq mi is above flood-detention structures. 

Records available.--October 1956 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 889.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Soil Conservation Service bench mark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,900 cfs May 1 (gage height, 20.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; no flow at times.

1956-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 1, 1958; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, about 23 ft in May 1935, from information 

by local resident.

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

The flow from 30.97 sq mi above this station was partly controlled by 11 floodwaterdetention reservoirs with a total combined capacity of 11,315 acre-ft below spillway 

crests, of which 9,834 acre-ft is floodwater-detention capacity and 1,481 acre-ft is 

sediment storage capacity. The capacity in these reservoirs allocated to sediment storage will be used for conservation storage until eliminated by sedimentation. Station operated as part of Elm Fork Trinity River basin hydrologic cooperative program to evaluate 

rainfall-runoff relation, soil conservation practices, and the effects of flooddetention structures. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for 

the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.1

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

30

*7.1

2.0

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

1.1

1.4

.8

*.8

.8

.7

.7

.9

1.0

1.0

54.8

1.77

0.038

0.04

109

Nov.

LJ,

1.1

1.4

288

*592

220

366

190

169

154

150

157

*154

151

139

130

124

94

66

52

48

36

30

30

*30

27

22

17

15

11

3,465.6

116

2.52

2.80

6,870

Dec.

10

11

12

11

11

17

19

13

11

11

8.9

8.4

8.9

8.9

9.6

12

*12

12

11

8.9

8.0

7.6

776

8.9

20.

14

12

8.9

8.9

8.4

7.6

338.5

10.9

0.237

0.27

671

Jan.

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.8

178

4.8

4.8

9.4

36

25

23

20

18

17

57

182

*150

97

70

60

49

36

33

39

39

33

26

1,078.4

34.8

0.757

0.87

2,140

Feb.

20

18

*16

0.6

51

33

20

16

15

17

16

16

19

19

19

17

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

*10

10

14

12

8.9

-

480.9

17.2

0.374

0.39

954

Mar.

7.6

776

7.6

8.4

24

73

128

119

64

a45

a30

63

a70

a60

a50

a35

a35

a30

a25

a22

a25

a25

a22

a21

a20

*20

21

25

58

a40

330

1,211.2

39.1

0.850

0.98

2,400

Apr.

a22

al7

ais

al3

al2

all

aio

a9.5

8.9

8.0

'7.6

7.1

874

19

14

12

12

11

9.6

51

19

16

17

12

8.9

13

25

24

137

140

690.0

23.0

0.500

0.56

1,370

May

911

1,100

345

220

133

174

170

169

*166

140

128

110

94

*66

51

*45

39

34

27

22

19

16

14

13

16

15

12

8.4

6.2

5.8

4.8

4,324.2

139

3.02

3.50

8,580

June

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.9

2,4

*2.2

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.2

.9

1.5

1.0

1.4

2.4

7.5

8^4

5.8

4.8

4.4

3.7

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.0

93.7

3.12

0.068

0.08

186

July

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.5

45.

a!2

a8.0

6.2

4.4

3.7

3.2

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

*1.2

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.0

.9

.9

. 8

-J.

117.0

3.77

0.082

0.09

232

Aug.

0.5

.4

*o'

0

.1

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.4

0.17

0.0037

0.004

11

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

0.05

0.0011

0.001

3.2

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,520 Min 0 Mean 52.6 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.50 Ac-ft 38,060

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,100 Mln o Mean 32.5 Cfsm 0.707 In. 9.58 Ac-ft 23,530

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

and outflow from detention structures.

541344 O -60 -7
88 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

505. Elm Fork Trinity River near Sanger, Tex.

Location. --Lat 33°23'25", long 97°05'10", on right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Farm Highway 455, 4.1 miles downstream from Spring Creek, 5.0 miles 

upstream from Isle du Bois Creek, and 5.4 miles northeast of Sanger, Denton County.

Drainage area. 379 sq mi.

Records available . April 1949 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 553.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). 

Prior to May 7, 1955, at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 148 cfs (107,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 27,500 cfs May 2 (gage height, 29.10 ft, from 

floodmarks) ; minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 5, 6.

1949-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 2, 1958; no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1903, about 31 ft in 1908 at former site, from information by local residents. Flood of May 18, 1935, reached a stage of 29.7 ft at former 

site, from floodmarks.

Remarks . Records good except those above 13,000 cfs, which are poor. At the end of the 

year the flow from 51.3 sq mi above this station was partly controlled by 20 floodwater-detention reservoirs with a total combined capacity of 17,120 acre-ft below the 

flood spillway crests, of which 14,690 is floodwater-detention capacity and 2,430 

acre-ft is sediment-pool capacity. Pour of these reservoirs were constructed during 

the current year and have a total combined capacity below flood spillway crests of 

3,032 acre-ft, of which 508 acre-ft is sediment -pool capacity. The capacity in these 

reservoirs allocated to sediment storage will be used for conservation storage until 

eliminated by sedimentation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.7

9.3

8.7

8.7

8.4

8.4 

8.1

8.4

9.3

9.3

9.6

9.9

79

335

*63

35

26

20

16

14

14

16

19

19

15

14

13

13

14

14

14

859.8

27.7

1,710

Nov.

14

14

14

1,210

10,200

*4,090 

2,840

2,620

431

349

301

295

389

529

*313

253

320

1,630

406

283

231

205

195

426

858

301

231

195

175

160

29,478

983

58,470

Dec.

150

145

145

136

131

176 

295

T55

140

131

*118

110

110

110

110

110

110

114

110

100

93

91

90

33

252

236

150

122

106

99

95

4,163

134

8,260

Jan.

88

80

78

76

74

73 

72

70

68

69

70

184

2,150

348

314

175

140

126

150

1,390

1,340

381

265

210

180

155

136

145

185

150

131

9,073

293

18,000

Feb.

114

101

96

93

94

411 

140

96

88

87

88

86

84

87

103

92

82

77

76

73

*71

70

67

66

65.

66

73

66

_

2,712

96.9

5,380

Mar.

54

50

50

51

72

536 

5,060

655

455

248

200

418

760

325

236

190

175

165

140

131

126

118

114

104

*96

92

92

100

490

131

9,670

312

19,180

Apr.

110

99

94

86

76

68 

61

59

62

61

59

55

3e

135

114

76

64

61

59

266

204

118

83

70

58

62

106

132

2,920

2 320

7,794

260

15,460

May

*3,150

20,700

9,970

1,420

693

574 

487

445

417

362

325

301

*265

236

215

200

190

175

170

160

136

122

114

99

94

96

86

80

71

64

58

41,475

1,338

82,260

June

50

45

42

39

36

35 

35

36

31

28

26

*25

22

20

20

54

196

45

65

47

217

139

57

45

36

33

29

27

25

23

1,528

50.9

3,030

July

21

20

18

18

827

5,050 

910

131

73

54

45

38

32

23

23

21

20

18

18

17

14

13

20

*25

19

15

13

11

11

10

9.5

5,517.3

178

10,940

Aug.

8.7

8.4

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1 

7.5

6 .9

8.1

16

9.6

7.8

7.8

7.2

6.3

5.7

5.5

5.0

*4.7

6.3

~20 115

9.0

7.2

6.3

5.5

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.0

5 .8

339.4

10.9

673

Sept.

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.1

5.0

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.1

6.4

83

12

9.0

8.1

6.9

16

37

11

41

36

12

8.1

7.2

6.6

6.0

*5.7

5.7

5.5

6.3

5.7

364.4

12.1

723

Calendar year 1957: Max 14,OOO Min 3.O Mean 494 Ac-ft 357,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 20,7OO Mln 3.O Mean 31O Ac-ft 224,100

, 4,000 cfs). Nov. 5 (12 m.) 12,20O cfs (26.00 ft); Nov. 8 (3:30 a.m.) 

t); Mar. 7 (11 a.m.) 4,800 cfs (21.51 ft); Apr. 29 (ll a.m.) 4,160 cfs 

(about 2 p.m.) 27,50O cfs (29.1O ft); July 6 (3 a.m.) 7,840 cfs (24.41

Peak discharge (base, 

5,870 cfs [22.80 ft) 

(20.58 ft); May 2 ' ft),

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN

510. Isle du Bols Creek near Pilot Point, Tex.

Location. Lat 33"24'20", long 97"00'45", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Farm Highway 372, 2.4 miles downstream from Wolf Creek, 3.0 miles west of Pilot 

Point, Denton County, and 6.3 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Feb. 8, 1958, at 

site 1 mile upstream.

Drainage area. 262 sq ml.

Records available. April 1949 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 555.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). 

Prior to Feb. 8, 1958, at site 1 mile upstream at datum 4.22 ft higher.

Average discharge. 9 years, 114 cfs (82,530 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs May 2 (gage height, 27.30 ft); no 

flow several days.

1949-58: Maximum discharge, 22,700 cfs Apr. 26, 1957 (gage height, 28.2 ft, present site and datum); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, about 30.4 ft In 1908, present site and 

datum, from information by local resident.

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

No diversion above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1512: 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1957-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 14 to Apr. 5, May 10-15, 22-25, 

July 14 to Aug. 10, Sept. 27-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 7 Feb. 3 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.3 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

.5 

1.3 

3.8 

6.4

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

13.0

18.0

£1.0

£3.0

65

124

300

. 540

1,260

2,600

3,380

5,510

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

16.0

21.0

23.0

25.0

26.0

27.0

1£5

330

924

£,200

3,360

5,160

3,200

10,300

14,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

e

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

£1

£2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

(5

0

0

0

0

.5

35

198

a35

IE

5.7

2.9

1.6

.9

.7

.3

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.3

.2

.1

346.5

11.2

687

Nov.

0.1

.1

0

273

81,120

g5,iao *277o"

3,400

869

a200

a60

a35

g£6

68

88

36

79

334

98E

101

44

£8

a20

31

976

473

78

46

a30

a23

£0,92 5.£

693

41,500

Dec.

a!9

a!7

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!3 

146

71

30

*20

16

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

To

180

~5S 401

33

23

18 

15

1,279

41.3

2,540

Jan.

13

12

11

10

9.9

*9.5 

9.5

9.3

9TJ

9.3

9.3

97

733

400

£74

£63

60

36

32

613

1,100

339

86

43

37

30

26

£3

65

57 

g35

4,476.1

144

8,330

Feb.

g25

g!9

g!6

g!5

g!5

g44 

gV2

35

£3

alS

a!6

15

16

18

20

20

13

17

16

*16

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

17

-

576

20.6

1,140

Mar.

14

12

11

IE

16

38 

1,030

1,320

350

90

46

157

353

246

42

23

£4

2£

20

17

16

14

60

130

*30

17

15

14

437

476 

52

5,759

136

11,420

Apr.

26

20

17

15

37

161 

30

20

£2

111

41

£5

13

110

1£2

40

£4

13

13

199

403

224

134

40

25

20

151

113

1,390

3,070

6,694

223

13,230

May

*4,660

«12,500

*9,670

*£,300

*309

37 

54

42

37

34

30

26

*24

22

21

£5

21

18

15

14

13

12

10

9.6

9.1

24

14

8.0

6.1

5 4 4 is

30,524.7

935

60, 540

June

4.0

3.3

2.8

2.5

1.9

1.7 

2.7

1.6

1.1

6.6

3.0

*1.5

1.1

.9

_/7_

1,050

2,900

1,450

64

33

580

1,040

268

28

14

9.6

7.6

5.4

4.2

3.6

7,497.8

250

14,370

July

3.0

2.3

1.9

1.9

628

1.690 

1,120

206

34

13

13

9.8

7.8

6.0

4.8

4.4

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.6

£.3

*2.3

2.5

£.7

£.7

2.2

1.7

al.3

al.l 

a^

3,736.2

122

7,510

Aug.

aO.S

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4 

a. 4

a. 3

~T.£ 21

4.0

.9

a. 5

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

**gTT

a.l

1.1

8.3

£.1

.6

a. 4

a. 3

a. 3

a.£

a.£

a.£

a.l

46.3

1.51

93

Sept.

aO.l

a.l

a.l

aO

aO

aO 

aO

aO

aO

a.£

a. 4

a. 2

a.l

a.l

aO

aO

aO

aO

5.5

TS

a. 3

.6

a. 3

a. 3

**g.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

10.0

0.33

20

Calendar year 1957: Max 12,100 Mln 0 Mean 333 Ac-ft 277,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 12,500 Mln 0 Mean 224 Ac-ft 162,500

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 cfs). Nov. 6 (2 a.m.) 6,310 cfs (23.70 ft); Nov. 3 (about 10 a.m.) 

5,880 efs (21.0 ft); May £ (8 p.m.) 16,000 efs (27.30 ft); June 17 (5 p.m.) 3,340 efs (19.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Elm 

Fork Trinity River near Sanger and Little Elm Creek near Aubrey, 

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
90 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

515. Clear Creek near Sanger, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°20', long 97°11', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 77, 1,350 ft downstream from Duck Creek, 1.1 miles upstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, and 1.8 miles south of Sanger, Denton County.

Drainage area. 296 sq mi.

Records available. March 1949 to September 1958.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 587.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Port Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 9 years, 70.0 cfs (50,680 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,400 cfs May 2 (gage height, 24.65 ft); no 

flow Oct. 3-10, 12.

1949-58: Maximum discharge, 18,200 cfs Sept. 13, 1950 (gage height, 24.80 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1880, 31.5 ft in 1908, from information by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Pe Railway Co. Flood in May 1935 reached a stage of 29.0 ft, from 

information by State Highway Department.

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

No large diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1950, 1955.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, Apr. 23-26, 

May 4 to June lo, June 2O to July 5)

.9 

1.0

1.2

.2

.8

2.0

3.7

6.0

12

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

69

137

217

548

7.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

21.0

23.0

930

1,750

3,600

6,300

7,210

11,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

166

267

345

320

*13

alO

a8

a7

36

a5

a5

alS

aS

5.5

4.4

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

597.7

19.3

1,190

Nov.

3.1

3 .3

3.3

318

4.280

*1,140

1,910

762

281

196

158

169

297

463

209

145

122

619

209

143

118

alOO

a85

308

430

209

alSO

al20

a 100

a90

13,140.7

438

26,060

Dec.

a80

a70

a65

360

a55

68

211

aTDO"

370

355

*44

41

46

50

48

46

46

46

44

36

31

3T

32

35

126

106

67

55

48

46

44

1,902

61.4

3,770

Jan.

37

35

37

37

35

*35

35

33

32

3F

35

84

500

209

134

98

88

79

88

525

561

257

196

153

126

108

85

116

179

119

98

4,189

135

8,310

Peb.

69

60

57

59

66

125

50

50

48

54

58

55

52

62

70

55

49

48

47

45

*43

43

43

47

41

45

45

32

-

1,528

54.6

3,030

Mar.

28

za

29

30

61

287

1.110

391

316

3160

3115

248

464

a220

alSO

3120

slOO

a90

885

a 80

375

375

a 80

*73

71

71

75

86

416

177

109

5,620

181

11,150

Apr.

93

82

80

67

55

44

40

40

45

44

40

3942-

157

90

55

44

44

46

185

126

69

57

48

40

57

216

131

439

1,610

4,125

138

8,180

May

1,640

10,500

2,810

670

427

a300

3240

199

177

156

142

131

*118

3110

SlOO

allO

112

88

75

67

a60

a56

a52

a 50

57

71

a52

a45

40

39

3_6

18,730

604

37,150

June

33

32

30

27

25

25

26

24

22

20

20

*20

18

17

TT

20

55o" 190

51

65

95

123

a 50

a35

27

24

23

22

20

19

1,170

39.0

2,320

July

18

16

15

14

183

491

"55 615

340

325

320

317

a!5

al3

312

sll

310

39

38.5

38

37.5

a7.5

310

320

*13

10

8.5

7.2

6.5

6.5

5*8

1,731.0

55.8

3,430

Aug.

5.1

4.4

3.7

3.3

3.7

3.0

2.4

2.0

5.5

4.8

5.8

4.4

3.0

2.0

3.3

1.9

1.2

.8

*.6 376"

39

Z?

13

8.8

7.2

6.8

4.8

3.5

2.5

1.6

1.4

175.1

5.65

347

Sept.

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

OJ

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

 l.Z

1.2

2.2

2.0

36.0

1.20

71

Calendsr yesr 1957: Max 11,800 Min o Mean 288 Ac-ft 208,400

Water year 1957-58: Max lo,5OO Min O Mean 145 Ac-ft 1O5,OOO

Peak discharge (base. 3.OOO cfs). Nov. 5 (7 a.m.) 6.62O cfs (2O.44 ft); Nov. 7 (7 p.m.) 3,64O cfa 

(15.07 ft); May 2 (8 a.m.) 17,400 cfs (24.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gsge-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records snd records for Elm Pork

Trinity River nesr Ssnger snd Denton Creek near Justin.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 

527. Little Elm Creek near Aubrey, Tex.

91

Location. Lat 33°17', long 96°54', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Farm Road 1385, 1 mile upstream from Mustang Creek, 5.5 miles east of Aubrey, Denton 

County, and 18 miles upstream from Lewisville Dam.

Drainage area. 75.5 sq mi.

Records available. June 1956 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 534.76 ft above mean sea level (State 

Highway Department bench mark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,460 cfs May 1 (gage height, 16.26 ft); no 

flow many days.

1956-58: Maximum discharge, 7,830 cfs Apr. 26, 1957 (gage height, 17.34 ft); no 

flow many days each year.

Maximum stage known since about 1900, 18.2 ft in May 1941, from information by 

local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those between 20 and 150 cfs which are fair and those for 

the period of no gage-height record, which are poor. No diversions above gage.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

.1 0 5.5 40 13.0 960

.2 .1 6.0 65 14.0 1,3ZO

.3 .3 7.0 1Z4 14.5 1,580

.4 .6 8.0 ZOO 15.0 2,040

.6 Z.2 10.0 399 15.5 Z,810

1Z.O 7ZO 16.0 3,830

5.0 15

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

ZZ

Z3

Z4

Z5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

(t)

Oct.

0.2

.2 

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.Z

a70

aZO

a3

a. 6

.Z

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

94.9

3.06

0.041

0.05

188

2.55

Nov.

0

0 

0

18

2, ZOO

1,300

*570

680

101

Z6

14

8.Z

7.0

23

7,8

3.8

31

3Z2 '65

22

11

5.8

4.9

104

168

46

22

13

8.6

5.2

5,787.3

193

2.56

Z.85

11,480

7.83

Dec.

3.8

Z.9 

Z.4

Z.O

1.8

4.1

13

17

7.4

*3.8

Z.I

1.5

1.4

l.Z

1.2

1.1

*1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

tf

36

95

ZZ

9.4

5.5

*3.6

Z.7

247.6

7.99

0.106

0.12

491

1.60

Jan.

Z.I

1,7 

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

T?

.7

Z7

93

36

14

9.0

6.7

4.0

7.7

133

193

45

2Z

15

9.4

6.7

4.9

3.8

6.1

10

7.4

666.1

21.5

0.285

0.33

1,320

Z.06

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,290 Min 0

Feb.

3.8

2.7 

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.1

t c '.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

*.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

4.0

6.3

-

39.4

1.41

0.019

O.OZ

78

0.73

Mar.

1.4

.8 

.6

5

172

29

1Z9

110

42

17

8.6

67

Z1Z

36

14

8.Z

5.5

3.8

Z.9

Z.O

1.7

1.8

74

38

*1Z

4.0

Z.9

9.3

306

1Z4

20

1,285. Z

41.5

0.550

0.63

2,550

3.60

Apr.

9.4

5.Z 

3.1

Z.2

3.5

6.1

1.8

1.1

l.Z

8.7

Z4

3.8

1.7

33

38

9.4

3.1

1.5

1.0

16

35

14

2.9

1.3

.G_

13

153

38

1,170

1,790

3,391.6

113

1.50

1.67

6,730

7.22

May

3,140

3,420 

1,690

Z78

3Z

14

6.4

3.5

2.0

1.7

1.4

.7

.4

5.7

7.4

.8

.3

.1

.5

.2

.1

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

8.605.4

278

3.68

4.24

17,070

3.85

June

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

16

439

TZ8

5.5

1.0

1.4

131

11

.8

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

754.1

25.1

0.33Z

0.37

1,500

4.37

July

0

0 

0

0

go

5.3

3.3

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

28.9

0.93

0.01Z

0.01

57

Z.23

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

1.81

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

1.9Z

Mean 139 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24.95 Ac-ft 100,800 (t) 60.44

Water year 1957-58: 1957-58; Max 3,420 5Mln 0 Mean 57.35 Cfsm 0.759 In. 10.29 Ac-fte 41,460 (t) (f) 39.77

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Nov. 5 (11:30 a.m.) 2,900 cfs (15.55 ft); May 1 (4 a.m.)

4,460 efs (16.26 ft)._________________________________________________________ __

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

t Weighted mean rainfall, In Inches, in drainage area above station.

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

du Bois Creek near Pilot Point.
92 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

528. Garza-Little Elm Reservoir near Lewisvllle, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°04', long 96°58', in intake structure of Lewisville Dam on Elm Pork 

Trinity River, 2 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 121, 2.4 miles northeast of Lewisville, Denton County, and 12 miles upstream from Denton Creek.

Drainage area. 1,658 sq mi.

Records available. November 1954 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

to May 17, 1955, staff gage at site 4,000 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 903,400 acre-ft May 5 (elevation, 529.34 ft); 

minimum, 428,100 acre-ft Sept. 15 (elevation, 512.55 ft).

1954-58: Maximum contents, 1,146,000 acre-ft June 3. 1957 (elevation, 535.57 ft); 

minimum since appreciable storage began, 1,260 acre-ft (contents of Lake Dallas not 

included) Sept. 20, 1956 (elevation, 459.60 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam, 32,888 ft long including a 

560-foot uncontrolled off-channel concrete gravity spillway with ogee weir section. 

Outlet works consist of a 16-foot diameter concrete conduit controlled by three 

6.5- by 13-foot broome-type gates and two 60-inch steel pipes controlled by service 

valves. Deliberate impoundment of water began Nov. 1, 1954, and main dam was completed 

in August 1955. Data regarding dam and reservoir are given in the following table:

Spillway crest ..................

Inverts of lowest intakes to wet

Invert of three 6.5- by 13 -foot

wells. .........................

broome-type gates ...............

Elevation 

(feet)

532.0

515.0

481.0

448.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

1,002,900

482,000

48,870

238

The dam forming Lake Dallas was breached Oct. 28, 1957, connecting Lake Dallas with 

Garza-LIttle Elm Reservoir. Storage Oct. 1-27, 1957, in former Lake Dallas is included 

and the figures given herein represent total storage of the combined reservoirs. Reservoir built for flood control and water conservation.

Cooperation. Except for period Oct. 1-27, records furnished by Corps of Engineers and 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, in feet, 

and total capacity, in acre-feet)

512

514

516

518

520

416,600

459,500

503,300

554,300

606,900

522

524

526

528

530

663,500

723,800

788,000

855,900

927,300

Total contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

til

Oct.

483^600

483,200 

482,100 

481,600 

481,000

480, 500 

479,700 

480,400 

479,400 

479,000

477,900 

477,000

479,400 

481,600 

482,800

483,200 

483,200 

482,100 

482,000 

481,000

481,000 

481,400 

481,400 

480,900 

480,500

479,400 

478,100 

479,300 

478,800 

478,800

514.84 

-6,400

Nov.

478,600 

478,100

478,100 

480,800 

519,500

564,600 

595,700 

612,200 

612,500

604,500

595,700 

587,600 

578,800 

572,400 

565,200

556,900 

555,400 

555,900 

551,300 

545,600

536,900 

530,000 

521,600 

517,700 

513,200

506,400 

499,900 

492,200 

486,700 

483,000

515.05 

+4,600

Dec.

480, 80O

482,400 

482,600 

482,800 

482,600

485,400 

485,800 

486,200

486,200 

485,600

483,700 

482,800 

483,000 

483,000 

483,300

483,300 

483,300 

483,700 

483,700 

483,300

482,600 

482,200 

482,200 

483,000 

484,100

485,000 

485, 400 

484,700 

483,700 

483,000 

482,200

515.01 

-800

Jan.

481,300 

480,400 

480,800 

480,400 

480,400

480, 600 

480,400 

479,300 

479,000

479,000

479,500 

482,800 

488,600 

492,200

489,400

487,900 

485,600 

482,800 

483,300 

486,200

.489,700 

485,800 

481,300 

480, 600 

481,500

481,300 

481,500 

482,000 

482,200 

482 , 400 

482,400

515.02 

+200

Feb.

482,000 

481,300 

480,600 

480,800 

482,000

481,700 

482,200

482,200 

482,000 

482,000

482,000 

481,500 

481,500 

481,300 

479,700

478,400 

476,600 

475,400 

474,100 

473,000

472,700

472,700 

472,700 

472,700 

472,700

473,000 

473,200 

473,000

514.60 

-9,400

Mar.

473,000 

473,000 

472,500 

473,900 

475,200

477,900 

488,800 

493,900

492,400 

487,100

481,500 

481,500 

482,600 

479,700 

478,100

475,400 

474,100 

473,000 

472,700 

472,300

472,100 

474,100 

477,500 

477,000 

475,900

474,500 

473,200 

471,800

484,506 

485,200 

483,300

515.06 

+10,300

Apr.

482,000 

482,000 

481,100 

479,900 

478,600

477,700 

475,700 

475,200 

475,400 

474,100

472,500 

471,600

473,900 

473,900 

473,200

472,500 

472,300 

472,500 

472,300 

475,200

478,400 

478,100 

477,200 

476,100 

474,800

486,200 

495,400 

502,900 

530,200 

578,600

518.94 

+95,300

May

641,600

761,200 

878,800 

902,000

900, 2OO

892,600 

883,400 

875,300 

866,500 

856,900

846,900 

840, 800 

832,200 

824,300 

814,800

805,100 

795,000 

785,000 

773,900 

764,800

756,600 

750,000 

743,000 

735,500 

729,200

722,000 

714,700 

708,600 

704,000 

699,400 

691,500

522.94 

+112,900

June

683,800

675,700 

668,000 

660,000 

653,100

645,400 

637,300 

630,300 

628,900 

627,800

626,100 

617,800 

610,300 

602,600 

595,400

591,900 

589,500 

587,400 

580,700 

572,600

569,000 

564,400 

557,700 

550,400 

543 , 600

536,200 

528,900 

522,700 

516,100 

509 , 800

516.25 

-181,700

July

503,300 

498,000 

494,600 

492,400 

493,300

501,800 

508,300

505,400 

500,300 

495,400

490,700 

486,000 

482,400 

480,800 

479,900

479,700 

478,800 

477,900 

476,600 

476,100

475,000 

473,600 

474,300 

473,000 

472,300

470,700 

469,400 

468,500 

467,300 

465,500 

464,200

514.21 

-45,600

Aug.

463,300

462,600 

461,500 

460,100 

458,800

457,900 

456,600 

455,700 

454,600 

453,300

452,700 

451,800 

451,100 

450,000 

449,200

448,100 

447,000 

446,100 

445,000 

445,700

445,700 

445,200 

445,000 

444,400 

443,300

441,900 

441,300 

440,400 

439,300 

438,400 

437,800

513.01 

-26,400

Sept.

436,900

435,900 

434,800 

434,000 

433,400

432,700 

432,100 

431,300 

430,200 

430,000

430, 000 

429,600 

429,200 

428,500 

428,100

428,800 

428,300 

428,100 

432,700 

433,200

432,700 

432,300 

432,100 

432,100 

431,900

432,300 

431,900 

430,900 

430, 200 

430, 400

512.66 

-7,400

Calendar year 1957.................... * +446,800

Water year 1957-58.................... * -54,400

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
TRINITY RI?ER BASIN 93

530. Elm Fork Trinity River near Lewisville, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°02'45", long 96°57'40", on left bank at downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 121, 1.8 miles east of Lewisville, Denton County, 1.9 miles 

downstream from Garza-Little Elm Reservoir, and 8.3 miles upstream from Denton Creek.

Drainage area. 1,671 sq mi.

Records available. March 1949 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 432.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Jan. 6, 1950, wire-weight gage 

0.6 mile upstream at datum 3.26 ft lower.

Average discharge. 9 years, 536 cfs (388,000 acre-ft per year), unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,440 cfs May 17 (gage height, 24.09 ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs Dec. 5, 9, Sept. 15, 18, 22-30.

1949-58: Maximum discharge, 21,700 cfs Sept. 15, 1950 (gage height, 30.75 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Jan. 19, 1955.

Maximum stage since at least 1907, 33.8 ft in 1908, present site and datum, from 

floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Denton Creek and 

Carrollton Dam, which are poor. Flow regulated by Garza-Little Elm Reservoir (see 

preceding page.).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of backwater from Denton Creek and Carrollton

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

(Shifting-control method uaed Jan. 24-31)

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.5

1.0

2.5

4.5

10

24

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

95

176

393

10.0

15.0

20.0

24.1

850

2,030

3,700

5,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

278 

278

242

136

136

136

136

124

95

95

95

92

102

98

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

98

98

74

57

56

75

95

89

72

3,512

113

6,970

Nov.

72 

74

74

77

126

365

1,850

4,020

5,000

5,180

5,180 

5,130

5,040

4,770

4,680

4,680

4,560

1,590

*4,260

4,640

4,640

4,420

3,500

4,420

4,590

4,590

4,590

4,540

4,340

2,990

103,988

3,466

206,300

Dec.

220 

4

3

3

*!

15

5

3

2

724

682 

408

166

162

162

151

65

89

*226

289

289

289

289

289

300

300

419

605

590

590

7,931

256

15,730

Jan.

590 

392

112

109

109

109

109

109

109

*106

 55- 92 

191

641

1,370

1,440

*1,570

1,570

1,150

1,000

1,890

3,100

3,980

1,340

289

289

216

148

2O 6

278

*311

23,020

743

45,660

Feb.

419 

419

283

102

8£

80

174

272

272

272

272 

272

406

635

746

746

730

730

*730

666

400

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

-

9,602

343

19,050

Calendar year 1957 : Max 11,200 Mln 2

Mar.

128 

128

128

128

148

157

498

1,390

2,450

2,990

4,380 

2,670

1,860

2,480

2,210

1,520

1,490

985

311

311

311

236

166

196

577

906

887

730

868

1,150

1,570

33,959

1,095

67,360

Apr.

1,260 

868

832

814

814

814

814

814

814

*814

814 

562

256

500

985

682

289

216

211

267

278

568

925

925

906

1,220

813

234

545

719

20,573

686

40,810

May

369 

446

338

307

1,?40~

3,460

5,080

5,360

5,400

5,400

5,360 

4,950

3,780

5,080

5,360

5,400

5,440

5,440

5,440

5,260

4,420

3,700

*3,S80

3,540

3,540

3,540

3,580

3,620

2,070

1,370

3,380

115,750

3,734

229,600

June

3,700 

3,700

3,70O

3,700

3,700

3,740

3,740

3,700

959

333

26J. 

2,700

3,700

3,740

3,740

3,740

*3,740

3,740

3,700

3,700

3,740

3,780

3,700

3,660

3,660

3,660

3,380

2,700

2,610

2,610

97,241

3,241

192,900

July

2,740 

2,740

2,490

1,050

872

256

810

2,120

2,210

2,330

2,330 

2,330

1,860

578

322

322

311

311

311

311

311

211

311

311

311

311

*311

311

311

322

345

30,070

970

59,640

Aug.

345 

345

345

345

345

333

322

333

333

333

278 

256

272

272

289

278

278

216

152

211

196

166

144

132.

132

132

140

251

236

186

181

7,777

251

15,430

Sept.

181 

236

251

221

216

186

140

14O

140

136

55 

3

2.5

2.5

J2

5

2.5

2

2.5

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1,949.0

65.0

3,870

Mean 1,644 Ac-ft 1,190,000

Water year 1957-58 : Max 5,440 Mln 2 Mean 1,248 Ac-ft 903,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Backwater from Denton Creek and Carrollton Dam Dec. 1-10, Sept. 11-30.
94 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

535. Denton Creek near Justin, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°07' , long 97°18', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Farm Highway 156, 100 ft upstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, 

2.2 miles north of Justin, Denton County, 3.0 miles upstream from Olivers Creek, 

12.9 miles upstream from Harriet Creek, and 32.9 miles upstream from Grapevine Dam.

Drainage area.--409 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 606.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Average discharge. 9 years, 85.8 cfs (62,120 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 cfs May 2 (gage height, 16.70 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1949-58: Maximum discharge, 29,800 cfs May 24, 1957 (gage height, 17.64 ft); no 

flow at times.

Flood in May 1935 was highest flood since 1908 and reached a stage of 20.6 ft at 

site about 1,500 ft upstream, from information by local resident. Flood in May 1908 

reached a stage about 1 ft higher than flood in May 1935, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records good. Several small diversions above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 7-30, Aug. 25-27)

1.14

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

0

.3

1.5

3.0

5.1

11

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

25

54

117

232

555

1,050

11.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

2,320

3,550

4,460

6,060

10,600

20,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

O

S

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

o

0

0

194

TT7

64

21

11

6.5

4.5

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.0

2.4

2.1

2.0 

2.1

451.8

14.6

896

Nov.

 576- 2.4

2.7

4.3

812

*1,700

1,520

921

815

366

138

79

82

73

82

68

50

114

91

55

42

33

32

109

194

122

81

60

45

39

7,735.0

258

15,340

Dec.

32

32

32

30

27

32

68

59

39

33

31

*25

26

29

27

26

26

27

26

23

21

19

^0

20

32

52

39

39

36

32 

30

990

31.9

1,960

Jan.

26

22

23

23

22

*21

21

21

20

2?

22

24

126

141

73

50

42

37

36

96

313

194

128

92

74

64

52

48

88

80 

63

2,064

66.6

4,090

Feb.

50

39

37

36

39

39

35

35

32

36

37

36

36

38

44

37

33

32

32

30

20

29

29

29

29

29

32

26

-

965

34.5

1,910

Calendar year 1957 : Max 17,200 Mln o

Mar.

22

2?

23

23

34

149

623

455

421

232

156

151

322

*206

166

134

115

97

85

77

72

71

72

*65

56

54

53

61

572

239 

119

4,977

161

9,870

Apr.

92

87

90

68

60

45

39

38

41

41

37

34

3?

102

93

58

45

44

45

95

137

104

82

62

43

294

503

536

2,550

2,360

7,844

261

15,560

May

5,720

10,600

11,400

4,330

1,170

487

318

245

206

183

166

148

135

126

126

126

129

109

94

84

76

71

67

61

57

61

56

49

*44

40

36

36,520

1,178

72,440

June

33

30

29

26

23

22

22

20

18

16

16

14

*13

11

TT

13

16

38

50

39

37

36

44

52

37

26

19

15

13

11

750

25.0

1,490

July

9.1

7.9

6.5

5.7

7.1

28

106

156

150

82

35

20

13

8.8

5.9

4.3

3.2

2.4

2.0

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.6

11

7.3

*3.4

2.1

1.1

.8

.2

0_

684.1

22.1

1,360

Aug.

0

S

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

1.4

.8

.2

0

0

0

2.4

0.08

4.8

Sept.

0

S

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

**.2

.1

.8

1.1

2.4

0.08

4.8

Mean 359 Ac-ft 260,200

Water »auci year .yeai 1957-58: J.3O i -oo : Max najt 11,400 J.J.,4VJU Min nj.il 0 u Mean I'useui 173 J. (O Ac-ft nn A o 124,900 _L£4,auu

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Apr. 30 (5 p.m.) 4,940 cfs (14.41 ft); May 2 (7 p.m.) 17,300 cfs 

(16.70 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on this day.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 95

545. Grapevine Reservoir near Grapevine, Tex.

Location.--Lat 32°58', long 97°03', in intake structure of Grapevine Dam on Denton Creek, 

2.7 miles northeast of Grapevine, Tarrant County, 4.3 miles upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 121, and 11.7 miles upstream from mouth of Denton Creek.

Drainage area. 694 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior 

~^To May 16, 1953, staff gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at present datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 330,700 acre-ft May 12 (elevation, 550.98 ft); 

minimum, 172,500 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 532.76 ft).

1952-58: Maximum contents, 445,800 acre-ft June 6, 1957 (elevation, 560.80 ft); minimum since appreciable storage began, 14,120 acre-ft Dec. 18, 1956 (elevation, 

494.84 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam, 12,850 ft long including a 

500-foot uncontrolled off-channel concrete gravity spillway with ogee weir section. 

Dam completed June 1952 and deliberate impoundment of water began July 3, 1952. 

Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir built for flood control, 

navigation, and water conservation. Data regarding dam and reservoir are given in the 

following table:

Invert of two 6.5- by 13-foot broome-type gates . ........

Elevation 

(feet)

581.0

560.0

535.0

500.5

475.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

768,800

435,500

188,500

24,750

832

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, In feet, 

and total capacity, in acre-feet)

532

534

537

540

167,200

181,300

203,700

227,800

543

547

551

253,600

290,700

330,900

Total contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

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;i

OOt.

183,900

183,700

183,500

183,400 

183,100

182,900

182,900 

182,800 

182,600 

182,300

182,100

181,800

182,600 

183,300

183,600

183,900 

183,800 

183,600 

183,500 

183,400

183,400

183,800 

183,800 

183,500

183,300

183,000 

182,800 

182,600 

182,500 

182,500 

182,400

534.16 

-1,800

Nov.

182,500

182,500

182,400

182,900 

185,800

189,600

194,400 

196,600 

198,400 

199,300

199,600

199,800

200,100 

200,100

200,300

200,400 

201,100 

201,400 

201,400 

201,300

200,900

200,900 

200,900 

202,100

202,500

202,500 

202,500 

202,200 

200,900 

197,800

536.23 

+15,400

Dec.

194,100

191,900

191,200

190,700 

190,400

190,300

189,800 

189,600 

189,000 

188,600

188,500

188,500

188,500 

188,500

188,600

188,800 

188,900 

189,100 

188,700 

188,500

188,300

188,400 

188,500 

188,900

189,300

189,200 

189,000 

188,700 

188,500 

188,500 

188,500

534.99 

-9,300

Jan.

188,300

188,300

188,300

188,300 

188,300

188,200

188,200 

188,200 

188,200 

188,200

188,200

189,100

189,200 

189,400

189^ 100

189,000 

188,800 

188,700 

189,200 

189,400

189,300

189,200 

189,100 

188,700

188,500

188,400 

188,200 

188,200 

188,300 

188,400 

188,400

534.98 

-100

Feb.

188,200

188,000

188,000

188,200 

188,200

188,200

188,200 

188,200 

188,200 

188,500

188,500

188,500

188,400 

188,900

188,900

188,800 

188,800 

188,900 

188,900 

188,900

188,800

188,600 

188,500 

188,300

188,100

188,200 

188,200 

188,200

534.96 

-200

Mar.

188,300

188,300

188,300

188,800 

189,500

190,000

192,300 

193,600 

194,200 

194,400

194,300

193,700

192,100 

190,300

189,300

189,100 

188,800 

188,200 

188,000 

187,900

187,800

188,300 

188,600 

188,600

188,800

188,800 

188,600 

188,500 

196,700 

196,400 

194,100

535.75 

+5,900

Apr.

190,800

187,900

188,100

188,300 

188,500

188,400

188,300 

188,500 

189,000 

188,700

188,300

188,200

189,100 

189,500

189,100

188,700 

188,500 

188,500 

188,500 

189,700

190,300

189,800 

188,900 

187,800

187 , 800

197,500 

205,500 

207 , 400 

222,500 

236,300

541.02 

+42,200

May

253,600

277,500

310,900

323,600 

326,700

327,900

328,400 

329,200 

329,800 

330,100

330,600

329,300

327,600 

328,300

328,700

328,800 

328,900 

329,200 

329,200 

328,600

326,600

323,700 

320,600 

317,700

314,800

311,400 

308,300 

305,600 

303,700 

301,200 

298,200

547.77 

+61,900

June

295,300

292,200

289,200

286,200 

283,200

280,000

277,300 

274,100 

273,800 

273,400

273,000

270,500

267,300 

264,300

261,500

259,000 

256,000 

253,000 

250,500 

247,500

246,700

243,700 

240,700 

238,000

235,200

232,200 

228,800 

224,300 

219,400 

214,700

538.40 

-83,500

July

210,100

205,200

201,000

197,400 

195,500

196,400

196,300 

194,700 

193,400 

192,300

191,100

189,700

188,900 

188,300

187,700

187,500 

187,400 

187,400 

187,100 

187,100

186,800

186,800 

186,900 

186,800

186,600

186,500 

186,300 

186,200 

185,800 

185,600 

185j,500

534.58 

-29,200

Aug.

185,100

185,000

184,700

184,600 

184,300

184,200

184,000 

183,900 

183,600 

183,500

183,300

183,100

183,000 

182,800

182,600

182,600 

182,400 

182,100 

182,000 

181,800

181,800

181,500 

181,600 

181,500

181,200

181,000 

180, 800 

180,500 

180,300 

180,000 

179,700

533.78 

-5,800

Sept.

179,500

179,000

178,800

178,500 

178,300

178,200

178,100 

178,000 

178,000 

178,100

177,800

177,300

176,600 

176,100

175,400

175,300 

174,500 

174,000 

176,500 

176,400

176,000

175,800 

175,400 

174,900

174,600

174,400 

173,800 

173,300 

172,800 

172,500

532.76 

-7,200

Calendar year 1957.................... * +173,200

Water year 1957-58.................... * -11,700

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month, 

t Change in contents, in acre-feet.
96 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

550. Denton Creek near Grapevine, Tex.

Location.--Lat 32°59'15", long 97°00'45" , on left bank at downstream side of left pier of 

bridge on State Highway 121, 1.3 miles downstream from Bakers Branch, 4.3 miles downstream from Grapevine Dam, 5.0 miles northeast of Grapevine, Tarrant County, and 

6.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--704 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 439.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--11 years, 130 cfs (94,120 acre-ft per year), unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,500 cfs June 30 (gage height, 20.16 ft); minimum daily, 7.0 cfs July 17.

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 13,900 cfs Feb. 26, 1948 (gage height, 30.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs by conveyance-slope method; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known occurred in Way 1908 and was slightly higher than the flood In 

April 1942, which reached a stage of about 36 ft, from floodmarks, from information by 

local resident.

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

Flow regulated by Grapevine Reservoir (see preceding page).

Revisions. WSP 1512: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 29, Jan. 13-18, Jan. 20 

to Feb. 3, Feb. 20-26, Mar. 5-7, July 16-22, 26-29, Sept. 11-19)

3.9

4.0 

4.5

6.3

7.8

19

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

36

90

255

12.0

16.0

20.0

755

1,420

2,440

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

39 

39

40

48

48

50STJ

48

*50

42

16

15

21

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

20

21

24

a22

a20

19

a!8

a!8

a!8

18

875

28.2

1,740

Nov.

18 

18

18

19

125

26

49

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

21

23

62

139

136

109

11

27

59

136

139

139

415

1,520

3,388

113

6,720

Dec.

1,750 

1,550

272

*240

230

240

235

235

235

200

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

54

122

74

16

15

12

16

57

-118

118

118 

74

12

6,133

198

12,160

Jan.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

14

84

147

147

147

*147

88

16

151

310

299

299

264

147

147

132

97

59 

58

*68

2,953

95.3

5,860

Feb.

T2"2 122 

76

15

15

14

13 13"

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

42

122

122

122

118

118

71

14

14

1,276

45.6

2,530

Mar.

14 

14

14

15

34

20

140

266

260

260

260

615

1,160

1,140

764

288

277

255

197

136

92

20

20

20

19

41

111

111

274 

536

1,100

8,473

273

16,810

Apr.

*1,960 

1,610

279

21

19

18

T8

18

*75

151

155

88

21

126

288

288

210

136

136

192

202

437

641

461

161

529

166

30

75

168

8,679

289

17,210

May

85 

144

119

34

31

31

a30" 30

a30

a30

a30

520

1,330

44

40

39

38

37

37

222

910

1,440

* ,460

,480

,540

,560

,560

,380

942

1,020

1,400

17,593

568

34,900

June

,400 

,400

,400

,400

,400

,400

,380

,370

228

114

97

1,OW

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

*1,350

1,350

1,330

1,330

1,370

1,330

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,400

2,260

2,380

2,470

39,859

1,329

79,060

July

2.470 

2,440

2,350

1,760

1,620

120

226

800

711

576

576

563

369

90

52

24

7.0

10

13

16

12

*12

21

35

24

18

*18

18

18

18

15,005.0

484

29,760

Aug.

19 

19

19

19

19

17

T7

18

19

19

19

20

21

21

21

20

20

21

21

*27

31

29

29

29

29

28

29

56

56 

56

56

824

26.6

1,630

Sept.

68 

56

56

47

a30

a30

30

30

30

30

72

163

202

220

250

*220

163

167

187

59

151

136

114

155

159

118

118

118

118 

111

3,388

113

6,720

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,190 Mln 0.3 Mean 410 Ac-ft 296,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,470 Mln 7.0 Mean 297 Ac-ft 215,100

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of releases from Grapevine Reservoir.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 97

555. Elm Pork Trinity River near Carrollton, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°57'55", long 96°56'40", near left bank at downstream side of pier of 

highway bridge, 40 ft upstream from Carrollton Dam, 0.3 mile downstream from Denton 

Creek, 1 mile upstream from St. Louis Southwestern Railway Lines bridge, and 2.3 miles 

northwest of Carrollton, Dallas County.

Drainage area. 2,457 sq mi.

Records available. January 1907 to September 1920 (monthly records only, in WSP 850), 

October 1920 to March 1923, August 1923 to September 1958. Prior to November 1923, 

published as "near Dallas.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 433.40 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to November 1923, staff gage at site 15.5 miles downstream at different datum. Nov. 1, 1923, to Nov. 13, 1934, staff gage and Nov. 14, 

1934, to July 6, 1938, water-stage recorder, at present site at same datum. July 7, 

1938, to Apr. 14, 1939, staff gage at site 9.3 miles downstream at datum 22.94 ft 

lower. Apr. 15, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1955, water-stage recorder at site 8.5 miles downstream at datum 22.94 ft lower.

Average discharge.--50 years (1907-22, 1923-58), 826 cfs (598,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,720 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 6.65 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow Dec. 18.

1907-58: Maximum gage height, about 20 ft, present site and datum, May 25, 1908, 

from information in files of Corps of Engineers (discharge not determined); maximum 

gage height subsequent to 1908, 14.5 ft, present site and datum, Apr. 26, 1942, from 

observation by U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge at site 8.5 miles downstream, 90,700 

cfs); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Flow largely regulated by Garza-Little Elm Reservoir since

Jlovember 1954 (see p. 92) and Grapevine Reservoir since July 1952 (see p. 95). According to records furnished by the city of Dallas, 44,330 acre-ft of water was diverted 

above station for municipal use.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 788: 1924. WSP 1148: Drainage area at former site. 

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6 

.7

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30

0.9 55

1.0 83

1.2 170

1.4 308

2.0 834

3.0 1,760

4.0 2,950

6.0 6,270

0.45 0

.5 2.6

.6 10

.7 23

Dec. 1 to Sept. 30

0.8 45

1.0 105

1.5 375

2.0 68O

3.0 1,580

4.0 2,890

6.0 6,380

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Airft

(t)

Oct.

213

200

198

91

87

87

91

102

77

75

51

42

52

65

53

51

53

51

53

47

55

55

50

51

45

21

19

19

45

28

7.8

2,132.8

68.8

4,230

4,150

Nov.

10

18

28

30

229

248

1,570

3,600

4,470

4,470

4,640

4,640

4,470

4,310

4,310

4,310

4,310

2,120

3,830

4,310

4,310

4,310

3,440

4,230

4,310

4,310

4,310

4,310

4,310

4,310

98,073

3,269

194,500

4,740

Dec.

1,780

1,580

Z74

175

160

180

195

185

180

616

709

370

*87

87

93

91

6.5

0

*116

345

381

291

291

303

387

375

537

680

680

654

573

12,381.5

399

24,560

4,160

Jan.

567

465

125

125

125

121

125

125

125

*121

105

125

292

652

1,430

1,530

*1,690

1,640

1,140

1,140

2,170

3,280

4,160

1,850

441

423

363

255

249

327

357

25,643

827

50,860

0

Feb.

507

519

381

133

9£

99

160

285

291

291

291

291

405

615

701

687

680

*687

687

654

531

273

267

267

273

249

160

155

-

10,638

380

21,100

0

Mar.

155

155

155

160

243

285

643

1,580

2,660

3,120

4,480

3,520

3,04O

3,680

3,280

1,800

1,690

1,330

531

459

411

306

207

198

462

630

910

790

1,470

1,580

2, 520

42,650

1,376

84,600

613

Apr.

3,120

2,440

1,140

750

743

743

722

722

758

854

854

662

262

431

1,160

980

513

339

405

543

597

790

1,480

1,380

1,050

2,020

3,170

470

1,400

1 ' 730

32,228

1,074

63,920

3,480

May

,720

,470

,520

296

,360

,100

,840

,840

,840

,840

,840

* ,840

,840

,480

,840

,840

,840

,840

,840

,840

,840

,840

,660

,660

,660

,840

,840

,660

,270

,960

,480

124,576

4,019

247,100

4,820

June

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,84O

4,840

1,710

405

321

2,780

4,660

4,840

4,840

4,840

*4,840

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,660

4,480

4,480

4,660

129,796

4,326

257,400

5,750

July

4,660

4,660

4,480

2,820

2,520

542

682

2,960

2,960

2,890

2,890

2,890

2,420

676

261

213

125

195

190

190

185

195

261

267

225

*201

190

195

201

219

261

41,624

1,343

82,560

6,490

Aug.

261

261

303

267

261

249

207

243

255

273

234

159

214

185

207

213

219

231

127

*132

213

160

141

113

9£

113

133

170

243

175

170

6,231

201

12,360

5,750

Sept.

145

195

279

195

165

207

129

117

117

105

52

46

119

158

170

*190

144

77

298

5.2

69

84

54

71

128

72

75

72

54

69

3,659.2

122

7,260

4,380

Calendar year 1957: Max 12,200 Min 0 Mean 1,945 Ac-ft 1,408,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,840 Min 0 Mean 1,451 Ac-ft 1,050,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Diversions, in acre-feet, for municipal use.

Note.--Discharge for period Apr. 19 to May 11 computed from once-daily or more often U. S. 

Weather Bureau telemark readings.
gg TRINITY RIVER BASIN

565. Turtle Creek at Dallas, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°48', long 96°48', on left bank 68 ft upstream from Hall Street Dam, 

210 ft upstream from Hall Street at Dallas, Dallas County, and 2.0 miles north of 

Dallas County courthouse.

Drainage area. 7.98 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1958 (records for April 1948 to September 

1951, published in WSP 1392, are unreliable and should not be used).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 428.15 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

(city of Dallas reference mark). Prior to Dec. 17, 1951, at site 52 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 5.99 cfs (4,340 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 6.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs as explained below; no flow Sept. 5.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 3,850 cfs Apr. 26, 1957 (gage height, 7.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of weir formula Q - 3.3 L(H) 3/ 2 ; no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1903, that of Apr. 26, 1957. Flood of Aug. 27, 

1947, reached a stage of 6.8 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions. See Records available.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge 

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

0.1 

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

68

123

185

610

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

0.5

.5

*.3

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.5

.3

41

69

95

4.5

2.2

1.5

.7

1.0

1.0

13

12

2.9

3.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

.7

260.2

8.39

516

Nov.

1.0

ITS

1.0

13

66.

15

11

5.4

2.2

1.5

1.0

1.5

2.2

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.2

2

1.5

e3.5

e7.5

e3.5

37

2.2

el

el. 5

4

4

3

199.7

6.66

396

Dec.

3

3

3

2

1

33

2.9

2.9

2.2

2.2

1.0

2.2

2.2

2.9

2.9

2.2

.7

1.5

1.5

*e2

el. 5

el. 5

el

17

34

2.2

2.2

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

138.2

4.46

274

Calendar year 1957: Max 662

Jan.

.0

.0

.0

.5

.0

.5

.5

.7

.7

1.0

1.0

45

16

3.7

2.9

2

1.5

1.5

20

7

3

2

2

2

1.5

1.5

1.5

7

4

3

3

142.0

4.58

282

Feb.

2

2

*2.9

3.7

4.5

2.9

2.2

1.5

4.5

5.5

1.0

1.5

1.0

~2.9 13

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

.J

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

6.8

1.0

el

-

72.1

2.58

143

Mar.

e5

2.9

1.0

20

57

6.4

26

21

3.7

2.9

2.2

18

3.7

2.9

2.2

1.5

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.6

14

.7

.7

.7

1.5

1.0

~5.4 191

3.7

400.5

12.9

794

Apr.

2.2

2.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

.7

l.S

*3.0

13

3.7

2.2

1.5

5.3

18

3.7

1.5

1.0

4.5

3.7

12

5.4

*4.5

2.2

1.5

2.9

421

44

11

105

96

777.7

25.9

1,540

May

23

221

79

17

9.8

7.5

6

5

4.5

4

3.5

4

4

3.5

3.5

*2.9

2.9

2.9

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.9

2.9

2.2

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

430.2

13.9

853

June

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

2.2

4.5

1.5

.7

.5

T3" .3

.3

.3

.3

.3

* .5

.5

.5

.5

4.5

2.2

1.5

1.0

.7

.5

.5

.5

.7

29.5

0.98

59

July

0.7

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.2

49

20

3.7

1.5

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.S

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

-ii

93.3

3.01

185

Aug.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

el. 5

e4

4

3.5

3

1.6

2.2

1.5

1.5

*.2

.2

2.2

.7

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

30.5

0.98

60

Sept.

0.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

1.0

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

*.3

.5

80

9.8

2.9

2.9

3.7

1.5

1.0

1.5

2.9

.7

.5

.7

113.5

3.78

225

Mln 0 Mean 12.9 Ao-ft 9,310

Water year 1957-58: Max 421 Mln 0.1 Mean 7.36 Ac-ft 5,330

Peak discharge (base, 880 cfs).--Oct. 15 (ll a.m.) 940 cfs (3.62 ft); Mar. 29 (3:30 a.m.) 1,840 cfs 

(4.99 ft); Apr. 26 (6:30 p.m.) 3,07O cfs (6.54 ft); Apr. 29 (10 a.m.) 1,180 cfs (4.00 ft); May 2 

(12:15 p.m.) 1,910 cfs (5.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

recorder graph, and theoretical computations for orifice flow through pipes.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 19, Nov. 28 to Dec. 5, Jan. 16 to Feb. 2, May 7-15, Aug. 15-17j 

discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records of release 

from ool t
TRINITY RIVER BASIN

570. Trinity River at Dallas, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°47' , long 96°48', on left bank on downstream side of left pier of

Commerce Street viaduct at Dallas, Dallas County, 5£ miles downstream from confluence 

of West and Elm Porks and at mile 500.

Drainage area. 6,120 sq mi.

Records available . October 1898 to December 1899 (gage heights only in WSP 28, 37), 

July 1903 to September 1958 (January 1907 to September 1920 monthly figures only, 

published in WSP 850). Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1903 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 368.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1954. Oct. 1, 1898, to Dec. 31, 1899, sliding pointer 

at site 2 miles upstream at different datum. July 1, 1903, to July 20, 1930, chain gage 

at present site and datum. July 21, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1932, chain gage at site 6 miles 

downstream at datum 3.08 ft lower.

Average discharge.--55 years (1903-58), 1,518 cfs (1,099,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,200 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 34.60 ft); minimum daily, 40 cfs Sept. 13, 14.

1903-58: Maximum discharge, 184,000 cfs May 25, 1908 (gage height, 52.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 109,000 cfs; minimum observed for periods 1903-6, 1920-58, 

1.2 cfs July 4, 1953.

Maximum stage since at least 1840, that of May 25, 1908. Flood in 1866 reached 

about the same stage.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Flow largely regulated by Bridgeport 

Reservoir since 1932 (see p. 70), Eagle Mountain Reservoir since 1934 (see p. 73), 

Benbrook and Grapevine Reservoirs since 1952 (see p. 75, 95), Garza-Little Elm 

Reservoir since 1954 (see p. 92), and several smaller reservoirs, all of which have a 

combined capacity of 2,323,000 acre-ft. During year the city of Dallas diverted 

87,430 acre-ft of water above station and 7,780 acre-ft of water from East Fork 

Trinity River basin for municipal use and returned 91,620 acre-ft of sewage effluent 

below station, from records furnished by city of Dallas. Sewage effluent from the 

cities of Fort Worth, Arlington, and Grand Prairie enters above station. Other 

diversions above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 850: 

Drainage area.

1903-6 (monthly and annual means). WSP 1148:

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

252

*315

*269

211

159

163

163

183

183

173

179

338

203

890

1,270

988

433

282

234

211

190

245

282

320

245

169

140

124

119

159

143

9,235

298

18,320

Nov.

175

140

159

227

1,180

5,760

4,500

4,200

4,920

5,280

5,400

5,760

5,740

5,280

5,640

5,880

6,160

6,550

4,620

5,760

*6,160

5,880

4,870

4,600

6,380

5,780

5,160

4,920

4,890

4,980

136,951

4,565

271,600

Dec.

5,620

2,000

1,300

670

548

949

970

990

1,090

1,020

1,540

970

618

402

341

323

269

238

*3§5

512

710

710

830

770

1,060

1,480

1,340

1,120

1,120

1,090 

990

29,915

965

59,340

Jan.

930

930

618

512

495

416

368

368

363

374

430

582

810

1,020

1,610

1,620

1,680

1,720

1,680

1,750

2,180

2,640

3,680

5,870

1,610

1,300

1,300

1,520

1,200

1,400 

1,400

40,376

1,302

80,080

Feb.

1,510

1,510

*1,480

1,260

1,090

1,060

950

830

730

690

652

635

600

810

1,020

1,200

1,160

1,060

1,020

1,060

990

730

565

512

478

621

476

541

_

25,040

894

49,670

Mar.

416

582

652

790

1,260

3,080

2,840

3,620

3,810

4,440

5,010

6,250

5,520

5,520

5,520

3,740

*2,840

2,640

1,680

1,400

1,260

1,100

1,420

1,100

1,190

1,480

1,620

1,650

4,890

5,080 

3,100

85,500

2,758

169,600

Apr.

3,320

3,180

2,420

1,960

1,930

1,860

*1,580

1,470

1,880

1,800

*1,740

1,680

1,420

2,490

2,580

2,320

1,950

*1,970

1,99O

2,270

2,770

2,310

*2,320

2,220

2,010

7,360

*21,500

14,600

9,330

13,500

119,730

3,991

237,500

May

16,900

14,600

16,700

14,100

9,780

10,200

11,500

12,000

12,000

11,900

12,000

12,000

12,000

11,700

11,700

*11,700

11,400

11,400

11,9OO

10,400

8,580

8,300

7,810

6,740

5,980

5,520

5,330

5,270

4,500

2, 620

3,410

309,940

9,998

614,800

June

4,970

5,580

5,650

5, 360

5,150

5,090

5,270

5,270

3,740

929

724

1,400

4,420

4,850

5,030

5,090

5,150

5,150

*5,030

5,030

5,030

5,270

5,270

5,090

5,030

4,970

4,970

4,790

4,680

4,680

138,633

4,621

275,000

July

4,680

4,79O

4,740

3,780

3,050

2,900

2,310

2,540

3,090

2,970

2,970

2,930

2,890

1,570

443

a200

a!25

allO

alOO

alOO

alOO

*115

alOO

a225

a200

a!25

elOO

e90

a75

a20T>

a200

47,818

1,542

94,850

Aug.

a!25

allO

a!75

a225

a!75

a!50

a!25

allO

a!40

alSO

a!75

a 100

e75

e85

e65

e50

675

e250

alOO"

a75

a 100

*e235

alSO

alSO

a!25

allO

alOO

a 100

a 100

e!25

elOO

3,930

127

7,800

Sept.

e!25

e75

elOO

6125

685

elOO

6140

6125

6115

e 100

e75

e50

e40 640"

e75

elOO

*e400

297

1,740

2,160

776

761

1,330

1,340

888

670

584

470

304

252

13,442

448

26,600

Calendar year 1957 : Max 51,200 Kin 48 Mean 4,271 Ac-ft 3,092,000

Water year 1957-58 : Max 21,500 Min 40 Mean 2,632 Ac-ft 1,905,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements 

and records for upstream and downstream stations .
100 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

585. Honey Creek near McKinney, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°17' , long 96°39' , on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 

4.5 miles downstream from Haw Branch, 5.6 miles upstream from mouth, and 6.0 miles 

northwest of McKinney, Collin County.

Drainage area. 39.0 sq mi, of which 20.9 sq mi is above flood-detention structures. 

Records available. July 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 563.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1922 (Soil Conservation Service reference mark).

Average discharge. 7 years, 17.6 cfs (12,740 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,580 cfs May 2 (gage height, 18.70 ft); no 

flow at times.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 7,920 cfs May 26, 1957 (gage height, 20.29 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1930, 23.0 ft in spring of 1950, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair. Station operated as part of the Honey Creek basin hydrologic 

cooperative program of the Geological Survey and U. S. Soil Conservation Service to 

evaluate rainfall-runoff relation, soil conservation practices, and the effects of 

flood-detention structures. Flow from 20.9 sq mi above this station was partly controlled by 12 floodwater retarding reservoirs with total permanent pool capacity of 

2,243 acre-ft and total floodwater detention capacity of 6,214 acre-ft. Diversions 

for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 30 to May 2, May 23 to June 8, 

June 16, 18-21, 23, 24, Sept. 19)

6.0 3.0 63 7.0 308

9.8 3.5 80 8.0 410

664

1,020

1,520

0.0

.1

.4

1.0

1.8

2.9

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 47

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

80

100

124

152

220

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

2.7

.9

.9

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

7.6

0.25

15

Nov.

0

0 

0

16

459

112

185

74

40

30

30

30

30

20

15

15

45

50

25

20

15

15

15

50

40

30

*27

23

20

17

1,448

48.3

2,870

Dec .

16

16 

16

14

13

26

26

19

14

15

13

9.4

10

11

12

12

13

13

12

8.6

7.3

7.5

8.0

10

47

32

27

24

18

17 

18

504.8

16.3

1,000

Jan.

12

12 

12

11

11

11

11

8.2 9"^

9.0

9.6

26

49

31

28

23

21

19

29

88

68

45

38

32

30

28

25

27

29 

26

25

802.8

25.9

1,590

Feb.

20

19 

17

22

23

23

16

12

14

16

*15

16

12

20

22

16

15

*14

14

13

12

13

12

12

12

17

17

9.4

-

443.4

15.8

879

Mar.

7.8

876 

8.4

9.8

37

39

59

50

37

32

28

53

48

35

29

27

27

22

20

19

19

19

32

23

20

18

20

20

87 

42

*31

927.6

29.9

1,840

Apr.

26

23

21

18

23

16

12

14

31

21

17

14

18

43

28

21

18

17

17

27

22

18

15

13

11

101

84

*56

930 

1,050

2,725

90.8

5,400

May

*616

*1,240 

462

226

210

205

175

150

110

102

100

92

*94

98

98

95

92

91

82

72

60

50

35

20

17

14

12

12

11 

11

IP.

4,662

150

9,250

June

9.6

9.6 

9.2

8.8

9.0

9.6

9.4

8.8

8.6

8.2

*7.7

7.3

7.0

6.6

6.8

36

53

44

39

24

40

49

31

9.0

3.8

4.0

1.6

1.1

.9

.=1

463.2

15.4

919

July

0.6

.5 

.4

.3

.6

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

**.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

g_

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.2

0.30

18

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21.4

0.71

42

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,040 Min 0 Mean 66.7 Ac-ft 48,260

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,240 Min 0 Mean 32.9 Ac-ft 23,820

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 18 to Nov. 3, Nov. 9-26, July 2-6, 8-17, July 19 to Aug. 1, 

Sept. 20-30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, field notes, and shape of previous 

recession curves.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 101

590. East Fork Trinity River near McKinney, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°12'15", long 96°35'41", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 24, 1.2 miles northeast of McKinney, Collin County, 2.8 miles downstream 

from Honey Creek, 7.2 miles upstream from Wilson Creek, and 22.4 miles upstream from 

Lavon Dam.

Drainage area. 188 sq mi.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 511.69 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 102 cfs (73,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 cfs May 2 (gage height, 16.87 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 11, Sept. 1,2, 13-15.

1949-58; Maximum gage height, 17.23 ft June 11, 1950 (discharge uncertain, 

previously published figure found to be in error); maximum discharge measured, 

23,900 cfs May 26, 1957; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1913, about 21.0 ft in April 1942, from 

information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those above 3,000 cfs, which are fair. Low flow maintained 

b~y~sewage effluent from U. S. Government hospital. Small diversions for irrigation 

above station. The flow from 25.0 sq mi above this station is partly controlled by 

15 floodwater-detention reservoirs (built during 1951-57) with a total combined 

capacity of 10,350 acre-ft below the flood spillway crests, of which 7,530 acre-ft 

is floodwater-detention capacity and 2,820 acre-ft is sediment storage capacity. The 

capacity in these reservoirs allocated to sediment storage will be used for 

conservation storage until eliminated by sedimentation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1512: 1950, 1951(P).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5, 6, Apr. 29 to May l)

3.3 0.2 4.0 15 12.0 570

3.4 .6 4.5 42 14.0 918

3.5 1.2 5.0 70 15.0 1,730

3.6 2.6 6.0 128 15.5 2,820

3.7 4.6 8.0 260 16.0 5,070

3.8 7.4 10.0 410 16.5 9,070

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3 

.3

.4

.5

*.3

73- .2

.9

2.1

13

11

9.2

5.4

3.4

2.2

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.4

3.6

3.2

2.3

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

74.0

2.39

147

Nov.

1.5

T78

1.6

5.6

"2,490

2,980 

*9'33

1,330

222

149

127

126

153

161

123

93

392

862

203

131

101

89

104

299

379

186

144

*116

98

83

12, 084.5

403

23,970

Dec.

74

74

72

64

61

105 

206

101

74

70

62

53

56

58

57

56

56

56

54

48

42

41

IT

45

294

217

116

98

80

74

71

2,576

83.1

5,110

Jan.

60

55

55

52

50

50 

50

46

44

46

46

77

394

157

174

110

95

83

97

537

534

226

174

141

131

116

101

95

134

110

71

4,111

133

8,150

Feb.

78

70

65

67

74

72 

61

52

51

56

57

53

50

58

83.

57

51

*49

49

47

4,6

44

44

44

43_

46

73

44

-

1,584

56.6

3,140

Mar.

36

36

36

36

137

235 

831

3"Tff

212

138

113

255

409

180

141

125

116

104

89

80

80

78

131

113

78

74

72

75

507

211

119

5,165

167

10,240

Apr.

*101

86

83

71

101

72 

54

52

227

180

89

66

68

264

164

98

80

78

78

134

128

83

71

58

51

221

852

*260

*3,340

*3,6QO

10,810

360

21,440

May

6,140

*8.040

4,240

1,320

506

430 

378

323

274

246

226

212

*200

200

370

226

186

180

160

141

125

107

92

72

128

92

58

57

45

33.

24,845

801

49,280

June

30

28

26

24

24

29 

58

88

34

21

*17

15

14

13

12

239

~80 453

80

43

181

449

80

49

32

32

27

20

18

16

2,232

74.4

4,430

July

14

13

11

9.2

9.2

20 

35

27

18

13

11

8.8

6.8

5.7

4.6

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.4

2.6

2.3

3.0

2.8

5.3

3.6

2.3

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.6

249.7

8.05

495

Aug.

1.4 *75

.5

.5

.4

.4 

.3

73

.9

.4

.3

.4

.7

.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

15.7

0.51

31

Sept.

~0.2

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

*.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.4

544

79

8.8

4.2

3.0

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.8

.7

.5

.5

652.6

21.8

1,290

Calendar year 1957: Max 9,490 Mln 0.2 Mean 347 Ac-ft 251,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 8,040 Mln 0.2 Mean 176 Ac-ft 127,700

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--Nov. 5 (8 p.m.) 5,070 cfs (15.90 ft); Nov. 18 (l a.m.) 1,590 cfs 

(14.91 ft); Mar. 7 (9 a.m.) 1,320 cfs (14.63 ft); Apr. 27 (5 a.m.) 1,320 cfs (14.65 ft); Apr. 29 

(8 p.m.) 6,370 cfs (16.33 ft); May 2 (10 a.m.) 14,100 cfs (16.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
102 TRINITY RIVER BASIN 

595. Sister Grove Creek near Princeton, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°12', long 96°29', on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 

1.4 miles northeast of Princeton, Collin County, 2.3 miles downstream from Stiff Creek, 

5 miles upstream from mouth, and 15 miles upstream from Lavon Dam.

Drainage area. 115 sq mi.

Records available. September 1949 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 487.52 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

["Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge.--9 years, 63.0 cfs (45,610 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,800 cfs May 2 (gage height, 15.70 ft); no 

flow at times.

1949-58: Maximum discharge, 9,080 cfs Apr. 26, 1957 (gage height, 16.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1865, about 22 ft in July 1913, from information 

by local residents.

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

At the end of year, flow from 22.9 sq mi above this station was partly controlled by 

20 floodwater-detention reservoirs with a total combined capacity of 7,780 acre-ft 

below flood spillway crests, of which 6,220 acre-ft is floodwater-detention capacity 

and 1,560 acre-ft is sediment-pool capacity. Three of these reservoirs were constructed during the current year and have total combined capacity below flood spillway 

crests of 3,100 acre-ft, of which 662 acre-ft is sediment-pool capacity. The capacity 

in these reservoirs allocated to sediment will be used for conservation storage until 

eliminated by sedimentation. The first floodwater detention reservoir in this basin 

was completed in October 1952.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1392: 1950, 1951(P).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 28 to May 16)

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8 

5.0 

5.2

.1

.3

.8

1.6

3.7

6.5

5.6 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

10.0

12.0

89

205

370

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

510

760

1,260

2,100

3,200

4,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

.7

10

8.0

7.9

4.9

1.9

1.0

.7

.8

1.2

1.8

3.8

3.2

1.7

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1*6

55.5

1.79

110

Nov.

~z7f 2.3

2.9

8.3

748

*1,850

*769

768

310

212

177

171

198

191

171

132

186

a450

a280

a200

a!60

a!30

a!50

a300

a350

a220

a!80

*144

126

112

8,701.2

290

17,260

Dec.

96

96

94

87

76

84

191

141

104

87

80

68

68

72

70

68

66

66

64

58

50

48

72

66

146

236

141

124

102

94

106

2,921

94.2

5,790

Jan.

84

72

70

68

64

62

*62

58

55

55

55

56

219

181

192

165

129

119

124

350

414

242

198

177

165

159

144

138

150 

144

135

4,306

139

8,540

Feb.

119

106

102

96

96

99

87

76

74

76

78

74

72

76

92

84

72

68

*68

66

64

62

58

56

55

58

72

80

-

2,186

78.1

4,340

Mar.

46

44

44

45

167

174

425

316

206

132

114

157

282

159

129

119

114

104

92

82

92

82

94

102

72

66

64

60

298

1 68

89

4,138

133

8,210

Apr.

*76

68

64

58

75

70

50

45

108

229

100

66

58

130

129

80

66

62

62

70

96

62

55

48

11

212

568

249

*947 

*1 , 770

5,715

190

11,340

May

2,330

5,550

2,120

1,010

408

334

298

282

266

258

234

191

177

*252

792

331

219

198

184

171

165

159

153

138

132

144

96

82

72 

62

55

14,645

472

29,040

June

44

36

32

28

26

24

25

23

38

22

18

*16

15

14

13.

52

114

52

28

24

46

~62 293

44

56

54

52

27

24 

22

1,264

42.1

2,510

July

19

17

16

14

14

15

23

22

19

16

14

12

11

9.4

8.2

7.0

6.0

5.4

5.0

4.4

3.8

3.5

4.6

10

7.2

5.2

3.2

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.2

501.8

9.74

599

Aug.

0.8

*1.0

2.1

1.7

1.6

.8

.5

.1

?8

3_4

7.7

4.5

2.2

1.2

.8

.4

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

77.9

2.51

155

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

370

330

70

48

42

32

16

9.7

7.0

4.7

3.5 

2.7

935.6

31.2

1,860

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,330 Mln 0 Mean 186 Ac-ft 134,300

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,330 Mln 0 Mean 124 Ac-ft 89,750

eak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). Nov. 6 (3 a.m.) 2,300 cfs (14.60 ft); May 2 (5 p.m.) 5,800 cfs 

(15.70 ft) .____________________ _________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

Trinity River near McKlnney.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 1( 

605. Lavon Reservoir near Lavon, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°02' , long 96°29', in right abutment of spillway in dam on East Pork 

Trinity River, three-quarters of a mile upstream from St. Louis Southwestern Railway 

Lines bridge, 1 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 78, and 2.5 miles west of 

Lavon, Collin County.

Drainage area. 777 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1958.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

"o Jan. 20, 1954, staff gage in the approach channel at same datum.

Prior

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 389,300 acre-ft May 5 (elevation, 488.26 ft); 

minimum, 137,100 acre-ft Sept. 18 (elevation, 471.40 ft).

1953-58: Maximum contents, 462,800 acre-ft May 26, 1957 (elevation, 491.90 ft); 

minimum since first appreciable storage began, 91,960 acre-ft Sept. 28, 1954 (elevation, 

466.74 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam 9,499 ft long, including a 

568-foot gated spillway with twelve 40- by 28-foot taintor gates. The low-flow outlets consist of five 36-inch diameter gate-controlled sluices with inverts at elevation 453.0 ft. Deliberate impoundment of water began Sept. 14, 1953, and dam completed in October 1953. Water for municipal supply can be withdrawn to elevation 453 ft. 

Data regarding dam and reservoir are given in the following table:

Maximum design water surface .....................

Invert at lowest intake ..........................

Elevation 

(feet)

496.0

490.0

472.0

462.0

453.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet )

556,100

423,400

143,600

56,290

14,330

Figures given herein represent total contents. The reservoir is designed for flood 

control and water conservation. For storage of Soil Conservation detention reservoirs 

above reservoir see Remarks on two preceding pages.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, in feet, and total capacity, in acre-feet)

471

473

478

132,700

154,900

218,900

483

488

490

295,300

384,300

423,400

Total contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

il]

Oct.

140,500 

140,100 

139,900 

139,700 

139,600

139,300 

139,000 

139,100 

139,000 

138,600

138,100 

137,700

1 39,OOO 

140,100 

141,900

142,000

142,000 

141,700 

141,500 

141,200

141,000 

141,600 

141,700 

141,700 

141,100

140,900 

140,300 

14O,OOO 

139,800 

140,000 

139,800

471.65 

-900

Nov.

139,900 

14O,3OO 

139,800

141,200 

149,500

170,800 

183,100 

190,200 

192,500 

192,400

191,800 

191,800 

191,700 

191,100 

190,200

189,000 

188,600 

191,300 

194,400 

194,600

193,800 

192,600 

191,200 

191,800 

194,200

194,200 

194,200 

193,700 

193,400 

192,400

476.04 

+52,600

Dec.

191,700 

191,800 

192,200 

192,400 

192,600

193,800

193,700 

192, 4OO 

190,300 

188,200

186,200 

184,400 

182,400 

180,300 

177,900

175,600 

172,600 

170,000 

167,700 

167,900

167,900 

167,200 

165, 4OO 

163,800 

164,700

165,800 

164,600 

162,200 

16O,3OO 

158,3OO 

155,800

473.08 

-36,600

Jan.

153,200

150,500 

148,000 

145,500 

143,000

141,900

142,200 

142,300 

142,400 

142,800

143,200 

144,600 

145,200 

145,700 

145,900

145,800 

145,600 

145, OOO 

145,600 

148,500

152,100 

153,100 

152,100 

ISO, OOO 

148,200

146,300 

144,100 

142,900 

142,600 

142,600 

142,600

471.91 

-13,200

Feb.

142,500 

142,400 

141,900 

141,600 

141,500

141,400 

141,100 

141,100 

141,400 

141, 6OO

141,300 

140,900 

1 40,500

141,700 

141,800

141,900 

142, OOO 

142,300 

142,500 

142,600

142,700

142,400 

142,000 

141,800 

141,600

141,400 

141,200 

140,9OO

471.75 

-1,700

Mar.

140,600

140,600 

140,600 

141,200 

145,600

153,300 

160,300 

167,900 

171,300 

171,900

171,900 

172,900 

175,400

175,400 

174,600

173,700 

173,100 

171,000 

169,200 

167,200

164,800 

163,600 

163,200 

160,800 

158,200

154,900 

151,600 

148,100 

155,100 

159,300 

160,200

473.45 

+19,300

Apr.

160,700 

160,700 

161,000 

160,600 

158,200

155,400 

151, 8OO 

148,800 

146,700 

144,600

142,800 

141,900 

142,800 

144,900 

146,500

145,500 

143,000 

141,400 

139,900

140,700

141,300 

140,900 

14O,9OO 

14O,9OO 

141,400

155,100 

171,300 

182,100 

201,000 

239,600

479.43 

+79,400

May

283,000

388,300 

375,600 

387,400 

388,900

387,400 

383,300 

375,400 

367,600 

362,000

362,900 

361,500 

351,400 

341,900 

333,300

324,000 

314,000 

304,200 

294,200 

289, OOO

289,300 

289,600 

290,000 

290,600

291,400

291,700 

291,600 

291,100 

290,600 

289,600 

288,800

482.60 

+49,200

June

288,800

288,200 

287,300 

286,500 

286,OOO

287,000 

286,400 

285,400 

284,400 

283,300

2 81, OOO 

278, 3OO 

276,000 

273,800 

272,100

272,100 

277,500 

277,000 

275,400 

274,200

273,400 

274,900 

273,500 

271,300 

269, 4OO

267,200 

264, 7OO 

262,200 

260,100 

257,800

480.64 

-31,000

July

255,500

253,000 

250,300 

248,600 

248,700

250,100 

250,100 

248,100 

245,900 

243,800

241,500 

239,100 

236,000 

233,200 

230,9OO

229,1OO 

226,100 

223,600 

221,100 

218,900

216,700 

214,400 

212,400 

210,000 

2O7,30O

204,700 

201,900 

199,900 

197,500 

194,900 

192,500

476.05 

-65,300

Aug.

189,800

188,4OO 

186,200 

183,800 

182,000

180,800 

177,800 

175, 7OO 

173,700 

171,900

169,800 

167,700 

165,200 

162, 8OO 

160,700

158,800 

156,700 

154,300 

151,900 

149,800

148,000 

145,700 

144,100 

143,700 

143,000

142,500 

142, OOO 

141,800 

141,400 

141,200 

141,000

471.76 

-51,500

Sept.

140,600 

140,300 

140,000 

139, 8OO 

139,600

139,400 

139,400 

139,200 

138,900 

139,000

139,000 

138,600 

138,000 

137,800 

137,400

137,700 

137,400 

137,100 

150,400 

159,500

161,600 

161,600 

160,800 

160,400 

160,100

159,300 

158,200 

156,500 

155,100 

154,700

472.98 

+13,700

Calendar year 1957.................... * +49,400

Water year 1957-58.................... * +14,OOO

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.

541344 O -60 -8
104 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

610. East Pork Trinity River near Lavon, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°01'23", long 96 "28 '32", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 78, 150 ft downstream from St. Louis Southwestern Railway Lines bridge, 

3,500 ft downstream from Lavon Dam, 2.5 miles west of Lavon, Collin County, and at 

mile 54.9.

Drainage area. 779 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1953 to September 1958.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 429.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 5 years, 331 cfs (239,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 5,830 cfs May 14 (gage height, 14.66 ft); no 

flow Dec. 4, 5.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 39,000 cfs May 26, 27, 1957, from records of released 

flow from Lavon Reservoir furnished by Corps of Engineers; maximum gage height, 

17.34 ft May 26, 1957; no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1894, 22.3 ft in 1913 and in April 1942, from information by St. Louis Southwestern Railway Lines and local residents.

Remarks . Records good. Flow regulated by Lavon Reservoir (see preceding page).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

32 

32

31

24

4.3

.2

.1

13

*32

32

32

32

24

18

32

31

31

31

31

31

26

19

32

31

31

31

20

1.2

.3

.2

.1

685.4

22.1

1,360

Nov.

0.1

is'

33

42

37

38

202

560

571

582

582

582

778

957

957

854

208

560

643

*903

786

697

957

957

914

780

538

538

549

15,823.2

527

31,380

Dec.

549 

395

*.6

0

0

192

692

1,110

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,190

1,240

1,420

1,460

1.620

 1,620

1,280

29

17

402

 1,240

1,220

574

540

1,270

1,270

1,240

1,300

1,370

28,090.6

906

55,720

Jan.

1,370 

1,370

1,340

1,340

1,340

649

*30

29

29

29

29

29

176

450

450

440

440

440

440

591

1,000

1,040

1,140

1,370

1,420

1.460

1,420

968

345

264

*264

21,702

700

43,050

Feb.

264 

264

264

264

264

264

255

127

32

107

223

223

118

31

31

31

31

31

*31

31

96

223

223

223

223

223

223

231

4,551

163

9,030

Mar.

Z31 

134

66

66

68

68

71

170

255

327

538

638

638

711

913

892

980

1,190

1,190

1,240

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,420

1,620

 1,830

1.920

1,890

856

17

13

23,972

773

47,550

Apr.

67 

247

247

456

1,160

1,680

1,680

1,720

1,800

1,690

1,570

823

144

144

141

637

1,460

1,270

957

537

141

200

291

223

215

192

35

18

30

39

19,814

660

39,300

May

25 

36

33

17

872

1,980

*2,520

5,350

*5^00

4,040

62

720

5,100

 5.660

5,610

5,400

5,300

5,150

5,050

3,000

32

13

9.1

6.4

10

3.2

**52

207

207

207

207

62A78.7

2,006

123,300

June

207 

207

207

207

207

207

207

207

207

444

910

 1,060

1,000

980

980

1,000

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,000

1,040

22,757

759

45,140

July

1,060 

1,060

1,060

1,060

888

18

189

880

1.100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,040

30,775

993

61,040

Aug.

1.040 

1,040

 1,040

1,040

779

508

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

980

980

980

957

980

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,040

803

217

21

21

21

21

19

11

j^»J!

22,624.2

730

44,870

Sept.

5.6 

5.2

5.0

2.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

6.2

 13

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

51

9.3

2.1

50

283

147

191

582

516

516

516

516

3,531.7

118

7,010

Calendar year 1957: Max 36,800 Mln 0 Mean 1,025 Ac-ft 741,800

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,660 Mln 0 Mean 703 Ac-ft 508,800

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on this day.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 105

620. East Fork Trinity River near Crandall, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°38', long 96°29', on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 175, 4,500 ft downstream from Mustang Creek, 1.8 miles northwest of Crandall, 

Kaufman County, 2.9 miles upstream from Little Buffalo Creek, and at mile 13.8.

Drainage area. 1,257 sq mi.

Records available. June 1949 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 343.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 579 cfs (419,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs Apr. 27 (after levee break); maximum gage height, 17.81 ft Apr. 27 (prior to levee break): minimum daily discharge, 

6.9 cfs Sept. 11.

1949-58; Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs May 28, 1957 (gage height, 22.81 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for period Apr. 28 to May 4, which are fair. Flow 

largely regulated by Lavon Reservoir since September 1953 (see p.103). At end of year 

flow from 55.5 sq mi above this station and below the station near Lavon was partly 

controlled by 18 floodwater-detention reservoirs with a total combined capacity of 

17,850 acre-ft below the flood spillway crests, of which 14,580 acre-ft is floodwaterdetention capacity and 3,270 acre-ft is sediment-storage capacity. One of these reservoirs was constructed during the current year and has a total capacity below spillway 

crest of 2,510 acre-ft, of which 751 acre-ft is sediment-storage capacity. The capacity in these reservoirs allocated to sediment storage will be used for conservation 

storage until eliminated by sedimentation.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 18-23, Mar. 24 to Apr. 1, Apr. 28 

to May 12, Aug. 27 to Sept. 19)

8.0 185 13.0 1,340

9.0 275 13.5 1,800

10.0 415 14.0 2,960

11.0 605 16.0 6,800

12.0 900 18.0 11,200

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 118

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

17

20

20

21

22

22

22 

19

*16

15

15

14

18

121

456

830

429

112

70

53

45

46

82

102

80

59

49

43

40

39 

33

2,930

94.5

5,810

Nov.

30

29

28

29

171

1,200

2.410 

2,410

1,670

1,150

900

830

830

830

765

795

900

1,020

1,280

972

655

680

795

1,020

1,100

1,400

1,240

1,150 

1,060

865

28,214

940

55,960

Dec.

705

655

*655

534

191

130 rss

505

680

900

1,100

1,200

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,290

1,340

1,470

1,470

1,560

926

225

483

1,070

,470

,340

830 

,060

. . , 290 

,340

29,624

956

58,760

Jan.

1,340

1,340

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400 

*1,220

412

152

121

112

2l2

487

487

585

585

585

585

705

1,100

1,290

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,290

1,400

1.470 

1,470

1,400 

958

30, 106

971

59,710

Feb.

545

IBT

415

415

399

415

399 

383

367

209

124

214

325

325

215

146

115

100

94

*90

87

87

174

299

311

325

339

339

7,707

275

15,290

Mar.

311

311

299

190

178

488

1,350 

1,560

1,670

1,200

830

680

795

1,100

1,020

940

1,020

1,060

1,060

1,150

1,240

1,290

1,340

1,560

1,560

1,470

1,560

1,670 

*2,160

4,780 

4,060

39,902

1,287

79,140

Apr.

1,390

518

433

525

487

565

765 

1,100

1,560

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,670

1,800

1,340

752

469

630

1,060

1,470

1,670

1,490

615

487

451

1,180

8,780

*9,750 

6,120

*5,680

58,137

1,938

115,300

May

7,150

7,200

8,500

*8,430

5,100

2,160

1,670 

2,160

2,960

4,180

4,900

4,900

*2,600

1,290

3,480

5,260

5,260

5,260

5,080

5,080

5,080

4,360

1,720

660

451

311

213

171 

230

339 

339

106,500

3,435

211,200

June

325

325

311

299

299

339

367 

325

299

275

275

451

585

705

830

900

1.060

1,020

980

980

980

1,020

1,060

1,060

980

980

980

940 

940

940

20, 830

694

41,320

July

940

940

940

980

1,020

1,100

1,290 

855

487

630

865

980

980

980

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

980

980

980

980 

980

940 

940

29,167

941

57,850

Aug.

940

940

*940

940

940

900

769 

565

735

865

900

900

900

900

865

865

865

940

940

9OO

900

940

940

940

830

297

92

38 

26

25

23.

22,550

727

44,730

Sept.

20

16

*12

9.5

8.7

8.7

11 

9.8

8.5

7.4

6^

11

16

13

10

10

12

12

402

1.470

1,470

550

144

136

312

165

298

487 

505

505

6,646.5

222

13,180

Calendar year 1957-. Max 30,200 Mln 3.3 Mean 1,534 Ao-ft 1,111,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 9,730 Mln 6.9 Mean 1,O47 Ao-ft 758, EOO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
106 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

625. Trinity River near Rosser, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°25'40", long 96 0 27'50", on left bank at downstream side of left pier of 

bridge on State Highway 34, 2.5 miles south of Rosser, Kaufman County, 8.5 miles downstream from East Pork Trinity River, and at mile 451.

Drainage area. 8,162 sq mi.

Records available. July 1924 to September 1925 (October 1924 to September 1925, gage 

heights only), November 1938 to September 1958.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 302.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~~929. July 25, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1925, staff gage at abandoned lock and dam No. 7, 

1.7 miles upstream at datum 6.94 ft higher.

Average discharge.--19 years (1939-58), 2,885 cfs (2,089,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,000 cfs May 3 (gage height, 33.63 ft); minimum, 210 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 4.30 ft).

1924, 1938-58: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Apr. 23 or 24, 1942, 

following numerous breaks in levee system on both banks; maximum gage height, 41.55 ft 

Apr. 22, 1942, Just prior to levee breaks; maximum daily discharge, 133,000 cfs 

Apr. 23, 1942; minimum discharge, 34 cfs Sept. 8-11, 1924.

Flood in May 1908 reached a stage of about 33 ft, present site and datum, from information by Corps of Engineers (discharge believed to have been about the same as that 

of Apr. 23 or 24, 1942).

Remarks. Records good. Plow largely regulated by reservoirs above Dallas and after

September 1953 by Lavon Reservoir on East Pork Trinity River (see p. 103 ). Levee system 

constructed in 1916. At end of year, flow from 89.9 sq mi above this station and below 

the stations Trinity River at Dallas and East Fork Trinity River near Lavon was partly 

controlled by 32 floodwater-detention reservoirs with a total combined capacity of 

30,210 acre-ft below flood spillway crests, of which 24,770 acre-ft is floodwaterdetention capacity and 5,440 acre-ft is sediment-storage capacity. One of these reservoirs was constructed during the current year and has a total capacity below flood 

spillway crest of 2,510 acre-ft, of which 751 acre-ft is sediment-storage capacity. 

The capacity in these reservoirs allocated to sediment storage will be used for conservation storage until eliminated by sedimentation. The first of these floodwaterdetention reservoirs was completed in August 1953. Cities of Port Worth and Dallas 

divert considerable water for municipal supply, of which about 60 percent is returned 

as sewage. Diversions above station for irrigation and municipal supplies. Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in 

WSP 1573.

Revisions. WSP 1148: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

4.0 177 11.0 1,620 28.0 11,800

5.0 297 14.0 2,680 30.0 16,300

6.0 444 18.0 4,520 34.0 36,000

8.0 820 22.0 6,890

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

381

366

396

381

345

278

258

278

*290

290

271

278

252

2,210

4,540

5,700

2,830

1,450

778

618

546

511

658

738

678

546

444

381

352

352 

381

27, 777

896

55,090

Nov.

396

366

366

444

2,030

10,900

9,450

12,900

9, 950

8,210

7,280

6,760

6,630

6,700

6,440

6,440

6,560

6,760

6,890

6,440

6,630

6,500

6,370

6,180

6,500

6,960

7,280

6,760

6,240

6,060

187,392

6,246

371,700

Dec.

5.940

4,680

*2,880

1,930

1,270

936

1,320

1,500

1,560

1,770

1,860

2,520

2,180

1,860

1,710

1,620

1,620

1,590

1,620

1,710

1,930

2,180

1,930

1,290

2,320

3,870

3,500

3,360

2,400

2,140 

2,320

69,316

2,236

137,500

Jan.

2,360

2,320

2,240

2,000

1,830

1,800

1,740

1,680

1,620

960

638

678

2,240

2,240

1,930

2,320

2,640

2,520

2,600

3,180

3,920

4,120

4,730

5,560

5,280

3,180

2,520

2,680

2,880

2,760 

2,720

79,906

2,578

158,500

Feb.

2,520

2,180

2,000

1,930

1,710

1,470

1,440

1,320

1,160

1,110

1,010

842

820

912

1,090

1,190

1,270

1,270

1,110

*1,030

1,060

1,010

820

718

758

820

960

888

-

.......

34,418

1,229

68,270

Mar.

778

798

678

936

984

2,020

4,270

5,760

6,630

6,370

6,120

6,120

6,560

6,440

6,440

6,500

5,120

3,920

3,640

2,720

2,400

2,400

2,360

2,840

2,840

2,800

3,000

3,050

3,500

6,240 

8.510

122,744

3,959

243,500

Apr.

8,360

*6,060

4,420

3,280

2,760

2,680

2,600

2,480

2,680

3,320

3,500

3,460

3,320

3,460

4,320

4,020

3,050

2,070

2,070

2,680

3,720

5,210

4,600

3,540

3,050

3,300

14,800

*24,000

*28,000

27,800

188,610

6,287

374,100

May

27,400

27,700

33,000

35,500

32, 600

29,400

24,500

20,000

17,100

15,700

15,300

15,600

*15,900

15,900

15,300

*14,500

14,800

15,300

15,600

15,900

15,900

15,600

14,800

12,900

10,600

8,440

7,600

6,060

5,700

5,170 

3^460

521,230

16,810

tl,034

June

4,020

5,220

5,700

5,820

5,580

5,400

5,520

5,580

5,460

4,240

1,440

1,010

2,070

4,460

5,340

5,580

*5,760

6,000

5,940

5,880

5,880

6,440

6,180

6,060

5,940

5,820

5,760

5,700

5,580

5,520

154,900

5,163

307,200

July

5,460

*5,520

5,520

5,580

4,950

5,120

5,000

4,020

3,680

3,640

3,640

3,770

3,360

3,720

2,400

1,500

1,290

1,220

1,190

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,190

1,290

1,270

1,190

1,160

1,140

1,110 

1,110

84,660

2,731

167,900

Aug.

1,090

1,110

1,110

*1,160

gl,220

gl,160

gl,110

g984

g798

g912

gl, 030

gl,110

gl,060

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,010

,220

,620

,190

,110

,270

,440

,220

,240

1,110

582

366

310

310 

338

31,280

1,009

62,040

Sept.

297

304

331

338

310

284

*312

548

352

304

290

271

246

234

222

252

572

483

4,310

14,800

9,560

5,230

2,840

2,070

1,620

1,290

1,030

984

1,010

842

51,536

1,718

102,200

Calendar year 1957: Max 54,600 Mln 128 Mean 6,537 Ac-ft 4,732,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 33,500 Min 222 Mean 4,257 Ac-ft 3,082,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. * Expressed in thousands. 

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 

630. Cedar Creek near Mabank, Tex.

107

Location. Lat 32°19'45", long 96°10'05", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Farm Highway 85, 2 miles downstream from Lacys Pork and 5f miles southwest of 

Mabank, Kaufman County.

Drainage area. 734 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1938 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 285.50 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 19 years (1939-58), 481 cfs (348,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,200 cfs Apr. 28 (gage height, 23.14 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 44,800 cfs Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 25.43 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

23.5 ft; no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1889, that of Mar. 30, 1945. Flood of Sept. 29, 1936, 

second highest since 1889, reached a stage of about 23.5 ft, present site, from information by local resident (discharge, 35,400 cfs, result of slope-area measurement at site 

12 miles downstream).

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

Revisions. WSP 1148: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, Ir 

In cubic feet per second)

feet, and discharge,

0.3

.4

.5

.6

.8

1.0

1.5

.3

1.0

2.5

7.5

13

31

2.0

3.0

5.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

54

112

273

748

1,110

1,370

13.0

14.0

15.0

17.0

20.0

23.0

1,760

2,560

4,200

9,320

21,600

34,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

681

4,200

10 , 600

9,200

7,020

2,960

830

404 

144

504

688

602

233

116

68

46

34

27

38,357

1,237

76,080

Nov.

21

17

11

8.2

657

4,790

5,760

8,940

8,760

7,790

3,580

1,150

1,220

1,520

1,440

768

289

237

283

190

126 

112

140

611

1,530

1,760

1,230

330

158

109

53,537.2

1,785

106,200

Dec.

79

58

50

*40

29

24

24

72

183

85

50

37

31

24

20

21

17

15

14

12

12

11

10

9.2

137 

1,410

1,860

1,160

285

166

112

6,057.2

195

12,010

Jan.

79

58

43

36

31

24

19

15

*12

12

11

13

235

870

1,060

391

154

97

78

1,500

3,520 

5.700

2,840

1,020

255

162

119

94

76

63

63

16,650

537

33,020

Feb.

52

40

32

28

25

21

18

16

14

15

20

26

21

24

68

122

82

50

36

26

*19

16

14

14

14

13

14

15

-

85S

30.5

1,700

Mar.

15

13

13

12

11_

11

932

1,810

2,920

2,920

1,770

341

162

126

109

85

62

48

38

32

29 

25

28

240

163

88

62

44

72

448

1,030

13,659

441

27,090

Apr.

323

106

*68

47

35

25

19

14

T9

23

31

28

25

644

1,260

950

213

157

185

261

541 

469

255

150

76

1,280

18,400

31 , 600

19,000

10,000

86,204

2,873

171,000

May

10,000

13,000

19,000

2qooo

15,000

5,000

2,000

500

250

200

150

120

110

100

*96

182

122

88

74

65

60 

56

55

50

38

29

22

17

12

9.0

6 .2

86,411.2

2,787

171,400

June

4.2

2.8

1.5

.7

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*121

177

43

26 

~52 295

15

5.0

1.2

.2

0

0

0

745.0

24.8

1,480

July

0

0

0

0

0

170

1,250

5.440

2,770

1,300

187

61

30

10

3

1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9,222

297

18,290

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.6

2.0

1.2

1.1

1.1

40

86

826

1,440 

796

112

38

17

6.5

6.8

67

38

20

3,499.3

117

6,940

Calendar year 1957: Max 23,600 Min 0 Mean 1,157 Ac-ft 837,500

Water year 1957-58: Max 31,600 Mln 0 Mean 864 Ac-ft 625,200

Peak discharge (base, 5,300 cfs).--Oct. 16 (4 p.m.) 11,900 cfs (17.67 ft); Nov. 8 (6 p.m.)

10,000 cfs (17.19 ft); Apr. 28 (9 a.m.) 35,200 cfs (23.14 ft); May 4 (time unknown) 20,300 cfs 

(19.7 ft).__________________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 29 to May 14, July 13 to Aug. 4; discharge estimated on basis of 

nearby stations.
108 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

632. Pin Oak Creek near Hubbard, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°48', long 96"43', on right bank 85 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 171, 5.8 miles southeast of Hubbard, Hill County, and 9 miles upstream from 

Elm Creek.

Drainage area.- 17.6 sq mi.

Records available. September 1956 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 463.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,340 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 13.86 ft); no 

flow most of the time.

1956-58: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 24, 1958; no flow most of the time each 

year.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, about 17 ft In August 1919, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for 

the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 tgage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 2

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

0

.1

.4

1.1

2.0

3.0

4.1

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

6.7

15

27

50

81

164

264

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

May 3 to Sept. 30

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

.9 

3.9

92

164

264

416

644

988

1,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

O

0

0

O

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

5.7

135

178

5.1

.5

.2

.1

0

0

.1

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

325.1

10.5

0.596

0.69

645

Nov.

0

O

0

0

.2

.6

1.7

2.1

.1

O

0

o

1.7

1.7

.2

.1

2.8

29

2.2

.5

.1

6.4

3.9

~~S.Z 110

1.4

.6

.2

.1

0

170.8

5.69

0.323

0.36

339

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

2.1

.4

.1

0

0

0

1.6

19

4.0

.8

.2

.1

0

0

*0

.1

.2

.1

0

28.7

0.93

0.053

0.06

57

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

.7

.3

.1

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.3

~T.7 21

.3

.1

.1

0

30.6

1.09

0.062

0.06

61

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,970 Mln 0

Mar.

0

5

0

0

0

*o

.1

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

3.9 "73-

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.3

0.14

0.0080

0.009

8.5

Apr.

0

5

0

*o

o

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

.1

0

o

0

0

o

.4

18

13

0

0

0

0

3.4

0

5.8

82

122.7

4.09

0.232

0.26

243

May

21

82

~IZ 467

4.6

*2.3

1.7

.9

.7

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.9

.2

0

601.6

19.4

1.10

1.27

1,190

June

( )

0

0

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

V

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

0

0

0

0

3.8

1.140

4.0

.5

0

0

0

0

0

1,161.3

37.5

2.13

2.45

2,300

Sept.

0

Cf

0

0

o

0

0

*.6

.3

0

2.0

.1

0

0

0

.2

0

0

108

35

3.3

159

~ ff.5

2.3

1.1

.6

.4

.2

.1

4.0

325.7

10.9

0.619

0.69

646

Mean 23.5 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.09 Ac-ft 17,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,140 Mln 0 Mean 7.59 Cfsm 0.431 In. 5.85 Ac-ft 5,490

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Oct. 15 (3 p.m.) 580 cfs (8.77 ft); May 3 (3:45 a.m.) 1,140 cfs 

(10.35 ft); Aug. 24 (6:45 a.m.) 4,340 cfs (13.86 ft); Sept. 19 (6:30 p.m.) 554 cfs (8.65 ft); 

Sept. 22 (5:45 p.m.) 765 cfs (9.42 ft).____________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 109

635. Richland Creek near Richland, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°57', long 96°25' , at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 

BOO ft downstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. bridge, 1 mile north of 

Richland, Navarro County, and 3.5 miles downstream from Pin Oak Creek. Prior to 

Feb. 15, 1958, at site 50 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 737 sq mi.

Records available . December 1924 to February 1925 (discharge measurements and monthly 

runoff only), March 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 299.12 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942. Dec. 11, 1924, to Feb. 11, 

1925, chain gage at site 800 ft upstream at same datum. Mar. 17, 1939, to Feb. 14, 

1958, water-stage recorder at site 50 ft upstream at same datum. June 8, 1955, to 

Feb. 14, 1958, supplementary water-stage recorder, 3,900 ft to right of main-channel 

gage, used for floodflows.

Average discharge . 19 years (1939-58), 395 cfs (286,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,400 cfs May 3 (gage height, 22.52 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 58,900 cfs May 12, 1948 (gage height, 24.16 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1899, 25.5 ft in December 1913, from information 

by Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co.

Remarks. Records good above 100 cfs and fair below except those for period of no gageheight record, which are poor. At end of year, flow from 14.8 sq mi above this station 

was partly controlled by nine floodwater-detention reservoirs with a total combined 

capacity of 5,988 acre-ft below flood spillway crests, of which 4,856 acre-ft is 

floodwater-detention capacity and 1,132 acre-ft is sediment-storage capacity. Three 

of these reservoirs were constructed during the current year and have a total combined 

capacity below flood spillway crests of 1,219 acre-ft, of which 226 acre-ft is 

sediment-pool capacity. The capacity in these reservoirs allocated to sediment storage 

will be used for conservation storage until eliminated by sedimentation. The first 

floodwater-detention reservoir in this basin was completed in October 1956.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 18-26, Dec. 29 to Jan. 12, Mar. 28 to Apr. 13)

6.07

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.5

.1

2.1

6.6

14

24

7.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

19.0

20.0

79

189

425

1,100

2,460

3,120

20.5

21.0

21.5

22.0

22.5

4,280

6,920

12,200

20,5OO

32,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

*0 

0

o

0

0

0

613

3,140

4.920 

2,540"

316

162

112

81 

67

340

655

280

133

101

81

69 

62

58

13,730

443

27,230

Nov.

52

Be

2,010

998

452

2,640

2,700

5,280 

2,880

1,800

336

277

518

2,000

773

324 

329

1,070

1,340

356

194 

184

712

1,550

3,120

2,030

455

272

216 

178

33,304

1,110

66.O60

Dec.

156

T37

128

121

118

101

101

101

102

84

74

72

66

61

65

64 

60

57

56

54

48 

43

37

38

44

46

68

74

49

47 

4O

2,312

74.6

4,590

Jan.

38

39

34

30

30

28

27

26 

26

*25_

27

48

302

373

194

106 

72

57

65

776

2,080 

760

246

167

133

114

103

93

99 

121

98

6,337

204

12,570

Feb.

63

74

64

61

61

62

62

58 

53

54

67

108

81

*71

65

68 

74

64

59

56

52 

BT

322

738

285

150

112

156

-

3,217

115

6,380

Calendar year 1957: Max 38,40O Mln O

Mar.

90

72

69

70

68

40

94

976 

700

336

200

*114

136

103

156

128 

124

118

110

103

96

81

175

327

162

113

101

83

81

78

5,187

167

10,290

Apr.

74

71

*70

70

66

62

52

48 

5F

66

81

66

57

113

247

118 

72

177

688

492

755 

818

590

194

65

86

1,340

2,310

2,990

1,450

13,343

445

26,470

May

6,660

15,600

22,500

*25.2OQ

12 .500

3,100 *4ie

324 

255

211

189

172

162

136

177

402 

156

130

112

101

83 

79

76

74

72

68

56

52

617

1,260 

183

89,127

2,875

176,800

June

90

50

40

31

26

22

19

17 

15

14

13

12

11

10

10

9

8

8

*49

30

19 

18

15

13

10

10

8.0

6.6

6.6

596.8

19.9

1,180

July

6.6

4.0

2.1

.1

0_

76

742

760 

4lT

172

90

46

12

9.4

6.6

5.5 

3.6

2.1

.8

.8

.3 

.1

.1

.1

O

0

o

0

0

0

0

2,354.2

75.9

4,670

Aug.

00'

0

0

0

*0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

5.0 

97

277

704

2.470

1,720

396

90

46 

35

22

5,862.0

189

11,630

Sept.

6.6

2.1

.8

.8

.3

.1

.1

o'

0

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

30

149

*1,590

2,880 

2,440

1,110

565

206

200

294

189

184

184

10,031.9

334

19,9OO

Mean 983 Ac-ft 711,900

Water year 1957-58: Max 23.20O Mln O Mean 5O8 Ac-ft 367, 8OO

Peak discharge (base, 12,OOP cfs). May 5 (about 12 p.m.) 55,400 efs (22.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 1-18, 2Oj discharge estimated on basis of weather records ar. 

records for nearby stations.
110 TRINITY RIVER BASIN 

645. Chambers Creek near Corsicana, Tex.

Location.--Lat 32°06'30", long 96°22'15", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 31, 500 ft upstream from St. Louis Southwestern Railway Lines bridge, 

6,000 ft upstream from city of Corsicana diversion dam, 6 miles east of Corsicana, 

Navarro County, and 17 miles upstream from Richland Creek.

Drainage area. 971 sq mi.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 294.26 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--19 years, 469 cfs (339,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,200 cfs May 3 (gage height, 28.10 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 48,000 cfs May 3, 1944 (gage height, 27.19 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1913, about 27.5 ft in December 1913, from 

information by local residents.

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

Storage began in 1956 in South Prong Reservoir (capacity, 13,500 acre-ft) on South 

Prong Waxahachie Creek above this station. At end of year, flow from 5.38 sq mi above 

this station was partly controlled by three floodwater-detention reservoirs with a 

total combined capacity of 2,015 acre-ft below spillway crests, of which 1,548 acre-ft 

is floodwater-detention capacity and 467 acre-ft is sediment capacity. The capacity 

in these reservoirs allocated to sediment storage will be used for conservation storage 

until eliminated by sedimentation. The first of these floodwater-detention reservoirs 

was completed in April 1957. From information furnished by the city of Corsicana, the 

city diverted approximately 1,610 acre-ft during the year for municipal supply from 

pool in which gage is located. Discharge given herein does not include that pumped by 

the city.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.74 0 6.5 17 15.0 1,240

5.8 .1 6.7 32 21.0 2,400

5.9 .4 7.0 72 22.0 2,900

6.0 1.2 7.5 146 22.5 3,58O

6.1 2.5 8.0 197 23.0 5,20O

6.2 4.5 9.0 314 24.0 11,000

6.3 7.4 11.0 592 27. O 30,5OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

1,010

3,680

6, BOO

4,470

2,230

316

161

117

117

817

1,130

283

160

130

110

88

74

72

21,765.1

702

43,170

Nov.

67

118

329

184

384

2,910

5,110 

8,300

10,400

3,000

1,000

500

1,500

3,000

1,500

800

500

1,500

2,000

800

400

300

1,000

2,500

5,000

3,000

1,500

800 

500

350

59,252

1,975

117,500

Dec.

300

270

250

*230

219

208

208 

248

220

170

140

130

125

120

120

120

115

110

105

100

95

85

80

75

80

90

110

130 

115

105

95

4,568

147

9,060

Jan.

85

80

75

70

70

65

60 

60

60

60

60

130

450

600

400

250

150

110

130

1,400

2,000

1,000

600

340

290

250

220

200 

220

250

9,995

322

19,820

Feb.

200

190

180

160

160

156

156 

156

131

129

143

156

151

146

138

156

134

114

109

105

103

109

126

156

171

151

144

166

4,094

146

8,120

Mar.

146

122

100

88

*9T

129

478 

5.470

2,810

1,630

1,800

500

550

300

400

300

270

250

230

210

210

200

300

1,000

800

400

500

250 

210

190

180

17,514

565

54,740

Apr.

175

150

*135

135

125

105

117 

80

90

146

166

122

88

345

491

288

178

357

851

640

1,150

1,610

1,080

297

204

1,510

8,290

15,200 

8,000

5,510

47,415

1,580

94,040

May

*15,800

15,600

28,500

*50,100

18,800

6,860

*2 , 580 

1,590

1,160

886

578

454

592

343

406

1,120

453

296

260

219

197

186

176

166

151

143

157

119 

102

119

88

127,761

4,121

255,400

June

69

58

50

45

59

36

34 

31

28

26

17

17

15

12

11

9.7

1.7

27

*16

20

14

86

174

W

70

51

15

9.7 

6.8

4 3

1,140.2

38.0

2,260

July

3.2

2.1

1.1

.1

0_

145

1,590 

1,290

202

102

46

23

14

8.8

5.3

3.0

1.7

.5

0

0

0

0

0

.7

.6

.9

1.2

.8 

.2

0

0

3,242.2

105

6,450

Aug.

0

0

0

0

*0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

394

674

13?

28

95

62

396

555

97

26

14 

6.4

.1

2,483.3

80.1

4,930

Sept.

0

T.2

1.9

.5

0

O

0 

*72

114

94

16

8.8

6.1

4.1

2.9

2.5

4.5

125

434

*9,970

18,600

9,250

5,090

*1,300

719

481

284

230 

192

161

45,164.5

1,505

89,580

Calendar year 1957: Max 20,100 Min 0 Mean 940 Ac-ft 680,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 30,100 Min 0 Mean 944 Ac-ft 683,000

Peak discharge (base, 15, OOO cfs). Apr. 27 (11 p.u 

19,700 cfs (25.44 ft); May 5 (5 p.m.) 58,200 cfs 

(25.98 ft). ________________________

i.) 19,000 cfs (24.31 ft); May 1 (6 p.m.) 

(28.10 ft); Sept. 20 (10 p.m.) 25,600 cfs

________________________ ______________________________________________ * Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 26-28, Nov. 10 to Dec. 5, Dec. 9 to Jan. 25, Jan. 26 to Feb. 5, 

Mar. 11 to Apr. 2; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 111

650. Trinity River near Oakwood, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°38'50", long 95°47'20", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highways 79 and 84, l| miles upstream from International-Great Northern Railroad 

bridge, 6 miles northeast of Oakwood, Leon County, and at mile 313.

Drainage area. 12,912 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1923 to September 1924 (monthly discharge only), October 1924 

to September 1958. Records for January 1905 to September 1923, published in WSP 850 

and 878 have been found unreliable and should not be used. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of the U. S. Weather Bureau.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 175.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942. Prior to July 15, 1932, chain gage 

at site 1| miles downstream at datum 1.06 ft lower. July 15, 1932, to Oct. 7, 1934, 

chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1923-58), 4,905 cfs (3,551,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 95,400 cfs May 7 (gage height, 48.79 ft); minimum, 266 cfs Oct. 11.

1923-58:- Maximum discharge, 153,000 cfs Apr. 29, 1942 (gage height, 51.64 ft); minimum observed, 28 cfs Aug. 24, 1925.

Flood of June 4, 1908, reached a stage of about 52.2 ft, present site and datum, 

from information by U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge, about 164,000 cfs). The 1908 

flood is highest since at least 1904.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by reservoirs above Dallas and by Lavon Reservoir on East Fork Trinity River (since Sept. 14, 1953j . At the end of the year the 

flow from 210 sq mi above this station and below the stations Trinity River at Dallas 

and East Fork Trinity River near Lavon was partly controlled by 68 floodwater detention reservoirs with a total combined capacity of 78,800 acre-ft below the flood spillway crests, of which 64,960 acre-ft is floodwater detention capacity and 13,840 acreft is sediment storage capacity. Four of these reservoirs were constructed during 

the current year and have a total combined capacity below flood spillway of 

3,730 acre-ft, of which 977 acre-ft is sediment pool capacity. The capacity in these 

reservoirs allocated to sediment storage will be used for conservation storage until 

eliminated by sedimentation. The first of these floodwater detention reservoirs was 

completed in August 1953. Diversions above station for municipal supply and other 

uses.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1148: Drainage area. WSP 1442: 1934. See also Records 

available.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods when rate of change In stage used as a

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 28 to Nov. 5, Jan. 30 to Mar. 9, Mar. 22-31,

Apr. 7-14, May 3-11, June 3-24, Aug. 4 to Sept. 19)

5.0

7.0

10.0

240

545

1,230

15.0

20.0

25.0

2,750

4,820

7,620

30.0

35.0

39.0

11,400

15,600

20,400

42.0

44.0

48.0

31,200

46,500

98,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

509

473

439

423

407

407

407

375

326

286

266

286

312

k8,280

14,200

15,800

15,800

16,200

16,600

16,900

17,200

17,400

16,000

klO,000

k6,370

5,200

3,730

2,580

*1,820

1,360

1,100

191,456

6,176

379,700

Nov.

956

860

838

1,340

2,610

2,970

k7,210

10,400

12,600

14,100

15,400

16,800

18,900

23,300

26,900

27,500

26,500

25,800

23,300

20,100

18,000

15,800

13, 600

12,100

11,800

12,300

12,900

13,200

13,300

13,000

414,184

13,810

821,500

Dec.

11 , 700

9,800

8,090

6,860

5,300

3,900

2,820

2,190

1,940

2,220

2,350

*2,410

2,510

2,680

2,860

2,680

2,440

2,280

2,220

2,250

2,220

2,250

2,350

2,550

2,610

2,350

2,490

4,720

6,020

6,140

5,400

118,600

3,826

235,200

Jan.

4,070

3,360

3,200

3,040

2,890

2,720

2,550

2,440

2,350

2,280

2,190

1,970

2,090

2,720

4,420

5,300

4,730

4,280

3,900

4,780

6,260

*8,300

9,960

10,800

10,800

10,400

9,400

k6,370

4,820

3,940

3,770

150,100

4,842

297,700

Feb.

3,690

3,600

3,440

3,200

2,970

2,820

2,680

2,440

2,280

2,310

2,310

2,220

2,150

2,120

2,440

2,650

2,860

2,790

2,610

2,480

2,220

2,060

2,190

2,380

2,280

*2,440

2,190

1.940

-

71,760

2,563

142,300

Mar.

1,910

2,030

1,850

1,640

1.610

1,700

1,760

2,230

k5,050

k8,000

9,400

10 , 800

11,200

10,700

9,320

8,090

7,420

7,100

6,560

5,500

4,550

3,900

3,440

3,560

4,030

4,280

4,280

3,900

3,860

3,860

3,980

157,510

5,081

312,400

Apr.

k5,610

6,980

8,090

8,300

7,160

k4,850

3,860

3,360

*3,280

5.160

3,160

3,520

5,770

3,940

4,110

4,680

5,550

5,800

5,110

4,550

5,010

5,800

7,100

8,250

8,500

6,620

5,450

k9 , 580

11,500

15,500

179,750

5,991

356,500

May

15,400

19,600

42,100

60,300

72,000

88,900

94,100

*85,700

68,100

56,400

47, 700

59 . 000

54,100

50,200

27,800

25,800

24,000

22,400

20,800

20,100

19,500

*18,800

18,200

17,800

17,500

17,100

16,900

16,600

16,400

16,200

15,600

* 1,082. 7

54,930

*2,148

June

14,100

k9 , 500

k5,640

5,550

5,750

6,020

6,080

5,910

5,800

5,750

*5,750

5,550

3,750

2,090

1.750

5,200

4,920

5,650

6,020

6,140

6,260

6,200

6,200

6,500

6,680

6,500

6,140

5,860

5,700

5,550

176,270

5,876

349,600

July

5,450

5,550

,250

,200

,250

,400

,500

,500

* ,740

,620

,250

,740

,910

,730

,070

,810

,320

,380

,700

,450

,340

,280

,260

,230

,230

,250

,260

* ,540

,310

,260

.200

112,140

5,617

222,400

Aug.

1,180

1,150

1,150

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,260

1,280

1,230

1,180

1,050

932

1,050

1,150

1,200

1,180

1,130

1,100

1,100

*1,500

2,220

1,970

1,470

1,530

1,940

5,160

5,690

5,240

2,200

1,090 

605

46,457

1,499

92,150

Sept.

455

407

407

568

547

526

519

554

540

561

545

509

459

399

561

*340

361

540

538

3,280

*k5,260

k9,480

10,900

12,400

13,600

14,100

15,200

k6,500

k5,520

2,150

101,706

5,590

201,700

Calendar year 1957: Max 90,600 Min 202 Mean 11,650 Ac-ft 8,432,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 94,100 Mln 266 Mean 7,678 Ac-ft 5,559,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Expressed In thousands.

k Computed by using rate of change In stage as a factor.

Note.--No recorder record Oct. 27 to Nov. 6, Dec. 6-27, Jan. 2-4, 15, 14, 19, Jan. 50 to Feb. 22, 

Apr. 7, 8, July 28 to Aug. 2, Aug. 8-18, Sept. 29, 30; discharge computed from once-daily wireweight -gage readings.
112 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

655. Trinity River near Midway, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°04'40", long 95°42'00", near center of channel on upstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 21, 5 miles northeast of Midway, Madison County, 8.5 miles 

downstream from Boggy Creek, and at mile 230.

Drainage area. 14,484 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 117.63 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929.

Average discharge. 19 years, 6,110 cfs (4,423,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 100,000 cfs May 10 (gage height, 46.79 ft); minimum, 440 cfs Oct. 13.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 146,000 cfs May 1, 1942 (gage height, 48.58 ft); minimum observed, 87 cfs July 27, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1866 and prior to construction of levees in 1916, 

about 45.0 ft in May 1890 (discharge not determined), from information by local residents. Flood in 1866 reached a stage of about 44.0 ft. Flood of June 9, 1908, reached 

a stage of 44.3 ft, from floodmarks, and from information by local residents. Flood of 

May 27, 1930, was greatest flood during period 1916-38 and reached a stage of 46.7 ft, 

from floodmark (flow confined within levees).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by reservoirs above Dallas and by Lavon Reservoir 

on East Fork Trinity River (since Sept. 14, 1953). Diversions above station for municipal supplies, industrial use and irrigation.

Revisions. WSP 1148: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 25 to May 8, May 15-24, 

July 19 to Sept. 19)

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

1Z.O

424

780

1,620

3,080

4,850

16.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

7,600

10,800

15,200

20,200

26,600

40.0

43.0

45.0

46.0

47.0

34,500

42,800

59,700

80,500

105,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

936

799

742

685 

648

630

612

612

594

558

490

456 

440

8,790

29,300

35,800

36,100

34,900

32 , 300

29,100

25,700

22,800

22,700

21,700

19,100

14,100

8,500

*5,780

4,110

2 980 

2^320

364,282

11,750

722,500

Nov.

1,980

1,760

1,660

1,580 

1,660

2,860

3,870

7,680

9,740

11,200

12,100

13,300 

15,200

17,900

19,200

20,200

21,200

22,300

23,200

23,600

23,900

24,500

24 500

23^400

20,400

16,600

14,600

13,400

13,100

13,200

419,790

13,990

832,600

Dec.

12,900

12,100

10,700

9,100 

7,530

6,480

5,110

3,930

3,300

2,920

2,920

*3,030 

3,080

3,080

3,250

3,360

3,250

3,080

2,920

2,820

2,860

2,760

2 760

2^820

2,980

3,420

3,930

5,300

5,920

6,900 

7,040

151,550

4,889

300,600

Jan.

6,410

5,110

4,230

3,810 

3,520

3,300

3,140

2,980

2,820

2,760

2,660

2,920 

4,980

6,340

5,370

4,980

5,640

5,780

5,240

6,620

*9,740

10,700

10,100

10,600

11,200

11, 500

10,800

9,900

8,500

6,760 

5,440

193,650

6,247

384,100

Feb.

4,350

4,170

3,990

3,750 

3,520

3,250

3,080

2,920

2,720

2,560

2,660

2,760 

2,660

2,620

2,980

3,300

3,200

3,200

3,200

2,980

2,820

3,300

6,550

5,710

*4,720

3,990

3,810

3,640

98,410

3,515

195,200

Mar.

3,200

2,860

2,820

2,660 

2,660

4,110

3,420

2,860

3,080

4,780

7,390

*9,260 

11,000

11,900

11,700

10,800

9,580

8,720

8,280

7,750

6,830

,710

,980

,230

,050

,470

,850

,850

,660

,470 

,410

182,340

5,882

361,700

Apr.

4,470

5,370

6,760

7,900 

8,350

8,050

S,690

5,440

*3,990

3,640

3,520

3,470 

3,690

4,110

4,350

4,590

5,040

5,780

6,340

5,990

5,370

5,640

6,340

7,180

8,120

8,580

8,500

11,100

10,400

11,700

190,470

6,349

377,800

May

15,000

14,000

17,600

23,500 

26,600

29,500

35,700

*45,800

80,500

98,000

95,500

80,500 

67,500

54,400

48 , 400

45,500

42 , 800

40,700

57,800

34,500

*30,500

28,600

26,200

25,500

21,500

19,500

17,900

16,800

16,200

15,800 

15,500

*1,161.4

37,460

*2,304

June

15,200

14,500

12,500

9,180 

6,550

5,920

6,060

6,060

5,990

*5,850

5,780

5,710 

5,440

4,550

2,920

2,220

4,650

6,620

6,550

6,340

6,270

6,900

6,620

6,340

6,340

6,550

6,620

6,340

6,060

5,920

202,350

6,745

401 , 400

July

5,780

5,640

5,500

5,440 

5,370

5,370

5,500

5,570

*5,440

6,200

7,110

7,180 

6,850

6,270

5,240

4,410

5,990

5,580

2,820

2,120

1,760

1,580

1,480

1,440

1,400

1,550

1,350

*1,350

1,400

1,400 

1,550

121,220

3,910

240,400

Aug.

1,310

1,270

1,220

1,180 

1,180

1,220

1,180

1,220

1,270

1,270

*1,220

1,140 

1,020

996

1,100

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,270

2,120

2,160

2,220

2,920

2,460

2,820

3,520

5,560

2,560 

1,550

50,596

1,626

99,960

Sept.

916

704

612

558 

541

507

507

594

648

541

524

576 

742

666

576

*541

818

1,510

1,100

9,540

15,500

15,400

15,800

15,600

15,100

15,100

15,600

16,000

7 530

157,551

5,252

312,500

Calendar year 1957: Max 102,000 Min 253 Mean 13,210 Ac-ft 9,564,000

Water year 1957-58; Max 98,000 Min 440 Mean 9,023 Ac-ft 6,533,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 113

660. Trinity River at Riverside, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°52', long 95°24', near center of channel on upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 45, 1,200 ft upstream from International-Great Northern Railroad bridge, 

0.5 mile north of Riverside, Walker County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Harmon Creek, and at mile 182.

Drainage area. 15,619 sq mi.

Records available. January 1903 to December 1906 (monthly discharge and yearly summaries 

only), October 1923 to September 1958. Ga,ge-height records collected in this vicinity 

since 1903 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 89.86 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, Galveston-Houston supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 6, 

1941, chain, staff, or wire-weight gage at railroad bridge 1,200 ft downstream. Prior 

to July 1, 1903, at datum 7.7 ft lower.

Average discharge.--38 years, 6,623 cfs (4,813,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 66,800 cfs May 14 (gage height, 44.85 ft); minimum observed, 366 cfs Oct. 14.

1903-6, 1923-58: Maximum discharge, 121,000 cfs May 5, 1942 (gage height, 52.75 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum observed, 70 cfs Aug. 20-26, Sept. 8-13, 1925, Sept. 29 to 

Oct. 4, 1931.

Maximum stage known since at least 1903, that of May 5. 1942. Flood of June 11, 

1908, reached a stage of 50.1 ft, present site and datum (discharge, 100,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by reservoir above Dallas and by Lavon Reservoir 

on East Fork Trinity River since Sept. 14, 1953 (see p. 103). Diversion for municipal 

supplies, industrial use, and irrigation above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with the U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 828: 1935 (yearly mean only). WSP1148: Drainage area. 

WSP 1512:1924, 1926-27(M), 1930, 1934.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 6-27, Feb. 26 to Mar. 13, Mar. 18 to May 5,

May 5-11, June 5 to July 19)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

8.0

350

430

670

1,820

4,800

12.0

16.0

20.0

25.0

8,500

12,700

17,600

25,000

30.0

35.0

40.0

45.0

33,500

42,800

53,200

67,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ac-It

Oct.

1,230 

902

745

695

650

610

600

590

585

570

525 

488

430

1,670 

22,300

38,900

42,800

41 , 600

38,500

34,900

30,700

27,600

27,100

26,400

25,000

20,800

14,100

*8,800

5,880

4,080 

2 990

422,740

13,640

838,500

Nov.

2,290 

1,950

1,820

1,690

1,820

3,840

6,940

13,600

13,600

14,300

14,600 

14,300

16,200

19,700 

20,700

21,400

21,800

22,800

23,900

24,200

26,000

33,700

35,500

34,200

31,400

26,900

21,200

16,900

14,600

13,800

515,650

17,190

*1,025

Dec.

15.700 

13,300

12,500

10,800

9,300

7,930

6,510

5,070

4,080

3,360

*2,990 

3,060

3,200

3,280 

3,360

3,520

3,680

3,520

3,200

3,060

3,060

3,060

2,990

2,990

3,440

4,320

5,430

10,700

9,100

9,700

9 , 300

183,510

5,920

364,000

Jan.

6,700 

5,340

4,400

4,000

3,840

3,680

3,520

3,280

3,060

2,920

2,850 

3,060

13,100

11,600 

9,700

7,740

6,790

6,600

6,240

9,670

*14,700

13,700

13,400

11,800

11,700

11,900

11,700

11,400

10,500

8,700

6,600

244,190

7,874

484,300

Feb.

5,160 

4,480

4,400

4,160

3,920

3,680

3,440

3,130

2,920

2,710

2,640 

2,780

2,850

2,780 

3,840

a4,200

a4,000

a3,800

a3,600

a3,300

3,060

4,200

11,000

11,300

10,700

9,500

6,510

4,720

-

132,780

4,742

263,400

Mar.

4,000 

3,520

3,200

*3,060

2,990

3,520

4,640

4,000

3,680

3,840

5,970 

*8,020

9,400

10,700 

11,200

10,900

10,000

9,200

8,600

8,310

7,840

7,080

6,150

5,430

4,800

4,720

5,250

5,610

5,520

5,340

5,250

191,740

6,185

380,300

Apr.

5,160 

5,250

6,420

7,740

8,400

8,700

8,120

*6,880

5,250

4,400

4,160 

4,000

4,000

4,480 

4,800

5,070

5,340

5,970

6,880

7,170

7,080

6,980

7,170

7,740

8,400

9,100

9,700

15,700

13, 200

12,000

215,260

7,109

425,000

May

12.900

2l|oOO

28,100

28,300

50,000

54,000

57,500

*41 , 400

45,200

49,600 

*55,500

64,000

66,800 

65,400

62,200

57,800

55,400

49,600

45,600

41,400

*57,100

32,200

28,000

24,800

22,000

20,100

18,600

17,600

16,900

16,600

*1 ,15 7 . 2

36,680

*2,256

June

16.100 

15,600

14,400

12,500

10,500

6,880

6,420

6,600

6,510

*6,420

6,240 

6,240

6,060

5,610 

4,160

2,850

2,850

6,420

7,360

7,080

7,080

7,950

8,120

7,550

7,260

7,260

7,560

7,260

6,980

6,700

230,100

7,670

456,400

July

6,600 

6,510

6,550

6,240

6,150

6,420

6,700

*6,790

6,600

6,700

7,560 

8,020

7,840

7,260 

6,510

5,450

4,480

4,080

5,600

2,640

1,950

1,660

1,500

1,440

1,580

1,550

1,520

1,520

*1,320

1,580

1,580

158,260

4,460

274,200

Aug.

1,520 

1,290

1,260

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,260

1,520

1,520 

1,250

1,150

1,040 

1,070

1,150

1,200

1,200

1,580

1,260

1,230

1,530

2,220

2,220

2,430

2,850

2,640

5,060

a5,100

5,200

2,450

51,510

1,662

102,200

Sept.

1,560 

1,010

745

670

625

555

a540

535

695

745

670 

720

695

795 

*720

650

670

875

1,440

9,030

21,600

21,700

21,700

19,700

17,800

16,000

15,700

18,200

18,500

15,800

208,445

6,948

415,400

Calendar year 1957: Max 97,000 Min 269 Mean 14,540 Ac-ft 10,530,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 66,800 Mln 430 Mean 10,050 Ac-ft 7,279,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Midway and Romayor.
114 TRINITY RIVER BASIN

665. Trinity River at Romayor, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°25'30", long 94°51'05", near right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State highway 105, 1.9 miles south of Romayor, Liberty County, 2.0 miles 

downstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, 4.1 miles downstream 

from Big Creek, and at mile 94.

Drainage area. 17,192 sq mi.

Records available. May 1924 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 35.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to September 1943, chain gage at railroad bridge 2.0 miles upstream; all 

readings were negative (distance below base of rail); datum of gage was 89.49 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 34 years, 7,462 cfs (5,402,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 58,200 cfs May 17-19 (gage height, 29.00 ft); 

minimum, 571 cfs Oct. 14.

1924-58: Maximum discharge, 111,000 cfs May 9, 1942 (gage height, 35.8 ft, from 

floodmarks, present site and datum); minimum, 102 cfs Aug. 24, 25, 1956. 

Maximum stage known since at least 1908, that of May 9, 1942.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by reservoirs above Dallas and by Lavon Reservoir on East Fork Trinity River since Sept. 14, 1953 (see p.103). Diversions for 

municipal supplies, industrial use, and irrigation above station. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1148: Drainage area. WSP 1392: 1932, 1935.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,160

*1,860

1,480

1,240

1,010

900

796

747

723

700

677

677

612.

633

10, 800

34,100

42 , 400

44,900

45.500

43,400

39,900

35,800

32,200

*31,700

29,300

27,900

23,500

16,700

10,400 

7,100

5,240

494,855

15,960

981,500

Nov.

4,08O

3,410

2,970

2,720

2 . 650

2,720

4,950

14,500

21,000

g!8,800

g!5, 900

g!5,200

g!6, 100

g20, 000

g23,300

g23,500

g23,500

g24, 400

g23,300

g27,900

g30, 500

g34,100

g45,700

g5 1,200

g49,000

g41,700

*36,000

28, 600

22,400 

18,400

648,480

21,620

tl,286

Dec.

16,800

16,300

15,800

15,000

13,300

11,700

10, 400

,560

,830

,620

,680

,130

,910

,910

,910

,910

,910

,020

,130

,020

,700

,590

,480

4.580

4,380

5,570

7,340

18, 900

20.000 

15,400

13,800

277,380

8,948

550,200

Jan.

11,700

10, 400

8,740

7,340

6,260

6,380

6,740

5,900

5,350

4,910

4,700

4^590

14,600

25,100

20, 800

15,900

*11,500

9,000

8,350

12,700

28.800

28,100

23,500

19,000

15, 800

14,300

14,100

14,000

14,500

13,800

11,700

398,560

12,860

790,500

Feb.

9,280

7,460

6,500

6,140

5, 9OO

5,680

5,460

5,240

4,800

4,700

4,700

4,590

4.480

4,590

4,700

5,020

5,020

5,130

4,800

4,700

4,590

5,130

13,200

20,400

17,600

15,000

12,500

9,560

-

206,870

7,388

410,300

Mar.

6,980

5,570

4,800

4,280

5.980

3,980

*4,590

5,900

5,570

4,800

4,590

5,570

7,700

9,700

11,200

12,200

12,000

11, 400

10,500

9,420

8,870

8,550

7,460

6,860

6,020

5,550

5,020

5,240

5,570

5,790

5,790

214,850

6,931

426,100

Apr.

5,460

5,240

*5,130

5,790

7,100

8,220

8,740

8,480

7,220

5,790

4,700

4,280

4.180

4,280

5,460

*5,350

5,130

5,240

5,900

7,340

7,340

7,580

7,700

7,460

7,460

7,960

8,740

10,400

15,600

16.100

215,370

7,179

427,100

May

13, 800

15 . 400

16, 600

52, 700

54,600

52,000

50,700

31,000

31,700

33,500

37 , 200

41,400

*46,100

50,300

54, 000

56,500

57 , 600

58.200

58,200

57,000

55,000

51,600

46,900

41,100

34,900

29,500

25,700

22, 900

21,200

19, 800

18,800

tl,153

37,220

*2,289

June

18.200

17,600

17,000

*15, 900

13,400

10, 100

7,830

6,980

*6,740

6,740

6,500

6,380

6,260

6,140

5,790

4,910

3,880

5,250

5,130

6,860

6,740

6,620

7,460

8,090

7,580

6,980

6,740

6,860

6,860 

6 , 620

246,120

8,204

488,200

July

6,260

6,020

5,900

5,790

5,680

5,900

6,260

6,140

6,260

6,020

6,020

6,500

7,100

7.220

6,740

6,260

5,550

4,480

4,080

3,690

*3,140

2,550

2,160

1,860

1,760

1,650

1,580

1,520

1,480 

i -L. dsn t3*J

1,450

158,270

4,460

274,500

Aug.

*1,480

1,450

1,420

1,580

1,560

1,320

1,500

1,300

1,500

1,320

1,560

1,320

1,500

1,260

1,180

1 , 090

1,090

1,140

1,180

1,200

1,300

1,240

1,200

1,580

2,000

*1,950

2,470

2,550

2,550 

2,970

5^.060

48, 600

1,568

96,400

Sept.

2,650

1,950

1,320

980

821

725

655

655

612

591

677

821

725

677

677

747

725

677

700

1,040

gll,700

g24,400

25.100

24,000

22,200

*21,000

19,600

19,200

20,000 

19,700

255,379

7,515

447,000

Calendar year 1957: Max 93,000 Min 324 Mean 16,420 Ac-ft 11,890,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 58,200 Mln 591 Mean 11,690 Ac-ft 8,467,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Expressed In thousands.

g Computed from once-daily gage readings.
TRINITY RIVER BASIN 115

670. Trinity River at Liberty, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°03'25", long 94°49'05", near center of channel on upstream side of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 90, in Liberty, Liberty County, 450 ft downstream from Texas 

and New Orleans Railroad Co. bridge and at mile 40.

Drainage area.--17,539 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1940 (gage heights, discharge measurements, 

and some records of daily discharge), October 1940 to September 1958 (high-water records only). Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1903 are contained 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 2.22 ft below mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to June 24, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 58,800 cfs May 20, 21, 22; maximum gage height, 

28.35 ft May 21, 22; minimum discharge not determined (affected by tides); minimum gage 

height, 5.70 ft Sept. 11.

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 114,000 cfs May 12, 1942 (gage height, 29.38 ft); minimum not determined (affected by tides); minimum gage height observed, 2.5 ft Nov. 4, 

1939.

Maximum stage known since at least 1903, that of May 12, 1942. Flood of May 8-11, 

1922, reached a stage of 28.6 ft, present datum, from observation by U. S. Weather 

Bureau at chain gage on railroad bridge upstream.

Remarks. Records fair above 6,000 cfs and poor below. Discharge not computed below gage 

height 10 ft because tides affect the stage-discharge relation. Some regulation by 

reservoirs above Dallas, and by Lavon Reservoir on East Fork Trinity River since 

Sept. 14, 1953 (see p.103). Diversions above station for municipal supplies, industrial use, and irrigation.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revision. WSP 1148: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-14 

10.0 3,800

Oct. 15 to Sept. 30

10.0

14.0

18.0

21.0

24.0

2,600

5,600

9,700

13,700

20,100

26.0

27.0

28.0

29.0

27,600 

34,6OO 

50,500 

78,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,800

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

17,800

27,600

32,000

36,800

43,000

44,800

46,500

47,500 

43,900

40,400

38,800 

34,600

31,200

25,100

18,000 

*12,800

_

-

Nov.

9,480 

6,950

5,330

*3,760

3,020

2.780

2,840

7,100

15,400

19,500

19,300

18,500

18,500

20,100

22,800

25,100

25,600

26,500

28,100

29,200

29,800

31,200

34,600 

41,200

47 , 500

51,600 

50,500

47,5OO

41,200

--3-'-800-

718,760

23,960

tl,426

Dec.

28,100 

23,800

21,200

19,300

17,300

15,200

13,200

11,500

10,200

8,160

6,350

5,060

4,220

3,830

3,830

3,760

3,690

3,760

3,830

3,900

3,760

3,480

3,340 

3,270

3,270

5,200 

4,060

9,480

18,500

18,200 

16,200

296,950

9,579

589,000

Jan.

14,700 

13,100

11,000

8,820

7,650

6,650

6,850

6,750

5,870

5,240

4,540

4,140

7,340

18,200

22,800

21,200

18,200

14,200

11,500

10,900

20,300

27,600

28.600 

28,600

25,600

22,100 

19,800

18,000

17,300

15*400

459,750

14,830

911,900

Feb.

13,100 

10,700

8,490

7,050

6,150

5,780

5,240

4,880

4,460

4,220

4,460

4,460

4,300

4,140

4,460

4,620

4,700

4,700

4,540

4,300

4.060

4,060

6,870 

15,100

19.000

18,000 

16,400

13,700

-

211,940

7,569

420,400

Mar.

11,000 

8,270

6,350

4,880

4,060

3,620

5.480

4,140

5,240

4,880

4,220

3,980

5,060

7,150

9,150

10,500

11,500

11,500

10,800

9,940

9,260

8,600

8,050 

7,550

6,550

5,690 

4,880

4,620

4,700

4,970 

5,150

209,140

6,746

414,800

Apr.

4,970 

4,790

4,620

4,620

5,420

6,650

7,550

8,050

7,950

6,950

5,420

4,500

5,760

3,900

4,620

5,420

5,150

4,790

4,880

5,510

6,750

6,950

7,150 

7,150

6,950

7,050 

7,550

8,270

10,400

14.500

191,840

6,595

380,500

May

14,700 

13,500

15,400

18^900

26,000

29,200

52,000

53,800

54,600

55,600

56,800

59,600

42 , 100

45,600

49,500

52 , 800

55,100

56,400

57 , 600

58,800

58,800

58,800

57,6OO 

56,400

51,6OO

47 , 500 

45,000

56,800

31,200

25^100

*1,240.9

40,030

$2,461

June

25,100 

21,500

20,400

19,500

18,000

15,200

11,900

9,260

*7,950

7,350

6,950

6,650

6,350

6,250

6,050

5,690

4,700

3,620

5.080

4,790

6,850

6,950

6,950 

7,650

7,950

7,550 

7,050

6,750

6,850

6,750

279,590

9,320

554,600

July

6,550 

6,150

5,960

5,870

5,600

5,600

5,960

6,150

5,960

5,690

5,780

6,050

6,650

7.250

7,250

6,850

6,150

5,240

4,540

5,980

3,550

2,900

:-

-

_

-

~

~

.

_-

Aug.

2,840

_

_

-

Sept.

2,900

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

3,690

15, 900

23,100 

24,600

25,100

25,800 

25,100

22,400

21,800

21,800

_

_

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 87,700 Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58: Max 58,800 Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
116 SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN

680. West Fork San Jacinto River near Conroe, Tex.

Location.--Lat 30°15', long 95°28', near right bank at downstream side of pier of bridge 

on D. S. Highway 75, 285 ft upstream from International-Great Northern Railroad Co. 

bridge, 3£ miles downstream from Lake Creek, 4£ miles south of Conroe, Montgomery 

County, and at mile 79.

Drainage area. 832 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1924 to September 1927, July 1939 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 100.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustments of 1936 and 1943. May 7, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1927, 

inverted staff gage (zero at base of rail) at railroad bridge 285 ft downstream at 

datum 25.10 ft higher.

Average discharge.--28 years, 530 cfs (383,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 cfs Nov. 24 (gage height 15.50 ft)- minimum, about 6 cfs Sept. 1-4.

1924-27, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs Nov. 25, 1940 (gage height, 

25.85 ft), from rating curve extended above 43,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies; no flow June 14, 1956, result of construction dam upstream.

Maximum stage' known since at least December 1913, that of Nov. 25, 1940. Flood in 

December 1913 reached a stage of 25.2 ft, present site and datum, from information by 

International-Great Northern Railroad Co. (discharge, 101,000 cfs, from rating curve 

extended as indicated above).

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

No large diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1058; 1926.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

36

28

23

20

18

17

15

14

12

12

12

12

12

16

2,610

*7.750

6,980

*3,910

2,260

1,290

530

*237

176 

150

98

124

282

196

96 

58

42

26,996

871

1.05

1.21

53,550

Nov.

31

24

20

16

13

12

31

335

1,620

5,030

4,080

1,990

888

810

970

1,050

840

542

478

690

1,050

3,O2O

7,710 

11,800

11,400

*6,820

4.2OO

2,590

1,400 

660

70,120

2,337

2.81

3.13

139,100

Dec.

409

312

262

231

212

193

215

220

206

195

177

163

152

150

145

143

141

141

147

156

156

152

147

141

156

437

873

1,880

2,370 

4,060

'

18,332

591

0.710

0.82

36,360

Jan.

2,140

1,020

478

343

282

778

1,330

1,130

720

454

332

383

2,230

3,090

*3,920

3,780

2,120

963

478

1,750

3,500

4,680

4.920 

3,990

2,590

1,550

900

1,020

2,260

1,460

1,830

56,421

1,820

2.19

2.52

111,900

Feb.

1,550

750

454

354

302

272

?52

262

262

282

376

454

454

478

675

615

6OO

503

354

262

219

831

2,370 

2,770

5.570

3,500

2,320

1,170

-

26,261

938

1.13

1.17

52,090

Mar.

585

409

312

262

229

215

215

212

206

198

*179

166

150

137

127

120

116

115

126

126

126

122

122 

122

137

147

158

152

134

115

115

5,653

182

2.19

0.25

11,210

Apr.

106

100

97

91

84

77

70

64

65

58

55

55

57

164

552

543

*272

217

151

237

585

810

755 

529

565

217

169

442

1,070

1.850

9,445

315

0.379

0.42

18,750

May

980

272

1,500

5,720

7.550

7,280

4,550

2,180

957

565

255

180

145

120

102

*85

76

68

61

58

55

55

50 

48

52

66

45

42

92

50

41

50,818

994

1.19

1.58

61,150

June

36

34

54

54

54

52

55

54

54

52

32

31

50

25

20

20

*20

20

20

20

20

20

15 

T5

15

15

15

15

15

15

737

24.6

0.030

0.05

1,460

July

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

20

20

20

20

20

15

15

15

15

15

10

10

10

*9.7 

9.5

9

9

9

8S'

8

8

418.2

13.5

0.016

0.02

829

Aug.

8

8

8

8

8

1

7

7

7

8

9

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

10

15

15

*12

10

9

8

7

7

7

280

9.03

0.011

0.01

555

Sept.

6

6

6

6

7

9

10

15

20

50

40

45

40

55

50

30

25

25

40

102

569

812

442 

645

660

431

228

143

109

118

4,684

156

0.188

0.21

9,290

Calendar year 1957 : Max 13,100 Mln 7.5 Mean 633 Cfsm 0.761 In. 10.19 Ac-ft 452,500

Water year 1957-58: Max ll,8OO Mln 6 Mean 685 Cfsm 0.823 In. 11.17 Ac-ft 496,200

Peak discharge (base, 4,300 cfs). Oct. 16 (7 to 9 p.m.) 9,000 cfs (14.42 ft); Nov. 10 (4 p.m.) 

5,650 cfs (12.44 ft): Nov. 24 (12 p.m.) 15,100 cfs (15.50 ft); Dec. 3O (ll p.m.) 4,680 cfs 

(11.52 ft); Jan. 25 (4 p.m.) 5,OOP cfs (11.7O ft); May 5 (9 p.m.) 8,500 cfs (14.62 ft),

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 15-16, June 18 to July 22, July 24 to Aug. 24, Aug. 26 to Sept. 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN 117

685. Spring Creek near Spring, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°06'35", long 95°26'10", near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 4,500 ft upstream from International-Great Northern Railroad Co. bridge, 2.4 miles northwest of Spring, Harris County, and 4 miles downstream 

from Willow Creek.

Drainage area. 400 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 78.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 5, 1946, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 218 cfs (157,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,260 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 18.20 ft); minimum, 4.3 cfs Sept. 3.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 42,700 cfs Nov. 25, 1940 (gage height, 28.60 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1.1 cfs Oct. 23, 24, 1956.

Maximum stage known since about 1879, 29.3 ft May 30, 1929, from floodmarks identified by local residents (discharge, 48,300 cfs).

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

No diversion above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

31

*23

18

17

13

10 

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.0

6.5

6.5

5.7

44

738

'3,080

5.200

2,210

700

210

142

*130 

116

109

109

88

72

62

54

50 

48

11,324.9

565

0.912

1.05

22,460

Nov.

44

42

40

38

56

36 

56

40

46

120

112

64

75

125

116

109

82

79

79

120

154

200 

1,200

5,400

5.800

*2,500

1,500

800

400

ZOO

15,571

519

1.50

1.45

50,880

Dec.

150

125

109

98

98

92 

109

92

85

79

68

62

58

56

54

54

50

51

60

54

53

52 

54

48

52

82

146

275

500

600 273"

5,725

120

0.500

0.55

7,590

Jan.

200

160

140

120

110

150 

280

400

310

250

250

210

200

600

*2,240

1,080

288

179

146

1,170

5,380

4,660 

2,860

1,640

1,700

1,850

736

315

531

1,310

1,660

29,105

959

2.55

2.71

57,750

Feb.

615

248

179

150

158

126 

120

109

98

98

120

188

215

202

557

572

245

158

126

112

106

420 

1,550

1,880

1. 890

856

596

526

-

11,576

406

1.02

1.06

22,560

Mar.

202

158

109

100

90

90 

85

80

80

75

*72

66

64

60

56

54

54

54

56

56

60

56 

55

53

53

55

50

47

44

40

31

2,187

70.5

0.176

0.20

4,540

Apr.

34

32

32

31

30

30 

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

40

80

90

*79

50

66

88

60

52 

48

40

35

29

27

26

25

1^0 -IQO

1,370

45.7

0.114

0.15

2,720

May

156

65

71

545

1,470

2.440 

914

212

126

95

79

68

60

55

48

*44

41

41

56

56

52

58

42

40

51

27

2222"

58

44

6,952

224

0.560

0.65

15,790

June

25

22

20

18

17

17 

16

15

14

15

12

12

12

12

12

12

*15

15

15

12

12

11 

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

406

15.5

0.054

0.04

805

July

9

9

9

9

9

I! 

10

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

7 

*7.0

6.5

*6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.5

5.0 

5TO

242.6

7.85

0.020

0.02

481

Aug.

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.5

5.2 

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

6

6

6 

1°

9

*7.0

6.0

5.0

4.5

5.0

5.0 

5.0

178.4

5.75

0.014

0.02

554

Sept.

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

6.5 

7.5

7.5

7.3

6.8

6.2

6.5

6.8

6.0

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

22

69

212

~92 272

62

44

60

65

52

58

1,101.5

56.7

0.092

0.10

2,180

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,280 Min 2.8 Mean 148 Cfsm 0.370 In. 5.07 Ao-ft 107,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,660 Min 4.3 Mean 229 Cfam 0.572 In. 7.78 Ao-ft 165,700

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). Oct. 16 or 17 (time unknown) about 5,500 cfs: Nov. 24 or 25

(time unknown) 4,600 cfs (17.5 ft); Jan. 15 (about 6 a.m.

2 p.m.) 5,260 cfs (l8.20 ft); J 

(12.58 ft); Feb. 25 (5 a.m.) 2,

.

an. 26 (5 a.m.) 2.200 cfs 

200 cfs (12.92 ft); May 6

2,450 cfs (13.5 ftj; Jan. 22 (l to 

12.92 ft); Jan. 51 (5 a.m.) 2,000 cfs 

6 a.m.) 2,850 cfs (14.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 17, 19, Nov. 22-25, Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, Dec. 21, 29, 50, 

Jan. 1-14, Mar. 4-10, Apr. 5-16, June 12-16, June 18 to July 23, Aug. 20-24; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records, engineers' notes,high-water marks, and records for nearby stations. Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings Oct. 1 to Dec. 51, Aug. 25-28.
118 SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN

690. Cypress Creek near Westfield, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°02'08", long 95°25'43", near left bank at downstream side of pile bent 

of bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 0.9 mile upstream from Senger Gully, 1.8 miles northwest of Westfield, Harris County, 2.0 miles upstream from International-Great Northern 

Railroad bridge, and 11.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--262 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1944 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 63.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Houston supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Mar. 17, 1951, at upstream 

side of bridge at datum 12.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 143 cfs (103,500 acre-ft per year).

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,440 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 24.8 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow many days.

1944-58: Maximum discharge, 22,100 cfs Oct. 8, 1949 (gage height, 33.44 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since about 1875, 34 ft (present datum) in May 1929, from 

information by local resident. Flood in November 1940 reached a stage of about 32 ft 

(present datum), from information by State Highway Department.

Remarks.--Records fair. No large diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, 13-16, 18, 22-25, Nov. 13-15, 

18,19, 22-30, June 10, Sept. 25-27, 29, 30)

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

1.3 

2.8

5.4 

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

30

64

114

8.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

22.0

252

448

1,300

2,800

5,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

14

8.2

4.5

2.9

2.8

2.4

1.7

1.2

1.1

1.1

.5

1.4

86

2,880

*5, 440 

2,370

*870

540

360

260

*206

236

145

82

58

43

34

29

26 

24

13,750.8

444

1.69

1.95

27,270

Nov.

15

12

10

9.8

8.7

8.7

9.5

11

12

19

20

17

67

114

85

59 

38

58

94

70

52

1,330

1,920

1,810

},560

"1,200

860

589

406

252

10,716.7

357

1.36

1.52

21,260

Dec.

168

99

61

52

50

43

40

45

40

35

35

30

30

25

25

25 

25

25

25

25

20

20

20

20

20

20

33

66

96

82 

42

1,342

43.3

0.165

0.19

2,660

Jan.

40

40

35

35

30

207

385

269

221

162

84

211

1,110

772

*516

406 

286

152

78

2,360

5,000

2,000

1,960

2,040

1,490

1,170

800

540

482

364 

323

21,568

696

2.66

3.06

42,780

Feb.

286

191

108

80

72

66

62

55

50

60

100

120

110

134

198

111 

68

60

55

50

140

536

1,040

*800

504

364

260

138

-

5,818

208

0.794

0.83

11,540

Mar.

73

5?

45

35

30

25

20

20

15

*12

11

9.0

8.4

7.6

7.6

7.4 

7.6

7.4

6.6

5.8

5.2

4.5

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.2

8.4

3.7

460.5

14.9

0.057

0.07

913

Apr.

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.4

1.2

T72

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.5

3.0

14

78

86 

*34

20

14

12

9.8

11

7.6

5.8

5.4

3.9

2.4

2.0

1.5

1.3

333.7

11.1

0.042

0.05

662

May

1.1

16~.8

207

554

252

214

137

43

20

13

9.8

8.2

6.4

4.5

*3.1 

2.1

1.8

1.7

2.1

1.8

1.4

70

188

56

26

15

9.2

104

65 

23

1,857.0

59.9

0.229

0.26

3,680

June

12

T.4

3.7

3.3

3.3

1.5

.6

.1

.1

p_

0

0

0

0

0

0 

*10

*7.0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

49.2

1.64

0.0063

0.007

98

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

2.6

1.3 

1.2

.5

.6

.6

.6

.3

**.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.2

0.26

0.00099

0.001

16

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

1.0

3.5

5.8 

2.0

.6

.2

4.5

9.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

4.1

1.8

4.0

3.3

1.6

8.3

5.6

75.7

2.44

0.0093

0.01

150

Sept.

2.8

3.3

2.6

lil

4.2

4.5

9.8

18

26

19

25

14

12

20

19

13 

12

12

20

41

351

576

406

234

123

93

259

430

221

131

3,103.6

103

0.393

0.44

6,160

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,440 Mln 0 Mean 121 Cfsm 0.462 In. 6.28 Ac-ft 87,750

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,440 Mln 0 Mean 162 Cfsm 0.618 In. 8.39 Ac-ft 117,200

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Oct. 15 (time unknown) 7,440 cfs (24.8 ft); Nov. 22 (12 p.m.) 

2,080 cfs (14.84 ft); Jan. 13 (3 p.m.) 1,170 cfs (11.63 ft); Jan. 20 (6 p.m.) 4,500 cfs (19.94 ftj; 

Feb. 25 (12 m.) 1,060 cfs (11.54 ft).___________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 17, 19-21, Dec. 7-26, Jan. 1-5, Feb. 8-13, 18-21, Mar. 3-9; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN 119

700. East Pork San Jacinto River near Cleveland, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°20' , long 95°07" , near left bank at downstream side of pile bent of 

bridge on State Highway 105, 1,880 ft downstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Pe 

Railway Co. bridge, l£ miles west of Cleveland, Liberty County, and 4.3 miles downstream from Winter Creek.

Drainage area. 330 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 107.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

OT929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Sept. 13, 1955, at site 1,800 ft 

upstream at datum 5.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 19 years, 233 cfs (168,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 cfs Nov. 24 (gage height, 18.07 ft); minimum daily, 5.8 cfs Aug. 8.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 59,000 cfs Nov. 24, 1940 (gage height, about 24 ft, 

present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum daily, 3.0 cfs Aug. 23, 24, Sept. 27, 28, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1900, that of Nov. 24, 1940. Flood of May 5, 

1935, reached about same stage as that of Nov. 24, 1940, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good. No large diversion above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1941(M), 1945(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 27 to Mar. 29)

3.3

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

31

64

112

249

8.0

10.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

18.0

675

1,280

2,410

4,650

9,000

12,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

27

21

18

15

14

13

11

11

10

9.8

9.2

572

9.2

50

996

*2,240

4,660 

3,440

1,620

295

142

120

*183

226

226

128

84

65

55

51

47

14,805.4

478

1.45

1.67

29,370

Nov.

44

42

40

37

36_

42

81

358

775

1,420

1,480

357

273

462

650

800

412 

242

612

860

410

867

4,000

10.100

4,990

2,640

*1,630

540

274

204

34,678

1,156

3.50

3.91

68,780

Dec.

163

139

126

126

112

106

142

157

162

148

110

94

88

84

81

80

78 

77

86

124

102

84

79

72

36

327

628

1,080

1,790

3,480

1,720

11,731

378

1.15

1.32

23,270

Jan.

377

212

163

135

122

357

528

440

265

172

139

216

852

1,600

2,270

1,680

394 

212

172

1,000

2,160

*5,590

2,370

1,190

462

310

226

263

800

860

650

23,987

774

2.35

2.70

47,580

Feb.

320

204

158

134

124

149

146

135

142

203

291

226

204

226

320

350

274 

176

132

116

106

2T2

726

1,210

1,520

1,120

400

274

-

9,598

343

1.04

1.08

19,040

Mar.

212

166

145

131

124

120

126

*129

123

106

100

92

86

79

74

72

72 

72

77

76

72

69

68

66

68

82

81

69

66

61

61

2,945

95.0

0.288

0.33

5,840

Apr.

62

59

57

55

50

46

42

40

41

41

39

36

36

164

*176

128

84 

69

61

55

58

64

77

94

72

54

46

62

48

41

1,957

65.2

0.198

0.22

3,880

May

46

42

171

868

1,950

2,150

949

194

118

90

74

62

55

*48

44

40

38 

36

35

34

32

32

35

34

35

33

29

27

25

24

36

7,366

238

0.721

0.83

14,610

June

34

3T

26

23

22

20

22

21

19

18

17

16

16

16

17

17

17 

20

*26

20

17

16

17

18

16

14

13

12

12

11

564

18.8

0.057

0.06

1,120

July

11

10

9.8

10

10

12

11

17

36

IS

20

17

14

12

10

9.2

8.6 

9.0

9.2

8.6

*8.4

7.8

8.4

9.6

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.8

6.6

6 .6

346.1

11.2

0.034

0.04

686

Aug.

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

7.2

6.3

6.0

44375

9.8

11

12

10

9.0

8.0

9.0

8.0 

7.2

8.0

8.0

29

16" 75

25

19

*17

14

12

10

8.6

414.7

13.4

0.041

0.05

823

Sept.

7.4

6.6

676

7.2

7.4

9.2

9.8

11

14

17

13

12

28

26

22

17

16 

15

14

28

126

376

650

725

651

216

507

700

1,010

1,040

5,288.2

210

0.636

0.71

12,470

Calendar year 1957: Max 10,100 Mln 6.3 

Water year 1957-58: Max 10,100 Mln 5.3

Mean 265 Cfsm 0.803 In. 10.92 Ac-ft 192,100 

Mean 314 Cfsm 0.951 In. 12.92 Ac-ft 227,500

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Oct. 17 (3 to 4 p.m.) 5,370 cfs (15.42 ft); Nov. 24 (3 a.m.) 

12,500 cfs (18.07 ft); Dec. 30 (10 a.m.) 4,050 cfs (14.61 ft)j Jan. 22 (6 a.m.) 3,770 cfs 

(14.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

541344 O -60 -9
120 SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN

705. Peach Creek at Splendora, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°14', long 95°10', at right bank on downstream side of pile bent of bridge 

on county road between Splendora and Conroe, about 1,500 ft west of depot at Splendora, 

Montgomery County, 2.5 miles upstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. bridge, 

2.5 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 59, and 9.7 miles upstream from Caney 

Creek.

Drainage area. 120 sq ml.

Records available . December 1943 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 86.61 at above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Galveston-Houston supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge. 14 years (1944-58), 73.9 cfs (53,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 9.88 ft); minimum, 4 cfs July 28 to Aug. 3.

1943-58: Maximum discharge, 28,500 cfs Oct. 8, 1949 (gage height, 17.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 1.1 cfs Sept. 28-30, 1956.

Maximum stage known since about 1895, that of Oct. 8, 1949. Flood in November 1940 

reached a stage of 17.3 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

14

14

13

12

11

9.9

9.5

9.0

8.8

8.5

8.5

20~ 8.3

633

n,840 

664

224

82

52

41 

40 *58 

70

56

40

33

29

27

26 

26

4,103.5

132

1.10

1.27

8,140

Nov.

25

24 si 24

24

24

27

77

80

52

40

34

50

165

111

72 

53

56

90

74

65 

310

1.080 

940

741

336

189

114

*92

77

5,070

169

1.41

1.57

10,060

Dec.

63

56

53

53

50

50

63

82

67

56

48

43

41

40

40

40 

40

40

40

52

60 

51

42 

30" 38

74

97

220

246

92

2,141

69.1

0.576

0.66

4,250

Jan.

70

56

49

44

42.

124

280

176

94

70

60

80

445

509

254

124 

84

70

63

604

1,940 

*S12

374 

328

286

184

120

111

303

483

239

8,478

273

2.27

2.63

16,820

Feb.

141

102

84

74

70

72

102

84

67

57

247

268

176

144

286

230 

130

97

84

77

74 

114

453 

347J

254

160

148

134

-

4,379

156

1.30

1.36

8,690

Mar.

100 ~ST

74

72

70

*67

70

77

74

65

60

56

56

53

50

48 

48

50

52

56

56 

49

48 

48

48

49

47

46

45

44

42

1,804

58.2

0.485

0.56

3,580

Apr.

39

38

38

38

38

35

32

30

30

31

31

31

29

64

*168

103 

54

39

56

44

41 

40

47 

44

33

28

25

3?

74

46

1,385

46.2

0.385

0.43

2,750

May

34

30

43

353

404

232

82

52

42

36

32

30

27

*24

23

22 

20

20

20

20

20 

20

22 

21

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

1,744

56.3

0.469

0.54

3,460

June

16

TF

14

13

12

13

12

12

13

12

10

10

10

9.9

9.9

10

11

16

*11

12

11 

9.9

9.9 

9.7

9.9

9.4

8.5

7.9

7.7

7^2

333.9

11.1

0.092

0.10

662

July

7.2

6.7

7.4

6.7

6.7

9.6

11

11

12

26

32

T5

13

11

9.7

8.6 

8.1

7.2

6.2

5.9

5.8 

*5.8

6 

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

277.6

8.95

0.075

0.09

551

Aug.

4

4

4

5

5

6

6

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6 

5

5

6

6

7 

9

S 

8

8

8

*8.8

8

7

6 

6

190.8

6.15

0.051

0.06

378

Sept.

6

5

4.6

CT

5.0

5.6

6.4

11

12

12

9.4

8.3

13

24

13

9.7 

10

10

11

16

42 

77

 ^72 100

54

52

60

46

28

51

778.8

26.0

0.217

0.24

1,540

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,840 Min 3.8 Mean 57.7 Cfsm 0.481 In. 6.52 Ac-ft 41,780

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,940 Min 4 Mean 84.1 Cfsm 0.701 In. 9.51 Ac-ft 60,880

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs). Oct. 16 (4 to 5 a.m.) 2,350 cfs (9.88 ft); Nov. 23 (10 to 11 a.m.) 

1,190 cfs (8.41 ft); Jan. 21 (10 a.m.) 2,170 cfs (9.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 23 to Aug. 26, Aug. 28 to Sept. 2; discharge estimated on basis 

of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Caney Creek near Splendora.
SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN 121

710. Caney Creek near Splendora, Tex.

Location.--Lat 30°16', long 95 018', near right bank at downstream side of pile bent of 

county road bridge, 4 miles downstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Pe Railway Co. 

bridge and 8 miles west of Splendora, Montgomery County.

Drainage area. 104 sq mi.

Records available. January 1944 to September 1958.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 123.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Houston supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 14 years, 66.3 cfs (48,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 11.2 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 7.3 cfs Aug. 3, 4.

1944-58: Maximum discharge, 14,900 cfs Apr. 1, 1945 (gage height, 18.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.1 cfs 

Oct. 26, 1956, caused by construction upstream.

Maximum stage known since about 1885, 22.0 ft in November 1940, present site and 

datum, from information by local resident. Flood in May 1935 reached a stage of 

19.3 ft, present site and datum, from information by local resident.

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

No diversion above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

IT

11

11

11

11

*956

1,900

720

90

54

42

37

39

*117 

74

43

33

29

26

25

25 

24

4,404

142

1.37

1.57

8,740

Nov.

23

23

22

21

5T

22

62

249

518

65

42

38

54

287

134

50

40

56

193

60

40

550

1.500

916

462

140

97

80

*69

60

5,888

196

1.88

2.11

11,680

Dec.

58

55

53

52

51

49

56

76

55

47

44

42

41

41

41

41

41

40

42

46

44

41

40 

39

4T

350

145

355" sii

94

70

3,036

97.9

0.941

1.09

6,020

Jan.

60

55

50

45

5o

141

268

82

55

50

50

80

826

465

100

68

55

50

55

605

1,840

*269

165 

244

136

94

74

118

441

166

97

6,854

221

2.12

2.45

13,590

Feb.

76

60

55

50

50

45

45

45

50

59

216

100

77

84

208

103

64

50

45

40

40

129

513 

5B7

111

84

87

74

-

2,813

100

0.962

1.01

5,580

Mar.

60

60

55

55

50

50

50

*49

46

44

42

40

40

39

38

37

37

37

39

40

38

36

35 

38

40

38

37

35

34

33

33

1,305

42.1

0.405

0.47

2,590

Apr.

34

33

31

31

31

29

28

27

27

27

27

2626"

58

182

*62

40

40

37

36

36

165

-BT 234 

44

37

35

55

43

34

1,579

52.6

0.506

0.56

3,130

May

31

31

211

850

no

60

50

40

40

35

30

30

30

*28

28

27

26

25

25

24

24

25

24 

23

23

22

21

20

20

31 

22

1,986

64.1

0.616

0.71

3,940

June

T8- 20

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

13

13 

14

13

13

12

T2

12

12

436

14.5

0.139

0.16

865

July

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

TS- 16

ii

n

9.8

9.3

9.1

8.9

8.9

9.3

9.3

9.3

11

*9.3

8.5 

8.3

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.6 

7TF

7 . 6

310.0

10.0

0.096

0.11

615

Aug.

7.6

7.6

7.5

57o

8.0

8.3

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.2

8.3

8.2

8.9

8.2

8.0

7.8

9.8

9.3

9.8

12- 13

12

12

10

*9.8

9.4

9.3

9.1 

9.1

279.0

9.00

0.087

0.10

553

Sept.

9.4

9.1

8.9

8.7

BTf

9.8

12

12

13

11

10

37

34

16

14

14

13

12

12

30

300

T5o

100

70

60

45

40

35

30

60

1,184.6

39.5

0.380

0.42

2,350

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,900 Mln 7.1 Mean 61.9 Cfsm 0.595 In. 8.07 Ac-ft 44,800

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,900 Mln 7.5 Mean 82.4 Cfsm 0.792 In. 10.76 Ac-ft 59,650

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). --Oct. 15 (time unknown) 2,480 cfs (11.2 ft); Nov. 23 (time

unknown) unknown) about 1,700 cfs; Dec. 28 (10 p.m.) 1,3003C cfs (7.96 ft); Jan. 13 (11 p.m.) 1,440 cfs

(8.44 ft); Jan. 21 (12 m.) 2,540 efs (10.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 16, 17, 20-23, 30, Dec. 31 to Jan. 5, Jan. 9-11, 17-19, Feb. 2-9, 

18-21, Mar. 1-7, May 4-13, Sept. 20-30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.
122 SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN 

720. Lake Houston near Sheldon, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°54'55", long 95°08'30", at intake structure on San Jacinto River near

 right bank 100 ft upstream from Lake Houston Dam, 4.0 miles north of Sheldon, Harris 

County, 4.6 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 90, and 18 miles northeast of 

Houston. Upper gage (prior to October 1954, published as West Pork San Jacinto River 

near Humble), lat 30°01'35", long 95°15'30", at bridge on U. S. Highway 59, about half 

a mile downstream from Spring Creek, 2? miles north of Humble, and 16 miles T^jstream 

from dam.

Drainage area. 2,811 sq mi at dam; 1,811 sq mi at upper gage. 

Records available. April 1954 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorders. Datum of gage at dam is 0.70 ft below mean sea level, datum

 of 1929, adjusted in 1957 for ground surface subsidence. Prior to Aug. 3, 1954, staff 

gage read once daily. Datum of upper gage is 30.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 186,300 acre-ft Nov. 25, 26 (gage height,

 46'.S ft); minimum, 123,800 acre-ft Sept. 2-6 (gage height, 41.5 ft). Maximum gage 

height at upper gage, 16.6 ft Nov. 25; minimum, 10.2 ft Sept. 3-5, 12-19.

1954-58: Maximum contents, that of Nov. 25, 26, 1957; minimum since first filling 

of reservoir in August 1954, 79,880 acre-ft (gage height, 36.8 ft) Dec. 10-12, 14-17, 

1956. Maximum gage height at upper gage, 16.7 ft May 2, 1957; minimum since first 

filling of reservoir, 5.5 ft Dec. 12, 1956.

Remarks. Lake is formed by compacted earth-fill embankment sections 4,000 and 4,600 ft

 long. Spillway is a slab-and-buttress (Ambursen type) structure 3,160 ft long,located 

near center of dam. Dam completed and storage began Apr. 9, 1954. Total capacity, 

158,200 acre-ft (elevation, 44.5 ft, top of spillway). Usable capacity, about 150,000 

acre-ft between elevations 44.5 and 22.0 ft (bottom of 36-inch sluice gate). Water 

used for municipal supply for city of Houston, for industries in ship-channel area, 

and for irrigation.

Cooperation.--Capacity table furnished by city of Houston.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and total capacity, in acre-feet)

118,600

129,100

140,200

152,000

164,500

177,800

191,900

Total contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

III,

Oct.

162,000 

160,800 

160,800 

160,800 

159,500

159,500 

159,500 

159,500 

159,500 

158,200

158,200 

157,000

157,000 

159,500 

180,600

184,800

180,600 

177,800 

173,800 

169,800

167,200 

164,500 

164,500 

163,200 

163,200

160,800 

160,800 

160, 800 

162,000 

160,800 

160,800

44.7 

-1,200 

7,730

Nov.

160,800

160, 800 

160,800 

160,800 

160,800

160,800 

160,800 

160,800 

162,000 

167,200

169,800 

168,500 

167,200 

167,200 

165,800

165,800 

165,800 

164,500 

164", 500 

164,500

165,800 

172,500 

179,200 

183,400 

186,300

180,600 

175,100 

171,200 

168,500 

164,500

45.0 

+3,700 

7,540

Dec.

164,500 

163,200 

162,000 

162,000 

162,000

162,000 

162,000 

159,500 

159,500 

159,500

158,200

159,500 

159,500 

160,800 

160,800

160,800 

162,000 

162,000 

162,000 

160,800

162,000 

162,000 

162,000 

162,000 

162,000

162,000 

164,500 

164,500 

165,800 

167,200 

168j 500

45.3 

+4,000 

7,680

Jan.

168,500 

165,800 

164,500 

163,200 

162,000

163,200 

165,800 

165,800 

165,800 

164,500

165,800 

164,500 

169,800 

172,500 

172,500

172,500 

169,800 

167,200 

164,500 

179,200

182,000

182,000 

180,600 

177,800 

173,800

171,200 

168,500 

167,200 

169,800 

169,800 

168,500

45.3 

0 

6,630

Feb.

167,200 

165,800 

164,500 

163,200 

163,200

162,000 

160,800

160,800 

162,000 

162,000

163,200 

163,200 

163,200 

164,500 

165,800

165,800 

164,500 

164,500 

163,200 

163,200

163,200 

165,800 

171,200 

171,200 

172,, 500

171,200 

169,800 

167,200

45.2 

-1,300 

6,670

Mar.

164,500

163,200 

163,200 

163,200 

162,000

162,000 

162,000 

162,000 

160,800 

162,000

160,800 

159,500 

158,200

158,200 

158,200

159,500 

159,500 

158,200 

158,200 

158,200

158,200 

159,500 

159,500 

158,200 

158,200

158,200 

159,500 

159,500 

159,500 

159,500 

159,500

44.6 

-7,700 

6,810

Apr.

159,500 

159,500 

159,500 

159,500 

159,500

159,500 

158.200 

159,500 

159,500 

159,500

158,200 

159,500 

160,800 

162,000 

162,000

163,200

163,200 

162,000 

162,000 

162,000

162,000 

162,000 

163,200 

163,200 

162,000

162,000 

162,000 

162,000 

162,000 

163,200

44.9 

+3,700 

7,800

May

164,500 

163,200 

163,200 

169,800 

172,500

175,100

172,500 

168,500 

165,800 

163,200

162,000 

162,000 

162,000 

160,800 

162,000

160,800 

162,000 

162,000 

160,800 

159,500

159,500 

160,800 

160,800 

160,800 

160,800

160,800 

160,800 

159,500 

159,500 

159,500 

159,500

44.6 

-3,700 

10,760

June

159,500

159,500 

158,200 

158,200 

158,200

158,200 

157,000 

157,000 

157,000 

155,800

155,800 

155,800 

154,500 

154,500 

154,500

153,200 

153,200 

153,200 

153,200 

152,000

152,000 

152,000 

152,000 

150,800 

150,800

150,800 

149,600 

149,600 

148,500

148,500

43.7 

-11,000 

11,240

July

147,300

147,300 

146,100 

146,100 

146,100

146,100 

146,100 

144,900 

144,900 

144,900

144,900 

144,900 

143,700 

143,700 

142,600

142,600 

142,600 

141,400 

141,400 

140,200

139,100 

139,100 

138,000 

138,000 

138,000

136,900 

135,800 

135,800 

134,600 

134,600 

133,500

42.4 

-15,000 

11,410

Aug.

133,500

132,400 

131,300 

131,300 

131,300

131,300 

130,200 

130,200 

129,100 

129,100

129,100 

128,000 

128,000 

127,000 

127,000

127,000 

126,000

126,000 

126,000 

126,000

126,000 

126,000 

126,000 

127,000 

127,000

127,000 

127,000 

127,000 

127,000 

126,000 

126,000

41.7 

-7,500 

9,880

Sept.

124,900 

124,900 

123.800 

123,806 

123,800

124,900 

124,900 

124,900 

124,900 

124,900

124,900 

124,900 

124,900 

124,900 

124,900

124,900 

124,900 

124,900 

124,900 

128,000

132,400 

136,900 

142,600 

147,300 

149,600

153,200 

154,500 

157,000 

159,500 

162.000

44.8 

+36,000 

7,770

Calendar year 1957.................... * +81,900 tt 101,800

Water year 1957-58.................... *0 tt 101,900

t Sage height, in feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.

tt Diversions, in acre-feet, for municipal and industrial uses, and for irrigation.

Note. Contents computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Apr. 12-15, July 31 to Aug. 26.
SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN 123

725. Barker Reservoir near Addlcks, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°46'05", long 95 038'45", at dam on Buffalo Bayou 45 ft upstream from 

reservoir outlet works, 1,160 ft upstream from Addlcks-Howell County road, 1.1 miles 

south of Addicks, Harris County, and 1.2 miles upstream from South Mayde Creek. Upper 

gage, lat 29°43'10", long 95°44'00", on Buffalo Bayou, 2.8 miles west of Clodlne, Fort 

Bend County, 4.8 miles (2.7 miles by reservoir) upstream from Mason Creek, 9.0 miles 

(6.4 miles by reservoir) upstream from reservoir outlet works.

Drainage area. 150 sq ml at outlet works; 105 sq ml at upper gage. 

Records available. August 1945 to September 1958.

Gages. Water-stage recorders. Datum of both gages is 0.33 ft below mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, Galveston-Houston supplementary adjustmant and Houston supplementary 

adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum gage height at dam during year, 88.9 ft Oct. 17, 18 (contents, 6,780 

acre-ft); maximum at upper gage, 98.3 ft Oct. 15.

1945-58: Maximum gage height at dam, 90.4 ft Aug. 30, 1945 (contents, 11,240 acreft); maximum at upper gage, 98.6 ft Aug. 28, 1945.

Maximum stage known near site of upper gage prior to construction of reservoir, 

98.1 ft in December 1935, from floodmark about 1,100 ft to right of and 1,100 ft downstream from upper gage.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled-fill earthen-type dam 72,844 ft long. Dam compleTed Feb. 3, 1946, but was first used for flood control in spring of 1945. Reservoir is operated for flood protection of city of Houston. It is a detention reservoir 

with no provision for permanent storage. Outlet works consist of 5 concrete conduits, 

2 of which are uncontrolled. The middle conduit is controlled by 2 vertical-lift steel 

gates; the 2 outer conduits are controlled by single vertical-lift steel gates. All 

gates remain closed except during recession of large floods or during emergencies. 

Capacity, 127,900 acre-ft between gage height 75.0 ft (bottom of conduits) and 101.9 ft 

(top of design flood pool). No constructed emergency spillways; runoff considerably In 

excess of designed capacity will be discharged around ends of dam. Gage heights and 

contents not published for floods that do not produce a gage height of 82.0 ft (top of 

outlet structure) or higher at dam.

Cooperation. Capacity table and gage-height record at dam furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Gage heights and contents at Indicated time when flood runoff was 

partly stored In reservoir during October 1957

Date

Oct. 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Time

12 p.m.

5 p.m.

7 p.m.

12 p.m.

11 a.m.

1 p.m.

2 p.m.

4 p.m.

12 p.m.

4 a.m.

8 a.m.

12 m.

6 p.m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

6 p.m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

8 a.m.

4 p.m.

12 p.m.

8 a.m.

4 p.m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

Gage height at 

upper gage 

(feet) __

-

90.5

9O.5

91.3

91.3

93.3

95.8

98.0

98.2

97.8

97.4

96.9

96.4

96.1

95.2

94.7

94.4

93.7

93.2

92.7

92.2

92. 0

91.7

91.4

91.1

9O.9

90.8

9O.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

Gage height 

at dam 

(feet)

75.3

75.2

76.4

76.7

77.8

78.8

79.8

81.1

81.9

83.1

84.8

86.2

87.5

88.3

88.9

88.9

88.9

88.6

88.1

87.3

86.2

85.4

84.5

83.3

82.0

80.8

80. 0

79.4

78.9

78.6

78.3

78.1

77.8

77.6

77.2

76.9

76.6

76.4

76.2

76.1

76.0

Contents 

(acre-feet)

3

2

9

11

22

35

52

83

122

278

875

2,040

3,850

5.39O

6,780

6,780

6,780

6,06O

4,97O

3,520

2,040

1,290

714

321

129

73

55

45

37

32

28

26

22

20

16

13

10

9

7

7

6
124 SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN

730. Addicks Reservoir near Addicks, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°47'30", long 95"37"25", at dam on South Mayde Creek, 65 ft upstream 

from reservoir outlet works, 2,700 ft upstream from U. S. Highway 90, 1.2 miles east 

of Addicks, Harris County, and 1.4 miles upstream from mouth. Supplementary gages: 

lat 29°48'05", long 95"41'30", on South Mayde Creek at Groeschke Road Bridge, 3.2 miles 

west of Addicks, 4.6 miles (3.5 miles by reservoir) upstream from Langham Creek, and 

5.5 miles (4.2 miles by reservoir) upstream from reservoir outlet works; lat 29°50'10", 

long 95°37'35", on Langham Creek at Clay Road Bridge, 3.6 miles north of Addicks, 

4.4 miles (2.7 miles by reservoir) upstream from mouth, and 5.3 miles (3.1 miles by 

reservoir) upstream from reservoir outlet works.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi at outlet works; 30 sq mi at gage on South Mayde Creek; and 

49 sq mi at gage on Langham Creek.

Records available. June 1948 to September 1958.

gages. Water-stage recorders. Datum of all gages is mean sea level, datum of 1929,

Galveston-Houston supplementary adjustment and Houston supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum elevation at dam during year, 92.8 ft Oct. 16, 17 (contents, 5,610 

acre-ft); maximum at gage on South Mayde Creek, 107.4 ft Oct. 15; maximum at gage on 

Langham Creek, 102.4 ft Oct. 15.

1948-58: Maximum elevation at dam, 94.3 ft July 31, 1954; maximum at gage on South 

Mayde Creek, that of Oct. 15, 1957; maximum at gage on Langham Creek, 102.8 ft July 30 

or 31, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 89.9 ft in December 1935 at bridge on U. S. Highway 90, 2,700 

ft downstream from outlet works, from information by Corps of Engineers. This flood 

reached a stage of 109.3 ft, 0.2 mile downstream, and 0.1 mile to right of gage on 

South Mayde Creek, and a stage of 104.5 ft, 1,900 ft to left and 700 ft upstream from 

gage on Langham Creek; from floodmarks, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled-fill earthen-type dam 61,166 ft long. Dam completed in the fall of 1948. Reservoir is operated for flood protection of city of 

Houston. It is a detention reservoir with no provision for permanent storage. Outlet 

works consist of 5 concrete conduits, 2 of which are uncontrolled. The middle conduit 

is controlled by 2 vertical-lift gates; the 2 outer conduits are controlled by single 

vertical-lift steel gates. All gates will remain closed except during recession of 

large floods or during emergencies. Capacity, 188,030 acre-ft between elevations 73.0 

(bottom of conduits) and 113.0 ft (top of design flood pool). No constructed emergency 

spillways; runoff considerably in excess of designed capacity will be discharged around 

ends of dam. Elevations and contents not published for floods that do not produce an 

elevation of 79.0 ft (top of outlet structure) or higher at dam.

Cooperation. Capacity table and elevation record at dam furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation and contents, at Indicated time when flood runoff was partly stored 

in reservoir, during period in October, November 1957, and January 1958

Date

Oct. 14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Nov. 22

23

24

25

Time

10 p.m.

12 p.m.

6 a.m.

10 a.m.

12 m.

2 p.m.

4 p.m.

6 p.m.

8 p.m.

10 p.m.

12 P.m.

2 a.m.

6 a.m.

8 a.m.

12 m.

8 p.m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

i2 p.m.

8 a.m.

4 p.m.

12 p.m.

6 a.m.

12 m.

4 p.m.

8 p.m.

12 p.m.

4 a.m.

8 a.m.

12 m.

6 p.m.

12 p.m.

7 a.m.

10 a.m.

6 p.m.

12 p.m.

6 a.m.

12 m.

6 p.m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

Elevation on 

South Mayde 

Creek (feet)

103.0

102.7

102.3

105.9

106.8

107.1

107.4

107.4

107.4

107.3

107.2

107.2

107.0

106.9

106.8

106.6

106.4

105.9

105.0

104.1

103.2

102.5

102.0

101.6

101.3

101.1

100.8

100.6

100.4

100.2

99.9

99.7

100.5

103.0

105.6

105.3

104.8

104.9

104.8

104.7

104.7

103.5

102.4

101.6

Elevation on 

Langham Creek 

(feet)

100.0

100.3

100.6

100.5

100.6

101.1

101.7

102.3

102.4

102.4

102.3

102.2

102.0

101.9

101.7

101.4

101.2

100.9

100.6

100.4

100.2

99.9

99.5

98.9

98.5

98.0

97.6

97.2

96.8

96.5

96.1

95.8

98.9

100.0

100.8

100.8

100.6

100.5

100.5

100.5

100.5

100.2

99.7

98.7

Elevation 

at dam 

(feet)

75.6

76.4

76.9

76. S

77.5

79.6

81.5

82.8

84.5

86.5

88.6

90.0

91.5

92.0

92.5

92.8

92.8

92.3

91.6

91.0

90.3

89.4

S8.3

87.0

85.0

83.0

81.3

80.0

78.6

77.5

76.7

76.0

76.5

77.5

78.9

79.6

80.7

81.6

81.7

81. S

81.2

80.7

79.8

78.8

Contents 

(acre-feet)

6

9

13

12

17

40

72

100

157

385

1,070

2,020

3,570

4,260

5,060

5,610

5,610

4,720

3,700

2,970

2,280

1,560

923

492

189

105

68

46

28

17

11

7

10

17

32

40

57

74

76

72

66

57

43

30
SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN 

730. Addicks Reservoir near Addicks, Tex. Continued

125

Elevation and contents, at Indicated time when flood runoff was partly stored In reservoir, 

during period In October, November 1957, and January 19S8 Continued

Date

Nov. 26

27

28

Jan. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Time

12 m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

8 a.m.

12 m.

6 p.m.

12 p.m.

6 a.m.

12 m.

6 p.m.

12 p.m.

6 a.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

6 a.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

12 m.

12 p.m.

Elevation on 

South Hayde 

Creek (feet)

100.9

100.4

99.8

99.5

99.1

98.7

97.4

104.5

105.9

105.8

105.2

104.4

103.5

102.6

101.8

101.3

100.3

99.9

101.1

103.8

102.5

101.3

100.5

99.8

99.1

98.6

Elevation on 

Langham Creek 

(feet)

97.5

96.8

96.3

95.9

95.6

95.2

97.0

100.4

101.4

101.2

100.9

100.7

100.6

100.4

100.2

100.0

99.2

98.5

99.1

100.4

100.2

99.5

98.2

97.2

96.3

95.8

Elevation 

at dam 

(feet)

78.0

77.0

76.3

76.0

75.6

75.4

76.2

78.8

80.1

82.0

84.4

84.9

84.7

84.0

82.5

81.0

79.0

78.4

78.4

79.1

79.8

79.4

78.5

77.4

76.3

75.8

Contents 

(acre-feet)

22

13

9

7

6

5

8

30

48

82

151

182

168

135

93

63

33

26

26

34

43

38

27

16

9

6
126 SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN

735. Buffalo Bayou near Addlcks, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°45'44", long 95°36'2l", near right bank at downstream side of pile bent 

of bridge on Dairy-Ashford road over rectified channel, 1.8 miles downstream from 

South Mayde Creek, 2.6 miles southeast of Addicks, Harris County, 3.0 miles downstream 

from outlet works of Addicks Reservoir, and 3.2 miles downstream from outlet works of 

Barker Reservoir.

Drainage area. 310 sq mi.

Records available. August 1945 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.31 ft below mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Galveston-Houston supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Feb. 2, 1948, 

water-stage recorder at bridge on natural channel 1,200 ft to right at same datum. 

Feb. 2 to May 21, 1948, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 160 cfs (115,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,470 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 71.05 ft); minimum daily, 1.9 cfs Apr. 8.

1945-58: Maximum discharge, 11,200 cfs Aug. 29, 1945 (gage height, 81.23 ft, at 

former site); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since 1896, 85.6 ft in December 1935, present datum (adjusted 

to former site from floodmark half a mile downstream, on basis of slope of flood of 

Aug. 29, 1945), from information by local resident.

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

Floodflow regulated by Barker and Addicks Reservoirs (see p. 123, 124) Extreme low 

flow sustained by drainage from irrigated lands.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10-13)

49.0

49.2

49.4

49.7

50.0

1.9

5.6

11

24

40

50.5

51.0

52.0

54.0

57.0

73

116

£22

495

1,020

60.0

64.0

68.0

71.0

1,720

2,990

4,690

6,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

100

80

60

50

45

40

35

30

25

*85

65

116

28

113

2,180

*5, 580

6,280 

5,580

4,740

2,860

1,330

771

667

540

352

216

140

94

66

51

40

32,359

1,044

64,180

Nov.

29

26

21

17

14

14

*35

236

160

84

59

77

209

366

272

170

112 

386

436

252

165

769

1,560

1,970

1,750

1,280

863

634

480

338

12,784

426

25,360

Dec.

216

I5o

 116

94

73

62

64

58

46

36

28

22

19

15

14

13

12 

12

12

13

11

11

10

973

9.6

17

33

33

31

24

1,273.2

41.1

2,530

Jan.

18

*15

12

11

9.5

40

120

112

66

44

31

116

555

510

345

222

145 

105

86

1,160

2,240

2,000

1,440

1,490

1,520

901

602

456

422

538

246

15,157.3

489

30,060

Feb.

165

120

85

62

51

*44

59

51

25

143

420

500

420

390

408

318

187 

120

79

58

48

356

882

789

586

594

252

165

-

7,117

254

14,120

Mar.

61

65

46

34

28

20

*22

19

14

12

9.6

9.0

7.6

6.6

5.6

5.6

6.4 

5.4

6.6

6.8

5.6

5.2

12

9.3

7.1

5.4

8.1

7.8

4.8

3.6

5.1

462.2

14.9

917

Apr.

*2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

ir!

4.4

2.7

2.8

14

186

266

165

70 

29

22

12

7.8

6.1

5.2

4.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

4.0

4.2

845.3

28.2

1,680

May

4.2

4.0

5.0

34

87

63

*36

22

15

11

8.7

9.6

5.0

3.8

476

7.4

9.6

8.7

13

16

9.0

5.8

6.8

11

29

44

29

31

161

~aa 170 

30

962.2

51.0

1,910

June

47

24

13

11

16

*31

20

18

9.3

7.6

7.8

5.2

4.6 678-

6.8

6.1

7.2 

9579~

44

27

21

20

21

15

9.0

6.8

7.1

7.4

12

605.7

20.2

1,200

July

9.3

7.4

7.6

5.8

6.6

8.1

9.6

*15

16

20

30

35

28

18

11

15

12 

8.7

6.8

6.1

5.6

4.2

4.6

7.6

12

9.6

5.6

574

6.1

7.6

8.4

548.7

11.2

692

Aug.

9.6

6.4

678

9.5

7.6

7.8

*15

17

16

20

20

26

26

55

57

32

30 

50

26

28

26

53

51

82

81

75

75

65

62

60

55

1,068.5

34.5

2,120

Sept.

50

48

46

44

*42_

54

147

394

545

266

176

155

94

70

56

66

88 

78

73

70

70

1,200

1,100

900

600

400

300

150

100

80

7.242

241

14,560

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,280 Mln 0 Mean 228 Ac-ft 165,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,280 Mln 1.9 Mean 220 Ac-ft 159,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-9, Feb. 11-14, Aug. 30 to Sept. 4, 20-30; discharge estimated 

on basis of weather records and records for stations at Barker and Addicks Reservoirs and Buffalo 

Bayou at Houston.
SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN 127

740. Buffalo Bayou at Houston, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°45'42", long 95°23'54", near left bank of low-water channel at downstream side of pier of Waugh Drive Bridge in Houston, Harris County, 0.41 mile upstream 

from Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. bridge and 3.1 miles upstream from Whlteoak 

Bayou.

Drainage area. 362 sq ml.

Records available. May 1936 to September 1957, October 1957 to September 1958 (highwater records and discharge measurements).

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4.08 ft below mean sea level, datum of

929, unadjusted for ground surface subsidence resulting from heavy ground-water withdrawals. Prior to June 19, 1936, reference point on upstream side of bridge at samedatum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1936-57), 243 cfs (175,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 7,200 cfs Oct. 18 (gage height, about 

22.5 ft, from graph based on outside staff-gage readings); minimum not determined 

(affected by tides); minimum gage height, 5.84 ft Apr. 7.

1936-58: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Aug. 30, 1945 (gage height, 34.23 ft); minimum not determined after September 1957 (affected by tides).

Maximum stage known since 1835, 54.4 ft Dec. 9, 1935, present site and datum (discharge, 40,000 cfs, furnished by engineer for Harris County). Flood of May 31, 1929, 

reached a stage of 48.9 ft, present site and datum (discharge, 19,000 cfs at bridge on 

Capitol Avenue, 2 miles downstream, from rating curve extended above 15,300 cfs, stagedischarge relation materially affected by interference of bridge; furnished by city of 

Houston).

Remarks. Records good above 2,000 cfs and fair below, except for periods of backwater 

from Whiteoak Bayou and no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge not computed 

below gage height 12.0 ft because tides affect stage-discharge relation. Floodflow 

regulated by Barker and Addicks Reservoirs (see p. 123, 124).

Revisions. WSP 1038: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of backwater (gage 

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

12.0

14.0

17.0

20.0

22.5

1,060

1,680

3,000

5,100

7,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

*C2,450

c5,340

*6,880

a7,100 

36,000

a3,000

a2,oOO

al , 300

*

-

_

-

-

-

~

.

-

-

Nov.

-

-

-

t49

-

_

-

t341

-

-

_

-

-

t646

-

_

-

_

-

_

1,330

1,820

2,070

1,920

1,540

1,120

-

~

_

-

-

Dec.

t34

_

-

-

Jan.

-

-

t29

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

1,640

1,920

2,400 

2,360

1,860

1,680

1,420

-

-

-

"

.

-

-

Feb.

t71

-

_

-

-

Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

_

t28

-

-

-

_

-

.

.

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

t!7

.

-

-

Apr.

t664

_

-

-

May

t53

_

.

-

June

_

-

-

-

-

t20

-

-

t30

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

;

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

July

t48

_

_

-

Aug.

tl5

_

-

-

Sept.

_

_

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 7,100 Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,100 Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

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

Bayou near Addicks.

c Backwater from Whiteoak Bayou.

Note. Tidal backwater affects the stage-discharge relationship below 12.0 ft. Days shown with 

less then 1,060 cfs are individual measurements and do not necessarily represent the mean daily flow.
128 SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN

745. Whlteoak Bayou at Houston, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°46'31", long 95°23'54", near right bank at downstream side of pier of 

Yale Street Bridge, in Houston, Harris County, 80 ft downstream from Texas and New 

Orleans Railroad Co. bridge, 2.5 miles upstream from Little Whiteoak Bayou, and 

4.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 92.0 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1936 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4.08 ft below mean sea level, datum of 

1929, unadjusted for ground surface subsidence resulting from heavy ground-water withdrawals. Prior to June 17, 1936, reference point at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 67.9 cfs (49,160 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,320 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 40.58 ft); minimum daily recorded, 1.8 cfs July 20, 21.

1936-58; Maximum discharge, 8,600 cfs Nov. 2, 1943 (gage height, 42.45 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 16, Sept. 2, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 51.5 ft Dec. 9, 1935, present site and datum (discharge, 

14,750 cfs, furnished by engineer for Harris County). Flood of May 31, 1929, reached 

a stage of 47.0 + 0.5 ft, present site and datum (discharge, 9,360 cfs), computed on 

basis of current-meter measurement at stage 1 ft below crest, made at bridge 1 block 

downstream from gage, furnished by city of Houston.

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

Low flow partly sustained by Industrial waste. No diversion above station.

Revisions. WSP 1038: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

a!2

all

aio

alO

a9

a9

a8

a8

a8

*21

8.1

4.9

34~3.6

2,380

2,960 

*1, 250

*594

254

alOO

a50

a60

aSO

a60

a40

a30

a20

a!5

alo 

a9

a8

8,384.6

270

16,630

Nov.

a7

a7

a7

a6

aG

alO

144

aSO

a30

a20

a!5

alO

247

*268

a80

a50 

a30

420

174 *53

66

751

640

511

279

a!68

alOO

a6 8

a50

a36

4,313

144

8,550

Dec.

a26

a20

a!6

a!5

a!4

a20

a40

a!5

a!4

al2

a9

a9

a9

alO

a9

a9 

a9

a8

al6

alO

a7

a6

a8

a8

a!6

a!2

a55" a55

a26

al6 

a!6

515

16.6

1,020

Jan.

a8

a9

a7

a7

a8

*a40

a30

a22

al7

a!2

aS

195

348

144

72

39 

24

14

17

1.070

917

526

571

508

279

a!50

alOO

a80

a90

a50

5,432

175

10,770

Feb.

a30

a2o

al5

al3

al3

a2o

al5

a!3

al2

alOO

a80

a60

a5O

a!5o

aSO

a60 

a30

a2O

al5

a!3

a!2

467

531

256

alOO

a7O

a60

a30

2,335

83.4

4,630

Mar.

a20

al7

»al5

a!3

a!2

a!5

all

aS

a6

a5

a6

*7.7

6.5

6.9

5.6

4.2 

9.0

8.6

6.5

4.9

4.7

5.6

36

IT

6.5

5.6

5.2

5.6

6.9

5^9

*3 . 9

282.8

9.12

561

Apr.

3.6

4.2

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.6

2.9

2.4

216

14

4.9

4.7

40

*361

130

28 

12

9.0

5.6

4.9

5.6

4.7

3.6

3.4

3.9

3.9

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.9

895.5

29.8

1,780

May

3.4

3.1

21

20

14

5.6

4.4

3.4

2.9

2.9

a3

a3

*3.4

a3

a3

a3

a3

7.3

4.9

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

2^1

2.9

2.9

a3

8.6

69

14

235.5

7.60

467

June

6.9

3.9

3.1

2.6

2.6

3.1

3.4

3.6

2.6

2.4

*2.4

a2.5

a2.5

2.9

3.6

3.4 

4.2

154

425

a 100

a20

a8

a5

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

a3

788.7

26.3

1,560

July

a3*3.6

2.4

3.1

3.1

21

*32

9.4

34

13

9.4

6.0

5.2

3.9

2.9

3.9 

3.6

3.4

2.4

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2 

2.3

191.5

6.18

380

Aug.

2.4

274

2.4

47

13

3.6

3.9

5.2

4.7

42

*13

alO

91

a20

alO

7.7 

4.7

5.6

5.6

5.2

11

22

a!5

alO

16

15

16

8.1

8.1

6.9 

4.2

431.7

13.9

856

Sept.

3.4

2.3

4.4

2.6

8.6

62

158 *66

*19

*15

12

8.6

7.3

4.7

17

9.4

8.6

16

15

374

552

alOO

aSO

a20

alO

a7

a5

a4

a4

a4

1,569.9

52.3

3,110

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,960 Mln 0.9 Mean 71.2 Ac-ft 51,550

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,960 Mln 1.8 Mean 69.5 Ac-ft 5O.31O

Peak discharge (base, 82O cfa). Oct. 15 .. , . .

(26.81 ft); Jan. 2O (3 p.m.) 1,78O cfs (30.83 ft); Apr. 14 (9:30 a.m.) 95O cfs (26.48 ft);

6 p.m.) 5,320 ofs (40.58 ft); Nov. 22 (12 m.) 1,000 cfs 

,_..__ _.,, ._. , __ , ....... _,.._ ___ ,30.83 ft); Apr. 14 (9:30 a.m.) 95O cfs '" '

June 19 (2a.m.) 1,440 cfs (29.2O ft); Sept. 21 (2 p.m.) 1,200 cfs (27.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, engineers' notes, discharge measurements, recorded range In stage, and records for nearby stations.
SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN 129

750. Brays Bayou at Houston, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°42'08", long 95°24'08", near left bank at downstream side of pile bent 

of Old Main Street Bridge In southwest section of Houston, Harris County, 0.8 mile 

upstream from Harris Gully and 10.8 miles upstream from Buffalo Bayou.

Drainage area. 100 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1936 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3.90 ft below mean sea level, datum of 

1929, unadjusted for ground surface subsidence resulting from heavy ground-water withdrawals. Prior to June 20, 1936, reference point on bridge at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 83.3 cfs (60,310 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,100 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 47.48 ft); minUnum daily, 0.1 cfs Mar. 14,-Apr. 1, caused by construction work upstream from gage.

1936-58: Maximum discharge, 8,120 cfs Nov. 2, 1943; maximum gage height, 51.70 ft 

Aug. 28, 1945; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Oct. 11, 12, 1937, Mar. 14, Apr. 1, 

1958.

Maximum stage known since at least 1911, 56.0 ft in June 1919, present site and 

datum, from information by engineer for city of Houston. Flood of May 31. 1929, 

reached a stage of 50.4 ft, present site and datum (discharge, 11,095 cfs), from 

current-meter measurement at Lawndale Avenue Bridge, about 8 miles downstream from gage; 

furnished by city of Houston.

Remarks. Records fair. No diversion above station. Low flow partly maintained by sewage 

effluent from Houston suburbs and was partially regulated for most of year by construction dams upstream from gage.

Revisions. WSP 1038: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.4

10

9.8

12

12

11

11

11

284

2.010

*1,970

*994

*620

361

130

51

61

78

63

31

20

a!6

a!4

a!2

a!2

a!2

6,875.0

222

13,640

Nov.

al2

al2

a25

23

a!5

57

95

178

a300

alOO

a50

a20

a!50

alOO

a80

a70

a200

al.500

a400

*132

70

1,150

1,040

703

344

168

86

57

41

31

7,209

240

14,300

Dec.

24

22

20

18

17

19

56

21

17

16

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

10

10

10

10

16

15

28

26

13

12

11

518

16.7

1,030

Jan.

6.1

9^

10

8.5

13

48

*21

17

14

13

12

120

279

161

54

33

22

18

21

934

772

441

566

529

223

96

68

81

89

69

43

4,791.2

155

9,500

Feb.

33

26

22

19

19

26

19

15

13

53

69

89

62

91

93

59

33

27

21

21

23

712 756"

289

120

72

51

38

-

2,815

101

5,580

Calendar year 1957 : Max 2,010 Min 7

Mar.

29

26

*26

23

22

30

23

18

16

3.2

15

19

1.8

i!

8.3

1.8

23

26

20

32

14

20

40

39

37

15

1,8

5.0

19

36

*11

601.0

18.4

1,190

Apr.

aa *29

30

19

17

16

16

16

43

37

36

42

44

*422 22~5"

89

44

28

22

31

20

17

14

16

16

15

6.0

22

15

14

1,361.1

45.4

2,700

May

15

15

13

15

15

12

15

*14

12

12

11

8.3

16

12

12

12

23

34

29

25

22

14

22

16

8.3

1T~ 1.8

12

12

98

3T

570.4

19.4

1,130

June

19

15

12

12

15

20

19

18

19

18

*21

20

19

19

18

19

25

30

W

28

22

24

23

22

21

20

21

18

IP.

13

590

19.7

1,170

July

21

*35

30

20

16.

16

33

25

28

38

49

51

50

39

31

25

28

23

20

27

22

18

19

22

20

20

20

20

19

18

16

819

26.4

1,620

Aug.

16

15

19

22

22

22

24

22

26

28

*64

34

48

Z5

34

a25

a22

a20

a!8

a!8

17

*17

17

42

*31

26

28

28

25

24

22

851

27.5

1,690

Sept.

22

22

23

22

26

*76

110

81

29

*63

48

19

17

17

23

26

17

18

19

427

1.220

132

50

34

20

16

8.3

S^S.

3.6

26

2,618.4

87.3

5,190

Mean 85.6 Ac-ft 61,990

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,010 Min 0.1 Mean 81.1 Ac-ft 58,740

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). Oct. 15 (4:30 p.m.) 5,100 cfs (47.48 ft); Nov. 18 (time unknown) 

2,810 cfs (41.73 ft); Nov. 22 (2 p.m.) 1,910 cfs (39.50 ft); Jan. 20 (1:30 p.m.) 1,620 cfs 

(38.05 ft); Sept. 21 (2 a.m.) 2,320 cfs (40.28 ft). _____________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

engineers' notes, and records for nearby stations.
130 SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN 

755. Sims Bayou at Houston, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°40'27', long 95°17'21", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 35 in southeast section of Houston, Harris County, 5.6 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 64.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.61 ft below mean sea level, datum of 

1929, adjustment of 1957.

Average discharge.. 6 years, 38.6 cfs (27,950 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,050 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 23.22 ft); minimum daily, 5.0 cfs July 14.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 15, 1957; minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Aug. 7, 

1955.

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

Low flow is largely sewage effluent from Houston suburbs and drainage from lands 

irrigated with ground water. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

a9

a9

a8

a8

as

aS

a7

a7

a7

a7

*6.7

a7

a7

297

*2,450

*2,680

*678

*146

55

a25

a20

a!5

a40

a2O

a!8

a!7

a!6

a!6

a!6

a!5

15

6,637.7

214

13,170

Nov.

15

14

12

15

14

19

36

330

a200

alOO

a50

a30

a600

*577

221

111

75

341

253

114

73

897

al,200

aSOo

a200

alOO

a70

a50

a30

a20

6,267

209

12,430

Dec.

a!5

a!2

alO

7.9

7.8

7.4

22

83

3T

al5

alO

a8

a7

a6

a6

a6

5.4

5 s'.z.6

6.7

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.4,

6.6

6.4

6.8

6.6

47

22

12

412.0

13.3

817

Jan.

9.8

8.8

*8.4

8T^

9.3

20

15

a!4

12

12

12

60

138

40

18

12

9.1

8.4

8.4

904

650

138

467

4,64

116

53

30

26

42

21

3,364.0

109

6,670

Feb.

17

14

12

*11

11

12

11

10

9.8

42

66

116

a60

a200

alSO

a80

a40

a20

a!5

alO

a9

a600

a 700

a30TJ

alOO

a60

a30

a20

-

2,725.8

97.4

5,410

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,970 Mln 3.9

Mar.

a!5

a!3

a!2

a!2

12

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

16

14

*11

10

10

9.6

11

10

9.4

9.3

9.3

9.1

11

10

8.8

349.5

11.3

693

Apr.

8.4

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.1

8.4

^4TTS

77

15

8.6

7.6

13

*238

*a75-

a30

13

alO

a9

a9

a9

a9

8.6

8.1

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.1

8.2

8 .2

655.1

21.8

1,300

May

8.1

8.1

11

11

7.4

7.0

6.6

S76

6.6

6.7

6.6

6.7

*6.6

6.6

a7

a7

a7

a7

a20

a!4

all

alO

alO

a25

a!5

a!3

alO

a20

al2

alO

a9

312.6

10.1

620

June

a8

a8

a8

a8

a7

a7

a?

a7

a?

a7

*6.8

6.6

6.4

a6

a6

a6

a6

a6

a6

5.8

6.4

8.1

10

~T.4,

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.1

8.9

209.3

6.98

415

July

14

~48 278

10

7.4

12

65

27

15

21

16

7.4

6.7

*5JD

5.5

5.8

5.6

6.3

6.3

5.5

5.4

5.5

56

15

9.3

7.4

7.3

7.9

9.1

8.9

8.2

707.5

22.8

1,400

Aug.

7.2

7.0

7.2

7.2

8.4

8.9

7.4

7.2

7.8

11

8.4

7.6

11

12

8.4

7.2

7.0

6.8

T^B

*7.2

6.8

6.8

9.6

46

18

9.1

7.2

7.0

6.8

8.2

7.0

295.0

9.52

585

Sept.

6.8

6.7

7.2

7.2

6.4

*81

*179

255

85

*28

17

20

16

12

11

10

222

114

*36

*230

2,290

636

132

42

23

28

21

16

12

13

4,563.3

152

9,050

Mean 85.7 Ac-ft 62,060

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,680 Mln 5.0 Mean 72.6 Ac-ft 52,560

9 ft);

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

engineers notes, and records for nearby stations.
SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN

760. Greens Bayou near Houston, Tex.

Location.~Lat 29°55'05", long 95°18'24", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 59, 10.5 miles northeast of Houston, Harris County, and 12.0 miles 

upstream from Halls Bayou.

Drainage area. 67.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1958.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 0.66 ft below mean sea level, datum of 

1929, adjustment of 1957.

Average discharge.--6 years, 24.5 cfs (17,740 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,410 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 62.82 ft); no 

flow Oct. 10.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 7,000 cfs July 30, 1954 (gage height, 64.75 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair. No known diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16-19, Apr. 13-16, June 18, 19, 

Aug. 13 to Sept. 1, Sept. 8-12, 15-19, 23-24)

48.6

48.7

48.8

48.9

49.0

49.1

0

.1

.3

.6

1.1

1.9

49.2

49.3

49.6

50.0

50.5

51.0

3.2

5.0

16

38

70

114

52.0

54.0

57.0

60.0

62.0

237

590

1,270

2,160

2,980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ao-ft

Oct.

1.3

1.2

1.0

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.9

.6

.2

13

1,340

*2,74Q

*533

158

69

38

20

23

84

*74

31

12

4.5

1.7

.9

.7

.7

5,149.5

166

2.46

2.84

10,210

Nov.

0.5

.5

.3

.2

.1

.4

12

37

3.4

.7

.4

.7

127

269

72

33

17

122

83

29

£2

608

610

454

205

99

59

40

*28

17

2,950.2

98.3

1.46

1.62

5,850

Dec.

8.9

5.3

3.6

2.7 

1.8

1.6

2,7

2.6

1.7

1.3

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

TJ

.5

1.3

3.7

52

?4

10

5.6

. 136.3

4.40

0.065

0.08

270

Jan.

3.7

1.8

.9

.7 

_.£_

4.5

20

9.7

3.6

1.7

1.2

39

272

91

38

19

10

6.1

4.3

1.160

868

300

366

*413

162

84

53

55

127

70

44

4,229.8

136

2.01

2.33

8,390

Feb.

25

15

8.9

6.1 

4.8

4.6

3.4

2.6

36~1.9

86

55

57

121

134

53

28

18

11

7.5

5.3

292

424

155

80

58

53

31

1,778711

63.5

0.940

0.98

3,530

Calendar year 1957; Max 2,740 Min 0

Mar.

18

TT

7.0

5.3 

4.1

*4.5

4.6

4.3

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.7

2.4

1.8

*1.5

1.4

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

.9

100.4

3.24

0.048

0.06

199

Apr.

0.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

3.1

1.2

.8

.6

2.3

*20~§".7

3.6

1.9

1.5

1.0

.9

2.9

5.6

1.3

.7

.5

.4

T5

1.0

.7

.5

66.5

2.22

0.033

0.04

132

May

0.5

1.0

40

77 

IS

3.9

1.1

.6

.6

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

**.2

.1

TT

.4

.6

.6

.4

3.7

1.1

.6

1.1

7.8

12

2.6

1.5

28

23

225.0

7.26

0.108

0.12

446

June

5.8

1.3

1.1

2T§

1.2

1.6

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.3

1.4

.9

1.0

1.1

3.4

*13~5

5

3

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

66.5

2.22

0.033

0.04

132

July

1

1

1

1 

1

1

*2.9

3.1

2.2

2.0

9.7

"T.9 16

2.8

1.9

1.5

.8

1.1

.8

1.5

1.3

.7

.6

.6

.9

ITS" .5

1.7

.9

3.2

1.6

69.8

2.25

0.033

0.04

138

Aug.

1.6

1.0

.5

10 

3.2

.7

2.6

2.9

4.3

3.7

5.0

3.4

4.6

4.8

7.8

8.9

7.8

7.2

36~Z5

11

8.2

3.7

1.7

2.2

2.9

*3.2

5.3

2.9

1.7

.7

182.5

5.89

0.087

0.10

362

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

5

21

26

16

12

3.7

3.1

2.9

2.7

7.8

23

12

9.7

15

25

50

104

57

42

26

18

12

7.8

3 .6

507.7

16.9

0.250

0.28

1,010

Mean 38.0 Cfsm 0.563 In. 7.64 Ac-ft 27,500

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,740 Kin 0 Mean 42.4 Cfsm O.B28 In. 8.53 Ao-ft 30,670

Peak discharge (base, 700 efs^.--0cjt. 16 (7 to 8 a.m.) 3j410 ofs (62.82 ft); Nov. 22 (4 p.m.) 

974 ofs (55.85 ft); Jan. 20 (5 p.m. J 2,060 cfs (59.67 ft).___________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 20 to July 6, Sept. 2-7, 13, 14, 20-22, 27, 28; discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records, engineers notes, and record for Halls Bayou at Houston, 

charge computed from once-daily tape-gage readings Sept, 8-12, 15-19, 23-26, 29, 30.
132 SAN JACINTO RIVER BASIN 

765. Halls Bayou at Houston, Tex.

Location. Lat 29 0 51'42", long 95°20'05", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

Jensen Drive (formerly U. S. Highway 59), In northeast section of Houston, Harris 

County, 11.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 26.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 0.66 ft below mean sea level, datum of 

T929, adjustment of 1957.

Average discharge. 6 years, 11.1 cfs (8,040 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 57.09 ft); minimum recorded, 0.3 cfs Aug. 2, 3.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 2,410 cfs May 18, 1953, from rating curve extended 

above 400 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 60.65 ft July 30, 1954; no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair. No diversion above station. Low flow is partly sustained by 

sewage effluent from Houston suburbs.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14 to Nov. 22, Nov. 25 to Jan. 20, Jan. 22 to Feb. 14,

June 17-19, July 7, S, Aug. 4-6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19, 20, Sept. 23, 24)

44.8

44.9

45.1

45.3

0.2

.4

1.4

3.8

45.5

45.7

46.0

46.5

47.0

48.0

50.0

52.0

86

160

344

560

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.3

5.8

4.9

4.3

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.7

9.1

6.7

4.3

3.5

3.0

43

*540

*508

*103

38

19

14

9.8

10

14

8.8

 6.1

2.9

1.4

.9

.7 

.7

.7

1,382.7

44.6

2,740

Nov.

0.6

.6

.6

75" .5

.9

9.0

44

7.6

2.2

1.8

7.3

83

87

18

11

7.9

87

36

12

11

321

252

190

74

35

22

12

*7.9 

5 .6

1,348.0

44.9

2,670

Dec.

3.5

3.2

2.7

2.2

2.1

2.7

16

6.4

3.0

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.2

2.7

5.1

7.9

22

7.9 

4.0

2.9

117.7

3.80

233

Calendar year 1957: Max 540

Jan.

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.0

TTT

12

8.8

3.2

2.0

1.6

1.6

49

108

28

15

7.9

5.1

3.5

3.0

452

205

71

181

*136

46

29

22

28

41

20

1,492.4

48.1

2,960

Feb.

14

8.2

5.1

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.2

2.4

2.5

2?

28

22

25

85

64

30

20

15

11

8.5

7.9

179

T45

61

36

52

39

21

-

893.9

31.9

1,770

Mln 0.2

Mar.

~S.5 12

6.7

5.8

5.4

5.8

7.0

9.1

4.7

4.5

3.8

3.7

3.5

5.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

4.0

3.2

2.9

*2.6

276

9.8

6.7

4.5

5.5

2.9

2.7

2.6

145.1

4.68

288

Apr.

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.0

69 2.0'

15

4.5

3.0

17

*119 "41

15

7.9

7.0

5.4

4.5

7.6

22

8.2

4.3

5.5

5.0

2.7

2.4

2.5 

2.2

383.7

12.8

761

May

2.1

2.1

30

~T.O 44

2.7

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

 1.3

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.1

1.0

125.5

5.98

245

June

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

18

51

*23

9.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

2.7

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7 

1.6

119.6

3.99

237

July

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

*3.2

16

T.O

2.1

5.1

5.5

2.9

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5 

.5

.4

60.3

1.95

120

Aug.

0.4

.3

.7

6.0

25.

9.1

2.7

1.7

1.4

5.7

11

2.7

8.4

21

9.1

2.4

2.0

1.7

14

12

5.0

2.6

5.6

7.9

7.0

4.5

3.2

3.0

2.0 

1.0

175.7

5.67

348

Sept.

 50 6

6

6

6

.6

25

25

15

10

7

4

3

2

2

10

20

15

10

400

130

30

17

12

8.5

5.4

6.7

4.3

2.9

4.6

773.0

25.8

1,530

Mean 15.8 Ac-ft 11,460

Water year 1957-58: Max 540 Mln 0.3 Mean 19.2 Ac-ft 13,900

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). --Oct. 15 (6:30 p.m.) 1,280 cfs (57.09 ft); Nov. 22 (3 p.m.) 525 cfs 

(51.73 ft); Jan. 20 (2 p.m.) 732 cfs (53.43 ft); Jan. 23 (5 p.m.) 324 cfs (49.55 ft); Feb. 22

(6 p.m.) 344 cfs (50.03 ft); Sept. 20 (time unknown) about 560 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 28 to Sept. 22; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

nd records for Greens Bayou near Houston.
CLEAR CREEK BASIN 133

770. Clear Creek near Pearland, Tex.

Location. Lat S9 0 35'50", long 95°17'12", near left bank at downstream side of pile bent 

of bridge on State Highway 35, 0.7 mile downstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe 

Railway Co. bridge, 1.2 miles upstream from Hickory Slough, 2.3 miles north of Pearland, Brazoria County, and about 30 miles upstream from Clear Lake.

Records available. July to October 1944, March to October 1946, April 1947 to September 

rSBTTDischarge for some high-water periods in 1944 and 1946 published in WSP 1392.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 29.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, adjustment of 1957. Prior to June 9, 1948, staff gage and June 9, 1948, to

Apr. 22, 1952, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 5.80 ft higher.

Average discharge. 11 years (1947-58), 29.6 cfs (21,430 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 17.16 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs June 6.

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 2,170 cfs Mar. 18, 1957; maximum gage height, 18.98 ft 

Oct. 8, 1949, present datum; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1932, that of Oct. 8, 1949 (discharge, 1,840 cfs, 

before channel rectification); maximum discharge, that of Mar. 18, 1957.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are fair. Large area 

oTTiceland above station is irrigated with water from Brazos River. Low flow from 

April to October is largely drainage from irrigated lands. Diversions for irrigation 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1392: 1947(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of backwater (gage 

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

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6

0

.2 

1.2

2.5 

5.1

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

76

134

8.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

298

515

920

1,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

7.3

6.0

5.4

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.2

3.8

3.4

*3.2 375-

4.4

67

897

1.580 

826

269

119

68

42

27

32

40

25

15

9.8

7.2

5.5

4 3

*4.1

4,102.4

132

8,140

Nov.

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.8

2.8

4.2

57

48

24

14

12

96

249

*125

68 

40

61

78

46

28

293

356" 467

*190

113

74

51

34

23

2,568.6

85.6

5,090

Dec.

15

10

8.3

6.4

5.2

4.7

17

IB- 26

10

7.2

5.2

4.4

3.9

3.7

3.7 

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5 275-

2.5

3.8

9.4

8.8

5.5

4.4

208.2

6.72

413

Jan.

4.1

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.5

4.2

4.4

3.3

*2.4

2.2

2.2

8.4

39

25

14

8.3 

6.1

4.7

3.9

274

342

147

237

301

150

86

53

39

41

31

21

1,865.6

60.2

3,700

Feb.

14

10

7.6

»6.3

5.8

5.1

4.2

3.4

3.2

1?

45

99

95

98

98

50 

30

20

14

10

8.0

140

288

16o

92

60

42

26

-

1,446.6

51.7

2,870

Mar.

-9.9 15

7.0

5.6

4.6

4.7

5.2

5.1

4.2

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.0 

3.2

4.6

3.2

*2.4

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

z'.z

115.9

3.74

230

Apr.

2.1

1.8

1.6

7.3

8.0

2.6

1.3

-4 27?

3.3

11

7.7

3.2

38

*51

20 

8.5

4.2

2.9

2.4

2.0

1.6

2.0

1.2

3.7

9.1

6.9

4.2

7.2

5.7

224.0

7.47

444

May

12

6.3

5.8

9.1

10

9.5

6.0

2.6

2.5

4.2

7.0

3.9

»3.8

3.9

5.2

3.8 

3.5

8.7

20

11

4.8

3.2

5.0

16

22.

13

8.0

5.6

6.7

4.1

2.4

229.6

7.41

455

June

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.3

.9

ITT

1.3

2.5

4.6

»3.9

4.1

4.7

6.5

3.9

3.3

5.1

3.8

3.2

3.3

4.6

5.1

7.6

679

6.9

5.8

5.1

4.4

3.2

3.2

113.3

3.78

225

July

9.0

35

50

30

24

12

11

14

19

24

18

12

8.4

6.0

4.7

8.1 

9.5

7.4

7.0

8.4

11

13

*12

12

12

9.7

9.7

10

9.9 11 9 ' 5

437.3

14.1

867

Aug.

10

9.2

7.8

7.6

12

10

7.0

9.1

13

14

13

13

12

15

ii

15 

11

12

13

 12

9.7

7.4

7.3

8.7

10

12

11

7.6

5.2

Til

322.0

10.4

639

Sept.

7.4

4.8

3.0

2.0

372

*c!6

*c42

*c34

c24

c25

c!9

16

10

5.9

4.1

2.8 

ell

»c96

c32

038

651

555

253

122

62

34

24

22

14

10

2,146.2

71.5

4,260

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,030 Min 0 Mean 55.1 Ac-ft 39,880

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,580 Min 0.9 Mean 37.8 Ac-ft 27,330

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Oct. 16 (6 to 8 a.m.) 1,640 cfs (17.16 ft); Sept. 21 (5 to 6 p.m.) 

952 efs (13.24 ft)._________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from temporary dam.
134 CHOCOLATE BAYOU BASIN

780. Chocolate Bayou near Alvin, Tex.

Location. Lat 29 0 22'19", long 95°19'14" l near center of span at downstream side of pile 

bent of bridge on State Farm Road 1462, 5j miles southwest of Alvin, Brazoria County 

and 6| miles upstream from State Highway 35.

Records available. August to October 1944 and March to December 1946 (low-water records 

during irrigation season), January 194V to February 1958, March to September 1958 

(discharge measurements only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is '13.31 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"TT929, Houston supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Nov. 26, 1949, staff gage at

site 40 ft downstream at same datum. Nov. 26, 1949, to June 11, 1952, staff gage at

present site and datum.

Average discharge . 10 years (1947-57), 85.1 ofs (61,610 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period October 1957 to February 1958, 4,100 cfs 

Oct. 16 (gage height, 13.25 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs Nov. 4.

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 7,400 cfs Oct. 8, 1949 (gage height, 18.80 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

at times.

Maximum stage known in recent years, 19.9 ft July 14, 1939, present site and datum 

(adjusted from floodmark 2,600 ft to right and 250 ft downstream from gage, on basis 

of slope of flood of Oct. 8, 1949), from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Large area of riceland above station is irrigated with water 

Tram Brazos River. Low flow from April to October is largely drainage from the 

irrigated lands. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

25

25

21

16

12

alo

a8

a7

a8

alO

*15

19

24

a200

al,200

5,590 

2,310

820

276

127

74

55

80

112

53

51

20

12

7.7

4.9

*4 .2

8,972.8

289

17,800

Nov.

3.2

3.0

2.2

2.0

2.5

5.2

20

46

45

29

29

52

252

696

*586

188 

98

116

147

91

60

773

*1,700

1,540

*504

247

155

91

63

47

7,151.1

258

14,180

Dec.

55

26

24

21

17

16

74

57

59

28

20

14

12

12

11

11 

10

9.1

9.1

8.6

6.8

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

6.4

11

9.7

9.1

8.1

550.5

17.1

1,050

Jan.

7 7

6 0

4 9

4 6

4 6

7 7

9 1

6 8

*6 0

5 6

5.6

62

155

70

45

30 

21

14

12

552

658

247

508

850

56T

184

102

78

116

85

61

4,282.6

158

8,490

Feb.

45

28

20

*15

14

15

9.7

6.8

6.8

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

Mar.

t4.9

_

_

-

Apr.

t55

_

-

-

May

t38

.

_

-

June

t45

_

_

-

July

ties

_

_

-

Aug.

.

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

t84

_

T115

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

"

~

_

-

-

Sept.

t91

_

_

-

Calendar year 1957; Max 5,92O Min O Mean 150 Ac-ft 94,020

Water year 1957-58: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Peak discharge (base, 80O cfs). --Oct. 16 (6 p.m.) 4,100 cfs (15.25 ft); Nov. 14 (5:30 a.m.) 9O6 cfs 

(6.18 ft); Nov. 25 (3 to 4 p.m.) 1,850 cfs (1O.12 ft); Jan. 2O (9 p.m.) 99O cfs (7.55 ft); Jan. 24

(2:50 a.m.) 1,040 cfs (7.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

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

stations .

Note. Discharge record not computed Feb. 10 to Sept. 50 because of removal of recorder during 

dismantling of bridge, channel rectification, and availability of observers.
OYSTER CREEK BASIN 135

790. Oyster Creek near Angleton, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°09'30", long 95°28'30", near center of low-water channel on downstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 35, 2.8 miles west of Angleton, Brazoria County, 

4.1 miles upstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. bridge, 4.4 miles downstream from 

another Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. bridge, and about 45 miles upstream from Gulf of 

Mexico. Prior to Apr. 30, 1958, at site 500 ft downstream.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1.31 ft below mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 30, 1958, at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1945-58), 164 cfs (118,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 18.76 ft); minimum daily, 45 cfs Sept. 17.

1944-58: Maximum discharge, 10,600 cfs May 10, 1957 (gage height, 31.45 ft, present 

site, overflow from Brazos River); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs at times in 1955-56.

Maximum stage since about 1900, 32.2 ft in December 1913; flood of Dec. 5, 1940, 

reached a stage of 30.9 ft, from information by State Highway Department. At extreme 

high stages the Brazos River overflows into Oyster Creek above this station.

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

Diversions above station for irrigation. A large part of flow is water released from 

Harris Reservoir (capacity, 12,000 acre-ft), for industrial use below station. Harris 

Reservoir is supplied with water diverted from Brazos River during periods of floodflow.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1392: 1947.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 24 to Apr. 29)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 29 Apr. 30 to Sept. 30

9.0

10.0

12.0

41

134

297

14.0 480

16.0 690

19.0 1,080

9.6

10.0

12.0

39

76

219

14.0

16.0

18.0

360

550

800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

97

148

156

115

99

99

102

143

164

173

169

169

177

197

317

875" 968

570

340

273

376

510

560

460

313

185

84

50

10T

130

156

8,277

267

16,420

Nov.

161

161

156

156

152

152

152

152

152

156

161

189

289

540 *470

313

249

209

173

185

177

276

668

849 726"

540

385

273

193

156

8,571

286

17,000

Dec.

169

181

193

152

148

156

177

181

156

134

120

148

161

150

150

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

4,616

149

9,160

Jan.

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

*138

138

138

173

281

225

181

177

180

180

180

300

400

350

300

250

500

400

300

250

200

180

160

6,701

216

13,290

Feb.

140

140

140

*138

134

134

134

138

138

152

189

189

209

197

225

193

143

106

120

134

143

229

530" 550

450

289

209

152

5,645

202

11,200

Mar.

148

143

134

120

130

138

134

125

125

125

120

120

125

125

130

134

134

130

125

125

125

125

138

156

134

120

120

130

138

138

138

4,052

131

8,040

Apr.

*138

143

148

130

120

Tie" 116

120

134

134

134

152

148

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

150

150

150

160

160

170

177

152

*146

4,268

142

8,470

May

160

174

167

156

146

142

146

146

150

153

164

164

150

146

146

150

167

187

TTf

156

138

13S

*142

146

146

146

153

146

146

150

153

4,751

153

9,420

June

150

150

150

146

146

150

150

153

156

153

160

160

164

156

153

153

153

150

150

153

156

156

*164

164

156

156

146

146

150

156

4,606

154

9,140

July

164

167

164

153

146

150

160

180 170"

174

167

156

156

146

142

142

146

146

135

128

128

104

*89

88

87

87

86

86

74

68

65

4,504

131

8,040

Aug.

65

65

66

66

66

68

66

75

68

73

70

60

62

67

65

62

61

62

65

*59

60

68

81

8T

79

64

57

61

61

62

62

2,047

66.0

4,060

Sept.

59

57

57

64

79

98

100

268

312

182

71

85

142

100

73

48

*45

108

112

132

556

789

52¥

320

225

167

270

200

180

70

5,497

183

10, 900

Calendar year 1957: Max 10,600 Min 2.1 Mean 494 Ac-ft 357,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 968 Min 45 Mean 173 Ac-ft 125,100

Peak discharge (base, 920 cfs).--Oct. 16 (5 to 6 p.m.) 1,050 efs (18.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 14 to Jan. 8, Jan. 17 to Feb. 3, Apr. 14-27; discharge estimated 

on basis of weather records and record of releases from Harris Reservoir.

541344 O -60 -10
136 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

805. Double Mountain Fork Brazos River near Aspermont, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°00' , long 100°11', near right bank on downstream side of pier of

bridge on U. S. Highway 83, 8 miles downstream from Mountain Creek and 10 miles south 

of Aspermont, Stonewall County.

Drainage area.--7.980 sq mi, approximately, of which 6,470 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--December 1923 to September 1934, June 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and movable wire-weight gage. Wire-weight gage read once 

daily. Altitude of gage is 1,628 ft (by barometer). Dec. 3, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1934, 

chain gage at site 90 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 39 years (1924-34, 1939-58), 177 cfs (128,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 cfs May 13 (gage height, 10.45 ft); no 

flow at times.

1923-34, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 91,400 cfs Sept. 26, 1955 (gage height, 

27.50 ft); no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1899, that of Sept. 26, 1955.

Remarks.--Records fair. Small diversions above station for oilfield operations. Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in 

WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 733: 1927(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

0

7J

0

0 

25

5.660 

193

37

*12 

6.4

236

55

260

156

94

49

29

gZ7

g29

1,600

1,060

596 

*182

98

64

45

51

25

21

8,368.6

270

16,600

Nov.

18 

17

572

967

1,050

1.620 

863

588 

206

143

129 

115

*g75

58

45

56

55

52

27

23

25

27

29

26 

23

»22

20

17

15

14

6,415

214

12,720

Dec.

12 

TT

12

9.2

8.8

9.2 

9.2

6.8 

6.4

6.2

5.0 

5.0

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

»5.2

5.8

4.7

3.1

3.3

5.1

5.1

5.1 

4.0

5.1

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.5

2,1

171.8

5.54

541

Jan.

2.1 

2.0

*2 .0

2.7

5.8

7.2 

6.8

6.5 

5.2

4.2

3.7 

5.7

5.7

5.5

*5.1

2.7

2.5

2.1

4.2

8.0

7.2

5.8

5.8

6.2 

5.2

4.2

5.5

»3.5

5.5

2.7

2.1

150.7

4.22

259

Feb.

1.5 

1.3

1 .3

1.3

2.2

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5

1.4

1.7 

*2.1

2.5

2.9

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.4

2.0

6.8

12

14

8.4

5.0

2.7

-

97.2

5.47

193

Mar.

2.5

2)5

2.5

5.1

4.2 

5.6

II

48

51 

20

21

18

14

12

10

9.2

*6.4

5.6

4.7

4.4

5.6

5.6 

5.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

8.4

8.4

9.6

465.2

14.9

919

Apr.

6.4

4.0

2.7

2.0

1.8 

1.7

i!s

1.8

2.0 

2.5

4.4

11

6.8

»4.2

5.2

1.570

551

271

273

120

75

70 

g41

g28

g!9

g!4

g50

»66

5,176.1

106

6,500

May

166 

555

478

226

95

49 

g28

g!4 

g9.6

g8.8

g7.6 

865 

6,000

*3,5TO

1,100

604

424

515

919

1,090

540

339

gZ16

g!45 

gill

g82

g59

»45

57

29

25

3BA22.0

585

55,940

June

19 

21

20

195

200

111 

58

59 

46

g!9

7.2

5.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.0

4.2

4.0

3.5

54

27

8.0

1.100 

*890

402

190

106

58

40

3,659.5

121

7,220

July

g!9 

g!2

41

g21

gl2

446

g!2 

»g8.8

5.2

2.7 

1.5

.5

.1

.1

.1

"^0

0

0

0

.1

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

665.5

21.5

1,520

Aug.

25

11

g4.4

g-9

g.2

**.!

!l 

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

»*.!

.1

4.6

480

203

82 

276

62

g51

g8.8

g2.1

g-5

g.2

1,191.2

38.4

2,560

Sept.

gO.l

gTT

*»8>1

I-l

g.l 

g.l

70 

358

18

10 

g4.4

g3.1

g2.7

21

2.490

see

190

»70

29

12

7.6

5.7

1.5 

.5

502

550

98

222

129

4,939.2

165

9,800

Calendar year 1957: Max 10,600 Min 0 Mean 392 Ac-ft 283,800

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,000 Min o Mean 130 Ac-ft 93,970

Peak discharge (base, 8,800 cfs). Oct. 8 (6 a.m.) 9,360 cfs (7.38 ft)j May 13 (7 p.m.) 17,900 ofs 

(10.45 ft). ^^

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

g Discharge computed from once-daily or more wire-weight-gage readings.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 137

806. Running Water Draw near Clovis, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 34°31'55", long 103 0 12'05", in WjNE£ sec. 31, T. 4 N. , R. 36 E. , on left 

bank a quarter of a mile upstream from State Highway 18 and 8 miles north of Clovis.

Drainage area. 109 sq mi, of which about 14 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1952 to September 1956 (annual maximum only), October 1956 to 

September 1958.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,250 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

£o October 1956, crest-stage gage at site 900 ft downstream at datum 0.4 ft lower.

Extremes. 1952-57: The annual maximum discharges for the water years 1953-57 are given in 

the following table.

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955 

1956 

1957

Date

(Unknown) 

Aug. 21-22, 1954a 

July 28, 1955a 

May 24, 1956a 

Sept. 6, 1957

Discharge 

(cfs)

b550 

b5,200 

b2,800 

b460 

c7,090

Gage height 

at creststage gage 

(feet)

4.39 

7.05 

5.59 

3.59 

d9.59

Gage height 

at recorder 

site (feet)

d9.95

a Most probable date, based on weather records and periodic readings of 

crest-stage gage, 

b Prom rating curve, 

c Previously published in WSP 1512. 

d Prom floodmarks.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during year, 43 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 4.02 ft); no 

flow except for Sept. 13, 14, 16.

Remarks. Records good. Nineteen observations of no flow made during year.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Sept. 13.......... 2.8

14.......... .2

16.......... 4.7

Month

Calendar year 1957 .... 

Water year 1957-58....

Cfs-days

2,329 

7.7

Maximum

4.7

826 

4.7

Minimum

0 

0

Mean

0.26

6.4

.02

Runoff in 

acre-feet

15

4,620

15

150 cfs).--No

Note. Flow occurred only on days listed above.
138 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

815. Dove Creek near Aspermont, Tex.

Location.~Lat 33°24', long 100°25', on left bank 0.1 mile downstream from Hayrick Creek, 

2.2 miles downstream from Salt Flat Creek, 8 miles upstream from Salt Fork Brazos River, 

and 20 miles northwest of Aspermont, Stonewall County.

Drainage area. 69 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,950 cfs Oct. 7 (gage height, 4.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 240 cfs as explained below; minimum daily, 0.3 cfs several

1956-58: Maximum discharge, 5,610 cfs Apr. 28, 1957 (gage height, 4.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 240 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at peak flow; 

minimum daily, 0.3 cfs several days each year.

Flood in 1941 reached a stage of about 9 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods when gage height is affected by wind, 

which are poor. No diversion above station. Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.44

1.5

1.6

0.1 

1.0 

3.8

1.7

1.8

1.9

8.0

14

21

2.0

2.1 

2.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6 

.6

e.4

e.4

e.6

140 10~3

2.8

*2.0

1.7

2.6

12

2.6

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.3

6.1

7.3

el. 2

*1.0

2.5

1.2

1.0

el.O

1.2

1.4

1.7

305.2

9.85

605

Nov.

1.2

7.1

115

5.4

10

2.6

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.0

*1.4

1.0

1.2

1.4

2.3

1.4

el. 4

3.8

2.3

-e2.O

1.4

*el.4

el. 4

1.4

el. 2

1.2

183.7

6.12

364

Dec.

eT72

1.

el.

el.

el.

el.

1.

el.

1.

el.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

el.

el.

e2.0

2.3

273

e2.0

e2.0

e2.0

2.0

2.0

el. 7

52.3

1.69

104

Calendar year 1957 : Max- 528

Jan.

*el.4

2.6

5.1

el. 7

l.Z

1.2

el. 2

el. 4

el. 4

1.7

2.0

el. 4

1.2

*1.4

1.4

el. 4

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.4

el. 4

1.2

1.2

el.O

.8

*1.0

el.O

e . 8

51.2

1.65

102

Feb.

T7o

el.O

1.0

1.0

el. 2

el. 2

1.4

1.7

*2.0

2.3

e2.0

62.0

1.7

el. 7

2.0

2.3

2.6

2.8

3.8

eT^

e2.0

e2.0

*el.7

el. 4

el. 4

49.9

1.78

99

Mln 0 . 3

Mar.

1.7

2.3

2.6

3.2

2.3

12

el. 2

el.O

1.0

4.0

el. 7

1.4

el. 2

el. 2

el. 2

2.0

el. 2

el. 2

1.2

3.0

el. 2

el. 2

el. 2

1.2

~6.0 36

1.4

el. 4

101.0

3.26

200

Apr.

*el.O

.4

e.4

.3

e.8

el.O

el.O

el.O

1.2

3.4

13

2.8

1.2

1.4

7.9

15

4.2

3.6

e.6

.6

e.6

.6

.8

e.8

el.O

 l.Z

el.O

71.6

2.39

142

May

1.3

e.6

.4

e.4

e.4

2.6

1.6

.6

e.6

53

128

4.8

*1.4

1.2

2.9

3.6

.8

.6

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

 1.4

el. 2

el. 2

el. 4

1.2

219.3

7 .07

435

June

1.4

el.O

el.O

1.2

el. 2

1.0

1.0

.8

*.8

1.0

.8

.8

.8

8.4

T74

.8

1.2

8.4

.2

.0

e .0

*e .0

.0

.2

.4

.2

e .2

46.6

1.55

92

July

el. 2 

el. 2

el. 2

2.3

9.5

.6

.8

1.0

*e.6

e.4

e.4

e.3

e.3

e.3

e.3

e.3

e.3

.3

.3

e.4

e.6

*e.6

.6

e.6

el.O

26

3.1

.6

.6

57.2

1.85

113

Aug.

0.8 

1.0

e.8

*e.4

e.6

e.6

1.0

1.2

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.8

e.6

.3

12

2.2

e.6

.6

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.4

e.6

30.2

0.97

60

Sept.

eO.4 

e.4

e.4

e.4

.6

13

2.0

1.2

4.3

1.0

.4

.4

.8

155

3.4

.6

*.6

1.2

1.2

2.4

1.7

1.2

73

22

1.2

.6

e.6

.4

271.8

9.06

559

Mean 12.0 Ac-ft 8,66O

Water year 1957-58 ! Max 14O Mln 0.3 Mean 3.95 Ac-ft 2,860

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Oct. 7 (11 p.m.) 2,95o cfs (4.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation affected by wind; discharge estimated.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 139

820. Salt Pork Brazos River near Aspermont, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°20', long 100°14', near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 83, 5? miles downstream from Dove Creek and 13.2 miles northwest of 

Aspermont, Stonewall County.

Drainage area. 4,830 sq mi, approximately, of which 2,770 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--December 1923 to August 1925, June 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and movable wire-weight gage. Wire-weight gage read once 

dally. Datum of gage is 1,588.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Dec. 5, 

1923, to Aug. 29, 1925, chain gage at site 6.8 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1939-58), 155 cfs (112,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,760 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 7.16 ft); minImunFdaily, 0.1 cfs for several days.

1923-25, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 52,200 cfs Sept. 25, 1955 (gage height, 

14.92 ft), from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage since 1900, that of Sept. 25, 1955. Flood in December 1913 reached 

a stage of 14.4 ft, and flood in November 1934 reached a stage of 13.7 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. No large diversion above station. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

'.2

.2

.2

.2

2.0

gl,370

891

g26

*15 

13

40

2,250

267

180 

144

g76

g47

g34

g40

356

469

276

168

116

78

57 

44

38

34

6,232.2

201

12,360

Nov.

31

27

56

781

5,200

731

355

8211

g!57

g96

g72 

a60

g54

*52

49

44 

37

42

39

33

30

34

43

42

34

*32

28

26 

25

g£i

6,442

215

12,780

Dec.

816

SI

g9.7 giz

816

813

g8.6

87.1

g7.6

88.1 

a8

g8.6

88.1

g7.6

g7.6 

g6.2

*g8.1

a8

68.1

g6.6

g5.4

g6.2

g5.0

g5.8

g6.2

g3.6

g3.3 

g4.2

g3.9

g3.6

254.2

8.20

504

Jan.

g3.9

*g4.2 

g3.6

g3.5

9.7

15

gll

g9.7

g6.2

g5.4

g3.0 

g7.4

13

12

9.7

8.6 

8.6

7.6

13

21

19

16

13

11

10

9.7

8.1

7.1 

*7.6

8 .1

7.1

292.8

9.45

581

Feb.

6.2

6.2 

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

574

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.8 

*6.6

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.6 

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.6

7.1

15

16

17

*15

13

9.1

6.6

220.4

7.87

437

Mar.

6.6

6.6 

6.6

6.6

9.1

12

16

33

38

20

13 

15

20

17

gll

g8.6 

g9.7

89-1

g8.6

*g7.6

g6.6

li"1"

16

14

11

8.6

17 

177

31

636.3

20.5

1,260

Apr.

26

*25 

18

11

g5.3

g2.2

g-9

al~

gl.O

81.1 

81-1

25

52

34

23

*24

"98 151

116

108

g39

g67

g69

g37

g26

g20

817 

813

*48

1,060.4

35.3

2,100

May

42

83 

65

58

34

22

16

14

24

20

17 

350

1,650

1,210

320

*235 

180

194

334

250

143

g83

g50

g43

gZ7

819

*g!6

16 

13

9.7

Zil

5,544.8

179

11,000

June

5.8

4.6 

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.6

4.3

gZ.5

8-4

*g.3

3

.3

.3

.9

13

50

17

g3.8

25

75

g33

£52

242

*110

g47

a30 

a20

alO

970.5

32.4

1,920

July

a8

a5 

a4

a3

a2

209

g35

g38

*g!2

7.6

5.8 

2.0

1.0

.4

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

TZ

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.3

37 

434

251

110

L.168.2

37.7

2,320

Aug.

a40

alO 

g4.6

g5.4

g3.3

*.S

.4

.4

.5

.7

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2 

.2

.2

**.7

.2

.2

.2

55

87 ~6~.0

8-5

aTT 

g.l

a.l

a.l

218.4

7.05

433

Sept.

aO.l

**!l

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.9

3.4

.2

.1

.4

.2

.2

1,010

1,250 

219

*83

40

25

16

14

28

29

42

94

66

g62 

g35

a20

3,021.1

101

5,990

Calendar year 1957: Max 14,400 Mln 0.2 Mean 334 Ac-ft 241,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,200 Mln 0.1 Mean 71.4 Ac-ft 51,680

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements and 

observer's and engineers'notes.

g Discharge computed on basis of once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
140 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

825. Brazos River at Seymour, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°34', long 99°16', near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highways 277 and 283, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Wichita Valley 

Railway bridge, 1 mile southwest of courthouse in Seymour, Baylor County, and at 

mile 832.

Drainage area. 14,490 sq mi, approximately, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. November 1923 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and movable wire-weight gage. Wire-weight gage read once 

cfaily. Datum of gage is 1,240.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Average discharge. 34 years (1924-58), 438 cfs (317,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs May 14 (gage height, 6.85 ft); no 

flow at times.

1923-58: Maximum discharge, 95,400 cfs Oct. 16, 1926 (gage height, 15.16 ft, from 

floodraarks), from rating curve extended above 48,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; maximum gage height, 21.00 ft Sept. 28, 1955; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 28, 1955. A flood in about 1906 reached about 

the same stage.

Remarks. Records fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation and oilfield 

operation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 808: 1924-29.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

ZB

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

gO.3 gsgS

go

go

go

g5.2 

6,040 

4,950

1,420

*608

308

246

185

1,750

688

407

342

g265

a230

g!47

g!28

699

1,270

823

600

450

g353

g256

a210 

al70

22,550.5

727

44,730

Nov.

g!34

a!20

alOO

686

2,900

*4,880 

3,880 

2,130 

1,350

796

a560

g438

342

*g280

251

202

a!70

a!60

g!37

a!30

g!18

allo

allO

gl!2

g!07

glOl

g95

95

82

sl§

20,652

688

40,960

Dec.

a76

a69

a62

a60

g62

g58 

a56 

a56 

a54

a52

a50

g48

a48

a46

a46

a44

a42

a40

*g38

38

36

38

36

34

38

34

34

31

31

29

2J7

1,413

45.6

2,800

Jan.

27

*29

27

25

3T

31 

31 

33 

34

33

34

36

44

40

*38

40

38

36

38

48

46

46

46

48

46

42

40

38

34

*34 

29

1,142

36.8

2,270

Feb.

29

25

25

29

25

20

18 

2T 

20

23

*25

b20

b25

34

33

31

29

29

29

29

31

3836"

36

36

*38

36

33

-

803

28.7

1,590

Mar.

31

31

27

27

27

29 

31

42 

60

56

56

87

109

109

85

73

58

54

46

*42

38

44

38

33

29

27

27

27

65

148 

T44

1,700

54.8

3,370

Apr.

*177

121

78

g50

g38

gZ9 

gZl

fi

90

g48

g36

a33

58

66

*60

58

62

231

970

656

450

376

g232

g!62

g!21

allO

g!07

g90

*g246

4,820

161

9,550

May

204

1,250

1,540

980

762

492 

425 

400 

382

g237

g!70

g!44

3,770

*10,200

*4,600

2,000

gl,170

g931

1,570

g877

1,440 gi,ooo

g680

g520

a420

a310

g219

*151

121

107 

80

37,152

1,198

73,690

June

76

64

60

54

46

40 

36 

72 

113

g62

*58

42

42

25

21

21

441

240

112

a 50

330

a2O

a!6

' a!6

45

*930 '672

506

353

g210

4,473

149

8,870

July

a!70

g!21

g90

a80

g71

1,450 

1,970 

1,240 

g474

*g292

223

151

101

82

66

52

36

31

25

20

18

15

*8.1

2.2

gl.l

gl.l

gl.l

2.9

26

18 

9.4

6,847.9

221

13,580

Aug.

145

131

90

56

*34

20 

gll 

g3.0 

al.l

g.l

1.6

g.l

go

g5

go

go

go

go

*gO

go

18

g6.8

g-1

48

327

419

g2T9

181

gll 2

g73 - 

g40

1,936.8

62.5

3,840

Sept.

g20

g9.4

*3.0

.3

0

0

o

0 

0

0

0

21

17

21

56

109

*1.690

832

592

g382

a240

g!62

g!25

a70

alOO

gl!2

g71

g38

g!6

a6

4,692.7

156

9,310

Calendar year 1957: Max 22,000 Mln o Mean 823 Ao-ft 595,800

Water year 1957-58: Max 1O,2OO Mln o Mean 296 Ac-ft 214,600

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs).--Oct. 8 (11 a.m.) 11,100 cfs (5.81 ft); May 14 (3 p.m.) 

16,000 cfs (6.85 ft).______

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 141

840. Clear Pork Brazos River at Nugent, Tex.

Location.--Lat 32°41' , long 99°40' , on right 'bank 33 ft downstream from pier of county 

road bridge in Nugent, Jones County, and 4 miles upstream from Deadman Creek.

Drainage area. 2,220 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1924 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,531.91 ft above mean sea level (levels 

b~y Brazos River Authority). Prior to Dec. 12, 1933, staff gage at site 575 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 135 cfs (97,740 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 932 cfs July 8 (gage height, 5.30 ft); minimum, 

0.6 cfs Aug. 20.

1924-58: Maximum discharge observed, 47,000 cfs Sept. 8, 1932 (gage height, 

27.05 ft, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; no flow at 

times.

Maximum stage known, about 30.0 ft in 1876, from information by local residents. 

Floods in 1900 and May 1923 reached stages of about 24 and 24.5 ft, respectively, 

from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by reservoirs in Elm Creek basin (see p. 180) 

and Lakes Sweetwater and Trammel in Sweetwater Creek basin, which have a combined 

capacity of about 114,700 acre-ft. Diversions above station for municipal supply and 

oilfield operation materially affect low flow. During the year the city of Abilene 

did not divert any water into Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir from the river above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 15 to July 8)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0.3 

1.0 

3.0 

7.0

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

2.9

104

146

192

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

270

350

490

820

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9,5

9.0

55

*28

174

275

36

243

490

346

71

27

16

14

197

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

2,157.5

69.6

4,280

Nov.

11

IT

11

17

28

128

~52 198

31

20

16

16

*17

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

785

26.2

1,560

Dec.

13

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

IT

11

12

*13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

12

11

12

12

12

383

12.4

760

Jan.

11

11

11

11

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*13

13

12

11

373

12.0

740

Feb.

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

13

13

13

13

12

11

13

13

13

13

15

14

19

*22

19

17

13

-

369

13.2

732

Mar.

13

13

13

13

13

14

17

22

20

19

16

16

17

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

13

13

16

14

434

14.0

861

Apr.

17

13

*11

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

14

20

16

16

20

16

14

13

141

49

22

14

1.3

1.1

29

13

8.5

33

569.4

19.0

1,130

May

93

134

64

22

13

9.5

9.5

12

8.0

7.5

6.0

6TO

57

122

*241

232

76

40

24

28

22

17

13

8.5

7.5

6.5

7.5

9.0

10

8.5

6.0

1,320.0

42.6

2,620

June

3.4

6.0

4.0

2.4

1.6

1.3

1.0

3.0

212

124

457

*144

52

17

8.5

4.7

4.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

6.6

4.3

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.2

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

1,079.5

36.0

2,140

July

0.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

58

411

801

*230

22

13

9.0

6.0

5.1

4.3

3.7

3.3

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

9.4

82

24

5.5

3.3

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1,713.8

55.3

3,400

Aug.

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

n.o

1.0

.9

1.0

1.6

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

24

129

78

53

306

170

138

24

9.0

4.7

3.3

957.9

30.9

1,900

Sept.

2.2

1.8

1.4

*1.3

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.4

2.0

9.4

13

10

12

4.7

10

93

372

574

240

65

37

22

15

11

8.0

68

67

44

81

72

1,841.7

61.4

3,650

Calendar year 1957: Max 18,800 Min 0 Mean 668 Ac-ft 483,600

water year 1957-58: Max 801 Min 0.7 Mean 32.8 Ac-ft 23,770

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
142 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

855. Clear Fork Brazos River at Fort Griffin, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°56', long 99°13', on right bank Just downstream from pier of bridge on 

old Fort Griffin-Throckmorton road, half a mile northeast of Fort Griffin, Shackelford County, 5,100 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 283, and 1.3 miles 

upstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 3,974 sq mi.

Records available. December 1923 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,174.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942. Prior to June 23, 1932, chain gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years (1924-58), 257 cfs (186,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,860 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 17.77 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs several days.

1923-58: Maximum discharge, 33,600 cfs Sept. 10, 1932 (gage height, 35.09 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 38.0 ft in 1900, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by reservoirs (total combined capacity,

1777800 acre-ft) as follows: Elm Creek basin (combined capacity, 98,230 acre-ft); 

Sweetwater Creek basin (combined capacity, 16,450 acre-ft); Lake Penick (capacity, 

3,100 acre-ft); and Lake Stamford (capacity, 60,000 acre-ft). Diversions above station for irrigation, municipal supply, and oilfield operations materially affect low 

flow.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1392: 1949.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 6-19)

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.0 

4.7

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

152

290

4.0

5.0

7.0

12.0

17.0

460

870

1,740

3,460

5,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per cond, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

11

8.6

6.9

5.8

4.4

4.4

714

*1ZO

50

30

134

272

265

392

545

200

104

69

46

33

30

22

18

17

18

16 

12

10

7.7

3,188.0

103

6,320

Nov.

7.3

7.3

7.3

46

215

299

252

225

190

108

74

58

*50

38

32

28

25

22

19

18

16

14

15

15

13

13

13 

13

13

13

1,858.9

62.0

3,690

Dec.

13

13

13

12

11

12

12

12

12

1°

10

11

11

12

12

11

*11

12

12

12

11

12

12

13

21

20

15 

13

13

13

13

390

12.6

774

Jan.

13

13

13

12

12

13

13

13

34

14

14

16

Te

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

15

14

13

13

13

13

*13

13

12

13

12

426

13.7

845

Feb.

12

12

12

11

12

12

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

13

13

16

16

*16

16

17

20

21

-

362

12.9

718

Mar.

18

22

25

20

17

16

14

16

16

16

42

50

38

30

26

24

24

22

20

18

17

16

15

13

T3

13

13 

13

20

25

20

652

21.0

1,290

Apr.

18

35

*27

22

18

15

13

13

13

11

10

9.0

10

10

9.5

8.6

9^

9.5

18

26

23

23

23

69

74

64

103 

48

37

71

839.6

28.0

1,670

May

79

635

1,150

721

230

121

79

55

39

30

25

28

29

41

131

*201

284

313

186

104

83

62

53

52

43

36

30 

25

205

128

74

5,272

170

10,460

June

52

39

32

22

15

11

8.2

6.1

5.1

*4.1

149

322

273

150

95

59

41

28

19

15

48

1.570

425

*162

81

44

27 

17

12

7.7

3,539.2

118

7,020

July

5.1

3.8

3.0

3.0

3.3

1,540

1,900

1,110

*1,000

614

146

66

38

22

14

9.0

6.5

5.8

3.5

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2

2 

2

1.5

TTs

1.5

6,520.0

210

12,930

Aug.

1

1

1

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

1.1

1.6

1.5

50

237 

169

146

79

43

739.7

23.9

1,470

Sept.

25

16

9.5

*6.5

4.7

3.8

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

321

20

6.9

4.1

3.8

936

1,770

1,740

908

480

215

174

407

158

94

1,830

5,230 

1,350

318

176

16,222 . 2

541

32,180

Calendar year 1957: Max 27,300 Mln 0 Mean 1,191 Ac-ft 862,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,230 Mln 0.4 Mean 110 Ac-ft 79,370

Peak discharge (base, 3,900 cfs).--Sept. 27 (12 m.) 5,860 cfs (17.77 ft). ____

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record July 20 to Aug. 6; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement and weather records.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 143

865. Hubbard Creek near Breckenridge, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°50'15", long 98°57'00", near right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 183, 2.3 miles downstream from Big Sandy Creek, 6.8 miles 

northwest of Breckenridge, Stephens County, 7 miles upstream from Gonzales Creek, and 

8 miles upstream from mouth and Clear Pork Brazos River.

Drainage area. 1,087 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1955 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,500 cfs July 7 (gage height, 33.19 ft); maximum gage height, 33.38 ft July 7 (backwater from relief channels); minimum discharge, 

0.1 cfs Oct. 3-7.

1955-58: Maximum discharge, 34,500 cfs May 26, 1957 (gage height, 34.00 ft); no 

flow for many days 1955-57.

Maximum stage known since at least 1925, 34.2 ft July 20, 1953, from information by 

local resident and State Highway Department.

Remarks. Records good. Lake Cisco (capacity, 31,250 acre-ft), Lake McCarty (capacity, 

2,800 acre-ft) and several smaller reservoirs with capacities from 100 to 400 acre-ft 

are on tributaries above gage. Diversions above station for municipal and industrial 

uses. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are 

given in WSP 1573.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-it

Oct.

0.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1

19

*772

124

33

13

*2, 760

*15.1DO

*4,940

388

167

80

53

37

25

19

67

86

51

33

19

12

7.7

6.0

5.0

24,817.6

801

49,220

Nov.

4.1

3.0

57 2.4

472

1,300 

422

294

135

74

51

52

*79

60

46

36

28

20

25

21

13

13

14

17

938

366

195

102

98

43

4,980.5

166

9,880

Dec.

32

25

20 

15

13

12 

11

9.9

8.4

7.7

6.5

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.6

*5.6

5.6

5.6

4.9

4.7

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.9

56

25

21

13

7.2

362.5

11.7

719

Jan.

7.2

6.7

5.8 

4.9

5.1

5.6 

5.6

11

13

11

9.2

7.7

9.5

9.5

8.2

7.4

6.7

5.8

5.8

6.5

7.2

7.0

7.2

5.8

6.2

6.2

*6.0

5.6

4.9

4.9

4.7

217.9

7.03

432

Feb.

4.1

3.8

3.5 

3.4

3.2

2.9 

2.8

2.6

2.5

276

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.8

5.1

*5.8

9.3

20

18

14

-

140.1

5.00

278

Mar.

11

8.8

8.4 

7.2

7.7

56 

274

295

243

123

60

43

51

42

42

36

27

21

17

14

12

10

10

8.4

7.7

7.0

7!o

400

64

29

1,949.2

62.9

3,870

Apr.

16

11

*7.7 

6.5

4.9

4.1 

3.4

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.1

2.0

375

17

48

64

40

27

20

19

17

17

18

17

15

23

40

27

200

1,450

2,128.1

70.9

4,220

May

*3,280

*667

4,480 

1,380

290

165

104

69

51

40

56

161

70

62

130

*274

*200

262

706

275

94

57

40

29

28

26

16

13

11

TF

15

13,066

421

25,920

June

15

14

8.4

5.4

3.5

2.8 

2.2

1.7

1.4

*1.2

1.1

2 . 7

20

8.1

5.8

4.3

2.9

2.1

9.7

8.4

58

927

308

*96

49

29

18

12

7.7

6.0

1,631.4

54.4

3,240

July

4.1

3.0

2.5 

2.0

1.8

4,380 

*15,400

2,020

*174

80

51

35

25

19

14

11

8.4

7.0

6.0

5.6

6.3

15

88

12

4.8

2.9

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

22,385.7

722

44,400

Aug.

1.0

.9

1.0 

1.1

1.0

.9 

*.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

_._4

132

54

26

703 133"

30

11

4.9

2.6

1.6

1.1

1,114.3

35.9

2,210

Sept.

0.7

.5

.5 

**.4

il

.3 

.3

3.2

1.3

12

30

2.5

1.1

.8

.6

110

~88~ 505

406

296

48

23

12

8.7

6.2

4.7

128

56

18

10

1,774.1

59.1

3,520

Calendar year 1957: Max 19,900 Min o Mean 703 Ac-ft 509,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 15,400 Min o.l Mean 204 Ac-ft 147,900

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Oct. 14 (4 p.m.) 18,500 cfs (33.22 ft); May 3 (5 p.m.) 6,270 cf 

(27.29 ft); July 7 (11 a.m.) 21,500 cfs (33.19 ft). _______________

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on this day.
144 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

880. Brazos River near South Bend, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°01'30", long 98°38'50", near left bank on left side of pier of bridge 

on State Highway 67, 0.3 mile upstream from Wichita Palls and Southern Railroad bridge, 

1.6 miles downstream from Clear Pork Brazos River, 2.0 miles northeast of South Bend, 

Young County, and at mile 758.

Drainage area. 21,600 sq mi, approximately, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1958.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and movable wire-weight gage. Wire-weight gage read once 

9aily. Datum of gage is 1,002.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

Feb. 23, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,012 cfs (732,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes'. Maximum discharge during year, 18,700 cfs July 7 (gage height, 14.34 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs Aug. 18, 19.

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 87,400 cfs May 4, 1941 (gage height, 27.35 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage.known, 36.2 ft in 1876, from information by State Highway Department 

and Corps of Engineers. Flood of Sept. 24, 1900, reached a stage of about 29.5 ft and 

flood of June 16, 1930, reached a stage of about 35.5 ft, from Information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Some regulation by reservoirs (total combined capacity, 221,800 

acre-ft) as follows: Elm Creek basin (combined capacity, 98,230 acre-ft); Sweetwater 

Creek basin (combined capacity, 16,450 acre-ft); Lake Penick (capacity, 3,100 acre-ft); 

Lake Stamford (capacity, 60,000 acre-ft); Lake Cisco (capacity, 31,250 acre-ft); Lake 

McCarty (capacity, 2,800 acre-ft); and Lake Daniels (capacity, 10,000 acre-ft). Many 

small diversions above station for municipal supply and oilfield operations.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

67

59

53

47

40

36

3T

731

*6,500

3,610

1,680

964

1,590

6,430

*11,800

8,660

2,330

1,230

860

646

484

466 

388

333

1,590

1,092

764

562

440 

357

297

54,142

1,747

107,400

Nov.

255

228

214

782

4,380

*9,520

7,010

4,700

3,320

1,980

1,300

*916

788

708

580

460

396

353

333

304

271

252

237

240

456

1,240

610

401

294

246

42,574

1,419

84,440

Dec.

220

200

179

169

160

155

146

141

132

126

122

108

101

101

103

*103

103

101

97

92

88

87 

87

88

104

106

103

118

103

95

90

3,728

120

7,390

Jan.

85

84

79

77

74

76

80

77

77

77

82

85

112

108

104

97

90

88

88

101

106

106 

106

106

94

90

*90

87

87

87

82

2,782

89.7

5,520

Feb.

76

70

67

67

70

64

63

58

58

64

66

66

61

66

67

64

66

66

64

61

66

79 

84

*90

8?

77

76

74

-

1,932

69.0

3,830

Mar.

68

71

71

71

77

90

116

399

374

271

182

150

160

182

174

177

164

137

122

110

101

94 

90

84

77

73

68

67

1.700

ft20

6,601

213

13,090

Apr.

146

172

174

*160

141

108

85

77

74

66

59

58

70

118

126

108

139

137

137

177

182

526 

435

308

274

540

1,220

544

284

3 200

9,845

328

19,530

May

7,890

*4,830

7,770

9,790

4,250

2,190

1,450

940

652

514

445

478

738

3,590

7,450

3,320

*2,470

2,050

3,230

3,060

1,740

1,300 

1,500

948

682

550

410

325

277

222

75,411

2,433

149,600

June

234

200

164

137

116

110

99

82

*75

79

79

94

123

274

164

155

130

106

106

177

547

1,980 

1,980

*1,140

445

268

208

498

490 

508

10,768

359

21,360

July

365

274

208

174

155

4,900

16,600

 16, 500

8,910

2,820

1,800

868

496

341

258

 206

167

137

114

99

92

88 

94

172

101

77

63

55

48 

43

37_

56,262

1,815

111,600

Aug.

40

40

32

63

82

*70

53

45

39

36

34

32

29

26

24

22

20

1919-

40

55

114 

100

156

842

160

74

148

206 

174

139

2,933

94.6

5,820

Sept.

90

67

54

*41

33

28

26

22

212B"

60

84

47

37

32

33

1,720

3,700

3,060

3,140

1,400

664 

484

592

420

1,560

3,620

5.250

3,78b 

714

30,805

1,027

61,100

Calendar year 1957: Max 64,100 Min 3.5 Mean 3,644 Ac-ft 2,638,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 16,600 Min 19 Mean 816 Ac-ft 590,700

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs). Oct. 15 (11 p.m.

11,100 cfs (10.87 ft); July 7 (2 p.m.) 18,700 cfs

13,700 cfs (12.07 ft)j May 4 (10 a.m.)

14.34 ft).
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 145

881. Salt Creek at Olney, Tex.

Location.--Lat 33°22'15", long 98°44'30", on right bank, 21 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 199, 0.5 mile east of Olney, Young County.

Drainage area.--9.6 sq mi.

Records available.--April to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 1,164.03 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 345 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 8.18 ft); no 

flow most of time.

Maximum stage since at least 1908, about 16.7 ft in June 1915; flood in May or June 

1941 reached a stage of about 16 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. No diversion above station.

Rating tables, Apr. 24 to Sept. 30, 1958 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 24-25, May 3-6, May 16)

Apr. 24 to May 27 May 28 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

.2

.5

.9

1.6

2.5

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

2.51

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2 

5.2

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

11

23

42

68

98

166

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, April to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec.

Calendar year ; Max

Jan. Feb.

Mln

Mar. Apr.

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

*0

T5

8.1 *3.1

a. 8

33

TE Xu

_

_

-

May

49

56

*45

.3

.1

.1

aO

aS

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a.l

a.l

**.!

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO*0

O

O

0

155.3

5.01

308

June

O

T5

0

0

*0

0

O

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

O

0

-75 2.2

0

O

0

.4

.1

O

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

3.5

0.12

6.9

July

0

O

0

0

0

90

*5.6

*.3

O

O

O

O

.1

O

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

*3.3

.1

0

0

o

0

o

o

o

99.4

3.21

197

Aug.

O

5

0

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

o

0

o

0

0

*1.3

.2

0

.6

0 2.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.9

0.16

9.7

Sept.

0

T5

0

0

O

0

o

0

o

o

0

o

0

o

o

*103 ~~*S.2

0

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

1.2

0

O

0

O

106.5

3.55

211

Mean Ao-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). May 1 (9 p.m.) 262 cfs (7.44 ft); July 6 (2 p.m.) 309 cfs (7.84 ft); 

Sept. 16 (1 p.m.) 545 efs (8.18 ft).__________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder trace and weather records.
146 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

2. Salt Creek near Newcastle, Tex.

Location.' Lat 33°13'00", long 98°38'55", on left bank 75 ft downstream from county 

bridge, 1.0 mile upstream from Oak Creek, 5.0 miles east of Newcastle, Young County, 

and about 8.5 miles upstream from Salt Creek Reservoir dam.

Drainage area.--57.9 sq mi.

Records available. April to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 479 cfs May 3 (gage height, 7.36 ft); no flow 

most of time.

Maximum flood known occurred in 1900 (stage and discharge not determined). 

Maximum stages since 1900 occurred in 1941 and September 1955, gage height, 20.6 ft, 

from information by local residents. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, Apr. 24 to Sept. 30, 1958 (gage height, 

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

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

117

197

277

360

445

4.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

.

Mar. Apr.

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

*0.3

.3

25

*43

9.8

50

*322

_

-

-

May

236

*302

428

190

*29

11

5.8

3.1

2.0

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

1.6

1.6

*1.4

1.3

1.0

5.0

6.4

2.0

1.0

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

1,233.5

39.8

2,450

June

0

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.1

0

.9

*1.0 ~

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

0.07

4.4

July

0

O

O

0

0

135

*295

60

8.4

2.6

1.0

.3

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

* o'. 1

.2

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

503.2

16.2

998

Aug.

O

0

O

0

o

*o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

TT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

1.0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*119

6.0

1.8

.7

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

164.1

5.47

325

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs). Apr. So (4 p.m.) 470 cfs (7.34 ft); May 3 (2 a.m.) 479 cfs 

(7.36 ft)._____________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 1, 

883. Oak Creek near Graham, Tex.

Location. Lat 33°12'40", long 98°37'05", on downstream side of bridge on F. M. Highway 1769, 2.5 miles upstream from mouth and 7.0 miles northwest of Graham, Young 

County.

Drainage area. 19.7 sq mi.

Records available. April to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 296 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 5.32 ft); no 

flow most of time.

Maximum stage since at least 1900, 15.2 ft in September 1955. Flow of May 1957 

reached a stage of 15.0 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1958 are given 

in WSP 1573.

Rating table, Apr. 24 to Sept. 30, 1958 (gage height, 

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

0.64 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1 

2.1 

3.7

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

123

203

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

*0

0

5.5

*8.5

4.6

12

*182

-

-

-

May

138

117

*54

10

3.4

1.9

% 1.1

.7

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

** . 1

.2

.1

4.6

2.9

1.1

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

0

0

0

337.6

10.9

670

June

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

13

*14

1.9

.4

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

29.5

0.95

59

Aug.

O

0

O

0

0

0

O

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

*0

0

.4

.6

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

1.1

0.04

E.2

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

*0

0

.1

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0.2

0.007

0.4

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Apr. 3O (12 m.) 296 cfs (5.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
148 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

885. Possum Kingdom Reservoir near Graford, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°52', long 98°26', in powerhouse at dam on Brazos River, 2.6 miles 

upstream from Loving Creek, 11.3 miles southwest of Graford, Palo Pinto County, and 

at mile 687.

Drainage area. 22.550 

contributing.

mi, approximately, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably nonRecords available. March 1941 to September 1958.

Gage. Mercury U-tube gage. Datum of gage is 0.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 {levels by Brazos River Authority).

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 687,000 acre-ft Nov. 9, 10 .(gage height, 

998.0 ft); minimum observed, 568,800 acre-ft Sept. 10, 15 (gage height, 991.3 ft). 

1941-58: Maximum contents observed, 743,900 acre-ft Oct. 5, 1941 (gage height, 

1,001.0 ft); minimum observed, 273,300 acre-ft Feb. 19 to Mar. 17, 1953 (gage height, 

967.0 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by reinforced concrete dam of flat slab deck, massive

buttress type, with 9 roof-weir gates (modified bear-trap type), 2 bulkhead sections, 

and earthen dike section. Total length of dam Is 2,740 ft. The gates are designed 

to carry 550,000 cfs. Powerhouse is designed for 3 units having a total output of 

37,500 kilowatts. Usable capacity for power development, 698,900 acre-ft. Dam completed and storage began Mar. 21, 1941. Water used for power development, industry, 

and irrigation. Data regarding dam and reservoir are shown In the following table:

Maximum design level (top of roof -weir gates, gates raised).

Bottom of 54-inch horizontal cylinder valve (high pressure 

outlet) .

Gage height 

(feet)

1,000.00 

987.00

911.5

874.8

Capacity 

(acre -feet)

724,700 

504,100

25,810

236

Contents published prior to Oct. 1, 1944, are from capacity table showing maximum 

design level, 730,000 acre-ft, and usable capacity for power development, 705,500 acre-ft.

Figures given herein represent total contents. Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for Brazos River at Possum Kingdom Dam near Garford, for the water 

year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Cooperation. Records of daily gage height and capacity table furnished by Brazos River 

Authority.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and total contents, in acre-feet)

991.0

992.0

994.0

564,OOO 

580,000 

615,OOO

996.0

998.0

651,000

687,000

Total contents, In acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

HI

Oct.

615,000 

613,200 

611,400 

609,600 

607,800

607,800 

606 , 000

6O6,OOO 

609,600 

624,000

627, 6OO 

629, 4OO 

647, 4OO 

656, 4OO 

663,600

667, 2OO 

669,000

687,200 

663,600 

660,000

656,400 

652,800 

649,200 

643,800 

642,000

642,000 

643,800 

643,800 

643,800 

643,800 

643,800

995.6 

+27,000

Nov.

643, 8OO

643,800 

643,800 

643,800 

652,800

667,200 

681,600 

685,200 

687,000

687,000

683,400 

681,600 

679,800 

676,200 

672,600

670,800 

670,800 

669,000 

667,200 

667,200

665,400 

661,800 

661,800 

661,800 

663,600

663,600 

661,800 

661,800 

661,800 

661,800

996.6 

+18,000

Dec.

661,800

660,000 

656,400 

652,800 

6 51, OOO

647,400 

647,400 

647,400 

645, 6OO 

642, OOO

638,400 

636,600 

6 33, OOO 

633,000 

633,000

631,200 

631,200 

629,400 

627,600 

625,800

625,800 

624,000

624,000 

624,000 

624,000

624,000 

624,000 

624,000 

624,000 

624,000 

624,000

994.5 

-37 , 800

Jan.

622j2OO

622,200 

620,400 

620, 4OO 

620,400

618,600 

618,600 

616,800 

615,000 

613,200

613,200 

613,200 

613,200 

613,200 

613,200

613,200 

611,400 

611,400 

609,600 

609,600

607,800 

607,800 

606,000 

606 , 000 

606 , 000

606,000 

606,000 

604,200 

602,400 

600,600 

598,800

993.1 

-25,200

Feb.

598,800

598,800 

597,000 

595,300 

595,300

593,600 

591,900 

590,200 

590,2OO 

590,200

588,500 

588,500 

585, 1OO 

583, 4OO 

583,400

583,400 

581,700 

581,700 

580,000

580,000

580,000 

580,000 

580,000 

580,000 

580,000

580,000 

580,000 

580,000

.

992.0 

-18,800

Mar.

580,000

580,000 

580, OOO 

580,000 

580,000

581 , 7OO 

581,700 

581,700 

581,700 

585,100

585,100 

586 , 800 

586,800 

586,800 

586,800

588,500 

588,500 

588,500 

588,500 

588,500

588,500 

588,500 

588,500 

590,200 

590,200

590,200 

590,200 

590,200 

598,800 

602,400 

604,200

993.4 

+24,200

Apr.

604,200

604,200 

604,200 

604,200 

604,200

604,200 

604,200 

604,200 

604,200 

604,200

604,200 

604,200 

604,200 

604,200 

604,200

604, 2OO 

604,200 

604,200 

606,000 

606,000

606,000 

606,000 

607 , 800 

609,600 

609,600

613,200 

622,200 

624,000 

624,000 

640,200

-

995.4 

+36,000

May

645,600 

654,600 

654,600 

660,000 

654,600

654,600 

651,000 

647,400 

6 42, OOO 

638, 4OO

634,800 

631,200 

625,800 

624,000

638,400

642,000 

645,600 

651,000 

656,400 

660,000

661,800

661,800 

661,800 

661,800 

661,800

661,800 

660,000 

658,200 

656,400 

656,400 

656,400

996.3 

+16,200

June

654^600

651,000 

651,000 

649,200 

647,400

642,000 

642,000 

640,200 

638,400 

636,600

634,800 

633,000 

631,200 

629,400 

629,400

627,600 

627, 6OO 

627,600 

627,600 

625,800

625,800 

629,400 

633,000 

633,000 

634,800

633,000 

633,000 

633,000 

633,000 

633,000

995.0 

-23,400

July

633,000 

633,000 

633,000 

633,000 

634,800

676,200 

679,800

679,800 

676, 2OO 

676,200

674, 4OO 

670,800 

667,200 

661,800 

658,2OO

654,600 

652,800 

651,000 

651,000 

651,000

651,000 

647,400 

647,400 

645,600 

642,000

638,400 

638,400 

633,000 

629,400 

625,800 

622^ 200

994.4 

-10,800

Aug.

618^600

616,800 

616,800 

615, OOO 

6O9.60O

606,000 

602,400 

598,800 

598,800 

598,800

597,000 

593,600 

590,200 

586 , 800 

583,400

583,400 

583,400 

583,400 

580,000 

578,400

576,800 

576,800 

575,200

575,200 

575,200

575,200 

575,200 

575,200 

575,200 

575,200 

575,200

991.7 

-47,000

Sept.

575,200 

575,200 

573,600 

572,000 

570,400

570,400 

570,400 

570,400 

570,400 

568,800

570,400 

570, 4OO 

570,400 

570,400 

568, 8OO

570,400 

570,400 

573,600 

581 , 700 

585,100

591,900 

591,900 

590,200 

588,500 

586,800

586,800 

586,800 

597,000 

606,000 

607,800

993.6 

+32,600

Calendar year 1957.................... * +255,000

Water year 1957-58.................... * -9,000

t Gage height, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 149

890. Brazos River near Palo Pinto, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°51'45", long 98°18'10", on right bank 100 ft (revised) upstream from 

bridge on Palo Pinto-Graford highway, 300 ft downstream from Dark Valley Creek, 

63 miles north of Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto County, 20 miles downstream from Possum Kingdom Dam, and at mile 667.

Drainage area.--22.760 sq mi, approximately, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. January 1924 to September 1958. Published as "near Mineral Wells" 

1924-33.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 831.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to December 1933 (corrected) chain gage at site 19 miles downstream at 

datum 38.19 ft lower.

Average discharge. 34 years, 1,207 cfs (873,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,500 cfs July 6 (gage height, 14.61 ft); 

minimum daily, 33 cfs Oct. 1.

1924-58: Maximum discharge, 95,600 cfs June 16, 1930, at site 19 miles downstream 

near Mineral Wells (gage height, 30 ft, present site and datum); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known occurred in 1876, according to data by Corps of Engineers and 

was several feet higher than any flood occurring between 1876 and 1936.

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

Plow since 1941 largely regulated by Possum Kingdom Reservoir (see preceding page) and 

several smaller reservoirs In Clear Pork and other basins, having a combined capacity 

of about 946,500 acre-ft. Many small diversions above Possum Kingdom Reservoir for 

irrigation, municipal supply, and oilfield operation.

Revisions ( water years). WSP 1512: 1924-25, 1929, 1932-34.

Plating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 3, 4, 10-12, 24-30, May 6 to Sept. 2)

1.0 

1.5 178

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

328

560

880

1,310

4.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

1,890

5,600

10,600

22,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

33

589

752 

818

598

458

484 

*1,040

702

259

210

108

6,070

1,800 

5,380

8.640

3,050

2,960

2,960

2,670

2,580

2,800

2,620

2,590 

2,020

870

136

668

880

702

158

55,605

1,794

110,300

Nov.

110 

116

242 

240

2,130

2,720

5,250 

3,230

3,050

2,670

2,780

*2,570

2,580

2,520 

2,550

2,050

1,250

1,090

1,190

1,560

1,660

1,820

1,140

499 

1,560

2,080

2,100

1,250

214

875

51,054

1,701

101,200

Dec.

680 

817

1.880 

1,820

1,690

1,820

1,070 

484

650

1,700

1,790

1,610

1,690

1,000 

205

*282

1,070

976

1,210

1,170

652

108

134- 71

184

118

220

511

102

74

590

26,206

845

51 , 980

Jan.

590 

107

644 

645

412

110

708 

774

704

648

564

254

500

612 

765

726

1,250

228

86

590

803

645

554

554 

558

107

*82

828

1.570

1,280

851

17,689

571

54,090

Feb.

462 

282

414 

556

788

954

952 

574

206

275

848

916

982

1,040 

7l8

146

204

716

405

574

276

80

70

*65 

72

170

70

162

-

12,755

455

25,260

Mar.

a60 

a60

a50 

a50

a60

417

1,010 

614

576

171

159

200

253

166 

140

120

125

376

240

100

80

70

70

90 

270

95

70

65

546

58

IP5,961

192

11,820

Apr.

40 

40

40 

*518

277

85

70 

160

100

421

216

348

90

70 

70

70

70

70

60

60

60

60

50

214 

88

910

1,390

885

2,470

4,980

15,780

459

27,550

May

9,260 

7,960

1O,6OO

8^770

5,600

5,500 

5,410

5,410

5,410

5,050

2,960

5,520

2,180 

2,840

2,820

*1,560

501

559

1,580

1,890

1,620

2,120

1,920 

1,510

972

2,020

1,720

600

568

580

99,970

5,225

198,500

June

102 

749

1,780 

1,590

1,700

1,780

1,260

467

*480

1,450

1,020

673

509

1,060 

1,200

140

354

111

594

506

1,760

993

290

1,020 

1,190

740

93

64

56

51

23,582

786

46,770

July

49 

47

140 

75

68

13,800

19,600 

*19,500

15,700

5,750

5,520

5,250

5,250

2,100 

2,010

1,760

1,620

1,550

1,080

157

146

1,180

1,150

1,270 

1,790

1,320

1,040

1,500

1,920

1,900

1,810

107,572

5,470

215,400

Aug.

1.820 

1,050

127 

682

1,670

1,720

*1,700 

1,380

976

124

652

1,370

1,210

1,660 

1,420

1,010

228

99

214

1,260

1,160

466

391

101 

64

51

46-

45

266

476

102

23,540

759

46,690

Sept.

60 

130

 150 

920

350

90

50 

W

130

250

1,100

360

120

50

50

50

*50

50

60

100

50

180

1,000

1.400 

1,400

1,000

400

90

50

100

9,840

528

19,520

Calendar year 1957: Max 81,70O Mln 18 Mean 4,472 Ac-ft 3,237,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 19,600 Mln 33 Mean 1,226 Ac-ft 887,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Feb. 22, 25, 27, Mar. 1-5, 15-17, 20-23, 26-28, Mar. 51 to Apr. 5, 

ApFI 5~-9, 13-23, Sept. 3-30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and record of releases 

from Possum Kingdom Reservoir.
150 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

905. Palo Pinto Creek near Santo, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°38', long 98°11', on left bank 0.5 mile upstream from The Texas and 

Pacific Railway Co. bridge, 1.4 miles downstream from Big Sunday Creek, 2.6 miles 

northeast of Santo, Palo Pinto County, 2.8 miles upstream from Wusser Creek, and 

7.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 567 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1924 to September 1925 

September 1958.

ge heights only), April 1951 to

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 762.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Nov. 20, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1925, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years (1951-58), 103 cfs (74,570 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 cfs July 7 (gage height, 25.64 ft); no 

flow Oct. 1-7, 12.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 45,100 cfs May 26, 1957 (gage height, 31.05 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times.

. Maximum stages since at least 1880 occurred May 8, 1922, and May 26, 1957. Flood of 

May 8, 1922, reached about the same stage as in 1957, from information'by The Texas and 

Pacific Railway Co., but probably was slightly lower according to statements by local 

residents.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 600 cfs, which are fair. No large diversion 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14, 15, Nov. 5, 6, 24, 25, Jan. 13, Mar. 7, 8,

Apr. 27, Apr. 29 to May 4, June 21, 22, July 5-8, Sept. 11)

55

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

179

315

535

1,100

2,280

10.0

14.0

18.0

22.0

26.0

4,280

6,280

8,600

11,900

17,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

8.4

4.8

.5

.1

0

3,760

4,950

1,260

242

111

61

38

25

20

23 

257

162

61

52

23

16

13

11

8.7

11,067.3

357

21,950

Nov.

8.1

87T

8.1

11

1,500

2,520 

337 

403

154

98

75

71

104

82

61

48

40

36

51

26

24

21 

20

607

1,600

*256

141

98

69

56

8,511.3

277

16,490

Dec.

42

38

33

30

25

25 

25 

28

25

20

15

14

15

12

11

11

11

11

10

8.1

7.6

7.6 

7.6

7.1

37

63

45

28

20

14

655.0

21.1

1,300

Jan.

8.7

8.1

7.6

7.1

6.6

6.6 

6.6 

7.1

8.7

8.1

7.6

64

503

125

65

54

25

19

18

78

117

73 

45

32

29

25

21

20

19

16

14

1,420.8

45.8

2,820

Feb.

13

11

9.5

9.5

8.7

8.1 

7.6 

7.6

7.1

7.6

7.6

8.1

8.7

9.5

8.1

8.1

7.6

7.1

6.6

6.1

6.1

9.5 

11

16

£1

17

12

10

-

269.0

9.61

554

Mar.

8.7

8.7

7.6

776

58

212 

1,550 

4S8

270

135

91

158

*337

187

129

104

88

78

67

63

56

56 

78

71

56

46

44

39

46

59

54

4,582.6

141

8,690

Apr.

51

29

25

25

21

19 

16 

16

15

14

14

15

21

117

82

40

25

20

26

60

65

44 

25

14

12

24

392

171

1,060

3,7j50

6,192

206

12,280

May

6,490

3,260

4,450

694

548

258 

187 

158

152

114

111

98

75

*58

56

56

67

58

102

67

42

52 

28

25

44

69

52

21

15

12

11.

17,150

555

55,980

June

9.5

8.7

7.6

6.6

5.6

5.2 

5.2 

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.2

24

17

7.6

5.6

4.8

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.8

520

1,250 

15S

56

52

20

13

9.3

7.6

6.6

2,166.3

72.2

4,500

July

*5.2

4.8

4.0

5.2

90

6,560 

*9,220 

*461

191

120

86

65

52

36

30

24

20

17

14

15

11

11 

12

35

28

22

16

14

15

13

9.5

17,202.5

555

54,120

Aug.

6.6

5.2

4.8

12

7.6

6.1 

4.4 

5.2

4.4

29

22

7.6

4.4

5.2

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.5

*1.5

5.6

97

59 

11

75

18

6.6

5.6

2.2

1.7

1.5 

T75

390.1

12.6

774

Sept.

1.1

.9

.8

78

.8

.9 

1.1 

1.1

122

61

251

45

15

7.6

4.8

9.3

57

58

51

52

26

11 

*5.6

5.6

2.2

15

150

29

8.7

4.4

956.7

51.9

1,900

Calendar year 1957: Max 21,100 Mln 0 Mean 350 Ac-ft 255,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 9,220 Mln 0 Mean 192 Ac-ft 159,100

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Oct. 14 (5 a.m.) 10,700 cfs (20.83 ft); Nov. 6 (3 a.m.) 5,180 cfs 

(11.65 ft); May 1 (4 a.m.) 10,800 cfs (20.94 ft); July 7 (l a.m.) 16,900 efs (25.64 ft).________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 151

910. Brazos River near Glen Rose, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°16'15", long 97°39'45", at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 67, 

600 ft downstream from Georges Creek, 4.4 miles upstream from Paluxy Creek, 6 miles 

northeast of Glen Rose, Somervell County, and at mile 511. Prior to Oct. 1, 1957, at 

site 2.4 miles upstream.

Drainage area. 24,840 sq mi, approximately, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 567.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 7, 1931, staff gage at site 2.5 miles downstream at same datum. 

May 7, 1931, to Sept. 30, 1957, water-stage recorder at site 2.4 miles downstream at 

same datum, used as supplementary gage since Oct. 1, 1957. Apr. 27, 1950, to Sept. 30, 

1957, present gage used as supplementary gage.

Average discharge. 35 years, 1,605 cfs (1,162,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,100 cfs May 2 (gage height, 21.00 ft); minimum daily discharge, 186 cfs Sept. 2.

1923-58: Maximum discharge, 97,600 cfs May 18, 1935; maximum gage height, 33.89 ft 

May 27, 1957; no flow at times prior to construction of Possum Kingdom Dam.

Maximum flood since at least 1900 occurred May 8 or 9, 1922, stage unknown, from 

information by local residents. Stages affected at times by backwater from Paluxy 

Creek, and since 1945 by medium-water bridge 2.5 miles downstream.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow since 1941 largely regulated by Possum Kingdom Reservoir 

(see p. 148) except during major floods, and by several smaller reservoirs in Clear 

Fork and other basins, having a combined capacity of about 946,000 acre-ft. Many 

diversions above station for irrigation, municipal supply, and oilfield operation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1058: 1932. WSP 1512; 1946-47, 1949.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*369

353

281

241

216

198

644 

720

632

561

733

998

858

4,460

17.700

6,360

6,040

10, 600

5,040

3,570

3,500 

3,430

3,080

3,290

3,430

3,080

2,800

1,960

1,290

754 

561

87,749

2,831

174,000

Nov.

1,030

920

777

622

1,430

2,880

7,550 

5,650

5,400

5,220

3,990

3,570

3,360

3,360

3,290

3,150

3,080

2,940

2,450

1,600

*1,270 

1,340

1,530

1,930

2,400

3,800

2,950

2,510

2,290

2,180

84,469

2,816

167,500

Dec.

1,380

904

1,040

936

1,020

- 1,830

1.880 

1,730

1,730

1,290

840

704

1,530

1,680

1,580

1,580

1,200

776

576

*752

912 

1,120

1,160

912

864

688

624

518

518

469 

454

33,177

1,070

65,810

Jan.

504

420

366

455

624

441

624 

632

525

434

768

864

1,690

2.180

1,880

1,430

1,290

1,080

920

1,340

920 

792

800

1,200

1,040

840

768

664

632

525 

434

27,082

874

53,720

Feb.

1.580

1,200

*920

744

632

559

532 

680

852

904

848

652

490

504

816

904

944

920

640

469

396 

624

616

568

546

427

578

548

-

-..-...

19,453

694

38,540

Mar.

524

512

354

548

578

469

414 

1,210

5.060

2,400

2,080

*1,380

1,120

1,080

1,240

1,200

984

816

696

652

584 

717

852

608

525

462

462

441

497

645 

2,620

28,890

952

57,500

Apr.

2,290

1,080

744

560

546

448

402 

469

504

546

454

554

548

546

1,080

768

*576

518

497

497

518 

525

462

414

584

616

580

2,580

4.510

5,280

26,876

896

55,510

May

18,600

54.600

34,100

50,800

15,500

12,500

9,610 

4,770

4,060

5,930

3,670

3,540

5,500

3,060

3,180

*2,950

2,510

2,780

2,680

1,680

1.120 

1,120

1,650

1,730

1,780

2,050

1,930

1,580

1,120

1,850 

1,580

215,270

6,944

427,000

June

1,160

756

880

600

420

1,220

1,480 

1,550

1,550

1,240

1,020

584

844

1,160

816

704

696

1,290

*696

420

420 

696

1,920

2.750

1,450

792

648

984

1,080

648

30,574

1,012

60, 250

July

408

536

285

250

258

285

5,610 

51.400

24,200

25,800

14,000

5,060

5,670

5,500

5,180

2,750

2,080

1,980

1,750

1,580

1,580 

1,540

744

525

594

1,240

992

1,630

1,540

1,200 

1,080

158,587

4,464

274,500

Aug.

1,750

1,730

1,750

1,680

1,540

640

441 

1,100

1,530

1,550

1,450

1,200

624

427

852

1,200

1,430

1,540

1,200

*600

511 

434

959

1.950

1,080

656

559

590

512

255

218

31,058

1,001

61,560

Sept.

198

186

208

324

280

246

218 

566

504

560

300

246

254

512

441

511

414

420

1,040

856

504 

427

536

518

*348

295

1,030

1.290

1,240

952

14,604

487

28,970

Calendar year 1957 : Max 85,100 Min 128 Mean 5,972 Ac-ft 4,323,000

Water year 1957-58-. Max 34,600 Min 186 Mean 2,020 Ac-ft 1,462,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

541344 O -60 -11
152 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

915. Paluxy Creek at Glen Rose, Tex.

Location.--Lat 32°13'50", long 97°46'30", on left bank at downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 67, 1 mile upstream from Cross Branch, 1.2 miles southwest 

of Glen Rose, Somervell County, and 4.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 399 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1925, May 1947 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 609.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942. Oct. 27, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1925, 

chain gage at bridge 1.8 miles downstream at datum 13.62 ft lower.

Average discharge. 12 years (1924-25, 1947-58), 63.1 cfs (45,680 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 cfs July 6 (gage height, 9.5 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 1.9 cfs Oct. 6, Sept. 2-4.

1923-25, 1947-58: Maximum discharge, 48,500 cfs May 17, 1949 (gage height, 25.1 ft, 

from floodmark); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 27.2 ft Apr. 17, 1908, present site and datum. Flood of May 21, 

1922, reached a stage of 26.0 ft, present site and datum. Flood in November 1918 

reached about same stage as flood of May 21, 1922, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. Small diversions above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1392: 1949, 1952.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 4-8, 17, June 21, 22, 

July 6, 7, Sept. 11, 19)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

0.8

2.1

4.6

9.0

25

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0

51

86

131

255

520

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

795

1,090

1,740

2,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*2.3

2.3

2.3 

2.3

2.1

2.1 

2.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

613

373

1,270

148

60

37

27

22

20

30

24

35

24

17

16

15

14 

14

14

2,806.1

90.5

5,570

Nov.

14

14

246 

111

1,290

496 

157

114

80

64

61

61

61

56

50

45

44

51

45

41

*40

44

45

240

310

149

112

90

80 

71

4,282

143

8,490

Dec.

67

64

62 

59

57

65 

75

62

56

54

50

50

48

47

47

45

45

45

44

*40

38

38

38

40

96

84

64

56

53 

5O

48

1,687

54.4

3,350

Jan.

45

44

44 

43

43

41

41

40

40

40

40

131

393

1ST

109

92

84

78

78

94

117

94

84

80

76

73

69

69

69

*67

67

2,569

82.9

5,100

Feb.

62

59

59 

59

59

59 

56

54

56

64

65

62

59

59

59

56

53

53

51

51

53

88

129

103

82

76

71

64

-

1,821

65.0

3,610

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,930 Mln 2.1

Mar.

61

69

69 

69

124

348 

23T

274

212

134

109

*126

160

121

107

101

96

88

84

80

76

78

99

84

76

75

71

67

67

62

59

3,480

112

6,900

Apr.

57

56

56 

54

48

45 

44

4T

212

99

62

53

71

416

144

88

73

*76

76

112

136

88

75

65

62

119

88

78

80 

882

3,562

119

7,070

May

777

917

2,090 

566

348

266 

224

194

169

149

139

129

126

126

126

124

325

131

103

94

84

80

*75

69

65

67

62

59

54

51

48

7,837

253

15,540

June

47

45

41 

40

37

36 

35

32

30

29

26

25

23

21

ST

32

41

32

29

*24

151

~190 

45

36

30

27

24

23 

21

1,264

42.1

2,510

July

18

17

16 

14

15

L.400 

*891

126

73

53

41

35

29

24

21

18

*16

14

12

11

11

11

14

11

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.5

6.1 

5.7

5.0

2,938.3

94.8

5,830

Aug.

4.6

4.6

5.7 

5.0

4.6

4.3 

4.0

3.7

4.0

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.2

2.9

3.2

24.

275

3.4

8.1

7.0

8.0

13

17

12

7.0

5.3

5.0

4.0

3.4 

2 9

2\1

165.0

5.32

327

Sept.

2.5

2.1

H2.1

2.9 

5.7

36

33

13

71

56

22

12

9.6

13

25

22

388

74

26

37

86

*24

14

11

10

22

12 

10

1,045.7

34.9

2,070

Mean 184 Ac-ft 133,000

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,O90 Mln 1.9 Mean 91.7 Ac-ft 66,370

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOO cfs). July 6 (6 p.m.) 4,900 cfs (9.5 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 153

920. Nolands River at Blum, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°09'02", long 97°24 I 10", on right bank 30 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Farm Road 67, 0.5 mile downstream from Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. 

bridge, 0.6 mile northwest of Blum, Hill County, 2.8 miles downstream from Mustang 

Creek, and 3.2 miles upstream from Rock Creek.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Records available. July 1924 to September 1925, November 1947 to September 1958.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 551.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942. July 29, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1925, 

and Nov. 14, 1947, to May 28, 1949, staff gage at railway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream 

at datum 5.0 ft higher.

Average discharge.--11 years (1924-25, 1948-58), 63.2 cfs (45,750 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs May 3 (gage height, 15.16 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Oct. 11.

1924-25, 1947-58: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs May 17, 1949 (gage height, 24.0 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1887, 35.0 ft May 8, 1922, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

1.8

1.4

2.2

126

1,480

2.790

469

52

30

24

22

19

26

47

28

23

21

19

18

18

18 

18

5,268.3

170

10,450

Nov.

18

IS

89

156

2.700

1,410

729

422

133

96

90

90

96

86

72

62

62

70

58

52

48

*49

58

795

426

159

115

94

82

68

8,403

280

16,670

Dec.

65

64

64

59

58

152

194

94

65

64

56

54

55

55

54

54

54

54

51

43

*38

5s

40

41

891

277

150

125

103

QC3D

94

3,302

107

6,550

Jan.

82

78

78

75

73

72

70

65

67

67

67

102

868

213

133

108

100

96

117

278

234

144

120

108

103

94

*88

98

105

94 

88

4,085

132

8,100

Feb.

78

73

72

75

76

73

67

64

64

88

90

78

70

75

78

68

65

62

61

61

61

94

154

76

73

68

~58

.......

2,092

74.7

4,150

Mar.

54

6T

61

61

106

187

162

318

169

*105

86

105

136

98

84

78

75

68

65

62

61

61

1.040

183

96

82

75

70

94

64 

55

4,022

130

7,980

Apr.

55

51

49

44

42

35

33

36

81

58

42

38

51

*290

104

62

51

54

86

512

200

82

61

51

47

353

2,120

438

675

5.470

9,271

309

18,390

May

2,510

3,660

*5.870

776

405

274

218

177

144

125

112

98

90

86

84

78

76

68

*59

52

47

46

43

40

38

35

33

31

30

28 

21

15,360

495

30,470

June

24

24

22

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

12

12

11

10

9.4

*307 ~7S

20

14

13

16

64

32

22

14

12

12

11

10

10

876.4

29.2

1,740

July

9.4

9.4

8.7

8.0

105

213

543

166

34

21

15

12

10

8.3

*7.6

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.2

5.8

6.2

5.2

4.5

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3 2 

2J8

1,248.3

40.3

2,480

Aug.

2.6

2.4

3.0

6.8

5.2

3.5

3.0

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.7

ri

1.5

1.8

2.0

1.7

37

TT

no

30

21

8.7

7.6

7.6

5.5

4.5

4.0

3.7

2.2 

3.2

200.5

6.47

398

Sept.

3.2

2.8

2.4

1.5

1.1

3.3

6.2

17

11

7.2

5.5

4.8

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.8

7.6

4.8

2.590

585

58

31

30

24

21

*25

28

21

18

17

3,543.4

118

7,030

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,680 Mln 0.8 Mean 183 Ac-ft 132,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,870 Mln 1.1 Mean 158 Ac-ft 114,400

Peak dlacharge (baae, 5,OOO cfa). Oct. 15 (4 p.m.) 6,400 cfa (11.02 ft); Nov. 5 (8 p.m.) 8.080 cfa 

(12.41 ft); Apr. 27 (l a.m.) 5,960 cfa (10.58 ft); Apr. 30 (10 p.m.) 10,700 cfa (l4.63 ft); 

May 3 (6 a.m.) 11,500 cfa (15.16 ft); Sept. 19 (4:30 p.m.) 10,600 cfa (14.49 ft).

* Dlacharge meaaurement made on this day.
154 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

925. Whitney Reservoir near Whitney, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°52', long 97°22', on State Highway 22, in intake structure of Whitney 

Dam on Brazos River, 2.4 miles upstream from Coon Creek, 4.0 miles upstream from Iron 

Creek, 7.4 miles southwest of Whitney, Hill County, and at mile 442.

Drainage area. 26,170 sq mi, approximately, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. December 1951 to September 1958.

,__. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 645,000 acre-ft May 6 (elevation, 533.12 ft); 

minimum, 360,100 acre-ft Oct. 10 (elevation, 518.24 ft).

1951-58: Maximum contents, 1,980,000 acre-ft May 29, 1957; minimum daily since 

power pool elevation first reached in April 1954, 250,200 acre-ft Nov. 1, 1956.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity and rolled earth-fill dam 17,695 ft 

long including spillway. Main dam was completed in April 1951 and deliberate impoundment of water began Dec. 10, 1951. Capacity between gage heights 520.0 and 571.0 ft 

is 1,630,500 acre-ft and is reserved for flood-control storage. Total spillway capacity, 661,000 cfs at elevation 573.0 ft, maximum design level. Figures given herein 

represent total contents. Reservoir used for flood control and power development. 

Data regarding dam and reservoir are shown in following table:

Invert of sixteen 5 by 9-foot flood-control outlet conduits...

Elevation 

(feet)

571.0

533.0

520.0

476.0

448.83

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

2,017,500

642,200

387,000

43,500

5,140

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, In feet, 

and total contents, In acre-feet)

515

520

525

314,900

387,000

473,200

530

535

574,300

690,500

Total contents, In acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

18

Oct.

367,700 

366,700 

364,700 

363,200 

363,700

363,800 

363,800 

367,300 

363,500 

360,100

360,500 

360,500 

371,000 

380,400 

415,000

420,000

417,600 

416,700 

409,000 

397,600

387,000 

384,800 

384,800 

384,700 

384,800

383,400 

383,400 

383,400 

386,400 

388,300 

387,800

520.05 

+19,000

Nov.

385,800 

388,600 

390,700 

390,800 

400, 800

406,100 

418,100 

418,400

410,400 

399,500

386,100 

387,000 

388,900 

388,900 

388,900

388,900 

388,600 

388,300 

386,700 

385,900

385,000 

384,300

386,900 

392,900 

394,200

394,700 

396,400 

393,600 

394,700 

395,300

520.52 

+7,500

Dec.

395,300

393,900 

387,800 

386,100 

383,600

385,600 

390,400 

393,700 

392,100 

389,900

381,700 

381,200 

382,800 

386,600 

390,000

390,200 

388,100 

381,800 

377,000

377,300

378,400 

380,600 

382 , 500 

383,400 

388,900

387,700 

385,300 

386,200 

387,500 

386,400 

387,500

520.03 

-7,800

Jan.

387,700 

387,800 

386,700 

386,700 

388,100

387,200 

384,800 

384,800 

386,100 

385,400

386,200 

388,600 

389,900 

391,000

389,700

388,000 

386,100 

388,900 

391,000 

391,000

388,300 

386,900 

385,900 

384,800 

388,000

390,500 

388,600 

386,200 

384,500 

382,800 

381,800

519.67 

-5,700

Feb.

383,400 

386,100 

386,100 

388,000 

386,700

385.600 

384,800 

386,100 

386,900 

384, 800

383,400 

381,500 

380,300

382,600 

384,300

386,400 

388,000 

389,700 

391,000 

390,000

387,300 

389,200 

391,200

390,400 

388,800

386,400 

385,600 

385,600

519.91 

+3,800

Mar.

387,200 

387 , 800 

386,900 

386,200 

385,800

388,800 

389,600 

392,100 

395,000 

396,300

392,400 

388,800 

383,900 

384,800 

387,500

390,200 

389,600 

387,800 

388,300 

388,800

388,800 

388, 800 

395,500 

391,200 

385,900

385,100 

384,300 

382,600

384,300 

385,800 

386,900

519.99 

+1,300

Apr.

390,000 

387,700 

385,000 

384,500 

385,100

386,200 

385,800 

385,800 

384,000 

383,100

383,100 

384,500 

387,800 

387 , 800 

388,900

388,100 

387,000 

384,000 

385,400 

388,400

386,900 

384,500 

382,600 

381,200 

380,400

385,400 

389,100 

386,400 

390,000 

412,900

_______

521.59 

+26,000

May

442,000 

512,700 

588,400 

628,200 

642,200

639,600 

620,100 

585,300 

550,400 

510,700

469,400 

429,500 

399,000 

385,800 

382,000

381,400 

380,700 

379,500 

378,300

382,000

384,500 

384,000 

383,600 

384,800 

388, 800

388,000 

386,700 

389,200 

388,600 

388,800 

387 , 800

520.05 

-25,100

June

390,500 

387,700 

384,500 

382,200 

378,900

376.400

378, 4OO 

381,100 

383,900 

385,000

385,600 

385,600 

385,100 

386,600 

387,700

389,700 

391,000 

389,400 

387,800 

386,200

388,900 

389,700 

390,800 

393,900

393,900

389,700 

386,400 

386,400 

387,700 

385,900

519.93 

-1,900

July

385,900 

384,500 

383,600 

383,600 

385,300

385,600 

383,900 

405,200

396,300 

388,000

388,400 

391,300 

389,100 

386,700 

387,300

388,600 

387,300 

385,800 

383,700 

380,500

380,500 

380,500 

380,500 

377,500 

374,600

375,600 

377,000 

379,500 

382,000 

383,400 

385,000

519.87 

-900

Aug.

387,000 

388,400 

391,500

389,900 

387,500

384,000 

382,600 

382,000

383,400 

385,100

386,700 

387,700 

386,700 

385,400 

384,200

386,100 

388,100 

387,700 

386,400 

387,000

385,600 

385,000 

386,600 

390,700 

388,900

386,700 

386,400 

385,600 

384,700 

384,700 

384,800

519.86 

-200

Sept.

383,900 

380,400 

379,400 

379,400 

378,400

378,400 

378,400 

379,000 

378,000 

375,600

373,300 

372,600 

372,600 

372,600 

571.500

372,300 

372,300 

372,300 

378,600 

381,700

383,100 

383,600 

382,800 

380,700 

381,400

382,000 

383,700 

385,400 

586,400

519.95 

+1,400

Calendar year 1957.................... * +86,500

Water year 1957-58.................... * +17,400

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month. 

* Change In contents, In acre-feet.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 

930. Brazos River near Whltney, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°50'30", long 97°19'30", on right bank 3,000 ft upstream from Iron 

Creek, 1.0 mile downstream from Coon Creek, 3.4 miles downstream from Whitney Dam, 

7.5 miles south of Whitney, Hill County, and at mile 439.

Drainage area. 26,190 sq mi, 

tributing.

proximately, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably nonconRecords available. October 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage la 417.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 29, 1938, chain gage and Nov. 29, 

1938, to Sept. 30, 1948, wire-weight gage at site 8.3 miles upstream at datum 14.67 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,797 cfs (1,301,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,100 cfs May 10 (gage height, 18.18 ft); minimum daily, 26 cfs July 27.

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 71,800 cfs May 18, 1949 (gage height, 31.03 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs May 9, 1953.

Maximum stage known since 1853, about 45 ft May 9, 1922, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Whitney Reservoir (see preceding page) and 

Possum Kingdom Reservoir (see p. 148) on Brazos River, and several smaller reservoirs 

In Clear Fork and other basins, having a combined capacity of about 2,964,000 acre-ft. 

Many small diversions above Whitney Reservoir for irrigation, municipal supply, and 

oilfield operations. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1958 are given In WSP 1573.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

627

745

1,500

991

165

111

122

122

2,670

2,550

185 

908

560

2,700

4,440

4,440

5,770

9,120

9,120

9,120

8,680

5,570

*5,230

2,850

5,250

2,880

2,120

2,120

504

154

908

87,548

2,824

175,600

Nov.

2,040

165

84

1,250

2,240

2,550

5,790

6,000

8,680

10,900

11.100 

3,410

2,550

5,250

5,250

5,250

5,250

5,230

*5,250

2,550

2,120

2,050

456

1,290

5,020

5,650

5,510

4,440

2,240

2,120

101,505

5,585

201,500

Dec.

2,120

2,120

4,100

2,240

2,120

1,600

215

285

2,700

2,900

4,000 

1,000

550

160

150

1,900

5,000

*4.400

5,260

720

459

104

949

724

101

1,700

2/550

520

228

1,420 

591

48,444

1,563

96,090

Jan.

550

550

1,150

655

115

1,480

1,690

621

604

755

494 

1,400

2,880

2,960

2,490

2.990

2,640

151

547

2,630

2,620

2,100

1,980

1,720

152

125

2,090

2,500

*1,950

1,800

1,510

45,655

1,475

90,560

Feb.

225

469

825

825

1,750

1,720

780

184

892

2.740

2,220

1,780

1,020

1,250

44

50

274

596

*580

1,240

2,250

1,220

958

1,650

1,780

2,500

1,210

791

51,185

1,114

61,850

Mar.

134

336

1,150

1,350

*1,220

896

1,560

1,410

2,010

2,800

*4,220 

4,100

4,100

1,040

292

136

2,490

1,710

8£4

840

960

375

186

2,700

5,770

1,220

1,230

1,270

514

50 

952

45,645

1,472

90,540

Apr.

1,760

2,580

2,910

1,060

518

149

693

808

2,250

1,220

505 

117

49

1,190

1,280

1,510

1,670

2,520

198

52

2,180

1,620

2,040

1,550

1,100

654

2,410

5,840

4,000

4.460

46,675

1,556

92,570

May

4,460

5,070

4,760

6,440

9,560

15,100

20,400

*24,000

25,400

24,600

25.500 

24,500

18,800

10,700

5,460

4,100

5,120

4,100

5,690

754

226

1,410

1,870

1,060

55

2,250

2,450

954

1,660

1,440

1,900

251,529

8,114

498,900

June

248

2,260

2,250

1,680

2,200

1,790

5.680

40

36

668

706 

621

660

368

554

618

679

*1, 600

1,740

1,000

118

58

660

995

2,170

2,580

2,150

744

108

1,560

54,499

1,150

68,450

July

589

790

682

127

54

64

4,180

11,900

21,900

*2 1,500

15,000 

4,100

4,100

4,100

2,850

2,460

2,480

2,540

2,550

2,540

1,640

1,570

985

2,050

1,890

100

2655-

55

57

55

110,429

5,562

219,000

Aug.

55

995

70

2,160

2.550

2,590

1,290

621

550

516

512 

710

1,340

929

847

159

95

1,350

1,690

959

1,100

639

80

589

1,920

1,650

640

677

665

84

21

27,397

884

54,540

Sept.

549

1.600

650

250

650

50

40

220

1,000

1,600

1,500 

500

50

60

860

600

570

280

1,400

420

50

200

620

1,600

*160

*39

38

45

368

1,140

16,907

564

55,550

Calendar year 1957: Max 55,700 Min 18 Mean 6,803 Ac-ft 4,925,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 25,500 Min 26 Mean 2,522 Ac-ft 1,681,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 9-18, Jan. 1, 2, Sept. 2-25; discharge estimated on basis of 

record of power releases from Whitney Reservoir furnished by Corps of Engineers and record for 

Brazos River at Waco.
156 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

935. Aquilla Creek near Aquilla, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°51', long 97°12', on right bank just upstream from pier of bridge on 

Abbot-Aquilla county road, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Palls Branch and 

1 mile southeast of Aquilla, Hill County.

Drainage area. 309 sq mi.

Records available. December 1924 to August 1925, December 1938 to September 1958. 

Records of daily discharge for December 1924 to August 1925, published in WSP 608, 

have been found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 451.48 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Dec. 9, 1924, to Aug. 31, 1925, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1939-58), 110 cfs (79,640 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs May 3 (gage height, 29.32 ft); no 

flow severa 1 days.

1924-25, 1938-58: Maximum gage height, 30.84 ft May 2, 1944 (discharge not determined); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 34 ft Aug. 31, 1887, from information by local resident. Flood 

of Sept. 27, 1936, reached a stage of about 33 ft, from floodmark. Peak discharge of 

this flood as determined about 9 miles downstream from station, 84,500 cfs, by slopearea measurement (drainage area, 370 sq mi).

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

No known diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). See also Records available.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

900

4,050 

2,220

709

59

27

17

15

15

66

409

76

36

25

20

20

20

TO18

8,700

281

17,260

Nov.

18

16

16

16

70

3,500 

700 

800

100

80

70

60

60

60 

55

55

50

50

*47

43

38

54

58

734

338

108

77

60

50

41

7,224

241

14,330

Dec.

38

35

34

30

28

30 

37 

31

25

25

22

20

20

22 

22

22

*22

22

23

19

16

16

16

21

118

~5S 194

36

29

25

23

1,071

34.5

2,120

Jan.

21

18

18

17

17

16 

16 

17

14

14

15

17

293

136 

52

36

31

28

44

160

150

78

57

50

45

42

38

*36

36

34

32

1,578

50.9

3,130

Feb.

27

25

24

23

23

25 

23 

2020"

35

38

31

25

26 

31

25

23

21

21

21

21

138

100" 314

58

60

50

35

-

1,283

45.8

2,540

Mar.

31

36

33

32

*47

95 

"754 3,090 

411

122

92

86

97

74 

64

58

55

49

45

42

40

40

52

47

39

36

34

33

30

SB" 29

5,756

186

11,420

Apr.

26

25

25

23

22

18 

15

15

32

27

22

20

22

*98 

74

35

24

25

29

42

91

41

26

23

21

248

5.840

916

181

2,040

10,046

335

19,930

May

7,490

4,850

9,260

2,606

288

168 

127 

104

92

78

68

59

52

68 

170

63

47

40

34

*31

29

27

24

22

20

18

16

15

229

20

ii

26,123

843

51,810

June

11

10

8.0

7.2

6.5

5.6 

5.2

4.6

4.8

4.2

3.5

3.4

2.9

2.8 

2.5

*3.1

26

30

7.8

4.6

3.4

3.2

3.5

3.1

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

I,j4

177.3

5.91

352

July

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

5.5

377 

~57 913

18

8.5

5.6

4.2

3.4

2.5 

*1.9

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

TB~ .5

1,441.8

46.5

2,860

Aug.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

*3.0

1.7

1.0

8.4

3.7

50

580

 6.3

.6

.2

.1

0"0

0

659.2

21.3

1,310

Sept.

00"

0

0

0

0 

13 

3.8

.5

.1

.1

.5

.1

0 

0

0

0

0

520

*720

35

17

17

3.8

2.1

1.3

1.1

.8

.6

1.2

1,338.0

44.6

2,650

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,890 Mln 0 Mean 208 Ac-ft 150,900

Water year 1957-58: Max 9,260 Mln o Mean 179 Ac-ft 129,700

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfa).--Apr. 27 (12 m.) 7,500 cfs (27.02 ft); May 1 (5 a.m.) 9,750 cfs 

(28.47 ft)j May 3 (1 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (29.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 28 to Nov. 18, May 22-26, July 25 to Aug. 4, Aug. 23-24, 

Sept. 19-20; discharge estimated on basis of floodmarks and weather records.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 157

945. Green Creek near Alexander, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°04'20", long 98°14'00", at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 6, 0.2 mile upstream from Missouri, Kansas, Texas Railroad Co. bridge, 1.0 mile 

upstream from Cottonwood Creek, and 1.7 miles northwest of Alexander, Erath County.

Drainage area. 45.5 sq mi, of which 22.8 sq mi is above flood-detention reservoirs.

Records T55$T. available. October 1954 to April 1958 (annual maximum only), May to September 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,172 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 27, 1958, crest-stage gage only.

Extremes. 1954-57: The annual maximum discharge for the water years 1955-57 is given 

in the following table:

Water 

year

1955 

1956 

1957

Date

May 19, 1955 

Apr. 30, 1956 

Apr. 26, 1957

Discharge 

~(cfs)

4,000 

23,900 

5,400

Gage height 

(feet)

13.24 

23.95 

14.76

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,170 cfs in October or November 

1957 (gage height, 8.49 ft); no flow for many days.

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 23,900 cfs Apr. 30, 1956 (gage height, 23.95 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Maximum stage since at least 1910, 28.0 ft May 23, 1952 (discharge, 55,800 cfs, 

from contracted-opening measurement).

Remarks. Records good. At end of year the flow from 22.8 sq mi above this station was 

partly controlled by eight floodwater detention reservoirs with a total combined capacity of 7,840 acre-ft below flood spillway crests, of which 6,864 acre-ft is floodwaterdetention capacity and 976 acre-ft is sediment-storage capacity. Capacity in these 

reservoirs allocated to sediment storage will be used for conservation storage until 

eliminated by sedimentation. Eleven rain gages (8 standard and 3 recording) are in 

operation in the basin. Station operated as part of Green Creek; basin hydrologic 

cooperative program of the Geological Survey and Soil Conservation Service to evaluate 

rainfall-runoff relationships, soil conservation practices, and to assist the Soil 

Conservation Service in evaluating the effect of flood-detention structures.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

*0

Nov.

to. z

Dec.

Calendar year : Max 

Water year : Max

Jan.

tl.9

Feb.

-

Mar.

t4.0

Apr. May

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

M

-

-

__

*1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

-

-

-

June

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.9

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

1.3

2.5

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

..!

32.8

1.09

65

July

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

4.4

4.7

2.3

1.3

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

I!

6.6

4.9

2.1

1.1

.6

.3

.1

.1

0

44.3

1.43

88

Aug.

(»)

0

0

0

Sept.

(»)

0

0

0

Min Mean Ac -ft 

Min Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.
158 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

950. North Bosque River near Clifton, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°47'10", long 97°34'00", near left bank on downstream side of left pier 

of bridge on State Highway 215, 0.5 mile northeast of Clifton, Bosque County, and 

2.9 miles downstream from Meridian Creek. Prior to Mar. 26, 1958, at site 1.1 miles 

upstream.

Drainage area. 988 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 605.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1942. Prior to Oct. 1, 1955, and from Apr. 23, 1957, 

to Mar. 26, 1958, staff gage at site 1.1 miles upstream at datum 17.02 ft higher.

Average discharge.--35 years, 202 cfs (146,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,200 cfs May 2 (gage height, 28.60 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Oct. 5-12.

1923-58: Maximum discharge, 39,000 ofs Apr. 22, 1945 (gage height, 23.2 ft, from 

floodmark, at site 1.1 miles upstream); no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1887, about 25 ft at staff-gage site and about 35 ft 

at recorder site, May 9, 1922, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. At end of water year flow from 46.2 sq mi (revised) above this 

station was partly controlled by 13 floodwater-detention reservoirs with total combined 

capacity of 15,150 acre-ft below flood spillway crest, of which 13,340 acre-ft is floodwater-detention capacity and 1,810 acre-ft is sediment-storage capacity. The capacity 

in these reservoirs allocated to sediment-storage will be used for conservation storage 

until eliminated by sedimentation. Small diversions above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 788: 1924-26, 1928, 1930. WSP 1058: 1945(M). WSP 1512: 

1924(M), 1927, 1928(M) , 1929, 1930JM), 1931-33, 1934(M), 1935-37, 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 30 to May 13, May 15-18, 

June 18 to July 8, July 23)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

0.5 3.0

.6 10

.7 24

.8 43

1.0 98

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

166

423

780

2,000

5,590

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

7.2

13

170

300

5.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

18

665

1,180

2,540

5,400

9,030

14,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 195S

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8 

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

1,810 

4,660 

1,180

527

528

171

129

68

60

92

*354

159

110

a90

a80

a70

a60

a60

a60

10,032.4

324

19,900

Nov.

a60

a60

92

965

938

2,450 

400

644

409

313

326

340

347 

320 

245

213

197

176

171

*155

151

166

218

986

1,220

730

423

354

a280

238

13,567

452

26,910

Dec.

218

208

202

176

166

176 

176

176

176

171

151

144

140 

136 

133

133

133

133

*133

129

129

126

123

123

a220

347

a280

208

162

151

151

5,230

169

10,370

Jan.

144

129

126

126

126

123 

117

117

114

110

107

TTT

1,490 

817 

509

313

238

225

354

a420

462

333

285

265

245

225

208

197

*192

176

166

8,576

277

17,010

Feb.

162

148

148

148

148

144 

140

136

a!50

176

187

176

159 

159 

148

140

133

129

126

129

133

449

2,290

880

572

477

395

320

8,502

304

16,860

Mar.

292

333

361

354

416

708 

1,200

1,260

982

*580

361

454

485 

454 

388

340

326

313

306

*299

272

238

1,140

438

333

313

a300

*a297

a297

294

269

14,403

465

28,570

Apr.

252

247

244

234

223

206

194

154

258

349

247

213

231 

1,020 

642

*318

258

241

241

261

375

292

244

216

199

278

706

378

598

5,410

14,769

492

29,290

May

4,480

10,300

*15,900

2,390

1,310

955 

778

642

540

482

440

406

372 

356 

860

416

465

378

*312

278

250

236

216

201

189

180

168

161

*148

146

140

42,095

1,358

83,490

June

130

127

115

108

105

101 

96

92

92

89

84

78

74 

72 

71

72

*84

88

S3

77

71

72

68

68

68

57

50

46

44

42

2,420

SO. 7

4,800

July

*36

34

31

30

27

654 

5,070

421

177

119

91

75

64

57 

*50

44

40

36

32

28

30

33

231

77

50

38

33

28

26

23

*20.

7,706

249

15,280

Aug.

20

18

18

18

16

15 

15

15

15

22

13

11

15 

15 

12

11

10

*10

9.6

9.1

9.1

9.1

11

26

12

9.6

9.1

9.1

75 8.6 « 

o ,b

8.6

408.5

13.2

810

Sept.

*8.6

8^

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2 

8.2

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1 

9.1 

9.1

11

11

10

11

15

13

14

14

16

18

*16

19

66

40

24

428.6

14.3

850

Calendar year 1957: Max 23,500 Min 0 Mean 635 Ac-ft 459,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 13,900 Min 2.8 Mean 351 Ac-ft 254,100

Peak discharge (base, 8,300 cfs). Apr. 30 (9:30 p.m.) 14,800 cfs (17.55 ft)} May 2 (7:30 p.m.)

32,200 cfs (28.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recorded range in 

stage.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 

965. Brazos River at Waco, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°33'40", long 97°07'45", on right bank at downstream side of pier of 

Washington Avenue Bridge in Waco, McLennan County, 2j miles downstream from Bosque 

River and at mile 404.

Drainage area.--28.500 sq mi, approximately, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably noncontrlouting.

Records available.--September 1898 to September 1958 (January 1912 to September 1914 

monthly records only, published in WSP 850). Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1900 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

;e_. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 356.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929, supplementary adjustment of 1942. Sept. 14, 1898, to Mar. 28, 1918, and May 6, 

1922, to Feb. 12, 1934, staff or chain gages at several sites within about 350 ft of 

present site at same datum. May 28, 1918, to May 5, 1922, and Feb. 13, 1925, to 

Sept. 29, 1934, water-stage recorder at site about 300 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--60 years, 2,562 cfs (1,855,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 70,600 cfs May 3 (gage height, 28.10 ft); minimurn daily, 117 cfs Oct. 8.

1898-1958: Maximum discharge, 246,000 cfs Sept. 27, 1936 (gage height, 40.90 ft, 

levee on left bank was overtopped and broken by flood); minimum for periods of daily 

record 1898-1911, 1914-58, no flow Aug. 20, 21, 1918, and probably for several days in 

August 1923.

Maximum stage 1854-97, 34.6 ft May 28, 1885, from floodmark. A stage of 39.7 ft 

was reached Dec. 3, 1913, when levee on left bank was broken by flood, from information 

by'U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record in October, which 

are "fair. Flow regulated by Possum Kingdon and Whitney Reservoirs on Brazos River 

(see p. ), several small reservoirs in Clear Fork and other basins (combined 

capacity, 221,800 acre-ft), and Lake Waco on Bosque River (capacity, 22,000 acre-ft); 

total combined capacity of all reservoirs, about 2,986,000 acre-ft, of which 1,630,500 

acre-ft is flood-control storage in Whitney Reservoir. A siltation survey of Lake Waco 

by the Soil Conservation Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture in December 

194'' indicates a 44.07 percent capacity loss from siltation since storage began in 

April 1930. Many small diversions above station for municipal supply, irrigation, and 

oilfield operation do not appreciably affect flow. The city of Waco discharged an 

average of about 10 cfs on sewage effluent 2£ miles below gage.

Revisions (water years). WSP 568: Drainage area, 

(monthly and yearly summaries only). WSP 1512: 

1927-29.

WSP 850 and 878: 1899-1900, 1907-9 

1901-5, 1910, 1914-15, 1925-26(M),

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

*384

611

678

1 , 140

878

325

167-

117

177

a!!, 300

al , 500 

al , 000

a!? , 000

a6,ooo

a4,600

a(>,000

a«,200

a9,700

a9,500

a!), 200

af3,000

a6,200

a4,600

a4,100

a4,000

a:5,700

a:5 , 100

a2 , 800

;?,47o

736 

574

104,757

3,379

207,800

Nov.

1,870

1,660

1,120

826

3,460

8,780

6,420

9,460

11,000

9,820

13,900

at', 500

a3,900

a3 , 900

a3,700

a3,700

*a3,500

3,350

3,150

2,540

3,320

2,110

5,090

5,580

5,060

5,580

5,290

3,540

2,850

144,956

4,832

287,500

Dec.

2,400

3,460

3,350

3,490

3,350

2,120

2,050

676

1,200

3,680

4,460 

3,510

1,310

950

742

1,270

*2,230

4,010

4,340

2,000

1,060

820

1,200

1,000

950

712

2,930

2,730

a650

a600

2,210

65,460

2,112

129,800

Jan.

694

487

880

1,320

1,190

514

1,460

1,780

985

820

1,060 

1,270

3,330

4,710

3,540

3,440

3,180

2,360

1,630

1,950

3,260

3,000

3,100

2,560

2,090

850

a440

*3,100

2,590

2,010

2 , 620

62,220

2,007

123,400

Feb.

1,530

a520

632

1,510

985

2,290

1,720

985

1,000

1,460

2,990 

2,620

2,120

1,430

a570

a380

642

*634

712

658

1,790

7,160

11,900

4 560

2^680

4,540

3,670

1,620

-

63,308

2,261

125,600

Mar.

2,340

1,200

1,420

*2,970

2,600

915

4,110

5,220

3,510

4,220

5,300 

5,580

4,460

3,080

2,080

1,340

1,540

3,030

2,100

1,430

1,510

1,820

2,040

1,990

4,120

2,900

1,360

1,940

2,000

790

807

79,722

2,572

158,100

Apr.

1,430

2,140

3,690

2,220

1,350

970

517

1,280

1,460

2,110

1,350 

1,160

1,360

1,200

*1,890

2,130

2,020

2,200

2,430

1,220

a510

2,770"

2,300

2,190

1,930

1,990

4,850

9,720

4,750

7,520

72,657

2,422

144,100

May

17,800

24,600

57,800

24,500

13,300

*12,400

21,100

25,700

24,800

24,200

26,300 

25,400

21,300

16,200

7,730

6,360

3,770

5,220

4,820

*3,800

1,060

a540

2,580

2,110

1,410

a570

3,150

2,570

1,820

1,980

1,660

386,550

12,470

766,700

June

2,180

a620

2,500

2,490

1,850

2,400

1,950

a660

a680

610

781 

867

868

804

a540

878

*2,700

850

1,700

1,860

1,100

701

442

714

1,240

2,160

5,800

1,230

850

416

40,443

1,348

80,220

July

1,450

656

871

751

518

654

6,110

6,750

22,200

*23,000

19,200 

5,050

4,010

4,010

2,980

2,430

2,390

2,380

2,480

2,320

2,250

1,550

1,340

981

1,910

1,730

487

275

240 

30T

280

121,554

3,921

241,100

Aug.

340

345

866

340

1,850

2,200

2,070

1,130

636

384

519 

507

726

1,140

809

757

205

*2l6"

1,050

1,460

1,070

993

646

7,630

3,290

1,810

1,550

736

728

716

370

37,089

1,196

73,560

Sept.

179

207

1,350

680

403

571

325

159

155

821

1,440 

1,320

568

311

148

542

585

541

1,440

4,760

790

442

285

698

1,410

509

613

204

a!50

*284

21,890

730

43,420

Calendar year 1957: Max 65,500 Mln 33 Mean 8,470 Ac-ft 6,132,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 57,800 Min 117 Mean 3,289 Ac-ft 2,381,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

River n<sar Whitney, North Bosque River near Clifton, and Aquilla Creek near Aquilla.
160 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

970. Cow Bayou at Mooreville, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°18'45", long 97°08'16", on right bank at downstream side of county 

bridge, 500 ft downstream from confluence of North Cow Bayou and South Cow Bayou, 

0.8 mile north of Mooreville, Falls County, and 5.0 miles northwest of Chilton.

Drainage area. 79.6 sq mi.

Records available. September 1954 to May 1958 (annual maximum only), June to September 

IS5JT

Gage. Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datura of gage is 399.58 ft above mean 

sea level, datura of 1929 (levels by Soil Conservation Service). Prior to June 10, 

1958, crest-stage gage only.

Extremes. 1954-57: The annual maximum discharge for the water years 1955-57 is given 

in the following table.

Water 

year

1955 

1956 

1957

Date

Apr. 9, 1955 

May 1, 1956 

May 12, 1957

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,100 

3,280 

(a)

Gage height 

(feet)

21.65 

19.39 

29.4

a Not determined.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 6,460 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 

22.85 ft); no flow many days.

1954-58: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred May 12, 1957 (gage height, 

29.4 ft, from floodmarks); no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage since at least 1900, about 31 ft about May 1, 1944, from information 

by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. At end of year flow from 28.0 sq mi above this station was partly 

controlled by nine floodwater-detention reservoirs with a total combined capacity of 

10,660 acre-ft below flood spillway crests, of which 9,190 acre-ft is floodwaterdetention capacity and 1,470 acre-ft is sediment-pool capacity. Three of these reservoirs were constructed during the current year and have a total combined capacity 

below flood spillway crests of 5,080 acre-ft, of which 602 acre-ft is sediment-pool 

capacity. Capacity of these reservoirs allocated to sediment storage will be used 

for conservation storage until eliminated by sedimentation. The first floodwaterdetention reservoir in this basin was completed in April 1955.

Rating table, June 10 to Sept. 30, 1958 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 17, 18)

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

1.2 

2.6

3.5

3.6

3.7 

4.0

4.8 

7.7 11'

27

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

78

181

318

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, June to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

t53

Nov. Dec.

Calendar year : Max

Jan. Feb.

tie

-

Mar.

t40

Apr. May June

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

4.8

_

3.4

2.0

2.0

6.6

23

220

*26

12

7.7

6.5

6.5

5.9

4.6

3.8

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

_

-

-

July

2.0

1.7

2.0

1.5

9.3

37

4.8

3.6

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

* . 6

97.7

3.15

194

Aug.

0.5

.4

.5

.8

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

*.2

"7T ^ 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

2.9

.8

.3

5.6

1.7

6.7 *15 .2

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

46.1

1.49

91

Sept.

0.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.4

4.1

*1.9

1.4

.9

2.3

1.3

.9

.9

.8

1.0

1.3

1.2

7.7

6.5

1.5

2.8

3.9

1.3

1.2

28

61

4.8

2.8

2.0

146.6

4.89

291

Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 161

995. Leon River near Hasse, Tex.

Location.--Lat 31°57', long 98°28', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highways 67 and 377, 800 ft upstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. 

bridge, 0.4 mile upstream from Walnut Creek, 2.1 miles northeast of Hasse, Comanche 

County, and 2.2 miles downstream from Copperas Creek.

Drainage area. 1,242 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,115.01 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, Fort Worth Supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Average discharge. 19 years, 160 cfs (115,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,940 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 14.04 ft); no 

Flow at times.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 38,500 cfs May 24, 1952 (gage height, 21.49 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1858, about 27 ft in May 1908, from information 

by local resident. At location about 2| miles upstream, flood in May 1908 was 9.1 ft 

higher than that of May 1952, from floodmarks pointed out by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow slightly regulated by Leon Reservoir (see p. 180) 

Small diversions above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1342: 1952. WSP 1392: 1952. WSP 1442: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14-Z1, Nov. 4, 6, 8-10, 25-27, Jan. 12, 13, Feb. 23, 24, 

Mar. 6-15, Apr. 9, 14, 15, Apr. 28 to May 5, May 7, 8, 16-18, July 8, 9, 22, 24, 

Sept. 26-27)

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

1.2 

3.7 

7.0

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.1

4.5

5.0

7.0

10.0

213

344

670

1,200

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

1,460

1,940

3,000

4,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Calei

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

496

1,010

1,830

5,600 

2,500

1,310

542

254

156

150

189

*129

65

48

37

31

26

22

12,395

400

24,590

Nov.

20

20

76

800

913

755

991

753

611

360

243

186

168

138

101

81

66 

58

54

50

43

37

34

44

286

642

*394

269

204

150

8,547

285

16,950

Dec.

~SS 118

72

61

55

50

54

51

48

45

38

35

33

31

30

30

29 

28

28

27

28

29

23- 23

38

75

75

58

47

42

36

1,427

46.0

2,830

Jan.

32

30

28

2728-

31

*42

45

42

36

32

229

539

25?

114

70

55 

47

44

47

61

83

65

55

50

45

43

38

36

35

33

2,284

73.7

4,530

Feb.

31

31

31

28

28

28

*26

25

25

25

25

26

25

25

25

24

23 

2T

23

23

23

37

370 2l4~

216

112

75

66

-

1,703

60.8

3,380

idar year 1957: Max 14,100 Min 0

Mar.

61

58

54

5072"

335

722

1,230

1,210

830

*457

303

344

342

240

168

144 

129

112

96

90

86

86

88

90

79

68

63

61

58

57

7,783

251

15,440

Apr.

52

48

48

44

41

33

34

*33

232

137

48

31

3T

228

260

133

66 

54

47

58

135

107

79

55

45

42

41

104

1,110

1,180

4,562

152

9,050

May

*1 , 600

1,400

*2,410

*2,870

1,750

*948

555

310

228

183

162

138

118

112

110

196

349 

239

183

180

162

129

104

86

77

72

63

54

50

43

37.

14,918

481

29,590

June

31

27

23

21

17

16

15

14

16

*17

14

12

18

15

10

8.3

9.6 

9.6

17

13

9.6

40

100

"90 140

70

50

35

25

20

903.1

30.1

1,790

July

10

10

10

35

90

320

310

*285

258

192

120

77

55

41

28

19

12 

8.7

5.5

3.7

6.3

238

466

TBT

54

20

9.6

5.5

3.4

2.1

1.2

2,850.0

91.9

5,650

Aug.

0.7

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

73

98_

34

11

3.7

1.2

.2

0

222.4

7.17

441

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

10

30

38

86

16

5.0

2.3

4.1

59 

8.9

4.2

4.8

5.1

2.3

.9

.2

0

101

246

42

23

11

699.8

23.3

1,390

Mean 436 Ac-ft 315,500

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,600 Min 0 Mean 160 Ac-ft 115,600

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). --Oct. 17 (9 a.m.) 3,940 cfs (14.04 ft); May 3 (6 p.m.)

3,590 cfs (13.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 22 to July 7; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement, engineer's notes, weather records, and record for Leon River at Gatesville.
162 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

1005. Leon River at Gatesville, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°26'05", long 97°45'35", on right bank Just downstream from pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 84, in Gatesville, Coryell County, 0.1 mile downstream from 

Dodds Creek and 5.3 miles upstream from Cottonwood Creek.

Drainage area. 2,279 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1958.

;e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 723.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Feb. 8, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 231 cfs (167,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,680 cfs May 4 (gage height, 26.03 ft); minimum daily, 5.7 cfs Oct. 6-8, 10-12, Aug. 20-22, Sept. 15.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 27,100 cfs May 13, 1957 (gage height, 31.30 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1854, 35 ft in May 1908; flood in December 1913 

(stage unknown) was the second highest, from information by local residents.

Remark's. Records good. Small diversions above station for irrigation, municipal supply, 

and oilfield operation.

Revisions. WSP 1442: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14, 

Apr. 12 to Hay 1, Hay 9-28)

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

1.9

7.0

24

69

4.0 129

5.0 276

10.0 1,260

15.0 2,580

20.0 4,280

23.0 5,580

26.0 7,680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

He an

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.8

7.8

7.0

7.0

6.3

5.7

sTT

5.7

6.3

5.7

5.7

5.7

32

2,760

4,670

3,510

2,250

1,430

1,310

2,250

2,550

1,750

830

450

302

235

259

220

180

145

23,367.4

818

50,320

Nov.

130

122

122

130

227

890

1,680

2,280

1,330

1,050

970

870

710

574

460

374

329

302

293

251

227

220

227

519

970

770

593

631

850

*650

18,751

625

37,190

Dec.

470

394

347

311

276

259

259

284

259

235

220

204

197

190

190

182

180

ISO

177

172

162

154

148

148

152

168

227

197

204

212

197

6,955

224

13,800

Jan.

183

168

156

150

146

142

141

141

141

143

147

158

182

611

910

*670

*356

268

227

212

220

251

227

220

235

227

212

197

183

177

173

7,574

244

15,020

Feb.

168

161

151

148

145

146

145

139

134

138

*145

152

150

146

146

143

138

133

129

126

129

737

3,050

1,800

1,290

1,090

810

631

-

12,420

444

24,630

Mar.

498

470

498

498

517

555

1,310

1,110

1,330

1,360

1,620

1,700

1,380

930

730

770

670

555

498

450

412

384

555

790

*441

403

365

347

320

302

284

22,052

711

43,740

Apr.

268

251

251

243

227

212

204

190

197

204

302

365

329

320

*422

374

432

432

338

311

311

311

293

302

276

259

251

251

243

306

8,675

289

17,210

May

2,440

3,720

7,170

*7,290

6,000

3,740

3,390

2,640

1,580

990

730

612

536

498

470

479

479

574

498

574

*470

394

365

347

311

284

268

386

362

259

227

48,083

1,551

95,370

June

183

165

152

142

130

122

115

108

99

99

94

91

85

81

79

77

185

93

*80

77

99

82

72

73

170

IBS- 204

Ill

88

73

3,384

113

6,710

July

66

61

56

51

48

49

47

51

50

50

197

212

177

136

108

88

73

64

55

49

43

42

40

37

37

305

178

99

65

49

*37

2,620

84.5

5,200

Aug.

32

26

23

21

19

18

15

12

11

10

11

11

13

15

12

8.6

7.8

7.0

6.3

5.7

5.7

5.7

7.8

~26~ 104

15

11

7.8

6.3

19

35

527.7

17.0

1,050

Sept.

28

22

15

12

8.6

7.8

9.4

10

*12

10

13

9.4

7.8

7.0

5.7

12

30

34

28

25

30

48

36

28

22

18

21

41

*78

89

717.7

23.9

1,420

Calendar year 1957: Max 17,200 Hln 2.1 Mean 927 Ac-ft 671,300

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,290 Mln 5.7 Mean 430 Ac-ft 311,700

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Hay 4 (4 p.m.) 7,680 cfs (26.05 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 

1010. Cowhouse Creek at Pidcoke, Tex.

163

Location. Lat 31°17'05", long 97°53'05", on left bank 125 ft downstream from bridge on 

Farm Road 116, 0.1 mile downstream from Beehouse Creek, 0.6 mile northeast of Pidooke, 

Coryell County, and 4.9 miles upstream from Table Rook Creek.

Drainage area. 475 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 736.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 71.9 cfs (52,050 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs May 3 (gage height, 20.21 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 7-9.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 55,800 cfs May 1, 1956 (gage height, 38.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 26.97 and 38.76 ft; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1882, that of May 1, 1956; a stage of about 

37.5 ft occurred in 1900 and in 1944, from information by local resident.

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

No diversion above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

502

39

15

9.1

1,270

5,120

*2,600

875

198

106

69

49

43

52

95

95

64

40

34

30

28

28

*27

11,382.3

367

i'2,580

Nov.

27

1ST

110

58

111

512

224

214

136

117

136

184

201

168

139

117

106

110

106

89

85

91

112

459

558

232

193

165

144

*129

5,140

171

10,200

Dec.

110

110

108

102

95

95

Til- 117

89

82

80

79

78

76

74

72

71

70

69

68

67

66

66

65

64

63

62

61

60

59

59

2,449

79.0

4,860

Jan.

58

57

56

56

55

112

93

74

64

56

53

78

126

108

*74

58

50

49

49

58

83

74

61

64

74

66

62

59

56

52

49

2,084

67.2

4,130

Feb.

47

44

43

41

40

39

38

36

34

38

*48

48

45

44

43

42

39

36

36

36

42

2,140

4.270

731

421

380

276

193

-

9,270

331

18,390

Mar.

168

261

224

201

309

322

1,550

631

506

243

210

215

243

196

176

168

165

173

187

157

146

144

187

*165

146

146

141

134

129

124

H*

7,481

241

14,840

Apr.

112

112

110

106

97

87

83

85

106

110

91

85

95

224

*157

108

95

95

91

119

157

114

100

95

90

190

550

190

120

100

3,870

129

7,680

May

190

120

3,500

820

*435

506

258

221

187

170

154

159

124

156

175

299

165

156

124

110

102

*99

97

91

85

80

76

117

102

89

83

8,608

278

17,070

June

78

70

66

61

56

52

48

44

44

42

59

56

54

30

30

30

9045"

*34

30

38

30

28

27

25

25

22

21

20

19

1,214

40.5

2,410

July

18

18

17

16

15

17

18

18

16

15

13

12

11

9.9

8.8

8.4

7.7

7.1

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.8

6.8

6.5

5.6

4.5

5.8

5.4

5.1

2.9

2.7

511.0

10.0

617

Aug.

*2.5

2.1

2.6

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

378

3.8

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.4

2.6

2.6

44

25

15

9.1

5.9

3.8

2 . 6

2.1

158.8

5.12

515

Sept.

1.5

1.2

1.1

7§

.8

1.1

11

*9.1

5.5

11

4.8

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.5

1.5

2.4

4.5

5.3

3.8

5.1

4.3

2.3

4.5

15

T5

*B.l

5.1

151.0

4.37

260

Calendar year 1957: Max 20,700 Mln 0.1 Mean 271 Ac-ft 196,100

Water Water year year 1957-58: 1957-58: Max Max 5,120 5,120 Mln Mln 0.5 0.5 Mean Mean 143 143 Ac-ft Ac-ft 103,400 103,400

Peak discharge (baae, 3,000 cfs). Oct. 14 (2 a.m.) 10,600 cfs (19.40 ft); Feb. 22 (12 p.m.)

9,520 efs (18.54 ft); Mar. 7 (1 a.m.) 5,880 cfs (11.44 ft); May 5 (9 a.m.) 11,400 efa (20.21 ft)

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made on this day.

Note , No gage-height record Dec. 11 to Jan. 14, Jan. 26 to Feb. 10, Apr. 23 to May 3; discharge 

stimated on baals of recorded range In stage, floodmarks, weather records, and records for nearby 

tations .
164 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

1020. Belton Reservoir near Belton, Tex.

Location. --La t 31°07', long 97°28', in intake structure at Belton Dam on Leon River. 

1.4 miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 317, 3.4 miles upstream from Nolan 

Creek, 4.2 miles north of Belton, Bell County, and 16.7 miles upstream from confluence with Lampasas River.

Drainage area. 3.499 sq mi.

Records available. March 1954 to September 1958.

orps of Engineers). Prior to

m of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Feb. 20, 1955, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum contents during year, 312,500 acre-ft May 9 (elevation, 580.87 ft): 

minimum, 204,600 acre-ft Sept. 15 (elevation, 568.18 ft).

1954-58: Maximum contents, 870,300 acre-ft June 6, 1957 (elevation, 620.45 ft): 

minimum (since first filling), 113,400 acre-ft Dec. 16, 1956 (elevation, 553.06 ft).

Remarks Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam 5,524 ft long including a 

1,300-foot uncontrolled broadcrested spillway in saddle on left bank and a 418-foot 

dike. Flood-control outlet works consist of a 22-foot diameter conduit controlled by 

three 7.0- by 22.0-foot electrically driven broome-type gates (elevation of invert, 

483.0 ft). Low-flow outlet works consist of one 36- by 26-inch gated outlet discharging into flood-control conduit (elevation of invert at intake to wet well, 540.0 ft) 

Deliberate impoundment of water began Mar. 8, 1954, and main dam was completed in December 1954. Reservoir built for flood control and conservation. Fort Hood and adjacent 

military installations have been allocated 12,000 acre-ft of storage in the reservoir. 

Data regarding dam and reservoir are given in the following table:

Invert of lowest intake ..................

Elevation 

(feet)

656.9

631.0

569.0

483.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

1,876,700

1,097,600

210,600

278

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey. 

Revisions. WSP 1442: Drainage area.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, in feet, 

and total capacity, in acre-feet)

568.0

570.0

572.0

203,300

218,100

233,700

575.0

578.0

581.0

258,600

285,300

313,800

Total contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

l

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17

18

21 

22

Z3

24

25 

26

27 

28

29

31

(11

Oct.

206,700

206,600 

206,500

206,400 

206,400

206,400 

206,200

206,300

206,900 

207,000

206,900 

206,800 

215,500 

251,700 

261,600

271,700 

279,500

283,000

278,000

269,000

261,800 

265,300 

270,000

270,800

265,500 

257,600

249,700 

241,500

232,700

223,600

215,100

569.60 

+8,200

Nov.

211,300

211,300 

211.7OO

211,600 

211,800

213,200 

214,200

214,000

213,600 

211,800

210,500 

210,500 

210,500 

210,100 

209 , 400

208,200 

208,000

208,600

208", 900

209,600

210,400 

211,600 

212.3OO

216,400

220,000 

220,200

216,600 

210,400

207,600

568.63 

-7,200

Dec.

208,600

209,300 

209,700

209,900 

209,900

210,200 

210, 400

210,200

210,300 

210, 800

209,900 

209,800 

210,000 

210,200 

210, 200

21O, 400 

210, 500

21O, 600

210,600

210,600

210,500 

21O, 50O 

21O,60O

210,500

210,800 

210,500

210,800 

210,800

21O, 80O

211,000

569.05 

+3,10O

Jan.

210,800

210, 600 

210,500

210,400 

210,200

210,000 

209,800

209,700

209,400 

209,200

209,100 

209 , 800 

209,900 

210,000 

210, 3OO

211,300 

211,500

203,400

208, 800

209,100

209,400 

209,600 

210,100

210,200

210,600 

210,900

211,000 

210,900

210,600

210,200

568.95 

-800

Feb.

209,900

2O9.50O 

2O9.30O

209,300 

2O9,4OO

209,400 

2O9.4OO

2O9,70O

210, 500 

211,000

211,600 

211,900 

212,300 

212,800 

213,300

213,600 

213,900

213,800

213,400

212,900

213,600 

250,300 

281.5OO

294,100

301,700 

307,600

307,200 

301,600

-

_______

579.74 

+91,400

Mar.

295,500

289,500 

283,700

277,500 

274,100

277,000 

279, 3OO

278, 3OO

274,800 

271,900

267,900 

264,200 

260,500 

256,300 

250,100

242,800 

236,400

229,300

221,200

214,700

209,300 

207,700 

207,500

207,200

207 , 80O 

208,200

208,500 

208,600

209,000

208,900

568.77 

-92.7OO

Apr.

209,100

209,400 

209,600

209,800 

2O9 , 800

209,900 

209,500

209, 8OO

210,100 

209,900

209,700 

209,700 

211,000 

212,000 

211,100

209 , 400 

208.8OO

209, 7OO

210,100

211,100

211,OOO 

209,800 

209,700

209,700

209,100 

214,700

220,200 

221,500

222,200

570.42 

+12,400

May

22O,20O

222,700 

255,600

270,600 

285,300

299,800 

308,900

311,900

311,900 

308,900

304,200 

298,700 

291,800 

285,300 

279,300

273,400 

266, 60O

259,400

252,100

244,600

237,600 

231,300 

225,200

218,900

212,700 

209,100

208,600 

208,400

208,900

208,600

568.72 

-12,700

June

207,800

207,800 

207,800

207,800 

207 , 800

207,800 

207,600

207,200

207 , 300 

207,400

207,500 

207,600 

207 , 800 

208,000 

208,000

208,600 

210,100

210,700

211,000

210,900

213,200 

218,100 

218, 4OO

218,100

217,000 

214,400

212,700 

210,200

208,400

568.60 

-900

July

2O7 , 90O

208,000 

208,000

208,000 

208,300

208,400 

208,600

208,800

208, 800 

208,600

208,400 

208,300 

208,000 

208,100 

208,300

208,600 

208,700

208,700

208,600

208,600

208,600 

208,400 

208,400

208,300

208,200 

208,000

207,900 

208,300

208,500

208,400

208,300

568.68 

+600

Aug.

2O8.2OO

208,200 

208,400

208,300 

208,200

208,000 

2O7 , 800

207,700

207,600 

207,400

207,100 

207,000 

206,700 

206,700 

206,700

206,500 

206,300

206,200

206,100

205,900 

205,900 

2O6,OOO

2O6,50O

206,400 

206,300

206,200 

206,100

205,900

205,900

205,700

568.33 

-2,600

Sept.

2O5,5OO

205,300 

205,300

205,100 

205,100

205,100 

205,100

205,100

205,000 

205,000

205,100 

205,100 

205,000 

204,800 

204.600

204,700 

204,800

204,700

205,000 

204,900 

204,900

204,900

204,900 

206,200

206,100

206,000

206,600

568.45 

+900

Calendar year 1957.................... * +93,500

Water year 1957-58.................... * -300

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 165

1025. Leon River near Belton, Tex.

Location (revised). Lat 31°04'15", long 97°26'30", on left bank, 1,400 ft upstream from 

bridge on Farm Road 817, 2,000 ft upstream from masonry dam, 1 mile upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 2 miles east of Belton, Bell County, 3.2 miles downstream 

from Belton Dam, and 5 miles upstream from Nolan Creek.

Drainage area. 3,513 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder above concrete dam. Datum of gage is 476.68 ft (revised) 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 21, 1931, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge . 35 years, 642 cfs (464,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,470 cfs Oct. 22 (gage height, 8.15 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Aug. 29.

1923-58: Maximum discharge, 56,500 cfs Apr. 22, 1945 (gage height, 24.41 ft); no 

flow at times.

Flood in December 1913 reached a stage of 25 ft and flood in September 1921 reached 

a stage of 21 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Small diversions above Belton Reservoir for irrigation, municipal 

supply, and oilfield operation. During the year the city of Temple diverted an average 

of about 6 cfs from gage pool for municipal use. Regulation by Belton Reservoir since 

Mar. 8, 1954 (see preceding page). Records of water temperaturesfor the water year 

1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1442: 1925(M) , 1935(M), 1936, 1938(M), 1941-42(M), 

rS44-4b(M), drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

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

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6 

3.8

0.3

1.3

2.6

5.0

9.1

16

26

60

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

120

215

351

630

970

2,420

4,120

8,200

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

0.3

1.3

2.6

5.0

9.1

16

26

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

60

115

205

415

930

2,280

5,670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

18

16

17

18

17

18

20

20

22

22

22

55

477

38

29

25

686

4,550

6,260

6,260

3,130

70

852

3,750

4,880

4,880

5,070 

5,450

*5,540

5,260

57,600

1,858

114,200

Nov.

2,210

509

590

580

570

570

1,040

1,960

2,900

3,320

2,380

1,560

1,560

1,550

1,560

1,560

1,120

590

419

295

293

293

300

307

293

1,430

3,600

4,560 

*2,900

954

41,771

1,392

82,850

Dec.

798

58T

581

572

572

562

562

552

562

552

552

473

375

367

3ST

367

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

383

383

383

383 

375

375

375

14,052

453

27,870

Jan.

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

367

359

359

359

359

351

351

*335

371

901

1,770

1,066

469

469

380

286 256"

286

286

374

460 

460

460

451

14,234

459

28,230

Feb.

460

460

398

321

321

321

*207

78

80

78

78

75

75

75

75

75

72

217

460

460

469

513

152

94

94

366

2,570

4,920

13,590

485

26,960

Calendar year 1957: Max 8,490 Mln 0

Mar.

5,100

4,740

4,740

4,740

3,690

78

908

2,960

3,860

3,860

4,120

4,290

4,200

4,380

4,920

5,100

5,100

4,920

4,920

4,920

*3,940

2,130

1,140

942

930

777

660

660 

660

680

600

94,665

3,054

187,800

Apr.

469

478

478

487

487

487

496

496

487

487

487

487

496

736

1,320

*1,580

990

469

451

460

769

1,080

739

590

670

740

641

407 

F56

1,750

20,340

678

40,340

May

2,540

3,120

1,630

259

259

265

1,190

2,800

3,780

4,200

4,380

4,560

4,920

4,740

4,920

5.100

4, 920

4,920

4,920

5,100

*4,920

4,290

4,200

4,200

4,200

2,740

834

822 

810

822

822

97,183

3,135

192,800

June

822

552

307

300

293

286

279

272

216

82

80

82

82

78

78

80

75

54

54

238

460

206

54

169

954

1,280

1,070

1,470 

1, 120

515

11,608

387

23,020

July

30

24

12

12

10

11

12

9.6

8.6

21

15" 94

70

41

5.7

12

10

10

10

10

10

9.1

9.1

8.1

7.2

7.2

6.8

9.6 

8.6

7.2

6.0

581.8

18.8

1,150

Aug.

5.0

5.0

4.7

5.0

3.6

2.6

7.0

8.6

7.6

7.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.1

7.6

7.6

9.6

12

12

11

12

11

12

12

11

8.6

2.4 

1.0

ITT

11

244.7

7.89

485

Sept.

12

10

8 . J

*6.

6.

7-

9.

*9.

8 .

8.

7&'._

8.

9.

9.

8.

9.

8 . J

9!

9.1

9.1

8.6

7.6

6.8

6.0

7.6

8.1

6.8 

6.4

*7.2

246.7

8.22

489

Mean 1,743 Ac-ft 1,262,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,260 Mln 1.0 Mean 1,003 Ac-ft 726,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
166 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 

1040. Lampasas River at Youngsport, Tex.

Note. Records for 1958 water year have been withheld pending better definition of the 

stage-discharge relation for high stage. The 1958 records will be published In a 

subsequent annual report.

1050. San Gabriel River at Georgetown, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°39'10", long 97°39'20", on left bank 100 ft downstream from MissouriKansas-Texas Railroad Co. bridge, l£ miles downstream from confluence of North and 

South Forks, and 1 ¥ miles northeast of Georgetown, Williamson County

Drainage area. 415 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1924 to August 1925, July 1934 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 643.24 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Feb. 27, 1924, to Aug. 31, 1925, staff gage at site 1 mile 

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1934-58), 135 cfs (97,740 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21.800 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height 14 07 ft)- 

minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 3-5.

1924-25, 1934-58: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs Apr. 24, 1957 (gage height, 

31.89 ft in gage well, 34.10 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 

24,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; no flow at times 

in 1954-57.

Maximum stage since at least 1869, 36.1 ft Sept. 10, 1921, present site and datum 

(discharge, 160,000 cfs, by slope-area measurement of peak flow).

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

Several small diversions have some effect on low flow which is also regulated at times 

by gates in recreation dam 3,000 ft upstream.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13, 14, Oct. 17 to Nov. 22, Dec. 5 to Jan. 18,

Feb. 18-21, May 5 to June 2, June 16-24, Sept. 7, 8, 19-30)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 155

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

294

544

930

2,100

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

3,640

5,300

9,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

26

25

26

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

25

32

5,020

980

505

276

203

166

144

142

507

357

251

219

192

181

174

172

170

*161

10,151

327

20,130

Nov.

153

149

T5T

186

166

170

172

179

155

153

214

276

268

244

222

200

195

602

268

228

211

268

335

559

680

478

429

*380

358

331

8,416

281

16,690

Dec.

319

314

306

290

279

276

276

254

241

241

225

217

222

219

211

203

200

197

188

174

164

164

174

287

566

264

244

261

217

205

197

7,395

239

14,670

Jan.

183

176

176

174

195

261

219

192

183

181

179

211

244

211

188

176

*174

192

247

254

205

211

321

254

268

254

235

219

203

197

192

6,581

212

13,050

Feb.

188

181

176

174

170

170

170

166

166

166

164

164

163

163

161

161

159

*159

159

159

251

7.480

6,810

1,510

1,140

1,010

885

728

23,153

827

45, 920

Mar.

673

688

56l

597

673

652

603

551

495

461

429

456

451

395

385

371

362

404

461

362

335

323

429

344

310

*310

298

283

283

272

254

13,474

435

26,730

Apr.

251

247

241

228

214

195

190

171

219

203

176

170

192

323

214

*179

170

164

159

159

157

147

139

133

128

133

141

145

132

131

5,451

182

10,810

May

132

241

1,610

429

306

257

238

225

214

205

195

183

176

181

183

188

174

159

153

147

147

141

*136

131

124

118

111

104

103

95

91.

6,897

222

13 , 680

June

88

85

81

78

74

72

68

66

63

62

59

58

56

54

55

62

814

188

*113

88

79

91

94

82

72

66

63

62

62

59

3,014

100

5,980

July

58

55

53

52

51

50

53

67

58

52

46

42

40

38

36

34

33

32

30

29

28

27

26

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

1,187

38.3

2,350

Aug.

*24

24

24

29

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

22

22

21

22

22

22

22

22

28

35

33

27

24

22

22

22

22

736

23.7

1,460

Sept.

22

21

20

*20

20

22

123

872

TlO

51

45

73

58

42

37

36

58

43

251

108

67

63

64

55

52

48

48

55

58

57

2,599

86.6

5,160

Calendar year 1957 : Max 24, 100 Mln 3.0 Mean 321 Ac-ft 232,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,480 Mln 20 Mean 244 Ac-ft 176,600

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Oct. 14 (7 p.m.) 11,900 cfs (10.19 ft); Feb. 22 (12 p.m.)

cfs (6.

. . 

21,800 efs (14.07 ft); May 5 (7 a.m.) 5.150 .86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 19 to Feb. 17, July 10-31; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range In stage and weather records.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 

1065. Little River at Cameron, Tex.

167

Location. Lat 30°50' , long 96°57' , on right bank at site of old McCowan Bridge, 8,020 ft 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 1 mile upstream from Gulf, Colorado and 

Santa Pe Railway Co. bridge, and 2 miles southeast of Cameron, Mllam County.

Drainage area. 7,000 sq ml.

Records available. November 1916 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 281.89 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Nov. 2, 1916, to Sept. 30, 1922, staff gage at site If miles 

upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1922, to Apr. 8, 1926, chain gage at McCowan 

Bridge 30 ft downstream at same datum. Apr. 9, 1926, to Oct. 9, 1933, chain gage at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 2,020 ft downstream at datum 1.58 ft lower.

Average discharge . 41 years (1917-58), 1,779 cfs (1,288,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 103,000 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 38.90 ft); 

minimum, 70 cfs Oct. 12, 13.

1916-58: Maximum discharge, 647,000 cfs Sept. 10, 1921 (gage height, 53.2 ft, 

present datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 110,000 cfs on basis 

of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow July 12-27, 1956.

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 10, 1921; flood In 1852 reached about the same 

stage. Flood In December 1913 reached a stage of 49.0 ft. Stages based on information 

by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. Many small diversions for Irrigation and municipal supply affect 

very low flows. Some regulation by Belton Reservoir on Leon River beginning Mar. 8, 

1954 (see p. ). Records of the Aluminum Co. of America show they diverted 

4,070 acre-ft of water from river above gage during the year, for use at their Rockdale plant.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 718: 1918-20, 1922. WSP 1442: Drainage area. WSP 1512: 

1918-201M), 1921, 1922(M), 1924(M), 1926, 1929-30, 1934, 1935(M), 1936, 1940(M), 1941,

1944-45(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 22 to May 3, May 6 to June 3, 

June 17 to July 1, July 7-9)

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

8.0

108

200

1,270

13.0

20.0

27.0

3,050

6,500

12,400

32.0

34.0

38.0

20,600

28,200

85,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

215

192

180

168 

156

119

122

107

113

133

129

75

100

12 , 900

*77,100

*57,700

28,400

10,800

2,330

2,960

5,900

12,400 

20,600 

11,000

2,520

3,000

5,150

5,460

5,460

5, 620

5,960

227,069

8,938

549,600

Nov.

6,020

4,950

3,370

2,450 

1,860

1,900

1,720

2,570

2,810

3,250

3,720

4,300

4,120

3,410

3,050

2,810

2,650

3,290

5,520

3,090

1,830

1,660 

2,140 

5,300

8,760

5,460

3,940

4,900

6,080

5,960

112,890

3,763

223,900

Dec.

3,540

3,010

2,250

*2,110 

2,OOO

1,940

1,900

1,860

1,800

1,760

1,690

1,630

1,570

1,480

1,420

1,390

1,390

1,360

1,330

1,300

1,240

1,210 

1,180 

1,180

1,390

2,250

2,040

2,180

1,940

1,540

1, 390

54,270

1,751

107,600

Jan.

1,300

1,240

1,180

1,150 

1,150

1,210

1,540

1,390

1,240

1,210

1,150

1,150

1,420

1,760

1,480

1,360

1,240

1,240

1,970

2,290

1,690

1,660 

1,540 

1,800

2,000

1,510

1,390

1,300

1,360

1,390

1,360

44,670

1,441

88,600

Feb.

1,330

1,270

1,240

1,210 

1,120

*1,090

1,060

1,030

880

800

825

850

850

850

825

800

750

700

700

850

1,060

4,520 

53,700 

54,100

27,200

13,400

6,500

5,840

-

185,350

6,620

367,600

Mar.

7,710

8,760

8,300

8,080 

8,920

10,500

6,480

3,940

5,350

6,500

6,440

6,200

6,630

6,560

6,380

6,500

6,760

6,760

*6,890

7,150

6,890

6,500 

5,150 

3,860

3,210

2,930

2,770

2,490

2,370

2,290

i±220

181,490

5,855

360,000

Apr.

2,110

1,940

1,830

1,830 

1,760

1,690

1,570

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,540

1,540

1,420

1,480

2,140

*2,690

2,730

2,730

1,940

1,510

1,420

1,480 

1,900 

1,940

1,420

1,420

2,640

6 , 6 50

3,770

1 ,600

61,130

2,038

121,200

May

2,220

3,210

10,900

27,900 

25,100

8,020

3,210

2,770

3,810

4,950

5,400

5,570

5,570

5,790

5,960

6,140

6,320

6,380

6,200

*6 , 080

5,960

5,960 

5,350 

5,050

4,950

4,900

4,500

2,410

1,690

1,940

1, 800

196,010

6,323

388,800

June

1,540

1,480

1,420

1,000 

880

850

825

800

775

750

700

588

550

525

525

512

*1,550

5,850

8,190

2,530

880

2,590 

7,520 

6,340

1,780

1,210

1,900

1,720

1,830

1 , 900

59,510

1,984

118,000

July

1,420

850

588

550 

512

488

1,060

2,490

973

588

500

462

500

500

475

450

375

350

325

320

308

298 

285 

275

262

255

245

238

*230

228

220

16,620

536

32,970

Aug.

212

205

202

205 

198

200

196

190

182

180

176

174

170

182

178

174

174

188

182

168

166

186 

196 

208

220

208

202

275 2^2"

202

174

6,025

194

11,950

Sept.

158

147

147

144 

*140

146

168

379

945

525

302

245

230

252

215

200

327

305

270

2,990

9,210

9,410 

2,360 

1,480

488

375

350

700

650

462

33,720

1,124

66,880

Calendar year 1957: Max 79,600 Min 15 Mean 4,482 Ac-ft 3,245,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 77,100 Min 75 Mean 3,366 Ac-ft 2,437,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

541344 O -60 -12
168 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

1090. Brazos River near Bryan, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°37', long 96°29 ! , on left bank 2.4 miles downstream from Little Brazos 

River, 5 miles downstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad bridge, 9 miles southwest of Bryan, Brazos County, and at mile 285.

Drainage area.--38.400 sq ml, approximately, of which 9,240 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbuting.

Records available.--February 1918 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. 

August 1899 to December 1902 in U. S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Experiment 

Stations, Bulletins Nos. 104, 119, and 133. Prior to September 1925, published as 

"near College Station."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 192.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~]T929. Feb. 23, 1918, to Sept. 17, 1925, staff or chain gage at site 7? miles downstream at different datum. Sept. 11, 1925, to Oct. 24, 1932, chain gage at site 

3,000 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--39 years (1918-25, 1926-58), 5,479 cfs (3,967,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 104,000 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 39.16 ft); 

minimum daily, 570 cfs Oct. 11.

1925-58: Maximum gage height, 46.1 ft May 20, 1930, present site and datum (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, 89 cfs Aug. 24, 1934.

Maximum stage since at least 1899, about 54.0 ft in September 1921 (correction), 

present site and datum. Flood of Dec. 5, 1913, reached a stage of about 50 ft, present site and datum, from information by Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. at their 

bridge 5 miles upstream and from comparison of maximum stages reached by floods in 

1913 and 1921 at gage near College Station 7f miles downstream.

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

Flow regulated by reservoirs above Waco and after Mar. 8, 1954, by Belton Reservoir on 

Leon River (see p. 164). Many small diversions above station for irrigation, municipal supply, industrial use, and oilfield operation.

Revisions. WSP 1442: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14, 20-22, Oct. 25 to Nov. 18, Dec. 2O to

Jan. 20, Jan. 30 to Feb. 22, Mar. 24 to May 18, Aug. 31 to Sept. 19)

3.7 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

565

730

1,410

2,34O

8.0

11.0

15.0

5,000

10,300

20,000

20.0

30.0

38.0

34,000

66,500

98,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,490

1,140

880

766

85O

970

1,22O

1,110

820

648

570

575

2,000 

15,200

62,300

96.600

93] 000

60,900

28,500

17,900

16,400

23,100

34,600

29,900 

17,500

9,510 

8,730

9,710

*8,920 

8,540

8,540

563,193

18,170

*1,117

Nov.

7,630

7,280

8,170

6,600

4,550

5.550

8,260

10,500

11,800

14,000

13,500

16,200

14,400 

10,100

8,920

8,73O

8,170

7,990

12,500

11, 800

8,350

7,450

6,770

9,910 

16,700

18,200 

13,500

11,600

11,600 

11,600

310,330

10,340

615,500

Dec.

9,910

*7,450

6,280

6,440

6,600

6,280

5,960

5,160

4,700

3,550

3,420

5,640

6,940 

5,640

3,830

3,160

2,910

2,970

4,110

5,800

6,280

4,250

3,100

2.790 

3) 160

3,220 

4,400

4,700

5,960 

5,640

3,420

153,670

4,957

304,800

Jan.

2,850

3,550

3,100

2,5OO

2.45O

2,850

3,030

2,970

2,910

3,550

2,970

2,730

*2,79O 

3,220

5,800

6,600

5,640

5,160

5,000

7.450

6,120

5,640

6,280

5,640 

5,800

5,160 

4,110

3,030

2,500 

3,760

3,970

129,130

4,165

256,100

Feb.

3,420

3,690

3,030

*2,340

1,930

2,340

2,280

2,850

2,790

2,130

1,980

2,180

3,420 

3,420

2,970

2,400

1,980

1,530

1.370

1,450

1,620

2,870

40,300

80.100 

79,300

48,600 

23,900

15,400

-

341,590

12,200

577,500

Mar.

12,500

12,100

12,500

11,200

11,200

15,7OO

13,500

9,710

10,100

11,000

11,200

11,400

12,100 

12,300

11,200

9,710

*9,110

8,730

8,920

9,710

9,310

8,730

8,170

7,110 

6,280

5,800 

7,28O

6,120

4,550 

4,850

4,850

294,940

9,514

585,000

Apr.

3,970

3,690

3,69O

4,250

5,480

4,700

3,690

3,420

2,910

2.850

3,550

3.83O

3,550 

3,290

*3,550

4,55O

4,700

5,320

6,120

5,960

5,000

3,830

2,970

4,400 

4,700

4,110 

5,420

14,900

17.400 

12,800

158,600

5,287

314,600

May

10,5OO

19,400

337,000

382.000

78,600

*52,800

27.3OO

26,500

29,900

31,600

32,200

33,400

34,000 

31,000

26,OOO

18,200

14,700

13,500

*11,400

12,100

11,600

9,910

8,350

7,280 

8,170

7,810 

7,110

6,120

36,000 

35,2OO

34,500

704,150

22,710

*1,397

June

34,500

34,3OO

34.0OO

33,700

34,000

33,700

33,700

33,700

3,550

2,280

1,880

1,66O

1,450 

1,660

1,620

*1,620

2,410

5,980

9,510

9, 310

5,160

4,700

6,600

9,110 

6,890

2,980 

2,620

4,110

4,850 

4.11O

125,660

4,189

249,200

July

3,O3O

2,560

2,13O

1,880

1,700

2,210

3,970

3,250

8,120

15.OOO

20.000

19,200

ll.OOO 

6,280

5,8OO

5.64O

4,550

3,830

3,550

3,550

3,550

3,420

3,220

2,500 

2, ISO

1,840 

2,340

*2,450

1,620 

1,180

970

152,520

4,920

302,500

Aug.

85O

790

748

7O8

J55

1,000

1,360

2,50O

2,500

1,840

1,45O

1,180

970 

940

1,000

1,250

1,450

1,29O

1,290

970

940

1,840

1,660

1,700 

3,050

11.000 

5,640

3,690

*2,970 

1,88O

1,330

60,494

1,951

120,000

Sept.

1,220

1,110

*850

697

850

1,290

1,000

85O

1,000

1,370

1,080

790

1,450 

1.75O

1,33O

1,080

91O

880

1,330

5,140

14,600

17,700

13,000

6,600 

4,700

3,420 

3,550

2,660

2,500 

2,130

96,837

3,228

192,100

Calendar year 1957: Max 123,000 Mln 155 Mean 15,280 Ac-ft 11,060,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 96,600 Min 570 Mean 8,469 Ac-ft 6,131,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Expressed in thousands.

3 No gage-height record; dlschsrge estimated on basis of floodmark, westher records, snd records 

for nesrby ststions.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 169

1100. Yegua Creek near Somerville, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°19', long 96°30', near center of span at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 36, 760 ft downstream from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, 

2 miles south of Somerville, Burleson County, and 5 miles upstream from Davidson Creek.

Drainage area. 990 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1924 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 199.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Jan. 30, 1934, inverted chain gage at railway bridge 760 ft upstream 

at datum 34.30 ft higher.

Average discharge. 34 years, 285 cfs (206,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 12.01 ft); no 

flow Aug. 4 to Sept. 8.

1924-58: Maximum discharge, 56,800 cfs July 1, 1940 (gage height, 19.27 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 22.0 ft Dec. 5, 1913, present site and datum, from information by Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co.

Remarks i--Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1926(M), 1929, 1935.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet p 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14, 15, 29-31, Nov. 6-22, Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, Dec. 

Jan. 24, Mar. 7, 13-26, May 13-20, 27, 28, July 7, 12, 13, Sept. 9-11, 2o)

per second) 

26 to

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.6 

5.0

8.5

19

36

57

84

133

210

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

380

620

1,340

2,440

3,890

5,830

11,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

237 

91

53

34

21

14

9.9

7.1

5.5

4.1

3.4

2.8

107 2.3 

2,460

9,480

10,400

7,250

5,620

4,060

2,840

2,130

2,250

3,730 

5,000

4,700

3,500

2,440

1,430

610

267

68,759.1

2,218

136,400

Nov.

144 

96

74

62

59_

292

560

1,210

1,090

585

352

394

662

764

686

555

466

438

434

352

249

758

2,410

5.810 

3,340

2,700

1,950

1,300

877

746

27,415

914

54,380

Dec.

590 

*368

243

150

110

91

84

80

76

74

69

62

60

53

48

47

47

47

46

46

44

42

40

39 

47

154

302

842

1,170 

 933

545

6,549

211

12,990

Jan.

376 

284

219

170

118

185

308

213

155

148

117

247

*1,210

1,840

1,530

884

438

326

344

492

1,010

1,210

891

1,250 

2.130

2,010

1,340

788

605

570

470

21,878

706

43,390

Feb.

336 

219

*132

102

86

80

74

73

72

70

73

79

84

90

96

92

82

74

68

64

61

288

3,140

9,050 

10,200

6,260

3,500

2,380

-

36,925

1,319

73,240

Mar.

1,480 

800

456

305

210

161

145

168

316

452

372

219

144

121

111

104

*96

86

88

90

99

101

111

166 

113

91

83

74

68

66

?JL

6,958

224

13,800

Apr.

58 

56

52

49

46

44

41

37

34

32

29

27

27

*36

42

43

46

43

40

39

53

64

66

67 

54

44

39

690

1,650

6,75(5

10,298

343

20,430

May

4,240 

3,340

3,500

3,270

*2,070

1,920

3,270

2,840

2,070

1,340

680

326

161

97

73

60

70

174

*122

74

59

49

43

39 

38

36

73

91

44

28

2i

30,218

975

59,940

June

18 

16

14

13

12

10

8.5

7.4

6.8

6.2

6.1

5.5

4.7

4.1

3.8

*3.3

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

26

52

47

29

21

14

9.6

6.9

5.3

4.2

360.6

12.0

715

July

3.3 

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.4

2.5

684

2,640

1,350

835

605

226

67

35

21

14

9.8

6.9

6.1

5.3

3.8

5.3

4.3

2.7 

1.6

1.0

.7

*.4

.3

.2

a.

6,539.3

211

12,970

Aug.

^

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

Sept.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

161

67

27

11

6.1

5.4

4.4

3.9

4.1

6.5

67

509

1,080

3,090

4,490 

3,200

2,380

1,780

1,170

728

448

19,254.4

642

38,190

Calendar year 1957. Max 15,400 Min 0 Mean 697 Ac-ft 504,800

Water year 1957-58; Max 10,400 Mln 0 Mean 644 Ac-ft 466,400

7,510 cfs (10.74 ft); May 3 (6:30 p.m.) 4,150 cfs (9.16 ft); May 7 (3 p.m.) 

July 8 (7 a.m.) 3,120 efs (8.48 ft); Sept. 24 (4 a.m.) 4,900 cfs (9.53 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
170 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

1105. Navasota River near Easterly, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°10'10", long 96°17'55", near center of span at downstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 79, 1 mile upstream from Missouri-Pacific Railroad Co. bridge and 

6 miles northeast of Easterly, Robertson County.

Drainage area. 949 sq mi.

Records available. March 1924 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 276.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 11, 1932, inverted staff gage at railroad bridge 1 mile downstream at datum 24.86 ft higher.

Average discharge. 34 years, 408 cfs (295,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,800 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 18.34 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 12, 13.

1924-58: Maximum discharge, 60,300 cfs May 2, 1944 (gage height, 22.13 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since about 1867, about 24 ft in 1900, from information by 

local residents (discharge, about 71,000 cfs).

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

Diversions for irrigation, municipal supply, and oilfield operation above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 

1932(M), 1936.

1924, 1926-27, 1928(M), 1929-30, 1931(M). WSP 1512:

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 7-20, Dec. 10 to Jan. 20, 

May 5-9, July 7 to Aug. 15, Aug. 26-29, Sept. 20-27)

0.2 0.5 5.0 74 14.0 2,820

.4 1.1 4.0 148 15.0 4,300

.6 1.9 5.0 242 15.5 5,500

.8 2.9 6.O 572 16.0 7,800

4.7 8.0 740 17.0 13,500

7.5 11.0 1,430 18.0 20,800

.4 13.0 2,060 18.5 24,800

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.0

3.3

2 = 6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.5

78

1,670

12,700

25,100

*15POQ

8,300

4,720

2,600

709

402

1,050

1,730

1,950

1,240

335

140

89

67

53

75,877.2

2,448

150,500

Nov.

44

38

34

31

34

40

52

480

861

1,360

1,440

509

319

620

916

1,210

1,540

1,090

995

1,500

1,820

1,340

600

1,030

1,540

1,860

2.250

2,060

930

242

26,765

892

53,090

Dec.

a!40

alOS

*91

a78

a68

a 60

a56

a52

a50

*51

56

45

34

52

53

29

28

28

55

55

37

40

48

59

58

59

79

227

286

222

126

2,285

75.7

4,550

Jan.

76

56

46

41

54

29

26

24

25

22

25

27

60

*217

452

526

198

106

84

1,120

1,670

1,380

1,050

665

268

195

159

110

95

80

74

8,710

281

17,280

Feb.

68

59

57

50

*44

42

40

57

58

45

69

126

222

144

193

247

242

166

110

87

76

688

1,960

2,720

5,040

2,200

1,470

472

-

14,712

525

29,180

Mar.

280

207

148

118

106

106

110

110

102

89

78

87

154

148

110

92

75

*65

60

55

51

46

48

48

46

46

49

43

42

41

40

2,780

89.7

5,510

Apr.

45

48

42

36

52

28

26

24

22

21

19

18

22

37

*51

62

89

80

110

97

148

139

102

157

159

98

78

195

416

l,01Ci

3,389

115

6,720

May

1,060

615

1,680

5,510

5,520

*4.600

4,400

2,990

1,040

198

126

91

70

57

50

47

45

41

56

*30

27

25

22

18

15

13

11

10

18

141

788

25,092

809

49,770

June

1,070

424

102

64

45

55

25

19

15

12

9.6

7.8

6.8

6.0

5.7

*9.8

896

1,480

905

302

148

114

68

47

52

17

10

8.0

7.2

8.9

5,897.8

197

11,700

July

8.0

7.4

6.6

6.6

5.5

4.8

5.7

6.3

21

H

70

42

28

19

15

9.0

6.6

4.8

3.5

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

*1.2

1.1

1.1

565.6

11.8

725

Aug.

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.9

.9

.9

.979~

.9

1.0

.0

.0

.0

a

a

a

a

a

a2

a6

a!5

a80

929

2,360

4,750

5,470

2,220

497

al20

14,468.4

467

28,700

Sept.

a 60

a 35

*24

18

14

11

8.9

7.7

9.0

7.8

7.0

8.4

6.0

50

15

12

297

276

409

1,730

2,510

2,440

2,550

5.590

2,840

1,850

1,690

708

450

178

21,771.8

726

45,180

Calendar year 1957: Max 28,900 Min 0.3 Mean 1,000 Ac-ft 724,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 23,100 Min 0.5 Mean 554 Ac-ft 400,900

Peak discharge (base, 3,100 cfs).--Oct. 16 (8 a.m.) 24,800 cfs (18.54 ft); Feb. 25 (5 a.m.)

5,240 cfs (14.55 ft); May 6 (6 p.m.) 5,080 cfs (15.52 ft); Aug. 27 (9 a.m.) 5,200 cfs (15.60 ft) 

Sept. 24 (2 p.m.) 5,840 cfs (l4.95 ft)._______________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for station 

near Bryan, and information from bridge construction crew.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 171

1110. Navasota River near Bryan, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°52'10", long 96°11'25", on right bank just downstream from pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 2.5 miles upstream from Shepherd Creek, and 17 miles 

northeast of Bryan, Brazos County.

Drainage area. 1,439 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 227.4 ft above mean sea level (Stage Highway Department Survey).

Average discharge.--7 years, 410 cfs (296,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,300 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 15.68 ft); 

minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 12-14, 19-21.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 35,800 cfs Apr. 26, 1957 (gage height, 16.36 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records poor. Diversions for irrigation and municipal supply above station. 

Revisions.--WSP 1392: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Dec. 13, 

Dec. 25-27, Jan. 23 to Apr. 30)

5.0 

5.5

0.1

.3

.8

1.5

3.4

8.5

20

34

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

lo.o

11.0

11.5

12.0

52

99

159

241

380

650

890

1,400

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

2,400

3,900

5,950

8,600

12,500

18,000

25,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

14

12

11

9.9

9.0

8.7

8.2

7.9

6.9

6.6

6.9

8.3

1,550

6,890

6,680

23.200

21,800

11,300

6,950

5,280

4,250

3,730

2,300

1,560

1,650

2,050

1,740

945

497

308

102,SO7.4

3,316

203,900

Nov.

218

152

148

148

130

170

196

500

390

400

515

670

925

1,000

710

605

635

730

890

1,040

1,040

1,330

2,160

2,280

2,160

1,480

1,480

1,740

2,050

2^400

28,292

943

56,120

Dec.

2,160

925

*515

332

256

193

159

142

142

136

121

106

99

94

82

76

76

76

74

74

76

84

84

82

104

159

191

390

360

370 

350

8,088

261

16,040

Jan.

289

232

170

127

102

89

79

72

65

58

55

60

124

*181

205

272

323

308

246

289

690

960

1,560

1,940

1,400

890

575

380

283

246

218

12,488

403

24,770

Feb.

193

170

145

127

118

109

104

102

96

.92.

92

124

159

193

218

228

256

283

266

228

181

230

1,330

2,160

3,090

4,450

4,250

3,560

-

22,554

806

44,740

Mar.

2,530

1,260

650

412

295

412

5OO

425

323

278

236

205

205

241

266

251

210

181

162

152

139

127

127

130

130

127

115

106

106

102 

99.

10,502

339

20,830

Apr.

94

89

89

92

89

82

72

63

59

60

67

65

56

53

*63

89

106

109

187

159

166

185

189

185

156

162

162

207

390

560

4,105

137

8,140

May

670

755

1,090

1,840

1,400

2,280

*3,730

3,900

4,250

3,900

2,800

1,160

470

261

181

130

99

84

74

a 70

a67

a63

a60

a57

a53

a50

a46

a43

a41

a 40 

a48

29,712

958

58,930

June

alOO

a 300

a600

a800

a500

a200

a80

a50

a 35

a28

a22

a!8

a!5

a!2

all

10

24

240

590

890

1,090

890

575

370

241

123

72

46

a 30

22

7,984

266

15,840

July

18

16

15

a!4

13

92

121

74

37

24

26

48

a75

51

36

27

21

18

15

a!3

11

10

8.8

7.8

5.7

4.3

a3.8 *3.4

3.1

2.8 

2.6

817.3

26.4

1,620

Aug.

2.2

2.2

a.2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

a. 9

.6

.3

.2

.2

.3

.4

a. 3

.3

.2

.2

.3

2.0

4.3

a2.2

1.4

20

297 *590

*890

1,650 

a3,500

6,976.3

225

13,840

Sept.

2,800

1,140 *398

166

79

46

a 40

87

128

70

40

25

a20

15

11

12

36

45

367

1,980

2,800

2,530

3,090

3,730

3,900

3,900

4.250

4,250

3,730

2,940

42,626

1,421

84,550

Calendar year 1957; Max 33,700 Mln 0 Mean 1,213 Ac-ft 878,300

Water year 1957-58; Max 23,200 Mln 0.2 Mean 759 Ac-ft 549, 3OO

Peak discharge (base, 4,600 cfs).--Oct. 17 (8 p.m.) 28,300 cfs (15.68'ft); Feb. 26 (3 p.m.) 

4,650 cfs (12.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for station near Easterly.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings June 16 to Sept. 20.
172 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

1115. Brazos River near Hempstead, Tex.

Location.--Lat 30°07'25", long 96°11 I 00", near center of span at bridge on U. S. Highway 

290, 4,500 ft upstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co.,bridge, 6.5 miles northwest of Hempstead, Waller County, 8 miles upstream from Caney Creek, and at mile 196.

Drainage area. 42,640 sq mi, approximately, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1958. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity at intermittent periods since 1903 are contained in report of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily, more often during floods. Datum of gage is 

117.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 1, 1940, chain gage at 

railroad bridge 4,500 ft downstream at datum 5.97 ft lower.

Average discharge.--20 years, 6,802 cfs (4,924,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 91,800 cfs Feb. 26; maximum gage height, 

38.31 ft Oct. 18; minimum daily discharge, 708 cfs Aug. 5,6.

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 143,000 cfs May 2, 1957 (gage height, 44.21 ft); minimum daily, 137 cfs Nov. 6, 1952.

Maximum stage known since at least 1899, 56.1 ft Dec. 8, 1913, present site and 

datum, from information by Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co., obtained at bridge 

4,500 ft downstream. Flood of July 4, 1899, reached a stage of 53.6 ft, present site 

and datum, from information by Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co.

Remarks. Records good. Flow largely regulated by reservoirs above Bryan. Many small 

diversions above station for irrigation, municipal supply, industrial use, and oilfield operations.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1442: Drainage area. WSP 1512: 1941.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,480 

2,750

1,940

1,560

1,280

1,130

1,130

*1,260

1,440

1,340

1,130

990

855

2.T55"

55,300

66,800

79,300

83,600

71,600 

49,900

40,500 

38,800

47,100

49,100

41,700

32,000

26,800

24,100

21,400

18,500

16,500

765,475

24,690

*1,518

Nov.

13,900 

* 12, 000

10, 400

10,000

8,800

6,760

6.320

13,200

15,500

15,800

18,200

18,000

19,800

18,200

13 , 400

10,800

10,000

9,700

9,550 

13,200

13,900 

16,300

18,500

17,000

20,100

26,600

26,60O

22,400

18,OOO

16,500

-------

449,430

14,980

891,400

Dec.

16,000 

14,100

* 11, 200

8,950

8,500

8,360

8,560

7,440

6,760

5,900

5,010

4,470

5,200

6,430

6,320

5,010

4,200

5,800

5,720 

4,040

4,920 

5,800

5,500

4,040

3,800

3,880

6,320

8,040

9,550

9,850

10,600

215,870

6,964

428,200

Jan.

8,220 

*6,430

5,700

5,400

4,560

4,560

4,560

4,380

4,200

5,880

3,960

4,830

7,090

6,650

6,650

7,440

9,100

7,800

6,650 

8,080

10,000 

9,550

11,800

14.100

10,800

10.OOO

10.OOO

9,550

9,100

7.800

7,440

230,280

7,428

456,800

Feb.

7,440 

6,430

5,800

5,100

*4,290

3,720

3,480

3,640

3,800

4,040

3,880

3,480

3,320

3,960

4,560

4,380

3,960

3,560

3,100 

2,750

2,680 

27350"

13,000

56,600

*79,700

87.600

*64,000

38,000

-

429,220

15,330

851,300

Mar.

26,000 

19,000

*16,7OO

16,300

15, 100

14,500

16,700

16,700

12,900

11,900

15,200

*15,200

13,400

14,100

14, 100

15,000

11,200

10,200

9,700 

9,700

10,600 

10,400

9,700

9,100

8,220

7,320

6,540

6,980

6,870

5,500

5j_Z_00

374,030

12,070

741,900

Apr.

5,400 

4,830

*4,380

4,120

4,380

5,100

5,300

4,470

3,960

3,640

5,520

3,640

4,040

4,120

3,960

3,960

4,920

4,560

5,100 

5,700

6,210 

5,900

5,100

4,290

4,120

4,920

4,760

22,400

27,600

29,900

204, 100

6,805

404,800

May

25,400 

21,900

35,800

59,200

*74,600

76,400

*55,400

35,900

32,900

34,700

35,400

*55,100

55,800

35,8OO

33,200

27,400

20,800

17,200

14,900 

12,500

12,200 

11,600

9,910

8,360

7,320

7,440

7,560

6,980

6,320

5,800

5.500

805,090

25,970

*1,597

June

4,740 

4,740

4,650

4,580

*4,040

3,720

4,120

4,040

5,880

5,880

3,320

2,680

2,410

2,230

2,110

2,170

2,110

2,250

5,020 

7,980

8,800 

6,320

5,510

5,900

8,500

7,940

5,100

3,880

4,580

4,920

-------

135,500

4,450

264,800

July

*4,920 

3,880

3,400

2,960

2,750

2,540

3,580

7,680

8,220

12,000

20,100

22,8OO

19,800

13,600

6,870

5,500

5,100

4,560

5,880 

3,400

3,240 

3,100

3,100

2,890

2,540

2,250

2,000

1,830

2,110

1,940

1.440

183,960

5,934

364,900

Aug.

1,100 

900

832

768

*708

708

728

*922

1,340

1,940

1,940

1,560

1,280

1,060

945

900

922

1,100

1,230 

1,130

1,130 

945

1,010

1,500

1,450

1,500

6,610

5,800

5,960

3,100

2,540

51,558

1,663

102,300

Sept.

,050 

,830

,780

* ,720

,720

,830

,000

,110

,880

,610

,610

,830

,500

,560

,880

,940

,610

1,390

1,280 

1,660

4,690 

15,400

18,500

15,100

11,000

9,850

8,8OO

8,650

7,680

6,650

------

139,110

4,637

275,900

Calendar year 1957: Max 158,000 Mln 248 Mean 18,250 Ac-ft 13,210,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 87,600 Mln 708 Mean 10,910 Ac-ft 7,897,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 

1125. American Canal Co.'s canal near Fulshear, Tex.

173

Location. Lat 29 038'32", long 95°53'06", near center of channel at downstream side of 

bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from point of diversion and 3.4 miles south of Pulshear, 

Port Bend County.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954, October 1957 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 24 years (1931-54, 1957-58), 92.6 cfs (67,040 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 442 cfs July 22; no flow several months.

1931-54, 1957-58: Maximum daily discharge, 466 cfs May 22, 23, Aug. 1, 1954; no 

flow for several months each year.

Remarks. Records fair. Station above all diversion from canal. Plow controlled by 

pumping plant located on left bank of Brazos River 21.7 miles upstream from Richmond. 

Figures of discharge represent water actually pumped from river for irrigation in the 

vicinity of Sugarland.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

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

Water year 1957-58. .....................

Maximum

0

67

442

Minimum

0

0

0

86

212

0

Mean

0

0

0

23.6

82.0

212

288

10.4

96.1

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0

0

0

1,450

13,010

17,150

621

69,550
174 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

1135. Richmond Irrigation Co.'s canal near Richmond, Tex.

Location.--Lat 29°34', long 95°47', on left bank 600 ft downstream from crossing of 

U. S. Highway 59, If miles downstream from point of diversion, and l| miles west of 

Richmond, Port Bend County.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1954, March 1956 to September 1958.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 25 years, 40.8 cfs (29,540 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 267 cfs Nov. 15, 28; no flow several 

months .

1931-54, 1956-58: Maximum daily discharge, that of Nov. 15, 28, 1957; no flow for 

several months each year.

Remarks. Records good. Water for irrigation is diverted by pumping from right bank of 

Brazos River 6 miles upstream from Richmond. Figures of discharge represent water 

pumped from river.

Monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1957 to September 1958

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1957 ...............

September ..........................

Maximum

92

267

242

267

0

0

0

132

132

162

156

69

267

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

95

76

109

0

0

0

Mean

8.42

144

10.7

47.2

0

0

0

33.0

112

115

123

56.5

4.93

50.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

518

8,560

659

34,200

0

0

0

1,960

6,910

6,830

7,570

3,470

294

36,770
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 175

1140. Brazos River at Richmond, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°35' , long 95°45' , near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on TJ7 S. Highway 59 in Richmond, Fort Bend County, 925 ft downstream from Texas and 

New Orleans Railroad Co. bridge and at mile 93.

Drainage area.--44,020 sq mi, approximately, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably noncontrlbuting.

Records available. January 1903 to June 1906 and October 1922 to September 1958 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Published as "at Rosenberg" October 1922 to September 

1931 and equivalent except for diversion by Richmond Irrigation Co.'s canal. June to 

November 1901 and June to September 1902 in U. S. Department of Agriculture, Office of 

Experiment Stations, Bulletin Nos. 119 and 133. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1914 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 40.94 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Houston supplementary adjustment of 1943. June to November 

1901, June to September 1902, and January 1903 to June 1906, various types of nonrecording gages at railroad bridge 925 ft upstream, at different datums. Oct. 1, 1922, 

to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage at Rosenberg, 7.6 miles upstream at datum about 4 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--38 years (1903-5, 1922-58), 7,380 cfs (5,343,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 87,600 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 31.90 ft); minimum daily discharge, 640 cfs Aug. 9.

1903-6, 1922-58: Maximum discharge, 123,000 cfs June 6, 1929 (gage height, 40.6 ft, 

from floodmarks), present site and datum; minimum daily discharge, 35 cfs Aug. 23, 1934.

Maximum stage known since at least 1884, 48.2 ft Dec. 10, 1913, present datum, from 

floodmarks, on right bank 1,000 ft upstream from gage. From information by Southern 

Pacific Railroad, other floods at railroad bridge, present datum, are as follows: 

May 1884, stage 43.7 ft; June 13, 1885, stage 44.7 ft; July 1899, stage 45.6 ft; May 2, 

1915, stage 43.3 ft; May 9, 1922, stage 40.9 ft.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow largely regulated by reservoirs above Bryan. Considerable 

water diverted above station for irrigation and municipal supply. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1392: 1933. WSP 1442: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4,920 

5,060

4,500

3,460

2,550

1,880

1,430

*1,210

1,240

1,390

1,470

1,430

1,320

1,480

15,500

56,600

75,600

* gS3,000

g86,000

g86,100

g74,200 

g56,500

g46,600

%5 0,700

54,400

46,300

35,400

*g27,300

g23,600

21,400 

19,100

891,640

28,760

$1,769

Nov.

17,200 

15,500

13,600

12,400

*11,600

11,000

9,100

8,080

13,660

16,200

16,400

18,100

18,600

20,300

18,800

15,500

13,400

13,200

12,800

12,400

14,400 

19,300

28,800

29,500

26,300

25,100

28,500

27,000

22,400

19,300

527,780

17,590

*1,047

Dec.

17,900 

17,200

15,500

13 , 200

11,400

10,600

10,200

10,000

9,480

8,590

7,570

6,600

6,620

5,480

6,750

7,570

6,600

g5,480

*g4,640

g4,240

g5,590 

g4,780

6,180

6,460

5,620

g4,500

g4,240

g4,780

7,400

11,200 

10,800

254,170

8,199

504,100

Jan.

11,400 

10,200

8,080

6,600

6,180

5,760

5,900

5,900

g5,060

g4,780

g4,370

84,110

g5,060

8,080

10,400

8,080

8,080

9,670

9,480

10,600

15,500 

14,800

13,400

15,500

18,100

14,600

11,800

11,200

11,400

*11,600 

9,670

295,360

9,528

585,800

Feb.

8,590 

8,590

7,910

6,750

6,180

g5,620

g4,780

84,110

g3,980

g4,240

g5,060

g5,840

g4,920

g4,500

g4,500

g5,340

g5,620

g5,200

g4,640

*4, 110

5,590 

3,720

5,450

16,800

52,600

*73,500

*76,400

57,800

-

410,340

14,660

813,900

Mar.

45,300 

28,500

20,800

*18,200

17,200

16,000

15,200

16,400

16,200

13,800

12,400

13,000

13 , 000

13,000

13,400

13,600

12,800

11,800

10,800

10,400

10,200 

10,600

11,000

10,400

9,860

9,100

8,420

7,400

7,230

7,740 

6.750

430,500

13,890

853,900

Apr.

5,900 

5,900

5,760

*5,060

4,500

g4,370

4,780

5,480

5,340

4,370

3,850

3,590

3,460

4,110

4,920

5,200

4,370

5,110

4,780

5,060

5,620 

6,320

6,600

6,040

5,200

4,370

4,500

4,920

15 , 100

26jOOO

179,580

5,986

356,200

May

28,200 

24,700

22,100

37,400

58,000

*68,100

70,200

57,500

*34,500

g29,100

g29 J 500

g30, 100

g29,800

g30,100

g30,100

g28,200

g24,200

g!9,600

*g!6,700

15,000

13 , 400 

12,600

12,200

11,200

g9,860

g8,590

g8,080

g8,420

g7,910

g7,070 

86,320

788,750

25,440

tl,564

June

g6,040 

g5,340

*g4,920

g4,920

g4,780

g4,500

g3,980

g3 , 980

g4,370

g4,240

g4,240

g3,980

g3,200

g2,550

g2,020

82,110

*1,930

2,650

3,330

2,450

5,900 

9,860

9,100

6,750

6,460

8,420

9,860

7,740

5,340

4,240

149,200

4,973

295,900

July

4,920 

5,480

5,060

3,980

3,330

2,850

2,600

2,500

5,270

9,480

12,200

18,800

21,600

19,300

14,000

*9,290

6,910

6,040

6,620

4,780

4,110 

3,590

3,330

3,330

3,250

3,050

2,700

2,400

2,020

1,980 

2,250

196,020

6,323

388,800

Aug.

2,110 

1,590

1,180

1,000

910

850

730

675

640

814

1,140

2,110

2,300

2,020

*1,670

1,390

1,180

1,070

1,000

1,100

1,210 

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,140

1,630

1,710

3,500

8,250

6,320 

g4,780

57,709

1,862

114,500

Sept.

g3,850 

g3,050

g2,500

g2,060

gl,980

82,110

g2,060

gl,880

g2,200

g2,450

*2,250

2,060

1,980

2,020

1,800

1,650

2,020

2,200

1,880

1,750

2,350 

2,900

12,200

17,600

g!6,000

g!3,000

gl 1,400

glO,600

glO,400

g9,670

149,850

4,995

297,200

Calendar year 1957 : Max 118,000 Min 374 Mean 19,630 Ac-ft 14,210,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 86,100 Mln 640 Mean 11,870 Ac-ft 8,590,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
176 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

1145. Brazos River near Juliff, Tex.

Location.--Lat 29°26' , long 95°32', on left bank Just downstream from South Texas Water 

Co. i s pumping plant, 3| miles west of Juliff, Fort Bend County, 65- miles downstream 

from Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, and at mile 67.

Drainage area.--44,100 sq mi, approximately, of which 9,240 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--May 1949 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, Houston 

supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Mar. 11, 1958, two water-stage recorders 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 4,971 cfs (3,599,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 82,000 cfs Oct. 20 (elevation, 56.65 ft); 

no flow Aug. 8.

1949-58: Maximum elevation, 59.17 ft May 6, 7, 1957 (discharge not determined); no 

flow at times due to pumping.

Maximum elevation known since at least 1884, 64.0 ft about Dec. 11, 1913, from 

floodmark, 4 miles to left of gage, from information by local resident. From same 

source and at same site, other floods as follows: about May 10, 1922, elevation, 

61.0 ft; about June 7, 1929, elevation, 61.0 ft; about Nov. 29, 1940, elevation, 

61.5 ft. Flood in July 1899 was probably exceeded only by the flood of 1913.

Remarks. Records fair Some regulation of flow by reservoirs above Bryan. Considerable 

water diverted above'station for irrigation and industrial and municipal supply 

materially affect low flow. The Briscoe Irrigation Co. and the South Texas Water Co. 

have permits to divert a maximum of 600 and 400 cfs, respectively, between station at 

Richmond and this station for irrigation, industrial, and municipal supply.

Revisions. WSP 1442: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

4,090

4,190

3,890

3,300

2,590

1,960

*1,380

1,170

1,050

1,260

1,230

1,330

1,400

1,440

11,700

68,000

71,300

*77,200

80,000

81,600

78,000

67,100

*46,000

47,900

53,800

46,200

35,300

*27,300

24,600

22, 100

20,100

888,480

28,660

tl,762

Nov.

18,600

16,700

14,800

13,200

12,300

11,800

10,300

9,040

11,400

16,800

16,300

18,100

18,800

20,100

19,100

15,500

13,900

12,700

12,600

12,400

12,400

21,200

55.000

32,500

27,400

25,900

28,000

28,400

22,400

19,500

544,940

18,160

tl,081

Dec.

17.500

16,700

15,500

15,400

*1 1,500

10,200

9,740

9,600

9,320

8,500

7,590

6,600

5,710

5,270

5,820

6,960

6,840

5,600

4,720

*4,290

4,000

4,000

5,270

6,150

5,820

4,590

5,790

5,990

5,860

9,720

9, 880

244,250

7,878

484,400

Jan.

10,400

10,300

7,950

6,720

6,040

5,600

5,380

5,710

5,270

*4,720

4,590

4,090

4,500

6,800

10,100

8,850

7,590

8,650

9,180

10,200

15,500

15,500

15,900

15,600

18.600

15,200

12,000

11,400

11,000

*11,600

10,400

293,120

9,455

581,400

Feb.

8,760

8,370

8,110

,960

,260

,600

,850

,990

,790

,990

,190

,160

,850

,290

,890

,090

,720

,610

,190

,790

3,590

5,390

4,500

15,800

50,600

*70,200

71,000

71,000

-

592,300

14,010

778,100

Calendar year 1957: Max 116,000 Min 166

Mar.

42.000

26,800

20,800

*19,600

18,100

17,000

15,800

16,500

17,000

15,100

12,600

12,700

12,900

15,100

13,400

15,700

13,400

12,400

11,400

10,600

10,500

10,600

11,000

10,800

10,000

9,520

8,500

7,590

6,960

7,460

6,840

454,270

14,010

861,400

Apr.

5,710

5,270

5,380

*4,940

4,390

4,090

5,990

4,590

5,160

4,500

5,890

5,590

5,500

5,690

4,590

5,050

4,610

4,090

4,290

4,610

4,940

5,490

5,950

5,600

4,830

4,090

5,790

4,190

11,700

25.500

165,390

5,446

324,100

May

25,600

24,000

21,100

58,900

57,800

*66,000

67,100

57,200

34,000

31,800

55,000

33,900

53,900

34,200

34,200

52,800

27,100

21,400

18,400

16,500

14,000

15,100

*12,600

11,600

10,000

8,760

7,720

7,850

7,590

6,840 

6, 260

815,020

26,290

*1,617

June

5,600

5,050

4,290

*4,590

5,990

5,690

3,590

2,850

5,210

3,210

2,940

5,050

2,590

1,960

1,640

1,560

1,200

*1 , 200

2,110

1,640

2,850

7,170

7,720

6,150

4,610

5,490

7,460

6,580

4,200 

5,050

114,400

5,815

226,900

July

3,120

3,890

3,990

5,210

2,670

2,110

1,820

1,720

2,650

7,590

9,540

17,000

20,500

20,100

15,600

9,520

6,660

5,550

5,050

4,590

5,590

5,050

*2,670

2,590

2,510

2,510

2,190

1,890

1,540 

1,200

1,500

169,080

5,454

535,400

Aug.

1,400

1,100

683

420

280

180

65

85

102

136

524

1,050

1,820

1,680

1,400

1,080

900

650

595

559

725

850

1,020

1,250

1,080

1,250

1,580

*1,860

6,500 

5,740

4 450 '

40,752

1,514

80,790

Sept.

,140

,590

,960

,580

,500

,720

,820

,720

,750

,110

,190

,03O

,890

,890

,890

,580

,580

,890

,890

750

,050

,670

,660

17.400

16,700

15,300

12,500

11 , 400

10,600 

10,000

144,550

4,818

286,700

Mean 19,020 Ac-ft 15,770,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 81,600 Min 65 Mean 11,630 Ac-ft 8,419,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note.--Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Oct. 1-6, 16, Oct. 28 to Dec. 20, Feb. 1-8, 25; 

twice-daily staff-gage readings Mar. 5, 18, Apr. 1-14, 27-29, May 4-25, May 26 to Sept. 30.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 177

1150. Big Creek near Heedville, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°28'35", long 95°48'45", near center of stream at downstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 36, 1.5 miles downstream from Kunz Creek, 5*r miles north of 

Heedville, Port Bend County, and 10j miles upstream from Pairchild Creek.

Drainage area. 37.6 sq mi.

Records available. May 1947 to June 1950, March 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage with concrete control. Datum of gage 

is 69.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of 19S9, Houston supplementary adjustment of 

1943. May 20, 1947, to June 30, 1950, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years (1947-49, 1952-58), 19.6 cfs (14,190 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1956-57; Maximum discharge, 2,570 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 11.78 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1957-58: Maximum discharge, 2,780 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 12.31 ft); no flow at 

times.

1947-50, 1952-58: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 15, 1957; maximum gage height, 

12.99 ft Oct. 8, 1949; no flow at times.

Maximum stage since about 1913, 14.4 ft in August 1945, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records good. Ho diversion above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1148: 1947.

Rating table, water years 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic cfeet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 18, 19, 

Oct. 16, 17, 1957, Sept. 13, 1958)

-0.57

-.5

-.4

-.3

-.2

0

.1

.9

2.6

5.2

0.0

.2

.5

1.0

1.5

78

118

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

11.0

158

262

560

1,250

2,250

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

16 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Z6

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

.2

2.4

2T?

.7

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.7

0.18

11

Jan.

(»)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

0

.1

1.6

2.0

^6

.1

0

0

-

4.6

0.16

9.1

Mar.

0

0

0

7.2

*2.9

.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

.8

2.4

1.0

.4

.1

945

*1,510 

 150

»50

454

70

20

6.6

2.8

1.6

1.2

191

47

16

358

3,638.9

117

7,220

Apr.

166

46

15

7.9

2.8

2.0

.9

.2

0

0

1.2

.4

0

0

0

.2

.2

.1 

0

.2

472

171

11

2.6

1.0

.4

186

494

Hi

3,789.1

126

7,520

May

~ss 166

42

21

7.4

3.8

2.4

1.4

.6

32

16

6.8

3.8

2.0

1.2

**.4

.2

.1 

.3

.2

.3

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

393.2

12.7

780

June

22

100

47

5.8

43

61

79

93

22

6.1

3.8

3.3

2.0

1.2

.8

.8

.8

.9 

1.6

1.4

1.0

1.2

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.0

.5

.2

.2

^1

504.2

16.8

1,000

July

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

.5

1.2

1.2

2.0

.9

1.2

.8

.9

.7

.5

.2

10.2

0.33

20

Aug.

0.1

.2

.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

.2

.2

.2

.5

.3

i

.2

.4

.4 

.5

.6

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

.1

.6

.6

7.6

0.25

15

Sept.

0.9

2.4

35

24

4.2

1.6

1.0

.8

**.6

^4

.8

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9 

.9

.9

.9

14

120

103

200

129

37

8.7

3.3

2.0

699.4

23.3

1,390

Calendar year 1956: Max 361 Mln 0 Mean 3.53 Ac-ft 2,560

Water water year year 1956-57: 1956-57: Max Max 1,670 1,670 Mln Mln 0 0 Mean Mean 24.8 24.8 Ac-ft Ac-ft 17,970 17,970 ___ ______

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Mar. 17 (11 p.m.) 2,570 cfs (11.78 ft); Mar. 21 (4 a.m.) 1,070 cfs 

(7.28 ft); Mar. 31 (4:30 p.m.) 1,150 cfs (7.60 ft); Apr. 21 (5:30 p.m.) 1,550 cfs (8.95 ft); 

Apr. 29 (5 a.m.) 2,140 cfs (10.72 ft); Sept. 25 (5:30 p.m.) 526 efs (4.77 ft).________________

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

** Field estimate made on this day.
178 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

1150. Big Creek near Needville, Tex. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.3

.9

.7

.5

.3

.3

.1

0

1.3

6.9

1.0

.3

.1

185

1,570

1.990 

377

146

74

37

19

14

10

6.4

4.1

2.6

1.8

1.0

.8

.4

.6

4,453.4

144

8,830

Nov.

0.5

.4

.2

.1

._!

**.!

.7

95

30

11

7.4

10

23

36

16

7.8 

4.9

439

161

74

42

909

445

294

134

74

44

25

13

7.8

2,905.0

96.8

5,760

Dec.

4.6

3.3

2.4

1.8

1.3

1.0

1.6

1.4

1.0

.6

.3

.3

.1

.2

.2

.2 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0_

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

21.8

0.70

43

Jan.

0.1

.1

5"0

0

.3

**1.4

2.6

1.4 *.9

.8

29

64

19

8.5

5.5 

3.5

2.6

2.0

410

*198

74

545

31?

110

51

22

17

24

14

8.5

1,934.2

62.4

3,840

Feb.

6.1

3.5

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.3

.9

.7

.7

61

31

130

*47

96

52

14

7.4

4.9

3.5

2.6

2.2

322 236"

82

34

16

9.3

5.8

-

1,175.3

42.0

2,330

Mar.

3.8

274

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.2

.9

.6

.3

.1

.1 *.l'.2

.2

.2 

.2

.4

.4

.2

.3

.3

.3

.6

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

18.6

0.60

37

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.9

1.3

 $3.4

*.3 

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

.8

.3

.1

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

14.5

0.48

29

May

0

0

.1

.3

1.4

1.4

1.6

.9

.6

.2

.1

.5

1.2 *2.2

2.4

3.3 

4.1

3.8

4.9 272"

1.3

1.6

2.6

1.2

1.3

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.4

.7

2.0

49.9

1.61

99

June

3.0

3.3

3.0

3.5

2.0

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.6

2.2

1.6

2.6

.5

.2

1.2

2.4 

3.3

3.8

*1.2

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.2

.6

1.0

1.1

.4

.3

.1

175

52.0

1.73

103

July

1.2

1.4

.9

.5

.7

1.0

4.1

3.5

3.8

4.6

3.8

3.0

4.4

2.2

*1.2

1.2 

.9

.3

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

41.4

1.34

82

Aug.

0.5

.4

1.2

.9

.6

.6

.4

.8

.8

1.0

1.6

.8

.6

.9

*1.2

1.0 

.9

.7

.7

1.0

2.2

1.8

1.6

2.8

2.6

2.0

1.3

1.3

1.6

3.0

o A 2.6

39.4

1.27

78

Sept.

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

2.6

3.0

3.8

4.9

4.1

3.3

*12

*20

8.9

5.2

*4.4 

3.0

2.6

60~1.4

385

24?

93

40

17

8.5

5.2

6.1

3.0

2.0

951.8

31.7

1,890

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,990 Min 0 Mean 45.0 Ac-ft 32,590

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,990 Min 0 Mean 31.9 Ac-ft 23,120

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--0ct. 15 (10 p.m.) 2,780 cfs (12.31 ft); Nov. 18 (10:30 a.m.) 

967 cfs (6.89 ft); Nov. 27 (8:30 a.m.) 1,460 cfs (8.67 ft); Jan. 20 (2:30 p.m.) 1,020 cfs 

(7.06 ft); Jan. 23 (3;30 p.m.) 1,150 cfs (7.57 ft); Feb. 22 (3 p.m.) 6BO cfs (5.60 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Field estimate made on this day.
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 179

1165. Dry Creek near Richmond, Tex.

Location. La t 29°30'19", long 95°42'39", near right bank on downstream side of pile bent 

of bridge on county road, 2.0 miles upstream from Farm to Market Road 762, 2.3 miles 

south of Gulf, Colorado and Santa Pe Railroad at Crabb, about 6 miles upstream from 

Smither's Lake (Lake George) Spillway, and 6.0 miles southeast of Richmond, Port Bend 

County.

Drainage area. 10.3 sq mi.

Records available . May 1947 to June 1950, October 1956 to November 1957, December 1957 

to September 1958 (discharge measurements and flood records) , discontinued.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

level, datum of 1929, Houston supplementary adjustment of 

staff gage at present site

Datum of gage is 64.5 ft above mean sea 

y adjustment of 1943. 

at datum 1.5 ft higher.

. 

Prior to June 30, 1950,

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,790 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 10.13 ft); no 

flow many days .

1947-50, 1956-58: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 15, 1957: no flow at times.

Flood in August 1945, highest of recent years, reached a stage of 15.1 ft, present 

datum, from information by observer. Flood in May 1953, reached a stage of 15.0 ft, 

present datum, from information by local resident.

Remarks . Records good. Part of low flow is drainage from areas irrigated with diversions 

from Brazos River. Sustained flow during November is diversions from Brazos River to 

Smither's Lake. No known diversion above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.7

.4

0

0

82

776

591

63

24

8.3

4.1

2.1

1.6

1.1

.1

.2

.1

0

0

O 

0

0

1,556.7

50.2

3,090

Nov.

0

o

0

0*o

o

o

1.7

1.8

97

125

112

190

195

207

207

201

*297

195

190

225

496

237

184

156

219

156

225

219

219

4,355.5

145

8,640

Dec.

213

144

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

t2.5

_

_

_

-

-

.

-

-

-

~

_

-

-

Calendar year 1957: Max 776

Jan.

_

_

-

-

-

_

to. 3

_

-

*0

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

t!61

t48

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

~

_

-

-

Feb.

_

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

til

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

80

100

To

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

Mar.

*0

.

_

-

Apr.

*0

_

-

-

May

t3.3

_

_

-

June

t!3

_

_

-

July

tl.2

_

_

-

Aug.

t5.5

.

_

-

Sept.

t3.1

_

_

-

Mln 0 Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58: Max 776 Mln o Mean - Ac-ft -

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Oct. 15 (7 to 8 p.m.) 1,79O cfs (10.13 ft); Nov. 18 (10 a.m.) 

452 efs (5.60 ft); Nov. 22 (11 a.m.) 762 cfs (6.9O ft); Jan. 20 (3 p.m.) 318 efs (4.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

Note. Backwater from Smither's Lake Dec. 3 to Sept. 3O, except for stages greater than 2.2 ft. 

Days shown with less than 40 cfs after Dec. 3 are Inflow measurements made about half a mile 

upstream.
180 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs In Brazos River basin, Tex.

Lake Sweetwater near Sweetwater, Tex.--Lat 38 0 86'20", long 100°18'20", on downstream side 

of Intake structure to pump station, near left end of dam on Bitter Creek, 6.5 miles 

southeast of Sweetwater, Nolan County, and 8.5 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage 

area, 104 sq ml. Records available, January 1936 to September 1958. Staff gage read 

at Irregular Intervals. Datum of gage Is 0.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1957. Prior to Apr. 1, 1958, staff gage read once dally at 

same site and datum. Maximum contents observed during year, 11,180 acre-ft Oct. 13-15; 

maximum gage height observed, 2,114.78 ft Oct. 13; minimum contents observed, 9,200 

acre-ft Sept. 12-14; minimum gage height observed, 2,111.17 ft Sept. 14. Maximum contents observed during period 1936-58, 12,360 acre-ft June 1, 1957 (gage height, 

2,116.70 ft); minimum observed, 780 acre-ft Aug. 17, 1953 (gage height, 2,082.54 ft).

Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earth dam 2,600 ft long. Dam completed and 

storage began in 1930; reservoir first filled to spillway elevation in 1936. Reservoir is property of city of Sweetwater and was built to impound water for municipal 

use. Emergency spillway is located just to the left of the dam and has a concrete 

ogee-type crest 607.5 ft long. Maximum controlled capacity, 11,900 acre-ft at gage 

height 2,116.0 ft, crest of emergency spillway. No appreciable dead storage. Figures 

of contents not adjusted for sediment. Capacity curve furnished by Freese and Nichols, 

Consulting Engineers. Record of gage heights and diversions furnished by city of 

Sweetwater.

Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir.--Lat 32°37', long 99°40 C , at outlet gate tower near right 

bank, 120 ft upstream from dam on Elm Creek, 4 miles upstream from Clear Fork Brazos 

River, and 5 miles south of Nugent, Jones County. Drainage area, 478 sq mi. Records 

available, July 1940 to September 1958. Staff gage. Datum of gage is 1,580.78 ft 

(revised) above mean sea level. Maximum contents observed during year, 75,960 acre-ft 

May 14-24 (gage height, 55.5 ft): minimum observed, 66,860 acre-ft Oct. 1-12, 

Sept. 7-15 (gage height. 53.2 ft). Maximum contents observed 1940-58, 89,910 acre-ft 

(revised) May 25, 1957 (gage height, 58.7 ft); minimum observed, 19,040 acre-ft 

(revised) Apr. 23-25, 1953 (gage height, 34.5 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rock-faced, earth-fill dam. Dam completed and storage began 

In October 1938. Capacity, 74,310 acre-ft at gage height 55.1 ft, revised (crest of 

spillway). Sill of lowest outlet gate is at gage height 1.6 ft. Dead storage is 

negligible. Water is used for municipal supply for city of Abilene. Figures given 

herein represent total contents and are computed from daily gage readings at 8 a.m. 

An undetermined amount of flood flow was diverted by gravity ditch from Deadman Creek 

into reservoir. No water was pumped into reservoir from Clear Fork Brazos River. 

The city of Abilene diverted 8,054 acre-ft from reservoir for municipal use. Beginning October 1952, figures of contents and capacities have been based on capacity 

table adjusted for sedimentation on basis of sedimentation survey made by the U. S. 

Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service between July 1, 1953, and Oct. 2, 

1953. Gage-height record and record of diversions furnished by city of Abilene.

Revisions. Figures of month-end contentsand change in contents for water years 

1953-57, published in WSP 1282, 1342, 1392, 1442, and 1512, are revised on page 182.

Lake Stamford.--Lat 33°05', long 99°35', on left bank at intake structure of West Texas 

Utilities Co. steam powerplant at Lake Stamford on Paint Creek, 1 mile upstream from 

dam, 1.7 miles upstream from California Creek, and 10 miles southeast of Haskell, 

Haskell County. Drainage area, 360 sq mi. Records available, July 1953 to September 

1958. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 2.77 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Freese and Nichols). Maximum contents observed during 

year, 56,500 acre-ft Sept. 27-30 (gage height, 1,413.3 ft); minimum observed, 41,100 

acre-ft Sept. 4-14 (gage height, 1,409.9 ft). Maximum contents observed 1953-58, that 

of Sept. 27-30. 1958; minimum observed after first appreciable storage, 5,860 acre-ft 

July 15, 1953 (gage height, 1,393.7 ft).

Lake is formed by rock-faced, earth-fill dam. Dam completed in March 1953. 

Storage began in June 1953. Capacity, 60.000 acre-ft (gage height, 1,414.0 ft, crest 

of spillway). Dead storage, 430 acre-ft (gage height, 1,380.0 ft, invert of 24-inch 

discharge conduit). Figures given herein represent total contents and are computed 

from daily gage readings at 8 a.m. Water is used as municipal supply for cities of 

Stamford and Hamlin; diversions totaled 726 acre-ft during water year. Gage-height 

record furnished by West Texas Utilities Co. from their powerplant 1 mile upstream 

from dam. Capacity table computed from data furnished by Freese and Nichols, Consulting Engineers, Fort Worth. Diversions for municipal use furnished by city of 

Stamford.

Possum Kingdom Reservoir on Brazos River (see p. 148). 

Whitney Reservoir on Brazos River (see p. 154).

Leon Reservoir near Ranger, Tex. Lat 32°21 I 30", long 98°41'00", at outlet works structure near center of dam, on Leon River, 7 miles south of Ranger, Eastland County, and 

9 miles southeast of Eastland. Drainage area, 259 sq mi. Records available, January 

1955 to September 1958. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Maximum contents observed during year, 38,770 acre-ft Oct. 14 

(elevation. 1,381.3 ft); minimum observed, 23,700 acre-ft Oct. 6-13 (elevation, 

1,372.6 ft). Maximum contents observed during period 1955-58, that of Oct. 14, 1957; 

minimum observed since appreciable storage, 15,880 acre-ft Jan. 11-21, Feb. 5-7, 

Apr. 29, 30, 1956 (elevation, 1,366.2 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rolled-fill earth dam 3,700 ft long. Storage began April 

1954; dam completed June 1954. Dam is property of Eastland County Water Supply District and was built to Impound water for municipal use by cities of Ranger, Olden, 

and Eastland (see table below for diversions). Service spillway is uncontrolled 

circular drop outlet designed to discharge 5,000 cfs through 11-foot diameter concrete 

conduit. Emergency spillway 1,200 ft wide cut through natural ground near left end of 

dam. Reservoir capacity at service spillway, 27,290 acre-ft (elevation, 1,375.0 ft);
BRAZOS RIVER BASIN 181

Reservoirs in Brazos River basin, Tex. Continued

Leon Reservoir near Ranger, Tex.--Continued. reservoir capacity at emergency spillway, 

40.210 acre-ft (elevation, 1,382,0 ft). Dead storage, 869 acre-ft (elevation, 1,335.0 

ft). Water can be withdrawn for municipal use down to elevation 1,335.0 ft. Capacity 

curve and table furnished by Freese and Nichols, Consulting Engineers. Record of lake 

elevations and diversions for municipal use furnished by Eastland County Water Supply 

District.

Revisions.--WSP 1442: Drainage area.

Belton Reservoir on Leon River (see p. 164).

elevation or gage height and contents, and monthly diversions, 

water year October 1957 to September 1958

Date

Calendar year 1957..

Mar. 31.. .............

Sept. 30.. .............

Water year 1957-58..

Calendar year 1957..

Feb . 28 ...............

July 31 ...............

Aug 31

Sept. 30...............

Water year 1957-58..

Gage 

height 

(feet)t

2,113.54 

2,114.50

2,114.12 

2,113.85

-

2,113.71 

2,113.68 

2,114.05 

2,113.95

2,113.07 

2,112.24

2,111.45

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Lake Swe

10,420 

11,000 

10,760 

10,590

-

10,540 

10,540 

10,700 

10,700 

alO,540 

10,200 

9,710 

a9,350 

9,300

-

Change

contents 

(acrefeet)

etwater

+580 

-240 

-170

+7,650

-50 

0 

+160 

0 

-160 

-340 

-490 

-360 

-50

-1,120

Diversions 

for 

municipal 

use 

(acre-feet)

0

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Lake Stamford

1,410.6 

1,410.7 

1,411.5 

1,411.3

-

1,411.2 

1,411.1 

1,411.1 

1,410.8 

1,411.3 

1,410.9 

1,410.6 

1,410.1 

1,413.3

-

43,900 

44,300 

47,750 

46,850

-

46,400 

45,950 

45,950 

44,700 

46,850 

45,100 

43,900 

41 , 900 

56,500

-

+400 

+3,450 

-900

+32,250

-450. 

-450 

0 

-1,250 

+2,150 

-1,750 

-1,200 

-2,000 

+14,600

+12,600

50.1 

36.3 

40.4

735

37.2 

34.2 

39.6 

45.7 

54.0 

97.3 

114 

125 

52.2

726

Gage 

height 

(feet)t

For

53.3 

54.8 

54.9 

54.6

-

54.7 

54.8 

54.9 

55.2 

55.4 

55.0 

54.3 

53.5 

53.9

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

t Phantor

67,250 

73,100 

73,500 

72,310

-

72,710 

73,100 

73,500 

74,720 

75,550 

73,900 

71,120 

68,010 

69,540

-

Change 

in 

contents 

(acrefeet)

n Hill Res

+5,850 

+400 

-1,190

+29,250

+400 

+390 

+400 

+1,220 

+830 

-1 , 650 

-2,780 

-3,110 

+1,530

+2,290

Diversions 

for 

municipal 

use 

[acre-feet)

ervoir

467 

348

544

-

552 

398 

422 

454 

593 

1,038 

1,327 

1,299 

712

8,054

Leon Reservoir*

1,372.8 

1,375.0 

1,375.3

1,375.1

-

1,375.0 

1,375.0 

1,375.1 

1,375.0 

1,375.1 

1,374.9 

1,374.8 

1,374.3 

1,374.1

-

23,980 

27,290 

27,780 

27,450

-

27,290 

27,290 

27,450 

27,290 

27,450 

27,140 

26,980 

26,200 

25,900

-

+3,310 

+490 

-330

+6,190

-160 

0 

+160 

-160 

+160 

-310 

-160 

-780 

-300

+1,930

110 

93 

100

1,510

93 

82 

95 

102 

116 

147 

171 

185 

120

1,410

t Gage height at 8 a.m.

t Elevation at about 7 a.m.

a No gage-height record; contents estimated.
182 BRAZOS RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Brazos River basin, Tex. Continued

Revised month-end gage height and contents, Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir, water years 1953-57

Date

Dec. 31................. .........

Calendar year 1952. ............

Sept. 30. .........................

Dec. 31. .........................

Calendar year 1953. ............

Sept. 30. .........................

Water year 1953-54 .............

Dec. 31. .........................

Calendar year 1954 .............

June 30

Sept. 30. .........................

Water year 1954-55. ............

Sept. 30. .........................

Dec. 31. .........................

Calendar year 1955. ............

Sept. 30. .........................

Water year 1955-56. ............

Sept. 30. .........................

Dec 31

Calendar year 1956. ............

June 30

Sept. 30. .........................

Water year 1956-57. ............

Gage height 

(feet)t

36.4

-

35.0

43.8

44.0

-

44.6

-

43.6

-

54. b

-

54.5

53.2

-

47.2

-

47.2

45.9

-

53.3

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

23,610

22,550

22,200

-

19,840

19,520

25,830

37,590

37,590

40 , 1 30

39,360

38,080

-

36,370

49,120

45,870

39,620

-

38,590

37,100

-

36,120

34,700

33,080

63,150

61,350

71,910

-

71,910 

70,320

66,860

-

63,150

61,350

62,060

58,540

46,750

-

46,750 

44,460

43,060

-

42,250

46,450

81,860

78,020

70,720

66,860

67,250

-

Change In 

contents 

(acre-feet)

_

-1,580

+520

-350

-13,680

-860

-840

-660

-320

+6,310

-2,580

-2,280

+2,540

-770

-1,280

+15,880

-740

-970

+1,690

+15,060

-2,800

-3,250

-2,630

+2,030

_

-1,540

+510

-1,490

-980

-980

0

-1,420

-1,620

+16,040

+16,240

-2,210

-1,800

+10,560

+32,290

-1,590

-1,930

-1,530

+29,760

-1,130

-370

-2,210

-1,800

+710

-3,520

-5,010

-3,160

-3,620

-25,160

-2,290

-560

-840

-23,800

-810

+5,090

-890

+35,410

-3,840

-3,330

-4,000

-3,860

+390

+20,500

Diversions for 

municipal use 

(acre-feet)

587

512

434

-

431

417

595

715

961

1,382

1,601

1,813

1,565

11,013

891

462

505

-

513

418

592

559

502

727

1,832

1,528

628

9,157

t Gage height at 8 a.
SAN BERNARD RIVER BASIN 183

1175. San Bernard River near Boling, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°18'45", long 95°53'35" , near left bank at downstream side of pile bent 

of bridge on State Farm Highway 442, 2| miles downstream from Snake Creek and 4? miles 

northeast of Boling, Wharton County.

Drainage area. 720 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 30.7 ft above mean sea level (State Highway Department bridge plans).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 cfs Oct. 18 (gage height, 40.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum daily, 

14 cfs June 20.

1954-58: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 18, 1957: minimum daily, 2.4 cfs 

Nov. 27-30, 1956.

Maximum stage since at least 1900, 43.5 ft in 1913 (probably December). Flood in 

September 1938 reached a stage of 43.3 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. Part of low flow is drainage from areas irrigated with diversions 

from Colorado River. Diversions above station for irrigation and other uses.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 20 to Jan. 8, 

Jan. 20 to Feb. 5, 12-19, Feb. £2 to Mar. 5)

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

14

30

50

97

162

8.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

20.0

370

650

1,210

2,000

3,350

25.0

30.0

35.0

40.0

5,600

8,500

11,700

15,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

299 

240

170

121

86

60

42

31

23

17

16

34

54

48

1,230

6,750

11,900

15,000

14,900

13,100

10,200

7,240

5,200

3,750 

*2,220

1,080 

748

556

394 

*282

210

96,001

3,097

190,400

Nov.

162 

130

109

92

81

*72

67

S9

272

334

322

310

370

418

406

370

346

511

964

982

682

1,470

2,180

2,920 

4,380

4,950 

4,800

4,240

3,430

2,270

37,729

1,258

74,830

Dec.

 1,300 892"

650

444

310

230

187

152

127

109

100

86

76

67

60

56

52

52

50

48

47

45

44

44 

43

40 

38

38

43

62

97

5,589

180

11,090

Jan.

115 

106

89

72

58

52

*62

69

166

260

334

346

444

458

514

500

556

514

394

661

2,270

2,240

3,390

4,950 

4,4,20

4,200 

3,950

3,230

2,000

1, 280 

928

38,628

1,246

76,620

Feb.

730 

570

430

310

225

170

134

112

94

97

230

384

*528

682

838

714

586

486

382

282

205

757

2,360

2,480 

*3,350

3,870 

3,030

1,760

-

25,796

921

51,170

Mar.

1,160 

802

528

334

220

162

130

106

92

84

76

69

62

56

52

48

46

46

*45

42

40

384b~

40 

39

39 

47

50

46

43

38

4,620

149

9,160

Apr.

34 

31

30

28

26

24

23

22

24

21

19

18

18

21

35

*22

22

40

49

4?

40

32

27

23 

20

23

29

27

23

19

816

27.2

1,620

May

16 

15

IS

16

167

852

2,030

1,940

1,210

748

528

358

225

*155

106

81

67

58

54

50

46

40

36

36 

35

33 

30

32

36

38

34

9,087

293

18,020

June

37 

45

46

42

37

29

30

29

27

26

28

26

26

27

26

21

19

20

16

ii

16

17

21

*23 

26

32 

33

33

42

£12

1,026

34.2

2,040

July

54 

48

54

72

69

62

72

60

48

47

60

89

10O

103

W

84

67

54

49

37

29

*25

22

43 

38

36 

31

28

26

25

27

1,659

53.5

3,290

Aug.

33

36

30

24

20

23

21

22

20

25

42

49

52

67

92

94

86

67

*58

52

56

62

69

74 

78

94 

118

138

134

113

97

1,951

62.9

3,870

Sept.

76 

62

54

46

48

72

97

162

196

272

250

267

430

570

500

*406

322

250

205

329

2,310

5,550

2,880

2,240 

1,750

1,210 

748

514

546

245

20,187

675

40,040

Calendar year 1957 : Max 15,000 Min 2.8 Mean 793 Ac-ft 573,900

Water year 1957-58 : Max 15,000 Min 14 Mean 666 Ac-ft 482,200

Discharge measurement made on this day.

541344 O -60 -13
184 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1190. Bluff Creek near Ira, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°35'29", long 101°03'05", near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Farm-to-Market Highway 1606, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth, 2.8 miles 

east of Ira, Scurry County, and 11.6 miles southwest of Snyder.

Drainage area. 38 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,177.95 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. July 15 to Nov. 5, 1948, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 2.52 cfs (1,820 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs June 23 (gage height, 9.05 ft); no 

flow most of time.

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 5,200 cfs July 5, 1948 (gage height, 16.22 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement 

at gage height 11.92 ft and of peak flow; no flow at times each year. 

Maximum stage known, that of July 5, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair. No diversion above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

O

O

.z

*0

o

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

o

0.2

O.O06

0.4

Nov.

0

O

.7

0

.1

O

0

0

o

.1

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

*0

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0.9

O.O3

1.8

Dec.

(*)

0

O

o

Calendar year 1957: Max 536

Jan.

(*)

O

O

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mln 0

Mar.

0

O

*0

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

O

O

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

o

o

0

0

o

.4

.1 

o

o

0.5

O.02

1.0

Apr.

0

0

*0

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

o

103 *178

~*3.2

2.2

*.3

.1

.1

0

O

0

0

0

0

.1

287.2

9.57

570

May

**0.1

.9

.1

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

o

7.7

~T.3 17

.2

.1

1.2

.1

.1

O

0

O

O

0

O

O

O

0

O 

O

0

28.8

0.93

57

June

0

40

*1.9

.2

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

2O8

*12T

5.1

2.4

.7

.1

0 

0

382.4

12.7

758

July

(*)

O

0

O

Aug.

0.4

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

.3

.1

o

0

0

o

0

o

o

0.8

O.O3

1.6

Sept.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

.3

0

0

o

0

o

o

o

0

o

a.

0

o

0

0 

0

O.7

0.02

1.4

Mean 7.67 Ac-ft 5.54O

Water year 1957-58: Max 2O8 Mln O Mean 1.92 Ac-ft 1,390

Peak discharge (base, 25O cfs).--Apr. 17 (9:30 p.m.) 1.19O cfs (8.8O ft); June 2 (4 a.m.) 296 cfs 

(5.86 ft); June 25 (5:50 p.m.) 1,260 efs (9.05 ft).____________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 185

1205. Deep Creek near Dunn, Tex.

Location. Lat 32"33'50", long 100°53'55", at center of downstream side of bridge on 

State Farm-to-Market Highway 1606, 2.0 miles northwest of Dunn, Scurry County, 

3.0 miles upstream from Sulphur Draw, and 8.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available. April 1953 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,172.17 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Apr. 21, 1955, staff or wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 16.9 cfs (12,240 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 17.85 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 4,700 cfs May 23, 1955 (gage height, 22.90 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Maximum discharge known since at least 1881, 36,400 cfs June 19, 1939, by slopearea measurement of peak flow at site 8.0 miles upstream from present gage. Flood in 

1892 reached about same stage as that of June 19, 1939, from information by local 

residents.

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

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

S

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

*1.3

7.1

3T5

.7

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.9

0.42

26

Nov.

0

0

31

42

T9

3.2

3.7

1.9

.4

.6

1.1

al.2

al.O

al.O

al.O

al.O

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

*.8

.6

.7

2.3

1.2

.6

.5

.9

.8

.6

.3

120.1

4.00

238

Dec.

0.2

.7

.6

.9

.7

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.8

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.8

.7

.7

.6

1.1

TS

.6

.7

«.7

.6

.6

.8

 8

.6

21.6

0.70

43

Jan.

0.7

.7

.7

.9

1.9

1.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

75

.8

.9

2.2

1.2

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

«.8

.8

.8

.8

26.7

0.86

53

Feb.

0.9

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.9

.8

.6

.4

.4

6.9

T^

1.1

2.6

.7

.6

.6

-

31.6

1.13

63

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,340 Min o

Mar.

0.7

1.2

*1.2

1.0

1.3

1.1

2.0

2.4

1.2

.7

.8

1.2

2.9

T^T

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

.8

1.0

1.0

1.1

.9

.i 5.

.8

.8

.8

2.7

.7

.6

35.2

1.14

70

Apr.

0.6

.8

*.7

.7

.8

.8

.4

.4

.3

ITT

1.3

1.4

8.1

3.8

.7

.6

19

*674

-*5.5

14

 27

4.5

2.5

2.0

3.1

3.3

2.7

2.0

1.7

9.2

797.0

26.6

1,580

May

 5.3

25

18

3.2

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.2

1.1

1.2

ITS' 1.1

~IZ 146

5.0

4.0

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.3

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.7

6.3

39

3.6

2.9

2.2

311.7

10.1

618

June

1.8

16

*2.5

1.3

al.O

a. 8

a. 6

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

39

*32

4.1

a. 8

a. 5

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

102.4

3.41

203

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

25

a. 2

aO

aS

*0

0

0

O

O

0

0

O

O

0

0

O

0

O

0

1.1

6.0

a.l

a!2

al.4

a.l

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

45.9

1.48

91

Sept.

aO

aS

aO

«0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

152

3.4

a. 3

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

155.7

5.19

309

Mean 39.0 Ac-ft 28.220

Water year 1957-58: Max 674 Min 0 Mean 4.55 Ac-ft 3J290

Peak discharge (base, 850 cfs). Apr. 18 (4 a.m.) 2,580 cfs (17.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

stations.
186 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1210. Colorado River at Colorado City, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°23'33", long 100°52'42", on right bank at Colorado City, Mitchell County, 

3,517 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 4,100 ft upstream from The Texas and 

Pacific Railway Co. bridge, 1.6 miles upstream from Lone Wolf Creek, and at mile 796.

Drainage area.--4 ,082 sq mi, approximately, of which 2,590 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. November 1923 to August 1925, May 1946 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,030.16 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942. Nov. 28, 1923, 

to Aug. 31, 1925, chain gage at site 1.4 miles downstream at different datum. May 9 

to Aug. 5, 1946, staff gage at site 185 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--12 years (1946-58), 70.4 cfs (50,970 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,040 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 10.76 ft); no 

flow many days.

1923-25, 1946-58: Maximum discharge, 24,900 cfs July 6, 1948 (gage height, 22.37 ft, 

from floodmark); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1910, 35.9 ft June 20, 1939, present site and 

datum, based on floodmarks 1,000 ft upstream and 3,740 ft downstream from gage (discharge, 66,000 cfs, by slope-area measurement of peak flow at site 2.5 miles upstream 

from gage).

Remarks. Records good except those for period computed from once-daily staff-gage readIngs, which are fair. Some regulation since 1952 by Lake J. B. Thomas (see p. 237). 

Diversions from Lake J. B. Thomas for municipal use and oilfield operation. Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in 

WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1118; Drainage area. WSP 1512: 1946(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 18, 19, May 13, June 24)

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

1.5 

6.6

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

128

237

430

645

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,120

1,540

2,020

2,610

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

4.0

3.0

4.6

6.6

4.6

4.6

2.6

1.5

.9

1.8

*25

42

22

14

8.7

5.9

4.0

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.5

164.6

5.31

326

Nov.

1.2

1.2

1.2

51

170

68

31

18

13

26

28

30

18 

11

7.3

5.9

4.6

4.0

3.0

*2.6

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

1.5

516. 0

17.2

1,020

Dec.

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.5

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.2

.5

.8

.5

.2

* .2

.2

.8

.8

.5

.5

46.8

1.51

93

Jan.

.2

.2

.2

.6

.7

.3

.9

.0

.0

.8

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.6

.0

.5

.2

.9

.0

.O

.0

.O

3.5

*3.0

2.6

93.3

3.01

185

Feb.

2.2

2.2

1.8

*2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.2

3.0

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.6

4.0

8.0

9.7

13

11

8.7

5.9

4.6

-

-------

110.1

3.93

218

Mar.

5.2

4.6

4.0

*4.0

5.2

6.6

5.9

5.2

4.0

4.6

5.2

6.6

5.2 

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

5.0

3.0

3.5

4.6

3.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.5

6.6

9.7

141.2

4.55

280

Apr.

7.3

*4.6

3.0

1.8

1.5

.9

.4

.3

.4

.4

.3

.4

6.2 

8.7

13

11

11

*2,130

497

389

*208

98

36

23

15

12

11

11

8.7

8.0

3,517.9

117

6,980

May

6.6

*20

33

38

18

11

6.6

4.0

3.0

2.6

2.2

6.3

670 

227

67

28

19

14

15

14

8.7

5.9

4.0

2.6

2.2

1.2

.9

156

40

13

6.6

1,446.4

46.7

2,870

June

7.8

128

91

*28

14

8.0

4.0

1.8

.7

.3

.1

0

*0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

*951

133

40

20

12

6.6

3.0

1,459.3

48.6

2,890

July

1.8

*.9

.3

.1

1.3

1.5

.4

.1

.1

.2

0

.1

0 

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.8

0.22

13

Aug.

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

2.5

8.7

51

46

44

~62 136

20

9.7

5.2

2.2

1.2

.7

389.2

12.6

772

Sept.

0.3

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0 

0

54

~29 279

13

7.3

4.6

2.6

1.8

1.2

.9

.4

.4

93

188

39

19

733.6

24.5

1,460

Calendar year 1957 : Max 9,560 Min 0 Mean 145 Ac-ft 104,600

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,130 Min 0 Mean 23.6 Ac-ft 17,110

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Apr. 18 (5p.m.) 5,040 cfs (10.76 ft).________ 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note.--Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Dec. 31 to Jan. 29.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 187

1215. Morgan Creek near Westbrook, Tex.

Location.--Lat 32°23'42", long 101 "01'32", on left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

State Farm-to-Market road 670, 1.1 miles upstream from Graze Creek, 2.7 miles north of 

Westbrook, Mitchell County, and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--249 sq mi, of which 21 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. June 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,076.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 512 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 9.42 ft); no flow 

most of time.

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 7,180 cfs May 13, 1957 (gage height, 21.92 ft); no 

flow most of time each year.

Maximum stage since at least 1882, 30.0 ft in April 1922, flood in 1941 reached a 

stage of 27 ft and flood of May 11, 1954, reached a stage of 21.8 ft; from information 

by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

33

al.5

*a.4

0

17

a9.0

.6

0

0

0

0

8.7

*244

*39

13

3.2

1.5

.9

.6

.1

Q

0 

0

372.7

12.0

739

Nov.

0

0

0

69

105

37

12

3.8

2.0

8.6

151 ~25

7.9

3.1

1.8

1.3

.8

.6

.3

**.!

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

429.3

14.3

852

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

-

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3.1

0

0

.2

25

7.4

166

*115

5.2

1.6

.9

.6

.5

.2

0

0

0

325.0

10.8

645

May

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

84

48

9.1

3.6

2.2

64

7.9

1.5

1.5

.8

.4

0

0

0

.1

4.7

6.4

2.9

al.4

238.7

7.70

473

June

aO.8

a. 2

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

29

100

^21

a5.9

al.6

a. 6

a.l

aO

159.2

5.31

316

July

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.9

0.03

0

Sept.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.7

9.5

1.1

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

64

5.7

.6

.2

85.4

2.85

169

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,300 Min 0 Mean 54.0 Ac-ft 39,070

Water year 1957-58: Max 244 Mln 0 Mean 4.41 Ac-ft 3,200

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). Oct. 21 (11 a.m.) 393 cfs (8.49 ft); Apr. 20 (11 p.m.) 512 cfs 

(9.42 ft)._____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated by interpolation.
88 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1220. Graze Creek near Westbrook, Tex.

Location. Lat 32°25'03", long 101°01'10", on right bank 1.2 miles upstream from mouth 

and 4.2 miles north of Westbrook, Mitchell County.

Drainage area. 21.2 sq mi.

Records available. June 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,092.66 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 156 cfs June 23 (gage height, 2.55 ft); no 

flow most of time.

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 1,800 cfs May 12, 1957 (gage height, 12.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 570 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

12.23 ft; no flow most of time.

Maximum stage since 1919, 19.0 ft June 1939, from information by local residents.

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

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6 

.7

0.8

.9

1.0

0.4 

1.8 

4.3

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 47

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

4.4

.4

0

0

1.2

.4

0

0

0

0

0

8.0

*11~T.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

29.4

0.95

58

Nov.

00"

0

1.0

li

1.5

.2

0

0

4.6

4.9

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31.9

1.06

63

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957: Max 597

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

-

0

0

0

Min 0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

00"

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

*.9 o 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.3

0.04

2.6

May

*00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

all

aT.2

a. 2

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

12.4

0.40

25

June

aO

aff

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22

*26

.6

0

0

0

0

0

48.6

1.62

96

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

00"

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

30

.6

0

0

30.6

1.02

61

Mean 8.23 Ac-ft 5,960

Water year 1957-58: Max 30 Min 0 Mean 0.42 Ac-ft 306

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). Nov. 5 (5 a.m.) 54 cfs (1.55 ft)j June 23 (4 p.m.) 156 cfs (2.55 ft); 

Sept. 27 (10 a.m.) 99 efs (1.92 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 records for 

nearby stations.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 189

1235. Champlin Creek near Colorado City, Tex.

Location.--Lat 32°19', long 100°49', on right bank 600 ft downstream from South Pork, 

5 miles southeast of Colorado City, Mitchell County, and 5i miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 158 sq ml.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,047.2 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (State Highway Department Survey). Prior to July 5, 1949, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 13.8 cfs (9,990 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. -Maximum discharge during year, 1,310 cfs Oct. 8 (gage height, 3.98 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs for many days.

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Oct. 25, 1947 (gage height, 10.40 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurements at gage heights 8.88 and 10.40 ft; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1898, about 18.5 ft July 7 or 8, 1945, from 

floodmarks on 13ft bank opposite gage.

Remarks.--Records good. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

.2 

1.5 

6.2

1.2 

1.5

2.5

18

39

90

215

395

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

132

56

7.6

 1.9

.6

14

12

2.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

232.7

7.51

462

Nov.

0.3

.3

.4

1.6

25

2.6

1.2

.6

.5

3.6

1.5

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

42.7

1.42

85

Dec.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

72

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

'.4,

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

10.8

0.35

21

Jan.

0.4

.4

.4

.5

ii

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

7S- .3

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.3

12.8

0.41

25

Feb.

~73 0.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

1.5

T75

.9

.6

.6

.5

.4

-

14.0

0.50

28

Mar.

0.6

.9

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.6

.6

.5

.47F

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

15.5

0.50

31

Apr.

0.3

*.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.4

.3

.2

1.1

4.7

1.5

3.5

.9

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

18.3

0.61

36

May

*0.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

87

12

2.6

.9

.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.4

1.6

1.2

.4

.3

.2

114.7

3.70

228

June

0^2.

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.9

0.16

9.7

July

&^i 57T

.1

.1

.1

.5

.9

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.1

.1

.3

1.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

6.0

0.19

12

Aug.

0.1

TT.1.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

334 3.9

.6

53

2.8

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

397.4

12.8

788

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

3.3

4.9

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

36

26

2.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

54"6.4

.5

.4

.4

139.7

4.66

277

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,950 Mln 0.1 Mean 51. 3 Ac-ft 37,140

Water year 1957-58: Max 334 Min 0.1 Mean 2.77 Ac-ft 2,000

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
190 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1237. Seals Creek at Big Spring, Tex.

Location. Lat 32"15"45", long 101 "26"30", near center of span on downstream side of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 0.2 mile downstream from Little .Sandy Draw, 0.2 mile 

upstream from Big Sandy Draw, 2.0 miles east of city hall, Big Spring, Howard County, 

and 3.0 miles downstream from One Mile Lake.

Drainage area. 10,320 sq mi, approximately, of which 7,030 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. March 1957 to September 1958.

;e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,380.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929.

Extremes.--1957: Maximum discharge during period March to September not determined; maximum gage height, 11.20 ft May 10; no flow at times.

1958: Maximum discharge during water year not determined; maximum gage height, 

8.40 ft Aug. 21; no flow at times.

Flood of May 10, 1957, was highest known since 1932, from comparison of floods at a 

point 4,000 ft downstream, from information by City Engineering Department.

Remarks. Records poor. No diversions above station. Runoff from contributing drainage 

area is largely regulated by several natural salt lakes upstream from city of Big 

Spring. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 

are given in WSP 1573.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, March 1957 to September 1958

Month

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

Water year 1956-57 ................

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

Calendar year 1957. ...............

Water year 1957-58 ................

Cfs-days

59.7

5.2

_

90.2

_

6.5

82.3

Maximum

3.3

22

757

88

4.9

73

_

73

_

6.0

10

0

66

5.9

15

0.6

460

3.8

460

Minimum

0

_

0

_

0

0

0

0

o

Mean

0.11

1.99

45.5

9.43

0.17

3.34

_

2.91

3.90

_

0.21

0.54

0

2.74

0.37

0.62

O.O2

15.5

0.20

2.27

Runoff In 

acre-feet

6.7

118

2,800

561

10

205

_

179

232

0

_

13

30

0

163

23

37

1.2

956

12

1,650

Note.--No gage-height record May 27-29, June 6-11, June 14 to July 2, Sept. 6-11, 18-30, 

Oct. 1-2O, Oct. 27 to Nov. 7, 1957, Jan. 5-14, Feb. 22 to Mar. 3, 1958; discharge estimated on 

basis of rainfall records and records for other stations.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 

1239. Colorado River near Silver, Tex.

191

Location. Lat 32°00', long 100°44', on downstream side of left pier of county road 

bridge, 5.4 miles southwest of Silver, Coke County, 11 miles upstream from Pecan 

Creek, 18.5 miles downstream from Big Silver Creek, and at mile 743.

Drainage area. 15,480 sq mi, approximately, of which 11,600 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--October 1956 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,875.15 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Feb. 7, 1957, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 18.30 ft); 

no flow July 17-19, July 28 to Sept. 20.

1956-58: Maximum discharge, 23,200 cfs May 12, 1957 (gage height, 24.19 ft, 

from floodmark in gage well); no flow several days each year.

Maximum stage known since at least 1891, about 32 ft in April 1922, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by Lake J. B. Thomas and Lake Colorado City 

(see p. 237). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Rating table, wa 

(Shifting-con

er year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

rol method used Nov. 5-7, 11, 12, Apr. 24-28, 30, May 1, 5, 6, 13-22, 29-31, 

une 3-6, 24, 25, July 21, Aug. 21-28, Sept. 8, 9, 15-19, 26-30)

0

1.1 

3.0 

5.9

4.1

4.2 

4.4 

4.6 

5.0

11

18

42

73

158

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

13.0

470

900

2,000

4,200

5,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.8

4.0

3.5

*3.2

3.2

3.0

2 .8

144

557

147

*55

27

5.020

379

123

62

36

26

18 

16

262

*366

171

76

40

25

16

13

9.9 

8.2

7.7

7,629.3

246

15,130

Nov.

7.2

6.8

6.3

6.8

*421

688

*198

86

50

36

193

206

82

50

34

24

18

16

13 

*11

9.9

9.9

9.4

8.8

8.2

8.2

7.2

6.8

6.3

6.3

2,234.1

74.5

4,430

Dec.

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.5

.LI 

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.8

6.3

*579

5.9

5.6

5 . 6 5 2

157.8

5.09

313

Jan.

5.2

576

5.6

5.9

6.3

6.8

7.7

8.2

8.8

777

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.8 

6.3

6.8

7.2

8.2

8.8

7.7

7.2

8.2

7.2

7.2

*6 . 8

5.6

215.9

6.96

428

Feb.

4.8

4.5

4.2

*4.2

3.8

3.8

3.5

378

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.2

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.0 

4.0

4.5

12

21

19

30

21

16

14

-

215.7

7.70

428

Mar.

12

12

*11

10

9.9

9.9

9.4

8.2

10

11

8.2

7.7

7.7

7.2

7.2

7.7

5.9

5.9

5.6 

4.8

5.2

4.8

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.8

4.8

5.2

3.8 5 a

o . o

3.8

220.4

7.11

437

Apr.

3.0

*3.0

2.6

3.5

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.8

4.2

4.5

12

12

11

»L,500 

406

*402

*327

192

83

*53

38

28

23

*18

34

3,182.8

106

6,310

May

58

21

14

9.9

19

36

23

15

9.9

8.2

7.2

*5.9

80

750

327

136

267

355

307 

78

36

27

20

15

10

9.9

8.2

7.2

45

89

39

2,833.4

91.4

5,620

June

21

13

21

*120

*61

32

20

12

9.4

6.8

5.9

4.5

3.8

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.6

T72

4.8 

4.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

419

*L,010

223

80

39

22

14

2,171.6

72.4

4,310

July

8.8

*6.3

4.8

4.0

2.6

2.2

4.5

12

6.8

4.0

2.6

1.6

1.2

.9

.4

.2

0

0

0 

33

44

13

3.5

1.4

.6

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

159.0

5.13

315

Aug.

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0 

0

355

*485

214

170

*213

133

65

27

*16

6 . 8

4.0

1,688.8

54.5

3,350

Sept.

2.6

1.6

1.1

*.6

.5

.3

.3

5.1

41

8.9

3.5

3.5

8.2

4.0

12

254

334

80

32

18

12

8.8

6.8

5.2

4.0

126

287

30

171

88

1,550.0

51.7

3,070

Calendar year 1957: Max 17,400 Min 0 Mean 510 Ac-ft 369,000

Water year 1957-58: Ma'x 5,020 Min 0 Mean 61.0 Ac-ft 44,140

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 efs).--0et. 15 (6:50 a.m.) 10,600 efs (18.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
192 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1265. Colorado River at Ballinger, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°43'50", long 99°56'25", near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 83 in Ballinger, Runnels County, 2,000 ft upstream from Elm 

Creek and at mile 659.

Drainage area. 16,840 sq mi, approximately, of which 11,600 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--June 1907 to September 1958. June 1907 to November 1915 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 850. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity from 

1903-29 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,593.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 29, 1930, staff, chain, or Mott gages at several sites upstream 

within 1 mile of present site at various datums.

Average discharge. 51 years, 376 cfs (272,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 59,000 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 27.90 ft, backwater from Elm Creek); no flow Aug. 1, 2, 6-22.

1907-58: Maximum discharge, 75,400 cfs Sept. 18, 1936 (gage height, 28.6 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1882, about 36 ft sometime in 1884, present site and 

datum, from information by local residents. Flood of Aug. 6, 1906, reached a stage 

of about 32.0 ft, present site and datum, from floodmarks (backwater from Elm Creek).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from Elm Creek, which are 

fair. Diversions above station for irrigation, municipal supplies, and oilfield operation. Flow slightly regulated by Lake Colorado City since 1949, Lake J. B. Thomas 

since 1952, and Oak Creek Reservoir since 1953 (see p. 237).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1118: Drainage area. WSP 1512: 1916-17, 1919-20, 1921(M), 

1922-25, 1928(M), 1930(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of backwater (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 15, 16)

0 

.3

1.3

4.0

9.5

20

37

l.S 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

60

115

186

407

720

1,690

5.0

7.0

11.0

15.0

21.0

27.0

2,830

5,300

10,500

16,200

28,300

51, 600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

37

33

27

24

21

20

20

33

1,140

574

270

141

c7,480

*e45,800 

5,260

1,020

544

358 

249

163

138

138

*302

320

245

171

138

115

98

n^

83

65,051

2,098

129,000

Nov.

78

73

298

141

92

83

480

363

216

152

125

112

138

201 

138

106

92

76 

65

58

53

55

51

58

55

46

44

42

42

11

3,570

119

7,080

Dec.

35

33

*33

33

31

33

33

33

29

29

31

26

26

27 

27

27

27

29

27

26

24

26

26

27

33

33

31

29

29

27

27

907

29.3

1,800

Jan.

27

26

26

27

33

*33

31

31

29

27

27

27

27

27 

26

26

26

26 

26

35

31

31

44

42

44

42

37

33

33

*29

27

956

30.8

1,900

Feb.

26

26

24

24

24

22

21

21

20

21

21

21

20

20 

20

20

18

Is

18

20

32

90

232

148

78

65

55

*46

-

1,171

41.8

2,320

Mar.

51

51

48

46

48

70

53

48

48

46

44

42

39

37 

39

39

39

39 

35

33

33

31

35

31

31

31

31

33

29

27

26

1,233

39.8

2,450

Apr.

26

24

22

21

20

16

*17

17

16

1J5

15

15

50

281 

98

60

55

48 

44

1,050

611

320

402

284

182

118

92

76

65

58

4,098

137

8,130

May

51

48

48

65

51

*42

33

27

26

29

31

26

151

311 

*406

*685

462

1,010 

*608

550

311

178

118

95

81

68

*60

63

78

48

33

5,793

187

11,490

June

39

78

53

*44

33

26

53

58

44

115

259

76

55

29 

20

20

21

18

17

12

12

11

11

12

6.8

495

394

178

112

73

2,374.8

79.2

4,710

July

44

*29

17

15

12

9.5

8.0

6.2

5.8

5.8

3.3

3.6

3.3

1.7 

1.0

.5

.4

.7 

.5

.7

.8

27

»4.8

1.7

1.2

.9

.7

.8

2.4

.7

** . 2

209.2

6.75

415

Aug.

0

0

.1

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

12

373

330

145

141

125

*78

48

31

1,283.6

41.4

2,550

Sept.

21

17

13

10

5.8

4.4

7.4

10

5.8

4.0

3.6

2.9

2.6

2.5 

22

252

164

188 

241

128

76

55

39

29

22

18

1,750

622

216

103

4,015.0

134

7,960

Calendar year 1957: Max 45,800 Min 0.2 Mean 946 Ac-ft 685,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 45,800 Min 0 Mean 248 Ac-ft 179,800

Peak discharge (base, 8,900 cfs).--Oct. 14 (7 a.m.) 59,000 cfs (27.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day. 

c Backwater from Elm Creek.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 193

1270. Elm Creek at Ballinger, Tex.

Location.--Lat 31°45'00", long 99°56'50", on right bank 1,000 ft upstream from storage 

dam at Ballinger, Runnels County, and l£ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 458 sq mi.

Records available. April 1932 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam control. Datum of gage is 1,617.72 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 26 years, 52.4 cfs (37,940 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 50,000 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 14.20 ft, 

from floodmark); no flow many days.

1932-58: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 13, 1957; no flow at times. 

Flood in August 1906 reached a stage of about 14.6 ft, affected by backwater from 

Colorado River, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good above 100 cfs and fair below. Stage-discharge relation during 

period of low flow affected by wind action and occasional accumulation of drift on 

dam. Low flow affected by diversion of Ballinger city pumping plant which diverts 

water for a part of the municipal supply. Only the flow over the dam is recorded. 

An unknown amount of low flow is stored in reservoir at gage. City of Winters has 

permit to divert a total of 1,160 acre-ft from Lake Winters (capacity, 2,670 acre-ft),

Revisions (water years). WSP 1442: 1935, 1946, 1954.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

67

144

244

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5

500

950

1,450

2,450

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

3,710

7,270

12,200

21,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

f 16, loo 

f7,OBO

470

198

103

6?

49

37

25

25

31

13

25

20

20

15

11

11

11

24,309

784

48,220

Nov.

15

15

145

67

55

61

55

40

43

31

31

31

31 

25

25

25

20

11 

11

11

11

11

11

15

20

20

20

15

7.0

11

898.0

29.9

1,780

Dec.

11

11

*7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

2.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

7.0 

4.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

1.2

T72

4.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

11

11

11

11

11

11

7.0

217.9

7.03

432

Jan.

4.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

11.

*7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

4.5

4.5

1.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

4.5

11

11

7.0

7.0

7.0

4.5

4.5

*4.5

1.0

168.0

5.42

333

Feb.

1.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

i§.

2.5

2.5

2.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

2.5

4.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.5

7.0

37

~55 162

31

20

1.5

*11

_

373.6

13.3

741

Mar.

11

15

15

15

15

37

BT

15

25

25

25

20

15 

15

11

11

7.0

11

11

7.0

7.0

.5

.5

.5

.5

.0

.0

.5

.0

.0

405.5

13.1

804

Apr.

7.0

4.5

1.5

2.5

.5

1.0

*4.5

2.5

.4

1.0

2.5

2.5

11 

11

15

11

7.0

4.5

11

7.0

2015"

11

11

11

11

4.5

4.5

4.5

207.2

6.91

411

May

11

7.0

4.5

2.5

4.5

*4.5

4.5

1.5

T5

4.5

4.5

2.5

55 

110

*95

*336

176

*87

43

31

25

20

20

15

15

*7.0

4.5

4.5

2 5

4^5

1,305.0

42.1

2,590

June

4.5

2.5

1.5

*7.0

7.0

2.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

272

94

37

20 

15

11

7.0

7.0

4.5

2.5

2.5

20

11

4.5

1.0

.4

.6

.6

0

0

546.1

18.2

1,080

July

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

*0

1.8

4.5

1.5

.2

0

0

0

*0

8.0

0.26

16

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

115

37

7 0

1 5

1 0

** 4

1

0

162.0

5.23

321

Sept.

0Q0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

5.9

~ST 165

15

11

11

4.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

0

254.5

8.48

505

Calendar year 1957: Max 16,100 Mln 0 Mean 162 Ac-ft 117,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 16,100 Mln 0 Mean 79.1 Ae-ft 57,230

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs). Oct. 15 (6:30 p.m.) 50,000 cfs (14.20 ft).________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of high-water mark, staff-gage 

readings, and trend of adjacent record.
1-94 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1275. South Concho Irrigation Co.'s canal at Christoval, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°13', long 100 0 30', on right bank at Christoval, Tom Green County, 85 ft 

downstream from point of diversion and 100 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 

277.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,017.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.--18 years (1940-58), 8.22 cfs (5,950 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily diversion for irrigation during year (excluding flood flow), 

16 cfs Apr. 12; no flow Mar. 18 to Apr. 10.

1939-58: Maximum daily diversion for irrigation (excluding flood flow), 21 cfs 

June 27, 28, 1941, and Sept. 18, 21, 1942; no flow Apr. 26 to July 9, 1957, Mar. 18 to 

Apr. 10, 1958.

Remarks.--Records poor. Canal diverts water from right bank of South Concho River, 600 ft 

upstream from station at Christoval for irrigation. Water cut out of canal Apr. 26 to 

July 9, 1957, and Mar. 18 to Apr. 10, 1958.

Monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

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

January .................................................

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

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

September ...............................................

Maximum

3.0

5.9

1.7

16

9.2

9.7

6.2

16

Minimum

1.8

1.2

3.7

4.6

Mean

4.31

2.23

3.19

1.10

6.03

4.57

6.83

3.86

5.21

4.06

Runoff in 

acre -feet

256

137

2,310

68

27

359

519

272

420

237

310

2,940

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 3O to Dec. 1, Dec. 20-25; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range In stage and record for South Concho River at Christoval.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 195

1280. South Concho River at Christoval, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°13', long 100°30', near center of stream on downstream side of center 

pier of Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway bridge at Christoval, Tom Green County, 

12 miles upstream from Lake Nasworthy.

Drainage area. 434 sq ml.

Records available. February 1930 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum, of gage Is 2,010.22 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 17, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 38.1 cfs (27,580 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs June 16 (gage height, 10.73 ft); minImum dally, 9.1 cfs Oct. 1-7.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs July 23, 1958 (gage height, 21.95 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 20.5 ft; no flow Feb. 28, Mar. 1, 1955.

Maximum stage since at least 1882, about 23 ft Aug. 6, 1906, from information by 

loc al res ident s.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow materially affected by diversion 600 ft above station 

to South Concho Irrigation Co.'s canal (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1118: 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 16-18, 24, Sept. 17, 27)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.2

5.1

13

25

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

182

292

480

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

850

1,260

2,240

4,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

»9.1 9"7T

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.9

441

25

11

11

718

TI9

22

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

*17

16

17

17

1,673.6

54.0

3,320

Nov.

17

18

19

15

17

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

516

17.2

1,020

Dec.

18

*T5

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

17

17

*17

17

18

17

17

17

508

16.4

1,010

Jan.

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

*TS

16

16

16

IB- 15

16

16

502

16.2

996

Feb.

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

18

32

~?4 412

35

31

*31

31

-

948

33.9

1,880

Mar.

33

37

33

35

3T

35

35

35

34

34

*34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

1,045

33.7

2,070

Apr.

*33

35

35

33

29

29

31

31

29

29

24

13

TI

16

16

16

17

17

16

18

17

16

18

21

21

21

21

21

19

21

677

22.6

1,340

May

21

*T5

17

17

18

17

16

16

16

12

12

12

18

13

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

15

15

15

16

17

18

18

18

19

19

486

15.7

964

June

19

19

*19

18

18

17

15

14

IB- 13

IS

13

14

13

13

*967

*5,560

*111

33

24

25

26

26

637

63

35

31

31

31

31

5,662

189

11,230

July

31

31

*33

35

35

35

35

33

33

33

33

31

31

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

26

26

26

26

25

24

25

*24

24

24

22

899

29.0

1,780

Aug.

24

^

21

19

18

18

17

IT

17

19

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

21

19

18

18

*18

17

17

17

17

571

18.4

l,130j

Sept.

18

18

18

17

TS

21

22

22

21

19

19

19

19

21

22

25

110

22

24

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

1.020

95

33

28

1,831

61.0

3,630

Calendar year 1957: Max 21,600 Min 0.7 Mean 154 Ac-ft 111,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,360 Min 9.1 Mean 42.0 Ac-ft 30,370

Peak discharge (base, 160 cfs).--Oct. 9 (4 a.m.) 1,780 cfs (4.53 ft); Oct. 13 (3 p.m.) 3,880 cfs 

(6.44 ft); Feb. 23 (4:30 a.m.) 1,200 cfs (3.93 ft); June 17 (7 a.m.) 12,000 cfs (10.73 ft); June 24 

(1 a.m.) 1,930 cfs (4.91 ft); Sept. 27 (6:30 a.m.) 3,950 ofs (6.68 ft).

» Discharge Liiscnarge measurement measurement made on thisn day. a

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 10-12, 24, 25, Nov. 13-16, 27-2 

Mar. 6-31; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage.

. 13-16, 27-29, Dec. 20-25, Jan. 1-13,
196 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1285. Middle Concho River near Tankersly, Tex.

Location. Lat 31 "22'35", long 100°36'50", on left bank 220 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 67, 3 miles northeast of Tankersly, Tom Green County, and 9.5 miles 

upstream from Spring Creek.

Drainage area. 1,280 sq mi, of which 152 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. February 1930 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,919.51 ft above mean sea level, datum 

"of 1929.

Average discharge. 28 years, 42.1 cfs (30,480 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,500 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 23.78 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 27,500 cfs Sept. 26, 1946 (gage height, 24.30 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1900, about 27.2 ft in April 1922, from information by 

State Highway Department.

Remarks. Records good. Small diversions for irrigation above station affect low flow. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1932(M), 1935(M), 1936, 1937(M), 1938, 1946, 1948-49.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

*0

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

*189

*12

*.8

0

*8.810

8,670

390

*123

60

42

27

21

 19

18

13

11

8.7

7.7

6.2

5.0

4.6

4 .2

3.5

18,445.7

595

36,590

Nov.

*3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

2.9

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.1

*1.4

1.2

1.2

1.9

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.0

O5

4.2

3.5

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.4

2.6

73.1

2.44

145

Dec.

 

0.9

.6

.2

7S

.6

.4

.8

*.6

.6

.4

.2

.3

.2

.3

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

14.1

0.45

28

Jan.

0.4

.4

.6

.6

.8

1.2

1.2

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

.6

.9

1.0

.8

.4

.3

74

.6

.6

.9

2.4

2.9

T7T

1.2

1.4

1.2

 1.2

1.0

1.0

30.0

0.97

60

Feb.

0.8

.8

.9

.8

1.0

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.6

7S

.9

1.6

7.6

9.8

B76

5.0

4.6

*3.2

2.6

-

58.9

2.10

117

Mar.

2.4

2.6

276

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.0

 9

. 8

51.0

1.65

101

Apr.

0.8

.6

.6

*.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

~.1

.2

.3

.4

1.0

2.7

6.2

3.5

2.4

1.7

182

68

18

9.2

a6.2

a5.8

a5.4

a5.0

a4.6

a4.2

a3.8

334.9

11.2

664

May

a2.9

a2.4

al.7

al.4

 1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.2

.1

.2

.4

97

*46

15

*9.2

7.0

7.0

3.5

2.1

1.5

1.0

.9

.6

.3

.1

00"

O

0

o

203.9

6.58

404

June

0 0"

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

300

*927 *T2~8"

*39

16

8.7

4.6

3.8

1,427.1

47.6

2,830

July

2.1

TT?

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

3.3

0.11

6.5

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

220

*293 *43~

16

7.0

2.9

 1.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

7.4

4.2

594.8

19.8

1,180

Calendar year 1957: Max 8,810 Min 0 Mean 174 Ac-ft 126,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 8.81O Min 0 Mean 58.2 Ac-ft 42,120

Peak discharge (base, 1,70O cfs).--Oct. 13 (12 m.) 22,5OO cfs (23.78 ft); June 23 (12 p.m.) 

5,300 efs (13.00 ft); Sept. 16 (9:30 p.m.) 1,900 efs (7.42 ft)._____________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 197

1295. Dove Creek Spring near Knickerbocker, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°11', long 100°44', at W. G. Rawls ranchhouse, 200 ft downstream from 

spring, 300 ft upstream from confluence with Dove Creek, 1.8 miles upstream from Stilson Dam, and 8.5 miles southwest of Knickerbocker, Tom Green County.

Records available.--April 1944 to September 1958 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes. Maximum discharge measured during year, 16.2 cfs Sept. 26; minimum measured, 

5.75 cfs Jan. 29.

1944-58: Maximum discharge measured, 17.2 cfs Aug. 23, 1944; minimum measured, 

3.33 cfs Apr. 23, 1956.

Remarks. Discharge measurements represent total flow of spring. Plow emerges from llmestone outcrop at left bank of draw that extends upstream for about 1 mile and responds 

to rainfall on Edwards Plateau. Water used for irrigation below station.

Discharge measurements, In cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1957 to September 1958

Oct 

Nov 

Dec 

Jan 

Feb 

Apr

May 5.......... 6.30

June 2.......... 8.59

July 7.......... 14.1

July 29.......... 8.33

Aug. 27.......... 13.6

Sept.26.......... 16.2
198 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1310. Spring Creek near Tankersly, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°21'30", long 100°32'05", on right bank 2.8 miles upstream from mouth 

and 6.5 miles east of Tankersly, Tom Green County.

Drainage area. 734 sq mi.

Records available. February 1930 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,874.61 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. S8 years, 35.7 cfs (25,850 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,200 cfs June 23 (gage height, 16.94 ft); no 

flow for several days.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 29,400 cfs May 9, 1957 (gage height, 21.35 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 26 ft in 1882, from information by local residents.

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

Many small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 928: 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9, Hay 13-14, Aug. 24 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to June 15 June 16 to Sept. 3O

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.7 

1.9

.6

2.5

4.7

7.0

14

26

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.O 

5.O 

6.0

60

134

242

411

625

1,150

1,72O

0.75 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

0

.1

.7

1.5

2.9

7.3

14

26

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.O 

7.0

55

108

190

335

820

1,390

2.8OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

*o-0

0

0

o

o

o

0

*1.340

*7S

*23

12

19

26

26

15

12

11

11

11

*12

13

15

13

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

1,714

55.3

3,400

Nov.

12

13

17

17

26

25

20

18

15

15

17

16

16

*15

15

15

14

15

14

12

11

T3

11

18

23

20

16

15

12

12

478

15.9

948

Dec.

12

IT

11

11

11

11

11

10

*9.2

9.2

9.2

8.9

9.2

9.6

9.9

10

10

10

9.9

10

7.8

7.0

T3

8.0

9.9

11

*11

11

10

11

11

308.0

9.94

611

Jan.

9.6

8.9

F^

12

15

15

12

11

11

13

15

17

14

12

12

9.9

9.6

9.9

8.9

9.9

11

11

15

20

15

15

14

14

*12

12

12

389.6

12.6

773

Feb.

12

11

12

12

14

14

5.8 rn:

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.9

9.2

9.2

8.6

7.8

8.3

9.9

13

14

23

BO- 60

32

23

22

*18

15

-

445.6

15.9

884

Calendar year 1957: Max 11,4OO Mln 0

Mar.

15

20

IT

16

16

*16

16

17

13

12

13

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

17

14

16

17

15

14

14

15

14

468

15.1

928

Apr.

14

T4

13

*12

11

11

8.0

*8.9

11

9.2

6.0

5.4

5.8

6.0

6.3

5.6

4.7

4.5

4.7

6.8

12

10

7.2

4.9

3.4

2.5

2TS

4.9

5.6

5.4

226.3

7.54

449

May

5.6

7.2

8.0

7.0

*5.4

4.3

2.9

2.0

1.8

1.4

3.8

1.8

*171

TT4

27

14

14

17

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

9.2

7.5

5.4

4.9

4.0

3.2

528.4

17.0

1,050

June

2.9

*2.7

2.3

1.3

.5

.2

0

5

0

0

O

0

o

0

0

 2.280 ~TrT

*86

4O

*24

21

29

*1,490

*1£70

*142

*62

49

42

32

*28

5,581.9

219

13,060

July

21

16

13

11

8.5

6.8

*8.5

8.5

7.1

6.1

4.7

4.1

3.7

2.9

2.6

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.5

TF

.5

.6

.6

.6

*.7

.7

.6

.5

136.9

4.42

272

Aug.

O.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

5

0

17

*140

15

4.0

1.5

*1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

233

-55 291

*32

*16

*13

9.6

7.3

5.9

879.5

28.4

1,74O

Sept.

6.3

*5.9

5.4

a4.9

a4.5

a4.1

a3.9

g4.7

a4.3

*g3.9

a3.7

a3.5

a3.3

a3.1

S74

*79

*148

*32

23

23

22

*22

21

18

*15

22

»1,O5O

*220

*51

37

L,85O.9

61.7

3,670

Mean 172 A<r-ft 124,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,28O Mln 0 Mean 38.4 Ac-ft 27,780

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs).--Oct. 9 (3 a.m.) 8,300 cfs (12.05 ft); May 13 (6:30 p.m.) 725 cfs

 (3.9O ft); June 16 (l:3O p.m.) 11,9OO cfs (14.08 ft): June 23 (11 p.m.) 18,200 cfs (16.94 ft); 

Aug. 10 (12 p.m.) 430 cfs (3.22 ft): Aug. 23 (7 p.m.) 1.52O cfs (5.20 ft); Sept. 16 (11 p.m.) 

398 cfs (2.50 ft); Sept. 27 (4 a.m.) 2,880 cfs (6.62 ft). ____________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

g Computed from once-daily-gage readings.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 199

1335. North Concho River at Sterling City, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°50', long 100°59', on right bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Farnrto-Market Highway 379, 0.3 mile south of Sterling City, Sterling County, 3.5 miles 

downstream from Lacy Creek, and 4 miles upstream from Sterling Creek.

Drainage area. 690 sq mi, of which 75 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--September 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,242.36 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 6, 1939, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 11.7 cfs (8,470 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 22.70 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 16,300 cfs July 6, 1948 (gage height, 23.70 ft); no 

flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known since at least 1891, that of July 6, 1948.

Remarks. Records good. Small diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1512: 1945, 1948.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 20. 23-30, 

June 23 to July 2, Aug. 22-29)

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

0

.3 

1.0 

2.1

5.3

13

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

24

41

100

180

395

10.0

12.0

15.0

17.0

20.0

650

1,010

1,900

3,100

6,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

«5.290

56

12

6.4

4.4

*3.3

2.5

2.2

36

34

11

5.7

3.3

2.5

1.9

1.5

1.2

* . 8

.7

5,475.4

177

10,860

Nov.

0.7

.6

.6

.6

8.5

1.9

*1.0

.6

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

74

.3

.3

24.3

0.81

48

Dec.

0.2

**.!

72

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

.7

*.6

.5

12.3

0.40

24

Jan.

0.5

.4

7!

.5

.5

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

1.8

7&

.9

.6

1.7

1.4

1.0

.8

1.1

1.2

1.3

*1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

'.1

28.5

0.92

57

Feb.

1.1

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.0

.8

^1

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

2.8

3.0

775

1.2

1.0

.8

1.0

*.9

-

30.7

1.10

61

Mar.

0.9

1.2

2.7

T7S

1.2

1.0

1.1

.9

.8

75

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

. 3

*.9

30.7

0.99

61

Apr.

0.8

.7

.6

.5

75

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

3.5

3.4

2.0

 1.3

1.2

1.4

1.3

149

55

16

7.1

3.8

2.7

2.2

2.1

1.6

*1.2

. 8

262.6

8.75

521

May

0.8

.8

1.0

.8

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.8

5.3

2.2

1.7

»1.6 z'.s

16

4.8

2.0

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

**.4

.3

.il

51.3

1.65

102

June

0.1

.1

.1

0

tJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

37

*253

*5T

*9.4

*3.2

1.3

.7

.4

366.3

12.2

727

July

0.2

o'

tJ

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

0.3

0.01

0.6

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

122

TJ

11

*37

*6.1

2.5

1.9 o'

0

194.7

6.28

386

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,290 Min 0 Mean 58.9 Ac-ft 42,650

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,290 Min 0 Mean 17.7 Ac-ft 12,850

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). Oct. 13 (8:30 a.m.) 13,600 cfs (22.70 ft); Apr. 20 (1:30 p.m.) 

494 cfs (9.28 ft); June 24 (8 to 9 a.m.) 419 cfs (8.69 ft); Aug. 22 (6 a.m.) 313 cfs (7.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

541344 O -60 -14
200 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1340. North Concho River near Carlsbad, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°36' , long 100°39', near left bank on downstream side of pier of county 

road bridge, 0.6 mile southwest of Carlsbad, Tom Green County, 1.5 miles upstream 

from Mule Creek, and 16.2 miles upstream from San Angelo Dam.

Drainage area. 1,533 sq mi, of which 123 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--March 1924 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,968.02 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1939. Prior to Feb. 4, 1925, and Sept. 27, 1936, to Feb. 7, 1937, staff gage; 

Feb. 4, 1925, to Sept. 26, 1936, and Feb. 8, 1937, to Nov. 6, 1955, water-stage recorder 

at site 2| miles upstream at datum 32.76 ft higher.

Average discharge. 34 years, 50.1 cfs (36,270 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 79,200 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 25.85 ft in 

gage well, 27.3 ft from outside gage), from rating curve extended above 9,500 cfs on 

basis of computed inflow into San Angelo Reservoir at gage heights 22.6 and 25.85 ft, 

present site, and comparison with rating at former gage site 2* miles upstream; no 

flow several days.

1924-58: Maximum discharge, 94,600 cfs Sept. 26, 1936 (gage height, from floodmarks, 16.0 ft at former site, 29.1 ft, present site), from rating curve extended 

above 11,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 14.45 and 16.0 ft 

at former site; no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1853, that of Sept. 26, 1936.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions by pumping above station affect low flow (combined 

capacity of pumps, 40 cfs).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1924(M), 1925, 1926(M), 1928, 1930, 1932(M), 1935, 

1937-38(M), 1941(M), 1945(M), 1947-49(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

76

221

*9.5

*2.3

1.9

35,600

 9,000

144

*64

*39

27

*20

16

*14

17

28

18

14

11

7.9

6.2

6.O

5.1

5.1

45,353.5

1,463

89,96O

Nov.

*4.8

4.3

5.1 475-

4.5

3.9

*3.6

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.O

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.7

T77

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

84.4

2.81

167

Dec.

2.0 *7$

1.9

1.8

1.7

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.O

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.4

T7S

1.7

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

*1 .8

1,8

55.1

1.78

109

Jan.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.3

175

1.4

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.6

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

*1.3

52.3

1.69

104

Feb.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

T73

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

2.4

£72" 6.4

4.5

3.9

3.4

3.0

*2.6

-

60.7

2.17

120

Mar.

2.8

3.2

T7T

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

*2.2

79.3

2.56

157

Apr.

2.2

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

24~1.6

4.9

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.4

23

~55 228

38

18

12

8.3

7.1

6.0

5.1

*4. 8

479.5

16. 0

951

May

4.8

4.3

3.9

3.4

3.1

3.O

2.6

2.

*2.

2.

2.

2.

*27

*7.1

4.5

*3.7

3.6

13

18

10

6.0

3.7

3.O

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

*1.1

1.0

.1!

148.4

4.79

294

June

0 7

6

6

64'

4

4

4

2

1

.1

0

T5

0

o

.1

0

0

o

0

o

.1

.1

*585

*204"

*53

*19

7.9

4.5

*3.6

881.8

29.4

1,750

July

3.0

T3

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.4

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

O

V

0

0

0

0

*o

0

o

o

18.2

O.59

36

Aug.

0

T5

o

0

0

o

o

0

o

48

*23

.4

.2

O

*0

O

O

O

O

O

20

60

58

110

*8T

*26

9.3

3.2

*1.9

l.O

.6

444.6

14.3

882

Sept.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

83

35

2.4

1.2

1.1

8.9

6.6

1.7

.9

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

 ^

169.7

5.66

337

Calendar year 1957: Max 35,6OO Min 0 Mean 217 Ac-ft 151,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 35,600 Min O Mean 131 Ac-ft 94,870

Peak discharge (base. 1,5OO cfs).--Oct. 13 (9:30 a.m.) 79,200 cfs (25.85 ft); June 24 (4:3O a.m.) 

1,960 cfs (9.28 ft).____________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 201

1345. San Angelo Reservoir at San Angelo, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°29'04", long 100°28'53", at San Angelo Reservoir dam on North Concho 

River, 3.1 miles northwest of San Angelo, Tom Green County, 6.2 miles downstream from 

Dry Creek, and 10.1 miles downstream from Grape Creek.

Drainage area.--1.790 sq mi, of which 123 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available.--February 1952 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to 

May 12, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 174,100 acre-ft Oct. 14 (elevation, 1,916.47 ft); 

minimum, 84,900 acre-ft Oct. 8 (elevation, 1,900.70 ft).

1952-58: Maximum contents, that of Oct. 14, 1957; minimum contents since first appreciable storage, 30,550 acre-ft Apr. 28, 29, 1956 (elevation, 1,882.40 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam 40,885 ft long including spillway. 

Main dam was completed May 3, 1951. Deliberate impoundment of water began Feb. 1, 1952. 

Reservoir is operated for flood control and part of municipal water supply for city of 

San Angelo.

Outlet works consist of 6 gate-controlled outlets opening into two 18-foot diameter 

concrete conduits, and two 30-inch gate-controlled outlets for water supply outlet. 

The emergency spillway to the right of the dam is an uncontrolled off-channel concrete 

gravity dam with ogee weir section 1,150 ft long designed to discharge 356,000 cfs at 

maximum design level. Data regarding dam and reservoir are given in the following 

table:

Crest of dam. ........................

Maximum design water surface ............... . . .

Crest of spillway. .............................. ....

Top of conservation storage ..........................

Intake inverts to wet well for 30-inch outlets. ........

Invert of 6 gate-controlled outlets .....................

Elevation 

(feet)

1,964.0

1,958.0

1,840.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

696,300

396,400

119 200

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, in feet, and total contents, in acre-feet)

1,900

1,903

1,906

1,909

82,160

94,560

108,700

124,700

1,912

1,915

1,917

142,800

163,300

178,200

Contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1957 to Se

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

1.1

Oct.

85,870 

85,740 

85,580 

85,420 

85,260

85,140 

85,020 

84,980 

85,620 

85,580

85,460 

85,260 

151,700 

173,700

172,900

172,300 

167,600 

165,400 

161,900 

154,000

144,400 

133,300 

121,300 

119,500 

119,100

118,900 

118,800 

118,500 

118,400 

118,200 

118,100

1,907.79 

+32,110

Nov.

117,900

117,800 

117,700 

117,700 

117,600

117,500 

117,200 

117,000 

116,800 

116,700

116,500 

116,400 

116,300 

116,200 

115,900

115,800 

115,600 

115,400 

115", 200 

115,000

114,600 

114,500 

114,400 

114,400 

114,300

114,200 

114,000 

113 , 800 

113,600 

113,300

1,906.90 

-4,800

Dec.

113,200

113,000 

112,800 

112,600 

112,500

112,400 

112,100 

111,900 

111,800 

111,500

111,300 

111,100 

110,900 

110,800 

110,800

110,600 

110,500 

110,400 

110,200 

110,100

110,000 

109,900 

109,800 

109,800 

109,800

109,700 

109,500 

109,400 

109,400 

109,300 

109,200

1,906 .09 

-4,100

Jan.

109,000

108,900 

108,700 

108,700 

108,700

108,700 

108,600 

108,500 

108,500 

108,400

108,300 

108,200 

108,200 

108,100 

108,000

107,900 

107,900 

107,700 

107,800 

107,700

107,600 

107,600 

107,900 

107,900 

107,800

107,700 

107,600 

107,500 

107,500 

107,400

1,905.73 

-1,800

Feb.

107,300 

107,200 

107,200 

107 , 100 

107,000

107,000 

107,000 

106,900 

106,900 

106,900

106,900 

106,900 

106,800 

106,800 

106,700

106,600

1O6.6OO 

106,600 

106,600 

106,600

107,200 

107,700 

107,800 

107,800 

107,900

107,900 

108,200 

108,600

1,905.98 

+1,200

Mar.

108,600 

108,700

108,600 

108,500 

108,400

108,300 

108,200 

108,100 

108,000 

108,000

107,900 

107,800 

107,700 

107,700 

107,700

107 , 600 

107,600 

107,600 

107,600 

107,600

107,700 

107,700 

107,600 

107,600 

107,800

107,700 

107,700 

107,700 

107,600 

107,600 

107,500

1,905.76 

-1,100

Apr.

107,500

107,500 

107,300 

107,300 

107,100

107,000 

106,900 

106,900 

106,800 

106,600

106,600 

106,500

106,800 

106,700 

106,700

106,600 

106,700 

106 , 600 

106,600 

106,800

107,200 

107,200 

107,200 

107,200 

107,000

107,000 

107,000 

107,000 

106,900 

106,900

1,905.63 

-600

May

106,800

106,800 

106,700 

106,700 

106,600

106,600 

106,400 

106,300 

106,100 

106,100

106,100 

106,000 

106,600 

106,600 

106,600

106,600 

106,800 

106,700 

106,600 

106,600

106,500 

106,500 

106,400 

106,300 

106,200

106, 200 

106,000 

106, 000 

105, 800 

105, 800 

105,600

1,905.37 

-1,300

June

105,400

105,300 

105,200 

104,800 

104,600

104,500 

104,300 

104,100 

103,900 

103,700

103,500 

103,300 

103,100 

103,000 

102,900

103,000 

102,900 

102,700 

102,600 

102,600

102,600 

102,500 

102,400

103,200 

|103,500

103,400 

103,400 

103,300 

103,100 

103,000

1,904.82 

-2,600

ptember 1958

July

102,800

102,600 

102,500 

102,300 

102,200

102,100 

102,000 

101,900 

101,800 

101,600

101,400 

101,300 

101,100 

100,900 

100,700

100,700 

100,400 

100,300 

100,100 

100,000

99,880 

99,460 

99,090 

99,000 

98,810

98,580 

98,350 

98,260 

98, 120 

97,890 

97,660

1,903.69 

-5,340

Aug.

97.570 

97,430 

97,250 

97,160 

97,020

96,750 

96,570 

96,300 

96,120 

96,120

96,120 

96,030 

95,850 

95,720 

95,540

95,310 

95,220 

95,040 

94,910 

94,780

94,640 

94,640 

94,640 

94,910 

95,040

94,960 

94,870 

94,780 

94,600 

94,380 

94,340

],902.95 

-3,320

Sept.

94,250 

94,070 

93,890 

93,720 

93,460

93,680 

93,630 

93,500 

93,460 

93,370

95.240 

93,410 

93,320 

93,680 

94,110

94.580 

94,29(5 

94,200 

94,200 

94,120

94,030 

93,980 

93,940 

93,850 

93,760

94,070 

94,030 

93,850 

93,810 

93,630

1,902 .79 

-710

Calendar year 1957.................... * +74,720

Water year 1957-58.................... * +7,640

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
202 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1350. North Concho River at San Angelo, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°27'56", long 100°26'5l", near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

Sixth Street Bridge in San Angelo, Tom Green County, 2.2 miles downstream from San 

Angelo Dam and 3.2 miles upstream from confluence with South Concho River.

Drainage area. 1,795 sq mi, of which 123 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. October 1915 to September 1931, July 1947 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete dam control since July 1947. Datum of gage is 

1,813.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 1, 1920, staff gage 

and Sept. 1, 1920, to Feb. 11, 1929, water-stage recorder, at site 1.6 miles downstream at datum 11.02 ft lower. Feb. 12, 1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, water-stage 

recorder at site 1.6 miles downstream at datum 13.02 ft lower.

Average discharge. 24 years (1916-27, 1929-31, 1947-58), 43.5 cfs (31,490 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,750 cfs Oct. 22 (gage height, 8.05 ft); minimum daily, 2.0 cfs July 19, 20.

1915-31, 1947-58: Maximum discharge, about 47,000 cfs June 13, 1930 (gage height, 

22.52 ft, site and datum then in use); no flow at times.

Flood of Sept. 17, 1936, reached a stage of 34.6 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

184,000 cfs, by slope-area measurement).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation and 

those computed from once-daily staff-gage readings, which are poor. Since 1952 flow 

largely regulated by San Angelo Reservoir (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 568: 1916, 1918-22. WSP 1512: 1916(M), 1917-18, 

1919-2l(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16)

Oct. 1 to June 3 June 4 to Sept. 30

-O.bO

-.30

0.0

.3

.7

1.4

2.0

3.4

5.6

11

19

33

66

112

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

180

460

830

2,190

3,720

6,450

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.8 

3.4 

5.1

11

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

14

12

12

15

21

16

13

41

*1 ) 880

*1,190

1,370

*3,570

*4,980

*5,750

*6,250 

*1,060

83

79

76

74

*72

62

62

26,801

865

53,160

Nov.

*60

58

60

60

64

62

62

62

62

64

63

61

61

62

62

62

64

65

64

64

64

*62

62 

55

61

62

62

62

64

64

1,860

62.0

3,690

Dec.

62

62

62

62

62

63

63

63

63

*63

64

61

54

53

53

53

57

34

*34

33

33

32

32

32

31

30

30

30

30

30

29

1,460

47.1

2,900

Jan.

29

29

29

31

31

29

28

27

27

27

26

26

*26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

25

*22

28 

22

21

20

20

19

12

11

*5.1

753.2

24.3

1,490

Feb.

4.6

4.9

5.1

5.9

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

16

32

9.8 

5.5

4.9

4.6

*4.4

4.4

_

166.4

5.94

330

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,250 Min 2.0

Mar.

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.9

.5

.0

.4

.3

4.4

4.4

5.5 

5.2

9.4

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.5

4.4

Av2

143.5

4.63

285

Apr.

*4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

8.6

17

13

4.5

3.8

T7S

3.8

4.3

6.9

6.6

4.9

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

154.5

5.15

306

May

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

*3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

4.5

21

4.9

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6 

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

e3.6

e3.6

e3.6

135.2

4.36

268

June

e3.6

e3.6

*e3.6

*53

*70

*5.7

*17

18

20

17

17

*17

*17

17

17

16

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.4

*3.2 

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

353.8

11.8

702

July

2.4

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

*2.8

2.6

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

*86

145

12

12

12

13

*12

11

11

378.5

12.2

751

Aug.

11

11

12

12

14

25

*52

64

58

20

*18

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

15 

5.5

2.6

2.4

*2.4

2.2

2.1

271

2.1

535.4

17.3

1,060

Sept.

2.1

4.6

13

30

45

8.9

8.3

7.4

7.1

6.3

6.0

5.7

5.7

9.1

20

28

8.0

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3 

6.3

*6.6

8.8

23

6.8

5.3

4.7

315.1

10.5

625

Mean 90.8 Ac-ft 65,710

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,250 Mln 2.0 Mean 90.6 Ac-ft 65,570

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated.

Note. Discharge for periods Oct. 1-16, Dec. 18 to May 28, computed from once-daily staffreadings.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 203

1360. Concho River near San Angelo, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°27'10", long 100°24'40", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from confluence of North Concho and South Concho Rivers and 1.8 miles southeast of San Angelo, Tom 

Green County.

Drainage area. 4.492 sq mi, of which 275 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. September 1915 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,776.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Aug. 11, 1917, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--43 years, 163 cfs (118,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 19.06 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Aug. 7, 8.

1915-58: Maximum discharge, 230,000 cfs Sept. 17, 1936 (gage height, 46.6 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 51,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 42.6 and 46.6 ft; no flow at times in 1921, 1952-53.

Maximum stage known since 1854, 47.5 ft Aug. 6, 1906 (discharge, about 246,000 cfs), 

from information by local resident. Other large floods are known to have occurred in 

August 1882 and April 1900.

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

Many diversions above station for irrigation and municipal supply. The city of San 

Angelo diverted 9,160 acre-ft for municipal use during the 1958 water year. About 

3,300 acre-ft is returned as sewage to sewage disposal plant. Prior to July 1957, 

part of this amount was returned to the stream about 1,000 ft downstream from the gage, 

and part of it was used to irrigate about 100 acres of land on left bank opposite the 

gage. At times the low-flow record was affected by a small amount of seepage from the 

irrigated land. Beginning in July 1957, all of the sewage was returned to a new sewage 

disposal plant located about 6 miles downstream from the gage. All of the sewage 

effluent is now used to irrigate land and none is returned directly to the stream. At 

times, low and medium flows are regulated by Lake Nasworthy on South Concho River (see 

p. 237). Since 1952 flow of North Concho River is largely regulated by San Angelo Reservoir (see p. 201).

Revisions I water years). WSP 568: 1915-16, 1919-22. WSP 588: Drainage area. WSP 1148: 

1916-22(M), 1924(M), 1925-26, 1929(M), 1930-32, 1935-37. WSP 1512: 1917-18.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13-15, 17, 18, 20-24, Dec. 1 to Feb. 23, 

Mar. 2, May 14, June 16-18, 23-25, Sept. 27, 28)

0.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

.4 

1.8 

4.2 

8.0

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

39

76

127

265

480

1,110

5.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

16.0

1,830

2,670

4,600

8,000

15,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

*19

19

19

19

19

20

20

21

25

24

23

21

8,040

 10,500 T95

58

1,840

*1,140

al,370

*3,790

5,160

6,050

*6,910

1,160

96

86

84 

85

82

*73

68

47,036

1,517

93,290

Nov.

75

75

85

76

84

78

75

73

72

72

78

72

60

W 

66

65

66

78

69

66

65

68

69

90

79

68

66 

65

65

61

2,141

71.4

4,250

Dec.

61

62

65

63

63

~SS 66

63

63

63

62

62

*57

54 

52

52

56

47

37

34

33

34

34

34

34

33

33 

33

32

34

1,514

48.8

3,000

Jan.

34

35

36

40

44

48

69

65

49

42

40

39

38

37 

36

37

35

34

38

46

43

39

61

63

68

65

49 

42

*38

35

31

1,376

44.4

2,730

Feb.

27

25

25

26

26

*101

32

20

21

21

20

19

18

18 

17

15

14

12

T2

12

15

246

~58 1,050

34

32

40 

22

-

1,978

70.6

3,920

Mar.

19

227

3FgJ

26

21

*20

20

17

20

37

43

49

46

44 

43

47

48

50

49

48

52

54

55

51

62

57

56 

56

56

55

56

1,535

49.5

3,040

Apr.

57

60

5l

49

40

34

31

*25

24

23

22

20

24

29 

27

23

21

21

27

39

52

56

55

49

47

47

46 

41

36

34

1,110

37.0

2,200

May

34

33

29

25

*24

23

21

21

20

20

19

18

139

609 

126

71

33

39

29

5.1

17

23

21

17

15

15

12 

14

12

9.0

4. 8

1,508.9

48.7

2,990

June

3.4

*3.4

3.2

1.1

36

1.0

.4

iTT

4.2

1.7

.4

**.4

.4

.4 

.4

4,410

* 4,7 90

321

16

8.5

4.8

4.5

*852

*4,280

502

28

7.1 

20

82

18

15,401.4

513

30,550

July

4.8

3.4

*3.4

2.7

2.4

2.7

4.4

4.2

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7 

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

45

~T5 163

10

10

10 

10

11

9 5

360.9

11.6

716

Aug.

10.0

8.1

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.0

.3

.3

11

24

14

5.9

9.1

6.5 

5.2

.6

.6

1.6

2.4

1.7

1.6

1.0

3.6

15

5.8

3.0

*.8 

.8

.4

.6

.6

146.8

4.74

291

Sept.

0.6

* .6

.6

.6

.6

.8

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

2.2

7.6

6.6

19 

63

135

a59

a295

a34

59

37

44

38

34

*37

35

2.670 

923

23

15

4,544.3

151

9,010

Calendar year 1957: Max 39,500 Min o.l Mean 640 Ac-ft 463,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 10,500 Min 0.3 Mean 215 Ac-ft 156,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
204 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1365. Concho River near Paint Rock, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°31' ( long 99°55', near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 83, 0.2 mile north of Paint Rock, Concho County, and 2 miles downstream from Kickapoo Creek.

Drainage area. 5,538 sq mi, of which 275 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. September 1915 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder with masonry dam as control. Datum of gage is 1,574.43 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 16, 1920, staff gage and Sept. 17, 

1920, to Sept. 17, 1936, water-stage recorder, at site 1.4 miles upstream at datum 

13.16 ft higher. Oct. 2, 1936, to May 18, 1938, staff gage at site 1,000 ft downstream 

at present datum . May 19, 1938, to Jan. 14, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 43 years, 219 cfs (158,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 19.50 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Aug. 26, 27, but may have been less during period of estimated 

discharge.

1915-58: Maximum discharge, 301,000 cfs Sept. 17, 1936 (gage height, 43.4 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 85,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage heights 35.8 and 43.4 ft; no flow at times.

Flood in August 1882 reached a stage of about 39.9 ft and flood in August 1906 

reached a stage of 39.5 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good except for periods when the stage was below the crest of control 

dam, which are poor. Many diversions above station for irrigation and municipal supply. 

Plow slightly regulated by Lake Nasworthy on South Concho River (see p. 237), and by 

San Angelo Reservoir on the North Concho River (see p. 201).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 458: 1915-16. WSP 568: 1919-20. WSP 588: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods when stage below crest of control dam (gage 

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

11.7

11.8

11.9

12.0

12.1

12.2

0.2

2.0

6.0

12

22

37

12.3

12.5

12.7

13.0

13.5

65

144

237

420

860

14.0

15.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

1,470

2,950

5,000

10,300

16,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

21

21

20

17

16

17

17

14 *1 65"0~

*450

105

48

2,440

12,000 

5,480

306

152 

1,940

1,070

2,380

4,940

5,250

7,730

2,810

760

182

131

113

109

100 

96

50,385

1,625

99,940

Nov.

90

86

202

135

144

104

*96

86

82

82

86

90

90

82 

M

72

79 

76

76

86

82

79

79

93

96

109

90

82

82

79

2,783

92.8

5,520

Dec.

79

76

*76

76

79

82

8?

79

79

76

76

79

76

62 

68

68

68 

68

68

57

51

45

48

51

54

51

51

48

48

48 

48

2,017

65.1

4,000

Jan.

45

48

51

59

*59

65

72

-$5 93

72

65

59

57 

54

54

51 

48

51

54

54

62

72

65

76

79

82

79

68

*57 

51

1,936

62.5

3,840

Feb.

45

43

37

37

37

33

35

90

57

43

37

37

35

35 

33

32

32 

32

32

30

33

60

540

1,070

153

90

59

*48

2,845

102

5,640

Calendar year 1957: Max 32,200 Min 0.2

Mar.

57

40

183

TI5

65

45

*40

35

33

33

32 IB57

59 

59

57

57 

62

65

65

65

65

76

72

76

72

76

72

68

65 

59

1,970

63.5

3,910

Apr.

59

65

65

76

55

54

*45

40

37

32

30

30

60

48 

37

33

33 

30

27

27

27

37

57

59

54

51

51

48

48

48

1,367

45.6

2,710

May

43

40

37

35

30

*28

28

27

24

26

26

24

41

250" 388 

176

315 

196

79

51

43

28

22

18

27

22

20

22

34

21 

18

2,136

68.9

4,240

June

16

14

13

*11

9.5

7.8

7.3

17

14

9.5

7.3

5.8

4.8

3.8 

5.5

475

7.490 

2,900

241

90

54

1,090

140

3,910

911

502

119

50

30

34

18,180.3

606

36,060

July

59

*27

20

14

10

10

9.5

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.3

6.3

5.3 

3.8

3.5

2.9 

2.1

1.0

.4

iTo~ .3

i!s

.9

.3

}-

J («)

219.9

7.09

436

Aug.

> eO.3

> e 2 * -

.3

.2

.2

**e.2

7.8

0.25

15

Sept.

> eO.2

6.1

289

112

48

54

37

35

32

26

841

2,590 ~2l3

72

4,188.5

140

8,310

Mean 751 Ac-ft 543,900

Water year 1957-58: Max 12,000 Min 0.2 Mean 241 Ac-ft 174,600

Peak discharge (base, 4,600 cfs). Oct. 15 (1 a.m.) 15,100 cfs (19.50 ft); Oct. 18 (2 a.m.) 

5,220 cfs (16.12 ft): Oct. 23 (8 a.m.) 8,000 efs (17.24 ft): June 17 (1:30 a.m.) 13,100 cfs 

(18.93 ft); June 22 (2 a.m.) 5,900 cfs (16.42 ft); June 24 (l p.m.) 13,100 cfs (18.86 ft); 

Sept. 27 (10:30 p.m.) 5,450 efs (l6.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

e Stage below crest of control dam; discharge is estimated seepage.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 305

1375. Mukewater Creek at Trickham, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°36', long 99°13', on left bank at Trickham, Coleman County, 750 ft

upstream from county road bridge, 2.9 miles upstream from Hay Creek, 6.9 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 11.8 miles southwest of Santa Anna.

Drainage area. 70.4 sq mi.

Records available. August 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,394.54 ft above mean 

sea level (State Highway Department bench mark).

Average discharge. 7 years, 11.5 cfs (8,330 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 670 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 4.57 ft); no flow 

most of time.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs May 1, 1956 (gage height, 15.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1919, about 18 ft in 1927, from information by 

local resident.

Remarks. Records good. Station maintained to establish rainfall-runoff relationships 

and to assist the Soil Conservation Service in evaluating the effect of flood detention structures to be constructed in the basin. No structures were built during the 

year. Nineteen rain gages (15 standard and 4 recording) are operating in the basin 

above this station. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

0 

.1 

.9 

2.9 

6.8 

14

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.2

50

107

186

242

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

^3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31

8885"

16

2.6

.9

.4

.2

0

.8

3.2

.4

**.!

0

0

0

0

0

0

228.6

7.37

453

Nov.

0

0

0

0

18

19

279

2.6

1.5

.6

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

2.0

16

*5.0

1.9

1.0

.8

.9

74.7

Dec.

0.9 ~7S

.4

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.8

2.49 0.09

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.6

4.2

TTF

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

9.0

0.29

148, 5.6, 18

Feb.

0.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

49

T9~ 239

5.0

2.1

1.1

.5

-

316.0

11.3

627

Mar.

0.4

.5

.8

.6

.6

5.9

153 -20

6.3

*2.3

1.3

2.1

2.3

1.7

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.8

.6

.5

.4

12

3.8

1.7

.8

.4

.3

.2

74

. 6

223.7

7.22

444

Apr.

0.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.2

**0

0

0

0

0

0

,1

4.4

2.6

.9

.5

.3

.4

35_

19

3.2

1.3

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

1.9

73.7

2.46

146

May

1.3

9.5

~6.8 98

2.1

.9

*.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

59

22

4.6

3.2

1.7

.9

.4

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

211.8

6.83

420

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.9

110

4.2

1.0

.2

0

0

0

0 

0

122.3

4.08

243

July

(*)

(*)

0

°

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

185 ~^T.3

1.1

.2

0

0 

0

0

193.6

6.25

384

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,730 Min 0 Mean 26.8 Ac-ft 19,380

Water year 1957-58: Max 239 Min 0 Mean 3.99 Ac-ft 2,890

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Aug. 24 (9:50 a.m.) 670 cfs (4.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
806 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1380. Colorado River at Wlnchell, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°28'05", long 99°09'45", near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 377, 0.3 mile south of Wlnchell, Brown County, 6.2 miles downstream from Home Creek, and at mile 561.

Drainage area, 24,580 sq ml, approximately, of which 11,900 sq ml Is probably noncontrlbutlng.

Records available. November 1923 to September 1934 (published as "near Mllburn"), January 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,264.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. November 1923 to September 1934, combination staff and chain gage at site 

4.2 miles downstream at datum 10.14 ft lower. Jan. 13, 1939, to Mar. 24, 1940, wireweight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1924-34, 1939-58), 722 cfs (522,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57,600 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 44.56 ft); no 

flow Aug. 8-10, 15-23.

1923-34, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 76,100 cfs Oct. 15, 1930 (gage height, 

51.8 ft, present site and datum); no flow at times.

Highest stages since 1882 were 62.2 ft Sept. 19, 1936, and 56.2 ft Aug. 8, 1906, at 

bridge 1,000 ft upstream and converted to present site and datum, from information by 

Gulf, Colorado and Santa Pe Railway Co.

Remarks.--Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation, municipal supply, and 

oilfield operation. Some regulation by the following: Since July 1952 by Lake J. B. 

Thomas (see p. 237), since April 1949 by Lake Colorado City see p. 237), since May 

1953 by Oak Creek Reservoir (see p. 237), by Lake Nasworthy (see p. 237), and since 

February 1952 by San Angelo Reservoir (see p. 20l).

Revisions. WSP 1118: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

110

92

79

69

61

56

51

45

41

1,650

1,460

782 

3,190

16,300

*48,900

*30,900

*2,120

1,360

2,340

1,620

3,070

5,590

5,960

*7,880

2,930

1,570

796

539

434

387

345

140,727

4,540

279,100

Nov.

319

748

562

339

1,150

905

542

430

860

625

524

*450 

394

351

339

430

351

308

285

261

237

237

234

319

573

582

377

322

280

248

13,582

453

26,940

Dec.

228

220

207

196

190

201

209

198

188

184

178

166

166

166

162

151

149

147

245

143

141

140

130

136

138

136

136

134

128

12J3

5,108

165

10,130

Jan.

117

114

112

112

136

*149

138

136

138

136

140

160

143

132

126

121

119

116

119

123

121

361

528

303

241

198

198

194

186

168

5,257

170

10,430

Feb.

147

134

125

117

*112

104

97

92

90

89

110

102

92

90

87

84

81

70

Zi

112

501

2,260

1,060

1,850

721

419

311

-

9,261

331

18,370

Calendar year 1957: Max 58,300 Mln 1.3

Mar.

285

268

237

241

297

734

1,900

568

380

*282

234

228

205

194

192

186

190

190

180

178

172

178

217

248

205

184

172

162

Apr.

143

136

125

117

109

104

*102

104

102

90

79

79

90

84

314

252

190

151

149

323

1,050

600

454

479

390

314

254

215

157 zsi

149

9,254

299

18,360

6,911

230

13,710

May

245

216

1,040

304

182

140

*136

121

98

89

84

84 

281

584

348

2,490

2,550

4,240

2,330

1,360

984

707

458

317

239

188

151

126

114

97

87

20,400

658

40,460

June

99

102

76

61

56

81

71

60

53

46

*41 

167

356

198

127

95

742

6,580

2,620

667

357

1,310

1,150

440

3,160

1,320

580

840

495

306

22,265

742

44,160

July

216 162-

126

125

95

75

*66

53

48

42

39 

36

32

26

23

20

16

14

10

8.4

7.0

23

108

59

38

28

16

11

9.1

8.4

6^0

1,545.9

49.9

3,070

Aug.

3.6

1.8

1.1

1.1

.7

.4

.2

0

0

0

6.4 

*7.7

2.2

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

384

248

118

365

228

140

134

121

1,763.9

56.9

3,500

Sept.

90

68

52

40

34

32

38

*29

61

26

26 

27

20

15

12.

48

946

410

388

286

514

300

194

140

116

93

76

1,460

3,120

972

9,633

321

19,110

Mean 2,400 Ac-ft 1,737,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 48,900 Min 0 Mean 673 Ac-ft 487,300

Peak discharge (base, 9,300 cfs).--Oct. 15 (10 to 11 p.m.) 57,600 cfs (44.56 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 207

1395. Deep Creek near Mercury, Tex.

Location.--Lat 31°24'10", long 99°07'15", near left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

State Farm-to-Market Road 502, 1.5 miles upstream from Dry Prong Deep Creek, 2.3 miles 

southeast of Mercury, McCulloch County, and 2.5 miles southwest of Milburn.

Drainage area.--43.9 sq mi, of which 19.9 sq mi is above flood-detention structure. 

Records available . October 1953 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,325.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Nov. 25. 1953, reference point at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 11.2 cfs (8,110 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,770 cfs Nov. 2 (gage height, 13.07 ft); no 

flow most of time.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 5,500 cfs Oct. 4, 1953 (gage height, 18.27 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow most of time.

Maximum stage since at least 1890, about 21.3 ft July 23, 1938 (discharge, 

33,600 cfs), by slope-area measurement of peak flow. Flood in 1906 reached a stage of 

about 21.0 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair. The flow from 19.9 sq mi above this station is partly controlled 

by five floodwater-detention reservoirs with a total combined capacity of 5,810 acre-ft 

below the flood spillway crests, of which 5,200 acre-ft is floodwater-detention 

capacity and 610 acre-ft is sediment-storage capacity. The capacity in these reservoirs allocated to sediment storage will be used for conservation storage until 

eliminated by sedimentation. Station operated as part of the Deep Creek basin 

hydrologic cooperative program of the Geological Survey and Soil Conservation Service 

to evaluate rainfall-runoff relation, soil conservation practices, and the effects of 

flood-detention structures.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

281

26?

248

*74

63

48

14

4.4

1.5

5.0

.5

**.!

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

947.5

30.6

1,880

Nov.

0

25^

74

28

30

55

4.8

2.6

1.0

.5

.4

.2

.7

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.6

21

*7.2

4.0

2.3

1.0

.5

493.4

16.4

979

Dec.

0.2 0~

5"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.007

0.4

Jan.

0

13

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

10

7.9

2.0

1.0

.5

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

85

23

7.0

3 3

2 3

1 8

1 3

5

0

146.0

4.71

290

Feb.

00"

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

114

~43 202

18

8.5

3.4

1.0

-

389.9

13.9

773

Mar.

0 5

5

5

3

3

229

194

58

24

*9.4

4.4

2.9

1.8

1.0

.7

.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

.1

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

529.4

17.1

1,050

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

May

0

*4.2

66

18

4.4

1.5

.4

**.2

0

0

0

0

.3

0

0

~88 190

69

*50

14

4.0

1.0

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

511.4

16.5

1,010

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0.03

2.0

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

tr~7.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.7

0.25

15

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957: Max 951 Min 0 Mean 19.3 Ac-ft 14,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 281 Min 0 Mean 8.29 Ac-ft 6,000

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on this day.
208 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1405. Dry Prong Deep Creek near Mercury, Tex.

Location. La t 31°24'10", long 99°08'10", near center of span on downstream side of bridge

on Farm-to-Market Road 502, 1.3 miles southeast of Mercury, McCulloch County, 1.7 miles

downstream from flood-detention reservoir, and 1.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --8. 31 sq mi, of which 4.32 sq mi Is above Dry Prong Deep Creek Reservoir. 

Records available. June 1951 to September 1958.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,339.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge .--7 years (1951-58), 1.43 cfs (1,040 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 253 cfs Nov. 2 (gage height, 4.85 ft); no flow 

most of time .

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs May 17, 1955 (gage height, 9.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow most of time. 

Maximum stage known since at least 1924, that of May 17, 1955. Flood of July 23, 

1938, reached a stage of 8.7 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. --Records fair. The flow from 4.32 sq mi above this station is partly controlled 

by one floodwater-detention reservoir with a total capacity of 1 ,410 acre-ft below the 

flood spillway crest, of which 1,195 acre-ft is floodwater-detention capacity and 

215 acre-ft is sediment storage capacity. The capacity allocated to sediment storage 

will be used for conservation storage until eliminated by sedimentation. Water can be 

diverted from reservoir to irrigate 104 acres. Station operated as part of the Deep 

Creek basin hydrologic cooperative program of the Geological Survey and Soil Conservation Service to evaluate rainfall -runoff relation, soil conservation practices, and the 

effects of flood-detention structures.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

4.1

~8.9 12

*o

0

0

0

0

0

1.3

2.4 *0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

28.7

0.93

57

Nov.

0

31

40

25

13

9.9

4.4

2.4

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.9

3.4

3.8

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

5.4

*5.9

3.6

2.4

0

0

156.7

5.22

311

Dec.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957 : Max 82

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

.1

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

14

T.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.0

0

47.9

1.55

95

Feb.

0

0

O

0

0

*0

0

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13

33

TT

3.8

.9

.3

-.1

.

62.1

2.22

123

Mln 0

Mar.

0

.3

.3

.3

.3

17

35

T?

3.8

*1.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

o'

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

73.1

2.36

145

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

May

0

.5

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

~?T.l a!i *3.3

1.9

.6

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31.0

1.00

61

June

(*)

0

0

0

July

00"

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1!

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

1.6

Aug.

0

s

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o"*"

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

0.06

3.8

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Mean 2.74 Ac-ft 1,990

Water year 1957-53: Max 40 Mln 0 Mean 1.10 Ac-ft 797

Discharge measurement or observation of no Inflow made on this day.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 209

1410. Herds Creek Reservoir near Valera, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°50'00", long 99°33'35", at outlet-works structure near right end of dam 

on Herds Creek, 5.3 miles northwest of Valera, Coleman County, and 8.8 miles west of 

Coleman.

Drainage area. 48 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 7,210 acre-ft Oct. 1, 14-16; maximum elevation, 

1,897.01 ft Oct. 1, 14; minimum contents, 6,590 acre-ft Sept. 13, 14; minimum elevation, 1,895.52 ft Sept. 14.

1948-58: Maximum contents, 12,790 acre-ft May 1, 1956 (elevation. 1,906.86 ft); 

minimum since first appreciable storage, 1,220 acre-ft Oct. 9, 1948 (elevation, 

1,873.38 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by a rolled earth-fill dam 6,800 ft long, including spillway. Deliberate impoundment of water began Apr. 7, 1948, and dam was completed June 

1948. Reservoir is operated for flood control and part of municipal water supply for 

city of Coleman (see table below for diversions).

Outlet works consist of 3 concrete conduits, 2 of which are controlled by slide 

gates. The third conduit (service spillway) is uncontrolled. In addition, there is a 

500-foot uncontrolled broadcrested emergency spillway located in a saddle on the right 

bank. Data regarding dam and reservoir are given in the following table:

Invert of slide gates .........................................

Elevation 

(feet)

1,939.0

1,933.6

1,920.0

1,900.0

1,876.5

1,856.0

Capacity 

(acre -feet)

63,150

49,290

25,310

8,640

1,690

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey. 

Diversions from reservoir for municipal use furnished by city of Coleman.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevations, in feet, and total contents, in acre-feet)

1,895.0

1,896.0

1,897.0

1,898.0

6,380

6,780

7,210

7,660

Total contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

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)

*),

(tt)

Oct.

7,200 

7,190

7,180

7,170

7,150

7,140

7,130 

7,120

7,120

7,110

7,100

7,090

7,190

7,210

7,210

7,210

7,190

7,180

7,180

7,170

7,180 

7,180

7,170

7,150

7,140

7,130

7,120

7,110

7,110

7,100

7,110

1,896.76

-100

50

Nov.

7,100 

7,100

7,160

7,170

7,190

7,190

7,180 

,180

,170

,170

,170

,170

,170

,170

,160

,160

,160

,150

',150

,140

,140 

,130

,130

,150

,150

,150

,150

,140

,140

,130

1,896.81

+20

38

Dec.

7,120 

7,120

7,110

7,100

7,100

7,110

7,100 

7,090

7,090

7,080

7,070

7,060

7,060

7,060

7,060

7,060

7,060

7,060

7,040

7,040

7,040 

7,030

7,030

7,050

7,050

7,040

7,040

7,030

7,030

7,030

7,020

1,896.56

-110

41

Jan.

7,010 

7,010

7,000

7,000

7,020

7,010

7,010 

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,000

6,990

6,990

6,980

6,970

6,970

6,970

6,980

6,970

6,970 

6,980

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,000

6,990

6,990

6,980

6,980

1,896.46

-40

38

Feb.

6,970 

.6,970

6,970

6,970

6,960

6,960

6,950 

6,940

6,940

6,930

6,930

6,930

6,930

6,920

6,910

6,910

6,900

6,900

6,900

6,900

6,920 

7,000

7,020

7,020

7,020

7,020

7,020

7,010

-

1,896.54

+30

35

Mar.

7,020 

7,020

7,020

7,020

7,040

7,050

7,060 

7,060

7,060

7,050

,040

,060

,050

,050

,040

,040

,040

,040

7,040

7,040

7,030 

7,050

7,040

7,040

7,040

7,030

7,030

7,030

7,030

7,020

7,020

1,896.56

+10

38

Apr.

7,020 

7,020

7,010

7,000

6,990

6,980

6,970 

6,960

6,950

6,940

6,950

6,930

6,970

6,970

6,960

6,960

6,960

6,970

6,970

7,000

6,990 

6,980

6,980

6,970

6,960

6,960

6,960

6,960

6,960

6,950

1,896.39

-70

42

May

6,950 

6,970

6,980

6,970

6,970

6,960

6,950 

6,940

6,930

6,930

6,930

6,930

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,000

7,020

7,020

7,020

7,010

7,000 

6,990

6,990

6,980

6,970

6,960

6,950

6,940

6,920

6,910

6,910

1,896.29

-40

53

June

6,890 

6,870

6,850

6,840

6,820

6,810

6,800 

6,780

6,760

6,750

6,730

6,720

6,710

6,690

6,680

6,670

6,660

6,660

6,640

6,650

7,040 

7,030

7,020

7,020

6,990

6,970

6,960

6,950

6,940

6,910

1,896.31

0

97

July

6,900 

6,880

6,870

6,860

6,850

6,840

6,840 

6,830

6,810

6,790

6,770

6,760

6,740

6,720

6,700

6,680

6,660

6,650

6,630

6,640

6,640 

7,190

7,180

7,180

7,160

7,140

7,120

7,110

7,090

7,070

7,050

1,896.63

+140

108

Aug.

7,040 

7,020

7,010

7,000

6,980

6,970

6,950 

6,930

6,910

6,900

6,890

6,880

6,860

6,850

6,830

6,820

6,810

6,790

6,780

6,760

6,750 

6,740

6,780

6,790

6,780

6,760

6,750

6,730

6,720

6,700

6,690

1,895.77

-360

111

Sept.

6,670 

6,660

6,650

6,630

6,620

6,610

6,620 

6,630

6,630

6,620

6,620

6,600

6,590

6,590

6,720

6,890

6,880

6,880

6,890

6,890

6,880 

6,880

6,870

6,860

6,860

6,860

6,850

6,830

6,820

6,820

1,896.08

+130

59

Calendar year 1957.................... * +890

Water year 1957-58.................... * -390

t Elevation, in feet, at end of month.

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.

tt Diversions, in acre-feet, for municipal use.
210 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1415. Hords Creek near Valera, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°50', long 99°33', on left bank 7,500 ft downstream from Hords Creek 

Reservoir, 5.5 miles north of Valera, Coleman County, and 7.0 miles west of Coleman.

Drainage area. 53 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1947 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,819.88 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 11 years, 1.81 cfs (1,310 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 236 cfs June 21 (gage height, 4.06 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 3,860 cfs Apr. 30, 1956 (gage height, 14.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times each 

year.

Maximum stage known, 23.0 ft July 3, 1932, from information by local residents 

(discharge not determined). Flood in July or September 1900 reached a stage 3.7 ft 

higher than that of July 1932 at a site 12 miles downstream at Coleman, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Plow largely regulated by Hords Creek Reservoir (see preceding 

page). At times runoff results from rainfall on area between reservoir and gage site.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

.2

.6

1.4

2.5

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

4.0

6.1

12

25

48

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

TT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.006

O.4

Nov.

0

0

.8

.4

.8

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.2 ire

.7

*.7

.6

.5

.4

11.1

0.37

22

Dec.

 

0.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

4.9

0.16

9.7

Calendar year 1957: Max 349

Jan.

0

15

0

0

.2

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.1

.9

T6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

4.8

0.15

9.5

Feb.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

3.3

4.8

ITsf

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

-

17.3

0.62

34

Mar.

0.7

.9

.7

.6

1.0

1.2

1.4

T7o- 2.0

.7

*.6

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

~3.2

20.4

0.66

40

Apr.

0.2

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1 *.l

.1

.1

.1

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-i§

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

5.8

0.19

12

May

0.2

IT^

1.0

.4

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

3.5 

.7

.6

.7

1.0

.5

.4

.4

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.4

.4

.3

16.1

0.52

32

June

0.2

.2

.1

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~3M35

.5

.Z

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

39.3

1.31

78

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~TS 7.5

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.8

0.25

15

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.6

*T4

.1

.3

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

12.7

0.42

25

Min 0 Mean 6.92 Ac-ft 5,010

Water year 1957-58: Max 35 Min 0 Mean 0.38 Ac-ft 278

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
COLORADO RIVER BASIM 

1420. Herds Creek at Coleman, Tex.

211

Location.--Lat 31°51', long 99°26' , near right bank at downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highways 84 and 283 and State Highway 206, 1 mile north of Coleman, Coleman 

County, 2.5 miles downstream from Batchelor Creek, and 12 miles downstream from Herds 

Creek Dam.

Drainage area. 107 sq mi, of which 48 sq mi is above Hords Creek Dam. 

Records available. October 1940 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,676.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Forth Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942. Prior to May 23, 1946, staff gage 

at site 3,700 ft downstream at datum 6.38 ft lower.

Average discharge.--18 years, 9.24 cfs (6,690 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 cfs June 21 (gage height, 6.80 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1940-58: Maximum discharge, 25,100 cfs Apr. 30, 1956 (gage height, 21.50 ft) from 

rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

16.50 ft and contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1876 occurred in June or September 1900 and 

reached a stage about 6.3 ft higher than that of Apr. 30, 1956, at a point near municipal light and power plant about 6,000 ft downstream from the present gage. Flood of 

July 3, 1932, reached a stage about 2.6 ft higher than that of Apr. 30, 1956, at the 

same downstream point. Data pertaining to stage of floods in 1900 and 1932 from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Since 1948 flow largely regulated by Hords Creek Reservoir (see 

p. 209), from which city of Coleman obtains part of its municipal water supply.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-^.4

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.7

0.02

1.4

Nov.

0

0

0

o

.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.6

71

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

3.6

0.12

7.1

Dec.

0.1

!i

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

73

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.5

0.15

8.9

Jan.

0.1

**.!

3.7

0.12

7.3

Feb.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

 

1.9

-

4.2

0.15

8.3

Mar.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

0.10

6.1

Apr.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

0.10

6.1

May

0.1

**4T5"

11

6.2

2.0

.7

*.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

*60 *7a

*7.8

4.3

3.4

7.2

2.9

1.5

1.1

.7

*.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

137.0

4.42

272

June

0.1

.1

.1

0.

0

0

.1

.1

*0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

158

53

4.9

.8

.1

0

0

0

0

0

217.3

7.24

431

July

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

O

*0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*74

*15

1.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

90.4

2.92

179

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

U

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

75

5^.5

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

83.9

2.80

166

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,190 Min 0 Mean 22.9 Ac-ft 16,610

Water year 1957-58: Max 158 Min 0 Mean 1.51 Ac-ft 1,090

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on this day.
212 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1425. Brown County Water Improvement District No. 1 canal near Brownwood, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°50', long 99°00', on right bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on county 

road from Brownwood to Brownwood Dam, 6,000 ft downstream from Brownwood Dam, and 

7 miles north of Brownwood, Brown County.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,403.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Average discharge. 8 years, 29.6 cfs (21,430 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 67 cfs Aug. 13; minimum daily, 2.2 cfs

1950-58: Maximum daily discharge, 77 cfs July 17, 1957; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs 

Feb. 10, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Canal diverts from Brownwood Reservoir on right bank of Pecan 

Bayou. Small amount of water pumped from canal upstream from gage for recreational 

area. About 3,860 acre-ft of water passing gage during the year was used for municipal and industrial supply, from records furnished by Brown County Water Improvement 

District No. 1. According to records furnished the Texas Board of Water Engineers by 

the District, 2,796 acres were irrigated during 1958.

Monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

Calendar year 1957 ........................

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

Maximum

22

77

56

Minimum

15

3.5

15

10

2.2

18

19

29

2.2

Mean

28.4

21.2

17.1

25.9

15.0

13.1

10.7

14.4

28.2

42.2

46.5

28.3

23.1

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,750

1,260

1,050

18,780

657

887

1,680

2,600

2,860
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 213

1430. Brownwood Reservoir near Brownwood, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°50' , long 99°00' , at outlet structure for irrigation canal just 

upstream from right end of dam on Pecan Bayou, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Jim Ned Creek and 8 miles north of Brownwood, Brown County.

Drainage area.--1,535 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1933 to May 1941, November 1944 to September 1958.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 0.50 ft below mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. July 1933 to May 31, 1941, and Nov. 21, 1944, to Sept. 30, 1949, staff gages 

or water-stage recorder at various sites at dam at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 155,100 acre-ft Oct. 15 (gage height, 

1,427.4 ft); minimum observed, 101,700 acre-ft Sept. 7, 12-15 (gage height, 1.419.6 ft).

1933-41, 1944-58: Maximum contents observed, 192,300 acre-ft May 2, 1956 (gage 

height, 1,431.4 ft); minimum observed, 11,900 acre-ft July 15, 1934 (gage height, 

1,389.5 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir first filled during flood of July 3,4, 1932. Dam completed in 1933 

and operation began July 1933. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam, 1,580 ft long. 

Uncontrolled emergency spillway consisting of broad-crested weir 479 ft long, located 

800 ft to left of dam. Reservoir can be drained by two 12-foot (horseshoe-shaped) 

reinforced concrete conduits. Water is withdrawn for irrigation canal through a 5-foot 

circular concrete conduit. Figures given herein represent total contents. Water used 

for irrigation, municipal, and industrial supply for city of Brownwood. (see records 

for Brown County Water Improvement District No. 1 canal near Brownwood.) Data regarding-dam is shown in the following table:

Crest of spillway (total capacity) ....

Invert to 12-foot outlet conduits.....

Gage height 

(feet?

1,450.0

1,435.0

1,425.1 

1,406.0

1,330.0

Capacity 

(acre -feet)

460,000

230,600

137,300 

41,200

Cooperation. Record of daily gage nsight furnished by Brown County Water Improvement

District No. 1. Capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1212: 1948--50.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (gage height. In feet, and total contents, In acre-feet)

1,419.0

1,421.0

1,423.0

98,200

110,100

122,900

1,425.0

1,427.0

1,429.0

136,600

151,800

169,000

Total contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 6 p.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

112.6

112.0

112.0

112.0

112.0

111.4

Tim

111.4

111.4

111.4

111.4

111.4

113.2

153.5

151.8

146.3

142.5

140.3

139.6

138.8

138.1

137.3

136.6

135.9

135.2

134.5

133.8

133.1

132.4

131.7

131.0

1,424.2

+18,400

Nov.

130.3

129.6

129.6

129.6

130.3

131.7

131.7

131.0

131.0

131.0

131.0

131.0

130.3

130.3

129.6

128.9

128.3

127.6

126.9

126.2

125.6

124.9

124.2

123.6

123.6

122.9

122. 9

122.2

122.2

121 .6

1,422.8

-9,400

Dec.

121.6

121.0

120.3

119.6

119.0

118.4

117.7

117.0

116.4

116.4

115.8

115.1

114.5

TTTS

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

1,421.7

-7,100

Jan.

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

1,421.7

0

Feb.

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

113.9

113.9

113.9

113.9

113.9

113.9

113.9

113.9

113.9

113.9

115.1

119.6

120.3

120.3

119.6

119.0

119.0

-

_______

1,422.4

+4,500

Mar.

118.4

118.4

118.4

117.7

117.7

117.0

119.0

119.6

119.6

119.6

119.6

119.0

119.0

118.4

118.4

117.0

117.0

116.4

" 115.8

115.1

114.5

114.5

114.5

113.9

113.9

113.9

113.9

113.9

113.9

113 9

lis! 9

1,421.6

-5,100

Apr.

113.9

113.9

113.9

113.9

113.9

113.9

113.2

113.9

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

114.5

115.1

115.1

115.1

115.1

115.8

115.8

116.4

117.0

117.6

116.4

115.8

115.1

114.5

114.5

113.9

115.1

115.1

1,421.8

+1,200

Hay

115.8

116.4

124.2

126.2

126.2

126.2

126.2

126.2

125.6

124.9

124.9

124.2

126.2

128.3

128.3

128.3

128.3

130.3

131.7

13T7T

131.0

130.3

129.6

128.9

128.3

128.3

127.6

126.9

126.2

125 .6

124.2

1,423.2

+9,100

June

122.9

122.9

122.9

122.9

122.9

122.2

122.2

122.2

121.6

121.6

121.6

121.6

121.0

121.0

121.0

120.3

120.3

120.3

120.3

119.6

122.2

125.6

126.2

126.2

126.2

126.2

125.6

125.6

125.6

124.9

1,423.3

+700

July

124.2

123.6

122.9

122.2

122.2

122.2

122.2

121.6

121.6

121.6

121.0

120.3

119.6

118.4

117.7

116.4

115.8

115.1

114.5

113.9

113.2

113.2

112.6

112.6

112.6

112.0

112.0

112.0

111.4

111.4

110.7

1,421.1

-14,200

Aug.

110.7

110.7

110.1

110.1

109.5

109.5

108.9

108.9

108.3

108.3

107.7

107.7

107.0

107.0

107.0

106.4

106.4

105.8

105.8

105.8

105.8

105.2

105.2

105.2

105.2

104.6

104.6

104.6

104.0

104.0

104.0

1,420.0

-6 , 700

Sept.

103.4

103.4

102.8

102.8

102.3

102.3

101.7

102.3

102.3

102.3

102.3

101.7

101.7

101.7

101.7

102.3

108.9

108.9

109.5

109.5

110.1

110.1

110.1

110.1

110.1

110.1

110.1

110.1

110.1

110.1

1,421.0

+6,100

Calendar year 1957.................... * +21,340

Water year 1957-58.................... * -2,500

t Gage height, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, In acre-feet.
214 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1435. Pecan Bayou at Brownwood, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°44'10", long 98°58'30", on left bank at downstream side of pier of 

abandoned Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, 1 mile north of Brownwopd, 

Brown County, 6 miles downstream from Salt Creek, and 10 miles downstream from Brownwood Reservoir.

Drainage area. 1,614 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1917 to June 1918, October 1923 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder above spillway of city dam. Datum of gage is 1,318.58 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. May 25 to June 4, 1917, staff gage at dam 2,000 

ft downstream at datum 2.45 ft lower. June 8, 1917, to June 30, 1918, staff gage at 

site 1,300 ft downstream at datum 3.49 ft lower. Oct. 16, 1923, to July 10, 1929, 

staff gage at site about 1,300 ft downstream at datum 0.10 ft lower.

Average discharge.--33 years (1924-28, 1929-58), 165 cfs (119,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,400 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 8.03 ft); minimum daily determined, 0.1 cfs at times.

1917-18, 1923-58: Maximum discharge, 31,600 cfs Oct. 14, 1930 (gage height, 16.92 

ft); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 21.7 ft in September 1900, from information by Gulf, Colorado 

and Santa Fe Railway Co. Flood of July 3, 1932, probably the greatest known, reached 

a discharge of about 235,000 cfs as it entered Brownwood Reservoir (computed from rate 

of change of contents in reservoir; data furnished by engineers of Brown County Water 

Improvement District No. 1).

Remarks. Records good above 20 cfs and fair below. Flow largely regulated by Brownwood 

Reservoir (see p. 213). There was uncontrolled flow over spillway at Brownwood Reservoir Oct. 14-21. Diversion at Brownwood Reservoir, 10 miles upstream ('see records for 

Brown County Water Improvement District No. 1 Canal on p. 212).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1512: 

1941.

1924(M), 1926-27, 1928(M), 1930-32, 1935(M), 1936,

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 12 2.5 1,030

1.0 26 3.0 1,590

1.3 130 4.0 2,990

1.6 270 5.0 4,700

2.0 570 7.0 6,600

0

.3 

1.2 

2.8 

4.8 

7.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

^

> eO.2

-

104

1,860

6,220

3,080

1,650

1,000

656

455

341

308

302

289

269

289

289

289

289

289

289

B,290.4

590

36,280

Nov.

289

289

349

302

479

302

296

289

174

11

6.0

*120

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

328

308

289

*289

289

289

289

8,166.0

272

16,200

Dec.

289

296

^96

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

187

13

6.0

4.4

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.4 z^e

2.6

3.0

7.2

8.2

4.8

3.3

3.1

2.4

2 £ 

. D

3,810.8

123

7,560

Jan.

1.8

1.4

T76 i;s

2.5

*2.6

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

4.5

9.7

W7S

4.4

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.6

3.4

2.8

3.2

3.4

3.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

2.0

87.9

2.84

174

Feb.

1.8

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.0

*2.2

2.0

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.6

16

127

113

276

276

270

276

-

1,393.5

49.8

2,760

Mar.

283

283

283

283

283

289

334

321

289

283

*283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

289

334

210

16

7.5

5.3

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.4,

6,921.0

223

13,730

Apr.

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.0

*3TO

42

9.7

5.0

3.4

4.7

15

9.2

6.0

4.8

4.6

4.8

14

65

264

264

264

270

270

270

163

16

29

2,020.4

67.3

4,010

May

22

12

99

13

8.4

*6.0

10 4.8

270

276

283

276

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

oo-z COO

6,751.2

218

13,390

June

283

166

8.2

3.9

2.3

1.6

1.1

1.0

*1.0

.8

.7

.6

75- .5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

37

81

9.6

4.7

3.0

1.8

1.0

.7

.6

94

707.9

23.6

1,400

July

264

270

254

23

3.3

1 4

1 0

* 7

6

5

37

270

270

270

270

270

270

276

276

285

192

15

5.8

3.4

2.1

1.2

.8

.5

.3

.2

.2

3,532.0

114

7,010

Aug.

0.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

(**)

> e.l

.1

.4

-^.5

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

1

}..

4.5

0.15

8.9

Sept.

(**)

> eO.l

3.0

0.10

6.0

Calendar year 1957: Max 12,500 Min 0.1 Mean 563 Ac-ft 407,800

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,220 Min 0.1 Mean 142 Ac-ft 102,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

e Stage below crest of control dam; flow is seepage estimated on basis of field estimates.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 215

1440. Noyes Canal at Menard, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°55' , long 99°47', on right bank at intersection of Canal and Gay Streets 

in Menard, Menard County, 4f miles downstream from headgates.

Records available. March 1924 to September 1958.

'§_. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,878.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929. Prior to July 23, 1940, staff gage at site 2,000 ft upstream at datum 4.99 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 34 years, 13.9 cfs (10,060 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 26 cfs Oct. 15; no flow most of time.

1324-58: Maximum daily discharge (exclusive of times canal submerged by waters of 

San Saba River), 50 cfs Apr. 15, 1925 (probably affected by local runoff between point 

of diversion and station); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge represents flow diverted from San Saba River not 

including local runoff between point of diversion and station. Canal diverts water 

from right bank of San Saba River 4 miles upstream from Menard for irrigation near 

Menard; 10 acres irrigated from canal above station.

Monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

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

June................... .............

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

Water year 1957-58. ...............

Maximum

0

19

0

23

21

26

Minimum

0

0

0

Mean

0

4.97

0

18.0

15.8

18.1

7.33

8.46

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0

0

306

0

754

1,110

939

1,120

6,130

541344 O -60 -15
216 COLORADO RIVER BASIN 

1445. San Saba River at Menard, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°55' , long 99°48' , on downstream side of fifth pier from right end of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 83 in Menard, Menard County, 0.7 mile downstream from Las Moras 

Creek.

Drainage area. 1,151 sq mi.

Records available. September 1915 to September 1958.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,863.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Sept. 14, 1915, to Mar. 12, 1924, chain gage at site 635 ft downstream at datum 

2.20 ft lower. Mar. 13, 1924, to Feb. 21, 1939, staff gage at site 1,000 ft upstream 

at datum 2.00 ft higher. Feb. 22, 1939, to Jan. 25, 1940, chain gage at present site 

and datum. Jan. 26, 1940, to Sept. 19, 1957, water-stage recorder at site 240 ft to 

right at present datum.

Average discharge . 43 years, 73.2 cfs (52,990 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 31,900 cfs June 17 (gage height, 16.70 ft in 

well, 16.3 ft, from f loodmark) ; minimum, 3.1 cfs Oct. 4.

1915-58: Maximum discharge, 130,000 cfs July 23, 1938 (gage height, 22.2 ft, 

present site and datum, from floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs 

on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 21.0 and 22.2 ft; no flow at times 

caused by diversions to Noyes Canal .

Maximum stage known, 23.3 ft June 5 or 6 , 1899, present site and datum, from 

information by local resident.

1927-32, 1934(M), 1936, 1938 (M).

Drainage area. WSP 1512: 1918-20, 1922-25, 1926 (M)

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 22-24, June 16-25,

Sept. 1-4)

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5 

4.7

1.7

4,0

6.6

9.6

13

24

5.0 

5.3 

5.6 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

52

108

225

440

1,2OO

2,220

9.0

10.0

3,600

5,300

7,400

9,800

15,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.0

5.8

5.6

5TQ- 3.5

5.6

5.8

13

182

83

35

19

9,590 

*7,630

7,830

*1,730

*277

*132

98

79

*72

72

65

*61

61

60

58

58

58

58

*56

28,213.3

910

55,960

Nov.

57

58

61

65 SB"

61

58

*55

51

53

61

61

57 

52

50

50

50

49

49

48

48

50

52

65

64

60

56

55

51

50

1,662

55.4

3,300

Dec.

50

50

50

50

50

51

5Q- 52

49

49

48

48

48 

49

49

49

49

49

48

*46

44

44

44

49

51

49

46

46

46

46

46

1,495

48.2

2,970

Jan.

45

45

45

50

60

61

55

50

49

48

46

46

45 

44

43

43

44

44

44

46

49

39

*30

35

30

26

26

26

'oT 24

24

30

1,292

41.7

2,560

Feb.

43

44

44

45

45

44

43

44

44

46

46

46

46 

45

44

43

43

43

44

44

49

1,040

*4,510

*547

207

*115

86

76

_

7,316

261

14,510

Calendar year 1957: Max 12,700 Mln 0

Mar.

74

74

70

*69

69

76

8870"

67

64

62

67

65 

64

62

62

61

67

65

62

61

60

61

58

62

*62

61

58

58

56

55

2,010

64.8

3,990

Apr.

55

56

53

53

51

50

50

51

52

51

41

29

29 

30

29

28

29

39

36

35

35

30

30

26

*26

27

30

30

30

27

1,138

37.9

2,260

May

30

31

38

32

26

26

29

30

28

27

28

26

23 

26

23

30

34

35

27

26

46

46

45

44

44

*39

19

19

17

16

M

924

29.8

1,830

June

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

9.9

9.6

9.3

9.0

8.7

8.1 

8.1

8.1

*4,210

*1S900

*1,530

*270

146

103

86

76

*70

65

139

81

56

48

62

19,998.8

667

39,670

July

*60

46

33

31

33

38

37

34

31

30

28

27

26 

25

23

20

19

19

19

19

16

*18

16

15

15

14

13

14

14

14

13

760

24.5

1,510

Aug.

13

13

12

12

12

14

26

24

11

9.6

10

12

12 

12

14

15

13

12

11

9.9

12

13

14

29

24

36

30

31

32

29

27

544.5

17.6

1,080

Sept.

28

28

*22

9.9

9T9

13

19

21

19

20

*35

27

16 

15

15

22

26

40

134

TT5

57

46

43

41

40

40

41

40

36

32

1,050.8

35.0

2,080

Mean 305 Ac-ft 220,800

Water year 1957-58: Max 12,900 Mln 3.5 Mean 182 Ac-ft 131,700

Peak discharge (base, 670 cfs).--Oct. 13 (4 p.m.) 30,200 cfs (14.88 ft); Feb. 23 (5:30 a.m.) 

8,840 cfs (11.50 ft); June 17 (3 p.m.) 31,900 cfs (16.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 217

1450. Brady Creek at Brady, Tex.

Location. Lat 31 "08'15", long 99°19'55", on left bank Just upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 377 on North Bridge Street in Brady, McCullooh County, 0.4 mile downstream from Live Oak Creek.

Drainage area.--575 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of 

TT929. Prior to July 9, 1940, staff 

higher.

is 1,646.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

at site 3,600 ft upstream at datum 8.24 ft

Average discharge. 19 years, 27.9 ofs (20,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,190 ofs Oct. 13 (gage height, 12.98 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1939-58: -Maximum discharge, 39,100 ofs Sept. 10, 1952 (gage height, 24.80 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1904, 29.1 ft July 23, 1938, present site and 

datum (discharge at site 5 miles downstream, 86,000 ofs by slope-area measurement of 

peak flow). Flood of Oct. 6, 1930, reached a stage of 27.47 ft, present site and 

datum, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good above 5 cfs and fair below. City of Brady has permit to divert 

730 acre-ft per year for municipal use. At end of year, flow from 159 sq mi above 

this station was partly controlled by 26 floodwater-detention reservoirs with a total 

combined capacity of 52,260 acre-ft below the flood spillway crests, of which 49,020 

acre-ft is floodwater detention capacity and 3,240 acre-ft is sediment storage capacity. 

Eight of these reservoirs were constructed during the current year and have a total 

combined capacity below flood spillway crests of 16,770 acre-ft, of which 1,150 acre-ft 

is sediment pool capacity. The capacity in these reservoirs allocated to sediment 

storage will be used for conservation storage until eliminated by sedimentation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1941(M), 1951(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

-JL

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

15

225

11

3.2

1.8

2,570

5,580 

1,890

480

*164

*86

68

50

40

*59

54

50

*28

27

14

7.0

5.5

4.5

5.8

9,177.8

296

18,200

Nov.

5.8

4.9

18

15

16

16

12

9.4

7.8

10

14

*14

12

9.6 

9.8

8.8

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.6

6.3

7.2

8.2

28

29

51

24

20

19

16

596.4

15.2

786

Dec.

15

12

10

9.2

8.6

9.8

10

8.8

7.8

7.8

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.5 

6.3

6.0

6.1

6.6

7.0

*5.6

5.2

5.2

4.8

575

5.8

5.6

6.8

6.6

7.2

6.6

5.8

226.2

7.30

449

Jan.

5.2

5.2

5.0

ITS

18

18

14

12

12

11

9.8

9.2

8.6

8.2 

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

8.1

7.6

7.6

*25

26

21

22

16

*14

11

9.6

8.6

556.4

11.5

707

Feb.

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.1

5-75 5.5

5.6

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.5

6.3 

6.1

6.1

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.0

9.3

30

72

*61

44

*30

21

15

-

409.5

14.6

812

Mar.

17

18

15

14

*16

193

255

68

32

21

16

15

14

12 

11

11

11

20

18

*12

10

9.4

9.0

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

7.4

7.0

859.2

27.7

1,700

Apr.

6.6

*^76

6.1

5.8

5.0

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.9

5.9

5.9

5.7

4.8 

5.4

3.1

3.1

3.4

5.5

5.9

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

*1.9

115.9

5.80

226

May

1.9

*8.7

81

25

8.5

5.3

*3.8

5.1

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.3 

2.6

2.8

30

42

5.2

*12

5.2

3.5

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.2

.9

*.5

.4

4.3

10

275.3

8.88

546

June

5.8

3.5

2.0

1.7

1.2

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

it

1.0

1.6

1.6

1.0

.5

6.5

T7e

.5

.5

**.5

.4

.4

.5

.3

.2

34.6

1.15

69

July

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0 

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

2.2

O.07

4.4

Aug.

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

1.5

.9

.2

3.8

.8

4.5

.7

.4

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

13.6

0.44

27

Sept.

0.1

.1

0

0

*0

.3

.7

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1 

.1

.3

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

6.9

0.23

14

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,650 Min 0 Mean 153 Ac-ft 111,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,380 Min 0 Mean 32.5 Ac-ft 23,540

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 cfs).--Oct. 15 (5 p.m.) 7,190 cfs (12.98 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

h Field estimate made on this dav.
218 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1460. San Saba River at San Saba, Tex.

Location. Lat 31"12'50", long 98°42'40", on right bank at downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 16, 1.2 miles north of San Saba, San Saba County, 4.8 miles 

downstream from China Creek, 5.0 miles upstream from Slmpson Creek, and 15.5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3,042 sq ml.

Records available. December 1904 to December 1906 (gage heights only), September 1915

to September 1958. Published as "near San Saba" December 1904 to December 1906, September 1915 to August 1930.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,162.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942. December 1904 to December 1906, 

reference point on bridge at site 2.7 miles upstream at different datum. September 

1915 to Aug. 27, 1930, staff gage at site 2.4 miles upstream at datum 5.99 ft higher. 

Aug. 28, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1952, recording gage at site 1.8 miles downstream at datum 

8.80 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1952, to July 8,- 1953, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum. Since-Oct. 1, 1956, supplementary water-stage recorder on overflow channel, 

2,780 ft to right of regular gage, at same datum, used for stages above 19 ft.

Average discharge.--43 years (1915-58), 255 cfs (184,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,000 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 28.76 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Oct. 10.

1915-58: Maximum discharge, 203,000 cfs July 23, 1938 (gage height, 45.18 ft, from 

floodmarks, at site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs 

on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in 1918, 1930, 

1954-56.

Maximum stage known since at least 1899, that of July 23, 1938. Flood of June 6, 

1899, reached a stage of 42.6 ft at site and datum of gage in use 1930-52, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation and municipal use affect 

low flow. Since 1954 flow slightly affected by several flood-detention reservoirs on 

Brady Creek. (See records for Brady Creek on preceding page).

Revisions (water years). WSP 458: 1915-16. 

1918-19JM), 1922, 193l(M), 1935-36.

WSP 1282: Drainage area. WSP 1512:

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

33

31

30

29

28

27

27

26

25

34

172

184

1,760

17,600

*19.600

*13,200

*3,530

*1,190

685

464

362

*332

305

264

233

216

201

194

186

175

1 68

61,311

1,978

121,600

Nov.

161

156

515

211

488

536

311

238

208

191

206

*272

302

269

238

216

198

189

177

173

163

163

170

268

475

433

342

299

281

244

8,093

270

16,050

Dec.

222

211

204

196

189

189

191

189

180

173

163

159

156

156

154

152

152

150

147

*145

145

143

143

145

145

145

147

150

150

145

143

5,079

164

10,070

Jan.

141

139

139

141

163

219

233

214

196

186

180

198

272

258

208

198

194

196

198

211

227

224

364

575

441

320

269

*244

224

208

198

7,178

232

14,240

Feb.

186

175

173

168

177

182

180

182

184

186

191

196

196

194

189

184

182

184

186

191

204

609

3,770

*5,050

*1,630

920

618

464

-

16,951

605

33,620

Mar.

397

405

390

352

*365

428

1,380

988

555

412

355

339

332

317

302

290

278

281

339

*326

293

278

272

269

266

272

281

272

272

269

269

11,844

382

23,490

Apr.

272

278

278

275

269

261

255

261

281

255

247

244

255

261

247

227

216

216

216

230

224

206

191

182

173

170

170

166

*156

152

6,834

228

13,560

May

152

220

1,240

707

335

250

211

186

170

163

159

154

168

159

154

266

572

362

284

241

211

186

175

163

156

150

*145

141

137

135

127

7,879

254

15,630

June

121

117

111

109

109

105

98

95

91

90

88

90

85

83

82

85

1,370

*9.610

3,930

306

526

601

342

269

*222

194

177

184

204

177

20,171

672

40,010

July

156

143

133

129

123

117

111

109

105

105

102

96

90

82

80

74

80

74

68

70

72

68

*66

74

66

56

55

51

51

46

il

2,695

86.9

5,350

Aug.

42

46

49

51

51

55

56

52

53

55

55

52

51

49

44

44

46

43

42

43

60

91

402

206

214

184

125

103

91

79

76

2,610

84.2

5,180

Sept.

72

71

68

*67

66

74

98

107

105

105

98

144

233

137

102

96

98

102

109

123

123

156

159

133

113

113

182

133

113

113

3,413

114

6,770

Calendar year 1957: Max 20,300 Mln 10 Mean 662 Ac-ft 479,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 19,600 Mln 25 Mean 422 Ac-ft 305,600

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs).--Oct. 14 (10:30 p.m.) 32,000 cfs (28.76 ft); Feb. 24 (7:30 a.m.) 

6,940 cfs (20.15 ft); June 18 (7 p.m.) 16,600 cfs (26.90 ft).______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 219

1470. Colorado River near San Saba, Tex.

Location.--Lat 31°13'05", long 98°33'50", on left bank at downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 5.2 miles downstream from San Saba River, 9.2 miles east 

of San Saba, San Saba County, and at mile 474.

Drainage area. 30,600 sq mi, approximately, of which 11,900 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. October 1915 to October 1922 (published as "near Chadwick"), October 

1923 to December 1934 (published as "near Tow"), August 1930 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,096.22 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. October 1915 to October 1922 staff gage at site 1.2 miles upstream at datum 

1.92 ft higher. October 1923 to Apr. 16, 1925, chain gage and Apr. 17, 1925, to December 1934, water-stage recorder, at site 44 miles downstream at different datum. 

Aug. 30, 1930, to Mar. 18, 1940 (corrected), water-stage recorder and Mar. 19 to 

May 23, 1940, staff gage, at site 2,230 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1916-19, 1920-22, 1923-58), 1,475 cfs (1,068,000 acre-ft 

per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44,400 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 28.95 ft); minimum, 91 cfs Aug. 20, 21.

1915-22, 1923-58: Maximum discharge, 224,000 cfs July 23, 1938 (gage height, 

63.2 ft, present site, based on floodmarks at site then in use); no flow Aug. 27-31, 

1954.

Maximum stage known during period 1878 to July 22, 1938, 58.4 ft Sept. 25, 1900 

(discharge, 184,000 cfs), present site, from floodmarks at former site.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation, municipal use, and oilfield operation. Flow slightly regulated by 5 reservoirs in the Colorado and Concho 

Rivers and Oak Creek basins above Winchell, and by 2 reservoirs in the Pecan Bayou 

basin; combined capacity, 838,300 acre-ft. At the end of the year the flow from 

201 sq mi above this station and below the Winchell station was partly controlled by 

37 floodwater-detention reservoirs with a total combined capacity of 67,540 acre-ft 

below the flood spillway crests, of which 62,910 acre-ft is floodwater-detention 

capacity and 4,630 acre-ft is sediment-storage capacity. The capacity in these reservoirs allocated to sediment storage will be used for conservation storage until eliminated by sedimentation. The first of these floodwater-detention reservoirs was completed in January 1952. Records of chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, and 

water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 458: 1916. WSP 858: 1900(M), 1922(M), 1936(M). WSP 1118: 

Drainage area. WSP 1512: 1916-18(M), 1936.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

240

198

173

156

140

128

122

120

112

108

814

1,700

4,530

25,5OO

39,400

*42 , 500

45,900

34,600

6,260

3,880

2,920

*3,760

6,O80

6, BOO 

7,980

4,210

2,250

1,460

1,190

1,060

975

242,966

7,838

481 , 900

Nov.

922

1,650

4,120

2,140

2,080

3,760

2,03O

1,320

1,100

1,230

1,060

982

982

1,060

1,060

982

990

968

885

855

825

810 6TO~

1,280 

2,030

*1,860

1,550

1,230

1,060

990

42,621

1,421

84,540

Dec.

908

870

832

892

795

788

802

818

788

758

735

720

712

705

564

430

40S

391

*370

360

350

340

335

335 

335

335

340

345

340

335

325_

17,361

560

34,440

Jan.

311

301

292

287

306

355

435

440

396

360

345

391

908

810

538

418

365

340

325

330

350

355

396

1,540 

1,500

930

712

*592

526

479

446

16,079

519

31,890

Feb.

418

380

345

335

325

320

306

296

287

287

287

287

296

311

301

292

282

274

274

265

287

1,530

10,500

10,5OO 

4,250

*3,520

2,140

1,550

-

40,445

1,444

80,220

Mar.

,280

,230

,230

,100

,230

,810

,960

,01O

,420

,600

,280

,140

,100

,100

,O30

982

952

952

990

1,030

952

908

892

952 

892

788

655

585

544

508

47£

42,581

1,374

84,460

Apr.

462

*452

435

408

386

360

340

335

350

355

408

350

340

345

380

396

370

520

468

452

496

538

1,1OO

1,1OO 

908

915

862

825

1,660

1,300

17,616

587

34,94O

May

1,890

1,800

8,470

4,380

1,380

818

*613

514

462

520

627

676

627

690

1,060

1,030

3,400

3,880

4,870

3,160

2,030

1,460

1,230

990 

855

758

676

*641

613

578

564

51,262

1,654

101,700

June

532

532

520

418

301

261

240

227

232

215

202

198

187

206

360

292

305

6,3OO

*15,000

4,240

3,000

5,230

2,510

1.55O 

*960

2.85O

1,680

878

990

840

49,256

1,642

97,700

July

620

578

655

606

532

380

335

311

287

278

261

240

223

380

424

408

396

408

391

386

391

418

*468

274 

219

223

206

187

169

156

140

10,950

353

21,720

Aug.

130

128

122

120

115

110

115

115

125

143

125

118

108

105

103

100

98

98

93

§1

91

122

303

592 

287

606

39T

278

396

311

240

5,879

190

11,660

Sept.

215

215

191

169

»156

166

176

180

176

176

180

173

301

244

180

166

173

451

550

526

502

490

613

440 

330

278

296

3O6

561

3,160

11,740

391

23,290

Calendar year 1957: Max 64,600 Min 38 Mean 4,060 Ac-ft 2,939,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 43,900 Min 91 Mean 1,503 Ac-ft 1,088,000

Peak discharge (base, 19,300 cfs).--Oct. 17 (11 a.m.) 44,4OO cfs (28.95 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
220 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1480. Buchanan Reservoir near Burnet, Tex.

Location. Lat 30"45"05", long 98°25'00", in powerhouse at Buchanan Dam on Colorado 

River, 1 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 29, 10 miles west of Burnet, 

Burnet County, and at mile 413.

Drainage area. 31,250 sq mi, approximately, of which 11,900 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. May 1937 to September 1958.

Gage. Indicating gage. Datum of gage is 0.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Lower Colorado River Authority).

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 1,001,000 acre-ft Oct. 25, 26 (gage 

height, 1,020.4 ft); minimum observed, 781,000 acre-ft Oct. 11 (gage height, 1,010.3 

ft).

1937-58: Maximum contents observed, 1,006,000 acre-ft May 15, 1954, and May 21, 

1955 (gage height, 1,020.6 ft); minimum after filling of reservoir in July 1938, 

340,800 acre-ft Sept. 8-10, 1952 (gage height, 983.4 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by 2 reinforced concrete multiple-arch sections, 3 banks 

of taintor gates, and a 1,088-foot reinforced concrete spillway section. Dam completed and storage began May 20, 1937. Figures given herein represent total contents. 

Water used for power development and irrigation of rice in several districts below 

Columbus. Power unit consists of three 12,500 kva generators. There is also a 

14,500 hp pumpback unit designed to pump back 840 cfs at a head of 130 ft. Data 

regarding dam and reservoir are shown in the following table:

Elevation 

(feet)

1,020.0 

1,005.0 

995.0 

937.0 

890.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

992,000 

678,000 

505,000 

36,800 

63

Cooperation. Records of daily gage height and capacity table furnished by Lower Colorado

River Authority. 

Revisions. WSP 1118: Drainage area.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and total contents, in acre-feet)

1,010

1,015

1.020

1.021

775,000

880,000

992,000

1,015,000

Total contents, in acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

IS

Oct.

789,000 

789,000 

789,000 

789,000 

789,000

789,000 

789,000 

789,000 

785,000 

783,000

781,000

783,000 

785,000 

851,700 

926,200

969,000 

992,000 

998,900 

992,000 

992,000

992,000 

992,000 

992,000 

996,600 p/oipoo

lj001,OOO 

996,600 

992,000 

987,400 

982,800 

978,200

1,019.4 

+189,200

Nov.

978,200 

975,900 

978,200 

980,500 

980,500

982,800 

985,100 

982,800 

980,500 

978,200

978,200 

973,600

973,600 

973,600 

973,600

973,600 

973,600 

973,600 

973",600 

973,600

978,200 

978,200 

978,200 

982,800 

989,700

992,000

992,000 

989,700 

989,700 

982,800

1,019.6 

+4,600

Dec.

980, 500

978,200 

975,900 

975,900 

973,600

973,600 

975,900 

975,900 

975,900 

975,900

973,600 

971,300 

971,300 

971,300 

971,300

971,300 

969,000 

966,700 

966,700 

964,400

959,800 

957,500 

957,500 

957,500 

957,500

955,200 

957,500 

957,500 

955,200 

952,900 

950,600

1,018.2 

-32,200

Jan.

948,300

946,000 

941,600 

941,600 

941,600

939,400 

937,200 

935,000 

930,600 

928,400

926,200 

928,400 

926,200 

926,200 

921,800

919,600 

917,400 

913,000 

910,800 

906,400

902,000 

899,800 

897,600 

897,600 

902,000

904,200 

902,000 

899,800 

897,600 

893,200 

891,000

1,015.5 

-59 , 600

Feb.

886 , 600 

884,400 

880,000 

880,000 

877,800

873,400 

869,000 

866,800 

864,600 

860, 200

855,900 

851,700 

849 , 600 

845,400 

843,300

841,200 

839,100 

837,000

837,000 

837,000

841,200 

860,200 

888/800 

910,800 

924,000

932,800 

937,200 

943,800

--____.

1,017.9 

+52,800

Mar.

946,000

950,600 

952,900 

955,200 

959 , 800

964,400 

971,300 

985,100 

985,100 

985,100

895,100 

982,800 

982,800 

982,800 

985,100

987,400 

989,700

987,400 

987,400 

987,400

987,400 

987,400 

987,400 

982,800 

978,200

975,900 

973,600 

969,000 

966,700 

964,400 

959,800

1,018.6 

+16,000

Apr.

957,500

95Z,9OO 

950,600 

948,300 

948,300

946,000 

946,000 

941,600 

941,600 

941,600

937,200 

937,200 

937,200 

935,000 

932,800

932,800 

928,400 

928,400 

928,400 

928,400

928,400 

926,200 

926,200 

926,200 

924,000

924,000 

924,000 

924,000 

926,200 

926,200

1,017.1 

-33,600

May

928,400

939,4OO 

966,700 

978,200 

980,500

978,200 

980,500 

982,800 

982,800 

982,800

982,800 

982,800 

980,500 

978,200 

978,200

975,900 

978,200 

982,800 

987,400

987,406

987,400 

985, 100 

982,800 

982,800 

978,200

975,900 

973,600 

969,000 

966,700 

964,400 

962,100

1,018.7 

+35,900

June

959,800 

957,500 

952,900 

948,300 

943,800

939,400 

935,000 

932 , 800 

926,200 

924,000

919,600 

913,000 

910,800 

904,200 

899,800

899,800 

902,000 

904,200 

928,400 

939,400

948,300 

962,100 

964,400 

966,700 

969,000

969,000 

971,300

971,300 

971,300 

969,000

1,019.0 

+6,900

July

966,700

964,400 

959,800 

957,500 

955,200

952,900 

952,900 

946,000 

943,800 

937,200

932,800 

928,400 

924,000 

917,400 

915,200

910,800 

906,400 

899,800 

895,400 

893,200

888, 800 

888,800 

886,600 

884,400 

880,000

880,000 

880,000 

877,800 

875,600 

875,600 

873,400

1,014.7 

-95,600

Aug.

871,200

871,200 

871,200 

869,000 

866,800

864,600 

864,600 

860,200 

860, 200 

860, 200

858,000 

855,900 

853,800 

853,800 

849,600

849,600 

847,500 

845,400 

845,400 

841,200

841,200 

841,200 

841,200 

845,400 

845,400

845, 400 

845,400 

845,400 

845,400 

845,400 

845,400

1,013.4 

-28,OOO

Sept.

841,200 

841,200 

859.100 

839,100 

839,100

839,100 

843,300 

845. 4OO 

843,300 

843,300

843,300 

841,200 

841,200 

841,200 

841,200

841,200 

841,200 

839,100 

841,200 

841,200

843,300 

843,300 

843,300 

841,200 

841,200

841,200 

841,200 

841,200 

839 , 100 

843,300

1,013.3 

-2,100

Calendar year 1957.................... t +173,600

Water year 1957-58.................... t +54,300

t Qage height, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, In acre-feet.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 221

1485. North Llano River near Junction, Tex.

Location.--Lat 30°30', long 99°47 I , on left bank about 1,000 ft upstream from remains of 

old Wilson Dam, 3 miles northwest of Junction, Kimble County, and 4 miles upstream 

from confluence with South Llano River.

Drainage area. 914 sq mi.

Records available. September 1915 to September 1958.

Average discharge. 43 years, 70.4 cfs (50,970 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 11.76 ft); min- 

 imum, 3.3 cfs Oct. 6, 7.

1915-58; Maximum discharge, 94,800 cfs Sept. 16, 1936 (gage height, 29.2 ft, present 

site, based on gage-height relation curve), from rating curve extended above 68,000 cfs 

on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1875, that of Sept. 16, 1936; maximum stage known 

during period 1875 to Sept. 15, 1936, about 27.2 ft in 1889, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation materially affect low flow.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 568: 1920, 1922; WSP 1512; 1915, 1918-19, 1923(M), 

1924-26, 1928, 1930(M), 1931-33, 1934(M), 1935.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 24 to

Mar. 1, June 18, 23-25)

1.2

1.3

1.7 

2.0

3.9

7.5

12

28

53

112

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

270 

510 

1,300 

2,590 

4,300 

8,70O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

t

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.1

4.2

475

4.5

8.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

11

8,650 

77110

*^520

366

238

187

158

140

132 

114

*101

94

88

84

74

72

70 

67

19,3533

624

38,390

Nov.

63

56

86

67

65

62

62

56

53

58

67

65

60

58 

55

53

53

52

50

*49

49

50 

50

58

55

53

53

50

49

41

1,704

56.8

3,380

Dec.

47

47

46

46

46

46

46

45

43

43

42

40

40

40 

39

39

39

39

38

37

35

37 

38

37

38

38

38

35

35

34

33

1,246

40.2

2,470

Jan.

33

*34

34

38

45

42

40

39

37

35

34

33

33

33 

31

30

30

30

30

32

32

30 

37

39

38

37

*35

34

34

33

33

1,073

34 .£

2,130

Feb.

32

32

32

33

33

31

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

33 

33

30

3TJ

31

31

31

37

5,250 

*4,900

*690

375

*286

242

214

-

12,614

450

25,020

Mar.

193

177

161

*146

140

134

134

124

117

112

108

108

103

101 

99

97

92

99

97

88

86

84 

80

78

80

*80

76

74

72

70

68

3,278

106

6,500

Apr.

67

67

65

65

65

60

60

60

60

58

55

55

55

55 

55

55

53

58

55

60

53

50 

49

46

46

46

46

*46

45

45

1,649

55.0

3,270

May

45

46

49

46

46

45

40

59

39

39

43

59

58

39 

59

59

58

57

58

58

58

55 

34

32

31

*32

51

30

29

26

25

1,163

37.5

2,310

June

24

23

21

21

20

20

19

18

18

17

15

13

12

T2 

12

20

5,240

*712

214

124

97

589 

506

415

237

132

105

92

86

80

6,914

230

13,710

July

74

68

67

68

67

65

65

62

58

53

50

46

43

40 

37

52

52

50

28

28

28

*26 

26

25

25

25

21

20

20

18 To"

lo

1,261

40.7

2,500

Aug.

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

TB~ 15

15

15

15

17

21 

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

65 

70

53

39

54

52

29

28

26

26

765

24.7

1,520

Sept.

25

25

*25

25

25

25

2.710

587

179

110

88

74

65

58 

70

197

*214

97

80

99

92

82 

80

80

78

78

76

76

76

76

5,568

186

11,040

Calendar year 1957: Max 13,800 Min 0 Mean 153 Ac-ft 110,900

Water year 1957-58 : Max 8,650 Min 4.2 Mean 155 Ac-ft 112,200

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). Oct. 14 (9 p.m.) 19,900 cfs (11.76 ft); Feb. 22 (9:30 p.m.) 

16,000 cfs (10.60 ft); June 17 (12:30 p.m.) 8,700 cfs (8.02 ft); June 22 (5:50 p.m.) 2,290 cfs 

(4.78 ft); Sept. 7 (l p.m.) 9,700 efs (8.58 ft). ___ ______________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
222 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1500. Llano River near Junction, Tex.

Location. Lat 30"30", long 99°44', on right bank 250 ft north of old Kerrville-Junction 

road, half a mile downstream from point where slough diverts floodwater from main 

channel, 3 miles east of Junction, Kimble County, 4 miles downstream from confluence 

of North Llano and South Llano Rivers, and 4f miles upstream from Johnson Pork.

Drainage area. 1,874 sq mi.

Records available. September 1915 to September 1958.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,630.32 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Aug. 14, 1925, staff gage and Aug. 14, 1925, to May 17, 1940, 

water-stage recorder at present site and datum. May 18, 1940, to Aug. 17, 1944, 

water-stage recorder at site 5,330 ft upstream at datum 6.0 ft higher. Since Aug. 18, 

1944, gage at site 5,330 ft upstream has been used as a supplementary gage for stages 

above 5 ft.

Average discharge. 43 years, 194 cfs (140,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 63,600 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 24.37 ft at 

supplementary gage); minimum, 60 cfs Oct. 8.

1915-58: Maximum discharge, 319.000 cfs June 14, 1935 (gage height, 41.4 ft at 

supplementary gage, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 54,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 32.8 and 41.4 ft at supplementary 

gage; minimum, 3.1 cfs Aug. 16, 17, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1888, that of June 14, 1935.

Remarks. Records good. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 568: 1915-16, 1918-20, 1922. WSP 1342: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

68

64

64

62

e?

62

62

62

91

94

85

80

77

*27,200

*13,700

3,780

1,050

670

530

438

398

381

338

*312

297

277

262

248

243

233

224

51,514

1,662

102,200

Nov.

220

210

229

215

206

197

192

183

174

T53

315

29?

258

243

233

229

224

215

215

*210

210

210

210

224

220

215

210

210

210

206

6,568

219

13,030

Dec.

206

206

210 2TO"

210

210

210

206

206

206

201

197

197

197

197

197

192

183

169

164

160

155

151

155

155

151

151

142

142

142

138

5,616

181

11,140

Jan.

133

*133

133

151

164

155

151

146

142

138

138

138

138

133

139

125

125

125

125

129

129

129

146

151

146

142

*142

142

146

142

146

4,312

139

8,550

Feb.

142 142-

146

151

146

151

151

151

151

151

151

151

151

146

146

142

142

142

142

142

155

5,750

9,930

*1,620

822

*630

522

470

-

22,836

816

45,290

Mar.

433

409

376

*365

349

338

338

328

312

297

287

282

272

262

253

243

243

258

253

238

229

229

233

233

238

233

*224

224

224

220

215

8,638

279

17,130

Apr.

'506 210

*201

187

183

174

174

169

169

169

164

164

164

164

164

160

164

174

169

178

164

160

155

155

155

155

169

*164

160

155

5,099

170

10,110

May

155

174

164

151

142

138

133

133

133

133

142

138

133

133

142

142

142

208

155

151

151

146

142

142

138

*133

133

133

129

125

121

4,435

143

8,800

June

117

117

105

105

105

102

99

97

97

97

91

88

85

F5

85

102

3,210

*3,140

786

319

225

1,400

2,280

*Z,640

1,130

508

387

338

302

277

18,519

617

36,730

July

258

23S

224

215

210

210

215

206

197

187

183

174

169

160

151

151

151

146

142

138

138

*133

133

129

129

122

113

113

113

113

113

5,074

164

10,060

Aug.

109

105

105

109

105

105

105

102

102

102

102

99

99

102

109

109

109

105

105

109

117

170

387 265'

220

192

183

174

164

160

155

4,281

138

8,490

Sept.

155

142

*133

T37

133

138

3,290

1,170

409

312

267

248

224

215

206

2,160

*3,070

606

433

791

844

482

427

365

343

328

318

307

297

292

18,238

608

36,170

Calendar year 1957: Max 27,200 Mln 24 Mean 467 Ac-ft 338,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 27,200 Mln 62 Mean 425 Ac-ft 307,700

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs).--Oct. 14 (2 p.m.) 63,600 cfs (24.37 ft); Feb. 23 (3 a.m.)

20,600 cfs (14.60 ft); June 17 (2 p.m.) 8,290 cfs (9.15 ft); June 22 (11 p.m.) 7,400 cfs (8.51 ft); 

Sept. 7 (2:50 p.m.) 11,600 efs (10.76 ft); Sept. 16 (10 p.m.) 13,100 efs (11.38 ft).________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 223

1515. Llano River at Llano, Tex.

Location.--Lat 30°45' , long 98°40' , on right bank in Llano, Llano County, 0.4 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 16 and 7 miles upstream from Little Llano River.

Drainage area. 4,233 sqmi.

Records available.--September 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 970.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 TT929.

Average discharge.--19 years, 303 cfs (219,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 83,700 cfs Oct". 14 (gage height, 21.78 ft); minimum, 52 cfs Oct. 7.

1939-58; Maximum discharge, 232,000 cfs Sept. 10, 1952 (gage height, 32.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 129,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times 1952-56.

Maximum stage known since at least 1899, 41.5 ft June 14, 1935 (discharge, 380,000 

cfs), from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good. Many small diversions above station. Part of low flow of Llano 

River disappears into the formations between Llano and station near Junction.

Revisions. WSP 1342: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

78

75

69

67

69

64

58

64

64

234

286

162

121

29,100

* 48 ,800

*15,700

*4,690

*2,050

1,300

1,010

*868

934

844

665

569

513

462

437

413

395

384

110,545

3,566

219,300

Nov.

373

427

1,320

612

520

590

527

462

373

568

997

1,450

1,200

884

710

620

583

562

513

494

455

555

650

2,000

2,540

1,250

*892

732

655

555

25,649

788

46,910

Dec.

507

494

481

468

449

449

468

451

584

368

351

340

535

335

350

330

324

324

314

298

279

270

279

474

378

330

519

504

283

270

260

11,226

362

22,270

Jan.

256

*242

238

270

698

780

500

590

546

550

514

562

569

415

555

298

285

279

274

540

415

546

912

1.590

836

628

*541

488

462

425

395

14,353

463

28,470

Feb.

562

351

540

540

546

546

324

309

509

330

340

346

340

330

314

295

288

285

288

295

584

5,860

18,500

*8, 100

*3,340

2,050

1,400

1,130

-

47,036

1,680

93,290

Mar.

1,100

1,180

1,010

926

*917

908

1,450

1,780

1,500

934

796

788

828

718

665

628

605

882

1,110

788

*680

628

905

756

628

725

620

569

548

513

488

26,575

851

52,510

Apr.

474

*474

474

449

419

384

373

375

401

578

556

351

395

449

413

575

356

437

457

451

415

390

346

314

295

295

298

*509

295

298

11,444

581

22,700

May

509

2,600

6,550

1,290

605

449

584

530

304

283

274

265

265

265

270

319

304

270

283

551

335

270

247

229

217

208

*200

196

762

413

247

19,074

615

57,830

June

189

170

156

149

143

140

133

130

127

124

121

118

116

115

115

115

555

5,480

*5,780

1,550

1,120

1,570

2,170

5,060

*2,600

1,700

892

620

488

419

27,957

932

55,450

July

373

355

509

295

274

247

524

368

293

270

251

258

225

212

208

200

196

189

185

181

177

*173

170

166

152

149

152

152

149

143

140

6,894

222

13,670

Aug.

136

156

150

150

150

130

136

155

150

130

127

124

124

127

130

127

130

135

146

140

140

159

192

346

641

401

283

238

212

196

185

5,622

181

11,150

Sept.

181

166

166

*166

162

166

212

1,510

1,750

836

569

462

368

519

293

314

*1,210

*2,920

1,150

836

689

1,010

812

576

527

494

488

449

425

395

19,621

654

58,920

Calendar year 1957: Max 48,800 Min 15 Mean 1,025 Ac-ft 742,300

Water year 1957-58: Max 48,800 Min 58 Mean 887 Ac-ft 642,300

Peak discharge (base, 8,500 cfs).--Oct. 14 (7 p.m.) 83,700 cfs (21.78 ft); Feb. 23 (3 p.m.) 

25,800 cfs (15.59 ft); May 5 (5 a.m.) 15,400 cfs (9.58 ft)._________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
224 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1535. Pedernales River near Johnson City, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°18', long 98°24', near center of span at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 281, 0.2 mile downstream from Plat Creek, 1.2 miles northeast of Johnson 

City, Blanco County, and 2.0 miles downstream from Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 947 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,096.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1942. May 4 to Sept. 13, 1939, wire-weight gage and 

Sept. 14, 1939, to Sept. 10, 1952, water-stage recorder, at upstream side of bridge at 

same datum. Sept. 11, 1952, to June 29, 1953, staff gage and June 30, 1953, to Oct. 7, 

1954, water-stage recorder at site 360 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 159 cfs (115,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 41,600 cfs June 17 (gage height, 17.45 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 12.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 441,000 cfs Sept. 11, 1952 (gage height, 42.5 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 42,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 27.6 and 42.5 ft; no flow at times in 1951-52, 1954, 1956.

Maximum stage since at least July 1869, that of Sept. 11, 1952; flood in July 1869 

reached a stage of about 33 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Some diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13, Feb. 26 to Mar. 5, 

June 18 to Sept. 30)

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.1

20

103

174

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

352

675

1,120

1,730

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

3,250

6,810

11,300

21,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

26

25

24

25

21

20

*20

20

20

20

20

19

TT

5,560

4,950

*1,780

586

186

141

117

121

454

240

148

125

106

105

97

94

94 

91

15,056

421

25,900

Nov.

88

9T

134

154

120

*110

113

120

100

115

352

441

323

248

214

194

182

486

288

182

167

227

274

739

660

430

315

266

214

210

7,515

250

14,900

Dec.

198

134

186

174

167

167

165

148

141

*154

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

117

105

105

103

106

127

165

156

144

144

127

120 

110

4,255

157

8,440

Jan.

103

97

94

105

249

542

223

178

165

156

152

156

156

144

*154

127

123

120

127

157

141

157

302

464 280"

225

198

*186

182

167

156

5,520

178

10,950

Peb.

148

144

144

144

148

148

144

154

157

144

156

159

156

152

148

141

154

134

157

144

224

3,810

3,820

867

658

558

*455

406

-

13,672

488

27,120

Mar.

395

406

579

563

555

418

728

412

342

528

508

525

528

298

289

280

280

552

406

503

280

275

285

285

280

*294

262

244

244

227 

214

10,583

555

20,590

Apr.

210

218

218

202

186

174

167

170

186

159

152

152

174

525

202

174

159

159

167

170

174

156

141

150

127

150

159

152

141

*157

5,169

172

10,250

May

157

5,060

5,850

697

584

308

275

257

240

227

210

198

202

198

202

198

186

174

163

174

170

156

144

154

125

113

106

97

88

82

75

12,626

407

25,040

June

82

76

68

62

57

52

50

47

*47

45

42

40

*58

56

56

58

19,000

3 050

968

622

456

2,240

1,470

608

450

547

298

262

248

225

51,019

1,034

61,550

July

206

190

174

159

148

144

206

574

244

165

137

125

110

*88

79

75

68

64

59

57

57

55

55

50

48

45

45

40

40

55 

50

3,564

109

6,670

Aug.

55

55

42

42

42

55

35

32

52

28

28

26

*25

24

25

23

24

28

62

58

29

256

540

56?

165

75

55

45

58

55 

52

2,289

75.8

4,540

Sept.

30

28

25

2425"

55

*1,800

465

257

125

88

71

68

64

52

52

88

198

5.080

1,250

579

271

227

*198

170

305

518

190

159

148

12,188

406

24,170

Calendar year 1957 : Max 26,100 Min 1.0 Mean 302 Ac-ft 218,400

Water year 1957-58 : Max 19,000 Min 19 Mean 552 Ac-ft 240,100

Peak discharge (base

9,680 cfs (9.59 ft

8,500 cfs). --Oct. 15 (5 p.m.) 15,600 cfs (11.50 ft); Peb. 22 (9 p.m.)

; May 2 (5:50 p.m.) 15,200 cfs (11.18 ft); June 17 (5:50 a.m.) 41,600 cfs

(17.45 ft); Sept. 7 (12 m. ) "8,580 cfs '(8 .80 ft); Sept. 19 (12 m.) 20,900 cfs (12.80 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1545. Lake Travis near Austin, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°23'20", long 97°54'35", in powerhouse at Mansfield Dam on Colorado 

River, 7.3 miles downstream from Sandy Creek, 12 miles northwest of Austin, Travis 

County, and at mile 318.

Drainage area. 38,130 sq mi, approximately, of which 11,900 sq mi is probably noncontribubuting.

Records available. September 1940 to September 1958. 

as Marshall Ford Reservoir near Austin.

Prior to October 1948, published

Gage. Indicating gage. Datum of gage is 0.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

"(levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Dec. 26, 1940, staff gages on left bank 

near dam, datum at mean sea level, unadjusted. Dec. 26, 1940, to February 1942, mercury manometer in powerhouse, datum at mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum contents observed during year, 1,375,000 acre-ft Oct. 19 (gage height, 

691.1 ft); minimum observed, 956,800 acre-ft Sept. 6 (gage height, 668.7 ft).

1940-58: Maximum contents observed, 1,770,000 acre-ft May 18, 1957 (gage height, 

707.4 ft); minimum observed, 332,600 acre-ft Aug. 13, 14, 1951 (gage height, 614.2 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity-type dam. Storage began Sept. 9, 1940; 

dam completed early in 1942. Capacity between gage heights 681.0 and 714.0 ft is 

778,000 acre-ft and is reserved for flood control. Figures given herein represent 

total contents. Water used for power development and for irrigation of rice in several 

districts below Columbus. Data regarding dam and reservoir are shown In following 

table:

Maximum design level - top of spillway. . .

Bottom of twenty-four 8|-foot diameter 

paradox gates ..........................

Gage height 

(feet)

714.0 

681.0

552.0

535.8

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

1,950,000 

1,172,000

54,800

27,900

Cooperation. Records of daily gage heights and capacity curve furnished by Lower Colorado River Authority.

Revisions. WSP 1342: Drainage area.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and total contents, in acre-feet)

665

670

675

680

899,700

976,900

1,062,000

1,152,000

685

690

695

1,252,000

1,352,000

1,461,000

Total contents, in thousands of acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1,015 

1,013

1,008

1,005

1,001

999.6

996.3

991.4

991.4

991.4

986.6

993.0

994.6

1,062

1,188

1,254 

1,314

1,360

1,373 

1 , 36^

1,367

1,369

1,362

1,362

1,362

1,360 

1,360

1,360

1,358

1,358

1,354

690.1

+336,000

Nov.

1,348 

1,346

1,338

1,336

1,334

1,330

1,328

1,324

1,318

1,312

1,308

1,308

1,308

1,308

1,308

1,304 

1,298

1,302

1,288 

1,280

1,276

1,270

1,266

1,262

1,260

1,260 

1,266

1,264

1,266

1,264

685.6

-90,000

Dec.

1,258 

1,256

1,254

1,250

1,242

1,236

1,230

1,220

1,210

1,200

1,194

1,186

1,184

1,178

1,172

1,170 

1,170

1,168

1,166 

1,168

1,164

1,158

1,156

1,152

1,154

1,154 

1,152

1,154

1,148

1,145

1,141

679.4

-123,000

Jan.

1,138 

,138

,134

,130

,132

,136

,138

,136

1,136

1,134

1,132

1,132

1,130

1,130

1,129

1^127 

1,127

1,130

1,127 

1,129

1,132

1,134

1,134

1,134

1,134

1,132 

1,132

1,132

1,132

1,132

1,132

678.9

-9,000

Feb.

1,127 

1,136

1,136

1,138

1,141

1,141

1,143

1,143

1,143

1,145

1,148

1,150

1,152

1,152

1,150

1,147 

1,145

1,139

1,136 

1,134

1,139

1,176

1,248

1,280

1,294

1,302 

1,300

1,298

-

_

687.3

+166, 000

Mar.

1,294 

1,290

1,286

1,284

1,284

1,284

1,280

1,272

1,268

1,274

1,276

1,274

1,266

1,262

1,256

1,256 

1,240

1,240

1,236 

1,232

1,232

1,228

1,226

1,224

1,216

1,216 

1,214

1,210

1,208

1,206

1,204

682.6

-94,000

Apr.

1,200 

1,194

1,192

1,188

1,184

1,174

1,166

1,164

1,164

1,164

1,160

1,158

1,156

1,156

1,152

1,150 

1,150

1,147

1,145 

1,141

1,138

1,136

1,134

1,130

1,129

1,125 

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,114

677.9

-90,000

May

1,112 

1,143

1,178

1,188

1,190

1,192,

1,190

1,186

1,180

1,176

1,168

1,168

1,168

1,168

1,168

1,168 

1,166

1,160

1,162 

1,164

1,164

1,166

1,168

1,168

1,168

1,172 

1,172

1,168

1,168

1,164

1,162

680.5

+48,000

June

1,158 

1,158

1,158

1,156

1,154

1,152

1,148

1,143

1,141

1,139

1,139

1,136

1,136

1,134

1,129

1,134 

1,242

1,250

1,252 

1,252

1,248

1,246

1,236

1,238

1,238

1,234 

1,228

1,224

1,214

1,210

682.9

+48,000

July

1,206 

1,204

1,200

1,192

1,190

1,186

1,182

1,176

1,178

1,174

1,170

1,164

1,156

1,150

1,147

1,143 

1,141

1,139

1,138 

1,138

1,134

1,130

1,130

1,123

1,118

1,114 

1,114

1,103

1,098

1,093

1,085

676.3

-125,000

Aug.

1,076 

1,073

1,069

1,066

1,060

1,057

1,051

1,048

1,046

1,040

1,032

1,028

1,026

1,021

1,015

1,010 

1,010

1,006

1,003 

996.3

996.3

991.4

980.1

998.2

986.6

981.7 

980.1

976.9

973.8

972.2

967.6

669.4

-117, 400

Sept.

964.5 

966.0

959.8

958.3

958.3

956.8

961.4

964.5

963.0

964.5

964.5

963.0

963.0

961.4

961.4

959.8 

959.8

961.4

973.8 

983.3

989.8

996.3

996.3

993.0

998.0

996.3 

996.3

993.0

993.0

994.6

671.1

+27,000

Calendar year 1957.................... * +218,400

Water year 1957-58.................... * -23,400

t Gage height, in feet, at end of month. 

* Change in contents, in acre-feet.
226 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1555. Barton Springs at Austin, Tex.

Location. Lat 30 C 15'50", long 97°46'15". Springs issue from channel and along banks of 

Barton Creek for a distance of 1,000 ft in Zilker Park at Austin, Travis County. The 

main spring Is near right bank of creek 500 ft upstream from concrete dam forming 

swimming pool, 1,800 ft upstream from bridge at entrance to Zilker Park, and 0.6 mile 

upstream from mouth of Barton Creek.

Records available. November 1894 to September 1958 (discharge measurements only).

Summary of all discharge measurements prior to October 1937 is contained In WSP 850. 

Daily discharge record of Barton Creek at Austin, published for period April 1917 to 

September 1918, closely represents the flow of Barton Springs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge measured during year, 133 cfs Mar. 3; minimum measured, 

42.8 cfs Oct. 2.

1894-1958: Maximum discharge measured, 166 cfs May 10, 1941; minimum measured, 

9.59 cfs Mar. 29, 1956.

Remarks. Discharge measurements represent total flow of springs including Old Mill Spring 

which Is on right bank and about 1,000 ft downstream from main spring. Springs emerge 

from Edwards limestone in Balcones fault zone and respond to rainfall on the Edwards 

Plateau. Water used for recreational purposes. The additional head on the springs 

caused by the swimming pool at main spring being full has an appreciable effect on the 

flow of the springs.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, of Barton Creek

and determination of discharge of Barton Springs, water year

October 1957 to September 1958

Date

Dec. 14... ..........

Jan. 22, 1958.......

July 29 .............

Aug . 26 .............

Barton Creek 

below springs

159

56.1

Barton Creek 

above springs

65.0

67.3

54.1

78.2

81.3

.52

0

Barton 

Springs

42.8

52.0

91.4

74.6

a!05

72.2

56.1

a Swimming pool above measuring section filled.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 227

1570. Waller Creek at 38th Street, Austin, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°17'49", long 96°43'36", on right bank 200 ft upstream from bridge at 

East 38th Street at Austin, Travis County, 1.1 miles upstream from West Branch of 

Waller Creek, and 3.3 miles upstream from Colorado River.

Drainage area. 2.31 sq mi.

Records available. April 1955 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 555.44 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Port Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 518 cfs Oct. 14 (gage height, 5.54 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 4, caused by regulation upstream.

1955-58: Maximum discharge, 596 cfs May 26, 1957; no flow many days each year 

1955-57.

Remarks. Records good. Plow slightly regulated at times by a small reservoir at St. 

Mary's Academy on West 41st Street, and a small swimming pool at the academy which is 

drained into the creek every week or two during the summer. Other swimming pools 

drain into the creek, causing rises which are not from rainfall.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

2.0 

4.3 

8.7

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 117

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20 

21

22

23

24

25 

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.7

.7

.6

.5

75

.5

.7

.6 

.6

.6

.5

.5

3.3 *111

*54 

11

5.6 

3.6

2.3 

1.6

5.7

38

6.6

4.3

*2.7 

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3 

1.2

1.0

295.2

9.52

586

Nov.

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.6

1.4

1.0

1.0

.9 

.9

2.0

4.2

3.0

1.0

.7

.7

1.1 

1.5

1.0

1.0 

1.6

2.7

6.0 4TB1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2 

1.1

50.9

1.70

101

Dec.

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

*1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.2

1.0

.9 

1.0

.9

.9 

.9

.9 *.9

.9

.6

3.5

.6

.6

.6 

.6

35.3

1.14

70

Jan.

1.0

1.0

.9

1.3

4.6

1.7

1.1

1.1 

*1.1

1.1

1.1

8.8

1.9

1.4

1.2

.8

171

1.2

2.5 

1.3

1.7

T76- 9.5

1.0

.9

.9

.8

. 8

. 8

56.5

1.82

112

Feb.

0.8 ~78

.8

1.0

1.3

1.3 *1.3

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

47 *114 ~20~

6.2

2.7

2.0

1.8

-

221.5

7.91

439

Mar.

2.1

1.7

1.6

1.7

8.2

1.7

2.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

4.2

1.5 *1.4

1.3

1.3 

5.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

2.5

1.1 

T7T

59.6

1.92

118

Apr.

2.0

1.2

1.1

1.2

.9

.6

76

2.1

1.1

1.0

1.3

14

3.5

1.2

1.1 

1.1

1.1

*1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0 

~2.1 31

1.6

1.3

1.3

84.7

2.82

168

May

1.2

26

~2-.5 27

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.3 

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

4.5

1.1 

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9 

*.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

89.1

2.87

177

June

0.9

.8

TS

.8

.9

1.1

1.1

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

1.1

48 

TT.8

1.6

2.1

1.6

1.1

1.4

1.4 

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.2

.9

83.2

2.77

165

July

1.2

1.2

*1.2

.8

173

21

T.9

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

.9

1.2

1.1 

1.1

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1

.9

1.1 

1.2

1.1

55.9

1.80

111

Aug.

1.1

1.1

1.2

.9

1.1

1.1

1.1

.7

.8

.678"

.8

.9

.8

. 8 

.7 

1.1

1.3

1.2 

1.1

*1.6

1.3

T76- 1.8 

.1

.2

.0

.2 

.1

1.1

32.7

1.05

65

Sept.

1.1

.7

.7

.7

1.0

.8

18

2.1 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

4.2

ii 

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.2 

1.1

1.1

1.0

*1.0 

10

78.6

2.62

156

Calendar year 1957: Max 111 Mln O Mean 2.75 Ac-ft 1,990

Water year 1957-58: Max 114 Mln O.5 Mean 3.13 Ac-ft 2,260

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Oct. 14 (1:15 p.m.) 518 cfs 

(4.87 ft); Apr. 13 (10:30 p.m.) 318 cfs (4.92 ft): Apr. 26 

(5:15 p.m.) 241 cfs (4.63 ft); June 17 (3:3O a.m.) 315 cfs 

(5.51 ft).

5.54 ft); Feb. 22 (5 p.m.) 3O4 cfs

5:30 p.m.) 464 cfs (5.39 ft); May 2

4.91 ft); July 6 (7 p.m.) 500 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day.
228 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1575. Waller Creek at 23d Street, Austin, Tex.

Location 

bridge 

rado River.

.- -Lat 30°17'08", long 97°44'0l", on San Jacinto Boulevard, 50 ft upstream from 

e on East 23d Street at Austin, Travis County, and 2.1 miles upstream from ColoP4 *T£*-n

Drainage area. 4.13 sq mi.

Records available. December 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 509.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Fort Worth supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs Apr. 26 (gage height, 5.47 ft); minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Oct. 12.

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 2,050 cfs June 12, 1957 (gage height, 5.85 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs at times.

Maximum flood since about 1885 occurred Apr. 22, 1915, when stream was 30 to 40 ft 

deep, probably near mouth of creek , from information by U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by small dam upstream. Diversion of city water 

into channel during the summer months from municipal and private swimming pools. 

Probability of diversions into and out of drainage area by storm sewers. Station is 

part of hydrologic research project to study rainfall-runoff relation for small urban 

areas. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

0.9 

1.9 

3.8

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

7.8

16

29

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

62

116

232

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

19~1.2

*218

156

14

8.4

6.1

4.2

3.1

12

68

8.8

6.1

*4.8

3.7

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

561.7

18.1

1,110

Nov.

2.2

2.1

2.3

2.9

3.4

2.0

2.5

1.9

1.8

4.8

9.5

6.7

2.3

1.8

1.7

2.0

2.0

3.5

2.0

2.0

3.5

6.0

12

IT

3.6

3.2

3.1

2.5

2.4

2.3

109.0

3.63

216

Dec.

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

*2.5

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

10

1.6

8.6

1.7

1.6

1.5

TT6

77.6

2.50

154

Calendar year 1957: Max 218

Jan.

1.9

Fa

2.0

2.9

9.7

3.7

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.2

2.1

20

4.4

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.0

2.3

2.6

5.8

2.7

3.8

21 "3.8

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.0

126.7

4.09

251

Feb.

1.8

ITS

1.8

2.0

2.6

2.5

*2.3

2.2

2.3

3.0

2.5

3.5

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.2

99

*213 ~2T

8.8

6.3

4.9

4.3

4.2

-

412.5

14.7

818

Min 0 . 4

Mar.

4.5

3.6

3.5

3.5

20

4.0

4.9

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.1

11

3.1

*3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

13

3.2

3.0

2.9

3.3

3.2

2.7

3.7

2.8

2.9

2.7

5.5

2.5

2 g

137.1

4.42

272

Apr.

6.6

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.1

1.7 r^

2.7

5.0

2.5

2.2

3.2

28

6.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.3

10

*2.5

2.4

2.3

2.0

2.1

92

4.4

3.4

2.8

2 .6

209.3

6.98

415

May

2.6

*64

54

5.1

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

9.2

3.1

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

*1.8

2TT

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

200.0

6.45

397

June

1.8

T78

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

4.7

~3.6 90

3.1

3.1

5.9

3.1

2.6

2.5

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

165.0

5.50

327

July

2.2

2.4

*2.2

2.0

2T9

56

4.6

2.8

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.5

2.9

3.8

3.6

3.2

2.3

2.3

2.8

2.4

133.8

4.32

265

Aug.

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.5

2.4

2.9

2.5

2.0

1.7

2.4

1.8

2.1

2.4

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.9

2.6

2.7

2.5

3.2

2.4

3.9

*273~

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

73.6

2.37

146

Sept.

2.2

2.3

2.2

1.9

3.3

2.0

~4.9 43

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

T75

2.1

2.8

2.7

2.0

11

40

2.8

3.7

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.2

*2.2

26

183.4

6.11

364

Mean 5.94 Ac-ft 4,300

Water year 1957-58: Max 218 Min 1.2 Mean 6.55 Ac-ft 4,74O

Peak discharge (base, 6OO cfs). Oct. 14 (1:15 p.m.) 1,12O cfs (4.75 ft); Feb. 22 (4 p.m.) 655 cfs 

(3.98 ft); Apr. 26 (5 p.m.) 1,700 cfs (5.47 ft); May 2 (6 p.m.) 1.010 cfs (4.58 ft); June 17 

(5 a.m.) 804 efs (4.24 ft); July 6 (7:50 p.m.) 1,540 efs (5.02 ft).________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 229

1580. Colorado River at Austin, Tex.

Location. La t 30°14'40", long 97°41'20", on right bank just upstream from Montopolis 

Bridge on U. S. Highway 183 at southeast edge of Austin, Travis County, 2.8 miles 

upstream from Walnut Creek, 3.8 miles downstream from Waller Creek, 5 miles downstream 

from Barton Creek, and at mile 290.

Drainage _ area. 38 ,400 sq mi, approximately, of which 11,900 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available.--February 1898 to September 1958. Gage-height records collected in 

this vicinity since 1903 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 407.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929. Prior to June 18, 1915, combination staff and chain gages in vicinity of Congress 

Avenue Bridge, 4.0 miles upstream at datum 14.6 ft higher. June 18, 1915, to Apr. 21, 

1918, water-stage recorder (pressure type) in basement near left end of Congress Avenue 

Bridge at datum 14.6 ft higher. Apr. 26, 1918, to June 19, 1939, water-stage recorder 

at Congress Avenue Bridge at datum 14.6 ft higher.

Average discharge.--60 years, 2,522 cfs (1,826,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,300 cfs June 17 (gage height, 15.13 ft); minimum daily discharge, 330 cfs Oct. 13.

1898-1958: Maximum discharge, 481,000 cfs June 15, 1935 (gage height, 45.0 ft, 

present site and datum, from floodmark) ; minimum, 13 cfs Aug. 18, 1918.

Maximum stage known since at least 1843, 46.0 ft July 7, 1969, present site and 

datum (adjusted to present site on basis of record for flood of June 15, 1935), determined from information concerning stage at former site furnished by Dean T. U. Taylor.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1929 has been revised to 

154,000 cfs May 29, 1929 (gage height, 27.35 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 688.

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

Flow largely regulated by Buchanan Reservoir and Lake Travis (see p. 220, 225 ) , and 

other smaller reservoirs, having a combined capacity of 3,979,000 acre-ft. About 

36,000 acres irrigated above station. During year city of Austin diverted an average 

of about 41 cfs for municipal use above station and returned about 25 cfs of treated 

sewage below station. Many other diversions above Buchanan Reservoir for irrigation, 

municipal supply, and oilfield operations. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 508: 1915(m). WSP 528: 1900(M) , 1918(m). WSP 548: 1901-6. 

WSP 1342:Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for 

high-water periods in the water years 1908 and 1936, superseding those published in 

WSP 288 and 808, are given herewith:

1908

Apr. 21........ 36,200

22........ 58,000

23........ 100,000

24........ 75,400

May 25........ 64,600

26........ 36,700

1908-Con. 

May 27........ 40,700

28........ 44,400

1936 

May 28........ 31,900

Month

April 1908 ...............................

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

Calendar year 1908.....,, ..............

Cfs -days

_

_

_

-

Maximum

100,000

100,000

Minimum

183

183

Mean

11,600

2,880

5,433

Runoff in 

acre-feet

690,000

711,000

2,470,000

2,090,000

424,500

3,945,000
230 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1580. Colorado River at Austin, Tex.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

SO 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,950 

2,300

2,500

2,250 

2,350

1,760

1,620

1,950

2,450

2,700

1,100

762

a330

6,280

7,550

8,140

8,700

14,400

16,200 

9,900

*6,880

13,500

9,700

6,700 

6,700

6,520

6,520

6,520

6,340

6 , 520

6,520

177,612

5,729

352,300

Nov.

6,520 

6,520

6,520

6,520 

6,520

6,520

6,340

6,340

6,340

6,340

6,520

6,520

6,520

6,520

6,340

6,340

6,340

6,340

5,260 

5,440

5,800

*5,980

5,980

6,160 

6,160

5,980

6,160

6,520

6,340

6,340

188,040

6,268

373,000

Dec.

6,340 

6,340

6,160

6,160 

6,160

6,160

6,340

6,520

6,160

6,160

6,160

6,160

4,740

4,100

4,100

*4,260

4,100

4,100

5,680 

3,680

3,820

3,680

3,820

3,680 

3,680

3,680

3,820

3,680

3,680

3,960

3,680

148,760

4,799

295,100

Jan.

3,680 

3,680

3,680

3,680 

3,820

3,280

3,280

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,960

3,820

3,680

3,680

3,220

3,280

3,680

3,280 

3,820

3,820

3,220

3,860

*4,260 

4,260

4,100

3,960

3,820

3,960

3,960

4,100

115,560

3,728

229,200

Feb.

4,100 

3,710

3,680

3,820 

3,960

3,960

3,820

3,540

3,960

2,700

2,250

2,920

2,050

1,900

1,480

2,800

3,540

3,960

3,820 

4,260

5,620

8,670

10.900

5*620

6,340

6,520

*5,620

-

- --

122,040

4,359

242,100

Mar.

5,800 

5,620

5,260

5,260 

5,440

5,440

6,340

6,160

5,800

5,980

5,160

5,980

5,440

*5,440

5,620

5,800

5,980

6,160

5,620 

5,590

5,980

5,980

5,620

5,620 

5,620

5,620

5,620

5,980

5,980

5,620 

5,620

178,150

5,747

353,400

Apr.

5,620 

5,620

*5,620

5,620 

5,980

5,800

4,740

3,680

*3,680

5,220

3,470

3,540

3,820

3,680

3,470

3,470

3,540

3,470

3,540 

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,540

3,540 

3,540

4,100

3,680

*3,680

3,680

3,540

121,920

4,064

241,800

May

3,540 

5,500

10,900

4^100

4,100

4,420

5,800

5,440

5,080

4,900

4,100

*4,100

4,100

4,100

4,100

3,820

3,960

3,540 

5,040

3,400

3,470

3,540

3,540 

3,400

3,470

4,100

4,100

3,820

3,680

3,680

132,800

4,284

263,400

June

3,680 

3,680

3,680

3,470 

3,680

*3,680

3,680

3,820

3,820

3,540

3,680

3,470

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,820

13,700

6,100

5,800 

5,660

6,060

4,740

5,700

5,440 

5,440

5,440

5,440

4,740

4,900

5,440

143,340

4,778

284,300

July

5,440 

5,440

5,440

5,260 

5,260

5,440

4,740

5,440

3,960

3,960

5,260

5,260

5,260

*5,260

4,740

4,740

4,900

3,820

3,680 

1,560

*2,040

2,870

2,750

3,540 

2,960

3,340

3,220

3,540

3,680

3,680

3,820

130,300

4,203

258,400

Aug.

3,680 

3,400

2,860

2,860 

2,920

3,040

2,980

2,520

2,550

2,340

2,650

2,890

2,500

2,570

2,980

2,700

2,470

2,750

2,750 

2,770

*2,810

*2,680

2,700

2,100 

2,090

*2,520

2,510

2,530

2,480

2,550

1,850

83 , 000

2,677

164,600

Sept.

*1,840 

1,730

2,420

2,460 

2,090

1,670

2,100

1,480

1,580

1,660

1,710

1,530

1,530

991

1,550

1,480

1,350

1,350

1,190 

1,820

1,130

920

1,400

1,420 

1,530

1,660

1,480

1,260

1,440

1,580

47,351

1,578

93,920

Calendar year 1957 : Max 37,900 Min 131 Mean 6,254 Ac-ft 4,528,000

Water year 1957-58 : Max 16,200 Min 330 Mean 4,353 Ao-ft 3,152,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Austin dam furnished by Lower 

Colorado River Authority.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 231

1595. Colorado River at Smithvllle, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°01', long 97°10', on right bank 360 ft downstream from bridge on State

Highway 71 in Smithville, Bastrop County, 850 ft downstream from Gazley Creek,

4 miles downstream from Alum Creek, and at mile 212. 

Drainage area. 39,880 sq mi, approximately, of which 11,900 sq mi is probably noncontributing. 

Records available. July 1930 to September 1958. Gage-height records collected in this

vicinity since 1920 are contained in reports of 0. S. Weather Bureau. 

Gage.--Water*stage recorder. Datum of gage is 270.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Apr. 9, 1931, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge. 28 years, 2,877 cfs (2,083,000 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 104,000 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 25.40 ft);

minimum, 750 cfs Oct. 14.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 305,000 cfs June 16, 1935 (gage height, 42.5 ft,

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 209,000 cfs on basis of slope-area

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 76 cfs Nov. 2, 1934.

Maximum stage known since at least 1870, about 47.4 ft Dec. 4, 1913; flood of

July 8, 1869, was several feet higher, from information by local residents. 

Remarks.--Records good. Many diversions above station for irrigation and municipal supply.

Regulation same as that for Colorado River at Austin. 

Revisions. WSP 1342: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for periods in the water year 1934, superseding those published in WSP 763,

are given herewith:

Date

1934

Feb. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Discharge

1,350

1,130

962

844

810

2,060

1,880

1,960

Date

1934-Con.

Feb. 17

18

20

21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

1,350

1,420

1,110

943

879

862

818

755

Date

1934-Con.

Feb. 26

27

28

Mar. 1

8

9

10

11

Discharge

689

636

610

1,050

1,190

1,140

1,090

972

Date

1934-Con.

Mar. 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

905

827

763

696

655

597

557

518

Date

1934-Con.

Mar. 20

21

22

23

24

25

28

29

Discharge

528

528

514

492

492

2,100

1,400

2,890

Month

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

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

Maximum

4,720

37,100

Minimum

610

79

Mean

1,540

1,448

Runoff in 

acre-feet

85, 300

1,050,000

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

Oct. 1-14 Oct. 15 to Sept. 30

3.1 

4.0 

6.0

1,120

2,200

5,200

3.1 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,510

2,550

5,450

11,900

14.0

19.0

25.0

26,800

55,000

100,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,810

2,140

2,260

2,530

2,260

2,330

2,000

1,620

1,880

2,260

2,810

1,940

1,150

4,320

35,500

50.500 

15,300

10,100

15,500

9,000

13,100

17,400

*35,400

14,400

8,790

8,130

7,910

7,510

7,510

7,310

7,310

311,760

10,060

618,400

Nov.

7,110

6,910

6,910

6,910

6,910

6,910

6,910

6,910

6,710

6,710

6,710

8,350

9,010

7,510

7,110

6,910 

6,910

6,910

*6,910

5,990

5,990

8,130

7,710

10,900

11, 900

7,710

7,110

7,110

7,310

6,910

222,000

7,400

440,300

Dec.

6. 910

6,910

6,910

6,710

6,710

6,530

6,710

6,710

6,910

6,530

6,530

6,530

6,530

5,450

4,650

4,500 

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,200

4,050

5,900

3,900

3,900

4,200

4,970

4,810

6,350

4,500

*4,050

4,200

168,260

5,428

333,700

Jan.

4,050

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,900

4,200

3,900

3,620

3,900

3,900

3,900

7,040

11,900

5,450

4,350

4,200 

3,900

5,480

4,050

3,620

4,200

4,200

4,380

12.100

6,170

4,970

*4,650

4,500

4,200

4,350

4,200

148,980

4,806

295,500

Feb.

4,350

4,350

4,050

3,760

4,050

4,200

4,050

3,900

3,620

3,900

3,140

2,740

3,000

2,740

2,310

1,750 

2,190

2,940

3,270

3,070

5,850

51,000

97 , 500

33 300

111 400

9,010

9,010

9,230

- -

293,460

10,480

582,100

Mar.

7,910

7,710

7,310

6,910

6,910

8,150

7,510

8,130

7,710

7,310

7,310

7,710

7,510

6,910

6,710

6,910 

7,110

7,310

7,710

7,310

6,710

7,510

7,310

7,110

7,110

6,910

6,910

6,910

7,310

7,310

6,910

226,050

7,292

448,400

Apr.

6,710

6,910

6,910

6,910

6,710

6,910

*6,910

5,990

4,810

4,810

4,550

4,350

4,500

4,970

5,290

4,500 

4,500

4,500

4,350

4,500

4,650

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,500

5,430

6,170

4,970

4,650

------

157,760

5,259

312,900

May

4,500

4,500

14,500

*58 J 500

7,310

6,170

5,450

5,450

6,710

6,350

6,170

5,990

4,970

*4,810

4,810

4,810 

4,810

4,500

4,350

4,200

5,550

3,620

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,760

4,200

4,350

4,200

4,050

191,990

6,193

380,800

June

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,900

5.760

3,900

3,900

3,900

4,050

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,760

3,900

3,900

4,050 

4,050

15.500

8,3TD

6,530

6,170

6,910

*5,630

5,810

6,170

5,990

5,810

5,810

5,290

5,290

155,550

5,185

308, 500

July

5,810

5,810

5,810

5,810

5,810

5,810

8.150

6,350

5,990

4,970

4,500

5,450

5,810

5,810

5,630

5,450 

5,130

5,450

4,500

4,200

2,870

2.510

3,410

*3,340

3,760

3,410

3,760

3,760

4,050

4,050

4,050

151,000

4,871

299,500

Aug.

4.050

3,900

3,410

3,200

3,140

3,340

3,410

3,410

3,000

2,940

2,810

3,000

3,270

3,070

2,940

3,340 

3,140

2,940

3,070

3,140

3,070

3,140

3,000

3,000

2,810

2.250

*2,680

2,740

2,810

2,740

2,740

95,500

3,081

189,400

Sept.

2,370

2,130

2,010

2,370

2,680

2,490

2,250

3,420

2,960

2,070

1,950

2,010

1,900

1,780

1,560

1,510 

1,780

1,620

1,680

8,570

29,700

3,320

2,690

1,950

1,840

1,900

2,010

1,900

1,680

1,680

-------

97,780

3,259

193,900

Calendar year 1957 : Max 50,300 Min 166 Mean 7,743 Ac-ft 5,606,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 97,300 Min 1,130 Mean 6,082 Ac-ft 4,403,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

541344 O -60 - 16
232 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1600. Dry Creek at Buescher Lake near Smlthvllle, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°03', long 97°09', on left bank 225 ft upstream from dam In BastropBuescher State Park, 1.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 2.2 miles north of Smlthvllle, 

Bastrop County.

Drainage area. 1.48 sq ml (area above dam). 

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 327.£ 

1929.

ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 19 years, 0.42 cfs (304 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum recorded Inflow during year, 206 cfs Feb. 22; maximum gage height, 

23.00 ft Oct. 16 (outflow, 212 cfs); no Inflow most of time.

1939-58: Maximum Inflow, 1,870 cfs June 30, 1940; maximum gage height, 24.96 ft 

June 30, 1940 (outflow, 1,670 cfs); no Inflow most of time.

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

Records given herein represent flow Into Buescher Lake. No runoff except during and 

Immediately following precipitation. Discharge below gage height 22.27 ft (spillway 

crest), determined from change in contents of lake; that above gage height 22.27 ft 

determined by algebraic summation of flow over spillway and change In contents of lake 

(reduced to equivalent cubic feet per second). There was flow over spillway Oct. 16, 

17, 22-24, Nov. 22-27, 1957, Jan. 23-27, Feb. 21-27, 1958. No adjustments made for 

evaporation or seepage losses. Capacity of lake, 248 acre-ft. No diversions above 

station or from lake.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a4

a50

alOO

14

aO

aO

aO

aO

a50

*7.3

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

215. 7

6.96

428

Nov.

0

0

0

0

O

O

**.4

0

O

0

.7

6.0

1.1

.3

0

0

0

.1

*0

0

.3

19

To

15

5.4

2.5

.5

0

0

0

61.3

2.04

122

Dec.

0

0

O

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0

~

5.8

.2

*.l

0

7.9

0.25

16

Jan.

0

0

o

0

.5

.1

0

O

0

0

0

6.2

2.0

.7

0

0

0

0

.2

.3

0

0

8.9

677

1.3

.4

*.l

0

0

0

0

27.4

0.88

54

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

73

ZZ

8.1

3.5

.4

0

0

-

121.0

4.32

240

Mar.

0

0

o

*o

0

o

o

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

0

0

.6

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6

0.02

1.2

Apr.

0

0

o

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

75- .9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

0.05

2.8

May

0

0

3^5

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.5

0.11

6.9

June

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

.6

.1

*0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

1.6

July

0

0

0

0

0

.7

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

1.4

Aug.

(*)

0

o

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

.4

0

.6

0

20

.9

10

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

34.6

1.15

69

Calendar year 1957: Max 100 MIn 0 Mean 1.52 Ac-ft 1,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 100 Mln 0 Mean 1.30 Ac-ft 943

* Discharge measurement of inflow and/or outflow, or observation of no inflow and/or outflow made 

on this day.

** Field estimate of inflow or outflow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and weather 

records.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 

1610. Colorado River at Columbus, Tex.

233

Location.--Lat 29°42'20", long 96°32'05", near right bank at downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 90 at eastern edge of Columbus, Colorado County, 340 ft downstream from Texas and New Oreleans Railroad Co. bridge, 2.6 miles downstream from 

Cummins Creek, and at mile 135.

Drainage area. 41,070 sq mi, approximately, of which 11,900 sq mi is probably noncontributing; 41,170 sq mi, approximately, at site "near Eagle Lake."

Records available. January 1903 to December 1911 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only).Discharge records for January 1904 to December 1911, published in WSP 84, 99, 

132, 174, 210, 288, and 308 have been found unreliable and should not be used. May 1916 

to November 1930, May 1939 to September 1958. September 1930 to June 1939 at site near 

Eagle Lake, 23 miles downstream. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 

1903 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 155.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to May 1, 1919, various nonrecording gages at sites in the immediate 

vicinity at datum 3.00 ft lower. May 1, 1919, to Nov. 23, 1930, water-stage recorder 

at site about 300 ft downstream at datum 3.00 ft lower. Sept. 17, 1930, to June 12, 

1939 (Oct. 1, 1930, to May 31, 1939, used herein), water-stage recorder at site 

23 miles downstream at different datum. May 17 to Nov. 14, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--42 years (1916-58), 3,404 cfs (revised), 2,464,000 acre-ft per year.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 74,800 cfs Oct. 15; maximum gage height, 

27.17 ft Feb. 24; minimum discharge, 1,390 cfs Sept. 17.

1916-58: Maximum discharge, 190,000 cfs June 18, 1935 (gage height, 38.5 ft), computed on basis of records for station near Eagle Lake; minimum, 93 cfs Sept. 1, 1918.

Maximum stage known, 41.6 ft, present datum, in July 1869 and on Dec. 6, 1913, from 

information by local resident. River divided each time and left Columbus on an island. 

Data on other floods as follows: July 29, 1938, observed stage, 38.4 ft, furnished by 

U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge, 175,000 cfs, computed on basis of records for station 

near Eagle Lake). Flood of June 18, 1935, reached a stage of 29.45 ft June 19, 1935, 

at station "near Eagle Lake" 23 miles downstream (discharge, 177,000 cfs).

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

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

papers indicated.

WSP

508 

528 

548

Water 

year

1920 

1921 

1922

Date

Oct. 14, 1919 

Sept. 13, 1921 

May 5, 1922

Discharge 

(cfs)

63,900 

67,400 

117,000

Gage height 

(feet)

34.6 

35.1 

38.3

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions above station for irrigation and municipal supply. 

Regulation same as that for Colorado River at Austin. Records of suspended sediment 

loads and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1342: Drainage area. See also Records available. Revised 

figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period in the water year 

1922, superseding those published in WSP 548, are given herewith:

1922 

May 1.......... 71,000

2.......... 77,OOO

3.......... 92,000

1922-Con.

Hay 4.......... 112,OOO

5. ......... 112,000

6.......... 1O3,OOO

May 1922..

Calendar

Month

year 1922.. .........

Maximum

112,000

Minimum

5,160

260

Mean

6,010

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,50O,OOO

4.35O.OOO
234 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1610. Colorado River at Columbus, Tex. Continued

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14, Oct. 26 to Nov. 22, Jan. 26 to Feb. 22, Feb. 25 to 

Mar. 31, Sept. 23-30; rate of change In stage used as a factor Oct. 14-18, 22-25, 

Feb. 22-26, May 3-6, Sept. 20-23)

3.3 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

12.0

1,440

2,140

4,250

8,200

13,800

16.0

20.0

24.0

27.0

23,900

37,600

54,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,740

2,390

2,740

2,640

2,840

*2,740

2,540

2,440

1,940

1,940

2,090

2,740

2,390

7,680

56,500

56 , 900

18*400

11,000

13,400

16,000

15,900

25,400 

27,900

13,900

8,680

7,640

7,360

7,080

6,800 

6,670

380,180

12,260

754,100

Nov.

6,540

*6,410

6,280

6,280

6,280

6,280

6,410

6,540

6,410

6,150

6,150

6,540

8,520

8,060

 ,800

6,410

5,690 

6,020

6,150

6,020

7,210

14,500

18,400 

16,000

12,800

10,100

8,060

7,360

7,220

7,220

239,010

7,967

474,100

Dec.

7,080

6,940

*6 , 800

6,800

6,670

6,670

6,540

6,670

6,540

6,800

6,540

6,410

6,410

6,410

5,890

4,980

4,730 

4,730

4,730

4,610

4,370

4,130

4,010 

4,010

4,010

4,490

5,500

7,500

7,360

5,500

4,250

178,080

5,745

353,200

Jan.

4,250

*4,370

4,130

4,130

4,130

4,370

4,490

4,250

4,010

4,130

4,130

4,660

11,500

12,000

7,360

5,370

4,850 

4,610

4,130

5,110

6,280

5,240

5,980 

11,000

11,600

7,600

5,630

5,240

5,240

4,730 

4,610

179,130

5,778

355,300

Feb.

4,490

4,370

4,490

4,370

*3,770

4,010

4,250

4,010

3,890

3,890

4,250

3,660

3,140

3,040

3,140

2,640

2,240 

2,140

2,840

3,240

3,240

12,800

56,000 

*66,700

37,000

*12,600

7,840

8,520

278,570

9,949

552,500

Mar.

6,560

7,500

*7,220

7,220

6,670

6,670

7,360

7,080

7,360

7,360

6,940

6,800

7,080

7,080

6,540

6.410

6,410 

6,540

6,800

7,080

6,800

6,410

7,080 

7,030

6,800

6,800

6,800

6,670

6,670

6,940 

6,940

215,470

6,951

427,400

Apr.

6,800

6,800

*6,800

6,800

6,800

6,670

6,670

6,670

6,280

4,980

4,850

4,610

4,570

5,630

 6,150

5,760

4,730 

4,610

4,610

4,490

4,610

4,730

4,610 

4,490

4,490

4,490

4,490

4,850

6,280

4,980

163,100

5,437

323,500

May

4,730

4,610

10,200

*19,000

*25,000

9,500

6,800

6,280

5,890

6,800

6,670

6,280

6,150

5,500

5,110

5,110

5,110 

5,110

4,730

4,610

4,610

3,890

3,770 

4,130

4,130

4,130

4,130

3,890

4,250

4,370 

4,250

198,740

6,411

394,200

June

4,250

4,010

4,010

4,010

*4,010

4,130

4,010

4,130

4,130

4,130

4,130

4,130

4,130

4,010

3,690

4,010

4,010 

4,010

9,910

9,110

6,410

5,890

6,800 

5,760

5,500

5,890

5,630

5,630

5,630

5,370

150,670

5,022

298,800

July

*5,110

5,500

5,630

5,500

5,500

5,500

5,760

7,500

6,670

5,890

5,110

4,490

4,980

5,500

5,500

5,500

5,240 

4,980

5,240

4,490

4,130

3,440

2,290 

3,140

3,240

3,340

3,340

3,440

3,550

3,660 

3,770

146,930

4,740

291,400

Aug.

3,770

3,770

3,770

3,240

*3,140

2,940

3,140

3,140

3,240

2,940

2,840

2,740

2,640

2,940

3,040

2,740

2,940 

3,040

2,940

2,740

2,940

2,940

2,940 

2,940

2,840

2,840

2,190

2,390

2,540

2,540 

2,540

91,330

2,946

181,200

Sept.

.2,540

2,490

2,040

*1,B90

1,990

2,490

5,130

5,190

3,040

3,340

2,240

1,940

1,940

1,840

1,740

1,690

1,440 

1,740

2,440

3,020

14,000

#22, 800

8,700 

3,660

2,940

2,340

2,190

2,190

2,140

1,940

113,070

3,769

224,300

Calendar year 1957: Max 59,800 Min 192 Mean 8,400 Ac-ft 6,082,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 68,700 Min 1,440 Mean 6,395 Ac-ft 4,630,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weIght-gage readings Oct. 24 to Nov. 1, Nov. 5 to 

ec. 2, June 6-16.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 235

1620. Colorado River at Wharton, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°18'30", long 96"06'15", near center of span at downstream side of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 59, in Wharton, Wharton County, 1,000 ft downstream from 

Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. bridge, 12 miles upstream from Jones Creek, and at 

mile 67.

Drainage area. 41,380 sq mi, approximately, of which 11,900 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available . July 1916 to September 1925, July and August 1938 (flood discharge 

measurements only), October 1938 to September 1958. June to November 1901 and May 

to September 1902, daily records published in U. S. Department of Agriculture, Office 

of Experiment Stations, Bulletin Nos. 119 and 133. Gage-height records collected in 

this vicinity since 1935 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 65.42 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Mar. 19, 1919, staff gage, Mar. 19, 1919, to July 17, 1921, 

water-stage recorder, July 18 to Dec. 12, 1921, chain gage, and Dec. 13, 1921, to 

Sept. 30, 1925, water-stage recorder, at site about 700 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1919-21, 1922-25, 1938-58), 2,926 cfs (2,118,000 acre-ft 

per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 58,500 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 30.00 ft); 

minimum daily, 1,580 cfs Sept. 18.

1919-25, 1938-58: Maximum discharge observed, 100,000 cfs July 3, 1940 (gage height, 

35.99 ft); no flow Aug. 6, 1925 (result of pumping).

Maximum stage known since at least 1869, 38.9 ft Dec. 8, 1913, present datum, from 

information by local residents; below Wharton floodwater combined with floodwater of 

Brazos River. Flood of about July 12, 1869, reached about same height. Flood of 

June 20, 1935, reached a stage of 38.2 ft, present datum (discharge, 159,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 145,000 cfs), furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Flood of July 30, 1938. reached a stage of 37.4 ft, present datum, observed by Geological Survey engineers (discharge, 145,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Many diversions above station for irrigation, municipal supply, 

and oilfield operation. Regulation same as that for Colorado River at Austin. Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in 

WSP 1573.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 878: 1938(M). WSP 1342: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17 

16 

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,790 

3,160

2,710

2,890

2,800

*2,980

2,890

2,800

2,710

2,380

2,300 

2,380

2,710

3,160

21,200

50,200

57,300 

42,100 

17,300

10, 800

13,300

14,500

16,300

25,300 

23,800

12,800

8,880

7,950

7,430

7,170

6,910

382,900

12,350

759,500

Nov.

6,780 

6,530

*6,410

6,290

6,170

6,170

6,170

6,530

6,780

6,290

5.930 

6,050

6,910

8,600

7,950

6,650

6,290 

6,290 

6,050

6,290

6,050

6,800

18,900

19.700 

16,200

13,800

11,000

8,210

7,560

7,170

246,520

8,217

489,000

Dee.

7,170 

6,910

6,780

6,650

*6,650

6,530

6,530

6,410

6,410

6,410

6,530 

6,290

6,170

6,170

6,170

5,570

5,020 

4,800 

4,800

4,690

4,590

4,490

4,290

4,190 

4,190

4,190

4,390

5,240

6,780

6,650

5,130

176,790

5,703

350,700

Jan.

4,390 

4,290

4,290

4,090

3,990

4,090

4,490

*4,290

4,190

3,890

3,890 

4,090

5,050

10,600

10,600

6,650

5,020 

4,590 

4,390

4,590

6,050

5,930

5,570

7,950 

11.400

10,600

7,300

5,690

5,350

5,350

4,910

177,570

5,728

352,200

Feb.

4,800 

4,690

4,590

4,690

4,490

4,090

4,290

4,490

4,290

4,190

4,090 

4,490

3,990

*3,520

3,340

3,520

2,890 

2,540 

2,500

2,890

3,430

4,660

24,700

47,400 

55.900

*36,500

*13,400

10,000

-

274,170

9,792

543,800

Mar.

9,300 

8,880

7,950

7,560

*7,560

7,040

6,910

7,690

7,300

7,560

7,430 

7,040

6,910

7,170

7,040

6,650

6,410 

6,530 

6,650

6,780

7,040

6,780

6,530

6,910 

6,910

6,650

6,530

6,530

6,530

6,410

6,650

219,830

7,091

436,000

Apr.

6,650 

6,530

6,410

6,530

6,530

6,530

6,410

6,410

*6,410

5,930

4,910 

4,800

4,490

4,390

5,460

5,930

5,570 

4,690 

4,390

4,490

4,390

4,390

4,490

4,390 

4,290

4,290

4.190

4,290

4,390

5,810

158,380

5,279

314,100

May

4,590 

4,290

4,390

13,600

22,000

18,800

*8,580

6,540

5,690

5,350

6,050 

5,930

5,460

5,350

4,690

4,390

4,390 

4,390 

4,390

4,090

3,890

3,890

3,340

3,160 

3,340

3,520

3,610

3,430

3,160

3,430

3,520

181,250

5,847

359,500

June

3,520 

3,430

3,160

3,160

3,160

3,160

3,070

2,980

3,160

3,160

3,160 

3,160

3,160

3,070

2,980

2,980

2.890 

3,160 

3,340

8,120

7,170

5,460

5,130

*5,570 

4,800

4,490

4,910

4,690

4,590

4,590

119,380

3,979

236,800

July

4,290 

4,190

4,590

4,590

4,690

4,690

4,690

4,800

6.410

5,816

5,020 

4,390

3,890

4,290

4,590

4,490

4,490 

4,190 

3,890

4,090

3,520

*3,160

2,540

1.620 

2,000

2,220

2,220

2,300

2,380

2,540

2,620

119,200

3,845

236,400

Aug.

2,710 

2,710

2,800

2,800

2,380

2,220

2,000

2,070

2,140

2,300

2,220 

2,070

2,070

2,000

2,140

2,300

2,070 

2,300 

*2,460

2,460

2,300

2,460

2,460

2,540 

2,540

2,460

2,540

1.950

2,000

2,140

2,220

71,810

2,316

142,400

Sept.

2,220 

2,140

2,140

1,760

1,680

1,860

2,300

4,440

5,110

3,250

3,520 

2,380

2,000

1,930

1,930

*1,790

1,790 

1.580 

1,650

2,380

4,030

13,500

19,100

7,560 

3,990

3,250

2,620

2,460

2,380

2,300

109,040

3,635

216,300

Calendar year 1957: Max 57,300 Min 215 Mean 8,076 Ac-ft 5,846,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 57,300 Mln 1,580 Mean 6,128 Ac-ft 4,437,000

Discharge measurement made on this day.
336 COLORADO RIVER BASIN

1625. Colorado River near Bay City, Tex.

Location. Lat 28°58'26", long 96°00'44", on right bank 6,300 ft downstream from bridge 

on State Highway 35, 7,100 ft downstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. 

bridge, 2.8 miles west of Bay City, Matagorda County, and at mile 32.6.

Drainage area. 41,650 sq mi, approximately, of which 11,900 sq mi is probably noncontributing.

Records available. July 1940 (in WSP 1046), April 1948 to September 1958. Gage-height 

records collected in this vicinity since 1946 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, Houston 

supplementary adjustment of 1943. July 2-6, 1940, reference point at highway bridge, 

6,300 ft upstream at datum 30.60 ft lower.

Average discharge.--10 years (1948-58), 2,099 cfs (1,520,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 59,200 cfs Oct. 17 (elevation, 42.77 ft); minimum, 1,120 cfs July 25.

1940, 1948-58: Maximum discharge, 83,300 cfs July 4, 1940 (elevation, 48.2 ft, 

present datum), at site 6,300 ft upstream at bridge on State Highway 35, observed by 

Corps of Engineers (elevation, 46.6 ft, adjusted to present site); no flow at times 

in 1951-53, 1956.

Maximum elevation known since 1869, 56.1 ft Dec. 10, 1913. Flood in July 1869 

probably reached about the same elevation. Elevations of other floods are as follows: 

May 8, 1922, 55.4 ft; June 1929, 55.0 ft; June 22, 1935, 54.6 ft; Oct. 5, 1936, 

53.4 ft; Aug. 2, 1938, 53.4 ft; Nov. 27, 1940, 47.6 ft. All above flood data from 

information by Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. and adjusted to present site.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation and municipal supply. 

Regulation same as that for Colorado River at Austin.

Revisions. WSP 1342: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15, 20-23, Oct. 26 to Nov. 25, Jan. 16-20, 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 11, Feb. 14-19, 23, Sept. 24-30)

16.5 1,300 28.0 16,100

17.0 1,640 32.0 25,100

19.0 3,160 38.0 42,000

21.0 5,040 42 56,000

24.0 9,000 43 60,000

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Oct.

4,400 

3,320 

2,760

2,600

2,680

*2,600

2,600

2,520

2,440

2,360

2,200 

2,150 

2,360

2,680

9,170

42,000

56.800

54,000

30,200

13,700

13, «00

16,oOO

15,900

23,700 

27,100

17,OOO

10,300

8,200

7,500

 7,220

6,940

397,280

12,820

788,000

Nov.

6,800 

6,660 

*6,540

6,420

6,300

6,300

6,300

6,540

6,800

6,660

6,180 

6,180 

6,540

8,520

9,000

7,360

6,660

6,540

6,420

6,540

6,420

6,800

16,400

21,100 

17,500

14,500

12,700

9,800

8,360

7,920

-------

256,760

8,559

509,300

Dec.

7.780 

7,640 

7,360

7,220

*7,220

a7,100

a6,900

a6,900

6,800

6,800

6,800 

6,800 

6,660

6,540

6,540

6,420

5,700

5,260

5,260

5,150

5,040

5,040

4,710

4,500 

4,400

4,400

4,400

5,150

6,540

7,780

6,540

191,350

6,173

379,500

Jan.

5,150 

4,600 

4,500

4,400

4,200

4,200

4,400

*4,600

4,500

4,200

4.110 

4,200 

4,500

9,680

12,500

8,730

5,590

4,820

4,500

4,500

a7,200

a7,200

a6,400

a7,500 

alO,000

all, 800

a9,2OO

36,700

5,700

5,590

5,370

190,540

6,146

377,900

Feb.

4,930 

4,820 

4,710

4,710

4,710

4,200

4,020

4,200

4,200

4,110

4,110 

a4,000 

a4,000

*3,930

3,660

3,480

3,240

2,920

2,520

a2,400

a2,500

a4,400

16,500

39,000 

*52.200

49,700

22,000

12,3OO

-------

277,470

9,910

550, 400

Mar.

10,800 

all, OOP 

a9,600

38,800

*8,200

,640

,360

,640

,920

,060

,920 

,360 

,220

,360

,360

,080

,800

,660

,800

,800

,940

,940

,080

,080 

,080

,080

,660

.540

,540

,660

,660

233,640

7,537

463,400

Apr.

6.660 

6,540 

6,420

6,300

6,300

6,180

6,060

5,940

*6,180

5,940

5,150 

4,500 

4,400

4,300

4,600

5,940

5,700

5,040

4,400

4,300

4,200

4,020

4,200

4,110 

4,020

3,930

3,840

3,840

5.660

4,82O

151,490

5,050

300,500

May

4,500 

3,930 

5,840

8,220

19,200

22.600

*11,&00

7,100

5,820

5,150

5,370 

5,590 

5,150

4,950

4,500

4,020

5,930

5,950

4,110

5,950

5,660

5,570

5,400

5.000 

5,160

5,480

3,400

5,520

5,080

5,000

5,240

175,950

5,611

545,000

June

5,160 

5,080 

2,920

2,840

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,600

2,680

2,760

2,680 

2,680 

2,680

2,600

2,600

2.520

2,520

2,600

2,760

*4,670

8,510

5,260

4,950

5,040 

4,820

4,020

4,400

4,400

4,200

4,110

-------

106,520

5,544

210,900

July

4,020 

5,750 

5,840

4,110

4,110

4,110

4,200

4,300

4,950

5,940

4,710 

4,400 

3,660

5,570

5,950

4,020

4,020

5,750

5,400

3,400

5,520

*2,840

2,600

1,920 

1,400

1,780

1,780

1,920

1,850

2,060

2,130

105,770

5,412

209,800

Aug.

2,200 

2,200 

2,200

2,560

2,200

1,920

1,780

1.670

1,780

1,850

2,060 

1,920 

1,850

1,920

1,850

2,060

2,060

1,920

*2,150

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,560

2,360 

2,560

2.440

2,440

2,200

1,780

1,850

1,920

64,480

2,080

127,900

Sept.

1,920 

1,920 

1,920

1,780

1,710

1,780

2,150

2,600

5,880

5,990

5,520 

5,080 

2,280

1,920

1,920

1,780

*1,710

1,670

1.600

1,920

5,500

11,400

19.100

*12,200 

5,480

3,950

5,520

3,000

2,760

2,600

-------

114,120

5,804

226,400

Calendar year 1957: Max 56,800 Mln 219 Mean 8,228 Ac-ft 5,956,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 56,800 Mln 1,400 Mean 6,200 Ac-ft 4,489,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3 No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Colorado 

River at Wharton.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings Feb. 25, Mar. 5 to Apr. 19.
COLORADO RIVER BASIN 237 

Reservoirs in Colorado River basin, Tex.

Lake J. B. Thomas. Lat 32 0 35'09", long 101 0 12'18", at Big Spring pump station on south 

side of reservoir, 4.0 miles upstream from dam on Colorado River, 7.3 miles north of 

Vincent, Howard County, 12.5 miles west of Ira, and at mile 845. Drainage area, 

3,524 sq mi, of which 2,590 sq mi is probably noncontributing. Contributing area 

includes 363 sq mi above Bull Creek diversion dam. Records available, October 1953 to 

September 1958. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 

1929. From Nov. 4, 1953, to Feb. 7, 1955, Colorado River Municipal Water District 

staff gage located 4.0 miles downstream at same datum. Maximum contents during year, 

197,300 acre-ft May 18-23 (elevation, 2,257.2 ft); minimum, 165,200 acre-ft Oct. 4-7 

(elevation, 2,252.8 ft). Maximum contents during period 1953-58, that of May 18-23, 

1958; minimum since first appreciable storage, 72,340 acre-ft Apr. 29, May 2-4, 8, 9, 

1955 (elevation, 2,235.1 ft).

Reservoir is formed by rolled-fill earthen dam, 14,500 ft long; storage began in 

July 1952; dam completed in September 1952. No appreciable storage prior to July 1953. 

The service spillway is a reinforced concrete structure of cloverleaf design, with two 

14- by 14-foot uncontrolled openings designed to discharge a total of 10,000 cfs. Two 

emergency spillways, one 500 ft wide located at left end of dam and one 1,600 ft wide 

located at right end of dam, are designed to discharge 161,000 cfs at elevation 

2,275.0 ft (maximum design level). Capacity of reservoir, 255,000 acre-ft at elevation 2,264.0 ft (top of lower emergency spillway), 204,000 acre-ft at elevation 

2,258.0 ft (top of service spillway), and 1,300 acre-ft at elevation 2,200.0 ft (lip 

of intake to service outlet). Dam built by Colorado River Municipal Water District 

to impound water for municipal and industrial use for the cities of Big Spring, Odessa, 

and Snyder. All flow of Bull Creek is diverted into Lake J. B. Thomas by means of a 

diversion dam across the creek and a gravity canal through the intervening ridge except 

that which will flow through the spillway at one end of the dam during extreme floods. 

Capacity curve prepared and furnished by Freese and Nichols, Consulting Engineers. 

Record of diversions furnished by Colorado River Municipal Water District. Oilfields 

nearby used 7,770 acre-ft, of the total amount diverted, to repressurize oil wells by 

injection process.

Lake Colorado City.--Lat 32°20'40", long 100°55'10", on left bank at municipal waterintake structure, 1.7 miles upstream from Lake Colorado City Dam on Morgan Creek, 

2.2 miles downstream from The Texas and Pacific Railway Co. bridge, 2.5 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 4.0 miles southwest of Colorado City, Mitchell County. Drainage area, 

267 sq mi. Records available, April 1949 to September 1958. Water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 23, 1950, staff gages 

at or near powerplant about 0.7 mile downstream at same datum. Maximum contents during year, 28,890 acre-ft Nov. 13 (elevation, 2,068.68 ft); minimum, 23,400 acre-ft 

Sept. 22-26, 29, 30; minimum elevation, 2,065.17 ft Sept. 26. Maximum contents during 

period 1949-58, 38,520 acre-ft May 13, 1957 (elevation, 2,073.62 ft); minimum since 

first appreciable storage, 5,800 acre-ft Apr. 11-13, 1950 (elevation, 2,045.72 ft).

Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earthen dam, 4,800 ft long; storage began in 

April 1949; dam completed in September 1949. Reservoir is operated by Texas Electric 

Service Co. for cooling purposes in operation of steam powerplant. Colorado City 

diverts water for municipal supply (see following page). Service spillway is of 

cloverleaf design, located 100 ft upstream from dam, having two uncontrolled openings 

10 by 12 ft, designed to discharge a total of 5,000 cfs. An emergency spillway, 

1,200 ft wide and designed to discharge 150,000 cfs directly into the Colorado River, 

is located 600 ft upstream and to left of dam. Capacity of reservoir, 38,700 acre-ft 

at elevation 2,073.7 ft (top of emergency spillway), 31,800 acre-ft at elevation 

2,070.3 ft (top of service spillway), and 158 acre-ft dead storage at elevation 

2,024.3 ft (bottom of service outlet conduit). Water for municipal supply can be 

withdrawn down to elevation 2,045 ft. Capacity curve prepared and furnished by Texas 

Electric Service Co. Record of diversions for municipal use furnished by Colorado 

City.

Oak Creek Reservoir.--Lat 32°04', long 100°17', on left bank at municipal pump station 

2" miles upstream from dam on Oak Creek, 3 miles southeast of Blackwell, Nolan County, 

14 miles north of Bronte, Coke County, and 20 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage 

area, 222 sq mi. Records available, May 1953 to September 1958. Staff gage read 

once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum contents 

observed during year, 49,100 acre-ft Oct. 13 (elevation, 2,003.80 ft); minimum 

observed, 33,620 acre-ft Sept. 9-15; minimum elevation, 1,997.37 ft Sept. 14-15. Maximum contents observed during period 1953-58, that of Oct. 13, 1957; minimum observed, 

7,060 acre-ft Aug. 1, 1953 (elevation, 1,976.2 ft).

Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earthen dam, 3,800 ft long. Dam completed in 

May 1952; no appreciable storage prior to May 12, 1953. Reservoir is property of City 

of Sweetwater and was built to impound water for municipal use by cities of Sweetwater, 

Blackwell, and Bronte. Uncontrolled service spillway is channel 300 ft wide located 

to right of dam with crest at elevation 2,000 ft (reservoir capacity, 39,360 acre-ft). 

Emergency spillway is channel 800 ft wide located between dam and service spillway 

with crest at elevation 2,005.0 ft (reservoir capacity, 52,940 acre-ft). Service outlet (elevation, 1,951.0 ft) can release water to Oak Creek through 24-inch pipeline. 

Dead storage is 100 acre-ft. See table below for total diversions for municipal use. 

Capacity curve furnished by Freese and Nichols, Consulting Engineers. Record of lake 

elevations and diversions furnished by City of Sweetwater.

Lake Nasworthy.--Lat 31°23'15", long 100°28'40", on left bank 250 ft upstream from 

Nasworthy Dam on South Concho River, 0.5 mile downstream from Middle Concho River, 

and 6 miles southwest of San Angelo, Tom Green County. Drainage area, 2,659 sq mi, 

of which 152 sq mi is probably noncontributing. Records available, March 1930 to 

September 1958. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,840.00 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Maximum contents during year, 13,030 acre-ft Feb. 23, May 13 

(gage height, 32.60 ft); minimum, 6,870 acre-ft Oct. 6-8; minimum gage height, 

27.95 ft Oct. 8. Maximum contents during period 1930-58, 26,900 acre-ft Sept. 15, 

1936 (gage height, 38.36 ft); minimum, 480 acre-ft May 10, 1955 (gage height, 15.63 ft).
238 COLORADO RIVER BASIN 

Reservoirs in Colorado River basin, Tex.--Continued

Lake Hasworthy--Continued.

Lake is formed by 5,480-foot dam comprised of a 3,780-foot earthen section, 2 emergency spillways, 300 and 600 ft in length, and a concrete service spillway having a 

bank of fifteen 25-foot taintor gates and 1 collapsible floodgate. Dam completed and 

storage began Mar. 28, 1930. Capacity of reservoir, 27,470 acre-ft, at gage height 

39.0 ft (top of 300-foot emergency spillway); 13,990 acre-ft at gage height 33.2 ft 

(top of taintor gates); 12,390 acre-ft at gage height 32.2 ft (top of collapsible 

floodgates). Capacity at top of 600-foot emergency spillway (gage height, 41.0 ft) 

not determined. There is no dead storage. Beginning 1955 figures of contents and the 

capacities shown herein have been adjusted for sedimentation. Siltation surveys made 

by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, in December 1938 and 

May 1953 show that for the period March 1930 to December 1938, 1,191 acre-ft of silt 

was deposited, and from December 1938 to May 1953 an additional 1,023 acre-ft was 

deposited, making a total Siltation of 2,214 acre-ft at gage height 32.2 ft. Water is 

used for San Angelo municipal supply.

Month-end elevation or gage height and contents, and monthly diversions, 

water year October 1957 to September 1958

Date

Calendar year 1957.

Sept. 30..............

Water year 1957-58.

Calendar year 1957.

Sept. 30...... ........

Elevation 

(feet)

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change 

in 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Diversions 

for municipal and 

industrial 

use (acrefeet)

Lake J. B. Thomast

2,252.9 

2,254.3 

2,254.2 

2,253.8

-

2,253.5 

2,253.3 

2,253.2 

2,255.4 

2,257.0 

2,256.2 

2,255.2 

2,254.7 

2,254.5

-

165,900 

175,700 

175,000 

172,200

-

170,000 

168,600 

167,900 

183,700 

195,800 

189,700 

182,200 

178,600 

177,200

-

+9,800 

-700 

-2,800

+33,500

-2,200 

-1,400 

-700 

+15,800 

+12,100 

-6,100 

-7,500 

-3,600 

-1,400

+11,300

1,330 

1,180 

1,200

18,100

1,090 

984 

1,060 

1,070 

1,250 

1,960 

2,510 

2,360 

1,470

17,460

Oak Creek Reservoirtt

1,998.51 

2,000.13 

1,999.89 

1,999.66

-

1,999.56 

1,999.66 

1,999.79 

1,999.79 

2,000.01 

1,999.18 

1,998.28 

1,997.65 

1,997.59

Water year 1957-58.!

35,980 

39,600 

39,130 

38,670

-

38,440 

38,670 

38,900 

38 , 900 

39,360 

37,530 

35,540 

34,040 

34,040

-

+3,620 

-470 

-460

+20 , 330

-230 

+230 

+230 

0 

+460 

-1,830 

-1,990 

-1,500 

0

-1,940

135 

124 

117

1,460

121 

114 

125 

128 

124 

129 

208 

235 

141

1,700

Elevation 

(feet)

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change 

in 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Diversions 

for municipal and 

industrial 

use (acrefeet)

Lake Colorado Cityt

2,067.98 

2,068.04 

2,068.45 

2,068.13

-

2,068.00 

2,067.85 

2,067.68 

2,067.82 

2,067.87 

2,067.31 

2,066.25 

2,065.69 

2,065.18

-

27,700 

27,700 

28,380 

27,870

-

27,700 

27,380 

27,220 

27,380 

27,540 

26,580 

24,900 

24,150 

23,400

-

0 

+680 

-510

+9,020

-170 

-320 

-160 

+160 

+160 

-960 

-1,680 

-750 

-750

-4,300

Lake Nasworthy*

28.26 

31.13 

31.93 

32.30

-

32.35 

32.18 

32.36 

32.27 

32.28 

32.41 

31.17 

31.45 

31.15

-

7,200 

10,630 

11,910 

12,550

-

12,710 

12,390 

12,710 

12,550 

12,550 

12,710 

10,790 

11,110 

10,790

-

+3,430 

+1,280 

+640

+4,220

+160 

-320 

+320 

-160 

0 

+160 

-1,920 

+320 

-320

+3,590

120 

87 

88

1,290

85 

89 

84 

108 

128 

175 

180 

212 

142

1,500

t Elevation at 12 p.m. 

t Gage height at 12 p.m. 

tt Elevation at 8 a.m.
LAVACA RIVER BASIN 239

1635. Lavaca River at Hallettsville, Tex.

Location. -Lat 29°26' , long 96°57' , at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 77 in 

Hallettsville, Lavaca County, and 0'.4 mile upstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. bridge.

Drainage area.--101 sq. mi.

Records available.--July 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder for high stages, and moveable wire-weight gage read twice 

aaily for stages below about 6.2 ft. Datum of gage is 186.72 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 19 years, 39.9 cfs (28,890 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,600 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 30.55 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 19-24, 26.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 93,100 cfs June 30, 1940 (gage height, 40.60 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement of peak flow; no flow at times in 1953, 1956.

Maximum stage known since about 1870, that of June 30, 1940; maximum stage prior to 

1940, 32.8 ft July 16, 1938, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records poor. No known diversions above station. Most of extreme low-water 

flow is from poultry-dressing plant 1,000 ft above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.0

5.7

4.4

3.8

3.6

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1,293 

*7,800

*758

40

20

16

11

10

992

144

27

12

10

8.4

7.3

6.3

5.4

5.1

11,203.2

361

22,220

Nov.

4.8

4.1

4.1

3^.8

3.8

4

*10

6.0

4.6

4.1

9.7

399

60

35

23

19

17

27

*26

16

19

<q,780

430

499

57

39

29

24

21

18

3,597.0

120

7,130

Dec.

16

16

16

14

14

13

13

12

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.8

"O8.4

8.4

8.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

10

11

11

12

12

10

9.6

11

30

Ti

8.8

8 8

357.2

11.5

708

"Jan.

8.8

9.2

9.6

8.8

11

26

16

11

*9.6

8.8

8.4

648

122

30

18

12

11

11

14

60

29

18

721

157

44

28

21

*64

66

29

22

2,252.2

72.7

4,470

Feb.

18

19

17

14

14

14

12

11

IT

46

34

36

29

25

24

16

14

14

14

13

49

5,500

1,600

114

56

46

54

28

5,622

201

11,150

Calendar year 1957: Max 7,800 Min 0.2

Mar.

26

2?

25

25

21

24

*21

18

16

15

15

15

14

14

13

12

15

14

14

15

12

12

15

13

11

10

10

9.6

10

11

8 .4

471.0

15.2

954

Apr.

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.3

7.3

*6.5

6.3

7.0

6.6

6.6

7.0

9.2

19

20

10

9.2

9.2

8.4

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.5

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

5._1

246.8

8.25

490

May

5.4

5.7

~37 523

16

10

7.6

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.4

6.6

*11

8.8

7.3

4.6

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.6

5.6

5.4

3.1

5.4

5.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

775.5

25.0

1,540

June

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.9

2.2

2.0

5.1

5.4

2.9

2.2

2.0

5.1

3.4

2.9

*2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

82

]50.3

5.01

298

July

54

30

22

18

16

35

~52 116

12

11

4.1

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

.7

*.8

.9

.8

.7

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

391.5

12.6

777

Aug.

 &0.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

_.3_

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.3

.5

*.5

.4

.4

.4

16.9

0.55

34

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

15

14

2.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

18

11

17

47

93

7.3

3.1

*2.5

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.2

2.2

252.8

8.43

501

Mean 101 Ac-ft 75,210

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,800 Min 0.3 Mean 69.4 Ac-ft 50,250

Peak discharge (base, 3,100 cfs).--Oct. 15 (3 p.m.) 20,600 cfs (30.55 ft); Oct. 22 (1 p.m.)

3,440 cfs (19-10 ft); Nov. 22 (8 a.m.) 4,140 cfs (20.17 ft); Feb. 22 (10 to 11 p.m.) 6,210 cfs 

(22.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
240 LAVACA RIVER BASIN

1640. Lavaca River near Edna, Tex.

Location. Lat 28°57'35", long 96°41'10", at downstream side near center of upstream 

bridge of two bridges on U. S. Highway 59, 660 ft upstream from Texas and New Orleans 

Railroad Co. bridge and 2.8 miles southwest of Edna, Jackson County.

Drainage area. 887 sq mi.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Wire-weight gage or staff gage read twice daily, more often during floods. Datum 

of gage is 13.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Prior to June 6, 1939, chain gage (property of Corps of Engineers) and June 6, 1939, 

to Apr. 3, 1957, wire-weight or staff gage at site 110 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 251 cfs (181,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,500 cfs Oct. 17 (gage height, 26.66 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 7.4 cfs Aug. 28, Sept. 3, 4, 5.

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 73,000 cfs July 1, 1940 (gage height, 32.51 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 33.8 ft May 25, 1936 (discharge, 83,400 cfs), from Information 

by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. Small diversions above station for Irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 1 to Jan. 6, Jan. 9-12, 16-20, 23, Mar. 2-14)

Oct. 18 to Sept. 30

2.0 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

10.0

19

32

78

139

286

1,200

14.0 

18.0 

21.0 

24.0 

26.0 

E7.0

2,400

4,180

6,380

11,000

20,400

26,300

2.24

2.4

2.7

3.0

4.0

6.0

7.4

16

37

62

175

489

10.0

15.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

25.0

1,370

3,000

5,700

7,490

11,000

15,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

52

41

35

33

28

26

25

23

24

24

21

24

22

40

3,430

7,830

21,800 

*13,400

2,470

525

384

334

3,340 

3,130 

601

350

272

229

188

175 

163

59,039

1,904

117,100

Nov.

151

139

130

124

118

113

TTS

154

137

115

136

1,680

2,780

717

367

264

201 

175

162

*188

148

1,450

5,390 

8,040 

8,040

2,140

563

418

318

264

34,735

1,158

68,900

Dec.

222

W

182

170

158

152

148

140

131

125

118

110

106

106

106

106

102 

105

105

104

94

90

90 

88- 88 

89

90

96

93

116 

*92

3,716

120

7,370

Jan.

88

81

75

7S- 73

569

886

302

167

123

107

186

2,760

1,770

376

236

172 

145

132

312

384

257

550 

3,940 

4,820

669

367

*272

257

342 

222

20,715

668

41,090

Feb.

175

156

140

132

127

125

120

117

116

TT9

473

507

601

444

272

208

160 

134

123

116

117

2,180

7,570 

11,900 

5,430

787

489

384

33,222

1,186

65,890

Mar.

318

557

264

250

236

*229

215

208

194

182

171

165

156

151

144

140

139 

136

132

128

128

126

134 

125 

124

119

120

118

114

103 

98

5,154

166

10,220

Apr.

95

91

92

91

90

83

80

*74

74

70

70

71

70

78

91

112

TOT 

83

73

73

70

68

63 

61 

58

58

58

58

58

58

2,273

75.8

4,510

May

59

58

213

4,360

4,660

456

257

188

149

128

113

102

90

84

*77

86

83 

92

77

74

63

61

62 

58 

54

53

53

48

47

44

43

11,992

387

23,790

June

39

38

36

34

33

34

33

34

32

31

29

29

29

28

27

27

26 

31

32

43

33

32

32 

*32 

32

30

27

22 ~SZ

22

929

31.0

1,840

July

30

74

106

66

36

32

31

904

927

354

349

161

94

80

52

43

40 

36

33

32

29

*28

26 

25 

23

22

20

T9~ 19

19 

20

3,760

121

7,460

Aug.

19

18

18

18

16

15

13

12

14

18

18

20

18

16

14

13

12 

11

13

25

20

15

31 

13 

10

9.7

9.7

*8.2 F72~

8.2 

9.2

463.2

14.9

919

Sept.

12

9.7

7.8

7.4

T^

11

153

151

88

37

24

29

25

16

30

88

55 

23

243

204

1,190

1,260

4.590 

1,820 

*272

416

392

250

128

84

11,623.7

387

23,060

Calendar year 1957: Max 21,800 Mln 0 Mean 509 Ac-ft 368,300

Water year 1957-58: Max 21,800 Mln 7.4 Mean 514 Ac-ft 372,100

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LAVACA RIVER BASIN 241

1645. Navidad River near Ganado, Tex.

Location.- -La t 29°02' , long 96°33', at downstream side near center of upstream bridge on

U. S. Highway 59, 170 ft upstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. bridge, a

quarter of a mile downstream from Sandy Creek, and 2-J- miles southwest of Ganado, Jackson County. Prior to Mar. 7, 1958, at bridge 70 ft downstrean. 

Drainage area. 1,116 sq mi.

Records available . May 1939 to September 1958. 

Gage. Staff and wire-weight gages read twice daily, more often during floods. Datum of

gages is 13.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Prior to Mar. 7, 1958, wire-weight gage at site 70 ft downstroam at same datum. 

Average discharge. 19 years, 440 cfs (318,500 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 24,800 cfs Oct. 17 (ga,;e height, 30.90 ft, from

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 3.2 cfs Aug. 5, 6.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 64,500 cfs July 2, Nov. 26, 1'340; maximum gage height,

36.54 ft July 2, 1940, from floodmark; no flow many days 1955-56.

Maximum stage known since at least 1909, 39.8 ft May 27, 1'936, from information by

Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. (discharge, 94,000 cfs, from rating curve extended

above 60,000 cfs). 

Remarks . Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station. Much of low flow during

irrigation season, April to September, is drainage from rice fields irrigated by water

diverted from Colorado River by way of Sandy Creek. Below aru discharge measurements,

in cubic feet per second, of Sandy Creek made near mouth of c?eek, a quarter of a mile

upstream from gaging station, during water year 1958.

Dec. 31.............. tl5.8

May 15.... .......... t9.18

June 24... ........... 46.4

July 22.... .......... 0

Aug. 28. ............. 84.2

t Probably natural runoff.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage helghi, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet pe

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Nov. 1, Nov. 27 to Dec. 15, Dec. 29 to Jan. 15, 

Jan. 16-20, 26, 27, Feb. 27 to Mar. 17, May 6-15, Aug. 12 to Sept. 7, Sept. 22-50)

er second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 24

4.5

5.0

6.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

45

90

210

940

2,180

4,000

25.0

27.0

28.0

30.0

31.0

6,700

9,000

11,200

19,000

25,500

3.5

3.7

Feb. 25 -;o Sept. 30

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

125

243

560

940

Note. Same aa preceding table 

above 10.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

269

190

132

106

88

69

65

62

58

52

48

6T

58

374

4,930

11,700

*22,600

22.900

15,200

6,500

2,360

1,120

1,640

2,840

1,180

478

361

285

246

210

204

96,386

3,109

191,200

Nov.

184

163

156

145

132

139

129 238"

550

424

361

1,080

2,130

1,700

984

700

433

397

318

261

*231

1,270

5,380

7,720

9,560

8,520

3,800

1,400

860

622

49,787

1,660

98,750

Dec.

388

310

261

210

176

162

151

140

128

115

103

91

85

87

83

80

78

76

71

69

67

62

58

55

51

51

59

69

277

175

*100

3,888

125

7,710

Jan.

92

79

71

67

76

123

460

293

167

112

91

171

686

1,860

890

318

224

162

153

632

2,300

1,910

2,120

4,920

6,280

3,360

1,330

*700

900

940

532

32,019

1,033

63,510

Feb.

335

238

180

145

127

114

101

85

160" 71

568

660

800

586

496

388

204

135

104

92

97

1,590

6,320

9,560

8,680

7,500

3,140

578

-

42,854

1,550

85,000

Mar.

456

358

285

250

224

*205

181

163

165

159

124

117

110

102

98

96

92

97

91

90

92

94

199

111

181

151

90

77

77

74

6£

4,656

150

9, '200

Apr.

67

65

64

64

64

65

56

*55

53

49

49

54

52

75

177

486

163

102

77

72

62

56

52

49

45

45

42

TS

49

48

2,400

80.0

4,760

May

44

42

40

2,740

6,560

3,560

914

575

250

152

117

95

74

65

*62

69

65

65

57

52

47

45

46

60

40

56

50

64

45

51

28

15,865

512

31,460

June

27

27

27

26

25

25

21

20

25

29

25

19

18

16

15

15

15

2T

88

165

92

72

62

 70

66

42

27

19

15

18

:.,i24

57.5

;:,25o

July

12

13

178

152

103

73

128

1,250

780

652

560

313

199

151

91

73

49

50

23

15

14

*13

11

10

9.0

7.0

6.5

5.6

5.4

ft -z o . o

6.3

4,878.9

157

9,680

Aug.

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.4

5.8

1^T~4

8.6

6.3

16

36

70

107

105

104

117

122

105

82

81

105

105

115

87

90

91

96

*82

68

81

50

1,966.7

65.4

5,900

Sept.

41

55

30

38

47

85

440

1,750

1,600

650

459

515

224

157

150

295

542

388

520

422

1,630

2,700

2,640

1,540

*578

490

566

271

181

136

18,478

616

36,650

Calendar year 1957; Max 22,900 Min 0.1 Mean 951 Ac-ft 688,800

Water year 1957-58: Max 22,900 Mln 3.2 Mean 751 Ac-ft 544,000

Peak discharge (base, 6,600 cfs). --Oct. 17 (6 p.m.) 24,800 cfs (30.90 f;); Nov. 25 (8 p.m.)

9,720 cfs (27.40 ft); Feb. 24 (7 p.m.) 9,720 cfs (27.45 ft); May 5 (12 m. ) 6,940 cfs (25.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
242 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

1660. Johnson Creek near Ingram, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°05', long 99°16', on right bank, 1.3 miles upstream from Henderson 

Branch, 3 miles northwest of Ingram, Kerr County, 4.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 

9.5 miles northwest of Kerrville.

Drainage area. 115 sq mi.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,721.30 ft above mean sea level, datum 

"of 1929.

Average discharge. 17 years, 12.4 cfs (8,980 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,800 cfs June 17 (gage height, 9.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs on basis of weir formula study; minimum, 4.6 cfs 

Oct. 6.

1941-58: Maximum discharge, 16,200 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 11.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 9.67 and 11.76 ft; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs July 26, 27, 1956.

Maximum stage since at least 1852, about 35 ft July 2, 1932, from information by 

local resident; discharge, 138,000 cfs, by slope-area measurement at point half a mile 

downstream from State fish hatchery and about 6 or 7 miles upstream from gage. Flood 

of June 14, 1935, reached a stage of about 31 or 32 ft, from information by local 

resident.

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

Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years) , WSP 1058: 1942-45. WSP 1342: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 17 to Sept. 30)

5.75

5.8

5.9

4.6

8.7

24

6.0 

6.2 

6.4

105

196

6.7 

7.0 

8.0

397

667

1,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.7

8.7

7.7

6.8

6.0

6.0

*tt

6.8

15

18

9.8

7.7

6.8

31

*455

*142

*44

32

28

24

24

*26

18

15

14

14

14

14

12

11

9.8

1,041.8

33.6

2,070

Nov.

9.8

11

14

11

12

*11

10

9

8.5

3.

17

15

14

13

13

12

12

15

14

13

13

14

13

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

381.3

12.7

756

Dec.

14

T4

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

 14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

16

15

15

15

18

15

14

14

451

14.5

895

Jan.

14

14

15

14

22

26

16

15

14

14

14

14

15

14

*12

12

12

12

12

14

12

11

25

28

2?

22

22

22

20

20

18

518

16.7

1,030

Feb.

18

18

18

18

20

18

16

16

16

16

18

17

17

16

15

14

14

13

12

I?

20

fCO" 400

100

60

45

*40

40

-

1,227

43.8

2,430

Mar.

37

37

34

34

32

32

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

26

26

24

24

28

26

24

24

24

24

22

*24

24

24

24

24

2020"

836

27.0

1,660

Apr.

20

20

20

18

16

16

16

18

16

16

16

16

20

18

18

16

20

24

IS

16

16

16

16

IB- 15

15

16

16

16

*18

517

17.2

1,030

May

20

24

~BT 251

47

42

34

32

30

30

28

28

28

28

28

32

30

28

26

24

22

22

22

20

20

20

18

16

Iff

18

16

1,069

34.5

2,120

June

16

15

14

12

11

9.8

12

*12

12

12

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

11

1,550

120

50

40

. 38

333

107

57

47

42

37

32

32

30

2,503.2

83.4

4,970

July

28

26

26

26

24

26

50

32

26

24

22

22

20

20

*18

16

15

15

14

14

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

14

14

15

14

624

20.1

1,240

Aug.

14

14

14

14

12

9.8

8.7

S7T

9.8

11

11

11

11

14

*16

11

11

15

15

9.8

9.8

18

140

TZ

28

26

20

20

18

16

16

594.6

19.2

1,180

Sept.

IB- 15

15

15

16

20

30

26

22

20

18

16

16

16

16

221

67

42

172

120

64

78

60

*47

44

42

~6T 455

47

44

1,843

61.4

3,650

Calendar year 1957; Max 455 Min 2.4 Mean 14.4 Ac-ft 10,430

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,350 Min 6.0 Mean 31.8 Ac-ft 23,040

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs). Oct. 15 (4 p.m.) 2.030 cfs (8.14 ft); Feb. 22 (time unknown) 

1,290 cfs (7.56 ft); June 17 (8:30 a.m.) 4,800 cfs (9.59 ft); Sept. 27 (6 a.m.) 2,170 cfs 

(8.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 7 to Dec. 10, Feb. 12-26; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 243

1670. Guadalupe River at Comfort, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°58', long 98°54', on left bank at downstream side of pier of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 87, a quarter of a mile downstream from Cypress Creek, half a mile east 

of Comfort, Kendall County, and at mile 397.

Drainage area.--836 sq ml.

Records available. December 1917 to September 1932, May 1939 to September 1958. Publlshed as "near Comfort" December 1917 to September 1932 (records equivalent except 

during periods of Intense local storms).

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,372.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May to Nov. 28, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Dec. 16, 1917, 

to Aug. 10, 1924, and Aug. 11, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1932, staff gages at sites 5 and 

4 miles, respectively, upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1922-32, 1939-58), 135 cfs (97,740 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,200 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 21.68 ft); 

minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 6, 7.

1917-32, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 182,000 cfs July 1, 1932 (gage height, 38.4ft, 

present site and datum, from floodmarks, from data furnished by Texas Highway Department), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement 

of peak flow (flood originated above Cypress Creek); no flow at times 1952-57.

Maximum stage since at least 1848, that of July 1, 1932; flood of July 16, 1900, 

reached about same stage, from Information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Small diversions above station for Irrigation. 

Revisions. WSP 1342: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

27

26

24 

24

24

23

*n

24

32

48

40

38

463

6,590

7.550

2,260

810

495

365

302

275

660

405

318

272

238

222

214

206

200

192

22,371

722

44,370

Nov.

182

176

190 

184

178

*168

172

164

151 m:

420

510

455

?30

292

265

245

288

260

234

224

230

218

338

390

352

340

322

305

275

7,979

266

15,830

Dec.

268 265"

260 

245

242

240

234

224

218

*216

208

206

206

198

194

196

194

192

190

184

174

182

184

200

208

192

196

194

182

176

172

6,440

208

12,770

Jan.

164

160

156 

T74

537

450

352

315

288

280

285

318

288

270

*250

236

226

230

232

242

230

218

611

720

335

495

465

435

405

390

390

10,397

335

20,620

Feb.

365

352

352 

340

340

325

308

302

305

320

298

282

278

300

290

285

275

272" 272

285

490

1,730

2,420

1,300

990

900

*780

735

-

15,491

553

30,730

Mar.

735

705

660 

645

705

660

1,560

630

585

570

540

570

525

495

480

480

465

585

540

465

450

435

465

420

420

*420

390

378

390

378

365

17,111

552

33,940

Apr.

352

352

340 

298

270

248

245

260

288

268

260

262

275

278

262

252

242

250

255

250

240

228

212

206

198

206

214

204

200

196

7,611

254

15,100

May

*198

242

1.180 

889

405

330

290

268

252

238

230

216

212

220

214

204

208

202

196

184

164

156

158

155

144

142

137

134

128

119

113

7,928

256

15,720

June

108

106

101 

98

98

96

94

88

*82

34

82

79

75

72

7?

92

4,060

1,190

390

268

218

460

779

450

302

248

216

2OO

188

174

10,577

353

20,980

July

162

151

142 

135

128

120

170

T90" 329

158

140

132

124

*118

110

106

106

101

98

98

92

89

89

84

82

80

76

75

71

70

67

3,693

119

7,320

Aug.

63

62

61 

59

56

55

55

52

48

44

45

46

48

53

*55

62

65

60

65

76

68

62

70

168

T25

104

90

75

68

63

62

2,088

67.4

4,140

Sept.

60

57

55 

53

57

63

115

135

137

114

100

98

86

82

76

96

729

465

*3,100

5.210

1,130

930

930

705

645

615

805

990

660

615

18,910

630

37,510

Calendar year 1957: Max 10,300 Min 0.9 Mean 216 Ac-ft 156,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 7,530 Min 23 Mean 358 Ac-ft 259,000

Peak discharge (base, 3,900 cfs).--Oct. 15 (11:30 a.m.) 24,200 cfs (21.68 ft); Feb. 22 (9 p.m.)

4,810 cfs (12.69 ft); Mar. 7 (3 a.m.) 5,070 cfs (12.86 ft); June 17 (10 a.m.) 11,100 cfs (16.69 ft); 

Sept. 19 (10 p.m.) 15,500 efs (17.77 ft)._______ ______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
244 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

1675. Guadalupe River near Spring Branch, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°51'40", long 98°23'00", on right bank at downstream side of pier of 

bridge on county highway, 4 miles southeast of Spring Branch, Comal County, 6 miles 

downstream from Curry Creek, and at mile 334.

Drainage area. 1.282 sq mi.

Records available. June 1922 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 948.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 36 years, 259 cfs (187,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 55,200 cfs May 2 (gage height, 33.60 ft); minimum, 66 cfs Oct. 9.

1922-58: Maximum discharge, 121,000 cfs July 3, 1932 (gage height, 42.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 70,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times in 

1951-52, 1954-56.

Maximum stage known since at least 1859, about 53 ft in 1869; flood in July 1900 

reached a stage of about 49 ft, from information by local resident.

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

588 

648 

668 

703

Water 

year

1924 

1927 

1928 

1930

Date

May 26, 1924 

June 5, 1927 

Mar. 9, 1928 

June 12, 1930

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,950 

7,070 

6,570 

11,800

Gage height 

(feet)

9.50 

11.80 

11.32 

15.80

Remarks. Records good. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1342: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in 

cubic feet per second, for high-water periods in the water years 1923-24, 1926, and 

1929, superseding those published in WSP 568, 588, 628, and 688 are given herewith:

1923 

Sept.18.

19.

20.

21.

22. 

Nov. 2.

5,180

8,950

2,010

2,600

1,960

2,740

1923-Con. 

Nov. 3...... 2,620

1926 

Apr. 21...... 9,900

22...... 2,160

23...... 1,550

1929 

May 28...... 4,720

29...... 16,100

30...... 5,410

31...... 1,850

Month

Water year 1923-24. .............

Maximum

3,100

9,900

16,100

Minimum

20

59

32

22

Mean

342

432

189

190

Runoff in 

acre -feet

50,100

103,000

182,000

314,000

137,000

137,000
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 

1675. Guadalupe River near Spring Branch, Tex. Continued

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14, 27, Nov. 18-ZO, 30, 

Dec. 1, Jan. 5-25, Jan. 25 to Feb. 22)

245

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

68 

140 

Z75

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

480

7ZO

1,320

7.0 

1Z.O 

19.0

Z,770

7,Z70

16,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

£1

22

25

£4

Z5

26

27

£8

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

15Z

134

117

10Z

93

84

78

70

*68

54

109

180

164

3,540

8,300

11.300

2,640

1.Z60

900

7ZO

640

4,390

1,880

1,140

930

840

750

675

635

552

43,117

1,391

85.5ZO

Nov.

51Z

476

543

476

*431

411

407

399

375

359

763

1.450

1,260

1,050

930

810

810

810

810

750

695

680

685

810

1,080

990

930

900

840

780

ZZ,Z22

741

44,080

Dec.

720" 750

715

670

645

635

6ZO

575

543

5Z5

50Z

476

466

46Z

440

419

*419

415

411

395

371

359

351

355

403

419

391

399

383

363

359

14,956

48Z

Z9,660

Jan.

343

331

319

315

681

l.ZOO

900

*810

750

710

695

715

750

695

660

630

610

590

595

605

605

585

694

1,580

1,35(5

1,110

l.OZO

960

930

870

870

Z3,48£

757

46,580

Feb.

810

780

750

7ZO

7ZO

710

675

645

640

645

655

630

605

595

600

580

570

556

55Z

556

665

1,850

4.410

3,430

Z,380

1,930

1,680

1,420

-

30,759

1,099

61,010

Mar.

1,3ZO

1,Z90

1,230

1,140

*1,350

1,Z90

Z,190

1,740

1,Z90

l.ZOO

1,110

1,110

1,080

l.OZO

990

960

930

930

1,140

960

900

900

900

870

840

840

810

780

780

750

7ZO

33,360

1,076

66,170

Apr.

*710

715

7015

660

605

543

*516

5ZO

605

556

5ZO

51Z

5ZO

561

534

507

494

484

489

494

480

466

448

4Z7

415

407

415

4Z7

411

403

15,544

518

30,830

May

399

14,000

15,000

3,520

2,150

1,480

1,260

1,110

1,OZO

*930

840

780

750

710

715

695

645

630

590

585

548

516

494

476

458

431

419

403

387

375

355

52,671

1,699

104,500

June

343

3Z7

319

*303

£99

Z87

Z79

Z68

Z64

Z54

Z47

Z36

ZZ6

Z19

Z16

Z1Z

Z,l40~

4.580

1,14(5

605

466

1,780

1,540

1,020

705

534

471

431

411

391

20,313

677

40,Z90

July

399

4Z7

415

387

363

351

343

415

*484

359

319

Z91

Z75

Z58

Z44

Z33

222

Z1Z

Z05

198

194

191

180

174

170

164

158

15Z

146

143

140

8,Z1Z

Z65

16,290

Aug.

131

1Z6

1Z3

1Z3

1ZO

117

111

109

104

10Z

*97

95

95

95

93

95

100

111

134

109

114

117

111

109

161

149- 177

131

114

104

95

3,572

115

7,080

Sept.

93

88

86

8£

52

88

1£0

216

198

184

167

149

134

126

114

114

123

899

2,010

 5.620

3,520

1,080

*840

720

525

484

448

671

750

543

20,274

676

40,210

Calendar year 1957: Max 15,900 Min 7.9 Mean 511 Ac-ft 370,300

Water year 1957-58: Max 15,000 Mln 68 Mean 790 Ac-ft 512,200

ak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Oct. 16 (10 a.m.) 18,600 cfs (20.66 ft); Oct. 22 (9 a.m.) 

7,880 cfs (12.56 ft); Feb. 23 (4:30 p.m.) 5,580 cfs (10.15 ft); Mar. 7 (8 p.m.) 4,320 cfs 

(8.76 ft); May 2 (7 p.m.) 55,200 cfs (33.60 ft): June 17 (9 p.m.) 6,770 cfs (11.47 ft); June 22 

(9 p.m.) 4,230 efs (8.73 ft); Sept. 20 (ll p.m.) 8,660 efs (15.27 ft).____________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
246 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

1685. Guadalupe River above Comal River, at New Braunfels, Tex.

Location. Lat 29"42'55", long 98°06'40", on right bank at New Braunfels, Comal County,

1.1 miles upstream from Comal River and at mile 281. 

Drainage area. 1,516 sq ml. 

Records available. December 1927 to September 1958. March 1898 to December 1899 (gage

heights only), January 1915 to December 1927, at site 1 mile downstream from Comal

River, published as "at New Braunfels"; records not equivalent owing to Inflow of Comal

River. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 586.65 ft above mean

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 30 years (1928-58), 359 cfs (259,900 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 47,900 cfs May 3 (gage height, 24.44 ft); minimum, 151 cfs Sept. 5.

1927-58: Maximum discharge, 101,000 cfs June 15, 1935 (gage height, 32.95 ft); no

flow July 8,9, July 17 to Aug. 20, 1956.

Maximum stage, about 38 ft sometime in 1869 and in December 1913, from information

by local residents. 

Remarks. Records good. Small diversions above station for irrigation. No regulation by

small powerplants for several years. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 898: 1935. WSP 1342: Drainage area. Revised figures of

discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period in the water year 1932,

superseding those published in WSP 733, are given herewith:

July 3, 1932.......... 63,20O

July 4, 1932.......... 20,900

Month

Calendar year 1932 ...................

Maximum

63,200

Minimum

92

71

76

Mean

535

567

Runoff in 

acre -feet

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 3-5)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

.7 

2.6 

6.3

1.6 

1.9 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

94

164

426

940

4.0

8.0

12.0

15.0

20.0

2,320

8,120

14,200

19,500

31,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

434

395

364

341

320

299

285

266

*254

241

229

217

229 

271

7,730

15,200

5,620

1,830 

1,230

988

868

4,070

3,820

1,960

1,570

1,320

1,140

1,O4O

964

916

856

53,267

1,718

105,700

Nov.

798

765

721

765

688

655

633

*611

582

564

611

1,360

1,650 

1,410

1,230

1,130

1,050

1,000 

976

952

868

844

844

1,000

1,230

1,370

1,260

1,190

1,120

1,050

28,907

964

57,340

Dec.

976

940

928

892

832

809

798

765

732

699

655

633

611

611

600

582

573

*564 

555

537

510

502

493

497

573

622

611

582

564

555

537

20,334

656

40,330

Jan.

519

502

493

493

555

1,160

1,300

1,080

988

952

916

1,010

1,070 

*1,050

976

928

892

868 

844

844

844

820

844

1,320

1,860

1,530

1,350

1,270

1,220

1,170

1,120

30,788

993

61,070

Feb.

1,110

1,060

1,020

1,010

988

988

940

904

880

868

880

880

844

809

809

798

776

754 

743

754

940

1,820

4,210

5,370

3,200

2,540

2,250

*2,040

-

40, 185

1,435

79,710

Mar.

1,860

1,790

1,730

1,640

1,600

1,800

1,700

2,530

1,800

1,610

1,540

1,470

1,440 

1,400

1,320

1,300

1,260

1,260 

1,320

1,410

1,240

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,140

1,120

1,110

*1,080

1,050

1,040

1,010

44,140

1,424

87,550

Apr.

976

964

952

940

904

832

787

776

776

832

776

754

743 

798

798

765

732

710 

699

710

699

688

666

644

611

600

591 600"

600

591

22,514

750

44,660

May

564

621

*29,800

5,360

3,130

2,180

1,360

1,690

1,560

1,460

1,340

*1,280

1,210 

1,160

1,130

1,110

1,050

1,010 

1,040

952

940

892

856

820

787

754

721

688

666

633

611

67,875

2,190

134,600

June

582

555

546

528

*510

502

493

485

468

460

451

434

426 

418

410

410

403

4,420 

2,450

1,140

798

710

2,120

1,320

1,120

844

710

644

591

564

25,512

850

50,600

July

546

519

502

485

468

468

485

434

564

*600

493

451

418 

395

379

364

348

341 

334

327

320

313

313

306

292

292

285

278

272

'260 260

12,112

391

24,020

Aug.

254

248

235

241

229

223

223

217

201

206

206

*201

190 

185

155

185

185

185 

190

206

196

190

196

196

196

206

254

229

206

196

185

6,445

208

12,780

Sept.

175

164

160

T5B" 155

169

201

254

266

272

254

241

217 

206

201

196

190

240 

904

4,750

6,820

1,800

1,180

*1,080

880

743

699

633

965

820

24,990

833

49,570

Calendar year 1957 ; Max 18,800 mn 9.4 Mean 705 Ac-ft 510,500

Water year 1957-58 : Max 29,8OO Min 155 Mean 1,O33 Ac-ft 747,900

e, 3,100 cfs).--Oct. 16 (9 p.m.) 2O,2OO cfs (15.26 ft); Oct. 22 (8 p.m.)

't); Feb. 24 (4:3O a.m.) 6,53O cfs (6.86 ft); Mar. 8 (9 a.m.) 3,78O cfs (5.OO ft);

,900 cfs (24.44 ft); June 18 (9:30 a.m.) 6,680 cfs (7.00 ft)j June 23 (8:30 a.m.]

f. } Worsf: 9Ci {<=, a m \ in enn ofej fa 7 A r+\

Peak discharge (base. 

9,000 cfs (8.65 ft)

May 3 (8 a.m.) 47,9w GIB ^z*.44 it;j June J.B ^:ou a.m.; t>,t 

3,480 cfs (4.80 ft); Sept. 20 (5 a.m.) 10,600 cfs (9.74 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 247

1690. Comal River at New Braunfels, Tex.

Location. Lat 29 C 42'05", long 98"07"10", on right bank 200 ft upstream from San Antonio 

Street viaduct in New Braunfels, Comal County, and 1.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 117 sq mi. Normal flow of river comes from springs, drainage area of 

stream not applicable.

Records available.--1882 to September 1958 (1882 to November 1927, discharge measurements 

only)~

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 1, 1955. 

582.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of gage is

Average discharge. 26 years (1932-58), 285 cfs (206,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,520 cfs Sept. 20; maximum gage height, 

19.58 ft May 3 (backwater from Guadalupe River); minimum daily discharge, 180 cfs 

Oct. 12, 18, 19.

1927-58: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Sept. 11, 1952 (gage height, 36.14 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurements at gage heights 14.87 and 36.14 ft; minimum daily, 5.5 cfs June 7, 1956.

Maximum stages known, 36.91 ft July 8, 1869, and 37.65 ft Oct. 17, 1870, at site 

half a mile downstream, from painted and dated marks in old Remmert Brewery (probably 

some backwater from Guadalupe River).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuations from steam powerplant half a mile upstream. Plow of river is primarily 

from Comal Springs about 1 mile upstream, except during periods of local rain. Comal 

powerplant released daily about 10.5 cfs of pumpage from well in Edwards limestone 

Oct. 1-15, 3.9 cfs Oct. 16, and 1.8 cfs Feb. 6, May 16, Aug. 28. Comal Springs emerge 

from the Edwards limestone in the Balcones fault zone.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of backwater from Guadalupe 

River (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.7

4.0 

4.5

120

211

440

5.0 

6.0

770

1,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

184

187

184

*184

191

191

184

187

184

184

184

180

TST

194

C230

C210

C200

180

180

184

201

cl,100

C250

222

219

219

219

219

219

219

219

7,095

229

14,070

Nov.

232

726

226

226

226

226

226

*2H6

226

226

238

242

238

238

234

234

234

234

234

234

338

250

258

350

255

250

250

250

250

250

7,220

241

14,320

Dec.

250

255

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

254

254

*254

250

254

250

250

250

250

258

258

262

255

258

258

254

7,822

352

15,510

Jan.

254

251

254

254

340

294

266

262

266

266

266

3o~f 440

*278

278

278

282

282

286

286

286

286

330

335

294

294

290

290

290

290

290

8,965

289

17,780

Feb.

294

?9T

294

299

299

299

299

299

299

299

299

299

299

304

294

294

304

299

294

304

850

986

c550~

C420

365

350

345

*340

-

10,171

363

20,170

Mar.

330" 340

335

335

335

335

340

340

335

335

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

335

335

335

335

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

10,490

338

20,810

Apr.

340

*340

340

340

340

340

335

335

335

335

330

3l5

340

345

3475

340

345

345

345

345

345

340

340

340

335

335

335

335

330

330

10,155

338

20,140

May

335

335

0385

C3B75

370

345

345

345

345

*345

345

345

345

345

345

350

350

355

380

350

355

350

350

345

345

345

335

335

335

340

335

10,790

348

21,400

June

330

32S

322

*322

322

322

312

317

317

312

312

312

312

308

312

312

312

c310

308

304

304

304

304

304

304

304

308

308

308

322

9,374

312

18,590

July

308

308

308

299

304

326

326

345

355

*308

312

304

308

312

308

208

304

308

299

304

304

299

299

299

299

290

290

286

282

278

278

9,411

304

18,670

Aug.

278

m

274

278

270

270

270

270

266

266

266

262

266

266

266

266

266

266

262

262

262

262

258

258

262

258

258

258

254 A c . 254

254

8,202

265

16,270

Sept.

254

254

250

255

254

254

262

258

262

266

266

270

266

270

278

278

274

274

282

c 1,200

0450

429

317

312

312

308

312

317

317

322

9,618

321

19,080

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,110 Min 39 Mean 192 Ac-ft 138,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,200 Min 180 Mean 299 Ac-ft 216,800

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Oct. 22 (7 a.m.) 1,500 cfs (6.07 ft); Feb. 21 (6 a.m.) 1,420 cfs 

(5.88 ft); Sept. 20 (4 p.m.) 2,520 cfs (c). _______ ___________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Guadalupe River.

541344 O -60 -17
248 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

1700. San Marcos River spring flow at San Marcos, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°52' , long 97°55' , on left bank 500 ft downstream from the Cape Ginning 

Co. mill, about half a mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 1 mile southeast of San Marcos, Hays County, and 1.2 miles upstream from Blanco River.

Drainage area. 83.7 sq mi. Normal flow of river comes from springs; drainage area of

stream not applicable.

Records available.--May 1956 to September 1958. June 1915 to January 1916, March 1916 

to September 1921, and May to September 1956, published as San Marcos River at San 

Marcos; records include some surface runoff. Periodic measurements of spring flow 

have been made at this location since Nov. 14, 1894, and published as miscellaneous 

measurements.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 536.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. June 10, 1915, to Jan. 19, 1916, staff gage at site 1.2 miles upstream and 

Mar. 13, 1916, to Sept. 7, 1921, recording gage near present site, datum relations 

unknown.

Extremes. Maximum daily spring discharge during year, 292 cfs May 9; maximum gage height, 

28.5 ft May 3 (backwater from Blanco River); minimum daily spring discharge, 154 cfs 

Sept. 24.

1956-58: Maximum daily spring discharge, that of May 9, 1958; maximum gage height, 

that of May 3, 1958; minimum daily spring discharge, 46 cfs Aug. 15, 16, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1913, 38.6 ft, present datum, Sept. 10, 1921 

(backwater from Blanco River).

Remarks.--Records good except those for days affected by local runoff, which are fair, 

and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Flow slightly regulated by mlllpond just above gage and by utilities dam about 1? miles upstream. Entire 

flow of river is from San Marcos Springs, about l£ miles upstream, except during periods of local runoff. Springs emerge from the Edwards limestone in the Balcones fault 

zone. Small diversion for operation of State fish hatchery, of which some is returned 

above gage.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

180

180

175

*180

180

180

184

184

180

180

180

175

180

elSO

e!84

e!84

e!88

188

193

193

198

6222

6242

248

242

232

232

232

232

E27 

222

6,177

199

12,250

Nov.

222

222

222

222

*222

222

222

222

222

222

6222

6227

222

222

222

217

217

6217

6217

217

217

6217

6217

6222

6222

227

227

227

227

227

6,650

222

13,190

Dec.

227

227

227

222

222

222

222

217

217

217

217

217

217

212

212

212

207

*212

202

207

207

207

198

6202

6202

202

202

198

193

198 

198

6,542

211

12,980

Calendar year 1957: Max 248

Jan.

198

193

193

19S

198

198

193

188

188

188

193

6198

*e202

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200 

200

6,128

198

12,150

Feb.

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

230

260

290 290"

280

280

280

6,110

218

12,120

Min 65

Mar.

280

280

280

275

275

275

*270

270

264

264

264

264

258

258

258

258

258

6258

253

253

253

253

253

253

253

248

#248

245

245

245 

245

8, '056

260

15,980

Apr.

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

235

235

235

235

235

235

235

240

240

240

240

237

237

232

232

232

232

227

227

227

227

227

227

7,049

235

13,980

May

227

6227

6242

6270

6286

6286

286

286

292

286

286

*286

280

280

275

270

270

270

270

270

270

264

270

264

270

264

258

258

253

253 

253

8,322

268

16,510

June

258

253

*253

248

248

242

242

237

237

237

237

232

232

237

237

237

6237

6232

222

222

232

6237

6237

232

232

227

222

222

222

217

7,060

235

14,000

July

217

2T2

212

212

207

6207

6207

6212

212

207

202

202

202

202

198

*198

193

193

188

188

188

184

184

184

184

184

184

180

T80

180 

180

6,083

196

12,070

Aug.

175

170

175

175

175

175

170

166

166

166

175

*170

170

162 TTO

175

170

166

162

166

166

170

170

170

175

170

170

170

170

166 

166

5,262

170

10,440

Sept.

175

170

170

170

170

6170

6170

6170

170

166

166

166

170

170

166

162

162

158

e!62

el 62

e!62

162

158

*154

158

158

158

158

158

158

4,929

164

9,780

Mean 152 Ac-ft 110,300

Water year 1957-58: Max 292 Min 154 Mean 215 Ac-ft 155,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Gage-height not representative of spring flow; discharge interpolated.

Mote. No gage-height record Jan. 14 to Mar. 5, Mar. 28 to Apr. 18; discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for Blanco River near Kyle.
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 249

1710. Blanco River at Wlmberley, Tex.

Location.--Lat 29°59', long 98°04', on left bank 800 ft downstream from Cypress Creek, 

1,200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 12, and a quarter of a mile south of 

Wimberley, Hays County.

Drainage area. 364 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1924 to September 1926, June 1928 to September 1958.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 802.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Aug. 6, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1926, inclined and vertical staff gage at site 30 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 107 cfs (77,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 96,400 cfs May 2 (gage height, 30.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs as explained below; minimum, 

45 cfs Sept. 3-5.

1924-26, 1928-58: Maximum discharge, 113,000 cfs May 28, 1929 (gage height, 

31.10 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurements at gage heights 30.1 and 31.1 ft; minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 16, 

1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1869, that of May 28, 1929, from information by 

local residents.

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

628

703

718

788

808

858

928

958

1088

1148

Water 

year

1926

1930

1931

1935

1936

1938

1941

1942

1947

1949

Date

Apr. 21,

May 6,

July 18,

June 15,

July 1 ,

Apr. 27,

June 7,

Sept. 8,

Nov. 3,

Apr. 25,

1926

1930

1931

1935

1936

1938

1941

1942

1946

1949

Discharge 

(cfs}

37,700

10,400

13,100

14,700

29,600

12,900

27,800

13,100

15,600

21,700

Gage height 

(feet)

19.3

9.26

10.66

11.40

16.87

10.65

16.27

10.66

11.80

14.20

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Small diversions above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1282: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in 

cubic feet per second, for high-water periods in the water years 1926 and 1929, superseding those published in WSP 628 and 688, are given herewith:

Apr. 20, 1926........... 1,790

Apr. 21, 1926........... 12,300

May 28, 1929........... 31,800

May 29, 1929........... 6,710

Month

Water year 1925-26 ................

Maximum

12,300

31.800

Minimum

84

8.2

Mean

776

152

198

200

Runoff In 

acre-feet

46,200

110,000

90,400

143,000

145,000
250 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

1710. Blanco River at Wimberley, Tex.--Continued

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 2 May 3 to Sept. 30

0.6 67 3.0 1,500 0.4 38 3.0 1,580

.7 90 5.0 3,850 1.0 225 5.0 3,850

1.0 178 7.0 6,600 1.5 465 7.0 6,600

1.5 380 11.0 13,800 2.0 770

2.0 660

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

130

119

*111

108

100

98

95

93

88

85

83

81

91

1,320

1,770

1,030

480

380

326

290

294

2,500

1,095

752

630

540

474

436

405

371

344

14,714

475

29,180

Nov.

317

294

299

*286

278

262

262

258

235

232

342

600

507

446

400

370

350

370

340

320

320

350

420

720

T5o

630

570

510

470

440

11,898

397

23,600

Dec.

410

ISO

390

360

340

330

330

310

280

270

270

250

240

230

220

*210

210

200

200

192

185

178

178

23B" 175

232

202

206

188

175

7,778

251

15,430

Jan.

162

155

152

TBT

185

262

217

206

202

199

196

232

 232

217

213

206

206

202

202

210

213

202

257

463

366

340

322

308

290

282

274

7,328

236

14,530

Feb.

254

246

239

235

235

228

217

206

206

217

217

213

206

202

192

178

175

171

168

TTT

353

1,880

2.450

1,400

1,140

1,020

845

730

-

13,994

500

27,760

Mar.

681

667

600

570

*850

674

667

588

520

500

480

470

450

420

400

390

390

450

550

420

380

370

440

380

350

330

*310

300

290

280

270

14,417

465

28,600

Apr.

260

360

300

280

260

250

240

230

280

240

220

210

400

540

3T50

250

220

210

200

190

185

180

178

174

170

170

180

185

175

165

7,202

240

14,280

May

160

11, 901)

*6,400

2,370

1,360

1,020

875

770

686

616

562

514

498

482

454

432

395

375

*365

338

328

315

297

279

266

248

238

221

209

205

193

33,371

1,076

66,190

June

185

178

*171

167

163

156

149

146

142

136

132

129

123

123

119

116

2,521?

434

213

167

149

1,420

682

324

252

213

193

185

178

171

9,436

315

18,720

July

163

153

149

142

139

132

142

149

153

126

*116

113

107

101

98

95

92

89

86

86

81

78

78

81

81

78

76

70

68

63

60

3,245

105

6,440

Aug.

58

58

56

58

56

58

56

56

53

53

53

53

*51

51

51

51

51

53

51

53

56

56

53

56

53

53

53

51

51

49

49

1,660

53.5

3,290

Sept.

51

47

47

45

45

53

960

354

129

98

81

70

60

58

58

60

56

56

320

741

234

281

163

*136

123

116

113

113

110

110

4,888

163

9,700

Calendar year 1957: Max 10,300 Mln 6.0 Mean 277 Ac-ft 200,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 11,900 Min 45 Mean 356 Ac-ft 257,700

Peak discha 

3,850 ofs

June 17 (12 . .- 

4,390 ofs (5.37 ft).

-scx-so: Max i±,yuu mm 4b mean ibB AC-IC zt>/,/uu

 ge (base. 1,800 cfs).--Oct. 15 (3:30 p.m.) 5,620 ofs (6.27 ft); Oct. 22 (12:30 p.m.) 

(4.96 ft); Feb. 22 (11 p.m.) 4,390 cfs (5.42 ft); May 2 (8 p.m.) 96,400 cfs (30.3 ft);

.2 m.) 12.100 cfs (10.16 ft); June 22 (5 p.m.) 7,350 cfs (7.51 ft); Sept. 7 (5 p.m.) 

(H.37 ft I .

to Dec. 19, Mar. 9 to May 2; discharge estimated 

reather records, and records for station near Kyle.
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 251

1713. Blanco River near Kyle, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°58'42", long 970 54'30", on left bank 800 ft downstream from Tarbutton 

Ranch House (Hatchett Ranch), 2.3 miles west of Kyle, Hays County, 3.6 miles upstream 

from Kushla, 3.9 miles downstream from mouth of Halifax Creek, and 5 miles upstream 

from bridge on U. S. Highway 81.

Drainage area. 424 sq mi.

Records available. May 1956 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 620.12 ft above mean sea level, Corps of 

Engineers bench mark.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 66,500 cfs May 2 (gage height, 36.30 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 21.80 and 34.0 ft; minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 3-5.

1956-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 2, 1958; no flow at times in 1956-57. 

Maximum stage since at least 1882, about 40 ft in May 1929, from information by 

local residents. Flood of Sept. 11, 1952, reached a stage of 38.0 ft.

Remarks. Records good. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.4 31 7.0 550

4.7 59 9.0 1,300

5.0 99 11.0 2,400

5.5 189 14.0 4,800

6.0 300 18.0 9,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

148

132

*122

113

102

96

90

87

81

80

74

71

70

994

2,180

1,260

613

460

385

340

320

2,110

1,230

862

722

610

535

475

435

410

372

15,579

503

3O,9OO

Nov.

340

320

310

*310

290

268

257

257

236

227

290

565

535

435

398

372

350

340

340

320

310

320

340

640

705

595

550

505

475

422

11,622

387

23,O5O

Dec.

398

398

385

350

340

330

320

310

279

279

268

246

250

243

229

*222

216

211

207

193

179

175

175

171

243

255

225

218

204

193

187

7,899

255

15,670

Jan.

175

165

165

169

196

290

268

241

232

229

225

300

*310

279

268

255

248

243

241

250

255

239

300

505

410

372

350

340

330

320

310

8,480

274

16,820

Feb.

300

279

279

268

268

268

250

234

234

246

250

246

232

225

213

200

193

191

187

189

348

1,630

2,550

1,4OO

1,160

1,040

900

792

-

14,372

513

28,510

Mar.

722

705

640

595

719

775

*670

625

550

520

490

490

475

435

410

398

385

398

520

398

372

360

398

372

350

350

*330

320

310

300

°°

14,672

473

29,100

Apr.

279

330

290

279

257

246

234

229

250

255

218

213

227

497

310

246

227

222

216

211

211

202

193

187

179

179

183

191

179

171

7,111

237

14,100

May

167

8,400

8,640

1,750

1,260

1,040

880

792

705

625

565

505

475

460

435

410

385

360

350

330

320

300

279

268

255

239

227

216

202

191

181

31,212

1,007

61,910

June

169

160

*150

145

136

132

125

120

115

112

109

102

99

94

93.

93

1,650

591

232

169

145

774

822

510

241

202

177

169

160

156

7,750

258

15,530

July

152

T57

152

125

120

154

159

127

148

117

*104

96

92

86

85

80

76

74

71

70

66

63

61

60

58

56

52

51

50

48

11

2,775

89.5

5,500

Aug.

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

43

42

41

40

*39

59

40

59

38

38

41

39

40

45

44

45

45

40

40

40

58

37

37

1,276

41.2

2,530

Sept.

56

35

33

33

33

37

482

604

152

94

76

61

52

48

47

47

46

44

48

1,480

324

278

198

*150

129

120

115

112

109

109

5,152

171

10,180

Calendar year 1957: Max 7,530 Mln o Mean 252 Ac-ft 182,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 8,640 Mln 33 Mean 350 Ac-ft 253,600

Peak discharge (base, 1,5OO cfs). Oct. 15 (9:5O a.m.) 4,35O cfs (15.54 ft); Oct. 22 (4 p.m.)

2,960 cfs (11.80 ft); Feb. 22 (12 p.m.) 3,740 cfs (12.85 ft); May 2 (10 p.m.) 66.5OO cfs (36.30ft);

5:30 p.m.) 8,62O cfs (17.35 ft); June 22 (8 

:5O p.m.) 2,82O cfs

. . .. ,

June 17 (5:30 p.m.) 8,62O cfs (17.35 ft); June 22 (8 p.m.) 4,710 cfs (13.94 ft); Sept. 7 

(11.62 ft); Sept. 2O (6:50 a.m.) 3,9OO cfs (12.95 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
252 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

1720. San Marcos River at Luling, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°39'55", long 97°39'05", on left bank 390 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 80, 1 mile south of Luling, Caldwell County, and 8 miles upstream from 

Plum Creek.

Drainage area. 833 sq mi.

Records available. --April 1939 to September 1958.

~Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 322.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge . 19 years, 320 cfs (231,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 41,400 cfs May 3 (gage height, 33.87 ft); minimum daily, 165 cfs Aug. 29.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 57,000 cfs Sept. 12, 1952 (gage height, 34.95 ft); 

minimum daily, 43 cfs Aug. 12, 1951.

Maximum stage since at least 1859, 40.4 ft in 1869 or 1870, from information by 

State Highway Department. Flood of May 29, 1929, reached a stage of 37.1 ft and is 

the second highest known.

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

Regulation by powerplant 800 ft upstream. Base flow is mostly from large springs near 

San Marcos. Diversions above station for irrigation and fish hatchery.

Revisions (water years). WSP 958: 1940.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 8 to Aug. 22)

3.6

4.0

6.0

10.0

159

207

487

1,110

15.0

20.0

24.0

26.0

1,950

3,230

4,880

6,530

28.0

30.0

31.0

9,480

14,700

18,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

397 

368

340

326

319

305

298

292

285

285

272

266

266

547

1,450

*3,060

1,920

885 

743

647

599

2,930

4,670 

 1,520

1,120

1,000

900 '839

791

759

727

28,925

933

57,370

Nov.

679 

647

615

599

583

567

551

535

519

505

519

809

915

807

743

695

663

647 

615

615

583

995

799 

2,550

1,310

*990

900

855

807

775

25,190

775

46,000

Dec.

727 

695

695

679

647

615

615

599

585

551

551

555

519

519

505

505

487

472 

472

457

442

442

427 

42T

442

655

578

752

soy

472

457

17,001

548

55,720

Jan.

*442 

427

412

41F

427

551

567

519

487

472

472

1,120

2,500

695

585

551

519

519 

505

519

519

519

844 

1,810

870

727

679

647

*651

615

599

20,957

676

41,570

Feb.

585 

567

551

551

535

555

519

505

487

555

505

519

505

505

487

472

457

442 

442

442

5,760

11,300

12,200 

5,540

1,890

1,580

1,450

1,280

-

47,116

1,685

95,450

Mar.

1,190 

1,150

1,120

1,060

1,040

1,170

*1,140

1,100

1,020

960

950

900

900

885

859

825

807

791 

859

900

807

775

775 

775

759

727

727

711

695

679

665

27,657

892

54,860

Apr.

651 

651

679

651

615

599

567

*551

567

567

567

555

551

727

885

647

585

551

555

555

519

519

505 

487

472

472

472

472

487

472

17,029

568

55,780

May

457 

45T

16.500

*8,750

2,450

1,610

1,570

1,250

1,150

1,080

1,000

945

900

870

859

*825

791

759 

727

711

679

665

651

615

599

599

567

555

519

503

487

49,596

1,600

98,570

June

487 

472

457

442

427

427

412

412

597

597

582

382

356" 368

568

368

382

1.890 

820

551

472

505

1,160 

962

*651

555

487

457

427

427

16,270

542

52,270

July

412 

412

597

568

568

568

427

503

554

540

512

505

298

285

278

272

272

266

259

252

252

246

*240 

240

240

255

235

226

226

220

220

9,254

501

18,490

Aug.

220

214

207

207

207

207

207

207

201

201

201

207

201

214

201

207

207

259 

220

207

214

214

226 

220

220

177

259

183

*165 

55T

201

6,488

209

12,870

Sept.

201 

207

207

201

201

214

292

677

675

568

298

292

246

240

226

226

226

220 

220

al,490

a5 ,480

711

651

487

412

*412

582

554

547

554

14,495

485

28,750

Calendar year 1957; Max 12,600 Min 70 Mean 626 Ac-ft 453,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 16,300 Min 165 Mean 762 Ac-ft 551,500

Peak discharge (base, 2,900 cfs). Oct. 16 (4 p.m.) 3,760 cfs (21.64 ft); Oct. 23 (3 a.m.) 7,120 cfs

(26.48 ft); Nov. 24 (6 p.m.) 3,490 cfs (20.82 ft); Jan. 13 (8:30 a.m.) 3,420 cfs (20.64 ft);

Feb. 23 (4:30 a.m.) 16,100 cfs (30.45 ft); May 3 (3 p.m.) 41,400 ofs (33.87 ft); June 18

(1:30 p.m.) 3,230 cfs (19.97 ft); Sept. 21 (3 a.m.) 7,120 cfs (26.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of peak mark on inside gage and a study of 

flood peaks for nearby stations.
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 253

1730. Plum Creek near Luling, Tex.

Location.--Lat 29°42', long 97°37', near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on county road, 1 mile downstream from West Fork Plum Creek, 2 miles upstream from 

Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. bridge, and 3 miles northeast of Luling, Caldwell 

County.

Drainage area. 356 sq ml.

Records available. March 1930 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 326.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929.

Average discharge. 28 years, 88.4 cfs (64,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 19.45 ft, from 

fToocfmark); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 2.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 78,500 cfs July 1, 1936 (gage height, 25.7 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 54,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, that of July 1, 1936; flood In December 1913 reached about 

same stage, from Information by local residents.

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

Slight regulation at low flow by oilfield operation above station. No diversion 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

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

-0.1

0.0

.1

.Z

.4

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

105

224

375

564

0.3 

1.0 

2.3

Note. Same as following 

table above 6.0 ft. 1.0 

2.0

12

25

56

188

6.0

11.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

564

1,200

2,000

2,550

3,600

6,200

10,500

16,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

10

9.0

8.6

10

8.6

6.2

6.6

5.6

4.8

4.5

3.9

3TT

125

1,760

3,240

1,210

87

45

26

17

1,340 

4.570 

*360 

84

46

30

24

21

20

19

12,918.7

417

25,620

Nov.

19

18

16

15

14

15

17

19

18

15

17

185

422

126

58

34

29

28

25

24

23

251 

379 

1,000 

1,460

*184

100

64

47

34

4,656

155

9,240

Dec.

30

29

27

27

26

25

25

24

24

23

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

20

20

19

19

18 

15 

IS 

27

745

re

574

180

QCoo

58

2,358

76.1

4,680

Jan.

*37

31

30

29

30

63

132

67

38

29

28

48T

1,640

319

132

95

67

50

45

47

56

66 

232 

1.950 

695

110

72

54

*45

40

35

6,731

217

13,350

Feb.

31

28

25

24

23

24

23

21

20

27

26

35

36

37

33

30

26

23

22

23

760

11,200

540 

230 

170

140

110

80

-

13,763

492

27,300

Mar.

62

59

56

54

*50

56

72

68

60

44

36

35

37

36

33

30

30

60

100 -5T

45

40 

38 

36 

34

33

31

30

29

28

27_

1,404

45.3

2,780

Apr.

26

25

23

22

21

20

18

*15

15

17

20

19

18

69

501

66

33

26

22

20

20

20 

19 

16 

14

14

14

15

16

16

1,160

38.7

2,300

May

16

15

217

2,610

881

79

41

32

30

23

22

18

16

15

15

*16

15

15

16

14

12

11 

11 

10 

10

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.4

7.6

4,211.3

136

8,350

June

6.9

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.1

3.8

4.1

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.1

4.1

8.4 

16 

-8.4 

*5.2

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.4.

158.5

5.28

314

July

3.6

3.2

4.9

3.8

3.2

2.6

17

503

106

22

11

8.0

6.2

4.9

3.8

4.1

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.3 

*2.1 

2.0 

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

738.2

23.8

1,460

Aug.

1.3

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8 

.8 

.7 

,6_

.9

1.6

TTo *.s

.6

.6

27.3

0.88

54

Sept.

0.6

.5

TF

.6

.7

1.3

19

91

21

7.6

4.6

4.4

3.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.6

3.6

317

2,570

1,170 

68 

35 

23

*16

11

18

12

10

4,221.3

141

8,370

Calendar year 1957: Max 8,630 Mln 0 Mean 183 Ac-ft 132,700

Water Water year year 1957-58: 1957-58: Max Max 11,200 11,200 Mln Mln 0.5 0.5 Mean Mean 143 143 Ac-ft Ac-ft 103,800 103,800 _______

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs).--Oct. 16 (6 a.m.) 3,520 cfs (15.97 ft); Oct. 23 (8:30 a.m.)

6,900 cfs (17.19 ft); Jan. 24 (8 p.m.) 2,620 cfs (15.08 ft); Feb. 22 (12 m.) 19,600 cfs (19.45 ft) 

May 4 (6 p.m.) 4,380 cfs (16.55 ft); Sept. 21 (8 p.m.) 4,120 cfs (16.27 ft)._________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 15-18, Feb. 21 to Mar. 1, Mar. 17 to Apr. 7; discharge estimated 

on basis of recorded range in stage, floodmarks, weather records, and records for San Marcos River 

near Luling.
254 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

1765. Guadalupe River at Victoria, Tex.

Location. Lat 28°47 T , long 97°01', on left bank just upstream from pier of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 59 In Victoria, Victoria County, 1,300 ft upstream from Texas and New 

Orleans Railroad Co. bridge, 10 miles upstream from Coleto Creek, and at mile 51.

Drainage area. 5,161 sq mi.

Records available. November 1934 to September 1958. Gage-height records collected in 

this vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 29.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Houston supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--23 years (1935-58), 1,556 cfs (1,126,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 58,300 cfs Feb. 26 (gage height, 30.28 ft); 

minimum daily, 638 cfs Sept. 1, 2, 6.

1934-58: Maximum discharge, 179,000 cfs July 3, 1936 (gage height, 31.22 ft); minimum daily, 14 cfs Aug. 20, 1956.

Maximum stage known, that of July 3, 1936.

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

Many small diversions above station. Some regulation by powerplants above station. 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given 

in WSP 1573.

Revisions.--WSP 1342: Drainage area.

Rating table fear 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Sept. 26-30)

Oct. 15 to Sept. 30

6.0 990

10.0 2,450

15.0 5,100

20.0 8,500

25.0 13,000

28.0 10,000

29.0 22,000

29.5 25,500

4.6

6.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

625

1,040

2,520

4,850

7,800

12,200

28.0 16,700

28.5 18,700

29.0 23,000

29.6 34,400

30.2 54,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

22,600

7,110

,170

,890

,730

* ,580

,510

,400

,300

,230

,200

,110

990

,140

,080

12,100

15,000 

20,800

33,200

32,000

21,300 

11,800

4,930

4,550

6,920

8,760

9,240 

5,820

3,700

3,160

2,960

246,280

7,945

488,500

Nov.

2,800

2,600

2,440

2,320

2,200

2,160

2,160

*2,120

2,040

1,880

2,340

6,050

4,450

4,350

4,850

4,400

3,120 

2,760

2,600

2,640

2,560 

3,740

6,320

8,600

8,920

9,320

9,760 

8,880

4,640

3,250

126,270

4,209

250,500

Dec.

2,960

*2,760

2,640

2,520

2,400

2,320

2,240

2,240

2,160

2,080

2,000

2,000

1,960

1,920

1,760

1,720

1,680 

1,720

1,760

1,600

1,720 

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,560

1,560

1,440 

1,880

2,200

2,120

2,200

61,680

1,990

122,300

Jan.

1,800

1,600

1,440

1,600

1,570

2,920

2,440

2,320

2,320

2,240

2,120

2,480

5,090

7,960

9,850

11,500

7,730 

2,960

2,480

2,360

2,200 

*2,240

2,720

5,120

6,620

7,800

9,080 

6,110

3,350

3,160

3,000

126,180

4,070

250,300

Feb.

2,720

2,560

2,440

2,360

2,320

2,240

2,160

2,040

2,040

2,160

2,360

2,480

2,480

2,280

2,120

2,000

1,960

1,880

1,880

1,800

1,780 

9,990

17,800

17,800

29,800

*54.000

*24*200

_

-------

242,050

8,645

480,100

Mar.

*16,000

*7,470

5,200

4,700

4,400

*4,200

4,000

3,900

3,950

3,950

4,250

3,950

3,550

3,350

3,200

3,160

3,080 

3,000

2,920

*2 , 880

2,840 

2,920

3,040

2,880

2,880

2,960

2,760 

2,640

2,560

2,520

2^480

121,590

3,922

241,200

Apr.

2,440

2,400

2,360

2,320

2,280

2,200

2,160

2,120

2,080

2,040

1,920

1,840

1,800

2,040

1,920

2,080

2,560 

2,520

2,080

1,920

1,920 

1,880

*1,720

1,760

1,760

1,720

1,520 

1,760

1,680

1,640

60,440

2,015

119,900

May

1,480

1,560

2,110

3,950

5,060

8,260

11,100

14,800

*17,000

11,000

4,860

3,950

3,600

3,350

3,120

2,920

2,920 

2,840

2,800

2,600

2,520 

2,480

2,440

2,280

2,240

2,200

2,040 

1,880

*2,000

1,880

1,840

133,080

4,293

264,000

June

,840

,800

,560

,370

,520

,560

,480

,520

,280

,280

,310

,370

,280

,250

,220

,280

,190 

,250

,250

,680

,440 

,350

,440

,200

,120

,640

,440 

,160

,000

,840

52,920

1,764

105,000

July

1,440

1,480

1,400

1,520

1,480

1,280

*1,280

1,440

1,560

2,000

1,920

1,480

1,440

1,280

1,280

1,190

1,220 

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,010 

1,010

950

1,100

920

920

980 

920

800 980"

920

38,680

1,248

76,720

Aug.

920

830

800

770

800

800

770

760

680

700

740

770

800

720

760

720

740 

660

680

*695

770 

710

710

695

695

740

725 

725

740

725

680

23,030

743

45,680

Sept.

638

638

680

695

650

638

770

860

1,130

1,070

,310

,220

,100

,250

,100

890

830 

*890

920

980

1,190 

5,810

*7,590

8,120

7,350

3,520

2,400 

2,160

2,080

1,920

60,399

2,013

119,800

Calendar year 1957: Max 33,200 Min 97 Mean 3,103 Ac-ft 2,247,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 54,000 Min 638 Mean 3,541 Ac-ft 2,564,000

Peak discharge (base, 7,800 cf s) . --Oct. 19 (7 p.m.) 37,000 cfs (29.70 ft); Oct. 27 (9 a.m.) 9,580 cfs

(22.16 ft); Nov. 27 (12 p.m.) 10,000 cfs (22.71 ft); Jan. 16 (5 p.m.) 11,900 cfs (24.67 ft);

Jan. 27 (l p.m.) 9,320 cfs (21.93 ft); Feb. 26 (8 a.m.) 58,300 cfs (30.28 ft); May 9 (7 a.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Aug. 2-19; discharge estimated on basis of once-daily 

gage readings by U. S. Weather Bureau and recorded range in stage.
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 

1770. Coleto Creek near Schroeder, Tex.

255

Location. Lat 28°50', long 97°11', on downstream side of left abutment of bridge on 

Farm Road 622, 2| miles northeast of Schroeder, Qoliad County, 4.8 miles downstream 

from Cottonwood Creek, 8.0 miles upstream from Perdido Creek, and 11.5 miles west of 

Victoria.

Drainage area. 365 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1930 to December 1933, October 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 87.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Houston supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Dec. 31, 1933, staff gage 

at site 0.7 mile downstream at same datum; Oct. 20, 1952, to Jan. 17, 1955, staff 

gage at site 0.6 mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 66.7 cfs (48,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,900 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 18.85 ft); 

minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 25, 26.

1930-33, 1952-58: Maximum discharge, 39,000 cfs Apr. 28, 1957 (gage height, 

21.00 ft); no flow July 16-25, Aug. 4-31, Oct. 10, 11, 1956.

Maximum stages known since at least 1872, at site 0.7 mile downstream, 22.90 ft 

Oct. 16, 1946, and 20.0 ft in October 1925, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good. No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-14, Nov. 29 to 

Feb. 21, Mar. 26 to May 3, July 7, 8, Sept. 24-30)

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

100

170

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

11

14

17

325

550

1,070

1,750

3,700

6,400

12,500

21,200

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Oct.

10

8.6

7.2 

5.7

*4.8

4.2

3.S

3.1

3.1

2.4

2.0

1.8 

1T~ 1.6

1,660

2.130 

232

74

48

36

29

224

144

52

31

19

14

11

9.5

9.0

8.1

4,805.7

155

9,530

Nov.

7.2

6.4

5.7 

5.4

5.4

4.8

6.0

*6.4

12 3.8

2,670

4,610

492

146

77

55 

44

36

41

32

26

1,110

1,580

1,390

368

118

68

52

43

35

13,056 . 1

435

25,900

Dec.

32

*30

28 

26

24

24

23

21

19

18

15

16 

16

15

15

14 

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

12

11

IF

524

16.9

1,040

Jan.

37

26

14 

12

1,210

1,850

282

81

52

41

36

871 

1,620

180

g74

g52

g44

g37

g36

g38

*g34

g32

392

1,320

233

g81

g48

41

35

30

26

8,865

286

17,580

Feb.

23

22

21 

21

20

17

14

14

15

245

172

171 

173

74

44

33 

26

24

23

23

4,520

*20, 700

*3,770

495

266

201

160

135

-

31,422

1,122

62,320

Mar.

118

108

96 

90

86

82

78

72

63

60

55

55

49

45

44

43 

42

38

37

35

*33

33

99

54

47

43

37

35

35

32

30

1,774

57.2

3,520

Apr.

30

30

30 

30

26

25

24

23

25

21

20

20 

21

39

34

37 

26

24

24

21

21

19

*18

17

15_

16

16

16

16

15

699

23.3

1,390

May

14

13

3,830 

2,530

399

151

92

75

60

53

47

43 

37

36

38

42 

35

32

34

31

47

32

26

21

21

30

26

19

*16

15

14

7,859

254

15,590

June

12

11

10 

10

10

10

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.1

7.6

7.2 

6.8

6^4

6.8

7.2 

6.4

36

67

20

13

14

21

13

10

8.6

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.6

380.2

12.7

754

July

10

5.8

13 

10

9.0

7.6

18

*113 ~35

75

39

16 

9.0

6.4

5.4

5.0 

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

415.1

13.4

823

Aug.

1.0

.9

.8 

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6 

1.8

ITo

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

^

.6

.6

.6

 6

21.1

0.68

42

Sept.

 0.6

.6 

.6

.6

1.1

13

12

11

5.4

3.6

2.6 

1.9

1.8

1.4

4.8 

11

*4.

51

40

975

1,670

474

100

50

35

31

24

20

19

3,566.0

119

7,070

Calendar year 1957; Max 8,930 Mln 0.2 Mean 153 Ac-ft 111,000

Water year 1957-58; Max 20,700 Min 0.5 Mean 201 Ac-ft 145,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
256 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 

1780. San Antonio River at San Antonio, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°24'35", long 98°29'40", on right bank at downstream side of South Alamo 

Street Bridge, in San Antonio, Bexar County, 2.1 miles upstream from San Pedro Creek.

Drainage area. 42 sq mi, approximately. Normal flow of river formerly came from springs, 

but now comes largely from artesian wells; drainage area of stream not applicable.

Records available. January 1915 to November 1929, February 1939 to September 1958.

Ground-water discharge into river is discussed by Petit and George (1956, p. 45), Texas 

Board of Water Engineers Bulletin 5608, vol. 1. December 1895 to June 1906, periodic 

discharge measurements only.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 612.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Jan. 26, 1915, to Feb. 27, 1916, staff gage at site 2.2 miles upstream at different datum. Feb. 28, 1916, to Apr. 7, 1920, staff gage at site 1.9 miles upstream at 

different datum. Apr. 8, 1920, to Nov. 16, 1929, water-stage recorder at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 56.2 cfs (40,690 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 cfs June 22 (gage height, 7.34 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 580 cfs; minimum daily, 6.9 cfs Aug. 17.

1915-29, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 15,300 cfs Sept. 10, 1921 (gage height, 

20.14 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slopearea measurement of peak flow; no flow at times because of regulation.

Maximum stage known since at least 1819, that of Sept. 10, 1921; flood of July 5, 

1819, equaled or exceeded that of Sept. 10, 1921.

Remarks. Records fair. Flood flow regulated byOlmos flood-control reservoir (capacity, 

15,500 acre-ft) about 8| miles upstream. Dam completed in 1926. Normal flow of river 

formerly came from springs located about 8 miles upstream but now comes largely from 

artesian wells. Springs emerged from Edwards limestone in Balcones fault zone. 

Diurnal fluctuation caused by industrial pumping from wells (depleting the underground 

reservoir) above station.

Revisions. WSP 1058: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 2 May 3 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

5.2

8.5

18

37

2.0

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

80

212

373

765

0.8 

.9

1.1 

1.5

5.0 

8.3

44

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

90

225

584

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*10

10

11

10

10

8.9

10

10

40

12

10

10

20

15

13

14

12

10

10

8.2

57 

549

203

20

14

13

10

11

11 

11

12

1,165.1

37.6

2,310

Nov.

11

12

8.5

12

9.3

11

10

10

29

98

4?

29

16

12

12

9.7

*12

11

11

30 

37

57

52

25

21

16

9.3

11

10

644.8

21.5

1,280

Dec.

7.8

10

10

9.3

10

14

7.1

7.4

10

9.7

8.9

8.9

9.3

8.9

8.2

10

11

11

11

*11

12 

9.7

12

14

26

12

22

11

7.4

8.9

8.9

337.4

10.9

669

Calendar year 1957 : Max 611

Jan.

7.1

ST?

8.9

33

211

90

19

14

12

12

11

-3? 250

17

14

14

12

12

11

17

13 

12

119

56

43

22

*14

13

12

13

12

1,134.9

36.6

2,250

Feb.

12

14

12

14

14

15

13

12

13

22

17

30

15

19

13

10

12

12

12

86

360 

160

83

36

28

22

20

18

-

1,194

42.6

2,370

Mar.

20

19

*19

19

25

21

18

16

15

18

20

19

19

10

16

15

16

39

22

16

16 

16

16

16

19

16

16

15

14

11

12

549

17.7

1,090

Apr.

12

12

13

12

10

9.3

*10

14

21

10

11

14

4BM

TS

12

16

23

14

10

14 

12

12

12

12

13

11

14

12

11

417.2

13.9

828

May

12

27J

~ss 195

15

21

21

23

*22

23

21

23

22

26

35

22

23

39

52

24

22 

23

21

21

17

20

19

17

14

13

14

928

29.9

1,840

June

12

14

14

13

13

13

12

IT" 8.7

12

12

12

12

12

8.7

12

12

24

13

11

15 

*259 ~82

15

14

13

12

12

11

12

698.4

23.3

1,390

July

12

11

12

8_J.

12

28

168

-28" 367

32

19

16

14

*17

15

16

17

16

16

12

18

15

14

14

13

15

13

15

14

14

14

995.7

32.1

1,970

Aug.

13

13

8.7

14

14

12

14

13

13

7.9

34

21

11

13

9.9

12

6.9

39

2T

11

11 

*11

11

27

14

12

12

12

11

12

7.6

442.0

14.3

877

' Sept .

7.1

13

12

13

13

36

120

49

27

16

13

49

12

8.7

14

56

65

28

47

212

Tz~o"

*26

21

41

124

149

31

33

31

1,803.6

60.1

3,580

Min 2.1 Mean 32.9 Ac-ft 23.830

Water year 1957-58: Max 549 Min 6.9 Mean 28.2 Ac-ft 20,450

Discharge measurement made on this day.
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 257

1790. Medina River near Pipe Creek, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°40', long 98°59', on left bank 600 ft upstream from Bandera Falls, 

0.8 mile upstream from Red Bluff Creek, and 4 miles southwest of town of Pipe Creek, 

Bandera County.

Drainage area. 457 sq ml.

Records available. December 1922 to September 1934, December 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,067.37 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted. December 1922 to September 1934 water-stage recorder at site 2 miles 

upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1923-34, 1953-58), 107 cfs (77,460 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37,100 cfs June 17 (gage height, 27.3 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 45 cfs Oct. 7-9.

1922-34, 1952-58: Maximum discharge, 64,000 cfs July 1, 1932 (gage height, 33.8 ft, 

from floodmarks, datum then in use), by slope-area measurement of peak flow: minimum, 

0.2 cfs July 14-16, 1956.

Maximum stage since at least 1880, about 43 ft in 1919, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks. Records good. Small diversion above gage.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

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

4.1 34 6.0 630 4.3 50 7.0 1,140

4.4 82 7.0 1,210 4.5 84 9.0 2,660

4.7 148 8.0 1,950 5.0 204 13.0 7,100

5.0 232 11.0 5,100 5.5 374 17.0 13,300

5.5 400 6.0 585

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

62

59

56

54

53

48

45

 45

69

64

58

53

53

1,170

4,410

*1,560

485

337

266

223

208

817 

510

376

320

283

254

235

223

214

199

12,809

413

25,410

Nov.

188

177

171

174

174

166

*164

158

146

IBT

54§- 673

485

408

372

340

320

313

286

273

263

266 

260

330

354

327

316

299

286 

266

8,653

288

17,160

Dec.

257

354

251

235

229

226

223

205

196

196

»188

185

185

182

177

174

171

171

166

153

151

15T 

151

171

180

164

166

164

153 

153

151

5,779

186

11,460

Jan.

143

141

14T

153

743

525

424

379

354

337

323

440

362

327

303

*289

286

280

283

283

286

270 

903

~^54 1,030

665

605

570

515

495 

468

13,107

423

26,000

Feb.

436

420

404

393

390

362

340

334

330

340

323

323

306

299

280

266

263

250" 260

266

653

1,410 

1,266

970

880

*790

705

660

-

13,943

498

27,660

Mar.

640

615

570

555

595

555

2,620

1,636

850

772

705

685

640

600

575

555

540

555

555

480

464

456 

515

428

*424

412

393

382

393

368 

358

19,285

622

38,250

Apr.

348

348" 351

330

316

296

289

309

316

276

266

263

276

266

257

244

244

244

241

229

223

220 

214

205

199

205

211

205

202

199

7,792

260

15,460

May

*199

4§0~ 939

376

296

260

244

229

223

211

202

194

188

188

191

229

211

191

196

180

166

161 

156

151

143

134

131

124

120

117 

113

6,953

224

13,790

June

106

104

100

96

94

90

88

84

84

*84

78

73

71

75

77

77

*11.800

*2,670

990

735

590

1,680 

1,230

762

625

544

492

450

418

386

24,753

825

49,100

July

355

336

322

290

283

269

266

311

266

244

228

216

207

196

*184

176

168

166

160

153

150

145 

140

136

128

124

119

113

108

104 

100

6,163

199

12,220

Aug.

96

94

92

88

86

82

79

77

75

73

71

75

75

*73

75

77

71

70

71

70

68

66 

66

90

106

80

68

63

60 

56

E7f 5o

2,349

75.8

4,660

Sept.

53

53

52

50.

50

52

315

131

113

108

86

80

77

71

68

118

1,730

642

1,870

*2,750

1,240

889 

*685

572

536

527

488

446

410

EC'7

OO /

14,819

494

29,390

Calendar year 1957: Max 7,710 Mln 0.8 Mean 212 Ac-ft 153,600

Water year 1957-58: ysi-sa: Max nax 11,800 J.I,BUO Mln ram 45 *o Mean nean 374 0(4 Ac-ft HC-TC 270,600 c(u,t)uu

ge (base. 1,600 cfs).--Oct. IS (2 p.m.) 13,000 cfs (16.22 ft); Feb. 22 (8:30 p.m.) 

(9.60 ft); Mar. 7 (4 a.m.) 5,340 cfs (11.21 ft): May 2 (5 p.m.) 4,140 cfs (10.24 ft); 

:30 p.m.) 37,100 cfs (27.3 ft); June 22 (l p.m.) 4,260 cfs (10.63 ft); Sept. 17 (l p.m.)

fl2_3fi ft^; Senh ?D 19 n m 1 FS.Kin r>fn Ml HI r*-.\

Peak discharge 

3,500 cfs (S

June 17 (l:3u p.m.; si,±<ju crs IZY.O IT;;; dune zz ij. p.m.; 4,1 

6.330 cfs (12.36 ft); Sept. 20 (2 p.m.) 5,610 cfs (11.85 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
258 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

1791. Red Bluff Creek near Pipe Creek, Tex.

Location.--Lat 29°40'48", long 98°57'20", on left bank 0.8 mile upstream from bridge on 

county road, 1.7 miles downstream from Pipe Creek, 1.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 

3.2 miles south of town of Pipe Creek, Bandera County.

Drainage area.--55.3 sq mi.

Records available. April 1956 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,107.2 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,630 cfs May 2 (gage height, 11.08 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1956-58; Maximum discharge, that of May 2, 1958; no flow for many days each year.

Maximum stage known since at least 1905, about 17 ft in July 1937. Flood in October 

1953 reached a stage of 13.8 ft.

Remarks. Records good. Small dams on tributaries affect flow during time of storm 

runoff. No known diversion.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 2 to June 30, Sept. 7-10, 17-30)

2.5

2.6

2.7

1.6 

3.9 

8.2

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

31

90

170

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

290

460

870

1,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

V

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

75

*5.0

.4

0

0

0

0

~42 105

24

19

16

13

12

11

10

8.7

341.1

11.0

677

Nov.

7.7

6.7

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.0

*5.3

4.6

2 3.9

98

90

80

64

53

45

40

32

28

24

23

22

31

35

31

29

27

24

22

21

891.9

29.7

1,770

Dec.

21

20

18

17

16

16

15

12

12

11

*10

11

11

9.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.7

7.7

7.2

7.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

9.2

7.2

8.7

7.2

6.7

6.2

5.3

328.7

10.6

652

Jan.

5.0

57o

5.0

6.5

72

82

JO

64

57

52

46

53

42

38

32

*30

29

27

26

25

23

22

65

77

72

67

65

59

54

51

45

1,366.5

44.1

2,710

Feb.

41

36

33

31

29

25

22

21

19

19

18

18

17

16

15

14

13

T3

13

13

28

56

89~ 97

82

*78

69

64

_

989

35.3

1,960

Mar.

58

54

50

48

49

42

~61 152

58

54

51

50

45

44

41

40

36

41

34

30

28

28

30

24

*25

24

22

21

20

Tfl" 18

lo

1,296

41.8

2,570

Apr.

18

18

18

16

15

14

14

22

27

13

11

11

11

17

9.7

8.2

7.7

8.2

7.7

7.7

7.2

7.2

6.7

6.2

6.2

6.7

6.7

6.2

*5.3

577

338.3

11.3

671

May

5.7

*1,140 

*355

210

156

125

103

89

77

69

58

50

44

45

42

36

33

27

24

23

20

18

17

16

13

11

10

9.7

8.7

7.7

7.2

2,850.0

91.9

5,650

June

6.7

6.2

5.7

5.3

5.0

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.6

*3.3

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.7

2.1

1.7

3.9

2.6

 1.6

.5

.1

~8.9 120

3.3

1.9

1.1

.7

.2

.1

0

205.5

6.85

408

July

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

O

0

0

0

0

0

308

7.1

3.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

92

19

12

141

53

40

*33

24

22

22

18

15

13

36

858.6

28.6

1,700

Calendar year 1957 : Max 568 Min 0 Mean 15.1 Ac-ft 10,900

Water year 1957-58 : Max 1,140 Min 0 Mean 25.9 Ac-ft 18,770

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs).--May 2 (5 p.m.) 5,630 cfs (11.08 ft); June 22 (11:30 a.m.) 

1,040 cfs (6.40 ft); Sept. 7 (9 a.m.) 1,830 cfs (7.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 259

1795. Medina Lake near San Antonio, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°32', long 98°56', at gate operating platform, 576 ft from left end of 

Medina Dam on Medina River, 4 miles upstream from Medina diversion dam, 13 miles north 

of Castroville, and 28 miles west of San Antonio, Bexar County.

Drainage area. 609 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--May 1913 to September 1958.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily if stage changing materially, otherwise intermittently. Datum of gage is 7.5 ft below mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Prior to Sept. 30, 1948, staff gages at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 258,600 acre-ft June 23, Sept. 21 (gage 

height, 1,072.8 ft); minimum observed, 88,730 acre-ft Oct. 12 (gage height, 1,031.0 ft).

1913-58: Maximum contents observed, 288,800 acre-ft Sept. 16, 1919 (gage height, 

1,078.0 ft); minimum observed since reservoir first filled, 780 acre-ft about Apr. 11, 

1948 (gage height, 944.0 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by gravity-type concrete dam. Dam completed and storage 

began May 7, 1913. Spillway section is located near right end of dam and is of natural 

rock, 880 ft long, with a 3-foot wide cutoff wall. Water used for irrigation of lands 

in the Bexar, Medina, Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, 

which has a permit from the Texas Board of Water Engineers to divert 300,000 acre-ft of 

water to irrigate 150,000 acres. No power developed. Data regarding dam and reservoir 

are shown in the following table:

Bottom of 30-inch sluice pipes ....................

Elevation 

(feet)

1,072.0

966.5

920.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

254,000

4,780

0

Cooperation. --Gage-height records and capacity table furnished by Bexar, Medina, Atascosa 

Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

Month-end gagi water year October 1957 to September 1958

Date

Aug 31

Sept . 30 ..................................

Water year 1957-58 .....................

Gage height 

(feet)t

1,031.2 

(a) 

1,042.5 

1,044.5

-

(a) 

1,057.0 

1,064.0 

(a) 

1,068.2 

1,072.2 

1,071.4 

1,069.3 

1,072.3

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

89,300 

109,600 

123,400 

13O,50O

-

155,000 

179,400 

212,200 

218,700 

233,400 

255,200 

250,500 

238,900 

255,700

-

Change In 

contents 

(acre-feet)

+20,300 

+13,800 

+7,100

+123,500

+24,500 

+24,400 

+32,800 

+6,500 

+14,700 

+21,800 

-4,700 

-11,600 

+16,800

+166,400

t Gage read at Irregular Intervals on last day of month.

a No gage-height record; contents Interpolated.
260 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

1800. Medina Canal near Riomedina , Tex.

Location. --Lat 29°30' , long 98°54' , in center of canal, 54 ft upstream from center pier 

of double-barrel flume , 350 ft downstream from county highway bridge , a third of a mile 

below head of canal and diversion dam, about 4 miles below Medina Dam, 6 miles north of 

Riomedina, Medina County, and 32 miles northwest of San Antonio.

Records available. --Mar eh 1922 to May 1934, July 1957 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. --12 years (1922-33, 1957-58), 28.6 cfs (20,710 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 119 cfs June 19 (gage height, 2.03 ft); no flow 

for many days .

1922-34, 1957-58: Maximum discharge, about 150 cfs Oct. 17, 1932 (gage height, 

2.40 ft); no flow at times.

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

Station is above all diversions from canal. Canal diverts from right bank of Medina 

River for irrigation near Lacoste and Natalia.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*17

27

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

25

58

127.2

4.10

252

Nov.

59

48

39

37

14

*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

197

6.6

391

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

51

4ff

41

35

35

*40

46

50

50

39

30

25

17

.6

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

508.0

16.4

1,010

Calendar year 1957 : Max -

Jan.

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 .8 11

0

*0

0

0

0

0

9.0

9.9

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

38.0

1.22

75

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

43

42

26

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

126

4.5

250

Min -

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

26

.2

.2

9.3

12

3.7

*9.3

21

31

40

46" 47

44

44

350.7

11.3

696

Apr.

43

42

44

46

45

44

46

50

48

47

46

45

44

44

42

40

40

40

30

21

30

51

5T

49

48

46

46

44

43

42

1,297

43.2

2,570

May

40

*27

.4

00"

0

0

0

0

7.7

22

26

40

40

40

40

40

39

39

39

38

38

38

37

36

36

63

98

94

89

85

1,092.1

35.2

2,170

June

94

96

91

89

89

100

104

106

111

*46

58

104

104

104

105

105

105

106

111

108

101

74

56

60

32

31

Tff

74

74

73

2,589

86.3

5,140

July

73

72

72

71

71

71

42

.2

.4

.2

0

27

46

46

*45

45

57

71

65

62

61

69

80

78

75

73

76

76

79

81 

5TOJ.

1,765.8

57.0

3,500

Aug.

81

82

92

94

102

111

112

TI2

111

111

111

111

110

*108

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

106

106

105

96

80

71

JI

71

71

71

3,045

98.2

6,040

Sept.

71

71

71

71

70

58

20

00"

0

0

0

0

0

23

40

27

.4

.3

.5

.4

.3

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

523.9

17.5

1,040

Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58 : Max 112 Mln 0 Mean 31.9 Ac-ft 23,130

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 19 to Dec. 15; discharge estimated on basis of dally records of 

depth of water In canal at headgate furnished by Bexar, Medina, Atascosa Counties Water Control and 

Improvement District.
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 261

1805. Medina River near Riomedina, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°30', long 98°54', on left bank 233 ft upstream from bridge at Haby's 

Crossing, 0.8 mile downstream from Bexar, Medina, Atascosa Counties Water Control and 

Improvement District No. 1 diversion dam, 4.3 miles northwest of Riomedina, Medina 

County, 9 miles upstream from San Geronimo Creek, and 10 miles north of Castroville.

Drainage area. 623 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1922 to September 1934 (daily record of flow over dam and 

monthly or annual record of seepage under or around dam), January 1953 to September 

1958.

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 857.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929 (river-profile survey). Jan. 21, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1934, water-stage recorder 

on upstream side of diversion dam 0.8 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 22.8 cfs (16,510 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,450 cfs Sept. 22; maximum gage height, 6.90 ft 

June 23; minimum discharge, 5.9 cfs Oct. 19-21.

1922-34, 1953-58: Maximum discharge, about 11,800 cfs Apr. 21, 1926; no flow at 

times.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Medina Reservoir, about 5 miles upstream, and 

diversion reservoir, 0.8 mile upstream. All flow is seepage under and around dam 

except for occasional flow over spillway of dam. Diversion for irrigation above 

station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.5

7.1

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

»6.8

8.2

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

7.8

7.5

6.8

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.9

6.6

9.0

TT

.1

.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

8.2

8.6

230.6

7.44

457

Nov.

9.0

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

 9.0

8.6

8.2

6T

8.2

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.6

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.O

9.5

9.9 

9.9

9.9

10

10

10

11

IT

278.4

9.28

552

Dec.

11

TT

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

13

»13

13

14

TT

13

13

13 

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

391

12.6

776

Jan.

13

TT

13

14

17

18

19

20

21

22

22

24

25

25

25

»26

26

25

25

27

27

27

27 

28

28

28

28

28

29

?5

29

728

23.5

1,440

Feb.

30

30

30

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

31

31

31

31

34

»69

BT

64

-

968

34.6

1,920

Calendar year 1957: Max 15 Mln 0

Mar.

59

53

62

51

64

58

67

55

51

56

53

57

51

48

51

51

51

30

29

43

46

32

47 

»38

30

26

26

26

25

25

25

1,389

44.8

2,760

Apr.

25

24

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18 

17

17

16

a!6

a!5

aTF

a!5

587

19.6

1,160

May

a!5

a!60

alOO

a90

a84

a82

a80

»80

79

72

53

46

34

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27 

26

26

26

27

27

26

26

24

1,461

47.1

2,900

June

23

23

22

21

2T

22

22

22

22

»22

23

23

24

24

24

23

24

23

23

36

295

»616

*1.230 971"

»784

661

452

358

*297

250

6,387

213

12,670

July

212

*T36~

158

136

116

101

1O4

148

145

122

101

79

48

39

30

29

29

28

28

28

28

27

25 

23

22

21

2T

21

21

21

21

2,118

68.3

4,200

Aug.

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

20

19

18

»19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17.

600

19.4

1,190

Sept.

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

21

138

a90

a80

a760

a760

»a880

1.O10 

8S8

730

a650

a6oO

a530

a46o

a41O

8,242

275

16,350

Mean 5.42 Ac-ft 3,920

Water year 1957-58; Max 1,23O Min 5.9 Mean 64.1 Ac-ft 46,380

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range 

in stage, and computed flow over spillway O.8 mile upstream.
262 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

1818. Medina River near San Antonio, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°15' , long 98°28' , near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 281, 5.2 miles upstream from mouth and 9 miles south of San Antonio, 

Bexar County.

Drainage area. 1,225 sq mi (587 sq mi is above dam forming Medina Lake).

Records available.--October 1929 to December 1930, July 1939 to September 1958. October 

1929 to December 1930 records below about 50 cfs in connection with seepage investigation (published as "at Losoya").

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 439.0 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). October 1929 to December 1930 staff gage at Losoya 1.5 miles 

downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1939-58), 97.0 cfs (70,230 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,220 cfs May 3 (gage height, 27.79 ft); minimum daily, 29 cfs Oct. 7.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 31,800 cfs Aug. 29, 1946; maximum gage height, 

41.57 ft Sept. 27, 1946 (backwater from San Antonio River); minimum daily discharge, 

3.3 cfs Apr. 18, Nov. 1, 1956, Jan. 24, 1957.

Maximum stage known, about 55 ft sometime prior to construction of Medina Dam in 

1913, from information by State Highway Department.

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1957 has been revised to 

5,180 cfs Apr. 29, 1957 (gage height, 22.83 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 1512.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow slightly regulated by Medina Lake (see p. 259), 60 miles 

upstream, and diversion dam reservoir (capacity, 4,500 acre-ft). The Bexar, Medina, 

Atascosa Counties Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 has a permit to divert 

300,000 acre-ft of water to irrigate 150,000 acres of land (see p. 260 for diversion 

canal records). Several small diversions below diversion dam reservoir. The city of 

San Antonio discharged approximately 14,060 acre-ft of sewage effluent from Mitchell 

Lake into the river above the gage during periods of high water. A considerable part 

of the low flow is waste water from Kelly Field which enters via Leon Creek.

Revisions (water years).-rRevised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

water year 1957, superseding those published in WSP 1512, are given herewith:

Date

1957 

Apr. 25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30

Discharge

1,240 

948 

3,480 

2,500

3,710 

1,290

Date

1957-Con. 

May 1 

19 

20 

27 

28 

29

Discharge

506 

1,460 

590 

413 

2,210 

1,380

Date

1957-Con. 

May 30 

31 

June 1 

2 

3 

4

Discharge

487 

517 

1,370 

2,740 

1,320 

550

Date

1957-Con. 

Sept. 22 

23

25 

26

Discharge

366 

892 

1,300 

750

Month

June ...............

September.... ...... .

Water year 1956-57..

Revised peak discharge 

(15.81 ft); May 28 ( 

(8 p.m.) 2,100 cfs (

Cfs-days

16,720 

9,779 

8,504 

4,565 

45,212.0

Maximum

3,710 

2,210 

2,740 

1,300 

3,710

Minimum

10 

34 

33 

10 

3.3

Mean

557 

315 

283 

152 

124

Runoff In 

acre-feet

33,160 

19,400 

16,870 

9,050 

89,680

. 1956-57: Apr. 29 (12 m. ) 5,180 cfs (22.83 ft); May 19 (10 a.m.) 1,950 cfs 

3 p.m.) 3,240 cfs (19.37 ft); June 2 (12 m. ) 3,090 cfs (19.05 ft); Sept. 25 

16.33 ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4,

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*36

34

32

32

31

30

29

30

36

52

32

34

36

38

42

42

40

38

36

35

38 

1,030

1,040

223

91

67

55

50

47

46

45

3,447

111

6,840

Nov.

45

44

42

42

43

43

45

45

43

44

69

227

241

109

48

46

43

*42

42

ii

43 

79

72

126

106

69

55

51

45

44

2,034

67.8

4,030

Dec.

42

40

42

41

41

42

43

38

37

40

40

39

39

41

40

*40

42

42

42

41

40

41

41

42

48

52

218

^8" 265

T^- 36

ob

1,669

53.8

3,310

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,7]

Jan.

35

33

34

38

392

706

306

85

68

60

56

294

358

97

88

76

68

63

60

59

61

58

328

968

517

244

*106

97

88

82

77

5,602

181

11,110

Feb.

76

72

69

65

63

62

59

56

55

58

59

61

63

63

58

55

53

54

52

100

1,600 

2,280

1,300

574

385

315

205

154

-

8,066

288

16,000

0 Min 3.

Mar.

151

144

*134

120

123

123

120

120

113

116

110

106

116

113

116

110

106

110

116

106

100 

97

94

91

88

91

88

82

82

82

11

3,345

108

6,630

Apr.

73

74

74

72

72

67

*66

68

85

78

77

72

72

88

TT

79

79

82

78

73

69 

69

67

66

M

65

66

66

68

69

2,175

72.5

4,310

r May

70

74

*5,010

*4,430

*1,390

678

517

435

345

277

250

223

205

232

*205

177

165

162

158

144

137 

130

126

120

116

113

110

106

103

100

97

16,405

529

32,540

June

97

94

94

91

91

88

82

79

76

75

77

85

82

73

73

71

72

76

78

77

75

125

214

588

846

721

*637

517

435

375

6,164

205

12,230

5 Mean 135 Ac-ft 97, £

July

335

295

259

241

214

193

471

923

401

218

210

181

169

154

134

116

106

100

97

91

88 

*85

82

82

79

82

74

70

71

69

66

5,756

186

11,420

Aug.

62

62

60

58

58

55

55

56

58

57

55

57

57

58

57

56

52

51

51

50

48 

*48

48

47

52

49

48

46

46

45

43

1,645

53.1

3,260

Sept.

4343"

43

44

45

109

324

375

305

193

97

59

85

63

58

70

143

375

395

1,200

4,520 

1,550

1,390

1,920

1,090

894

846

721

624

539

17,963

599

35,630

50

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,010 Min 29 Mean 203 Ac-ft 147,300

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Oct. 22 (11:30 p.m.) 2,250 cfs (16.80 ft); Feb. 22 (8 a.m.)

2,470 cfs (17.47 ft); May 3 (l p.m.) 9,220 cfs (27.79 ft); Sept. 21 (3:30 a.m.) 6,000 cfs

(24.00 ft); Sept. 24 (10 a.m.) 2,250 cfs (16.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 263

1825. Calaveras Creek near Elmendorf, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°15'30", long 98°17'30", near center of span on downstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 181 from San Antonio to Floresville, 2.5 miles east of Elmendorf, 

Bexar County, 5 miles upstream from mouth, and 10 miles southeast from city limits of 

San Antonio.

Drainage area.--77.2 sq mi, of which 37.08 sq mi is above 9 flood-detention structures. 

Records available.--August 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder with concrete control. Datum of gage is 406.45 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,010 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 14.74 ft); maximum gage height, 15.67 ft May 3 (backwater from vegetation); no flow most of time. 

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 5,310 cfs Sept. 25, 1957; no flow most of time. 

Maximum stage known since at least I860, about 35 ft Sept. 29, 1946, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records fair. Station operated as part of the Calaveras Creek hydrologic 

program to evaluate rainfall-runoff relation, soil conservation practices, and the 

effects of flood-detention structures. At the end of the year, the flow from 37.08 sq 

mi above'this station was partly controlled by 9 floodwater-detention reservoirs with 

a total combined capacity of 13,250 acre-ft below the flood spillway crests, of which 

11,330 acre-ft is floodwater-detention capacity and 1,920 acre-ft is sediment-storage 

capacity. Two of these reservoirs were constructed during current year and have a 

capacity below flood spillway crest of 3,680 acre-ft, of which 395 acre-ft is sedimentpool capacity. The capacity in these reservoirs allocated to sediment-storage will be 

used for conservation storage until eliminated by sedimentation.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 3-9, June 22, 23, 

July 7, 8, Sept. 8, 15, 19-22)

4.6

4.7

4.8 

5.0 

5.2 

5.5 

6.0

0.1

.7

1.5

4.0

7.6

15

36

6.5

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

66

108

223

383

580

1,400

2,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

132

125

109

95

81

68

51

31

21

8.7

*3.9

2.6

2.0

2.0

2.8

2.7

1.1

.8

.6

_.J5

.8

502 108"

76

48

29

14

7.2

a4

a2

1,533.7

49.5

3,040

Nov.

a .5

a .5

a .5

a

a

al

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

3.0

4.7

a3

a2

*.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

117

51

~57 224

27

11

6.0

3.9

2.7

524.8

17.5

1,040

Dec.

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

*.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.9

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

26.1

0.84

52

Jan.

0.4

.4

.4

.8

159

116

36

22

7.8

4.3

3.1

714

162

67

38

21

11

6.4

4.7

4.1

3.7

3.5

55

102

29

16

8.9

6.0

4.6

3.9

*3 . 2

1,614.2

52.1

3,200

Feb.

3.2

4.0

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.4

12

3.1

2.7

2.0

1.8

3.2

1.5

1.5

1.0

T^

16

1,710

1,290

289

164

146

128

105

94

-

3,991.6

143

7,920

Mar.

88

76

60

38

27

22

14

9.4

*6.8

6.0

5.4

5.4

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.9

4.0

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.2

1.4

2.2

417.4

13.5

828

Apr.

*1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.9

2.1

1.6

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0.

0

0

0

0

0

21.5

0.72

43

May

0

0

*940

*393

226

*152

88

69

54

31

22

*12

6.2

6.6

6.9

11

4.7

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

2,042.1

65.9

4,050

June

0.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

28

38

4.0

1.0

.4

*.2

0

0

0

77.9

2.60

155

July

0

0

.8

.9

.1

0

144

145

22

13

5.6

2.6

a2

al

a. 7

a. 4

a. 2

*0

0

0

0

4.2

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.1

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.2

378.3

12.2

750

Aug.

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.1

1.4

.9

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

12.8

0.41

25

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

*o

.1

32

6.0

0

0

0

0

0

111

6.6

3.2

2.5

33

4.4

.7

.1

*0

0

0

.8

.8

0

0

0

201.2

6.71

399

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,740 Mln 0 Mean 44.0 Ac-ft 31,850

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,710 Mln 0 Mean 29.7 Ac-ft 21,500

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and engineer

541344 O -60 -18
264 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

1835. San Antonio River near Falls City, Tex.

Location. Lat 28°57'05", long 98°03'55", on left bank 23 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Farm to Market Highway 791, 0.9 mile upstream from Scared Dog Creek, and 

3.6 miles southwest of Falls City, Karnes County.

Drainage area. 2,071 sq mi.

Records available.--Apr11 1925 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 285.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929.

Average discharge. 33 years, 300 cfs (217,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,320 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 11.13 ft); minimum, 108 cfs Sept. 3.

1925-58: Maximum discharge, 47,400 cfs Sept. 29, 1946 (gage height, 33.80 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 15 cfs June 27, 28, 1956.

Maximum stage known since at least 1875, that of Sept. 29, 1946. Flood in October 

1913 reached a stage of 28.4 ft, from floodmark, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Flow slightly regulated by Medina Lake (see p. 259) and Olmos 

flood-control reservoir (combined capacity, 269,500 acre-ft). Storage began in Medina 

Reservoir in 1913, and Olmos Dam was completed in 1926. Flow also slightly regulated 

by Soil Conservation Service flo.odwater detention reservoirs (see Remarks for Calaveras 

Creek near Elmendorf). Water diverted above station from Medina River for irrigation 

in vicinity of Devine and Lytle and some water diverted for irrigation near San Antonio. 

The city of San Antonio discharged an average of 77 cfs of sewage effluent into the San 

Antonio River about 8 miles below the Station San Antonio River at San Antonio. See 

Medina River near San Antonio for additional information relative to sewage effluent.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

302

570

1,Z80

4.0

7.0

11.0

2,130

4,450

7,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

466

422

380

355

331

302

279

252

234

221

 265

243

204

191

208

212

238

243

195

183

166

T7o

838

2,490 

2.830

1,170

450

345

297 

270

256

14,706

474

29,170

Nov.

243

234

225

221

 199

195

204

199

199

199

243

455

564

656

482

302

256

225

216

208

204

490

365

728 

714

851

477

336

265 

225

10,380

346

20,590

Dec.

204

199

 199

204

204

212

221

216

199

183

178

187

195

199

199

199

204

204

195

191

195

195

204

204 

208

216

256

261

433

230

6,822

220

13,530

Jan.

204

195

178

174

455

989

1,660

1,6OO

707

370

302

1,920

1,910

*2,170

1,420

522

385

326

293

279

270

265

534

1,010 

1,520

1,670

970

510

360

312

23,811

768

47,230

Feb.

293

284

270

256

256

256

234

230

243

261

279

288

288

312

274

252

230

221

530

238

2,020

4,680

7.040

6,300 

 3,510

1,600

1,010

851

-

32,206

1,150

63,880

Mar.

682

51?

576

516

472

433

422

395

365

360

340

340

331

321

326

331

326

321

 321

370

365

331

326

312 

302

293

293

297

284 

265

Zt£

11,480

370

22,770

Apr.

261

270

265

256

247

247

256

243

230

252

297

261

247

307

307

422

30?

265

265

297

261

 256

252

252 

243

234

234

238

238

243

7,948

265

15,760

May

243

243

1,480

2,190

 3,590

 5,760

3,810

1,670

960

795

662

582

516

482

504

788

477

411

406

499

438

360

345

326 

302

 302

321

312

288

261

247

29,570

954

58,650

June

247

243

234

234

234

221

216

221

216

199

204

199

178

178

199

166

153

191

183

178

216

261

354

1.120 

915

886

1,010

908

809

669

11,272

376

22,360

July

588

534

482

422

390

375

370

529

1,510

*1,790

851

488

422

370

345

316

293

279

265

256

247

243

234

230 

225

221

216

199

187

174

170

13,221

426

26,220

Aug.

166

162

158

158

154

170

158

146

142

142

146

*158

158

170" 216

150

154

146

138

138

162

146

134

123

T3o

146

154

138

134

126

126

4,649

150

9,220

Sept.

126

119

112

TT?

123

138

154

384

960

 938

612

375

284

390

297

265

284

355

682

682

824

1,840

2,820

3.040 

2,200

1,820

1,480

1,440

1,440

1,120

25,423

847

50,430

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,560 Min 48 Mean 509 Ac-ft 368,100

Water year 1957-58; Max 7,040 Min 112 Mean 525 Ac-ft 379,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 265

1840. Cibolo Creek near Bulverde, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°43'35", long 98°25MO", on left bank at William Classen ranchhouse, 

1.8 miles downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 281, 2 miles southeast of Bulverde, 

Comal County, and 4.7 miles upstream from Dripping Springs Creek.

Drainage area. 198 sq mi.

Records available. April 1946 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,013 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 12 years, 9.79 cfs (7,090 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,100 cfs May 2 (gage height, 22.5 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 15.16 ft; no flow most of year.

1946-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 2, 1958; no flow most of time. 

Maximum stage since at least 1868 occurred about 1889 (stage unknown); the second 

and third highest stages occurred in 1913 and 1937 or 1938, respectively (stages 

unknown); the fourth highest stage, about 25 ft, occurred in 1943; from information by 

local residents.

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

The purpose of the station is to determine the streamflow losses during periods of 

medium and low flow. Small diversion above station. Much of the flow enters sinkholes 

and caverns in the Glen Rose limestone above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

Oct. 1 to May 8

3.0 

3.5 

4.O

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

May 9 to Sept. 30

74

159

275

455

700

1,480

4,600

1.0 

2.4 

7.2

3.6

4.0

53

108

178

275

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0 

0

0

0

o

*0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

1,540

*155

60

26

12

5.1

.8

0

O

O

1,598.9

51.6

3,170

Nov.

O

0

o 

o

*0

o

0

o

0

0

53

150

HO

76

55

38

28

20

12

8.5

7.2

11 

21

71

49

32

24

17

9.6

5.1

797.4

26.6

1,580

Dec.

"72 1.0

0 

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

*0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

0.04

2.4

Jan.

& 0

0

0

o

134

104

*76

62

52

45

51

72

37

3O

23

*20

18

16

17

17

12 

14

197

104

77

59

50

40

*31

26

1,384

44.6

2,750

Feb.

19

13

9.6 

7.2

5.5

3.6

.9

.2

0

0

0

0

O

O

O

0

0

0

O

0

20

40 

335" 500

250

190

140

110

-

1,659.0

59.2

3,290

Mar.

90

75

65 

 60

59

70

293

135

S7

72

60

54

64

45

36

30

26

24

37

27

18

12 

13

27

10

6.8

5.6

*2.8

1.0

.7

i3.

1,506.2

48.6

2.99O

Apr.

0.1

0 

0

9

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

0 

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0.1

O.OO3

0.2

May

0

3,610"

4,O70 

487

251

188

150

122

*105

89

72

57

43

35

32

31

20

14

6.9

2.8

1.4

.8 

.4

.2

0

0

0

o

0

o

o

9,388.5

303

18,62O

June

(*)

0

0

0

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

O

o

Sept.

0

0

0 

.0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

0

0

250

150

1 

*1.2

5.3

0

18

40

.5

0

0

445.8

14.9

884

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,50O Mln 0 Mean 52. O Ac-ft 37,610

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,070 Mln O Mean 46. o Ac-ft 33,29O

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Oct. 22 (12 m.) 5,170 cfs (7.73 ft); Feb. 23 (time unknown) 620 cfs 

(4.85 ft); Mar. 7 (l p.m.) 844 cfs (5.22 ft); May 2 (11 p.m.) 21,1OO cfs (22.5 ft); Sept. 2O 

(time unknown) 1,8OO cfs (6.37 ft).__________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Feb. 17 to Mar. 4, Aug. 12 to Sept. 22; discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range in stage, 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for station at 

Selraa.
266 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

1850. Cibolo Creek at Selma, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°35'35", long 98"18"40", on right bank 0.6 mile downstream from MissouriKansas-Texas Railroad Co. bridge and 0.8 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 81 

at Selma, Bexar County.

Drainage area.--280 sq mi.

Records available. March 1946 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 728.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 11.3 cfs (8,180 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 49,200 cfs May 3 (gage height, 21.7 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 19.37 ft; no flow most of time.

1946-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 3, 1958; no flow most of time.

Maximum stage known since at least 1869, about 26 ft in 1889; flood in 1913 was 

probably about 1 ft (revised) lower, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Small diversion above station. Much of flow enters the Edwards 

limestone in the Balcones fault zone which crosses the basin between this station and 

station near Bulverde.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 3, 4, Sept. 20, 21)

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

147

310

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

575

1,400

3,540

6,300

10,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

745

*BT7

112

44

13

2.0

0

0

0

0

1,433.0

46.2

2,840

Nov.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16

~8.4 24

.3

0

0

0

48.7

1.57

97

Feb.

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

27

392

29T

204

158

124

86

-

1,300

46.4

2,580

Mar.

61

50

43 

*30

22

13

26

205

54

29

16

8.6

3.7

5.4

.8

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

567.5

18.3

1,130

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

*9,320 

708

348

244

189

144

*113

90

70

52

39

24

14

7.0

3.2

2.0

1.9

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

11,374.3

367

22,560

June

(»)

0

0

0

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0 

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

404

175

27

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

606

20.2

1,200

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,120 Mln 0 Mean 59.6 Ac-ft 43,170

Water year 1957-58: Max 9,320 Mln 0 Mean 42.0 Ac-ft 30,410

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Oct. 22 (7:30 p.m.) 2,250 cfs (6.86 ft); May 3 (2 a.m.) 

49,200 cfs (21.7 ft); Sept. 20 (7 a.m.) 3,180 cfs (7.86 ft).

Discharge ement or observation of no flow made on this day.
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 267

1860. Cibolo Creek near Falls City, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°01', long 97°56', on right bank at downstream side of pier of bridge on 

State Highway 123, 5.5 miles northeast of Falls City, Karnes County, and 9 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 831 sq mi.

Records available. November 1930 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 264.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Houston supplementary adjustment of 1943. Nov. 4, 1930, to Aug. 4, 1940, waterstage recorder at site 1,600 ft upstream at datum 0.56 ft higher. Aug. 5 to Sept. 13, 

1940, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--87 years (1931-58), 115 cfs (83,260 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 24.47 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 5 (gage height, 0.88 ft).

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 33,600 cfs July 6, 1942 (gage height, 34.45 ft); no 

flow July 30, 31, Aug. 4-22, 1956.

Flood in October 1913 reached a stage about half a foot higher than that of July 6, 

1942.

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1931 and 1933 have been 

revised to 7,020 cfs July 19, 1931 (gage height, 19.15 ft), and 9,550 cfs July 30, 1933 

(gage height, 21.5 ft), superseding those published in WSP 733 and 748, respectively.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from sand on control and

aquatic vegetation, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation above station. Much of 

the flow of the creek enters sinkholes and caverns in the Glen Rose limestone and in 

the Edwards limestone in the Balcones fault zone which crosses the basin above station 

at Selma.

Revisions (water years). WSP 733: 1931. WSP 1058; 1935. Revised figuresof discharge, 

in cubic feet per second, for high-water period in the water year 1933, superseding 

those published in WSP 748, are given herewith:

July 30, 1933........... 5,37O

Water year 1932-33. ..................

Calendar year 1933 ...................

Maximum

5,370

Minimum

_

-

Mean

53.6

53.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

39,OOO

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of backwater from sand on control and

aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 2O to May 3)

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

103

218

5.0

9.0

15.0

19.0

24.0

540

1,470

3,450

6,000

12,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

61

53

47

43

41

39

37

34

34

*35

34

33

32 

34

142

173

96

69

49

38

33

34

2,310

1,000

285

157

109

80

62 

53

47

5,294

171

10,500

Nov.

43

41

38

*37

35

34

34

32

32

32

149

418

74 

64

57

46

40

38

35

32

32

567

345

774

797

202

94

63

49

41

4,275

142

8,480

Dec.

37

*35

34

32

31

32

32

31

30

30

29

29

30 

29

29

30

30

32

32

32

31

32

33

32

34

36

40

43

4T

40

39

1,027

33.1

2,040

Jan.

37

35

34

34

168

924

551

142

80

58

49

2,150

*3,110 

568

146

90

69

57

51

50

46

44

422

755

568

144

80

57

46

41

38

10,644

343

21,110

Feb.

34

32

30

30

30

33

33

32

32

43

*49

46

46 

39

38

37

37

37

37

43

3,OOO

11,000

1^390

623

338

246

175

-

24,550

877

48,690

Mar.

131

96

80

70

62

58

56

54

53

137

69

63

58 

55

54

55

56

57

57

*57

58

55

52

48

*44

43

41

40

39

38

37

1,873

60. 4

3,720

Apr.

36

36

36

36

35

34

33

32

31

30

30

30

30

71

162

98

61

52

43

40

37

*36

34

33

32

32

33

35

35

34

1,297

43.2

2,570

May

34

37

1,990

*7,060

3,080

624

387

302

253

218

187

163

138 

128

121

123

101

89

88

180

124

85

69

65

61

*60

58

53

51

50

48

16,024

517

31,780

June

46

45

43

43

42

41

41

40

40

40

39

37

37 

36

35

35

35

35

35

34

34

65

58

41

40

39

34

32

31

3£

1,183

39.4

2,350

July

31

30

30

42

34

30

33

72

~54 116

*40

33

33 

30

28

27

26

25

25

24

25

25

24

23

22

21

21

21

21

20

19^

1,005

32.4

1,990

Aug.

19

Is

18

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

16

 15

15 

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

12 

I?

459

14.8

910

Sept.

12

12

1112"

12

19

28

27

*27

29

25

25

29 

24

23

21

22

21

22

22

30

1,420

677

134

75

60

40

34

33

28

2,954

98.5

5,860

Calendar year 1957: Max 10,400 Min 8.9 Mean 272 Ac-ft 196,800

Water year 1957-58: Max 11,OOO Min 11 Mean 193 Ac-ft 14O,OOO

Peak discharge (base, 4,40O cfs). Feb. 22 (10:30 a.m.) 12,8OO cfs (24.47 ft); May 4 (5:3O p. 

11,000 efs (23.28 ft).________________________________________________________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Backwater from sand deposits on control and aquatic vegetation Feb. 25 to Apr. 15.
268 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

1875. Escondido Creek at Kenedy, Tex.

Location. Lat 28°49', long 97°52', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 181, in northwest edge of Kenedy, Karnes County, 3| miles upstream from 

Dry Escondido Creek and 8f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 82.2 sq mi, of which 36.5 sq mi is above flood-detention structures. 

Records available. July 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 246.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,330 cfs May 3 (gage height, 19.78 ft); no flow 

most of time.

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 3,370 cfs Aug. 31, 1955 (gage height, 19.82 ft); no 

flow most of time.

Maximum stage since at least 1887, 22.81 ft (gage datum, at site a quarter of a mile 

downstream) Aug. 29, 1946, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. At end of year flow from 36.5 sq mi above this station was partly 

controlled by 10 floodwater-detentlon reservoirs with a total combined capacity of 

13,870 acre-ft below flood spillway crests, of which 11,340 acre-ft is floodwaterdetention capacity and 2,520 acre-ft is sediment-storage capacity. The capacity in 

these reservoirs allocated to sediment storage will be used for conservation storage 

until eliminated by sedimentation. Twelve rain gages (10 standard and 2 recording) are 

in operation in the basin above the station. Station operated as part of the Escondido 

Creek basin hydrologic cooperative program of the Geological Survey and Soil Conservation Service to evaluate rainfall-runoff relation, soil conservation practices, and to 

assist the Soil Conservation Service in evaluating the effect of flood-detention 

structures.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

25

19

17

16

14

12

11

5.5

5.4

6.6

*2.2

1.2

.8

.4

.4

.4

.2

.1

0

£

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

137.2

4.43

272

Nov.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

136- 164

33

18

14

12

9.5

9.3

6.1

3.9

2.8

60

54

141

39

22

14

9.1

4.6

2 3

756.6

25.2

1,500

Dec.

1.7

1.6

*2.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.5

1.4

1.9

2.3

77T

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.0

-4 iTK

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

49.5

1.60

98

Jan.

4.9

1.6

1.3

1.2

567

100

66

50

33

20

13

315

85

 70

50

33

22

18

14

11

8.2

7.6

123

91

46

29

19

14

10

7.3

6.1

1,657.2

53.5

3,290

Feb.

6.1

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.1

2.4

1.7

1.6

T7T

12

 5.5

8.8

5.2

3.3

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

211

555

123

101

83

74

52

38

1,312.1

46.9

2,600

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,320 Min 0

Mar.

28

I?

14

10

7.3

6.1

4.5

4.0

3.1

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

108.1

3.49

214

Apr.

0.1

!i.1

p_

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

0.4

0.01

0.8

May

0

0

1,100

230

147

112

76

57

40

30

22

16

10

8.2

7.3

5.4

4.0

13

81

11

6.5

4.2

2.5

1.4

4.8

4.3

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

1,995.2

64.4

3,960

June

0.1

.1

.1

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

1.2

1.2

90~9".3

3.6

2.4

1.5

1.0

.6

.5

.4

114.0

3.80

226

July

0.4

2.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

68

3T

5.9

4.2

 3.1

1.4

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

126.4

4.08

251

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

2.6

3.7

4.0

3TT

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

32.8

1.06

65

Sept.

1.2

TTT

1.2

1.2

1.2

l.S

1.2

4.1

3.5

 2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.3

4.8

2.1

2.1

3.8

5.0

35

563 ~BT

31

24

21

14

6.0

4.0

3.6

804.8

26.8

1,600

Mean 21.6 Ac-ft 15,670

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,100 Min 0 Mean 19.4 Ac-ft 14,080

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on this day.
GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN 269

1880. Dry Escondido Creek near Kenedy, Tex.

Location. Lat 28°52', long 97°50', near left bank at downstream side of bridge on State 

Farm Road 792, 3.5 miles north of Kenedy, Karnes County, 4.0 miles upstream from 

Escondido Creek, and 4.0 miles southeast of Karnes City.

Drainage area. 9.43 sq mi, of which 8.43 sq mi is above flood-detention reservoir. 

Records available. July 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 276.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 155 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 7.10 ft); no 

flow most of time.

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 706 cfs Apr. 21, 1957 (gage height, 10.53 ft); no flow 

most of time.

Maximum stage since at least 1906, about 16 ft May 18, 1953, from information by 

local resident.

Remarks.--Records fair. Station operated as part of the hydrologic cooperative program 

of the Geological Survey and U. S. Soil Conservation Service to evaluate rainfallrunoff relation, soil conservation practices, and the effects of flood-detention 

structures. At end of year flow from 8.43 sq mi above this station was partly controlled by one flood-detention structure.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.4

1.8 ITS

.7

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.7

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.6

0.21

13

Nov.

0

S

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

.4

0

.6

1.8

2.0

IT?

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.2

.3

.4

.5

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1*8

25.4

0.85

50

Dec.

1.8

*T7J

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.3

0.43

26

Calendar year 1957: Max 325

Jan.

0

ff

0

0

5.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.1

7.2

TTf

*4.2

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.6

2.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.7

*3.4

10S.9

3.51

216

Feb.

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.2

.8

.6

1.7

*1.S

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.2

.8

.6

.4

.2

75

8.1

68

53

23

16

7.8

4.7

4.0

-

215.7

7.70

428

Mln 0

Mar.

4.0

tt

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.1

3.0

2.5

2.2

l.S

1.3

.S

.5

.3

.2

**.2

.1

.1

0

S

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

44.8

1.45

89

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

May

0

S

20 *25

9.6

5.8

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.3

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

102.2

3.30

203

June

0

ff

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o .2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.007

0.4

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

S

*0

0

0

*0

0

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

99

57

24

14

4.0

1.5

.6

.1

0

200.3

6.68

397

Mean 1.85 Ac-ft 1.340

Water year 1957-58: Max 99 Mln 0 Mean 1.97 Ac-ft 1~420

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
370 GUADALUPE RIVER BASIN

1885. San Antonio River at Goliad, Tex.

Location.--Lat 28°39' , long 97°22' , on right bank at upstream side of pier of bridge on 

II. S. Highway 183, 1.3 miles southeast of courthouse in Goliad, Goliad County, and 

10 miles upstream from Manahuilla Creek.

Drainage area.--3.918 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1924 to March 1929, February 1939 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 91.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Houston supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Mar. 31, 1929, chain gage 

at Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. bridge 0.9 mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1924-28, 1939-58), 523 cfs (378,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs Feb. 25 (gage height, 36.21 ft); 

minimum, 150 cfs Sept. 4, 5.

1924-29, 1939-58: Maximum discharge, 33,800 cfs July 9, 1942 (gage height, 

44.9 ft); minimum observed, 1.2 cfs June 16, 1956.

Floods in October 1913 and June 15, 1935, reached about same stage as that of 

July 9, 1942.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions and regulations above station (see Remarks for San 

Antonio River near Falls City, and Escondido Creek at Kenedy).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5,120

1,320

730

623

*572

504

470

438

406

374

358

334

350

358

443

717

1,620

967

470

374

310

310

270

753

2,350

2,920

2,900

1,530

658

521

454

29,524

952

58,560

Nov.

422

398

374

358

350

334

*318

310

310

318

438

1,480

2,44O

1,800

874

748

572

438

390

350

334

398

1,330

2,200

2,770

2,910

1,780

982

640

504

26,870

896

53,300

Dec.

422

374

*350

334

318

318

310

310

310

302

286

262

254

262

270

270

262

262

270

270

262

246

254

246

262

262

262

270

302

318

470

9,170

296

18,190

Jan.

438

310

278

262

666

2,450

2,780

2,340

2,030

1,490

745

597

2,090

5,120

6,620

4,800

1,760

748

606

521

*487

454

470

1,300

3,000

2,800

2,080

1,560

928

623

521

50,874

1,641

100,900

Feb.

470

454

422

406

390

374

374

358

342

438

572

521

470

454

406

398

358

334

318

318

985

5,570

9,780

12,400

*15,500

14,300

9,740

4,300

-

80,752

2,884

160,200

Mar.

1,650

1,280

1,060

964

892

820

766

712

676

640

640

640

572

555

521

504

504

487

470

*470

470

504

5O4

487

470

438

422

422

422

422

398

19,782

638

39,240

Apr.

382

366

374

382

374

358

342

350

350

334

318

342

374

358

382

504

521

504

406

366

358

*374

342

334

334

326

318

310

310

310

11,003

367

21,820

May

310

310

752

5,790

7,650

8,360

8,490

7,460

6,000

3,340

1,390

1,100

946

856

802

784

982

910

748

892

730

784

640

572

538

504

504

504

*487

470

422

64,027

2,065

127,000

June

398

390

382

374

366

358

358

350

350

342

326

318

310

302

286

286

294

270

302

310

286

302

606

766

606

1,000

820

856

892

820

13,626

454

27,030

July

748

640

606

555

521

487

454

*606

606

766

1,400

1,480

748

538

470

438

406

382

358

342

334

318

310

294

286

278

278

270

262

246

238

15,665

505

31,070

Aug.

222

215

215

210

205

202

197

210

201

192

187

185

192

197

207

254

222

196

*192

187

182

175

197

194

178

168

166

177

194

182

175

6,076

196

12,050

Sept.

164

162

164

157

T5T

173

222

270

246

470

838

802

555

398

342

422

334

*318

318

422

640

838

2,170

3,340

*5,580

3,270

2,620

1,850

1,380

1,340

27,962

932

55,460

Calendar year 1957; Max 10,200 Min 80 Mean 1,077 Ac-ft 780,000

Water year 1957-58-. Max 15,500 Min 157 Mean 974 Ac-ft 704,800

Discharge
MISSION RIVER BASIN 271

1895. Mission River at Refugio, Tex.

Location.--Lat 28°17'30", long 97°16'44", near center of span on downstream side of

bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 500 ft upstream from Missouri-Pacific Railroad Co. bridge 

and a quarter of a mile southwest of Refugio, Refugio County.

Drainage area.--643 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Wire-weight or staff gage read twice daily, more of ten during floods. Datum of gage 

IB 1.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 19 years, 74.5 cfs (53,940 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 30.14 ft); 

minimum observed, 2.0 cfs Aug. 15-17.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 41,700 cfs July 7, 1942 (gage height, 33.3 ft); minimum observed, 0.7 cfs Oct. 7, 9, 1940, Aug. 18-20, Sept. 5, 1945, Dec. 29, 31, 1949, 

Jan. 1, 1950.

Maximum stage known since about 1899, that of July 7, 1942. Floods in August 1914 

and May 17, 1938, reached a stage of 32.3 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records poor. No large diversions above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 3, Dec. 31 to Jan. 4, Jan. 18-22, 26-30, Feb. 9, 

22-25, May 9, 10, 15, 28, June 1, 2, 12, July 18 to Sept. 4, Sept. 6)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 24 Feb. 25 to Sept. 30"

1.2 2.5

1.4 5.3

1.6 10

2.0 26

3.0 72

4.0 133

5.0 220

7.0 455

11.0 1,140

17.0 2,620

25.0 5,500

26.0 6,100

27.0 7,600

29.0 12,600

31.0 23,200

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

1.6

9.4

21

38

57

82

5.0 146

6.0 227

8.0 460

10.0 780

12.0 1,180

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.8

735

3.7

3.7

*4.3

4.2 

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4 

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3TS

117.5

3.79

233

Nov.

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2~^ 2.6 

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

25

172

69

11

6

4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

105 

296

297

130

47

24

16

10

1,261.8

42.1

2,500

Dec.

8.7

7.5

*7.3

7.2

7.2

7.0 

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8 

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.3

198.2

6.39

393

Jan.

5_.3

5.3

5.3

138

556

3,200 

3,040

1,580

602

236

170

231

910

624

204

75

38

23

24

26

25

*24

60 

49

29

22

16

12

10

8.4

8.0

11,956.3

386

23,710

Feb.

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.8 

6.6

6.4

26

212

856

902

540

304

157

71

20

15

10

8

927

6,260

*17,600 

37780

*782

310

120

40

-

32,996.8

1,178

65,450

Mar.

20

15

10

8

7.5

6.5 

6

5

4.5

3.7

19

54

82

80

62

48

46

46

46

*46

45

45

45 

45

45

45

45

45

45

39

36

1,095.2

35.3

2,170

Apr.

32

30

28

27

26

25 

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

35

50

35

25

23

22

21

20

*19

19 

18

18

17

17

16

16

_15

720

24.0

1,430

May

15

14

14

103

550

183 

77

41

24

23

21

19

18

17

20

22

25

28

43

30

20

17

16 

15

14

14

13

*13

13

12

1?

1,446

46.6

2,870

June

12

12

11

11

11

11 

10

10

10

10

10

9.4

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

20

35 

ZS

15

10

9

8

8

7

340.4

11.3

675

July

7

7

7

7

6

6 

6

*5.5

5.9

6.8

7.3

7.9

678

6.2

6.1

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.1

5.7

5.4

4.8

4.8 

4.5

4.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3^5

174.7

5.64

347

Aug.

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2 

3.4

4.3

4.3

3.5

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

82.2

2.65

163

Sept.

2.4

2.1

2TT

2.1

19

8.4 

210

76

20

11

8 6

8 6

8 6

8 4

8 3

17

*14

10

14

11

331

1,070

598 

89

43

101

77

82

72

107

3,031.6

101

6,010

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,470 Mln 1.2 Mean 105 Ac-ft 75,740

Water year 1957-58: Max 17,600 Mln 2.0 Mean 146 Ac-ft 106,000

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Jan. 6 (6 p.m.) 3,900 cfs (21.00 ft); Feb. 23 (5 a.m.) 22,000 cfs 

(30.14 ft).
272 ITOECES RIVER BASIN

1900. Nueces River at Laguna, Tex. 

Location. Lat 29°25'45", long 99°59'50", on right bank 0.5 mile downstream from Sycamore

Creek, 1 mile northeast of Laguna, Uvalde County, and at mile 395. 

Drainage area. 764 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1958. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,119.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929. Prior to Dec. 15, 1924, staff gage at site 2 miles downstream at different datum. 

Average discharge.--35 years, 134 cfs (97,010 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--MaxlSum discharge during year, 45,100 cfs June 17 (gage height, 17.50 ft); minImum daily, 24 cfs Oct. 4-8.

1923-58: Maximum discharge, 307.000 cfs Sept. 24, 1955 (gage height, 29.95 ft in 

gage well, 32.7 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 40,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 2.6 cfs Mar. 14-16, 1957.

Maximum stage since at least 1854, that of Sept. 24, 1955. Flood in June 1913 

reached a stage of about 29 ft; flood of Sept. 21, 1923, reached a stage of about 

26.5 ft; from information by local residents.

Revisions. The figures for 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

703 

718 

733

Water 

year

1930 

1931 

1932

Date

June 15, 1930 

Oct. 6, 1930 

Sept. I, 1932

Discharge 

(efs)

a87,200 

34,400 

a67,400

Gage height 

(feet)

20.10 

15.91 

18.90

About.

Remarks. Records good. Many small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for 

high-water periods in the water years 1930, 1932, and 1939, superseding those published in WSP 703, 733, and 878, are given herewith:

June 15, 1930........... 17,300

July 2, 1932........... 15,600

Sept. 1, 1932........... 25,500

July 13, 1939........... 39,3OO

July 14, 1939........... 4,08O

Month

June 1930 

Water y 

Calenda

July 1932 

September 

Water y 

Calenda

July 1939 

Water y 

Calenda

ear 1929 

t> year 1

sar 1931 

r year 1

sar 1938 

p year 1

332.............

339.............

Cfs-days Maximum Minimum

26,634 17,300 51 

37,961 17,300 

61,002 17,300

24,687 15,600 129 

60,339 25,500 440 

111,984 25,500 35 

128,382 25,500 35

48,991 39,300 20 

67,443 39,300 20 

79,870 39,300 2O

Mean

888 

104 

167

796 

2,010 

306 

351

1,580 

185 

219

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac-ft

Oct.

29 

27 

25 

24 

?4

24 

24 

*24 

272 

160

99 

77 

68 

65 

62

63 

162 

208 

190 

168

170 

198 

198 

175 

156

156 

149 

145 

140 

138 

132

3,552 

115 

7,050

Nov.

128 

123

119 

117 

115

115 

115 

111 

TIg- 107

iso

136 m*130 

130

123 

119 

117 

115 

115

113 

113

115 

125 

121

119 

121 

125 

123 

121

3,614 

120 

7,170

Dec.

119 

119 

117 

117 

115

115 

115

113 

111 

111

107 

107 

107 

107 

109

109 

107 

*109 

109 

107

105 

TO? 

119 

138 

136

128 

128 

125 

123 

117 

113

3,567 

115 

7,080

Jan.

Ill 

107 

107 

119 

121

123 

123 

121 

121 

119

117 

113 

109 

109 

107

107 

107 

103 

TOT 

103

103 

103 

134 

151 

151

147 

138 

128 

*121 

117 

115

3,658 

118 

7,260

Feb.

115 

113 

111

111

111

111 

109 

109 

109 

107

107 

113 

111 

109 

107

105 

T05 

105 

105 

105

200 

405 

480 

1ST 

430

394 

363 

335

5,237 

187 

10,390

Mar.

321 

310 

300 

297 

294

*304 

568 

433 

377 

346

321 

310 

297 

288 

279

273 

267 

270 

267 

255

246 

240 

234 

228 

228

228 

222 

216 

216 

213 

205

8,853 

286 

17,560

Apr.

205 

205 

200 

198 

18S

180 

175 

170 

*160 

156

153 

149 

145 

145 

142

140 

136 

134 

134 

134

132 

128 

123 

119 

117

117 

119 

119 

121 

125

4,469 

149 

8,860

May

130 

140 

213 

2oo" 255

180 

168 

160 

158 

156

151 

149 

*151 

153

151

151 

158 

160 

153 

149

147 

145 

140 

138 

140

142 

138 

134 

132 

125 

121

4,793 

155 

9,510

June

117 

115 

113 

111 

109

107 

103 

101 

99 

97

95 

93 

90 

35

101

109 

14.500 

5,310 

1,880 

*1,310

1,070 

920 

920 

950 

920

SOO 

750 

700 

675 

620

32,780 

1,093 

65,020

July

584 

56U 

536 

516 

496

476 

441 

398 

370 

352

338 

324 

314 

300

291

*280 

264 

252 

243 

237

225 

225 

216 

210 

202

198 

190 

185 

182 

178 

175

9,758 

315 

19,350

Runoff In 

acre-feet

52,800 

75,300 

121,000

49,000 

120,000 

222,000 

255,000

97,170 

133,800 

158,400

1958

Aug.

170 

170 

170 

168 

162

162 

160 

156 

153 

153

170 

175 

16T 

158 

156

151 

149 

145 

*145 

142

138 

136 

136 

136 

138

136 

134 

132 

130 

130 

128

 X, ;

4,651 

150 

9,230

Sept.

128 

125 

125 

123 

T23

128 

138 

134 

132 

130

128 

128 

128 

128 

125

3,580 

2,910 

920 

1,530 

2,980

1,170 

4.450 

1,660 

1,170 

950

860 

830 

980 

775 

700

27,388 

913 

54,320

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,400 Min 3.O Mean 86.3 Ac-ft 62,480 

Water year 1957-58: Max 14,300 Mln 24 Mean 308 Ac-ft 222,800

sale discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). June 17 (12 m.) 45,100 cfs (17.50 ft)j Sept. 16 (8:30 p.m.) 

15,900 cfs (11.88 ft); Sept. 20 (2:3O a.m.) 5,780 cfs (7.00 ft); ' " . - -

(8.52 ft).

Sept. 22 (6:30 a.m.) 9,020 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day.
NUECES RIVER BASIN 273

1905. West Nueces River near Brackettville, Tex.

Location.--Lat 29°28'55", long 100°14'20", at Wilson Ranch, 9 miles downstream from Loss 

Creek, 11 miles upstream from Liveoak Creek, and 15.8 miles northeast of Brackettville, 

Kinney County.

Drainage area.--700 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1939 to September 1950, April 1956 to September 1958.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,326.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 14, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1939-50, 1956-58), 31.7 cfs (22,950 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 104,000 cfs June 17 (gage height, 25.15 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 3,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 11.56, 20.95, and 27.1 ft; no flow most of time.

1939-50, 1956-58: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1958; no flow most of time. 

Maximum stage known since at least 1879, about 40 ft June 14, 1935, present site 

and datum, from gage-height relation of 1935 and 1955 flood peaks at site 0.6 mile 

upstream (discharge at site 33 miles upstream from gage, 580,000 cfs, by slope-area 

measurement; and discharge at site 24 miles downstream from gage, 536,000 cfs, by 

slope-area measurement). Flood in 1900 reached a stage of about 34 ft, and flood of 

Sept. 24, 1955, reached a stage of 27.1 ft, from floodmark at present site (discharge, 

150,000 cfs, by slope-area measurement).

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. In ordinary years most 

of runoff from basin is lost by seepage into Edwards limestone above station. No known 

diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 18, 19, Sept. 17-20)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 22 Feb. 23 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.5 

3.8

0

1.9

4.7

8.2

25

51

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

0

.4

1.6

3.8

6.8

12

17

3.6

4.0

4.3

4.6

5.0

6.0

7.0

43

97

160

265

470

1,100

1,930

S.O

10.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

3,060

6,500

14,000

24,700

34,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

PI

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

.2

o

*0

0

0

0.2

0.006

0.4

Feb.

~S0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

51

1,410 

348

150

121

102

91

-

2,273

81.2

4,510

Mar.

81 71

58

47

40

*36

42

77

77

63

51

42

34

29

25

22 

18

15

13

11

9.5

9.0

8.5 

8

7.5

7.5

7

6.5

6

6

5^5

933.0

30.1

1,850

Apr.

5

4.5

4

4

3.5

3.5

3

*3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.6

1.8

1.4

1.2 

1.0

.6

.5

.2

.1

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

52.7

1.76

105

May

(*)

0

0

0

June

£

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15,200 

51.100

*5, 15O

1,190

586

442

376

447 

492

*525

265

241

218

194

175

56,401

1,880

111,900

July

155

T30

129

121

111

99

102

95

87

78

74

67

62

57

52

*47 

45

54

54

55

31

30

27 

25

23

21

19

12

14

14*8 2 

1,841.0

59.4

3,650

Aug.

15

TZ

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.2

7.7

6.8

6.2

6.2

5.2

4.5

4.0

5.8

5.5 

5.2

3.0

*2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.0 

1.8

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.3

J^L

145.8

4.70

289

Sept.

0.1

.1

0

tj

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12,500 

3,760

720

619

3,780

1,120

492

481 

550

*229

190

169

169

181

166

£4,906.2

830

49,400

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,990 Min 0 Mean 25.2 Ac-ft 18,280

Water year 1957-58: Max 31,100 Min 0 Mean 237 Ac-ft 171,700

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 cfs). Feb. 23 (12:30 a.m.) 2,560 cfs (7.61 ft)j June 17 (10 a.m.) 

104,000 cfs (25.15 ft); Sept. 16 (5:30 p.m.) 59,100 cfs (21.91 ft); Sept. 19 (12 p.m.) 8,700 

(11.01 ft).____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Hote. No gage-height record Mar. 23 to Apr. 8; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.
274 NUECES RIVER BASIN

1920. Nueces River below Uvalde, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°08', long 99°54', on right bank at McDaniel Ranch, 5j miles upstream 

from bridge on U. S. Highway 83, 9 miles southwest of Uvalde, Uvalde County, 15 miles 

downstream from West Nueces River, and at mile 366.

Drainage area. 1,947 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1958. October 1927 to April 1939, published 

as "near Uvalde"; records equivalent except during periods of low flow when seepage 

inflow between sites is a material factor.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 796.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Oct. 4, 1927, to Apr. 30, 1939, at site 4.5 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 70.8 cfs (51,260 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 146,000 cfs June 17 (gage height, 21.4 ft, in 

gage well, 21.8 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-conveyance studies; mimimum, 0.7 cfs Feb. 26.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 189,000 cfs Sept. 24, 1955 (gage height, 24.61 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 34,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement of peak flow; no flow at times 1951-57.

Maximum stage since at least 1836, 40.4 ft June 14, 1935, from floodmarks (discharge at former site, 616,000 cfs, by slope-area measurement). Large floods occurred 

in 1901 and 1913, stages unknown.

Remarks. Records good. Part of flow of Nueces River enters Edwards limestone in Balcones fault zone which crosses basin Just north of Uvalde. At low stages most of 

headwater flow enters this formation. Many small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 29, Apr. 28 to 

June 17, Sept. 17-3O)

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

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

0.2 

1.6 

5.4

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.5

24

66

127

257

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

24

62

138

286

510

840

1,320

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

1,970 

2,820 

5,150 

8,400 

17,300 

30,000 

54,8OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

i

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.1

*OT

~9M11

5.9

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0 

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.4

8.4

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.5

4.0

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

128.7

4.15

255

Nov.

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

3.1

4.0

3T5

3.1

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.1

T3t

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.5

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.4

88.1

2.94

175

Dec.

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

5.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.4

1.6

1.2

T^

1.2

1.4

*1.4 

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

2.4

2.1

1.8

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

63.2

2.04

125

Jan.

1.6

1.4

T74

2.8

3.5

2.4

1.8

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

4.9

4\9

3.1

3.1

3.1 *2.8

2.8

2 8 

2il

71.1

2.29

141

Feb.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

1.8

2.4

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.6

375- 3.5

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.0

T74

-

54.5

1.95

108

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,910 Min 0

Mar.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

*2.3

30

T69~ 228

135

110

97

86

80

77

72

66 

64

61

59

57

54

50

48

45

43

41

41

39

39

39

1,840.3

59.4

3,650

Apr.

39

39

39

36

34

34

36

36

34 *34

34

34

34

32

32

32

34 

36

31

29

29

27

27

26

24

24

26

24

24

24

944

31.5

1,870

May

23

23

23

19

19

18

18

16

16

16

16

16

*18

19

18

16

16 

15

18

19

18

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

531

17.1

1,050

June

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

16

*48,900 

*36,400

7,870

3,180

1,760

*1,200

896

848

792

718

613

548

490

445

104,878

3,496

208,000

July

405

369

344

316

293

276

293

335

301

266

246

230

211

196

182

168

160 

150

140

134

125

116

112

104

*98

89

82

76

*73

70

G]_

6,027

194

11,950

Aug.

64

61

59

56

55

52

51

49

48

51

62

48

45

44

43

42

42 

40

39

38

37

37

35

34

*34

34

34

33

33

32

32

1,364

44.0

2,710

Sept.

32

31

30

30

29

30

38

33

31

30

29

28

31

29

30

34

*17.800 

*3,190

1,510

6,800

3,920

4,460

2,790

1,550

1,130

1,000

880

947

856

711

48,039

1,601

95,280

Mean 27.5 Ac-ft 19.900

Water year 1957-58: 1957-58: Max 48,9OO Min l.o Mean 449 Ac-ft 325J3OO 325,3OO

Peak discharge (base, 1,OOO cfs). June 17 (9 p.m.) 146,000 cfs (2.18 ft, from floodmark) ; Sept. 17 

(6 a.m.) 49,100 cfs (14.44 ft, from floodmark); Sept. 20 (1:30 p.m.) 14,800 cfs (9.44 ft); Sept.22 

(1:50 p.m.) 7,880 cfs (7.74 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
NUECES RIVER BASIN 275

1930. Nueces River near Asherton, Tex.

Location (revised). Lat 28°29'55", long 99°40'55", on right bank 28 ft downstream from 

bridge on Farm to Market Road 190 between Asherton and Brundage, 1.2 miles downstream 

from El Moro Creek, 5.5 miles northeast of Asherton, Dimmit County, and at mile 288.

Drainage area. 4,082 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 470.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 2, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 159 cfs (115,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 cfs June 20 (gage height, 30.23 ft); no 

flow many days.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 24,000 cfs Sept. 2, 1944 (gage height, 30.40 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known since 1900, about 33 ft June 17, 1935, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good. Part of flow of Nueces River and its headwater tributaries enters 

Edwards limestone in Balcones fault zone which crosses basin just north of Uvalde; at 

low stages most of headwater flow enters this formation. Considerable losses of floodflows into various permeable formations occur downstream from the Balcones fault zone. 

Flow slightly regulated by several small reservoirs above station. Many diversions 

above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1118: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11, Jan. 29 to

Feb. 1, Mar. 6-9, 13-18)

1.5 0 2.5 32 22.0 3,900

1.6 .4 3.0 54 26.0 5,9OO

1.7 1.2 4.0 117 28.0 8,200

1.8 2.6 5.0 202 29.0 1O,80O

1.9 5.1 7.0 436 29.5 14,4OO

2.0 9.2 12.0 1,300 3O.O 19,6OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

0

0

0

0

o

*o

0

1.8

24

108

63

24

109

103

63

40

26

16

11

8.0 

907

1,500

1,890

2,250

2,550 

1,620

661

232

110

66

12,183.0

393

24,160

Nov.

41

28

20

15

11

6.3

3.8

2.4

1.7

1.8

10

23

24

26

19

12

5.9

3.5

2.0

1.4

 1.7 

1.7

1.7

5.1

11

10 

8.4

4.2

2.3

1.5

305.2

10.2

605

Dec.

0.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

o

o

0

3.4

0.11

6.7

Jan.

O

TJ

0

0

43

235

254

74

30

30

44

47

39

31

24

18

13

9.7

7.2

4.5

2.3 

1.4

1.7

2.2

1.8

20 

248

292

188

80

1,860.8

60.0

3,690

Feb.

54

40

30

25

17

12

7.6

4.5

3.8

3.2

2.8

3.2

3.0

2.8

3.5

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.5

19 

58

91

389

1,100

1.240 

796

337

4,256.6

152

8,440

Mar.

165

15(3

66

46

34

27

22

*17

12

8,8

4.8

4.5

31

41

35

28

20

12

8.8

6.3

4.5 

3.5

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.2 

.8

.6

.5

.4

 *

707.8

22.8

1,400

Apr.

0.2

TT

.1

0

0

0

o

*0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0.4

0.01

0.8

May

(*)

O

0

0

June

0

7J

0

*0

*0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

1.3

845

7,310

18,900

19,600 

15,200

10,800

7,750

5,030

2,820 

1,650

1,240

992

83O

92,968.3

3,099

184,400

July

708

566

492

450

423

436

384

371

397

371

310

264

253

222

192

*170

152

136

124

114 

106

96

86

73

60 

51

47

40

36

32

7,790

251

15,450

Aug.

27

20

11

5.1

2.6

1.6

.8

.4

.2

O

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

83

69

49

36

26 

19

11

4.8

2.8

1.7 

.9

**.4

.1

0

0

374.4

12.1

743

Sept.

0o~

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.4

**.!

1,190

5,760

9,240

6,820

5,370 

6,840

7,320

6,980

5,310

3,200 

1,920

1,400

1,180

1,180

53,710.5

2,124

126,400

Calendar year 1957: Max 7,46O Min 0 Mean 409 Ac-ft 295,900

Water year 1957-58: Max 19,60o Min 0 Mean 5O5 Ac-ft 365, 3OO

Peak discharge (base, 3,OOO cfs). June 20 (6 p.m.) 21,8OO cfs (30.23 ft); Sept. 19 (8 a.m.) 

9,500 cfs (28.63 ft); Sept. 23 (2 a.m.) 7,440 cfs (27.47 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Field estimate made on this day.
276 NUECES RIVER BASIN

Ga,

1940. Nueoes River at Cotulla, Tex.

Location. Lat 28°26', long 99°16', near left bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 81, at Cotulla, La Salle County, a third of a mile upstream from InternationalGreat Northern Railroad bridge and at mile 236.

Drainage area. 5,260 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1923 to September 1958 (November 1923 to September 1926

monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1312; figures of daily discharge for Oct. 31, 

1923, to Sept. 30, 1926, published in WSP 588, 608, and 628, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used). Records for July 1915 to June 1918, published as "near 

Cotulla" in WSP 408, 438, 458, and 478, have been found to be unreliable and should not 

be used. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity, 1914-17 and since 1922, are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 368.08 ft above mean sea level, 

atum of 1929. Oct. 31, 1923, to Aug. 3, 1924, staff gage at approximate site of 

present gage at datum 7.28 ft higher. Aug. 4, 1924, to Nov. 19, 1934, staff gage at 

site 5,000 ft downstream at datum 8.42 ft higher. Nov. 20, 1934, to July 15, 1938, 

water-stage recorder at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--34 years (1924-58), 279 cfs (202,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 cfs June 24 (gage height, 19.70 ft); no 

1'low for many days.

1923-58: Maximum discharge, 82,600 cfs June 18, 1935 (gage height, 32.4 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1899, that of June 18, 1935. Flood of June 19, 

1899, reached a stage of 29.7 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good. Part of flow of Nueces River and its headwater tributaries enters 

Edwards limestone in Balcones fault zone which crosses basin just north of Uvalde; at 

low stages most of the headwater flow enters this formation. Considerable losses of 

floodflows into various permeable formations occur downstream from the Balcones fault 

zone. Low flow slightly regulated by small storage reservoirs above station; most of 

it is diverted above station by pumping.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revlslons^-See Records available.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

7.44

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

0

.2 

1.2 

4.4

11

21

8.0 

8.2 

8.5 

9.0 

9.5 

10.0

37 

8S 

173 

325 

493 

713

11.0

12.0

13.0

15.0

19.3

1,280

2,000

2,920

5,250

12,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 195S

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

130 

79

48

14

11

11

*7.1

33

533 

789

815

558

738

619

337

263

239

179

127

73

37

29

62

470 

953

1,220

1,460

1,760

1.920

1,600

671

15,785.1

509

31,310

Nov.

285 

161

116

70

48

21

14

12

9.2

7.1

7.1

21

27

70

127

133

122

91

50

37

*14

16

19

20 

13

11

11

21

21

15

1,589.4

53.0

3,150

Dec.

~T.i 11 

5.4

3.5

2.7

1.9

1.6

.9

.4

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

**.5

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

2.4

.9 

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.3

47.9

1.55

95

Jan.

0.2 

.5

.5

.5

173

188

263

689

953

897

642

387

236

188

127

91

73

48

32

34

19

19

21

29 

21

15

11

37

310

*310

P 1 A

£ J.O

6,032.7

195

11,970

Feb.

144 

122

91

52

34

15

11

11

11

12

8.4

5.4

1.6

3.1

1.6

1.2

.9

79

.9

3.1

80

282

493

981 

1,220

1,370

1,540

1.570

-

8,066.1

288

16,000

Calendar year 1957: Max 9,OOO Mln o

Mar.

1,400 

926

387

239

176

122

91

*52

21

15

11

11

11

8.4

8.4

8.4

14

30

29

18

12

11

7.7

7.1 

4.4

1.9

3.1

1.6

1.2

.2

.6

3,629.0

117

7,200

Apr.

0.6 

.5

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

**.!

0

S

0

o

0

1.1

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

0 

0

0

0

0

o

0

5.5

0.18

11

May

0

o

.3

.3

.2

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

75" .5

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

2.4

0.08

4.8

June

a.

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

508

1,280

6,040

* 12. BOO 

12,800

10,500

8,010

5,810

3,890

2,540

64,178

2,139

127,300

July

1.840 

1,400

1,010

713

575

517

713

1,040

1,500

1,460

1,240

869

541

400

325

272

*236

206

188

173

158

136

122

116 

102

88

70

52

45

37

32

16,176

522

32,080

Aug.

27 

54

21

16

12

11

5.9

3.1

3.9

.6

.4

.1

0

15

0

o

0

0

o

0

.1

12

23

14 

11

7.7

4.4

1.4

**.4

.1

.1

199.2

6.43

395

Sept.

O 

0

O

0

0

0

0

o

.2

.2

0

0

.1.1

**.2

.3

51

569

1,950

4,070

7,020

*8.550

7 ,180

6,100 

6,250

7,020

6,400

5,120

3,230

2,000

65,491.1

2,183

129,900

Mean 533 Ac-ft 385. 8OO

Water year 1957-58: Max 12,800 Min o Mean 496 Ac-ft 359J40O

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 cfs).--June 24 (9 a.m.) 13.7OO cfs (19.7O ft); Sept. 22 (2 p.m.) 

8,550 cfs (17.12 ft)._______________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
NUECES RIVER BASIN 277

1945. Nueces River near Tilden, Tex.

Location.--Lat 28°18', long 98°34', on left bank at downstream side of pier of bridge on 

State Highway 173, 2 miles upstream from Cow Creek, 10.5 miles south of Tilden, 

McMullen County, and at mile 141.

Drainage area. 8.192 sq mi.

Records available. November 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 183.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Topographic Division).

Average discharge.--IS years (1943-58), 416 cfs (301,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 50,600 cfs Feb. 24 (gage height, 24.80 ft); no 

flow many days.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Oct. 11, 1946 (gage height, 26.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs; no flow at times.. 

Maximum stage since about 1900, that of Oct. 11, 1946.

Remarks. Records good. Part of flow of Nueces River and its headwater tributaries enters 

Edwards limestone in Balcones fault zone which crosses basin just north of Uvalde. At 

low stage most of headwater flow enters this formation. Considerable losses of floodflows into various permeable formations occur downstream from the Balcones fault zone. 

Diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 15 to May 16,

May 26-28, July 30 to Sept. 20)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

41

88

252

496

940

1,320

2,250

3,100

18.0

19.0

20.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

4,620

7,290

11,000

22,400

30,800

41,500

52,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.560 

1,110

347 

*152 

94

60

39

27

24 

18

275

739

976

1,120

1,140

799

650

429

262

222

159

116

85

60 

40

28

233

552

724 

814

908

13,762

444

27,300

Nov.

1,010 

1,100

1,200 

1,260 

542

*155

97

67

44

41

98

172

198

252

175

97

88

94

106

106

91

80

64

108 

82

85

82

58

43

55

7,628

254

15,130

Dec.

22 

16

16 

*17 

15

14

13

12 .

9.6 

7.7

6.3

5.5

4.6

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.2

8tf

43 

28

8.0

30

~52 116

43 

35

572.7

18.5

1,140

Jan.

115 

36

2TT

349 

1,890

2,850

3,160

5,040

8,720 

7,740

4,680

3,100

2,320

1,640

*1,350

1,600

2,000

1,050

284

143

103

77

539

1,680 

1,680

1,560

1,480

1,640

1,580

506

159

59,282

1,912

117,600

Feb.

126 

262

247 

176 

127

97

74

58

44 

36

34

80

72

70

55

40

27

21

18

33

1,290

3,860

20,900

*45,600 

27,900

*18,400

11,100

5,470

-

134,217

4,793

266,200

Mar.

5,280 

2,460

1,890 

1,500 

1,330

1,170

*473

217

147 

110

82

64

50

39

33

29

24

19

16

14

*13

22

28

24 

21

17

15

13

12

11

9.8

15J-32.8

424

26,050

Apr.

8.7 

774

6.3 

5.3 

4.0

2.8

1.6

1.2

.9

.6

2.3

2.3

1.4

1.0

.7

.2

.2

.5

.5

.4

.6

*.5

.2

.1

TT

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

50.4

1.68

100

May

0.2 

.3

1.4 

1.2

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1 

.1

0

$

0

0

0

17

519

799

994

1.120

588

227

135

77 

52

43

*30

20

13

10

8.0

4,656.5

150

9,240

June

7.0 

6.3

4.9 

3.6 

3.4

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.2 

.7

.4

.2

*00"

0

0

0

0

38

539

754

844

309

52 

320

616

780

917

1,060

1, 280

7,543.4

251

14,960

July

2,440 

6,310

8,070 

7,120 

5,640

4,360

3,440

2,770

*1,690 

755

784

908

1,010

1,080

1,120

994

489

273

217

176

143

124

110

94 

82

72

64

58

49

41

32

50,515

1,630

100,200

Aug.

21

14

9.3 

6.8 

4.4

2.8

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

.9

.5

**.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

66.9

2.16

133

Sept.

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

1.6

131

121

508

724

860 

958

1,120

1,350

2,060

3,720

5,32_0_

16,874.4

562

33,470

Calendar year 1957: Max 20,700 Min 0 Mean 919 Ac-ft 665,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 43,600 Min 0 Mean 845 Ac-ft 611,500

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cfa).--Jan. 9 (4 p.m.) 9,300 cfs (1,958 ft); Feb. 24 (3 a.m.) 50,600 cfs 

(24.80 ft)j July 3 (9 a.m.) 8,250 cfs (19.31 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on this day.
278 NUECES RIVER BASIN

1950. Frlo River at Concan, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°29', long 99°42', on left bank half a mile southeast of Concan Post 

Office, Dvalde County, and 15 miles upstream from Dry Frio River.

Drainage area. 405 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1923 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,203.71 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Oct. 26, 1923, to July 28, 1924, staff gage at site 86 ft upstream at 

datum 5.08 ft lower; July 29, 1924, to Oct. 31, 1930, combination staff and chain 

gage and Oct. 4, 1930, to May 18, 1939, water-stage recorder, at site 130 ft downstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1924-29, 1930-58), 95.7 cfs (69,280 acre-ft per year).

Extremes..--Maximum discharge during year, 28,400 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 16.12 ft),

from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs as explained below; minimum, 15 cfs Oct. 1-3.

1923-58: Maximum discharge, 162,000 cfs July 1, 1932 (gage height, 34.44 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 16.40 and 34.44 ft; no flow Aug. 5, 1956, to Jan. 6, 1957.

Maximum stage known since at least 1869, that of July 1, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good. Part of flow of Frio River enters Edwards limestone in Balcones 

fault zone which crosses basin just north of Dvalde and below station. Most of low 

flow enters this formation. Many small diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1342: Drainage area. WSP 1512: 1926, 1931-32, 1934(M), 

1935-36.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 21 to May 20)

4.0

4.3 

4.6 

5.0

5.5

212

370

660

1,140

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,750

3,400

5,650

8,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 ' 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

245

*135

62

46

41

39

57

376

25B

178

143

125

123

211

170

155

143

132

125

122

118 

115

108

3,354

108

6,650

Nov.

105

101

101

105

105

98

98

92

87

92

105

115

112

115

112

112

108

98

105

*105

98

98

98

112

108

108

105

101

101 

98

3,098

103

6,140

Dec.

98gags

35

95

35

92

87

87

84

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

*81

78

21

73

76

76

87

84

78

78

78

78

78

76

2,587

83.5

5,130

Jan.

70

73

73

81

go

81

76

76

78

78

76

78

78

78

76

78

78

78

78

81

78

81

*108

12g

122

132

136

136

140

140

136

2,8g3

gs.3

5,740

Feb.

140

136

136

136

132

125

125

122

122

118

118

115

115

112

108

108

108

108

105

105

140

241

286

270

265

255

236

231

4,318

154

8,560

Mar.

226

222

212

212

*208

2og

628

32?

276

255

241

231

226

212

204

igs

191

191

187

187

183

178

162

155 isg

151

147

147

143

140

140

6,542

211

12,g80

Apr.

132

13F

132

12g

122

118

122

*122

118

112

108

108

112

115

108

108

108

108

108

108

101

101

38

 gT gs

gs

101

101

101

go

3,316

111

6,580

May

gs

105

143

147

122

118

118

*112

112

112

108

108

105

*108

105

108

98

90

84

78

78

70

68

68

68

68

61

59

56

54

57

2,883

gs.o

5,720

June

52

50

48

46

46

46

46

44

41

41

sg

sg

37

36

Sg

42

5.7gO

2,150

812

*556

460

gse

1,140

676

532

467

427

3gs

370

347

15,750

525

31,240

July

324

307

286

276

265

255

338

341

286

255

241

226

217

208

*204

187

183

178

174

170

162

isg

155

147

143

140

136

132

12g

125

118

6,467

2og

12,830

 Aug.

118

115

112

108

108

101

101

98

W

gs

655

187

147

155

132

isg

136

12g

125

118

118

118

118

125

*125

122

118

112

112

108

105

4,281

138

s,4go

Sept.

105

101

ToT

101

101

108

147

125

118

108

108

105

108

105

101

184

105

440

e.gso

4,220

1,550

1,770

gg7

812

708

716

644

sge

556

516

22,406

747

44,440

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,810 Min 0 Mean 67.5 Ac-ft 48,880

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,950 Min 15 Mean 213 Ac-ft 154,500

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs).--May 7 (3:30 a.m.) 1,420 cfs (5.74 ft); June 17 (12:30 p.m.)

18,800 cfs (12.51 ft); June 22 (g p.m.) 3,400 cfs (7.00 ft); Aug. 11 (5 a.m.) l,8go cfs (6.04 ft) ; 

Sept. 17 (1 a.m.) g20 cfs (5.24 ft); Sept. ig (6 p.m.) 28,400 cfs (16.12 ft); Sept. 21 (11 p.m.) 

5,600 cfs (7.05 ft)._________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NUECES RIVER BASIN 279

1960. Dry Frio River near Reagan Wells, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°30', long 99°47', on right bank 1,000 ft upstream from Aldine School, 

2 miles upstream from Rook Creek, and 4 miles southeast of Reagan Wells, Uvalde County.

Drainage area. 117 sq mi.

Records available. September 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,335.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

unknown (levels by Ground Water Branch).

Average discharge.--6 years, 25.7 cfs (18,610 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 13.72 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve explained below; minimum, 12 cfs June 13, 14.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 23,200 cfs Sept. 24, 1955 (gage height, 18.68 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 700 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 14.12 and 26.0 ft (made at site 2.6 miles upstream); no flow at 

times.

Flood of June 14, 1935, reached a stage of 26.0 ft, from information by local resident (discharge at site 2.6 miles upstream, 64,700 cfs by slope-area measurement of 

peak flow).

Remarks. Records good except those above 1,000 cfs and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are fair. Part of flow of Dry Frio River enters Edwards limestone 

in Balcones fault zone which corsses basin Just north of Uvalde and below station. 

Most of low flow enters this formation. Small diversions above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and disoharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 5 to Sept. 30)

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

11

18

39

75

158

288

4.0

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

494

790

1,110

1,840

2,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

20

19

18

18

17

16

16

2,550

*2,410

*233

110

90

80

70

60

170

110

80

65

60

55

95

75

70

65

60

55

55

50

49

49

6,870

222

13,630

Nov.

48

46

45

45

43

40

39

36

35

35

42

49

49

49

49

49

48

46

43

*42

40

39

37

43

42

37

36

35

32

IP

1,249

41.6

2,480

Dec.

30

29

29

28

27

26

26

25

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

*22

22

22

21

21

20

25

28

28

27

27

26

26

25

763

24.6

1,510

Jan.

24

23

21

26

34

35

36

37

36

35

34

34

32

32

30

*29

28

27

27

27

27

26

51

104

101

80

71

62

*58

56

53

1,296

41.8

2,570

Feb.

49

48

46

43

43

40

39

37

36

36

35

35

34

34

32

31

30

29

28

25

66

468 4TB~

258

203

169

145

120

-

2,578

92.1

5,110

Mar.

112

109

101

96

*93

98

*395

216

172

148

129

123

112

106

101

96

91

91

86

82

75

73

71

66

64

64

62

60

58

56

54

3,260

105

6,470

Apr.

53

53

51

49

46

45

43

42

*40

39

39

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

34

32

31

30

30

29

29

29

1,141

38.0

2,260

May

28

28

35

36

57

36

54

*52

51

51

50

29

29

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

50

29

28

27

26

26

25

24

25

22

JH.

914

29.5

1,810

June

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

14

13

12

l¥

17

2,270

1,920

500

308

*245

207

205

220

187

152

136

120

112

104

6,956

251

15,760

July

96

89

82

75

73

68

136

254

152

120

109

98

96

89

*86

82

77

73

68

64

62

60

56

54

51

48

45

*45

43

42

40

2,551

81.6

5,020

Aug.

59

37

56

55

52

51

50

29

28

29

56

58

46

45

45

45

45

59

36

54

52

51

50

55

*54

50

28

26

24

22

21

1,086

55.0

2,150

Sept.

21

20

19

18

18

19

40

59

55

52

30

29

52

54

51

56

68

152

2,470

1,870

562

555

*545

263

216

266

570

525

254

198

8,501

277

16,460

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,530 Min 0.2 Mean 44.2 Ac-ft 32,030

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,530 Min 12 Mean 101 Ac-ft 73,230

Peak discharge (base, 330 cfs).--Oct. 8 (time unknown) 10,000 cfs (15.54 ft); Feb. 22 (6 p.m.) 

580 cfs (4.15 ft); Mar. 7 (2 a.m.) 718 cfs (4.58 ft): June 17 (11 p.m.) 8,000 cfs (12.0 ft); 

July 7 (10 p.m.) 544 cfs (3.97 ft); Sept. 19 (2 p.m.) 10,700 cfs (15.72 ft); Sept. 27 (6 p.m.) 

1,010 efs (4.65 ft)._____________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 8, 11-29, Dec. 11-17; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range in stage, floodraarks, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

541344 O -60 - 19
280 NUECES RIVER BASIN

1975. Frio River below Dry Frio River, near Uvalde, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°14'55", long 99°40'24", on right bank 1 mile upstream from crossing of 

old Uvalde-Sabinal road, 4.3 miles downstream from Dry Frio River, 5 miles downstream 

from bridge on U. S. Highway 90, and 7.4 miles northeast of Uvalde, Uvalde County.

Drainage area. 661 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1952 to September 1958. Sum of records published as Frio 

River at Knippa and Dry Frio River at Knippa for period September 1952 to September 

1953 is equivalent to record for this station.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 882.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of

ge height, 19.7 ft, from 

sis of slope-area measureAverage discharge. 6 years, 23.4 cfs (16,940 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year., 53,000 cfs June 17 ( 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on 

ment of peak flow; no flow most of time.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1958; no flow most of time.

Maximum stage since at least 1887, about 35 ft in 1894. Flood of July 1, 1932, 

reached a stage of about 30 ft. A higher flood than that of 1894 occurred prior to 

1887. Above information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for October and June 16-20, which are fair. Part of 

flow of Frio River enters Edwards limestone in Balcones fault zone which crosses basin 

Just north of Uvalde and above station. Most of low flow enters this formation. 

Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9, 10)

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 30

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

92

185

320

520

1,170

2,270

5,800

11,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

'3,410

*466

*27

3.6

1.0

.5

.4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

3,910.9

126

7,760

Nov.

C)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

64

 18

1.8

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

83.9

2.71

166

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

May

(*)

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*4,900

750

280

250

*222

195

1,220

475

281

*192

139

105

78 

55

9,142

305

18,130

July

35

20

9 2

2 9

8

6

6

** 4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

69.6

2.25

138

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

C

0

c

c

*c

c

se

4.63C

*9,Q5C

1,910

*1,84C

*877

570

434

406

394

302

255 

225

20,981

699

41,620

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,410 Min 0 Mean 28.3 Ac-ft 20,480

Water year 1957-58: Max 9,050 Mln 0 Mean 93.7 Ac-ft 67,810

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). --Oct. 9 (12 m.) 18,400 cfs (13.1 ft); June 17 (4 p.m.) 53,000 cfs 

(19.7 ft); June 23 (4 a.m.) 2,700 cfs (7.29 ft); Sept, 19 (11 p.m.) 30,000 cfs (15.7 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Mote. No gage-height record Oct. 13, 14, 26-30, Nov. 17-19, Hov. 29 to Dec. 16, Jan. 26-30, 

May 2-6, May 22 to June 20; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, floodmarks, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
NUECES RIVER BASIN 281

1980. Sabinal River near Sabinal, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°30', long 99°29', on right bank, 470 ft upstream from low-water crossing on old Sabinal-Utopia road, 3.5 miles downstream from Onion Creek, and 12 miles 

north of Sabinal, Uvalde County.

Drainage area. 206 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,131.20 ft above mean sea level, datum 

"of 1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 27.9 cfs (20,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 55,200 cfs June 17 (gage height, 24.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 9.60, 11.10, and 24.6 ft; minimum, 4.4 cfs Oct. 2, 5.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1958; no flow at times. 

Flood of July 2, 1932, reached a stage of about 29 ft, from information by local 

residents.

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

Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June £1 to July 15, Sept. £0-30)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.4 

8.6

£1

38

60

1.8 

£.0 

£.5 

3.0

120 

195 

4£0 

710

4.0

6.0

10.0

13.0

1,460

3,560

9.0OO

13,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1£

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

£0

£1

££

£3

£4

£5

£6

£7

£8

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.2 

FT

5.£

5.2

5.£

5.£

5.£

6.0

17

*2£

17

14

13

13

284

£78

104 

74

58

50

53

195

164

120

98

89

77

69

66

63 

60

£,040.4

65.8

4,050

Nov.

53 

50

50

53

50

46

46

4£

40

44

77

89

9£

89

83

80

80 

7£

*7£

72

7£

74

74

86

86

83

80

77

74

74

£,060

68.7

4,090

Dec.

7T

69

69

69

69

66

66

66

63

58

60

60

60

60

60

60 

*60

58

55

53

53

53

58

58

53

53

53

48

48

46

1,848

59.6

3,670

Jan.

44 

42

4£

50

9£

86

74

72

7£

72

69

74

7£

66

66

63

63 

60

66

69

66

66

154

£££

195

176

164

160

*156

15£

149

£,974

95.9

5,900

Feb.

145 

14£

138

134

134

131

1£4

1£4

124

127

120

1£0

114

114

108

104

101 

98

96

98

199

254" £98

£75

£67

£59

£38

££6

-

4,444

159

8,810

Mar.

£££ 

£18

£03

199

*£03

199

*1.510

410

345

316

£84

£84

£54

24£

£34

£26

22£ 

£££

£14

191

183

187

179

160

160

156

15£

145

145

138 in

7,934

£56

15,740

Apr.

131 

131

1£7

1£4

117

114

111

 111

 111

104

101

101

101

101

98

95

95 

95

95

9£

89

86

86

83

80

86

89

86

86

83

3,009

100

5,970

May

86 

95

117

1£7

104

95

89

 89

89

89

86

83

83

95

164

151

108 

95

95

9£

86

83

80

80

80

80

74

7£

7£

69

66

£,874

9£.7

5,700

June

66 

66

63

60

58

58

60

58

55

53

53

44

44

46

50

60

»al5.000 

al,300

3750

a600

 508

1,000

656

530

458

410

380

350

335

306

£1,477

716

4£,6OO

July

m259

£4£

£34

£18

24£

£14

203

191

179

168

164

152

*145

14£

138 

131

1£4

117

111

104

104

98

9£

86

86

80

77

74

11

4,806

155

9,530

Aug.

66 

63

63

60

60

60

60

58

58

58

130

74

66

63

60

60

58 

55

55

53

M

48

48

7£

66

53

 50

50

48

46

46

1,849

59.6

3,670

Sept.

44 

44

4£

40

40

44

74

55

50

48

46

55

48

46

5£

316

355 

£30

214

£.OEO

57£

475

426

 390

370

370

340

3£0

311

302

7,739

258

15,350

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,350 Min 0 Mean 45.9 Ac-ft 33, £30

Water year 1957-58: Max 13,000 Min 5.2 Mean 173 Ac-ft 1£5,1OO

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Oct. 15 (8 p.m.) 910 cfs (3.30 ft): Mar. 7 (3 a.m.) 6,340 cfs 

(8.£0 ft); Mar. 15 (9 p.m.) 536 cfs (£.79 ft); June 17 (8:30 a.m.) 55,£00 cfs (£4.6 ft); June 22 

(1 p.m.) 2,370 cfs (4.74 ft); Sept. 16 (7 a.m.) 814 cfs (3.14 ft); Sept. £0 (6 a.m.) 6,£00 cfs 

(8.05 ft).____________________________________________________________ ________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of field inspection, floodmarks, weather 

records, and information by local residents.
NUECES RIVER BASIN

1985. Sabinal River at Sabinal, Tex.

Location.--Lat 29°19', long 99°29', near center of span at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 90, about 1,000 ft downstream from Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co. 

bridge, 0.8 mile west of Sabinal, Uvalde County, and 6.5 miles upstream from Ranchero 

Creek.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi.

Records available .--September 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 882.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 29, 1958, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 29.0 cfs (21,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 73,300 cfs June 17 (gage height, 33.3 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Aug. 7.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1958; no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1890, about 40 ft Aug. 24, 1919, from information by 

local residents. Flood of July 2, 1932, reached a stage of 31 ft, from information by 

Southern Pacific Railway Go. Local residents report a flood occurred in 1858 that may 

have been the highest since at least 1850, stage unknown.

Remarks.--Records fair. Small diversions for irrigation above station. Most of low flow 

of the Sabinal River enters formations in the Balcones fault zone which crosses basin 

upstream from this station and below the next upstream station, part of the flow 

enters the Edwards and associated limestones which lie upstream from other formations 

that receive water. Beginning August 1958, discharge measurements will be made at the 

lower edge of the outcrop of the Edwards and associated limestones to determine what 

part of the flow enters this formation. A discharge measurement of 18.6 cfs was made 

on Aug. 27, 1958, at a point 11.7 miles upstream from gage, showing losses in Edwards 

and associated limestones and partial losses into Buda limestone.

Rating cables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to May 23, June 14 to July 9, Sept. 2O-30)

Oct. 1 to June 16

2.1 5.4

3.6 6.0

5.6 7.0

12 8.0

28 9.0

57

June 17 to Sept. 30

118

251

530

915

1,430

3.6

3.7

5.0

1.4

2.5

4.2

9,5

18

40

73

115

5.5

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

17.0

2O.O

200

310

613

1,590

3,050

6,350

11,200

17,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

25

7.6

*3.8

3.4

3.1

2.7

3.5

235

78

30

16

13

10

41

65

45

34

27

21

19

14 

12

8 . 1

735.5

23.7

1,460

Nov.

5.4

5.2

4.7

4.1

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.5

2.7

3.3

3.6

*12

30

28

25

22

21

19

18

18

20

23

25

27

28

28

28

26

24

23

486.4

16.2

965

Dec.

 RT21

19

18

18

16

14

12

11

10

9.8

9.5

9.8

10

11

9.5

*8.1

7.6

6.4

5.6

4.7

4.1

3.6

3.3

2.8

2.8

6.2

4.9

4.0

3.1

2.8

288.6

9.31

572

Jan.

2.8

278

2.8

3.3

5.6

9.5

16

15

13

15

17

16

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

14

16

16

58

113

To5

97

94

89

*83

76

66

1,043.8

33.7

2,070

Feb.

57

61

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

62

58

55

53

52

49

47

46

46

50

55

82

199

206

188

179

170

163

155

-

2,481

88.6

4,920

Mar.

148

138

130

122

*126

124

1,100

420

290

261

244

225

211

195

177

170

166

157

148

140

132

126

120

114

111

107

104

97

90

87

83

5,863

189

11,630

Apr.

77

70

70

66

62

60

*56

55

53

50

*47

45

41

47

42

37

36

36

33

32

25

23

23

22

21

20

19

18

16 

16

1,218

40.6

2,420

May

16

15

16

18

21

18

14

 11

9.8

9.1

8.4

7.3

6.4

776

7.3

76

26

18

12

9.8

9.1

9.1

8.4

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

414.3

13.4

822

June

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5.2

5.2

4.9

*1UOO

*2,330

1,050

810

632

1,050

980

670

577

*492

430

388

361

325

27,289.3

910

54,130

July

'265 293

256

239

218

202

230

233

185

149

132

124

112

99

*77

68

59

51

45

35

32

28

27

20

16

14

11

8.5

6.0

4 .8

3,244.5

105

6,440

Aug.

3.8

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.0

272

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.8

3.1

3.3

*3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.8

80.2

2.59

159

Sept.

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

3.9

8.2

392

300

185

2,050

710

460

*374

322

288

288

261

226

208

194

6,309.3

210

12,510

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,760 Min O Mean 27.7 Ac-ft 20,06O

Water year 1957-58: Max 17,10O Min 2.O Mean 135 Ac-ft 98, loo

Peak discharge (base, 60O cfs).--Mar. 7 (9 a.m.) 4,190 cfs (12.3 ft); June 17 (12:30 p.m.) 

73,300 cfs (33.3 ft); June 22 (7 p.m.) 2,57O cfs (10.OO ft); Sept. 17 (5 p.m.) 810 cfs 

(7.51 ft); Sept. 2O (10 a.m.) 5,58O efs (15.57 ft).____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gagejheight record May 24 to June 13, Sept. 11-15; discharge estimated on 

basis isisof c recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for station near Sabinal.
NUECES RIVER BASIN 383

2000. Hondo Creek near Tarpley, Tex.

Location. Lat 39°34', long 99°15', on left bank 460 ft downstream from county low-water 

crossing, 6.3 miles southeast of Tarpley, Bandera County, and 16.7 miles northwest of 

Hondo.

Drainage area. 86.3 sq ml.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1958.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,169.1 ft above mean sea level, adjustment unknown (Magnolia Oil Co. bench mark).

Average discharge. 6 years, 30.1 cfs (21,790 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 69,800 cfs June 17 (gage height, 28.2 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 360 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 7.77, 15.46, and 28.2 ft; minimum, 7.6 cfs June 11.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1958; no flow at times 1952-57.

Maximum stage known since at least 1907, that of June 17, 1958. Flood in July 1932, 

reached a stage of about 26 ft, from information by local resident.

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

Small diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet,and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 18-22)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11

1.8 14 3.0

2.0 26 3.5

2.2 43 4.0

2.5 78 5.0

Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

161

280

437

885

1.65 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

8.9

17

40

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

178

303

470

930

6.0 

8.0

11.0

13.0

1,580

3,580

8,240

12,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

18

17

18

16

15

15

15

15

81

27

*21

20

21

21

801

85

64 

51

47

43

152

151

100

95

90

85

80

76

73

70

68

2,451

79.1

4,860

Nov.

65

61

58

59

58

51

52

47

44

55

242

161

153

137

123

113

104 

96

*91

88

85

81

81

104

92

91

88

82

79

74

2,718

90.6

5,390

Dec.

72

69

66

62

59

57

55

53

51

49

47

46

4,5

44

42

41

40 

40

*39

39

38

38

39

49

43

38

38

40

38

37

36

1,450

46.8

2,880

Jan.

35

34

34

70

130

100

95

92

89

86

85

176

106

102

94

92

90 

87

88

88

81 *80

380

290

250

220

200

185

170

161

148

3,938

127

7,810

Feb.

140

131

124

120

115

108

102

98

100

97

92

91

85

81

78

77

73 

70

69

80

330

390 3TO~

290

*270

249

222

207

-

4,199

150

8,330

Mar.

200

185

172

163

176

224

563

249

224

205

187

182

163

153

144

138

131 

136

120

112

108

110

108

96

97

91

88

85

82

77

75

4,844

156

9,610

Apr.

74

74

*70

68

64

*61

60

60

59

56

54

54

58

54

50

50

48

47

47

46

43

42

41

40

39

40

40

39

38

3TJ

1,554

51.8

3,080

May

36

40

91

38

34

31

30

30

30

29

28

27

*29

30

53

"35 208

32

33

32

29

28

27

25

25

24

23

22

22

21

20

1,162

37.5

2,300

June

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

13

T4

14

14

15

16

*11,900 

705

*408

295

234

548

303

249

219

189

172

157

144

133

15,916

531

31,570

July

124

113

105

100

92

88

94

85

77

71

68

65

61

*58

57

53

50 

48

46

44

43

40

38

37

36

35

32

32

31

29

28

1,880

60.6

3,730

Aug.

26

25

24

23

22

22

20

19

18

18

19

17

16

17

17

17

15 

*16

17

15

14

14

14

29

IS

14

14

13

12

12

12

549

17.7

1,090

Sept.

10

9.8

9.4

8.9

879

10

51

26

20

23

16

16

15

14

14

45

554

112

262

1,450

359

281

229

*196

176

161

146

129

120

131

4,583.0

153

9,090

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,340 Min O Mean 56.5 Ac-ft 4,0,910

Water year ir1957-58: 1957-58: Max 11,9OO Min 8.9 Mean 124 Ac-ft 89,740 ______

:harge (base. 1,OOO cfs).--Oct. 15 (6 a.m.) 7,520 cfs (1O.6 ft); Feb. 21 (time unknown) 

fs (5.19 ft); Mar. 7 1 a.m.) 2,70O cfs (7.23 ft); June 17 (9 a.m.) 69,80O cfs (28.2 ft); 

: (11 a.m.) 2,450 cfs 6.94 ft); Sept. 17 (10:30 a.m.) 3,580 cfs (about 8 ft); Sept. 20 

) 8,240 cfs (11.03 ft .

Peak disch 

1,040 cf_ N .

(4 a.m.) 8,240 cfs (11.O3 ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Mo gage-height record Oct. 23-30, Dec. 4-18, Dec. 26 to Jan. 6, Jan. 23-26, Feb. 16, 17, 

19-25; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, floodmarks, discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for station near Hondo.
284 NUECES RIVER BASIN

2005. Hondo Creek near Hondo, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°27', long 99°11', on left bank 43 ft upstream from Schlentz's Crossing, 

1.8 miles northwest of Hondo, Medina County, and 13.5 miles upstream from Verde Creek.

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, 

sea level (Western Geophysical bench mark).

Datum of gage is 986.4 ft above mean

Average discharge. 6 years, 25.3 cfs (18,320 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 71,700 cfs June 17 (gage height, 23.4 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 450 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 10.34 and 23.4 ft; no flow many days.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1958; no flow most of time.

Maximum stage known since at least 1910, 25.8 ft in September 1919, from information 

by local resident.

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

Most of the low flow of Hondo Creek enters Edwards and associated limestones in 

Balcones fault zone which crosses basin upstream from station. Small diversions above 

station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.5

10

26

46

92

180

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

384

650

985

1,840

4,300

7,600

11,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

36

*2.4

0

0

0

687

134

64 

50

42

36

100

120

70

60

54

52

50

48

45 

42

40

1,732.4

55.9

3,440

Nov.

32

26

23

23

25

19

18

16

10

15

172

145

131

111

100

82

64 

50

*48

48

44

44

42

66

66

64

60

58

54 

50

1,701

56.7

3,370

Dec.

48

36

44

40

38

36

34

32

30

28

26

26

24

22

22

22

20 

18

*18

16

16

16

16

26

23

16

16

18

14 

13

11

775

25.0

1,540

Jan.

10

8.7

S7T

14

148

78

70

64

61

55

50

125

70

61

53

50

48 

48

44

42

40

*38

433

264

201

177

158

142

131 

125

114

2,931.4

94.6

5,810

Feb.

103

97

90

87

85

75

68

66

64

66

59

61

57

50

46

42

40 

383"B"

40

237

372

BTf

257

223

208

180

164

-

3,240

116

6,430

Mar.

154

145

134

125

142

119

258- 648

*201

180

164

158

142

131

122

114

108 

111

103

87

82

82

92

73

70

68

64

59

55

50

48

4,069

131

8,070

Apr.

4646-

*44

*40

36

34

*32

36

34

*30

28

28

30

30

26

23

21 

21

19

18

16

13

11

*11

10

10

11

11

10 

10

735

24.5

1,460

May

8.7

11

£^

IT

4.5

3.0

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.1

.8

*.3

1.1

1.9

32

17 

3.7

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.1

.5

.1

2

0

0

0

0 

0

0

160.0

5.16

317

June

0o"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*9,790 

1,140

*405

253

194

475

261

204

177

148

128

119

106 

95

13,495

450

26,770

July

82

7f

66

61

55

48

50

53

40

32

26

25

21

*16

13

11

10 

8.7

6.4

5.4

4.5

3.7

2.4

1.5

.2

0

0

*0

*0 

0

0

716.8

23.1

1,420

Aug.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

0o"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

435 

140

280

1.900

290

190

150

*136

114

100

85

73

66

64

4,023

134

7,980

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,270 Mln 0 Mean 52.5 Ac-ft 38,040

Water year 1957-58: Max 9,790 Min 0 Mean 92.0 Ac-ft 66,610

Peak discharge (base 

1,060 cfs (3.08 ft 

June 17 (10:30 a.m 

(l:30 p.m.) 2,420 c

1,000 cfs). --Oct. 15 (8:30 a.m.) 5,850 cfs (7.02 ft); Jan. 23 (3 p.m.) 

: Feb. 21 (5 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (3.04 ft); Mar. 7 (4 a.m.) 2,950 cfs (5.02 ft); 

) 71,700 cfs (23.4 ft); June 22 (2 p.m.) 1,890 cfs (4.07 ft); Sept. 17 

fs (4.56 ft); Sept. SO (time unknown) 10,800 cfs (9.6 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 17-29, Nov. 17, 18, Nov. 25 to Dec. 18, June 14-18, Sept. 18-23; 

discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, floodmarks, 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for station near Tarpley.
NUECES RIVER BASIN 285

2020. Seco Creek near Utopia, Tex.

Location.--Lat 29°33 r , long 99°24', on right bank half a mile downstream from county road 

crossing, 7.6 miles upstream from Bartz Spring Creek, and 9 miles southeast of Utopia, 

Uvalde County.

Drainage area. 53.2 sq mi.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,245.8 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

unknown (Magnolia Oil Co. bench mark).

Average discharge. 6 years, 13.9 cfs (10,060 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 52,600 cfs June 17 (gage height, 21.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 290 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 5.88, 10.3, and 21.4 ft; minimum, 1.7 cfs Sept. 4, 5. 

1952-58: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1958; no flow at times. 

Flood in 1935 reached a stage of about 19 ft, from information by local residents.

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

No known diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 23 to July 21)

1.9 0 2.4 11 4.0 510

2.0 .1 2.6 30 5.0 1,150

2.1 .7 2.8 64 6.0 2,030

2.2 2.3 3.0 120 8.0 4,660

2.3 5.5 3.5 295 9.0 6,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

11

9.5

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.3

4(5 6.9

*14

11

10

10

10

168

32

26

23

22

19

26

70

51

44

39

34

32

30

29

26

25

862.9

27.8

1,710

Nov.

24

24

22

23

21

19

18

17

16

17

66

4?

44

40

38

34

33

30

*30

29

28

26

29

34

30

30

29

29

28

24

876

29.2

1,740

Dec.

24

24

23

22

22

22

21

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

*15

14

14

14

14

16

15

14

15

14

13

13

12

531

17.1

1,050

Jan.

12

12

12

15

44

42

42

39

39

36

36

47

36

34

33

32

32

30

29

30

29

*28

~55 121

82

74

69

62

58

56

53

1,363

44.0

2,700

Feb.

51

47

45

44

42

39

38

36

36

36

33

33

32

30

28

28

26

25

?5

25

100

102

10?

93

87

85

74

69

-

1,411

50.4

2,800

Mar.

69

64

60

58

69

89

278

»Tl4

99

90

82

80

72

64

62

58

56

60

53

49

47

45

44

42

42

39

38

36

36

33

32

2,060

66.5

4,090

Apr.

32

32

*30

28

26

25

25

25

24

22

22

22

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

13

14

14

14

13

13

611

20.4

1,210

May

13

16

38

15

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

9.5

*9.5

12

19

16

14

11

14

13

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.3

7.3

6.9

6 ,4

372.5

12.0

739

June

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.1

5.5

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.1

374

5.5

5.5

*a5,800

a650

*a310

a!80

a!40

a420

*244

206

174

154

138

129

117

105

8,842.7

295

17,540

July

96

W

82

77

69

67

69

58

54

51

49

44

42

38

»36

34

33

29

26

25

24

22

22

21

19

17

16

16

15

14

13

1,268

40.9

2,520

Aug.

12

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.8

9.0

9.5

7.8

7.3

8.7

6.0

5.5

6.0

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.4

"4.4 16

*3.7

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.3 

2^3

208.9

6.74

414

Sept.

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

T7T

2.1

17

5.5

8.4

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.1

8.3

38

215

86

125

1,280

255

206

171

*144

132

123

114

102

93

90

3,242.2

108

6,430

Calendar year 1957 : Max 1,570 Mln 0 Mean 21.4 Ac-ft 15,500

water year 1957-58; Max 5,800 Mln 1.7 Mean 59.3 Ac-ft 42,940

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs). Oct. 15 (6:30 a.m.) 1,190 cfs (5.06 ft); Mar. 7 (l a.m.)

1,420 cfs (5.45 ft): June 17 (6 a.m.) 52.600 cfs (21.4 ft)j June 22 (12 m.) 2,880 cfs (6.77 ft)j 

Sept. 20 (2:30 a.m.) 9,500 cfs (10.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basla of floodmarks, 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for station near D'Hanls.
NUECES RIVER BASIN

2025. Seco Creek near D'Hanis, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°29 I , long 99°23 I , on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

concrete dam and road crossing at Woodward Ranch headquarters, 2.8 miles upstream from 

Bartz Spring Creek, and 12.8 miles northwest of D'Hanis, Medina County.

Drainage area.--87.4 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1952 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,142.8 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Ground Water Branch).

Average discharge.--6 years, 15.1 ofs (10,930 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 72,000 cfs June 17 (gage height, 20.8 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 250 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement 

at gage height 9.30 ft and slope-area measurement made at site 6| miles downstream; no 

flow for many days.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1958; no flow most of time. 

Maximum stage since at least 1866, 26.2 ft in May 1935. Flood of Aug. 31, 1894, 

reached a stage about 10 ft lower than that of May 1935, and was second highest prior 

to June 17, 1958, from information by local residents.

Remarks --Records good prior to June 3, fair thereafter except for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor. All of low flow of Seco Creek enters Edwards and associated limestones in the Balcones fault zone which crosses basin just north of Uvalde 

and above this station. No known diversion above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.7

1.8

1.4

1.2

.8

.8

.7

32~~.6

*9.8

4.9

3.6

3.1

2.5

251

38

28 

23

21

18

22

90

54

48

41

38

33

31

29 

28

25

863.9

27.9

1,710

Nov.

22

21

19

20

20

20

17

13

12

12

68

51

49

45

41

40

38 

33

*32

32

30

29

29

37

33

29

28

26

25

21

892

29.7

1,770

Dec.

21

21

20

19

18

17

17

14

14

14

11

12

12

12

10

10

9.6 

9.6

*9.2

7.6

8.0

8.0

7.6

10

9.2

6.8

874

9.2

7.2

7.2

7.1

366.7

11.8

727

Jan.

5.8

671

6.4

8.8

44

40

37

36

34

33

31

43

37

33

30

30

29 

28

28

28

28

*27

116

TT4

90

81

75

70

65

62

56

1,352.1

43.6

2,680

Feb.

53

51

49

48

46

41

38

38

38

38

34

34

31

29

26

25

24 

23

22

23

123

103

101

92

86

82

73

68

-

1,439

51.4

2,850

Mar.

70

65

60

58

66

77

357

*116

103

94

84

82

75

68

65

64

58 

60

54

51

48

49

46

42

43

41

40

39

37

32

31

2,175

70.2

4,310

Apr.

29

29

*26

24

22

21

21

20

20

18

18

18

19

18

16

16

16 

15

15

14

13

12

12

10

10

12

13

12

11

10

510

17.0

1,010

May

11

13

44

14

10

8.4

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.1

5.5

4.3

*4.3

7.6

18

17

11

7.6

7.6

12

6.8

5.2

4.6

3.8

3.1

2.9

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.0

_._3

255.3

8.24

506

June

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9,140 

680

*275

190

155

580

*226

179

150

128

110

99

87

75

12,074.2

402

23,950

July

67

60

55

47

44

39

43

34

31

28

25

22

21

17

*16

14

14

12

11

10

10

8.2

6.6

*4.0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

639.0

20.6

1,270

Aug.

(*)

0

o

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

c

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

114

395 

160

182

1,970

270

200

161

*135

118

105

95

85

75

71

4,136

138

8,200

Calendar year 1957; Max 1,800 Mln 0 Mean 23.4 Ac-ft 16,900

Water tyear 195',-58 195,-58 : Max Max 9,140 Mln 0 Mean 67.7 Ac-ft 48,980

ak discharge (base, 800 cfs).--Oct. 15 (7:30 a.m.) 1,410 cfs (4.22 ft); Mar. 7 (1:30 a.m.) 

1,650 cfs (4.52 ft): June 17 (7 a.m.) 72,OOO cfs (20.8 ft): June 22 (12 m.) 3,580 cfs (6.62 ft) 

Sept. 16 (7:30 a.m.) 1,360 cfs (4.68 ft); Sept. 17 (l p.m.) 1,100 cfs (4.42 ft); Sept. 20

(4.-3n a.m 1 Id.TOO ffs I T\ 71 f*-l

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 3-20; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 

floodmarks, 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for station near Utopia.

2040. Leona River spring flow near Uvalde, Tex.

Location. Lat 29°09' , long 99°44' , on right bank at old road crossing on White's ranch, 

3i miles downstream from Cooks Slough and 4.6 miles southeast of Uvalde, Uvalde County.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1958. Occasional discharge measurements 

since 1925 in connection with seepage investigations.

~^Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 838.39 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. --19 years, 7.86 cfs (5,690 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Mo spring discharge during year; maximum gage height, 13.89 ft Oct. 9 (from

floodmark , result of surface flow).

1939-58: Maximum daily spring discharge, 33 cfs Feb. 15-18, 1942, maximum gage

height, 18.42 ft Aug. 31, 1953 (from floodmark, result of surface flow); no flow at

times in 1948-49, 1951-58. 

Remarks . No spring discharge since Mar. 5, 1951. Discharge represents flow from several

springs that enter river above station and below Uvalde. Surface runoff from precipitation is excluded. A few small diversions by pumping from channel above station.
NUECES RIVER BASIN 287

2055. Frio River near Derby, Tex.

Location. Lat 28°44'10", long 99°08'45", near center of span at downstream side of pier 

of bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 150 ft upstream from International-Great Northern 

Railroad bridge, 750 ft downstream from Leona River, and 2.4 miles south of Derby, 

Frio County.

Drainage area.--3.493 sq mi.

Records available. August 1915 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 449.47 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Aug. 1, 1915, to Apr. 21, 1931, staff gage and Apr. 22, 1931, 

to Mar. 6, 1940, water-stage recorder at railroad bridge 150 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--43 years, 138 cfs (99,910 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,200 cfs June 20 (gage height, 14.84 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1915-58: Maximum discharge, 230,000 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 29.60 ft, 

present site, from floodmarks at former site), from rating curve extended above 

46,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage since at least 1860, that of July 4, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good. Part of flow of Frio River and its headwater tributaries enters 

Edwards limestone in Balcones fault zone which crosses basin just north of Uvalde. At 

low stages most of headwater flow enters this formation. Considerable losses of floodflows into various permeable formations occur downstream from the Balcones fault zone. 

Many diversions for irrigation above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 568: 1915-16, 1918-22, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.08 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

.05

.5

5.4

14

25

0.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

51

105

180

302

402

750

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

1,140

1,970

3,080

6,900

12,800

19,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.2

1.8

.5

.3

.2

.1

*0

0

24

2,520

6,760 

2,510

750

385

128

47

438

158

71

50

24

13

13

152 

175

138

128

73

44

29

18

14,654.1

473

29,070

Nov.

12

7.8

4.6

2.6

1.0

.3

.2

.1

71

.1

.3 

.3

.2

50

86

82

70

54

44

33

24

20

20

20 

17

17

26

31

30

23

676.6

22.6

1,340

Dec.

20

15

12

10

10

10

7.8

6.2

4.6

3.8

2.6 

2.2

1.4

.4

.3

.2

*.Z

.1

.1

0_

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

106.9

3.45

212

Jan.

0

0

0

0

19

28

223

224

130

110

68 

92

314

142

119

62

40

30

27

23

22

22

30

79

1,100

837

416

309

245

*203

169

5,083

164

10,080

Feb.

146

133

112

99

88

82

77

70

63

58

56 

58

58

58

56

52

47

43

38

56

43

97

476

~~841 1,030 

589

487

416

-

5,409

193

10,730

Mar.

335

296

270

248

227

212

215

*617

1,440

660

487 

433

382

361

328

292

267

245

227

215

215

186

175

180 

172

143

128

123

114

105

9*

9,392

303

18,630

Apr.

88

79

71

68

63

58

50

*44

40

38

36 

33

30

27

26

29

29

29

24

23

18

16

14

10 

9.4

7.0

4.6

4.6

2.6

2.2

973.4

32.4

1,930

May

1.4

1.0

32

1,330

2,710

471

*92

30

17

10

6.2 

3.2

2.6

1.8

.8

.5

.5

19

13

5.4

2.2

1.0

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

TS

0

0

4,751.7

153

9,420

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,010

7,240

18,900

8,510

3,040

1,590

2,270 

2,700

1,600

864

660

555

487

49,426

1,648

98,040

July

419

36T

315

270

239

209

206

402

305

180

143 

121

101

90

77

68

60

52

47

38

33

31

26

23 

20

17

14

9.4

7.8

4.6

2.2

3,891.0

126

7,720

Aug.

1.8

oTo

.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

3.2

0.10

6.3

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

*0

0

32

345

493

3,180

9,470

6,530

3,300 

1,760

1,020

826

845

678

572

29,051

968

57,620

Calendar year 1957: Max 7,790 Min 0 Mean 315 Ac-ft 228,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 18,900 Mln 0 Mean 338 Ac-ft 244,800

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs).--Oct. 11 (12 m.) 7,440 cfs (10.22 ft); Jan. 25 (9 p.m.) 1,470 cfs

4.76 ft); Feb. 24 

2 p.m.) 3,200 cfs 

7.93 ft); Sept 22

7 p.m.) 1,300 cfs

8.08 ft); June 20 ..

2 p.m.) 10,600 cfs (11.33 ft).

(4.38 ft); Mar. 9 (7 a.m.) 1,680 cfs (5.3i ft); May'5

(5 a.m.) 22,200 cfs (14.84 ft); June 25 (5 a.m.) 2,980 cfs

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
288 JTOECES RIVER BASIN

2070. Frio River at Calliham, Tex.

Location (revised).--Lat 28°29'30", long 98°20'45", on right bank at upstream side of

county bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from bridge on Farm Road 99, 1 mile north of Calliham, 

McMullen County, and 10.4 miles (revised) downstream from San Miguel Creek.

Drainage area. 5,491 sq mi.

Records available. October 1924 to April 1926 (monthly discharge only), April 1932 to 

September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 153.47 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 30, 1926, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1924-25, 1932-58), 257 cfs (186.100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 29.95 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 4.

1924-26, 1932-58: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs (revised) July 6, 1932 (gage height, 

39.2 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of 

logarithmic extension; no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least 1870, that of July 6, 1932, from information by local 

resident.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1932 has been revised to 

70,000 cfs July 6, 1932 (gage height, 39.2 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 733.

Remarks. Records good. Part of flow of Frio River and its headwater tributaries enters 

Edwards limestone in Balcones fault zone which crosses basin Just north of Uvalde. At 

low stages most of headwater flow enters this formation. Considerable losses of floodflows into various permeable formations occur downstream from the Balcones fault zone. 

Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions. WSP 788: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for high-water periods in the water year 1932, superseding those published in 

WSP 733, are given herewith:

July 6, 1932. .......... 33,000

July 7, 1932........... 60,200

Month

July 1932 .............................

Maximum

60,200

Minimum

O

Mean

6,100

Runoff In 

acre-feet

375,000

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

0

.6

2.5

5.4

8.5

13

2.9 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

10.0

28

64

140

250

480

1,430

16.0

22.0

26.0

29.0

30.0

2,900

5,100

7,900

12,600

16,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

125 

84

58

*42

30

24

18 

14

1,8(30"

5,660

5,740 

1,720 

1,180

1,910

3,260

2,750

1,270

359

142

285

293

133

100

80

61

61

46

138

152

131 

112

27,778

896

55,100

Nov.

84

64

51

43

35

*31

27 

25

21

23

52 

1,250 

545

337

148

110

98

80

112

104

93

153

112

384

338

158

112

74

57

44

4,745

158

9,410

Dec.

38

40

43

*39

35

33

30 

26

24

21

19 

18 

18

17

16

16

15

14

14

13

12 T2-

13

29

141

255

T3T

127

127

77

60

1,473

47.5

2,920

Jan.

338

276

148

143

3,680

6,900

6,510 

5,920

2,790

1,040

464 

2,570 

3,550

1,300

500

*410

335

217

170

131

102

84

87?

4,260

3,150

1,850

795

674

874

694

385

51,087

1,648

101,300

Feb.

289 

238

202

172

158

140

127 

114

108

106

160 

168 

172

138

118

94

84

77

74 rr

3,030

11,100

*15.600

*12,00t>

6,780

*2,580

1,470

1,220

56,596

2,021

112,300

Mar.

958 

718

570

480

420

370

330 

289

259

244

452 

844 

990

711

498

430

390

360

318

280

*256

232

238

217

205

180

178

172

155

151

12,013

388

23,830

Apr.

Tra- 125

il 4

106

98

91

84 

80

74

70

63 

56 

50

67

78

57

69

56

44

39

*40

39

36

33

30

26

25

23

21

18

1,830

61.0

3,630

May

17

16

57

397

291

1,200

1,860 

840

1,030

941

160 

80 

61

53

45

115

77

44

43

53

44

30

26

29

29

25

*22

24

20

17

15

7,661

247

15,200

June

13 

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.0 

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.0 

6.6 

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.1

6TS

18

11

154

627

969

2,040

5,260

6,900

4,276

2,010

1,770

1,750

25,923.8

864

51,420

July

1,180 

820

552

440

370

307

274 

631

394

*672

624 

496 

271

178

140

112

96

84

74

64

56

50

44

39

33

29

25

22

18

16

14.

8,125

262

16,120

Aug.

~9.8 12 

8.5

7.9

7.0

6.0

5.4 

4.8

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.1 

3.1

*2.8

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.4

if

.3

103.4

3.34

205

Sept.

0.3 

.2

7?

.2

.2

32

208 

157

17

32

90 

53 

111

20

*22

14

209

310

480

854

874

566

1,480

2,230

1,280

2,530

4,940

5,580

3,390

1,910

27,190.1

906

55,950

Calendar year 1957 i Max 8,340 Mln O Mean 593 Ac-ft 429,500

Water year 1957-58 : Max 15,600 Mln O.2 Mean 615 Ac-ft 445,400

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOO cfs). Oct. 11 (9:50 a.m.) 6,3OO cfs (24.01 ft); Jan. 6 (7 p.m.) 

7,450 cfs (25.50 ft); Jan. 24 (5:3O p.m.) 4,560 cfs (20.91 ft); Feb. 23 (1 p.m.) 16,000 cfs 

(29.95 ft); June 26 (10 a.m.) 7,180 cfs (25.19 ft); Sept. 28 (5 a.m.) 5,940 cfs (23.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
NTJECES RIVER BASIN 289

2080. Atascosa River at Whitsett, Tex.

Location. Lat 28"37"20", long 98°17'05", on right bank 1,400 ft upstream from bridge on 

Farm Road 99, 0.9 mile west of Whitsett, Live Oak County, and 4 miles downstream from 

LaParita Creek.

Drainage area. 1.171 sq mi.

Records available. September 1924 to May 1926, May 1932 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and artificial control. Datum of gage is 159.04 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 8, 1926, chain gage at bridge 1,600 ft 

downstream at-datum 1.38 ft higher.

Average discharge. 27 years (1924-25, 1932-58), 139 cfs (100,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 cfs Feb. 23 (gage height, 32.52 ft); 

minimum, 1.3 cfs Aug. 30 to Sept. 5.

1924-26, 1932-58: Maximum discharge, 39,300 cfs July 7, 1942 (gage height, 38.3 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement at gage height 38.0 ft; no flow at times.

Maximum stage since at least April 1922, that of July 7, 1942.

Remarks. Records good. Considerable losses of floodflows into various permeable formations occur upstream from station. Records of the Lower Nueces River Water Supply 

District indicate that during the 1958 water year an average of about 0.4 cfs was discharged into the river from several artesian wells near Campbellton to supplement the 

supply for the city of Corpus Christ!. Small diversions above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 15-23, 

Feb. 25 to Mar. 1, July 9-11)

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0 

4.5

0.7

1.6

3.2

5.3

8.3

28

5.0

6.0

9.0

13.0

18.0

53

112

353

810

1,640

22.0

24.0

26.0

30.0

32.5

2,750

3,750

5,600

12,500

17,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

75

62

54

*49

46

42

38

35

351

908

665

147

64

46

38

32

28

25

24

22

22

23

25 

54

84

42

29

22

20

19 

18

3,109

100

6,170

Nov.

18

17

17

17

*16

17

16

16

16

17

98

1,050

1,470

308

105

62

46

38

32

28

28

318

655 

894

1,120

502

138

74

52

40

7,225

241

14,330

Dec.

33

29

*26

25

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

21

21

20

20 

20

21

22

32

27

24

23

27

724

23.4

1,440

Jan.

64

39

28

4?

1,260

3,120

3,040

1,130

199

119

96

2,320

4,450

4,480

1,090

*200

130

105

90

81

75

69

334 

2,080

2,880

1,020

222

126

96

78 

70

29,140

940

57,800

Feb.

62

58

54

51

50

48

46

44

43

68

442

406

192

128

75

56

47

42

40

55

1,430

*9,280

*16,600 

9,230

2,560

*465

224

164

-

41,960

1,499

83,230

Mar.

133

116

105

99

96

90

84

81

75

69

64

62

58

56

55

52

52

50

48

*48

47

46

53

56

51

48

46

44

42

41 

40

2,007

64.7

3,980

Apr.

38

36

36

36

34

33

31

29

28

28

27

27

27

29

32

56

45

36

32

30

*28

26

25 

25

24

24

23

23

24

30

922

30.7

1,830

May

30

29

277

921

1,860

1,370

679

144

99

78

68

60

55

48

44

44

44

40

77

101

59

46

43 

36

31

*29

27

26

25

24 

£3

6,437

208

12,770

June

23

22

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

29

23

20

17

32

78 

82

34

24

18

16

15

11

713

23.8

1,410

July

13

13

14

12

11

10

11

256

446 *m

130

46

29

23

20

18

16

14

14

13

12

11

10 

9.4

8.6

7.6

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.6 5^"

1,470.0

47.4

2,920

Aug.

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.2

*2.8

3.0

4~4 5.1

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.1 

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

T73

95.7

3.09

190

Sept.

1.3

T74

1.4

1.4

1.6

73

366

327

124

43

149

138

124

70

23

*17

40

54

82

163

497 106"

293 

259

67

48

48

109

247

61

3,535.1

118

7,010

Calendar year 1957: Max 7,100 Min 5.0 Mean 343 Ao-ft 248,600

Water year 1957-58: Max 16,6OO Min 1.3 Mean 267 Ao-ft 193,100

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Nov. 13 (7 a.m.) 1,820 cfs (18.81 ft); Jan. 6 (11 p. 

3,750 cfs (24.01 ft); Jan. 13 (11 p.m.) 6,700 cfs (26.76 ft)j Jan. 25 (5:30 a.m.) 3,2 

(23.10 ft); Feb. 25 (11:50 a.m.) 17,5OO cfs (52.52 ft); May 5 (7 p.m.) 2,12O cfs (20.

* D1 «phaT*crf» Tn^a siiT>^m^nt. mariei nn t-.V\1« rtav

.. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

6 (11 p.m.) 

1 ~ ,210 cfs 

04 ft).
290 NUECES RIVER BASIN

2100. Nueces River near Three Rivers, Tex.

Location.--Lat 28°26'10", long 98°11'10", on left bank 100 ft downstream from San Antonio, 

Uvalde & Gulf (Missouri Pacific) Railroad bridge, half a mile downstream from Frio 

River, 2 miles south of Three Rivers, Live Oak County, and at mile 103.

Drainage area. 15,600 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1915 to September 1958. U. S. Weather Bureau has collected gageheight records in this vicinity since 1922.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 101.13 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Houston supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Apr. 5, 

1932, staff gage at railroad bridge 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--41 years (1915-18, 1920-58), 805 cfs (582,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 56,500 cfs Feb. 25 (gage height, 42.99 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.26 ft).

1915-58: Maximum discharge observed, 85,000 cfs Sept. 18, 1919 (gage height, 

46.0 ft), from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs; no flow at times.

Maximum stage since about 1875, that of Sept. 18, 1919.

Revisions.--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

438 

478 

548 

548 

568 

688

Water 

year

1916 

1918 

1920 

1922 

1923 

1929

Date

Aug. 25, 1916 

Sept. 21, 1918 

Oct. 19, 1919 

May 5, 1922 

Feb. 24, 1923 

May 31, 1929

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,550 

9,110 

16,200 

15,000 

39,300 

37,900

Gage height 

(feet)

30.0 

29.2 

36.1 

35.4 

41.9 

41.7

Remarks.--Records good. Part of flow of Nueces and Frio Rivers and their headwater 

'tributaries enters Edwards limestone in Balcones fault zone which crosses basin just 

north of Uvalde. At low stages, most of headwater flow enters this formation. Considerable losses of floodflows into various permeable formations occur downstream from the 

Balcones fault zone. Diversions above station for irrigation. Records of the Lower 

Nueces River Water Supply District indicate that during the 1958 water year an average 

of about 0.4 cfs was discharged from several artesian wells into the Atascosa River 

upstream from this station to supplement the supply for the city of Corpus Christi.

Revisions (water years). WSP 548: 1920-21. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet

per second, for the water years 1916, 1918-21, 1923, and 1929, superseding those

published in'WSP 438, 508, 548, 568, and 688, are given herewith:

Date

1916

Aug. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1918

Sept .20

21

22

26

Oct. 23

24

25

27

28

Nov. 1

Discharge

3,240

3,980

5,480

7,120

8,800

7,000

7,040

7,920

7,300

6,320

5,660

6,400

8,800

4,220

4,010

7,600

8,700

5,970

4,920

4,430

3,980

Date

1918 -Con.

Nov. 2

3

4

5

6

7

Dec. 19

20

21

24

25

1919

Jan. 23

24

27

28

Mar. 25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

4,710

5,520

6,400

5,160

3,590

4,220

7,200

11,000

8,800

5,380

6,080

6,760

6,840

3,590

3,940

3,590

9,000

17,800

16,000

11,000

6,720

Date

1919-Con.

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

11,OOO

8,800

8,100

7,480

7,080

7,600

9,940

11,000

9,940

8,320

6,880

5,900

6,000

6,840

8,230

10,800

12,800

15,000

15,800

13,000

10,400

9,380

9,550

Date

1920

July 5

6

7

8

9

1921

Sept. 9

10

11

1923

Feb. 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Aug. 29

1923

Aug. 30

Discharge

5,970

8,600

6,480

5,660

4,180

6,110

8,750

7,960

12,800

29,900

37,200

18,700

12,100

9,220

8,180

5,690

7,000

Date

1923-Con.

Aug. 31

Sept. 9

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

1929

May 31

June 1

2

Discharge

4,120

4,710

3,980

4,460

6,400

7,640

7,200

6,600

5,800

5,160

5,860

5,690

5,520

5,160

35,100

33,000

26,500
2100.

NUECES RIVER BASIN 

Nueces River near Three Rivers, Tex. Continued

291

Month

August 1916 .......................................

Calendar year 1916 ..............................

September 1918 ....................................

October 1918 ......................................

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

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

Calendar year 1919 ..............................

July 1920 .........................................

September 1921 . ...................................

Water year 1920-21 ..............................

Calendar year 1921. .............................

Water year 1922-23 ..............................

Calendar year 1923 ..............................

May 1929 ..........................................

June ..............................................

Maximum

8,800

8,800

8,800

8,800

6,400

72,400

8,750

8,750

37,200

37,200

37,200

Minimum

261

0

0

0

14

6.2

0

14

0

0

0

9.2

.1

.1

38

Mean

2,990

661

643

1,004

359

1,790

1,720

801

2,190

3,140

1,300

1,100

396

390

5,050

3,520

1,310

1,480

4,970

Runoff In 

acre -feet

184,000

481,000

468,000

59,700

260,000

110,000

102,000

580,000

135,000

2,270,000

79,800

65,700

287,000

282,000

280,000

94,7,000

1,070,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3,130

2,070

1,410

515

290

205

160

130

1,340"

4,900

5,420

5,110

2,630 

2,320

3,310

4,060

3,110

1,510

735

497

623

434

299

g236

g220

g209

b!66

317

*773

910

1,010

48,049

1,550

95,300

Nov.

1,070

1,150

1,240

1,320

1,390

*g666

g227

*g!68

127

112

210

1,440

2,450 

1,630

716

398

272

214

209

*223

213

354

754

1,360

1,670

1,320

515

272

178

g!35

22,003

733

43,640

Dec.

gl!2

glOl

g95

*90

82

80

76

69

60

56

51

47

44 

44

42

42

41

40

40

39

37

36

37

38

97

281

"2154

146

223

187

132

2,669

86.1

5,290

Jan.

290

641

245 335"

3,040

g8,530

gll,500

gl2,500

glO,600

g9,260

g9,080

g8,210

glO,600 

gll.OOO

g9,180

*4,690

2,300

2,190

1,560

569

398

308

444

4,320

7,350

7,600

4,770

2,470

2,400

2,450

1,200

149,830

4,833

297,200

Feb.

605

479

569

497

398

335

272

236

209

204

333

866

515 

425

299

216

175

151

135 139"

1,580

8,260

19,600

*34,300

*52,700

46,000

30,600

*20,200

-

220,298

7,868

437,000

Calendar year 1957 : Max 21,500 Min 1.8

Mar.

12,700

7,650

*4,780

*3,070

2,210

*1,940

1,700

957

678

569

533

830

1,130 

1,070

716

587

515

479

*425

389

362

344

344

353

344

299

272

263

245

222

205

46,181

1,490

91,600

Apr.

200

191

184

175

166

153

141

134

127

120

112

105

100 

122

127

117

132

125

103

86

81

*80

76

74

64

62

60

58

54

53

3,382

113

6,710

May

57

56

268

2,990

2,050

2,420

2,920

1,880

1,130

1,280

659

216

162 

134

117

117

186

611

1,030

1,260

1,340

773

344

227

171

128

*108

89

74

60

 LI

22,908

739

45,440

June

46

41

38

36

34

34

33

31

28

26

24

24

22 

20

ii

19

19

26

128

40

553

1,170

1,650

1,670

2,900

4,690

5,720

4,750

3,070

2,920

29,781

993

59,070

July

2,860

2,650

2,920

3,910

5,360

5,880

5,320

4,840

*4,480

3,580

1,980

1,560

1,450 

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,240

678

461

371

317

263

227

204

177

153

132

115

100

86

78

55,562

1,792

110,200

Aug.

66

57

47

41

34

30

25

20

17

14

12

11

10 

*8.7

8.4

7.9

7.6

8.4

8.2

7.3

6.0

5.1

4.6

4.0

3.7

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.5

2.1

1 .8

479.6

15.5

951

Septi

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.1

63

2,090

2,170

461

130

171

214

245 

198

70

50

*179

282

587

852

1,360

2,190

1,760

3,030

2,700

2,790

4,310

5,660

6,150

5,510

43,209.5

1,440

85,700

Mean 2,040 Ac-ft 1,477,000

Water year 1957-58 i Max 52,700 Min 1.1 Mean 1,765 Ac-ft 1,278,000

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Jan. 8 (7 a.m.) 12,400 cfs (34.32 ft); Jan. 14 (9:30 a.m.) 

11,200 efs (33.34 ft); Jan. 26 (3 a.m.) 8,050 efs (29.81 ft); Feb. 25 (5 p.m.) 56,500 cfs 

(42.99 ft); Sept. 29 (10 a.m.) 6,200 cfs (26.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
292 NUECES RIVER BASIN

2105. Lake Corpus Christ! near Mathis, Tex.

Location (revised).--Lat 28°02'52", long 97°52'16", near left end of old Mathis Dam on 

Nueces River, 1,000 to 1,500 ft upstream from Wesley E. Seale Dam (dedicated Apr. 26, 

1958), 0.8 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 359, 4 miles southwest of Mathis, 

San Patricio County, and at mile 48.

Drainage area. 16,656 sq mi.

Records available. September 1948 to September 1958. The Soil Conservation Service, 

U. S. Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with Texas Board of Water Engineers, 

has collected fragmentary gage-height records in connection with sedimentation studies 

since February 1942.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 10, 1948, a painted gage at datum 0.52 ft higher on left side of 

first buttress wall of left taintor gate. Sept. 10, 1948, to Sept. 30, 1957, wireweight gage at present site at datum 0.52 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 204,900 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 

89.10 ft); minimum observed, 34,820 acre-ft May 3, 4; minimum elevation observed, 

73.69 ft May 3.

1948-58: Maximum contents observed, that of Sept. 30, 1958; minimum observed, 

14,740 acre-ft May 5, 1951 (elevation, 67.62 ft).

Remarks. Mathis Dam was formed by a rolled-fill earthen-type dam, 4,080 ft long, containing an unregulated service spillway 1,048 ft long (elevation, 74.5 ft) and five 

taintor gates, each 35 ft wide and 20 ft high (elevation of invert, 54.5 ft). Water 

for municipal use was released through sluice gate (elevation, 43.5 ft). Dam completed and storage began July 24, 1934; dam abandoned Apr. 25, 1958. Siltation surveys 

made by the Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, found the original 

capacity of the reservoir to have been 54,000 acre-ft, the capacity as of March 1942 

as 43,400 acre-ft, and March 1948 to have been 39,400 acre-ft at spillway crest. 

Capacity for 1958 based on study by Reagan & McCaughan, Consulting Engineers, Corpus 

Christ!. Reservoir was used for municipal supply for city of Corpus Christ!. Data 

regarding dam and reservoir are shown in following table:

Invert of taintor gates ..................

Elevation 

(feet)

96.5

74.5

54.5

Capacity 

(acre-feet)

39,280

0

Wesley E. Seale Dam is a rolled-fill earthen-type dam, 5,930 ft long, consisting of 

two service spillways. The north spillway is 1,320 ft long and the south spillway 

1,080 ft long. Elevation of top of both spillways, 88.0 ft (capacity, 185,900 acre-ft). 

Spillways equipped with 33 and 27 Ambursen type gates, respectively, which are 37.5 ft 

wide and 6 ft high and when closed will raise the elevation of the lake to 94.0 ft. 

Gates on north spillway are in position but those on south spillway are bolted down to 

spillway elevation. Water for municipal use released through 5.0-foot diameter cylinder 

valve and three rectangular openings 2j ft by 4 ft (invert elevation, 55.5 ft, capacity, 

140 acre-ft). Dam completed and storage began Apr. 26, 1958.

Cooperation. Capacity curve prepared from data furnished by Reagan & McCaughan, Consuiting Engineers. Elevation record furnished by city of Corpus Christ!.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Date

Calendar year 1957. . ..................

Sept . 30. ................................

Water year 1957-58. ...................

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

75.36

83.84

73.79

89.10

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

40,460

38,120

-

44,840

123,400

35,360

70,320

103,900

155,700

204,900

-

Change in 

contents 

(acre-feet)

_

-8,600

-260

+6,720

+78,560

-1,080

+34,960

+33,580

-25,200

+49,200

+155,840

t Elevation at 8 a.m.

a No elevation record, contents interpolated.
NUECES RIVER BASIN 293

2110. Nueces River near Mathis, Tex.

Location (revised) . Lat 28°02'17", long 97°51'36", on left bank 6 ft downstream from 

pier or bridge on State Highway 359, 200 ft downstream from Texas and New Orleans 

Railroad Co. bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from Wesley E. Seale Dam, 4 miles southwest 

of Mathis, San Patricio County, and at mile 47.

Drainage area . 16,660 sq mi.

Records available. August 1939 to September 1958.

~~Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 27.53 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 19 years, 880 cfs (637,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 31,400 cfs Mar. 1 (gage height, 32.06 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Dec. 13, Sept. 7.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 49,400 cfs July 12, 1942 (gage height, 37.38 ft); minimum daily, 6.8 cfs Aug. 15, 1940.

Maximum stage since at least 1888 was about 40 ft about Sept. 20, 1919 (discharge, 

about 59,000 cfs), from information by Texas and New Orleans Railroad Co.

Remarks . Records good except those for May and June, which are poor. Flow largely regulated by Lake Corpus Christi (see preceding page) . Diversions above station for irrigation. Water for municipal and industrial use at Corpus Christi is released from Lake 

Corpus Christi above gage and is diverted from river at Calallen 36 miles downstream. 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given 

in WSP 1573 .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7,840 

5,340

2,910

1,800

*855

308

140

65

495

2,340

3,940 

5,300

5,780

4,170 

3,220

3,190

3,900

3,580

2,130

1,190

763

627

627

434

341

301

161

*123

160

374 

627

63,031

2,033

125,000

Nov.

740 

878

970

1,020

1,090

1,240

*878

483

296

314

440 

481

948

1.890 

1,770

1,090

627

577

204

*234

296

556

359

613

870

1,360

1,340

901

561

374

23,400

780

46,410

Dec.

160 

140

184

*124

80

96

146

~3T 238

61

232 

36

27

6T 

64

64

64

64

65

65

65

65

67

67

67

67

67

76

69

68 

144

2,831

91.3

5,620

Jan.

193 

91

199

334

1,550

3,500

5,780

7,680

9,200

10,400

10,800 

10,300

9,400

9,200 

9,550

10,000

*9,200

5,470

2,910

2,220

1,160

763

809

908

3,040

5,600

7,280

7,280

4,420

2 850 

2^730

154,817

4,994

307,100

Feb.

1,680 

1,070

740

605

627

673

475

314

305

891

940 

867

694

863 

457

350

332

248

213

314

1,260

10,100

10,800

10,200

14,600

24,600

*29,400

51,000

-

- - - - £- -

144,618

5,165

286,800

Mar.

*51,000 

30,200

28,200

16,300

*5,940

*3,290

2,550

2,190

1,440

1,070

970 

832

832

924 

970

786

740

786

*717

627

671

697

498

469

649

627

402

396

350

314 

240

135,677

4,377

269,100

Apr.

112 

39

107

166

207

166

165

81

43

*82

84 

79

65

62 

*62

39

63

*71

73

75

78

78

*78

67

*43

*93

*87

84

84

82

2,615

87.2

5,190

May

67 

*71

76

78

74

70

43

ITS

TTT

91

82 

88

105

98 

92

*89

88

88

84

74

73

73

74

74

73

71

82

*94

94

94 

94

2,589

83.5

5,140

June

94 

92

89

89

89

89

89

96

97

100

111 

113

117

104 

97

108

124

124

131

130

130

131

98

78

87

105

114

102

88

94

3,110

104

6,170

July

115 

124

126

118

113

115

113

101

*101

101

85 

65

80

117 

236

377

443

491

383

253

188

163

134

120

122

117

118

117

134

143 

134

5,147

166

10,210

Aug.

139 

131

131

131

124

123

131

131

124

113

113 

105

106

117 

*113

113

113

115

126

140

145

T3T

123

123

104

91

9T

91

94

109

3,650

118

7,240

Sept.

106 

106

118

126

93

52

27

5F

74

92

97 

84

87

60 

60

60

*59

93

97

91

91

140

483

850

1,460

1,920

2,220

2,850

3,580

4,570

19,774

659

39,220

Calendar year 1957: Max 18,900 Mln 27 Mean 2,136 Ac-ft 1,546,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 31,000 Mln 27 Mean 1,538 Ac-ft 1,113,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings Mar. 9-23.
294 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2135. Rio Grande at Thirtymile Bridge, near Creede, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°43'30", long 107°15'20", in sec. 13, T. 40 N., R. 4 W., on right bank 

500 ft upstream from Squaw Creek, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Rio Grande 

Reservoir, and 20 miles southwest of Creede.

Drainage area. 163 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1909 to September 1913 and October 1933 to September 1958 in 

reports of Geological Survey. June 1909 to September 1923 and May 1925 to September 

1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,300 ft (from topographic map). 

Tune 18, 1909, to Oct. 4, 1911, chain gage about a quarter of a mile downstream at 

different datum. Apr. 8, 1912, to Sept. 30, 1923, staff or chain gage 500 ft upstream 

at different datum. May 16, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1934, water-stage recorder at present 

site at datum 0.40 ft higher.

Average discharge . 45 years (1910-23, 1926-58), 222 cfs (160,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,410 cfs May 24 (gage height, 4.82 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Nov. 7 to Mar. 13.

1909-23, 1925-58: Maximum discharge, 7,500 cfs June 28, 1927 (gage height, 7.03 ft, 

present datum); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Nov. 22, 1951, to Apr. 11, 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent above 30 cfs and good below. Flow regulated by Rio Grande 

Reservoir (capacity, 51,110 acre-ft) since 1912. Transmountain diversions from 

Colorado River basin to drainage area above station (see p. 309).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

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

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

20

65

120

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

226

406

657

1,000

1,480

2.0 

2.5

113

240

430

3.0 710

3.5 1,060

4.0 1,500

5.0 2,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

87

S5 

95

95

95

95

95 

95

95

95

89

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87

*87

87

87

87

87

87

87

87 

87

2,771

89.4

5,500

Nov.

89

89 

91

70

51

47

22 

ZZ

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22 

22

965

32.2

1,910

Dec.

22

22 

22

22

22

22

22 

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22 

22

22

682

22.0

1,350

Jan.

22

22 

22

22

22

22

22 

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

682

22.0

1,350

Feb.

22

22 

22

22

22

22

22 

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

-

616

22.0

1,220

Mar.

22 2T 

22

22

22

22

22 

22

22

22

22

22

22

33

5i

39

38

37

36

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

917

29.6

1,820

Apr.

34 34" 

86

127

108

108

108 

108

108

108

108

108

108

108

136

127

134

169

200

151

161

238

342 748-

203

203

203

203

203

203

4,485

150

8,900

May

304

 J3T 

479

508

618

785

894 

1,040

1,090

1,100

903

834

650

480

460

460

465

513

668

*756

788

861

1,200

2,170

1,840

1,620

1,490

1,200

1,130

1,190

1,190

28,118

907

55,770

June

1,200

1,270 

1,200

801

736

973

1,940 

1,540

1,410

1,220

1,160

1,010

945

1,150

1,090

*959

1,240

1,170

1,180

1,080

1,090

1,100

1,090

980

910

980

980

889

854

889

33,036

1,101

65,530

July

931

1,000 

1,000

847

440

220

546 

768

*814

834

910

820

794

801

814

847

834

840

814

794

782

710

638

574

496

590

562

491

486

*486

508

21,991

709

43,620

Aug.

502

470 

513

562

608

674

698 

698

662

321

103

86

90

84

88

88

97

97

103

84

84

115

86

76

72

67

64

*62

61

60

56

7,431

240

14,740

Sept.

54

S3

53

59

60

61

57 

61

62

57

53

56

198

TIT

83

73

67

*73

72

64

59

56

60

76

88

83

76

78

74

70

2,147

71.6

4,260

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,010 Min 1.4 Mean 256 Ac-ft 185,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,170 Min 22 Mean 284 Ac-ft 206,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 7 to Mar. 13; discharge estimated on basis of gate openings at 

Rio Grande Reservoir.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 295

2145. Clear Creek below Continental Reservoir, Colo.

Location.--Lat 37°53'15", long 107°12'10", in sec. 22, T. 42 N., R. 3 W., on left bank 

1,000 ft downstream from Continental Reservoir and 15 miles west of Creede.

Drainage area. 51.7 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1929 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 10,200 ft

("corrected) , from topographic map. Prior to Oct. 2, 1951, at site 150 ft upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge . 29 years (1929-58), 31.6 cfs (22,880 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 268 cfs July 20 (gage height, 2.76 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.0 cfs Nov. 6 to Apr. 30.

1929-58: Maximum discharge, 362 cfs May 8, 1952 (gage height, 3.66 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 120 cfs; no flow June 22, 23, 1935.

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

Flow regulated by Continental Reservoir (capacity, 26,700 acre-ft).

Revisions'. WSP 1008: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. I to June 8 June 8 to Sept. 30

1.0 

2.0 

3.5 

5.5

8.5

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

1.2 12

1.3 17

1.5 32

1.7 54

2.0 96

2.5 195

3.0 340

190

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

9.6

9.9

976

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

9.6

9.6

8.8

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

9.6

8.8

8.5

972

9.2

8.5

8.8

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

284.5

9.18

564

Nov.

 §75 9.2

9.2

9.2

5.0

1.0

T70

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

66.8

2.23

132

Dec.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

31.0

1.00

61

Calendar year 1957: Max 188

Jan.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1. 0

1.0

1.0

1.0

31.0

1.00

61

Feb.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

-

28.0

1.00

56

Min 1.0

Mar.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

31.0

1.00

61

Apr.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

30.0

1.00

60

May

21 3~6

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

60

106

128

130

120

128

130

130

132

*135

135

135

138

138

135

104

70

70

70

71

2,646

85.4

5,250

June

68

71

42

17

4.7

24

135

193

164

144

127

110

96

80

71

*71

74

70

71

84

101

126

124

122

172

T78" 212

129

108

210

3,198.7

107

6,340

July

210

215

229

247

241

235

232

232

*223

218

232

241

226

226

229

229

229

232

238

259

250

250

250

253

250

247

241

232

229

*232

202

7,259

234

14,400

Aug.

190

202

208

229

232

238

218

200

166

140

133

140

162

185

192

192

185

166

166

127

71

54

50

44

31

29

33

*33

38

40

39

4,133

133

8,200

Sept.

44

37

23

20

23

26

18

13

14

13

12

20

40

31

26

22

20

*19

19

20

18

17

17

18

22

18

19

18

19

19

646

21.5

1,280

Mean 31.6 Ac-ft 22,850

Water year 1957-58: Max 259 Min 1.0 Mean 50.4 Ac-ft 36,460

Discharge measurement made on this day

541344 O -60 -20
296 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2165. Willow Creek at Creede, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°51'20", long 106°55'40", in SE£ sec. 25, T. 42 N., R. 1 W., on left bank 

at north city limits of Creede, 8 ft upstream from entrance to paved channel, Just 

downstream from Windy Gulch, half a mile downstream from confluence of East and West 

Willow Creeks, and 2 f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 35.3 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 8,880 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to Sept. 2, 1953, at site 17 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 22.6 cfs (16,360 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 410 cfs May 23 (gage height, 4.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 250 cfs; minimum daily, 3.7 cfs Mar. 29, 30.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 430 cfs June 5, 1957; maximum gage height, 4.16 ft 

May 23, 1958; minimum daily discharge, 0.2 cfs Mar. 25, 1956, probably caused by snowslide upstream.

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

which are fair. Diversions above station for municipal supply of Creede.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

3.5

5.5

16

27

Z.O 

2.5

3.0 

4.0

95

166

370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Afl-ft

Oct.

12

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

10

12

*12

12

11

12

12

11

12

14

14

14

11

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

364

11.7

722

Nov.

12

12

12

14

13

12

11

8.8

11

11

11

12

12

*12

11

11

10

8.8

9.2

8.8

9.2

8.4

8.6

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.3 87B8.3

9.6

311.4

10.4

618

Dec.

8.8

775

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.5

6.5

7.0

*7.4

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.0

6.5

7.0

6.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

5.9

6.2

R~5" 5*6 

O .0

215.7

6.96

428

Calendar year 1957: Max 365

Jan.

5.8

6.1

S75

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.9

5.6

5.9

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.0

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.4

471

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

167.1

5.39

331

Feb.

4.4

177

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

*4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

5.0

57T5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

-

127.7

4.56

253

Mar.

5.6

57S

5.3

4.

4.

4.

f

.4

.1

.1

* .1

.1

.0

.0

.0

.1

.3

.3

.3

.1

3.9

4.0

4.0

3.7 rrr

3.9

133.8

4.32

265

Apr.

3.9

T75

4.5

4.5

6.2

6.6

6.8

7.0

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

10

12

15

21

*26

27

30

28

26

25

24

26

26

24

23

436.6

14.6

866

May

 25 24

29

37

52

70

89

102

103

119

120

 111

111

111

112

134

156

172

180

206

246

278

291

302" 309

289

291

289

293

*262

224

5,138

166

10,190

June

220

ITS

200

184

182

195

184

180

158

136

121

*111

100

93

87

80

*76

74

73

72

71

66

63

60

55

52

49

46

45

43

3,286

110

6,520

July

38" 40

36

32

30

29

28

27

25

25

24

25

*24

23

22

22

22

24

24

22

21

20

19

20

22

22

20

18

18

18

17

757

24.4

1,500

Aug.

16

15

14

15

16

15

14

14

14

*15

14

13

14

15

14

14

25

2TJ

22

18

20

22

20

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

14

512

16.5

1,020

Sept.

14

14

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

16

*13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

11

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.6

366.6

12.2

727

Mln 3.0 Mean 38.9 Ac-ft 28,160

Water year 1957-58: Max 309 Mln 3.7 Mean 32.4 Ac-ft 23,440

Peak discharge (base, 120 cfs). --May 10 (6 p.m.) 148 cfs (2.89 ft); May 23 (7:30 p.m.) 410 cfs

(4.16 ft); June 6 (8 p.m.) 220 cfs (3.30 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 19-23, Dec. 31 to Jan. 8, Jan. 10, 12-18, 

21-24. No gage-height record Mar. 17 to Apr. 19; discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for nearby stations.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 297

2175. Rio Grande at Wagonwheel Gap, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°46'00", long 106°49'50", in NE^ sec. 35, T. 41 N., R. IE., on right 

tank 250 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 149, 0.2 mile upstream from Goose 

Creek, and 0.3 mile west of town of Wagonwheel Gap.

Drainage area. 780 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,440 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 507 cfs (367,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,550 cfs May 24 (gage height, 5.32 ft); minimum daily, 96 cfs Mar. 29.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 4,870 cfs July 26, 1957 (gage height, 5.38 ft); minimum daily, 46 cfs Dec. 9, 1956.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by three reservoirs (total capacity, 122,900 acre-ft). Diversions above 

station for irrigation. Transmountain diversions to drainage area above station from 

Colorado River basin (see p. 309).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 24-31)

1.1 

1.4 

1.8 

2.2

140

278

490

3.0 

4.0

5.0 

5.4

1,110

2,380

4,110

4,910

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

291

303

316 

320

325

325

320 

312

307

307

303

320

*344

334

325

320

320

316

363

596

396

363

320

325 

325

316

320

316

325 

320 

325

10,118

326

20,070

Nov.

325

320

330 

33TJ

307

278

251 

200

200

210

210

210

205

*190

180

160

150

160

170

180

160

170

160

160 

160

150

140

130

T35

140

6,076

203

12,050

Dec.

125

130

130 

130

130

130

130 

130

140

T3S

130

130

130

*125

120

140

140

140

130

120

130

140

130

120 

130

130

130

130

130 

140

130

4,050

131

8,030

Jan.

130

130

130 

130

130

130

130 

130

140

120

130

130

130

150

140

120

130

120

130

140

130

140

140

150 

150

160 TBo"

160

160 

150

130

4,250

137

8,430

Feb.

TJo" 120

150 

160

160

160

140 

150

150

150

160

150

150

150

160

170

*180

190

180

200

190

180

180

170 

160

150

140

140

4,480

160

8,860

Mar.

130

110

110 

120

110

120

130 

130

140

145

130

130

130

120

130

*130

130

120

120

120

130

140

140

130 

120

124

118

100

96 

115

124

3,835

124

7,610

Apr.

129 T?0"

129 

167

214

207

225 

200

210

207

207

203

200

221

258

320

368

546

812

*876

868

892

964

T55

698

652

652

675

623

595

13,246

442

26,270

May

602

T5U

892 

940

1,100

1,420

1,660 

1,890

1,970

2,090

2,090

*2,090

1,830

1,610

1,510

1,620

1,760

1,900

2,170

2,320

2,440

2,490

2,750

4,230 

4,030

3,960

3,670

3,500

3,090 

*3,020

2,770

68,194

2,200

135,300

June

2,730

2,830

2,810 

2,340

2,210

2,610

3,520 

3,320

2,850

2,540

2,230

*2,070

1,890

2,040

2,200

*1,860

2,140

2,130

2,090

2,000

1,970

1,970

1,950

1,900 

1,780

1,930

1,920

1,740

1,610 

1,650

66,830

2,228

132,600

July

1,790

1,850

1.950 

1,830

1,620

1,130

1,220 

1,640

1,620

1,620

1,720

1,700

*1,620

1,640

1,660

1,690

1,730

1,760

1,810

1,730

1,700

1,660

1,640

1,610 

1,570

1,500

1,500

1,340

1,260 

1,260

1,260

49,630

1,601

98,440

Aug.

1,280

1,250

1,220 

1,210

1,240

1,280

1,290 

1,240

1,210

*1,080

630

497

497

504

511

546

574

546

546

477

402

408

368

325 

307

291

278

278

266 

555

286

21,119

681

41,890

Sept.

278

266

282

312

278

262

258 

251

270

266

251

243

458

*477

334

291

258

251

255

247

228

217

2Tf

239 

278

262

251

243

251 

251

8,225

274

16,310

Calendar year 1957 : Max 4,470 Mln 46 Mean 736 Ac-ft 532,700

Water year 1957-58 : Max 4,230 Mln 96 Mean 712 Ac-ft 515,900
298 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2185. Goose Creek at Wagonwheel Gap, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°45'00", long 106°49'40", in NE£ sec. 2, T. 40 N. , R. IE., on left bank 

about 500 ft downstream from Pierce Creek, 1 mile upstream from mouth, 1 mile south of 

Wagonwheel Gap, and 8 miles southeast of Creede.

Drainage area. 90 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1954 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,480 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 590 cfs June 6 (gage height, 4.32 ft); minimum 

daily, 12 cfs Oct. 11.

1954-58: Maximum discharge, 645 cfs July 27, 1957 (gage height, 4.44 ft); minimum 

daily, 9.6 cfs Nov. 15, 16, Dec. 5, 1956.

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

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Several small diversions above 

station for irrigation. Lake Humphreys (capacity, 842 acre-ft) above station with a 

fixed spillway and no gates has slight effect on flow.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

3.5 

4,0 

4.5

234

435

675

92

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

28

29

23

20

21

43

43

27

16

14

12

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

17

22 

27

608

19.6

1,210

Nov.

27

 Ss 26

29

30

29

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

30

28

33

33

32

32

30

29

27

28

28

852

28.4

1,690

Dec.

28

28

27

27

29

29

28

29

27

23

23

23

24

24

23

> 22

744

24.0

1,480

Jan.

* 20

620

20

1,230

Feb.

" 18

-

504

18

1,000

Calendar year 1957: Max 540 Min 11

Mar.

" 18

19

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

19

19

19

20

20

19

20

20

20 

22.

568

18.3

1,130

Apr.

22

23

23

22

18

20

23

23

22

20

21

19

19

24

37

52

69

94

103

110

119

135

117

110

105

105

117

117

103

94

1,886

62.9

3,740

May

92

M

99

117

163

207

234

259

263

266

281

281

263

256

256

266

285

300

320

336

328

328

344

399

430

426

453

-£62 471

448 

408

9,135

295

18,120

June

404

404

382

369

377

-£62 494

417

365

324

293

263

238

231

220

224

220

203

200

197

191

178

160

149

132

122

114

105

101

M

7,633

254

15,140

July

88

53

78

62

65

62

54

55

54

50

49

44

43

43

40

39

40

43

43

39

36

33

31

37

43

43

42

36

34

33

31

1,470

47.4

2,920

Aug.

29

27

27

27

28

27

27

27

26

27

27

24

24

26

27

30

27

39

40

20

27

37

27

26

24

23

23

24

24

23

21

835

26.9

1,660

Sept.

20

19

T5

22

23

21

20

21

20

21

20

21

55

44

32

29

27

27

28

27

26

25

26

27

32

28

27

28

30

28

793

26.4

1,570

Mean 97.5 Ac-ft 70,570

Water year 1957-58: Max 494 Min 12 Mean 70.3 Ac-ft 50,890

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--May 11 (10 p.m.) 328 cfs (3.75 ft); May 27 (11:30 p.m.) 550 cfs 

(4.25 ft); June 6 (8:15 p.m.) 590 cfs (4.32 ft). _________________

Note. Ho gage-height record Dec. 15 to Mar. 9 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, typical 

recession, and records for nearby stations.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 299

2195. South Fork Rio Grande at South Fork, Colo.

Location.--Lat 37°39'40", long 106°38'50", in sec. 4, T. 39 N., R. 3 E., on left bank near 

U. S. Highway 160 a quarter of a mile downstream from Church Creek, 1-J- miles upstream 

from mouth, and 1^- miles southwest of village of South Fork.

Drainage area. 216 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1910 to September 1913 and May 1936 to September 1958 in reports 

of Geological Survey. August 1910 to September 1922 and May 1936 to September 1944 in 

reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,221.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to 1936, water-stage "recorder, staff or chain gage at bridges about 1 mile 

downstream at different datums.

Average discharge.--34 years (1910-22, 1936-58), 219 cfs (158,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 cfs May 27 (gage height, 5.18 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1910-22, 1936-58: Maximum discharge, 8,000 cfs Oct. 5, 1911 (gage height, 9.7 ft, 

from floodmarks, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs; 

minimum daily, 15 cfs Nov. 1, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Transmountain diversions to drainage area above station from Colorado River basin (see 

p. 309). A few small diversions and several storage reservoirs'above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 898: 1911(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 25 to June 1O, July 6 to Aug. 7)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

79

168

277

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

425

350

1,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

66

65

66

68

72

71

73

69

68

62

61

68

75

71

69

69

69

71

84

100

100

90

79

93

*164

246 "202

158

172

172

3,081

99.4

6,110

Calendar yeai

Nov.

69

79

101

116

98

122

206

204

212

206

204

196

186

196

178

113

62

56

0

* 56

3,276

109

6,500

Dec.

(»)

> 40

1,240

40

2,460

Jan.

(*)

" 35

1,085

35

2,150

Feb.

(*)

> 37

-

1,036

37

2,050

1957: Max 2,020 Min -

Mar.

(*)

> 50

(*)

52

52

49

52

1,555

50.2

3,080

Apr.

50

43

46

41

43

56

55

52

46

55

53

49

50

64

89

120

154

*200

237

272

308

336

316

285

280

275

293

293

265

239

4,665

156

9,250

May

230

230

228

246

314

390

453

502

530

554

578

740

668

610

*655

790

830

922

,010

,090

,040

,040

,070

,220

,350

,390

,450

,460

,420

1,480

1,420

25,910

836

51,390

June

1,400

1,380

1,310

1,190

*1,210

1,440

1,300

1,190

1,070

905

790

696

632

586

558

546

526

498

481

453

432

394

351

319

290

*265

246

228

212

200

21,098

703

41,850

July

188

174

164

154

142

133

124

118

106

101

98

93

92

90 *84

82

82

92

98

89

79

138

239

235

230

219

215

200

194

196 

206

4,455

144

8,840

Aug.

204

221

226

160

*97

93

53

43

51

43

50

45

65

61

60

66

58

78

79

76

71

131

98

73

75

71 *69

65

64

65 

58

2,679

86.4

5,310

Sept.

53

50

50

61

61

56

60

64

60

60

56

55

198

164

*105

82

69

65

72

57

56

46

44

81

105

81

71

72

72

65

2,191

73.0

4,350

Mean 305 Ac-ft 220,900

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,480 Mln - Mean 198 Ac-ft 143,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 19 to Mar. 27 (no gage-height record Dec. 12 

to Mar. 21; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and records 

for nearby stations).
300 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2200. Rio Grande near Del Norte, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°41'20", long 106°27'30", In NWi sec. 29, T. 40 N., R. 5 E., on right 

bank 20 ft downstream from county highway bridge, 5 miles upstream from Pinos Creek, 

and 6 miles west of Del Norte.

Drainage area. 1,320 sqmi, approximately.

Records available. July 1889 to November 1906, April 1908 to September 1913, and October 1933 to September 1958, in reports of Geological Survey. July 1889 to September

1906 and April 1908 to September 1944, in reports of State engineer. May to September

1907 in files of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,980.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 16, 1908, staff gage at site 4 miles downstream at different datum. 

May 16, 1908, to Nov. 8, 1910, staff or chain gage on bridge at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--69 years (1889-1958), 932 cfs (674,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,100 cfs May 25 (gage height, 5.06 ft); minimum daily, 135 cfs Jan. 21.

1889-1958: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs Oct. 5, 1911 (gage height, 6.80 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs; minimum daily, 69 cfs Aug. 21, 1902.

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Small diversions 

above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by three main reservoirs (total capacity, 

122,900 acre-ft) and several smaller ones. Transmountain diversions to drainage area 

above station from Colorado River basin (see p. 309).

Revisions. WSP 763: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 11 to June 2)

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

124

180

335

588

1,010

1,570

2,320

3,230

4,240

6,520

9,100

De.y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Oct.

365

383

389

383

395

413

425 

401

371

555

555

559

401

595

577

571

565

371

451

468

507

494

437 

445

481

561

540

481

494

514 

547

15,268

428

26,320

Nov.

455

445

488

507

488

462

520 

455

449

455

455

455

455

449

455

589

530

275

257

269

250

200

250 

280

350

550

300

220

240

280

11,211

374

22,240

Dec.

300

290

280

290

310

320

280 

340

280

260

210

210

230

235

240

240

250

240

250

220

225

230

220 

240

200

210

220

180

200

230

170

7,600

245

15,070

Jan.

160

165

165

170

170

170

167 

160

160

155

155

150

145

145

140

150

160

175

185

170

155

150

160 

165

175

180

200

180

170

180

190

5,102

165

10,120

Feb.

170

165

170

190

195

190

180 

195

220

215

200

190

200

195

250

255

245

240

240

245

270

280

280 

270

250

250

200

215

6,125

219

12,150

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,700 Min 80

Mar.

205

195

185

177

180

177

180

171

177

171

185

185

177

190

210

250

220

220

220

250

242

258

255 

255

248

255

242

255

251

231

258

6,607

213

13,100

Apr.

269

269

258

269

515

324

341 

555

541

547

547

555

524

565

451

540

603

813

1,090

1,250

1,510

1,580

1.440 

1,280

1,190

1,100

1,130

1,190

1,080

1,010

21,292

710

42,230

May

983

1,100

1,260

1,540

1,650

2,210

2,660 

5,020

5,250

3,440

3,520

5,600

5,310

5,040

2,860

5,190

5,560

3,660

3,990

4,540

4,410

4,540

4,650 

6,550

6,620

6,500

6,180

6,180

5,580

5,630

5,210

117,635

5,795

June

5,070

5,070

4,960

4,590

4,030

4,760

5.510 

5,370

4,710

4,140

5,600

5,290

2,950

2,950

5,100

2,790

2,950

2,930

2,810

2,720

2,640

2,550

2,460 

2,340

2,180

2,220

2,260

2,080

1.860

1,860

100,510

3,550

255,300 199,400

July

1,970

1,980

2.100

2,000

1,850

1,380

1.250 

1,700

1,670

1,670

1,700

1,710

1,650

1,640

1,660

1,690

1,760

1,780

1,860

1,800

1,770

1,780

1,780 

1,740

1,700

1,650

1,740

1,550

1,470

1,440

1,450

52,870

1,705

104,900

Aug.

1.450

1,440

1,390

1,370

1,300

1,350

1,350 

1,300

1,250

1,150

815

574

574

596

581

611

641

649

672

605

554

574

554 

455

425

407

389

385

585

57 1

377

24,456

789

48,510

Sept.

371

353

359

415

401

565

559 

353

365

571

353

341

534

788

534

443

389

371

377

359

350

513

313 

555

415

401

371

365

365

371

11,776

395

25,360

Mean 1,165 Ac-ft 843,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,620 Min 135 Mean 1,037 Ac-ft 750,700
RIO GRANDE BASIN 301

2205. Pinos Creek near Del Norte, Colo.

Location.--Lat 37°35'20", long 106°26'50", in sec. 29, T. 39 N., R. 5 E., on right bank 

just downstream from Bennett Creek, 8 miles southwest of Del Norte.

Drainage area. 53 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1936 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1919 

to September 1924 and May 1936 to September 1944 in reports of State Engineer. No 

winter records most years.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 8,350 ft (from topographic map). May 1, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1924, staff gages near present site at different datums.

Average discharge. 14 years (1940-41, 1943-47, 1949-58), 24.5 cfs (17,740 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 200 cfs May 27 (gage height, 2.08 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1919-24, 1936-58: Maximum daily discharge, 2,400 cfs June 3, 1922; minimum daily 

recorded, 1.8 cfs Sept. 26-28, 1951.

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

One small diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 25 Hay 26 to Sept. 30

.6

6.0

15

29

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

64

118

185

0.1 

.2 

.4

3.0

7.0

18

0.8 

1.4 

2.0

50

112

189

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

13

12

12

12

12

10

10

9.6

T3

10

10

11

12

*11

11

11

11

11

12

14

14

12

10

12

12

10

9.6

11

12

10 

12

348.8

11.3

692

Nov.

12

12

12

12

12

9.6

12

14

14

12

11

9.6

*9.6

> "

287.8

9.59

571

Dec.

(*)

> 7

217

7

430

Jan.

(*)

> 5.8

179.8

5.8

357

Feb.

(*)

> 5.5

-

154.0

5.5

305

Calendar year 1957: Max 343 Min 4.0

Mar.

> 5.S

7.6

*9.9

9.6

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

9.2

8.4

8.0

8.4

9.2

231.5

7.47

459

Apr.

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.2

 7.6

8.8

9.2

8.4

8.8

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.8

10

14

18

24

*31

34

35

37

39

35

29

28

29

35

34

28

24

596.0

19.9

1,180

Mean 50.3

May

23

tt

23

25

35

57

77

93

97

86

104

128

117

*110

108

110

110

110

114

120

122

146

147

153

168

171

175

T7?

170

168

158

3,421

110

6,790

June

153

149

144

134

139

161 13"6"

120

108

96

*87

80

76

73

70

67

63

62

61

54

44

40

37

33

31

31

28

27

27

26

2,357

78.6

4,680

July

24

24

*23

21

21

20

20

19

17

16

15

14

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

12

11

10

12

*13

13

14

13

13

14

13

489

15.8

970

Aug.

12

11

9.0

9.0

9.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

9.5

11

10

9.5

*10

10

11

13

11

10

10

16

IS

8.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.2

288.4

9.30

572

Sept.

6.6

6.6

7.0

7.5

*7.5

8.0

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.2

15~5.8

TI

11

11

10

10

11

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

*9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

255.8

8.53

507

Ac-ft 36.440

Water year 1957-58: Max 175 Mln - Mean 24.2 Ac-ft 17J510

Peak discharge -(base. 120 cfs). May 11 (10 p.m.) 163 cfs (1.84 ft); May 27 (10 p.m.) 200 cfs

(2.08 ft); June 5 (ll p.m.) 181 efs (1.94 ft). _____ ___ __ __ _________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . No gage-height record Nov. 14 to Mar. 21 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

st of period); discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and 

records cfor nearby stations stations .
302 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2215. Rio Grande near Monte Vista, Colo.

Location. Lat 37 0 36'30", long 106°08'50", at west line of sec. 19, T. 39 N., R. 8 E., 

on left bank 25 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 285 and 2 miles north of 

Monte Vista.

Drainage area.--1.590 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1926 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer (no winter records in earlier 

years}.

£_.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,654.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929. Prior to July 23, 1927, staff gage and July 23, 1927, to Feb. 22, 1934, waterstage recorder, near present site at datum 0.50 ft higher. Feb. 23, 1934, to Aug. 19,

1936. water-stage recorder at present site and datum. Aug. 20 to Dec. 30, 1936, waterstage recorder at site 75 ft downstream at present datum. Dec. 31, 1936, to Apr. 2,

1937. water-stage recorder at present site and datum. Apr. 3, 1937, to June 14, 1938, 

water-stage recorder at site 75 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1933-58), 333 cfs (241,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,090 cfs May 25 (gage height, 6.73 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs Apr. 3.

1926-58: Maximum discharge, 18,500 cfs June 30, 1927 (gage height, 8.35 ft, present 

datum); minimum daily, 3.0 cfs Mar. 26, 1954, Mar. 18, 19, 1957.

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

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage 

reservoirs, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow 

from irrigated areas.

Revisions. WSP 928: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 25 to Apr. 22, May 22-29, June 27 to July 6)

0.8 

.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

Oct. 1 to May 25 

13

May 26 to Sept. 30

56

107

237

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

635

1,250

2,210

4,660

1.5

1.6 

1.9 

2.3 

2.7

17

27

72

163

310

3.3 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

615

1,050

1,830

4,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

78

83

94

96

99

109

118

105

90

86

74

73

88

86

96

88

*78

78

99

125

116

90

56

35

66

101

83

96

48

47

30

2,611

84.2

5,180

Nov.

68

26T

228

279

296

296

389

381

354

369

369

373

*412

393

424

416

366

289

225

247

250

245

230

250

285

320

330

310

285

300

9,180

306

18,210

Dec.

310

315

310

308

320

3"3"0~ 330

310

*300

280

270

£50

245

250

256

£58

265

270

260

260

247

250

250

250

255

220

230

230

230" 205

240

8,304

268

16,470

Jan.

210

175

175

180

183

185

190

185

180

*180

178

170

168

165

158

TB~8~ 155

178

192

188

178

170

165

175

190

198

206

211

195

182

193

5,629

182

11,160

Feb.

200

187

182

198

205

210

204

200

212

225

*210

205

203

118

105

120

165

150

140

150

136

101

76

73

80

62

51

IS

4,248

152

8,430

Mar.

230

225

220

205

195

192

190

190

185

130

153

*166

122

107

111

105

99

58

50

47

50

51

81

213

122

78

60

52

47

43

38

3,815

123

7,570

Apr.

33

28

19

13

29

196

250

187

68

26

30

97

247

*207

71

56

74

196

500

826

868

892

1,190

936

635

416

362

385

222

148

9,217

307

18,280

May,

74

62

ITS

166

339

710

1,070

1,460

1,700

1,860

2,240

2,250

1,980

*1,510

1,160

1,330

1,410

1,670

2,130

2,040

1,940

2,170

2,130

3,110

3,920

3,900

3,740

3,710

3,220

3,060

2 , 680

58,859

1,899

116,700

June

2,470

2,350

2,100

1,580

1,140

1,430

2,550

3.070

2,650

2,050

*1,500

1,200

915

928

1,130

1,040

1,030

1,180

994

941

954

941

808

718

632

588

598

510

440

580

38,817

1,294

76,990

July

342

*310

337

314

230

210

130

110

100

90

102

250

140

*64

S4

145

163

147

155

109

104

113

203

238

*350

324

306

220

242

257

261

6,130

198

12,160

Aug.

242

242

257 2"55

163

140

118

98

*82

85

89

27

22

142

172

142

142

120

113

87

74

80

98

58

76

82

*100

102

102

102

100

3,629

119

7,320

Sept.

104

91

83

104

123

83

89

89

100

95

85

87

125

370

135

*42

9S

106

120

106

80

76

87

98

115

85

74

76

82

85

3,093

103

6,130

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,040 Mln 3.0 Mean 382 Ac-ft 276,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,920 Mln 19 Mean 421 Ac-ft 304,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Feb. 20, Mar. 1-10. No gage-height 

record Dec. 19 to Jan. 10, July 5-lOj discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

records for station near Del Norte, and diversion records.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 303

2230. Rio Grande at Alamosa, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°29', long 105°53', in SE-J- sec. 4, T. 37 N., R. 10 E., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile northwest of city limits of Alamosa and 7 miles upstream from Alamosa 

Creek.

Drainage area. 1,710 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1912 to September 1913 and October 1933 to September 1958 in

reports of Geological Survey. May 1912 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,532.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 7, 1915, staff or chain gage and Apr. 7, 1915, to Nov. 5 1935, 

water-stage recorder, at railroad and highway bridges in Alamosa half a mile to 2 miles 

downstream at different daturas. Nov. 6, 1935, to June 30, 1942, water-stage recorder 

at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 46 years (1912-58), 281 cfs (203,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 cfs May 27 (gage height, 6.97 ft); minimum 

daily, 11 cfs Sept. 27-30.

1912-58: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs July 1, 1927; maximum gage height, 10.62 ft 

June 20, 1949; minimum daily discharge, 1.0 cfs May 19, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Natural 

flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, ground-water 

withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. WSP 928: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58,'except period of ice effect (gage 

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

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

118

215

340

510

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,000

1,860

3,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ao-ft

Oct.

30

28

25

23

23

23

23

24

26

26

26

26

27

26

26

24

*25

30

32

34

36

45

46

45

42

40

43

47

52

56

52

1,031

33.3

2,040

Nov.

52

49

48

52

65

70

77

92

120

242

300

312

328

407

*414

442

407

346

285

272

280

280

270

260

270

290

310

310

285

275

7,210

240

14,300

Dec.

285

290

290

295

295

300

305

310

290

*275

250

240

230

235

240

240

245

250

235

230

225

225

225

225

220

215

210

200

195

200

205

7,675

248

15,220

Jan.

180

160

160

160

165

165

*165

165

160

160

155

150

150

TIB- 145

iso

155

170

175

180

170

165

160

160

165

170

175

190

185

180

180

5,115

165

10,150

Feb.

185

180

175

185

185

*190

195

190

200

205

200

190

190

190

160

170

230

255

240

230

240

230

210

190

175

169

157

159

-

5,455

195

10,820

Mar.

139

173

201

222

242

238

258

260

258

258

220

*195

209

189

179

177

175

169

155

139

133

130

126

143

215

163

147

137

123

115

109

5,597

181

11,100

Apr.

103

98

94

90

85

81

167

252

211

153

135

120

125

139

220

147

*133

121

225

534

750

800

870

1.070

815

566

397

312

260

191

9,264

309

18,370

May

161

149

137

125

112

104

355

730

*958

1,170

1,310

1,470

1,560

1,480

1,130

820

860

892

1,070

1,250

1,420

1,540

1,580

1,630

1,890

2,650

2.900

*2,810

2,740

2,400

2,150

39,553

1,276

78,450

June

1,880

1,670

1,510

1,230

645

315

660

1,350

1.900

1,790

1,220

574

252

185

161

191

183

153

*123

71

65

61

58

54

50

48

47

47

46

46

16,585

553

32,900

July

45

44

*43

43

44

44

42

41

38

38

36

34

36

40

36

32

30

*30

35

32

30

28

27

26

26

26

31

31

30

28

27

1,073

34.6

2,130

Aug.

24

23

21

*21

20

20

18

18

18

17

16

15

14

13

12.

12

16

16

16

16

14

15

14

13

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

486

15.7

964

Sept.

13

16

17

18

18

20

24

28

30

*31

30

29

28

28

41

21

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

*12

12

11

11

11

11

577

19.2

1,140

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,060 Mln 7.5 Mean 174 Ac-ft 126,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,900 Kin 11 Mean 273 Ac-ft 197,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Feb. 25.
304 RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Closed basin in San Luis Valley, Colo.

2245. Kerber Creek at Ashley Ranch, near Villa Grove, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°15 I , long 106 0 08', in sec. 7, T. 46 N., fi. 8 E., on left bank at Ashley 

Ranch, 10 miles west*>f Villa Grove.

Drainage area.--38 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1936 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1923 

to September 1926 (published as "near Villa Grove") and May 1936 to September 1944 in 

reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 9,300 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 12 years (1940-41, 1947-58), 13.6 cfs (9,850 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 212 cfs May 26 (gage height, 2.05 ft);. minimum 

not determined.

1923-26, 1936-58; Maximum discharge, 407 cfs May 14, 1941, from rating curve 

extended above 160 cfs; maximum gage height, 5.04 ft May 11, 1947; minimum daily discharge recorded, 0.2 cfs Sept. 3, 1950.

Remarks. Records poor. Wo diversion above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1943.

Discharge, In cubic feet

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

> 14

434

14

861

Nov.

(*)

' 10

300

10

595

Dec.

S

(*)

> 5.5

170.5

5.5

338

Calendar year 1957; Max 160

Jan.

(*)

> 5

155

5

307

Feb.

(*)

' 6

-

168

6

333

Mln -

Mar.

> 8

(*)

248

8

492

Apr.

(*)

> 27

(*)

(*)

810

27

1,610

Mean 26.0

May

38 

35

34

38

50

61

76

90

90

96

94

115

104

108

102

104

113

113

122

124

135

161

163

168

185

*192

198

T85

163

141

130

3,528

114

7,000

June

122 

113

108

102

100

96

94

84

80

66

56

50

46

40

37

37

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

*34

28

26

24

22

20

1,659

55.3

3,290

July

20 

19

18

17

16

16

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

12

11

*10

14

16

12

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.8

9.1

8.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

362.5

11.7

719

Aug.

5.5 

5.5

6.1

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.7

*5.5

13

20

19

19

20

17

18

24

20

20

16

17

19

15

11

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

*5.5

4.6

4.3

369.4

11.9

733

Sept.

4.0 

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.8

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.4

6.6

9^0

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.9

*4.3

4.3

4.6

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.8

6.1

6.1

152.9

5.10

303

Ac-ft 18,840

Water year 1957-58: Max 198 Mln - Mean 22.9 Ac-ft 16,580

Peak discharge (base, 70 cfa). May 10 (8 p.m.) 117 efs (1.84 ft); May 26 (8 p.m.) 212 efs (2.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 9 to Apr. 30 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during 

most of period), June 17-24, July 24-27, Sept. 3-14; discharge estimated on basis of 8 discharge 

measurements, weather records, recorded range In stage, and records for Saguache Creek near Saguaohe.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Closed basin In San Luls Valley, Colo.

305

2270. Saguache Creek near Saguache, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°09', long 106°19', In sec. 11, T. 45 N., R. 6 E., on left bank just 

upstream from Ford Creek, 10 miles northwest of Saguache.

Drainage area. 595 sq ml.

Records available. August 1910 to September 1912 and October 1933 to September 1958 In 

reports of Geological Survey. August 1910 to September 1912 and June 1914 to September 

1944 In reports of State engineer.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 8,000 ft. Prior to Apr. 9, 1934, at 

site three-quarters of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1910-12, 1914-36, 1940-42, 1943-58), 75.6 cfs (54,730 acreft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 672 cfs May 27 (gage height, 2.26 ft); minimum 

daily, 22 cfs Nov. 22, Jan. 15.

1910-12, 1914-58: Maximum discharge, 746 cfs June 15, 1921 (gage height, 3.45 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs; minimum daily 

recorded, 8.2 cfs Dec. 22, 1950, Aug. 17, 1951.

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

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). MSP 1242: 1948-49.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 31)

0.4 

.5

65

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

110

269

495

795

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

58

58

56

56

58

60

60

54

52

52

52

54

69

69

*63

61

60

60

73

82

86

ee

76

69

67

58

58

61

69

65

65

1,969

63.5

3,910

Nov.

67

69

73

69

67

65

63

56

52

56

56

56

60

56

*56

49

49

52

39

40

30

22

43

45

45

40

40

30

31

28

1,504

50.1

2,980

Dec.

31

34

36

37

37

37

39

41

*52

46

34

31

31

32

34

37

44

44

37

36

39

40

40

39

40

37

39

40

41

43

39

1,187

38.3

2,350

Calendar year 1957: Max 678

Jan.

30

25

24

23

24

25

*25

26

25

25

24

24

23

23

22

23

24

25

26

27

25

23

24

25

26

27

28

28

27

26

26

778

25.1

1,540

Feb.

26

29

31

29

31

*32

31

31

32

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

35

35

37

38

39

11

40

39

39

38

38

40

-

963

34.4

1,910

Min -

Mar.

39

39

38

38

38

39

39

43

36

40

34

41

39

36

34

39

39

32

36

34

*46

47

47

54

52

49

44

49

40

43

47

1,271

41.0

2,520

Apr.

46

49

41

49

3i

40

46

49

49

51

49

47

43

51

*58

76

76

113

158

155

167

143

155

118

115

121

115

129

103

93

2,539

84.6

5,040

May

100 m

121

115

152

206

223

262

265

281

321

364

382

368

*350

325

346

377

386

364

395

400

517

500

566

605

594

556

572

539

490

11,155

360

22,130

June

445

405

395

368

400

460

470

460

359

288

*247

231

226

226

223

220

216

212

209

206

204

199

183

181

180

180

180

180

176 iea

8,098

270

16,060

July

150

129

*84

81

77

74

66

64

61

58

56

50

47

45

43

42

43

44

43

40

3738~

39

*41

53

61

60

52

46

43

43

1,810

58.4

3,590

Aug.

41

39

37

36

44

47

41

39

*37

41

47

47

43

41

43

44

54

61

78

67

60

82

JS

61

54

51

49

49

*49

46

44

1,548

49.9

3,070

Sept.

43

43

43

47

60

54

49

47

47

46

43

41

44

51

43

44

43

39

39

37

33

*31

32

34

40

39

39

39

37

36

1,263

42.1

2,510

Mean 119 Ac-ft 86,380

Water year 1957-58: Max 605 Min 22 Mean 93.4 Ac-ft 67,610

Peak discharge (base, 210 cfs). Apr. 21 (2 p.m.) 223 cfs (1.33 ft); May 12 (11 p.m.) 420 cfs 

(1.80 ft); May 27 (2:50 a.m.) 672 efs (2.26 ft); June 7 (9 p.m.) 495 cfs (1.95 ft).______ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 12, 14-16, 18, 24-27, June 29 to July 2, July 4-17, 19-23, 

26; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations. Stagedischarge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21, 24-28, Jan. 1 to Mar. 6.

25,
306 RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Closed basin in San Luis Valley, Colo.

2275. North Crestone Creek near Crestone, Colo.

Location. Lat 38°01', long 105°41', in sec. 5, T. 43 N., R. 12 E., on right bank 

ll miles northeast of Crestone and 3 miles upstream from South Crestone Creek.

Drainage area.--10.7 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1936 to September 1958 (no winter records prior to 1948).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is about 8,300 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge . 11 years (1947-58), 10.8 cfs (7,820 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 143 cfs May 25 (gage height, 1.99 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1936-58: Maximum discharge, 735 cfs Aug. 6, 1936 (gage height, 4.33 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 180 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily recorded, 0.4 cfs Apr. 3, 1945.

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

No diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 16 to June 12)

0.7 1.0 1.4 27

.8 2.5 1.7 62

1.0 7.0 2.1 127

1.2 14

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

7.0

675

6.5

*6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.5

5.5

572" 5.2

5.2

5.5

5.5

6.0

182.7

5.89

362

Nov.

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.2

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.0

*5.8

7.6

7.0

6.8

8.2

675

7.0

6.0

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.0 

475

182.7

6.09

362

Dec.

(*)

> 3

93

3

184

Calendar year 1957i Max 111

Jan.

(*)

" 1.6

49.6

1.6

98

Feb.

(*)

> 1.1

-

30.8

1.1

61

Min 0

Mar.

(..,

1 ..

I

1 L

J

2.1

*2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2 5

2.7

62.0

2.OO

123

Apr.

2.

2.

2.

2.

2.

3.

i.

3.

2.9

2.9

2.5

275

2.9

3.3

*4.8

6.2

7.9

9.0

11

14

14

14

12

10

9.7

8.8

8.5

8.8

8.2

*8.2

194.9

6.50

387

May

8.2

ST?

8.5

9.1

13

24

36

45

43

41

47

54

56

53

56

66

76

82

82

95

106

100

107

116

120

*113

113

113

114

106

106

2,117.0

68.3

4,200

June

113

111

106

104

106

114

To?

100

95

82

75

66

57

53

50

45

43

42

41

39

38

34

30

26

*24

21

21

19

18 TJ51

J.O

1,793

59.8

3,560

July

18

T6

16

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

9.4

9.1

9.1

*8.8

9.1

10

8.8

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.0

6.2

5.8

5*8

5.5

313.5

10.1

622

Aug.

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.0

*4.8

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.3

475

4.3

4.5

7.0

7.9

7.6

7.6

9.1

375

7.9

7.3

6.8

6.5

6.2

*6.0

5.5

5 2

182.1

5.87

361

Sept.

5.0

4.5

475

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

8.2

8.5 57?

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.3

7.0

6.5

*6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.5

178.8

5.96

355

Mean 19.8 Ac-ft 14.31O

Water year 1957-58: Max 120 Min - Mean 14.7 Ac-ft 10J680

Peak discharge (base, 60 efs). May 25 (8 p.m.) 145 ef3 (1.99 ft); June 6 (B p.m.) 120 efs (1.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 21-23, Nov. 27 to Mar. 17, Apr. 18-2O (stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.
RIO GRAHDE BASIN 

Closed basin in San Luis Valley, Colo.

307

2305. Carnero Creek near La Garita, Colo.

Location. Lat 37 0 51', long 106 "18 ' , in sec. 26, T. 42 N., R. 6 E. , on left bank 3 miles 

northwest of La Garita.

Drainage area. 117 sq mi.

Records available . October 1933 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. 

April 1919 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. Ho winter records most 

years .

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,200 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo 1931, staff gage or water-stage recorder at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1925-26, 1940-41, 1947-58), 12.2 cfs (8,830 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 333 cfs May 7 (gage height, 2.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 82 cfs; minimum not determined.

1919-58: Maximum discharge, 1,600 cfs July 21, 1945 (gage height, 5.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs; no flow for several days during summer months 

in 1951, 1955-56.

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

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. £0, July 14-17)

Oct. 1 to Apr. £0

O.Z 

.3

.4

1.0 

1.5 145

Apr. £1 to July 13

9.0

11

15

21

40

97

230

July 14 to Sept. 30

0.2 

.3

1.5

3.0

5.0

8.0

17

31

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.9

6.9

5.8

57S

6.2

6.6

8.3 *9.5

8.0

7.6

7.6

8.0

10

14

15

15

10

12

10

8.3

9,0

8.6

10

9.0

10

270.7

8.73

537

Nov.

10

11

11

11

10

9.5

8.6

6.2

14

15

14

13

*12

12

10

> 7.2

275.3

9.18

546

Dec.

(*)

> 6

186

6

369

Calendar year 1957: Max 151

Jan.

(*)

" 3

93

3

184

Feb.

C)

> 4.5

-

126.0

4.5

250

Mar.

k

> 5.0

*5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

8.6

11

6.9

8.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

10

~6~.2 14

11

10

12

210.1

6.78

417

Apr.

12

8.6

*12

8.3

13

12

11

7.6

8.0

9.5

9.0

376~ 7.2

12

20

35

60

103

111

109

111

125

99

78

74

84

72

85

74

64

1,442.8

48.1

2,860

May

64

7?

72

78

*108

163

210

212

m

173

165

191

165

158

150

150

154

158

148

144

156

171

156

169

156

158

139

134

125

116

108

4,497

145

8,920

June

99

36

82

78

*68

84

73

70

56

54

46

40

37

34

31

30

30

29

27

27

26

23

21

*20

19

20

19

16

16

14

1,275

42.5

2,530

July

13

13

17

15

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.4

9.4 *8.4

7.7

8.0

8.0

8.8

14

12

8.8

7.4

6.2

T74

i§

13

11

8.8

8.4

8.0

6.0

327.3

10.6

649

Aug.

8.8

6.2

5.3

5.3 *5.9

6.2

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.9

5.0

5.0

5.3

4.8

4.6

7.4

7.7

8.0

9.2

14

~ 206~.2

4.4

2.6

3.0

3.2

3.4

*4.2

3.6

2.8

189.4

6.11

376

Sept.

2.6

2.1

1.8

57?

5.9

4.8

4.4

4.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

5.0

5.3

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.0

*3.6

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.2

122.5

4.08

243

Min - Mean 21.2 Ac-ft 15,360

Water year 1957-58: Max 212 Min - Mean 24.7 Ac-ft 17,880

Peak discharge (base, 110 cfs). --Apr. 21 (8 p.m.) 219 cfs (1.74 ft); May 7 (12 p.m.) 333 cfs 

(2.12 ft); May 12 (2;30 a.m.) 253 efs (1.80 ft); May 22 (7 p.m.) 217 cfs (1.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 21 to Mar. 11 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-20.
308 RIO GRANDE BASIN 

Closed basin in San Luis Valley, Colo.

2310. La Garita Creek near La Garita, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°49', long 106°18', in sec. 10, T. 41 N., R. 6 E., on right bank 4 miles 

southwest of La Garita.

Drainage area. 61 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. 

April 1919 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. No winter records most 

years.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,970 ft (from topographic map).

Ipr. 1, 1919, to Apr. 8, 1928, staff gage and Apr. 9, 1928, to Nov. 13, 1935, waterstage recorder, at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1925-26, 1940-41, 1947-58), 14.4 cfs (10,430 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 236 cfs May 17 (gage height, 1.78 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.8 cfs Sept. 2, 3.

1919-58: Maximum discharge, 530 cfs July 9, 1957 (gage height, 3.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 140 cfs; minimum daily recorded, 0.2 cfs Sept. 28, 29, 

1956.

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

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to May 31 June 1 to Sept. 30

0.3 

.4

.5 

.7

2.0

5.0

9.0

22

0.8 

1.0 

1.5

32

63

172

0.2 

.3 

.4

1.5

4.0

7.5

12

0.6

1.0 

1.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3"

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.2 

8.2

7.4

8.2

8.2

7.8

9.0 *9.0

8.6

8.2

8.2

7.8

9.0

11

11

10

7.0

9.6

8.6

6.6

TX

8.2

8.2

7.8 

8.2

258.2

8.33

512

Nov.

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.6

8.2

7.4 

7.0

7.0

8.2

7.9

8.0 *9.6

TTT

7.6

> 7.1

1 «.

r b . o

J

225.0

7.50

446

Dec.

(*)

" 6

186

6

369

Jan.

(*)

* 5.8

179.8

5.8

357

Feb.

(*)

> 6

-

168

6

333

Mar.

(*)

* 7

217

7

430

Apr.

7.4

7.0 *6.6

5.0

4.4

6.2

5.4 

6.6

5.4

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.4

5.0

8.2

13

16

21

35

43

46

48

4?

35

36

35

35

39

26

23

579.4

19.3

1,150

May

22

25

21

3T

*58

83

94

102

102

113

133

135

115

119

128

149

156

163

TBT

149

138

144

128

135

131

131

122

111

115

111 

100

3,415

110

6,770

June

94

TO

80

75 *79

94

79 

71

62

56

51

44

41

37

35

34

32

31

29

26

25

24

23

*22

22

21

18

17

16

14

1,340

44.7

2,660

July

13

13

14

IS

12

12

11 

11

9.8

8.8

7.5

8.0

8.0

*7.2

7.5

7.2

6.4

T3

11

9.3

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.8

10

9.3

9.3

7.5

7.5

6.8 

6.8

283.2

9.14

562

Aug.

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1 *7.2

6.8

6.4 

6.1

6.1

6.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.8

6.4

8.4

7.5

6.1

5.8

9.3

373

4.4

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5 *3.5

3.5 

3.0

172.6

5.57

342

Sept.

3.0

Z*S.

2.8

4.0

5.4

4.7

6.4. 

5.0

6.4

5.4

6.1

4.7

5.8

5.4

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.7

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

*4.0

4.7

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.7

4.4

137.0

4.57

272

Calendar year 1957: Max 195 Min 1.8 Mean 24.5 Ac-ft 17,750

Water year 1957-58: Max 163 Min 2.8 Mean 19.6 Ac-ft 14,200

Peak discharge (base, 80 cfs 

(1.78 ft); June 6 (4 p.m.)

. May 12 (12:15 a.m.) 177 cfs (1.52 ft); May 17 (11:45 p.m.) 236 cfs 

126 cfs (1.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 22 to Apr. 2 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-12, 14-21.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 309 

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to Rio Grande basin

The following 7 ditches, 6 of which are equipped with water-stage recorders, divert 

water from tributaries of Colorado River to tributaries of Rio Grande in Colorado. Records 

furnished by State engineer.

Raber-Lohr ditch diverts water from Rincon la Vaca Creek (tributary of Los Pinos River) 

through Weminuche Pass to Weminuche Creek (tributary of Rio Grande) in sec. 33, T. 40 N., 

R. 4 W.

Fuchs ditch diverts water from North Fork Los Pinos River through Weminuche Pass to 

Weminuche Creek (tributary of Rio Grande) in sec. 33, T. 40 N., R. 4 W.

Squaw Pass ditch diverts water from tributaries of Williams Creek through Squaw Pass 

to tributary of Rio Grande in sec. 10, T. 39 N., R. 3 W.

Tabor ditch diverts water from Cebolla Creek through Spring Creek Pass to tributary 

of Clear Creek in sec. 35, T. 43 N., R. 3 W.

Piedra Pass ditch diverts water from tributaries of Piedra River to South River (tributary of Rio Grande) in sec. 4, T. 38 N., R. 1 W.

Treasure Pass ditch diverts water from Wolf Creek through Wolf Creek Pass to tributary 

of South Fork Rio Grande in sec. 31, T. 38 N., R. 2 E.

Tarbell ditch diverts water from tributary of Cochetopa Creek to tributary of Saguache 

Creek in about sec. 17, T. 43 N., R. 2 E. Records are not available for this diversion.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1242: 1948-51.

Inflow from transmountaln diversions, In acre-feet, water year October 1957 to September 195c.

Month

Water year 1957-58....

RaberLohr 

ditch

40

1,820

Fuchs 

ditch

321

16

522

Squaw 

Pass 

ditch

0

172

Tabor 

ditch

98

1 PR

0

794

Piedra 

Pass 

ditch

0

244

Treasure 

Pass 

ditch

0

0

0

0

Total

0

56

3,550
310 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2360. Alamosa Creek above Terrace Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°23', long 106°21', in sec. 8, T. 36 N., R. 6 E., on left bank 3 miles 

upstream from Terrace Reservoir Dam and 15 miles northwest of Capulin.

Drainage area. 107 sq mi.

Records available. September 1911 to June 1912 and October 1934 to September 1958 in 

reports of Geological Survey. April 1915 to October 1919, October 1923 to September 

1927, and October 1934 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. (No winter 

records most years.) September 1911 to June 1912 published as Rio Alamosa near Monte 

Vista.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,600 ft (from topographic map). 

Sept. 29, 1911, to June 4, 1912, staff gage at ranger station if miles upstream at 

different datum. Apr. 1 to May 6, 1915, staff gage and May 7, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1927, 

water-stage recorder, near present site at different datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1923-24, 1940-41, 1943-58), 115 cfs (83,260 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs May 27 (gage height, 3.32 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 930 cfs; minimum not determined.

1911-12, 1915-19, 1923-27, 1934-58: Maximum discharge, 5,200 cfs Oct. 5, 1911 (gage 

height, 11.0 ft, site and datum then in use, from floodmark), from rating curve 

extended above 1,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam about 8 miles 

upstream; minimum not determined.

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

which are poor. No diversion above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 898: 1911(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except period of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 23 to May 5)

Oct. 1 to June 29 June 30 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

18

60

116

225

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

0.8 

1.0 

1.3

1.6 

2.0

116

225

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

28

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

26

24

26

30

28

30

28

*28

28

34

38

38

37

39

30

30

28

27

28

28

28

31

917

29.6

1,820

Nov.

30

31

32

32

32

31

30

28

27

26

 ^

j '">

""

> 15

^

659

22.0

1,310

Dec.

(*)

> 23

713

23

1,410

Jan.

(*)

> 18

558

18

1,110

Feb.

(»)

> 20

-

560

20

1,110

Mar.

(*)

> 18

15

15

15

16

17

22

550

17.7

1,090

Apr.

19

21

19

21

26

21

23

22

22

19

*21

22

32

23

31

42

62

83

102

104

123

132

121

102

110

114

130

139

*123

110

1,939

64.6

3,850

May

104

104

106

114

164

228

305

365

390

412

442

496

418

406

412

484

490

593

645

682

668

*760

808

808

840

856

904

840

816

824

728

16,212

532

32,160

June

720

712

652

619

586

776

668

556

496

430

395

360

325

296

284

292

284

*268

256

256

250

219

196

184

173

149

142

123

121

118

10,906

364

21,630

July

110

101

101

92

84

78

76

72

69

*65

63

58

57

52

51

50

50

49

51

45

41

39

38

36

38

39

39

34

33

35

34

1,780

57.4

3,530

Aug.

32

30

30

34

*44

42

37

34

31

27

30

29

30

*30

34

31

35

39

42

44

38

61

50

39

35

31

*30

30

27

26 "PC"

£O

1,078

34.8

2,140

Sept.

23

23

23

23

25

29

28

26

26

29

34

29

94

105

69

*58

51

46

49

42

39

36

34

38

43

38

35

37

35

34

1,201

40.0

2,380

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,400 Mln - Mean 182 Ac-ft 131,500

Water year 1957-58: Max 904 Mln - Mean 102 Ac-ft 73,540

Peak discharge (base, 670 cfs). May 19 (9 p.m.) 784 cfs (2.95 ft); May 27 (10 p.m.) 1,120 cfs

(5.52 ft); June 6 (7 p.m.) 944 cfs (5.10 ft).__________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 22 to Mar. 26 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during 

most of period}, Mar. 28; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9-21.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 311

2380. La Jara Creek at Gallegos Ranch, near Capulin, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°12'10", long 106°12'00", in sec. 10, T. 34 N., R. 7 E., on left bank 

2i miles downstream from Canyon Del Ranch, 1\ miles southwest of Capulin, and 16 miles 

downstream from La Jara Reservoir.

Drainage area. 98 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--Mav 1936 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1916 to November 1917, April 1919 to November 1923, and May 1936 to September 1944 in 

reports of State engineer.

Gage_. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,100 ft (from topographic map).

Apr. 1, 1916, to Nov. 30, 1917, and Apr. 1, 1919, to Nov. 30, 1923, near present site 

at different daturas.

Average discharge. 10 years (1943-44, 1949-58), 16.6 cfs (12,020 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 351 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 5.58 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1916-17, 1919-23, 1936-58: Maximum discharge, 653 cfs Apr. 22, 1919, Apr. 15, 1937 

{gage height, 5.94 ft, present site and datum); minimum daily recorded, 2.2 cfs Nov. 6,

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

which are poor. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by 

La Jara Reservoir (capacity, 14,040 acre-ft).

Revisions.--WSP 1242: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.8

6.2

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.9

7.6

8.3

7.6

6.9

6.6

*6.6

6.2

8.0

8.3

8.6

9.4

8.3

8.6

8.0

8.0

7.6

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.6

221.6

7.15

440

Nov.

8.0

8.0

8.3

8.6

10

40

40

44

52

54

54

53

53

58

6!

54

10

V (*)

> 6

693.9

23.1

1,380

Dec.

(*)

> 6

186

6

369

Jan.

(*)

' 5

155

5

307

Feb.

(*)

> 7

-

196

7

389

Mar.

> 7

(*)

217

7

430

Apr.

9.2

8.4

976

9.6

9.2

10

9.6

10

9.6

10

8.8

8.8

10

11

11

12

*12

20

46

100

140

168

142

97

96

119

124

93

55

51

1,419.8

47.3

2,820

May

45

56

50

62

83

94

109

114

105

102

90

129

101

85

*74

72

66

62

58

58

50

48

43

38

33

29

25

22

21

20

!°.

1,962

63.3

3,890

June

16

13

11

11

15

24

24

16

12

10

*9.6

9.0

8.6

8.2

9.6

11

12

12

12

12

11

9.6

8.4

8.0

7.8

7.8

8.0

7.8

~n 7.6 c

7 . 6

339.6

11.3

674

July

7.6

8.2

8.4

8.0

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.4

6.8

*6.6

6.4

6.2

6.0

670

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.8

7.8

8.4

51

54

52

*52

58

60

58

58

58

58

38

739.0

23.8

1,470

Aug.

37

37

37

35

32

32

24

22

19

14

*20

20

20

18

18

14

9.9

7.6

9.3

9.6

9.0

30

10

8.5

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.0

6.3

540.8

17.4

1,070

Sept.

5.5

575

5.5

6.3

*5.9

5.9

5.9

6.6

7.4

6.3

7.0

6.3

8.9

778

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.3

7.0

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.3

*6.3

6.3

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.4

194.8

6.49

386

Calendar year 1957: Max 160 Min 3.5 Mean 23.9 Ac-ft 17,310

Water year 1957-58: Max 168 Min - Mean 18.8 Ac-ft 13,620

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 17, 18, Nov. 22 to Mar. 20 (stage-discharge relation affected 

by ice during most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19-21, 

Mar. 21 to Apr. 1, Apr. 3, 5, 6.

541344 O -60 -21
312 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2400. Rio Grande above mouth of Trlnchera Creek, near La Sauses, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°19', long 105°45', in sec. 35, T. 36 N., R. 11 E., on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from Trinchera Creek, 4 miles north of La Sauses, and 11 miles 

southeast of Alamosa.

Drainage area. 5.740 sq mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in northern part of San Luis Valley, Colo.).

Records available. May 1936 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 22 years, 267 cfs (193,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,990 cfs May 30 (gage height, 7.44 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Sept. 5-7.

1936-58: Maximum discharge, 5,470 cfs June 21, 1949 (gage height, 9.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs July 4, 1940.

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

Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, 

ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated 

areas.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24 to Nov. 17, Mar. 9 to Apr. 23,

May 17-22, June 11 to July

0.8

1.1 

1.4 64

1.9 

2.5 

3.0

135

257

390

4.0 

6.0 

7.4

770

1,870

3,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

69

67

64

56

57

61

64

67

70

73

73

74

77

78

78

*74

76

94

94

93

96

112

115

108

106

99

102

121

130 

139

T35

2,722

87.8

5,400

Nov.

133

132

118

132

178

192

219

267

340

357

409

419

416

*442

494

514

529

505

420

350

315

305

300

320

350

365

350

320

330

350

9,871

329

19,580

Dec.

360

360

360

365

360

365

370

400

395

380

*370

360

365

365

360

390

380

365

350

340

325

315

320

330

310

280

375

275

285

275

10,630

343

21,080

Jan.

265

255

245

245

240

*235

235

236

236

238

240

240

235

225

230

235

240

220

205

185

185

195

205

210

210

220

230

*235

235 

230

232

7,072

228

14,030

Feb.

228

230

240

246

243

235

240

252

250

248

240

230

225

230

250

260

268

268

272

280

300

315

320

*330

320

305

285

270

-

7,380

264

14,640

Mar.

280

290

31O

350

390

380

372

370

369

363

352

338

349

311

296

291

296

286

264

*234

223

219

225

236

327

340

304

276

259

239

9,389

303

18,620

Apr.

*232

227

221

206

194

194

227

329

384

314

255

227

225

296

372

309

252

227

255

387

701

828

885

1,020

1.100

900

743

641

581 

565

13,297

443

26,370

May

500

*472

452

393

357

360

504

792

1,050

1,310

1,490

1,640

1,760

1,790

1,610

1,300

1,180

1,160

*1,200

1,310

1,440

1,580

1,590

1,610

1,670

2,010

2,370

2,820

2,950 

2.970

o QTQ '

44,450

1,434

88,170

June

2.510

2,230

2,000

*1,790

1,410

975

865

1,210

1,550

1,790

1,630

1,090

697

494

387

354

403

*294

343

257

206

172

159

126

115

108

104

100

100 

99

23,568

786

46,750

July

~99 102

89

78

74

70

68

63

56

*52

48

44

41

85

65

58

49

46

48

46

43

43

42

48

51

48

46

40

35 

~Sz 32

1,741

56.2

3,450

Aug.

31

29

40

*28

24

23

24

24

23

24

26

28

26

23

21

19

25

32

37

35

32

33

33

33

33

*30

28

26

26 

24

23

864

27.9

1,710

Sept.

21

24

21

14

11

13

13

14

14

21

22

*21

21

24

44

46

49

48

36

33

32

31

31

32

29

21

16

19

20 

20

763

25.4

1,510

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,800 Min 7.0 Mean 274 Ac-ft 198,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,970 Min 13 Mean 361 Ac-ft 261,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 18 to Mar. 8 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 313

2405. Trinchera Creek above Turners Ranch, near Fort Garland, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°22', long 105°19', In sec. 2, T. 31 S., R. 71 W., on right bank Just 

downstream from confluence of North and South Forks, 1 mile upstream from Turners 

Ranch and 7 miles southeast of Fort Garland.

Drainage area.--45 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1923 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 18 years (1927-28, 1947-58), 22.4 cfs (16,220 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 159 cfs May 26 (gage height, 3.17 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1923-58: Maximum discharge, 689 cfs May 27, 1942, from rating curve extended above 

240 cfs; maximum gage height, 3.73 ft May 10, 1947; minimum daily discharge recorded, 

3.0 cfs Oct. 3, 1942.

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

which are poor. No regulation or diversion above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 9 to June 22)

1.9

2.1 

2.5 42

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

138

260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

17 

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

*17

17

16

17

17

18

18

16

16

17

15isis

16

15

15

503

16.2

998

Nov.

15 

16

T5

15

16

16

14

14

14

15

15

15

14

*14

14

14

15

16

14

13

11

*10

12

14

15

14

14

13

12

11

420

14.0

833

Dec.

(*)

> 11

341

11

676

Jan.

(*)

> 9

279

9

553

Feb.

(*)

> 9

-

252

9

500

Mar.

> 8.8

*8.6

8.6

8.2

8.6

8.6

9.4

11

12

TT

10

11

12

11

11

10

9.8

1O

11

296.2

9.55

588

Apr.

12 

12

11

11

12

12

14

12

12

11

11

10

TT

*12

17

23

23

SO

33

33

36

38

38

35

35

36

38

39

38

36

691

23.0

1,37O

May

34 

33

32

33

42

57

70

75

78

SO

92

*101

108

108

1O6

108

111

111

110

111

115

124

128

136

145

154

147

143

140

138

136

3,106

100

6,160

June

130 

124

120

115

115

110

104

101

95

*92

88

85

78

71

70

66

64

59

57

56

55

53

48

47

47

46

44

43

41

38

2,262

75.4

4,490

July

ft

36

34

33

32

30

*27

26

26

25

24

23

22

22

22

22

23

22

2O

19

18

18

18

18

18

17

*16

16

16

16

731

23.6

1,450

Aug.

16 

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

*16

16

16

16

16

20

27

20

18

17

17

21

18

17

16

16

14

14

13

12

T2

507

16.4

1,010

Sept.

11 

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

*12

11

11

15

T2

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

iff

10

11

11

11

12

*12

12

346

11.5

686

Calendar year 1957: Max 253 Min - Mean 37.4 Ac-ft 27,050

water year 1957-58: Max 154 Mln - Mean 26.7 Ac-ft 19,310

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). May 26 (6 p.m.) 159 cfs (3.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 22 to Mar. 13, Mar. 22-27 (stage-discharge relation affected by 

Ice during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 19-21.
314 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2415. Sangre de Cristo Creek near Fort Garland, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°26', long 105°24', in sec. 23, T. 30 S., R. 72 W., on right bank 15 ft 

downstream from bridge on county road, LJ miles east of Fort Garland, and 6 miles 

upstream from Ute Creek.

Drainage area. 187 sq mi.

Records available . October 1933 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. February to October 1916 and May 1923 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. (No 

winter records most years.)

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,940 ft (estimated from nearby U. S. 

Coast and Geodetic Survey level line). Feb. 16 to Oct. 31, 1916, staff gage and 

Cippoletti weir near present site at different datum.

Average discharge . 14 years (1940-41, 1945-58), 22.8 cfs (16,510 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 202 cfs May 13 (gage height, 7.25 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.0 cfs Sept. 12, 24.

1916, 1923-58: Maximum discharge, 1,520 cfs Aug. 31, 1936, from rating curve 

extended above 280 cfs on basis of slope -area measurement at gage height 6.10 ft; maximum gage height, 7.82 ft June 4, 1957; no flow at times many years.

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

A few diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 23 to July 13, Sept. 10-30)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 30 Aug. 31 to Sept. 30

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2

1.4 

2.9 

4.9 

7.7

5.4 

6.0 

7.0

8.0

58

151

300

4.2

4.3

4.4

0.5 

2.2 

4.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.7

6.0

6.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

8.1

9.2

10

9.2

*10

11

11

11

11

14

16

15

13

13

13

12

12

13

13

12

302.7

9.76

600

Nov.

12

13

14

13

15

16

15

18

16

16

16

15

15

*15

14

(*)

> 8

343

11.4

680

Dec.

(*)

> 8

/

248

8

492

Jan.

(*)

> 7.2

223.2

7.2

443

Feb.

(*)

> 11

-

308

11

611

Mar.

> 9

, (*)

9.2

10

8.8

11

9.6

8,8

13

21

15

16

14

15

15

15

13

13

15

348,4

11.2

691

Apr.

16

18

13

18

15

16

22

21

18

16

15

14

13

*16

21

30

42

55

87

80

90

93

97

83

77

78

79

81

75

68

1,367

45.6

2,710

May

78

89

92

97

120

139

155

176

181

177

177

*185

199

195

190

190

193

195

195

190

180

160

143

146

139

130

125

115

107

103

95

4,656

150

9,240

June

90

79

67

60

60

68

57

52

48

*45

40

38

34

31

30

29

29

28

24

23

24

23

21

18

18

20

19

18

15

ii

1,122

37.4

2,230

July

13

13

14

13

11

13

14

*12

11

8.8

8.1

8.5

7.1

6.3

5.5

5.5

4.7

5.5

9.2

7.1

5.7

5.2

4.3

3.9

4.1

4.1

3.7

*3.3

2.8

 Q 2.4 ^

2 . 6

232.4

7.50

461

Aug.

2.0

1.4

T74

1.4

1.7

1.8

2.8

2.9

3.1

2.8

*2.8

3.9

3.5

2.9

3.5

4.9

9.2

10

8.1

6.6

6.9

9.6

22

To

7.4

6

4.9

4.3

3.7

3.6

3.5

158.6

5.12

315

Sept.

> 2.0

_,

*1.4

1.5

1.0

TTT

3.7

3.2

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.4

2.2

2.4

*2.4

2 .4

59.6

1.99

118

Calendar year 1957: Max 263 Min - Mean 38.3 Ac-ft 27,740

Water year 1957-58: Max 199 Min 1.0 Mean 25.7 Ac-ft 18,590

Peak discharge (base, 75 cfs). Apr. 19 (5 a.m.) 97 cfs (6.39 ft); Apr. 23 (4 a.m.) 118 cfs

(6.59 ft); May 15 (2 a.m.) 202 efs (7.25 ft); June 6 (6 a.m.) 75 cfs (6.07 ft)._______________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 16 to Mar. 14 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period), May 15-22, Aug. 30 to Sept. 9; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measure 

ments, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 

2425. Ute Creek near Fort Garland, Colo.

315

Location. Lat 37°28', long 105°24>, In sec. 2, T. 30 S., R. 72 W. , on left bank 2| 

north of Fort Garland and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 32 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. 

to October 1916 and May 1923 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

March

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,800 ft. Mar. 18 to Oct. 9, 1916, staff 

gage and Cippoletti weir at different datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1940-41, 1947-58), 19.4 cfs (14,050 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 156 cfs May 24 (gage height, 2.40 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.6 cfs Mar. 17.

1916, 1923-58: Maximum daily discharge, 630 cfs May 15, 1941; no flow July 28-31, 

Sept. 6-29, 1956.

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

which are poor. A few diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 18-31)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13, 

June 1 to July 27

Mar. 14 to May 31, 

July 28 to Sept.30

0.5 

.6

4.0 

8.0

1.0 

2.0

1.1

4.0

7.0

11

24

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

98

205

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.4

5.2

6TO

9.0

9.5

9.5

10

13

13

13

*12

12

12

12

12

15

16

12

12

12

11

10

11

12

12 

12

325.6

10.5

646

Nov.

12

12

12

12

13

14

14

12

12

12

14

14

13

*13

12

9.5

10

8.0

9.0

10

9.0

*7.9

9^

10

9.0

10

10

10

*10

9.0

331.4

11.0

657

Dec.

(*)

> 6.5

201.5

6.5

400

Jan.

(*)

> 6.7

207.7

6.7

412

Feb.

(*)

> 7.0

-

196.0

7.0

389

Mar.

>

> 7.0

,

*7.0

5.8

5.5

4.6

5.5

6.1

7.4

7.4

7.4

9.8

12

IT

9.4

8.6

8.6

7.4

7.8

7.8

230.1

7.42

456

Apr.

7.8

8.2

7.0

7.4

5.8

7.0

12

11

11

9.8

6.7

6.4

7.4

*7.4

8.6

12

21

30

37

42

48

52

54

48

49

47

49

49

48

48

757.5

25.2

1,500

May

56

50

42

40

47

64

75

84

86

86

93

*100

100

95

86

91

98

104

105

110

112

122

139

144

149

142

145

145

142

140 

138

3,130

101

6,210

June

132

128

123

121

120

120

114

113

98

*84

74

67

*60

55

54

53

52

52

49

47

45

43

41

38

35

32

30

28

27

25

2,060

68.7

4,090

July

20

17

18

15

15

15

15

*15

16

17

18

14

12

12

11

10

9.5

12

24

15

12

9.5

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

*6.7

6.1

7.0

7.4

382.4

12.3

758

Aug.

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.5

8.2

12

16

13

10

*10

13

13

10

17

26

68

56

37

30

30

48

44

33

26

21

19

16

15

13

12

645.8

20.8

1,280

Sept.

12

11

10

9.4

7.8

9.0

12

14

13

*12

10

10

31

36

26

23

20

18

18

15

14

12

12

11

11

11

9.8

11

*10

9.4

428.4

14.3

850

Calendar year 1957; Max 189 Min - Mean 3O.7 Ac-ft 22,220

Water year 1957-58: Max 149 Min 4.6 Mean 24.4 Ac-ft 17,650

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). May 12 (12 p.m.) 1O4 cfs (1.98 ft); May 

(2.40 ft).

(1:30 a.m.) 156 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 20-22, Nov. 26 to Mar. 13 (stage-discharge relation affected 

by ice during part of periods), May 30 to June 5, July 5-8; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather records, recorded range in stage, typical recession, and records for 

nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23.
316 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2435. Trinchera Creek below Smith- Reservoir, near Blanca, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°23', long 105 0 35', in sec. 5, T. 31 S., R. 73 W., on right bank 1 mile 

downstream from Smith Reservoir and 5 miles southwest of Blanca.

Drainage area. 396 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey, 

ber 1929 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

OctoGage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 19, 1943, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 20 years (1930-31, 1933-36, 1937-38, 1943-58), 12.4 cfs (8,980 acre-ft 

per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 247 cfs May 15 (gage height, 3.01 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs Sept. 20, 22.

1929-58: Maximum daily discharge, 1,340 cfs May 11, 1942; no flow Sept. 13, 14, 16, 

17, 1957.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Smith 

Reservoir (capacity, 5,335 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1937, 1950(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 24 to May 30, Sept. 1O-13)

0.3 

.4 

.5

1.0 

3.0

0.6

.8

1.0

5.5

13

24

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

113

229

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.2

T7o

.9

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.6

77

.6

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

 8

22.9

0.74

45

Nov.

0.7

.9

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.8

 8

24.4

0.81

48

Dec.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

*.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

27.9

0.90

55

Calendar year 1957: Max 282

Jan.

1.0

1.0

1.0

l.O

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

 1.0

1.0

1.0

l.O

l.O

l.O

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

31.0

1.00

61

Feb.

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

 1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

-

30.8

1.10

61

Min 0

Mar.

1.1

T7T

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

*4.6

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

16

19

19

2i

21

20

20

19

19

18

311.9

10.1

619

Apr.

18

18

18

15

16

16

15

16

16

16

16

13

11

*11

11

11

12

14

19

30

46

60

74

95

89

89

90

97

102

122

1,176

39.2

2,330

May

132

144

143

127

120

123

135

162

179

186

193

*212

225

229

228

216

208

207

210

198

195

191

188

191

202

202

173

151

133

119

100

5,422

175

1O, 75O

June

93

83

62

42

34

25

22

21

21

*16

11

6.9

6.6

873

8.0

8.0

8.0

11

13

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

12

637.8

21.3

1,270

July

14

TT

14

13

13

13

14

*14

14

14

14

13

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

*13

12

13

13

421

13.6

835

Aug.

12

TT

9.8

9.8

9.8

8.0

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

*6.9

5.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.O

3.0

2.8

278

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

165.5

5.34

328

Sept.

2,6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.2

.9

.8

.6

*.5

.4

.4

.4

.8

.8

.7

.4

.4

.4

.1!

.4

.3

.6

1.0

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.4

29.7

0.99

59

Mean 17.9 Ac-ft 12,970

Water year 1957-58: Max 229 Mln O.3 Mean 22.7 Ac-ft 16,460

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 30 to Mar. 13; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge 

measurements and gate leakage at Smith Reservoir.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 317

2445. Platoro Reservoir at Platoro, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°21'00", long 106°32'35", in NW£sw£ sec. 22, T. 36 N., R. 4 E., on right 

bank in gate chamber at Platoro Dam on Conejos River, half a mile west of Platoro, 

3^ miles downstream from Adams Fork, and 7 miles southwest of Jasper.

Drainage area. 40 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder for elevations above 9,921.0 ft and inclined gage read once 

aaily for those below. Datum of gage is 9,911.5 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Reclamation bench mark). Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea 

level. Prior to June 9, 1955, mercury manometer in valve house 400 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 61,420 acre-ft June 9, 11 (elevation, 10,035.5 

ft); minimum determined, 30,390 acre-ft Nov. 9, 30, Dec. 1, Dec. 31 to May 6 (elevation, 9,998.5 ft).

1951-58: Maximum contents, those of June 9, 11, 1958; no storage for long periods 

in most years.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by an earth- and rock-fill dam and dikes. Dam completed 

DecT 9, 1951; storage began Nov. 7, 1951. Capacity of reservoir, 60,000 acre-ft 

between elevations 9,911.5 (sill of trashrack at outlet) and 10,034.0 ft (crest of 

spillway). No dead storage. Reservoir is used for irrigation and flood control. 

Figures given herein represent usable contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, water year 1957-58 (elevation, In feet, 

and usable contents, In acre-feet) 

(Furnished by Bureau of Reclamation)

9,980 

10,000 

10,O20 

10,04O

18,460 

31,450 

47,3OO 

65,800

Usable contents, in acre-feet, at about 8:OO a.m., water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

49,500

-

-

-

.

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

-

.

49,500

49,070

47,110

45,170

43,370

10,015.5

-6,130

Nov.

41,550 

39,830

38,320

37,140

35,83O

34,620

33,06O

31,800

30,390

-

_

-

.

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

30,390

9,998.5

-12,980

Dec.

30,390

-

-

-

_

-

-

.

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

.

_

_

-

-

30,390

9,998.5

O

Jan.

30,39O 

3O,390

30,390

30,390

30,390

30,390

30,390

3O.39O

30,390

30,390

3O.59O

30,390

30,390

30,390

30,39O

5O.59O

30,390

30,390

30,390

3O.39O

3O,39O

30,39O

30,390

3O.39O

3O.39O

3O.39O

3O.39O

30,390

3O.39O

3O,39O

30,390

9,998.5

O

Feb.

30,390 

30,390

3O.39O

30,390

30,390

30,390

3O,39O

30,390

30,390

30,390

3O,39O

5O.39O

30,390

30,390

30,390

3O.39O

30,390

30,390

3O,39O

30,390

30,390

30,390

30,390

3O.39O

30,390

30,39O

30,390

3O,39O

-

_-__-__

____

9,998.5

O

Mar.

30,390 

30,390

3O.39O

30,390

30,390

3O.39O

30,390

3O,39O

30,390

3O.39O

3O.39O

3O.39O

30,390

3O.39O

30,390

30,390

30,390

3O.390

30,390

30,390

30,39O

30,390

30,390

30,390

30.39O

3O.39O

30,390

30,390

30,390

3O.39O

3O.39O

9,998.5

O

Apr.

30,39O 

30,390

30,390

30,390

30,390

30,39O

3O.39O

30,390

30,390

30,390

30,390

30,390

5O.59O

30,390

30,390

3O.39O

30,390

30,390

3O.39O

30,390

3O,390

30,390

30,390

30,390

3O,39O

3O,39O

3O.39O

30,390

3O.390

30,390

 _ _ _

9,998.5

O

May

50.590 

50,390

30,390

30,590

50,390

3O,590

51,450

51,590

51,860

52,500

52,850

55,550

55,960

54,460

54,840

55,570

55,900

56,520

57,580

58,48O

59,550

40,160

41,300

42,540

43,880

45,510

47,11O

48,710

50,140

51,750

55,110

10,026.4

+22,72O

June

54,180 

55,250

56,490

57,500

58,410

59,24O

60,580

61,040

61,420

61,330

61,420

61,140

60,190

59,340

58,140

57,040

55,860

54,720

54,180

54,560

54,56O

54,270

54.OOO

54,OOO

54.00O

54,OOO

54,OOO

54,000

54,000

54,000

10,027.4

+890

July

54.000 

54,000

54,000

54,000

54,000

54,000

54,OOO

54,OOO

54.OOO

54,OOO

54,000

54,000

54,000

54,000

54,000

53,640

52,840

51,750

5O,640

49,590

48,540

47,39O

46,280

45,250

44,130

45.03O

42,040

41,050

4O.240

59,110

58.08O

10,009.0

-15,920

Aug.

57.070 

36,060

34,990

54,170

34,240

34,520

54,520

54,520

54,050

34,030

34,030

34,03O

54.O3O

34,050

54,03O

34,050

54,050

54,050

54,050

34,030

34,050

34,030

34,030

34.O5O

54.O5O

54,050

54.O30

34.O3O

54.O5O

54,050

54,030

10,003.7

-4,050

Sept.

34,050 

54,050

34.O3O

54,050

54,030

34.O5O

34,050

54,O3O

54.O5O

54,050

54.O5O

34,030

34,030

34,050

34,030

34,050

34,030

34,O50

54,050

54.O3O

34,030

54,O5O

54,030

54,050

54,O30

54,050

54,O3O

34,030

34,030

34,030

10,003.7

0

Calendar year 1957.................... * +26,910

Water year 1957-58.................... * -15,470

t Elevation, In feet, at end of month, 

t Change In contents, In acre-feet.
318 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2450. Conejos River below Platoro Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°21'20", long 106°32<35", in NW^NW^ sec. 22, T. 36 N., R. 4 E., on 

left bank 1,500 ft downstream from valve house for Platoro Reservoir and half a mile 

northwest of Platoro.

Drainage area. 40 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1952 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 9,866.60 ft above 

mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Average discharge. 6 years, 79.8 cfs (57,770 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs Nov. 1; maximum gage height, 4.S9 ft 

June 15; minimum daily discharge, 1.8 cfs May 21.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 1, 1957; maximum gage height, 4.29 ft 

June 15, 1958; no flow Oct. 16-20, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good. No diversion above station. Flow completely regulated by 

Platoro Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation. Seven discharge measurements furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 9, May 9-22, Jane 8, 9)

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

1.0 

1.2

1.0

2.5

4.5

10

21

39

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

4.3

82

172

300

490

1,020

1,200

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

8.5

13

26

49

81

116

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.4

225

385

590

860

1,110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

168

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,140

4,907.6

158

9,730

Nov.

*1,090

846

840

829

818

812

824

824

353

11

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

7,593

253

15,060

Dec.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

527

17

1,050

Jan.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

527

17

1,050

Feb.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

-

476

17

944

Mar.

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

527

17

1,050

Apr.

li

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

25

33

534

17.8

1,060

May

36

35

33

47

54

48

48

24

4.1

3.3

3.3

5.5

3.7

2.2

1.9

 1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

3.1

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.5

119

523.3

16.9

1,040

June

204

204

*204

314

421

405

454

468

413

413

500

824

842

*950

1,030

*1.050

1,050

842

399

385

488

540

416

291

249

208

174

153

146

144

14,181

473

28,130

July

144

*142

142

142

132

114

72

56

56

56

55

76

84

*84

203

*492

558

*595

590

590

590

*590

590

586

581

576

532

522

558

532

568

10,608

342

21,040

Aug.

568

568

488

*140

12

*24

33

33

31

31

31

29

29

*29

29

30

30

32

33

33

34

36

46

46

45

37

35

30

28

25

22

2,617

84.4

5,190

Sept.

22

21

17

*11

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

*14

18

18

18

40

96

111

109

109

109

93

90

37

18

18

23

*39

39

40

40

40

40

1,267.6

42.3

2,510

Calendar year 1957; Max 1,150 Mln 1.8 Mean 123 Ac-ft 89,220

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,150 Mln 1.8 Mean 121 Ac-ft 87,850

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 10 to Apr. 28; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement and gate openings at Platoro Reservoir.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 319

2465. Conejos River near Mogote, Colo.

Location.--Lat 37°03'20", long 106°11'20", in SE^ sec. 34, T. 33 N., R. 7 E., on right 

bank 25 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 174, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Pox Creek, 5| miles west of Mogote, and 9| miles west of Antonito.

Drainage area. 282 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1899 to March 1900, April 1903 to September 1913, and 

October 1933 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1899 to 

March 1900 and April 1903 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,300 ft (from topographic map).

Sept. 1, 1899, to Mar. 31, 1900, and Apr. 17, 1903, to Oct. 31, 1905, staff gage near 

present site at different datum. May 4, 1905, to Mar. 20, 1907, staff gage and Mar. 21, 

1907, to Oct. 5, 1911, chain gage, at site about 9 miles upstream at different datum. 

Jan. 1, 1912, to early 1915 chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--56 years (1902-58), 357 cfs (258,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,100 cfs June 6 (gage height, 4.09 ft); minimum daily, 40 cfs Jan. 10, Feb. 1.

1899-1900, 1903-58: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs Oct. 5, 1911 (gage height, 

8.50 ft, from floodmarks, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 

3,000 cfs; minimum daily, 12 cfs Jan. 30, 1957.

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

and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally 

made three times a month. Diversions for irrigation of about 500 acres of hay meadows 

above station. Some regulation by Platoro Reservoir (see p. 317).

Revisions (water years).--WSF 898: 1911(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28, Nov. 9-21, Feb. 1-11, 

May 30 to June 19, July 21 to Aug. 4)

Oct. 1 to Jan 31

0.8 31 1.5 229

.9 47 2.0 494

1.1 88 3.0 1,190

1.3 146

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

1.0

1.5

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

169

340

570

1,190

2,130

cond, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Da.y

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

a70

a67

72

61

72

65 

63

67

63

63

63

70

86

79

76

70

70

70

86

102

107

110

91

96

93

86

76

612

1,040

1,070 

1,090

5,922

191

11,750

Nov.

1,100

892

829

815

822

815 

787

794

726

173

121

107

99

91

93

86

83

76

65

74

67

50

55

65

75

75

60

55

60

65

9,275

309

18,400

Dec.

65

60

60

65

68

70 

65

75

70

65

65

62

60

65

70

76

6T

75

70

65

65

65

65

75

65

60

65

60

65

75 

65

2,063

66.5

4,090

Jan.

50

55

55

55

55

54 

65

65

61

40

55

53

49

57

43

51

46

59

61

57

45

51

69

el

57

55

55

48

48

49 

43

1,667

53.8

3,310

Feb.

40

51

57

67

63

59 

53

71

79

63

69

73

94

84

77

86

75

69

67

77

77

82

84

88

90

79

74

52

-

2,000

71.4

3,970

Mar.

65

67

69

78

76

76

88

82

84

80

78

84

88

93

97

88

82

80

84

91

~99~ 101

86

86

84

82

75

84

65

73 

79

2,544

82.1

5,050

Apr.

79

88

71

79

48_

69

86

86

82

71

77

71

67

75

92

132

154

239

332

380

456

510

480

412

407

416

485

475

372

336

6,727

224

13,340

May

321

329

325

372

664

826 

a960

1,010

1,050

1,080

1,070

1,340

1,210

1,120

1,030

1,080

1,070

1,250

1,360

1,420

1,250

1,230

1,580

1,760

1, 7 60

1,830

1,880

1,870

1,770

1,710

1,490

37,017

1,194

73,420

June

1,650

1,690

1,670

1,630

1,740

1,970 

1,860

1,700

1,740

1,530

1,420

1,570

1,620

1,550

1,660

1,660

1,630

1,520

1,090

906

1,010

1,050

942

752

590

525

452

394

360

344

38,225

1,274

75,820

July

340

310

310

295

272

255 

232

191

176

169

163

154

160

157

154

371

510

626

658

63T

631

620

610

610

615

631

575

545

560

595 

575

12,701

410

25,190

Aug.

595

600

580

425

149

191 

138

120

110

104

104

99

92

92

97

97

104

120

110

108

106

163

138

135

181

146

118

104

92

90 

90

5,398

174

10,710

Sept.

82

75

75

67

65

73

71

71

65

63

63

59

154

^10

IsT

166

154

143

140

125

120

90

77

82

92

94

97

97

94

92

3,037

101

6,020

Calendar year 1957: M. x 2,510 Min 12 Mean 489 Ac-ft 353,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,970 Min 40 Mean 347 Ac-ft 251,100

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

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Jan. 31, Feb. 27 to Mar. 6, Mar. 9-14, 

18-20.
320 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2475. San Antonio River at Ortiz, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°00' , long 106°20', in New Mexico, in sec. 19, T. 32 N., R. 9 E., on 

left bank a quarter of a mile south of New Mexico-Colorado State line, half a mile 

south of Ortiz, and half a mile upstream from Los Pinos River.

Drainage area. 110 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey.

January to October 1915, May 1919 to October 1920, and October 1924 to September 1944 

in reports of State engineer. (No winter records prior to 1941).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,000 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo Apr. 7, 1926, staff gage at various locations near present site at different datums. 

Apr. 7, 1926, to June 24, 1954, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft downstream at 

present datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1940-58), 27.3 cfs (19,760 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 884 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 4.24 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1915. 1919-20, 1924-58: Maximum discharge, 1,750 cfs Apr. 15, 1937 (gage height, 

5.38 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made 

twice a month. A few small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.9

9.5

5.0

4.0

2.9

2.2

1.8

2.6

5.5

7.5

~8.5 10

5.0

4.3

4.0

3.2

2.9

3.6

4.3

3.6

109.0

3.52

216

Nov.

4.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

6.5

8.0

7.0

5.0

4.0

5.5

4.6

5.5

5.5

4.6

5.5

2.2

.6

272

2.5

3.0

2.0

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.5

2.0

2.0

112.2

3.74

223

Dec.

> 2

62

2

123

Calendar year 1957: Max 492

Jan.

> 1.2

37.2

1.2

74

Feb.

> 2

-

56

2

111

Min -

Mar.

> 3.1

> 3.5

> 17

71

51

Cf\ Z>\J

47

404.0

13.0

801

Apr.

38

19

18

11

15

12

19

13

11

11

9.0

9.0

12

TTs" 7.0

18

37

104

300

429

429

376

300

219

307

362

412

348

216

203

4,271.5

142

8,470

May

254

317

260

300

511

646

651

630

575

564

553

564

432

366

331

342

310

266

222

193

172

154

140

121

100

88

79

68

60

56

48

9,373

302

18,590

June

43

3T

30

25

24

24

28

22

17

11

10

5.5

4.3

2.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.9

2.6

1.2

.8

.4

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

294.9

9.83

585

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.2

~T.2 22

0

0

2.2

1.0

1.2

2.2

0

0

0

0

0

36.0

1.16

71

Sept.

0

<y

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

1.6

Mean 45.1 Ac-ft 32,650

Water water year year 1957-58: isa/-sb: Max Max 651 b&i Min Min 0 0 Mean Mean 40.4 40.4 Ac-ft Ac-ft 29,270 29,270

Peak discharge (base, 330 cfs).--Apr. 20 (7:20 p.m.) 884 cfs (4.24 ft); Apr. 26 (10 p.m.) 614 cfs 

(5.61 ft); May 1 (11 p.m.) 477 cfs (5.25 ft); May 7 (10:50 p.m.) 848 cfs (4.16 ft).__________ 

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 20 to Mar. 27 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during

most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather records and

records for nearby stations.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 321

2480. Los Pinos River near Ortiz, Colo.

Location.--Lat 36°58 ! , long 106°03', in New Mexico, in N? sec. 34, T. 32 N., R. 8 E., on 

left bank 1 mile south of New Mexico-Colorado State line, 2 miles southwest of Ortiz, 

and 2j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 167 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey.

January 1914 to November 1920 and October 1924 to September 1944, in reports of State

engineer. (No winter records most years).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,100 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Eb Apr. 15, 1955, at site 350 ft upstream at datum 2.52 ft higher.

Average discharge.--19 years (1927-28, 1940-58), 120 cfs (86,880 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,490 cfs May 12 (gage height, 5.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; minimum not determined.

1914-20, 1924-58: Maximum discharge, 3,160 cfs May 12, 1941 (gage height, 5.77 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs; minimum 

observed, 4.0 cfs Dec. 17, 1945 (discharge measurement), but may have been less during 

periods of no gage-height record.

Remarks. Records good above 200 cfs and fair below except those for periods of ice effect 

or no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice 

a month. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

22

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

22 

25

25

26

24

23

23

24

32

34

39

4030"

29

24

25

28

27

28

30

786

25.4

1,560

Nov.

32

3635"

35

35

36

28

30

27

29

30

29 

29

29

27

27

32

32

28

26

24

21

22

24

25

25

22

1920-

21

835

27.8

1,660

Dec.

> 20

> 18

* 15

545

17.6

1,080

Jan.

> 15

465

15

922

Feb.

> 21

J

588

21

1,170

Mar.

> 27

> 33

b29

b28

27

28

29

30

28

30

b25

29

32

915

29.5

1,810

Apr.

30

27

27

26

22_

26

32

32

30

28

29

29

26

29

35

47

52

68

112

154

200

280

344

304

344

380

456

454

332

304

4,229

141

8,390

May

308

3ti

332

480

772

1,020

1,160

1,200

1,220

1,230

1,170

1,340 

1,160

1,050

1,010

1,090

1,080

1,040

1,020

986

870

848

882

832

826

826

810

794

760

720

669

27,849

698

55,240

June

626

320

588

561

552

570

498

440

400

336

288

252 

227

209

197

185

177

165

154

144

135

128

114

103

90

82

74

68

63

60

8,108

270

16,080

July

55

52

56" 58

44

43

43

39

35

33

28

26 

24

23

22

21

22

23

32

25

22

20

19

17

18

19

18

16

1516-

15

893

28.8

1,770

Aug.

14

IB- 13

14

16

29

20

18

16

16

18

19 

16

16

16

23

28

21

23

16

19

33

30

SB- 49

35

24

22

18

16

17

676

21.8

1,340

Sept.

18

15

13

14

14

17

17

19

16

15

15

15 

23

58

34

24

21

19

19

17

16

15

15

20

24

19

18

19

19

17

585

19.5

1,160

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,500 Mln - Mean 193 Ac-ft 139,500

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,340 Mln - Mean 127 Ac-ft 92,180

Peak discharge (base 

(5.95 ft); May 16

900 cfs). May 9 (9:30 p.m.) 1,470 cfs (5.97 ft); May 12 (1 a.m.) 1,490 cfs 

10:30 p.m.) 1,370 cfs (5.71 ft); May 22 (10 p.m.) 1,050 cfs (5.17 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 29 to Nov. 1, Nov. 20 to Mar. 19 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice during most of period), Apr. 5-7, 13; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
322 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2485. San Antonio River at mouth, near Manassa, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°11', long 105°53', In sec. 21, T. 34 N., R. 10 E., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 142, 1 mile upstream from 

mouth, and 2-J miles east of Manassa.

Drainage area. 348 sq ml.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1958 In reports of Geological Survey. April 

1923 to September 1944 In reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 23, 1936, at former bridge site 200 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 88.8 cfs (64,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,190 cfs May 9, 10, 12 (gage height, 6.10 ft); 

no flow many days.

1923-58: Maximum discharge, 2,620 cfs May 14, 1941, from rating curve extended 

above 2,200 cfs; maximum gage height, 6.42 ft May 6, 1952; no flow at times most years.

Remarks. Records fair above 200 cfs and poor below. Diversions above station for 

Irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.4

.2 *.l

O

0

0

0

.2 *.4

.6

.9

1.2

2.1

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.0

2.9

3.5 " .1

5.3

8.0 *13

14

14

15

14

14

14

14

11

164.1

5.29

325

Nov.

7.6

8.3

10

8.6

7.6

12

15

21

18

15

14

14

13

12

12

(*)

> 7

293.1

9.77

581

Dec.

(*)

> 2.5

77.5

2.5

154

Jan.

(*)

> 1

(*)

31

1

61

Pet.

> 7

(*)

-

196

7

389

Mar.

> 6.4

*7.3

7.3

8.3

8.6

8.9

8.6

8.3

8.0

7.6

7.0

7.6

7.3

7.3

217.3

7.01

431

Apr.

7.3

*8.7

11

11

10

10

11

16

21

21

19

25

25

26

24

24

30

43

84

206

303

325

360

319

335

388

478

535

431

401

4,508

150

8,940

May

*379

443

465

475

738

,020

,080

,130

,140

,150

,140

,150

,140

,080

,020

1,000

*1,020

968

904

860

790

693

678

651

615

633

592

558

522

505

455

24,994

806

49,570

June

431

*394

345

321

305

299

303

325

307

275

235

202

171

113

95

92

84

74

66

50

31

23 *18

13

11

8.4

6.0

2.7

2.2

1.6

4,603.9

153

9,130

July

0.4

.4

3.2

3.8

7.2

9.6

13

13

10

6.0

*3.8

4.9

5.4

4.4

2.7

.5

.4

2.7

8.4

6.6

6.6

3.8

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

116.9

3.77

232

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,040 Mln 0 Mean 124 Ac-ft 89,820

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,150 Min 0 Mean 96.4 Ac-ft 69,810

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Apr. 28 (9:30 a.m.) 612 cfs (4.75 ft); May 9 (l p.m.) 1,190 cfs 

(6.10 ft); May 12 (5:50 p.m.) 1,190 cfs (6.10 ft); May 17 (11 a.m.) 1,090 cfs (5.88 ft)._____

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 19 to Mar. 18 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during 

most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and 

records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16-18.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 323 

2490. Conejos River near La Sauses, Colo.

Location.--Lat 37°23', long 105°45', in sees. 2 and 11 (two channels), T. 35 N., R. 11 E., 

on left bank of main channel 100 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 158 and 

on right bank of secondary channel 130 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 158, 

half a mile upstream from mouth, 2 miles north of La Sauses, and 13 miles southeast of 

Alamosa.

Drainage area. 887 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. 

March 1921 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Two water-stage recorders. Datum of gage on main (north) channel is 7,495.02 ft, 

and on secondary (south) channel is 7,495.89 ft, above mean sea level (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation). Main channel: Prior to Oct. 23, 1934, at bridge 100 ft 

upstream, Oct. 23, 1934, to Apr. 10, 1937, at site 50 ft upstream, and Apr. 11, 1937, 

to Aug. 5, 1938, at present site at datum 1 ft higher. South channel: Prior to 

Oct. 23, 1934, at bridge 130 ft upstream at datum 0.44 ft higher and Oct. 23, 1934, to 

May 3, 1936, at site 30 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--37 years, 207 cfs (149,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,880 cfs May 13; no flow many days.

1321-58: Maximum discharge, 3,890 cfs May 15, 1941; no flow at times in 1934, 

1948, 1950-51, 1953-58.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made 

at least twice a month. Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

17

19

19

18

18

19

20

22

22

22

22

24

25 

25

26

26

28

28

30

23

15

18

19

25

34

38

38

39

412 

6 8O

762

2,533

81.7

5,O2O

Nov.

794

798

SeT

635

671

693

684

685

691

475

184

142

125 

106

98

89

89

90

88

83

89

72

78

81

80

86

86

86

80 

76

8,721

291

17,300

Dec.

72

68

68

71

77

82

84

83

84

84

84

86

84 

89

89

92

95

90

92

89

90

90

88

82

80

81

70

80

78

81 

76

2,559

82.5

5,080

Jan.

78

70

72

66

66

66

66

64

64

67

68

70

70 

77

74

74

77

77

92

95.

76

78

68

66

68

68

70

70

68

70

72

2,227

71.8

4,420

Feb.

70

70

6874"

80

76

76

78

82

84

84

80

80 

84

77

78

76

77

79

84

81

88

91

93

Ii

91

80

72

-

2,251

80.4

4,460

Mar.

78

79

78

78

80

80

78

81

78

76

71

66

65 

67

68

67

68

68

66

64

6265"

68

68

66

62

66

66

66

68 

66

2,178

70.3

4,320

Apr.

64

64

67

64

63

61

60

6T

72

74

77

79

81 

83

79

74

72

71

91

232

406

576

751

695

673

700

781

817 725"

635

8,351

278

16,560

May

589

560

590

535

696

1,080

1,370

1,560

1,730

1,720

1,720

1,700

1,830 

1,490

1,180

1,080

1,150

1,140

1,150

1,030

922

801

783

837

880

1,050

1,120

1,070

980

874

34,105

1,100

67,650

June

726

720

621

537

461

462

684

1,040

1,170

1,020

811

653

531 

380

348

364

320

295

212

136

82

63

47

26

7.6

4.8

3.7

3.3

2.9

2^1

11,733.4

391

23,270

July

2.0

3.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.0

3.2

1.5

1.4

1.9

1.6 

1.5

1.2

.9

.9

2.4

3.3

25.

16

2.9

.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

98.2

3.17

195

Aug.

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.7

1.4

1.4

.8

.5

0

0

0

0

5.2

0.17

10

Sept.

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

.7

.8

.8

.8

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

.9

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

18.2

0.61

36

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,80O Min 3.6 Mean 320 Ac-ft 232, OOO

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,830 Min 0 Mean 2o5 Ac-ft 148,300

Note.--No gage-height record on main channel Nov. 22-24, Dec. 21, 22, May 10, 11, and on seco 

channel Nov. 18-21, Dec. 21, 22, Jan. 27 to Feb. 17, May 10, 11, Aug. 22-27, Sept. 9-18 (stagedischarge relation affected by ice during part of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 4 

discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge re 10 

affected by ice on main channel Dec. 1-4 and on secondary channel Nov. 22 to Jan. 9, Jan. 15, 

1 9-76

relation 

16,
324 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2500. Culebra Creek at San Luis, Colo.

Location. Lat 37°11', long 105°26', in sec. 35, T. 3 N., R. 72 W., Beaubien Grant survey, on left bank 1 mile southeast of San Luis and 1J miles upstream from Rito Secco.

Drainage area. 220 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1910 to December 1911 and October 1933 to September 1958 in 

reports or Geological Survey. May 1909 to September 1919 and April 1927 to September 

1944 in reports of State engineer. Published as "Culebra River" 1910-11.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 8,000 ft (from topographic map). May 1, 1909, to September 1919 nonrecording gage on highway bridge in 

San Luis at different datum. Apr. 1, 1927, to May 22, 1931, water-stage recorder at 

present site at different datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1909-19, 1927-58), 58.9 cfs (42,640 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 448 cfs May 30 (gage height, 3.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 260 cfs; minimum daily, 23 cfs Jan. 22, Sept. 30.

1909-19, 1927-58: Maximum discharge, 654 cfs July 1, 1947 (gage height, 5.09 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 260 cfs; minimum daily, 4.6 cfs Oct. 31, 1950.

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

Diversions above station for irrigation. Plow regulated by Sanchez Reservoir on 

Ventero Creek (capacity, 103,000 acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.8 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

20

46

100

166

296

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

27

27

27

»28

30

31

31

31 

30 

29

27

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

35

33

38

37

30

30

*28

28

'2828

40

43

44

970

31.3

1,920

Nov.

50

51

50

51

57

58

56

56 

55 

56

56

58

55

58

56

56

55

53

50

48

*44

43

44

46

48

49

47

44

46

47

1,543

51.4

3,060

Dec.

47

47

46

47

50

51

48

48 

40 

35

 36

36

35

36

36

37

38

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

35

34

35

33

35

37

34

1,213

39.1

2,410

Jan.

32

32

33

33

33

31

33

31 

27 

*27

27

28

27

27

26

26

27

27

27

27

24

23

25

28

27

28

29

29

29

29

28

880

28.4

1,750

Feb.

29

29

*28

28

29

29

28

28 

29 

29

30

30

30

30

29

30

30

31

33

37

38

36

33

33

33

31

29

29

858

30.6

1,700

Mar.

29

28

*29

30

30

30

30

31 

30 

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

31

32

32

32

38

33

31

31

32

30

28

28

28

28

28

940

30.3

1,860

Apr.

28

28

29

30

28

27

28

29 

30 

28

*28

27

27

27

30

32

30

28

38

36

37

35

31

26

29

27

25

26

30

34

888

29.6

1,760

May

31

28

28

27

26

26

26

26 

37 

28

24

*27

65

76

36

44

36

31

48

159

196

109

86

112

141

185

166

151

160

TTs" 288

2,541

82.0

5,040

June

89

105

106

113

110

152

159

168 

203 

 223

200

178

*165

164

196

194

218

219

219

246

254

236

214

211

208

211

211

207

176

-1 QC lyz>

5,550

185

11,010

July

190

189

171

37

38

78

197

*205 

240

240

236

201

200

200

201

200

200

194

134

133

143

150

210

211

211

210

*211

211

211

207

5,700

184

11,310

Aug.

188

151

107

107

80

43

192

m197

*167

140

140

159

162

161

162

170

159

147

130

105

92

90

60

32

31

29

54

92

89

3,830

124

7,600

Sept.

89

88

91

92

92

89

33

31 

36 

 41

54

52

56

56

48

33

34

30

27

25

24

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

*24

13

1,343

44.8

2,660

Calendar year 1957: Max 231 Mln 9.5 Mean 47.1 Ac-ft 34,070

Water year 1957-58! Max 288 Mln 23 Mean 71.9 Ac-ft 52,080

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Mo gage-height record Nov. 18 to Dec. 2, Dec. 18-20, Jan. 21-27; discharge estimated on 

asls of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 325

2515. Rio Grande near Lobatos, Colo.

Location.--Lat 37°05", long 105°45', In sec. 22, T. 33 N., R. 11 E., on right bank just 

downstream from highway bridge, 6 miles north of Colorado-New Mexico State line, 

7 miles downstream from Culebra Creek, 10 miles east of Lobatos, and 14 miles east of 

Antonlto.

Drainage area.--7.700 sq ml, approximately (includes 2,940 sq ml In closed basin In 

northern part of San Luls Valley, Colo.).

Records available.--June 1899 to September 1913 and October 1933 to September 1958 In 

reports of Geological Survey. June 1899 to September 1944, In records of State engineer. Prior to Jan. 1, 1904, published as "at Cenicero" and "near Cenicero."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,426.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 8, 1910, staff or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 59 years, 659 cfs (477,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,270 cfs May 29 (gage height, 5.04 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs Sept. 7.

1899-1958: Maximum dally discharge, 13,100 cfs June 8, 1905, from rating curve 

extended above 8,000 cfs; no flow at times in 1950-51, 1956.

Remarks. Records excellent above 200 cfs and fair below. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month during winter and three times a month the rest of the year. 

Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, 

ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated 

areas. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions. WSP 210: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of ice effect (ge 

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 24 to Mar. 14, June 5-16, 

June 30 to July 15)

0.5 

.6

1.1 

1.5

58

134

284

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

554

940

1,510

2,790

4,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

100

90

92

88

80

82

88

88

92

98

100

100

105

108

108

105

102

105

131

131

120

131

147

150

150

153

153

170

266

746

864

5,043

163

10,000

Nov.

912

921

845

777

845

912

a921

a930

a995

a820

a 700

605

573

560

599

605

632

632

537

401

401

348

380

390

410

420

430

350

390

410

18,651

622

36,990

Dec.

420

420

400

410

420

430

420

460

430

410

400

390

380

400

420

443

450

410

390

370

360

350

350

370

340

310

290

290

300

320

290

11,843

382

23,490

Jan.

285

270

265

260

265

250

260

265

270

270

275

280

280

270

260

275

275

290

265

230

200

210

220

230

225

230

250

245

250

260

255

7,935

256

15,740

Feb.

255

245

253

270

280

275

265

280

300

285

275

270

265

265

275

290

301

295

300

320

340

400

440

502

519

525

508

406

-

9,204

329

18,260

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,680 Min 32

Mar.

395

390

423

474

490

513

485

490

485

457

446

418

446

479

390

390

390

384

368

332

308

303

303

318

348

423

390

353

332

313

313

12,349

398

24,490

Met

Apr.

294

294

289

289

255

239

239

332

423

423

342

313

298

318

412

418

337

308

298

434

930

1,380

1,580

1,670

1,760

1,620

1,460

1,460

1,390

1,240

21,045

702

41,740

May

1,120

1,010

1,030

921

892

1,250

1,760

2,260

2,690

3,000

3,110

3,260

3,550

3,460

3,060

2,570

2,390

2,410

2,390

2,440

2,510

2,520

2,520

2,580

2,620

3,070

3,550

4,030

4,180

4,110

3,940

80,203

2,587

159,100

June

3,490

3,180

2,800

2,460

2,020

1,410

1,230

1,990

2,620

2,890

2,650

1,970

1,250

836

632

599

639

567

525

446

308

259

231

203

160

140

134

125

122

122

36,008

1,200

71,420

July

122

125

125

111

105

96

95

92

85

71

65

54

49

44

88

71

67

60

67

60

67

60

53

47

53

62

54

53

45

40

37

2,225

71.8

4,410

Aug.

36

37

36

41

37

32

27

29

27

25

24

26

29

29

27

32

24

26

39

44

44

45

39

39

37

37

34

32

32

32

27

1,031

33.3

2,040

Sept.

25

23

20

26

19

18

15

T6

17

17

19

24

25

25

25

45

51

56

56

42

37

36

36

37

36

34

29

23

23

25

880

29.3

1,750

n 615 Ac-ft 444,900

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,180 Min 15 Mean 566 Ac-ft 409,400

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Feb. 23.
326 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2520. Rio Grande at Colorado-New Mexico State line

Location. Lat 37°00', long 105°43<, in SE£ sec. 36, T. IN., R. 75 W., Beaubien Grant 

survey, on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from Colorado-New Mexico State line, 

1| miles upstream from Costilla Creek, and 5£ miles west of Jarosa.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 5 years, 278 cfs (201,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,150 cfs May 29 (gage height, 7.07 ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs Sept. 8, 11.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 29, 1958; no flow at times in 1956.

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

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage 

reservoirs, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow 

from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

2.0

16

27

61

222

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

555

1,040

1,790

4,060

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*103

96

93

90

86

88

90

93

96

98

100

106

106

108

108

103

100

103

124

127

122

111

*132

141

138

143

146

152

178 

680

 

4,786

154

9,490

Nov.

860

875

820

752

795

850

860

865

932

956

666

567

523

504

535

559

543

547

501

*356

b270

b275

b280

b310

430

520

525

515

4 6O

400

17,851

595

35,410

Dec.

400

4OO

410

415

420

430

45O

460

460

470

46O

450

435

430

425

435

*455

460

455

440

425

420

420

420

410

400

390

385

390

395

3_8tJ

13,195

426

26,170

Jan.

330

315

305

300

295

290

290

295

300

300

300

305

310

305

300

295

300

310

315

300

270

245

250

255

250

255

260

*255

265

275

280

8,920

288

17,690

Feb.

280

275

280

290

300

310

300

305

320

315

305

300

290

290

300

310

320

325

320

360

380

420

468

*b480

b500

501

466

b400

-

9,710

347

19,260

Mar.

375

352

381

431

470

476

462

462

459

445

431

394

365

401

388

375

388

385

*368

333

305

302

311

311

333

428

401

365

346

327

317

11,887

383

23,580

Apr.

311

*305

302

289

277

258

252

324

425

452

375

343

320

327

414

442

372

327

314

401

770

,170

,380

,510

,600

,500

,360

,350

,320

,200

19,990

666

39,650

May

*i,ioo

1,000

1,020

962

9O5

1,160

1,600

2,060

2,470

2,780

2,990

3,150

3,450

3,390

3,040

2,530

*2,340

2,350

2,350

2,450

2,510

2,510

2,490

2,510

2,570

2,900

3,390

3,850

4,030

3 970 

3', 840

77,667

2,505

154,100

June

3,390

*3,090

2,730

2,410

2,020

1,490

1,260

1,800

2,490

2,790

2,670

*2,010

1,370

974

743

684

702

640

563

512

359

286

243

213

169

146

135

130

119 

116

36,254

1,208

71,910

July

*113

122

122

113

103

98

96

93

90

86

81

76

68

61

70

111

88

81

79

79

74

68

*57

50

52

63

61

55

50

44

22.

2,443

78.8

4,850

Aug.

36

36

36

36

48

33

27

27

26

26

26

*25

26

27

26

26

36

30

40

40

42

52

46

42

40

39

39

34

32

34 

32

1,065

34.4

2,110

Sept.

27

25

*22

26

25

22

19

18

T9

19

18

25

32

33

33

46

63

70

76

65

53

50

50

50

52

55

44

33

28 

30

1,128

37.6

2,240

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,630 Mln 28 Mean 618 Ac-ft 447,600

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,030 Mln 18 Mean 561 Ac-ft 406,500

* - Discharge scarge measurement measuremen made mae on on this his day. day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 25 to Feb. 23 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during

st of period); discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and

cords for nearb stations.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 387

2525. Costilla Creek above Costilla Dam, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°53'50", long 105°15'20", on left bank in Sangre de Cristo Grant, 2 miles 

upstream from Costilla Dam and 17 miles southeast of Costilla, Taos County.

Drainage area. 26 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1937 to September 1958 (no winter records). Published as "above 

reservoir, near Costilla" 1937-51.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 9,280 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to July 9, 1940, at wooden control 460 ft downstream at datum 12.06 ft lower. July 9, 

1940, to July 22, 1954, at concrete control 400 ft downstream at datum 10.28 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 105 cfs May 20 (gage height, 3.17 ft); minimum 

daily recorded, 3.5 cfs Oct. 4, 8-11.

1937-58: Maximum discharge, 3,870 cfs July 22, 1954 (gage height, 4.8 ft, from 

floodmarks, at site and datum then in use; 7.3 ft, from floodmarks, at present site 

and datum), on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum daily recorded, 

1.2 cfs Nov. 7, 1944, Sept. 19, 1956.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 878: 1937. WSP 1282: Drainage area.

Rating table, water yea 

and discharge,

1957-58 (gage height, I 

n cubic feet per second)

feet,

72

105

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.7

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

5.8

5.8

5.2

4.7

5.8

*5.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

_

-

-

Nov.

_

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

-

_

-

-

Mar.

_

-

-

Apr.

*22

_

-

-

May

1

> a22

j

^1

> a40

j

J

a50

a 60

a68

74

77

77

75

*78

83

74

74

77

78

78

78

78

82

80

77

77

72

69

62

59

1,983

64.0

3,930

June

54

50

48

44

48

54

48

42

34

29

25

23

21

20

19

19

*18

17

16

15

16

18

13

12

*12

11

9.8

¥78

11

11

767.6

25.6

1,520

July

9.8

11

11

9.8

13

15

9.8

8.6

7.4

7.4

6.9

7.4

7.4

5.8

5.2

6.3

8.0

14

13

6.9

*5.8

5.2

4.7

4.7

5.2

5.2

4.7

6.8

6.9

4.7

243.4

7.85

483

Aug.

4.7

4.2

4.7

4.7

15

9.2

7.4

*6.9

5.8

4.7

9.2

9.2

6.9

4.7

5.2

5.8

6.9

6.9

8.5

6.4

10

11

6.9

6.4

5.2

4.7

4.2

*4.7

5.2

4.7

4.2

204.2

6.59

405

Sept.

4.2

4.2

7.2

8.6

4.7

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.2

6.9

5.8

5.2

8.0

5.2

5.2

4.7

*4.2

4.7

5.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

153.8

5.13

305

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 40 cfs). --May 20 (6:3O p.m.) 105 cfs (3.17 ft); Jun 

(3.06 ft); Aug. 5 (5:50 p.m.) 46 efs (2.78 ft).

6 (1 a.m.) 78 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, fragments of 

ecorder trace, and weather records.

541344 O -60 -22
328 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2530. Casias Creek near Costilla, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°53'50", long 105°15'35", in Sangre de Cristo Grant, on left bank 200 ft 

downstream from road crossing, 2 miles upstream from Costilla Dam, and 17 miles southeast of Costilla, Taos County.

Drainage area. 19 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1937 to September 1958 (no winter records). Nov. 1-7, 1947, 

and Nov. 1-16, 1948, gage heights only, discharge records unreliable and should not be 

used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 9,270 ft (from 

Topographic map). Prior to July 18, 1940, water-stage recorder and wooden control 

100 ft downstream at datum 1.56 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 118 cfs June 5 (gage height, 1.68 ft); minimum 

daily recorded, 3.1 cfs Sept. 1.

1937-58: Maximum discharge, 122 cfs June 11, 1957; maximum gage height recorded, 

1.90 ft June 14, 1938 (backwater from Costilla Reservoir); minimum daily discharge 

recorded, 1.3 cfs Sept. 11-15, 26-28, 1951, Aug. 10, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,300 acres above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1282: 1948-51, drainage area. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.6 

.7

1.8 

3.3 

5.7

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 37

1.4

1.6

1.7

64

104

127

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.7

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

8.0

*7.4

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

_

-

-

Nov.

.

-

-

Dec.

.

-

-

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

-

_

-

-

Mln

Mar.

_

-

-

Apr.

*17

_

-

-

May

18

14

14

15

19

22

25

26

27

30

34

41

43

45

*49

52

54

60

61

68

71

66

73

97

104

106

106

104

106

95

91

1,736

56.0

3,440

June

84

75

68

66

69

80

68

68

69

56

44

*43

44

41

38

36

34

32

26

24

24

23

22

20

*20

19

16

15

TF

15

1,255

41.8

2,490

July

13

13

13

12

12

12

10

9.4

8.3

7.7

7.0

7.7

7.4

7.0

7.0

*7.0

8.0

11

9.0

7.0

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.7

6.0

5.5

5.0

251.4

8.11

499

Aug.

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

7.4

6.7

6.0

*5.2

4.7

4.3

4.7

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.7

4.3

4.0

4.3

5.2

6.7

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

*3.8

3.8

3.5

5.3

141.0

4.55

280

Sept.

3.1

375

7.0

8.3

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

7.7

6.4

5.7

8.7

674

5.7

5.7

*5.7

6.0

6.4

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.0

4.7

173.5

5.78

344

Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs).--June 5 (11:30 p.m.) 118 cfs (1.68 ft); June 7 (8:30 p.m.) 102 ofs 

(1.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 329

2535. Santlstevan Creek near Costllla, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°53'05", long 105°16'50", In Sangre de Crlsto Grant, on left bank 200 ft 

upstream from road crossing, 0.9 mile upstream from Costllla Dam, and 16 miles southeast of Costllla, Taos County.

Drainage area. 2.5 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--April 1937 to September 1958 (no-winter records).

Gage . Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage Is 9,300 ft (from topographic map). Prior to June 27, 1940, water-stage recorder and wooden control at 

same site at datum 0.99 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 17 cfs June 5, 7 (gage height, 1.37 

and 1.38 ft, respectively); minimum dally recorded, 1.0 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 25-30.

1937-58: Maximum discharge recorded, 18 cfs Aug. 11, 1941, July 12, 1957; maximum 

gage height recorded, 1.73 ft Aug. 11, 1941; minimum dally discharge recorded, 0.1 cfs 

Nov. 13-17, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair. No diversion above or below station. 

Revisions. WSP 1282: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 26 to Aug. 28)

0.2 

.3 

.5 

.7

0.9

1.5 

3.0 

5.1

0.9

1.2 

1.4

7.7

13

17

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

*1.5

-

-

-

.

_

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

~

_

-

-

Nov.

_

-

-

Dec.

.

-

-

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

-

.

-

-

Mar.

.

-

-

Apr.

*1.6

_

-

-

May

1.6

1.6

1.5

T76

1.9

2.2

2.6

2.9

3.3

3.7

4.1

4.6

4.8

5.1

*5.6

6.3

6.4

6.9

7.3

7.7

8.6

9.9

11

12

13

14

14

15

15

15

15

224.2

7.23

445

June

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

11

*10

9.2

8.6

8.0

7.8

7.3

7.2

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.6

*5.5

5.4

5.2

5.0

5.0

4 .8

266.0

8.87

528

July

4.7

4.9

4^

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.8

*2.8

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4-

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

98.1

3.16

195

Aug.

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

*1.9

2.0

1.8

2.3

2^

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.8

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

*1.6

1.6

i!s

56.6

1.83

112

Sept.

1.5

1.4

2^5

1.6

1.4

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

*1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1^0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

37.5

1.25

74

Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 5 

(1.38 ft); July 2 (6 p 

(7:50 p.m.) 10 efs (1.06 ft).

cfs).--June 5 (9:30 p.m.) 17 cfs (1.37 ft); June 7 (6:30 p.m.) 17 cfs 

.m.) 6.5 cfs (0.76 ft); July 5 (4 p.m.) 5.1 cfs (0.64 ft); Sept. 3

Discharge measurement made on this day.
530 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2540. Costilia Creek below Costilla Dam, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°52'35", long 105°16'45", in Sangre de Cristo Grant, on left bank 125 ft 

downstream from outlet of reservoir and 16 miles southeast of Costilla, Taos County.

Drainage area. 55 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . April 1937 to September 1958 (no winter records 1937-44, 1948-49). 

Prior to October 1951, published as "below reservoir near Costilla."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 9,180 ft (from 

Topographic map).

Average discharge.--12 years (1944-47, 1949-58), 17.2 cfs (12,450 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 209 cfs May 31 (gage height, 2.59 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1-cfs Oct. 1, 2.

1937-58: Maximum discharge, 286 cfs May 9, 10, 1942 (gage height, 2.65 ft); no 

flow at times.

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

Plow regulated by Costilla Reservoir (capacity, 15,700 acre-ft, original survey).

Diversions for irrigation -of about 1,300 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.05

.9 

5.8

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

2.6

137

179

209

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

3.3

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

*8.5

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

8 . 5

8.5

244.2

7.88

484

Nov.

4.1

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

9.9

0.33

20

Dec.

> aO.2

6.2

0.2

12

Jan.

> aO.2

6.2

0.2

12

Feb.

> aO.2

-

5.6

0.2

11

Mar.

> aO.2

6.2

0.2

12

Apr.

"

> aO.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

12

40

69

96

99

74

58

109

119

119

*92

890.8

29.7

1,770

May

49

51

51

51

51

70

108

108

109

109

109

134

190

188

*188

188

188

188

188

188

188

161

110

111

111

120

160

207

207

207

207

4,295

139

8,520

June

207

207

207

207

160

134

14O

140

140

140

97

*55

55

55

55

55

56

65

88

88

88

90

90

90

*90

90

51

28

28

28

3,024

101

6,000

July

84

90

78

51

51

61

90

97

97

97

65

27

31

88

88

*94

111

48

17

34

103

104

104

104

60

38

61

116

106

40

109

2,344

75.6

4,650

Aug.

45

12

20

60

104

94

71

*31

11

28

83

83

*68

35

17

29~~ 8.5

83

65

36

36

18

9.6

15

21

32

34

*46

9.2

9.2

9.2

1,222.7

39.4

2,430

Sept.

9.2

17

38

34

15

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*4.5

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

20

44

44

306.4

10.2

608

Calendar year 1957: Max 105 Min 0 Mean 21.1 Ac-ft 15,280

Water year 1957-58: Max 2O7 Min o.l Mean 33.9 Ac-ft 24,530

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements and reservoir 

operation records.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 33! 

2545. Costilla Creek near Amalia, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°52'15", long 105°23'10", in Sangre de Cristo Grant, on right bank 50 ft 

downstream from third bridge upstream from Amalia, 1.5 miles downstream from Latir 

Creek, 6^ miles southeast of Amalia, arid 12 miles southeast of Costilla.

Drainage area. 140 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1949 to September 1958 (no winter records).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,500 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 3, 1956, at site 50 ft upstream at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 689 cfs Apr. 25 (gage height, 3.70 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 366 cfs; maximum gage height recorded, 3.85 ft May 13 

(backwater from debris on control); minimum daily discharge recorded, 9.5 cfs Oct. 3, 

Sept. 12.

1949-58: Maximum discharge recorded, that of Apr. 25, 1958; maximum gage height 

recorded, that of May 13, 1958; minimum daily discharge recorded, 5.4 cfs July 22, 

1956.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Plow regulated by Costilla Reservoir (capacity, 15,700 acre-ft, original survey). Diversions for irrigation of about 1,300 acres above station.

.ng table, water year 1957-58, except periods of uncertain stage-discharge relation 

May 13, 23-27 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 56

163

253

433

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 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

Ac-ft

Oct.

13

10

9.5

15

16

17

17

17

17

16

16

20

21

19

18

18

*18

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

~

_

-

-

Nov.

_

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

-

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

.

-

-

-

*321

243

275

230

193

174

_

_

-

May

135

128

108

116

151

176

246

283

273

272

286

342

420 346"

328

351

361

356

361

*351

. 351

356

320

310

300

290

310

324

328

311

286

8,878

286

17,610

June

264

264

253

250

230

230

240

220

200

180

160

120

110

110

105

100

100

100

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

100

*90

50

40

40

4,326

144

8,580

July

90

1OO

95

60

60

80

100

100

100

100

80

45

35

90

90

*103

120

75

34

32.

104

112

110

110

82

48

56

124

T2T

41

114

2,614

84.3

5,180

Aug.

94

22

22

60

114

114

*87

55

23

24

92

96

*87

49

37

20

29

87

82

52

52

46

22

21

36

25

*94

67

20

17

16

1,662

53.6

3,300

Sept.

16

16

49

50

39

13

12

12

11

10

10

9.5

17

13

11

10

10

*17

19

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

20

55

BT

597.5

19.9

1,190

Calendar year 1957: Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year 1957-58: Max Min Mean Ao-ft

Note. Doubtful gage-height record June 6 to July 15; discharge estimated on basis of discharge 

measurements, available recorder trace, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
332 RIO SRANDE BASIN

2550. Ute Creek near Amalia, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36"57"10", long 105"24'35", in Sangre de Cristo Grant, on right bank

100 ft downstream from road crossing, 2.6 miles northeast of Amalia, Taos County, and 

3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 12 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1949 to September 1958 (no winter records).

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 8,500 ft (from 

topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 47 cfs May 21 (gage height, 1.68 ft); minimum 

daily recorded, 1.4 cfs Sept. 1, 3.

1949-58: Maximum discharge, 69 cfs June 8, 1955 (gage height, 2.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily recorded, 

0.4 cfs at times in July, August, and September 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 100 acres above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1282: 1949(P), 1951 (M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.6

1.0 

2.0

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

*2.8

2.7

37T

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

*3.1

3.2

3.6

3.6

3.8

375

3.5

3.2

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.9

2.9

2!?

94.2

3.04

187

Nov.

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.8

*2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.4

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

.

-

_

_

.

-

-

Dec.

tl.2

_

_

-

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

_

_

_

.

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

2.7

2.9

4.1

4.8

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

*6.8

7.5

7.9

7.7

7.0

6.4

_

_

-

May

6.0

5.4

5.2

576

7.0

10

12

13

13

14

18

22

*23

24

26

27

27

29

27

34

38

39

38

4040"

38

37

37

36

33 

32

756.2

24.4

1,500

June

31

30

29

26

26

28

27

24

21

18

17

*15

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.5

10

9.2

8.8

8.1

8.1

7.2

*7.2

6.8

772

7.0

464.1

15.5

921

July

5T?" 6.4

5.8

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.5

*3.1

3.5

3.3

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

T7T

1.7

101.4

3.27

201

Aug.

2.0

1.7

1.5

ITT

2.0

2.2

*1.9

1.6

1.8

1.5

2.4

272

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.

*1.

1.

1.

1.

1.6

57.9

1.87

115

Sept.

T75- 1.4

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

T78" 2.0

1.7

1.6

*1.6

1.7

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

49.1

1.64

97

Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 15'cfs). May 21 (7:30 p.m.) 47 cfs (1.68 ft); June 5 (11:30 p.m.) 40 cfs 

(1.54 ft); June 7 (8 p.m.) 56 cfs (1.46 ft). ______________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 8-26; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, 

recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for nearby and associated stations.
RIO GRAMDE BASIN 333

2555. Costilla Creek near Costilla, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 36°57'55", long 105°30'10", in Sangre de Cristo Grant, on left bank 1 mile 

upstream from diversion dam and 2 miles southeast of Costilla, Taos County.

Drainage area. 195 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1936 to September 1958 (no winter records 1936-43).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 13, 1952. Altitude of gage is 

7,810 ft (from topographic map). Prior to June 18, 1944, at site half a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1943-58), 43.5 cfs (31,490 acre-ft per year).

Ext reme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 418 cfs May 18 (gage height, 3.92 ft); minimum 

daily 9 cfs Jan 21 22 Peb 27

1936-58: Maximum'discharge, l',150 cfs May 11, 1942 (gage height, 5.37 ft, site and 

datum then in use); minimum daily recorded, 2 cfs Dec. 30, 1946.

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

which are poor. Regulation by Costilla Reservoir 20 miles upstream (capacity, 15,700 

acre-ft, original survey). Diversions for irrigation of about 2,000 acres above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

98

181

293

450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

26

21

18

21

24

24

24

22

22

*22

22

25

29

26

25

25

24

24

34

35

43

48

36

32

31

28

27

29

29

26

*28

852

27.5

1,690

Nov.

29

54

21

20

22

21

20

16

20

17

17

20

22

19

21

16

14

13

11

IT

»11

11

13

14

15

15

14

14

14

14

509

17.0

1,010

Dec.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

*15

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

415

13.4

823

Calendar year 1957; Max 212

Jan.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

IT

12

10

9

9

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

340

11.0

674

Feb.

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

14

14

*15

15

16

17

TF

17

17

14

9

10

-

351

12.5

696

Mar.

11

13

13

15

15

15

16

16

15

16

10

IT

12

*14

14

15

15

15

15

14

17

21

21

21

21

21

20

21

18

19

22

504

16.3

1,000

Apr.

22

26

*21

25

17

21

27

23

21

19

18

17

16

Tff

23

40

45

55

99

137

183

200

266

236

286

225

266

253

214

200

3,019

101

5,990

Mln 3.8 Mean 59.9

May

173

175

152

1ST

*181

212

270

296

286

290

312

329

*395

398

401

407

39T

404

404

401

392

392

350

338

335

317

329

356

359

350

329

9,880

319

19,600

June

326

315

306

298

283

268

273

260

234

220

200

135

126

118

114

109

105

105

122

124

122

121

118

*114

112

112

97

60

56

55

5,008

167

9,930

July

74

98

101

73

70

77

94

104

102

102

92

63

35

76

*89

89

106

95

49

38

82

102

104

106

94

58

55

101

~55 112 

98

2,595

83.7

5,150

Ac-ft 43,380

Aug.

88

34

29

48

104

114

*97

75

33

29

74

90

92

55

48

28

26

78

88

57

53

58

33

28

37

27

»79

73

31

22

22

1,748

56.4

3,470

Sept.

18

17

33

49

42

20

17

16

15

14

13

12

17

17

13

12

12

*15

19

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

38

47

602

20.1

1,190

Water year 1957-58: Max 407 Min 9 Mean 70.7 Ac-ft 51,220

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs). Apr. 25 (11:30 p.m.) 365 cfs (3.73 ft); May 18 (5 p.m.) 418 cfs

(3.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8, 10, 11, Nov. 17 to Feb. 23, Peb. 27 

to Mar. 6 (no gage-height record Jan. 14-30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records).
334 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2605. Costilla Creek below diversion dam, at Costilla, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°58'00", long 105°30'55", in Sangre de Cristo Grant, on right bank

650 ft downstream from diversion dam and 1.5 miles southeast of Costilla, Taos County.

Drainage area. 197 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1952 to September 1958 (no winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 7,790 ft (from 

Topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge recorded during year, 411 cfs May 13 (gage height, 3.41 ft); 

minimum daily recorded, 0.2 cfs Sept. 9-14.

1952-58: Maximum discharge recorded, 525 cfs July 22, 1954; maximum gage height, 

5.05 ft July 24, 1957; minimum daily discharge recorded, 0.1 cfs Sept. 28-30, 1953, 

Sept. 12-28, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Plow partly regulated by Costilla Reservoir about 21 miles 

upstream (capacity, 15,700 acre-ft, original survey). Diversions above station for 

irrigation of about 5,000 acres, 3,000 of which are below station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.55 

.7

10

1.8 

2.0

21

56

55

78

105

155

210

295

425

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.6

7.8

2.0

2.8

4.2

4.5

4.8

4.5

5.1

7.1

8.5

11

17

14

14

14

13

*13

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nov.

-

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

.

-

-

 

Feb.

-

_

-

-

Mar.

_

-

-

Apr.

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

t219

273

218

271

251

220

206

_

-

-

May

167

171

149

146

1ST

218

271

287

282

282

500

529

394

*392

586

400 38B"

586

381

370

365

557

282

269

275

247

247

271

271

264 

249

8,976

290

17,800

June

256

222

214

206

184

166

167

158

158

118

95

54

*18

15

12

9.2

8.7

9.6

14

15

14

14

9.6

*7.1

6.6

7.5

25

25

12

12

2,170.5

72.5

4,300

July

13

12

12

14

15

21

16

18

14

12

29

25

5.4

7.4

7.1

7.5

*9.6

27

20

8.3

11

8.3

8.3

8.7

11

8.7

8.3

11

11

11

7.9

398.6

12.9

791

Aug.

7.9

4.8

4.8

5.4

14

*20

8.8

6.4

4.2

5.1

5.1

6.2

4.5

5.4

8.5

5.8

5.4

6.4

7.1

6.2

5.4

7.9

5.1

5.4

6.6

5.8

10

5.4

*5.2

5.1

4.8

206.5

6.66

410

Sept.

4.8

4.8

4.8

6.6

574

4.8

4.5

2.5

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.9

.6

.4

* .4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.6

70.1

2.34

139

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 335

2610. Costilla Creek at Garcia, Colo.

Location. Lat 36°59'30", long 105 032'00", in Sangre de Crlsto Grant, on left bank 200 ft 

downstream from old highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from New MexicoColorado State line, and 0.6 mile south of Garcia.

Drainage area. 200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1944 to September 1958 (no winter records).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,750 ft (based on estimated relation 

Ifo former station). Prior to Apr. 20, 1950, at site 1,000 ft downstream at datum 

7,747.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 408 cfs May 15 (gage height, 4.60 ft); no flow 

Sept. 20-23, 27, 28.

1944-58: Maximum discharge, 460 cfs July 24, 1957 (gage height, 4.76 ft); no flow 

at times in most years.

Flood of May 11, 1942, probably reached a discharge of 1,000 cfs.

Remarks. Records good. Flow partly regulated by Costilla Reservoir about 23 miles 

upstream (capacity, 15,700 acre-ft, original survey). Diversions above station for 

irrigation of about 5,500 acres, 2,000 of which are below station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except period of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

0

.2

.6

1.8

4.6

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

3.6 

3.9 

4.2 

4.6

143

239

445

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

9.4

5.8

1.5

1.4

27?

2.5

2.5

2.6

*2.6

3.3

3.9

6.3

12

9.2

8.6

8.4

8.1

*8.1

20

20

25

33

20

18

17

13

13

13

15

13

*13

331.4

10.7

657

Nov.

14

9.4

8.1

6.5

6.8

*5.3

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

~

_

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

-

_

_

-

Mar.

.

_

-

Apr.

_

_

-

May

*170

171

150

ISO

180

215

270

290

286

285

305

325

390

*390

387

397

38T

385

382

375

370

365

290

276

278

250

250

270

273

265

245

9,020

291

17,890

June

238 225"

215

200

180

165

170

160

138

118

90

30

18

12

7.3

6.5

6.0

5.3

*7.5

7.3

7.5

9.4

6.5

6.3

*3.4

3.9

20

22

7.8

6 . 8

2,092.5

69.8

4,150

July

7.8

8.1

7.3

10

12

18

13

14

10

8.6

22

25

2.5

*278

2.5

2.6

3.6

22

20

5.3

6.3

5.1

4.6

4.3

5.1

5.1

4.1

4.6

4.1

6.5

3.4

270.3

8.72

536

Aug.

4.3

2.0

1.9

1.8

*6.3

16~6~.3

4.6

2.2

1.1

2.1

2.1

1.3

1.4

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.7

4.1

3.6

2.8

5.3

3.6

3.0

5.1

3.1

8.2

4.3

3.9

2.7

2.2

115.5

3.72

229

Sept.

1.4

1.1

1.4

3.1

270

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.1

.8

1.6

1.9

1.4

1.5

.6

*.2

.2

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

1.4

0

0

.1

1.2

28.7

0.96

57

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). May 15 (2 a.m.) 408 efs (4.60 ft).______________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite May 2 to June 11; discharge estimated or 

records for upstream stations.
336 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2625. Costilla Creek near Jaroso, Colo.

Location. Lat 36 0 59'00", long 105 0 42'05", in SW* sec. 30, T. 32 N., R. 12 E.

(projected), in Sangre de Cristo Grant, on left bank 1 mile upstream from mouth,

1 mile downstream from Colorado-New Mexico State line, and 5 miles southwest of Jaroso,

Costilla County.

Drainage area. 290 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1912 to September 1913 (published as "near mouth, N. Hex."), 

May to November 1936 (published as "near mouth, near Jaroso, Colo."), April 1948 to 

September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,500 ft (from topographic map).

jfpril 1912 to September 1913, staff gage at present site at different datum. May to 

November 1936, water-stage recorder at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1948-58), 2.95 cfs (2,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 360 cfs May 19 (gage height, 4.10 ft); no flow 

for long periods.

1912-13 (prior to completion of Costilla Reservoir): Maximum daily discharge, 

344 cfs May 23, 24, June 7, 1912; no flow at times.

1936, 1948-58 (subsequent to completion of Costilla Reservoir): Maximum discharge, 

that of May 19, 1958; no flow for long periods each year.

Remarks. Records good. Plow partly regulated by Costilla Reservoir, completed in 1920, 

about 35 miles upstream (capacity, 15,700 acre-ft, original survey). Diversions for 

irrigation of about 6,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8

.9

1.1

1.3

0.03

.1

2.2

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

6.8

14

30

50

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.1

76

124

210

360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to Septenber 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0~~ 3.0

0

0

0

1.2

0

0

*0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.8

0.15

9.5

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(»)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957 : Max 70 Mln 0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

3.6

27

58

60

81

74

117

165 »T54

141

880.6

29.4

1,750

May

104

106

97

10~8~ 80

130

149

179

186

186

196

21S

252 270

234

218

228

234

342

3T5

309

300

250

212

214

196

185

208

212

218

210

6,349

205

12,590

June

186

TBT

106

a77

90

91

96

90

72

a36

a!2

a. 8

*0

5

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

*0

0

»o

0

0

0

0

0

1,019.8

34.0

2,020

July

(»)

0

0

0

Aug.

0

T5

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Mean 6.27 Ac-ft 4,530

Water year 1957-58 : Max 342 Mln 0 Mean 22.6 Ac-ft 16,370

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--Apr. 28 (12 m.) 194 cfs (3.42 ft); May 19 (2 p.m.) 360 cfs 

(4.10 f t).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
RIO ORANDE BASIN 337

Principal diversions from Costilla Creek, N. Mex.-Colo.

Records of discharge are collected at 10 gaging stations on 4 diversions from Costilla 

Creek. Each of these stations is equipped with a water-stage recorder and a Parshall 

flume. Water diverted is used for irrigation in the Sangre de Cristo Grant in New Mexico 

and Colorado below the gaging station on Costilla Creek near Costilla, N. Hex. Records 

are collected during irrigation seasons only. Discharge measurements generally made twice 

a month except during winter period.

Acequia Madre at Costilla. N. Hex. Lat 36°58'00", long 105°30'50", 275 ft downstream from 

diversion dam. Records available, May 1944 to September 1958. Acequia diverts from 

right bank of Costilla Creek.

Mesa ditch near Garcia Colo. Lat 36°S9'50", long 105°30'45", 429 ft north of milepost 

No. 136+54 on New Mexico-Colorado State line. Records available, June 1944 to 

September 1958. Ditch diverts from right bank of Acequia Madre for irrigation in 

Colorado.

Cordillera ditch at ; rcla. Colo. Lat 36°59'40", long 105 0 31'40", 570 ft south of New __ Ga± i \jj.^ . , _ _ - ._--_-_, . .. .. _ -^ .-..._.. , Ditch "Mexico-Colorado State line.Records available, June 1944 to September 1958. 

diverts from Acequia Madre for irrigation in Colorado.

Cerro Canal at Costilla . N. Hex.--Lat 36°57'50", long 105°31'10", 1,400 ft downstream 

from diversion dam. Records- available, April 1944 to September 1958. Canal diverts 

from left bank of Costilla Creek.

Association ditch at Costilla, N. Hex. Lat 36°57'45", long 105°32'10", 100 ft downstream 

from diversion from Cerro Canal, Records available, May 1955 to September 1958. Ditch

diverts from left bank of Cerro Canal.

Cerro Canal near Jaroso. Colo. Lat 36 0 59'35", long 105°34'35", Records available, June 

1944 to September 1958.Plow measured is delivered to Colorado and to New Mexico 

branch of Cerro Canal.

New Mexico Branch Cerro Canal near Jaroso. Colo. Lat 36°59'35", long 105°34'45", 225 ft 

downstream from headgate.Records available, June 1944 to September 1958. Canal 

diverts from left bank of Cerro Canal for irrigation in New Mexico.

Penasqulto ditch at Costilla. N. Hex. Lat 36°57'50", long 105°31'10", 1,200 ft downstream 

from point of diversion which is 100 ft below Costilla diversion dam. Records 

available, May 1955 to September 1958. Ditch diverts from left bank of Costilla Creek.

Allre ditch at Garcia. Colo. Lat 36°59'45", long 105°32'05", 430 ft southeast of milepost 

 No. 137+64 on Mew Mexico-Colorado State line. Records available, June 1944 to September 1958. Ditch diverts from left bank of Costilla Creek for irrigation in Colorado.

Eastdale No. 1 intake canal near Jaroso. Cplo. Lat 37°02'40", long 105°37'00", 1,100 ft 

downstream from headgate.Records available, June 1944 to September 1958. Canal 

diverts from right bank of Costilla Creek to Eastdale Reservoir No. 1 for irrigation 

in Colorado.

Diversions, In acre-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

October 1957 

November .... 

December .... 

January 1958 

February .... 

March .........

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

June ..........

July ..........

September .....

Water year 

1957-58.

Acequia 

Madre

:

431

-

Mesa 

ditch

:

91

-

Cordillera 

ditch

:

103

-

Cerro 

Canal at 

Costilla

:

607

-

Association 

ditch at 

Costilla

:

193

917

192

-

Cerro 

Canal 

near 

Jaroso, 

Colo.

-

811

283

-

New 

Mexico 

Branch 

Cerro 

Canal

-

4.2

-

Penasqulto 

ditch at 

Costilla

-

29

-

Allre 

ditch

-

0

-

Eastdale 

No. 1 

Intake 

canal

177 

18 

0 

0 

0

0

3,S20
338 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2630. Latir Creek near Cerro, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°49'45", long 105°32'45", In siswj sec. 15, T. 30 N., R. 13 E., on right 

bankat mouth of canyon, 100 ft upstream from heading of Cerro community ditch and 

6 miles northeast of Cerro.

Drainage area. 10 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. April 1937 to September 1958 (no winter records prior to 1946).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 8,250 ft (from 

topographic map),

Average discharge.--13 years (1945-58), 6.02 cfs (4,360 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 63 cfs May 29 (gage height, 1.60 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.2 cfs at times in December, January, and April.

1937-58: Maximum discharge determined, 121 cfs June 3, 1942, from rating curve 

extended above 56 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height recorded, 4.2 ft 

July 19, 1945 (log Jam); minimum daily discharge, 0.5 cfs Dec. 14, 1949.

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

those above 30 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used May 11 to June 7 )

0.2 

.3 

.5 

.7

1.8

3.3

7.2

12

1.0 

1.4 

1.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4.3

4.3

*4.3

4.3

4.3

.9

.7

.5

.3

.3

.3

.7

.5

.5

.3

.3

.2 *~72

.2

.5

.5

.3

.9

.5

.5

.5

.3

.7

.7

.7

.7

138.2

4.46

274

Nov.

5.1

B7T

5.1

5.1

5.1

.7

.1

* .9

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.9

b5

b5

b4.5

b3.5

b3.8

b3.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

134.5

4.48

267

Dec.

3.8 378"

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

a2.8

a2.7

a2.6

*2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.5

2 3

87.5

2.82

174

Jan.

2.3

2.6

2.2

276

2.6

2.6

*2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

*2.9

2.8

2.8

86.2

2.78

171

Feb.

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

279

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

b2.7

b2.6

_

78.9

2.82

156

Mar.

b2.6

b2.8

2_.J

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.3

273

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.3

80.6

2.60

160

Apr.

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.8

4.5

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.7

7.4

7.9

T79

*7.2

6.4

6.8

116.6

3.89

231

May

7.2

6.4

5.7

7.0

12

20

20

22

21

23

25

*30

29

27

28

28

28

31

31

34

35

36

38

39

44

45

49

49

50

3T

38

895.3

28.9

1,780

June

37

38

37

36

41

46

40

25

21

18

*25

25

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

*12

12

12

11

669

22.3

1,330

July

11

11

11

10

11

12

10

9.1

8.6

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.0

*7.4

8.4

8.9

7.2

6.8

6.4

5.9

5.9

6.2

5.9

5.5

5.1

5.1

5.3

4.9

242.0

7.81

480

Aug.

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.7

5.5

a5.3

a5.2

a5.0

a4.9

a4.8

a4.7

a4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.5

6.6

5.5

5.1

5.5

5.9

7.7

579

5.3

5.1

*4.9

4.7

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.6

155.1

5.00

308

Sept.

3.6

4.9

4.2

5.3

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

15

9.4

7.0

5.9

5.5

*6.8

7.2

5.9

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.2

3.4

3.3

155.3

5.18

308

Calendar year 1957s Max 59 Mln 1.4 Mean 9.28 Ac-ft 6,720

Water year 1957-58: Max 50 Min 2.2 Mean 7.78 Ac-ft 5,640

Peak discharge (base, 40 cfs).--May 29 (3 p.m.) 63 cfs (1.60 ft); June 7 (4:30 p.m.) 59 cfs 

(1.60 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.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 339 

2635. Rio Grande near Cerro, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°44'OS", long 105°41'05", in N? sec. 20, T. 29 N., R. 12 E., on left 

bank 4 miles southwest of Cerro, S| miles northwest of Questa, and 7 miles upstream 

from Red River.

Drainage area. 8,440 sq mi, approximately {includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in San 

Luis Valley, Colo).

Records available. May 1948 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,100 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 379 cfs (274,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,640 cfs May 29 (gage height, 11.72 ft); minimum daily, 67 cfs Sept. 10.

1948-58: Maximum discharge, 9,740 of3 June 22, 1949 (gage height, 15.78 ft); minimum daily, 44 ofs Sept. 20 to Oct. 2, 1956.

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

Diversions for irrigation of about 626,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 17 to Jan. 7)

4.0

120

259

437

645

920

1,280

1,740

9.0

10.0

11.0

11.7

2,350

3,100

3,950

4,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

128

126

127

*124

122

118

129

122

123

128

131

135

139

144

152

143

139

139

152

169

184

172

159

175

179

176

182

183

197

420

863

5,580

180

11,070

Nov.

944

974

960

866

878

941

957

971

1,020

1,090

911

688

615

581

579

635

602

620

a 580

475

358

*280

295

437

491

541

573

573

541

460

20,436

681

40,530

Dec.

429

424

420

429

441

462

475

491

497

495

505

491

469

451

445

450

469

*481

489

477

467

443

441

443

445

431

408

407

399

4OT

412

13,994

451

27,760

Jan.

395 376"

351

348

330

319

312

*326

326

328

333

337

337

344

335

333

333

331

340

314

309

324

316

294

3oT

312

323

324

331

344

344

10,273

331

20,380

Feb.

342

344

344

340

*340

348

355

362

373

380

386

384

388

401

414

403

355

340

*360

386

429

460

505

513

511

529

499

386

-

11,177

399

22,170

Mar.

358

369

399

464

503

523

537

5TT

519

499

479

446

403

437

437

422

*418

429

416

399

355

339

342

344

360

414

475

435

397

376

364

13,175

425

26,130

Apr.

355

348

339

330

316

306

294

302

426

499

475

410

375

367

403

497

466

401

366

364

638

1,190

1,440

1,660

1,780

1,780

1,600

*1,610

1,610

1,470

22,417

747

44,460

May

1,370

1,240

1,220

1,190

1,110

1,280

1,680

2,240

2,740

3,100

3,400

3,580

3,860

3,990

3,650

*3,180

2,850

2,860

2,880

3,010

3,040

3,080

3,040

3,000

3,040

3,280

3,800

4,250

4,560

4,5l"6

4 390

90,420

2,917

179,300

June

3,990

3,660

3,250

2,790

2,480

1,930

1,520

1,810

2,720

3,080

3,040

2,500

1,700

1,220

923

794

a780

*773

662

618

489

355

302

267

249

220

a!90

a!70

a!60

alSO

42,792

1,426

84,880

July

alSO

alSO

151

150

141

135

128

126

123

121

116

109

alOO

a90

alOO

*108

123

114

112

109

108

106

104

98

93

96

103

100

96

93

89

3,542

114

7,030

Aug.

84

81

80

82

*85

95

83

78

76

76

75

73

73

74

76

75

77

86

88

92

88

93

96

88

86

85

*84

82

80

78

78

2,547

82.2

5,050

Sept.

76

73

72

72

74

75

71

69

71

§z

68

68

73

77

77

77

*79

96

102

104

96

86

84

82

82

82

84

83

78

74

2,372

79.1

4,700

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,940 Min 77 Mean 687 Ac-ft 497,500

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,560 Min 67 Mean 654 Ac-ft 473,500

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Nov. 10 (I p.m.) 1,110 cfs (6.57 ft); Apr. 26 (12 m. ) 1,910 cfs

(8.28 ft); May 14 (7 a.m.) 4,100 cfs (11.17 ft); May 29 (10:30 a.m.) 4,640 cfs (11.72 ft); June 11

(6 a.m.) 3,160 cfs (10.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
340 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2650. Red River near Questa, N. Mex.

Location Lat 36°42'10", long 105°34'00" ) in SW£ sec. 33, T. 29 N., R. 13 E. (projected), 

on left bank l£ miles upstream from Cabresto Creek and 1.5 miles east of Questa.

Drainage area. 112 sq mi.

Records available. April to October 1910 and January to September 1911 (gage heights and 

discharge measurements only), October 1912 to August 1915 (fragmentary), and October 

1930 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1912 to December 1931 

in reports of State engineer. Published as Rio Colorado above Questa 1910, 1911, 

1926-30 and as "near Questa" 1912-15, 1930-47.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Wood or concrete control since Mar. 20, 1936. Datum of 

gage is 7,451.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 . Apr. 5 to Oct. 14, 1910, and 

Jan. 27 to Sept. 4, 1911, staff gages at sites 1? and 3| miles upstream, respectively, 

each at different datum. Oct. 6, 1912, to Aug. 21, 1920, chain gage at site 200 ft 

upstream at various daturas. Aug. 22, 1920, to June 16, 1921, staff gage at present 

site at datum 2.29 ft lower. June 17, 1921, to Apr. 30, 1934, water-stage recorder at 

present site at datum 2.55 ft lower and May 1, 1934, to Oct. 3, 1938, at datum 1.41 ft 

lower.

Average discharge. 42 years (1915-25, 1926-58), 60.5 efs (43,800 aere-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 380 cfs May 30 (gage height, 2.31 ft); minimum 

daily, 6.8 cfs Nov. 23.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 886 cfs May 25, 1942 (gage height, 2.32 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 450 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 6 cfs 

Dee. 5, 1955.

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

for irrigation of a few hundred acres above station.

Diversions

Revisions (water years). WSP 1935. WSP 1392: 1913, 1932, 1941, 1947-48.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods or Ice effect 

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

0.6 

.7 

.9

1.2

5.4

9.0

20

50

1.5 

1.8 

2.3

102

178

375

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

32

32

*32

31

32

35

32

32

31

30

30

34

34

33

32

31

31

*30

38

42

45

49

42

40

39

37

36

36

35 

35

37

1,085

35.0

2,150

Nov.

39

3?

37

37

39

39

*37

36

37

36

34

34

34

33

34

31

30

24

22

*19

18

b!3

15~ 6.8

21

27

28

26

28

21

874.8

29.2

1,740

Dec.

22

2T

25

24

25

26

26

27

28

27

28

28

28

27

29

29

*30

28

27

23

26

27

26

27

25

24

26

24

25

26

b23

811

26.2

1,610

Calendar year 1957: Max 326

Jan.

b!8

b20

22

27

29_

24

25

25

*25

21

22

22

19

22

19

20

20

21

21

19

b!4

b!5

b!7

b!9

b21

22

21

19

*19

22

21

651

21.0

1,290

Feb.

18

19

22

2422"

20

19

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

20

21

21

*20

20

20

21

21

21

22

22

21

16

b!5

-

567

20.2

1,120

Mar.

b!6

18

19

22

20

19

20

19

19

18

18

*19

19

19

18

19

19

19

18

18

19

21

20

20

21

21

21

22

19

20

22

602

19.4

1,190

Apr.

22

*23

22

22

19_

22

24

23

22

22

22

22

19

21

26

31

32

35

49

59

74

90

*100

94

109

116

130

TSS

107

102

1,584

52.8

3,140

May

116

120

T59~ 102

142

172

197

210

197

200

249

273

303

*303

303

312

294

312

316

308

312

334

330

334

344

339

339

344

330

348

m

8,226

265

16,320

June

321

32T

285

277

265

277

257

245

234

220

207

194

175

161

158

156

150

148

142

140

138

132

125

118

114

*109

104

100

96

94_

5,463

182

10,840

July

92

88

82

79

79

92

75

70

68

65

62

60

58

56

*54

53

54

58

65

54

50

48

46

45

45

45

42

40

42

39

38_

1,844

59.5

3,660

Aug.

36

35

34

35

39

*44

44

40

38

36

34

33

37

34

36

37

38

42

40

38

37

42

37

36

34

*32

31

31

30

28

26_

1,114

35.9

2,210

Sept.

26

26

33

36

31

29

32

32

31

28

26

27

57

44

37

33

*31

29

29

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

26

25

904

30.1

1,790

Mln 6.8 Mean 66.2 Ac-ft 47,920

Water year 1957-58: Max 348 Mln 6.8 Mean 65.0 Ac-ft 47,060

Peak discharge (base, 160 cfs). May 30 (1 a.m.) 380 cfs (2.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
RIO ORANDE BASIN 341

2665. Llano ditch near Questa, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36"43"45", long 105"33'00". in SE£ sec. 21, T. 29 N., R. 13 E., on left 

bank 150 ft downstream from heading, 3 £ miles northeast of Questa, and 3f miles 

upstream from mouth of Cabresto Creek.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1958 (no winter records).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 7,877 ft above mean sea 

level (river-profile survey).

Extremes. 1943-58: Maximum daily discharge recorded, 42 cfs June 6, 7, 1958; no flow 

at times.

Remarks. Records good. Ditch diverts water from right bank of Cabresto Creek for irrigation of about 800 acres near Questa.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

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

Calendar year 1957 .....................

September. ...............................

Maximum

-

-

_

8.3

0

Minimum

-

-

_

0

10

0

0

0

Mean

-

-

_

_

10.2

27.8

1.73

0

0

Runoff In 

acre-feet

14

-

-

_

_

0

625

1,650

107

0

0

.
342 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2660. Cabresto Creek near Questa, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°43'45", long 105°33'10", in SE^SEi;- sec. 21, T. 29 N., R. 13 E., on

right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Llano ditch heading, 2| miles downstream 

from Lake Pork, 3 miles northeast of Questa, and 3| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 36.3 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1943 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 7,845 ft above mean sea 

level (river-profile survey).

Average discharge.--15 years, 10.6 cfs (7,670 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 157 cfs May 16 (gage height, 4.27 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.8 cfs Feb. 28.

1943-58: Maximum discharge, 176 cfs June 8, 1957 (gage height, 4.44 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.2 cfs Dec. 9, 1956.

The high water of May 25, 1942, reached a stage of 4.18 ft (discharge probably 

exceeded 200 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Llano ditch (the only diversion above station) diverts from right 

bank a quarter of a mile above gage for irrigation of about 800 acres below. Plow 

regulated by Cabresto Reservoir (capacity, 732 acre-ft) on Lake Pork 1 mile above its 

mouth.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 2 to July 31, Sept. 6-30)

0.4 

.6

1.1

4.5

7.4

11

16

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.2

96

150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

10

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.8

9.3

9.5

9.2

9.2

10

11

10

10

10

10

*10

11

12_

11

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

11

320.1

10.3

635

Nov.

11

11

11

11

11

11

*10

10

10

9.8

11

12

12

11

11

11

9.8

9.2

7.6

*8.0

8.8

7.0

37^

9.8

10.0

9.8

10

8.2

7.9

7.1

295.0

9.83

585

Dec.

8.7

9.3

577

8.8

9.0

9.0

3.4

8.4

8.2

8.4

7.9

7.9

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

*8.0

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.9

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.9

7.6

7.9

7.9

6.5

252.3

8.14

500

Jan.

5.9

6.4

7.2

7.6

7.4

7.2

*7.7

7.1

7.1

7.0

7.0

6.8

6.6

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a7

a7

a6.5

a5.5

a5T5

a6

a6

a6

a6

a6

*5.9

6.0

a6

a6

202.4

6.53

401

Feb.

a5.5

a5.5

a6

a?

a7

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

a6.5

*6.5

6.5

6.6

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.0

5.9

4.8

_

-------

181.9

6.50

361

Mar.

5.8

6.2

6.0

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.0

*6.2

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.4

5.8

5.6

5.5

BT5

6.2

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.8

6.0

6.2

6.8

194.7

6.28

386

Apr.

7.0

*7.2

7.0

7.0

5.8

6.0

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.8

7.2

7.1

5.9

6.2

7.7

9.5

10

12

16

21

26

29

*34

34

36

40

42

43

39

36

527.7

17.6

1,050

May

37

41

38

37

47

66

95

90

82

90

100

120

127

128

136

*145

141

134

130

122

119

118

113

114

112

106

103

91

78

72

66

2,998

96.7

5,950

June

51

38

32

28

d24

d22

d!9

19

18

*17

16

15

16

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

16

17

17

606

20.2

1,200

July

17

17

17

16

16

17

16

16

17

18_

17

16

15

*15

15

15

14

14

15

13

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.7

9.5

9.2

8.8

972

8.8

426.0

13.7

845

Aug.

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

9.2

*9.0

8.7

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.6

7.9

7.9

8.0

8.2

7.9

7.7

8.5

8.5

8.4

8.5

10

9.0

8.4

8.2

* .9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.7

255.2

82.3

506

Sept.

7.7

7.7

9.1

9.2

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.7

8.7

8.5

9.0

8.5

12"5". 7

9.2

9.2

*9.2

8.8

8.7

8.7

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.0

268.8

8.96

533

Calendar year 1957: Max 146 Mln 1.6 ' Mean 15.0 Ac-ft 10,850

Water year 1957-58: Max 145 Mln 4.8 Mean 17.9 Ac-ft 12,950

 * Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records,

and id records r>pr*nr>rtR fnr> for npar>hv nearby stations. shflh-lnn«

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharg 

nearby stations.

stlmated on basis of weather records and records for
RIO GRANDE BASIN 343

2670. Red River at mouth, near Questa, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°39'00", long 105°41'30", in m£ sec. 20, T. 28 N., R. 12 E., on left 

bank 800 ft upstream from Rio Grande and 6.5 miles southwest of Questa.

Drainage area. 190 sq mi.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,600 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--? years (1951-58), 87.9 cfs (63,640 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 523 cfs May 19 (gage height, 5.44 ft); minimum 

daily, 49 cfs Feb. 28.

1950-58: Maximum discharge, 647 cfs Jan. 18, 1953 (gage height, 5.72 ft); minimum 

daily, 38 cfs Feb. 2, 1951, Jan. 6, 23, Feb. 20, 22, 1955.

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

Diversions for irrigation of about 3,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

113

154

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

212

279

358

446

547

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

70

69

68

65

6£

68

67

*66

66

66

67

70

70

69

70

69

69

69

89

93

103

~9T 113

90

89

86

83

84

83

83

82

2,396

77.3

4,750

Nov.

85

83

81

81

88_

86

83

80

80

80

78

80

80

79

79

79

77

71

62

*64

62

53

52

57

64

69

71

65

69

64

2,202

73.4

4,370

Dec.

63

68

69

69

69

71

69

71

72

72

70

69

71

71

71

7373"

72

*72

65

68

70

69

69

68

65

67

64

66

67

61_

2,134

68.8

4,230

Jan.

53

55

59

63

67

62

62

63

63

61

61

61

*57

62

57

61

62

63

62

61

51

5T

56

57

62

61

61

59

57

60

57

1,847

59.6

3,660

Feb.

53

54

57

61

*60

57

55

56

55

55

55

54

56

55

54

55

55

55

55

55

56

56

56

*56

57

56

52

49

-

1,550

55.4

3,070

Mar.

51

5?

53

5756"

55

55

55

55

53

54

54

54

54

54

55

55

*54

53

53

53

55

55

55

55

55

54

56

53

54

55

1,682

54.3

3,340

Apr.

55

57

56

57

53

55

59

61

60

59

59

59

56

58

61

65

68

70

84

100

117

137

154

154

170

189

208

206

187

172

2,946

98.2

5,840

May

188

*199

182

180

218

266

309

339

a330

a330

a370

a4OO

a450

a460

a470

*475

467

471

490

452

448

457

452

461

459

456

463

452

448

450

428

12,020

388

23,840

June

368" 394

350

339

330

336

323

320

294

276

259

243

229

217

202

184

*182

178

175

170

169

165

163

157

a!50

a!45

a!40

a!35

a!30

a!25

6,848

228

13,580

July

a!20

alTF *111

108

106

115

107

105

103

95

93

91

84

78

77

77

77

82

94

86

82

83

86

86

80

77

73

72

72

71

70.

2,776

89.5

5,510

Aug.

69

69

67

70

75

81

*82

81

77

75

73

70

72

75

73

74

73

77

82

80

77

85

80

78

75

73

*71

70

71

70

68

2,313

74.6

4,590

Sept.

66

65

66

67

67

65

67

66

65

63

62

63

92

82

73

*71

69

67

67

64

64

63

61

61

61

59

60

61

62

61

1,980

66.0

3,930

Calendar year 1957: Max 510 Min 42 Mean 109 Ac-ft 79,120

Water year 1957-58: Max 490 Min 49 Mean 111 Ac-ft 80,710

Peak discharge (base, 220 cfs).--Apr. 27 (11 p.m.) 226 cfs (3.66 ft); May 19 (2 a.m.) 523 cfs 

(5.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

near Questa.

541344 O -60 -23
344 RIO GfRANDE BASIN

2675. Rio Hondo near Valdez, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°32'30", long 105 0 33'20", in S^ sec. 28, T. 27 N., R. 13 E. (projected), 

on left bank 500 ft upstream from first diversion, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Forest Service gate, If miles east of Valdez, 4 miles downstream from South Pork, and 

9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--38 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1934 to September 1958.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Oct. 28, 1938. Altitude of gage is 

7,700 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 28, 1938, at datum 1.92 ft lower.

Average discharge.--24 years, 39.0 cfs (28,230 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 264 cfs May 24 (gage height, 2.37 ft); minimum 

daily, 9 cfs Jan. 21, 22.

1934-58: Maximum discharge, 541 cfs May 13, 1941, from rating curve extended above 

300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 4.05 ft Dec. 15, 1953 (ice Jam); 

minimum daily discharge, 3 cfs Jan. 21, 1935.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No 

diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1342; 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27, 28, June 24-28)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3 Apr. 4 to Sept. 30

0.7

1.0 

1.3

9

13

24

49

O.7

1.0 

1.3

12

18

34

66

1.6 

2.0 

2.3

108

178

241

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

26

26

25

25

25

27

26

25

25

*24

23

?B

26

26

25

25

25

24

28

32

34

41

36

34

33

30

29

29

30 

30

 33

873

28.2

1,730

Nov.

34

33

33

32

32

31

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

26

27

26

26

25

*b20

b20

b20

b!3

b!5

b22

21

22

22

b20

b21

b20

769

25.6

1,530

Dec.

b20

b!9

b!6

19

19

b!6

18

16

*b!7

b!6

blS

b!6

b!6

16

17

16

16

*16

blS

b!5

17

16

16

16

blS

blS

blS

b!6

IS 

b!3

514

16.6

1,020

Jan.

bll

b!2

b!4

15

14

*14

16

TI

14

14

14

14

bl4

14

b!3

b!3

13

13

13

13

b9

b?

blO

blO

b!2

b!2

*b!2

b!2

b!2

b!2 

bll

393

12.7

780

Feb.

blO blO"

bll

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

13

iiTS

14

14

14

14

10

b!3

bll

blO

-

353

12.6

700

Mar.

blO

bTT

b!2

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

13

12

13

13

12

12

13

12

12

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15 

TT

14

403

13.0

799

Apr.

14

14

*14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

18

22

23

29

43

54

60

70

72

71

72

74

56" 80

67

Of)

OU

1,099

36.6

2,180

May

64

6T

65

66

*83

108

126

146

154

157

163

172

192

186

164

190

206

206

*208

223

213

203

217

'53T 237

228

232

226

219

221 

228

5,426

175

10,760

June

219

232

237

230

*232

217

206

202

184

168

174

163

152

146

139

132

132

131

126

122

122

114

108

104

99

94

90

85

80

76

4,516

151

8,960

July

72

66

61

60

64

55

51

47

45

42

41

39

38

*37

37

37

39

39

35

34

32

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

30 

29

1,314

42.4

2,610

Aug.

28

27

28

26

30

*29

28

27

26

24

24

25

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

24

24

28

24

24

23

*23

23

22

22 

22

776

25.0

1,540

Sept.

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

22

22

11

21

21

46

3?

28

24

24

*24

23

22

22

22

22

24

24

24

23

24

22

22

717

23.9

1,420

Calendar year 1957 i Max 288 Mln 6.3 Mean 52.4 Ac-ft 37,970

Water year 1957-58 i Max 237 Mln 9 Mean 47.0 Ao-ft 34,030

Peak discharge (base, 100 ofs).--May 24 (2:50 a.m.) 264 ofs (2.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 345

2685. Rio Hondo at Arroyo Hondo, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 36°31'55", long 105°41'05", in sec. 32, T. 27 N., R. 12 E. (projected), on 

left bank 1 mile downstream from Arroyo Hondo and l£ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 70 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1910 to June 1912 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), 

July 1912 to August 1915, and January 1932 to September 1958 in reports of Geological 

Survey. Published as "near Arroyo Hondo" April 1910 to August 1915. ------

December 1928 in reports of State engineer.

April 1910 to

. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Aug. 12, 1938. Altitude of gage is 

-.670 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Feb. 29, 1928 staff gage at site 1.1 miles 

downstream at different datums. Feb. 29 to Dec. 31, 1928, and Jan. 21, 1932, to 

Aug. 13, 1934, staff gage at present site at datum 0.4 ft lower. Aug. 13, 1934, to 

Aug. 11, 1938, water-stage recorder at site half a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1932-58), 28.0 cfs (20,270 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 259 cfs May 26 (gage height, 2.60 ft); minimum 

daily 7.0 cfs Aug. 11-12.

1932-58: Maximum gage height, 5.45 ft (site and datum then in use) Aug. 23, 1935 

(discharge uncertain); minimum daily discharge, 4.0 cfs July 13-16, 1934.

Remarks. Records good below 50 cfs and fair above except those for periods of doubtful

§ age-height record, which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 

,500 acres, most of which is outside of basin.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1342: 1915, 1932(M), 1934-38(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 18, May 3-6)

1.1 

1.3

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

45

81

137

253

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

26

25

^S

25

25

25

25

25

27

27

26

28

31 

30

29

»28

28

27

41

42

53

60

55

48

48

41

40

40

43

42 

43

1,075

34.7

2,130

Nov.

46

46

50

46

52

50

*48

44

43

42

41

42

40 

41

40

40

37

37

31

31

31

?5~ 23

34

32

30

28

28

29

ORCO

1,137

37.9

2,260

Dec.

27

282"?

26

26

28

26

27

26

25

24

24

24 

24

24

24

24

 24

24

21

23

24

24

24

23

22

24

22

24

23

20

758

24.5

1,500

Jan.

16

19

21

22

23

»22

22

22

22

22

22

22

20 

22

19

20

20

20

20

20

16

IS

18

18

21

20

*20

20

20

20

20

627

20.2

1,240

Feb.

16

18

20

20

20

20

18

19

19

19

18

18

18 

18

18

18

*18

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

22

21

d!9

d!7

-

537

19.2

1,070

Mar.

die

dl9

d20

SO" 21

20

20

20

20

18

18

20

20 

18

18

18

18

*18

17

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

IS

d!6

d!5

569

18.4

1,130

Apr.

dlS

*14

TT

14

14

14

18

19

18

18

18

18

18 

18

18

20

21

24

41

60

66

70

73

67

68

74

83

86,

63

1,135

37.8

2,250

May

66

66

&5£

 74

111

128

128

135

126

124

147

169 

*184

175

160

163

190

181

181

190

202

211

226

220

'S3? 250

187

166

166

175

4,862

157

9,640

June

166

172

163

160

153

178

TJ5S"

147

*145

126

106

102

94 

87

78

74

70

66

62

61

59

55

51

48

42

36

34

31

29

27

2,777

92.6

5,510

July

*2B* 26

25

24

25

25

24

24

23

20

17

16

16 

14

12

12

*12

13

11

9.7

9.7

10

9.7

9.7

10

10

9.7

9.4

It!

9.1

479.2

15.5

950

Aug.

6.8

8.6

8.5

6.2

8.8

 7.9

7.9

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.9 

12

8.2

7.3

7.6

12

18

24

22

26

19

19

*21

19

16

18

18 

18

411.1

13.3

815

Sept.

18

17

16

16

16

13

9.1

8.8

9.7

9.7

JUS O

ft

20

20

19

 20

19

18

14

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

431.3

14.4

855

Calendar year 1957 : Max 288 Mln 6.5 Mean 44.1 Ac-ft 31,950

Water year 1957-58 : Max 250 Mln 7.0 Mean 40.5 Ac-ft 29,350

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs). Oct. 21 (7:30 p.m.) 106 ofs (1.87 ft); May 25 (3 p.m.) 259 cfs 

(2.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of available fragments of recorder 

trace, reconstructed recorder graph, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
346 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2753. Rio Pueblo de Taos near Ranchito, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°23'30", long 105°37'30", on left bank 300 ft downstream from Rio 

Fernando de Taos and 2 miles southwest of Ranchito, Taos County.

Drainage area. 199 sq mi.

Records available. March 1957 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,730 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 600 cfs May 13 (gage height, 3.72 ft); minimum 

daily, 4.0 cfs July 25, Aug. 4.

1957-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 13, 1957; minimum, that of July 25, 

Aug. 4, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation of about 9,000 acres above station. Anderson ditch diverts from right 

bank about 125 ft below gage.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 6-15)

Oct. 1 to May 5 May 6 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

9.0

14

28

44

2.5

2.6 

2.9 

3.3

134

209

365

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

2.7

6.9

20

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

200

360

580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

*13

13

13

13

15

15

15

15

15

15

24

26

24

*24

23

24

23

160

1ST

96

152

82

66

61

58

54

52

52

52

54

1,397

45.1

2,770

Nov.

66

62

61

59

70

65

69

65

58

55

54

55

52

51

50

49

53

49

*40

40

40

41

38

42

45

47

48

45

42

40

1,551

51.7

3,080

Dec.

38

40

36

36

*40

40

38

40

39

36

35

36

36

34

33

37

39

*37

34

33

33

34

33

33

33

33

31

32

32

33

30

1,094

35.3

2,170

Calendar year 1957 : Max -

Jan.

b29

b2?

b29

b28

b28

b28

b28

b28

b28

*b28

b28

b27

b27

b27

b27

b26

b25

b23

b22

b22

b22

b23

b24

b24

b24

b24

b24

*b23

b24

b24

b24

797

25.7

1,580

Feb.

b24

b24

b25

25

26

25

23

24

24

25

24

23

25

25

24

24

*23

26

27

28

28

30

29

31

43

45

37

30

-

763

27.2

1,510

Mar:

30

29

*28

32

31

30

31

30

28

25

23

27

28

28

26

28

29

28

25

25

28

32

35

*33

36_

33

32

36

33

32

34

925

29.8

1,830

Apr.

35

40

37

37

33_

35

40

49

51

47

44

42

40

40

47

66

*74

88

154

222

*261

308

342

300

300

329

338

324

272

239

4,234

141

8,400

May

250

280

272

246

*2S8

320

376

460

460

460

432

472

530 460"

416

416

408

400

396

388

360

356

344

352

344

344

352

340

340

340

306

11,508

371

22,830

June

279

273

267

*246

234

231

218

218

205

185

160

140

125

121

115

109

100

*90

85

80

77

72

67

62

55

45

42

37

32

28

3,998

133

7,930

July

24

*^4

24

18

16

15

14

11

10

10

8.6

8.6

9.1

8.0

*8.0

8.0

6.9

6.9

8.6

6.5

6.1

5.2

4.8

4.4

4.0

4.4

5.2

*5.2

6.1

5.2

5.2

301.0

9.71

597

Aug.

5.2

5.2

4.4

4.0

STT

6.1

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.2

5.6

*7.5

7.5

8.0

9.7

10

11

15

12

15

26

17

15

14

12

12

12

12

12

11

305.3

9.85

606

Sept.

12

11

10

10

10

11

11

*12

12

12

11

11

48

22

20

17

16

15

*15

15

14

14

14

13

12

13

15

16

31

25

468

15.6

928

Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58 : Max 530 Mln 4.0 Mean 74.9 Ac-ft 54,230

Peak discharge (base, 130 cfs).--Oct. 19 (11 a.m.) 442 cfs (3.44 ft); Oct. 22 (5 a.m.) 201 cfs 

(2.84 ft); May 13 (5 a.m.) 600 cfs (3.72 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 347

2755, Rio Grande de Ranches near Talpa, N. Hex.

Prior

Location. Lat 36°17 I 55", long 105°34 I 5S", in Rancho del Rio Grande Grant, on right bank 

if miles downstream from Pot Creek, 3.5 miles upstream from Rio Chiquito, and 

3.0 miles south of Talpa.

Drainage area. 83 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1958. Prior to October 1955, published as 

Rio Grande del Rancho near Ranches de Taos.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,250 ft (from topographic map), 

fo Nov. 11, 1952, staff gage at site 35 ft downstream at datum 0.39 ft lower.

Average discharge.--6 years, 19.6 cfs (14,190 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 342 cfs May 19 (gage height,3.78 ft); minimum 

daily, 6 cfs Feb. 6-12.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 19, 1958; minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Jan. 5, 

1955.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Minor diversions 

upstream for operation of sawmill and for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29, 30, May 2-17, May 29 to June lo)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 May 1 to Sept. 30

1.47

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

1.4

1.8

3.3

9.0

18

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.4

70

132

220

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

6.1 

9.0

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

99

147

235

348

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

9.8

9.4

9.0

T3

11

11

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

14

15

13

12

12

12

12

28

24

23

29

?1

18

17

15

14

14

14

13

13

441.6

14.2

876

Nov.

12

IT

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

10

TT

11

11

11

11

11

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

bll

bll

bll

bll

bll

bll

blO

324

10.8

643

Dec.

blO

bll

b!2

b!3

14

12

bll

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

10

9.8 578"

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

322.6

1O.4

640

Jan.

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

blO

a 10

alO

alO

alO

a 10

alO

alo

alO

alO

alo

a9

a9

a8

a8

a8

a9

b9

b9

a9

a8

a8

a8

a8

a8

ai

285

9.19

565

Feb.

b7

b8

b8

8.3

7.0

6.0 b6 

a6

a6

6.0

6.0

b6

6.4

b7

b7

b7

b7

b7

b7

8.0

9.0

9.8

10

11

12

12

bio

blO

-

220.5

7 .88

437

Mar.

blO

blO

b9

blO

b9

7.7

7.4

7.4

b7

b8

b8

b8

b8

8.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.8

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

12

13

14

320.3

10.3

635

Apr.

14

TS

16

16

15

15

17

18

17

17

17

15

14

15

21

24

27

35

56

77

90

107

112

112

120

134

145

157

1ST

151

1,740

58.0

3,450

May

159

T6T

171

167

179

194

210

240

235

220

235

252

260

250

252

280

306

315

324

3C3o

260

232

210

220

238

218

212

201

187

185

173

7,052

227

13,990

June

153

138

132

127

117

138

157

T44

128

111

95

81

74

70

65

60

57

54

50

48

47

41

39

37

34

32

32

31

29

27

2,348

78.3

4,660

July

25

25

28

25

24

24

23

21

20

20

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

19

22

18

16

15

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

557

18.0

1,100

Aug.

11

15

13

13

14

13

15

12

12

12

11

14

12

11

11

11

12

14

15

14

16

18

16

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

394

12.7

781

Sept.

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.4

9.4

11

16

12

11

12

14

11

18

18

14

12

11

10

10

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.7

9.0

10

9.7

9.0

329.5

11.0

654

Calendar year 1957: Max 2OO Mln 2.1 Mean 34.1 Ac-ft 24,710

Water year 1957-58: Max 324 Mln 6.0 Mean 39.3 Ac-ft 28,430

Peak discharge (base, 75 cfs). May 19 (11:30 a.m.) 342 cfs (3.71 ft); June 7 (2:30 p.m.) 165 cfs 

(5.22 ft)._____________________________________________________________________

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
348 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2756. Rio Chiquito near Talpa, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°19'50", long 105°34'50", on right bank in Rancho del Rio Grande Grant, 

1 mile southeast of Talpa, Taos County, and l£ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 37.0 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1957 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,230 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 144 cfs May 13 (gage height, 2.24 ft), 

from rating curve extended above about 50 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 

1.7 cfs Nov. 22.

1957-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 13, 1958; minimum daily, that of Nov. 22, 

1957.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, or no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally 

made twice a month.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 5 May 6 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.7

1.1

1.4 

2.5 

6.1

13

1.3 23

1.5 39

1.8 82

1.2 3.5

1.4 8.5

1.6 18

1.8 35

2.0 62

2.2 101

2.4 152

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.5 

5.3

5.3

5.3 

5.3

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.0

7 ,o

7.8

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.4

10

10

11 

12

g .4

8.4

8.1

7.8

7.6

7.3

7.3 

7.3

7.0

221.6

7.15

440

Nov.

fc*

7.3

7.0 

6.7

6.1

6.1

6.4

5.7

5.3

5.0

5.7

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.1

4.5

2.5

3

3

^

2.5

3

3

3

3

3 

3

143.5

4.78

285

Dec.

5

5

5 

5.5

5.5

5.5

5,5

5.5

5

4.5

4

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

3.7

4.8 

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.2

4.0

4.4

4.0

4.5 

3.5

I

145.8

4.70

289

Jan.

3 

3.5

3.5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.5 

3

3

3

3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5 

3

3

105.0

3.39

208

Feb.

3 

3

3

3 

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.2 

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.4

3.5

2.5

-

.......

103.2

3.69

205

Mar.

H3.5

H

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.6

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

4.0 

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.4

3.8

4.2 

4.8

119.9

3.87

238

Apr.

5.0 

5.0

4.6

4ie

5.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.7

5.5

5.5

4.6

5.0

6.1

8.1

8.4

10

17

29

39 

45

50

51

54

65

74

80

50

723.6

24.1

1,440

May

57 

67

57

B

e80

e90

elOO

elOO

elOO

ellO

ellO

e!30

eTsTJ

ellO

e!20

e!20

e!30

elSO

el!5

113 

103

99

95

99

95

88

84

78

73 

66

2,956

95.4

5,860

June

58

37

36 

35

40

46

39

34

31

32

28

27

24

22

21

20

19

17

17

17 

17

16

16

15

15

14

T3" 13

13

782

26.1

1,550

July

12 

12

al3

a!2 

all

all

all

alO

alO

alO

alO

a9

a9

a9

8.9

8.9

8.9

11

14

37J

8.9 

8.5

8.2

7.9

7.9

8.2

7.9

7.6

7.3

H

295.9

9.55

587

Aug.

6.4 

7.0

6.7

6.7 

7.0

7.9

10

0.2

7.6

7.3

7.0

7.9

7.9

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.9

7.3

7.0

7.3 

8.5

8.2

7.3

6.7

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.3 

5.3

iii

219.0

7.06

434

Sept.

4.9 

4.7

4.7

4.7 

4.7

5.8

6.4

5.3

5.1

5.8

6.1

5.1

7.9

371" 8.2

5.5

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.7

tt

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

5.5

5.1

4.7

157.9

5.26

313

Calendar year 1957 ! Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58 : Max 130 Min 1.7 Mean 16.4 Ac-ft 11,850

Peak discharge (base, 35 cfs). Apr. 28 (4 a.m.) 88 cfs (1.85 ft)j May 13 (8 a.m.) about 144 cfs 

(2.24 ft); June 7 (2 p.m.) 53 ofs (1.88 ft).

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

and records for nearby Btations.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated as for "a".

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18 to Dec. 15, Dec. 29 to Feb. 4, Feb. 27 to 

Mar. 3.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 349

2760. Rio Pueblo de Taos at Los Cordovas, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 36 0 23'20", long 105°38'00", in N£ sec. 23, T. 25 N., R. 12 E., (projected), in Martinez Grant, on right bank at mouth of Rio Grande de Ranches, 0.2 mile 

downstream from Arroyo Seco, half a mile northeast of Los Cordovas, and 3f miles west 

of Taos.

Drainage area. 359 sq mi.

Records available. April 1910 to August 1915 and October 1930 to September 1958 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Published as Rio Pueblo de Taos near Cordovas April 

1910 to December 1911. April 1910 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer. 

Prior to October 1955 published as Rio Taos at Los Cordovas. All records include flow 

of Rio Grande de Ranches.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of inside gage is 6,709.59 ft above mean sea level, 

.atum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 4, 1921, staff gages at nearby sites at different daturas. 

Oct. 4, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1934, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream at datum 

about 1.26 ft higher and Oct. 1, 1934, to Apr. 30, 1957, at site 200 ft upstream at 

datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 47 years (1910-25, 1926-58), 60.4 cfs (43,730 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 885 cfs May 13 (gage height, 4.80 ft); minimum 

daily, 6.4 cfs Aug. 3.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 1,830 cfs May 14, 1941 (gage height, 5.81 ft, site and 

datum then in use ), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 1.3 cfs July 17, Aug. 18, 1951.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 12,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1342: 1910-12, 1915, 1940.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 3-16, July 2-25, Aug. 24 to Sept. 12)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

4.7

8.0

13

19

37

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.7

211

355

545

885

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Zft OU

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

21

21

 20 

50" 19

23

23

23

22

22

22

34

37

34

*35

36

37

36

£51

T3T

135

209

109

89

82

76

71

67

66

66

67

1,908

61.5

3,780

Nov.

82

78

76 

76

92.

84

89

84

76

73

71

74

74

71

70

68

74

68

»52

54

55

45

4T

55

61

63

68

59

61

47

2,045

68.2

4,060

Dec.

52

54

50 

53

*60

60

55

60

59

»58

58

54

56

56

58

63

BT

61

58

b48

b53

b57

bS5

52

b49

b46

b49

b44

b48

50

b40

1,679

54.2

3,330

Jan.

b36

b37

b39 

40

41.

b38

b38

b39

b39

 35

35

37

32

35

30

36

35

35

36

34

31

34

36

37

39

39

38

38

38

»41

41

1,139

36.7

2,260

Feb.

38

3S

42

45

46

44

40

41

42

42

41

39

42

41

39

41

41

44

45

 46

46

48

49

52

70

73

ET

47

1,277

45.6

2,530

Mar.

45

47

45 

50

48

47

49

46

42

39

38

4T

»46

44

42

44

48

45

39

40

45

50

55

»54

56.

50

49

55

52

50

52

1,454

46.9

2,880

Apr.

50

55T

54 

61

53

56

 66

78

80

76

73

70

60

63

64

105

114

137

224

323

379

396

433

414

414

459

475

487

25T

365

6,095

203

12,090

May

432- 389

436 

389

467

644

760

820

825

795

795

800

»863

54T

795

825

805

750

770

720

653

648

612

617

640

635

599

563

558

558

520

20,544

663

40,750

June

133" 467

407 

372

358

372

393

369

333

287

248

211

189

173

156

147

137

»123

127

allO

alOO

a90

a80

a70

a60

a54

a50

a45

a41

a58

6,040

201

11,980

July

a35 »2"9"

28 

23

20

19

18

16

14

12

10

10

11

10

»9.0

9.0

9.0

9.5

12

10

8.5

8.0

7.0

14- 577

7.3

7.3

7.3

 7.0

6.7

7.0

393.0

12.7

780

Aug.

7.0

7.0

trt 10

11

9.5

10

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

»11

12

12

12

14

15

20

18

22

37

2?

21

20

18

18

16

17

17

15

445.6

14.4

884

Sept.

15

15

fc

»15

16

18

18

18

18

17

18

64

4T

30

24

22

20

 19

319

a!9

al9

al9

a!8

a!8

a!8

a20

a22

a28

a29

647

21.6

1,280

Calendar year 1957: Max 554 Min 15 Mean 94.0 Ac-ft 68,030

Water water year year 1957-58! 1957-58! Max Max 863 863 Mln Mln 6.4 6.4 Mean Mean 120 120 Ac-ft Ac-rt 86,600 86,600

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Oct. 19 (10:50 a.m.) 715 cfs (4.37 ft); Oct. 22 (6 a.m.) 308 cfs 

(3.35 ft); Apr. 27 (1 a.m.) 495 cfs (3.95 ft); May 13 (9 a.m.) 885 cfs (4.80 ft); May 26 (6 a.m. 

666 cfs (4.54 ft); June 7 (5 p.m.) 418 cfs (5.64 ft).______ __________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 2 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
350 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2763. Rio Pueblo de Taos below Los Cordovas, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°22'30", long 105°40'10", in Gijosa Grant, on left bank 2 miles southwest 

of Los Cordovas, 2§ miles downstream from Rio Grande de Ranches, 4^ miles upstream 

from mouth, Taos County.

Drainage area. 380 sq mi.

Records available . March 1957 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,630 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs Oct. 19 (gage height, 4.84 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Aug. 3,4, 12.

1957-58: Maximum discharge, 2,070 cfs Aug. 24, 1957 (gage height, 5.81 ft); minimum daily discharge, 10 cfs Aug. 3, 4, 12, 1958.

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

record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for irrigation of about 12,000 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 18, Dec. 19-30, Jan. 5. 14, 19, 20, 25, 

27, 28, 31, Feb. 5-27, Mar. 4 to Apr. 22, Aug. 10-22)

0.8

.9

1.0

1.5

9.4

15

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

124

212

330

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

510

750

1,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

a21

a21

a2o

a23

a21

a23

a23

23

22

21

21

44

39

34

34

37

39

39

418

TT6

173

269

126

101

92

86

80

77

74

73

74

2,321

74.9

4,600

Nov.

92

87

85

81

98

92

~93 100

84

80

78

81

80

75

73

73

84

68

50

53

54

43

43

52

60

65

70

58

60

45

2,157

71.9

4,280

Dec.

50

52

52

53

54

54

54

54

53

52

52

50

52

52

52

5656"

54

48

40

46

48

47

45

42

40

46

40

42

45 

b40

1,521

49.1

3,020

Jan.

b39

b39

b40

b41

42

b41

b41

b41

b41

b40

b39

b39

b38

39

b56

b39

b39

b38

38

37

b36

b38

b39

b39

40

b40

39

38

b40

b40 

40

1,216

39.2

2,410

Feb.

b40

b40

b43

b45

46

42

40

40

41

41

40

38

45

39

38

39

38

39

40

42

4243-

45

48

67

77

53

b46

-

1,232

44.0

2,440

Mar.

b45

b47

b46

51

49

47

48

45

42

39

37

41

46

44

42

45

48

44

40

40

43

50

52

53

J59

54

51

59

53

52 

54

1,466

47.3

2,910

Apr.

56

64

59

66

5_5

60

71

86

89

83

80

73

64

67

86

121

132

148

240

328

390

430

490

438

438

494

530

546

470

410

6,664

222

13,220

May

446

498

486

430

502

685

774

828

840

834

846

834

894

WS

822

840

834

798

816

768

714

675

650

645

660

650

625

600

586

574 

530

21,572

696

42,790

June

474

44?

410

375

357

366

384

366

330

292

265

231

210

190

171

163

148

132

124

113

106

95

83

72

64

55

52

48

44

39

6,201

207

12,300

July

34

34

31

28

27

25

25

23

20

18

16

15

16

15

14

14

14

14

17

15

13

13

12

12

II

11

13

13

12

12

12

549

17.7

1,090

Aug.

12

12

10

IS

14

14

13

13

13

12

11

10

12

13

13

14

14

17

21

20

21

3025"

22

21

21

20

20

20

20 

20

508

16.4

1,010

Sept.

2C

IS

If

TF

1£

is

2C

2C

2C

2C

21

21

69

7$

28

24

24

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

23

25

36

36

724

24.1

1,440

Calendar year 1957: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1957-58: Max 894 Mln 10 Mean 126 Ac-ft 91,510

Peak discharge (base, 230 cfE 

490 cfs (3.47 ft); Apr. 28

}. Oct. 19 (8:30 a.m.) 1,360 cfs (4.84 ft): Oct. 22 (2:30 a.m.) 

[5 a.m.) 566 cfs (5.71 ft); May 14 (10 a.m.) 950 cfs (4.50 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, available fragments of recorder trace, reconstructed recorder graph, weather records, and records for nearby 

upstream stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record Nov. 19 to Dec. 18; discharge estimated on same basis as for
RIO GRANDE BASIN 351

2765. Rio Grande below Taos Junction Bridge, near Taos, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°19'00", long 105°45'30", in Hi sec. 15, T. 24 N., R. 11 E., on left bank 

2 miles downstream from Rio Pueblo de Taos (formerly known as Rio Taos) and bridge on 

State Highway 96 and 12 miles southwest of Taos.

Drainage area.--9.730 sq mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in San 

Lull Valley, Colo.).

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

1925 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,080 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Tx> Apr. 14, 1934, at bridge 2 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1925-58), 791 cfs (572,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,160 cfs May 29 (gage height, 7.80 ft); minimum daily, 225 cfs Sept. 11, 12.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 9,730 cfs June 7, 1948, June 22, 1949; maximum gage 

height, 9.41 ft May 17, 1941; minimum daily discharge, 159 cfs Oct. 8-11, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 650,000 acres above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 788: 1934(M). WSP 1392: 1931-32, 1935, 1937, 1945, 1950.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.5 

5.0

220

500

875

1,360

1,970

2,680

4,440

6,630

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

348

342

320

310

315

315

320

326

320

*326

326

364

370

364

361

364

364

364

1,000

584

708

884

542

494

494

487

480

480

480

494

1,010

14,276

461

28,320

Nov.

,210

,250

,270

,190

,180

1,240

1,260

 1,270

1,290

1,570

1,320

1,030

934

875

859

892

926

875

827

755

626

577

480

626

708

739

811

795

787

708

28,680

956

56,890

Dec.

640

640

640

640

662

692

700

715

739

723

723

*708

700

670

662

662

678

708

692

670

662

662

662

662

640

640

633

605

612

619

612

20,673

667

41,000

Jan.

577

563

556

549

556

549

*535

535

535

535

549

549

535

542

542

535

535

542

542

542

487

521

521

494

500

521

521

521

521

535

542

16,587

535

32,900

Feb.

535

535

*542

549

549

549

549

549

556

563

584

584

570

591

598

612

570

556

556

570

598

626

670

708

739

755

739

648

-

16,750

598

33,220

Mar.

563

563

577

648

*692

708

731

708

700

692

670

670

619

598

633

619

619

619

619

605

570

556

549

556

563

577

670

648

619

605

584

19,350

624

38,380

Apr.

570

591

*563

584

556

549

549

556

619

708

755

678

626

612

633

755

803

763

835

952

1,140

1,810

2,230

2,420

2,500

2.620

2,480

*2,500

2,410

2,240

35,607

1,187

70,630

May

2,210

2,110

2,070

2.010

2,020

2,320

2,840

3,490

*3,980

4,290

4,600

4,860

5,330

5,520

5,200

*4,640

4,210

4,060

4,140

4,230

4,170

4,210

4,210

4,210

4,330

4,520

5,050

5,720

6.110

5^840

128,480

4,145

254,800

June

5,280

4,840

4,310

3,830

3,480

3,030

2,540

2,650

3,460

3,690

3,670

3,200

2,420

1,880

1,520

1,280

 1,220

1,230

1,130

1,040

960

795

715

640

605

542

500

480

461

442

61,840

2,061

122,700

July

411

405

405

393

387

387

370

353

342

*336

320

310

300

285

270

270

300

300

315

300

295

290

290

290

285

275

280

280

270

270

265

9,849

318

19,540

Aug.

*260

255

250

245

255

280

270

260

250

245

245

*240

240

250

305

250

245

275

275

310

295

320

315

300

295

305

275

265

260

255

245

8,335

269

16,530

Sept.

245

240

230

230

230

230

235

*235

240

240

225

225

410

305

275

270

260

265

280

280

280

270

265

255

250

250

260

270

270

280

7,800

260

15,470

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,340 Min 220 Mean 1,051 Ac-ft 760,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,110 Mln 225 Mean 1,009 Ac-ft 730,400

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--Oct. 19 (10 a.m.) 2,500 cfs (5.89 ft); Apr. 26 (7 p.m. 

2,650 cfs (6.01 ft); May 29 (2 p.m.) 6,160 cfs (7.80 ft)._________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
352 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2795. Rio Grande at Embudo, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°12'20", long 105°57'50", in SW£sw£ sec. 23, T. 23 N., R. 9 E., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from bridge at Embudo and 2| miles downstream from 

Embudo Creek.

Drainage area . 10 ,400 sq mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in San 

Luis Valley, Colo.) .

Records available. January 1889 to December 1903, September 1912 to September 1916, and 

October 1930 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1889 to December 1903 and September 1912 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer. Figures of 

daily discharge for Oct. 4 to Nov. 30, 1896, published in WSP 358, have been found to 

be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,789.14 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

T929. Jan. 1 to Feb. 28, 1889, staff gage l£ miles upstream at different datura, and 

March 1889 to December 1903 staff gage 1,300 ft upstream at different datura. September 

1912 to June 1914 on downstream end of bridge pier at site 200 ft upstream at present 

datura.

Average discharge. 5i 

acre-ft per year).

years (1889-93, 1894-1903, 1912-16, 1917-58), 1,003 cfs (726,100

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,840 cfs May 30 (gage height, 9.65 ft); minimura daily, 267 cfs Aug. 12-13, Sept. 11-12.

1889-1903, 1912-58: Maximum discharge, 15,900 cfs June 19, 1903 (gage height, 

15.8 ft); minimum daily, 130 cfs June 30, 1902.

Remarks.--Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 660,000 acres above station. 

Records of suspended sediment loads for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 358: 1900-1902. WSP 878: 1915-16. WSP 1512: 1892-99, 

1904, 1916, 1931-32, 1939, 1944-45, 1950. See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, Nov. 12-16, May 2-6, Sept. 13-30)

Oct. 1 to May 14 May 15 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

300

515

790

1,130

2,000

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

3,000

4,000

5,060

6,160

7,260

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

260

380

630

920

1,680

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

2,620

3,710

4,860

6,060

7,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ao-ft

Oct.

371

*367

347

328

328

335

335

335

324

324

328

380

424

402

411

411

402

398

1.520

708

826

1,130

648

570

560

540 

520

520

*525

550

*9l7

15,864

512

51,470

Nov.

1,250

1,500

,530

,270

,280

,290

,350

1,350

1,550

1.420

1,420

1,140

1,010

*952

924

945

980

938

874

808

697

609

'514 500

748

808 

880

880

856

772

30,545

1,018

60,590

Dec.

675

692

692

680

750

742

742

772

760

*760

760

760

742

750

742

756

742

760

754

756

724

756

719

708

697

686 

686

642

155

664

642

22,264

718

44,160

Jan.

626

609

598

592

598

576

*565

570

576

570

576

587

555

587

560

560

570

587

592

587

E"5o~ 510

540

550

545

545 

560

555

550

587

592

17,675

570

55,060

Feb.

570

582

*592

604

604

604

604

604

614

614

656

651

631

626

642

653

620

598

592

631

675

719

754

790

808

820 

754

697

-

18,299

654

36,300

Mar.

598

620

620

692

*736

754

784

772

748

742

724

714

680

642

680

670

680

664

658

642

651

620

614

620

631

636 

697

719

670

648

642

20,948

676

41 , 550

Apr.

642

653

*656

648

604

598

1T4

636

670

790

832

760

692

664

714

856

966

980

1,230

1,560

1,810

2,480

3,060

3,090

3,200

3.470 

3,430

3,400

3,170

2j 900

45,755

1,525

90,750

May

2,800

2,800

2,680

2.540

*2,630

5,070

5,760

4,410

*4,930

5,270

5,580

5,940

6,360

6,650

6,400

6,050

5,550

5,290

5,280

*5,280

5,240

5,270

5,210

5,180

5,290

5,470 

5,900

6,340

*6,710

6, 780

6, 660

157,280

5,074

312,000

June

6.240

5,700

5,220

4,680

4,270

4,040

5,590

3,460

3,930

4,120

4,150

3,750

3,090

2,370

1,970

*1,630

1,500

1,430

1,330

1,200

1,130

980

866

794

734

674 

620

585

570

540

75,163

2,505

149,100

July

525

480

480

480

475

515

480

430

595

*580

553

544

327

307

295

284

299

323

348

340

315

307

299

299

299

295 

292

295

295

OOfl too

278

11,122

359

22,060

Aug.

*274

274

270

274

292

292

299

284

281

274

274

*267

287

270

335

281

278

288

327

307

353

405 3"9T

348

335

323

327

299

295

292

288

9,368

302

18,580

Sept.

284

278

274

270

270

278

281

278

274

270

*267

267

616

445

353

323

315

323

344

344

335

323

319

311

311

303

311

331

311

331

9,540

318

18,920

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,870 Mln 256 Mean 1,170 Ac-ft 847,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 6,780 Mln 267 Mean 1,189 Ac-ft 860,500

>ak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--Oct. 19 (2 p.m.) 2,760 cfs (5.68 ft); Apr. 27 (3 a.m.) 

5,610 cfs (6.66 ft); May 14 (3 p.m.) 6,690 cfs (9.52 ft); May 50 (10 a.m.) 6,840 cfs (9.65 ft); 

.Tuns TO IR n.m.l 4.1 ^O rfs 1 7 ^fl rt").

, . .. 

June 10 (8 p.m.) 4,150 cfs (7.58 ft 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RIO ORANDE BASIN 353

2841. Rio Chama near La Puente, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°39'45" ( long 106 e38'00", on right bank in Tierra Amarilla Grant, 

0.7 mile downstream from Rito de Tierra Amarilla (formerly Nutritas Creek), 3 miles 

southwest of La Puente, and 6.7 miles upstream from flow line of El Vado Reservoir, 

Rio Arriba County.

Drainage area. 480 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,083 ft (from river-profile map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,770 cfs May 17 (gage height, 5.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs as explained below; minimum daily 25 cfs July 17.

1955-58: Maximum discharge, 8,040 cfs June 7, 1957 (gage height, 6.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and an inflowoutflow study of El Vado Reservoir; minimum daily, 4.4 cfs Sept. 19, 1956.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for 

irrigation of about 7,500 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

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

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

51

75

109

184

305

3.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

630

1,150

1,980

3,280

5,080

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

140

230

440

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

850

1,500

2,400

3,700

5,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

60

60

59

56

58

58

56

56

56

70 

105

117

109

102

95

96

104

124

148 m120

120

107

104

102

111

120

120

2,891

93.3

5,730

Nov.

140

150

140

132

148

i3>

Ttff

164

138

138

138

142 

142

135

138

138

135

132

120

110

100

106" 

110

120

130

130

115

105

105

3,900

130

7,740

Dec.

105

105

105

105

110

110

105

105

105

105

105

100 

97

97

100

104

104

95

90

82

83

86 

90 

92

94

82

82

82

82

80

70

2,957

95.4

5,870

Jan,

70

70

70

70

70

75

75

75

75

75

70

70 

70

70

70

80

BS

80

70

70

a70

a 60 

a3o

a 60

a70

a70

a 70

a70

a70

a70

a70

2,195

70.8

4,350

Feb.

70

85

80

80

80

70

70

70

80

80

70

70 

70

70

70

75

90

100

120

150

200

400 

448 

345

282

184

170

140

-

3,814

136

7,560

Mar.

140

150

140

132

126

122

115

113

109

100

96

107 

105

102

102

109

115

138

142

148

205

239 

259 

259

239

239

247

247

198

205

268

5,016

162

9,950

Apr.

273

255

219

227

184

212

310

350

291

310

335

264 

231

305

522

780

953

1,320

1,920

2,130

2,370

2.470 

2,390

1,940

1,960

2,000

2,220

2,110

1,670

1,570

32,091

1,070

63,650

May

1.600

1,690

1,780

2,180

2,730

3,040

3,040

3,250

3,470

3,470

3,470

4.490 

37800

3,540

3,570

3,870

4,120

3,950

3,760

3,490

3,200

3,020 

3,120 

2,910

2,840

2,810

2,670

2,510

2,380

2,200

2,050

94,020

3,033

186,500

June

1.880

1,746

1,610

1,470

1,400

1,360

1,140

1,130

984

850

750

669

588

524

8470

a430

a390

8350

a320

a285

a262

a242

a220 

a200

al80

a!65

alSO

a!40

a!25

116

20,140

671

39,950

July

103

99

106

IS

84

76

72

71

62

54

49

47 

43

42

39

34

25

TT

56

43

35

32 

28 

27

29

32

32

31

31

32

32

1,568

50.6

3,110

Aug.

32

30

M

H

28

31

37

35

35

34

34

35 

35

34

33

49

66

65

52

48

52 m86

90

84

70

57

50

47

43

1,581

51.0

3,140

Sept.

39

39

37

39

42

43

62

57

49

42

36

3? 

265

254

138

99

82

74

70

64

61

57 

58 

59

68

64

59

61

61

57

2,173

72.4

4,310

Calendar year 1957; Max 5,760 Mln 25 Mean 561 Ac-ft 406,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,490 Mln 25 Mean 472 Ao-ft 341,900

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs).--Apr. 23 (1 a.m.) 3,100 cfs (4.94 ft); May 12 (4 a.m.) 5,460 cfs 

(5.55 ft); May 17 (10:45 p.m.) 5,770 efs (5.62 ft).____________________________________

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

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20 to Jan. 20, Feb. 1-22, Feb. 28 to Mar. 2, 

MarTTo.
354 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2845. Willow Creek near Park View, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°40'20", long 106°42'10", in Tierra Amarilla Grant, on right bank 400 ft 

upstream from Willow Creek dam site, 0.3 mile downstream from Horse Lake Creek, and 

8| miles southwest of Park View, Rio Arriba County.

Drainage area. 193 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1936 to September 1958 (no winter records prior to 1943).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,950 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1937, at datum 0.79 ft higher.

Average discharge.--19 years (1939-58), 21.1 cfs (15,280 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 6.70 ft); no 

flow many days.

1936-58: Maximum discharge, 4,500 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 10.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 300 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 858: 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except period of loe effect 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

height, In feet,

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21

0.0 0.6

.1 .8

.3 1.0

1.6 

5.5

14

1.0

Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

0.3 1.5

.9 2.0

2.0 2.5

4.0 3.0

9.5 4.0

17 5.0

50

105

185

295

605

1,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

*1

2

2

2

8

13

8

5

4

3

3

3

3

*3

4

84

2.7

167

Nov.

4

4

4

3

4

5

9

8

8

6

4

4

3

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

*1

<D

87

2.9

173

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

*0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

3

0.1

6.0

Calendar year 1957: Max 542

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

*1

£

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

9

0.3

18

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

6

10

15

22

61

115

132

106

70

*46

-

586

20.9

1,160

Min 0

Mar.

50

49

47

47

47

40

21

29

27

18.

30

30

30

50

80

110

110

110

130

150

150

200

200

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

3,755

121

7,450

Apr.

*300

282

195

221

131

229

339

357

320

441

345

528

278

381

560

685

*752

*946

942

748

605

510

390

255

250

205

174

134

*90

119

11,712

390

23,230

May

130

98

78

71

62

54

48

39

33

28

25

42

35

*23

18

15

13

13

12

11

11

12

11

10

9

10

*10

8

7

6

6

948

30.6

1,880

June

5

4

4

5

5

6

8

7

6

4

3

2

1

3

2

2

3

6

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

5

4

*4

145

4.8

288

July

4

5

5

5

6

6

6

5

4

3

3

3

2

*2

!_

2

2

7

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

4

4

3

2

2

2

115

3.7

228

Aug.

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

4

4

3

3

7

7

5

4

5

17

11

*6

7

5

11

10

8

6

5

4

3

2 

2

2

149

4.8

296

Sept.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

4

4

4

*2

7

13

7

4

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1 

1

72

2.4

143

Mean 20.9 Ac-ft 15,120

Water year 1957-58: Max 946 Min 0 Mean 48.4 Ac-ft 35,040

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). --Apr 

2,060 cfs (6.70 ft) .

10 :15 p.m.) 901 cfs ft); Apr. 18 (8 to 10 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 18, Feb. 17-21, 27, Mar. 11 to Apr. 1; discharge estimated on 

basis of 2 discharge measurements, available fragments of recorder trace, recorded range in stage, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 18 

to Jan. 17.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 

2855. Rio Chama below El Vado Dam, N. Mex.

355

Location. Lat 36°34 1 50", long 106°43'30", in Tierra Amarilla Grant, on left bank L5 miles 

downstream from El Vado Dam, 2.7 miles upstream from Rio Nutrias, and 13 miles southwest of Tierra Amarilla.

Drainage area.--877 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1913 to November 1916 (published as Chama River near Tierra 

Amarilla October 1913 to September 1914 and as Chama River near El Vado October 1914 

to November 1916) and October 1935 to September 1958 (published as Rio Chama near 

Tierra Amarilla October 1935 to September 1946) in reports of Geological Survey. October 1913 to September 1916 and February 1920 to December 1924 in reports of State 

engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,696.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to October 1935, at site 1.5 miles upstream at different datum. October 

1935 to September 1938 at site 1.1 miles upstream at datum 30.34 ft higher.

Average discharge --22 years (1936-58), 387 cfs (280,200 acre-ft per year), subsequent to 

completion of El Vado Dam.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,760 cfs May 18 (gage height, 6.40 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Dec. 20 to Jan. 1.

1935-58: Maximum discharge, 6,010 cfs May 17, 1941 (gage height, 6.89 ft); maximum gage height, 9.63 ft May 30, 1937, site and datum then in use; no flow Mar. 25, 26, 

31, 1955.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Plow reguTated since 1935 by El Vado Reservoir (see p. 432). Diversions for irrigation of about 

8,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1392: 1949.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 0,2 1.7 97

.9 .7 2.0 191

1.0 2.2 2.5 410

1.1 5.7 3.0 700

1.2 12 4.0 1,510

1.3 22 5.0 2,630

1.5 52 6.0 4,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

I

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

45

60

85

163

203

*90

49

111

163

160

160

191

226

108

37

65

87

147

774 

*982

4,392

142

8,710

Nov.

968

952

922

900

870

833

812

777

742

676

338

163

156

147

*150

150

153

150

122

87

65

50

50

50

50

50

69

70

71

*71

10,664

355

21,150

Dec.

69

49

1.2

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

^4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

*.4

133.1

4,29

264

Jan.

0.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

. 6 

.6

15.9

0.51

32

Feb.

*0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.7

2

4

5.7

5.7

7.6

4.8

3.3

9.1

JU

5.2

3.3

*11

-

82.4

2.94

163

Mar.

73

97

*97

103

103

103

103

125

163

184

184

184

*184

177

174

177

180

177

177

174

174

174

174

184

188

191

191

195

195

195 

*54j[

5,346

172

10,600

Apr.

777

777

770

604

425

415

420

842

1,140

1,130

1,140

1,130

1,130

 1,110

1,110

1,120

1,130

1,130

1,170

1,180

30

12

12

572

1,320

882

722

975

1,210

*1.570

25,775

858

51,080

May

,370

,360

,370

,380

,010

266

17

18

18

20

21

36

*26

279

720

1,070

1,500

2,010

2,140

2,330

2,530

2,730

2,870

3,070

5,180

3,010

2,960

3,040

*2,780

2,450

2,300

47,881

1,545

94,970

June

2,530

2,490

2,630

2,910

1,560

785

1,100

1,170

1,030

735

676

*540

466

466

466

286

262

310

310

315

315

320

1,300

5.620

2,940

207

180

125

117

*10_8_

30,269

1,009

60,040

July

100

78

60

58

58

56

54

52

56

38

35

32

26

*23

22

22

21

22

21

20

19

19

486

562

526

372

701

1,090

1,170

*1,150 

1.620

8,569

276

17 , 000

Aug.

1.950

1,920

1,930

1,400

975

990

998

998

1,050

1,040

1,080

491

28

31

31

31

31

34

*42

85

111

111

108

108

111

108

67

52

*56

56 

56

16,079

519

31,890

Sept.

38

760

997

478

764

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,070

789

502

*275

49

80

137

160

160

160

89

50

50

49

36

11

70

108

68

42

54

*62

10,338

345

20,510

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,820 Min 0.4 Mean 597 Ac-ft 432,200

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,620 Min 0.4 Mean 437 Ac-ft 316,400

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22-26, 28, Dec. 11 to Feb. 18, Mar. 2.
356 RIO GRANDE BASIN

28V5. Rio Chama near Abiquiu, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 36°13'00", long 106°15'00", in Juan Jose Lobato Grant, at downstream end 

of bridge pier on State Highway 96, 1-J miles upstream from El Rito Creek, 5 miles 

downstream from Abiquiu, Rio Arriba County, and 13.5 miles downstream from Abiquiu 

dam site (dam under construction).

Drainage area.--2,170 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--January 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,873.17 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge.--16 years, 374 cfs (270,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,400 cfs June 25 (gage height, 5.65 ft); minimum daily not determined, probably occurred during ice period.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 7,870 cfs July 28, 1952 (gage height, 6.18 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs; minimum daily, 1 cfs June 11, 

1947.

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

which are poor. Plow regulated by El Vado Reservoir (see p. 432). Diversions for 

irrigation of about 18,500 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Nov. 5, Apr. 10-30,

May 17-27, and July 20-23)

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

17

27

59

110

179

320

3.4 

3.8

5.6

590

950

1,440

2,060

3,010

4,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

85

73

70

66

64

61

61

#51

57

59

59

158

107

85

90

142

183

126

149

430

424

*380

254

235

268

187

70

61

113 

#160

 1,050

5,364

173

10,640

Nov.

1,050

1,040

1,060

1,090

1.240

983

890

870

823

778

697

338

221

208

200

200

204

200

192

160

130

110

90

£0

80

#80

80

80

80 

SO

13,334

444

26,450

Dec.

80

ISSS

70

61

55

45

35

35

35

 30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

25

20

20

20

20

20

15.

15

15

15

15

15

15

1,056

34.1

2,090

Jan.

(»)

> 15

10

10

10

> 15

450

14.5

893

Feb.

&Iff

22

#28

33

30

28

28

28

33

38

57

52

54

37

37

106

357

458

524

#602

795

7ST

588

581

659

#278

142

-

6,389

228

12,670

Mar.

IS3ff

#149

180

160

175

183

196

254

235

244

244

230

235

235

263

426

452

487

412

445

575

BeEF

522

466

380

338

350

294

226

249

9,325

301

18,500

Apr.

850

#930

900

890

522

438

5oT

715

1,320

1,230

1,280

1,230

1,220

1,390

1,360

1,470

1,390

1,540

2,090

2,390

1,850

1,480

1,540

994

#2,410

2.560

1,780

2,130

1,830

g 3QQ

42,537

1,418

84,370

May

2,140

2,340

2,040

2,360

2,520

1,660

1,130

#1,000

930

930

920

950

950

852

1,700

1,990

2,320

2,790

2,900

2,900

*5,170

5,580

5,480

3,600

5.660

5!240

3,170

2, 560

2, 280

68,242

2,201

155,400

June

2,300

2,660

2,230

2,760

2,670

679

1,070

1,280

1,210

940

724

715

#550

508

501

464

504

284

526

526

558

338

320

#2,250

4.180

#1,160

294

254

196

157

31,998

1,067

63,470

July

142

#123

123

93

82

75

#73

68

64

59

59

52

50

41

37

55

33

40

68

52

37

#27

Si

36l

560

568

350

975

1,220

1.510

1,230

8,037

259

15,940

Aug.

1 . 980

1, 650

1,860

1,860

940

972

1.O40

1,040

1,060

1,100

#983

al.050

a400

a200

102

68

55

1ST

#93

116

68

256

179

152

125

120

125

104

66

57

55

18,154

585

55,970

Sept.

 55

50 #948

555

432

872

983

994

S5T

994

560

466

369

157

120

132

160

164

164

153

a 90

a80

a70

#64

55

247?

116

68

55

10,027

334

19,890

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,010 Mln 15 Mean 681 Ac-ft 493,100

Water year 1957-58! Max 4,180 Mln - Mean 589 Ac-ft 426,300

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 upstream and downstream stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Dec. 4, Dec. 7 to Feb. 3.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 357

2890. Rio OJo Caliente at La Madera, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36 020'59", long 106 0 02'38", in NW£lffi£ sec. 1, T. 24 N., R. 8 E., on left 

bank 400 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 111, 21 miles south of La Madera, 

2f miles downstream from confluence of Rio Vallecitos and Rio Tusas, and 3-J- miles 

north of Ojo Caliente.

Drainage area. 419 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1932 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,358.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 23, 1934, at site about 2f miles upstream at different datums. 

Apr. 23, 1934, to June 22, 1936, at datum 12.58 ft lower and June 23, 1936, to Oct. 27, 

1956, at datum 13.84 ft lower, both at site 1,400 ft downstream.

Average discharge. 26 years, 76.4 ofs (55,310 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,140 cfs Apr. 21 (gage height, 6.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 4.2 cfs 

Aner 9 12

1932-58: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 21, 1958; maximum gage height, 7.60 ft 

July 15, 1933, site and datum then in use; minimum daily discharge, 0.6 cfs Aug. 18, 

Sept. 17, 1956.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 8,400 acres.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, May 1-22)

Oct. 3 to Apr. 30 May I to Sept. 30

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

5.E 4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

143

315

650

1,240

2,090

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

4.2

60

111

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

215

420

780

1,330

2,090

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

If) O\J

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

6._7 772

7.5

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.1

*7.1

8.0

8.3

7.6

11

14

14

13

13

13

11

22

54

80

*157

55

40

35

32

28

26

25

25 

27

775.4

25.0

1,540

Nov.

28

34

35

35

54

72

I*

61

64

55

49

55

50

46

47

45

45

42

41

43

*37

29

40

52

52

54

53

40

42

32

1,406

46.9

2,790

Dec.

36

36

33

35

40

36

31

37

36

32

*31

31

31

32

33

35

35

33

30

24

32

33

29

32

28

25

28

26

27

28 

20

975

31.5

1,930

Jan.

20

20

24

2726"

22

23

*24

22

22

23

22

20

24

21

22

22

23

23

24

20

22

25

25

26

25

25

24

23

24 

23

716

23.1

1,420

Feb.

20

20

23

*25

28

27

26

25

28

27

26

24

27

25

25

28

28

22

36

44

*52

57

56

59

74

74

54

42

-

1,012

36.1

2,010

Calendar year 1957 i Max 984 Mln 6.2

Mar.

42

40

38

*46

38

41

42

40

42

11

36

40

39

38

39

47

61

68

*70

69

89

112

116

116

125

143

127

134

89

92

134

2,187

70.5

4,340

Apr.

141

*151

116

148

99

107

159

164

143

146

178

129

148

269

438

470

535

891

1,480

1,580

1,720

*1,970

*1,800

1,230

1,340

1,530

1,670

1,240

787

688

21,467

716

42,580

Mean 105

May

807

890

834

1,080

1,510

1,610

1,540

*1.680

1,600

1,330

1,160

1,050

726

589

527

534

501

458

426

415

395

385

395

338

297

274

246

218

194

171 

154

22,334

720

44,300

June

130

TI5

*100

85

82

74

96

80

63

54

48

44

*40

33

27

21

18

16

15

12

11

9.8

8.8

8.2

*6.8

6.5

6.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

1,227.2

40.9

2,430

July

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.7

7 8

T78

6.3

*5.6

5.6

5.6

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.7

5.4

6.5

5.6

5.4

*5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.7

4.9

4.9 

4.9

167.1

5.39

331

Aug.

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.9

4.9

4.9

*5.1

4.7

H

4.2

4.2

4.4

5.4

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.5

11

14

38

17

9.1

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.8 

5.4

224.3

7.24

445

Sept.

5.4

5.4

5.1

*578

6.3

9.7

13

9.8

9.8

12

9.8

8.2

81

33

22

17

14

13

13

12

11

10

9.8

*9.8

9.1

9.1

9.5

10

10

10

403.6

13.5

801

Ac-ft 75,820

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,970 Mln 4.2 Mean 145 Ac-ft 104,900

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs).--Apr. 21 (11:30 p.m.) 3.140 cfs (6.42 ft); Apr. 27 (12:10 a.m.) 

2,370 cfs (6.11 ft); May 6 (3 a.m.) 2,250 efs (6.33 ft).______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
358 RIO GRANDE BASIN

2900. Rio Chama near Chamita, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 36°04'25", long 106"06'39", in NE^NE^ sec. 8, T. 21 N., R. 8 E., on left 

bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 285, half a mile west of Chamita, 

2j miles northwest of San Juan Pueblo, and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--3,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1912 to June 1915 and October 1930 to September 1958 in reports 

of Geological Survey. October 1912 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,653 ft (from river-profile map). Prior 

tfo Oct. 4, 1933, at railroad bridge 2 miles downstream at different datums. Oct. 4, 

1933, to Mar. 1, 1942, at site 150 ft upstream at datum 0.22 ft higher.

Average discharge. 45 years (1912-17, 1918-58), 608 cfs (440,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,830 cfs Apr. 20 (gage height, 5.94 ft); minimum daily, 5.9 cfs July 14.

1912-13, 1929-58: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Aug. 12, 1929; maximum gage height, 

8.33 ft May 16, 1941; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made 2 or 3 times a month. 

Diversions above station for irrigation of about 30,000 acres, a few hundred of which 

are below station. Plow partly regulated by El Vado Reservoir (see p. 432) 77 miles 

upstream. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water 

year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1913-15, 1929(M), 1934, 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-17, Oct. 31 to Nov. 24, Dec. 18 to Feb. 27, 

Apr. 4-15, May 12 to June 5, June 24, 25, July 7-10, July 28 to Sept. 16)

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

2.2

66

100

174

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

322

680

1,230

2,000

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

100

180

310

480

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

800

1,960

3,370

4,940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

54

50

45

45

43

45

45

41

39

11

39

203

216

151

132

147

294

208

1,100

488

714

612

316

261

277

256

166

170

178

174 

797

7,343

237

14,560

Nov.

,100

,130

,110

,110

,870

,180

,040

969

1,000

914

780

485

328

300

256

277

277

256

241

221

til 90

b!70

b!60

b!60

170

166

163

136

132

140

16,431

548

32,590

Dec.

129

147

140

136

122

114

93

100

97

83

90

90

90

66

93

90

86

93

b85

b80

76

86

97

90

bTO.

b80

90

86

90

93

73

2,975

96.0

5,900

Jan.

69

69

b70

b68

66

57

61

61

69

75

b70

1)62

52

54

57

59

66

61

ti58

b50

b35

b40

b40

b45

1)45

bSO

b50

b50

b50

b50

b50

1,757

56.7

3,480

Feb.

52

59

59

64

80

66

73

59

66

80

80

100

97

100

86

69

83

374

606

746

791

'936 965

764

755

830

488

265

-

8,793

314

17,440

Mar.

188

188

224

236

236

228

248

236

260

270

275

280

285

280

295

310

438

508

522

487

474

614

646

622

606

543

494

508

480

432

426

11,839

382

23,480

Apr.

836

1,010

1,020

1,020

800

755

79T

970

1,460

1,570

1,590

1,600

1,520

1,760

1,870

2,170

2,090

2,460

3,500

4,150

3,870

3,630

3,670

2,790

3,680

4,080

3,520

3,730

2,920

3,280

68,112

2,270

135,100

May

3,300

3,610

3,340

3,600

4,120

3,850

3,180

2,850

2,630

2,510

2,430

2,370

2,140

1,750

1,780

2,260

2,460

3,020

3,340

3,420

3,430

3,540

3,740

3,740

3,870

3,880

3,550

3,550

3,520

3,130 

z|670

96,580

3,115

191,600

June

2,470

2,750

2,320

2,810

2,980

1,080

1,070

1,290

1,280

1,110

800

764

598

522

474

462

438

402

432

408

402

402

426

1,760

5,750

1,860

355

310

232

188

34,145

1,138

67,730

July

dlSO

dlOO

d80

61

40

35

34

35

33

21

14

10

7.6

5.9

7.0

8.6

8.6

34

34

15

17

14

10

193

590

566

420

723

1,110

1,200

1,190

6,766.7

218

13,420

Aug.

1,940

1,920

1,900

1,910

1,140

950

960

950

960

1,020

940

970

541

118

54

27

17

16

73

64

29

173

228

166

140

97

68

44

24

13

14

17,466

563

34,640

Sept.

10

8.6

557

706

408

763

960

940

930

930

648

480

908

320

160

144

232

240

240

236

120

61

56

54

44

30

56

200

115

49

10,605 . 6

354

21,040

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,020 Min 37 Mean 790 Ac-ft 571,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,150 Mln 5.9 Mean 775 Ac-ft 561,000

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

trace, reconstructed recorder graph, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 359

2910. Santa Cruz River at Cundiyo, N. Mex.

Location.- -La t 35°57'40", long 105°54'10", in SE^NWi sec. 17, T. 20 N., R. 10 E. , on left 

bank 135 ft downstream from highway bridge at confluence of Rio Medio and Rio Frijoles 

and 0.6 mile northwest of Cundiyo.

Drainage area. 86 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1931 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. 

September 1915 to December 1931 (published as Rio Medio at Cundiyo prior to 1930 and 

Rio Santa Cruz above Chimayo in 1930-31) in reports of State engineer.

. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Jan. 3, 1954. Altitude of gage is 

,460 ft (from topographic map). Prior to January 1930, staff gage at approximately 

same site at different datum. Sept. 1, 1930, to Aug. 12, 1932, water-stage recorder 

at site about 1 mile downstream at different datum. Aug. 13, 1932, to Oct. 29, 1934, 

water-stage recorder at site 35 ft upstream at datum 0.42 ft higher. Oct. 30, 1934, 

to Jan. 2, 1954, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 0.64 ft lower.

Average discharge. --42 years (1915-29, 1930-58), 32.3 cfs (23,380 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 370 cfs May 27 (gage height, 3.20 ft); minimum 

daily, 8 cfs Feb. 13.

1931-58: Maximum discharge, 2,420 cfs Sept. 24, 1931 (gage height, 7.8 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 170

Dec. 3, 1950.

cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 1.1 cfs

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1392: 1931 (M) , 1932-33, 1934-39(M) , 1942, 1943(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 20-28)

1.7

1.8 

2.0

8.2

13

19

37

2.3 

2.6 

2.9 

3.2

145

240

370

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

19

19

18

18

18

23

20

18

*18

18

17

24

20

20

20

20

20

20

30

33

33

33

27

25

24

22

20

20

*20 

20

20

677

21.8

1,340

Nov.

24

22

23

23

25_

24

23

23

22

22

21

*24

23

22

21

21

20

18

17

17

16

a!5

a!6

a 18

a!7

a!6

a!7

a 16

a!7 

a!9

602

20.1

1,190

Dec.

a21

a22

a?T

*20

20

18

18

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

13

12

12

11

457

14.7

906

Jan.

10

11

12

IS

12

*12

11

12

12

11

11

10

12

11

12

11

11

12

12

11

10

9

10

10

12

12

12

11

12 

12

11

349

11.3

692

Feb.

10

10

11

*11

10

10

9.1

8.6

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

8

W.5

9

9.6

11

11

12

13

14

17

18

22

28

25

19

*16

-

357.2

12.8

708

Mar.

17

18

18

*18

15

16

16

17

16

15

14

12

12

13

13

14

16

18

20

20

*24

29

37

37

31

28

30

33

27 

27

33

654

21.1

1,300

Apr.

39

42

38

42

33

39" 29

*48

48

51

49

51

45

47

70

96

105

113

142

166

205

*216

2TF

202

199

202

196

187

151 

154

3,221

107

6,390

May

169

184

160

154

181

212

212

208

212

208

216

219

230

236

226

248

244

248

236

244

244

244

233

268

296

304

335

*355

325

308

272

7,431

240

14,740

June

248

248

256

272

2W

252

240

240

216

190

172

166

154

142

132

120

*111

105

96

88

86

80

72

70

*61

55

54

49

47

45_

4,335

144

8,600

July

46

42

42

37

37

39

37

34

30

31

28

26

25

23

24

*26

30

44

33

28

25

24

21

*20

19

18

18

18

17 

18

16

876

28.3

1,740

Aug.

15

14

14

16

22

23

28

25

25

22

19

20

19

*20

18

15

14

14

16

16

24

27

21

21

18

17

15

15

16 

16

13.

578

18.6

1,150

Sept.

13

12

*12

12

11

16

17

16

14

14

14

14

46

44

22

18

16

15

17

14

13

13

13

13

11

11

13

18

14 

12

488

16.3

968

Calendar year 1957: Max 149 Mln 4 Mean 39. O Ac-ft 28,250

Water year 1957-58: Max 355 Mln 8 Mean 54.9 Ac-ft 39,720

Peak discharge (base, 200 efs). Apr. 21 (11 p.m.) 244 cfs (2.91 ft); May 27 (8 p.m.) 370 efs 

(5.20 ft) ._____________________________ _____________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of reconstructed recorder graph, weather 

records, and records for nearby statisns.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19-21, Dec. 9 to Jan. 25, Feb. 3, 13-15, 

Feb. 27 to Mar. 3, Mar. 5, 10-14 (no gage-height record Jan. 26 to Feb. 2).

541344 O -60 -24
360 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3130. Rio Grande at Otowi Bridge, near San Ildefonso, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°52'25", long 106°08'15", near right bank on downstream side of pier 

of former railway bridge, 400 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 4, if miles 

southwest of San Ildefonso Pueblo, 2j miles downstream from Pojoaque River, and 

7 miles west of Pojoaque.

Drainage area. 14,300 sq mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in San 

Luis Valley, Colo.).

Records available. February 1895 to December 1905, June 1909 to December 1914, and 

October 1930 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. February 1895 to 

December 1905 and June 1909 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer. In early 

reports this record was published as Rio Grande at water tank, as "at Rio Grande", 

and as near Buckman."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,488.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to May 19, 1904, and July 25 to Oct. 1, 1904, staff gage at site 180 ft 

upstream at datum 2.02 ft lower. May 19 to July 24, 1904, Oct. 2, 1904, to Dec. 31, 

1905, and June 23, 1909, to May 31, 1910, staff gage or chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. SS years (1895-1905, 1909-14, 1915-16, 1919-58), 1,608 cfs (1,164,000 

acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs May 29 (gage height, 8.71 ft); minimum daily, 257 cfs July 15.

1898-99, 1904-5, 1930-58: Maximum discharge determined, 22,500 cfs May 16, 1941; 

maximum gage height, 13.70 ft May 14, 1941; minimum daily discharge, 62 cfs July 12-14, 

1904.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Plow 

partly regulated by El Vado Reservoir (see p. 432) on Rio Chama which contributes about 

40 percent of total flow. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 600,000 

acres in Colorado and 75,000 acres in New Mexico. Records of chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in 

WSP 1573.

Revisions (water yearsj. WSP 1512: 1895-99, 1904-6, 1911-12, 1914, 1931(M), 1935.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

456

447

447

434

422

434

426

434

438

438

430

852

740

602

560

586

665

647

4,220

1,570

2,300

2,350

1,380

1,040

1,020

1,000 

830

788

837

823 

1,620

29,236

943

57,990

Nov.

2,410

2,440

2,450

2,390

3,080

2,460

2,490

2,480

2,350

2,390

2,350

1,900

1,480

1,360

1,310

1,350

1,400

1,310

1,240 

1,130

1,080

908

754 7BB"

1,040

1,110 

1,180

1,150

1,110

1,060

49,950

1,665

99,070

Dee.

940

948

940

940

996

1,050

1,000

1,030

1,080

1,080

1,060

1,040

988

964

948

972

980

988

972 

932

924

924

908

893

886

865 

858

823

809 a i i 844 

809

29,391

948

58,300

Jan.

754

734

740

767

774

754

740

747

754

740

760

781

754

767

760

740

754

760

788 

7ST

689

555" 630

677

714

728 

747

734

721

721 

734

22,909

739

45,440

Feb.

689

705" 683

728

734

734

714

708

728

734

734

747

760

760

754

767

760

996

1,170 

1,270

1,380

1, 710

1,660

1,530

1,540

1,680 

1,330

1,040

-

27,742

991

55,030

Mar.

837

'555 809

988

1,040

1,080

1,130

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,060

1,050

1,060

996

1,040

1,060

1,210

1,320

1,310 

1,270

1,250

1,390

1,440

1,370

1,370

1,300 

1,260

1,380

1,280

1,110 

1,110

35,748

1,153

70,910

Apr.

1,530

1,850

1,600

1,790

1,530

1,290

1,350

1,620

2,170

2,410

2,540

2,670

2,500

2,710

2,840

3,340

3,420

3,860

5,100 

6,440

6,560

6,360

7,240

6,420

7,110

7.890 

7^620

7,400

6,560

6,460

122,180

4,073

242,300

May

6,400

6,710

6.080

6^160

6,780

7,050

6,980

7,470

7,820

8,060

8,480

9,010

9,230

9,030

9,010

9,230

8,990

8,960

9,450 

9,470

9,560

9,520

9,770

9,650

9,860

10,100 

10,100

10,400

10.900

10,700 

10,000

270,930

8,740

537,400

June

9.540

9,030

8,330

8,150

7,970

6,020

5,120

5,330

5,500

5,700

5,500

5,100

4,350

3,220

2,740

2,390

2,160

1,850

1,740 

1,580

1,520

1,430

1,230

2,210

4,350

3,060 

989

900

767

686

118,462

3,949

235,000

July

601

547

514

501

470

496

547

474

423

376

318

300

286

280

257

259

278

344

372 

380

334

291

280

272

731

708 

669

730

1,260

1,380 

1,340

16,018

517

31,770

Aug.

1,860

2.030

2,030

2,020

1,550

1,245

1,270

1,254

1,254

1,288

1,288

1,288

953

415

338

321

a286

755

341 

341

380

470

616

593

542

448 

411

395

369

324 

3302

26,508

855

52,580

Sept.

291

272

571

1,170

703

984

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,110

878

642

1.900

912

561

492

519

533

533 

519

465

411

387

365

354

351 

347

403

440

395

20,021

667

39,710

Calendar year 1957; Max 6,040 Mln 344 Mean 2,022 Ac-ft 1,464,000

Water water year year 1957-58: 1957-58: Max Max 10,900 1O,900 Mln Mln 257 Z57 Mean Mean 2,107 2,107 Ac-ft Ac-ft 1,526,000 1,526,OOO

Peak discharge (base. 5,200 efs).--0ct. 19 (7:45 a.m.) 8,590 cfs (8.20 ft); Apr. 26 (9:45 a.m.) 

8,440 ofs (7.83 ft); May 29 (5 p.m.) 11,000 ofs (8.71 ft); Sept. 13 (9:45 a.m.) 5,210 cfs (6..17 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of associated upstream stations, weather 

records, and preceding and subsequent flow.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 361

3135. Cochiti east side main canal near Cochiti, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°36'40", long 106°19'35", in SWpSE£ sec. 17, T. 16 N., R. 6 E., on right 

bank 285 ft downstream from roadway, 0.5 mile downstream from Cochiti east side 

acequia, 0.8 mile downstream from wasteway, 2.2 miles downstream from point of diversion from Rio Grande, and 1 mile east of Cochiti Pueblo, Sandoval County.

Records available.--April 1936 to May 1937, August 1954 to September 1958 (monthly discharge only), discontinued. Published as "Cochiti main canal at Cochiti" 1936-37. 

ge.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,231.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. April 1936 to May 1937 at site half a mile upstream at datum 0.58 ft lower.

Extremes.--1936-37. 1954-58: Maximum daily discharge, 156 cfs July 27, 1936; no flow at 

times.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements made four times a month during irrigation season. This canal bypasses Rio Grande at Cochiti station and irrigates land 

below. Part or all of canal flow can be returned to river through ungaged wasteways. 

One small diversion for irrigation about 0.5 mile above gage. Records of suspended 

sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Cooperation. Records for July to September 1958 furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

May .

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

Water year 1957-58 ......................

Maximum

92

95

110

Minimum

0

0

0

Mean

47.4

37.4

39.2

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,920

2,220

28,400

314dSili main canal near Cochiti, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°37'15", long 106°19'00", in Sw£NW£ sec. 16, T. 16 N., R. 6 E., on right 

bank 90 ft downstream from wasteway, 0.2 mile upstream from highway, 0.9 mile downstream from heading at Cochiti diversion dam, and if miles northeast of Cochiti 

Pueblo, Sandoval County.

Records available.--May 1937 to November 1939, August 1954 to September 1958 monthly discharge only, discontinued. Published as "at head at Cochiti" 1937-39.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,240.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of

~]T929. May 1937 to November 1939 at site 0.2 mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes.--1937-39. 1954-58: Maximum daily discharge, 93 cfs Aug. 13, 1937; no flow at 

times.

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

Discharge measurements generally made four times a month. This canal bypasses Rio 

Orande at Cochiti station and irrigates land below. Part or all of canal flow can be 

returned to river through ungaged wasteways. One small diversion Just above station 

irrigates approximately 5 acres. Records of suspended sediment loads and water 

temperatures for the 1958 water year are given in WSP 1573.

Cooperation. Records for July to September furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

February ...«..*i. ... ** .

Water year 1957-58 .......................

Maximum

0

52

47

48

Minimum

0

0

0

0

Mean

0

19.4

26.9

22.4

12.1

16.6

Runoff in 

acre-feat

117

0

14,080

0

367

2,060

1,400

1,660

1,380

723

11,670
362 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Jan3145. Rio Grande at Cochiti, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°37'10", long 106°19'20", in SE-J-NE-J- sec. 17., T. 16 N., R. 6 E., on 

downstream end of concrete pier near left end of highway bridge, 1? miles northeast 

of Cochiti, 3ij miles north of Pena Blanca, and 8 miles upstream from Galisteo Creek.

Drainage area. 14,600 sq mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in San 

Luis Valley, Colo.).

Records available. October 1930 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey, 

uary 1925 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,224.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 16, 1925, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. 

July 16, 1925, to Jan. 28, 1947, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. 

Jan. 28 to May 15, 1947, water-stage recorder 600 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1925-58), 1,422 cfs (1,029,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs May 29 (gage height, 8.50 ft); minimum daily, 132 cfs July 15, 17.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 23,400 cfs May 15, 1941 (gage height, 10.93 ft); minimum daily, 1 cfs Aug. 10-12, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 700,000 acres; of that acreage Cochiti east side 

main canal and Sill main canal divert above and bypass station to irrigate about 6,000 

acres below. Possible regulation by storage reservoir on Rio Chama and by flood-andsilt detention reservoir on Jemez Reservoir (see p. 432). Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1931-33, 1935, 1939-40(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20-25, Nov. 5-11, 

Nov. 22 to Dec. 7, May 17 to Aug. 18)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22 Dec. 23 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

250

550

1,040

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

1,710

2,560

4,750

2.8 

3.1 

3.4 

4.0

108

228

408

990

5.0 

6.0 

8.3

2,560

4,580

10,8OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

345 

324 

331

324

310

310

310

298

298

298

346

863

750

620

560

570

631

658

4, 250

2,100

3.O9O

2,270

1,430 

996

880

860

750

676

685

685

1,130

27,948

902

55,430

Nov.

2,190 

2,300 

2,390

2,350

5,220

2,670

2,600

2.5OO

2,390

2,370

2,370

2,070

1,560

1,450

1,380

1,370

1,420

1,380

1,280

1,210

1,150

963

800 

750

1,510"

1,110

1,200

1,240

1,190

1,190

51,073

1,702

101 , 300

Dec.

 1,100 

1,090 

1,090

1,O4O

1,040

1,100

1,O8O

1,040

1,050

1,040

1,040

996

974

952

920

920

963

963

985

974

930

920

906 

87 O

859

826

815

782

771

771

771

29,578

954

58,670

Jan.

710 

690 

TTO

700

7OO

710

700

700

700

690

710

710

740

730

740

720

720

730

760 760"

750

710

730 

740

690

710

710

730

7OO

690

700

22,190

716

44,010

Feb.

690 

670 

660 710"

750

771

771

760

750

740

730

740

750

750

760

760

760

815

1,060

1,180

1,270

1,500

1,520 

1,430

1,390

1,490

1,390

1,040

-

26,607

950

52,770

Mar.

837 

750 

771

870

954

990

1,060

1,070

1,060

1,030

966

954

954

918

918

954

990

1,220

,190

,190

,090

,220

.400 

,260

,300

,260

,150

,230

1,190

1,030

942

32,718

1,055

64,900

Apr.

1,200 

1,780 

1,860

1,830

1,700

1,300

1,190

1,430

2,070

2,390

2,480

2,640

2,350

2,520

2,560

3,010

3,150

3,510

4,520

5,940

6,440

6,360

7,140 

6,720

6,880

7,940

7,830

7,630

6,95O

6,510

119,830

3,994

237,700

May

6,670 

6,880 

6,800

6,670

7,2OO

7,520

7,470

7,530

8,020

8,360

8,500

8,850

8,880

8,940

8,710

8,710

8,710

8,650

8,940

9,170

9,200

9,380

9,610 

9,730

9,760

9,940

10,1OO

10,3OO

10,600

10,500

10,100

270,400

8,723

536,300

June

9,790 

9,320 

8,560

8,160

7,800

6,210

5,250

5,250

5,140

5,410

5,360

5,OOO

4,290

3,510

2,950

2,390

2,140

1,780

1,800

1,640

1,660

1,540

1,200 

1,820

4,580

4,020

1,270

1,070

804

596

120,310

4,010

238,600

July

509 

431 

388

394

476

423

416

347

292

249

228

310

228

150

152

142

132

214

388

322

214

182

154 

158

425

690

614

408

1,090

1,230

1^300

12,636

408

25,060

Aug.

1,700 

2.370 

2,320

2,260

1,830

1,120

1,160

1,150

1,220

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,030

408

238

304

249

196

187

210

233

347

586 

501

492

328

280

254

254

334

310

25,421

820

50,420

Sept.

241 

146 

135

1,135

642

826

1,620

1,540

1,420

1,440

1,330

750

1.990

1,500

670

534

509

509

492

501

476

316

254 

233

219

259

328

394

446

328

21,178

706

42,010

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,OOO Mln 298 Mean 1,954 Ac-ft 1,414,000

Water Lter year year 1957-58: 1957-58: Max Max 10,6OO 10,6OO Mln Mln 132 132 Mean Mean 2,082 2,082 Ac-ft Ac-ft 1,507,000 1,507,000

iak discharge (base. 4,500 cfs). Oct. 19 (12 m.) 8,850 cfs (7.64 ft); Nov. 5 (12-.3O p.m.)

4,720 cfs (5.84 ft); Apr. 26 (8 p.m.) 8,52O cfs (7.55 ft); May 29 (9:3O p.m.) 1O,90O cfs (8.50 ft);

June 26 (2 a.m.) 5,320 cfs (6.58 ft); Sept. 13 (4 p.m.) 4,760 cfs (6.O8 ft).___________________
RIO GRANDE BASIN 363

3160. Santa Fe River near Santa Fe, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°41'10", long 105°50'35", In NE^SE^ sec. 23, T. 17 N., R. 10 E., on left 

bank 0.4 mile downstream from McClure Dam and 5f miles east of Santa Fe.

Drainage area. 18.3 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1913 to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1958 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1913 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer. Prior to October 1953, published as Santa Fe Creek near Santa Fe.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 7,718 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1989. Prior to Nov. 4, 1930, at site 1.5 miles downstream and 

Apr. 11, 1931, to September 1947 at site 0.3 mile upstream, each at different datum.

Average discharge.--43 years (1913-18, 1919-87, 1928-58), 8.43 cfs (6,100 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 169 cfs Apr. 21; minimum daily, 8.1 cfs

1913-18, 1919-27, 1928-58: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs Aug. 14, 1981 (gage height, 

5.17 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Aug. 1-4, 1951.

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

Flow regulated by McClure Reservoir (see p. 438), completed in 1926, raised in 1935 

and again in 1947.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1933, 1936-37(M) , 1942.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7

1.9 

3.4 

5.6

1.9

2.0 

2.3

2.6

3.0 

3.4

53

105

179

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

.7

.7

.7

* .7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.1

.9

.9

.3

6.7

23

16

19

20

16

14

11

7.8

6.4

6.7

237.0

7.64

470

Nov.

7.6

8.4

8.1

8.8

11

12

*12

11

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.4

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

8.8

7.6

5.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

5.0

6.4

9.8

12

12

11

260.4

8.68

516

Dec.

10

7.8

6.2

5.6

*5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.5

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.5

6.8

162.4

5.24

322

Calendar year 1957: Max 47

Jan.

4.5

3.4

*2.2

T^

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

79.9

2.58

158

Feb.

2.9

T^

3.0

3.0

3.0

*3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.L

-

85.9

3.07

170

Mar.

.3

.4

.6

.9

.5

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

* .9

.9

.9

.7

.9

.9

.9

.7

11

14

18.

*17

13

11

12

12

14

229.8

7.41

456

Apr.

16

18

18

18

17

16

*16

15

14

14

14

15

16

29

29

50

77

62

67

146

169

ita

107

84

58

56

56

56

49

43

1,493

49.8

2,960

May

36

32

40

47

47

64

82

*73

68

68

68

62

59

61

61

69

84

89

75

56

56

57

50

57

73

89

75

84

85

85

73

2,025

65.3

4,020

June

60

42

65

43

46

57

50

46

46

41

*33

25

29

26

22

18

17

17

19

19

15

16

14

13

13

13

11

8.1

8.1

8.1

840.3

28.0

1,670

July

8.4

4.9

2.1

2TT

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.8

4.7

6.7

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.6

9.9

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

232.7

7.51

462

Aug.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

10

10

10

9.8

10

10

10

7.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

6.2

6.2

6*2

5.9

277.2

8.94

550

Sept.

5.9

BT9

5.6

5.6

4.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

*3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.9

3 9

115.9

3.86

230

Min 0.6 Mean 6.39 Ac-ft 4,620

Water year 1957-58: Max 169 Min 2.1 Mean 16.5 Ac-ft 11,980

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-3, Jan. 21 to Feb. 5, Apr. 4-6, 13, 14; discharge estimated on 

basis of 3 discharge measurements, available fragments of recorder trace, and recorded range in stage.
364 RIO ORANDE BASIN

3180. Oallsteo Creek at Domingo, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35"30'45", long 106 e 18'55", in SW£ sec. 21, T. 15 N., R. 6 E., in Santo 

Domingo Pueblo Grant, 160 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.3 mile northeast of 

Domingo, 2$ miles east of Santo Domingo Pueblo, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 640 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,255.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 20, 1956, at site 160 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 10.6 cfs (7,670 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,600 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 5.90 ft); no 

now most of time.

1941-58: Maximum discharge, 19,600 cfs Sept. 25, 1955 (gage height, 12.1 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on Basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made four times a month. Diverslons for irrigation of about 50 acres above station. Records of suspended sediment 

loads and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1148: 1942, 1943(M), 1944, 1945(M), 1946-47.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

1112

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-it

Oct.

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

858

147

7

1

0

3

1

578

2.660

121

50

44

23

14

10

5

0

0

0

3

4,525

146

8,980

Nov.

15

6

6

7

143

30

14

9

5

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

235

7.8

466

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0"1

0

-

1

0.04

2

Mar.

0

0

0

0

1

4

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

3

6

7

7

8

9

10

11

4

3

88

2.8

175

Apr.

2

5

6

4

I

1

2

6

9

7

a

21

18

17

27

32

43

62

64

BT

43

31

14

16

17

12

8

14

12

8

567

18.9

1,120

May

4

2

0_

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

0.61

38

June

00"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

222

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

234

7.8

464

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

T

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

7

0

0

33

1.1

65

Aug.

0

0

0

0

29

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

3

4

1

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

48

1.5

95

Sept.

0

5

0

0

0

70

29

E

0

130

18

0

17

21

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

i

3

2

1

0

288

9.6

571

Calendar year 1957 j Max 2,660 Min 0 Mean 36.4 Ac-ft 26,360

Water Water year year 1957-58: 1957-58: Max Max 2,660 2,660 Min Min 0 0 Mean Mean 16.5 16.5 Ao-ft Ao-ft 11,980 11,980

Peak discharge (base. 3,000 ofs).--0ct. 12 (5:30 p.m.) 3,180 cfs (3.86 ft)j Oct. 20 (1 a.m.) 

7,600 cfs (5.90 ft); June 17 (7:50 p.m.) 5.800 cfs (4.10 ft)._______________________
RIO GRANDE BASIN 365

3190. Rio Qrande at San Pelipe, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°26'40", long 106°26'20", in SW&Wi sec. 17, T. 14 N., R 5 E. in San 

Pelipe Grant, on right bank 200 ft below mouth of Tonque Arroyo, 1,800 ft above steel 

highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from San Pelipe Pueblo, and 11 miles 

northeast of Bernalillo.

Drainage area. 16,100 sq mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in San 

Luls Valley, Colo.).

Records available. October 1930 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey January 1926 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

^roo^^T8*!?3 re 0011^. Datum of gage is 5,115.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

?f 9 -I?51 adjustment. Prior to May 16, 1945, and Oct. 1, 1946, to Sept. 27, 1957, at 

site 0.4 mile downstream at datum 5.35 ft lower, and May 16, 1945, to Sept 30 1946 

at same site at datum 5.94 ft lower than present datum. > f 

Average discharge. 32 years, 1,494 cfs (1,082,000 acre-ft per year). 

EXt imumS daiiaXl190 dfSOharge durlng year , 10,200 cfs May 30 (gage height, 6.68 ft); min1930-58! Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs June 26, 1937 (gage height, 11.13 ft), from 

Jul "f °1934 extended above 1S > 000 cfs b y logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 34 cfs

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

Discharge measurements generally made four times a month. Diversions for irrigation 

01 about 705,000 a'-res above station. Possible regulation by storage reservoir on 

Rio Chama and by flood-and-silt detention reservoir on Jemez River (see p 432 ) 

Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1958 

are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1392: 

I¥38(M). 1937(M). WSP 1512: 1931-32, 1933(M), 1934-36,

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 16-18, Sept. 11-30)

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

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

380

620

1,250

2,100

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

4,500

7,400

10,400

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

3.1

170

350

730

1,270

4.0 3,010

5.0 5,440

7.0 11,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 195S

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

422 

401

401

401

401

401

387

387

380

3§0

387

1,430

1,220

731 

660

630

650

700

3,820

5.860

3,080

2,380

1,750 

1,160

1,030

1,030

974 

797

808

830

947

34,835

1,124

69,090

Nov.

2,200 

2,320

2,380

2,360

3.420

2,660

2,690

2,550

2,470

2,400

2,430

2,160

1,640

1,430 

1,360

1,380

1,450

1,420

1,310

1,260

1,160

1,020

908 

819

534

1,090

1,140 

1,200

1,130

1,100

51,791

1,726

102,700

Dec.

1,020 

988

974

974

960

988

1,020

974

1,020

1.040

1,030

1,000

988

974 

947

947

947

960

988

974

895

882

882 

830

830

830

819 

819

786

808

28,902

932

57,330

Jan.

764

731

720

720

742

753

720

720

720

731

742

753

764

731 

731

710

731

742

786

775

764

700 m720

731

742 

753

731

720 

742

22,779

735

45,180

Feb.

742

710

710

720

753

764

742

742

742

753

753

764

786

775 

775

775

786

797

1,040

1,100

1,200

1,430

1.540 

1,480

1,430

1,480

1,510 

1,090

-

.......

26,889

960

53,330

Mar.

882 

753

775

895

1,000

1,020

1,100

1,120

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,000 

a980

al,000

al,050

1,180

1,180

1,220

1,120

1,200

1.380 

1,310

1,340

1,310

1,220

1,280

1,300

1,130 

1,060

34,095

1,100

67,630

Apr.

1.140 

1,730

1,780

1,700

1,710

1,260

1,250

1,430

1,890

2,260

2,300

2,580

2,400

2,450 

a2,700

2,910

3,450

3,920

4,740

6,170

6,710

6,560

6,950 

6,950

6,590

7,640

7.760

7.S16

6,860

6j 290

119,390

3,980

236,800

May

6,230 

6,410

6,410

6.170

6,560

7,020

7,130

7,220

7,520

7,760

7,880

8,060

8,390

8,540 

8,420

8,480

8,550

8,520

8,940

9,090

9,210

9,120

9,310 

9,430

9,430

9,680

9,710 

9,710

9,990

10.100 

9^830

258,820

8,349

513,400

June

9.460 

8,970

8,520

7,930

7,780

6,620

5,080

5,180

5,150

5,600

5,390

5,050

4,400

a3, 600 

a2,900

a2,600

2,490

a2,000

1,740

1,580

1,640

1,530

1,270 

1,180

3,640

4,150

1,330 

1,010

876

730

119,396

3,960

236,800

July

610 

520

475

448

484

457

406

422

374

336

301

350

336

238 

226

205

200

226

398

382

280

256

210 

205

243

620

590 

484

813

1,060 

1.140

13,295

429

26,370

Aug.

1,240 

2.030

1,890

,950

,860

,150

,150

,120

,150

,210

1,220

1,160

1,210

631 

366

358

358

287

294

301

322

422

570 

610

560

439

382 

336

a325

315 

301

25,517

823

50,610

Sept.

a260 

a220

190

729

631

706

1,500

1,200

1,180

1,330

1,120

742

1,520

1.600 

742

580

530

530

530

530

511

466

a350 

a300

a270

a280

a330 

a420

457

430

20,184

673

40,030

Calendar year 1957i Max 6,220 Mln 352 Mean 2,016 Ac-ft 1,460,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 10,100 Mln 190 Mean 2,071 Ao-ft 1,499,000

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). --Oct. 20 (4 a.m.) 9,290 cfs (6.63 ft)j May 30 (3 p.m.) 10,200 ofs

(6.68 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of hydrographlc comparison with other Rio 

Qrande stations.
366 RIO QRANDE BASIN

3215. Jemez River below East Pork, near Jemez Springs, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°49'39", long 106 0 38'5l", in NW£ sec. 5, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., on left bank 

0.6 mile downstream from East Pork and boundary of Santa Pe National Forest and 

5.3 miles northeast of Jemez Springs.

Drainage area. 194 sq mi.

Records available. May 1951 to September 1958 (irrigation seasons only).

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,702.7 ft above mean sea level (planetable 

survey).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during season, 207 ofs Sept. 10 (gage height, 2.46 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs July 14-15, Aug. 2.

1951-58: Maximum discharge determined, 287 cfs Aug. 19, 1955 (gage height, 3.61 ft); 

minimum daily, 7.6 cfs May 31, June 15, 16, 1956.

Maximum discharge known, 2,520 cfs Apr. 21, 1958 (gage height, 7.35 ft), extended 

above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area, contracted-opening measurement of peak flow.

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

No known diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1242: Drainage area. WSP1512: 1951-S4(M), 1955, 1956(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2

1.6 

1.9

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

til

_

-

-

Nov.

_

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

t!4

-

_

-

-

Mar.

tZ7

_

-

-

Apr.

tl,050

_

_

-

May

_

t326

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

t!61

144

148

131

125

122

117

122

116

114

91

85

89

80

69

75

61

64

_

-

-

June

54

47

44

42

60

46

44

45

35

32

30

28

*27

27

25

24

23

23

23

22

29

38

23

21

IS

18

18

18

18

18

920

30.7

1,820

July

18

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

*14

a!3

a!2

all

all

all

a!2

a!2

a!3

a!4

a!6

a!5

a!4

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!4

a!3

a!3

a!2

*13

12

434

14.0

861

Aug.

12

11

12

16

15

20

29

28

32

35

26

19

16

14

14

26

25

28

25

*57

29

28

26

19

17

16

15

14

15

14

13

646

20.8

1,280

Sept.

13

13

13

13

13

21

20

22

27

32

25

18

105

92

30

22

19

18

17

15

15

14

14

14

14

*15

18

22

19

17

710

23.7

1,410

Calendar year : Max Hin Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Hln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of hydrographic comparisons, 2 discharge 

measurements, and recorded range in stage.

Note. Result of slope-area measurement made Apr. 21: 2,520 cfs.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 367

3230. Rio Guadalupe at Box Canyon, near Jemez, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°43'55", long 106°45'45", in Ei sec. 6, T. 17 N., R. 2 E. (projected), 

in Canon de San Diego Grant, on left bank at downstream end of Guadalupe Box Canyon, 

4.8 miles upstream from mouth, 5 miles southwest of Jemez Springs, and 7 miles north 

of Jemez.

Drainage area.--226 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1951 to September 1958 (irrigation season only).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,015.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (planetable survey).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during season, 453 cfs May 15 (gage height, 5.50 ft); minimum daily, 7 cfs Sept. 3.

1951-58: Maximum discharge recorded, that of May 15, 1958; minimum daily, 3.0 cfs 

for several days in July and September 1956.

Maximum discharge known, 1,440 cfs Apr. 21, 1958 (gage height, 7.6 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 750 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements 

of peak flow.

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

Some regulation by San Gregorio Reservoir on Clear Creek, tributary to Rio de Las 

Vacas, to Rio Guadalupe (constructed July to October 1958, capacity, 345 acre-ft), 

and by transmountain diversion into Rio Puerco basin for irrigation of 200 to 300 

acres in vicinity of Cuba.

Revisions. WSP 1282: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

3.7 

4.0 

4.4

66

129

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, May to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

 15.3

_

-

-

Nov.

_

-

-

Dec.

.

_

-

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

.

_

-

Feb.

t26

-

_

_

-

Mln

Mar.

t47

_

_

-

Apr.

tl,440

_

_

-

May

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

t449

431

434

412

359

321

308

295

279

273

252

221

227

208

188

171

149

181

_

_

-

June

129

ITT

94

88

81

71

74

77

56

49

45

39

*35

32

30

28

26

25

23

22

22

23

21

18

17

16

16

16

15

15

1,314

43.8

2,610

July

15

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

*11

11

11

11

10

10

9

9

9

11

12

11

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

*9.1

8.9

334.0

10.8

662

Aug.

8.3

8.0 S~^

8.7

13

13

13

16

14

14

13

14

13

12

11

12

15

12

10

*17

14

16

19

14

12

10

10

10

10

9

9

378.0

12.2

750

Sept.

8

8

7

8

9

17

12

12

11

14

12

11

50

20

15

13

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

*10

11

12

12

11

378

12.6

750

Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

T Result of discharge measurement.

Note. No gage-height record July 11-29, Aug. 23 to Sept. 25; discharge estimated on basis of 

hydrographlc comparison with downstream and nearby stations and recorded range In stage.
368 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3240. Jemez River near Jemez, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 35°39'45", long 106°44'30", in NW£ sec. 33, T. 17 N., R. 2 E. (projected), 

in Canyon de San Diego Grant, on left bank 0.7 mile downstream from Rio Guadalupe and 

3f miles north of Jemez, Sandoval County.

Drainage area. 492 sq mi.

Records available. June 1936 to May 1941, August 1949 to October 1950, May to September 

1951, May to September 1952, March 1953 to September 1954, May to September 1955, May 

to September 1956, May to September 1957, May to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,622.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. June 1936 to March 1937 at site 60 ft upstream at datum 0.70 ft higher. March 

1937 to July 1938 at present site at datum 0.90 ft higher.

Average discharge. 6 years (1936-40, 1949-50, 1953-54), 63.9 cfs (46,260 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 919 cfs May 14 (gage height, 4.54 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs July 14, 15.

1936-41, 1949-58: Maximum discharge recorded, 3,590 cfs May 6, 1941 (gage height, 

8.60 ft, present datum); minimum daily recorded, 5.8 cfs July 11, 12, 1951.

Maximum discharge known, 5,900 cfs Apr. 21, 1958 (gage height, 8.2 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 2,200 cfs on basis of a contracted-opening measurement.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 300 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.6

1.9

2.2 

2.5

108

166

Discharge, in cubic feet per aecond, May to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

t!6

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

.

-

-

-

"

T66

-

-

-

Nov.

t!37

-

-

-

Dec.

t37

.

-

-

Calendar year : Max

Jan.

t45

_

-

-

Feb.

t34

-

.

-

-

Mar.

t91

.

-

-

Apr.

.

-

-

-

-

_

.

-

-

-

_

-

.

.

-

_

-

-

_

-

t2,020

-

t2,120

tl,880

.

-

-

-

"

_

.

-

May

_

t944

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

 668

565

556

501

424

382

359

350

315

315

277

241

244

228

206

201

164

132

_

-

-

June

166

144

128

122

128

113

108

117

95

82

78

72

 68

64

61

56

55

53

51

49

49

63

52

42

39

37

36

36

35

li

2,233

74.4

4,430

July

32

32

31

30

29

28

27

26

24

 23

21

19

17

15

15

16

17

21

21

26

21

19

17

18

19

21

19

19

17

*19

13

677

21.8

1,340

Aug.

17

17

17

19

23

31

35

44

46

49

51

44

37

33

31

32

46

40

42

*52

51

49

57

40

42

29

28

27

25

24

24

1,102

35.5

2,190

Sept.

22

21

19

20

22

38

39

35

39

38

44

34

158

TIT

62

45

39

36

34

32

31

30

30

29

29

 30

33

39

37

32

1,223

40.8

2,430

Min Mean Ao-ft

Water year > Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

Note. Result of slope-area measurement made on Apr. 21: 5,900 cfs.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 369

3280. Jemez River above Jemez Canyon Dam, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°25'30", long 106 037'00", in SW£ sec. 22, T. 14 N., R. 3 E., on left bank 

1,000 ft downstream from bridge at Santa Ana Pueblo, 1 mile north of State Highway 44, 

4i miles upstream from Jemez Canyon Dam, and 10 miles northwest of Bernalillo, Sandoval 

County.

Drainage area. 961 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,223.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 14, 1954, at site 1,000 ft 

upstream at datum 1.50 ft higher.

Average discharge. 5 years (1953-58), 67.5 cfs (48,870 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,100 cfs Nov. 5 (gage height, 3.64 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; no flow for many days.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 5, 1957; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made eight times a month, 

sions for irrigation of about 3,000 acres above station.

DiverDischarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

0 

S 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

420

115

57

31

28

24

38

1,220

1,780

2.500

940

210

172

115

86

86

86

57

41

69

8,075

260

16,020

Nov.

115 

210 

115

162

4.000

475

103

134

124

144

124

144

144

103

103

124

103

134

100

70

65

60 

55

65

74

76

78

80

40

35

7,359

245

14,600

Dec.

40

50 

55

65

70

80

92

47

57

50

30

30" 20

40

55

65

70

75

80

70

60

50 

40

20

30

45

50

47

45

50

55

1,633

52.7

3,240

Jan.

25 

15 30"

40

25

35

40

45

55

65

55

45

35

30

20

15

30

40

55

50

15

25 

30

40

60

70

W

40

35

50

30

1,195

38.5

2,370

Feb.

25 

f

35

44

44

40

50

47

41

41

40

30

20

25

35

50

55

45

65

74

63 

44

74

92

75

60

30

-

1,284

45.9

2,550

Mar.

35 

50 

60

65

25

51

47

57

69

51

70

60

75

69

31

41

57

41

54

44

54

109 

47

134

134

172

T53

109

103

144

153

2,364

76.3

4,690

Apr.

172 

255 

172

225

144

57

124

144

115

134

124

92

255

200

182

475

429

590

910

1,340

1,890

5.360 

2,960

2,220

1,960

1,890

1,890

1,450

1,340

1, 120

26,219

874

52,000

May

1.170 

1,170 

1,040

910

953

910

878

846

910

814

782

750

718

654

622

590

567

544

544

475

406

360 

330

300

255

225

200

162

153

124

191

18,553

598

36,800

June

162 

92 

92

86

74

63

54

92

69

63

51

38

24

12

8

10

6

10

12

10

20

6 

9

9

5

0

V

0

0

0

1,077

35.9

2,140

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

20

14

4

4

12

6

3

9

6 

3

20

20

10

0

0

0

0 

0

196

6.3

389

Sept.

0 

0 

0 o

0

0

0

0

0

15

5

57

115

if! TI

38

30

25

28

5

0

20 

25

14

5

10

20

35

31

25

719

24.0

1,430

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,000 Min 0 Mean 102 Ac-ft 74,150

Water laueryear 1957-58 j-aar-ao; :wax M*,vuv 4000win Mu 0nean M18800 Ac-ftCZ& 136,200 0.30, fiuu

eak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Oct. 19 (3 p.m.) 3,920 cfs (2.75 ft); Oct. 21 (11 p.m.) 

10,800 cfs (2.90 ft); Nov. 5 (2 a.m.) 23,000 ofs (3.64 ft); Apr. 22 (3 a.m.) 4.300 cfs (1.70 ft).

Note.--No gage-height record June 17-22, 25, Aug. 11-13, Sept. 10-11, 17-22, 25-27, 30; discharge 

estimated on basis of hydrographlo comparison of upstream and downstream stations. Stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Nov. 19 to Dec. 5, Dec. 10 to Feb. 4, Feb. 7, 8, 12-20, Feb. 26 to Mar. 4, 

Mar. 11-13.
370 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3290. Jemez River below Jemez Canyon Dam, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°23'10", long 106°31'45", in NE£ sec. 5, T. 13 N., R. 4 E., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile downstream from Jemez Canyon Dam, ij miles upstream from 

mouth, and 6 miles north of Bernalillo. Prior to June 25, 1958, at site 37 ft 

upstream.

Drainage area. 1.040 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1936 to January 1938, March 1943 to September 1958. prior to 

October 1953, published as "near Bernalillo."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,095.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Apr. 24, 1951, at site three-quarters 

of a mile upstream at datum 24.51 ft higher. Apr. 24, 1951, to June 25, 1958, at site 

37 ft upstream at datum 4.40 ft above present datum. Supplementary water-stage 

recorder at gates of Jemez Canyon Dam at datum 5,125.00 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark) used at times since January 1953.

Average discharge. 16 years (1936-37, 1943-58), 50.9 cfs (36,850 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,870 cfs June 16 (gage height, 7.20 ft); no

1936-38, 1943-58: Maximum discharge, 16,300 cfs Aug. 29, 1943 (gage height, 

5.62 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair prior to June 26, others good except those for periods of ice 

effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally 

made eight times a month when flow is sufficient. Subsequent to October 1953, flow 

at this station can be completely regulated by Jemez Canyon Reservoir (see p. 432). 

However, reservoir is designed essentially for desilting and flood control rather 

than storage. Diversions for irrigation of about 3,000 acres above station. Records 

of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given 

in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1178: 1949. WSP 1212: 1950. WSP: 1512: 1936, 1943, 

1945, 1947-48, 1949(M), 1950.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

.3

.3

0

0

0

0

.1

98

172

114

35

26

22

17

100

63

289

496

1,170

1,720

764

a80

77

75

63 

64

64

5,509.7

178

10,930

Nov.

61

77

80

98

101

615

970

753

496

371

100

73

78

94

86

86

86

198

165

90

80

73

65

76

70

73

75

74

62

50

5,376

179

10,660

Dec.

48

58

58

51

55

63

62

64

56

49

49

42

44

51

59

61

61

58

56

48

44

42

34

26

a36

42

42

47

46

50

52

1,554

50.1

3,080

Jan.

a40

bio

a25

a35

a 30

32

35

36

48

64

51

35

27

25

b25

b20

37

47

67

50

b!5

b20

b25

b40

b50

61

56

45

44

50

35

1,180

38.1

2,340

Feb.

30

10

28

50

55

52

40

45

39

46

45

43

36

31

35

38

41

39

40

44

47

55

63

63

80

86 "69

52

1,302

46.5

2,580

Mar.

46

48

61

82

54

43

98

148

148

65

35

62

60

50

50

56

64

64

56

56

54

64

74

146

190

90

74

69

70

72

75

2,324

75.0

4,610

Apr.

61

63

86

143

147

138

147

168

116

106

181

178

181

178

190

342

448

448

232

30

34

28

17

11

9.6

11

12

12

13

13

3,743.6

125

7,430

May

14

14

14

14

14

9.8

4.2

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.4

375

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.2

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

189.2

6.10

375

June

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

5.0

309

281

37

151

432

1,260

1,950

3,050

2,970

3,600

3,640

2,870

2,570

2,180

728

a20

163

396

608

866

833

700

29,652.0

988

58,810

July

585

560

466

285

275

266

366

980

290

17

12

8.0

8.4

.6

.2

.0

.6

.2

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.6

.2

.5

.6

T9

.9

.6

4,236.3

137

8,400

Aug.

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.3

4.6

12

20

16

9.8

7.2

9.8

8.4

9.8

9.8

31

18

14

15

11

6.2

4.3

3.3

2.7

iLS

258.3

8.33

512

Sept.

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.7

3.3

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

5.4

6.2

25

151

159

48

28

24

25

9.8

7.6

13

16

17

5.2

8.8

17

26

23

19

659.2

22.0

1,310

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,720 Min 0 Mean 81.4 Ac-ft 58,920

water year 1957-58: Max 3,640 Min 0 Mean 153 Ac-ft 111,000

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, engin 

notes, and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 371

3295. Rio Grande near Bernalillo, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°17'05", long 106°35'45", in Alameda Grant, on right bank 2 miles northwest of Sandia Pueblo, 3 miles southwest of Bernalillo, 3.5 miles downstream from 

State Highway 44, and 8.5 miles downstream from Jemez River.

Drainage area. 17,300 £ 

Luis Valley, Colo.j.

mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in San

Records available. May 1941 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Supplemental water-stage recorder at site 1,900 ft downstream. Datum of both gages is 5,030.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

1951 adjustment.

Average discharge. 17 years, 1,206 cfs (873,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs May 30 (gage height, 4.63 ft); minimum daily, 7 cfs Sept. 3.

1941-58: Maximum discharge, 25,400 cfs May 16, 1941; maximum gage height, 6.83 ft 

Sept. 20, 1941; no flow July 10-15, 1956.

Other major floods occurred as follows (based primarily on records for station at 

San Pelipe): Sept. 23, 1929, about 23,000 cfs; Aug. 21, 1935, about 22,000 cfs; 

June 26, 1937, about 27,000 cfs.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Diversion 

for irrigation of about 710,000 acres above station. Possible regulation by operation 

of storage reservoir on Rio Chama and flood-and-silt-detention reservoir on Jemez 

River (see p. 432). Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for 

the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

204

186

158

154

146

340

166

140

129

118

118

968

1,060

784

528

446

439

507

3,510

6,850

2,180

2,280

2,400

2,310

1,600

732

838

698

690

698

716

32,073

1,035

63,620

Nov.

1,630

2,100

1,990

2,130

2,930

3,460

5,740

3,460

2,690

2,940

2,270

2,100

1,660

1,520

1,380

1,450

1,310

1,400

1,520

1,310

1,220

1,080

1,020

915

965

1,150

1,180

1,260

1,240

1,050

54,070

1,802

107,200

Dec.

865

875

976

905

965

1,000

945

988

1,070

1,110

1,120

1,010

775

775

811

820

905

915

965

925

895

865

925

847

955

895

820

784

775

766

875

28,122

907

55,780

Jan.

811

716

650

758

758

811

793

793

829

865

758

698

766

707

732

690

640

690

775

775

741

698

634

682

775

634

741

724

724

650

618

22,646

731

44,920

Feb.

650

724

716

758

820

820

784

802

802

793

793

766

811

838

820

847

895

905

1,050

965

,220

,520

,520

,520

,420

.920

,610

,160

-

28,249

1,009

56,030

Mar.

1,020

1,020

1,000

955

1,080

,110

,120

,090

,220

,290

,290

,060

,030

988

,000

,180

,190

,270

,110

,060

,020

,030

,150

,140

,240

,240

,220

,220

,210

1,210

1,000

34,763

1,121

68,950

Apr.

976

1,200

1,400

1,380

1,290

1,260

1,400

1,610

1,800

2,160

2,200

2,740

2,940

2,940

2,840

3,350

3,870

4,650

4,720

6,280

7,080

6,110

7,180

7,630

5,770

7,960

8.260

8,060

6,900

5,610

121,566

4,052

241,100

May

5,850

5,850

6,020

5.620

6,380

8,160

6,540

7,650

7,180

7,180

7,650

7,750

8,670

8,890

8,570

8,890

8,890

9,190

9,330

9,440

8,670

9,220

9,770

10,400

10,500

9,890

10,400

11,000

11,200

11.600

11,000

267,350

8,624

530,300

June

10.500

9,830

9,220

8,880

8,430

7,040

4,910

5,100

4,820

5,800

5,000

5,000

4,630

4,860

4,960

4,500

5,200

4,720

4,720

4,770

4,720

4,960

2,690

490

5,220

5,800

1,810

1,600

1,720

1,140

153,040

5,101

303, 600

July

895

751

659

282

315

605

338

855

730

78

66

56

194

37

31

23

16

12

25

45

33

17

14

12

22

102

175

156

190

570

570

7,909

255

15,690

Aug.

442

1,490

1^980

1,390

1,480

596

1,070

982

1,040

1,110

864

740

848

677

190

92

149

49

28

19

19

26

43

250

143

139

86

59

47

16

130

16,194

522

32,120

Sept.

36

15

7

68

331

162

1,240

786

713

998

1,180

520

1,340

2,910

730

355

282

270

433

424

395

235

178

168

154

142

156

240

171

1 78

14,817

494

29,390

Calendar year 1957: Max 8,160 Min 118 Mean 1,946 Ac-ft 1,409,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 11,600 Min 7 Mean 2,138 Ac-ft 1,549,000

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Oct. 20 (7 a.m.) 10,400 cfs (4.55 ft); May 30 (7 p.m.) 11,800 cfs 

(4.65 ft); June 26 (12:50 a.m.) 6,220 cfs (4.10 ft)._______________________________________
372 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3300. Rio Grande at Albuquerque, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°05'20", long 106°40'45", in SE£ sec. 13, T. 10 N., R. 2 E. (projected), 

at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 66, at Albuquerque.

Drainage area. 17,440 sq mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in San 

Luis Valley, Colo.).

Records available. January 1942 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,946.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~T951. Prior to Sept. 18, 1947, at datum about 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,037 cfs (750,800 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs May 30 (gage height, 6.80 ft); minimum daily, 6 cfs July 23.

1942-58: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Apr. 24, 1942, from rating curve extended 

above 13,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 7.0 ft July 18, 1953; 

no flow at times.

Floods of about 20,000 cfs probably occurred May 26 and Sept. 23, 1929, Aug. 21, 

1935, June 26, 1937, and May 16, 1941, based on records for upstream and downstream 

stations.

Remarks. Records good except those below 100 cfs, which are fair. Discharge measurements 

generally made twice a week. Possible regulation by operation of storage reservoir on 

Rio Chama and by flood-and-silt detention reservoir on Jemez River (see p. 432). 

Diversions above station for irrigation of about 718,000 acres, several hundred of 

which are below station. Records of chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, and 

water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ao-ft

Oct.

166 

137

134

110

100

140

137

110 

98

as.

98

592

2,740

822

560

442

400

428

2,390

6.980

4,490

3,440

3,500

2,940

2,370

1,600

1,150

720

640

720 

808

39,058

1,260

77,470

Nov.

2,680 

3,500

3,850

3,180

4,100

3,430

4,200

4.540 

3,820

3,680

3,080

2,800

1,750

1,530

1,580

1,430

1,560

1,640

1,610

1,290

1,310

1,270

1,070

906

954

1,130

1,230

1,150

1,110

1,150

66,330

2,210

131,600

Dec.

1,040 

971

892

954

920

954

1,040

1,020 

1,070

1.150

1,070

1,090

1,020

937

937

971

1,070

1,040

1,020

971

878

920

954

920

878

920

864

864

864

864

850

29,893

964

59,290

Jan.

808 

780

732

744

720

744

744

696 

744

756

708

660

780

732

708

732

696

696

780

822

780

630

610

630

620

732

794

780

732

768 

720

22,578

728

44,780

Feb.

744 

684

708

672

755

808

794

768 

708

756

756

780

744

768

708

732

822

920

1,210

1,410

1,580

1,720

1,830

1,860

1,580

1.920

1,830

1,410

-

.......

29,978

1,070

59,460

Mar.

1,040 

808

794

955

1,070

1,090

1,150

1,190 

1,210

1,130

1,110

954

864

906

808

878

937

971

1,170

1,090

1,000

1,070

1,460

1,210

1,530

1,460

1,390

1,270

1.560

1,430 

1,060

34,598

1,120

68,620

Apr.

1.110 

1,800

2,380

1,860

1,720

1,270

1,340

1,580 

1,890

2,520

2,800

3,180

2,840

2,700

3,150

3,780

4,100

4,340

4,690

5,810

6,480

6,370

6,790

7,210

6,200

7,280

8.090

7 1 700

7,600

6,400

124,980

4,170

247,900

Hay

6,550 

7,050

7,250

6,700

6.200

6,850

6,600

6,850 

7,400

7,400

8,200

8,260

8,480

9,020

8,700

8,800

9,140

9,360

9,360

9,600

9,660

9,840

10,300

10,200

10,700

10,600

9,900

10,300

11,400

11.900 

11,200

273,770

8,830

543,000

June

10.500 

16,660

9,420

7,760

8,360

7,600

4,710

4,960 

4,790

5,920

5,120

4,670

4,430

4,240

4,910

4,350

4,050

4,830

4,280

4,430

4,790

5,040

3,320

780

4,550

1,480

1,250

1,610

1,080

144,960

4,830

287,500

July

804 

728

647

464

360

442

360

412 

808

195

79

60

80

69

24

17

23

23

16

22

23

8

6

I

11

63

183

228

151

241 

390

6,946

224

13,780

Aug.

486 

863

1,350

1,270

1.420

1,080

864

864 

864

968

759

675

666

541

205

100

90

78

80

70

61

51

51

64

140

157

140

97

75

60 

50

14,239

459

28,240

Sept.

40

25

165

291

741

748 

656

770

940

717

486

2.160 756"

500

378

262

321

332

360

237

134

108

95

64

83

205

194

173

12,023

401

23,850

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,980 Min 0 Mean 2,000 Ao-ft 1,447,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 11,900 Min 6 Mean 2,190 Ao-ft 1,585,000

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Oct. 20 (11:30 p.m.) 8,580 cfs (6.62 ft); Nov. 5 (9:30 p.m.) 

5,420 cfs (5.58 ft); May 30 (10 p.m.) 12,700 cfs (6.80 ft); June 26 (4:30 a.m.) 5,000 cfs 

(5.22 ft).
RIO GRANDE BASIN 373

3320. Rio Grande near Bernardo, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 34°25'00", long 106°48'06", in NE£ sec. 11, T. 2 N., R. IE., at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 60, 2 miles east of Bernardo and 3? miles upstream from Rio Puerco.

Drainage area. 19.230 sq mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in San 

Luis Valley, Colo.).

Records available. June 1936 to January 1939, October 1941 to September 1958. Prior to 

October 1951, flow of Bernardo interior drain was included only when it carried river 

overflow; since that date entire flow is included.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. There are 3 gages, 1 on a conveyance channel designed to 

carry 2,000 cfs, 5 miles downstream from heading, formerly San Francisco riverside 

drain, 1 on the floodway (former river channel which will now carry water when total 

flow exceeds about 1,700 cfs), and 1 on Bernardo interior drain. Datum of conveyance 

channel gage is 4,719.23 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1951. Prior to October 

1952, main gage was on river channel (the present floodway gage) at datum 4,722.55 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1951. Datum of Bernardo interior drain supplementary recording gage is 4,713.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 1951 adjustment.

Average discharge. 18 years (1936-38, 1941-42, 1943-58), 1,171 cfs (847,800 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 11,600 cfs June 1; minimum daily, 11 cfs

1936-39, 1941-42, 1943-58: Maximum discharge not determined, probably occurred 

Apr. 25, 1942; maximum daily, 19,600 cfs Apr. 25, 1942; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair. Records represent total discharge of the river and are a summation of discharge in river channel (now called floodway), conveyance channel, and 

Bernardo interior drain, but do not include flow in a drain (gaged since July 1954) 

and a small canal on left side of floodway. Diversions for irrigation of about 740,000 

acres above station. Records of chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, and water 

temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

210

179

152

138

154

153

194

196

T9"5 124

1S4

521

1,070

1,190

769

650

629

604.

604

3,300

5.270

S,S!o

2,910

2,750

2,190

1,670

1,120 

1,110

846 

794

QQn QCC

33,341

1,076

66,130

Nov.

985

2,C3o~

2,430

2,540

2,790

3,66O

3,730

5.990

3,480

3,060

2,840

2,530

2,130

1,680

1,600

1,540

1,640

1,560

1,610

1,580

1,450

1,350

1,240

1,160

1,000

999

1,120 

1,150

1,170 

1,120

59,174

1,972

117,400

Dec.

1,130

1,100

1,O6O

1,060

1,100

1,130

1.160

1,140

1,130

1,140

1,140

1.1OO

1,080

1,060

995

955

921

925

972

1,010

1,000

974

948

966

961

941

959 

932

918 

910

904

31,721

1,023

62,920

Jan.

153" 9O6

865

829

823

809

815

791

771

767

770

770

742

768

730

752

762

756

787

803

823

799

725

S99~ 680

731

765 

759

747 

755

7»O I 3O

24,121

778

47,840

Feb.

730" 727

743

76O

756

782

771

777

758

742

758

756

785

838

814

786

783

776

790

900

1,110

1,160

1,360

1,460

1,430

1,460

1.480 

1,440

-

26,462

945

52,490

Mar.

1,150

952

8O2

TJSB"

888

851

933

1.22O

1,110

1,020

1,030

1.O2O

969

906

909

884

886

90O

987

1,040

1,020

964

1,280

1,380

1,530

1,370

1,260 

1,160

1,210 

1,400

1,090

33,109

1,068

65,870

Apr.

SIS" 918

1,540

1,650

1,73O

1,77O

1,310

1,290

1,490

1,680

1,950

2,200

2,520

2,130

2,130

2,280

3,710

3,630

3,760

4,390

5,59O

6,060

6,740

7,700

8,520

6,350

6,770 

8.950

5, SO'O

7,060

115,367

3,846

228,800

May

5,620

5.610

5, 880

6,080

6,090

6,220

7,200

7,480

7,170

7,060

6,930

7,970

8,360

8,420

8,840

9,160

8,230

8,1OO

7,670

7,520

7,730

6,980

7,370

7,610

7,960

8,880

9,570 

9,550

10,000 

10,900

11.500

243,660

7,860

483,300

June

11.600

10,000

8,38O

7,730

6,83O

6,290

5,220

4,150

4,220

4,250

4,500

4,150

3,980

3,800

3,9SO

3,920

3,470

3,720

3,750

3,900

3,840

4,190

4,150

2,450

1,310

2,410

3,320 

1,320

1.080 

1,140

133,060

4,435

263,900

July

Tig- 843

eos

546

506

377

348

344

227

229

211

160

117

67

46

41

36

36

3O

29

27

24

22

20

18

16

12

12

12 

12

11

5,733

185

11,370

Aug.

13

U

2O

30

406

259

297

173

255

295

40O

423

367

35S

427

3O4

178

171

145

104

73

SI

97

95

89

62

47 

44

38 

48

41

5,374

173

10,660

Sept.

39

32

24

3?

35

38

86

73

205

223

295

492

505

571

1,570

652

495

366

292

264

246

273

247

224

194

205

184 

207

243 

238

8,350

278

16,560

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,220 Hln 45 Mean 1,741 Ac-ft 1,260,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 11,600 Mln 11 Mean 1,971 Ao-ft 1,427,000
374 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3340. Rio Puerco above Ghico Arroyo, near Guadalupe, M. Mex.

Location. La t 35°36'05", long 107°09'55", in SW^ sec. 21, T. 16 N., R. 3 W., on right 

bank 1.6 miles upstream from Chico Arroyo and 5| miles northeast of the village of 

Guadalupe, Sandoval County.

Drainage area. 420 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1951 to September 1958.

Average discharge. 7 years, 14.7 cfs (10,640 acre-ft per year).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,925 ft (by barometer).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,900 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 11.3 ft, from 

poorly-defined floodmark inside well), from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs; no 

flow many days.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 4,000 cfs Aug. 12, 1952 (gage height, 13.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow for many days each year.

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

Diversions for irrigation of about 3,700 acres above station in past years, but 

present diversion negligible. Records of chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, 

and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

99

34

31

*4

1

1

0

1,000

2,000

500

200

*65

27

15

8

6

4

4 

3

*3

4,005

129

7,940

Nov.

3

3

3

68

220

88

44

*20

12

8

2

1

1

1

1

0

0

6

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

485

16.2

962

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

18

4

15

5

2

2

1

2

1

*4

2

2

1

1

75

2.42

149

Jan.

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

0.27

16

Feb.

0

0

0

1

1

8

*55

68

78

95

74

24

16

6

5

64

200

210

168

125

86

72

31

*26

45

38

12

14

-

1,522

54.4

3,020

Mar.

4

5

4

7

7

8

12

23

29

7

4

2

9

7

5

11

34

61

54

*21

17

29

134

56

40

27

16

*14

16

g

7

679

21.9

1,350

Apr.

8

9

9

8

8

7

4

13

31

52

18

37

53

150

32

47

67

81

126

166

206

231

259

228

204

202

212

181

170

161

2,980

99.3

5,910

May

156

159

165

159

179

216

239

*228

243

237

224

226

243

216

*181

172

147

131

119

112

122

70

50

70

60

50

45

40

50 

45

40

4,394

142

8,720

June

50

45

38

30

22

*18

16

18

14

11

11

8

6

4

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

294

9.80

583

July

0

*1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

1

0.03

2

. Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

18

1

O

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

43

15

9

11

8

1

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

108

3.48

214

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

8

1

0

0

0

0

*2

293

9

2

0

0

2

1

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

318

10.6

631

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,000 Min 0 Mean 30.3 Ac-ft 21,930

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,000 Mln 0 Mean 40.7 Ac-ft 29,500

Peak dlsehai 

2,240 cf

ge (base, 1,£ 

(7.85 ft).

cfs).--Oct. 20 (about 11 p.m.) 3,900 cfs (11.6 ft); Sept. 13 (6:30 a.m.)

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 18-22, 28-30, Nov. 12-17, Nov. 19 to Dee. 

to June Z, June 12 to July 1, Aug. 9-12, 24, Sept. 7-11, 15-17, 19-30; discharg 

of adjoining good reeord, weather reeords, and reeords for other Rio Puerco st

. 16, Mar. 11-12, May 22 

ge estimated on basis 

ations.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 375

3405. Chico Arroyo near Guadalupe, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°35'40", long 107°11'20", in NEij sec. 30, T. 16 N., R. 3 W., on left 

bank a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, 4| miles northwest of Guadalupe, and 

5| miles southwest of Cabezon.

Drainage area.--1,390 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--Movember 1943 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,895 ft (by barometer) .

Average discharge. 15 years, 26.2 cfs (18,970 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,740 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 7.62 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1943-58: Maximum discharge, 12,200 cfs July 17, 1953 (gage height, 15.1 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,900 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 9.6 and 12.8 ft; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 100 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1282: 1940-50.

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

.3

.9

4.9

14

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.1 

4.6

21

32

49

108

260

720

1,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

437

209

a50

*12

4

1

5

137

1,160

555

175

*30

10

4

a2

al

al

2

al

*1

2,797

90.2

5,550

Nov.

1

T

2

4

3

39

42

*13

5

11

5

3

3

3

3

4

4

6

4

3

3

2

al

2

3

4

4

2

1

al

182

6.1

361

Dec.

al

al

aO

aO

aO

1

1

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

1

2 Z

2

2

1

2

2

al

al

al

*1

bl

bl

1

1

34

1.1

67

Jan.

1

T

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

bl

bl

2

38

1.2

75

Feb.

2

2

4

4

b!4

b!4

*b70

30

14

6

9

a4

a3

a3

a2

a2

a2

a3

47

66

40

37

16

*8

7

5

3

3

-

420

15.0

833

Mar.

2

a2

al

a!

al

1

3

5

6

a2

a2

al

al

al

al

al

6

59

49

*35

39

52

37

26

26

10

8

*4

3

2

2

389

12.5

772

Apr.

1

1

0

V

0

aO

aO

2

2

1

0

16

11

86

31

a20

alO

a5

a3

32

al

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

192

6.4

381

May

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

June

(*)

0

0

0

July

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

1u

0

1

0.003

2

Aug.

0

V

0

0

0

65

5

106

21

23

a3

a2

*0

0

0

0

59

14

3

70

32

"IS 190

a5

*2

0

0

0

0

0

0

623

20.1

1,240

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

2

188

alO

ilQ- 710

a5

*2

18

2

al

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

948

31.6

1,880

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,330 Min o Mean 70.1 Ac-ft 50,720

Water year 1957-53: Max 1,160 Min o Mean 15.4 Ac-ft 11,160

Peak discharge (base. 2,900 cfs). Oct. 20 (4 p.m.) 4,740 cfs (7.62 ft); Sept. 9 (7 a.m.) 

2,850 cfs (5.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, hydrographic comparisons with Rio Puerco stations, and engineers' notes.

541344 O -60 -25
376 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3415. Bluewater Creek below Bluewater Dam, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°17'35", long 108 0 06'35", In SE£ sec. 4, T. 12 N., R. 12 W., on left bank 

350 ft downstream from Bluewater Dam and 9.3 miles west of Bluewater.

Drainage area. 215 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1951 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 7,320 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 7 years, 1.37 cfs (992 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17 cfs June 14 (gage height, 2.45 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Nov. 7 to Feb. 28.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 58 cfs July 1-3, 1952 (gage height, 2.75 ft); no flow 

at times in 1955, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by operation of Bluewater Lake (capacity, 38,500 

acre-ft at crest of uncontrolled siphon spillways).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 18-20, June 26 to

July 15, Aug. 16-20)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0 

.1 

.3 

.6

1.0

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

1.6 

2.7 

4.2 

6.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.Z

.2

.Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

,Z

*.2

.2

.2

.Z

.Z

.2

.Z

.2

6.2

0.20

12

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.l

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.6

0.12

7.1

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

0.10

6.1

Calendar year 1957: Max 0.2

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.1

0.10

6.1

Feb.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

 .1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

2.8

0.10

5.6

Mar.

 0.2

.2

.2

.Z

.2

.2

.2

.Z

.Z

* .2

.2

.Z

.2

.Z

.Z

.Z

.Z

.2

.2

..2

.Z

.3

.3

_._4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

7.8

0.25

15

Apr.

~0.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

78

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

20.7

0.69

41

May

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

2.0

2.4

273

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1*6

3.2

32.2

1.04

64

June

2.2

2.7

3.4

1.7

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.7

_._4

.4

.4

1.1

3.8

*2.1

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

36.4

1.21

72

July

2.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.5

3.2

3.2

3.3

2.0

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

66.4

2.14

132

Aug.

0.4

2.4

3.2

2.8

*2.7

2.3

.3

73

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

2.0

3.4

374

3.4

3.1

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

35.1

1.13

70

Sept.

2.7

4.6

T^

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.

* f

42.0

1.40

83

Min 0 Mean 0.11 Ac-ft 83

Water year 1957-58: Max 4.6 Min 0.1 Mean 0.71 Ac-ft 514

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 377

3420. Bluewater Creek near Bluewater, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°17'50", long 108°01'40", in W|sw£ sec. 5, T. 12 N., R. 11 W., on left 

bank 3 ? miles northwest of Bluewater Village and 8 miles downstream from Bluewater Dam.

Drainage area.--235 sq mi.

Records available. July 1912 to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1958 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Figures of daily discharge for July 20-23, 1912, published in WSP 358 have been found to be unreliable and should not be used July 1912 

to June 1919 and April 1921 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gaga.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,720 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Mar. 4, 1918, at site 113 ft upstream at different datums. Mar. 4, 1918, to Mar. 17, 

1939, at site 83 ft upstream; Mar. 4, 1918, to June 28, 1919 (destroyed by flood), at 

datum 1.92 ft higher, Apr. 6, 1921, to Mar. 17, 1939, at datum 1.57 ft higher.

Average discharge. 30 years (1912-14, 1930-58), 10.3 cfs (7,460 acre-ft per year). 

Extreme^.--Maximum discharge during year, 79 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 3.78 ft); minimum

1912-14, 1930-58: Maximum discharge, 1,210 cfs July 23, 1954 (gage height, 7.28 ft); 

no flow at times.

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

regulated by Bluewater Lake (capacity, 38,500 acre-ft at crest of uncontrolled siphon 

spillways).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1512: 1912-15, 1931, 1943(M), 1945(M). See also Records available^ 

Rating table, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 24 to Sept. 2)

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

1.3 

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.2

5.6

9.9

16

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

*.9

.9

.8

.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

K4

34.4

1.11

68

Nov.

1.6

T7I

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

*1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

*1.1

b.9

bl.O

bl.l

1.1

1.1

1.1

bl.O

b.9

b^8

35.7

1.19

71

Dec.

bO.8

b79

bl.O

bl.l

1,4

1.2

bl.l

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

b.9

bl.O

bl.O

1.1

1.1

*1.0

.9

.8

b.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

30.6

0.99

61

Calendar year 1957: Max 29

Jan.

bO.8

b.7

b.7

b.8

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

bl.2

bl.l

bl.2

bl.l

bl.2

*bl.2

bl.l

bl.O

bl.O

bl.2

1.3

bl.l

b.9

b.7

b.8

b.9

bl.O

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

32.8

1.06

65

Feb.

bO.8

b.9

1.1

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

77

*.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.1

b.6

b.7

-

23.7

0.85

47

Mar.

bO.8

.9

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

*1.1

1.6

I'.O

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

36.1

1.17

72

Apr.

1.6

177

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.2

*2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

' 3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

84.6

2.82

168

May

.2

.2

.2

.2

* .2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.7

.4

.2

.2

.4

.4

.2

.0

.6

.5

.6

.0

.7

.6

.0

.0

.4

.9

.9

.7 

B7¥

141.6

4.57

281

June

6.0

5.6

6.9

6.9

3.9

*3.9

3.9

3.7

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

3.9

2.8

2.8

2.6

4.4

*5.3

3.9

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.2

4.7

4.7

5.0

116.5

3.88

231

July

5.3

5.6

6.5

670

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

*5.0

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.4

2.0

1.2

1.1

1.0

3.1

3.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

125.2

4.04

248

Aug.

2.0

1.9

4.4

4.4

*4.2

4.4

~5.0 11

2.8

2.4

3.2

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.9

2.0

5.3

6.5

7.3

7.0

7.4

3.2

3.6

2.4

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.0

112.8

3.64

224

Sept.

1.9

6.2

8.6

9.5

8.6

8.6

9.0

9.9

5.3

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

123.6

4.12

245

Mln 0 Mean 0.68 Ac-ft 247

Water year 1957-58: Max 11 Mln 0.6 .Mean 2.46 Ac-ft 898

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
378 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3430. Bluewater Creek at Grants, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°09'20", long 107 "52 '10", in SW^NWir sec. 26, T. 11 N. , R. 10 W. , on right 

bank at bridge on State Highway 53 at Grants, 0.2 mile south of U. S. Highway 66.

Drainage area. --1,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--October to December 1912 (fragmentary), January 1913 to September 

1914 (gage heights and discharge measurements only March to May, July to September 

1914) , and April 1949 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1912 

to December 1926 (monthly figures only for calendar year 1925) in reports of State 

engineer.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,468.34 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Oct. 30, 1912, to Apr. 23, 1915, staff gage, Apr. 24, 1915, to 

Dec. 5, 1917, chain gage, and Dec. 6, 1917, to Dec. 31, 1926, staff gage, at nearby 

sites at different datums .

Average discharge .--20 years (1914-25, 1949-58), 6.04 cfs (4,370 acre-ft per year).

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 165 cfs Aug. 7 (gage height, 3.03 ft); no flow 

most of the year.

1912-26, 1949-58: Maximum discharge recorded, 1,760 cfs Aug. 28, 1952 (gage height, 

5.35 ft), from rating curve extended above 300 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; 

no flow for long periods.

Remarks. --Records fair. Flow partly regulated by Bluewater Lake (capacity, 38,500 acre-ft 

at crest of uncontrolled siphon spillways). Diversions and ground-water withdrawals 

for irrigation of about 4,500 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1212: Drainage area. WSP 1512: 1913-14.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.15

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.0 

2.2

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

4.1 

6.9

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

* .4

.4

.4

12

*18~5.1

1.5

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.9

1.1

.9

.8

.9

.9

g

J_7

65.5

2.11

130

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.2

73" .8

.7

.5

.7

.6

.6

.7

.6

.3

.6

.5

*.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

7.8

0.26

15

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

( )

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

May

(*)

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

-1§

0

0

0

0 

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

July

0

.8

.8

~1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

0.10

6.1

Aug.

0

0

0

0

*o

0

24

24

58

14

.7

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.1

.1 

.1

o

121.1

3.91

240

Sept.

0

.1

0

0

.3

.9

0

.1

0

.3

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0*o

.4

0

0

0

0

0 

0

2.7

0.09

5.4

Calendar year 1957: Max 278 Mln 0 Mean 3.84 Ac-ft 2,780

Water year 1957-58: Max 58 Mln 0 Mean 0.55 Ac-ft 397

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 

3435. Rio San Jose near Grants, N. Mex.

379

Location. Lat 35°04'30", long 107°45'00", in SE^SEir sec. 23, T. 10 N. , R. 9 W., on right 

bank at west boundary of Acoma Pueblo Grant, 85 miles southeast of Grants.

Drainage area. 1.070 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1936 to September 1958. Prior to October 1955, published as 

San Jose River near Grants.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

ge is 6,269.47 ft above

Average discharge. 22 years, 7.07 cfs (5,120 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 81 cfs July 16 (gage height, 1.46 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.7 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 4.

1936-58: Maximum discharge, 1,330 cfs about Aug. 21, 1947 (gage height, 4.15 ft, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum daily, 3.7 cfs at times in 1943, 1946, 1958.

Remarks. Records good. Flow partly regulated by Bluewater Lake (capacity, 38,500 

acre-ft at crest of siphon spillways). Diversions and ground-water withdrawals for 

irrigation of about 5,100 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSF 898: 1936-39(M), WSP1512: 1943.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4 

.5

3.7 

6.3 

9.5

0.8 

1.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.6 

6.6

6.6 

6.6

6.9

7.3

7.3

*6.9

6.6

6.3

6.6

*36

27

9.5

6.9

7.9

6.6

6.0

14

6.3

10

20

6.3

*6.0

6.0

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.9 

6 . 6

6.3

281.2

9.07

558

Nov.

6.3 

5.8

5.5 

5.5

5.5

5.5

*5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.0

6.9

67o

5.8

5.8

*5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

171.2

5.71

340

Dec.

5.3

5.3 

5.3

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

*5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

157.3

5.07

312

Calendar year 1957 : Max 538

Jan.

475

4.5 

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

*4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

143.5

4.63

285

Feb.

4.7

4.7

5.0 

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

*5.3

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.3

5.3

-

147.3

5.26

292

Mar.

573

5.3

5.3 

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

*5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

155.9

5.03

309

Apr.

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

*4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

4.7

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.7

139.8

4.66

277

May

477

4.7

*4.7

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

T7~ 5 .

4.7

5.0

4.7

5.0

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.0

147.8

4.77

293

June

177

4.7

4.7

*4.7

5.0

575

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

*5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

147.0

4.90

292

July

177-

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.0

*5.0

8.7 575"

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

157.7

5.09

313

Aug.

4.7

4.7

*4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

2Z_

16

6.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

6.9

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

*4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.7

178.1

5.75

353

Sept.

3.7 

377

3.7

3.7 

4.0

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.0

~7o.9

.5

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

* .2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

 .5

' .2

129.6

4.32

257

Min 3.9 Mean 11.2 Ac-ft 8,140

Water year 1957-58: Max 36 Min 3.7 Mean 5.3S Ac-ft 3J880

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
380 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3515. Rio San Jose at Correo, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 34°58'00", long 107°10'10", in NE^ sec. 32, T. 9 N., R. 3 W., on left bank 

0.6 mile upstream from U. S. Highway 66, 0.7 mile northeast of Correo, and 13 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,610 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1943 to September 1958. Prior to October 1955, published as 

San Jose River at Correo.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5,474.88 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 15 years, 13.3 cfs (9,630 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,130 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 20.7 ft, from 

floodmark, backwater from dam), from slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow for 

much of year.

1943-58: Maximum discharge, 7,150 cfs Aug. 11, 1955 (gage height, 11.1 ft); maximum gage height, that of Aug. 22, 1958; no flow for long periods.

A stage of 15.4 ft (based on drift marks found near gage in 1950) probably 

occurred in flood of August 1929.

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

backwater from dam, which are poor. Plow partly regulated by Bluewater Lake (capacity, 

38,500 acre-ft at crest of uncontrolled siphon spillways) and three small reservoirs. 

Diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation of about 7,800 acres (revised) 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1442: 1944, 1945(M), 1946-48, 1949(M), 1950, 1951(P), 

1952.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*527

221

*39

16

7

5

9

493

598

*138

125

24

11

7

4

3

4

5

5

2,246

72.5

4,450

Nov.

5

4

4

4

401

49

*26

11

7

5

3

4

4

4

4

5

6

6

4

2

2

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

565

18.8

1,120

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

*2

1

1

2

2

37

1.2

73

Jan.

2

1

2

2

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

*2

3

3

3

5

6

5

5

5

4

5

6

9

9

*5

5

7

115

3.7

228

Feb.

2

Z

3

5

9_

8

6

5

6

6

6

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

*6

6

5

5

5

6

6

4

-

156

5.6

309

Mar.

5

4

*4

6

6

6

7

9

5

5

4

5

6

6

5

4

4

4

4

5

9

17

19

11

14

8

7

6

6

5

*4

210

6.8

417

Apr.

3

4

6

4

5

4

1

0

1

1

0

0

5

5

3

*8

20

13

16

19

15

10

*8

5

4

3

0

0

0

0

163

5.4

323

May

(*)

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

 0

*0

0

0

1

0.03

2

Aug.

o

0

0

0

*7

20

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

*1.000

19

20

10

*0

0

0

0

0

0

1,081

34.9

2,140

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

263

TT

15

5

60 *15

7

6

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

391

13.0

776

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,650 Min 0 Mean 48.1 Ac-ft 34,860

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,000 Min 0 Mean 13.6 Ac-ft 9,840

Peak discharge (b 

(7.56 ft); Nov. 

mark, backwater

se, 800 cfs). --Oct. 12 (4 p.m.) 1,600 cfs (5.21 ft); Oct. 19 (9 p.m.) 3,160 cfs 

5 (3:30 p.m.) 847 cfs (3.86 ft); Aug. 22 (6 a.m.) 6,130 cfs (20.7 ft, from floo 

dam) .
RIO GRANDE BASIN 381

3525. Rio Puerco at Rio Puerco, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 34°47'35", long 106°59'20", in NWir sec. 31, T. 7 N., R. 1 W., in San 

Clemente Grant, on downstream end of pier nearest left abutment of The Atchison, 

Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, 7 miles downstream from Rio San Jose.

Drainage area. 5,160 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1910 to December 1912 (records fragmentary, gage heights 

only)and March 1934 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1915 

to December 1925 and September 1926 to December 1927 in reports of State engineer. 

Records for January 1913 to December 1914, published in WSP 358, 388, and 408, have been 

found to be unreliable and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5,008.49 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 31 years (1915-17, 1919-20, 1921-24, 1926-27, 1934-58), 71.5 cfs 

(51,760 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,600 cfs Oct. 21 (gage height, 4.60 ft); no 

flow many days.

1934-58: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Aug. 21, 1935 (gage height, 7.24 ft), by 

computation of peak flow over dam; no flow at times.

Flood of Sept. 23, 1929, indicated a discharge of approximately 40,000 cfs. A 

higher discharge possibly occurred Oct. 4, 1913, at a recorded stage of about 9.7 ft.

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

5 cfs, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 11,500 acres (revised) 

above station (includes 3,700 acres, revised, irrigated wholly or partly from wells).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1512: 1941, 1944. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12, 13, 19-21, Apr. 20 to May 18)

0 23 0 0.7 10 1.5 355

3 .2 .8 21 1.8 670

4 1.0 .9 43 2.1 1,130

5 2.5 1.0 70 2.5 1,950

6 4.8 1.2 150 3.3 4,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

o-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

243

1,300

*292

80

29

13

9

139

2,990

*5,940

2,380 

458

58

15

9

6

2

1

*0

0

11,964

386

23,730

Nov.

0

r

i

5

*1,770

260

124

75

18

12

8

6

2

*2

1

2

2

1

1

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

2,291

76.4

4,540

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

i

5

3

3

2

1

0

0

3

5

4

4

3

2

1

1

1

3

4

2

*3

3

1

3

3

61

2.0

121

Jan.

1

1

0

0

1

6

7

4

4

4

5

4

2

3

*1

2

1

1

4

4

2

1 

0

0

3

8

~B" 11

*5

3

2

96

3.1

190

Feb.

1

2

1

1

3

4

4

2

18

48

66

43

33

19

11

8

4

70

139

146

*146

86 

73

38

25

18

29

21

-

1,059

37.8

2,100

Mar.

11

11

*7

6

8

9

10

11

14

8

10

10

9

10

6

4

T

4

29

119

93

98 

137

205

106

70

56

35

25

15

*11

1,151

37.1

2,280

Apr.

10

4

2

4

1

1

2

1

0

0

0

14

23

46

188

*64

70

70

53

83

137

146 

*150

178

156

132

137

128

128

128

2,056

68.5

4,080

May

90

98

115

110

*80

124

172

188

IW

166

166

166

*178

188

161

146

132

106

90

70

60

70 

35

45

45

40

35

30

30

35

30

3,179

103

6,310

June

25

20

15

10

8

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

1

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

94

3.1

186

July

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

*1.050 

209

106

13

8

0

0

0

0

0

1,386

44.7

2,750

Sept.

0

*0

0

0

0

0

533

177

38

*510

124

0

44

190

15

0

0

10

34

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,624

54.1

3,220

Calendar year 1957: Max 4,830 Min o Mean 166 Ac-ft 119,800

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,940 Min o Mean 68.4 Ac-ft 49,510

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Oct. 21 (7:30 a.m.) 7,600 cfs (4.60 ft); Nov. 5 (10:30 a.m.) 

6,520 cfs (3.95 ft); Aug. 22 (12 m.) 6,280 cfs (3.80 ft).

je estimated on basis of 

 by stations.
382 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3530. Rio Puerco near Bernardo, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 34°24'30", long 106°51'10", in SE^ sec. 8, T. 2 N. , R. 1 E., at bridge on 

TJ. S. Highway 85, 1.2 miles southwest of Bernardo, 3 miles upstream from mouth, and 

18 miles south of Belen.

Drainage area. 5,860 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1910 to August 1914 (published as "near La Joya", discharge 

measurements only), November 1939 to September 1958. Fragmentary gage-height record 

and footnotes concerning no flow for the period September 1910 to August 1914, published in WSP 358 and 388, have been found to be in error and should not be used.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,725.44 ft above mean sea level, 1951 

adjustment. September 1910 to August 1914, at site l| miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge .--18 years (1940-58), 59.8 cfs (43,290 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 5,340 cfs Oct. 21 (gage height, 11.48 ft); no 

flow for extended periods.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 18,800 cfs Sept. 23, 1941, from rating curve extended 

above 7,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 13.8 ft Aug. 12, 1955; 

no flow for extended periods.

Remarks . --Records fair except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements 

made 2 to 5 times a week during periods of flow. Diversions for irrigation of about 

11,500 acres above station, of which about 3,700 acres are irrigated from ground-water 

sources. Records of chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1512; 

Records available.

1941-42, 1944-45, 1946(P), 1947-49. See also

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 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

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

i

0

0

0

0

371

975

588

193

82

40

14

3

1,810

3,600

2,220

1,290

250

99

44

19

7

5

0

0

11,611

375

23,030

Nov.

0

0

0

0

1,050

910

196

154

60

17

6

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,376

79.2

4,710

Dec.

0

0

0

 Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

39

26

25

11

4

3

1

23

108

130

105

68

61

19

10

7

5

-

651

23.2

1,290

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,010 Min 0

Mar.

10

13

2

4

3

3

3

5

4

4

7

3

3

3

2

2

00"

0

0

46

60

84

145

145

75

44

28

15

5

728

23.5

1,440

Apr.

5

4

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

147

60

58

33

28

55

120

131

151

166

105

105

112

110

115

1,516

50.5

3,010

May

110

97

97

110

97

84

112

163

169

160

151

139

166

160

148

125

118

99

71

58

53

34

58

24

36

39

30

28

27

28

20.

2,811

90.7

5,580

June

20

9

9

5

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

44

1.5

87

July

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

801

19T

44

5

1

0

0

0

0

1,047

33.8

2,080

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

187

226

71

177

462

38

9

162

108

10

1

0

11

8

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,471

49.0

2,920

Mean 159 Ac-ft 115,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,600 Min 0 Mean 61.0 Ac-ft 44,150

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs) 

4,750 cfs (11.16 ft).

 Oct. 21 (11 p.m.) 5,340 cfs (11.48 ft); Nov. 5 (8:30 p.m.)
RIO GRANDE BASIN 333 

3540. Rio Salado near San Acacia, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 34°16'40", long 106°52'55", in E| sec. 30, T. 1 N. , R. 1 E., near right 

bank 1 mile upstream from mouth, 2 miles northeast of San Acacia, 1.7 miles downstream 

from bridge on U. S. Highway 85, and 15 miles north of Socorro.

Drainage area. 1,380 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . October 1947 to September 1958.

~Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4.710.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 11 years, 13.3 cfs (9,630 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 636 cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, 10.65 ft); no 

flow most of time.

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 16,600 cfs Sept. 25, 1954 (gage height, 12.80 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for long 

periods.

A major flood occurred in August 1929 when discharge near mouth was computed as 

about 27,000 cfs, by slope-area measurement, from report of State engineer.

Remarks . Records poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 100 acres above station. 

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 1512: 1948-49, 1955.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

*0

0

0

0

10

a2

0

0

0

0

*75

9fi

ao

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

177

5.7

351

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,100 Mln o

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

0

0

0

0

10

0.3

20

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*10

**al

0

0

a5

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*a2

5

15

al

**al

0

0

0

0

0

0

40

1.3

79

Sept.

0

00'

0

*0

*60

50

alO

0

a!5

a20

a5

30

a5

aO

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

195

6.5

387

Mean 27.3 Ac-ft 19,740

Water year 1957-53: Max 90 Mln o Mean 1.2 Ac-ft 837

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 2 field 

estimates, and weather records.
384 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3545. Socorro main canal north at San Acacia, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 34°15'15", long 106°53'50", in SE£NW£ sec. 1, T. 1 S., R. 1 W., on right 

bank at San Acacia, half a mile downstream from point of diversion. Prior to Mar. 8, 

1958, gage on left bank.

Records available. April 1936 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,660.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929. Prior to Mar. 8, 1958, at datum 0.42 ft lower.

Extremes. 1936-58: Maximum daily discharge, 234 cfs Aug. 26, 1938; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of backwater, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week during periods of flow. New headgates 

installed and 'canal relocated about 100 ft to the right during winter of 1958 water 

year. Canal diverts water from right bank of Rio Grande for irrigation of about 

8,000 acres. Three acequias, together irrigating about 300 acres, divert water from 

canal above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1242: 1951.

Monthly discharge, In oublo feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1953

Month

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

September ..................................

Water year 1957-58 .......................

Maximum

193

182

111

210

Minimum

0

0

0

0

Mean

85.3

117

105

69.9

76.6

Runoff In 

acre-feet

61,130

6,110

6,470

4,160

55,450

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater Nov. 19 to Jan. 15; discharge 

estimated on basis of engineer's notes, 2 observations of no flow, and recovery or 

loss In pond head.
RIO QRANDE BASIN 

3550. Rio Qrande at San Acacia, N. Hex.

385

Location. Lat 34°15'13", long 106°53'45", in NE^SWi sec. 1, T. 1 S., R. 1 W., on right 

bank an eighth of a mile southeast of San Acacia, 0.7 mile downstream from San Acacia 

diversion dam, and 2? miles downstream from Rio Salado.

Drainage area. 26.770 sq mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in San 

Luis Valley, Colo.).

Records available. April 1936 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. February 1925 to September 1927 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports 

of State engineer.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,658.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. February 1925 to September 1927, staff gage on old highway bridge half a mile 

upstream at different datum. Apr. 17, 1936, to Mar. 19, 1953, water-stage recorders 

on both banks at site half a mile upstream at various datums.

Average discharge. 22 years (1936-58), 1,192 cfs (863,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Oct. 21 (gage height, 7.43 ft); no 

flow July 17 to Aug. 6.

1936-58: Maximum discharge, 27,400 cfs Aug. 5, 1936 (gage height, 10.75 ft, former 

site, at datum 2.06 ft higher); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements made about 24 times a month. Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 760,000 acres; this includes Socorro main canal 

north (see preceding page), which bypasses station and irrigates about 8,000 acres. 

Records of chemical analyses and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1958 are 

given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1242: 1951.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

95 

119

71

55

52.

75

75

95

91

119

119

1,230

2,050

2,100

1,010

565

457

405

449

5,020

8,760

5,436

3,950

5,000

2,410

1,960

1,220

1,100

697 

516

625

43,900

1,416

87,070

Nov.

625 

1,870

2,480

2,380

5,400

4,560

3,820

4,120

3,540

5,070

2,880

2,700

2,280

1,950

1,750

1,720

1,670

1,640

1,610

1,610

1,550

1,320

1,200

1,040 

1,020

1,020

1,240

1,320

1,150

1,270

61,585

2,046

121,800

Dec.

1,240 

1,1$0

1,080

1,080

1,020

1,020

1,080

1,180

1,110

1,060

1,150

1,150

1,080

1,020

986

1,030

1,000

948

967

1,000

986

1,000

910

986 

929

929

1,030

967

986 

929

891

31,894

1,029

63,260

Jan.

872 

872

834

872

798

854

800

872

749

854

749

815

854

798

815

815

854

872

948

872

815

855

766

752 

685

782

782

815

834

782 

766

25,299

816

50,180

Feb.

732 

766

798

766

752

798

782

834

782

732

798

872

910

867

815

798

815

782

798

1,000

1,590

1,410

1,600

1,820 

1,760

1,620

1,620

1,700

29,197

1,045

57,910

Mar.

1,240 

1,150

891

948

910

1,070

967

948

1,090

986

1,050

1,030

1,050

834

855

766

656

872

854

1,110

1,090

986

1,290

1,340 

1,540

1,440

1,290

1,160

1,180

1,440

1,160

33,131

1,069

65,710

Apr.

766 

746

1,4SO~

1,440

1,600

1,720

1,560

1,270

1,370

1,580

1,840

1,990

2,490

2,250

2,150

2,380

3,400

3,440

3,740

4,000

4,190

4,970

5,610

6,050 

6,500

5,530

6,720

6,970

6,430

6,460

100,402

3,347

199,100

May

5,120 

4,800

5,540

5,920

5,640

5,600

5,920

6,370

6,050

6,460

6,250

6,500

7,660

7,350

7,500

7,560

8,220

8,220

8,270

7,500

7,450

7,720

8,050

7,850 

8,050

8,160

8,600

8,860

9,230

9,300

9,420

224,920

7,255

446,100

June

9,810 

9,050

8,100

7,490

6,480

6,430

5,790

4,210

4,360

4,550

4,940

4,060

5,860

3,450

3,620

3,780

3,260

5,500

5,720

5,750

5,780

4,100

4,170

2,210 

810

1,500

5,550

1,100

554" 750

126,654

4,222

251,200

July

575" 850 

508

365

528

294

224

165

145

120

120

81

61

45

21

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5,917

126

7,770

Aug.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

100

81

65

158

201

294

276

258

254

282

119

64

43

38

110

150

720 55B" 

84

32

29

22

7 

5

5

5,752

121

7,440

Sept.

5

7

5

5

7

18

117

591

186

179

546

400

600

715

1,400

745

508

582

292

292

242

257

264

242 

185

158

205

225

213

205

8,972

299

17,800

Calendar year 1957: Max 8,760 Mln 6 Mean 1,810 Ac-ft 1,310,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 9,810 Mln 0 Mean 1,900 Ac-ft 1,375,000
386 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3560. Socorro main canal south near San Antonio, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 33°53'30", long 106 0 52'00", in NW£ sec. 8, T. 5 S., R. 1 E., on right bank 

1| miles upstream from Bosque del Apache Grant and if miles south of San Antonio.

Records available. April 1937 to July 1938 (published as "at end near San Antonio"), 

March 1948 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,526.41 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. April 1937 to July 1938 at two different sites if miles downstream at different 

daturas. March 1948 to November 1951 at site 30 ft upstream at datum 7.29 ft higher.

Extremes.--1937-38. 1948-58: Maximum daily discharge, 50 cfs Apr. 23, 1958; no flow at 

t ime s.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Canal 

diverts water from San Antonio Riverside drain for irrigation above and below station. 

Some diversion occurs between gage and north boundary of U. S. Pish and Wildlife 

Refuge (Bosque del Apache Grant). This is 1 of 3 stations gaging flow into refuge.

Monthly discharge. In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

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

Calendar year 1957 .......................

February ...................................

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

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

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

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

September ..................................

Water year 1957-58 .......................

Maximum

15

0

47

0

0

46

50

46

40

31

50

Minimum

0.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

22.0

.91

0

14.6

0

0

18.0

24.8

25.6

15.9

19.7

19.2

14.1

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,350

54.1

0

10,590

0

0

1,110

1,470

1,580

1,330

976

1,210

1,140

10,220

3565. San Antonio Riverside drain near San Antonio, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 33°53'00", long 106°51'05", in SW^SW^ sec. 9, T. 5 S., R. IE., on left

bank 1 mile east of D. S. Highway 85, 1.2 miles upstream from boundary of Bosque del

Apache Grant (wildlife refuge), and 2 miles southeast of San Antonio.

Records available.--March 1948 to September 1958. May 1936 to February 1938, at site 

50 ft downstream from Elmendorf interior drain; records not equivalent.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,524.33 ft above mean sea level (levels 

fry Bureau of Reclamation). Mar. 15, 1948, to Mar. 31, 1949, at site 1.2 miles downstream at datum 1.14 ft lower.

Extremes.--1948-58: Maximum daily discharge, 161 cfs May 31, 1957; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs 

 Aug. 29, 1958.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made four times a month. 

Diversions from drain above station, canal wasteways, and interior drains entering 

channel above station. Plow represents 1 of 3 channels entering north boundary of 

Bosque del Apache Grant. Average pickup per mile between station and Grant boundary 

is about 5 percent (as determined from comparative discharge measurements).

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

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

Calendar year 1957 .......................

January ....................................

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

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

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

Water year 1957-58 .......................

Maximum

161

87

Minimum

9.5

Mean

9 41

Runoff In 

acre-feet

35,060

11,120
RIO GRANDE BASIN 387

3570. Elmendorf interior drain near San Antonio, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 33°51'50", long 106°51'S5", in NE£ sec. 20, T. 5 S., R. 1 E. (projected), 

in Bosque del Apache Grant (wildlife refuge), on right bank 2,000 ft downstream from 

north boundary of refuge, 1.0 mile east of railroad, and 3.7 miles south of Junction of 

U. S. Highways 85 and 380.

Records available.--July 1936 to January 1938, March 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is 4,518.9 ft, 1951

adjustment (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). July 1936 to January 1938 at site half 

a mile upstream in former channel at datum of 4,519.24 ft, datum of 1929. Mar. 11, 

1948, to Nov. 10, 1949, at site about 2,500 ft upstream (in old channel) at different 

datum. Nov. 11, 1949, to Feb. 7, 1956, at site 2,000 ft upstream (present channel) at 

datum about 0.26 ft lower than present datum.

Extremes.--1948-58: Maximum daily discharge, 51 cfs June 3, 1956; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs 

Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, 1948.

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

Discharge measurements generally made about three times a month. Flow past station 

represents part of inflow to wildlife refuge.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

February ..........................................

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

September .........................................

Water year 1957-58 .................................

Maximum Minimum

5 2

3 9

Mean

2 59

19 5

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3575. San Antonio Riverside drain near San Marcial, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 33°44'50", long 106°55'30", in Bosque del Apache Grant (wildlife refuge), 

on right bank 1 mile upstream from outlet to Rio Grande conveyance channel, 5 miles 

northeast of San Marcial, and 12 miles south of San Antonio.

Records available.--March 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wooden control. Datum of gage is 4,489.12 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--1948-58: Maximum daily discharge, 226 cfs May 22, 1957; no flow Sept. 7-9 

Nov. 20, 21, 25-27, 29, Dec. 4, 1956.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made three times a month. Flow 

represents seepage from river and waste from wildlife refuge. Diversions for 

irrigation of a few hundred acres above station.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1957 .................................

January ..............................................

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

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

September ............................................

Maximum

127

23

226

55

110

96

106

Minimum

37

2.2

15

2.2

17

15

20

30

9.3

9.3

2.2

Mean

66.2

21.5

18.7

60.0

28.5

17,9

40.2

62.2

63.0

53.4

25.2

25.1

26.1

37.5

Runoff In 

acre -feet

4,070

1,280

1,150

43,420

1,750

994

2,470

3,700

3,870

3,180

1,550

1,540

1,550

27,100
388 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3585. Rio Grande at San Marcial, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 33°40'50", long 106°59'15", in Pedro Armendaris Grant 33, on pier of The 

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. bridge, 1.1 miles downstream from former 

site of San Marcial, Socorro County, and 18? miles southwest of San Antonio.

Drainage area.--27.700 sq mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in San 

Luis Valley, Colo.j.

Records available. January 1895 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey.

January 1931 to September 1949 in Water Bulletins of International Boundary Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since June 25, 1943. Datum of gage 

Is 4,455.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1952. 

Prior to June 15, 1920, and July 23, 1920, to Feb. 10, 1922, inclined staff, wireweight, or inverted rod gages at site 0.3 mile upstream at datum 10.6 ft lower. 

June 15 to July 22, 1920, and March to June 1922 inverted rod gage, Dec. 29, 1923, to 

Mar. 13, 1932, and Feb. 17 to June 24, 1943, water-stage recorder, at highway bridge 

1.8 miles upstream at different datums. Mar. 13, 1932, to Feb. 17, 1943, water-stage 

recorder alternately at 2 sites on present bridge, 1 at present datum, 1 at datum 

3.70 ft higher. To measure bypass flow, supplementary recorder on Tiffany Channel 

4 miles upstream Apr. 14, 1950, to Feb. 28, 1954, and on conveyance channel opposite 

river gage Mar. 1, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1958.

Average discharge.--62 years (1896-1958), 1,395 cfs (1,010,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 9,340 cfs June 2; minimum daily, 79 cfs 

Aug. 12.

1895-1958: Maximum discharge, about 50,000 cfs Oct. 11, 1904; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair. Record is composite of main stem and conveyance channel. Discharge measurements generally made 2 to 4 times a week on each channel, less often 

during low flow periods. Diversions for irrigation of about 775,000 acres above station. Records of chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, and water temperatures 

for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

219 

207 

196

193

197

200

200

215

204

211

247

718

1,990

2,450

1,630

1,020

707

669

611

1,400

5,790

7,700

5,000

3,650

2,820

2,350 

1,680

1,240

1,060

849 

744

46,397

1,497

92,030

Nov.

790 

1,220 

2,330

2,530

2,470

3,900

3,730

3,750

3,550

3,060

2,950

2,730

2,510

2,020

1,630

1,500

1,480

1,580

1,550

1,600

1,480

1,380

1,320

1,180

1,050

984 

1,040

1,100

1,140

1 150

58,704

1,957

116,400

Dec.

1,130 

1,150 

1,040

1,010

1,020

1,020

992

1,040

1,060

1,040

1,020

1,100

1,110

1,060

1,030

992

1,010

984

960

944

1,020

1,010

1,000

936

992

992 

976

1,010

944

890 

860

31,342

1,011

62,170

Jan.

868 

944 

920

928

898

831

831

845

852

824

845

831

789

796

789

782

742

762

796

868

912

905

890

762

704

7§B- 698 

845

810

789 

768

25,620

826

50,820

Feb.

723 

723 

762

768

742

742

762

775

789

789

768

768

817

860

890

928

824

796

775

810

1,100

1,340

1,380

1,630

1,740

1,620 

1,620

1,600

-

.......

27,841

994

55,220

Mar.

1,570 

1,300 

1,080

920

968

976

1,050

960

1,240

1,200

1,080

1,160

1,180

1,140

968

952

936

944

360

1,010

1,110

1,140

1,110

1,390

1,730

1.780 

1,470

1,300

1,200

1,240 

1,360

36,424

1,175

72,250

Apr.

1,010 

792 

824

1,510

1,840

1,870

1,770

1,170

1,290

1,480

1,670

2,110

2,440

2,610

2,060

2,280

3,010

3,570

3,550

3,900

4,330

4,840

5,290

5,750

6,110

6,330 

5,730

6,060

6,840

6, 800

98,836

3,295

196,000

May

6,190 

5,410 

5,580

5,550

5,680

5,680

5,770

6,060

6,O2O

6,070

6,190

6,370

6,700

7,120

7,300

7,570

7,640

8,010

8,060

7,810

7,860

7,860

7,830

8,100

8,190

8,260 

8,570

8,6OO

8,630

8^740

222,150

7,166

440,600

June

7,560 

9,540 

9,130

8,220

7,380

6,910

6,440

5,230

4,220

4,220

4,460

4,540

4,050

3,610

3,420

3,740

3,300

3,280

3,700

3,830

3,870

3,800

4,100

3,820

1,830

931 

2,020

2,790

1,200

925

131,864

4,395

261,500

July

1,070 

923 

718

581

472

436

450

357

321

266

233

254

266

244

240

117

166

153

143

140

140

134

132

136

122

116 

109

108

109

105 

102

8,913

288

17,680

Aug.

98 

98 

92

89

89

89

94

86

98

103

loo

79

BT

85

94

100

105

148

162

151

140

145

145

351

23T

182 

167

127

130

122 

114

3,895

126

7,730

Sept.

109 

102 

96

91

5?

93

106

140

250

156

247

752

864

614

668

1,150

573

457

330

249

253

244

233

230

210

195 

182

182

202

203

9,253

308

18,350

Calendar year 1957 : Max 7,700 Mln 59 Mean 1,713 Ac-ft l, 240,000

Water year 1957-58: Max 9,340 Mln 79 Mean 1,921 Ac-ft 1,391,000
RIO GRANDE BASIN 389

3600. Alamosa River near Monticello, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 33°34'10" (revised), long 107°36'20", in SW^ sec. 31, T. 8 S., R. 7 W., on 

left bank at Alamosa dam site and old Fort OJo Caliente, Just downstream from Wildhorse Creek and 15 miles northwest of Monticello.

Drainage area. 470 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1931 to April 1942, July 1956 to June 1958 (annual maximum only), 

and July to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. October to December 1929 

(monthly discharge only) and February to August 1930 (discharge measurements only) in 

reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 6,142.04 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 17, 1930, at different datum, May 1, 

1931, to Dec. 14, 1939, at datum 0.20 ft lower, Dec. 15, 1939, to Apr. 17, 1942, at 

present datum. July 16, 1956, to July 27, 1958, crest-stage gage only at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years (1931-41), 8.42 cfs, revised (6,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. 1956-57: The annual maximum discharge for water years 1956-57 is given in 

the following table:

Water 

year

1956 Aug. 

1957 Aug.

Date

22, 1956 

24-25, 1957

Discharge 

(cfs)

a8,390 

b5,700

Gage height 

(feet)

12.0 

8.77

a Result of slope-area measurement.

b From rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis 

of slope-area measurement at gage heights 6.66 and 

12.0 ft.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, 3,390 cfs, Aug. 21 (gage height, 

7.55 ft); minimum daily recorded, 6.0 cfs, Sept. 1.

1930-42, 1956-58: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs Aug. 21, 1936 (gage height, 

13.6 ft), from rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements 

at gage heights 6.66 and 12.0 ft; minimum daily recorded, 5.6 cfs Jan. 9, 1932, 

Aug. 28-30, Sept. 3, 1936.

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

733

733

748

763

788

808

828

858

898

928

Water 

year

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1940

1941

Date

Aug. 5,

Aug. 28,

July 17,

Aug. 29,

Aug. 18,

Aug. 21,

Sept . 10 ,

July 20,

Aug . 7 ,

Aug. 15,

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1940

1941

Discharge 

(cfs)

2,130

955

955

3,700

2,670

10,300

836

1,370

3,500

1,200

Gage height 

(feet)

6.30

4.78

4.79

7.86

6.83

13.6

4.61

5.32

7.66

5.16

Remarks. Records fair below 10 cfs, poor above. No diversion above station. Entire 

normal flow diverted below station for irrigation.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods in the water years 1931, 1935, and 1936, superseding those published in WSP 733, 

788, and 808, are given herewith:

Aug. 4, 1931........... 146

Aug. 5, 1931........... 104

Aug. 12, 1935........... 80

Aug. 18, 1935........... 108

Aug. 21, 1936........... 550

Month

August 193E 

Water yea 

Calendar 

August 1936 

Water yea 

Calendar

r 1934- 

year 19

r 1935- 

year 19

35........................

36........................

Cfs-days

530.5 

2,998.3 

3,001.5

844.8 

3,270.5 

3,271.7

Discharge, In cubic feet

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

Mean 

Runo

July Aug.

7.0 

6.8 

7.5 

7.5 

7.0 

7.0 

*15 

6.8

Sept.

6.0 

6.6 

6.2 

6.4 

6.4 

*6.6 

7.5 

7.5

Day

9

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

July

:

Aug.

13 

7.8 

8.3 

*7.8 

7.8 

7.5 

7.3 

7.5

Sept.

7.5 

40 

T3 

23 

13 

9.1 

8.6 

8.3

Day

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Maximum

108 

108 

108

550 

550 

550

Minimum

7.1 

5.8 

5.8

6.1 

6 

6

Mean

17.1 

8.21 

8.22

27.3 

8.94 

8.94

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,050 

5,940 

5,950

1,680 

6,490 

6,490

per second, 1958

July

1

Aug.

7.5 

8.3 

*26 

15 

119 

T5

frf

Sept.

7 8 

7 5 

7 8 

7 5 

7 8 

8 0 

8 0 

*8 0

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

July

*7.0 

7.3 

7.3 

7.0

_

Aug.

6.8 

6.4 

6.4 

6.6 

6.4 

6.2 

6.2

12.9 

794

Sept.

7 8 

8 0 

8 3 

8 0 

8 0 

8 3

9.55 

568

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Aug. 21 (time unknown) 5,590 cfs(7.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Result of discharge measurement, 6.8 cfs June 10.
390 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3610. Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 33°08'45", long 107°12'20", in SW£ see. 25, T. 13 S., R. 4 W. (projected), 

in Pedro Armendaris Grant, on left bank 1.0 mile downstream from dam and 1J miles 

upstream from Cuchillo Negro River.

Drainage area. 28.900 sq mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in San 

Luis Valley, Colo.).

Records available . October 1916 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,242.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Jan. 1, 1931, at 1 of 3 sites 0.1 mile to 1 mile upstream at different 

datums. Jan. 1, 1931, to Jan. 16, 1939, at site 400 ft downstream from dam at datum 

12.80 ft higher than present datum. Jan. 17 to Mar. 29, 1939, at site 0.7 mile 

upstream at datum 0.06 ft lower. Mar. 30, 1939, to Dec. 31, 1940, at site 0.7 mile 

upstream at datum 1.36 ft lower. Jan. 1, 1941, to Apr. 23, 1942, at site 128 ft 

upstream from preceding gage at datum 0.91 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 42 years, 1,070 cfs (774,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,279 cfs Aug. 13-15; minimum daily, 4 cfs 

Oct. 30 to Nov. 3.

1916-58: Maximum daily discharge, 8,220 cfs May 22, 1942; no flow at times prior to

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

uncertain stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally 

made three times a month. Flow regulated by Elephant Butte Reservoir (see p. 433 ). 

Diversions for irrigation of about 800,000 acres above station.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for Jan. 1-6, 1920, 

superseding those published in WSP 508, are given herewith:

1920

702

702

702

702

702

763

January

Water

Calen

Month

1920. .............................. ......

year 1919-20 ..............................

Jar year 1920 ..............................

Maximum

2,170

Minimum

1

Mean

1,240

Runoff in 

acre-feet

901,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

a8~8.2

a8

a8

a?

a7

a7

7.1

6.1

6.6

5.6

6

6

7

38

as

as

as

as

as

as

8

8 

8

8

8

7

5

5

4

218.6

7.05

434

Nov.

4

4

4

5

5

5

d6 

d6

d6

d7_

7

7

19 Z

6.4

381

Dec.

7

T

7

8

a

8

9 

9

9

10

10

10

10

9

9

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7 

8

9

9

9

9

10

10

Ij.

263

8.5

522

Jan.

11

11

11

10

8.8

8.8

9.4 

9.4

9.4

634

1,040

40

987

1,060

1,100

1,070

1,120

1,270

744

1,250

1,290

1,290

1,280 

1,230

1,040

564

1,060

1,040

1,050

536 

939

21,722.8

701

43,090

Feb.

1,250

772

1,240

1,250

1,250

1,260

1,250 

1,250

772

1,230

1,240

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,240

785

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,220

1,230

1,250

777 

1,240

1,450

1,860

1,970

1,970

-

35,166

1,256

69,750

Mar.

1,950

1,930

1,940

1,950

1,960

1,950

1,930 

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,950

1,960

1,940

1,950

1,940

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,900 

1,900

1,900

1,910

1,900

1,920

1,930

1,910

1,920

59,760

1,928

118,500

Apr.

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,900

1,890

1,900

1,950 

1,900

1,890

1,880

1,900

1,890

1,880

1,900

1,910

1,920

1,900

al,900

al,900

al,900

al,900

1,900

1,260 

1,240

1,220

1,230

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

51,760

1,725

102,700

May

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,360

1,390

1,390 

1,420

1,450

1,420

1,430

1,420

1,420

1,320

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,250

1,240

1,250

1,240

1,250 

1,260

1,240

1,260

1,260

1,280

1,270

1,260

1,260

40,960

1,321

81,240

June

1,930

1,900

1,900

1,860

1,860

1,880

1,890 

1,890

1,910

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,900

1,890

1,900

1,890

1,890

1,880

1,890

1,910

1,900

1,910

1,650 

2,050

1,920

1,950

1,950

1,930

1,950

1,940

57,080

1,903

113,200

July

1,790

1,820

1,810

1,830

1,860

1,820

1,810 

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,820

1,820

1,810

1,820

1,830

1,840

1,860

1,870

1,890

1,880

1,900

1,940

1,930 

1,920

1,900

1,910

1,900

1,600

1,910

1,900

1,940

57,420

1,852

113,900

Aug.

2,210

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,210

2,220 

2,220

2,220

2,240

2,260

2,260

2,270

2,270

2,270

1,390

1,300

1,200

1,320

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,290 

1,310

1,320

1,310

1,280

1,280

1,290

1,310

1,300

54,340

1,753

107,800

Sept.

569

573

1,160

1,120

1,130

1,090

1,090 

1,090

1,070

530

544

544

550

562

562

562

562

a560

565

573

573

555

519 

516

512

508

512

516

516

522

20,255

675

40,180

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,510 Mln 4 Mean 531 Ac-ft 384,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,270 Mln 4 Mean 1,094 Ac-ft 791,700

a No gage-height record; aischarge estimated on basis of 1 aischarge measurement, reconstructed 

recoraer graph, aajoining gooa recora, and records of release at Dam.

d Doubtful gage-height recora; aischarge estlmatea as for "a."

Note. Stage-aischarge relation uncertain Oct. 12-14, Oct. 22 to Nov. 6, Nov. 11 to Dec. 31, 

Sept. 13, 24; aischarge estimatea on basis of recoraer trace, aischarge measurements, recoras of 

release, ana weather records.
RIO GRANDE BASIN

3625. Rio Grande below Caballo Dam, N. Mex.

Location. La t 32°53'05", long 107°17'30", in NE^SW^ sec. 30, T. 16 S., R. 4 ¥., on left 

bank 600 ft upstream from Bojarquez Bridge, 4,200 ft downstream from Caballo Dam, 

l£ miles downstream from Apache Canyon, 1 1/3 miles upstream from Percha diversion dam, 

3 miles northeast of Arrey, and 5 miles south of Caballo.

Drainage area. 30,200 sq mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in San 

Luis Valley, Colo.).

Records available. January 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,140.9 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TT929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1938, at datum 7.0 ft higher, Oct. 7-12, 1938, at datum 6.0 ft 

higher, and Oct. 13, 1938, to Dec. 31, 1945, at datum 5.0 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 951 cfs (688,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,020 cfs July 12; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs 

Nov. 25 to Dec. 1.

1938-58: Maximum daily discharge, 7,650 cfs May 20, 1942; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs 

Oct. 31 to Nov. 14, 1954, Nov. 7 to Dec. 31, 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Caballo Reservoir (capacity, 344,000 acre-ft,

 T93H survey) and Elephant Butte Reservoir (capacity, 2,206,800 acre-ft). Diversions 

for irrigation of about 800,000 acres above station.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Ae-ft

Oct.

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

2.9

4.0

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4 

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

61.8

1.99

0

123

Nov.

~0.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6

-L§

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

20.3

0.68

0

40

Dec.

~~75 0.5

.6

.6

_J_

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

. 6

18.8

0.61

0

37

Jan.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.8

78

. 8

. 8

19.7

0.64

0

39

Feb.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

.1

.2

.3

.4

.4 

.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

29.8

1.06

0

59

Mar.

891

1,490

1,500

1,510

1,630

738

731

1,230

1,230

1,240

1,120

178

187

1,010

1,500

1,510

1,530

1,720

2,170

2,370

2,330

2,410 

2,440

2,180

1,760

1,870

2,000

2,020

2,050

2,060

2,100

48,705

1,571

200

96,600

Apr.

2,170

2,140

1,980

1,980

1,970

1,890

1,870

1,790

1,570

1,500

1,500

1,460

1,410

1,280

1,210

1,200

1,300

1,260

1,110

1,010

876

837 

,060

,260

,270

,370

,430

,430

,600

1,690

44,423

1,481

45

88,110

May

1,620

1,280

1.170

1,200

1,220

1,220

1,370

1,440

1,480

1,600

1,640

1,650

1,560

1,490

1,500

1,490

1,450

1,460

1,460

1,480

1,480

1,500 

1,480

1,550

1,650

1,640

1,680

1,790

1,820

1,830

1,910

47,110

1,520

95

93,440

June

1.950

1,960

1,970

1,980

2,100

2,190

2,200

2,240

2,200

2,100

2,120

2,200

2,120

2,040

2,220

2,210

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,280

2,410

2,460 

2,280

2,190

2,140

2,090

2,160

2,180

2,250

2,240

64,930

2,164

134

128,800

July

2,160

2,080

2,140

2,320

2,710

2,660

2,610

2,580

2,490

2,580

2,740

5,020

2,990

2,930

2,800

2,660

2,680

2,750

2,770

2,600

2,500

2,480 

2,390

2,330

2,430

2,580

2,540

2,380

1,940

1,710

1,770

77,320

2,494

264

153,400

Aug.

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,610

1,610

1,960

2,160

2,330

2,760

2,770

2,760

2,740

2,520

2,620

2,750

2,740

2,460

2,400

2,320

2,120

2,120

1,070 

1,200

1,350

1,020

1,040

1,080

1,100

1,210

1,470

1,640

60,120

1,939

122

119,200

Sept.

1,760

2,000

2,330

2,360

2,370

2,580

2,310

2,160

1,890

1,570

571

212

76

21

241

544

621

868

1,110

1,150

884

588 

394

212

86

14

8.8

7.0

6.1

8.3

28,752.2

958

44

57,030

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,540 Min 0.2 Mean 548 Ac-ft 397,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,020 Min 0.5 Mean 1,018 Ac-ft 736,900

t Diversion, ±n acre-feet, by Bonita ditch. Bonita ditch diverts directly fr 

this diversion is not included in river records.

Caballo Dam and

541344 O -60 -26
392 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3565. McKelligon Canyon at El Paso, Tex.

Location.--Lat 31°49'20", long 106°28'15", on left bank 200 ft south of McKelligon Canyon 

drive, 0.5 mile south of crest of Sugarloaf Mountain, 1.6 miles west of U. S. Highway 54, 

and 4 miles north of El Paso business center.

Drainage area. 2.3 sq ml, approximately. 

Records available. June to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and small earth fill dam with uncontrolled concrete outlet 

tower. Altitude of gage is 4,250 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 76 cfs Sept. 11 (on basis of culvert measurement of peak flow); no flow except Sept. 11, 12.

Remarks.--Records poor. Station not rated. Flood flow controlled by two small reservoirs 

upstream. Records began June 1; no flow except as shown below.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1958 

Sept. 11............ 14

Month

September 1958. .

Cfs-days

15

Maximum

14

Mean

0.50

Runoff in 

acre-feet

30

3657. Inlet to Fort Bliss Sump area at El Paso, Tex.

Location. Lat 31"50'20", long 106°25'23", on right bank at culvert No. 1303.10 on

Southern Pacific Railroad at northeast corner of El Paso Golf course, 1 mile east of 

U. S. Highway 54 and 5 miles northeast of El Paso business section.

Drainage area. 3.5 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--June to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,£ 

~1954.

.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 675 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 4.94 ft), on

basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; no flow most of time.

Remarks. Records poor. Records began June 1; no flow except as shown below. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1958

September.

Month Cfs-days

25

226

27

Maximum

19

184

Mean

0.8

.1

7.5

...... *184

...... 42

Runoff in 

acre-feet

50

6

448

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 393

3785. Pecos River near Pecos, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 35°42'25", long 105°41'00", in NE^NE^ sec. 17, T. 17 N., R. 12 E., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on private road, 600 ft upstream from Indian 

Creek, 2 miles downstream from Holy Ghost Creek, and 11 miles north of Pecos.

Drainage area. 189 sq mi (contributing area).

Records available. October 1930 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. 

August 1919 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,502.94 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 28 years (1930-58), 99.6 cfs (72,110 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 cfs May 27 (gage height, 4.52 ft); mlnimum dally, 20 cfs Jan. 21, but may have been less during periods of Ice effect.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 1,960 cfs May 14, 1941 (gage height, 4.57 ft); minimum 

daily, 6 cfs Dec. 22, 23, 1956, Jan. 18, 22, 30, 1957.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for Irrigation of about 75 acres 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 28 to May 18)

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

1.7

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

13

22

68

158

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

343

660

1,140

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

27

70

132

245

3.5 470

4.0 810

4.5 1,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

61 

63

61

60

60

83

70

63

61

60

153~ 58

74

68

68

70

72

66

120

200

204

227

154

158

145

125

110

104

100

98

102

3,078

99.3

6,110

Nov.

110 

110

113

108

115

115

108

102

102

93

91

95

93

89

89

85

89

79

b78

b78

b70

b65 bTo"

blOO

b95

b85

b89

87

b83

b91

2,777

92.6

5,510

Dec.

b98

b81

b76

66

63

b63

b61

b58

b60

58

b63

b61

b58

56

54

53

53

51 b5"S~

b60

b60

b53

b54

b54

b61

b58

b58

b62

b61

b61

1,916

61.8

3,800

Jan.

b55 b50"

b48

b45

b48

b48

b50

b50

b50

b45

b45

b45

b45

b45

b50

b45

b40

b35

b32

b30

b20 b^2~

b24

b26

b28

b30

b28

b28

b30

b30

b28

1,195

38.5

2,370

Feb.

b30 

b30

b30

30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b25

b28

b30

b30

b22 b^3~

b24

25

b28

b30

b32

35

36

38

40

40

44

39

b36

b35

-

880

31.4

1,750

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,030 Min 6

Mar.

b35 

b35

b35

b35

b35

b35

b35

b35

b35

b35

b30 b3"2~

b32

b32

b32

35

38

b40

b40

b42

50

54

53

54

58

61

66

70

55

63

70

1,367

44.1

2,710

Apr.

78 

83

76

83

72

70

5T

89

83

81

83

79

76

83

110

170

178

210

330

422

464

522

564

496

536

564

543

440

411

7,573

252

15,020

May

483 

536

477

457

555

652

720

745

720

736

799

844

873

892

940

1,100

1,080

1,000

891

864

873

846

873

1,040

1,080

1,110

1,180

1,190

1,220

1,190

1,130

27,091

874

53,730

June

1.060 

1,010

960

910

846

837

794

778

702

625

560

512

459

420

405

390

365

33S

312

300

300

276

256

235

223

210

198

187

179

173

14,820

494

29,400

July

162 

1ST

152

140

137

132

125

118

107

103

96

92

88

84

79

86

88

107

92

75

68

65

62

59

57

57

54

5T

60

65

54

2,875

92.7

5,700

Aug.

50 

47

47

48

75

75

70

59

56

54

51

53

51

48

53

57

68

70

64

65

77

96

74

67

60

56

54

50

50

47

46

1,838

59.3

3,650

Sept.

44 

41

37

47

56

53

51

46

59

62

57

160

T33

90

77

70

65

64

57

54

54

56

53

51

51

57

70

57

53

1,855

61.8

3,680

Mean 133 Ac-ft 96.440

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,220 Min 20 Mean 184 Ac-ft 133J400

Peak discharge (base, 510 cfs). May 27 (10 p.m.) 1,570 cfs (4.52 ft). 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
394 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3795. Pecos River near Anton Chico, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°10'50", long 105"06"20", in Anton Chico Grant, on right bank 2 miles 

upstream from Canyon Blanco, 2| miles southeast of Anton Chico, and 10 miles downstream 

from Tecolote Creek.

Drainage area. 1,050 sq mi, approximately (contributing area).

Records available. April 1910 to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1958 in

reports of Geological Survey. April 1910 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,130 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to July 2, 1937, at five different sites from a sixth of a mile to 8| miles 

upstream at various datums. July 2, 1937, to June 21, 1951, at site 345 ft upstream 

at datum 2.42 ft higher.

Average discharge . 45 years (1912-25, 1926-58), 143 cfs (103,500 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,430 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 10.70 ft); minimum daily, 2.3 cfs Aug. 15.

1912-58: Maximum discharge, 40,300 cfs June 1, 1937 (gage height, 20.34 ft, from 

floodmarks, at site and datum then in use), by slope-area measurement; no flow at times.

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

measurements generally made two or more times a month. Diversions above station for 

irrigation of about 6,200 acres above and below station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1342: 1951(M), 1952-53. WSP1512: 1912-14, 1931, 1933(M), 

1935-36(M), 1938(P), 1939-40, 1941-42(P), 1945(M), 1946(P), 1949(P).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19)

Oct. 1 to Apr May 1 to Sept. 3O

2.7 21 5.0 580 2.6 2.O 3.6 132

3.1 56 6.0 1,180 2.7 3.6 4.O 223

3.5 114 7.0 2,140 2.8 7.2 4.5 385

4.0 221 9.0 5,320 2.9 14 5.0 615

4.5 375 3.0 25 6.0 1,24O

3.3 73 7.0 2,130

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

46

39

36

32

11

43

53

58

203

130

117

1,730

598

171

132

329

256

146

138

3,970

2,260

1,040

862 

650

530

442

361

302

260

237

218

15,420

497

30,590

Nov.

211

218

218

226

243

344

430

3T4

283

262

240

232

224

211

191

196

196

178

144

138

134

bllO

blOO 

bT20~

186

206

214

206

173

175

6,333

211

12,560

Dec.

118

154

T3F

119

130

132

118

97

106

102

91

88

85

91

92

91

88

85

81

78

72

81

79 

78

75

75

72

72

71

74

72

2,903

93.6

5,760

Jan.

62

52

48

56

67

68

61

57

58

60

56

55

56

48

47

46

46

52

b52

b48

b38

b35 b35~ 

b37

b42

b52

b57

56

46

41

43

1,577

50.9

3,130

Feb.

4O

35

35

39

41

42

39

39

38

38

41

42

39

35

30

27

26

30

31

35

46

49

52 

55

61

66

72

b56

-

1,179

42.1

2,340

Mar.

b54

W

62

81

84

85

88

104

107

91

78

79

76

76

81

111

265

187

224

206

201

277

334 3~C8"

286

245

240

245

254

218

208

5,015

162

9,950

Apr.

218

243

271

245

248

218

218

257

283

257

280

375

368

585

850

958

1,540

1,250

1,400

1,520

1,550

1,560

1,580 

1,44U

1,250

1,190

1,220

1,240

1,140

1,010

24,764

825

49,120

May

981

1,O9O

1,120

1,040

1,030

1,130

1,250

1,320

1,320

1,270

1,290

1,330

1,350

1,370

1,380

1,440

1,510

1,440

1,330

1,230

1,210

1,200

1,160 

1,220

1,300

1,340

1,340

1,380

1,350

1,320

1,280

39,321

1,268

77,990

June

1,240

1,170

1,110

1,060

981

930

930

912

846

762

698

630

565

510

479

452

413

448

361

331

307

307

268 

228

206

186

175

160

155

 JSA.

16,954

565

33,630

July

123

100

84

75

69

204

346

ITS

94

81

64

50

38

33

70

64

57

182

110

98

66

50

41 

33

33

29

25

13

15

25

20

2,408

77.7

4,780

Aug.

21

38

11

3.1

3.6

47

75

41

116

35

25

17

12

3.4

2.5

3.3

17

16

31

112

327

362

160 

215

124

69

59

53

47

42

36

2,123.7

68.5

4,210

Sept.

22

15

11

72

849

222

"193 1,080

82

52

50

71

348

311

239

166

132

108

92

79

66

52

36 

32

31

31

32

36

44

42

4,596

153

9,120

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,970 Min o Mean 219 Ac-ft 149,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,97O Min 2.3 Mean 336 Ac-ft 243,200

Peak discharge (base, 3,OOO cfs). Oct. 12 (6 p.m.) 7,61O cfs (1O.27 ft); Oct. 2O (1:30 p.m.) 

8,450 cfs (10.70 ft); Sept. 5 (2:3O p.m.) 5,1OO cfs (8.84 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 395

3805. Gallinas River near Montezuma, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 35°39'00", long 105°19'10", In Las Vegas Grant, on left bank 2 miles west 

of Montezuma, San Mlguel County, and 6 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

Drainage area. 84 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey.

March 1915 to December 1931 (no winter records 1915-26) in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,950 ft (from topographic map).

Averaae d i scharge.--32 years (1926-58), 19.3 cfs (13,970 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,550 cfs Oct. 19 (gage height, 4.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 550 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum daily, 5.4 cfs July 24.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 5,400 cfs Aug. 4, 1957 (gage height, 8.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 350 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 21, Oct. 9-14, 1956.

A major flood probably occurred Sept. 24-30, 1904.

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for water years 1952 and 1955 have been 

revised to 1,020 cfs Sept. 12, 1952 (gage height, 4.20 ft) and 485 cfs Sept. 24, 1955 

(gage height, 3.40 ft), superseding those published in WSP 1242 and 1392, respectively.

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

which are poor. Diversions for irrigation of about 10 acres above station.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water 

periods in water year 1957 and supplemental peak discharges for water years 1951, 

1955, and 1957, superseding those published in WSP 1212, 1392, and 1512, are given 

herewith:

1957 

July 26........... 57

Aug. 517

727

150

Month

Water year 1956-57 ...........

Revised peak discharge. 1951: 

1955: July 16 (2:30 p.m.) 38 

(10 p.m.) 485 cfs.

Cfs-days

5,973.8

Aug. 4 (5:3 

2 cfs; Aug.

Maximum

57

727

727

0 p.m.) 9 

20 (3:30

Minimum

1.2

12

.2

82 cfs. 

D.m.) 311

Mean

7.78

116

16.4

cfs; Sep

Runoff In 

acre-feet

479

7,150

11,840

t. 24 

 ^

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

7.4

6.2

5.7

*6.0

11

10

105

52

27

20

16

16

14

527

744

550

242

169

125

99

82

69

60

55 

48

46

2,736.1

88.3

5,430

Nov.

48

47

50

52

78

84

*79

74

69

65

60

56

50

45

42

38

38

30

25

25

25

25

25

25

30

40

45

42

38

35

1,385

46.2

2,750

Dec.

36

55

32

50

28

28

26

25

24

23

23

22

21

21

21

*21

20

20

18

17

18

18

17

16

15

14

15

14

16

15

11

660

21.5

1,510

Jan.

b!2

b!3

b!3

14

13

bll

b!2

b!2

*12

bll

b!2

12

bll

bll

bll

b!2

bll

11

11

blO

b9

b9

b9

blO

10

blO

*9.7

9.7

9.3

9.3

8.9

538.9

10.9

672

Feb.

b9.3

blO

8.9

8.9

9.5

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

*9.3

b8.6

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.3

9.7

10

11

11

11

15

*15

11

10

-

270.6

9.66

557

Mar.

10

11

10

12

blO

blO

blO

bll

bll

b£

blO

*b!2

11

12

15

19

50

28

56

45

65

75

75

72

65

64

65

64

56

56

56

1,027

55.1

2,040

Apr.

60

65

57

59

51

47

48

51

*47

49

60

49

58

71

*155

240

562

420

*475

455

404

574

*558

274

232

227

225

214

180

162

5,525

184

10,960

May

173

197

176

157

166

*187

220

239

2l4

205

205

211

222

218

216

239

227

187

166

152

149

150

150

179

169

159

146

142

129

123

115

5,588

180

11,080

June

104

98

95

88

83

75

72

68

60

*54

47

42

40

36

51

35

52

42

52

29

43

31

26

25

*22

22

19

17

16

15.

1,455

47.8

2,850

July

14

14

12

12

12

20

14

14

*12

11

11

10

8.6

7.7

6.2

8.6

9.8

15

10

12

11

9.5

7.7

5.4

577

7.7

7.7

11

11

*9.5

8.6

528.5

10.6

651

Aug.

8.0

11

8.6

8.0

18

27

21

14

11

9.5

8.9

*8.6

7.7

6.8

7.4

11

75

65

47

56

46

81

60

44

52

*50

25

19

17

15

13

789.3

25.5

1,570

Sept.

12

10

9.5

9.5

70

25

59

51

50

30

27

63

121

95

*66

50

40

33

30

26

22

20

18

16

16

15

17

21

17

15

991.6

33.1

1,970

Calendar year 1957: Max 744 Min 0.9 Mean 29.3 Ac-ft 21,230

Water year 1957-58: Max 744 Min 5.4 Mean 57.7 Ac-ft 41,820

Peak discharge (base

1,550 cfs (4.82 ft'

June 15 (4:30 p.m.

1,420 cfs (4.68 ft

250 cfs, revised). --Oct. 12 (11:45 a.m.) 590 cfs (5.20 ft); Oct. 19 (4 p.m.)

; Apr. 18 (4:30 p.m.) 751 cfs (3.83 ft); May 24 (9:45 p.m.) 352 cfs (5.03 ft);

268 cfs (2.84 ft); Aug. 17 (2:15 p.m.) 370 cfs (3.16 ft); Sept. 5 (5 p.m.)

; Sept. 12 (7:50 p.m.) 543 cfs (3.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 18 to Dec. 15; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement and records for nearby stations.
396 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3810. Gallinas River at Montezuma, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°39'15", long 105°16'30", in Las Vegas Grant, at downstream end of middle 

pier of highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Montezuma, San Miguel County, and 

5 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

Drainage area. 87 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1903 to December 1914 (prior to October 1904, gage heights only) 

and October 1930 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1904 to 

December 1931 in reports of State engineer (prior to 1930, published as "near Las 

Vegas").

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,675 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Tfo Mar. 24, 1926, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 51 years (1905-11, 1913-58), 19.8 cfs (14,330 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 6.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 565 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

11.8 ft; minimum daily, 2.4 cfs July 15.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 9,140 cfs Aug. 4, 1957 (gage height, 11.8 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 450 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement 

of peak flow; no flow Oct. 4-7, 1934, several days In 1956-57.

A very destructive flood, probably the greatest known, occurred Sept. 29-30, 1904.

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

partly regulated at low flows by small reservoirs owned by Public Service Co. of New 

Mexico. Diversions for irrigation of about 15 acres above station and for Las Vegas 

city water-supply.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1178: 1942.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

5

5

5

5

5

6

5.4

5.7

*5.2

8.6

10

109

74

34

24

19

19

13

249

589

*298

220

154

111

90

72

57

52

47

41

39

2,376.9

76.7

4,710

Nov.

41

36

39

41

72

88

*W

68

63

57

50

49

49

44

39

41

41

29

26

26

25

24

28

31

31

39

46

42

39

35

1,317

43.9

2,610

Dec.

36

32

28

26

26

26

23

23

22

21

21

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

15

*14

15

16

15

13

13

12

13

12

13

13

9.6

585.6

18.9

1,160

Calendar year 1957 : Max 899

Jan.

9.4

10

10

11

To

8.8

8.8

9.2

*9.2

8.0

9.2

9.2

8.0

8.4

7.8

8.8

8.4

8.8

8.8

7.6

7.8

8 . S

8.4

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

*8.4

8.0

7.6

271.6

8.76

539

Feb.

6.9

7.1

8.0

7.6

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.2

*7.6

6.4

7^

7.2

6.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.4

8.8

9.2

9.6

9.6

10

12

*12

 16 .3

-

238.1

8.50

472

Mar.

9.6

10

1~9.2

9.6

12

10

12

14

10

11

*11

10

13

12

18

25

26

32

44

63

78

76

72

66

65

63

65

56

54

57

1,025.4

33.1

2,030

Apr.

61

63

56

56

49

46

46

*46

46

42

61

52

59

76

*159

*241

365

415

*500 456"

395

350

*332

280

240

233

233

222

188

161

5,529

184

10,970

May

170

194

179

158

161

*182

211

229

211

201

205

211

222

218

215

?2~2" 233

188

164

153

148

150

150

182

185

167

148

145

134

126

116

5,578

180

11,060

June

-95 107

91

86

84

76

69

67

57

*49

43

38

34

29

48

36

54

53

32

27

47

40

24

22

*20

22

17

18

17

14

1,416

47.2

2,810

July

11

8.3

14

7.4

11

30

23

14

*7.0

5.2

4.6

4.6

3.7

4.0

2.4

2.8

5.3

12

7.4

11

9.8

5.8

5.2

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.9

8.1

9.0

*5 .9

6 .4

256.7

8.28

509

Aug.

4.6

7.9

9.6

4.6

15

28

20

10

6.4

4.3

4.1

*3.6

3.3

2.8

2^

5.0

66

69

54

42

36

90

63

52

34

*31

29

20

20

18

14

770.0

24.8

1,530

Sept.

13

11

10^ 9.6

72

28

54

52

39

38

34

65

TIz- 142

*77

59

46

33

29

24

20

18

15

14

13

13

16

21

14

13

1,104.6

36,8

2,190

Mln o Mean 26.9 Ac-ft 19,450

Water year 1957-58: Max 589 Mln 2.4 Mean 56.1 Ac-ft 4O,590

Peak discharge (base. 2OO cfs, revised).--Oct. 12 (6 p.m.) 3O4 cfs (4.89 ft); Oct. 20 (5:30 p.m.) 

1,280 cfs (6.46 ft); Apr. 18 (4:45 p.m.) 648 cfs (5.24 ft); May 24 (11:15 p.m.) 297 cfs (4.57 ft): 

Aug. 17 (3:30 p.m.) 264 cfs (4.87 ft); Sept. 5 (3:45 p.m.) 853 cfs (5.80 ft); Sept. 12 (9:30 p.m.) 

575 efs (5.06 ft).______________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-6; discharge estimated on basis of record for "near Montezuma."
RIO GRANDE BASIN 397

3820. Gallinas River near Lourdes, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 35°28'15", long 105°09'35", in Las Vegas Grant, on right bank 0.8 mile 

upstream from ford on Lourdes-Romeroville road, 1.2 miles northwest of Lourdes, 

2.8 miles downstream from Pagosa Canyon, and 9 miles south of Las Vegas.

Drainage area. 313 sq mi.

Records available. June 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,928 ft above mean sea level (levels 

From planetable bench mark).

Average discharge.--7 years, 14.4 cfs (10,430 acre-ft per year.).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,740 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 6.90 ft); minimum daily, 1.1 cfs Oct. 1, 3, 4.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 4,180 cfs Aug. 16, 1957 (gage height, 7.80 ft); no flow 

June 17, July 2-10, 1957.

Major floods occurred in 1904 and on June 1, 1937.

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

measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions for irrigation of about 

8,500 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15 Mar. 16 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

0.8

2.0

3.7

9.2

18

38

81

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

147

255

405

615

920

1,740

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

3.5 

8.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

115

215

360

555

820

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.1 ITS"

1.1

1.1

1.2

3.2

3.4

1.9

32

12

2.5

229

48

8.4

4.8

3.4

3.9

7.2

126

1,450

374

127

34

18

14

11

8.6

7.0

6.7 

6.1

5 9'

2,553.7

82.4

5,070

Nov.

5.6 5~76~

8.0

8.6

14

30

36

16

11

9.2

8.3

7.6

7.3

6.7

6.1

8.6

11

bll

blO

blO

9.2

b6

b6

b8

blO

bll

b!3

bll

blO 

b9

323.8

10.8

642

Dec.

b7

b6

b6

b5.9

b6.1

b7.6

b7.6

bS.O b8"70~

b7.0

b7.0

b5.9

b6.1

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.7

bS.O

b5.4

b5.6

b5.4

5.4

5.1

5.4

b4.7

b3.9

b3.7 b3"79~

b3.9 

b3.9

b3 .7

183.3

5.91

364

Jan.

b3.5

b3.7

b4.2

b3.9

b4.8

b3.9

4.7

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.9

4.4

4.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

b3

b3

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b2.5

b3

b3.5

.4

.7

b

.4

.7 

.4

120.6

3.89

239

Feb.

b4

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.0 370"

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

5.1

5.4

4 .2 sis

-

101.5

3.62

201

Calendar year 1957; Max 1,450 Mln 0

Mar.

3.4

3.4

3.2

479

5.9

8.0

blO

b39

b44

b22

b!7

b!4

b!3

14

29

94

86

68

66

75

89

97

9848"

34

26

20

17

16

14

12

1,090.8

35.2

2,160

Apr.

11

10

26

31

30

20

12

24

28

31

44

73

129

284

546

691

808

S32

573

528

462

426

398

336

274

242

240

228

218

190

7,445

248

14,770

May

184

210

205

172

166

184

215

260

232

208

215

215

225

205

202

'220" 274

182

172

157

149

147

157

164

207

174

155

149

132 

102

76

5,715

184

11,340

June

66

24

20

66

57

48

40

38

33

30

27

24

22

22

128

40

22

22

18

15

15

18

14

11

13

17

15

14

12

jLii

900.7

30.0

1,790

July

9.1

8.2

7.4

6.5

6.5

12

17

9.1

7.9

8.5

7.4

7.9

6.8

6.8

7.1

10

11

19

10

7.4

5.7

6.3

4.4

4.2

577

5.5

7.5

~B.5 22

6.5

6.5

268.4

8.66

532

Aug.

6.8

7.4

6.5

6.8

7.4

6.8

5.5

5.3

5.0

S73

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.7

7.1

6.8

75

9820"

13

11

11

58

80

30

13

8.8

7.4

6.8

6.5

6.5

544.4

17.6

1,080

Sept.

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.5

13

19

37

4416"

39

14

15

40

40

20

8.5

7.4

6.0

5.7

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

373" 4.4

10

12

16

12

9.7

408.6

13.6

810

Mean 18.0 Ac-ft 13,020

Water year 1957-58; Max 1,450 Mln 1.1 Mean 53.9 Ac-ft 39,000

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs, revised). Oct. 12 (3 p.m.) 1,330 cfs (5.57 ft): uct. c<j \,

- --- - ' ~- -- -- ... - - - .- - 3 ft j. June 15 ( 6;15 p _ m j lj25Q efs eatf discharge ^ase, 1,100 crs, revised;. Oct. 12 (5 p. 

2,740 cfs (6.90 ft); Apr. 16 (11 p.m.) 1,790 cfs (6.20 

(5.62 ft).

Oct. 20 (10 a.m.)

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
398

Location.--Lat 35°11'10", long 104°54'40", on right bank if miles upstream from mouth,

miles south of San Miguel-Guadalupe County line, and 6-5- miles northwest of Colonias

Drainage area.--610 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1951 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,940 ft (from river-profile map).

Average discharge.--7 years, 20.5 cfs (14,840 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,170 cfs July 6 (gage height, 11.03 ft),

from rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many 

days.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 7,480 cfs Aug. 6, 1957 (gage height, 14.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs by logaritnmic plotting; no flow for long 

periods.

Maximum flood known occurred about June 1, 1937, when a stage of about 27 ft was 

reached, discharge determined as 23.0UO cfs, by slope-area measurement made in 1951. 

A flood of about the same magnitude occurred in 1904.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

55

28

514

481

*62

24

144

393

44

20

1,570

1,190

324

134

53

34

22

15

*11

8

5

3

5,134

166

10,180

Nov.

1

0

0

*0

0

5

10

35

18

10

6

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

2

1

0

0

0

2

1

3

5

3

1

109

3.6

216

Dec.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

42

26

18

11

8

7

40

282

*120

126

99

96

133

127

105

70

52

39

28

22

17 

12

1,495

48.2

2,970

Apr.

9

6

4

3.

6

14

*14

10

9

15

17

43

96

266

785

*880

1,080

578

585

564

494

443

395

*357

294

251

232

221

209

203

8,083

269

16,030

May

181

175

204

187

*156

154

171

204

233

198

182

192

194

192

190

251

281

212

164

147

136

131

129

188

178

185

150

132

125

110

BT_

5,419

175

10,750

June

65

52

*23

10

20

38

31

22

16

12

9

7

4

2

137

"56" 234

*34

76

15

6

4

3

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

881

29.4

1,750

July

*0

0

0

0

0

277

49

18

2

0

0

0

0

0

*0

5

53

12

7

7

3

1

0

0

171

162

11

1

*0

3

0

782

25.2

1,550

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

49

153

75

68

276

110

28

175

253

*213

54

21

12

10

26

11

1,534

49.5

3,040

Sept.

7

6

5

3

2

70

270

138

61

22

*25

32

26

75

58

22

10

7

6

4

3

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

856

28.5

1,700

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,570 Min 0 Mean 39.9 Ac-ft 28,850

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,570 Min 0 Mean 66.6 Ac-ft 48,190

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs, revised).--Oct. 12 (8 p.m.) 2,960 cfs (9.53 ft); Oct. 20 

(5:30 p.m.) 3,940 cfs (10.80 ft); Apr. 17 (7 a.m.) 1,780 cfs (7.70 ft); July 6 (1:30 a.m.) 

4,170 cfs (11.08 ft); July 25 (10:30 p.m.) 1,730 cfs (7.62 ft); Aug. 20 (7 p.m.) 2,290 cfs 

(8.54 ft).

Discharge snt or observation of no flow made on this day.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 399

3830. Pecos River at Santa Rosa, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 34°56 I 30", long 104°41'40", in SE^SE^ see. 3, T. 8 N., R. 21 E., a quarter

of a mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 66 and li miles upstream from Rio Agua

Negra Chiquita. Prior to July 1, 1958, at site a quarter of a mile downstream.

Drainage area.--2,650 sq mi, approximately (contributing area).

Records available.--May 1903 to December 1905 (gage heights only), January to December 

1906, February 1910 to July 1911, September 1912 to December 1914, and October 1930 

to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. February 1910 to July 1911 and 

September 1912 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer. Figures of daily discharge for Apr. 5-20, May 4-7, 11, Aug. 13, 16-18, 24, Sept. 7-9, 11, 13, 19, 21, 23, 

25, 27, Oct. 1-31, Nov. 3, 4, 9, 11, 20, 22, 1910, and Feb. 1 to Mar. 31, June 1 to 

July 31, 1911, published in WSP 358 have been found to be unreliable and should not be 

used.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. May 5, 1903, to Dec. 31, 1906, staff gage at site about 

1,000 ft downstream at different datum. Feb. 2, 1910, to May 4, 1922, chain gage 

about a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. May 5, 1922, to June 1, 

1937, at present site at different datums. June 2, 1937, to June 30, 1958, at site 

about a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--39 years (1912-14, 1916-23, 1928-58), 159 cfs (115,100 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 9.81 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Oct. 1, 4.

1912-14, 1930-58: Maximum discharge, 55,200 cfs June 2, 1937 (gage height, 

25.7 ft), from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 2.7 cfs June 25, 1937.

Flood of Sept. 30, 1904, reached a stage of 24.7 ft (site then in use, datum 

unknown), discharge, 45,500 cfs (not previously published), computed by Kutter's 

formula.

Remarks. Records good prior to May 1, fair thereafter. Discharge measurements generally 

made two or more times a month. Diversions for irrigation of about 16,000 acres 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1913-15. See also Records available.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

12

11

10

11

17

16

12

12

29

80

41

2,520

389

149

148

893

223

100

2,420

5,270

1,580

1,150

748

512

356

265

214

169

103

69

17,539

566

34,790

Calendar yea

Nov.

64

58

64

82

112

126

219

195

141

a!30

a!20

allO

106

96

85

69

67

72

58

50

36

a 30

a25

a28

30

22

72

62

67

42

2,438

81.3

4,840

Dec.

39

33

30

42

36

30

29

29

23

20

18

18

17

16

17

18

18

17

17

17

18

18

17

19

20

19

18

17

17

17

17

681

22.0

1,350

Jan.

16

19

20

18

2J_

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

18

17

17

16

18

21

17

16

19

19

17

19

17

18

18

17

17

16

565

18.2

1,120

Feb.

16

16

17

18

17

17

16

17

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

18

18

18

19

20.

20

19

18

18

18

19

18

16

-

501

17.9

994

Mar.

16

16

16

23

23

29

30

29

23

20

18

19

20

19

19

18

81

334

152

251

182

157

319

343

265

214

178

130

116

116

80

3,256

105

6,460

Apr.

67

67

100

141

141

122

109

119

145

133

116

270

330

498

1,440

1,920

2,480

2,260

2,040

2,260

2,260

2,110

2,040

1,940

1,550

1,220

al,200

al.ZOO

1,120

1,100

30,498

1,017

60,490

May

960

,000

,110

a ,150

950

,020

,110

,360

a ,450

a ,400

,350

,350

,350

a ,400

a ,400

a ,400

,590

,420

a ,350

a ,150

a ,100

a ,100

,080

a ,300

,350

,350

,350

a ,300

a ,300

a ,250

a ,150

38,900

1,255

77,160

June

1,080

1,060

960

900

779

725

689

632

592

512

482

468

403

351

315

550

333

250

321

202

152

142

132

105

68

54

45

124

48

47

12,521

417

24,840

July

48

44

41

41

41

1,700

382

323

147

86

62

53

47

44

43

47

64

51

63

109

80

62

45

44

44

198

104

64

44

34

32

4,187

135

8,300

Aug.

123

57

54

44

44

43

43

41

38

45

44

32

29

28

27

880

1,140

246

179

246

467

694

374

476

815

246

119

61

47

43

40

6,765

218

13,420

Sept.

37

36

36

98

136

449

1,080

919

257

168

94

99

78

193

228

171

114

71

50

38

32

34

32

32

.31

35

43

44

37

36

4,708

157

9,340

f 1957: Max 6,270 Kin 4.1 Mean 219 Ac-ft 158,700

Water year 1957-58: Max 5,270 Kin 10 Mean 336 Ac-ft 243,100
100 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3835. Pecos River near Puerto de Luna, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 34°44'00", long 104°31'30", in SE^NW^ sec. 20, T. 6 N., R. 23 E., on left 

bank 9 miles southeast of Puerto de Luna and 17J miles upstream from Alamogordo Dam.

Drainage area.--3.970 sq mi, approximately (contributing area). 

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 4,315 ft (from 

river-profile map). Prior to Apr. 15, 1954, at datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge.--20 years, 244 cfs (176,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,380 cfs Oct. 21 (gage height, 6.94 ft); minimum daily, 76 cfs Oct. 4.

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 48,600 cfs Sept. 1, 1942 (gage height, 17.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,400 cfs on basis of flow at Santa Rosa; minimum daily, 

34 cfs July 9, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made two or more times a month. 

Diversion for irrigation of about 17,500 acres above station. Discharge represents 

inflow to Alamogordo Reservoir (capacity, 122,100 acre-ft). Records of chemical 

analyses, suspended sediment loads, and water temperatures for the water year 1958 

are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 24 to June 8)

Oct. 1 to June 24 June 25 to Sept. 3O

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

2.4

134

280

585

3.0 1,180

4.0 2,760

6.0 6,94O

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

2.4

134

280

585

3.0 1,180

4.0 2,760

6.0 6,940

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

83

81 

79

76

7S

102

93

88 

85

85

126

158

2,300

668

310

209

892 

463 

221

577

6,610

1,980

1,180

840

617

490

397

341

300

206

19,994

645

39,660

Nov.

191

174 

171

181

191

191

249

336 295"

267

228

198

184

158

152

152

143 

143 

137

131

123

120

107

102

TTo

107

134

158

191 

171

5,195

173

10,300

Dee.

137

129 

120

115

120

118

107

107 

110

95

95

102

97

97

97

97

97 

95 

93 §3

93

100

100

100

102

97

97

95

97 

100

100

3,202

103

6,350

Jan.

100

95 

95

105

107

112

105

102 

97

95

90

90

90

88

90

88

90 

93 

102

100

100

97

97

95

93

95

97

97

100 

97

93

2,995

96.6

5,940

Feb.

90

93 

93

95

100

97

95

95 

97

97

97

100

97

97

97

95

90 

95 

93

93

95

95

95

95

95

97

93

95

-

2,666

95.2

5,290

Calendar year 1957 : Max 8,790 Mln 47

Mar.

93

95 

93

107

118

140

146

146 

126

112

107

112

115

115

112

110

107 

315 

276

288

254

249

346

397

361

315

258

236

225 

232

217

5,925

191

11,750

Apr.

181

171 

164

202

221

206

198

206 

221

232

228

300

409

409

1,120

1,590

2,030 

2,510 

1,690

1,940

2,020

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,700

1,480

1,420

1,450

1,450

1,310

30,738

1,025

60,970

May

1,160

1,120 

1,240

,270

,170

,160

,280

,540 

,640

,580

,480

,500

,520

,660

,540

,540

,800 

,640 

,560

,390

,270

,220

,190

,420

,350

,420

,420

,380

,390 

,340

,270

43,460

1,402

86,200

June

1,180

1,120 

1,020

930

890

822

774

755 

719

657

562

490

439

385

382

594

489 

320 

310

300

232

206

188

184

158

134

138

474

143

15,103

503

29,960

July

101

97 

93

9090"

1,970

488

433 

258

143

108

99

101

99

108

121

106 

121 

104

124

137

121

101

93

95

165

198

241

126

106

7,136

230

14,150

Aug.

285

150 

223

116

93

86

93

101 

93

88

97

95

86

82

80

82

1,700 

381 

252

213

514

1,300

632

617

945

415

240

161

131 

116

111

9,578

309

19,000

Sept.

108

104 

99

10T

1,030

430

1,250

1,470 

427

415

209

455

202

190

285

320

225 

167 

134

124

108

108

111

111

106

116

146

143

134 

126

8,957

299

17,770

Mean 301 Ac-ft 217,600

Water year 1957-58 : Max 6,610 Mln 76 Mean 425 Ac-ft 307,300

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs, revised) . Oct. 13 (8:3O a.m.) 6,210 cfs (5.69 ft); Oct. 21 

(4 a.m.) 9,380 cfs (6.94 ft); July 31 (7 p.m.) 5,620 cfs (5.38 ft).
RIO GRANDE BASIN 401

3845. Pecos River below Alamogordo Dam, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 34°36'20", long 104°23'10", in lot 1, sec. 2, T. 4 N., R. 24 E., on left 

bank 1,200 ft downstream from Alamogordo Dam, lj miles downstream from Alamogordo 

Creek, and 4f miles northeast of Guadalupe.

Drainage area.--4.390 sq mi, approximately (contributing area).

Records available.--October 1912 to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1958 in 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1912 to December 1931 in reports of State 

engineer. Prior to October 1944, published as "near Guadalupe."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume, with concrete control above top of flume. 

Datum of gage is 4,142.67 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation datum). Prior 

to Sept. 10, 1936, at site l£ miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1913-16, 1918-25, 1926-37), 264 cfs (prior to completion of 

Alamogordo Dam); 21 years (1937-58), 228 cfs (165,100 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Sept. 9 (gage height 3.63 ft) 

minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Mar. 10.

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 42,800 cfs Sept. 1, 1942, by computation of flow over 

spillway and through outlet gates of Alamogordo Dam by Bureau of Reclamation; maximum 

gage height, 13.58 ft Sept. 22, 1941, from floodmark; no flow at times.

.Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made two or more times a month 

Diversion for irrigation of about 17,500 acres above station. Flow regulated by 

Alamogordo Reservoir (see p. 433). Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512; 1932.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.5

0.2

2.5

5.6

14

0.8 30

1.4 76

2.0 144

2.2 210

3.4 

3.7

415

730

1,550

2,160

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

47

57

65

58

72

63

23 

2.2 

1.9 

1.6

1.9

1;9

1.9

26

86

86

86

60

21

3.1

5.6

9.5

11

14

12

13

13

25

27

18 

18

930.6

30.0

1,850

Nov.

16

14

14

9.1

7.8

5.0

4.6 

5.0 

5.3 

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.4

3.7

5.4

3.7

4.1

5.3

5.6

6.0

5.6

4.6

4.6

3.4

3.4

180.0

6.00

357

Dec.

4.4

3.7

3.7

4.4

4.4

3.4

2.5 

2.5

3.4 

3.1

2.5

2.8

3.4

4.1

4.1

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.2

T^

3.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.4

5.0

S7o

4.4

2.5

2.8

3.1

109.0

3.52

216

Jan.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.4

4.1 

4.6 

476 

4.6

4.4

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.8

3.4

3.7

4.4

3.1

2.8

3.4

3.4

2.8

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.9

94.3

3.04

187

Feb.

1.9

2.5

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.6 176-

1.6 

1.9 

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.6

2.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

4.4 s'.i

2.5

1.9

2.5

-

66.9

2.39

133

Mar.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

3.1

3.4

2.6 

1.9 

1.9 

1.5

1.6

291

1,040

1,190

926

14

697

1,230

1,210

1,250

1,250

1,120

15

11

11

12

11

10

9.9

42

28

10,552.0

554

20,530

Apr.

60

72

74

78

76

86

96 

81 

71 

70

69

58

28

14

14

15

12

T2

29

74

1,050

1,340

1,090

1,850

2,160

2,140

2,110

1,770

595

974

16,144

538

32,020

May

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,430

1,450

538

103 

563 

1,310 

791

,550

,550

,550

,580

,550

,550

,020

,610

,610

,610

,610

,580

,580

,580

,550

,550

,140

944

944

928

928

39,989

1,290

79,320

June

538

115

737

1,060

960

880

880 

680 

554 

554

554

565

554

543

543

543

543

545

543

543

543

545

244

100

107

107

106

96

96

J37

14,261

475

28,290

July

65

84

106

105

105

319

1.100 

1,100 

415 

79

79

90

118

116

118

116

117

116

116

116

117

104

103

105

103

102

101

100

100

106

500

5,921

191

11,740

Aug.

2,020

841

105

106

106

107

106 

106 

105 

105

105

105

95

90 "95

93

91

261

350

318

542

1,530

2,110

822

91

166

216

216

213

215

210

11,419

368

22,650

Sept.

210

202

193

129

110

539

1,100 

2,050 

2,400 

860

98

100

98

87

IfJI

494

445

102

104

95

94

93

93

93

92

91

92

89

90

87

10,434

348

20,700

Calendar year 1957 i Max 1,380 Mln 0 Mean 154 Ac-ft 111,200

Water year 1957-58 : Max 2,400 Mln 1.3 Mean 301 Ac-ft 218,000
402 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3850. Fort Sumner main canal near Fort Sumner, N. Mex.

Location. on.--Lat 34°30', long 104°16', in S| sec. 12, T. 3 N., R. 25 E., on right bank 

Tt downstream from bridge, ]£ miles downstream from diversion dam on Pecos River, 

and 2 miles northwest of Fort Sumner.

Records available.--July 1939 to December 1940 (published as "Fort Sumner Irrigation 

District canal at Fort Sumner"), April 1954 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,033 ft (from Bureau of Reclamation 

profile map of canal) .

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 107 cfs June 28; no flow many days.

1339-40, 1954-58: Maximum dally discharge, 125 cfs Aug. 10, 1956; no flow many days.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made two or more times a month 

during periods of flow. Canal diverts water from Pecos River for irrigation of Fort 

Sumner Irrigation District.

Monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

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

Calendar year 1957 .......................

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

September ..................................

Water year 1957-58 .......................

Maximum

0

104

106

101

105

107

Minimum

0

0

0

0

13

5

88

0

0

0

Mean

27.5

0

0

43.1

0

9.0

68.0

88.3

97.8

91.6

63.6

60.7

42.4

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,690

0

0

31 , 1 90

0

0

551

4,040

5,430

5,820

5,640

3,910

3,610

30,690
RIO GRANDE BASIN 403

3860. Pecos River near Acme, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 33°32'10", long 104°22'40", in NW^ sec. 14, T. 9 S., R. 25 E., on right 

bank 1 mile southeast of Melena railroad station, 3g- miles downstream from Salt Creek, 

5 miles southwest of Acme, and 13 miles northeast of Roswell.

Drainage area.--11.380 sq mi, approximately (contributing area).

Records available. July 1937 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. August 

1921 to July 1923 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,500 ft (from river-profile map). 

Prior to Nov. 1, 1938, at site on highway bridge 2 miles upstream at various datums.

Average discharge.--21 years (1937-58), 225 cfs (162,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes,.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 6.90 ft); no 

?Tow~July 26-31.

ria.jv_i_mvAm U-LO Wld-i. gc ULLL -Lii£ 1 J.UUU UJ. HcLy 6O . _L3O/, OO,UUU C1 K V e^-O^ IieigilO, 14.O£ I

from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), on basis of slope-area measurement of

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

Discharge measurements made two or more times a month. Plow regulated by Alamogordo 

Reservoir (see p. 433). Diversions for irrigation of about 23,000 acres above station 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given 

in WSP 1573.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-22, Mar. 19-29, June 5 to July 9, Aug. 22-24, Sept. 28-3O)

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

Oct. 23 to Apr. 21 

1 3.5

Apr. 22 to Sept. 30

31 5.0

72

136

250

530

890

1,650

3.0

3.2

3.3 23

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.4 

5.0 

6.0

50

95

225

510

1,260

3,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ao-ft

Oct.

36

33

22

18

il

32

68

60

52

46

35 

49

104

73

48

27

~53 175

33

52

70

97

51 

40

35

25

20

18

17

17

17

1,440

46.5

2,860

Nov.

17

17

17

18

20

22

20

18

16

15

14 

14

10

9

8

7

8

10

9

8

8

6 

7 

7

7

7

9

8

7

5

348

11.6

690

Dec.

5

5

5

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5 

5

4

5

5

5

5

6

4

4

33- 

3 

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

134

4.3

266

Jan.

3

3

3

8

22

24

?2

21

21

15

15 

14

14

12

12

11

11

11

14

14

14

15 

14 

12

10

8

6

6

4

4

Z_

365

11.8

724

Feb.

3

3

2

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2 

3

4

5

4

3

3

3

3

2

3

4 

6 

5

5

3

2

1

-

85

3.0

169

Mar.

1

T

1

2

2

11

24

86

63

42

30 

27

28

96

825

1,040

596

224

768

1,090

1,090

1,120 

1,100 

618

290

129

89

65

51

42

36

9,587

309

19,020

Apr.

30

25

21

20

13

12

14

13

14

17

20

38

72

72

58

72

67

49

38

28

20

13 

a300 

al.OOO

1,120

2,220

2,160

2,200

1,920

1,070

12,716

424

25,220

May

324

1,170

1,230

1,240

1,280

1,280

1,100

225

T73

695

610 

892

1,320

1,310

1,320

1,370

1,400

984

1,230

1,200

1,230

1,280 

1,420 

1,280

1,260

1,260

1,240

1,180

828

918

768

33,117

1,068

65,690

June

72O

a650

3325

a!50

418

756

'gTTF

a600

3580

380

372 

402

450

484

502

520

621

450

484

434

550

337 

425 

330

344

112

38

23

19

281

12,444

415

24,680

July

126

52

42

77

20

7

467

433

853

905

279

112

52

50

42

60

22

175

72

25

10

6 

4 

3

2

0

0

O

0

0

0

3,896

126

7,730

Aug.

810

1,040

2,500

560

215

98

47

44

41

35

31 

18

a!2

36

33

32

31

31

389

410

298

2,510 

2,060 

2,160

1,470

358

200

162

166

166

130

15,943

514

31,620

Sept.

98

77

74

58

ii

63

231

1,250

1,610

2,380

2,550 

665

502

792

337

180

130

353

484

190

123

102 

79 

67

69

134

2,250

1,400

425

267

16,964

565

33,650

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,55O Min 0 Mean 112 Ac-ft 81,42O

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,53O Min O Mean 293 Ac-ft 212,300

Peak discharge (base. 2,50O cfs, revised) . Aug. 3 (lo 3.m.) 5.400 cfs, (6.9O ft); Aug. 22 (1 p.m.) 

4,340 cfs (6.61 ft); Sept. 11 (6:30 a.m.) 3,990 cfs (6.32 ft); Sept. 27 (11:30 a.m.) 4,260 cfs 

6.35 ft).

a No gsge-height record; disehsrge estimated on basis of hydrographic comparison with adjseent 

records.
104 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3870. Rio Ruidoso at Hollywood, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 33°19' , long 105°37', in fffi£ sec. 30, T. 11 S., R. 14 E. , on right end 

of a road bridge, 0.9 mile east of Hollywood, 2 miles downstream from Carrizo Creek, 

and 2^ miles east of Ruidoso.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1953 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control prior to July 5, 1958. Datum of gage is 

£,365.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--5 years, 10.5 cfs (7,600 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 478 cfs, July 5 (gage height, 4.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of 1,070 cfs; 

minimum daily, 1.5 cfs Sept. 4.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 1,070 cfs July 26, 1957 (gage height, 7.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 130 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 0.5 cfs June 20, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good prior to May 1, fair thereafter. Discharge measurements generally 

made twice a month. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 75 acres below.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

4.0

3.7

3.2

3.0

3.4

8.9

6.6

6.5

7.4

3.1

6.9

9.7

11

8.9

8.9

9.4

11

12

16

20

26

32

34

3T

29

26

24

21

18

18

17

444.6

14.3

882

Nov.

18

20

21

50

18

18

17

17

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

13

13

12

12

12

11

7.7

b6.2 10 

10

11

12

13

bll

b6 , 2

404.1

13.5

802

Dec.

b8.9

12

bTT

9.8

12

12

11

10

9.8

9.8

8.9

8.9

9.8

10

10

10

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

8.5

8.5

8.9

8.1

8.1

8.1

b5.5

298.2

9.62

591

Jan.

b4.9

b6.9

8.5

875' 8.9

7.7

6.9

6.9

8.1

6.9

7.7

7.7

6.2

7.7

b6.2

7.7

7.3

6.9

6.6

b6.2

b5.5

b7.7

b7.3

b6.6

6.2

5.9

5.5

5.2

5.2

5 2

5 2

209.9

6.77

416

Feb.

5.2

b5T2

5.2

5.9

8.5

6.9

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.3

b7.3

7.3

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.1

8.9

11

12

14

14

14

15

b!8

17

b!6

-

263.6

9.41

523

Mar.

b!7

b!6

16

15

13

13

13

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

15

30

32

31

30

32

52

63

60

56

53

52

54

51

49

50

911

29.4

1,810

Apr.

52

61

57

56

51

49

5o

66

61

. 52

50

51

52

49

50

63

87

114

156

170

170

160

165

154

134

123

116

101

93

93

2,706

90.2

5,370

May

90

87

87

79

76

76

79

76

76

76

75

69

68

67

65

63

63

62

60

57

56

51

52

52

50

49

48

47

43

36

33

1,968

63.5

3,900

June

30

27

25

24

23

21

20

18

15

12

10

9.6

9.0

9.9

9.6

10

15

16

10

9.6

10

9.0

7.6

7.6

6.9

6.6

8.1

5.9

5.4

5.1

395.9

13.2

785

July

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.0

16

2413"

5.9

4.6

4.9

4.6

4.3

3.6

3.3

3.2

7.5

3.8

3.7

3.0

2.7

2.4

274

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.4

156.6

5.05

311

Aug.

2.8

6.1

9.6

11

7.2

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.4

2.1

2.1

3.1

3.3

3.4

4.6

11

8.4

5.6

4.8

10

5.6

2.7

2.0

1.9

1,8

1.8

144.7

4.67

287

Sept.

1.8

2.1

1.6

1.5

277

3.3

3.0

12

7.1

4.2

2.8

4.7

30

30

20

14

11

8.5

9.2

7.4

7.2

6.7

6.7

5.5

5.1

14

23

116

159

80

580.1

19.3

1,150

Calendar year 1957 : Max 80 Mln 1.0 Mean 10.3 Ac-ft 7,440

Water year 1957-58; Max 17O Mln 1.5 Mean 23.2 Ac-ft 16,83O

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--Apr. 2O (l:3o a.m.) 183 cfs (3.05 ft); July 5 (9 p.m.) 478 cfs 

(4.45 ft); Sept. 27 (12 p.m.) 265 cfs (2.25 ft).______________________________________

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily temporary staff-gage readings May 5-22.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 405

3901. Rio Hondo at Pioaoho, N. Mex.

Location Lat 33 C 21'25", long 105°09'25", W|w| sec. 15, T. 11 S., R. 18 E. , on right 

bank by road bridge just off of U. S. Highway 70, 870 ft upstream from mouth of Casey 

Canyon, 1.3 miles northwest of Pioaoho, and 35 miles west of Roswell.

Drainage area. 715 sq mi.

Records available. December 1956 to September 1958.

^Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,945.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,510 cfs May 14 (gage height, 13.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

13.22 ft; minimum daily, 1.0 ofs June 13.

1956-58: Maximum discharge, that of May 14, 1958; minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Aug. 5, 

1957, June 13, 1958.

A stage of 18.1 ft, present datum (discharge, about 6,600 cfs), was recorded on a 

Weather Bureau wire-weight gage at 4 p.m. Oct. 6, 1954. A stage of at least 30 ft 

occurred in September 1941.

Remarks . Records good except those for Oct. 12-20 and Aug. 18 to Sept. 30, which are 

fair. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10, Aug. 22 to Sept. 13)

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.2 

5.4 

5.6

6.1 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

37

72

140

260

615

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

12

12

11

9.8

ll

16

17

*11

13

177

11

15

45

12

11

11

12

14

18

24

*33

39

40

40

40

40

37

37

32

31

29

860.8

27.8

1,710

Nov.

29

29

29

31

3TJ

*28

27

27

27

27

27

24

24

24

22

21

23

23

22

22

*23

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

23

742

24.7

1,470

Dec.

23

24

24

24

24

25

25

22

23

22

25

26

24

24

22

22

23

23

*22

22

22

22

22

20

19

18

17

16

TE

16

16

673

21.7

1,330

Jan.

17

16

13

15

15

16

16

16

16

18

18

18

18

18

18

*19

IS

19

19

18

18

19

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

539

17.4

1,070

Feb.

16

16

16

16

14

13

13

14

17

17

17

17

15

15

14

13

12

10 9.8

*11

11

13

13

13

13

13

14

17

-

392.8

14.0

779

Mar.

14

14

15

17

18

21

23

24

26

26

25

27

28

27

27

28

32

48

*51

47

46

55

94

104

*122

118

113

111

113

102

99

1,615

52.1

3,200

Apr.

97

97

106

*102

100

89

76

75

79

89

83

85

92

89

*82

83

126

180

233

293

314

*^99~

311

305

269

236

225

195

178

176

4,765

159

9,450

May

168

*168

160

132

118

116

120

122

128

120

106

102

102

440

162

146

152

150

134

*107

96

78

67

78

67

67

54

50

42

34

24

3,610

116

7,160

June

20

T5

10

8.3

6.2

5.6

5.6

6.2

4.0

*3.8

4.2

3.1

1.0

T7T

7.2

3.1

3.5

2.1

1.7

2.3

9.9

12

5.1

5.1

*6.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.3

188.8

6.29

374

July

8.3

9.8

7.6

6.2

7.0

12

39

15

*7.6

7.6

7.6

6.8

8.0

7.3

4.0

14

22

17

17

12

4.4

3.3

*4.2

3.3

2.7

4.4

4.6

6.2

6.2

8.1

53

336.2

10.8

667

Aug.

22

8.0

10

15

11

10

6.2

5.4

7.3

7.3

*5.9

7.3

5.9

5.6

4.2

3.8

^T

28

9.4

34

27

96

25

39

*41

107

TT

23

21

19

19

659.4

21.3

1,310

Sept.

29

137

20

19

18

18

45

67

*20

19

31

107

236

54

35

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

*30

27

32

49

130

251

rra

1,808

60.3

3^590

Calendar year 1957: Max 565 Min 1.0 Mean 23.5 Ac-ft 16,980

Water year 1957-58: Max 440 Mln 1.0 Mean 44.4 Ac-ft 32,llo

Peak discharge (base. 1,OOO cfs). May 14 (3:45 p.m.) 3,510 cfs (13.30 ft); Aug. 22 (4:45 p.m.) 

1,190 cfs (9.16 ft); Sept. 15 (5 p.m.) 1,57O cfs (9.85 ft)._______________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Fragmentary or faulty gage-height record Oct. 12-20, Aug. 18 to Sept. 30; discharge computed on basis of adjoining good record, engineers' notes and records for Diamond A Ranch station.
406 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3905. Rio Hondo at Diamond A Ranch, near Roswell, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 33°20'55", long 104°51'05", in ME^NE^ sec. 20, T. 11 S., R. 21 E., on

left bank on downstream side of road bridge at Diamond A Ranch, 8 miles upstream from 

Rocky Arroyo and 18 miles west of Roswell.

Drainage area. 947 sq mi (contributing area).

Records available. May 1939 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1908 

to August 1909 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,185 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 19 years, 31.3 cfs (22,660 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,520 cfs May 14 (gage height, 19.30 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 27,000 cfs Sept. 22, 1941 (gage height, 28.78 ft), by 

slope-area measurement; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 5,SOU acres above station. 

Records of chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, and water temperatures for 

the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1392: Drainage area. WSP 1512: 1939-40(P), 1941, 

1942-43(P), 1946(P).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 24-26, May 2-22, 

May 30 to June 8, July 5-6)

3.6

3.7 

3.9 

4.2

Oct. 1 to July 6

0 4.5

1 5.0

2 6.0

6 8.0

30

70

195

533

3.0 

3.3 

3.5 

3.7

July 7 to Sept. 30

0 3.9

1 4.3

2 5.0

6 6.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

200

*46

15

36

21

11

2

0

6

20

26

*28

30

31

32

34

32

31

29

27

24

23

704

22.7

1,400

Nov.

21

20

21-

23

23

21

*20

19

20

21

22

20

18

18

19

17

20

21

20

19

*19

20

17

18

17

17

17

17

18

21

584

19.5

1,160

Dec.

19

21

22

24

25

25

23

24

22

22

22

25

24

22

22

19

15

9

*9

7

9

8

9

10

10

10

8

7

7

6

5

490

15.8

972

Jan.

2

3

3

1

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

5

5

*4

5

5

5

5

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

127

4.1

252

Feb.

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

.2

2

1

1

1

1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

43

1.5

85

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

6

8

8

8

9

9

11

11

11

11

7

10

17

*25

26

24

24

40

66

*93

94

90

82

90

87

7 8

945

30.5

1,870

Apr.

73

69

79

*80

78

71

60

49

67

71

62

57

68

75

58

*59

92

140

170

260

308

*301

293

305

274

248

222

173

147

138

4,143

138

8,220

May

136

*139

138

118

109

102

99

107

114

113

103

95

87

398

213

148

139

130

119

91

*79

64

48

40

42

46

32

28

26

19

14

3,136

101

6,220

June

8

4

1

1

0_

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

14

0.5

28

July

0

0

0

0

1

25

5

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

31

1.0

61

Aug.

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

10

0

51

61

73

7

*18

46

18

7

1

0

0

297

9.6

589

Sept.

0

74

21

11

9

8

7

54

*20

9

5

80

193

123

63

48

38

34

30

29

22

18

17

*16

13

16

68

52

166

167

1,411

47.0

2, 800

Calendar year 1957 : Max 919 Hin 0 Mean 17.5 Ac-ft 12,680

Water year 1957-58 : Max 398 Min 0 Mean 32.7 Ac-ft 23,660

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--May 14 (8:30 p.m.) 3,520 cfs (19.3 ft); Sept. 13 (9:15 p.m.) 

1,550 cfs (12.66 ft) .______________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 26 to Feb. 19; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

in stage and hydrographlc comparison with Flcacho'.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 407 

3936. North Spring River at Roswell, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 33°23'45", long 104°32'55", in NW^SW^-SEi sec. 31, T. 10 S., R. 24 E. , in 

 Roswell Municipal Golf Course, on left bank 2,400 ft upstream from Montana Avenue, in 

Roswell.

Drainage area.--19.5 sq mi.

Records available.--May to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,570 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 8.6 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.63 ft); no 

flow except Sept. 27-29.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, May 1 to Sept. 30, 1958 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

1.9 

4.6

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1958

Month

September 1958 .................................

Cfs-days

8.9

Maximum

4.5

Minimum

0

Mean

0.30

Runoff in 

acre-feet

18

Note. Daily records began May 1. Plow occurred only on days listed above. Nine observations 

of no flow and 1 discharge measurement made during period.

541344 O -60 -Z7
RIO GRAMDE BASIN

Location. Lat 33°07'30", long 104°20'40", in SWr sec. 4, T. 14 S., R. 26 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of abandoned bridge pier, 1-f miles northwest of Hagerman and 

2| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 932 sq mi (contributing area).

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1958. March 1932 to April 1939 at site 1 mile 

downstream; records for periods of low flow not equivalent.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,403.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929

Average'discharge (revised).--19 years (1939-58), 19.8 cfs (14,330 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,950 cfs July 6 (gage height, 15.38 ft); no flow 

most of the year.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 74,000 cfs Oct. 7, 1954 (gage height, 27.5 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 11,300 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at point 5? miles upstream from gage (corrected for channel storage); no flow for 

many periods.

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for 1939 period and water year 1941 have 

been revised to 4,410 cfs July 30, 1939 (gage height, 10.65 ft), and 24,000 cfs Sept.22, 

1941 (gage height, 23.0 ft), superseding those published in WSP 878 and 928, respectively.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made 

two or more times a month. Diversions for irrigation of about 350 acres above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 928: 1940(M). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for high-water period in the water years 1939-40, superseding those published in WSP 878 and 898, are given herewith:

1.2 

l.l

Me

36.5

75.1

8.94

8.31

Revised peak discharge. 1939: July 30 (11 p.m.) 4,410 c

1,780 cfs; July 31 (8 a.m.) 1,400 cfs._______________________________

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

325

60

18

8.1

7.2

0

0

0

1.6

12

7.8

2.7

1.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

444.5

14.3

882

Nov.

2.4

7.7

2.6

4.3

2.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

19.1

0.64

38

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

-

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

506

69

19

9.1

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

p_

405.8

13.0

801

June

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

0

1,560

411

28

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,999.2

64.5

3,970

Aug.

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~66 644

1.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

711.3

22.9

1,410

Sept.

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

1919"

12

50

1.7

99

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,800 Min 0 Mean 13.0 Ac-ft 9,400

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,560 Min 0 Mean 9.94 Ac-ft 7,200

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). --Oct. 12 (11 a.m.) 1,640 cfs (8 

(8.92 ft); July 6 (10 a.m.) 5,950 cfs (15.38 ft); Aug. 22 (1

May 15 (l p.m.) 1,390 cfs 

2,640 cfs (11.66 ft).
RIO GRANDE BASIN 409

3955. Pecos River near Lake Arthur, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 32°59'18", long 104°19'20", in SW^NE^- sec. 2V, T. 15 S., R. 26 E. , on left 

bank 400 ft upstream from county bridge (relocated), 2| miles east of Lake Arthur, 

10 miles upstream from Cottonwood Creek, and 11 miles northeast of Artesia.

Drainage area. 14,760 sq mi, approximately (contributing area). 

Records available.--August 1938 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and rock control. Datum of gage is 3,327.07 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--20 years, 314 cfs (227,300 aere-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,920 cfs July 6 (gage height, 7.14 ft); minimum daily, 1.4 cfs Aug. 19.

1938-58: Maximum discharge, 49,600 cfs Sept. 24, 1941 (gage height, 21.90 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 16,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage 

height 21.77 ft and logarithmic plotting; no flow Aug. 21, 22, 1947, July 17, 1953, 

July 29 to Aug. 1, Aug. 6, 7, 1954.

Flood of May 30, 1937, reached a stage of 21.77 ft (discharge, 51,500 cfs, on basis 

of slope-area measurement of peak flow), but may have been exceeded by floods in 1904 

and 1919.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair. Discharge measurements made two or more times a month. 

Plow partly regulated by Alamogordo Reservoir 150 miles above station (see p. 433). 

Diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation of about 98,500 acres above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 2-25, July 7-14, Sept. 9-12; backwater from

temporary construction Feb. 27 to Mar. 15, Mar. 29 to Apr. 24)

Oct. 1 to May 31 June 1 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

140

240

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

460

760

1,530

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

58

125

280

515

830

2,640

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

55

48

42

44

40

42

45

41

76

88

70

168

230

127

119

105

82

129

135

9i

90

105

122

124

99

88

88

80

76

74

70

2,796

90.2

5,550

Nov.

62

58

60

60

62

60

57

58

57

62

70

70

72

72

69

67

67

69

72

26

74

74

74

74

72

72

72

70

70

69

2,021

67.4

4,010

Dec.

67

67

69

67

65

67

67

64

64

65

65

64

64

64

64

65

64

64

65

64

58

60

62

60

60

60

60

55

57

5~2~

1,941

62.6

3,850

Jan.

55

57

58

70

84

92

101

99

96

90

80

74

74

74

69

69

67

67

69

70

69

69

67

65

65

67

65

65

62

58

57

2,224

71.7

4,410

Feb.

54

54

52

52

54

51

54

64

65

64

62

62

64

62

60

58

58

58

51

52

57

67

67

69

67

67

62

57

-

1,664

59.4

3,300

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,260 Mln 0.3

Mar.

52

48

45

38

48

075

c85

cllO

0115

0120

0115

0105

86

80

163

900

907

420

226

817

1,020

al,050

al,150

al,000

564

276

174

135

c!05

clOO

c90

10,219

330

20,270

Apr.

c85

C75

c65

55

67

62

52

c40

038

c35

038

c50

c70

c85

c90

090

c90

095

c95

090

c80

075

c75

352

844

al,500

a2,000

a2,100

32,150

1,500

12,043

401

23,890

May

894

553

,200

,230

,230

,230

,220

944

370

401

883

614

,200

,300

,550

,600

,430

,520

,040

dl,260

dl,250

dl,230

dl,220

dl,200

dl,190

dl,170

dl,150

1,150

1,050

865

34,037

1,098

67,510

June

781

753

684

294

168

485

809

678

636

612

425

325

320

370

348

379

325

465

320

325

374

535

402

455

366

361

202

114

89 

69

12,469

416

24,730

July

199

198

103

58

58

1,200

602

520

453

718

697

273

131

83

49

28

19

31

105

91

63

24

26

11

5.2

2.8

3.9

13

4.4 

3.3

 

5,775.1

186

11,450

Aug.

1.8

338

1,040

1,510

465

198

114

71

39

19

10

16

16

11

5.6

2.6

1.6

1.8

1.4

376

183

1,080

2,450

1 990

2,120

1,240

430

280

187 

157

164

14,498.8

468

28,760

Sept.

154

141

141

125

112

94

101

264

1,470

1,720

2,400

1,750

660

788

760

352

227

176

297

406

227

157

154

122

114

117

261

2,200

1,030 

475

16,995

566

33,710

Mean 140 Ao-ft 101,100

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,430 Mln 1.4 Mean 320 Ao-ft 231,400

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 cfs, revised) . July 6 (5:45 p.m.) 3,920 cfs (7.14 ft); Aug. 4 (3 a.m.)

2,730 cfs (6.10 ft); Aug. 22 (9:30 p.m.) 3,190 cfs (6.47 ft); Sept. 11 (ll p.m.) 3,150 cfs

(6.31 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

c Backwater from temporary construction.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from gage heights with shifting-control method.

541344 O -60 -28
410 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3960. Cottonwood Creek near Lake Arthur, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 32°55'00", long 104 0 22'00", in SW^SE^- sec. 15, T. 16 S., R. 26 E., on 

right bank 1? miles upstream from mouth and 6 miles south of town of Lake Arthur.

Drainage area. 199 sq mi (contributing area).

Records available.--March 1932 to September 1958. The following previously-published 

data are unreliable and should not be used: All figures of discharge above 150 cfs 

prior to June 1937; daily discharges Sept. 24-30, 1932, June 13, 14, Sept. 5, 1935, 

and May 29, 1937.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 3,316.3 ft above mean 

sea level (river-profile survey). Prior to Aug. 30, 1938, at site 75 ft downstream, 

at different datum prior to Mar. 29, 1935, at datum 1.36 ft lower Mar. 29, 1935, to 

Sept. 30, 1936, and at datum 2.10 ft lower Oct. 1, 1936, to Aug. 29, 1938. Aug. 30, 

1938, to May 22, 1948, at present site at datum 1.54 ft lower.

Average discharge.--24 years (1932-34, 1935-36, 1937-58), 6.82 cfs (4,940 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.44 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs many days.

1932-58: Maximum discharge uncertain, occurred June 13, 1935; maximum gage height, 

12.0 ft May 30, 1937, present datum, from floodmarks (backwater from Pecos River); no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Diversions 

above station for irrigation of about 4,500 acres.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1932, 1934-35, 1937, 1941(M), 1944(M). See also 

Records available.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.2 

.6

1.3

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

3.5

8.7

14

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

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac-It

Oct.

^

1> aO.l

r.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.4

0.17

11

Nov.

0.2

.3

73

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

8.6

0.29

17

Dec.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

75

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

9.4

0.30

19

Jan.

0.3 ~T3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

~7l 2.3

.7

.3

.3

.4

.4

1.0

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.8

.4

.5

.9

.4

.4

1.1

16.7

0.54

33

Feb.

~

0.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.6

5.7

T7Z

2.3

1.1

3.3

1.5

.4

-

25.8

0.92

51

Mar.

~

0.4

.5

.5

.8

~5.2 10

3.5

1.5

2.0

.8

1.6

1.4

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

.5

.6

.6

.6

2.3

2.0

.8

2.6

1.0

1.0

.6

.6

.5

.4

46.7

1.51

93

Apr.

0.6

.6

.6

.8

1.1

.5

.4

79

.7

.6

.7

.6

6.1

T78

1.1

.8

1.7

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.5

.5

.7

.5

.6

.6

.8

.8

.6

28.8

0.96

57

May

0.8

.8

~7S 1.0

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

_A

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

15.5

0.50

31

June

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.272~

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.8

~T3 1.7

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

9.8

0.33

19

July

0.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.3

0.20

12

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.272~

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.2

0.14

8.3

Sept.

0.2 ~7Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

2.6

1.9

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.3

.4

.4

11

13"7.5

4.2

47.2

1.57

94

Calendar year 1957: Max 34 Min 0.1 Mean 0.80 Ac-ft 577

Water year 1957-58: Max 13 Min 0.1 Mean 0.61 Ac-ft 445

Peak discharge (base, 20 cfs). Sept. 27 (5 p.m.) 25 efs (2.44 ft).________________________

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and adjoining 

good record.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 411

3965. Pecos River near Artesia, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 32°50'25", long 104°19'25", in NW£NW£ sec. 18, T. 17 S., R. 27 E., near 

left bank on downstream end of bridge pier on State Highway 83, 4.3 miles east of 

Artesia, 7.0 miles north of mouth of Rio Penasco, and 17 miles north of McMillan Dam.

Drainage area. 15,300 sq mi, approximately (contributing area).

Records available. September 1905 to June 1909, September 1909 to September 1925 and 

October 1931 to February 1936 (published as"near Dayton"), February to September 1936, 

and May 1937 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. Records for March to 

Sept. 6, 1905, not equivalent due to tributary inflow. Records for Aug. 22-31, 1934 

(monthly figures usable) and October 1936 to April 1937, published in WSP 763 and 828 

respectively, have been found unreliable and should not be used. September 1905 to 

December 1931 in report of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,291.05 ft (Bureau of Reclamation bench 

mark). Prior to Aug. 27, 1914, staff gage and Aug. 27, 1914, to Feb. 20, 1936, waterstage recorder, at site 6| miles downstream at different datum. Feb. 21, 1936, to 

Apr. 4, 1941, water-stage recorder at site 600 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1937-58), 318 cfs (230,200 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,930 cfs July 7 (gage height, 11.51 ft); minimum daily, 1.1 cfs Aug. 1.

1905-58: Maximum gage height, 17.4 ft Sept. 30, 1932, site and datum then in use 

(discharge not determined). Flood of May 30, 1937, reached a gage height of 14.7 ft, 

site and datum then in use (discharge, 51,500 cfs, on basis of slope-area measurement 

of peak flow about 15 miles upstream): flood of Sept. 25, 1941, reached a gage height 

of 13.32 ft, present site and datum (discharge may have equaled that of May 30, 1937); 

no flow at times in 1934, 1946-47, 1953-54, 1957.

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

Discharge measurements made 2 or more times a month. Flow partly regulated by 

Alamogordo Reservoir (see p. 433). Diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation of about 128,000 acres above station. Discharge represents inflow to Lake 

McMillan which stores water for irrigation of about 25,000 acres of Carlsbad project. 

Records of chemical analyses, suspended sediment loads, and water temperatures for 

the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1512: 1913, 1915, 1917-18(M) , 1920, 1923, 1932-36. See 

also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 12-22, Apr. 25 to May 24, May 30 to June 29, 

July 6-13, July 18 to Aug. 5, Aug. 20-22, Aug. 26 to Sept. 12)

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

3.6

0.6

2.3

4.8

12

30

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

68

129

204

394

7.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

634

1,300

2,400

3,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

_ Oct.

57

47

41

37

37

36

38

36

35

84

68

70

279

142

149

106

101

76

175

119

92

102

104

130

110

89

86

85

76

75

72

2,754

88.8

5,460

Nov.

65

58

60

65

64

65

61

60

62

65

72

81

80

80

77

76

75

78

79

85

85

84

84

83

81

79

78

77

75

74

2,208

73.6

4,380

Dec.

72

72

71

70

69

69

69

69

70

68

67

67

69

69

69

70

70

68

68

69

66

66

68

68

64

67

64

62

61

64

5±

2,089

67.4

4,140

Jan.

58

64

66

76

91

93

102

103

I5T

97

87

80

76

76

74

68

66

68

70

69

69

70

70

69

70

69

67

66

62

61

58

2,316

74.7

4,590

Feb.

56

54

54

53

54

51

52

60

66

65

64

66

65

65

64

64

65

64

60

55

65

78

81

79

81

77

75

66

-

1,799

64.2

3,570

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,630 Mln 0

Mar.

62

62

59

52

47

77

86

107

106

124

122

117

108

93

92

496

890

730

286

516

1,000

1,060

1,120

1.150

823

361

229

164

124

106

98

10,467

338

20,760

Apr.

91

86

75

67

60

61

64

54

41

41

38

42

61

83

87

89

87

96

99

95

90

79

76

81

684

1,110

1,890

2,020

2.050

1,770

11,267

. 376

22,350

May

1,160

470

895

1,170

1,210

1,210

1,230

1,140

525

451

605

881

954

,450

,530

.800

,500

,520

,240

,250

,350

,360

,360

,410

,320

,340

,240

,230

,150

819

895

35,665

1,150

70,740

June

738

719

671

453

243

236

663

639

582

566

496

304

267

308

288

344

278

381

332

302

366

445

491

431

350

332

242

112

86

75

11,740

391

23,290

July

60

236

119

68

24

434

1.040

668

456

750

810

474

166

78

46

37

27

21

32

117

79

40

18

18

7.0

2.0

3.3

4.8

10

5.4

2.6

5,853.1

189

11,610

Aug.

1.1

108

550

1,810

587

284

149

89

a55

a30

a20

a!5

alO

alO

a5

a5

a5

3.5

a.5

151

245

406

,2,460

2,070

2,040

1,340

518

306

201

183

174

13,837.1

446

27,450

Sept.

157

126

121

115

98

89

79

154

750

1,220

2.010

1,980

742

616

844

461

270

218

199

440

269

193

166

157

147

139

178

1,610

1,150

582

15,280

509

30,310

Mean 129 Ac-ft 93,530

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,460 Mln 1.1 Mean 316 Ac-ft 228,600

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOO cfs, revised) .--Apr. 29 (4:30 p.m.) 2,100 cfs (10.47 ft); May 16(1 a.m.) 

2,320 cfs (10.49 ft); July 7 (12:30 a.m.) 2,930 cfs (11.51 ft); Aug. 4 (6 a.m.) 2,820 cfs 

(11.04 ft); Aug. 23 (12 m.) 2,890 cfs (11.50 ft); Sept. 12 (3:30 a.m.) 2,840 cfs (11.70 ft); 

Sept. 28 (5 p.m.) 2,250 efs (10.72 ft).__________________________________________________ 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of hydrographic comparison.
412 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3976. Rio Penasco near Dunken, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 32°53'35", long 105°12'05", in SW^NW£ sec. 27, T. 16 S., R. 17 E., on 

left bank 1.5 miles upstream from junction of State Highways 24 and 83, and 5^ miles 

north of Dunken.

Drainage area. 580 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1956 (annual maximum only), October 1956 

to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,309.59 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to October 1956, crest-stage gage at site half a mile downstream at 

different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs July 6 (gage height, 13.36 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 57 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 9.48 and 13.36 ft; no flow for many days.

1952-58: Maximum discharge, 36,300 cfs Oct. 6 or 7, 1954 (gage height, 16.9 ft, 

at present site, from floodmarks), based on slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow many days in 1958.

Maximum stage known, 20 ft Sept. 22, 1941, from floodmarks (discharge, 70,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above slope-area measurement of 36,300 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good prior to Mar. 19, fair thereafter. Numerous small diversions 

above station affect low flow.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 3 to May 19, July 6-19)

1.95 

2.0

2.2

2.3

Oct. 1 to July 5

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

July 5 to Sept. 30

0

1.7 

2.7

6.2

12

26

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5

0

.3 

1.5 

3.9 

7.6

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

36

69

133

216

451

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.9

*2.4

2.3

ftt

2.8

34

8.2

7.3

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.3

7.9

7.3

6.8

*6.8

6.8

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.5

195.6

6.31

388

Nov.

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

*6.5

6.5

6.2

6.0

6T2 

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

7 9

773

*7.6

7.6

7.6

7.9

7.3

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.6

7*6

209.2

6.97

415

Dec.

TTe" 7.6

.6

.0

.3

.0

.0

.0

.0 

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

7.0

7.0

6.8

*6.5

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.8

6.2

6.0 6~70

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

208.3

6.72

413

Jan.

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.2

672

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2 

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

*5.8

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

180.2

5.81

357

Feb.

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.8 

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

*4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.2

5.2

140.0

5.00

278

Mar.

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.6

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.0 

6.0

6.2

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.2

*6.5

6.5

6.5

6

6

6

6

6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5_

185.6

5.99

368

Apr.

5

5

*5.0

4.8

4.0

4.2

5.0

4.0

4.0 

3.8

3.3

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.3

3.6

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

*4.2

3.3

2.6

2.7

2.5

1.1

.5

*.5

1.1

0

103.5

3.45

205

May

*0.1

.5

O

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

.6

0

.2

.3

0

*.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

0.06

3.8

June

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

*0 

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

13

9.2

7.0

7.0

36

12

*8.2

7.0

7.0

8.9

12

6.8

7.3

158.4

5.28

314

July

7.6

9.0

9.6

7.0

*561

*128

O

0

0

*o

0

o

0

0

0

0

17

17

25

27

6.5

*5.0

3.2

2.2

1.7

2.2

5.0

3.2

2.7

13

17

669.9

21.6

1,330

Aug.

30

27

28

*35

15

3.7

1.5

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.3

*1.3

1.1

T7T

1.1

1.1

1.4

6.1

6.5

47

45

*41

22

12

*12

8.1

7.2

7.2

6.1

6 .5

380.9

12.3

756

Sept.

6.1

5.4

5.0

5.4

5.8

5.4

8.1

*13

7.6 

24

13

21

14

13

11

11

9.6

8.1

7.6

7.2

6.9

7.2

*7.2

7.6

7.6

17

22

29

25

18

348.8

11.6

692

Calendar year 1957: Max 204 Mln 1.1 Mean 6.37 Ac-ft 4,610

Water year 1957-58: Max 361 Mln 0 Mean 7.62 Ac-ft 5,520

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). June 17 

(5.26 ft)j July 6 (10:15 p. 

(6 p.m.) 425 cfs (4.89 ft).

. about 8 p.m.) 331 cfs (5.35 ft); June 22 (5 p.m.) 316 cfs 

5.26 ft)j July 6 (10:15 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (13.36 ft); July 17 (5 p.m.) 460 cfs (5.03 ft); Aug. 21

* Discharge, measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 19 to Apr. 2; discharge computed on basis of adjoining, good 

record and engineer's notes.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 413

3985. Rio Penasco at Dayton, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 32"44'30", long 104°22'35", in SWij-SWi sec. 15, T. 18 S., R. 26 E., on right 

bank 3 ft upstream from crest of abandoned diversion dam, 1 mile northeast of old 

Dayton railway station, 3| miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles southeast of Artesla.

Drainage area. 1,070 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1951 to September 1958. Prior to October 1953, published as 

"near Dayton." September 1905 to June 1908 (gage heights only, July 1906 to 1908), at 

site 2| miles downstream, published as Penasco River near Dayton, records not equivalent .

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 3,340.89 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 6.5 cfs (4,710 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,780 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 6.05 ft); no 

flow most days.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 23,700 nfs Oct. 7, 1954 (gage height, 6.82 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage 

height 6.82 ft; no flow for extended periods.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation of about 2,700 acres. 

Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are 

given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1242: 1951 (M). WSP 1512: 1955, 1956(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.4 

.5 1.0 

1.3

133

317

1.6 603

2.0 1,180

2.5 2,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44~0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0 

0

64

2.1

127

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

May

(*)

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

July

0

0

0

0

o

*582

191

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

774

25.0

1,540

Aug.

*066"

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*1,590

*85

160

10

0

0

0

*0

0 

0

1,711

55.2

3,390

Sept.

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957; Max 669 Mln 0 Mean 3.3 Ac-ft 2,420

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,390 Mln 0 Mean 7.0 Ac-ft 5,060

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs).--July 6 (12:30 p.m.) 3,600 cfs (3.40 ft); Aug. 22 (10 a.m.) 

9,780 cfs (6.05 ft).

vatlon of no flow made on this day.
414 RIO GRANDE BASIN

3995. Pecos River (Kaiser Channel) near Lakewood, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 32°41'22", long 104°17'53", In NW^SWir sec. 5, T. 19 S., R. 27 E., on left 

bank 3 miles upstream from water line of Lake McMlllan, 6 miles northeast of Lakewood, 

75 miles northeast of gates In McMlllan Dam, and 12 miles southeast of Artesla.

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1958. Prior to October 1954, published as 

Kaiser Lake-McMlllan Channel near Lakewood.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 3,270.53 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Reclamation bench mark). Prior to Mar. 23, 1955, at site 3 miles downstream at datum 

9.83 ft lower.

Average discharge. 8 years, 158 cfs (114,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,780 cfs Aug. 25 (maximum gage height, 

6.16 ft Aug. 25); no flow Aug. 2.

1950-58: Maximum daily discharge, 2,600 cfs Oct. 10, 1954; no flow at times 1951-54, 

1956-58.

Remarks. Records good except those for Aug. 2-6, which are poor. Discharge measurements 

made two or more times a month. Plow partly regulated by Alamogordo Reservoir (see 

p. 433). Diversions and ground-water withdrawals above station irrigate about 147,000 

acres. Above about 1,500 cfs flow will begin bypassing station and, depending on magnitude and duration of the flow, may reach Lake McMillan.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shirting-control method used June 5 to July 6)

Oct. 1 to Dec.

1.3 23

1.6 53

2.0 115

2.5 230

Jan. 1 to July 6

1.4 32

1.8 81

2.3 174

3.0 370

4.0 785

	1,840

July 7 to Sept. 30

6.0 1.2

5.6

10

27

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

69

175

475

1,300

1,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

60

48

40

33

35

34

32 

33

28

BT

74

78 

304 T76-

127

108

94

75

132

127

91

89

94

115

115

91

81

81

76

70

70

2,567

82.8

5,090

Nov.

68

57

56

57

60

60

57 

54

BT

57

58

74 

74

69

72

70

69

70

72

74

78

75

81

74

74

74

66

66

66

66

2,004

66.8

3,970

Dec.

66SB65

63

65

63

62 

62

62

61

61

60 

61

61

61

61

63

62

61

61

62

58

61

62

62

61

62

60

57

58

54

1,903

61.4

3,770

Jan.

51

BT

60

68

83

91

95

102

lUz

97

89

84 

74

88

68

66

66

66

68

69

68

69

68

66

68

69

68

65

63

60

58

2,266

73.1

4,490

Feb.

57

56

54

54

54

53

50 

BT

61

62

62

61 

60

60

60

58

58

58

58

56

56

63

7572"

74

70

66

63

-

1,684

60.1

3,340

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,110 Min 0

Mar.

61

61

61

58

52_

61

83 

92

109

109

128

137 

119

106

100

390

sia

669

320

414

910

975

1,040

1.110

923

402

246

174

136

111

104

10,083

325

20,000

Apr.

97

91

78

68

60

62

62 

61

45

41

39

40 

54

74

89

91

89

94

100

95

87

80

68

65

559

933

1,480

1,650

1,750

1,770

9,872

329

19,580

May

1,430

654

962

1,240

1,270

1,220

1,200 

1,180

628

448

582

834 

726

1,170

1,230

1,510

1,370

1,310

1,220

1,080

1,240

1,240

1,250

1,290

1,270

1,260

1,230

1,210

1,180

nt 895

34,185

1,103

67,800

June

767

758

690

550

246

165

538 

650

610

578

532

328 

283

316

307

343

301

352

364

295

346

433

508

398

377

331

286

163

104 

84

12,003

400

23,810

July

68

206

154

99

48

101

1,060 

644

478

684

776

612 

310

a!20

a80

a50

a35

24

23

108

97

59

23

15

16

9.9

3.8

5.0

7.5

11

2 . 4

5,929.6

191

11,760

Aug.

0.8

0

a450

al,200

a800

a500

172 

95

53

22

15

13 

12

11

10

9.4

9.0

8.5

8.0

26

262

513

1,560

1,740

1,780

1,620

750

430

319

248

215

12,851.7

415

25,490

Sept.

210

178

150

141

124

109

112" 91 

628

1,180

1,500

1,650 

948

668

918

559

340

265

222

419

343

238

198

182

165

143

313

1,120

1,450 

704

15,268

509

3O,28O

Mean 123 Ac-ft 88,740

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,780 Min 0 Mean 3O3 Ac-ft 219,400

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated by hydrographic comparison with Pecos River at 

Artesia.
RIO ORANDE BASIN 415

4000. Four Mile Draw near Lakewood, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 32°40'45", long 104°23'40", at west line of SWij-SWi sec. 4, T. 19 S.,

R. 26 E., on downstream side of center pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 285, 3.8 miles 

northwest of Lakewood and 5j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 265 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,329.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 1.75 cfs (1,270 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 8.75 ft); no 

flow most days.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 7,650 cfs Oct. 7, 1954 (gage height, 13.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,350 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow most days.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

.1

.3

.6

1.0

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

1.7 

2.8 

6.3

12

3.8 

4.3 

4.9 

5.6

31

74

161

314

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

*0

<5

0

o

0

0

0

o

o

o

0

o

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

o .1

0

o

0

o

0

o

o

o

o

0.1

O.OO3

0.2

Nov.

(*)

o

o

o

Dec.

(*)

O

0

o

Calendar year 1957: Max 159

Jan.

(*)

O

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

0

O

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

(*)

O

0

o

May

(*)

O

O

o

June

0

<5

0

o

0

o

o

o

o

o

o

0

o

o

o

o

o

o

0

o

0

o

o

o

0

o

0

0

o

-12

0.2

O.OO7

O.4

July

0

<5

0

0

6.9

19

198

.5

O

0

0

O

0

O

0

*0

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

224.4

7.24

445

Aug.

*0

<5

0

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

*308

*5S

*277

55

.2

O

O

0

0

0

698.2

22.5

1,380

Sept.

0

<5

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

.5

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

1.0

Mln 0 Mean 0.72 Ac-ft 524

Water year 1957-58: Max 3O8 Mln 0 Mean 2.53 Ac-ft 1,830

Peak discharge (base, 2OO cfs).--July 7 (6:15 a.m.) 936 cfs (7.80 ft); Aug. 22 (6:30 p.m.) 977 cfs 

(7.97 ft); Aug. 24 (5 p.m.) 1,210 cfs (8.75 ft)._________________________________________

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
416 RIO GRANDE BASIN

4010. Peoos River below McMillan Dam, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 32°35'40", long 104°21'00", In NE£ sec. 11, T. 20 S., R. 26 E., on left 

bank 700 ft downstream from gates in McMillan Dam and 3 miles southeast of Lakewood.

Drainage area.--16,990 sq mi, approximately (contributing area).

Records available. January 1906 to March 1908, January 1909 to December 1911, August 1939 

to December 1940, and December 1946 to September 1958 (January 1906 and January 1910 to 

December 1911, gage heights and discharge measurements only). Published as "near 

Lakewood" 1906-11 and as "below McMillan- Dam near Lakewood'' 1939-40.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and rock control. Datum of gage is 3,238.21 ft above mean sea 

Tevel, datum of 1929. January 1906 to December 1911 staff gage at 3 different sites 

within half a mile of present gage at different daturas. August 1939 to December 1940, 

water-stage recorder at site 30 ft downstream at datum 0.10 ft higher; December 1946 

to Mar. 11, 1957, at present site at datum 1.09 ft higher.

Average discharge.--14 years (1906-7, 1939-40, 1946-58), 98.9 cfs (71,600 acre-ft per 

year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,010 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 7.62 ft); no flow 

many days.

1939-40, 1946-58: Maximum discharge, 16,100 cfs Oct. 11, 1954 (gage height, 7.09 ft), 

includes flow of two spillways; no flow for many periods.

Flood of Oct. 2, 1904, was estimated as 82,000 cfs by chief engineer of Pecos River 

Irrigation Co.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements or observation of no flow made two or more 

times a month. Flow regulated by Alamogordo Reservoir and Lake McMillan (see p. 433). 

Diversions for irrigation of about 147,000 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1512: 1909.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Major part of discharge shown on June 7, 13, 14, July 1-6, Aug. 27 to Sept. 6, Sept. 10,

18-20, 23-25 consists of discharge In No. 2 spillway of McMillan Dam)

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 26

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

61

112

204

363

570

1,550

2,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

99

97

97

97

95

97

69

53

22

0

0

.1

0

O

0

0

63

119 

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

908.4

29.3

1,800

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

-

0

0

0

Mar.

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

183

262

286

286

336

456

1,809

58.4

3,590

Apr.

460

460

460

456

452

378

312

293

293

290

290

290

230

191

188

IBS

191

191 

55

o_

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

195

267

267

6,397.1

213

12,690

May

270 2~70~

274

274

274

275

276

280

583

908

896

666

513

517

527

864

1,830

2,090 

1,260

1,110

775

620

621

630

636

874

994

994

994

994

487

22,576

728

44,780

June

337

441

651

400

249

191

3

236

535

548

347

123

5

5

117

226

220

215 

218

218

314

365

364

364

367

264

213

145

123

47

7,851

262

15,570

July

3

2

3

3

2

3

29

354

566

425

372

512

319

148

145

146

146

147 

312

190

443

290

210

210

210

207

207

210

207

204

207

6,432

207

12,760

Aug.

TSa" 621

188

188

191

191

191

191

191

191

191

188

239

277

274

267

277

270 

270

267

274

68

.1

.1

.1

0

T

i

2

2

2

5,201.3

168

10,320

Sept.

2

2

2

2

2

2

601

629

.1

2

292

1,310

1,240

820

683

665

220

4 

5

5

222

333

5

5

5

44

337

947

1,620

472

10,478.1

349

20,780

Calendar year 1957: Max 468 Min 0 Mean 71.3 Ac-ft 51,640

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,090 Mln 0 Mean 169 Ac-ft 122,300

Note. --Discharge figures for May 6-11, 13-16, May 23 to July 21, Aug. 27 to Sept. 7, Sept. 10-30 

include leakage through (also over on Sept. 28-30) the flashboards in spillway No. 2 of McMillan

bypasses the regular gag
RIO GRANDE BASIN 417

4020. Pecos River at dam site 3, near Carlsbad, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 32°30'40", long 104°20'00", in lot 14, sec. 6, T. 21 S., R. 26 E., on right 

bank at dam site 3 of Carlsbad project of Bureau of Reclamation, about 1 mile upstream 

from flow line of Lake Avalon, 1.3 miles downstream from Rocky Arroyo, and 8 miles 

northwest of Carlsbad.

Drainage area. 17,620 sq mi, approximately (contributing area).

Records available. August 1939 to December 1940, August 1944 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,172.31 ft above mean sea level (Bureau 

of Reclamation datum). Prior to Aug. 10, 1944, at site 1,000 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 185 cfs (133,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 10.55 ft); minimum daily, 36 cfs Jan. 1, 7-10, 13.

1939-40, 1944-58: Maximum discharge, 53,000 cfs Oct. 7, 1954 (gage height, 18.53ft), 

from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum daily, 4.8 cfs Aug, 1, 4, 7,8, 1954.

Flood of Oct. 3, 1904, was estimated as 82,000 cfs at McMillan Dam (about 10 miles 

upstream) by chief engineer of Pecos River Irrigation Co.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow 

regulated by storage in Alamogordo Reservoir and Lake McMillan (see p. 433). Diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation of about 150,000 acres above station. 

Discharge represents inflow to Lake Avalon. Records of chemical analyses for the water 

year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1512: 1946-47(M) , 1948(P) , 1949, 1950(P) .

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.4

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

27 1.0

65 1.5

120 2.0

Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

198

382

610

0.3 

.6

1.5

100

196

370

2.0 590

3.0 1,160

4.0 1,940

6.0 4,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

132 

132

132

129

132

132

118

90

168

47

43

47

47

39

39

39

39

191

329

12S

80

174

50

39

39

39

39

39

39

39 

39

2,769

89.3

5,490

Calendar yea

Nov.

38 

38

AS.

40

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

37

37

38

39

38

38

38

38

40

38

38

38

38

37

37

38 z 7

O I

1,152

38.4

2,280

Dec.

38 

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

39

39

38

39

39

39

39

40

40

40

39

38

39

39

39

38

39

38

38

38

38

37.

1,194

38.5

2,370

Jan.

36 

37

37

4240"

37

36

36

36

36

37

37

36

37

37

37

37

38

40

40

40

40

40

38

39

40

42

42

42

38

40

1,190

38.4

2,360

Feb.

40 

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

42

42

43

44

44

42

40

39

38 SB39

-

1,131

40.4

2,240

Mar.

42

30

42

42

42

43

42

39

39

40

42

42

42

42

42

40

40

42

40

40

40

40

42

43

44

112

283

302

302

311

461

2,803

90.4

5,560

Apr.

468 

459

464

464

464

430

350

319

322

322

322

319

278

235

231

235

243

231

162

58

56

54

49

54

52

52

49

127

271

274

7,414

247

14,710

May

278 

278

285

285

288

292

296

300

476

922

922

772

600

550

555

796

1,630

2,100

1,380

1,150

916

665

665

665

665

833

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

712

23,436

756

46,480

June

380

518

662

5l4

346

336

135

235

585

645

500

278

128

113

T45

311

307

300

300

300

361

442

438

438

446

383

300

255

208

202

10,581

353

20,990

July

119 

110

164

110

109

173

201

347

590

56T

434

545

476

235

231

228

225

222

312

369

425

390

292

285

285

282

278

278

274

271

271

9,092

293

18,030

Aug.

694 

286

257

251

251

251

251

247

247

247

244

244

278

330

326

322

326

322

322

319

322

5,670

586

689

123

72

71

71

72

74

74

11,839

382

23,480

Sept.

76 

78

78

78

79

81

377

966

94

89

139

1,330

1,400

904

706

680

448

104

100

100

174

510

104

98

108

117

420

884

1,650

840

12,812

427

25,410

- 1957: Max 1,570 Min 17 Mean 108 Ac-ft 78,370

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,670 Mln 36 Mean 234 Ac-ft 169,400
418 RIO GRANDE BASIN

4035. Carlsbad main canal at head, near Carlsbad, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 32°29'28", long 104°15'08", In NiSW£SW£ sec. 12, T. 21 S., R. 26 E., on 

right bank 220 ft downstream from headgates in Avalon Dam and 5.0 miles north of 

Carlsbad.

Records available. --July 1939 to December 1940 (published as "Carlsbad project main 

canal"), April 1951 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,156.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1T929. July 1939 to December 1940 at site 20 ft upstream at datum 0.9 ft higher.

Extremes.--1939-40, 1951-58; Maximum daily discharge, 490 cfs July 13, 1940; no flow at 

times.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month during 

irrigation season. Canal diverts water from Lake Avalon for irrigation of Carlsbad 

Irrigation District. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1958 are given 

in WSP 1573.

Monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Month

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

Calendar year 1957 ..............................

June ...........................................

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

September .........................................

Maximum

0

0

418

0

124

454

485

134

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

131

152

22

O

Mean

56.9

0

0

82.7

0

27.2

209

279

289

207

69.3

117

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,500

0

0

59,890

0

1,510

5,160

12,440

10,870

16,590

17,760

12,750

4,120

84,700
RIO GHANDE BASIN 419

4040. Pecos River below Avalon Dam, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 32°28'53", long 104°15'43", in SW^-SW^NEi sec. 14, T. 21 S., R. 26 E., 

5,200 ft below Avalon Dam and 4.5 miles northwest of Carlsbad.

Drainage area.--18.080 sq mi, approximately (contributing area).

Records available.--January 1906 to March 1907, June 1951 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,130 ft (from topographic map). January 1906 to March 1907 staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--? years (1951-58), 48.2 cfs (34,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,400 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 11.6 ft, from 

high-Water mark on outside gage); no flow most days.

1951-58: Maximum discharge, 41,000 cfs Oct. 7, 1954 (gage height, 23.3 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow many days.

The flood of Oct. 2, 1904, was estimated as 82,000 cfs at McMillan Dam 15 miles 

upstream (Avalon Dam constructed in 1905-6); both gage and bridge at Carlsbad were 

destroyed. Another major flood occurred Aug. 7, 1916, when discharge at Carlsbad was 

computed as 85,700 cfs. This flood originated below the dam site 3 gage.

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

Plow regulated by Alamogordo Reservoir, Lake McMillan and Lake Avalon (see p. 433 ). 

Diversions and ground-water withdrawals above station for irrigation of about 175,000 

acres. Station bypassed by Carlsbad main canal (see preceding page).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957: Max

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

0

0

0

6 . 6 Mln 0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

May

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

236

764

*662

413

350

328

511

1,480

2,150

1,270

1,000

*749

371

275

454

558

586

728

796

768

756

584

15,769

509

31,280

June

212

*229

445

433

178

68

0

0

0

0

9

1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,575

52.5

3,120

July

(*)

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

al,300

al,400 

a500

*6

0

0

0

0

0

0

3,206

103

6,360

Sept.

0

*0

0

0

0

0

78

*504

0

0

1

916

1,160

662

666

620

*312

39

5

0

14

*470

210 

1

8

17

478

848

*1,540

929

9,278

309

18,400

Mean 0.02 Ac-ft 14

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,130 Mln 0 Mean 81.7 Ac-ft 59,160

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis.of hydrographic comparison with Pecos Riv 

at Carlsbad and Avalon Dam tender's notes.
420 RIO GRANDE BASIN

4050. Peoos River at Carlsbad, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 32°24'50", long 104°13 I 20", in NW^SE^ sec. 6, T. 22 S., R. 27 E., in downstream end of pier near center of Greene Street Bridge in Carlsbad, half a mile 

upstream from Dark Canyon.

Drainage area. 18,100 sq mi, approximately (contributing area).

Records available.--May 1903 to March 1908, May 1914 to September 1925, October 1928 to 

September 1930, and October 1931 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. 

June 1903 to December 1906, May 1914 to December 1928, and January 1930 to December 

1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,080.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to October 1931, several types of gages (staff gage prior to June 1, 1920) 

in immediate vicinity of present site at different daturns.

Average discharge. 23 years (1914-37), 304 cfs (prior to completion of Alamogordo Dam); 

21 years U937-58) , 204 cfs (147,700 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,320 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 7.17 ft); minimum daily, 4.0 cfs Dec. 27.

1903-8, 1914-58: Maximum discharge, probably exceeded 90,000 cfs Oct. 2, 1904 (gage 

height, 23.44 ft, from floodmarks); no flow May 9, 1904.

Mote. The maximum discharge for water year 1905, not previously published, has been 

determined as probably exceeded 90,000 cfs Oct. 2, 1904 (gage height, 23.44 ft, from 

floodmarks).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Alamogordo Reservoir, Lake McMillan and Lake 

Avalon (see p. 433), and at low stages by powerplant above station. Diversions and 

ground-water withdrawals above station for irrigation of about 175,000 acres. Records 

of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in 

WSP 1573.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 19-27)

0.85 

.9

1.0

Oct. 1 to May 10

4.0 1.2

6 1.4

11 1.6

May 11 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.9

30

75

175

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

365

690

1,360

2,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

25

4228-

11

2T

25

*25

38

14

29

16

32

30

18

32

29

18

31

35

31

34

*31

30

42

38

27

27

27

27

28

30

877

28.3

1,740

Nov.

32

32

31

29

26

30

*37

34

30

51

49

21

5.9

34

31

31

32

29

32

31

30

32

32

32

22

*36

34

30

31

30

936.9

31.2

1,860

Dec.

30

30

28

34

30

34

32

31

27

*37

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

32

32

37

30

30

41

41

27

40

4.0

24

27

44

19

960.0

31.0

1,900

Jan.

27

28

28

31

34_

32

31

30

*30

31

30

34

30

31

29

29

29

30

32

30

30

30

32

31

32

31

31

32

31

32

34

952

30.7

1,890

Feb.

31

32

32

39

*39

34

30

31

34

33

36

36

35

37

36

36

2836-

37

37

44

40

30

45

51

51

32

44

-

1,026

36.6

2,040

Mar.

60

22

32

49

49

43

*51

51

49

*21

15

49

22

49

49

35

17

49

49

25

16

37

3~6.0

34

34

31

37

34

34

31

1,118.0

36.1

2,220

Apr.

71

62

28

30

30

30

25

*29

29

47

36

28

29

2229"

32

38

36

34

31

31

30

31

31

32

32

31

34

30

30

1,008

33.6

2,000

May

31

33

35

30

25

*31

31

34

30

78

750

*660

410

378

356

463

1,390

2,190

1,440

1,030

*863

450

334

454

588

594

732

782

776

738

643

16,379

528

32,490

June

268

244

428

465

187

166

58

29

*34

30

42

52

40

30

35

36

38

43

36

43

31

40

42

*45

38

40

44

48

36

36

2,704

90.1

5,360

July

42

43

42

40

40

43

*38

39

38

36

39

38

38

40

35

34

43

42

35

43

43

42

*39

36

39

30

33

36

43

42

39

1,210

39.0

Aug.

38

39

39

46

43

42

*35

40

40

33

35

43

43

35

43

33

33

14

37

*42

33

1,240

*1,430

426

451

*44

41

43

43

44

5O

4,598

148

2,400| 9,120

Sept.

54

41

54

44

*54

52

49

*585

56

49

46

807

1,250

684

*702

642

407

101

56

46

43

*504

377

40

48

54

413

848

1,160

1,120

10,386

346

20,600

Calendar year 1957: Max 57 Min 0.9 Mean 26.3 Ac-ft 19,O20

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,190 Min 4.0 Mean 115 Ac-ft 83,620

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 421

4055. Black River above Malaga, N. Hex.

Location. Lat 32°13'40", long 104°09'05", in SW£ sec. 12, T. 24 S., R. 27 E., on right 

bank 0.6 mile upstream from Black River diversion dam, 4.8 miles west of Malaga, and 

7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area . 343 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1946 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,070 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 11 years (1947-58), 13.5 cfs (9,770 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,620 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 7.32 ft); minimum daily, 3.5 cfs Apr. 5, 6.

1946-58; Maximum discharge, 20,500 cfs Sept. 23, 1955 (gage height, 14.70 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 8.41 and 12.60 ft; minimum daily, 2.7 cfs Sept. 19-21, 1952, Mar.' 21, 22, 1953, 

Oct. 16, 1956.

Maximum discharge known, 33,000 cfs September 1941 (gage height, 19.0 ft, determined in 1947 from well-defined floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs 

on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 8.41 and 12.60 ft.

Remarks. Records excellent below 20 cfs and good above except those for Feb. 10-24, 

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,200 acres above station.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.9 

1.2 

1.4

Z.I 

5.4 

9.1

25

40

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

62

125

240

390

820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

5.1

5.1

4.9

479

5.1

6.9

*6.5

5.8

5.4

5.8

5.8

21

21

9.1

7.6

6.9

6.5

6.1

51

71

49

*35

19

13

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

450.5

14.5

894

Nov.

23

14

12

11

10

10

*10

10

9.6

976

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

10

10

11

11

11

11

13

12

11

*11

11

11

11

11

10

333.4

11.1

661

Dec.

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

10

10

*10

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.0

6.5

4.6

4.0

57T

8.7

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

10

291.3

9.40

578

Jan.

8.4

6.5

5.4

5.8

7.2

7.6

7.2

6.5

*6.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.6

476

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.9

6,5

19.

177.7

5.73

352

Feb.

11

10

11

12

*11

7.6

6.9

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.8

6.5

6.8

7.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.4

4.9

4.9

-

188.5

6.73

374

Mar.

5.1

5.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.5

*578

5.8

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.6

4.3

473

4.3

164.5

5.31

326

Apr.

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

5.5

3.5

*4.9

6.1

7.2

8.0

7.6

8.0

8.0

7.6

8.0

11

17

13

12

12

12

11

10

11

11

9.6

9.6

9.1

10

10

256.5

8.55

509

May

10

10

10

10

9.6

*9.6

9.1

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.7

~*£5 125

17

11

10

9.6

9.1

9.1

8.7

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

7.6

7.2

434.8

14.0

862

June

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

*7.2

6.9

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.1 67s

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

30

55

25

12

9.1

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.5

302.9

10.1

601

July

6.9

13

*85

22

53

~34 158

22

13

10

8.7

7.6

7.2

6.9

6.5

6.5

*6.5

6.5

6.5

10

8.7

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.9

6.9

7.6

12

14

9.6

8.0

586.3

18.9

1,160

Aug.

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.9

*6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

675

8.0

8.0

20

150

*647

*5o

125

24

16

11

*10

9.6

9.1

9.1

1,215.3

39.2

2,410

Sept.

9.

8.

8.

8.

*8.

8.4

12

11

10

10

44

59

21

13

*11

10

10

9.6

9.1

9.1

8.7

9.8

145

25

16

13

180

44

21

14

767.3

25.6

1,520

Calendar year 1957: Max 363 Min 4.0 Mean 10.1 Ac-ft 7,330

Water year 1957-58: Max 647 Min 3.5 Mean 14.2 Ac-ft 10,250

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs, revised). May 12 (4 p.m.) 908 cfs (4.16 ft); June 21 (10:30 p.m.) 

564 cfs (3.46 ft); Aug. 22 (12 m.) 3,620 cfs (7.32 ft); Sept. 23 (4 a.m.) 690 cfs (3.72 ft); 

Sept. 27 (5:15 p.m.) 974 cfs (4.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 10-24; discharge sstimated on basis of recorded range in stage.
422 RIO GRANDE BASIN

4065. Pecos River near Malaga, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 32°12'30", long 104°01'30", in N? sec. 19. T. 24 S., R. 29 E., on right 

bank 3 miles southeast of Malaga and 4 miles (revised) downstream from Black River.

Drainage area. 19,190 sq mi, approximately (contributing area).

Records available.--May 1920 to September 1925 and October 1931 to September 1958 in

reports of Geological Survey. January 1921 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,895.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 25, 1949, at datum 3 ft higher.

Average discharge. 17 years (1920-37), 299 cfs (prior to completion of Alamogordo Reservoir).21 years (1937-58), 256 cfs (185,300 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,210 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 10.98 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Apr. 8, 23.

1920-58: Maximum discharge, 63,700 cfs Sept. 21, 1941, from rating curve extended 

above 22,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 35.1 ft, present datum, 

May 22, 1941, from floodmarks; no flow Aug. 20-22, 1934.

Flood of Aug. 7, 1916, was computed as 85,700 cfs at Carlsbad, about 27 miles 

upstream. Another flood of nearly equal magnitude occurred Oct. 2 or 3, 1904.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Alamogordo Reservoir, Lakes McMillan and

Avalon (see p. 433) and by several small diversion dams that divert for power and irrigation. Diversions and ground-water withdrawals above station for irrigation of about 

181,000 acres. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1958 are given in 

WSP 1573.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 79

3.0 

4.0

6.0 

9.0

145

370

1,070

2,670

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-it

Oct.

34

27

23

21

22

25

*24

27

37

25

26

26

27

30

25

24

24

25

42

86

86

*53

38 

30

28

27

27

29

26

25

26

995

32.1

1,970

Nov.

38

25

25

25

25

39

*54

54

60

63

64

71

75

65

47

42

59

61

63

61

60

64

61 

64

*64

63

60

59

63

61

1,635

54.5

3,240

Dec.

61

61

60

60

60

60

60

59

*59

59

55

57

55

59

59

61

61

60

59

60

60

60

60 

65

78

85

79

68

65

54

57

1,916

61.8

3,800

Jan.

71

66

61

65

80

92

84

76

*72

71

69

69

68

68

66

65

65

64

65

64

64

64

63 

63

60

60

60

59

59

58

58

2,069

66.7

4,100

Feb.

51

50

60

61

*63

68

58

54

50

51

51

52

55

55

52

54

53

52

49

S3

61

76

80 

64

52

63

65

60

1,613

57.6

3,200

Mar.

48

79

72

50

55

75

*78

69

68

72

63

50

41

60

47

63

68

48

39

61

59

44

36 

46

33

23

21

19

19

18

19

1,543

49.8

3,060

Apr.

21

17

16

16

16

15

*16

13

15

15

16

17

17

18

21

22

27

23

20

19

18

17

13 

17

16

17

18

18

16

20

532

17.7

1,060

May

22

21

21

19

19

*20

18

17

18

25

83

*724

608

355

299

287

628

1,820

1,720

990

906

480

321 

250

402

465

557

641

728

655

725

13,844

447

27,460

June

453

250

259

494

490

207

186

122

*65

34

27

23

23

34

25

21

20

19

18

18

24

152

63 

*29

23

19

18

18

17

17

3,168

106

6,280

July

33

48

89

73

73

191

*142

51

31

30

27

27

25

23

24

22

21

22

23

22

23

23

*24 

23

23

23

27

39

32

31

27

1,292

41.7

2,560

Aug.

30

30

30

40

38

*34

33

31

36

40

33

31

31

30

30

29

38

49

49

*47

50

*930

2,450 

609

1,070

224

*102

76

69

71

68

6,428

207

12,750

Sept.

68

58

49

38

*31

30

33

154

375

85

50

176

1,080

906

*739

683

634

291

138

102

68

73

1,280 

325

197

115

306

1,260

930

1,680

11,954

398

23,710

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,580 Mln 13 Mean 43.5 Ac-ft 31,480

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,450 Mln 13 Mean 129 Ac-ft 93,190

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs, revised).--May 19 (7:30 a.m.) 2,040 cfs (7.98 ft); Aug. 23 (l a.m.) 

4,210 cfs (10.98 ft); Aug. 25 (9 a.m.) 2,240 cfs (8.32 ft); Sept. 23 (10 a.m.) 2,550 cfs 

(8.79 ft); Sept. 26 (4:50 a.m.) 1,890 cfs (7.69 ft).______________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 423

4070. Pecos River at Pierce Canyon Crossing, near Malaga, N. Mex.

Location.--Lat 32°11'20", long 103°58'45", in wj sec. 27, T. 24 S., R. 29 E., a quarter 

of a mile upstream from Pierce Canyon Crossing and 6 miles southeast of Malaga.

Drainage area. 19,260 sq mi, approximately (contributing area).

Records available. July 1938 to September 1941, August 1951 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,890 ft (from river-profile map). 

July 1938 to September 1941 at datum 1.19 ft higher.

Average discharge. 10 years, 268 cfs (194,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum gage height, 6.87 ft Aug. 23 (discharge not determined); minimum daily 

discharge, 14 cfs Apr. 24.

1938-41, 1951-58: Maximum gage height. 24.8 ft May 22, 1941 (datum then in use), 

from floodmarks (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, 4.4 cfs Aug. 20, 

1954.

Remarks.--Records good below 400 cfs and poor above. Plow regulated by storage in 

Alamogordo Reservoir, Lake McMillan, Lake Avalon (see p. 433), and several small 

diversion and power dams below Carlsbad. Diversions and ground-water withdrawals 

above station for irrigation of about 181,500 acres. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Revisions (water years). WSP 898: 1938(M).

Rating tables, water year 1957-58, except period of Indefinite stage-discnarge 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

19

27

38

75

130

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

12

18

43

103

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.4

250

440

710

1,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

44

35

21

27

28

31

*30

29

69

29

30

28

32

32

31

29

29

29

36 

92

98

*78

60

48

44

43

43

43

35

35

32

1,272

41.0

2,520

Nov.

48

32

29

30

30

34

*56

54

56

62

62

69

73

7T

54

43

56

62

64 

64

62

69

67

69

*69

69

67

60

64

64

1,709

57.0

3,390

Dec.

64

64

62

62

60

62

62

60

*60

60

54

54

54

52

5?

52

54

52

52 

52

52

54

56

60

69

78

78

73

73

60

62

1,859

60.0

3,690

Jan.

73

73

69

71

82

98

88

82

*75

71

67

64

62

60

58

58

58

58

62 

62

62

64

64

62

64

62

67

67

67

67

67

2,104

67.9

4,170

Feb.

60

51

67

69

*69

69

64

60

54

52

52

54

54

52

51

52

54

54

51 

54

60

73

80

7F

60

67

75

62

-

1,695

60.5

3,360

Mar.

60

66

78

64

55

76

*82

70

72

70

66

60

45

60

53

57

66

58

45 

58

64

58

43

52

57

36

26

25

23

22

?_1

1,688

54.5

3,350

Apr.

27

23

20

21

23

20

*18

20

17

18

17

18

18

18

22

22

3028"

21 

20

18

18

16

14

T5

15

15

16

17

18

583

19.4

1,160

May

22

24

23

23

22

*22

21

20

20

23

27

559

676

340

292

264

512

1,400

1,500 

986

874

515

320

236

352

445

510

614

686

632

668

12,628

407

25,050

June

460 568"

229

436

384

206

197

146

*85

52

40

30

27

39

35

29

28

25

25

24

27

155

82

*45

37

30

28

27

26

24

3,246

108

6,440

July

28

57

74

92

74

165

*185

80

46

43

36

35

35

30

26

26

27

25

24 

24

26

28

*30

24

24

25

27

37

40

35

32

1,460

47.1

2,900

Aug.

29

37

32

40

45

*40

37

36

37

45

39

35

35

36

33

33

35

50

52 

*50

48

550

2,000

650

1,000

259

*124

87

80

80

74

5,724

185

11,350

Sept.

74

66

52

42

*37_

37

39

60

400

116

72

95

954

930

686

656

602

362

165 

126

87

76

1,000

400

232

143

216

1,100

882

1,500

11,207

374

22,230

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,300 Min 15 Mean 46.1 Ac-ft 33,340

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,000 Min 14 Mean 124 Ac-ft 89,610

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite May 18, 19, Aug. 22-25, Sept. 23, 28, 30; discharge 

estimated on basis of records for Pecos River near Malaga.
424 RIO GRANDE BASIN

4075. Pecos River at Red Bluff, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 32°04'40", long 104°02'20", in sec. 1, T. 26 S., R. 28 E. ( on right bank 

at Red Bluff, 0.2 miles downstream from Red Bluff Creek and 5.5 miles upstream from 

Delaware River.

Drainage area. 19.540 sq mi, approximately (contributing area). 

Records available. October 1937 to September 1958.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,850.05 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 21 years, 263 cfs (190,400 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,400 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 9.22 ft); minimum daily, 17 cfs Apr. 25-28.

1937-58: Maximum discharge, 52,600 cfs May 24, 1941 (gage height, 28.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 1.4 cfs Aug. 21, 1954.

Maximum stage known, that of May 24, 1941. Flood in October 1904 reached a stage 

of 28.0 ft, from information by Panhandle and Santa Pe Railway Co.

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

Flow largely regulated by reservoirs above Carlsbad (see p. 432). Many diversions 

above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

42

*37

31

28

26.

29

29

29

~40 121

29

35

41

32

34

31

30

29

36

61

98

89

63

50

44

41

41

41

40

36

39

1,352

43.6

2,680

Nov.

48

45

35

35

35

36

44

59

59

66

69

*69

74

76

68

53

52

63

66 

66

66

69

68

68

69

69

68

63

63

63

1,784

59.5

3,540

Dec.

63

63

63

63

62

62

62

69

62

*63

62

60 

62

60

62

62

63

62

59 

59

59

59

59

59

63

71

76

72

69

65

59

1,945

62.7

3,860

Jan.

60

71

66

66

76

80

*76" 84

71

68

66

65 

65

65

65

65

63

65

66 

66

65

65

65

65

65

65

63

63

63

63

63

2,074

66.9

4,110

Feb.

63

58

58

68

69

72

72

68

63

60

60

62 

62

63

62

60

62

*60

60 

58

63

74

80

80

66

62

72

80

1,837

65.6

3,640

Mar.

65

58

77

71

55

63

76

72

69

68

69

66

55

50

63

55

69

69

*58 

52

69

71

56

48

59

51

39

35

31

31

28

1,798

58.0

3,570

Apr.

a33

-|

1

f a29

J

-,

? a25

J

*25

27

33

32

28

25

25

21

18

19

11

17

17

17

18

18

767

25.6

1,520

May

21

23

24

22

21

20

*20

20

20

19_

23

295 

*791

*394

325

275

336

1,330

1,920 

1,220

925

754

361

275

294

460

472

637

715

715

673

13,400

432

26,580

June

673

325

214

334

512

237

199

168

110

72

*47

40 

37

34

42

36

33

31

29 

28

28

134

120

68

44

36

31

32

29

3,751

125

7,440

July

28

46

60

99

79

396

226

*120

66

51

48

47 

42

a39

a36

a33

a30

a52

a31 

a29

-,

1

f a28

J

-,

> a30

J

1,878

60.6

3,720

Aug.

a33

*37

32

31

31

33

36

33 

30

31

31

28

30

36

42 

46

51

1,430

2,250

1,830

1,030

552

174

114

95

87

86

8,371

270

16,600

Sept.

80

77

66

63

62

59

58

59

337

*183

91

80 

623

1,150

745

745

673

517

204 

142

108

93

736

760

395

254

267

1,030

1,040

1,540

12,037

401

23,880

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,450 Mln 11 Mean 47. 2 Ac-ft 34,140

Water year 1957-58: Max 2,250 Mln 17 Mean 140 Ac-ft 101,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record! discharge estimated on basis of record for station at Pierce Canyon 

Crossing.
RIO GRANDS BASIN 425

4085. Delaware River near Red Bluff, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 32°01', long 104°03', in sec. 23, T. 26 S., R. 28 E., near center of

channel on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 285, 3.5 miles upstream 

from mouth, 4 miles south of Red Bluff, and 14 miles south of Malaga.

Drainage area.--689 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1912 to September 1913, May 1914 to June 1915, October 1937 

to September 1958. Published as "near Malaga, N. Mex." 1912-13, and as "near Angeles, 

Tex." 1914-15.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,900.66 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 1914, at site 3 miles upstream at different datum. May 1914 to June 1915, at site 2? miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1937-58), 15.9 cfs (11,510 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,200 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 9.30 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs as explained below; no flow July 11, 12, 

18-21.

1912-13, 1914-15, 1937-58: Maximum discharge, 81,400 cfs Oct. 2, 1955 (gage 

height, 27.0 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis 

of slope-area measurements at gage heights 8.65, 12.84, 18.00, and 27.0 ft; no flow 

at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1911, that of Oct. 2, 1955. Flood of June 27, 

1938, reached a stage of 18.00 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good. No diversion above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.4

*1.3

T72- 1.2

1.2

4.8

3.1

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.8

9.2

64

24

7.6

4.8

3.5

3.0

45

25

366

39

22

9.3

6.2

5.3

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.6

4.4

676.2

21.8

1,340

Nov.

142

46

12

7.1

5.8

4.8

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.8

3.8

*3.8

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.8

279

3.1

3.1

3.0

2.9

4.0

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

307.1

10.2

609

Dec.

2.8

2.9

3.0

37SJ

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

274

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2 5

2.4

82.1

2.65

163

Jan.

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.8

3.8

5.0

T75

*3.3

3.3

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.4

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

89.4

2.88

177

Feb.

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.0 276-

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

*2.2

2.3

2.4

2.8

4.1

375

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

-

68.8

2.46

136

Mar.

2.1

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.8

3.0

2 .8

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

*2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

72.9

2.35

145

Apr.

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.0

2.0

*1.9

1.7

4.7

371

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

Ta

1.3

1.3

1.3

1,3

1.3

52.6

1.75

104

May

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

*1.0

.8

75

.8

4.7

550

*212

*27

12

7.4

5.4

4.4

3.8

3.3

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

861.7

27.8

1,710

June

1.0

.7

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

*0Q~

1.0

.6

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

377

940

36

14

8.5

6.0

4.6

3.4

2.7

1,398.8

46.6

2,770

July

2.5

2.4

50

6.2

2.2

702

104

*27

12

7.8

5.6

4.5

3.6

3.0

2.4

2.2

3.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

1.0

1.2

1.0

. 8

.6

957.9

30.9

1,900

Aug.

0.5

170

50

12

5.8

*3.3

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

74

.4

.4

159

1,210

279

556

41

14

8.7

6.0

4.8

3.9

3.3

2,540.1

81.9

5,040

Sept.

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.7

3.5

3.0

*2.8

21

4.5

4.3

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

175

35

35

233

13

450

88

17

9.7

952.6

31.8

1,890

Calendar year 1957: Max 3,650 Mln 0 Mean 20.1 Ac-ft 14,570

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,210 Mln 0 Mean 22.1 Ac-ft 15,980

Peak discharge (base. 1,700 cfs).--May 12 (10 p.m.) 3,980 cfs (6.75 ft); June 23 (1:30 a.m.)

4,200 cfs (6.95 ft); July 6 (4 p.m.) 2,280 cfs (5.23 ft); Aug. 22 (3 p.m.) 7,200 cfs (9.30 ft); 

Sept. 27 (10 a.m.) 1,900 cfs (4.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

541344 O -60 -29
RIO GRANDE BASIN

4115. Salt (Screwbean) Draw near Orla, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°52'40", long 103°56'50", near center of channel on downstream side of 

pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 285, 157 ft upstream from Panhandle and Santa Pe Railway Co. bridge, 4.1 miles northwest of Orla, Reeves County, and 5 miles upstream from 

mouth .

Drainage area . 464 sq mi.

Records available. August 1939 to December 1940, October 1943 to September 1957, October 

1957 to September 1958 (gage heights only) .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,801.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Aug. 16 to Sept. 9, 1939, staff gage, Sept. 10, 1939, to Dec. 31, 1940, waterstage recorder, and Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, 1943, staff gage. Prior to Oct. 1, 1955, at 

datum 3.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. --15 years (1939-40, 1943-57), 4.59 cfs (3,320 acre-ft per year).

Extremes . Maximum gage height during year, 13.00 ft Oct. 9; no flow for many days.

1939-40, 1943-58: Maximum discharge, 40,600 cfs Oct. 2, 1955 (gage height, 28.65 ft 

in gage well, 29.1 ft, from floodmarks) ; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, that of Oct. 2, 1955. Maximum stage prior to 1939 was 21 or 

22 ft, present datum, from information by local residents.

Remarks . Records poor.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 1118: 

l950(M) .

Drainage area. WSP 1512: 1940, 1944-46, 1949,

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

_

-

-

-

-

3.02

2.81

2.53

5.43

3.40

2.63

3.38

3.18

2.23

2.03

1.94

1.87

1.83

1.80

2.03

2.76

2.18

2.42

2.02

1.94

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.83

2.12

Nov.

2.85

2.01

.96

.91

.88

.86

.84

.83

.82

.81

.80

.80

.83

.80

:76

.75

.73

.73

.72

.72

.72

.76

.80

.80

.83

.83

.81

.80

.77

.75

Dec.

1.75

1.74

1.73

1.73

1.73

1.73

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.70

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

Jan.

.

-

-

-

1.81

2.07

2.10

2.06

2.04

2.01

.99

.96

.95

.92

.85

.85

.83

.90

.97

.98

.99

.98

.93

.91

.88

.87

.86

.84

_

_

-

Feb.

.

Mar. Apr. May

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

1.52

2.18

1.77

1.65

1.63

1.61

1.60

1.59

-

-

_

-

_

.

-

_

_

-

_

_

June

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

1.30

1.50

1.43

1.39

1.43

1.52

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

July

.

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

2.49

2.35

2.26

2.18

2.13

2.09

2.02

2.00

2.03

1.99

1.93

1.92

1.91

1.90

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

Aug.

2.82

2.26

2.12

2.03

1.93

1.91

1.89

-

.

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

2.66

2.82

4.24

2.66

2.43

2.36

2.32

2.28

2 23

z'.lB

Sept.

2.18

2.17

2.17

2.16

2.15

2.15

2.72

3.40

2.98

2.48

2.31

2.21

2.14

2.09

2.03

2.54

2.52

2.25

2.15

2.08

1.98

1.91

1.99

2.11

2.29

4.79

5.28

6.13

3.58

2 .83

Note. Gage heights shown only on days for which there is flow. No gage-height record Oct. 

Oct. 24 to Nov. 11, June 18 to July 8; gage heights estimated.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 427

4125. Pecos River near Orla, Tex.

Location. Lat 31°49', long 103 0 48', on left bank 600 ft upstream from Pasotex pipeline

crossing, 6 miles southeast of Orla, Reeves County, 11 miles downstream from Salt

(Screwbean) Draw, and 14 miles downstream from Red Bluff dam.

Drainage area.--21.300 sq mi, approximately (contributing area). 

Records available.--May 1937 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,718.05 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge.--21 years, 261 cfs (189,000 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,780 cfs Oct. 9 (gage height, 7.24 ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Aug. 30.

1937-58: Maximum discharge, 23,700 cfs Sept. 29, 1941 (gage height, 20.74 ft); no 

flow Sept. 9-14, Nov. 4, 1946.

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

Flow regulated by Red Bluff Reservoir (see p. 434) and reservoirs above Carlsbad, 

N. Mex. Occasional runoff from draws between dam and station. Many diversions above 

Red Bluff Reservoir for irrigation.

Revisions (water years). WSP 928: 1937.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6 

.7

1.1

4.2

10

19

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

32

49

95

150

2.0 

2.5 

3.5

4.5

330

570

1,210

1,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

117

*117

85

80

80

85

80

82

1,450is

33

24

281

47

19

15

15

15

15

18

27

23

16

18

15

13

13

12

12

12 

11

2,928

94.5

5,810

Nov.

84

19

14

12

12

11

11

-11

10

11

11

*11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.3

S.6

8.6

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

393.5

13.1

780

Dec.

11

10

11

10

10

14~9~.3

1T3

9.3 

*10

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

11

10

10

1011

10

334.9

10.8

664

Jan.

10

10

10

11

15

13

11

11

*10 

10

1011111111

111111

15

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.3

ITT

9.3

9.3

9.3 

9.3

333.8

10.8

662

Feb.

9.3

9T3

9.3

9.3

10

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3 

9.3

9.3

10

10

10

9.3

9.3

9.3

*9.3

10

10

11

13

TZ

11

11

11

10

9.3

-

278.5

9.95

552

Mar.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

IS

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

13 *T2

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

350

11.3

694

Apr.

11

IT

11

11

11

11

11

12

11 

343

'535 543

532

501

*245

234

245

263

263

263

208

19

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

4,396

147

8,720

May

12

13

12

11

IT

11 *11

11

11

11

11

13

15

15

15

16

16

16

19

16

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

34

413 

427

1,291

41.6

2,560

June

310

234

310

310

330

460

460

465

415 

119

*111

40

21

16

T6

18

25

22

20

375

404

153" 589

195

195

191

34

19

37

119

6,013

200

11,930

July

179

20

95

427

234

1.680

681

*241

240 

20

330

150

150

150

20

20

20

350

350

350

350

350

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240 

240

8,567

276

16,990

Aug.

240

240

128

128

128

128

*128

195

195 

195

195

195

90

85

66

79

147

150

150

150

153

175

208

IC3" 434

15

8.0

4.6

3.0 117 2.8

4,235.4

137

8,400

Sept.

122

122

125

237

198

198

201

222

245 

*130

125

122

105

17

7.4

4.6

14

12

7.4

5.1

3.0

24 2.3

6.2

2.6

267

294

1,200

27O

52

4,340.6

145

8,610

Calendar year 1957: Max 1,450 Min 5.1 Mean 69.9 Ac-ft 50,620

Water year 1957-58: Max 1,680 Min 2.3 Mean 91.7 Ac-ft 66,370

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 9 to Aug. 6; discharge estimated on basis of record of released 

flow at Red Bluff Reservoir and records for nearby stations.
428 RIO GRANDE BASIN

4255. Phantom Lake Spring near Toyahvale, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°56', long 103"51', on left bank of outlet canal 375 ft below source 

of spring, 4.0 miles southwest of Toyahvale, Reeves County, and 8.0 miles southwest 

of Balmorhea.

Records available. December 1931 to December 1933, October 1948 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 3,472.69 ft above mean 

sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). Dec. 21, 1931, to Dec. 31, 1933, waterstage recorder at site 425 ft downstream at datum 3.05 ft higher.

Average discharge.--11 years (1932-33, 1948-58), 14.0 cfs (10,140 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 23 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum daily, 

10 cfs Feb. 9-12, 16-18, Apr. 10-13.

1931-33, 1948-58: Maximum daily discharge, 114 cfs Oct. 2, 3, 1932; minimum daily, 

10 cfs at times in 1957-58.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge represents total flow of spring. Water used for irrigation in vicinity of Toyahvale and Balmorhea. Record low flow measured in 1957-58 

probably represents direct effect of the drought. There has been no significant 

development of ground water from wells in vicinity of spring and the low flow appears 

to be the result of reduction of recharge to the contributing ground-water reservoir 

during the present drought.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

341

11.0

676

Nov.

11

IT

11

11

11

1111

11

1111

*11

11

1111

11

11

11

1111

11

1111

1111

11

12

I?

12

12

11

334

11.1

662

Dec.

11

T2

T2

11

12

12

12

11

*11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

349

11.3

692

Jan.

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

341

11.0

676

Feb.

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

TO" 10

10

10

11

11

11

10

10

10 *n

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

-

301

10.8

597

Mar.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

341

11.0

676

Apr.

11

TT

11

11

11

11 *11

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

1111

1111

111111

11

11

11

1111

11

11

326

10.9

647

May

11

TT

1111

11

*11

11

12

T?

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

346

11.2

686

June

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 *11

11

12

T?

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

341

11.4

676

July

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11 *11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

T?

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

346

11.2

686

Aug.

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

11

TT

11

11

1111

11

11

11111111

1111

11

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

354

11.4

702

Sept.

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

*12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

22

23

*'5T to

396

13.2

785

Calendar year 1957: Max 12 Mln 10 Mean 11. O Ac-ft 7,990

Water year 1957-58: Max 23 Min 1O Mean 11.3 Ac-ft 8,160

Discharge measurement made on this day.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 429

4275. San Solomon Springs at Toyahvale, Tex.

Location.--Lat 30°56', long 103°47', on left bank of South Canal at Toyahvale, Reeves 

County, 540 ft downstream from spring pool.

Records available.--October 1931 to December 1933, March 1941 to September 1958.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 3,311.02 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 18, 1931, at site about 0.6 mile downstream.

Average discharge.--19 years (1931-33, 1941-58), 34.7 cfs (25,120 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 43 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum daily, 28 cfs 

for many days.

1931-33, 1941-58: Maximum daily discharge, 71 cfs Oct. 7-9, 1932, Oct. 26-30, 1941; 

minimum daily, 27 cfs Jan. 1-31, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge represents total flow of springs and is determined by 

combining flows in South Canal and two additional outlets (flow measured periodically), 

Middle and North Canals. Plow into each canal regulated by operation of headgates. 

Water used for irrigation in vicinity of Balmorhea. There has been no significant 

development of ground water from wells in the vicinity of the spring and the low flow 

appears to be the result of reduction of recharge to the contributing ground-water 

reservoir during the present drought.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

210

2:1

22

23

214

2!5

2:6

2! 7

::e

219

:;o ;;i

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

29

29

29

*29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

889

28.7

1,760

Nov.

29

29

29

29

30

30

29

29

29

29

*29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

882

29.4

1,750

Dec.

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

*30

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

911

29.4

1,810

Jan.

29

29

29

29

29

29

*29

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

28

29

28

28

28

29

29

888

28.6

1,760

Feb.

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

*29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

-

812

29.0

1,610

Mar.

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

30

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

29

*29

29

29

31

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

947

30.5

1,880

Apr.

34

34

34

34

34

34

*34

*28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

29

29

28

888

29.6

1,760

May

28

29

28

29

29

*29

30

29

30

30

30

30

29

29

30

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

31

31

31

30

30

30

923

29.8

1,830

June

31

31

30

31

31

31

31

31

31

*31

30

30

30

30

30

30

31

31

31

31

34

35

36

36

35

34

33

33

33

32

954

31.8

1,890

July

32

31

31

31

31

31

32

31

*31

31

30

30

31

31

30

30

30

31

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

32

966

31.2

1,920

Aug.

32

32

32

3n

*_3i

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

55

55

55

52

52

52

52

982

51.7

1,950

Sept.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

*33

55

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

41

43

*45

1,065

55.4

2,110

Calendar year 1957: Max 33 Mln 27 Mean 29.2 Ae-ft 21,170

rfater year 1957-58: Max 43 Mln 28 Mean 30.4 Ac-ft 22,030

Discharge measurement made on this day.
430 RIO GRANDE BASIN

4445. Comanche Springs at Fort Stookton, Tex.

Location. Lat 30°53', long 102°52', on left bank of outlet canal of Pecos County Water 

Improvement District No. 1, in eastern outskirts of Fort Stockton, Pecos County, 

0.2 mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 290 and 0.5 mile downstream from head 

of springs.

Records available. February 1941 to September 1958.

Sage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,922.82 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--17 years, 29.5 cfs (21,360 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 13 cfs Feb. 8-18; no flow most of time. 

TF41-58: Maximum daily discharge, 56 cfs June 4, 1955 (affected by surface water 

released from flood-control reservoir); no flow many days in 1955-58.

Remarks. Records good. Since about 1950, flow of springs greatly reduced at times by 

withdrawal from underground reservoir by irrigation wells. Beginning 1954, flow 

supplemented after rains by surface water released, directly and by underground 

leakage, from small flood-control reservoir located several hundred feet above springs. 

During period May 14-29 a total of 356 acre-ft of water was released from reservoir 

above springs and flowed past the gage and is not included in records given herein. 

Water used to irrigate about 6,000 acres of land below station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

o

0

Nov.

(*)

O

0

0

Dec.

0

tJ

0

0

0

0

0

0*o

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

1.2

2.8

3.7

3.8

11.5

0.37

23

Jan.

4.1

474

4.6

5.6

6.7

*6.0

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.7

6.9

7.1

7.3

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.8

8.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.1

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

10

10

11 

1C

240.5

7.76

477

Feb.

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*12

11

10

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.1

 875 8.3

-

322.5

11.5

640

Mar.

8.8

S75

8.6

8.3

8.0

7.8

7.1

6.4

5.7

4.2

3.0

2.1

.9

.4

.2

O

*S

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

80.3

2.59

159

Apr.

(*)

0

0

0

May

(*)

0

0

0

June

(*)

0

0

0

July

(»)

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1957: Max 20 Mln 0 Mean 3.31 Ac-ft 2,390

Water year 1957-58: Max 13 Mln o Mean 1.79 Ac-ft 1,300

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 431

4465. Pecos River near Girvin, Tex.

Location.--Lat 31°07 I , long 102°25 I , on right bank 2.4 miles upstream from Comanche 

Creek, 2.6 miles northwest of Girvin, Pecos County, and 7.8 miles upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 67.

Drainage area. 29,560 sq mi, approximately (contributing area of supplementary gage 

7.8 miles downstream).

Records available.--August 1939 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder with combination concrete control and measuring flume. Supplementary water-stage recorder (used as regular gage prior to July 17, 1951, now used 

only for flows exceeding about 250 cfs)' 7.8 miles downstream at datum 2,269.65 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--19 years, 156 cfs (112,900 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,090 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 16.18 ft, at 

supplementary gage); minimum daily, 6.8 cfs June 12-14.

1939-58: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Oct. 5, 1941 (gage height, 20.49 ft, at supplementary gage); minimum daily, 4.3 cfs Sept. 27, 28, 1954.

Maximum stage known since at least 1932, that of Oct. 5, 1941.

R_emarks. Records good. Plow largely regulated by reservoirs above Orla (see p. 434). 

Many diversions above station for irrigation. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1958 are given in WSP 1573.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15, Sept. 27-30)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 26

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

3.6

8.7

17

39

1.6 

1.9 

2.3

66

117

206

1.5 

1.9 

2.3 

3.0

87

156

236

388

Sept. 27-30

4.0

6.0

9.0

12

608

1,060

1,800

2,690

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

Ac-ft

Oct.

*17

18

17

18

23

25

25

26

27

31

26

26

32

43

91

TlO- 187

74

59

61

85

69

61

52

50

68

78 

74

78

83

87

1,721

55.5

3,410

Nov.

88

88

88

90

90

92

95

75

55

48

48

46

*43

42

40

39

39

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

1,587

52.9

3,150

Dec.

34

32

34

36

3T

36

36

34

*33

33

32

32

32

33

33

32

33

32

32

32

32

3132"

31

31

31

31 

31

31

31

31

1,010

32.6

2,000

Jan.

30

30

30

31

36

38

36

36

*37

38

38

42

39

37

36

34

34

34

34

37

37

36

39

40

39

37

37 

36

36

34

34

1,112

35.9

2,210

Feb.

34

33

28

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

32

32

32

31

32

*32

32

33

38

39

37

36

34

32

31

-

916

32.7

1,820

Calendar year 1957: Max 2,240 Mln 12

Mar.

31

30

30

30

30

45

61

37

30

32

69

74

63

75

69

68

*68

66

63

62

56

51

47

42

40

39

37 

34

31

28

27.

1,465

47.3

2,910

Apr.

26

25

24

24

23

22

22

*22

22

22

23

22

25

25

25

23

22

22

22

22

21

19

16

15

13

13

13 

12" 12

12

609

20.3

1,210

May

12

13

14

15

14

*13

12

12

12

12

12

11

u

21

15

12

12

13

13

14

20

20

31

32

2?

19

17 

16

15

15

14

487

15.7

966

June

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

*9.4

8.0

6.8

678

6.8

28

15

12

9.4

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9. 

9.

9.

9.

319.0

10.6

633

July

9.4

9.4

9.4

-571 8.7

11

12

21

15

*13

12

13

72

85

50

39

31

23

19

17

15

13

12

12

11

10

10 

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

600.5

19.4

1,190

Aug.

9.4

8.7

8.7

8.0

ere

8.0

*8.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.4

8.7

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

12

13

12

12

11

14

15

12

11 

10

10

10

9.4

310.8

10.0

616

Sept.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10 *11

11

11

10

1011

10

10

10

1011

11

11

12

12

12

12

13

*2.5QO 

*801

177

*94

3,850

128

7,640

Mean 43.9 Ac-ft 31,770

Water year 1957-58! Max 2,500 Mln 6.8 Mean 38.3 Ac-ft 27,760

Discharge measurement made on this day.
432 RIO GRANDE BASIN

Reservoirs in Rio Grande basin

Carson Reservoir. Lat 36°25'20", long 105°50'00", in NjNWi sec. 12, T. 25 N. , R. 10 E. , 

on operating gate structure at Carson Dam on Arroyo Aguaje de la Petaca, 4^ miles 

northwest of Carson, Taos County, N. Mex. Drainage area, 190 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available, January 1940 to September 1958. Water-stage recorder. Prior to 

February 1942, weekly staff -gage readings. Altitude of gage is 6,810 ft (from topographic map). Maximum daily contents recorded during year, 2,470 acre-ft Apr. 28, 29 

(gage height, 33.3 ft); no storage most of year. Maximum daily contents observed 

during period 1940-58, 3,620 acre-ft May 6, 1941 (gage height, 38.5 ft); no storage 

most of time.

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam, rip-rap faced, completed in 1935. Capacity, 

5,684 acre-ft between gage heights 8.0 (sill of outlet gate) and 45 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage negligible. Reservoir was designed to provide water for irrigation in Carson Irrigation District near Carson, N. Mex., but little storage value has 

been realized because of major leaks in reservoir. Gage heights and contents at 

12 p.m.

El Vadq Re servo Jr.- -Lat 36 "34 '45", long 106°43'55", in Tierra Amarilla Grant, at left end 

of dam on Rio Chama, at Village of El Vado and 13 miles southwest of Tierra Amarilla, 

N. Mex. Drainage area, 873 sq mi. Records available, January 1935 to September 1958. 

Water-stage recorder (records stages above spillway floor only) and inclined staff 

gage. Datum of gage is 9.565 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum daily 

contents during year, 194,500 acre-ft May 24-27 (gage height, 6,902.0 ft); minimum 

observed, 355 acre-ft Nov. 30 (gage height, 6,763.4 ft). Maximum daily contents 

during period 1935-58, 204,900 acre-ft June 4, 5, 1948 (gage height, 6,904.2 ft); 

no contents at times.

Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam, steel faced. Storage began in January 1935. 

Capacity, 194,500 acre-ft between gage heights 6,758.5 (stoplog seat) and 6,902.0 ft 

(top of spillway gate). No dead storage. Prior to Jan. 1, 1947, figures represent 

usable contents computed from capacity table furnished by Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District in 1940; Jan. 1, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1954, figures represent usable 

contents, computed from capacity table based on Survey of 1944 by Corps of Engineers; 

after Oct. 1, 1954, used revised table based on partial survey (below gage height 

6,770 ft) by Bureau of Reclamation. Water is used for irrigation by Middle Rio Grande 

Conservancy District. Gage readings and contents given herein are generally those at 

7:30 a.m. Continuous recorder registers gage heights above 6,879.3 ft (floor of spillway). Staff -gage readings furnished by Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District.

McClure Reservoir. Lat 35°41 I 20", long ]05°50'10", in NEijSWij sec. 24, T. 17 N., R. 10 E., 

on outlet tower at McClure Dam on Santa Fe River, 2| miles upstream from Nichols Reservoir and 6 miles east of Santa Fe, N. Mex. Drainage area, 17.4 sq mi. Records 

available, October 1947 to September 1958. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 

7,768.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, and 165.9 ft above Public Service Co. 

of New Mexico assumed datum. Maximum daily contents during year, 3,130 acre-ft 

Apr. 19 (gage height, 103.6 ft); minimum daily, 2,420 acre-ft Sept. 6-12. Maximum 

daily contents during period 1947-58, that of Apr. 19, 1958; no contents Jan. 25 to 

May 8, 1951.

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam, completed in 1926 (capacity, 503 acre-ft), 

raised 5 ft in 1935 (capacity, 650 acre-ft), raised 36.5 ft in 1947. Capacities and 

changes in height of dam are for effective height of spillway which includes 1 ft of 

flashboards above concrete crest 1926 to July 1935, 2 ft August 1935 to September 

1947, and varying heights of sandbag bulkheads from October 1947 to May 1953 when 

spillway was equipped with radial gates which open automatically at gage height about 

103.1 ft (some adjustment possible!. Capacity, 3,090 acre-ft between gage heights 

-0.2 (bottom of lowest outlet tube), and 103.1 ft. No dead storage. Figures given 

herein represent contents at 12 p.m. Water is used for municipal consumption of city 

of Santa Fe. Capacity table computed from area-capacity table furnished by Public 

Service Co. of New Mexico.

Nichols Reservoir. Lat 35 "41 "20", long 105°52'40", in E|NE£ sec. 21, T. 17 N. , R. 10 E. , 

on outlet tower at dam on Santa Fe River, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Two Mile Reservoir, 2| miles downstream from McClure Dam, and 3| miles east of Santa 

Fe, N. Mex. Drainage area, 22.8 sq mi. Records available, December 1942 to September 1958. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,313.2 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Maximum daily contents during year, 719 acre-ft May 7, 8, 16-18, 25 

(gage height, 168.1 ft); minimum daily, 452 acre-ft Sept. 30 (gage height, 158.3 ft). 

Maximum daily contents during period 1943-58, 836 acre-ft June 8, 1952 (gage height, 

171.8 ft); minimum daily, 16 acre-ft Feb. 11 to Mar. 10, 1944, Feb. 1-19, 1948.

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Storage began Mar. 16, 1943. Capacity, 

796 acre-ft between gage heights 121.2 (bottom of lower operational gate) and 171.0 

ft (top of flashboards in spillway). Dead storage, 14 acre-ft. Figures given herein 

represent total contents at 12 p.m. Water is used for municipal consumption of city 

of Santa Fe . Capacity table computed from survey furnished in 1943 by Public Service 

Co. of New Mexico.

Jemez Canyon Reservoir. --Lat 35°23'40", long 106°32'45", in SW^SWv sec. 32, T. 14 N. , 

R. 4 E. , at corner of outlet works control tower of Jemez Canyon Dam, about 2-p miles 

upstream from mouth and 6 miles north of Bernalillo, N. Mex. Drainage area, 1,034 sq 

mi. Records available, October 1953 to September 1958. Water-stage recorder. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level (Corps of Engineers level). Maximum daily contents 

during year, 71,220 acre-ft June 8 (elevation, 5,213.36 ft); no contents most of year. 

Maximum daily contents during period 1953-58, that of June 8, 1958; no storage most 

of time.

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam, completed about October 1953. Capacity, 

186,400 acre-ft (revised as of Aug. 15, 1958) between elevation 5,125.0 (sill of outlet gates) and 5,252.3 ft (operating deck of spillway). Floor of spillway is at 

elevation 5,232.0 ft (capacity, 115,800 acre-ft, revised); spillway is located about 

three-quarters of a mile south of dam and flows directly to Rio Grande. Original plan 

for reservoir operation was to desilt all flow above 30 cfs by storage for one day 

before releasing to Rio Grande, and for possible detention during flood stage on Rio 

Grande. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.
RIO GRANDE BASIN 433 

Reservoirs In Rio Grande basin Continued

Elephant Butte Reservelr.--Lat 33°09'15", long 107°11'30", in NWt; sec. 30, T. 13 S., 

R. 3 W. (surveys by Bureau of Reclamation), at dam on Rio Grande, 1 mile west of Elephant Butte, N. Mex., and 4 miles northeast of Truth or Consequences (Hot Springs). 

Drainage area, 28,900 sq mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in 

San Luis Valley, Colo.). Records available, January 1940 to September 1958. Waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is 43.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum daily contents during year, 1,217,000 acre-ft June 25 (gage height, 4,373.67 ft); 

minimum daily, 556,100 acre-ft Oct. 1-6 (gage height, 4,336.20 ft). Maximum daily 

contents during period 1940-58, 2,302,800 acre-ft June 16-18, 1942 {gage height, 

4,409.19 ft); minimum daily, 9,900 acre-ft Aug. 6, 1954 (gage height, 4,258.03 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam. Storage began Jan. 6, 1915. Dam completed 

May 13, 1916. Capacity, 2,206,800 acre-ft between gage heights 4,231.5 (sill of outlet gate) and 4,407.0 ft (spillway crest). No dead storage, survey of 1957. No 

storage allocated to flood control. Figures given herein represent usable contents. 

Water is used for power development and irrigation on Rio Grande project of Bureau of 

Reclamation. Contents given herein are computed from mean daily gage heights. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1442: 1954.

Caballo Reservoir. Lat 32°53'45", long 107°17'30", in SE^SW^ sec. 19, T. 16 S., R. 4 W., 

at dam on Rio Grande, 0.5 mile downstream from mouth of Apache Canyon, 0.9 mile 

upstream from Bojarquez Bridge, 2 miles upstream from Percha diversion dam, 3.5 miles 

northeast of Arrey, and 4.5 miles south of Caballo, N. Mex. Drainage area, 30,200 

sq mi, approximately (includes 2,940 sq mi in closed basin in San Luis Valley, Colo.). 

Records available, February 1938 to September 1958. Water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is 43.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum daily contents during 

year, 138,700 acre-ft Apr. 23, 24 (gage height, 4,159.58 ft); minimum daily, 4,020 

acre-ft Oct. 1 (gage height, 4,121.74 ft). Maximum daily contents during period 

1938-58, 347,000 acre-ft Mar. 4, 1942 (gage height. 4,182.06 ft); minimum daily, 

118 acre-ft Oct. 14, 1938 (gage height, 4,108.1 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed Sept. 19, 1938. Storage began 

Feb. 8, 1938. Capacity, 344,000 acre-ft between gage heights 4,110 (6 ft above bottom 

of tunnel entrance to gates) and 4,182 ft (gage height above which spillway gates 

operate automatically). No dead storage. Storage held for flood control, 100,000 

acre-ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Water released from Elephant 

Butte Reservoir for power development is stored in Caballo Reservoir and released for 

irrigation on Rio Grande project of Bureau of Reclamation. Contents given herein are 

computed from daily mean gage heights. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 978: 1942.

Alamogqrdo Reservoir. Lat 34°36'30", long 104°23'10", in SW£ sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 24 E., 

at dam on Pecos River, 5 miles northeast of Guadalupe and 12 miles northwest of Port 

Sumner, N. Mex. Drainage area, 4,390 sq mi (contributing area). Records available, 

January 1939 to September 1958. Staff gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

Bureau of Reclamation datum. Maximum daily contents during year, 127,200 acre-ft 

June 3, Sept. 8 (elevation, 4,276.10 ft); minimum daily, 54,990 acre-ft Oct. 1, 2 

(elevation, 4,256.15 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-58, 158,200 acre-ft 

Apr. 19, 20, 1942 (elevation, 4,275.30 ft); minimum daily, 5 acre-ft Aug. 15, 1954 

(elevation, 4,204.00.ft).

Reservoir is formed by Alamogordo Dam; completed and storage began in 1938. Total 

capacity, 122,100 acre-ft at elevation 4,275.0 ft (top of spillway gates). No dead 

storage. Figures given herein represent total contents and are computed from elevations at 8 a.m. Elevation record furnished by Carlsbad Irrigation District. Capacity table based on survey of March 1944 by Corps of Engineers, aerial photographs in 

October 1950, and partial survey by Carlsbad Irrigation District in 1954.

Lake McMillan. Lat 32°35'45", long 104°20'55", in SE^ sec. 2, T. 20 S., R. 26 E., near 

gates on dam on Pecos River, 3 miles southeast of Lakewood, N. Mex. Drainage area, 

16,990 sq mi (contributing area). Records available, January 1939 to September 1958. 

Staff gage. Datum of gage is 3,241.6 ft above mean sea level, Bureau of Reclamation 

datum. Maximum daily contents during year, 38,860 acre-ft Sept. 29-30 (gage height, 

26.00 ft); minimum daily, 6,790 acre-ft Oct. 9-12 (gage height, 18.10 ft). Maximum 

daily contents observed 1939-58, 68,500 acre-ft Sept. 26, 1941 (gage height, 29.95 ft); 

no storage at times in 1944, 1946-54, 1957.

Lake is formed by McMillan Dam. Storage began in 1906. Capacity, 32,920 acre-ft 

between gage heights 0.0 (sill of outlet gate) and 24.9 ft (crest of spillway 2). 

Flashboards may increase this capacity. Maximum capacity without spill is 39,430 

acre-ft at gage height 26.1 ft (crest of spillway 1). No dead storage. Figures given 

herein represent usable contents. Water is used for irrigation by Carlsbad Irrigation 

District. Contents computed from daily gage readings at 8 a.m. Gage height record 

and capacity table furnished respectively by Carlsbad Irrigation District and Bureau 

of Reclamation.

Lake Avalpn. Lat 32°29'25", long 104°15'00", in SW£ sec. 12, T. 21 S., R. 26 E., on 

headwall at outlet gate on dam on Pecos River, 5 miles north of Carlsbad, N. Mex. 

Drainage area, 18,070 sq mi (contributing area). Records available, January 1939 to 

September 1958. Staff gage. Datum of gage is 3,157.0 ft above mean sea level, 

Bureau of Reclamation datum. Maximum daily contents during year, 5,360 acre-ft 

Sept. 15 (gage height, 20.70 ft); minimum daily, 39 acre-ft Oct. 18 (gage height, 

10.20 ft). Maximum daily contents during period 1939-58, 11,000 acre-ft May 22, 1941 

(gage height, 25.0 ft); no storage at times when natural flow was passing through reservoir.

Lake is formed by Avalon Dam. Storage began in 1906. Capacity, 5,650 acre-ft 

between gage height 0.0 (sill of outlet gates) and 21.0 ft (crest of spillway 1). No 

dead storage. Figures given herein represent usable contents and are computed from 

daily gage readings at 8 a.m. Water is used for irrigation by Carlsbad Irrigation 

District which furnishes gage-height record. Bureau of Reclamation furnishes the 

contents table.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 898: 1939.
434 RIO QRANDE BASIN

Reservoirs in Rio Grande basin Continued

Red Bluff Reservoir near Orla. Tex.--Lat 31°54'05", long 103°54'40", at right end of Red 

Bluff Dam on Pecos River, 3 miles upstream from Salt (Screwbean) Draw, 4.5 miles north 

of Orla, Reeves County, Tex. Drainage area, 20,720 sq mi, approximately (contributing area). Records available, February 1937 to September 1958. Staff gage read at 

irregular intervals. Datum of gage is 0.30 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Maximum contents observed during year, 72,300 acre-ft Sept. 30 (gage height, 2,810.2 

ft); minimum observed, 16,380 acre-ft Oct. 6 (gage'height, 2,786.9 ft). Maximum contents observed during period 1937-58, 352,000 acre-ft Sept. 27, 28, 1941 (gage height, 

2,846.2 ft, observed on staff gage at service spillway, affected by variable drawdown 

due to flow through taintor gates); minimum observed, 11,080 acre-ft May 13, 1948 

(gage height, 2,781.4 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam, rock-faced. Storage began In 1936. Dam 

completed early in 1937. Capacity, 307,000 acre-ft between gage heights 2,764.0 

(penstock intake sill) and 2,842.0 ft (top of taintor gates). Dead storage, 3,000 

acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Water is used for power 

development and for irrigation from Mentone to Orandfalls. Contents computed from 

intermittent gage readings. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by Red 

Bluff Water Power Control District.

Bluewater Lake Lat 35°17'40", long 108°06'40", in SE£ sec. 4, T. 12 N., R. 12 W., on 

left bank BOO ft above dam and 9.5 miles west of Bluewater, N. Mex. Drainage area, 

215 sq ml. Records available, June 1927 to December 1950 in Water Bulletins (Nos. 10- 

20) of International Boundary and Water Commission. January 1951 to June 1958 in files 

of Bluewater-Toltec Irrigation Co. July to September 1958. Inclined staff gage. 

Datum of gage is 7,345.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Gage heights have 

been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents observed during 

period, 9,390 acre-ft July 1, 2 (elevation, 7,377.9 ft); minimum observed, 8,320 acreft Sept. 26-30 (elevation, 7,376.3 ft). Maximum contents determined during period 

1927-50, 47,100 acre-ft in April 1941 (date and elevation not available).

Reservoir is formed by concrete arch dam. Storage began in 1927. Capacity, 38,500 

acre-ft at elevation 7,402.6 ft (crest of uncontrolled siphon spillway which is vented 

to avoid drawdown below crest) and 44,200 acre-ft at elevation 7,405.6 ft (crest of 

ungated spillway over dam). Dead storage, 3.4 acre-ft at elevation 7,345.4 ft (sill 

of lower outlet tube). Lake not usually drawn below conservation pool level (elevation, 

7,365.36 ft), below which ownership is by State Game and Fish Department. Above this 

level, water is owned and used by Bluewater-Toltec Irrigation Co. Figures given herein 

are total contents, based on table derived from 10-foot contour survey made in 1945 by 

Bureau of Reclamation. Contents figures are from daily staff-gage readings at about 

8 a.m.

Month-end elevation or gage height and contents, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Date

Sept. 30.. .... 

Oct. 31...... 

Nov. 30...... 

Dec. 31......

Calendar 

year 1957.

Jan . 31 ... 

Feb. 28... .. 

Mar. 31... .. 

Apr . 30 ... 

May 31... .. 

June 30 ... 

July 31 ... 

Aug. 31... .. 

Sept. 30... ..

Water year 

1957-58.

Sept. 30...... 

Oct. 31...... 

Nov . 30 ...... 

Dec. 31......

Calendar 

year 1957.

Jan. 31.... . 

Feb . 28 .... . 

Mar . 31 .... . 

Apr. 30. ... . 

May 31.... . 

June 30 .... . 

July 31 .... . 

Aug. 31.... . 

Sept .30.... .

Water year 

1957-58.

Elevation 

(feet)

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change in 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Carson Reservoir

1

-

12.9

33.1

14.9

-

0 

0 

0 

0

-

0 

124 

a390 

2,430 

220 

0 

0 

0 

0

-

0 

0 

0

0

+124 

+266 

+2,040 

-2,210 

-220 

0 

0 

0

0

Niehols Reservoir

164.6 

167.4 

167.5 

167.2

-

167.3 

165.0 

167.5 

168.0 

167.9 

167.4 

159.2 

163.4 

158.3

-

614 

698 

701 

692

-

695 

625 

701 

716 

713 

698 

472 

582 

452

-

+84 

+3 

-9

+390

+3 

-70 

+76 

+15 

-3 

-15 

-226 

+110 

-130

-162

Elevation 

(feet)

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change in 

contents 

(acrefeet)

El Vado Reservoir

6,804.2 

6,801.7 

6,763.4 

6,788.4

-

6,796.6 

6,810.9 

6,825.4 

6,856.0 

6,901.3 

6,894.3 

6,890.1 

6,878.7 

6,871.9

-

18,420 

16,550 

355 

8,150

-

13,040 

23,890 

38,250 

81,560 

192,200 

170,600 

158,300 

128,100 

112,300

-

1,870 

-1,870 

-16,195 

+7,795

+7,605

+4, 890 

+10, 850 

+14,360 

+43,310 

+110,640 

-21,600 

-12,300 

-30,200 

-15,800

+93,880

Jemez Canyon Reservoir

0 

0 

0 

0

-

0 

0 

5,140.4 

5,195.6 

5,213.1 

5,165.0 

0 

0 

0

-

0 

0 

0 

0

-

0 

0 

1,060 

41,120 

70,690 

10,390 

0 

0 

0

-

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

+1,060 

+40,060 

+29,570 

-60,300 

-10,390 

0 

0

0

Elevation 

(feet)

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change In 

contents 

(acrefeet)

McClure Reservoir

102.4 

102.9 

102.9 

102.6

-

103.2 

100.2 

102.3 

102.4 

98.9 

94'. 4 

95.1

-

3,060 

3,100 

3,100 

3,070

-

a3,070 

a3,080 

3,100 

2,880 

3,030 

3,040 

2,780 

2,460 

2,510

-

+40 

0 

-30

+2,835

b+10 

+10 

+20 

-220 

+150 

+10 

-260 

-320 

+50

c-530

Elephant Butte Reservoir

4,336.20 

4,341.86 

4,348.07 

4,350.79

-

4,350.61 

4,349.41 

4,346.46 

4,350.80 

4,368.20 

4,373.34 

4,367.98 

4,362.12 

4,360.71

-

556,100 

635,900 

731,500 

776,100

-

773,100 

753,300 

705,900 

776,300 

y>98,000 

1,209,000 

3^)93,000 

977,600 

951,200

-

+79,800 

+95,600 

+44,600

+743,200

-3,000 

-19,800 

-47,400 

+70,400 

+321,700 

+111,000 

-116,000 

-115,400 

-26,400

+395,100

a No gage-height record; contents estimated or interpolated.

b Computed by using new table for Dec. 31 (contents, 3,060 acre-ft).

c Computed by using new table for Sept. 30, 1957 (contents, 3,040 acre-ft).
RIO GRANDE BASIN 435

Reservoirs in Rio Grande basin Continued

Month-end elevation or gage height and contents, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Date

Oct. 31......

Nov . 30 ...... 

Dec. 31......

Calendar 

year 1957.

Pet). 28...... 

Mar. 31...... 

Apr. 30...... 

May 31 ......

Aug. 31...... 

Sept. 30.. ....

Water year 

1957-58.

Dec. 31.... ..

Calendar 

year 1957.

Mar. 31......

Sept. 30. .....

Water year 

1957-58.

Elevation 

(feet)

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change In 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Caballo Reservoir

4,121.64 

4,126.28 

4,127.43 

4,128.47

-

4,142.13 

4,154.33 

4,157.31 

4,159.12 

4,156.62 

4,153.72 

4,145.61 

4,143.01 

4,142.52

-

d3,920 

9,860 

11,730 

e!3,550

-

47,500 

104, 200 

123,100 

135,500 

118,500 

100,600 

60,890 

50,680 

48,910

-

+5,940 

+1,870 

+1,820

+6,780

+35,620 

+56,700 

+18,900 

+12,400 

-17,000 

-17,900 

-39,710 

-10, 210 

-1,770

+45,810

Elevation 

(feet)

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change In 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Alamogordo Reservoir

4,256.15 

4,267.05 

4,268.95 

4,270.00

-

4,271.10 

4,271.85 

4,269.65 

4,275.10 

4,275.35 

4,274.85 

4,274.60 

4,275.35 

4,275.15

-

54,990 

89,890 

96,950 

101,000

-

105,400 

108,400 

99,640 

122,500 

123,700 

121,400 

120,300 

123,700 

122,800

-

Lake Avalon

14.50 

16.30 

17.35 

18.05

-

18.70 

17.20 

15.60 

15.95 

20.30 

18.40 

16.90 

20.05 

20.55

-

955 

1,920 

2,590 

2 L030

-

3,590 

2,490 

1,510 

1,700 

4,980 

3,350 

2,300 

4,760 

5,220

-

+965 

+670 

+500

+930

+500 

-1,100 

-980 

+190 

+3,280 

-1,630 

-1,050 

+2,460 

+460

+4,265

+34,900 

+7,060 

+4,050

+93,430

+4,400 

+3,000 

-8,760 

+22,860 

+1,200 

-2,300 

-1,100 

+3,400 

-900

+67,810

tRed Bluff Reservoir

2,793.2 

2^94.9

-

2,797.8 

2,804.3

2,805.6 

2,810.2

-

a!7,400 

a22,000 

25,240 

28,220

-

a31,500 

33,980 

335,940 

a27,140 

50, 900 

a47,000 

a38,000 

55,100 

72,300

-

+4,600 

+3,240 

+2,980

-180

+3,280 

+2,480 

+1 , 960 

-8,800 

+23,760 

-3,900 

-9,000 

+17,100 

+17,200

+54,900

Elevation 

(feet)

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Chsnge In 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Lake McMlllan

18.60 

19.15 

19.75 

20.10

-

20.70 

20.85 

23.60 

23.35 

25.65 

25.45 

23.55 

25.45 

*26.00

-

8,160 

9,770 

11,650 

12,810

-

14,890 

15,430 

26,540 

25,400 

36,920 

35,830 

26,310 

35,830 

38,860

-

+1,610 

+1,880 

+1,160

+3,790

+2,080 

+540 

+11,110 

-1,140 

+11,520 

-1,090 

-9,520 

+9,520 

+3,030

+30,700

Bluewater Lake

-

-

7,377.9 

7,377.2 

7,376.8 

7,376.3

-

1

-

9,390 

8,910 

8,640 

8.32C

-

:

-

480 

270 

320

-

* Estimated on basis of adjoining readings.

t Gage read at Irregular Intervals.

a No gage-height record; contents estimated or Interpolated.

d 3,100 acre-ft from new capacity table.

e 11,880 acre-ft from new capacity table.
436 MIMBRES RIVER BASIN

4770. Mimbres River near Mimbres, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 32°52'30" (revised), long 107°59'00", in NE£SW£ sec. 33, T. 16 S.,

R. 11 W., on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Bear Canyon and 1-jr miles 

northwest of Mimbres.

Drainage area. 152 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1958 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1921 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Concrete control since Mar. 26, 1938. Datum of gage is 

5,972 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. At site 10 ft downstream at datum 

0.3 ft higher prior to Sept. 12, 1923, and at datum 0.1 ft lower Sept. 12, 1923, to 

Jan. 17, 1934.

Average discharge. 35 years (1921-24, 1926-58), 10.8 cfs (7,820 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 591 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 5.05 ft, from 

highwater mark); minimum daily, 1.7 cfs Sept. 21,

1930-58: Maximum discharge, 1,560 cfs Aug. 2, 1952 (gage height, 6.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 110 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 0.9 cfs 

July 22, 1947, Aug. 10, 1951.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made 3 or 4 times a month. 

Some regulation by Bear Canyon Reservoir (capacity, 700 acre-ft). Diversions for 

irrigation of about 300 acres above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1282: Drainage area. WSP 1512: 1931, 1933(M), 1935(M), 

1937(M), 1938, 1939-40(M), 1941, 1942-43(M), 1944, 1945(M), 1946, 1947(M).

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

1.1

4.6

6.9

9.0

13.5

20

3.1 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

29

57

124

223

380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.2

572

8.8

8.8

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.8

27

12

10

6512"

10

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.4

10

9.9

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.9

9.4

9.0

9.9

370.1

12.0

734

Nov.

9-4 976"

9.0

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.5

7.5

6.8

5.9

5.9

6.0

236.2

7.87

468

Dec.

6.2

673

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.9

ZJL

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6. 3

202.9

6.55

402

Jan.

6.4

6.4

6.4

6^5

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.5

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.2

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

ITT

190.7

6.15

378

Feb.

5.2

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

4.9

5.3

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.9

6.2

5.8

5.9

5.6

5.6

8.2

8-t

7.1

162.9

5.82

323

Calendar year 1957s Max 134 Mln 1.4

Mar.

6.9

6_i6.

6.6

7.5

8.6

9.9

11

11

13

11

10

9.0

8.6

14

22

43

134

170

177

187

220

359

33?

234

197

184

170

170

129

102

100

3,065.7

98.9

6,080

Apr.

110

117

100

93

77

69

67

82

73

65

65

69

73

67

65

91

122

117

138

155

143

146

146

126

102

84

77

57

49 

T9

2,792

93.1

5,540

May

47

44

41

40

36

33

33

31

29

26

25

24

24

22

20

19

18

17

17

15

14

12

9.9

8.6

6.5

7.1

8.4

9.0

10

8.4 

8.2

622.9

21.4

1,310

June

9.0

8.2

8.6

8.2

7.3

6.3

15

13

9.9

8.4

7.7

7.1

8.6

9.9

11

10

10

11

11

13

13

12

8.6

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.6

5.8 

5.2

269.2

8.97

534

July

8.6

12

13

9.9

6.9

7.5

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.8

6.5

6.3

6.6

6.6

7.3

8.4

8.8

7.1

8.0

7.5

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.4

4.0

3.0

T7T

7.1

8.6 

9 9 14*

239.2

7.72

474

Aug.

9.0

8.2

11

15

14

13

8.8

7.3

6.9

8.3

6.5

5.3

4.5

4.9

3.9

2.9

1.8

2.6

3.1

3.9

31

11

14

18

13

10

6.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

2.5

258.7

8.35

513

Sept.

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.7

2.5

3.5

2.1

3.7

4.3

5.6

9.0

131

40

14

9.4

8.8

8.6

8.2

6.1

1.7

2.1

6.2

3.6

6.0

8.2

6.9

6.9

7.1 

7.3

324.5

10.8

644

Mean 8.17 Ac-ft 5,910

Water year 1957-58: Max 359 Mln 1.7 Mean 24.0 Ac-ft 17,400

Peak discharge (base, 290 cfs 

394 cfs (4.55 ft); Mar. 22

). Oct. 9 (5:30 p.m.) 362 cfs (4.46 ft); Oct. 12 (9:30 a.m.)

(6 p.m.) 591 cfs (5.05 ft); Aug. 21 (3:30 a.m.) 359 cfs (4.40 ft).
KIMBRES RIVER BASIN 437

4W6. San Vieente Arroyo at Silver City, N. Hex.

\

Location. Lat 32°46'15", long 108°16'30", in NW^SE^- sec. 3, T. 18 S., R. 14 W. (projected), on left tank in Silver City, 800 ft upstream from bridge at Broadway Street and 

1,300 ft downstream from confluence of Silva Creek and Pinos Altos Creek. Prior to 

May 25, 1958, at site 500 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 26.5 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1953 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,863 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 25, 1958, at site 500 ft downstream at datum 17.99 ft lower.

Average discharge.--5 years, 0.86 cfs (623 acre-ft per year).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,770 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 4.26 ft), by 

slope-conveyance method; no flow most of time.

1953-58: Maximum discharge, 2,920 cfs Aug. 30, 1957 (gage height, 8.53 ft, site 

and datum then in use), by slope-area measurement; no flow for many days each year.

A destructive flood (discharge probably exceeded 10,000 cfs) occurred July 21, 1895, 

and began the erosion of Main Street to create the channel currently known as San 

Vieente Arroyo.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements or observations of no flow generally made 

2 or 3 times a month and more often during periods of flow.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-it

Oct.

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

o .8

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0 

.6

1.7

0.05

3.4

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

o

_ii

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

0.003

0.2

Jan.

0

0

.1

TT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

Feb.

0

0

0

.4

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

.1

.3

.4

.2

.8

1.2

.8

0

-

6.4

0.23

13

Mar.

0

0

.4

2.7

.1

.2

1.8

.4

.1

0

.3

.6

2.2

7.8

.9

5.2

6.6

.9

0

0

0

9.4

274

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0 

0

42.1

1.36

84

Apr.

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

0.04

2.2

May

0

0

0

June

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.1

.2

TT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

0.01

0.8

July

0

.1

.1

.1

.3

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.5

TT

.1

3.0

0.10

6.0

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

1.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

O

.1.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

96

4,2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

104.4

3.37

207

Sept.

0.1

8

.1

.1

.1

,1

.1

.1

.8

.2

.1

.2

.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.5

5.7

.1

.3

1.0

.3

.2

.1

.1

24.6

0.82

49

Calendar year 1957: Max 106 Min 0 Mean 1.03 Ac -ft 749

Water year 1957-58: Max 96 Min 0 Mean 0.50 Ac-ft 366

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Aug. 21 (1:50 p.m.) 1,770 cfs (4.26 ft).
438 TULAROSA VALLEY BASIN

4806. Three Rivers near Three Rivers, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 33°24'10", long 105 053'40", in NW^ sec. 34, T. 10 S., R. 10 E. , 0.2 mile 

upstream from mouth of Lincoln Canyon and 9f miles northeast of Three Rivers.

Drainage area.--6.9 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1956 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 6,130 ft (from 

topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 211 cfs May 15 (gage height, 2.94 ft); no flow

1956-58; Maximum discharge, that of May 15, 1958; no flow at times. 

Remarks. Records good above 1 cfs, fair below.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

.46 

1.5 

4.6

2.4

2.5

2.6

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.15

.11

.11

.07

72^

.40

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

T75~ 3.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.8

2.0

*2.9

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.0

1.8

1.8

48.54

1.57

96

Nov.

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.3

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.3

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

48.5

1.62

96

Dec.

1.0

i!o

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

'.6

.6

.575"

.5

.5

21.5

0.69

43

Calendar year 1957: Max 26

Jan.

0.5

.40

.40

.40

.46

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.35

*.40

.5

.40

.40

.46

.46

.4

.5

.5

.5

.35

.35

.40

.40

.35

.35

.35

12.78

0.412

25

Feb.

0.35

.35

.35

^30

.40

.46

.46

.40

.40

.40

.46

.46

.46

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.6

.6

.7

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

17.75

0.634

35

Mar.

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

2.0

*3.3

2.9

2.3

2.9

5.2

10

9.3

7.8

8.5

8.5

7.8

7.8

7.2

7.2

111.1

3.58

220

Apr.

7.8

8.5

*8.5

8.5

8.5

6.5

5^

7.8

8.5

7.2

5.8

6.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

11

20

22

24

30

*32

32

28

26

24

22

20

18

16

16

456.4

15.2

905

May

*16

TF

14

11

9.3

10

14

15

15

12

12

14

14

12

15

10

12

11

*9.3

7.8

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.6

5.2

5.2

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.1

300.6

9.70

596

June

3.3

276

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

 1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.2

2.1

1.2

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

*.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.46 

.47

36.52

1.22

72

July

0.46

.46

.46

.40

.35

.40

.36

.30

.20

*.ll

.11

.03

0

0

0

0

0

.28

.46

.40

.35

*.25

.15

.11

.11

.11

.07

.03

.47

.40

.40

7.22

0.233

14

Aug.

0.40

.40

1.3

173

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

*.46

.40

.35

.30

.20

.20

.25

.20

.25

.7

.6

.5

.7

.9

.6

.46

.35

.30

.30

.35

17.37

0.560

34

Sept.

0.35

.25

.20

.11

TIT

.15

.15

*.15

.15

.25

.30

.40

3.6

5.8

4.6

3.7

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.0

2.0

3.3

5.8

9.3

16 

TZT lo

90.37

3.01

179

Mln 0 Mean 1.13 Ac-ft 816

Water year 1957-58: Max 32 Mln 0 Mean 3.20 Ac-ft 2,320

Peak discharge (base, 30 cfs).--Oct. 12 (12:30 p.m.) 113 cfs (2.78 ft); Apr. 21 (2 a.m.) 41 cf 

(2.57 ft); May 15 (8:50 p.m.) 211 efs (2.94 ft); June 17 (4 p.m.) 115 cfs (2.79 ft)._______

Discharge measurement made on this day.
TULAROSA VALLEY BASIN 439

4807. Indian Creek near Three Rivers, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 33°22'10", long 105°53'25", in SW^NE-j sec. 10, T. 11 S., R. 10 E., on left 

bank 150 ft above diversion point and 11J miles east of Three Rivers.

Drainage area. 6.8 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1956 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 6,123.4 ft above mean 

sea level (probably datum of 1929).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 307 cfs June 17 (gage height, 4.37 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 30 cfs on basis of critical-depth measurement at gage 

height 4.24 ft; minimum daily, 0.18 cfs Aug. 16, 17.

1956-58: Maximum discharge, that of June 17, 1958; no flow many days in 1956.

Remarks. Records good between 0.5 and 10 cfs, fair below and poor above. Diversion for 

irrigation about 700 ft downstream from gage.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0 1.3 

2.4

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.9

4.0

6.2

13

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

0.44

.40

.36

.36

.6

1.4

»1.Z

.9

3.2

1.6

1.9

7.1

3.4

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.6

3.1

4.4

6.8

*8.3

8^9

8.6

7.7

6.8

6.0

5.3

4.7

4.0

3. 8

115.66

3.73

229

Nov.

3.6

4.4

5.3

5.5

*5^

5.1

4.9

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.0

1.9

*1.9

1.8

1.2

1.4

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.4

87.1

2.90

173

Dec.

1.9

L±

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

*1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

^6

37.4

1.21

74

Jan.

0.40

.7

TF

.6

.6

.6

.5

.48

.48

.48

.44

.44

.44

.44

*.55

.44

.44

.40

.44

.36

.33

.40

.36

.44

.36

.33

.36

.36

.33

.33

.33

13.54

0.437

27

Feb.

0.33

.36

.36

.44

.6

.5

.44

.44

.48

.5

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.8

1.0

1.4

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.3

-

23.75

0.848

47

Mar.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.1

1.0

.9

iTo

1.0

1.1

1.6

*2.0

2.1

2.1

2.5

4.4

5.5

5.8

F75

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.7

79.9

2.58

158

Apr.

5.1

6.0

*6.2

6.2

6.0

5.3

4.9

578

6.2

6.5

6.0

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.8

8.5

17

17

20

29

30

*30

34

TT

23

23

23

HO

18

20

427.1

14.2

847

May

*21

21

17

13

11

14

18

20

17

16

16

16

16

14

16

18

20

18

*15

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.2

8.6

8.0

7.1

6.0

433.5

14.0

860

June

5.5

5.3

4.7

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.2

*2.6

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.5

8.0

272

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

*1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

.9

.8

.7

73.5

2.45

146

July

0.9

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

*.48

.44

.44

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

1.8

m 7

!48

.40

*.33

.30

.30

.36

.33

.30

.27

.48

.40

.33

17.04

0.550

34

Aug.

0.33

.40

.49

.6

.6

.40

.30

.30

.25

.25

.27

*.25

.22

.20

.20

.18

718

.25

.28

.6

.6

.8

.6

.7

*5.9

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

17.05

0.550

34

Sept.

0.6

.5

.40

.36

.45

.36

.30

*733

1.3

.8

.7

.7

15

19

14

9.6

6.8

5.8

4.7

3.8

3.4

3.1

3.2

2.8

2.8

4.9

10

30

38

24

207.70

6.92

412

Calendar year 1957: Max 29 Min 0.08 Mean 2.20 Ac-ft 1,590

Water year 1957-58: Max 38 Min 0.18 Mean 4.20 Ac-ft 3,040

Peak discharge (base, 75 cfs).--Oct. 12 (12 m.) 130 cfs (3.60 ft); June 17 (4 p.m.) 307 cfs 

(4.37 ft); Aug. 25 (5:50 p.m.) 271 cfs (4.24 ft); Sept. 15 (7 a.m.) 76 cfs (5.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
440 TULAROSA VALLEY BASIN

4808. Indian Creek flume near Three Rivers, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 33°23'25", long 105°54'10", in NE^NE^ sec. 9, T. 11 S., R. 10 E,, on left 

bank at head of flums over Indian Creek, ID? miles east of Three Rivers.

Records available. May 1956 to August 1958 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and iron pipe flume control. Altitude of gage is 5,875 ft 

("from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 13 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 1.90 ft); no flow 

several days.

1956-58: Maximum discharge, 16 cfs July 26 and Aug. 30, 1957 (gage height, 1.83 and 

1.90 ft); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow is diverted from Indian Creek for irrigation of about 

30 acres.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1957, to Aug. 11, 1958, except for periods of ice 

effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 17-23)

0.92

1.0

1.1

.03

.16

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.34

.32

.29

.29

.5

1.3

*1.0

.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.1

0

1.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.9

5.4

2.8

*1.6

2.8

2.8

2.2

1.4

1.5

2.4

1.8

1.3

1.1

50.34

1.62

100

Nov.

1.0

1.6

1.2

2.8

*.12

.20

.29

.08

O

.01

0

.08

0

.02

.03

.06

.04

0

.07

*.03

0

0

0

.46

.01

.01

.01

.02

b.07

b.5

8.71

0.290

17

Dec.

bl.5~

.02

.32

.5

.6

.34

.27

.22

.20

b.2

b.7

b.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

24.07

0.776

48

Calendar year 1957: Max 4.3

Jan.

bO.4

b.5

.6

.7

b.6

b.6

b.6

b.5

b.5

b.5

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

*b.3

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.5

b.4

b.3

b.3

b.4

b.3

b.4

b.3

b.4

b.4

b.3

b.3

b.3

13.2

0.43

26

Feb.

bO.4

b.3

.43

.47

.7

.5

.5

.5

.47

.47

.47

b.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

*.7

.8

.9

1.2

1.6

1.7

1.7

bl.8

bl.6

bl.l

-

22.71

0.811

45

Mln 0

Mar.

bl.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

bl.3

1.6

1.2

bl.l

1.0

1.1

b.9

1.0

.46

.9

1.6

*1.8

2.4

3.1

3.9

5.2

5.7

6.3

574

4.1

1.9

.7

.6

34

.32

62.02

2.00

123

Apr.

0.9

2.1

*2.8

4.3

2^

.24

.16

1.1

2.5

2.6

1.3

1.2

2.2

1.2

1.2

2.5

1.0

1.2

.8

.9

1.2

*1.7

1.4

.48

1.7

2.6

.34

2.9

3.7 

3.9

52.62

1.75

104

May

*2.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

2.1

3.7

3.9

4.1

3.2

3.7

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.1

*2.9

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.3

.16

.14

.10

.07 

.05

70.15

2.26

139

June

0.36

76~ .06

1.6

1.0

1.1

2.5

3.1

*176

2.4

1.8

1.7

1.8

2.8

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.8

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.4

*1.3

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.1

.9 

.5

48.12

1.60

95

July

0.6

.8

76

.47

.40

.5

.43

.37

.34

*.24

.22

.20

727

.25

.37

.37

.37

.44

.24

.24

.29

*.32

.27

.29

.34

.32

.29

.32

.5 

.43 '.37

11.46

0.370

23

Aug.

0.43

.47

.6

.8

.7

.47

.37

.37

.27

.29

.32

(*)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

Mean 1.20 Ac-ft 868

Water year 1957-58: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
TDLAROSA BASIN 441

4809. Indian Creek at mouth, near Three Rivers, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 33°21'45", long 105°57'25", unsurveyed, on right bank 75 ft above 

diversion dam, 0.35 mile above mouth, and 5j miles east of Three Rivers.

Drainage area. 10.9 sq mi.

Records available. April 1956 to September 1958 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,280 ft (from 

topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 353 cfs Oct. 12 (gage height, 4.25 ft); no 

flow for several days.

1956-58: Maximum discharge, 1,780 cfs July 26, 1957 (gage height, 7.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20 cfs on basis of critical-depth measurements at gage 

heights 4.25 and 7.25 ft; no flow at times.

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

Erratic diversion for irrigation immediately above station and regular diversions 

5 miles upstream.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

£7"8

;:9 o "i

"'ota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

*.06

.06

.08

1.9

.14

0 *ia

a2

al

a. 5

a. 2

a.l

a.l

al

a2

a3

*a4

a4

a4

a3

a2.5

aZ

al.5

al

al

al

54.14

1.75

107

Nov.

al

al

al

al

al

*1.2

1.3

T72

.9

.5

.44

.25

.25

.25

.zz:

.25

.25

.28

.25

*.24

.22

.22

.22

.22

.22

.25

.25

.26

.36

.36

15.46

0.515

31

Dec.

0.44

.5

.44

.44

.36

.30

.03

.03

.03

.03

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

*.06

.06

.06

.03

.03

.03

.06

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

0

0

3.50

0.113

6.9

Calendar year 1957 : Max 65

Jan.

0.03

.06

.08 .06"

.06

.06

.08

.08

.06

.06

.06

.06

.03

.06

*.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.08

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.03

.03

.03

.03

1.76

0.057

3.5

Feb.

0

0

.03

.03

.08

.03

0

0

.03

.06

.17

.17

.20

.20

.08

.06

.06

.06

*.06

.12

.28

.ze

.28

.20

0

.03

.15

.28

.-

2.94

0.105

5.8

Mar.

0.14

.03

.03

.06

.06

.14

.28

.5

728

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

*.25

.25

.25

.28

.36

.28

.28

.28

.25

.28

.36

.22

.06

.03

6.95

0.224

14

Apr.

0.06

^08

*.12

.36

.36

.36

.36

.36

.36

.44

.22

.08

.11

.08

.08

.31

8.1

11

15

19

*19

20

23

20

14

14

14

13

11

11

215.84

7.19

428

May

*11

12

11

9.4

9.1

9.8

12

13

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

10

11

8.8

*6.9

5.8

5.3

4.6

4.0

5.0

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.0

3.8

£-1°.

258.1

8.33

512

June

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

.9

*.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.7

1.1

.9

7.5

al'1,5

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

*a.8

a. 8

a2

al

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

39.5

1.32

78

July

aO.8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

78

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.6

.6

23.8

0.77

47

Aug.

0.6

.5

75

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

20.8

0.67

41

Sept.

0.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.6

.5

*75

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a!s

a6

a8

a5

a2

al.5

al.5

al.5

al

al

al

al

a. 5

a. 5

a. 5

a2

alO

a!5

S8

73.7

2.46

146

Min 0 Mean 0.630 Ac-ft 457

Water year 1957-58 : Max 23 Mln 0 Mean 1.96 Ac-ft 1,420

"~eak discharge (base, 150 cfs).--Oct. 12 (1 p.m.) 353 cfs (4.25 ft); June 17 (5 p.m.) 190 cfs 

(3.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather record 

partially recorded peaks, and comparison with upstream stations.
442 TULAROSA VALLEY BASIN

4815. Rio Tularosa near Bent, N. Mex.

Location. Lat 33°08'40", long 105°53'50", in SE^NW^ sec. 32, T. 13 S., R. 11 E., on right 

bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 2.6 miles west of Bent, and 

8.5 miles northeast of Tularosa.

Drainage area.--120 sqmi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1947 to September 1958.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of 

Topographic map) .

ge is 5,450 ft (from

Average discharge.--10 years (1948-58), 10.1 cfs (7,310 acre-ft per year).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 185 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 2.82 ft), on 

basis of critical-depth measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 2.3 cfs June 29.

1947-58: Maximum discharge, 2,360 cfs July 12, 1950 (gage height, 5.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 33 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting and slope-area 

measurement at gage height 5.3 ft; minimum daily, 1.5 cfs June 20, 1950.

Remarks. Records fair. Diversion for irrigation of about 1,000 acres above station.

Rating tables, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 8 to Feb. 2; 

temporary staff gage used June 3-9)

Oct . 1 to June 2

0.4 

.5

.7

1.6 

4.4

20

June 10 to Sept. 30

1.7

6.4

18

40

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.6

9.3

8.1

8.7

10

12

7.2

*7.9

6.1

4.4

19~3.4

14

12

11

11

7.9

8.6

12

13

13

10

*8.6

7.9

8.6

8.6

7.9

6.2

6.6

6.6

7.2

285.4

9.21

566

Nov.

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.3

10

*9.3

7.9

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

7.9

9.3

8.6

8.6

9.3

10

10

11

*11

~7.9 14

6.6

6_.2

6.6

6.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

260.5

8.68

517

Dec.

.2

.2

.9

.9

.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

7.9

7.9

8.6

9.3

8.6

8.6

9.3

12

*12

11

11

10

9.3

10

11

10

8.6

7.9

6.6

5.6

5 2 ' 

267,3

8.62

530

Calendar year 1957 : Max 59

Jan.

6.2

5.6

6T2

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.9

8.6

8.6

7.9

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

11

*11

10

9.3

11

10

10

9.3

8.6

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.6

8.6

9.3

9 3

9 3

271.2

8.75

538

Feb.

9.3

9.3

9.3

10

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

11

12

*10

9.3

7.9

7.9

8.6

5.2

4.4

4.0

4.0

_

266.2

9.51

528

Mar.

4.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

6.6

6.6

7.2

6.6

6.6

7.2

6.2

5.2

5.6

6.2

6.6

7.9

10

*11

T.6

8.6

7.9

7.9

8.6

9.3

10

11

11

11

10

10

237.4

7.66

471

Apr.

11

11

13

*T2

12

8.6

7.2

7.9

11

11

10

10

7.9

8.6

8.6

.9

.9

.3

.6

!e

.2

* .9

.2

.2

.9

.2

.2

.6

3 .6

259.3

8.64

514

May

*5.6

8.6

8.6

5.8

5.6

4.0

7.9

7.2

7.2

6.6

5.2

4.4

5.6

4.8

3.7

3.7

4.0

2.8

3.4

*3.8

11

T.3

8.6

6.6

6.2

2.8

4.1

5.1

6.5

6.0

5 . 8

180.5

5.82

358

June

5.1

*4.9

*3.3

7.8

8.1

8.8

9.1

8.8

*6.0

5.7

2.7

3.5

3.5

4.0

3.7

4.6

14

11

9.9

8.0

9.9

9.9

5.1

3.1

*5.1

6.4

6.4

4.5

2.3

37T

188.3

6.28

373

July

3.1

7.2

7.2

6.4

5.7

7.2

5.7

3.5

3.5

*3.1

5.7

6.4

5.7

5.7

5. ?

11

11

12

11

11

5.7

5.1

*4.5

4.0

4.5

3.5

4.8

8.3

7.3

15

16_

216.5

6.98

429

Aug.

20

29

TT

7.2

9.9

11

9.9

9.9

9.9

8.0

8.9

*6.4

9.9

9.9

9.9

ti.3

8.0

5.7

5.7

5.1

8.9

8.9

5.7

8.9

8.9

*7.2

5.7

6.4

8.0

11

9.9

293.7

9.47

583

Sept.

8. -9

8.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.4

*6.4

7.2

9.9

11

14

11

4.5

3.5

7.2

8.0

8.0

8.9

6.4

4.0

4.0

*23

TT

8.9

11

9.9

8.9

11

14

264.7

8.82

525

Mln 3.4 Mean 9.02 Ac-ft 6.540

Water year 1957-58 : Max 29 Mln 2.3 Mean 8.19 Ac-ft 5,930

Peak discharge (base, 125 cfs). --Oct. 12 (2 p.m.) 131 cfs (1.24 ft); Aug. 2 (3:30 p. 

(2.81 ft); Sept. 23 (about 3 p.m.) 185 cfs (2.82 ft).

.) 166 cfs

* Discharge Discharge measurement measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from frequent readings of temporary staff gage June 3-9.
REVISIONS OF RECORDS FOR DISCONTINUED STATIONS 443

1775. Coleto Creek near Victoria, Tex.

Location.--Lat 28°43', long 97°08', at bridge on U. S. Highway 59, 100 ft upstream from 

Texas & New Orleans Railroad Co. bridge, 1.1 miles downstream from Perdldo Creek, and 

9.4 miles southwest of Victoria, Victoria County. 

Drainage area. 514 sq mi.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1954 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 49.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929.

Average discharge.--15 years (1939-54), 94.1 cfs (revised), 68,130 acre-ft per year. 

Extremes.--1939^-54: Maximum discharge, 89,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1946 (gage height, 31.64 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 40,000 cfs on basis of slope-area 

measurement of peak flow; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known since at least 1875, that of Oct. 16, 1946. Flood of July 1, 

1936, reached a stage of 27.2 ft at railroad bridge 100 ft downstream, from information 

by railroad company.

Revisions. The figure of maximum discharge for period June to September 1939 has 

been revised to 8,820 cfs July 12, 1939 (gage height, 11.40 ft), superseding that 

published in WSP 898.

Remarks. Records poor. No large diversion above station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1939-40 , superseding those published in WSP 898 are given 

herewith:

July 12, 1939............ 3,350

June 30, 1940............ 19,900

July 1, 1940............ 3,090

Month

July 1939 ....................................

June 1940 ....................................

Calendar year 1940 .........................

Cfs -days

5,061.9

20,540.7

82,558.9

Maximum

3,350

19,900

19,900

Minimum

0.8

2.0

1.3

Mean

163

685

226

Runoff In 

acre -feet

10,040

40,740

163,800

1915. Nueces River near Uvalde, Tex.

Location.--Lat 29°11' , long 99°54" , at Tom Nunn crossing, 4g- miles downstream from Texas &

New Orleans (Southern Pacific) Railroad Co. bridge and 7 miles southwest of Uvalde,

Uvalde County.

Drainage area 1.930 sq mi.

Records available . October 1927 to April 1939 (discontinued). 

Gage.--Staff gage. Datum of gage is 854.23 ft above mean sea level. Nov. 22, 1927, to

June 14, 1935, recording gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years (1927-38), 241 cfs (174,500 acre-ft per year). 

Extremes. 1927^9: Maximum discharge, 616,000 cfs June 14, 1935 (gage height, 36.9 ft,

from floodmarks), by slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.2 cfs Feb. 12-22,

1929.

Maximum stage known since at least 1836, that of June 14, 1935.

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

703 

733 

808 

858

Water 

year

1930 

1932 

1936 

1938

Date

June 15, 1930 

Sept. 1, 1932 

Sept. 16, 1936 

Dec. 29, 1937

Discharge 

(cfs)

68,200 

207,000 

74,800 

18,200

Gage height 

(feet)

15.73 

23.25 

16.2 

9.29

Remarks. Part of flow of Nueces River enters Edwards limestone in Balcones fault zone

which crosses basin just north of Uvalde. At low stages most of headwater flow enters

this formation. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods

In the water years 1930, 1932, and 1935, superseding those published in WSP 703, 733,

and 788, are given herewith:

1930 

June 15........ 21,000

1932 

July 1........ 14,100

2. ....... 59,600

3........ 10,400

1932-Con. 

Sept. 1........ 96,900

2.. ...... 64,100

3. ....... 12,000

1935 

May 18........ 8,600

1935-Con. 

May 31........ 14,400

June 14........ 171,000

15........ 59,700

16........ 23,000

Month

June 1930 .......

Water year 1929-30. ....................

Calendar year 1930 .......... ..........

July 1932 .............. .... .

September .....................

Water year 1931-32 .....................

Calendar year 1932 .............. . ....

May 1935 ....................... . .

June ............

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

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

Cfs -days

.

-

_

-

372,383.4

379,183.8

Maximum

21,000

21,000

96,900

96,900

171,000

171,000

Minimum

.3

.3

63

463

5.3

5.3

3.0

2.6

2.6

Mean

1,060

89.6

152

3,100

7,020

848

906

1,297

1,020

1,039

Runoff In 

acre -feet

63,100

64,900

110,000

191,000

417,000

616,000

657,000

79,740

603,200

738,600

752,100

541344 O -60 -30
444 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

As the number of streams on which streamflow information is likely to be desired far 

exceeds the number of stream-gaging stations feasible to operate at one time, the Geological Survey collects limited streamflow data at sites other than stream-gaging stations. When limited streamflow data are collected on a systematic basis over a period 

of years for use in hydrologic analyses, the site at which the data are collected is 

called a partial-record station. Data collected at these partial-record stations are 

usable in low-flow or flood-flow analyses, depending on the type of data collected. In 

addition, discharge measurements are made at other sites not included in the partialrecord program. These measurements are generally made in times of drought or flood to 

give better areal coverage to those events. Those measurements and others collected for 

some special reason are called measurements at miscellaneous sites.

Records collected at partial-record stations are presented in two tables. The first 

is a table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations, and the second 

is a table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge 

measurements made at miscellaneous sites for both low flow and high flow are given in a 

third table.

Low-flow partial-record stations

Measurements of streamflow in the area covered by this report made at low-flow, 

partial-record stations are given in the following table. Most of these measurements were 

made during periods of base flow when streamflow is primarily from ground-water storage. 

These measurements, when correlated with the simultaneous discharge of a nearby stream 

where continuous records are available , will give a picture of the low-flow potentiality 

of stream. The column headed "Period of record" shows the water years in which measurements were made at the same, or practically the same, site.

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1958

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Mermentau Rlv

102

*116

Bayou Plaquemine

Brule at Church

Point, La.

Beaver Creek at

Beaver , La .

Lot 40, T.7 3., R.2 E., at

bridge at Church Point.

Lat 30°47'23", long 92°34'05",

at bridge i mile southeast of

Beaver.

_

14.4

1956-58

1956,

1958

11- 4-57

11- 5-57

0.08

.13

Caleasleu River basin

126

*127

128

136.5

139

139.5

146

*152

*162

*163.5

*164.4

*164.6

*167

Calcasieu River

near Slagle, La.

Big Creek near

Leander, La.

Devils Creek near

Flatwood, La.

Birds Creek near

Cravens, La.

Sixmile Creek at

Pitkin, La.

Big Brushy Creek

near Pitkin, La.

Plat Creek near

DeRidder, La.

Dry Creek at Dry

Creek, La.

Bearhead Creek

near Singer, La.

Cowards Gully near

DeQuincy, La.

Cowpen Creek near

DeRidder, La.

Beckwith Creek

near Singer, La.

Hickory Branch

near Longville,

La.

SEi sec. 20, T.3 N., R.7 W., at

bridge 2 miles northeast of

Slagle.

Lat 31°08'30", long 92°49'30",

at bridge 4.0 miles west of

Hineston.

SE£NE£ sec. is, T.4 N., R.S w.,

6 miles southwest of Flatwood.

Lat 31°01'15", long 93°03'15",

at bridge 4 miles north of

Cravens .

SW^ sec. 36, T.I S., R.S W., at

bridge 1 mile south of Pitkin.

NE£ sec. 5, T.2 S., R.S W., at

bridge 3 miles southeast of

Pitkin.

SEfc sec. 36, T.2 S., R.9 W., at

bridge 2.4 miles east of

DeRidder.

Lat 30°39'25", long 93°02'47",

at bridge 1 mile south of Dry

Creek.

Lat 30°35'35", long 93°28'48",

at bridge 6 miles southwest

of Singer.

Lat 30°25'10", long 93°29'17",

at bridge 4.1 miles southwest

of DeQuincy.

Lat 30°42'41", long 92°20'53",

at bridge 8.2 miles south of

DeRidder .

Lat 30°38 I 34", long 93°22'58",

at bridge 2 miles southeast

of Singer.

Lat 30°36'35", long 93°15'49",

at bridge 2.1 miles west of

Longville .

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

42.7

45.6

15.3

28.3

76.0

34.9

1956-58

1954,

1956-58

1956-58

1956-58

1956-58

1956-58

1956-58

1956-58

1956-58

1956-58

1957-58

1956-58

1956-58

6-10-58

9-10-58

6-10-58

6-12-58

9-11-58

6-12-58

6-12-58

9-10-58

2- 4-58

6-11-58

4- 8-58

6-10-58

6- 9-58

4- 8-58

6-10-58

6-11-58

6- 9-58

2- 4-58

4- 8-58

,

al.60

10.3

0

6.40

10.8

20.3

10.3

27.8

14.4

4.21

2.79

2.47

6.27

a. 05

0

a. 05

4.14

6.02

4.23

River basir

226

*227

Bushneck Bayou at

Longstreet, La.

Bayou Castor near

Longstreet , La.

NWi sec. 24, T.13 N., R.16 W.,

at bridge 0.5 mile west of

Longstreet .

Lat 32°05'35", long 93°55'12",

at bridge 1.8 miles east of

Longstreet.

26.9

27.7

1956-58

1954-58

2- 6-58

4- 8-58

2- 6-58

4- 8-58

6- 4-58

6.76

2.63

6.99

4.09

al.ll

Also a crest-stage station. 

Discharge estimated.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 445

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1958--Contlnued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Sabine River basin Continued

231

231.5

232.5

*234

237

*240.3

*241.3

252

256

*272

282

288

*297

Bayou Grand Cane

near Logansport,

La.

Clement Creek near

Hunter, La.

Cow Bayou near

Hunter , La .

Bayou San Patriclo

near Benson, La.

Bayou San Miguel

near Mitchell,

La.

Bayou Sole at

Zwolle, La.

Lewis Creek near

Many, La.

Bayou Negreet near

Negreet, La.

Bayou Toro south

of Toro, La.

East Anacoco Creek

near Anacoco,

La.

Anacoco Bayou near

Knight , La .

Cypress Creek near

Bivens, La.

Brushy Creek at

Bancroft, La.

SW-J sec. 12, T.ll N., R.16 W.,

at bridge 2^ miles southeast

of Logansport.

NE£NE£ sec. 27, T.II N., R.IS w.,

at bridge 1\ miles northwest

of Hunter.

NEj sec. 8, T.10 N., R.14 W., at

bridge 2.6 miles southeast of

Hunter .

Lat 31°52'30", long 93°39'30",

at bridge 2.2 miles east of

Benson.

Lat 31°46'40". long 93°35'15",

at bridge 2j miles southeast

of Mltchell.

Lat 31°37'45", long 93°37'40",

at bridge 1 mile east of

Zwolle .

Lat 31°35'25", long 93°31'40",

at bridge 3.0 miles northwest

of Many.

NEj sec. 18, T.5 N., R.12 W.,

5 miles southwest of Negreet.

NE£ sec. 13, T.3 N., R.ll W., at

bridge 2$ miles south of Toro.

Sec. 19, T.3 N., R.9 W., at

bridge 2.0 miles southeast of

Anacoco.

SEi sec. 20, T.2 S., R.ll W., at

bridge 4.5 miles southwest of

Knight .

SE£ sec .33, T.4 S., R.12 W., at

bridge 2j miles north of

Bivens .

Lat 30°33'35", long 93°40'49",

at bridge 0.8 mile south of

Bancroft .

76.5

44.6

29.2

81.1

31.9

46.2

12.6

54.0

198

40.8

_

46.0

27.3

1955-58

1956-58

1956-58

1954-58

1956-58

1956-58

1956-58

1956-58

1956-58

1956-58

1956-58

1956-58

1956-58

4- 8-58

2- 5-58

4- 8-58

2- 5-58

4- 8-58

6- 5-58

2- 5-58

4- 7-58

6- 5-58

4- 7-58

6- 5-58

4- 7-58

6- 5-58

7-24-58

8-21-58

4- 7-58

7-24-58

8-21-58

6- 6-58

6-12-58

8-21-58

6-11-58

8-21-58

9-10-58

7- 7-58

2- 4-58

4- 7-58

6- 9-58

6- 9-58

13.2

12.8

8.56

6.61

4.87

.92

24.5

17.9

2.89

5.52

a. 98

9.17

3.04

3.40

.01

1.78

.66

.01

5.92

19.2

8.44

5.11

3.33

12.4

96.0

4.65

2.57

2.32

2.57

Brazos River basin

808

809

813

813.5

814

White River near

Crosbyton, Tex.

White River below

falls near

Crosbyton, Tex.

Salt Flat Creek at

Weir B, near

Aspermont, Tex.

Salt Croton Creek

at Weir C, near

Aspermont,

Tex. d/

Salt Croton Creek

at Weir D, near

Aspermont ,

Tex. d/

Lat 33°41', long 101°10', at

county road crossing 4^ miles

east of Crosbyton.

Lat 33°39'50", long 101°09'30",

at U. S. Highway 82, ^ miles

east of Crosbyton.

Lat 33°23'15", long 100°25'55",

at mouth 20 miles northwest

of Aspermont .

Lat 33°22'55", long 100°25'30",

0.5 mile below confluence of

Dove Creek and Salt Flat Creek

and 20 miles northwest of

Aspermont .

Lat 33°23'50", long 100°24'40",

in King County 500 ft above

Haystack Creek, 1,000 ft above

the streamflow station on Salt

Croton Creek near Aspermont,

and 20 miles northwest of

Aspermont .

_

_

_

_

_

1951-58

1951-58

1957-58

1957-58

1957-58

10-25-57

1-28-58

4-16-58

7-23-58

10-25-57

1-28-58

4-16-58

7-23-58

10-10-57

11-14-57

11-27-57

1- 3-58

1-29-58

2-25-58

4- 2-58

4-29-58

5-27-58

6-25-58

7-24-58

8-20-58

9-18-58

10-10-57

11-14-57

11-27-57

1- 3-58

1-29-58

2-25-58

4- 2-58

4-29-58

5-27-58

6-25-58

7-24-58

8-20-58

9-18-58

10-10-57

10-24-57

11-14-57

11-26-57

12-19-57

1- 2-58

1-16-58

b2.42

cl.99

02.28

C.43

b4.52

C2.87

C2.74

C.30

.30

.50

.43

.42

.52

.45

.59

.32

.27

.26

.26

.54

.40

.77

.81

.99

.52

.77

.90

.83

1.14

.63

.44

.57

1.17

.52

.97

.72

1.17

1.05

1.05

.77

.80

* Also a crest-stage station. a Discharge estimated. b Includes some local

runoff. c Spring flow. d Prior to 1958 published as Dove Creek.
446 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1958 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Brazos River basin Continued

814 

Continued

814.5

816

1031

1032

1033

1034

Salt Croton Creek

at Weir D, near

Aspermont,

Tex. d/ Continued.

Haystack Creek

near Aspermont,

Tex. f/

Salt Croton (Dove)

Creek at mouth

near Aspermont,

Tex.

Sulphur Creek

above Lampasas,

Tex.

Sulphur Creek

above Gold

Spring at

Lampasas, Tex.

Sulphur Creek

below Gold

Spring, at

Lampasas, Tex.

Sulphur Creek

below Hancock

Springs, at

Lampasas, Tex.

See preceding page.

Lat 33°24'05", long 100°24'40",

in King County 400 ft above

Salt Croton Creek and

20 miles northwest of

Aspermont .

Lat 33°22'30", long 100°19'50",

at Junction with Salt Fork

Brazos River, 15 miles northwest of Aspermont .

Lat 31°02'28", long 98°12'28",

south of Farm to Market Road

1185, 1200 ft below pipeline

crossing and 0.6 mile below

confluence of Donalson and

McNett Creeks.

Lat 31°02'40", long 98°11'13",

0.4 mile above Gold Spring

and 0.8 mile south of

Lampasas .

Lat 31°02'58", long 98°11'09",

0.2 mile south of Lampasas

and 0.5 mile below Gold

Spring.

Lat 31°03'14", long 98°10'53",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 281

in Hancock Park, 200 ft. below

discharge outlet from swimming pool, and 1,800 ft below

city pumping plant.

_

.

_

77

_

.

1957-58

1950,

1958

1958

1957-58

1924,

1931,

1957-58

1901-2

1906,

1911,

1924,

1931,

1957-58

1-29-58

2-11-58

2-26-58

3-19-58

4- 2-58

4-29-58

5-15-58

5-27-58

6-11-58

6-25-58

7-10-58

7-24-58

8- 5-58

8-20-58

9- 3-58

9-18-58

10-10-57

10-24-57

11-14-57

11-26-57

12-19-57

1- 2-58

1-16-58

1-29-58

2-11-58

2-26-58

3-19-58

4- 2-58

4-29-58

5-15-58

5-27-58

6-11-58

6-25-58

7-10-58

7-24-58

8- 5-58

8-20-58

9- 3-58

9-18-58

12-18-57

1-15-58

2-12-58

3-19-58

4-17-58

5-16-58

6-11-58

7-10-58

8- 6-58

9- 4-58

11-15-57

8-25-58

9-30-58

11-15-57

1-16-58

2-20-58

3-27-58

5-21-58

6-30-58

7- 3-58

8-19-58

8-25-58

9-30-58

11-15-57

1-16-58

2-20-58

3-27-58

5-21-58

6-30-58

7- 3-58

8-19-58

8-25-58

9-30-58

11-15-57

1-16-58

2-20-58

5-21-58

6-30-58

7- 3-58

8-25-58

9-30-58

0.74

.96

.78

.80

1.20

1.50

1.37

.71

1.02

1.38

.65

.57

.42

1.36

.44

.58

.39

.29

.44

.41

.42

.28

.41

.36

.81

.48

.29

.12

.24

.38

.07

.13

.18

.13

.08

.07

.10

e.03

.12

1.36

1.04

1.94

1.58

3.39

3.57

.14

.18

e.2

.00

2.70

e.05

.00

1.52

1.41

.42

14.4

8.97

2.85

1.60

.41

.36

.25

4.84

4.64

3.55

17.5

12.5

6.97

6.56

4.21

3.66

3.67

11.9

14.8

13.7

20.4

13.1

6.30

18.8

10. 5

d Prior to 1958 published as Dove Creek.

e Field estimate.

f Prior to 1958 published as Hayrick Creek.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 447

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1958 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Brazos River basin--Continued

1035

1036

1037

104Z

1043

Hannah Springs at

Lampasas , Tex .

Sulphur Creek at

Gunderland Park

near Lampasas,

Tex.

Sulphur Creek

below Lampasas,

Tex.

Salado Creek above

Salado Springs,

near Salado,

Tex.

Salado Springs at

Salado, Tex.

Lat 31°04'08", long 98°10'Z5",

at Hackberry Street low-water

crossing in Lampasas, 200 ft

below Hannah Springs .

Lat 31°04'31", long 98°08'31",

0.6 mile above Pecan Branch

and 1.5 miles east of

Lampasas .

Lat 31°05'10", long 98°03'10",

at county road bridge at

Hallmark Crossing, 1.8 miles

above Lampasas River and

7.2 miles east of Lampasas.

Lat 30°56'23", long 97°33'16",

Just below mouth of Elm

Creek, above all Salado

Springs, Ij miles above

Salado .

Lat 30°56'50", long 97°31'51",

at Salado.

_

_

_

133

_

1901-2,

1906,

 1910,

1957-58

1957-58

1958

1948,

1950-58

1902-3,

1934,

1948,

1950-58

11-15-57

1-16-58

2-20-58

3-27-58

5-21-58

6-30-58

7- 3-58

8-19-58

8-25-58

9-30-58

11-15-57

1-16-58

2-20-58

3-27-58

5-21-58

6-30-58

7- 3-58

8-25-58

9-30-58

11-15-57

11-28-57

2- 7-58

3-25-58

4-15-58

5-22-58

8- 2-58

2- 7-58

3-25-58

4-15-58

5-22-58

8- 2-58

cl.24

cl.56

 cl.73

02.01

C2.ll

C2.17

C2.00

cl.62

cl.83

cl.66

12.9

14.4

14.1

38.0

27.6

19.7

15.2

14.8

14.7

16.2

g59.6

g9.97

g43.2

39.4

19.2

1.92

C22.4

019.2

C27.4

C29.4

019.6

Colorado River basin

1272

1290

1439

1680

Anson Springs near

Christoval, Tex.

Spring Creek

Springs near

Mertzon, Tex.

Springs at Port

McKavett,

Tex. h/

Hueco Springs

near New

Braunfels, Tex.

Lat 31°10', long 100°30', on

Boulware Ranch, 4 miles above

Christoval.

Lat 31°13', long 100°49',

2.1 miles south of Mertzon

and 4.7 miles south of

Sherwood .

Lat 30°49'40", long 100°06'50",

at Port McKavett.

Guadalupe River basin

Lat 29°45'31", long 98°08'34",

two springs located 200 ft

and 400 ft west of Guadalupe

River, 0.3 mile above mouth

of Elm Creek, and 4.2 miles

north of New Braunfels.

.

-

.

_

1955,

1958

1943-44,

1948,

1950-52,

1955-58

1902,

1905,

1922,

1942,

1948-49,

1951-52,

1955-56,

1958

1944-58

6- 9-58

6- 9-58

6-10-58

10- 4-57

11- 8-57

12-17-57

1-14-58

3- 4-58

3-28-58

5-10-58

6- 5-58

7-10-58

8-12-58

9-24-58

ell. 5

C7.43

015.7

C75.9

C82.0

C80.1

C99.3

C102

C91.7

C88.6

C80.9

074.6

C61.8

C98.3

Rio Grande basin

3865

3866

Rio Ruidoso near

Ruidoso, N. Hex.

Carrizo Creek at

Ruidoso, N. Mex.

In SW£ sec. 19, T.ll S., R.13 E.,

at reservation boundary

3 miles west of Ruidoso.

In SW£ sec. 26, T.ll S., R.13 E.,

at mouth at Ruidoso.

17.2

24.2

1953-58

1953-58

12-19-57

3-19-58

6-10-58

9-23-58

12-19-57

3-19-58

6-10-58

9-23-58

5.75

12.7

11.3

8.91

2.51

5.75

3.65

3.15

c Spring flow, 

g Above Mustang Creek.

h Previously published under the following names: 

"San Saba River at Port McKavett, Tex."

"Main Springs," "Government Springs," and
448 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial -record stations during water year 1958 --Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Rio Grande basin Continued

4270

4455

4490

4528

4563

Giffln Springs at

Toyahvale , Tex .

San Pedro Springs

near Port Stockton, Tex.

Devils River near

Juno, Tex.

San Fellpe Springs

at Del Rio, Tex.

Las Moras Springs

at Brackettville,

Tex.

Lat 30°57', long 103°47',

2,000 ft northwest of post

office of Toyahvale .

Lat 30°58'30", long 102°49'40",

7 miles northeast of Fort

Stockton.

Lat 29°58', long 101 °09 ' ,

500 ft below Walter Baker

ranch house, 2 miles above

Phillips Creek, and 13j miles

southwest of Juno.

Lat 29°22'24", long 100°52'57",

In Del Rio, back of Del Rio

Country Club, 0.3 mile north

of U. S. Highway 90 and

0.5 mile north of u. S.

Highway 277.

Lat 29°18', long 100°25', In

spring pool at Brackettville,

160 ft south of U. S. Highway

90 and 1,550 ft above

Brackettville-Fort Clark road

bridge .

.

_

2,730

.

.

1919,

1922-23,

1925,

1932,

1941-58

1943,

1947-54,

1956-58

1925-49, *

1952-58

1896-97,

1399-1900,

1902,

1904-6,

1910,

1912,

1922-31,

1952-54,

1956-58

1896,

1899-1900,

1902,

1904-6,

1910,

1912,

1925,

1928,

1951-58

11-11-57

1- 7-58

3-18-58

5- 6-58

7- 9-58

9- 9-58

3- 7-58

7-10-58

8- 5-58

11-13-57

1-28-58

4- 2-58

7-16-58

9-30-58

11-13-57

1-28-58

4- 2-58

7-16-58

10- 8-57

11-13-57

12-18-57

1-28-58

3- 6-58

4- 2-58

5-14-58

6-25-58

7-16-58

8-28-58

C4.31

C4.18

C4.28

C4.42

C4.85

C4.14

C.55

C.OO

c.OO

132

109

109

133

244

C96.7

C95.7

C98.9

C127

C9.84

C35.5

C21.1

026.2

C48.7

C48.6

C42.8

C61.3

C50.4

C51.2

* Operated as a continuous-record-gaging station, 

c Spring flow.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 449

Crest-stage partial-record stations

The following table contains annual maximum discharges for crest-stage stations. A 

crest-stage gage is a device which will register the peak stage occurring between inspections of the gage. A stage-discharge relation for each gage is developed from discharge 

measurements made by indirect measurements of peak flow or by current meter. The date of 

the maximum discharge is not always certain but is usually determined by comparison with 

nearby continuous-record stations, weather records, or local inquiry. Only the maximum 

discharge for each water year is given. Information on some lower floods may have'been 

obtained but is not published herein. The years given in the period of record represent 

water years for which the annual maximum has been determined. The maximum discharge for 

each year since the crest-stage gage was established is given. The peak discharge for 

some years may have been published in a previous report as a measurement of discharge. 

Figures given herein supersede all previous figures of peak discharge for the floods 

listed.

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations

Station Station name Location area

(sq mi) record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

he ight

(feet)

Discharge

(cfs)

Mermentau River basin

*101

103

112

115

*116

Bayou Mallet near

Eunice, La.

Bayou Wikoff near

Rayne, La.

East Fork Bayou

Nezpique near

Reddell, La.

Boggy Bayou near

Pine Prairie,

La. a/

Beaver Creek at

Beaver, .La.

Lat 30°26'30", long 92°24'45",

at bridge 3.5 miles south of

Eunice.

Lat 30°17'05", long 92°15'45",

at bridge 4.O miles north of

Rayne .

Lat 30°43'55", long 92°25'40",

at bridge 4.0 miles north of

Reddell.

Lat 30°47'10", long 92°28'30",

at bridge 3.0 miles west of

Pine Prairie.

See previous table.

94.1

27.9

40.0

56.0

14.4

1953-58

1953-58

1953-58

1949-51*,

1952-58

1953-58

5-19-53

5- 2-54

2- 6-55

2- 5-56

6-28-57

9-20-58

5-18-53

12- 5-53

2- 6-55

12- 5-55

6- 6-57

10-16-57

5-19-53

5- 2-54

2- 6-55

4- 7-56

4- 6-57

8-27-58

4-24-52

5-19-53

5- 3-54

5-20-55

4- 7-56

7- 1-57

11-15-57

5-19-53

5- 3-54

5-20-55

2-10-56

3-15-57

9-22-58

21.60

14.30

21.93

16.28

18.64

15.23

20.06

13.68

20.21

16.12

19.42

14.88

18.93

15.71

17.31

14.45

15.02

16.30

13.31

18.50

14.26

14.06

12.33

13.79

14.22

19.18

16.87

18.95

15.35

15.57

16.22

8,55

1,69

8,90

3,35

5,6C

2,44

3,6E

1,32

3,7E

2,19

3,4E

1,74

(t)

1,3C

(t)

5E

87

1.7E

1,52

(t)

3,50

2,96

89

2,32

3,3S

t;

Calcasieu River basin

*127

129

126.5

138

Big Creek near

Leander, La.

Calcasieu River at

Hineston, La.

Floctaw Creek near

Lecamp, La.

Little Sixmile

Creek near

Pitkin, La.

See previous table.

Lat 31 "07 '35", long 92°46'00",

at bridge 1.0 mile south of

Hineston.

Lat 31°10'55", long 92°59'45",

at bridge 5.0 miles northwest

of Lecamp.'

Lat 31 "58 '05", long 93°00'45",

at bridge 5.0 miles west of

Pitkin.

36.8

429

16.7

10.4

1951-58

1951-58

1951-58

1954-58

1- 2-51

3-30-52

5-18-53

5- 1-54

4-13-55

3-11-56

7- 1-57

11- 8-57

1- 2-51

4-24-52

5-18-53

5- 4-54

8- 3-55

2- 9-56

12-23-56

9-21-58

1- 2-51

2- 3-52

5-18-53

5- 1-54

8- 3-55

3-11-56

12-23-56

11-10-57

5- 1-54

8- 3-55

2-10-56

12-23-56

9-20-58

10.54

12

1'

1]

1]

1]

1]

.65

t.94

.76

.67

.25

.58

11.42

17.17

IS

2]

IE1"

1'

16

.55

.40

= . 48

.39

t.38

.65

16.59

14.12

1.

blS

IE

1,

i:

2^

5.30

3.37

3.95

5.63

5.90

14.07

15.89

1' .27

c J

0

1,19

(t)

(t)

2,04

1,9£

1,69

1,92

1,81

(t

t

(t

10.7C

(t)

6,4£

t

t

8S

74

t

t

t

8C

8E

86

t

t

t

t

t)

* Also low-flow station, 

record-gaging station.

o Peak did not reach bottom of gage.

t Discharge not determined. * Operated as a oontinuousa Published previously as Cypress Creek. b Estimated.
450 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Calcasieu River basin Continued

137

*152

156

157

158

159

*162

*163.5

164

*164.4

*164.6

*167

170

Drakes Creek near

Pitkin, La.

Dry Creek at Dry

Creek, La.

Barnes Creek near

Reeves, La.

Clear Creek at

Reeves, La.

Bayou Serpent near

Fenton, La.

Calcasieu River

near Lake

Charles, La.

Bearhead Creek

near Singer, La.

Cowards Gully near

DeQuincy, La.

Buxton Creek at

DeQuincy, La.

Cowpen Creek near

DeRidder, La.

Beckwith Creek

near Singer, La.

Hickory Branch

near Longville,

La.

Hickory Branch

near Kernan, La.

Lat 31°57'45", long 93°08'15",

at bridge 12.5 miles west of

Pitkin.

See previous table.

NE^NWi sec. 25, T.6 S., R.8 W. ,

at bridge 5.5 miles west of

Reeves.

Nj sec. 23, T.6 S. , R. 7 W. , at

bridge 0.3 mile west of Reeves

Lat 30°23'15", long 92°54'20",

at bridge 1.7 miles north of

Fenton.

NWiNEi sec. 9, T.9 S. , R.8 W. , at

bridge 5.0 miles north of Lake

Charles.

See previous table.

See previous table.

Lat 30°26'55", long 93°25'15",

at bridge 0.3 mile east of

DeQuincy.

See previous table.

See previous table.

See previous table.

Lat 30°30'05", long 93°16'45",

at bridge 0.7 mile southwest

of Kernan.

22.1

42.7

111

23.1

89.0

2,310

45.6

15.3

10.4

28.3

76.0

34.9

82.2

1954-58

1954-58

1949-58

1949-58

1954-58

1949-58

1954-58

1954-58

1954-55

1954-58

1954-58

1953-58

1946-57^

1958

5- 1-54

8- 4-55

2-10-56

12-23-56

9-20-58

5- 3-54

2- 5-55

2-11-56

12-24-56

9-20-58

3-22-49

6- 4-50

4- 1-51

4-24-52

5-18-33

5- 2-54

2- 5-55

1-22-56

11-15-57

9-20-58

3-22-49

6- 3-50

4- 1-51

4-23-52

5-18-53

5- 2-54

5-21-55

3-11-56

12-23-56

11-15-57

1-12-54

2- 5-55

2-10-56

12-25-56

11-15-57

4-25-49

6- 9-50

1-11-51

4-29-52

5-19-53

5- 6-54

2- 5-55

2-14-56

12-26-56

11-17-58

5- 2-54

5-21-55

2-10-56

12-23-56

9-21-58

5- 2-54

8- 4-55

1-23-56

12-23-56

9-20-58

5-12-54

2- 5-55

5-13-54

5-20-55

2- 9-56

12-23-56

9-21-58

5-13-54

5-21-55

2- 9-56

12-23-56

9-21-58

5-19-53

5- 2-54

5-20-55

2-10-56

12-23-56

9-20-58

9-20-58

16.71

17.41

14.20

14.62

15.59

18.95

28.16

18.78

20.48

24.06

45.83

44.89

(o)

43.50

46.20

43.44

45.33

39.65

(o)

46.10

44.80

46.76

(o)

44.43

45.29

(c)

47.10

44.00

43.41

43.52

9.49

14.02

11.38

12.76

10.85

(c

T.56 h(<=)

14.85

(o)

7.64

c

c

o

15.72

19.44

12.83

14.84

15.55

8.84

10.04

9.30

10.96

12.19

13.60

17.43

18.35

20.25

14.02

16.30

17.44

15.01

18.41

11.13

13.20

15.08

20.7

18.85

21.38

15.48

18.19

19.12

27.62

(t)

7,70

(t)

4,40

(t)

4,28

t

t

t

t

2,3C

(t)

45

2, IE

(t)

45

(t)

1,96

1,74

1,78

i

i

11

1!

li

6,76

* Also low-flow station, 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record-gaging station, 

c Peak did not reach bottom of gage.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 451

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

( feet )

Discharge 

(cfs)

Sablne River basin

227

231.2

233.5

234

*240.3

240.6

241

*241.3

254

267

*272

275.5

Bayou Castor near

Longstreet, La.

Clark Branch

tributary near

Stanley, La.

Chatman Bayou

tributary near

Mansfield, La.

Bayou San Patrlclo

near Benson, La.

Bayou Sole at

Zwolle, La.

Harpoon Bayou at

Many, La.

Edmondson Creek

tributary near

Many,. La.

Lewis Creek near

Many, La.

Bayou Toro near

Plorlen, La.

West Anacoco Creek

near Hornbeck,

La.

East Anacoco Creek

near Anacoco,

La.

Prairie Creek near

Leesvllle, La.

See previous table.

Lat 31°58'25", long 93°52'45",

at culvert 1.0 mile east of

Stanley.

Lat 31 "58 -45", long 93°36'45",

at culvert 7.0 miles southeast of Mansfield.

See previous table.

See previous table.

Lat 31°34'30", long 93°29'45",

at bridge 0.7 mile northwest

of Many.

Lat 31 "32 '40", long 93° 31 '35",

at culvert 2.9 miles west of

Many.

See previous table.

ME corner SEj sec. 25, T.5 N. ,

R.ll W. , at bridge 4.0 miles

south of Plorlen.

Lat 31 "18 '00", long 93°22'10",

at bridge 2.5 miles southeast

of Hornbeck.

See previous table.

SWj sec. 3, T.2 N. , R.9 W. , at

bridge 2.5 miles northwest

of Leesvllle.

27.7

_

81.1

46.2

22.4

_

12.6

74.0

22.4

40.8

39.8

1954-58

1958

1958

1954-58

1950-58

1951-58

1958

1951-58

1950-58

1950-58

1949-58

1949-58

5-12-54

3-21-55

5- 2-56

4-30-57

9-20-58

9-20-58

6-22-58

5- 5-54

8- 8-55

4- 6-56

4-28-57

9-20-58

6- 3-50

5- 2-51

4-23-52

3-11-53

4-18-54

8- 3-55

2- 8-56

4-30-57

9-20-58

3-28-51

4-14-52

5-17-53

4-18-54

8- 3-55

2- 8-56

4-30-57

1-22-58

9-20-58

3-28-51

4-14-52

5-17-53

4-18-54

5-20-55

2- 8-56

4-30-57

1-22-58

6- 3-50

1- 2-51

1-28-52

5-18-53

5- 4-54

8- 3-55

1-22-56

6-28-57

9-20-58

6- 2-50

1- 2-51

2- 2-52

5-18-53

4-17-54

8- 3-55

1-22-56

6-28-57

8-27-58

4-23-49

6- 3-50

1- 2-51

4-14-52

5-20-53

4-17-54

8- 3-55

2- 9-56

3-25-57

8-25-58

3-28-49

6- 3-50

1- 2-51

4-14-52

4-29-53

12- 5-53

8- 3-55

2- 9-56

12-15-56

9-20-58

14.37

13.93

14.11

13.72

15.17

18.04

14.97

16.08

16.19

15.98

16.53

20.36

15.82

11.01

10.50

13.73

9.83

9.96

7.55

11.33

12.34

12.13

11.82

13.61

11.24

12.95

11.09

12.27

12.99

19.31

14.55

14.11

16,47

(o)

15.18

H(o)

15.29

49.69

44.87

39.33

50.54

44.29

46.74

(<=)

(o)

44.86

18.11

14.99

10.09

18.31

13.09

17.43

11.27

11.52

13.89

42.09

47.54

44.94

44.18

48.70

43.39

47.41

(o)

43.37

44.65

42.00

46.66

43.46

45.64

47.68

41.94

46.65

41.10

41.68

43.47

I

(t)

(t)

2,67

2,8S

2,14

3,4C

(t)

(t)

1,53

1,04

(t)

76

8C (t>

2,02

(t)

(t)

s:

(t)

91

7£

(t)

<5C

1,23

<5C

<5C

1,2S

Also low-flow station, 

t Discharge not determined. 

< Less than, 

c Peak did not reach bottom of gage.
452 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

Period 

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height

(feet)

Dls

char

of

Sabine River basin Continued

*297 Brushy Creek at

Bancroft, La.

See previous table. 27.3 1954-58 5- 2-54

5-21-55

2-10-56

12-23-56

9-21-58

15.10

15.04

13.43

14.94

16.97

t

t

t

t

t

Rio Orande basin

2690

2710

2774

2790

2840

2867

2880

2920

2950

3025

3131

Rio Pueblo de Taos

near Taos, N.

Hex.

Rio Luoero near

Arroyo Seco, N.

Hex.

Rio Orande tributary at Rinconada, N. Hex.

Embudo Creek at

Dlxon, N. Mex.

Rito de Tierra

Amarilla at

Tierra Amarilla,

N. Mex.

Arroyo Seco near

Abiqulu, N. Mex.

El Rito near El

Rito, N. Mex.

Santa Clara Creek

near Espanola,

N. Mex.

Rio Nambe near

Nambe, N. Mex.

Tesuque Creek

above diversions,

near Santa Pe,

N. Mex.

Canada Ancha

tributary near

Santa Pe,

N. Mex.

In sec. 36, T.26 N. , R.13 E., 2i

miles east of Taos Pueblo and

4j miles northeast of Taos.

In NE£ sec. 10, T.26 N., R.13 E. ,

(projected), in Antoine Leroux

Grant 2 miles southeast of

Arroyo Seco.

In SWjNWj sec. 21, T.23 N. ,

R.10 E., at culvert on IT. S.

Highway 64, 0.6 mile west of

Rinconada.

In NWjSEj sec. 19, T.23 N. ,

R.10 E., at bridge on IT. S.

Highway 64, 0.5 mile above

mouth, f mile east of Embudo

Post Office, and 1.6 miles

northwest of Dixon.

Lat 36°41'55", long 106°33'25",

400 ft below culvert on IT. S.

Highway 84, at Tierra

Amarilla.

Lat 36°16'55", long 106°28'15",

1,000 ft below bridge on IT. S.

Highway 84 and 10 miles northwest of Ablquiu.

In sec. 19, T.25 N. , R.7 E. ,

3 miles northwest of El Rito.

In SW£SW£ sec. 11, T.20 N. , R.7 E.,

5j miles southwest of Espanola.

In SEi sec. 24, T.19 N. , R.9 E. ,

In Nambe Pueblo Grant, 2| miles

southeast of Nambe Pueblo and

3^ miles southeast of Nambe.

In NWi sec. 5, T.17 N. , R.10 E. ,

500 ft above point of diversions of Cajon Orande ditch,

1 mile above Little Tesuque

Creek, and 4 miles northeast

of Santa Pe.

Lat 35°44'05", long 106°07'00",

in Caja del Rio Grant 9 miles

northwest of Santa Pe.

67.2

17.1

.021

305

49.7

162

49.8

34.5

38.2

11.7

1.23

1911-16*,

1940-51*,

1952-58

1911-15*,

1933-51*,

1952-58

1952-58

1923-24*,

1926-55*,

1956-58

1957-58

1953-58

1932-51*,

1952-58

1936-41*,

1949-50*,

1952-58

1931-51*,

1952-58

1936-51*,

1953-58

1940-486,

1952-58

1952

5- -53

1954

5- -55

1956

1957

5- -58

1952

5- -53

1954

5- -55

1956

1957

5- -58

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

7-29-56

6-24-57

4-22-58

1957

1958

7- -53

8- 7-54

8-21-55

1956

4- -57

4- -58

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1952

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

1952

1953

8- -54

7-31-55

1956

4- -57

1958

1953

1954

1955

1956

7-24-57

1958

1952

1953

1954

9-24-55

1956

1957

1958

2.49

1.8

1.80

2.69

1.97

2.62

3.15

2.50

2.04

2.02

2.00

1.41

2.50

2.65

c

c

c

c

.74

(c)

6.82

5.60

5.25

3.6

4.33

dlO.l

4.10

8.17

7.25

3.19

5.46

4.22

2.67

2.77

2.66

2.36

3.06

4.38

4.23

2.84

(c)

3.13

(c)

3.18

3.08

d5.19

(c)

d7.85

d9.39

( = )

5.86

3.97

2.31

2.51

2.29

2.21

5.26

2.91

3.80

3.80

5.12

2.90

_

5.60

4.32

2

3

1

3

5

1

1

1

1

1

2

(t)

M

0

(t)

b5

(t)

(t)

1,50

1,08

1,13

(t)

(t!

(t)

49

t

t

21

(t)

56

13

15

13

8

23

61

35

7

(t)

11

1

11

10

38

3

2,05

5,58

<

62

11

2

63

6

1

1

15

22

10

* Also low-flow station, 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record-gaging station.

< Less than.

b Estimated.

c Peak did not reach bottom of gage.

d Prom floodmark.

e Operated as a continuous-record-gaging station by Soil Conservation Service
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 453

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

Period 

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height

(feet)

Dlscharg

(cfs

Rio Grande basin Continued

3171

3175

3176

3177

3178

3189

3219

3305

3306

3311

3317

3413

Arroyo Yupa tributary near

Cerrillos,

N. Hex.

Galisteo Creek at

Canoncito,

N. Mex.

San Cristobal

Arroyo near

Galisteo, N. Mex.

Jaspe Arroyo tributary near

Galisteo, N. Hex.

Canada de las

Minas tributary

near Santa Pe,

N. Mex.

San Pedro Creek

near Golden,

N. Hex.

Rio de las Vacas

near Senorita,

N. Mex.

Tijeras Arroyo at

Albuquerque,

N. Mex.

Tijeras Arroyo near

Albuquerque,

N. Mex.

Belen Highline

Canal tributary

near Los Lunas,

N. Mex.

Abo Arroyo tributary near

Scholle, N. Mex.

Bluewater Creek

above Bluewater

Dam near Bluewater, N. Hex.

SfNEi sec. 13, T.15 N. , R.7 E. ,

300 ft above culvert on U. S.

Highway 85, 1.4 miles southwest of Turquoise Trading Post,

and 6.5 miles north of

Cerrillos.

In NW^NWi sec. 7, T.15 N. , R.11E.,

above railroad bridge 0.2 mile

above Apache Canyon at

Canoncito.

Lat 35°22'55", long 105°51'05",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 285,

5j miles east of Galisteo.

Lat 35°21'55", long 105°50'40",

at culvert on U. S. Highway

285, 6 miles southeast of

Galisteo.

Lat 35°36'27", long 105°54'42",

at culvert on U. S. Highways

84, 85, and 285, 1.3 miles

northeast of Seton Village

and 5.7 miles south of Santa

Pe.

Lat 36 "13 '45", long 106 "18 '00",

1 mile below bridge on State

Highway 10 and 5^ miles southwest of Golden.

Lat 35°59'35", long 106°47'45",

at bridge on side road, 0.1

mile south of State Highway 126

and 6.5 miles east of Senorita.

Lat 35°03'40", long 106°28'40",

300 ft south of U. S. Highway

66 and 0.4 mile southeast of

city limits of Albuquerque.

SE£SWJ sec. 17, T.9 N. , R.3 E. ,

at culvert on State Highway 47,

5.7 miles south of Central

Avenue (U. S. Highway 66) in

Albuquerque.

Lat 34°49'20", long 106 "49 '10",

above culvert on State Highway

6, 5.0 miles west of Los Lunas.

Lat 34"24'10", long 106°30'35",

at culvert on U. S. Highway 60,

2.5 miles southeast of Junction

of U. S. Highway 60 and State

Highway 6, and 5.5 miles southwest of Scholle.

In NEj sec. 20, T.12 N. , R.12 W. ,

2.3 miles south of Bluewater

Dam and 8 miles west of Bluewater.

0.47

11.3

116

1.5

.56

45.2

26.8

75.3

133

.16

.2

75

1957-58

1955-56

1955-58

1952-58

1952-58

1953-58

1957-58

1943-48*,

1958-

1952-58

1952-58

1954-58

1953-58

1957

1958

(unknown

(unknown

1955

1956

1955

7-19-56

1957

1958

8- -52

1953

1954

1955

7-19-56

1957

6- -58

1952

1954

1955

1956

7-24-57

1958

1953

1954

9-24-55

1956

1957

1958

1957

5- -58

1958

1952

8-12-53

9-26-54

7-27-55

8-18-56

1957

1958

1952

1953

1955

1956

7- -57

1958

1954

8- -55

10- 3-55

1957

1958

7- -53

7- -54

8- -55

1956

7-26-57

7-28-58

1.61

1.03

_

7.87

6.73

7.52

d28.3

13.96

17.81

17.05

d22.60

15.99

14.11

6.13

2.97

2.97

(o)

4.14

-

2.05

-

d!2.45

1.50

3.32

1.51

d4.1

5.05

2.53

d4.0

2.76

2.53

3.89

2.32

.63

1.06

_

-

6.09

4.10

5.63

5.57

d4.92

4.28

4.22

4.39

4.83

d8.99

2.76

3.67

.94

3.37

2.08

(t)

(t)

b5,3C

b3,4C

1,828"

2,41

3,07

1,82

2,6C

2,86

16

82

66

1,86

49

2C

t

t

t

t

t

t

(t)

b!6

10 8Ct'

t

t;

44

(t)

(t)

2,20

1,28

1,19

2,00

1,12

(tl

(t)

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

-

3,57

14

28

2

21

9

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record-gaging station.

b Estimated.

c Peak did not reach bottom of gage.

d Prom floodmark.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

he ight 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Rio Grande basin Continued

3433

3514

3535

3536

3594

3616.5

3616.6

3617

3618

3631

3793

3796

3832

Rio San Jose

tributary near

Grants, N. Mex.

Arroyo Colorado

near Correo,

N. Mex.

La Hinca Creek

near Magdalena,

N. Mex.

La Hinca Creek

tributary near

Magdalena,

N. Mex.

Lumber Canyon

tributary near

Monticello,

N. Mex.

Percha Creek near

Kingston, N. Mex.

Percha Creek

tributary near

Kingston,

N. Mex.

Percha Creek near

Hillsboro,

N. Mex.

Percha Creek at

Caballo Dam near

Arrey, N. Mex.

Rio Grande tributary near Radium

Springs, N. Mex.

Tecolote Creek at

Teoolote N. Mex.

Pecos River tributary near Dilia,

N. Mex.

Pintada Creek

tributary near

Cllnes Corners,

N. Mex.

NE-J-NEj sec. 9, T.10 N. , R.9 W. ,

at culvert on U. S. Highway 66,

0.7 mile northwest of Santa Pe

Railroad overpass and 4 miles

southeast of Grants.

SE£ sec. 35, T.9 N. , R.4 W. , at

bridge on U. S. Highway 66,

3 miles west of Correo.

Lat 34°09'45", long 107 "12 '35",

Si sec.l, T.2 S., R.4 W. , 3j

miles northeast of

Magdalena.

NEjSEi sec. 13, T.2 S. , R.4 W. ,

at Santa Pe Railroad bridge

2.7 miles northeast of

Magdalena .

NjNEj sec. 5, T.ll S. , R.4 W. , at

culvert on U. S. Highway 85,

0.2 mile north of road to Red

Rock ranger station and 10.5

miles east of Monticello.

In NEtNE£ sec. 15, T.16 S. ,

R.8 W., at bridge on State

Highway 180, 3.3 miles east of

Kingston.

In NW£SWi sec. 14, T.16 S.,

R.8 W. , 500 ft above culvert

on State Highway 180 and 3.5

miles east of Kingston.

In SE£NW£ sec. 18, T.16 S.,

R.7*W. , 150 ft south of State

Highway 180 and 2 miles west

of Hillsboro.

SW£ sec. 24, T.16 S. , R.5 W. , at

bridge on U. S. Highway 85,

0.5 mile above mouth and

Caballo Reservoir and 3.5 miles

north of Arrey.

In NjNWj sec. 9, T.21 S., R.I W. ,

above culvert of U. S. Highway

85, 120 ft above mouth and 1.4

miles west of Radium Springs.

Lat 35°27'20", long 105°16'55",

on bridge of U. S. Highway 85

at Tecolote.

Lat 35°12'50", long 105°04'50",

at culvert on U. S. Highway

84, and 1.7 miles northwest of

Dilia.

Lat 34°50'40", long 105°35'05",

above culvert on U. S. Highway

285, 12.2 miles south of

Clines Corners.

0.029

437

195

1.5

.9

21.5

.58

35.4

119

.40

122

.16

-

1952-58

1953-58

1957-58

1957-58

1952-58

1953-58

1957-58

1957-58

1953-58

1955-58

1954-58

1952-58

1952-58

1952

7- -53

1954

5- 5-55

1956

8-24-57

1958

7-13-53

7-22-54

8-11-55

1956

7-26-57

7- -58

1957

1958

1957

1958

1952

7-17-53

9- -54

1955

10- 5-55

7-26-57

5-15-58

1953

1954

7-11-55

1957

9- -58

1957

9- -58

7-25-57

9-13-58

1953

8- 7-54

7-11-55

7- -56

8-30-57

9-13-58

1955

1956

7- -57

9-13-58

6-30-54

9-24-55

6-28-56

8-29-57

7- 6-58

1952

1953

6- -54

8- -55

8- 6-56

8- -57

9- 6-58

8-11-52

1953

1954

1955

1956

7- -57

1958

(0

0.35

' .53

1.70

.44

2.45

(o)

-

3.72

4.22

1.00

5.47

.63

8.05

.02

1.46

.20

.74

1.37

.21

-

2.36

2.37

3.03

gl.72

g.3

g3.58

7.32

(o)

2.63

2.48

6.25

4.66

1.45

1.91

2.97

.59

2.46

4.31

7.15

(o)

4.75

7.48

9.13

11.22

6.65

10.22

8.85

2.73

.93

d6.4

1.03

.23

2.71

.74

2.47

d7.1

1.36

1.67

2.16

3.20

2.61

5.

11.

15.

57.

13.

112

0

b3^00

585

755

(t)

4^90

(t)

(t

(t

(t)

(t)

t

t

t

t

2 5

287

400

(t)

(t!

2,260

t

t

t

t

(t)

1,570

t

t

t

t

t

7,260

t

t

t

t

3,600

7,200

1,390

5,320

3,240

t

t

t

t

t

t

t

156

(t)

34

57

110

(t)

182

t Discharge not determined.

b Estimated.

c Peak did not reach bottom of gage.

d Prom floodmark.

g Contributing area.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 455

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Rio Grande basin Continued

3856

3857

3859

3880

3890

3890.6

3895

3934

3974

4018

4772

4775.7

4775.8

4775.9

Ye so Arroyo near

Port Sumner,

N. Mex.

Cloud Canyon near

Galllnas, N. Mex.

Salt Creek trlbuRoswell, N. Mex.

Rio Ruldoso at

Hondo, N. Mex.

Rio Bonlto near

Port stanton.

N. Mex.

Rio Bonlto tributary near Port

Stanton, N. Mex.

Rio Bonlto at

Hondo, N. Mex.

Eight Mile Draw

near Roswell,

N. Mex.

Hyatt Canyon near

Cloudcroft ,

N. Mex.

Rocky Arroyo near

Carlsbad,

N. Mex.

Iron Creek near

Kingston,

N. Mex.

Sllva Creek tributary at Silver

City, N. Mex.

Silva Creek at

Silver City,

N. Mex.

Plnos Altos Creek

at Silver City,

N. Mex.

In SEi sec. 25, T.I N. , R.25 E.,

at abandoned bridge 1 mile

below State Highway 20 and

14.5 miles south of Port

Sumner.

In SW£ sec. 15, T.2 s., R.12 E.,

above culvert on U. S. Highway

54, 2.0 miles southwest of

Galllnas.

NE^NEi sec. 17, T.9 S., R.24 E. ,

285, 4.7 miles north of

junction of U. S. Highways 70

and 285 and 10 miles north of

Roswell.

In NEiSWi sec. 4, T.ll S. ,

R.17 E., 5 mile above confluence with Rio Bonlto and

^ mile southwest of Hondo.

In SW£ sec. 16, T.9 S. , R.15 E. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway

380, 2.5 miles northeast of

Port Stanton.

In SW-J-SWi sec. 15, T.9 S.,

R.15 E., at culvert on U. S.

Highway 380, 150 ft above

mouth and 3.5 miles northeast

of Port Stanton.

In NEiNW-} sec. 4, T.ll S.,

R.17 E., at bridge on U. S.

Highway 70, at Hondo.

in SE£NE£ sec. 32, T.IO s.,

R.23 E., 6.5 miles west of

Roswell.

In NW-jNWi sec. 9, T.16 S.,

R.13 E., \ mile south of State

Highway 83 and 7 miles east of

Cloudcroft.

In SWi sec. 23, T.21 S., R.24 E. ,

0.1 mile north of State Highway 137, 0.7 mile above dip

on State Highway 137, 14 miles

west of Carlsbad.

Lat 32°54'50", long 107°46'35",

50 ft east of State Highway

180, 1.6 road miles west of

Emery Pass, and 4.5 miles west

of Kingston.

In SEjSWj sec. 27, T.17 S.,

R.14 W. , 350 ft above dip on

Little Walnut Road and 0.7

mile north of boundary of

Silver City.

Lat 32 "46 '41", long 108°16'41",

190 ft above Twelfth Street

Bridge at Silver City.

Lat 32°46'52", long 108°16'04",

2 blocks below U. S. Highway

260 at Silver City.

242

10

.045

290

85

.72

g295

397

3.08

254

.74

2.12

10.0

4.63

1937,

1952-58

1957-58

1952-58

1931-554j

1956-58

1955-58

1955-58

1931-55^

1956-58

1941,

1952-58

1953-58

1953-58

1955-58

1958

1958

1958

6- 3-37

7-15-52

1953

1954

10- 7-54

1956

8-16-57

7-16-58

8-24-57

1958

1952 

1953

1954

1955

1956

1957

1958

7-31-56

8- 6-57

5-14-58

9-24-55

7-23-56

1957

1958

9-24-55

10- 2-55

1957

1958

8-20-56

7-26-57

10- 9-57

1941

8-11-52

1953

5-17-54

10- 6-54

1956

1957

8-23-58

1953

9- -54

7- -55

1956

1957

1958

7-13-53

8-24-54

10- 7-54

1956

5-30-57

8-22-58

1955

1956

1957

1958

8-21-58

8-21-58

8-21-58

_

d8.5

4.56

1.21

dll.6

(o)

7.52

3.54

d8.28

(o)

1.85 3 32

l'.3S

1.65

.35

.38

1.30

5.28

6.40

6.38

6.23

5.39

6.69

5.46

4.80

3.60

2.95

-

5.28

15.59

5.06

d20.1

d!7.38

14.41

16.19

18.09

_

(o)

13.99

.42

.96

1.53

.08

.40

(o)

d48

(f)

d56.8

(o)

41.78

46.8

3.45

3.58

3.68

3.89

2.45

2.43

3.20

8,72

8,10t;

(t!

14,80

b2

7,31

(t)

63

b

t 

t

t

t

t

t

t

93

1,17

1,16

2,28t;

t

(t)

24

16

(t)

1,30

5,61

1,24

22, 2C

4,73

5E

3, 1C

10, 2C

b

29

t

t

t

t

t

t

18, 2C

b2,8C

63, 3C

b4C

(t)

14,2C

t

t

t

t

2C

31

85

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a contlnuous-record-gaging station.

b Estimated.

c Peak did not reach bottom of gage.

d Prom floodmark.

f Previous gage site.

g Contributing area.
456 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station Station name Location area

(sq mi)

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height

(feet)

Discharge

(cfs)

Rio Orande basin Continued

4780

4782

4785

4805.9

4806.5

4810

4811

4885

4890

Cameron Creek at

Central, N. Hex.

Mlmbres River

tributary near

Spaldlng, N. Hex.

Mlmbres River at

Deming, N. Hex.

Tularosa basin

tributary near

Oscura, N. Hex.

Minnie Hall Draw

near Three

Rivers, N. Hex.

Three Rivers at

Three Rivers,

N. Hex.

Tularosa basin

tributary near

Three Rivers,

N. Hex.

Canon de Torreon

at Torreon,

N. Hex.

Canada del Leon

near Mountalnals

N. Hex.

In SEj sec. 35, T.17 S., R.13 W. ,

400 ft above culvert on U. S.

Highway 260, at north edge of

Central .

In Si sec. 5, T.22 S., R.10 W. ,

at culvert on U. S. Highway

260, 0.7 mile northwest of

Junction with State Highway 61,

4.5 miles southeast of

Spalding, and 13 miles northwest of Deming.

On section line 22 and 27,

T.23 S., R.9 W. , at bridge

on U. S. Highway 260, at north

end of Deming.

In SW^NWi sec. 25, T.10 S.,

R.8 E., 50 ft below culvert on

U. S. Highway 54 and 5.2 miles

south of Oscura.

In SW^SWi sec. 36, T.10 S.,

R.9 E. , 8 miles northeast of

Three Rivers.

In NE£sw£ sec. 3, T.12 S., R.9 E.,

150 ft below Southern Pacific

RR. bridge, 400 ft above

bridge on U. S. Highway 54,

and 1.3 miles south of Three

Rivers.

In SW£SW£ sec. 3, T.12 S., R.9 E.,

at culvert on U. S. Highway 54,

1.6 miles south of Three

Rivers.

Lat 34°43'20", long 106°17'50",

at culvert on State Highway

10, in Torreon.

In SEi sec. 10, T.2 N. , R.7 E.,

£ mile above culvert on State

Highway 10 and 8.4 miles

southeast of Mountalnalr.

19.6

_

1,370

3.22

9.89

96.0

13.8

18.2

_

1954-58

1952-58

1954-58

1958

1956-58

1956-58

1952-58

1954-58

1953-58

9-25-54

8- -55

1956

8- -57

8-21-58

1952

1953

1954

7- -55

1956

7-25-57

8- -58

8- 7-54

7- -55

1956

8-30-57

9-13-58

1958

7-31-56

7-26-57

6-17-58

7-31-56

7-26-57

1958

1952

1953

1954

8-10-55

1956

7-26-57

10- -57

8-21-54

10- 6-54

1956

1957

9- 7-58

1953

9-25-54

10- 6-54

1956

7-24-57

1958

f2.04

fl.95

(c)

5.97

4.75

.36

.34

.82

1.08

.71

1.41

.93

4.40

1.64

-

1.87

2.21

1.73

.96

d4.00

2.32

d2.4

5.53

1.20

-

-

.50

.87

(c)

.78

.84

1.99

1.24

1.65

1.75

2.28

4.30

d8.68

4.88

(c)

5.00

3.81

t

t

tt;t)

t

t

t

t

t

1C (t)

(t)

44

54

74

(t)

68

2,16

(t)

86

6,6C

24

b51

b38

(t)

2,34t;

t

(t)

62

(t)

3C

37

1,32

(t)

1,71

26

(t)

(t)

t Discharge not determined.

b Estimated.

c Peak did not reach bottom of gage.

d Prom floodmark.

f Previous gage site.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 457

Measurements at miscellaneous sites

Measurements of streamflow at points other than gaging stations or partial-record stations are given in the following table. Those that are measurements of base flow are 

designated by an asterisk (*); measurements of peak flow by a dagger (t).

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1958

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(ofs)

Brazos River basin

Miller Creek

Site No. 2.

Mustang

Creek.

Elm Creek. . . .

Piney Creek. .

Do ........

Mill Creek,

Do ........

Brazos River.

Salado Creek.

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

Brazos River.

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

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

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

Lat 33°26', long 99°20', at

county road crossing 7 miles

southeast of Bomarton, Tex.,

and 9 miles above mouth.

Lat 30°56', long 97°35', at

mouth 3 miles southwest of

Salado, Tex. 

Lat 30°57', long 97°33' , at

mouth 1 mile west of Salado,

Tex.

Lat 29°57', long 96°10', 5

miles east of Bellville,

Tex.

Lat Z9°57', long 96°08', 0.5

mile above mouth and 7.6

miles east of Bellville, Tex.

Lat 29°53', long 96°12 T , 5.5

miles southeast of Bellville,

Tex.

Lat 29°5Z', long 96°09', at

county road bridge 2.2 miles

east of Peters, Tex.

_

-

-

_

_

_

1957

1948,

1955

1948,

1955

11-19-57

1-30-58

2-26-58

2- 7-58

3-25-58

2- 7-58

3-25-58

10- 8-57

10- 8-57

10- 7-57

10- 7-57

*0.49

0

0

*1.49

*10.4

*.99

*2.3.6

*.83

*.81

0

*5.94

Colorado River basin a/

Clear Creek. .

Cogden Branch

Dry Comal

Creek.

San Saba

River.

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

Comal River. .

Lat 30°54', long 99°55', 800 ft

above mouth and 8 miles west

of Menard, Tex.

Lat 30°55', long 99°52', 4.9

miles west of Menard, Tex.

Guadalupe River basin

Lat 29°42'31", long 98°07'32",

just above bridge on State

Highway 46 at New Braunfels,

Tex.

-

2/

-

1902,

1920-21,

1942,

1948,

1951-52,

1954,

1956

1951-52,

1954,

1956

1952

6-10-58

6-10-58

11-23-56

2-28-58

*14.0

*1.03

* .57

*9.87

Nueces River basin c/

Hondo Creek. .

Seco Creek. . .

Prio River . . .

Hondo Creek. .

Lat 29°21'00", long 99°03'10",

at crossing on U. S. Highway

90, 5 miles east of Hondo,

Tex.

11.0 miles above D'Hanis, Tex.

-

-

1932,

1937

1935

7-10-58

7-17-58

*10.7

1-103,000

Rio Grande basin

Comanche

Creek.

Rito de la

Olla (formerly Pot

Creek) .

Rio Chama

(Chama

River) .

Rio Chamita . .

Rio Brazos

(Brazos

River) .

Costilla

Creek.

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

Rio Qrande de

Ranches .

Rio Grande. . .

Rio Chama. . . .

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

Lat 36°50', long 105°19', 0.1

mile above mouth and 10.8

miles southeast of Amalia, N.

Mex.

Lat 36°51', long 105°23', 0.1

mile above mouth and 7.7 miles

southeast of Arnalia, N. Mex.

Lat 36°16'45", long 105°34'50",

above mouth 1-j miles above

station on Rio Qrande de

Ranches and 4^ miles south of

Talpa, N. Mex.

Lat 36°52'40", long 106°35'00",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 84,

1-f miles south of Chama, N. Mex.

Lat 36 0 55'20", long 106°35'20",

at bridge on State Highway 29,

1^ miles northwest of Chama,

N. Mex.

Lat 36°44'10", long 106°29'20",

lJ? miles above Chavez Creek

and 2j miles northeast of

Ensenada, N. Mex.

_

_

_

_

-

_

1947,

1956-57

1947,

1956-57

1912-17,

1957

1957

1913-17,

1957

10-30-57

11- 5-57

8-13-58

10-30-57

11- 5-57

8-13-58

10- 2-57

11- 4-57

10-18-57

10-18-57

10-18-57

*3.48

*4.60

*2.37

*6.13

8.02

*5.7

*7.19

*7.89

*33.5

*3.38

*37.0

* Base flow.

t Peak flow.

a Several measurements on Onion Creek and Pedernales River and tributaries thereof were made in

connection with investigations of channel gains and losses and will be published in a special report

in preparation.
458 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1958--Contlnued

Stream Tributary to Location Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date

Rio Qrande basin Continued

Willow

Creek.

Santa Fe

River.

Arroyo

Ranchlto .

North

Frljoles

Arroyo .

Arroyo de los

Frljoles

(Locust

Tree reach). 

Arroyo de los

Frljoles

(main project reach).

San Crlstobal

Arroyo .

San Marcos

Arroyo

tributary .

San Marcos

Arroyo .

Do ........

Rio Moqulno

tributary.

Meyer Draw. . .

Bohart Creek.

San Mateo

Canyon .

Alamosa

River.

Do ........

Cuchlllo

Negro

Creek.

Do ........

Do ........

Do ........

Rio Chama. . . .

Rio Qrande. . .

Arroyo de la

Pledra.

Arroyo de los

Frljoles.

Arroyo

Calabasas .

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

Qallsteo

Creek.

San Marcos

Arroyo .

Qallsteo

Creek.

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

Rio Moqulno . .

Arro Pedro

Padlallo.

Arroyo Zla

(to Arroyo

Concho, to

Rio San

Jose).

Alamosa River.

Rio Grande . . ,

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

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

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

do

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

Lat 36"52'30", long 106°38'50",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 84,

4 miles southwest of Chama,

N. Mex.

In NE£SE£ sec. 24, T.17 N. ,

R.10 E., above McClure Reservoir 6j miles east of Santa

Fe, N. Mex.

Lat 35°41'55", long 105°55'45",

0.1 mile east of Governor's

mansion and 1.2 miles north

of capltol buildings In

Santa Fe, N. Mex.

Lat 35°43'10", long 105°57'30",

within Santa Fe City limits

2.6 miles northwest of State

capltol buildings In Santa Fe,

N. Mex.

Lat 35°42'15", long 105°58'10",

2.2 miles northwest of State

capltol buildings In Santa Fe,

N. Mex. 

Lat 35°42'05", long 106°00'30",

In WiSEj sec. 17, T.17 N.,

R.9 E., 4 miles west of State

capltol buildings In Santa Fe,

N. Mex.

Lat 35°22'55", long 105°51'05",

at U. S. Highway 285, 5^ miles

east of Qallsteo and 7 miles

south of Lamy, N. Mex.

Lat 36°28'00", long 106°04'10",

In San Marcos Pueblo Grant,

at culvert on State Highway 10,

3.8 miles northeast of Cerrlllos.

N. Mex.

Lat 35°27'30", long 106°04'20", In

San Marcos Pueblo Grant, 200 ft

below bridge on State Highway 10

and 3.4 miles northeast of

Cerrlllos, N. Mex.

In NE£ sec. 17, T.14 N., R.8 E.,

0.4 mile east of cemetery and

0.9 mile northeast of center of

Cerrlllos, N. Mex.

Lat 35°10'40", long 107°21'33",

In Cebolleta Grant, 0.7 mile

northeast of Moqulno and 10

miles northeast of Laguna,

N. Mex.

Lat 36°11'50", long 107°19'05",

500 ft above bridge on State

Highway 334 In Cebolleta Grant,

3.3 miles northeast of Moqulno,

and 12 miles north of Laguna,

N. Mex.

Lat 35°12'25", long 107°16'20",

In Cebolleta Qrant, 5.8 miles

northeast of Moqulno and 13i

miles northeast of Laguna,

N. Mex.

In NW^NW£ sec. 35, T.9 S., R.7 W.,

8 miles northwest of Montlcello,

N. Mex.

In Ni sec.l, T.10 S., R.7 W., at

county line, 7 miles northwest

of Montlcello, N. Mex.

In NW^NWt sec. 7, T.10 S., R.6 W.,

50 ft above Montlcello diversion, 5.5 miles northwest of

Montlcello, N. Mex.

In NW^NW-J sec. 8, T.12 S., R.7 E.,

100 ft above Chlse diversion

and 0.5 mile west of Chlse,

N. Mex.

In NEjNEj sec. 16, T.12 S., R.7 W.,

2 miles east of Chlse, N. Mex.

In SE^NEtr sec. 19, T.12 S., R.6 W.,

12 miles above Cuchlllo diversion and 6.5 miles east of

Chlse, N. Mex.

In SEiNEj sec. 20, T.12 S., R.6 W,

20 ft above diversion, 6.5 miles

west of Cuchlllo, and 7.5 miles

east of Chlse, N. Mex.

17

0.61

.33

1.30

2 * 80

116

.1

33

92

76.4

21.7

32

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

1957

1931-57

1956

10-18-57

10- 4-57

11- 7-57

12- 5-57

1- 3-58

M) 6-11-58

7- 3-58

8-12-58

9-12-58

8-24-57

9-13-58

8-24-57

9-13-58

8-24-57

9-13-58

10-14-57

6-17-58

6-17-58

6-17-58

Unknown)

Unknown)

8-21-58

8-21-58

8-21-58

6-11-58

6-11-58

6-11-58

6-10-58

6-10-58

6-11-58

6-11-58

Discharge 

(ofs)

0

*3.05

9.81

*5.46

*2.26

66

32.3

*7.28

*2.68

*2.80

t520

194

tl,900

tl,320

t5,340

t3,060

*.74

t209

t2,990

t8,090

e2,970

e2,170

t475

t2,310

t4,840

*1.03

*4.73

*4.28

*2.45

*4.62

*3.20

*3.12

* Base flow.

t Peak flow.

d Sometime during May - June, 1958.

e Estimated peak flow.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 459

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1958 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(efs)

Rio Qrande basln--0ontlnued

River.

Do ........

Placitas

Arroyo .

Broad

Canyon .

Faulkner

Canyon .

Tortugas

Arroyo .

Pillraore

Arroyo .

Unnamed

tributary.

Beaver Creek.

Qallinas

River.

Upper Diamond A

Ranch

diversion.

Pecos River. .

Do ........

Do ........

Silver Spring

Canyon .

Do ........

Panther

(Little

Felix)

Canyon .

Little Felix

Canyon .

Pecos River. .

Do ........

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

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

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

Rio Grande . . .

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

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

Mesquite

drainage

ditch.

Qallinas

River.

Pecos River. .

Rio Hondo ....

Rio Grande . . .

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

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

Elk canyon. . .

....(Jo.......

Little Felix

Canyon .

Rio Penasco. .

Rio Qrande. . .

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

below Doolittle farm, 8 miles

west of Truth or Consequences,

N. Mex.

In NW&SE-r sec. 6, T.14 S., R.5 W.,

150 ft above Palomas diversion

and 7.5 miles west of Truth or

Consequences, N. Mex.

Near center sec. 8, T.19 S.,

R.3 W., below bridge on U. S.

Highway 85, at northwest edge of

Hatch, N. Mex.

SE-iSEi sec. 30, T.20 S., R.I W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 85, 5

miles northwest of Radium

Springs, N. Mex.

SEiNE-t sec. 9, T.21 S., R.I W.,

above culvert on U. S. Highway 85, 0.1 mile above mouth

and 0.8 mile west of Radium

Springs, N, Mex.

Lat 32°I6'20 , long 106°44'40",

at culvert on U. S. Highways 80

and 85, ^ mile south of State

University and ^ mile east of

Tortugas, N. Mex.

Lat 32°14'40", long 106°43'40",

at several batteries of culverts

under U. S. Highways 80 and 85,

2i miles southeast of Tortugas,

N. Mex.

Lat 35°13'15", long 106°42'15", at

2 sets of culverts under U. S.

Highways 80 and 85, 4.0 miles

north of Mesquite and 8 miles

south of Las Cruces, N. Mex.

Lat 35°42'20", long 105°23'20",

1.7 miles southeast of El

Porvenir, 12i miles northwest of

Las Vegas, N . Mex.

Lat 35°41'20", long 105°21'25",

along west side of State Highway

65, at Qallinas, N. Mex.

In WsNEt sec. 27, T.ll S., R.19 E.,

0.8 mile east of Riverside,

N. Mex.

In SE^SE-t sec. 24, T.17 S., R.26 E v

4j miles southeast of Artesia,

N. Mex., and at River mile 10.3.

In SEiNE&SEi sec. 36, T.17 S.,

R.26 E., 5^ miles southeast of

Artesia, N. Mex. and at River

mile 7.2.

Center sec. 7, T.18 S., R.27 E.,

7j- miles southeast of Artesia,

N. Mex. and at River mile 3.5.

In SEi-SEi sec. 15, T.15 S., R.13 E,

6.2 miles northeast of Cloudcroft, N. Mex.

In SE&SWi sec. 34, T.14 S., R.14 E.,

12.2 miles northeast of Cloudcroft, N. Mex.

Lat 32°59'10", long 105°20'20", Similes north of Elk, N. Mex.

Lat 32°57'50", long 105°19'30", 2

miles north of Elk, N. Mex.

In SW£NW£ sec. 27, T.20 S., R.26 E.,

4.3 miles above dam site 3 and

12 miles northwest of Carlsbad,

N. Mex.

In NEi-NWi sec.l, T.21 S., R.25 E.,

1.6 miles above dam site 3 and

10 miles northwest of Carlsbad,

N. Mex.

-

27

36

30.3

21.7

19.5

2.9

25

67

_

-

_

-

-

_

7.5

19.5

_

_

1957

1957

1957

1955-57

1951,

1954,

1957

1951,

1957

6-12-58

9-13-58

9-13-58

9-13-58

8-22-58

8-22-58

8-22-58

8- 4-57

8- 4-57

10- 8-57

10-21-57

11-21-57

12-19-57

1-16-58

2-20-58

3-19-58

4- 4-58

5- 2-58

5-20-58

6-10-58

6-25-58

7- 9-58

7-23-58

8-11-58

8-25-58

9- 9-58

9-24-58

12-17-57

2-20-58

12-17-57

2-20-58

12-17-57

2-20-58

7- 9-58

9-23-58

7- 9-58

9-23-58

7- 5-58

10- 6-54

7- 5-58

12-17-57

12-17-57

*1.61

t3,360

t 1^400

t4,640

t5,880

t4, 100

t809

t619

t4,110

0

0

0

0

0

8.06

0

0

0

0

0

0

12.0

6.05

5.03

0

0

0

69.6

54.4

70.6

50.4

68.3

52.4

*.91

*.68

*1.56

*1.26

f4,630

te,oeo

t6,500

39.4

37.4

* Base flow, 

t Peak.flow, 

f Highest peak in 50 years, information from local residents.

541344 O -60 -31
460 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1958--Contlnued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Rio Grande basin Continued

Black River . .

Black River. .

Do ........

Rattlesnake

Springs .

Do ........

Black River. .

Blue Springs .

Castle

Springs .

Pecos River. .

Do ........

Pecos River. .

Pecos River. .

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

Black River. .

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

Peeos River. .

Black River. .

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

Rio Grande . . .

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

In NE^SEj sec. 3, T.26 S., R.24 E.

below Mayes Ranch 10 miles

southwest of White City, N. Mex

In SE^NWi see. 5, T.35 S . , R.24

E., below upper Washington

Ranch diversion dam 8^ miles

southwest of White City, N. Mex

In NW£NW£ see. 25, T.25 S., R.24

E., above lower Washington

Ranch diversion dam 7 miles

southwest of White City,

N. Mex.

In SEjSWi sec. 23, T.25 S., R.24

E., 7j- miles southwest of

White City, N. Mex.

In SE£SW£ see. 23, T.25 S., R.24

E., 7-j miles southwest of

White City, H. Mex.

In SE£NW£ sec. 24, T.25 S., R.24

E., below lower Washington

Ranch diversion dam 6 miles

southwest of White City, N. Mex.

In SW£ sec. 27, T.24 S., R.26 E.,

above all diversions 5^ miles

east of White City, H. Mex.

In NE£SE£SE£ sec. 23, T.24 S.,

R.26 E., at diversion dam

(including all flow) 7 miles

east of White City, H. Mex.

Center see. 32, T.24 S., R.29 E.,

3.5 miles below Pierce Canyon

crossing and 5.8 miles southeast of Malaga, H. Mex.

In SWiHEj sec. 6, T.25 S., R.29

E., above Guy Reed pump 5.1

miles below Fierce Canyon

crossing and 5.5 miles southeast of Malaga, H. Mex.

-

_

_

_

_

_

.

_

.

_

1953-57

1952-57

1952-57

1952-57

1952-57

1907,

1952-57

1953-57

1956

1956

10-29-57

11-26-57

12-23-57

1-22-58

2-25-58

3-27-58

4-28-58

5-26-58

6-23-58

7-17-58

8-28-58

9-19-58

10-29-57

11-26-57

12-23-57

1-22-58

2-25-58

3-27-58

4-28-58

5-26-58

6-23-58

10-29-57

11-26-57

12-23-57

1-22-58

2-25-58

3-27-58

4-28-58

5-26-58

6-23-58

10-10-57

10-29-57

11-26-57

12-23-57

1-24-58

2-25-58

3-27-58

4-28-58

5-26-58

6-20-58

6-23-58

7-17-58

8- 6-58

8-19-58

8-28-58

9-19-58

10-29-57

11-26-57

12-23-57

1-22-58

2-25-58

3-27-58

4-28-58

5-26-58

6-23-58

10-29-57

11-26-57

12-23-57

1-22-58

2-25-58

3-27-58

4-28-58

5-26-58

6-23-58

7-17-58

8-28-58

9-19-58

10-29-57

11-26-57

12-23-57

1-22-58

2-25-58

3-27-58

4-28-58

5-26-58

6-23-58

12- 9-57

12- 9-57

*.86

*.69

*1.03

*1.38

*.64

*.44

*.91

*.71

*.75

*.52

*.59

*.43

*1.85

*2.36

*1.77

*2.18

*1.65

*1.47

*1.56

*1.47

*1.72

*1.00

*.63

*.84

*1.12

*1.80

*1.56

*.58

*.29

*1.38

2.48

2.14

2.38

2.31

2.38

2.75

2.29

2.48

2.02

.89

1.38

1.50

.03

.13

.09

.64

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*9.30

*9.72

*9.24

*10.7

*10.7

*11.5

*11.7

*9.91

*10.0

*10,3

*12.3

*11.4

.44

.32

.31

.79

.91

1.18

.90

.54

.17

60.8

63.6
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 461

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1958 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date

Discharge 

(cfs)

Tularosa Valley basin

Three Rivers.

Do ........

Do ........

Do ........

Tularosa

Valley.

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

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

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

In NEiNEi sec. 35, T.10 S., R.10

E . , 400 ft above Dry Canyon and

13f miles northeast of Three

Rivers, N. Mex.

In NW-s-NEi sec. 35, T.10 S., R.10

E., 400 ft below Dry Canyon and

13j miles northeast of Three

Rivers, N. Mex.

Lat 33°21'26", long 105°58', 0.9

mile below mouth of Indian

Creek and 4-5- miles east of

Three Rivers, N. Mex.

Lat 33°21', long 105°59', 1.8

miles below mouth of Indian

Creek and 3i miles east of

Three Rivers, N. Mex.

_

_

1957

1957

11-20-57

12-18-57

1-15-58

2-19-58

3-18-58

4- 3-58

4-21-58

5-19-58

6-24-58

11-20-57

12-18-57

1-15-58

2-19-58

3-18-58

4- 3-58

4-21-58

5-19-58

6-24-58

10-22-57

11- 6-57

12-18-57

1-15-58

2-19-58

3-18-58

4- 3-58

4-21-58

5-20-58

10-22-57

11- 6-57

12-18-57

1-15-58

2-19-58

3-18-58

4- 3-58

4-21-58

5-20-58

0.88

.41

.12

.58

3.01

7.76

29.8

10.2

.84

1.01

.69

.39

.64

3.32

8.68

30.7

11.5

.81

2.94

.15

0

0

0

0

0

50.5

12.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

47.9

8.64
462 COSTILLA CREEK SEEPAGE INVESTIGATION

On Aug. 13, 1958, the following downstream-order series of discharge measurements was 

made on Costilla Creek In the reach from below Costilla Dam to the gaging station near 

Amalia, N. Mex. Since measuring conditions can be considered no better than good (5$), 

apparent gains and/or losses In main stream should be viewed with this In mind.

Stream

Costilla Creek. .......

Costilla Creek........

Location

At gaging station below Costilla Dam. 

At point 1.1 miles below Costilla Dam. 

At point 2.05 miles below Costilla Dam.

1 mile above Comanohe Creek and 3.0 miles 

below Costilla Dam. 

100 ft above Comanohe Creek and 4.0 miles 

below Costilla Dam. 

At mouth near Amalia, N. Mex.

0.5 mile above W. S. Ranch boundary cross 

fence, 1 mile oelow Comanche Creek, and 

5 miles below Costilla Dam. 

0.6 mile below W. S. Ranch boundary fence 

and 6.1 miles below Costilla Dam. 

0.9 mile above Latir Creek and 6.9 miles 

below Costilla Dam. 

100 ft above Latir Creek, 2.2 miles above 

station "near Amalia", and 7.8 miles 

below Costilla Dam. 

At mouth near Amalia, N. Mex.

1 mile above station "near Amalia" and 

9 miles below Costilla Dam. 

0.4 mile above station, "Costilla Creek 

near Amalia." 

Gaging station near Amalia, N. Mex., 10 

miles below Costilla Dam.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second

Main 

stream

83.6 

87.2 

86.9 

87.6 

83.4

89.2

85.1 

89.2 

93.4

93.8 

95.3

Tributary or 

diversion

2.37

5.7

1.5

Gain or 

loss in 

main 

stream

+3.6 

-.3 

+ .7 

-4.2

+3.4

-4.1 

+4.1 

+4.2

-5.3 

0

Total 

gain 

or 

loss

+3.6 

+3.3 

+4.0 

-.2

+3.2

-.9 

+i.2 

+7.4

+2.1 

+2.1

RIO GRANDE DE RANCHOS SEEPAGE INVESTIGATION

On Oct. 16, 1957, the following downstream-order series of measurements was made along 

the Rio Grande de Ranchos and Its major tributary, Rio Chlqulto (see following page), In 

the vicinity of Taos and Talpa, N. Mex. It is probable that apparent gains In main stream 

may be due In part to return waste, the surface portion of which was neither measured nor 

estimated.

Stream

Rio Grande de Ranchos.

Acequia Madre del

Rio Grande a/.

Acequia del Finado

Francisco

Mart Inez b/.

Rio Grande de Ranchos .

Acequia abajo de la

Loma b/.

Acequia en medio Los

Rios a/.

Arroyo Miranda ........

Rio Grande de Ranchos.

Sausito ditch b/-

Rio Grande de Ranchos.

Rio Chiquito ..........

Jaroso ditch b/. ......

Acequia en medio l>/. . .

Rio Grande de Ranchos .

Acequia de Tio

Gervacio a/.

Los Cordovas ditch

No. 1 b/-

Rio Grande de Ranchos .

Los Cordovas ditch

No. 2 b/.

Rio Grande de Ranchos .

Location

At regular gaging station, 3 miles south

of Talpa.

At head, 0.6 mile south of Talpa.

50 ft below wasteway and 0.7 mile south

of Talpa.

0.2 mile below first diversion dam and

0.4 mile south of Talpa.

300 ft below head, at weir, and 0.4 mile

south of Talpa.

300 ft below head, at weir, and 0.3 mile

south of Talpa.

On left bank tributary, 200 ft above

mouth and 0.4 mile south of Talpa.

At ford below Arroyo Miranda, 0.5 mile

south of Talpa.

300 ft below head, at weir, and 0.9 mile

south of Ranchos de Taos .

Above Rio Chiquito, 0.8 mile south of

Ranchos de Taos.

At mouth, 0.7 mile northwest of Talpa

and 0.8 mile south of Ranchos de Taos.

At culvert on old highway, 0.3 mile

southwest of Ranchos de Taos.

50 ft below U. S. Highway 64 and 0.2

mile west of Ranchos de Taos.

At U. S. Highway 64, 0.2 mile west of

Ranchos de Taos.

100 ft below head, at weir, and 0.5 mile

northwest of Ranchos de Taos .

£ mile below head, at gage, and 0.8 mile

northwest of Ranchos de Taos .

At road crossing 1.1 miles northwest of

Ranchos de Taos .

200 ft below head, at weir, and 0.6 mile

southwest of Los Cordovas.

At mouth, 0 . 2 mile east of Lo,s Cordovas .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second

Main 

stream

12.1

-

-

4.41

-

_

4.41

-

5.36

_

-

-

12.1

_

_

11.0

_

9.68

Tributary or 

diversion

-

8.75

.68

-

0

.07

.31

-

.64

-

5.19

.86

0

-

0

2.99

-

3.51

-

Gain or 

loss in 

main 

stream

-

-

-

+1.74

-

-

-.24

-

+1.59

_

-

-

+2.41

-

-

+1.89

-

+2.19

Total 

gain 

or 

loss

-

-

-

+1.74

-

_

+1.50

-

+3.09

_

-

-

+5.50

-

-

+7.39

-

+9.58

a Right bank diversic 

b Left bank diversion
RIO CHIQUITO SEEPAGE INVESTIGATION 463

On Oct. 16, 1957, the following downstream-order series of discharge measurements was 

made on Rio Chiquito and diversions. Since return surface waste was neither measured nor 

estimated, apparent gains must be viewed with that in mind.

Stream

Rio Chiquito ..........

Aoequia del Monte

(upper) a/. 

Aoequia del Monte

(lower) a/.

Aoequia Antonio Maria

Graham (ditch

No. 10) b/-

Ditch No. 11

(Lucero) a/.

Rio Chiquito ..........

Wasteway of Aoequia

Madre del Rio

Qrande .

Acequia Madre del Rio

Orande a/.

Location

At regular gaging station 1.0 mile southeast of Talpa.

0.1 mile below head and 0.5 mile southeast of Talpa. 

O.I mile below head and 0.5 mile southeast of Talpa.

O.I mile below head and 0.5 mile southeast of Talpa.

EDO ft below head, 0.1 mile west of

State Highway 3 at Talpa.

Above wasteway of Aoequia Madre del Rio

Qrande (entire flow enters Rio

Chiquito) at Talpa.

See previous station.

Below wasteway of same aoequla which

enters Rio Chiquito from left bank,

at Talpa.

At mouth, O.7 mile northwest of Talpa

and 0.8 mile south of Ranches de Taos .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second

Main 

stream

6.78

-

.

-

-

o

-

-

5.19

Tributary or diversion

_

4.28

2.33

.45

.08

-

-

2.61

Gain or 

loss In 

main 

stream

_

_

-

-

+0.36

-

-

Total 

gain 

or 

loss

_

-

_

-

-

-tO.36

-

-

-

a Right bank diversion, 

b Left bank diversion.

RIO HONDO SEEPAGE INVESTIGATION

On Apr. 15-16, 1958, a series of discharge measurements was made on the Rio Hondo from 

the regular gaging station at Picacho downstream to Roswell. All diversion and return 

flow channels were measured. The investigation was made at a time of relatively high 

spring runoff so that flow would reach further downstream. The last column shows loss 

figures computed by adjusting for variable inflow into the reach.

Loss studies on Rio Hondo between Picacho and Roswell, N. Hex., water year 1957-58

Date

Apr. 15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

Stream or diversion and location

Rio Hondo at Pioacho (regular station) .

Rio Hondo above upper Diamond A Ranch diversion dam,

11.1 miles west of Diamond A Ranch.

Upper Diamond A Ranch diversion, 11.1 miles west of

Diamond A Ranch.

Rio Hondo above middle Diamond A Ranch diversion,

5.3 miles southwest of Diamond A Ranch.

Middle Diamond A Ranch diversion, 5.3 miles southwest of Diamond A Ranch,

Rio Hondo at Diamond A Ranch (regular station).

Lower Diamond A Ranch diversion, 1 mile east of

Diamond A Ranch.

Rio Hondo below Lower Diamond A Ranch diversion,

2.4 miles southeast of Diamond A Ranch.

Return flow to Rio Hondo from Lower Diamond A Ranch

diversion.

Rio Hondo at ford, 7 .1 miles southeast of Diamond A

Ranch.

Rio Hondo above Hondo Reservoir diversion, 9 miles

east of Diamond A Ranch.

Rio Hondo Reservoir diversion, 9 miles east of

Diamond A Ranch.

Rio Hondo above diversion No. 1, 11.2 miles east of

Diamond A Ranch.

Diversion No. 1, 11.2 miles east of Diamond A Ranch.

Rio Hondo above diversion No. 2 (Brown Ranch diversion), 12.8 miles east of Diamond A Ranch.

Diversion No. 2, 12.8 miles east of Diamond A Ranch.

Rooky Arroyo at mouth, NW^NWi see. 2, T. 12 S.,

R. 23 E.

Rio Hondo above diversion No. 3, 16.1 miles east of

Diamond A Ranch.

Rio Hondo at Sunset Avenue in Roswell.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second

Measured

84.3

79.8

0

69.0

9.50

63.5

6.98

51.3

0

44.8

35.3

0

30.2

19.1

6.50

3.52

0

0

0

Loss in reach 

(adjusted for change 

in inflow)

_

-3.8

-

-8.8

-

-2.6

-

-5.6

-

-5.3

-8.9

-

-5.2

_

-5.0

_

.

-

-
464 PECOS RIVER SEEPAGE INVESTIGATION

On Jan. 23-24, 1958, two sets of discharge measurements were made on the Pecos River 

and tributaries from Acme to Artesia, N. Mex., as shown in the following tabulation. 

Observations of no flow were also made at all other points of inflow or diversion in the 

reach but are not listed. There were no pump diversions which would affect the study. 

Chemical quality samples were taken the first day at each point of measured flow.

Temperatures were low enough to cause some freezing at night, with resulting fluctuation of flow in the upper end of the reach. However, it is believed this effect was 

eliminated by use of effective gage heights.

Gain or loss was computed for each set of measurements through the reach. Adjusted 

gain or loss was computed by correcting for the variations in flow entering the reach at 

Pecos River near Acme gaging station, and leaving the sub-reaches at Pecos River near Lake 

Arthur and near Artesia gaging stations.

Peoos 

River 

mile

94.0

79.0

74.6

74.6

74.1

73.6

72.7

68.0

67.5

61.4

58.3

58.1

55.5

54.0

52.8

52.6

51.8

50.8

50.0

47.4

30.6

21.1

20.6

12.4

Stream and Location

Pecos River near Acme (gaging station) .

Bitter Creek near mouth, 65 miles east

of Roswell .

Peoos River Just upstream from Rio

Hondo, 7 miles east of Roswell.

Hagerman Canal at head, 5 miles east

of Roswell (diverts from Rio Hondo).

South Spring Creek at entrance to

Hagerman Canal, Z\ miles northeast

of East Grand Plains.

Pamona drain at entrance to Hagerman

Canal, 2f miles east of East Grand

Plains .

South Spring drain (tributary to Rio

Hondo) 3 miles northeast of East

Grand Plains.

Rio Hondo at mouth, 7 miles east of

Roswell .

East Grand Plains Drainage District "D"

line at mouth, 3.1 miles northeast of

East Grand Plains .

East Grand Plains Drainage District

"A-B-C" lines at mouth, 3.4 miles

northeast of East Grand Plains.

Gravel Pit drain at mouth, 3^ miles

east of East Grand Plains.

Pecos River below Bottomless Lakes,

4j miles east of East Grand Plains.

Oasis-Miller drain at mouth, 4£ miles

east of East Grand Plains .

Nine Mile draw at mouth, 3 miles north

of Dexter.

Zuber Hollow wasteway at mouth, 2 miles

northeast of Dexter.

Pecos River at Dexter Bridge, 2i miles

northeast of Dexter.

Berry ditch at mouth, 3 miles east of

. Dexter.

Zuber Hollow ditch 1 mile above mouth

and 3 miles east of Dexter (tributary

to Berry ditch) .

Dexter-Greenfleld drain at "A" line at

mouth, 4 miles southeast of Dexter.

Dexter-Greenfleld drain at "E" line at

mouth, 4 miles southeast of Dexter.

Dexter-Greenfield drain at "D" line at

mouth, 4 miles southeast of Dexter.

Pecos River, 0.8 mile above mouth of Rio

Felix and 2j miles north of Hagerman.

Rio Felix near Hagerman (gaging station) .

Rio Felix, -f mile above mouth and 2 miles

north of Hagerman.

Hagerman Drainage District "D" line at

mouth, 1^ miles northeast of Hagerman.

Pecos River near Lake Arthur (gaging

station) .

Lawrence Ranch drain at mouth, 6£ miles

south of Lake Arthur.

Cottonwood Creek near Lake Arthur (gaging

station) .

Pecos River near Artesia (gaging station):

Discharge, In cubic feet per second

Measured Adjusted 

gain or loss

Run No. 1

13.8

7.73

29.0

15.2

4.22

1.44

1.51

8.20

1.33

1.72

.95

48.7

.15

.54

1.40

48.1

.87

.14

.22

.09

.14

56.9

0

2.11

.09

64.5

.08

.33

68.4

-

-

+1.5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+6.4

-

-

-

+ .7

-

-

-

-

-

+4.7

-

-

-

+6.7

-

-

+4.2

Measured

Adjusted 

gain or loss

Run No. 2

9.54

6.51

25.9

17.4

4.23

1.44

1.48

8.02

1.13

1.72

.95

45.0

.14

.54

1.40

50.1

.81

0

.22

.09

.18

58.1

O

2.42

.09

69.9

.29

.42

70.5

-

-

+4.6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+6.2

-

-

-

+2.6

-

-

-

-

-

+7.7

-

-

-

+4.6

-

-

-.4
INDEX

Page 

Abiqulu, N. Mex., Rio Chama near...... 356

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 8

Acequia Madre at Costilla, N. Mex..... 337

Acme, N. Mex., Pecos River near....... 403

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 3

Addicks, Tex., Addicks Reservoir

near........................... 124-125

Barker Reservoir near............... 123

Buffalo Bayou near.................. 126

Addicks Reservoir near Addicks, Tex. .124-125 

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 12

Alamito Creek near Presidio, Tex...... 12

Alamogordo Dam, N. Mex., Pecos River

below........................... 401

Alamogordo Reservoir, N. Mex.,

contents of....................433,435

Alamosa, Colo., Rio Grande at......... 303

Alamosa Creek above Terrace Reservoir , Colo...................... 310

Alamosa River near Monticello,

N. Mex.......................... 389

Albuquerque, N. Mex., Rio Grande at... 372 

Aledo, Tex., Clear Fork Trinity River

near............................ 74

Alexander, Tex., Green Creek near..... 157

Alire ditch at Garcia, Colo........... 337

Alto, Tex., Neches River near......... 56

Alvin, Tex., Chocolate Bayou near..... 134

Amalia, N. Mex., Costilla Creek

near............................ 331

Ute Creek near...................... 332

American Canal Co.'s canal near

Fulshear, Tex................... 173

Angelina River, near Lufkin, Tex...... 61

near Zavalla, Tex................... 63

Angleton, Tex., Oyster Creek near..... 135

Anton Chico, N. Mex., Pecos River

near............................ 394

Aquilla Creek near Aquilla, Tex....... 156

Arlington, Tex., Lake Arlington at.... 34-85

Arrey Canal near Arrey, N. Mex........ 12

Arroyo Hondo, N. Mex., Rio Hondo at... 345 

Arroyo Las Vacas near Villa Acuna,

Coahuila, Mexico................ 12

Artesia, N. Mex., Pecos River near.... 411

Asherton, Tex., Nueces River near..... 275

Aspermont, Tex., Double Mountain Fork

Brazos River near............... 136

Dove Creek near..................... 138

Salt Fork Brazos River near......... 139

Association ditch at Costilla,

N. Mex.......................... 337

Atascosa River at Whitsett, Tex....... 289

Attoyac Bayou near Chireno, Tex....... 62

Aubrey, Tex., Little Elm Creek near... 91 

Austin, Tex., Barton Springs at....... 226

Colorado River at..................229-230

Lake Travis near.................... 225

Waller Creek at....................227,228

Avalon Dam, N. Mex., Pecos River

below........................... 419

Ballinger, Tex., Colorado River at.... 198

Elm Creek at........................ 193

Barker Reservoir near Addicks, Tex.... 123

Barton Springs at Austin, Tex......... 226

Basile, La., Bayou Nezpique near...... 14,17

Bay City, Tex., Colorado River near... 236

Bayou Anacoco, near Leesville, La..... 47

near Rosepine, La................... 48

Bayou Castor near Logansport, La...... 38

Bayou des Cannes near Eunice, La...... 15

Bayou La Nana near Zwolle, La......... 42

Bayou Lacassine at Intracoastal Waterway , La......................... 18

Bayou Nezpique near Basile, La........ 14,17

Page 

Bayou San Miguel near Zwolle, La....... 41

Bayou San Patricio near Noble, La...... 40

Bayou Toro near Toro, La............... 45

Beals Creek at Big Spring, Tex......... 190

Bearhead Creek near Starks, La......... 27

Beckwith Creek near DeQuincy, La....... 28

Belton, Tex., Belton Reservoir near.... 164

Leon River near...................... 165

Belton Reservoir near Belton, Tex...... 164

Benbrook, Tex., Benbrook Reservoir

near............................. 75

Clear Fork Trinity River near........ 76

Benbrook Reservoir near Benbrook,

Tex.............................. 75

nt, N. Mex., Rio Tularosa near....... 442

rnalillo, N. Mex., Rio Grande

near............................. 371

Bernardo, N. Mex., Rio Grande near..... 373

Rio Puerco near...................... 382

Big Cow Creek near Newton, Tex......... 51

Big Creek near Needville, Tex......... 177-178

Big Sandy Creek (Sabine River basin)

near Big Sandy, Tex.............. 32

Big Sandy Creek (Trinity River basin)

near Bridgeport, Tex............. 71

Big Spring, Tex., Beals Creek at....... 190

Big Valley Canal. See Grandfalls-Big

Valley Canal. 

Black River above Malaga, N. Mex....... 421

Blanca, Colo., Trinchera Creek near.... 316

Blanco River, at Wimberley, Tex.......249-250

near Kyle, Tex....................... 251

Bluewater Creek, at Grants, N. Mex..... 378

below Bluewater Dam, N. Mex.......... 376

near Bluewater, N. Mex............... 377

Bluewater Lake, N. Mex., contents of..434,435 

Bluff Creek near Ira, Tex.............. 184

Blum, Tex., Nolands River at........... 153

Boling, Tex., San Bernard River near... 183 

Bon Wier, Tex., Sabine River near...... 49

Bonita ditch, diversion by............. 391

Boyd, Tex., West Fork Trinity River

near............................. 72

Brackettville, Tex., West Nueces River

near............................. 273

Brady Creek at Brady, Tex.............. 217

Brays Bayou at Houston, Tex............ 129

Brazos River, at Richmond, Tex......... 175

at Seymour, Tex...................... 140

at Waco, Tex......................... 159

Clear Fork, at Fort Griffin, Tex..... 142

at Nugent, Tex..................... 141

Double Mountain Fork near Aspermont,

Tex.............................. 136

near Bryan, Tex...................... 168

near Glen Rose, Tex.................. 151

near Hempstead, Tex.................. 172

near Juliff, Tex..................... 176

near Palo Pinto, Tex................. 149

near South Bend, Tex................. 144

near Whitney, Tex.................... 155

Salt Fork, near Aspermont, Tex....... 139

Brazos River basin, discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in.. 457 

gaging-station records in...........136-180

low-flow partial-record stations

in..............................445-447

reservoirs in.......................180-182

Breckenridge, Tex., Hubbard Creek

near............................. 143

Bridgeport, Tex., Big Sandy Creek

near............................. 71

Bridgeport Reservoir above........... 70

Bridgeport Reservoir above Bridgeport,

Tex.............................. 70

Brown County Water Improvement

District No. 1 canal near Brownwood , Tex........................ 212

465
466 INDEX

Brownwood, Tex., Brown County Water 

Improvement District No. I 

canal near......................

Brownwood Reservoir near. ............

Pecan Bayou at......................

Brownwood Reservoir near Brownwood,

Tex.............................

Bryan, Tex., Brazos River near........

Navasota River near.................

Buchanan Reservoir near Burnet, Tex... 

Buffalo Bayou, at Houston, Tex........

near Addicks, Tex...................

Bulverde, Tex., Cibolo Creek

near............................

Buna, Tex., Cypress Creek near........

Bundlck Creek, near De Ridder, La.....

near Dry Creek, La..................

Burkeville, Tex., Sablne River

near............................

Burnet, Tex., Buchanan Reservoir

near............................

212 Co

213

214

213 Cochiti

168

171

220

127

126

26

52

24

25

46

220

Caballo Dam, N. Mex., Rio Grande

below........................... 391

Caballo Reservoir, N. Mex., contents

of.............................433,435

Cabresto Creek near Questa, N. Mex.... 342

Calaveras Creek near Elmendorf, Tex... 263 

Calcasieu River, near Glenmora, La.... 19

near Oberlln, La.................... 20

Calcasieu River basin, crest-stage

stations in....................449-450

gaglng-station records in........... 19-28

low-flow partial-record stations in. 444 

Calliham, Tex., Prio River at......... 288

Cameron, Tex., Little River at........ 167

Caney Creek near Splendora, Tex....... 121

Capulin, Colo., La Jara Creek near.... 311

Carlsbad, N. Mex., Carlsbad main

canal near...................... 418

Pecos River at...................... 420

Pecos River near.................... 417

Carlsbad, Tex., North Concho River

near............................ 14,200

Carlsbad main canal at head, near

Carlsbad, N. Mex................ 418

Carnero Creek near La Garlta, Colo.... 307

Carrollton, Tex., Elm Pork Trinity

River near...................... 97

Carson Reservoir, N. Mex., contents

of.............................432,434

Casias Creek near Costilla, N. Mex.... 328

Cedar Creek near Mabank, Tex.......... 107

Cerro, N. Mex., Latir Creek near...... 338

Rio Grande near..................... 339

Cerro Canal, at Costilla, N. Mex...... 337

near Jaroso, Colo................... 337

New Mexico Branch, near Jaroso,

Colo............................ 337

Cfs-day, definition of................ 3

Chambers Creek near Corsicana, Tex.... 110

Chamlta, N. Mex., Rio Chama near...... 358

Champlin Creek near Colorado City,

Tex............................. 189

Chico Arroyo near Guadalupe, N. Mex... 375 

Chlreno, Tex., Attoyac Bayou near..... 62

Chocolate Bayou near Alvin, Tex........ 134

Christoval, Tex., South Concho Irrigation Co.'s canal at............. 194

South Concho River at............... 195

Cibolo Creek, at Selma, Tex........... 266

near Bulverde, Tex.................. 265

near Palls City, Tex................ 267

Clear Creek (tributary to Elm Pork

Trinity River) near Sanger, Tex. 90 

Clear Creek (tributary to Gulf of

Mexico) near Pearland, Tex...... 133

Clear Creek (tributary to Rio Grande)

below Continental Reservoir,

Colo............................ 295

Clear Pork. See Brazos River, Clear

Fork. 

Clear Pork. See Trinity River, Clear

Pork. 

Cleveland, Tex., East Pork San Jacinto

River near...................... 119

Clifton, Tex., North Bosque River

near............................ 158

Clovis, N. Mex., Running Water Draw

near............................. 137

chltl, N. Mex., Cochiti east side

main canal near.................. 361

Rio Grande at........................ 362

Sili main canal near................. 361

east side main canal near 

Cochiti, N. Mex.................. 361

oleman, Tex., Hords Creek at.......... 211

oleto Creek, near Schroeder, Tex...... 255

near Victoria, Tex................... 443

Colonias, N. Mex., Galinas River

near............................. 398

Colorado City, Tex., Champlin Creek

near............................. 189

Colorado River at.................... 186

olorado River, at Austin, Tex........ .229-230

at Ballinger, Tex.................... 192

at Colorado City, Tex................ 186

at Columbus, Tex....................233-234

at Smithville, Tex................... 231

at Wharton, Tex...................... 235

at Winchell, Tex..................... 206

near Bay City, Tex................... 236

near San Saba, Tex................... 219

near Silver, Tex..................... 191

Colorado River basin, discharge

measurements at miscellaneous

sites in......................... 457

diversions from, to Rio Grande

basin............................ 309

gaging-station records in...........184-237

low-flow partial-record stations in.. 447 

reservoirs in.......................237-238

olumbus, Tex., Colorado River at.....233-234

Comal River at New Braunfels, Tex...... 247

Comanche Springs at Port Stockton,

Tex.............................. 430

Comfort, Tex., Guadalupe River at...... 243

Computations, accuracy of results of... 8 

Concan, Tex., Prio River at............ 278

Concho River, near Paint Rock, Tex..... 204

near San Angelo, Tex................. 203

onejos River, below Platoro Reservoir,

Colo............................. 318

near La Sauses, Colo................. 323

near Mogote, Colo.................... 319

Conroe, Tex., West Pork San Jacinto

River near....................... 116

Contents, definition of................ 3

Continental Reservoir, Colo., Clear

Creek below...................... 295

Control, definition of................. 3

Cooperation, record of................. 1-2

Cordillera ditch at Garcia, Colo....... 337

Correo, N. Mex., Rio San Jose at....... 380

orsicana, Tex., Chambers Creek near... 110 

ostilla, N. Mex., Acequia Madre at.... 337

Association ditch at................. 337

Casias Creek near.................... 338

Cerro Canal at....................... 337

Costilla Creek at.................... 334

Costilla Creek near.................. 333

Penasqulto ditch at.................. 337

Santistevan Creek near............... 329

ostilla Creek, above Costilla Dam,

N. Mex........................... 327

at Garcia, Colo...................... 335

below Costilla Dam, N. Mex........... 330

below diversion dam, at Costilla,

N. Mex........................... 334

diversions from...................... 337

near Amalia, N. Mex.................. 331

near Costilla, N. Mex................ 333

near Jaroso, Colo...............'..... 336

seepage investigation................ 462

ottonwood Creek near Lake Arthur,

N. Mex........................... 410

Cotulla, Tex., Nueces River at......... 276

Cow Bayou,at Mooreville, Tex........... 160

near Mauriceville, Tex............... 54

Cowhouse Creek at Pidcoke, Tex......... 163

randall, Tex., East Pork Trinity

River near....................... 105

reede, Colo., Rio Grande near......... 294

Willow Creek at...................... 296

Crestone, Colo., North Crestone Creek

near............................. 306
INDEX

Page

Crowley, La., Long Point Gully near... 16 

Cubic feet per second, per square

mile, definition of............. 3

Cubic foot per second, definition of.. 2 

Culebra Creek at San Luis, Colo....... 324

Cundiyo, N. Mex., Santa Cruz River

at.............................. 359

Cypress Creek (Sabine River basin)

near Buna, Tex.................. 52

Cypress Creek (San Jacinto River

basin) near Westfield, Tex...... 118

D'Hanis, Tex., Seco Creek near........ 286

Dallas, Tex., Trinity River at........ 99

Turtle Creek at..................... 98

Dam B Reservoir at Town Bluff, Tex.... 64

Data, accuracy of..................... 8

explanation of...................... 4-7

Dayton, N. Mex., Rio Penasco at....... 413

De Quincy, La., Beckwith Creek near... 28 

De Ridder, La., Bundick Creek near.... 24

Deep Creek (tributary to Colorado

River lu McCulloch County), Dry

Prong, near Mercury, Tex........ 208

near Mercury, Tex................... 207

Deep Creek (tributary to Colorado

River in Scurry County) near

Dunn, Tex....................... 185

Del Norte, Colo., Pinos Creek near.... 301

Rio Grande near..................... 300

Delaware River near Red Bluff,

N. Mex.......................... 425

Denton Creek, near Grapevine, Tex..... 96

near Justin, Tex.................... 94

Derby, Tex., Frlo River near.......... 287

Devils River near Del Rio, Tex........ 12

Diboll, Tex., Neches River near....... 57

Domingo, N. Mex., Galisteo Creek

at.............................. 364

Double Mountain Fork. See Brazos

River, Double Mountain Fork. 

Dove Creek near Aspermont, Tex........ 138

Dove Creek Spring near Knickerbocker,

Tex............................. 197

Drainage area, definition of.......... 3

Dry Creek, La., Bundick Creek near.... 25

Dry Creek (Brazos River basin) near

Richmond, Tex................... 179

Dry Creek (Colorado River basin) at

Buescher Lake, near Smithville,

Tex............................. 232

Dry Escondido Creek near Kenedy,

Tex............................. 269

Dry Frio River near Reagan Wells, Tex. 279 

Dunken, N. Mex., Rio Penasco near..... 412

Dunn, Tex., Deep Creek near........... 185

Eagle Mountain Reservoir above Fort

Worth, Tex...................... 73

East Side Canal near Mesllla Park,

N. Mex.......................... 12

Eastdale No. 1 intake canal near

Jaroso, Colo.................... 33V

Easterly, Tex., Navasota River near... 170 

Edna, Tex., Lavaca River near......... 240

El Paso, Tex., Fort Bliss sump area,

near............................ 392

McKelligan Canyon at................ 392

outfall from wells and sewage near.. 12 

El Vado Dam, N. Mex., Rio Chama

below........................... 355

El Vado Reservoir, N.-Mex., contents

of.............................432,434

Elephant Butte Dam, N. Mex., Rio

Grande below.................... 390

Elephant Butte Reservoir, N. Mex.,

contents of.................... 433,434

Page 

Falls City, Tex., Cibolo Creek near.... 267

San Antonio River near............... 264

Floods, special reports on............. 11

Fort Bliss sump area, inlet to, near

El Paso, Tex..................... 392

Fort Garland, Colo., Sangre de Cristo

Creek near....................... 314

Trinchera Creek near................. 313

Ute Creek near....................... 315

Fort Griffin, Tex., Clear Fork Brazos

River at......................... 142

Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir, Tex.,

contents of.................180,181,182

Fort Stockton, Tex., Comanche Springs

at............................... 430

Fort Sumner main canal near Fort

Sumner, N. Mex................... 402

Fort Worth, Tex., Clear Fork Trinity

River at......................... 77

Eagle Mountain Reservoir above....... 73

Marine Creek at...................... 79-83

West Fork Trinity River at........... 78

Four Mile Draw near Lakewood, N. Mex... 415 

Frio River, at Calliham, Tex........... 288

at Concan, Tex....................... 278

below Dry Frio River/ near Uvalde,

Tex.............................. 280

near Derby, Tex...................... 287

Fuchs ditch, Colo., diversion by....... 309

Fulshear, Tex., American Canal Co. T s

canal near....................... 173

Elizabeth, La., Tenraile Creek near....

Elm Creek at Ballinger, Tex...........

Elm Fork. See Trinity River, Elm

Fork.

Elmendorf, Tex., Calaveras Creek near. 

Elmendorf interior drain near San

Antonio, N. Mex.

22

193

263

387 

Embudo, N. Mex., Rio Grande at........ 352

Emory, Tex., Sabine River near........ 29

English Bayou near Lake Charles, La..,

Escondido Creek at Kenedy, Tex...'..... 268

Eunice, La., Bayou des Cannes near.... 15

Evadale, Tex., Neches River at......... 66

Gaging station, definition of.......... 2

Galisteo Creek at Domingo,-N. Mex...... 364

Gallinas River, at Montezuma, N. Mex... 396

near Colonias, N. Mex................ 398

near Lourdes, N. Mex................. 397

near Montezuma, N. Mex............... 395

Ganado, Tex., Navidad River near....... 241

Garcia, Colo., Alire ditch at.......... 337

Cordillera ditch at.

Costilla Creek at....................

Mesa ditch near......................

Gary, Tex., Murvaul Lake near..........

Garza-Llttle Elm Reservoir near Lewisvllle, Tex.......................

Gatesville, Tex., Leon River at........

Georgetown, Tex., San Gabriel River

at...............................

337

335

337

36

92

162

166 

Girvin, Tex., Pecos River near......... 431

Gladewater, Tex., Sabine River near.... 33

Glen Rose, Tex., Brazos River near..... 151

Paluxy Creek at...................... 152

Glenmora, La., Calcasieu River near.... 19

Goliad, Tex., San Antonio River at..... 270

Goodenough Spring near Comstock, Tex... 12 

Goose Creek at Wagonwheel Gap, Colo.... 298

Graford, Tex., Possum Kingdom Reservoir

near............................. 148

Graham, Tex., Oak Creek near........... 147

Grand Prairie, Tex., West Fork-Trinity

River at......................... 86

Grants, N. Mex., Bluewater Creek at.... 378

Rio San Jose near.................... 379

Grapevine, Tex., Denton Creek near..... 96

Grapevine Reservoir near............. 95

Grapevine Reservoir near Grapevine,

Tex.............................. 95

Graze Creek near Westbrook, Tex........ 188

Green Creek near Alexander, Tex........ 157

Greens Bayou near Houston, Tex......... 131

:uadalupe, N. Mex., Chico Arroyo

near............................. 375

Rio Puerco near...................... 374

Guadalupe River, above Comal River, at

New Braunfels, Tex............... 246

at Comfort, Tex...................... 243

at Victoria, Tex..................... 254

near Spring Branch, Tex.............244-245

uadalupe River basin, discharge

measurements at miscellaneous

sites in......................... 457

gaging-station records in...........242-270

low-flow partial-record stations in.. 447

Hagerman, N. Mex., Rio Felix near...... 408

Hagerman Canal near Roswell, N. Mex.... 12

Hallettsville, Tex., Lavaca River at... 239

Halls Bayou at Houston, Tex............ 132

Hasse, Tex., Leon River near........... 161
Hemphill, Tex., Palo Qaucho Bayou

near...........................

Hempstead, Tex., Brazos River near... 

Hollywood, N. Mex., Rio Ruldoso at... 

Hondo Creek, near Hondo, Tex.........

near Tarpley, Tex.............'.....

Honey Creek near McKinney, Tex.......

Hoosler Creek near Merryville, La....

Hords Creek, at Coleman, Tex.........

near Valera, Tex...................

Hords Creek Reservoir near Valera,

Tex............................

Houston, Tex., Brays Bayou at........

Buffalo Bayou at...................

Greens Bayou near..................

Halls Bayou at.....................

Sims Bayou at......................

Whlteoak Bayou at..................

Hubbard, Tex., Pin Oak Creek near....

Hubbard Creek near Breckenrldge, Tex. 

Hydrologic conditions................

Diagram of.........................

Indian Creek, at mouth, near Three

River, N. Mex..................

near Three Rivers, N. Mex..........

Indian Creek flume near Three Rivers,

N. Mex.........................

Ingram, Tex., Johnson Creek near. 

Intraooastal Waterway, La., Bayou

Lacassine at...................

Ira, Tex., Bluff Creek near..........

Isle du Bois Creek near Pilot Point,

Tex............................

Page

44

172

404

284

283

100

50

211

210

209

129

127

131

132

130

128

108

143

13

14

441

439

440

242

18

184

Jacksboro, Tex., North Creek near..... 68 

West Fork Trinity River near........ 69

Jacksonville, Tex., Mud Creek near.... 60

Jaroso, Colo., Cerro Canal near....... 337

Costilla Creek near................. 336

Eastdale No. 1 intake canal near.... 337

New Mexico Branch Cerro Canal near.. 337

Jemez, N. Mex., Jemez River near...... 368

Rio Quadalupe near.................. 367

Jemez Canyon Reservoir, N. Mex., contents of.......................432,434

Jemez River, above Jemez Canyon Dam,

N. Mex.......................... 369

below East Fork, near Jemez Springs,

N. Mex.......................... 366

below Jemez Canyon Dam, N. Mex...... 370

near Jemez, N. Mex.................. 368

Jemez Springs, N. Mex., Jemez River

near............................ 366

Johnson City, Tex., Pedernales River

near............................ 224

Johnson Creek near Ingram, Tex........ 242

Juliff, Tex., Brazos River near....... 176

Junction, Tex., Llano River near...... 222

North Llano River near.............. 221

Justin, Tex., Denton Creek near....... 94

Kenedy, Tex., Dry Escondido Creek

near............................

Escondido Creek at..................

Kerber Creek at Ashley Ranch, near

Villa Grove, Colo...............

Knickerbocker, Tex., Dove Creek Spring 

near............................

Kountze, Tex., Village Creek near.....

Kyle, Tex., Blanco River near.........

La Garita, Colo., Carnero Creek near.. 

La Garita Creek near................

La Garita Creek near La Garita,

Colo............................

La Jara Creek at Gallegos Ranch, near

Capulin, Colo...................

La Madera, N. Mex., Rio Ojo Caliente

at..............................

La Puente, N. Mex., Rio Chama near....

La Sauses, Colo., Conejos River near.. 

Rio Grande near.....................

Laguna, Tex., Nueces River at.........

Lake Arlington at Arlington, Tex......

Lake Arthur, N. Mex., Cottonwood

Creek near......................

Pecos River near....................

269

268

304

197

67

251

307

308

308

311

357 

353 

323 

312 

273 

84-85

410

409

,ake Avalon, N. Mex., contents of.....433,435

.ake Charles, La., English Bayou near.. 26 

,ake Cherokee near Longview, Tex....... 34

.ake Colorado City, Tex. , contents

of..............................237,238

,ake Corpus Christ! near Mathis, Tex... 292 

,ake Fork. See Sabine River, Lake

Fork. 

,ake Houston, near Sheldon, Tex........ 122

jake J. B. Thomas, Tex., contents

of..............................237,238

,ake McMillan, N. Mex., contents of...433,435 

take Nasworthy, Tex., contents of.... .237-238

Lake Stamford, Tex., contents of...... 180,181

,ake Sweetwater, Tex., contents of.... 180,181

Lake Travis near Austin, Tex........... 225

iake Tyler near Whitehouse, Tex........ 59

,akes and Reservoirs:

Addicks Reservoir near Addicks, Tex.124-125 

Alamogordo Reservoir, N. Mex.,

contents of.....................433,435

Arlington, Lake, at Arlington, Tex... 84-85 

Avalon, Lake, N. Mex., contents of..433,435 

Barker Reservoir near Addicks,

Tex.............................. 123

Belton Reservoir near Belton, Tex.... 164

Benbrook Reservoir near Benbrook,

Tex.............................. 75

Bluewater Lake, N. Mex., contents

of..............................434,435

Bridgeport Reservoir above Bridgeport, Tex........................ 70

Brownwood Reservoir near Brownwood,

Tex.............................. 213

Buchanan Reservoir near Burnet, Tex.. 220 

Caballo Reservoir, N. Mex., contents

of..............................433,435

Carson Reservoir, N. Mex., contents

of.............................. .432,434

Cherokee, Lake, near Longview, Tex... 34 

Colorado City, Lake, Tex., contents

of..............................237,238

Corpus Christ!, Lake, near Mathis,

Tex.............................. 292

Dam B Reservoir at Town Bluff, Tex... 64 

Eagle Mountain Reservoir above Fort

Worth, Tex....................... 73

El Vado Reservoir, N. Mex., contents

of..............................432,434

Elephant Butte Reservoir, N. Mex.,

contents of.....................433,434

Fort Phantom Hill Reservoir, Tex.,

contents of................. 180,181,182

Garza-Little Elm Reservoir near

Lewisville, Tex.................. 92

Grapevine Reservoir near Grapevine,

Tex.............................. 95

Hords Creek Reservoir near Valera,

Tex.............................. 209

Houston, Lake, near Sheldon, Tex..... 122

J. B. Thomas, Lake, Tex., contents

of..............................237,238

Jemez Canyon Reservoir, N. Mex.,

contents of.....................432,434

Lavon Reservoir near Lavon, Tex...... 103

Leon Reservoir, Tex.................196,197

McClure Reservoir, N. Mex., contents

of..............................432,434

McMillan, Lake, N. Mex., contents

of.............................. 433,435

Medina Lake near San Antonio, Tex.... 259

Murvaul Lake, near Gary, Tex......... 36

Nasworthy, Lake, Tex., contents

of..............................237-238

Nichols Reservoir, N. Mex., contents

of..............................432,434

Oak Creek Reservoir, Tex., contents

of..............................237,238

Platoro Reservoir at Platoro, Colo... 317 

Possum Kingdom Reservoir near

Graford, Tex..................... 148

Red Bluff Reservoir, Tex., contents

of..............................434,435

San Angelo Reservoir at San Angelo,

Tex.............................. 201

Stamford, Lake, Tex., contents of...180,181 

Sweetwater, Lake, Tex., contents

of..............................180,181
INDEX 469

Lakes and Reservoirs Continued:

Travis, Lake, near Austin, Tex...... 225

Tyler, Lake, near Whitehouse, Tex... 59

Whitney Reservoir near Whitney,

Tex............................. 154

Lakewood, N. Mex., Four Mile Draw near 415

Pecos River (Kaiser Channel) near... 414 

Lampasas River at Youngsport, Tex..... 166

Laredo sewage outfall at Laredo, Tex.. 12 

Latir Creek near Cerro, N. Mex........ 338

Lavaca River, at Hallettsville, Tex... 239

near Edna, Tex...................... 240

Lavaca River basin, gaging-station

records in.....................239-241

Lavon, Tex., East Fork Trinity River

near............................ 104

Lavon Reservoir near................ 103

Lavon Reservoir near Lavon, Tex....... 103

Leasburg Canal at Selden, N. Mex...... 12

Leesville, La., Bayou Anacoco near.... 47

Leon River, at Gatesville, Tex........ 162

near Belton, Tex.................... 165

near Hasse, Tex..................... 161

Leon Reservoir, Tex., contents of....180-181

Leona River spring flow near Uvalde,

Tex............................. 286

Lewisville, Tex.,'Elm Fork Trinity

River near...................... 93

Garza-Little Elm Reservoir near..... 92

Liberty, Tex., Trinity River at....... 115

Little Elm. Creek near Aubrey, Tex..... 91

Little River at Cameron, Tex.......... 167

Llano ditch near Questa, N. Mex....... 341

Page 

Midway, Tex., Trinity River near....... 118

Milan, Tex., Sabine River near......... 43

Mimbres River near Mimbres, N. Mex..... 436

Mimbres River basin, gaging-station

records in......................436-437

Mineola, Tex., Sabine River near.......

Mission River at Refugio, Tex..........

Mogote, Colo., Conejos River near......

Monte Vista, Colo., Rio Grande near....

Montezuma, N. Mex., Gallinas River

at...............................

Gallinas River near.

223

222

325

38

37

16

34

Llano River, at Llano, Tex.

near Junction, Tex..................

Lobatos, Colo., Rio Grande near......

Logansport, La., Bayou Castor near....

Sabine River at.....................

Long Point Gully near Crowley, La.....

Longview, Tex., Lake Cherokee near....

Los Cordovas, N. Mex., Rio Pueblo de 

Taos at.........................

Rio Pueblo de Taos below............

Los Pinos River near Ortiz, Colo......

Lourdes, N. Mex., Galinas River

near............................

Lufkin, Tex., Angelina River near.

Luling, Tex., Plum Creek near......... 253

30

271

319

302

396

395

389

160

187

60

87

205

36

171

170

241

66

65

56

57 

55 

58 

Neches River basin, gaging-station

records in....................... 55-67

Needville, Tex., Big Creek near.......177-178

New ------ Braunfels, Tex., Comal River at.... 247 246

146 

51

Monticello, N. Mex., Alamosa River

near.............................

Mooreville, Tex., Cow Bayou at.........

Morgan Creek near Westbrook, Tex.......

Mud Creek near Jacksonville, Tex.......

Muenster, Tex., Elm Fork Trinity River

Mukewater Creek at Trickham, Tex. 

Murvaul Lake near Gary, Tex......

Navasota River, near Bryan, Tex.

near Easterly, Tex............

Navidad River near Ganado, Tex.. 

Neehes River, at Evadale, Tex...

at Town Bluff, Tex............

near Alto, Tex................

near Diboll, Tex..............

near Neches, Tex..............

near Roekland, Tex.

Guadalupe River at. 

Newcastle, Tex., Salt Creek near. 

Newton, Tex., Big Cow Creek near. 

Nichols Reservoir, N. Mex., contents

350

321

397

61

San Marcos River at. 252

McClure Reservoir, N. Mex., contents

of.............................432,434

McKelligan Canyon at El Paso, Tex.....

McKinney, Tex., East Pork Trinity 

River near..................

Honey Creek near................

McMillan Dam, N. Mex., Pecos River

below........................... 416

Mabank, Tex., Cedar Creek near........ 107

Malaga, N. Mex., Black River above.... 421

Pecos River near...................422,423

Manassa, Colo., San Antonio River

near............................ 322

101

Map of the United States.

Marine Creek at Fort Worth, Tex....... 79-83

Mathis, Tex., Lake Corpus Christ! 

near.........................

Nueces River near..................

Mauriceville, Tex., Cow Bayou near... 

Maverick Canal near Eagle Pass, Tex.. 

Medina Canal near Riomedina, Tex..... 

Medina Lake near San Antonio, Tex.... 

Medina River, near Pipe Creek, Tex....

293

Menard, Tex., Noyes Canal at.......... 215

San Saba River at 

Mercury, Tex., Deep Creek near

Dry Prong Deep Cre-ek near........... 2080rder, downstream, and station

Mermentau River basin, crest-stage

stations in..................... 4490rla, Tex., Pecos River

gaging-station records in........... 15-18

low-flow partial-record stations in. 444 

Merryville, La., Hoosier Creek

50 

.... 337

near. 

Mesa ditch near Garcia, Colo........

Middle Concho River near Tankersly,

Tex........................... 196

Noble, La., Bayou San Patricio near....

Nolands River at Slum, Tex.............

North Bosque River near Clifton, Tex.., 

North Concho River, at San Angelo,

Tex.

40

153

158

202 

at Sterling City, Tex................ 199

near Carlsbad, Tex...................14,200

North Creek near Jacksboro, Tex.

306

221

North Crestone Creek near Crestone, 

Colo..........................

North Llano River near Junction, 

Tex.

392 North Spring River at Roswell, 

N. Mex.

Noyes Canal at Menard, Tex.

407 

215 

100 Nueces River, at Cotuila, Tex.......... 276

at Laguna, Tex....................... 272

below Uvalde, Tex.................... 274

near Asherton, Tex................... 275

near Mathis, Tex..................... 293

near Three Rivers, Tex..............290-291

near Tilden, Tex..................... 277

near Uvalde, Tex.................'.... 443

9Nueces River basin, discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in.. 457 

_-station records in...........272-293

292Nugent, Tex., Clear Fork Brazos River

at. 141 3-4 54 Numbers, downstream order and station.

12 

260 Oak Creek near Graham, Tex............. 147

259 Oak Creek Reservoir, Tex., contents

257 of.............................. 237,238

near Riomedina, Tex........!........ 261 Oakwood, Tex., Trinity River near...... '111

near San Antonio, Tex............... 2620berlin, La., Calcasieu River near..... 20

' ~ " - - - Whiskey Chitto Creek near............ 23

21601ney, Tex., Salt Creek 

207 at.

numbers.

near....................

Salt Draw near..............

Ortiz, Colo., Los Pinos River 

near....................

San Antonio River at........

Oyster Creek near Angleton,

Tex.

145 

3-4

427

426

321

320

135
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Paint Rock, Tex., Concho River near... 204 

Palo Gaucho Bayou near Hemphill, Tex.. 44 

Palo Pinto, Tex., Brazos River

near............................ 149

Palo Pinto Creek near Santo, Tex...... 150

Paluxy Creek at Glen Rose, Tex........ 152

Park View, N. Mex., Willow Creek

near............................ 354

Partial-record station, definition

of.............................. 2

Peach Creek at Splendora, Tex......... 120

Pearland, Tex., Clear Creek near...... 133

Pecan Bayou at Brownwood, Tex......... 214

Pecos, N. Mex., Pecos River near...... 393

Pecos River, at Carlsbad, N. Mex...... 420

at dam site 3, near Carlsbad,

N. Mex.......................... 417

at Pierce Canyon Crossing, near

Malaga, N. Mex.................. 423

at Red Bluff, N. Mex................ 424

at Santa Rosa, N. Mex............... 399

below Alamogordo Dam, N. Mex........ 401

below Avalon Dam, N. Mex............ 419

below McMillan Dam, N. Mex.......... 416

Kaiser Channel, near Lakewood,

N. Mex.......................... 414

near Acme, N. Mex........'........... 403

near Anton Chico, N. Mex............ 394

near Artesia, N. Mex................ 411

near Girvin, Tex.................... 431

near Lake Arthur, N. Mex............ 409

near Lakewood, N. Mex............... 414

near Malaga, N. Mex................. 422

near Orla, Tex...................... 427

near Pecos, N. Mex.................. 393

near Puerto de Luna, N. Mex......... 400

near Shumla, Tex.................... 12

seepage investigation............... 464

Pedernales River near Johnson City,

Tex............................. 224

Penasquito ditch at Costilla, N. Mex.. 337 

Phantom Lake Spring near Toyahvale,

Tex............................. 428

Picacho, N. Mex., Rio Hondo at........ 405

Pidcoke, Tex., Cowhouse Creek at...... 163

Piedra Pass ditch, Colo., diversion

by.............................. 309

Pilot Point, Tex., Isle du Boise

Creek near...................... 89

Pin Oak Creek near Hubbard, Tex....... 108

Pinos Creek near Del Norte, Colo...... 301

Pinto Cre-ek near Del Rio, Tex......... 12

Pipe Creek, Tex., Medina River near... 257 

Red Bluff Creek near................ 258

Platoro Reservoir, at Platoro, Colo... 317 

Conejos River below................. 318

Plum Creek near Luling, Tex........... 253

Possum Kingdom Reservoir near Graford,

Tex............................. 148

Princeton, Tex., Sister Grove Creek

near............................ 102

Publications on streamflow, by Geological Survey..................... 8-11

by State agencies................... 11

Puerto de Luna, N. Mex., Pecos River

near............................ 400

Questa, N. Mex., Cabresto Creek near.. 342 

Llano ditch near.................... 341

Red River below..................... 496

Red River near.....................340,343

Quitman, Tex., Lake Fork Sabine River

near............................ 31

Raber-Lohr ditch, Colo., diversion

by.............................. 309

Ranchito, N. Mex., Rio Pueblo de Taos

near............................ 346

Reagan Wells, Tex., Dry Frio River

near............................ 279

Red Bluff, N. Mex., Delaware River

near............................ 425

Pecos River at...................... 424

Red Bluff Creek near Pipe Creek, Tex.. 258 

Red Bluff Reservoir, Tex., contents

of............................. 434,435

Red River, at mouth, near Questa,

N. Mex.......................... 343

near Questa, N. Mex................. 340

Refugio, Tex., Mission River at........ 271

Reservoirs. See Lakes and Reservoirs.

Richland Creek near Richland, Tex...... 109

Richmond, Tex., Brazos River at........ 175

Dry Creek near....................... 179

Richmond Irrigation Co. 's Canal near. 174

Richmond Irrigation Co.'s Canal near

Richmond, Tex.................... 174

Rio Alamo at Mier, Tamaulipas,

Mexico........................... 12

Rio Chama, below El Vado Dam, N. Mex... 355 

near Abiquiu, N. Mex................. 356

near Chamita, N. Mex 358

near La Puente, N± Mex............... 353

Rio Chiquito, near Talpa, N. Mex. 348

seepage investigation................ 463

Rio Conchos near Ojinaga, Chihuahua,

Mexico........................... 12

Rio Escondido at Villa de Puente,

Coahuila, Mexico................. 12

Rio Felix at old highway bridge, near

Hagerman, N. Mex................. 408

Rio Grande, above mouth of Trinchera

Creek, near La Sauses, Colo...... 312

at Alamosa, Colo..................... 303

at Albuquerque, N. Mex......... { ..... 372

at Chapeno, Tex.

at Cochiti, N. Mex...................

at Colorado-New Mexico State line..., 

at Eagle Pass, Tex...................

at El Paso, Tex.

12 

362 

326 

12 

, ..................... 12

at Embudo, N. Mex.................... 352

at Fort Quitman, Tex................. 12

at Island station near El Paso, Tex.. 12 

at Johnson Ranch, Tex................ 12

at Langtry, Tex...................... 12

at Laredo, Tex....................... 12

at lower Brownsville station, Tex.... 12

at lower Presidio station, Tex....... 12

at Otowi Bridge, near San Ildefonso,

N. Mex........................... 14,360

at Progreso Bridge, Tex 12

at San~Acacia, NT Mex................ 385

at San Felipe, N. Mex................ 365

at San Marcial, N. Mex............... 388

at Selden, N. Mex.................... 12

at Thirtymile Bridge, near Creede,

Colo............................. 294

at upper Presidio station, Tex....... 12

at Wagonwheel Gap, Colo.............. 297

below American Dam, near El Paso,

Tex.............................. 12

below Caballo Dam, N. Mex............ 391

below Diablo Dam site................ 12

below Elephant Butte Dam, N. Mex..... 390

below Maverick Dam, Tex.............. 12

below Taos Junction Bridge, near

Taos, N. Mex..................... 351

near Bernalillo, N. Mex.............. 371

near Bernardo, N. Mex................ 373

near Cerro, N. Mex................... 339

near Del Norte, Colo................. 300

near El Paso, Tex.................... 12

near Lobatos, Colo................... 325

near Monte Vista, Colo............... 302

near Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico..... 12

near Rio Grande City, Tex............ 12

near San Benito, Tex................. 12

near Villa Guerrero, Coahuila,

Mexico........................... 12

South Fork at South Fork, Colo....... 299

Rio Grande basin, crest-stage stations

in..............................452-456

discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites in................ 457-460

gaging-station records in...........294-432

low-flow partial-record stations

in..............................447-448

reservoirs in, contents of..........432-435

transmountain diversions to, from

Colorado River basin............. 309

Rio Grande de Ranches, near Talpa,

N. Mex........................... 347

seepage investigation................ 462

Rio Guadalupe at Box Canyon, near

Jemez, N. Mex.................... 367

Rio Hondo (tributary to Pecos River),

at Diamond A Ranch, near Roswell,

N. Mex........................... 406
INDEX 471'

Rio Hondo (tributary to Pecos River),

at Picacho, N. Mex.............. 405

seepage investigation............... 463

Rio Hondo (tributary to Rio Grande),

at Arroyo Hondo, N. Mex......... 345

near Valdez, N. Mex................. 344

Rio Ojo Caliente at La Madera, N. Mex. 357 

Rio Penasco, at Dayton, N. Mex........ 413

near Dunken, N. Mex................. 412

Rio Pueblo de Taos, at Los Cordovas,

N. Mex.......................... 349

below Los Cordovas, N. Mex.......... 350

near Ranchito, N. Mex............... 346

Rio Puerco, above Chico Arroyo, near

Guadalupe, N. Mex............... 374

at Rio Puerco, N. Mex............... 381

near Bernardo, N. Mex............... 382

Rio Ruidoso at Hollywood, N. Mex...... 404

Rio Salado (tributary to Rio Grande) 

at Las Tortillas, Tamaulipas, 

Mexico.......................... 12

in Socorro County, near San

Acacia, N. Mex.................. 383

Rio San Diego at Jimenez, Coahuila,

Mexico.......................... 12

Rio San Jose, at Correo, N. Mex....... 380

near Grants, N. Mex................. 379

Rio San Juan, above Rio Grande City,

Tex............................. 12

below Rio Grande City, Tex.......... 12

Rio San Rodrigo'near El Moral,

Coahuila, Mexico................ 12

Rio Tularosa near Bent, N. Mex........ 442

Riomedina, Tex., Medina Canal near.... 260

Medina River near................... 261

Riverside, Tex., Trinity River at..... 113

Rockland, Tex., Neches River near..... 58

Romayor, Tex., Trinity River at....... 114

Rosepine, La., Bayou Anacoco near..... 48

Rosser, Tex., Trinity River

near............................ 106

Roswell, N. Mex., North Spring River

at.............................. 407

Rio Hondo near...................... 406

Ruliff, Tex., Sabine River near....... 53

Running Water Draw near Clovis,

N. Mex.......................... 137

Runoff in inches, definition of....... 3

Sabinal River, at Sabinal, Tex........ 282

near Sabinal, Tex................... 281

Sabine River, at Logansport, La....... 37

below Toledo Bend, near Burkeville,

Tex............................. 46

Lake Pork, near Quitman, Tex........ 31

near Bon Wier, Tex.................. 49

near Emory, Tex..................... 29

near Gladewater, Tex................ 33

near Mllam, Tex..................... 43

near Mineola, Tex................... 30

near Ruliff, Tex.................... 53

near Tatum, Tex..................... 35

Sabine River basin, crest-stage

stations in....................451-452

gaging-station records in........... 29-54

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................444-445

Saguache Creek near Saguache, Colo.... 305

Salt Creek, at Olney, Tex............. 145

near Newcastle, Tex................. 146

Salt Draw near Orla, Tex.............. 426

Salt Fork. See Brazos River, Salt 

Fork.

San Acacia, N. Mex., Rio Grande at.... 385

Rio Salado near..................... 383

Socorro main canal north at......... 384

San Angelo, Tex., Concho River near... 203 

North Concho River at............... 202

San Angelo Reservoir at............. 201

San Angelo Reservoir at San Angelo,

Tex............................. 201

San Antonio, N. Mex., Elmendorf

interior drain near............. 387

San Antonio Riverside drain near.... 386

Socorro main canal south near....... 386

San Antonio, Tex., Medina Lake near... 259 

Medina River near................... 262

San Antonio River at................ 256

San Antonio River (Guadalupe River

basin), at Goliad, Tex........... 270

at San Antonio, Tex.................. 256

near Falls City, Tex................. 264

San Antonio River (Rio Grande basin),

at mouth, near Manassa, Colo..... 322

at Ortiz, Colo........................ 320

San Antonio riverside drain, near San

Antonio, N. Mex.................. 386

near San Marcial, N. Mex............. 387

San Bernard River near Boling, Tex..... 183

San Felipe, N. Mex., Rio Grande at..... 365

San Felipe Creek near Del Rio, Tex..... 12

San Gabriel River at Georgetown,

Tex.............................. 166

San Ildefonso, N. Mex., Rio Grande

near.............................14,360

San Jacinto River, East Fork, near

Cleveland, Tex................... 119

West Fork, near Conroe, Tex.......... 116

San Jacinto River basin, gaging-station

records in...................... 116-132

San Luis, Colo., Culebra Creek at...... 324

San Luis Valley, Colo., closed basin

in, gaging-station records for

streams in......................304-308

San Marcial, N. Mex., Rio Grande at.... 388

San Antonio riverside drain near..... 387

San Marcos, Tex., San Marcos River

spring flow at................... 248

San Marcos River at Luling, Tex........ 252

San Marcos River spring flow at San

Marcos, Tex...................... 248

San Saba, Tex., Colorado River

near............................. 219

San Saba River at.................... 218

San Saba River, at Menard, Tex......... 216

at San Saba, Tex..................... 218

San Solomon Springs at Toyahvale,

Tex..........................:... 429

San Vicente Arroyo at Silver City,

N. Mex........................... 437

Sandy Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of......................... 241

Sanger, Tex., Clear Creek near......... 90

Elm Fork Trinity River near.......... 88

Sangre de Cristo Creek near Fort

Garland, Colo.................... 314

Santa Cruz River at Cundiyo, N. Mex.... 359

Santa Fe River near Santa Fe,

N. Mex........................... 363

Santa Rosa, N. Mex., Pecos River

at............................... 399

Santistevan Creek near Costilla,

N. Mex........................... 329

Santo, Tex., Palo Pinto Creek near..... 150

Schroeder, Tex., Coleto Creek near..... 255

Seco Creek, near D'Hanis, Tex.......... 286

near Utopia, Tex..................... 285

Seepage investigations:

Costilla Creek....................... 462

Pecos River.......................... 464

Rio Chiquito......................... 463

Rio Grande de Ranches................ 462

Rio Hondo............................ 463

Selma, Tex., Cibolo Creek at........... 266

Seymour, Tex., Brazos River at......... 140

Shelbyville, Tex., Tenaha Creek

near............................. 39

Sheldon Tex., Lake Houston near....... 122

Sill main canal near Cochiti, N. Mex... 361 

Silver, Tex., Colorado River near...... 191

Silver City, N. Mex., San Vicente

Arroyo at........................ 437

Sims Bayou at Houston, Tex............. 130

Sister Grove Creek near Princeton, Tex. 102 

Sixmile Creek near Sugartown, La....... 21

Smithville, Tex., Colorado River

at............................... 231

Dry Creek near....................... 232

Socorro main canal north at San Acacia,

N. Mex........................... 384

Socorro main canal south near San

Antonio, N. Mex.................. 386

Somerville, Tex., Yegua Creek near..... 169

South Bend, Tex., Brazos River near.... 144

South Concho Irrigation Co."s canal

at Christoval, Tex................ 194
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South Concho River, at Christoval,

Tex............................. 195

South Fork, Colo., South Fork Rio

Grande at....................... 299

Splendora, Tex., Caney Creek near..... 121

 Peach Creek at...................... 120

Spring, Tex., Spring Creek near....... 117

Spring Branch, Tex., Guadalupe River

near...........................244-245

Spring Creek (Colorado River basin)

near Tankersly, Tex............. 198

Spring Creek (San Jacinto River basin)

near Spring, Tex................ 117

Squaw Pass ditch, Colo., diversion

by.............................. 309

Stage-discharge relation, definition

of.............................. 3

Starks, La., Bearhead Creek near...... 27

Sterling City, Tex., North Concho

River at........................ 199

Sugartown, La., Sixmile Creek near.... 21

Tabor ditch, Colo., diversion by...... 309

Talpa, N. Mex., Rio Chiquito near..... 348

Rio Grande de Ranches near.......... 347

Tankersly, Tex., Middle Concho River

near............................ 196

Spring Creek near................... 198

Taos, N. Mex., Rio Grande near........ 351

Tarbell ditch, Colo., diversion by.... 309

Tarpley, Tex., Hondo Creek near....... 283

Tatum, Tex., Sabine River near........ 35

Tenaha Creek near Shelbyville, Tex.... 39

Tenmile Creek near Elizabeth, La...... 22

Terlingua Creek near Terlingua, Tex... 12 

Terms and abbreviations, definition

of.............................. 2-3

Terrace Reservoir, Colo., Alaraosa

Creek above..................... 310

Three Rivers, N. Mex., Indian Creek

near...........................439,441

Indian Creek flume near............. 440

Three Rivers near................... 438

Three Rivers, Tex., Nueces River

near............................ 291

Three Rivers near Three Rivers,

N. Mex.......................... 438

Tilden, Tex., Nueces River near....... 277

Toro, La. , Bayou Toro near............ 45

Town Bluff, Tex., Dam B Reservoir

at.............................. 64

Neches River at..................... 65

Toyahvale, Tex., Phantom Lake Spring

near............................ 428

San Solomon Springs at.............. 429

Treasure Pass ditch, Colo., diversion

by.............................. 309

Trickham, Tex., Mukewater Creek at... 205 

Trinchera Creek, above Turners Ranch,

near Fort Garland, Colo......... 313

below Smith Reservoir, near Blanca,

Colo............................ 316

Trinity River, at Dallas, Tex......... 99

at Liberty, Tex..................... 115

at Riverside, Tex................... 113

at Romayor, Tex..................... 114

Clear Fork, at Fort Worth, Tex...... 77

near Aledo, Tex................... 74

near Benbrook, Tex................ 76

East Fork, near Crandall, Tex....... 105

near Lavon, Tex................... 104

near McKinney, Tex................ 101

Elm Fork, near Carrollton, Tex...... 97

near Lewisville, Tex.............. 93

near Muenster, Tex................ 87

near Sanger, Tex.................. 86

near Midway, Tex.................... 112

near Oakwood, Tex................... Ill

near Rosser, Tex.................... 106

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Trinity River, West Fork, at Fort

Worth, Tex....................... 78

West Fork, at Grand Prairie, Tex..... 86

near Boyd, Tex..................... 72

near Jacksboro, Tex................ 69

Trinity River basin, gaging-station

records in.......................68-115

Tularosa Valley basin, discharge

measurements at miscellaneous

sites in......................... 461

^aging-station records in...........438-442

Turtle Creek at Dallas, Tex............ 98

Ute Creek (tributary to Costilla

Creek) near Amalia, N. Mex....... 332

Ute Creek (tributary to Sangre de

Cristo Creek) near Fort Garland, 

Colo............................. 315

Utopia, Tex., Seco Creek near.......... 285

Uvalde, Tex., Frio River near.......... 280

Leona River spring flow near......... 286

Nueces River below................... 274

Nueces River near.................... 443

Valdez, N. Mex., Rio Hondo near........ 344

Valera, Tex., Hords Creek near......... 210

Hords Creek Reservoir near........... 209

Victoria, Tex., Coleto Creek near...... 443

Guadalupe River at................... 254

Villa Grove, Colo., Kerber Creek

near............................. 304

Village Creek near Kountze, Tex........ 67

WSP, definition of..................... 3

Waco, Tex., Brazos River at............ 159

Wagonwheel Gap, Colo., Goose Creek

at............................... 298

Rio Grande at........................ 297

Waller Creek, at 23d Street, Austin,

Tex.............................. 228

at 38th Street, Austin, Tex.......... 227

West Nueces River near Brackettville,

Tex.............................. 273

West Side Canal near Mesilla Park,

N. Mex........................... 12

Westbrook, Tex., Graze Creek near...... 188

Morgan Creek near.................... 187

Westfield, Tex., Cypress Creek near.... 118

Wharton, Tex., Colorado River

at............................... 235

Whiskey Chitto Creek near Oberlin,

La............................... 23

Whitehouse, Tex., Lake Tyler near...... 59

Whiteoak Bayou at Houston,

Tex.............................. 128

Whitney, Tex., Brazos River near....... 155

Whitney Reservoir near............... 154

Whitney Reservoir near Whitney,

Tex.............................. 154

Whitsett, Tex., Atascosa River

at............................... 289

Willow Creek (tributary to Rio Grande

Chama) near Park View,

N. Mex........................... 354

Willow Creek (tributary to Rio Grande)

at Creede, Colo.................. 296

Wimberley, Tex., Blanco River

at..............................249-250

Winchell, Tex., Colorado River at. 

Work, division of.................

scope of........................

Yegua Creek near Somerville, Tex.......

Youngsport, Tex., Lampasas River at....

Zavalla, Tex., Angelina River near.....

Zwolle, La., Bayou La Nana

near.............................

Bayou San Miguel near................

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