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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY

of the UNITED STATES

1928

PART IX 

COLORADO RIVER BASIN

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 669
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE I] TTEEIOR

RAY LYMAN WILBUR, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

GEORGE Oris SMITH, Director

Water-Supply Paper 669

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1928

PART IX 

COLORADO RIVER BASIN

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

ROBERT FOLLANSBEE, A. B. PURTON

and W. E. DICKINSON

District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with

THE STATES OP COLORADO, WYOMING

UTAH, CALIFORNIA, and ARIZONA

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON: 1931

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. ----- Price 20 centa
CONTENTS

Page

Authorization and scope of

Definition of terms________________________________________________ 2

Explanation of data_________--____________________-_______-_______ 2

Accuracy of field data and computed results _ _ ____________________ 4

Publications _ ___________________________________________________ 5

Cooperation. _____________________________________________________ 9

Division of work__________________________.!._______________________ 9

Gaging-station records ___________________________________________ 10

Colorado River Basin _ __ _____________________________________ 10

Colorado River and tributaries above Green River. ___________ 10

Colorado River at Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo _____________ 10

Colorado River at Glenwood Springs, Colo_____ __________ 11

Colorado River near Palisade, Colo __ _________________ 12

Colorado River near Cisco, Utah_______________..___.____ 14

Colorado River at Lees Ferry, Ariz_______.______________ 15

Colorado River at Bright Angel Creek, near Grand Car yon, 16

Ariz.

Colorado River near Topock, Ariz __ ___________________ 17

Colorado River at Yuma, Ariz-_______--__---__-_-----_- 18

Fraser River near West Portal, Colo_ ____________________ 19

Blue River at Dillon, Colo_____. ____ . __ _ ___ _ __ 20

Roaring Fork at Glenwood Springs, Colo __ _ _____________ 21

Taylor River at Almont, Colo_______---_--_--------___- 22

Gunnison River near Gunnison, Colo ____________________ 23

Gunnison River near Grand Junction, Colo _______________ 25

Uncompahgre River below Ouray, Colo_ _________________ 26

Uncompahgre River near Colona, Colo__ _______ __________ 27

Uncompahgre River at Delta, Colo_----___--_-------___- 28

Green River Basin__ _ __________________-___-_-__-_-_-__- 29

Green River near Daniel, Wyo _ _____ ___.-____________ 29

Green River at Green River, Wyo __ ___________________ 30

Green River at Green River, Utah_________-_-_____-_-__ SI

New Fork near Boulder, Wyo ___ _____________________ 32

Pine Creek at Pinedale, Wyo__-___------__--------_---_ ' 33

Big Sandy Creek near Farson, Wyo__----------------__- 34

Hams Fork at Diamondville, Wyo__--_-___--------__-_- 35

Ashley Creek near Vernal, Utah__ ______________________ 36

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Vernal, Utah ___ 37

Duchesne River near Tabiona, Utah. ____________________ 38

Duchesne River at Duchesne, Utah___________-__-_______ 39

Duchesne River at Myton, Utah__________-___-____-___- 40

Strawberry River at Duchesne, Utah ____________________ 41

West Fork of Lake Fork near Mountain Home, UtaJ__--_._ 42

Lake Fork near Myton, Utah __ _____________________ _ 43.

Whiterocks River near Whiterocks, Utah ________________ 44

Fish Creek near Scofield, Utah ___ ___-._ _ ________ _ _ 45

Price River near Helper, Utah. ___________--___-____-_.- 46

Huntington Creek near Huntington, Utah__ ______________ 47

San Juan River Basin____________________. ____--_.___ _ 48

San Juan River near Bluff, Utah__-______ _ ____________ 48

Paria River Basin__________-______-__________---_-___-___- 49

Paria River at Lees Ferry, Ariz_-____________-___- ______ 49

m
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. Page 

Colorado River Basin Continued.

Little Colorado River Basin______-__-___-_____-__----__-_-_ 50

Little Colorado River at Grand Falls, Ariz_ ______________ 50

Zuni River at Blackrock, N. Mex_ ___-_____-_____--_-_-_ 51

Moenkopi Wash near Tuba City, Ariz___________________ 52

Bright Angel Creek Basin_________-,_____-__--___--__--_---_ 63

Bright Angel Creek near Grand Canyon, Ariz _______ 53

Virgin River Basin____.___. _______________________________ 64

Virgin River at Virgin, Utah_________--___--_-_--__---_ 54

Mukuntuweap River near Springdale, Utah ___ ________ 55

Santa Clara Creek near Central, Utah ________________ 56

Gila River Basin__-___________________-__------_---------- 57

Gila River at Virden Bridge, near Duncan, Ariz. _________ 57

Gila River below Duncan, Ariz___________________--_--_ 58

Gila River at York, Ariz____-______-------------------- 58

Gila River near Clifton, Ariz___-____-__-____----------- 59

Gila River near Solomonsville, Ariz __________________ 60

Gila River near Ashurst, Ariz_ _______________________ 61

Gila River at Coolidge Dam, Ariz____________ ________ 62

Gila River at Kelvin, Ariz_______-_-_-_-_..~--- -__._ 63

Gila River at Ashurst-Hayden Dam, near Florence, Ariz 64

Gila River at Gillespie Dam, Ariz______. ________________ 65

Sunset Canal near Duncan, Ariz___________-____________ 66

Moddle Canal near Duncan, Ariz_____. _________________ 67

Valley Canal near Duncan, Ariz____-____-____-_. _______ 68

Duncan Canal near Duncan, Ariz___-___________.,__-__._ 69

Black-McClesky Canal at Duncan, Ariz __ . ______ 70

Colmonero Canal near Duncan, Ariz.. ___________ -____-_ 71

York Canal at York, Ariz__ ___ _____ _ _ .__._____ 72

San Francisco River at Clifton, Ariz __ ___ _^_-.-______ 73

Brown Canal near Solomonsville, Ariz _ « _ __ ..__.. j-_____ 74

Brown Canal wasteway near Solomonsville, Ariz_ _.___-_'__ 75

Michelana Canal near Solomonsville, Ariz _ »___-.._______ 76

Fourness Canal near Solomonsville, Aria __._-- __-. _______ 77

San Jose Canal near Solomonsville, Ariz.. __________ ___ 78

Montezuma Canal near Solomonsville, Ariz..___ _______ 79

Union Canal near Solomonsville, Aria__ __ _ _________ ______ 80

Graham Canal near Safford, Ariz ._--_-_.» _ 81

Smithville Canal near Thateher, Ariz _ ____ __ _.,_ _ ___ 82

Dodge-Nevada Canal near Pima, Ariz_ -___^ _ __________ 83

Curtis-Kempton Canal near Eden, Ariz____»_____________ 84

Fort Thomas Consolidated Canal at Ashurst, Aria_________ 85

San Pedro River at Charleston, Ariz_^___-______ _ ______ 86

San Pedro River at Fairbank, Ariz______________~-______ 87

Santa Cruz River at Tucson, Ariz__-___.__ _ _ _ _____ 88

Rillito Creek near Tucson, Ariz_.__-__^_^__.___ _____ 89

Salt River near Chrysotile, Aria __ ___.... _ __ -__ _ ___ 90

Salt River near Roosevelt, Ariz___. ____.. __ ..__...._______ 91

Tonto Creek near Rooserelt, Ariz _ _____________________ 92

Verde River above Camp Creek, near MeDowell, Ariz _ __ 93

Miscellaneous discharge measurements __ _________.________^-_______ 94

__--_-_._ _____ _ ____ _ ________ _ __ _ ___ _ _____ 95

ILLUSTRATION 

FIGURE 1. Typical gaging station. _________ _ _____ _ ______________ 3
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE COLORADO 

RIVER BASO, 1928

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK

This volume is one of a series of 14 reports presenting results of 

measurements of flow made on streams in the United States during 

the year ending September 30, 1928.

 The data presented in these reports were collected by tH United 

States Geological Survey under the following authority contained in 

the organic law (20 Stat. L., p. 394):

Provided, That this officer [the director] shall have the direction of the Geological Survey and the classification of public lands and examination of the geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain.

The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

relating to irrigation. Since the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, 

successive appropriation bills passed by Congress have carried the 

following items:

For gaging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States 

and for the investigation of underground currents and artesian wells, and for the 

preparation of reports upon the best methods of utilizing the water resources.

Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ending June SO, 1895-1929

1895____ $12,500.00

1896 ____ 24,500,00

1897-1899. 50, 000. 00

1900 ____ 70,000.00

1901-2... _ 100,000.00

1903-1906. 200, 000. 00

1907___.. $150,000.00 

1908-1910. 100,000.00 

1911-1917. 150,000.00 

1918______ 175,000.00

1919_____. 148,244.10

1920. ___ 175,000.00

1921-1923. 8180,000.00 

1924-25. . . 170, 000. 00 

1926-___ 165,000.00 

1927___.._ 151,000.00 

1928_ ____ 147,000.00 

1929___.__ 270,500.00

In the execution of the work many private and State organizations 

have cooperated, either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data. Acknowledgments for cooperation of the first kind are 

made in connection with the description of each station affected; 

cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 9.

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 5,480 points 

in the United States and also at many points in Alaskr and the 

Hawaiian Islands. In July, 1928, 1,830 gaging stations were being 

maintained by the Geological Survey and the cooperating organizations. Many miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at 

other points. In connection with this work, data were alsc collected 

in regard to precipitation, evaporation, storage reservoirs, river profiles, and water power in many sections of the country and will be made 

available in water-supply papers from time to time.

1
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX 

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The volume of water flowing in a stream the "run-off" or "discharge" is expressed in various terms, each of which has become 

associated with a certain class of work. These terms msy be divided 

into two groups (1) those that represent a rate of flovr, as secondfeet, gallons per minute, miner's inches, and discharge in second-feet 

per square mile, and (2) those that represent the actual quantity of 

water, as run-off in.inches, acre-feet, and millions of cubic feet. 

The principal terms used in this series of reports are second-feet, 

second-feet per square mile, run-off in inches, and acre-feet. They 

may be defined as follows:

"Second-feet" is an abbreviation for "cubic feet per second." 

A second-foot is the rate of discharge of water flowing in a channel 

of rectangular cross section 1 foot wide and 1 foot deep g t an average 

velocity of I foot per second. It is generally used as a fundamental 

unit from which'others are computed.

"Second-feet per square mile" is the average number of cubic feet 

of water flowing per second from each square mile of r.rea drained, 

on the assumption that the run-off is distributed unifomly both as 

regards time and area.

"Run-off in inches" is the depth to which an area would be 

covered if all the water flowing from it in a given period were 

uniformly distributed on the surface. It is used fcr comparing 

run-off with rainfall, which is usually expressed in inches.

An "acre-foot," equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet, is the quantity 

required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot. The term is commonly used in connection with storage for irrigation.

The following terms not in common use are here defined.

"Stage-discharge relation," an abbreviation for the term "relation 

of gage height to discharge."

"Control," a term used to designate the natural section or stretch 

of the channel or artificial structure below the gage which determines 

the stage-discharge relation at the gage.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The data presented in this report cover the year beginning October 

1, 1927, and ending September 30, 1928. At the beginring of January in most parts of the United States much of the precipitation in 

the preceding three months is stored in the form of snow or ice, or in 

ponds, lakes, and swamps, or as underground water, and this stored 

water passes off in the streams during the spring break-up. At the 

end of September, on the other hand, the only stored weter available 

for run-off is possibly a small quantity in the ground; therefore the
EXPLANATION OF DATA O

run-off for the year beginniDg October 1 is practically all derived 

from the precipitation within that year.

^The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of 

stage, measurements of discharge, and general information used to 

supplement the gage heights and discharge measurements in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from 

direct readings on a staff or chain gage or from a water-stage recorder 

that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of 

discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods 

outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river discharge. A typical gaging station, equipped with water-stage recorder and measuring cable and car, is shown in Figure 1.

FIGUBE 1 . Typical gaging station

From the discharge measurements rating tables are prepared that 

give the discharge for any stage. The application of the daily gage 

heights to these rating tables gives the daily discharge from which 

the monthly and yearly mean discharge is computed.

The data presented for each gaging station in the area covered by 

this report comprise a description of the station and a table showing 

the daily discharge of the stream and the monthly and yearly discharge 

and run-off.

The description of the station gives, in addition to statements regarding location and type of gage, information as to diversions that 

decrease the flow at the gage, artificial regulation, maximum and minimum recorded stages, and the accuracy of the records. The maximum discharge given under "Extremes" does not represent the crest 

discharge unless a water-stage recorder was in operation or unless a 

nonrecording gage was read at the time of the crest.
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

The table of daily discharge gives, in general, the discharge in 

second-feet corresponding to the daily gage height, which may be a 

once daily reading or the mean of twice daily readings of a nonrecording gage, or the mean daily gage height obtained from a water-stage 

recorder graph.

At stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid diurnal fluctuation 

the discharge obtained from the rating table and the mean daily gage 

height may not be the true mean discharge for the day. If such stations are equipped with water-stage recorders, the mean daily discharge may be obtained by averaging discharge at regular intervals 

during the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument for 

obtaining mean daily discharge from a continuous gage-height graph 

and containing as an essential element the .rating curve of the station.

In the table of monthly discharge the column headed "Maximum" 

gives the maximum daily discharge, and not the discharge when the 

water surface was at crest height. Likewise, in the column headed 

"Minimum" the quantity given is the minimum daily discharge. 

The column headed "Mean" is the average flow in cubic feet per 

second during the month. On this average flow are based computations recorded in the remaining columns, which are defined on page 2.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily (1) on the 

permanency of the stage-discharge relation and (2) on the accuracy 

of observation of stage, measurements of flow, and interpretation of 

records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general 

accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that records are 

accurate within 5 per cent; "good," within 10 per cent; "fair," within 

15 per cent; and "poor," within 20 per cent or more.

The monthly means for any station may represent with high accuracy the quantity of water flowing past the gage, but the figures 

showing discharge per square mile and run-off in inches may be subject to gross errors caused by the inclusion of large noncontributing 

districts in the measured drainage area, by lack of information concerning water diverted for irrigation or other use, or by inability to 

interpret the effect of artificial regulation of the flow of the river 

above the station. "Second-feet per square mile" and "Run-off in 

inches" are therefore not computed if such errors appear probable. 

The computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining 

areas in which the"annual rainfall is less than 20 inches.

The table of monthly discharge gives a general idea of the flow at 

the station. The table of daily discharge allows more detailed 

studies of the variation in flow. It should be borne in mind, however,
PUBLICATIONS O

that the observations in each succeeding year may be expected to 

throw new light on data previously published.

Many, gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the 

United States are situated above most of the diversions frcm those 

streams, and the discharge recorded does not show the water supply 

available for further development, as prior appropriations b^low the 

stations must first be satisfied.

PUBLICATIONS

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

Survey has consisted in large part of measurements of the volume of 

flow of streams and studies of the conditions affecting that flow, but 

it has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects as 

irrigation, water storage, water powers, underground waters, and 

quality of waters. Most of the results of these investigations have 

been published in the series of water-supply papers, but some have 

appeared in the bulletins, professional papers, monographs, and 

annual reports.

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually in 12 parts, each part covering an area whose boundaries coincide 

with natural drainage features as indicated below:

Part I. North Atlantic slope basins (St. John River to York River).

II. South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins (Janes River 

to the Mississippi).

III. Ohio River Basin.

IV. St. Lawrence River Basin.

V. Upper Mississippi River and Hudson Bay Basins.

VI. Missouri River Basin.

VII. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

I.. Colorado River Basin.

X. The Great Basin.

XI. Pacific slope basins in Cah'fornia. 

XII. North Pacific slope basins, in three parts:

A, Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River

Basin.

B, Snake River Basin.

C, Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River BasinWater-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources 

of the United States may be obtained or consulted as indicated below.

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., 

who will, on application, furnish lists giving prices.

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

principal cities in the United States.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

3. Sets are available for consultation in the local offices of the 

water-resources branch of the Geological Survey, as follows: 

Augusta, Me., Statehouse. 

Boston, Mass., 2500 Customhouse. 

Hartford, Conn., 60 Washington Street. 

Albany, N. Y., 506 Broadway-Arcade Building. 

Trenton, N. J., 710 Trenton Trust Building. 

Charlottesville, Va., Brooks Museum, University of Virginia. 

South Charleston, W. Va., Naval Ordnance Plant. 

Asheville, N. C., 210 Post Office Building.

Columbia, S. C., 801 National Loan & Exchange Bank Building. 

Ocala, Fla., Post Office Building. 

Chattanooga, Tenn., 630 Power Building. 

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Post Office Building.

Columbus, Ohio, Engineering Experiment Station, Ohio State University. 

Indianapolis, Ind., 319 Federal Building. 

Lansing, Mich., M9 State Office Building. 

Chicago, 111., 1503 Consumers Building. 

Madison, Wis., 337N State Capitol. 

St. Paul, Minn., 202 Old State Capitol. 

Topeka, Kans., 23 Federal Building.

Rolla, Mo., Rolla Building, School of Mines and Metallurgy. 

Fort Smith, Ark., Post Office Building. 

Austin, Tex., State Capitol. 

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building. 

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 313 Federal Building. 

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building. 

Boise, Idaho, Federal Building. 

Helena, Mont., 416 Power Block. 

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building. 

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 303 Customhouse. 

Los Angeles, Calif., 751 South Figueroa Street, room 510. 

Honolulu, Hawaii, Territorial Office building.

A list of the Geological Survey's publications may be obtained by 

applying to the Director of the United States Geological Survey, 

Washington, D. C.

Stream-flow records have been obtained at about 5,480 points 

in the United States, and the data obtained have been published in 

the reports tabulated below.

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey 

[A=Annual Report; B=Bulletin; W=Water Supply Paper]

Report

10thA.pt. 2... _

llth A, pt. 2 __ ..

12th A, pt. 2 __ ..

13th A, pt. 3......

14th A, pt. 2......

B 131 ...........

16th A, pt. «-_..-.

B 140- .........

Character of data

ly discharge (also many data covering earlier years).

Year

If84 to Sept., 1890.

lfS4 to June 34, 1891.

If 84 to Dec. 31, 1892.

If 88 to Dec. 31, 1893.

If93 and 1894.

If96.
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Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey Continued j

Eeport

Wll 

18thA.pt. 4. -

W15 

W16..............

19thA.pt. 4 _ ...

W27 .

W 28....... .......

20th A, pt. 4 _ ...

21st A, pt. 4 

W 47 to 52 . 

22d A, pt. 4- __ -

W65, 66-. -

W75 ....... ...

W 82 to 85... ...

W 97 to 100- _ ...

.W 124 to 135......

W 165 to 178 _ 

W 201 to 214 

W 241 to 252 

W 261 to 272 ......

W 281 to 292 

W 301 to 312 ..

W 321 to 332. 

W 351 to 362 

W 381 to 394 ..

W 401 to 414... 

W431to444--....

W 451 to 464 __ ...

W 471 to 484 ..

W 501 to 514 ..

W 521 to 534 .......

W 541 to 554 

W 561 to 574 ....

W 581 to 594 __ ...

W 601 to 614 

W 621 to 634 

W 641 to 654 ....

W 661 to 674 .......

Character of data

(also similar data for some earlier years).

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above 

junction with Kansas. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, western Mississippi River below junction of Missouri and Platte, and western United States.

(also some long-time records) .

eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River.

western United States.

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do . . ...

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do ... .

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Year

1896.

1895 and 1896.

1897.

1897.

1897.

1898.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899.

1900.

1900.

1901.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904.

1905.

1906.

1907-f.

1909.

1910.

1911.

1912.

1913.

1914.

1915.

1916.

1917.

1918.

1919-2,0.

1921.

1922.

1923.

1924.

1925.

1926.

1927.

1928.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a series of years. Miscellaneous measurements at many 

points other than regular gaging stations have been made each year, 

and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" 

at the end of each report in the same relative order as the regular 

gaging stations. An index of the reports containing records1 obtained 

prior to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

The following table gives, by years and drainage basins, the 

numbers of the papers on surface-water supply published from 1899 

to 1928. The data for any particular station will be found in the 

reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. 

For example, data from 1910 to 1920 for any station in the area 

covered by Part III are published in Water-Supply Papers 283r 303, 

323, 353, 383, 403, 433, 453, 473, and 503, which contain r-^ords for 

the Ohio River Basin for those vears.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream m

[For basins included, see p. 5]

Year

1899 «.- .... -

1900 »- - 

1QH1

1902. _ .... .

1903 

IQfU

1905 - 

1906. 

1907-8 - 

1909 

1910 

1911

1912 ____ . ___ -

1913. _

1914 - _ -

1915 __

1916 

1917 _ 

1918 - 

1919-20 

1921 -

1922. ___

1923. __ - _ 

1924- _ 

1925 _____ - 

1926 

1927- 

1928. ___ .

I

35

47, »48

65,75

82

97

» 124, 125,

»126 

» 165, 166,

J>167 

» 201, 202,

"203 

241

261

281

301

321

351

381

401

431

451

471

501

521

541

561

581

601

621

641

661

II

1-35,36

48

65.75

»82,83

»97,98

» 126, 127

"> 167, 168

"> 203, 204

242

262

282

302

322

352

382

402

432

452

472

502

522

542

562

582

602

622

642

662

III

36

48. «' 49

65.75

83

98

128

169

205

243

263

283

303

323

353

383

403

433

453

473

503

523

543

563

583

603

623

643

663

IV

36

49

65,75

'82,83

97

129

170

206

244

264

284

304

324

354

384

404

434

454

474

604

524

544

564

584

604

624

644

664

V

36

49

* 65, 66, 75

* 83, 85

* 98, 99, » 100

* 128, 130

171

207

245

265

285

305

325

355

385

405

435

455

475

505

525

545

565

585

605

625

645

665

VI

'36,37

49, > 50

66,75

84

99

130, « 131

172

208

246

266

286

306

326

356

386

406

436

456

476

506

526

546

566

586

606

626

646

666

VII

37

50

* 65, 66, 75

*83,84

* 98, 99

* 128, 131

* 169, 173

* 205, 209

247

267

287

307

327

357

387

407

437

457

477

. 507

527

547

567

587

607

627

647

667

VIII

37

50

66.75

84

99

132

174

210

248

268

288

308

328

358

388

408

438

458

478

508

528

548

568

588

608

628

648

668

0 Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 35-39 contained in Water-Supply 

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 in Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV. 

»James Elver only.

 Gallatin River.

 Green and Gunnison Rivers and Grand River above junction with Gunnison.

 Mohave River only.

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

»Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 47-52 and data on precipitation, 

wells, ana irrigation in California and Utah contained in Water-Supply Paper 52. 

Tables of monthly discharge for 1900 in Twenty-second Annual Report, Part IV.

 Wissahickon and Sehuylkill Rivers to James River.

 Sckrto River.

' Loup and Platte R

with Platte.

 Tributaries of Mis

' Lake Ontario and 

« Hudson Bay only.

» New England rive

 Hudson River to D

' Susquehanna Rive

«Platte and Kansas 

r Great Basin in Ca

 Below junction wi

Rogue, Umpqua, 
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PAET DC 9 

COOPERATION

The work in Arizona, Utah, and Wyoming was carried on under 

cooperative agreement between the United States Geological Survey 

and the States. Special acknowledgments are due to the cooperating 

State officials, Frank P. Trott, State water commissioner of Arizona; 

George M. Bacon, State engineer of Utah; and John A. Whiting, 

State engineer of Wyoming.

The State engineer of Colorado, M. C. Hinderlider, furnished field 

data for some stations in Colorado and complete records for other 

stations. The States of California, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming 

also furnished financial assistance for work on Colorado River in 

Arizona.

Acknowledgments are due to the United States Weather Bureau, 

United States Bureau of Reclamation, and United States Indian 

Service for their financial assistance and cooperation.

Financial assistance for the work in Arizona was furnished by the 

city of Pasadena, the city of Los Angeles, and the Palo Verde Irrigation District; and in Wyoming by the Best Flume & Power Co. 

and the Eden irrigation project.

DIVISION OF WORK

Data for stations in Arizona were collected and prepared for publication under the direction of W. E. Dickinson, district engineer, 

who was assisted by D. A. Dudley, J. H. Gardiner, D. F. Barber, 

J. A. Baumgartner, W. E. Code, R. E. Cook, J. S. Gatewood, H. S. 

Leak, Chas. Wells, A. H. Williams, J. E. Klohr, and O. R. Clark.

Data in Wyoming and Colorado were collected and prepared for 

publication under the direction of Robert Follansbee, district engineer, 

who was assisted by P. V. Hodges and Miss Nellie Esterly.

Data for stations in Utah were collected and prepared for publication under the direction of A. B. Purton, district engineer, who 

was assisted by M. T. Wilson, D. M. Corbett, J. A. AUis, J. B. 

Ringwood, and Miss Lysle Christensen.

The records were reviewed and manuscript assembled by P. R. 

Speer.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

OAGING-STATION RECORDS 

COLORADO RIVER BASIN

COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES ABOVE GREEN RIVER 

COLORADO RIVER AT HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS, COLO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 2, T. 1 N., R. 78 W., at Hot Sulphur Springs.

DRAINAGE AREA. 785 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Julv, 1904, to September, 1909; September, 1910, to 

September, 1924; October, 1925, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,660 second-feet May 31 (gage 

height, 8.10 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1904-1909, 1910-1924, 1926-1928: Maximum discharge, 10,300 secondfeet June 15, 1921 (gage height, 8.7 feet); minimum, 63 second-feet February 

25 and 26, 1908.

REMARKS. Records good except for estimated periods, November 22 to April 16 

and April 18-25, for which they are fair. Diversions for irrigation above 

station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19%7~28

Day

I. .

2. _____ .

3_ ~

4- 

5-.. ___ -.

6-. 

7-. 

8-. -

9. ....... 

10... ...... 

11 __ ........

12.. .........

13.-... .-

14... ...... ..

15.. ......

16.- 

17. 

18-. 

19- 

20- 

21. __

22... .. 

23 ____ ....

94

25. . 

26. 

27- 

28- 

29- 

30. ......

SI 

Oct.

330 

352 

330 

291 

352

397 

374 

330 

330 

330

278 

257 

257 

269 

261

245 

261 

253 

265 

286

278 

278 

278 

274 

253

245 

245 

245 

330 

308 

308

Nov.

299 

257 

253 

308 

343

286 

282 

265 

274 

261

245 

234 

261 

269 

229

233

245 

245 

265 

278

218 

210 

210 

200 

200

200 

200 

200 

200 

200

Dec.

263

Jan.

138

Mar.

130

Apr.

1 290

I 280

I 280

290 

291 

291 

292 

295

300 

300 

320 

400 

500

572 

738 

1,190 

1,260 

1,060

May

1,380 

1,880 

1,880 

1,660 

1,450

1,730 

1,880 

2,220 

2,800 

2,930

2,310 

2,580 

2,310 

2,490 

2,130

1,880 

1,800 

1,730 

1,800 

1,800

1,960 

2,310 

2,680 

3,520 

4,020

4,740 

5,110 

5,490 

5 S70 

6,460 

6,660

Month Maximum

397 

343

March. ___ . __ - ___ . _________________ ............

April _______ . _______ ----- ______ . ______ . ___ .. 1-260

May ___ . ___ ___ . ______ _________ f

July. __ - . . . . C

September. _ _ _____ - - .

The yea f

,660 

1,060 

,210 

710 

261

i,660

June

6,060 

5,490 

5,490 

4,200 

3,070

2,680 

2,580 

2,930 

3,070 

2,930

2,800 

2,680 

2,310 

2,310 

2,130

2,220 

2,580 

2,930 

2,400 

2,130

2,040 

2,220 

2,490 

2,400 

2,490

2,800 

2,930 

3,520 

3,630 

3,360

Minimum

245

1,380 

2,040 

825 

237 

153

JuV

3,210 

3,070 

2.SOO 

2,580 

2,580

2,400 

2,220 

2,130 

2,040 

1,880

1,730 

1,660 

1,520 

1,730 

1,590

1,800 

1,960 

1,520 

1,730 

1,590

1,380 

1,320 

1,190 

1,060 

1,000

885 

885 

825 

825 

825 

825

Aug.

710 

655 

62S 

600 

628

520 

470 

445 

445 

445

421 

421 

397 

374 

397

397 

470 

397 

374 

374

352 

352 

330 

299 

304

295 

304 

291 

257 

245 

237

Mean

2 

2

2

1

1

1

4

2.8 

3,0 

1,7 

4 

1

 93 

45 

20 

50 

30 

60 

12 

90 

30 

00 

14 

95

822

Sept.

241 

261 

241 

221 

211

200 

182 

189 

196 

211

221

214 

196 

193 

182

172 

153 

176 

211 

233

189 

186 

179 

182 

169

169 

163 

176 

176 

179

Run-off in 

acre-feet

18,000 

14,600 

13,500 

9,220 

7,480 

9,840 

24.500 

178,000 

180,000 

105, 000 

25,500 

11,600

597,000
COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES ABOVE GREEN RIVER 11

COLORADO BIVER AT GIENWOOD SPRINGS, COIO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 9, T. 6 S., R. 89 W., at Glenwood

Springs, half a mile above mouth of Roaring Fork. Zero of gage is 5,720.71

feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,560 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1900, to September, 1927. From May to July,

1899, at point just above Roaring Fork. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 27,400 second-feet May 31 (gage

height, 11.88 feet); minimum, 204 second-feet February 19 (gage height, 2.12

feet).

1900-1928: Maximum discharge, 30,100 second-feet June 14 and 15, 1918

(gage height, 12.55 feet); minimum, 80 second-feet February 6, 1921 (gage

height, 1.6 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights,

December 15-28, July 22-25, 30, and August 1-7, which are fair. Diversions

for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 . .....

2 . .

3 . ...

4... _ ......

S_ ........

6 ...... ...

7. ........

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.

1,860 

1,860 

1,800 

1,800 

1,800

1,800 

1,860 

1,800 

1,740 

1,680

1,620 

1,570 

1,510 

1,510 

1,400

1,390 

1,380 

1,370 

1,380 

1,340

1,380 

1,360 

1,330 

1,320 

1,380

1,240 

1,250 

1,260 

1,290 

1,310 

1,400

Nov.

1,460 

1,460 

1,510 

1,460 

1,400

1,390 

,1,400 

1,380 

1,390 

1,340

1,330 

1,320 

1,290 

1,280 

1,290

1,330 

1,310 

1,320 

1,380 

1,370

1,380 

1,330 

1,340 

1,290 

1,120

980 

1,210 

1,250 

1,510 

1,380

Dec.

1,290 

1,170 

1,150 

1,210 

975

790 

750 

750 

750 

918

1, 180 

1,220 

1,210 

1,160 

1,080

1,040 

990 

950 

860 

790

880 

970 

1,030 

1,050 

880

930 

1,020 

1,100 

1,190 

1,060 

937

Jan.

838 

900 

1,100 

1,110 

1,140

1,100 

1,040 

985 

1,000 

936

952 

933 

992 

1,020 

1,040

1,040 

996 

978 

882 

846

935 

786 

875 

858 

840

811 

966 

964 

842 

880 

978

Feb.

929 

940 

977 

974 

974

965 

914 

930 

946 

775

735 

727 

706 

841 

636

764 

831 

758 

559 

650

672 

742 

782 

782 

758

790 

799 

835 

890

 -

Mar.

880 

774 

790 

853 

908

899 

903 

899 

918 

975

937 

1,000 

975 

975 

946

918 

899 

890 

899 

937

1,180 

1,290 

1,510 

1,400 

1,570

1,860 

2.220 

2,100 

2,340 

1,740 

1,370

Month

October ____________________ . ............

November.. ___ . _____________ . _____ .

December __________________________

January _______________________ ........

March. ____________ .... _ ... __ . .-._ .....

April.....................................................

May

July. ...... .......... ............. ...........

August ____________ . _____ ______ -

September..

The year

Apr.

1,510 

1,980 

2,610 

2,610 

2,340

2,100 

1,740 

1,290 

1,260 

1,210

1,310 

1,340 

1,380 

1,310 

1,210

1,170 

1,220 

1,570 

1,860 

1,740

1,740 

1,800 

1,800 

2,100 

2,750

3,190 

3,000 

4,070 

5,670 

6,390

May

7,300 

9,230 

10,200 

8.900 

7,830

8,250 

9,910 

11,300 

13,200 

14,000

15,700 

15,200 

13,600 

13,200 

12,400

11,000 

10,200 

9,230 

9,230 

9,570

9,910 

11.300 

12,800 

14,400 

16,500

19,100 

20,800 

23.400 

24,800 

25,600 

27,000

Maximum

1,860 

1,510 

1.290 

1,140 

977 

2,340 

6,390 

27,000 

26,600 

11,700 

3,600 

1,800

27,000

June

26, 600 

24,800 

22,600 

20,400 

17,400

14,400 

13,600 

14,400 

15,200 

14,800

14,000 

12,800 

11,300 

9,910 

9,570

9.570 

10,200 

11,300 

11,300 

9,910

8,900 

8,570 

9,230 

9,570 

10,200

10,600 

11,000 

11,700 

12,000 

12,400

Minimum

1,240 

980 

750 

786 

559 

774 

1,170 

7,300 

8,570 

3,720 

1,510 

1,200

559

July

11,700 

11,300 

11,000 

10,200 

9.91C

9,570 

8,900 

8,250 

7,610 

6,990

6.99C 

6,390 

6,39C 

6,390 

6,390

5,960 

6,390 

7,300 

6,390 

6,390

6,100 

5,800 

5,400 

5. COO 

4,600

4,320 

4,070 

3,840 

3,720 

3, 720 

3,720

Mean

1,570 

1,330 

1,010 

954 

815 

1,130 

2, l^O 

13, 7f) 

13, 3"") 

6,800 

2,200 

1, 450

3,8SO

Aug.

3,500 

3,600 

3,450 

3,100 

3,100

2,900 

2,600 

2,340 

2,160 

2,220

2,160 

2,100 

2,100 

1,980 

1,980

2,040 

2,100 

2,160 

2,100 

1,920

1,860 

1,800 

1,740 

1,740 

1,620

1,570 

1,680 

1,510 

1,860 

1,630 

1,620

Sept.

1,620 

1,620 

1,620 

1,570 

1,570

1,440 

1,510 

1,360 

1,360 

1,400

1,420 

1,430 

1,420 

1,400 

1,330

1,300 

1,250 

1,200 

1,210 

1,320

1,680 

1,800 

1,68C 

1,570 

1,440

1,400 

1,360 

1,360 

1,400 

1,420

Run-off in 

acre-feet

93,500 

79,100 

62,100 

58,700 

46,900 

73,200 

130,000 

842,000 

791,000 

418,000 

135,000 

86,300

2, 820, 000
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX 

COLORADO RIVER HEAR PALISADE, COLO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 2, T. 11 S., R. 98 W., 2 miles above Palisade and 

6 miles below mouth of Plateau Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 8,790 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1902, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 44,400 second-feet June 1 (gage 

height, 23.35 feet); minimum, 1,280 second-feet January 21 and 22 (gage 

height, 12.25 feet).

1902-1928: Maximum discharge, 52,400 second-feet June 16, 1921 (gage 

height, 24.4 feet); minimum, 630 second-feet September 2, 1924 (gage 

height, 11.4 feet).

REMARKS. Principal diversion between Glenwood Springs and Palisade is the 

Government High-line Canal (capacity, 1,425 second-feet). Enough of the 

water diverted for power is returned to the river to supply a priority of 521 

second-feet for the Grand Valley Canal. No flow in canal Fovember 16 to 

March 23. Complete records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-2?

Day

1 

2.... ........

3 

4... ..... .

5_ ----- 

6 

7 

8 

10 

11 . 

12 

13 . 

14 

15 

16 

17 . 

18.. --

19.. 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 . 

29. 

30 

31- .

Oct.

3,300 

3,210 

3,210 

3,030 

3,030

2,940 

3,120 

3,030 

2,940 

2,700

2,620 

2,620 

2,390 

2,460 

2,320

2,320 

2,390 

2,320 

2,320 

2,320

2,180 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,060

2,000 

2,060 

1,940 

2,000 

2,120 

2,250

Nov.

2,460 

2,180 

2,120 

2,120 

2,180

2,250 

2,320 

2,390 

2,460 

2,390

2,390 

2,540 

2,180 

2,460 

2,460

2,540 

2,540 

2,460 

2,540 

2,320

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,180

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,060

Dec.

2,120 

2,060 

2,120 

2,060 

1,940

1,640 

1,820 

2,000 

2,060 

2,180

2,180 

2,180 

1,940 

1,820 

1,530

1,480 

1,370 

1,280 

1,280 

1,480

1,420 

1,480 

1,630 

1,580 

1,580

1,580 

1,530 

1,530 

1,$80 

1,700 

1,640

Jan.

1,640 

1,640 

1,820 

2,060 

2,180

2,250 

2,320 

2,180 

2,180 

2,180

2,120 

1,760 

1,480 

1,700 

1,760

1,580 

1,530 

1,320 

1,370 

1,320

1,280 

1,280 

1,370 

1,480 

1,530

1,680 

1,580 

1,640 

1,640 

1,640 

1,640

Feb.

1,640 

1,700 

1,760 

1,820 

1,820

2,060 

2,060 

2,000 

1,700 

1,700

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

1,700 

1,760 

1,700 

1,700 

1,760

1,760 

1,700 

1,640 

1,640 

1,580

1,640 

1,680 

1,580 

1,640

Mar.

1,700 

1,820 

2,060 

2,060 

1,940

1,880 

1,760 

1,700 

1,700 

1, 760

1,700 

1,700 

1,640 

1,530 

1,640

1,640 

1,700 

1,820 

1,820 

1,940

1,940 

2,060 

2,120 

12,180 

2,460

2,460 

2,390 

2,320 

2,320 

2,180 

2,250

Month

October _ . __________________ . .......

December _____________________ - __ ..

April ........-....., ......

July- - .- 

September __ _ ___ _

The year _ .....

Apr.

2,180 

2,390 

2,620 

3,210 

3,390

2,780 

2,320 

2,120 

1,820 

1,760

1,820 

1,880 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760

1,820 

1,820 

2,000 

2,460 

2,540

2,390 

2,390 

2,390 

2,540 

3,580

4,920 

4,700 

5,720 

8,180 

9,260

May

10,600 

15,000 

18,200 

16,400 

14,300

14,300 

17,200 

19,200 

22,300 

25,500

27,100 

27,400 

25,000 

21,600 

19, 700

18,400 

16,600 

15,400 

14,700 

15,000

16,400 

18,200 

20,800 

23,000 

26,800

30,400 

34,600 

37,900 

40,200 

42,200 

44,000

Maximum

3,300 

2,540 

2,180 

2,320 

2,060 

2,460 

9,260 

44,000 

44,400 

19,500 

4,600 

2,220

44,400

June

44,400 

41,200 

36,700 

35,500 

27,900

23, 800 

21,900 

23,300 

25,000 

24,500

23,000 

21,000 

17,800 

15,800 

14,800,

14,600 

16,200 

17,800 

17,800 

16,400

14,500 

13,900 

14,500 

16,200 

18,000

18,600 

19,000 

20,100 

20,100 

19,500

Minimum

1,940 

2,060 

1,280 

1,280 

1,580 

1,530 

1,760 

10,600 

13,900 

4,810 

1,640 

1,440

1,280

July

19,500 

18,200 

17,200 

16,900 

15,800

14,800 

14,500 

13,400 

11,900 

11,000

10,600 

9,900 

9,420 

9,260 

9,100

8,790 

8,790 

10,100 

9,740 

9,740

9,100 

8,180 

7,740 

7,020 

6,340

6,080 

5,600 

5,140 

4,920 

4,810 

4,920

Mean

2,600 

2,280 

1,730 

1,710 

1,730 

1,940 

3,010 

22,900 

21,800 

10,300 

2,580 

1,730

6,190

Aug.

4,600 

4,280 

4,080 

3,980 

4,080

3,680 

3,300 

3,030 

2,940 

2,620

2,460 

2,390 

2,320 

2,250 

2,120

2,320 

2,260 

2,180 

2,220 

2,220

1,920 

1,860 

1,760 

1,700 

1,640

1,640 

1,980 

2,220 

2,100 

2,040 

1,860

Sept.

1,810 

1,860 

1,920 

1,810 

1,540

1,490 

1,640 

1,540 

1,490 

1,540

1,640 

1,640 

1,590 

1,540 

1,540

1,540 

1,540 

1,490 

1,440 

1,490

1,810 

2,220 

2,220 

2,040 

1,920

1,810 

1,7180 

2,220 

1,810 

1,630

Run-off in 

acre-feet

154,000 

136,000 

106,000 

105,000 

09,500 

119,000 

179,000 

1,410,000 

1, 300, 000 

633,000 

159,000 

103,000

4,500,000
COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBTTTARIES ABOVE GREEN RIVER 

Monthly discharge of Government High-line Canal above Palisade, Colo., 1927-28

Month

March ____________________________

May-----------------------------------------------------

July-.... ............................ -.......--. 

August __ . ______ . __________________

The year _______ . _____ - ______ . _

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

518 

501 

415 

837 

920 

1,070 

1,070 

1,020 

872

1,070

Minimum

477 

0 

0 

391 

814 

709 

758 

824 

617

0

Mean

485 

150 

87.5 

582 

868 

903 

958 

950 

782

482

Run-off im 

acre-feet

29,800- 

8,930 

5,380 

34,600. 

53,400- 

53,700 

58,900 58,400- 

46,500

350,000'

NOTE. Monthly diversions through canal represent total diversions immediately above station for irrigation in Grand Valley. No flow during months for which no discharge is shown.

8181 31 2
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

COLORADO RIVER NEAR CISCO, UTAH

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. >4 sec. 17, T. 23 S., R. 24 E., 11 miles

south of Cisco and 1 mile below mouth of Dolores River. 

DRAINAGE ABE A. 24,100 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1914, to September, 1917; October, 1922, to

September, 1928; October, 1913, to November, 1914, at Moab, 30 miles

downstream; flow about same at both places. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 65,000 second-feet June 1 (gage

height, 17.32 feet); minimum, 2,310 second-feet August 25 (gage height,

2.08 feet).

1914-1917, 1922-1928: Maximum discharge, 76,800 secord-feet June 19,

1917 (gage height, 19.7 feet); minimum, 844 second-feet September 3, 1924

(gage height, 1.14 feet). 

REMABKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, December 6, 7, 9-11,

16-18, 20-29, 31, January 1-29, March 7-18, April 7, 8, and 10, which are

fair. Diversions for irrigation and power above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1 

2 ... 

3..... ......

4...........

6 -----

6 -

7

8 

9 _ _ ....

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

16 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20- 

21 

22 

23 

24...........

26 

26 

27 - 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

7,800 

8,070 

7,740 

7,330 

7,210

7,090 

7,010 

6,840 

6,640 

6,360

6,060 

5,880 

5,670 

5,400 

5,270

5,150 

5,150 

5,130 

6,100 

4,940

4,890 

4,910 

4,940 

4,910 

4,820

4,790 

4,590 

4,700 

6,830 

4,610 

5,830

Nov.

7,500 

5,080 

4,840 

4,610 

4,390

4,300 

4,590 

4,660 

4,630 

4,700

4,660 

4,590 

4,610 

4,570 

4,770

4,820 

4,610 

4,630 

4,770 

4,680

4,630 

4,500 

4,480 

4,430 

4,240

4,040 

3,940 

3,960 

4,260 

4,210

Dec.

4,170 

3,920 

3,860 

3,980 

3,830

3,650 

3,500 

3,510 

3,700 

3,900

4,050 

4,040 

4,020 

3,960 

3,750

3,650 

3,600 

3,600 

3,600 

3,700

3,750 

3,750 

3,700 

3,650 

3,600

3,650 

3,700 

3,750 

3,800 

3,750 

3,600

Jan.

3,400

3,390 

3,420

Feb.

3,460 

3,490 

3,350 

3,350 

3,610

4,150 

4,150 

3,750 

3,510 

3,120

3,220 

3,160 

3,240 

3,180 

3,080

3,330 

3,160 

3,260 

3,220 

3,240

3,180 

3,160 

3,200 

3,200 

3,180

3,120 

3,120 

3,180 

3,240

Mar.

3,240 

3,310 

3,350 

3,790 

4,060

3,810 

3,690

3,370 

3,390

3,410 

3,750 

4,570 

5,340 

6,800

6,010 

7,270

8,600 

9,690 

8,470 

7,700

Month

December. _ . ____ . _____________

July.- 

September _

The ye

Apr.

7,200 

7,270 

7,650 

8,980 

8,940

7,860 

6,990 

6,120 

5,250 

5,010

4,770 

5,100 

5,370 

5,370 

5,060

4,390 

4,480 

5,420 

6.5SO 

7,830

8,440 

8,380 

8,040 

8,190 

10,600

13,800 

14,900 

18,200 

21,600 

24,300

May

27,500 

32,200 

41,600 

42, 400 

33, 300

28, 600 

29,800 

33,700 

37, 700 

43, 800

46,900 

46,000 

41, 600 

36,500 

34, 100

31,500 

30,000 

29,300 

27,700 

26,800

23,000 

29,100 

31,500 

34,100 

36,900

40,300 

46,600 

61,100 

55,400 

68,300 

59,700

Maximum

8,070 

7,500 

4,170

4,160 

9,690 

24,300 

59, 700 

62,200 

25,000 

6,980 

4,410

62,200

June

62,200 

62,200 

57,000 

51,000 

43,900

35,200 

30,900 

30,400 

32,300 

34,000

33,500 

31,300 

28,500 

25,500 

22,200

20,300 

20,800 

23,200 

26,000 

24,800

22,000 

20,100 

20,800 

23,000 

24,800

26,300 

26,300 

27,900 

27,900 

27,000

Minimum

4,590 

3,940 

3,500

3,080 

3,240 

4,390 

26,800 

20,100 

6,610 

2,330 

2,360

2,330

July

25,000 

24,000 

22,500 

20,800 

19,400

18,800 

17,300 

16,500 

15,100 

13,600

12,800 

12, 100 

11,800 

11,100 

11,100

10,700 

10,600 

11,400 

13,000 

12,500

12,100 

11,400 

10,700 

9,890 

9,390

8,600 

8,010 

7,360 

6,980 

6,640 

6,610

Mean

5,830 

4,620 

3,770 

3,400 

3,330 

4,580 

8,740 

37,800 

31,400 

13,200 

4,150 

2,870

10,300

Aug.

6,780 

6,280 

6,980 

6,200 

6,680

6,040

5,780 

5,320 

4,820 

4,500

3,980 

3,690 

3,490 

3,490 

3,530

3,960 

4,170 

3,940 

3,390 

3,200

2,990 

2,700 

2,490 

2,420 

2,330

2,440 

2,860 

3,920 

3,650 

3,350 

3,410

Sept.

3,570 

3,180 

3,180 

3,100 

2,990

2,880 

2,750 

2,660 

2,520 

2,360

2,420 

2,540 

2,580 

2,610 

2,610

2,580 

2,560 

2,540 

2,540 

2,490

2,460 

2,840 

3,260 

3,270 

3,080

2,930 

2,830 

4,410 

3,310 

3,030

Run-off in 

acre-feet

358,000 

275,000 

232,000 

209,000 

192,000 

282,000 

520,000 

2, 320, 000 

1, 870, 000 

812,000 

255,000 

171,000

7,500,000
COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES ABOVE GREEN RIYER 15 

COLORADO RIVER AT LEES FERRY, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder at head of Marble Gorge, at Lens Ferry, 

Coconino County, a short distance above mouth of Paria River. Zero of 

gage is 3,106.35 feet above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1921, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 115,000 second-feet June 3 (gage 

height, 19.55 feet); minimum, 4,000 second-feet December 23.

1921-1928: Maximum discharge, about 190,000 second-feet June 18, 1921 

(gage height, 26.5 feet); minimum, 750 second-feet December 27, 1924 (gage 

height, 4.2 feet).

Elevation of flood of 1884 at mouth of Paria River, 3,137.1 f^et above 

mean sea level.

REMARKS. Records excellent. Discharge estimated December 17-22. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,500,000 acres above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 ...

2. _ ..

-3. _ -

4 .

5 ...

6 __ ..

7... ...

8. _ ..

9 

10......

11 

12 

13 

114 

,15 

'16 

17. .....

18 ..

19 

-20 

21- .... 

22 

23. ..... 

 24. ..... 

25 

26 

27 

28 

-29.. . ... 

30. ..... 

31 

Oct.

22,400 

21,500 

21,100 

21,100 

20.400

19,500 

18,400 

17.500 

17,000 

16,800

16, 800 

16,300 

15,500 

15,000 

14,500

14,000 

13,600 

13,200 

13,000 

12,600

12,300 

12,100 

11,800 

11,600 

11,400

11,200 

11,100 

10,800 

10,800 

11,100 

17,100

Nov.

14.300 

16, 300 

21,200 

13,900 

12,900

12,600 

12,500 

12,400 

13,400 

13,800

13,000 

12,300 

12, 000 

11,600 

11,600

11,500 

11,500 

11.600 

12,300 

12,000

11.600 

11,400 

11,100 

10,800 

10,700

10,600 

10,500 

10,300 

10,000 

10,300

Dec.

10,000

9,770 

9,680 

9,730 

9,370

9,240 

9,4«0 

9,500 

8,990 

8,190

7,680 

7,810 

6,260 

6,140 

6,880

7,540 

7,700 

7,200 

6,600 

5,400

4,800 

4,200 

4,100 

4,310 

4,850

5,530 

6,230 

6,350 

6,350 

5,960 

6,570

Jan.

7,310 

7,540 

7,410 

7,040 

6,600

6.570 

6,980 

7,340 

7,650 

7,790

7,860 

7,790 

7,750 

7,750 

7,820

8,150 

8,460 

8,780 

9,460 

9,160

8,540 

8,000 

7,650 

7,440 

7,340

7,080 

6,950 

6,750 

6,690 

6,820 

6,850

Feb.

7,080 

7,340 

7,510 

7,650 

7,900

10,400 

11,200 

10,000 

10, 600 

9,820

9.110 

8,540 

8,190 

7,610 

7,580

7,650 

7,480 

7,440 

7,210 

7,110

7,010 

7,080 

7,080 

7,340 

7,340

7,310 

7,140 

7,080 

7,040

Mar.

7,390 

7,200 

7,420 

7,740 

8,620

9,060 

10,600 

10,900 

12,000 

11,600

11,300 

11. 100 

11,000 

12,300 

13,200

12,700 

13,100 

13, 100 

12,700 

11, 700

10,700 

10, 100 

9,820 

9,920 

11,100

13,200 

15.800 

17,500 

18,700 

22,300 

24,600

Month

October 

Noveml 

Decemb 

. January 

Februar 

March

er _________________________ .

y

April _________________________ . __ . May... ..................................................

-July.. .. ............................................

August.

,.Septeml 

T

Apj.

24,100 

21. 200 

19, 300 

18,200 

17,800

18,300 

19,000 

18,100 

17,100 

16,400

15,500 

14,300 

13,200 

12. 900 

12,600

12,300 

12, 100 

11,600 

10,900 

10,300

11, 300 

13,200 

14,900 

15,800 

16,800

17,000 

16,900 

21,800 

24,500 

28,600

May

34,900 

38,900 

49,800 

62, 200 

71,500

71,400 

64,200 

60,500 

61,100 

66,300

72,400 

81,200 

85,700 

88,200 

85,900

81,500 

78,500 

73,200 

70,600 

67,900

63,500 

61,200 

59,100 

59,000 

63,900

70,700 

75,700 

81,500 

88,600 

95,000 

104,000

Maximum

22,400 

21,200 

10,000 

9,460 

11,200 

24,600 

28,600 

104,000 

113,000 

41,500 

14,600 

9,160

113,000

June

108, 000 

113,000 

113, 000 

109, 000 

106,000

98,800 

85,600 

76,300 

68,800 

65,800

64,400 

62,900 

60,600 

56,600 

53,800

49,500 

44,600 

41, 600 

40,500 

41,900

43,500 

42,600 

40,200 

38,400 

39,100

39,500 

39,900 

40,400 

40,800 

41,800

Minimum

10,800 

10,000 

4,100 

6,570 

7,010 

7,200 

10,300 

34,900 

38,400 

14, 100 

6,750 

4,650

4,100

July

41,500 

39,900 

38,300 

37,200 

35, 700

33,900 

32,300 

31,200 

30, 100

28,700

27,000 

25,100 

22,900 

21,900 

21,000

20,700 

19,800 

19,200 

18,800 

18,600

21,100 

22,400 

23,000 

21,500 

19,800

18,400 

17,700 

16,900 

16,000 

15,100 

14,100

Aug.

13, 600 

13,500 

13,900 

13,800 

14,600

13,600 

12,500 

13, 100 

11,800 

11,200

10,900 

10,300 

9,860 

9,860 

10, 100

8,980 

8,390 

8,210 

8,320 

8,460

8,680 

8,180 

7,680 

6,920 

6,850

6,750 

11,000 

9,940 

8,210 

7,230 

7,400

Sept.

8,540 

9,160 

7,780 

7,300 

7,750

7,190 

6,650 

6,350 

6,060 

5,780

5,710 

5,530 

5,230 

5,000 

4,780

4,650 

4,780 

5,000 

4,950 

4,890

4,860 

4,970 

5,000 

4,750 

4,650

4,650 

5,030 

5,530 

5,620 

5,620

Mean R«n-°fl Jviean acre-feet

15, 200 935, 000 

12, 300 732, 000 

7, 150 440, 000 

7, 590 467, 000 

7, 990 460, 000 

12, 200 750, 000 

16,500 982,000 

70, 600 4, 340, 000 

62, 200 3, 700, 000 

24, 800 1, 520, 000 

10, 100 621, 000 

5, 790 345, 000

21, 100 15, 300, 000
16 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

COLORADO RIVEE AT BRIGHT ANGEI CREEK, SEAR GRAND CANY"W, AEIZ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder at Kaibab Bridge, a quarter of a mile

Bright Angel Creek and 11 miles by trail northeast of Grand Canyon,.

Coconino County. Zero of gage is 2,420.3 feet above mean sea level. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1922, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 115,000 second-feet June 3 (gage

height, 27.85 feet) ; minimum, 4,520 second-feet December 23 (gage height,

2.86 feet).

1922-1928: Maximum discharge, 127,000 second-feet July 2, 1927

height, 29.25 feet); minimum, 700 second-feet December 28, 1924

height, 0.70 foot). 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,500,000 acresof land above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1 

2- ... 

3 - 

4. ....

6 

6 __ - 

7 

8 - 

9 - 

10 

11 -

12 

14 11

16 

16- 

17 

18 

19 .

20 

21- 

22 

23 

24 

25 .

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 __

91

Oct.

23,700 

21,800 

21,300 

21,200 

20,900

20,000 

19, 200 

18,300 

17,800 

17,400

17,300 

17, WO 

16,600 

16,000 

15,400

14,900 

14,300 

14,000 

13,500 

18,200

13,000 

12,700 

12,400 

12,000 

11,800

11,600 

11,500 

11,300 

11,300 

11,200 

13. 700

Nov.

16,600 

14,600 

21,100 

18,200 

14,000

13,200 

13,100 

12,900 

12,800 

14,300

14,100 

13,100 

12,600 

12,200 

12,100

12,000 

12,000 

12,100 

12,600 

12,700

12,400 

12,100 

12,000 

11,900 

11,800

11,500 

11,400 

11,300 

11,100 

10,900

Dec.

11,100 

10,800 

10,800 

10,600 

10,400

10, 100 

9,940 

10,300 

10,100 

9,460

8,840 

8,880 

7,730 

6,830 

6,950

7,750 

8,310 

8,210 

7,720 

7,170

5,940 

6,350 

4,670 

4,610 

4,780

5,310 

6,080 

6,760 

6,900 

6,910 

6,420

Jan.

7,160 

8,010 

8,150 

7,880 

7,450

7,020 

7,090 

7,560 

8,010 

8,260

8,390 

8,310 

8,200 

8,280 

8,390

8,460 

8,780 

9,010 

9,400 

9,830

9,400 

8,890 

8,460 

8,140 

7,980

7,830 

7,560 

7,410 

7,300 

7,260 

7,340

Feb.

7,420 

7,560 

7,900 

8,020 

8,140

8,840 

11,400 

12,000 

12,000 

11,900

11,000 

10,100 

9,370 

8,930 

8,380

8,280 

8,280 

8,100 

7,940 

7,690

7,670 

7,660 

7,670 

7,620 

7,770

7,720 

7,800 

7,780 

7,770

Mar.

7,690 

7,770 

7,760 

8,220 

8,880

9,730 

10,800 

11,800 

12,060 12, mo

12,400 

12,300 

11,900 

12,200 

14,600

13,800 

14,300 

14,300 

13,800 

12,800

11,800 

11, WO 

10,700 

10,600 

11,100

12,400 

14,900 

17,000 

18,100 

21,300 

24,400

Month

Octobe 

Novem 

Decem 

Januar 

Februa 

March 

April

ber.. __ ... ____________________ .

5er

ry_. ......... ....... 

May . . .

July _ _ _- ______ _ ______ ___ ______

August

Septem

1

ber. ________________________ .

Apr.

25,800 

23,100 

20,200 

18,900 

18, 100

18,000 

18,700 

19,000 

17,800 

17,100

16,400 

16,400 

14,100 

13,300 

13,100

12,800 

12,600 

12,300 

11,800 

11,200

10,900 

12,100 

13,800 

15,200 

15,800

16,900 

16,600 

18,200 

23,200 

25,100

May

31,800 

37,000 

41,900 

55,900 

66,300

71,000 

65,400 

60,600 

59,800 

65,000

69,400 

78,400 

86,100 

87,400 

87,200

84,700 

82,000 

77,300 

72,100 

 9,200

64,600 

60,800 

59,000 

69,100 

61,400

67,400 

72,600 

78,600 

86,500 

94,400 

101,000

Maximum

23,700 

21,100 

11,100 

9,830 

12,000 

24,400 

25,800 

101,000 

114,000 

41,600 

14,800 

9,340

114,000

June

108,000 

111,080 

114,000 

113,000 

109,000

102,000 

92,100 

80,100 

71,700 

67,400

65,500 

64,700 

62,900 

59,400 

55,000

50,600 

45,500 

42,200 

40,900 

41,700

43,600 

43,700 

41,300 

38,600 

37,400

38,000 

38,900 

39,700 

89,900 

41,000

Minimum

11,200 

10,900 

4,610 

7,020 

7,420 

7,690 

10,900 

31,800 

37,400 

16,100 

7,430 

5,130

4,610

July

.1,600 

40,500

37JOOO 

3«. 100

J4.300 

32,700 

31,600 

30,500 

?8,800

£7,300 

25,600 

£3,600 

£2,200 

£1,400

f\600 

SI, GOO 

19,700 

19,500 

18,600

19,300 

f2,600 

£ 3,400 

£ 2,300 

21,000

19,400 

18,400 

17,700 

16,900 

16,100 

15,100

Aug.

14,300 

14,300 

14,400 

14,700 

14,800

14,500 

13,300 

12,800 

13,200 

12,000

11,600 

11,200 

10,600 

10,300 

10,100

10,900 

9,800 

9,040 

8,670 

8,790

8,840 

8,860 

8,560 

8,060 

7,430

7,880 

8,810 

12,800 

9,970 

8,750 

7,610

Mean

16,700 

13,100 

7,910 

8,100 

8,710 

12,700 

16,600 

69,400 

63,300 

25,300 

10,900 

6,300

21,600

Sept.

8,070 

8,846 

9,340 

8,220 

7,840

8,170 

7,460 

7,00 (> 

6,780 

6,510

6,290 

6,10 i« 

6,910 

5,780 

6,670

6, 43 '* 

5,400 5,440- 

5,520- 

5,410'

6,280 5,270' 

5,240 

5,220 

5,18 »

5,170 

5,130 

6,540>

5I940

Run-off ia 

acre-feet

965,000 

780,000 

486,000 

498,000' 

501,000 

781, 000- 

988,000 

4,270,000 

3,770,000 

1,560,000- 

670,000' 

375,000-

15, 600, OOOs
COLORADO RIVEB AND TRIBUTARIES ABOVE GREEN RIVER 17 

COLORADO RIVER REAR TOPOCK, ARIZ,

"LOCATION. Water-stage recorder at lower end of Mohave Canyon, 3 miles

southeast of Topock, Mohave County. Zero of gage is 423.2 feet above

mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 171,000 square miles. 

UECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1917, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 112,000 second-feet Jun-* 7 (gage

height, 22.73 feet); minimum, 4,540 second-feet December 28.

1917-1928: Maximum discharge, 174,000 second-feet June 2"V 1921;

minimum, 1,800 second-feet January 4, 1925. 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,500,000 acres

above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1.. -

2 .

3 

4. __ .

5 

'6 

7 

-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.

28,300 

26,700 

25,000 

22,400 

20,700

20,700 

20,800 

20,000 

19,300 

18,500

17,800 

17,400 

17, 300 

16,900 

17,000

16,300 

15,400 

14,700 

14,200 

14,000

13,800 

13,200 

12, 700 

12,800 

13,000

12,600 

12, 100 

13,000 

12,000 

12,200 

12,600

Nov.

11,900 

14,400 

18, 400 

16,000 

14,000

21,000 

16,600 

14,200 

13,400 

12,506

12, 500 

12,500 

13, 800 

13,600 

12,800

12,200 

11,900 

11,700 

11,500 

11,500

11,600 

12,100 

12,200 

11,900 

11,800

11, 700 

11,600 

11, 100 

10,800 

10,700

Dec.

10,600 

10,500 

10,200 

10,300 

9,640

9,510 

9,710 

9,540 

9,300 

8,880

9,880 

9,680 

9,070 

8,460 

8,400

7,850 

7,230 

6,510 

7,110 

7,720

7,790 

7,660 

7,350 

6,690 

5,910

5,490 

4,940 

4,710 

4,910 

5,300 

6,220

Jan.

6,720 

6,720 

6,780 

6,660 

7,200

7,600 

7,690 

7,080 

6,750 

6,480

6,840 

7,350 

7,690 

7,820 

8,240

7,980 

8,080 

7,950 

7,850 

8,080

8,560 

8,880 

9,200 

9,070 

8,490

7,980 

7,820 

7,660 

7,470 

7,320 

7,140

Feb.

6,930 

6,960 

7,080 

7,600 

8,490

10,200 

10,800 

8,300 

8,040 

9,370

11,400 

11,500 

11,500 

10,500 

10,000

9,100 

8,560 

7,950 

8,110 

7,690

7,410 

7,440 

7,170 

7,170 

7,260

7,230 

7,020 

7,140 

7,320

Mar.

7,410 

7,380 

7,470 

7,380 

7,290

7,320 

7,660 

8,330 

8,970 

9,710

11,000 

11,400 

11,900 

11,600 

11,500

11,400 

11, 500 

13, 400 

13,200 

12,800

12, 800 

12, 300 

11,600 

10,600 

9,850

9,750 

9,750 

10,400 

11,500 

13,900 

16, 400

Month

October 

Noveml 

Decemb 

January 

Februar 

March

y. . _ 

April... _ .

July. . . . ..........

August _ _ - __--_.

Septeml 

T]

>er. ________________________ .

Apr.

18,000 

22,600 

25,000 

24,400 

21,000

18, 700 

17,600 

16,700 

17, 000 

18,300

18,100 

17, 100 

16,800 

16,400 

15,600

14,900 

13,600 

13,600 

13,400 

13, 100

12,900 

11,900 

11,700 

11,100 

11,800

13,700 

15,800 

16, 700 

17, 400 

16, 700

May

19,500 

23,900 

30,000 

36,900 

41,900

52,900 

63, 800 

68,000 

66,100 

60,000

56,900 

61,800 

67,600 

75,000 

79,600

83, 400 

85, 800 

83,800 

80,300 

75,000

71,000 

68,000 

62, 400 

60,200 

59,100

59, 500 

62,200 

65, 300 

67,400 

72, 700 

78,600

Maximum

28,300 

21,000 

10,600 

9,200 

11,500 

16,400 

25,000 

85,800 

110,000 

41,400 

15,700 

9,810

110,000

June

84,000 

89,500 

95, 700 

101, 000 

106, 000

108,000 

110, 000 

108,000 

100,000 

86,700

75,000 

67,900 

66,100 

66,600 

63,000

58,200 

54,400 

51, 500 

47, 300 

43,500

40,900 

40,300 

42,400 

44,200 

41, 400

38,400 

37, 500 

38,000 

38,500 

37,800

Minimum

12,000 

10, 700 

4,710 

6,480 

6,930 

7,290 

11, 100 

19,500 

37, 500 

16,500 

7,170 

5,150

4,710

July

39,200 

40,000 

41, 400 

40,300 

39,000

36, 800 

35, 300 

34,500 

33,400 

31,900

31,800 

30,000 

28,000 

26,400 

24,000

22,600 

21, 800 

21,200 

20,800 

20,100

19, 500 

19,200 

18,000 

20,000 

22,300

23,000 

21, 400 

19, 700 

18,300 

17, 700 

16, 500

Aug.

15,700 

15,000 

14,400 

13,800 

13,800

14.000 

13,800 

13,800 

13, 700 

12,800

12,100 

12,400 

11,700 

11,100

n,eoo

9,980 

9,880 

9,750

n.soo

9,850

8,750 

8,460 

8,680 

8,680 

8,330

7,850 

7,690 

7,350 

7,170 

7,530 

12,000

Sept.

9,810 

8,400 

8,330 

7,080 

8,270

8,520 

7,880 

7,410 

8,040 

7,050

6,600 

6,630 

6,330 

6,130 

6,100

5,960 

5,710 

5,570 

5,490 

5,630

5,410 

5,230 

5,490 

5,230 

5,330

5,150 

5,330 

5,200 

5,230 

5,250

M Run-off in Mean acre-feet

16,900 1,040,000 

13, 100 780, 000 

7,970 490,000 

7,650 470,000 

8,460 487,000 

10,600 652,000 

16,400 976,000 

62,500 3,840,000 

66,100 3,930,000 

26,900 1,650,000 

11,000 676,000 

6,460 384,000

21,200 15,400,000
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

COLORADO RIVER AT YUMA, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder 1,000 feet below highway bridge at Yuma and 

5 miles below Gila River. Zero of gage is 102.79 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 242,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1878, to September, 1928. Gage heights onlyprior to January, 1902.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 99,400 second-feet June 13 (gage 

height, 28.3 feet); minimum, 1,780 second-feet September 29.

1902-1928: Maximum mean daily discharge, 240,000 second-feet January 22, 1916; minimum, 1,150 second-feet January 8, 1925.

REMARKS. Diversions for irrigation above station. Records prior to July 2L 

furnished by United States Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

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

21.

22-

23-

24.

25.

26- 

27.

28-

29-

30.

31.

25,200

28,200

26,000

25, 500

24,000

20,900

20,900

20,600

20, 400

19,000

18,700

17,800

17,500

17,100

17,400

16,500

16,000

14,900

14,500

13,600

13, 400

13,300

12,600

11,900

12, 500

12, 500

11, 500

11,900

11,600

11,700

10,600

11,500

12,000

10,900

14,300

18,800

15,500

16,400

19,900

15,200

12,800

12,800

12,000

11,300

11,800

13,300

12,900

11, 200

10,900

11,000

11,000

11,100

11,000

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,200

10,800

10,800

10,600

10,300

10,100

10,400

10,300

10,000

9,370

9,900

9,750

9,800

9,850

9,320

9,180

9,140

9,230

9,040

7,960

7,560

7,410

6,080

5,650

5,310

5,570

5,570

6,140

6,660

5,700

5,540

5,260

5,120

4,360

4,060

3,920

3,890

5,000

5,960

6,080

5,260

5,410

6,020

6,170

6,720

6,520

6,110

5,340

5,790

6,460

5,990

6,420

6,790

7,080

6,200

6,790

7,110

6,760

7,260

7,640

8,340

7,840

7,560

7,490

6,420

6,390

6,200

6,080

5,960

6,020

6,110

5,760

6,260

7,260

10,100

10,600

9,510

11,000

10,600

10,800

9,510

8,460

7,920

7,600

7,080

7,300

6,420

6,490

6,550

5,990

5,960

6,230

6,900

6,760

7,000

7,080

7,260

6,860

6,830

6,790

6,900

6,830

7,330

8,130

9,320

10,500

11,000

10,700

10,200

10,200

10,200

10,100

11,300

11,200

10,800

11,000

10,800

10,200

9,180

8,380

7,880

7,560

8,340

10,200

12,700

14,500

15,900

21,400

22,300

21,300

18,600

18,300

16,500

14,800

15,100

15,100

15,300

14,700

14,000

13,300

12,200

11,400

9,700

9,850

10,400

10,200

9,320

8,420

8,040

7,760

8,860

11,200

12,200

12,500

12,800

13,200

17,900

21,800

29,600

34,800

40,200

46,400

51,600

52,700

54, 500

56,100

56,100

56,800

58,900

63,000

65,300

66,900

70,200

70,700

71,700

71,900

70,200

66,900

62,300

58,300

58,000

57,400

60,300

62,400

64, 400

66,100

69,100

70,700

73,200

74,800

75,400

78,700

84,100

87,300

91,700 

98,100 

98,800 

94,500 

S3,200

73,300

65,800

61,800

57,600

52,600

45,800

40,300

40,300

40,300

43,300

44,600

41,800

38,600

36,000

36,500

F6, 500 

S7,300 

c8,000 

?8,800 

F8.200

?7,800 

37,400 

35,000 

33,300 

30,600

29,800

27,800

27,200

26,800

24,400

23,200

21,400

20,400

18,900

18,400

18,700

17,800

16,800

16,200

15,200

16,800

19,100

19,000

18,500

16,400

14,900

14,300

13,000

12,000

12,200

11,600

10,800

10,800

10,700

10,400

11,100

11,200

10,200

9,420

9,420

8,510

8,130

7,330

7,520

7,490

7,370

6,020

5,700

5,820

5,820

5,820

5,840

5,960

4,980

4,440

4,850» 

8,910 7,560- 

5, 820' 

5, 700'

4,630- 

5,360- 

6,36» 

5,680 

5,24&

5,050-' 

4, 890- 

4,380- 

4,070' 

3,950*

3, 890* 

3, 500-1 

3,230- 

3,3401

2,870» 

2,540 

2,830 

2,650 

2,590,

2,440* 

2,740< 

2,620 

2,390 

2,650

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October-... 

NovemberDecember.. 

January..-- 

February... 

March.....

April,......

May.-_---. 

June.- ... 

July.......

August.....

September28,200

19,900

10,400

8,340

11,000

11,300

22,300

71,900

98,800

38,800

14,300

8,910

The year.

10,600

10,300

3,920

3,890

5,760

6,760

7,760

12,800

36,000

14,900

4,440

2,390

2,390

17,000

12,500

7,520

6,420

7,750

8,930

13,500

53,100

64,300

25,500

8,760

4,180

19,100

1,050,000 

744,000. 

462,000> 

395,000. 

446,000' 

549,000- 

803,000

3,260,000-

3,830,000.

1,570,000 

539,000 

249,000.

13,900,000'
COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES ABOVE GREEN RIVER

FRASER RIVER HEAR WEST PORTAL, COIO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. ^ sec. 4, T. 2 S., R. 75 W., \% miles

northwest of West Portal and 7 miles below mouth of Buck Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 28 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1910, to September 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 350 second-feet May 30 (gage

height, 2.24 feet); minimum, 7 second-feet many days in January, February,

and March.

1910-1928: Maximum discharge, 820 second-feet June 13, 1918 (gage

height, 2.9 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet March 30, 1912 (gage height, 0.60

foot). 

REMARKS. About 572 acre-feet diverted for irrigation above station. Complete

records furnished by State engineer of Colorado.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

I .

2...............

3 

4...... __ . ...

5 _ 

6.... __ .......

7 ______ ....

8... __ - .-.

9......... ...

10 

11--.. ...-....

12...... ___ ....

IS ..... .... ...

14...............

16 

16 

17... ...... __ ..

18. . _ _ .

19- . __ 

20 

21 

22 __ ..

23 _ 

24 

25 

26 

27 ...... ... ..

28.. 

29 ___ .. __ .

30. 

31 

Oct.

19 

27 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

25 

23 

25

22 

20 

22 

21 

20

19 

20 

20 

20 

21

22 

22 

23

27 

27

25 

23 

20 

20

18 

18

Nov.

17 

18 

18 

17 

18

18 

19 

19 

19 

19

21 

22 

22 

21 

22

22 

22 

22 

24 

23

22 

21 

20 

19 

20

20 

20 

22 

20 

20

Dec.

20 

20 

21 

21 

22

22 

22 

20 

22 

21

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

21 

22 

22 

22

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

Jan.

26 

26 

23 

22 

21

20 

16 

16 

14 

12

10 

10

9 

8 

9

8 

9 

8 

9 

9

9 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

Feb.

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

9 

8 

8 

9 

9

9 

9 

9

8

Mar.

8 

8 

8 

9 

9

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

10 

10 

11

11 

11 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

10 

10 

10 

10

Apr.

10 

9 

11 

11 

11

11 

12 

12 

11 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

14 

14 

16

16 

18 

18 

18 

20

20 

20 

22

28 

34

Month Maximum

April... _ 

July....... ..... ..... .... ....

The year

30 

27 

22 

26 

9 

11 

34 

322 

308 

238 

66 

38

322

May

76 

84 

90 

95 

105

118 

118 

106 

118 

121

118 

123 

127 

130 

134

138 

144 

148 

150 

153

159 

177 

194 

205 

241

255 

248 

255 

292 

305 

322

June

308 

300 

263 

224 

187

179 

196 

214 

214 

209

207 

187 

176 

167 

159

179 

209 

212 

185 

175

185 

212 

207 

205 

205

214 

233 

248 

273 

248

Minimum

18 

17 

20 

8 

8 

8 

9 

76 

159 

65 

28 

17

8

July

238 

221 

205 

198 

187

181 

173 

153 

147 

141

132

127 

126 

124 

122

143 

145 

129 

113 

107

104 

100 

96 

91

84

80 

74 

72 

70 

67 

65

Mean

23.? 

20.4 

21.1 

12.1 

8.21 

9.06 

15.1 

163 

213 

129 

36.6 

22.4

56.2

Aug.

62 

58 

66 

50 

48

46 

44 

41 

38 

37

37 

37 

34 

32 

31

30 

30 

29 

29 

29

30 

29

28 

28 

28

29 

29 

29 

31 

32 

33

Sept.

36 

38 

34 

32 

28

26 

22 

20 20> 

21

22 

22 

22 

22 

20

18 

18 

18 

18 

Ifr

21 

19 

20 20- 

20

20 20- 

21

17 

17

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,430 

1,210 1,300' 

744 

472 

557 

898 

10, 000' 

12, 700 7, 930' 

2,25ft 

1,380'

40,800
20 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1928, PABT IX 

BLUE EIVEE AT DHLOff, COIO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 18, T. 5 S., R. 77 W., on edge of Dillon, 

a short distance above mouths of Snake River and Tenmile Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 129 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1910, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 second-feet May 30 (gage 

height, 3.22 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1910-1928: Maximum discharge, 1,180 second-feet June 14, 1924 (gage 

height, 3.6 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet January 30 and February 9, 1915 

(gage height, 1.10 feet).

HEMARKS. Practically no diversions above station. Mean discharge for December, January, February, March, and April estimated. Complete records 

furnished by State engineer of Colorado.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

l.... _ ...

2...........

3.. ....... ..

4

5...........

6 __ .......

7...........

8-..... ..

9...........

10...........

11 . 

12

13 

14...........

15...........

16 

17...........

18...........

19...... _ ..

'20. _ . __ .

 21 .. 

22

 23 

'24..........

"25...........

 26...........

 27...........

 28...........

'29...........

30.__. _______

31.. .........

Oct.

71 

71 

67 

66 

67

67 

67 

67 

65 

63

61 

59 

55 

55 

56

57 

56 

55 

55 

54

53 

53 

53

52 

51

51 

51 

52 

52 

52 

51

Nov.

48 

47 

46 

47 

48

48 

48 

47 

46 

45

45 

45 

43 

43 

45

43 

43 

43 

41 

37

36 

39 

42 

43 

43

38 

31 

32 

31 

38

Dec.

47

37

Jan.

27

Feb.

30

Apr.

52

92 

121. 

162

Month

October.. ____ . _____________ . __ ...._._.

December __________________ . ______ _

April

June - -- - -- July

August

September _ . __ _. _ .. . __ ___ __

The yes

May

200 

252 

243 

222 

217

243

285 

320 

375 

414

414 

342 

324 

32S 

312

304 

282

268 

268 

282

289 

328 

375 

414 

474

616 

784 

856 

856 

922 

922

Maximum

71 

48

922 

880 

529 

198 

89

922

June

880 

442 

730 

625 

529

474 

474 

529 

529 

529

522 

500 

436 

419 

408

425 

474 

474 

430 

391

370 

402 

436 

442 

474

494 

522 

550 

550 

558

Minimum

51 

31

200 

370 

203 

90 

59

Ju'y

529 

500 

474 

462 

449

436 

430 

414 

408 

397

391 

380 

370 

332 

312

292 

T12 

308 

289 

F08

?82 

278 

275 

258 

246

'228 

?T1 

203 

225 

543 

220

Aug.

198 

195 

192 

173 

171

162 

156 

152 

142 

138

136 

134 

136 

134 

130

127 

127 

125 

120 

116

113 

106 

106 

105 

97

96 

100 

99 

94 

92 

90

Sept.

89 

87 

86 

83 

79

78 

75 

71 

68 

67

67 

65 

64 

63 

61

60 

60 

59 

60 

71

79 

78 

75 

72 

70

68 

66 

66 

66 

64

Mnan Run-off in Mean acre-feet

58 

42 

33

28

32

36 

50 

411 

501 

337 

131 

70

144

,2 3,580 

,4 2,520 

2,030 

1,720 

1,840 

2,210 

2,980 

25,300 

29,800 

20,700 

8,060 

16 4,200

105,000
COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES ABOVE GREEN RIVER 21 

ROARING FORE AT QIENWOOD SPRINGS, COLO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec.^ 9, T. 6 S., R. 89 W., 1,500 feet above

mouth of river at Glenwood Springs, Garfield County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,460 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1906, to September, 1909; September, 1910, to

September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 second-feet May 31 (gage

height, 6.57 feet); minimum, 348 second-feet February 14 (gage bright, 0.90'

foot).

1906-1909, 1910-1928: Maximum discharge, 17,600 second-feet June 14,

1918, and June 14, 1921; minimum, 225 second-feet December 16, 1906-

(gage height, 1.15 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those during estimated period, De"«mber 18-

to January 31, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 24,600

acres above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927 28

Day

1 

2 _ .... __ ...

3 ...

4 

5 _____ ......

6 -. - 

7...............

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.

1,180 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

, 1,100

1,100 

1,080 

1,040 

1,000 

986

977 

933 

942 

924 

916

882 

865 

849 

849 

841

825 

817 

785 

755 

732

732

725 

732 

785 

748 

755

Nov.

770 

732 

732 

740 

732

718 

718 

710 

696 

696

710 

675 

675 

703 

689

682 

696 

703 

696 

696

689 

696 

675 

604 

610

654 

696 

689 

668 

640

Dec.

616 

675 

640 

604 

564

598 

592 

515 

500 

622

610 

598 

574 

580 

525

515 

547 

530 

510 

480

490 

510 

530 

552 

510

500 

510 

520 

530 

520 

500

Jan.

500 

500 

500 

510 

510

500 

500 

490 

480 

490

480 

480 

490 

490 

470

460 

440 

430

427 

465

475 

460 

450 

450 

440

440 

430 

423 

415 

410 

420

Feb.

419 

441 

446 

456 

456

446 

441 

410 

427 

427

419 

461 

446 

385 

456

446 

437 

419 

427 

427

427 

456 

432 

427 

427

423

414 

423 

427

Mar.

419 

419 

414 

398 

406

410 

410 

414 

419 

437

427 

456 

432 

432 

432

406 

402 

419 

423 

461

495 

542 

586 

558 

628

668 

616 

654 

564 

525 

520

Apr.

' 564 

616 

668 

647 

604

586 

547 

520 

495 

536

530 

525 

520 

495 

515

525 

564 

622 

647 

675

696 

661 

703 

865 

1,100

1,080 

1,350 

1,780 

1,840 

1,900

Month Maximum

April.. .. .................. ......... ..........

May. 

July. .................................................

September. _______ _______________

The year.. ____________________

1,180 

770 

675 

510 

461 

668 

1,900 

9,670 

9,670 

5,040 

1,470 

959

9,670

May

2,660 

3,780 

3,410 

2,660 

2,440

2,820 

3,500 

3,780 

4,480 

4,590

4,920 

4,070 

3,680 

3,320 

2,900

2,820 

2,590 

2,440 

2,590 

2,900

2,900 

3,590 

3,970 

4,380 

5,160

6,270 

7,410 

8,020 

8,660 

9,330 

9,670

June

9,670 

8,020 

7,110 

5,390 

4,380

4,270 

4,920 

5,760 

6,010 

5,760

4,920 

3,970 

3,320 

3,060 

2,980

3,590 

4,480 

4,380 

3,500 

3,140

3,060 

3,880 

4,380 

5,160 

5,510

5,640 

6,540 

6,010 

5,640 

5,040

Minimum

725 

604 

480 

410 

385 

398 

495 

2,440 

2,980 

1,480 

725 

647

385

July

5,040 

4,590 

4,380 

4,070 

4,170

3,880 

3,780 

3,230 

3,060 

3,060

2,900 

2,820 

2,630 

2,440 

2,520

2,370 

2,820 

2,590 

2,740 

2,740

2,370 

2,230 

2,160 

1,960 

1,900

1,780 

1,720 

1,600 

1,600 

1,660 

1,480

Mean

905 

69^ 55' 

45? 

43? 

477 

771 

4,381 

4,981 

2,781 981 

72?

1,521

Aug.

1,410 

1,470 

1,440 

1,320 

1,320

1,240 

1,180 

1,130 

1,100 

1,080

1,040 

1,030 

995 

959 

865

890 

865 

833 

825 

793

778 

762 

748 

725 

725

725 

959 

968 

809 

778 

793

Sept.

785- 

778 

778. 

762 

732

703 689- 

668. 

696 

696

696 682' 

661 682- 

696

682" 

661 

661 

696 

924

959-

849 

801 

756 

718-

654 

647 

718- 

740' 

696

Run-off in 

acre-feet

55, 700' 41,200- 

33,900- 

27,800' 

24,900 

29,300 

46,400 

269,000 

296,000- 

171,000 

60,600 

43,400

1. 100, 000
22 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

TAYLOB RIVER AT ALMONT, COIO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 22, T. 51 N., R. 1 E., in Almont, 300 feet 

above junction with East River.

DRAINAGE AREA. i40 square miles.

HECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1910, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,780 second-feet May 31 (gage 

height, 4.24 feet); minimum, 82 second-feet March 17 (ga,ge height, 1.54 

feet).

1910-1928: Maximum discharge, 3,760 second-feet June 9, 1920 (gage 

height, 5.0 feet); minimum, 50 second-feet several days during August, 

1913 (gage height, 1.2 feet).

REMARKS. Diversions for irrigation of about 1,800 acres above station. Complete records furnished by State engineer of Colorado.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-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 

Oct.

323

305

305

305

286

277

259

259

255

282

259

229

242

251

273

268

273

282

291

305

333

314

338

277

242

238

242

273

268

264

255

Nov.

259

225

246

246

255

251

255

238

225

217

221

191

217

246

200

234

225

221

208

217

196

234

208

200

204

208

208

200

183

Dec.

172

187

200

208

183

136

142

158

169

169

169

130

150

150

Jan.

 155

152

152

.. 

Feb.

165

171

170

155

150

150

148

148

148

148

148

155

Mar.

152

148

148

148

145

142

136

142

142

139

124

124

118

118

111

92

84

104

104

113

121

133

139

142

142

139

130

136

133

124

Apr.

136

127

145

158

127

130

130

130

130

116

113

113

113

113

130

130

139

152

162

169

169

169

176

212

204

234

305

520

503

572

May

882

1,000

723

600

622

892

1,070

1,070

1,100

1,020

1,060

850

780

714

669

732

678

678

705

850

1.140

1,450

1,860

2,180

2,060

1,860

2,100

2,320

2,480

2,490

2, 570

June

2,510

2,320

2,110

1,640

1,480

1,640

1,860

'1,940

1,870

1,720

1,480

1,340

1,170

1,040

990

1,170

1,290

1,200

1,040

934

902

1,060

1,140

1,230

1,260

1,260

1,290

1,160

1,070

966

July

944

871

800

770

760

723

687

660

640

620

595

575

550

535

520

508

638

526

485

539

615

652

608

485

485

410

395

400

410

479

405

Aug.

376

415

410

352

342

277

273

277

264

268

277

286

286

296

296

286

277

282

273

259

255

242

229

277

282

309

305

296

264

221

221

Sept.

225

225

225

217

217

221

200

204

234

259

268

234

212

191

191

187

183

187

200

191

196

191

191

183

183

176

180

196

208

204

Month

April..... -___, .

-June..

-July... 

Maximum

338

259

217

152

572

2,570

2,510

944

415

268

2,570

Minimum

229

183

84

113

600

902

395

221

176

Mean

277

221

161

153

155

129

191

1,260

1,400

590

289

206

420

Run-off in 

acre-feet

17,000

13,200

9,900

9,410

8,920

7,930

11,400

77, 500

83,300

36, 300

17,800

12,300

305,000
'COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES ABOVE GREEN RIV'R 23

RIVER NEAR QUNNISON, GOLD.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 3, T. 49 N., R. 1 W., at highway bridge 2 miles 

southwest ofGunnison and 1 mile above mouth of Tomichi Creek.

DRAINAGE AEEA. 1,010 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1910, to November, 1914; April, 1916, to 

December, 1928 (discontinued).

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 5,750 second-feet May 30 (gage 

height, 4.50 feet); minimum probably occurred during winter.

1910-1914, 1916-1928: Maximum discharge, 11,400 second-feet June 13, 

1918; minimum, 126 second-feet January 2, 1919.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods affected by ice,-November 11, 

1927, to March 17, 1928, and December 15-31, 1928, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 8,800 acres between Almont and station.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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 

Day Oct.

192S

1 97Q

2- , 274

4_ _ 274

6 270

6 . 274

7 274

8 - 286

10__ _ _ 252

Oct.

718

668

668

698

628

618

591

600

563

554

527

497

504

490

474

460

452

440

416

422

416

40.

428

416

404

387

410

418

418

499

446

Nov.

<>4fl

330

326

326

326

907

270

270

279

Nov.

452 }

387

404

410

434

422

428

410

422

422 .

390

,

376 1

345

Dec.

279

274

274

270

288

283

302

321

311

Dec.

290

250

200

202

I

1 

11-

12-

13-

14-

15-

16-

17

18-

19-

20-

Jan.

262

244

250

>ay

928

Feb.

1

I 420

1

362

242

Oct.

266

270

97J

297

qno

9Q7

9Q7

288

288

283

Mar.

. 246

215

1

I 210

1

208

216

220

236

252

266

345

366

392

490

467

490

31]

302

326

Nov.

ono

306

9Q7

9Q7

900

292

228

297

Apr.

376

404

416

376

345

330

302

274

274

279

274

270

274

288

302

 345

345

356

350

S76

490

497

490

698

913

812

1,180

1,980

2,610

Dec.

326

311

330

qon

290

290

280

270

May

2,810

3,210

2,420

2,160

1,980

2,070

2,810-

3,210

3,630

3,420

3,010

2,610

2 94fi

2,070

1,930

2,160

1 QQH

1,900

1,900

2,420

2 cin

3,010

3 9in

5,030

5,030

5,510

D

19 

21 

22 

OQ

24 

OK

26 

2( 

28 

90

30 

31 

June

5,030

4,080

4 080

2,810

2,610

2,420

2.810

2,810

3,010

3,010

2,070

1,820

1,740

1,900

1,980

1,980

1,660

1,520

1,4^0

1,740

1,900

1,980

2,420

2 420

2

OOA

1,900 i 090

ay

28

July

1,820

1,740

1,590

1,590

1,520

1,440

1,310

1,240

1,120

1,120

1,050

994

994

935

994

994

1,240

994

913

901

770

879

802

750

628

658

868

CEQ

628

Oct.

900

283

279

283

283

266

274

326

330

326

Aug.

582

591

582

591

591

536

490

460

460

440

434

440

434

422

440

428

416

416

404

404

392

382

371

361

376

482

460

404

366

Nov.

9Q9 1

302

279

248

261

236

244

270

274

Sept.

361

356

350

356

335

326

316

321

321

345

345

326

306

283

283

274

283

279

283

29.

283

288

288

283

97Q

97Q

270

279

OQQ

Dec.

250

240
24 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART 13*

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Ounmson River near Gunni&in, Colo., 1927-28

Month

1927-28

July

The year.....-- _______________ _ .

1928

Maximum

718

452

490

5,510

5,030

1,820

361

5,510

330

340

330

Minimum-'

387

270

1,900 i itn

628

361

270

252

228

240

Mean

503

386

238

255

282

276

596

3,020

2,420

1,040

448

p-305

¥816

283

286

278

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

30,900

23,000

14,600

15, 700

16,20

17, 000

35,500

186,000

144,000

64,000

27,500

18,100

592,000

17,400

17,000

17,100
COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBtTTARIES ABOVE GREEN RIVER 25

oumrisow RIVES WEAR GRAND JUNCTION, coio.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 35, T. 1 S., E. 1 W., in Grand Junction, 

half a mile below Redlands Co.'s canal and 2 miles above mouth.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 8,020 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1917, to September, 1928. From October, 1894, 

to December, 1895, and May, 1897, to September, 1899, at station near 

mouth.

EXTREMES. Combined flow: Maximum discharge during year, 21,400 secondfeet May 3 (gage height, 11.0 feet); minimum, 422 second-feet Augi^t 22-26. 

1917-1928: Maximum discharge, 35,700 second-feet May 23, 1920 (gage 

height, 14.95 feet); minimum, 155 second-feet September 6, 1924.

REMARKS. Diversions for irrigation above stations. Combined flow of river 

and Redlands power canal represents flow of river which enters Colorado 

River, less about 25 second-feet diverted for irrigation. Complete records 

furnished by State engineer of Colorado.

Daily and monthly di&charge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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

8.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.. 

22- 

23.. 

24- 

28-

26-

27-

28-

29-

30-

31-

3,260

3,260

3,110

3,040

2,820

2,680

2,540

2,440

2,340

2,120 

2, WO 

1,980 

1,980

1,760

2,010

1,860

1,780

1,760

1,710

1,630

1,610

1,640

1,510

1,480

1.480

1,630

1,680

1,840

1,810

1,890

1,920

1,770

1,680

1,720

1.660

1,660

1,660

1,670

1,700

1.700

1,700

1,670

1,670

1,700

1,670

1,660

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,590

1,650

1,490

1,370

1,530

1,660

1,700

1,660

1,530

1,390

1,490

1,530

1,440

1,370

1,250

1,200

1,180

1,390

1, MO 

1,570 

1,690 

1,520 

1,170

1,550

1,340

,320

.260

,020

,030 

,030 

,160 

,270 

l,2iO

1,190

1,180

1,200

1,340

1,280

1,340

1,290

1,400

1,420

1,440

1,520

1,470

1,360

1,340

1,310

1,280

1,280

1,320

1.380

1,440

1,420

1,380

1,520

1,560

1,420

1,360

1,320

1,230

1,160

1,140

1,180

1,140

1,150

1,210

1,230

1,340

1,360

1,360

1,340

1,300

1,210

1,300

1,320

1,270

1,210

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,120

1,140

1,230

1,230

1,090

1.050

1,160

1,120

1,060

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,180

1,160

1,090

1,060

1,120

1,050

1,160

1,230

1,270

1,390

1,320

1.390

1,420

1,420

1,410

1,470

1.430

1,380

1,200

1,190

1,280

1,100

1.090

1,130

1,160

1,270

1,370

1,690

2,230

2,230

1,670

3.190

3,690

4,000

3,330

2,230 

2,-140 

2,350 

2,310

2,330

1,890

1,620

1,480

1,560

1,520

1,410

1.390

1,300

1,190

1,260

1,980

2,240

2.640

2,540

2,560

2,960

3,940

9,650

6,420

9,100

9,110

10,000

12,400

16,900

21,400

14,600

12,300

11,800

14,000

12,200

17,700

19,700

17,700

14,900

12.300

11,300

11,100

9,650

10,300

10,600

9,990

9,730

10,300

10,900

12,200

12,300

13,000

15,400

16,200

13,600

19,100

20,100

20,700

20,300

18,700

16,400

13,500

11,300

9,350

8,980

9,860

10.500

9,860

9.730

8,860

8,630

8,070

7,110

6,600

6,600

7,430

7.130

6,720

6,620

6,920

7,130

7,770

7,990

8,100 

7,990 

8,120 

7,420 

7,2*0

6,700

6,000

5.640

4,820

4,240

3,920

3,680

3,440

3,300

3,080

2,860

2,660

2,520

2,400

2,470

2,3flO 

2,670 

2,810 

2,880 

2,960

3,090

3,090

2,880

2,670

2,300

2,120

2,020

1,860

1,820

1,820

1,680

1,640

2,670

1,820

1,770

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,600

1,440

1,150

1,030

903

813

903

978

880

756

621

560

487

430

422

422

422

577

766

818

720

638

653

738

798

818

720- 

604 

644 

538 

538

544

664

578

614

633

640

640

640

670

670

1,110

1,140

1,060

992

965

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October . 

November.. 

December... 

January._. 

February... 

March__. 

April... . 

May. .. 

June . 

July.... . 

August. .. 

September..

3,260

1,920

1,690

1,650

1,360

4,000

10,000

21,400

20,300

6,700

2,670

1,140

1,480

1,370

1,020

1,140

1,060

1,060

1,190

9,660

6,600

1,680

422

2,120

1,660

1,320

1,330

1,180

1,690

3.070

14,200

9,360

3,120

1,020

722

130,000 

98,800 

81. 200 

81,800 

67,900 

104,000 

183,000 

873,000 

667,000 

192,000 

6i,700 

43,000

The year. 21,400 422 3,410 2,470,000
26 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX 

FNCOMPAHGHE RIVES BELOW OURAY, COIO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 30, T. 44 N., R. 7 W. New Mexico> 

principal meridian, in Ouray, below all tributaries in Oursy.

DRAINAGE AREA. 76 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1913, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 962 second-feet May 31 (gageheight, 3.82 feet); minimum, 22 second-feet March 15 (gage height, 1.79 

feet).

1913-1928: Maximum discharge, 2,530 second-feet June 14, 1918 (gage 

height, 5.5 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet February 5 and 6,1915, March 18, 

1922, and January 21, 1923.

REMARKS. Practically all diversions returned to river above station. Completerecords furnished by State engineer of Colorado.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1987-88

Day

1 ...... ...

2. 

3.-- ...... -

4.. _---_-----.--

5

6. .... ..... ..

7.. ..........

8 

9 

10 

11 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19

20. 

21...............

22. 

23 -.

24 

25 

26. 

27 

28. . .

29. 

30 

31 

Oct.

217 

195 

192 

188 

188

180 

172 

166 

160 

152

144 

138 

134 

130 

126

116 

106 

102 

94 

90

88 

83 

90 

85 

S3

83 

83 

101 

106 

121 

114

Nov.

112 

99 

110 

112 

101

104 

104 

99 

84 

76

81 

74 

71 

73 

74

91 

93 

81 

73

71

71 

70

68 

65 

66

70 

70 

68 

66 

63

Dec.

63 

65 

66 

63 

60

56 

54 

56 

57 

57

56 

56 

46 

46 

42

44 

45 

42 

39 

39

45 

46 

45 

41 

45

45 

45 

44 

44 

42 

37

Jan.

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38

38 

34 

44 

48

46

48 

48 

45 

42

41 

34 

32 

34 

39

38 

37 

39 

38 

38

38 

37 

39 

42 

42 

42

Feb.

41 

44 

42 

39 

37

37 

29 

32 

35 

37

38 

37 

29 

32 

35

31 

32 

31 

30 

31

31 

35 

35 

32 

31

32 

33 

34 

35

Mar.

36 

37 

37 

34 

31

31 

32 

29 

30 

28

28 

32 

30 

30

22

37 

37 

39 

45 

62

86 

91 

76 

65 

63

68 

65 

62 

54 

54 

62

Apr.

66 

65 

65 

62 

58

51 

39 

42 

41 

41

37 

38 

39 

34 

34

52 

58 

62 

66 

71

76

34 

106 

152 

169

196 

253 

300 

318 

354

Month Maximum

April ____________________________

July ............................... 

September. _________________________

217 

112 

66 

48 

44 

91 

354 

759 

690 

514 

201 

140

759

May

379 

382 

326 

252 

272

376

412 

507 

572 

478

452 

391 

360 

305

281

278 

257 

259 

266 

286

313 

394 

425 

485 

600

718 

744 

754 

714 

738 

759

Jure

6fO

657 

5f2 

4f2

444

503 

5£2 

6f2

5C2 

518

4fl 

3f8 

3?2 

3Ci 

3C8

sen

444 

4&4 

4C3 

425

6H

512

wa

6f2 

62.1

6£2

6f7 

572 

5fO 

529,

Minimum

83 

63 

37 

32 

29 

22 

34 

252 

300 

155 

94 

76

22

July

514 

485 

458 

461 

458

438, 

382 

362 

348 

J 334

295

2Z4 

264 

278 

290

290 

298. 

280 

260 

250

245 

220 

210 

197, 

175

169 

170 

168 

166 

173 

155

Meau

130 

82 

49.4 

39.7 

34.4 

46.2 

101 

443 

518 

292 

125 

89

163

Aug.

176 

201 

162

152 

144

134 

132 

125 

125 

120

128 

170

138 

124 

121

118 

112 

106 

104 

102

100 

100 

99 

94 

117

102 

112 

110 

108 

106 

145

Sept.

140 

125 

120 

115 

106.

104 

96. 

85 

96: 

88-

84 

8& 

81 

80' 

80-

78-

rr

77 

7T 

96-

SO 

80 

79-

78 

78

77,- 

78 

80 

77 

76

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,990 

4,880 

3,040 

2,440 

1,980 

2,840 

6, 010, 

27,200 

30,800 

18,000, 

7,690 

5,300,

118,000
COLORADO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES ABOVE GREEN RIVER

UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NEAR COLONA, COIO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. /i l sec. 32, T. 47 N., R. 8 W., 3 miles

south of Colona and a short distance below mouth of Billy Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 419 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1917, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 second-feet May 29 (gage

height, 4.40 feet); minimum probably occurred during winter.

1917-1928: Maximum discharge, 4,080 second-feet June 13 and 14, 1921;

minimum, 16 second-feet September 3, 1918. 

REMARKS. Few small diversions above station. Records of daily discharge

furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 ..........................

3 ........................

4 ............... . .....-

5. ...........................

1 ............. ... ... .

8--- -

10............................

11 ........................

12..... ....................

K. .......................... .

15......... .................. .

16........ . .............

n. ........................... is.. ...................... ....

19......... ...................

20- .......................

21-._ - _ _ __-

22... ...... ...................

2S. ...........................

24 .............. ............

26.. ......... ....... .

X..... .......................

^l .......... ..................

28........ ................... .

3» . ........................ .

30......... ...................

31.. ........................

Oct.

410 

350 

338 

330 

322

300 

288 

283 

268 

263

249 

235 

235 

230 

225

224 

214 

208 

205 

200

197 

195 

200 

193 

185

185 

185 

192 

205 

197 

199

Nov.

199 

190 

191 

191 

200

196 

200 

190 

185 

185

178 

175 

179 

181 

179

173 

185 

179 

172 

172

172 

170 

165 

138 

153

172 

172 

170 

175 

153

Dec.

160 

170 

165

Apr.

210 

220 

220 

200

187

170 

150 

140 

132 

146

146 

141 

141 

132 

135

158 

245 

270 

302 

310

325 

280 

300 

645 

570

560 

785 

835 

840 

1,000

May

1,190 

1,380 

980 

735 

745

870 

1,030 

1,190 

1,460 

1,440

1,080 

895 

830 

755 

670

690 

655 

690 

670 

710

745 

866 

935 

955 

1,180

1,420 

1.740 

1,790 

1,880 

1,780 

1,800

Month Maximum

October-. ____ . ______ . __ .. ___ _._. ________

April ______________________ __ ____________

May

July _ _ _ _ . _ ___--____.__ _____

August. __ ______ _ _ _ . __ . _ __ __ _____ .

410 

200 

1,000 

1,880 

1,710 

1,120 

455 

280

June

1,710 

1,560 

1,380 

1,030 

830

840 

1,100 

1,240 

1,180 

995

935 

790 

668 

626 

585

680 

845 

880 

820 

820

1,010 

1,220 

1,350 

1,420 

1,430

1,380 

1,480 

1,400 

1,280 

1,160

Minimum

185 

138 

132 

655 

585 

350 

155 

117

July

1,120 

1,120 

1,060 

1,020 

980

895 

860 

790 

730 

700

635 

635 

607 

605 

615

615 

805 

757 

678 

695

780 

640 

610 

530 

605

425 

405 

380 380- 

393 

350

Aug.

336 

455 

430 

375 

348

302

295 

270 

257 

240

224 

342 

306 

257 

235

246 

218 

190 

186 

175

170 

167 

167 

155 

235

222 

240 

210 

201 

198 

305

Sept.

280 

230 

220 

210 

190

185 

173 

157 

170 

160

158 

145 

140 

140 

136

136 

136 

128 

 125 

140

143 

131 

. 131 

125 

120

119 

117 

180 

120 

117

TUT,..,-, Run-off in Mean acre-feet

242 14,900 

178 10, 600 

326 19, 400 

1,090 67,000 

1, 090 64, 900 

691 42. 500 

257 15, 800 

154 9, 160
28 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX 

UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER AT DELTA, COIO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 24, T. 15 S., R. 9" W., at railroad

bridge half a mile west of Delta and 1>£ miles above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,110 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1924, to September, 1928. From April, 1903, to

October, 1923, at station 3J^ miles upstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 second-feet May 8 (gage

height, 4.50 feet); minimum, 43 second-feet March 18.

1903-1928: Maximum discharge, 2,880 second-feet June 29, 1927 (gage

height, 5.9 feet); minimum, 7 second-feet several days during July, 1910. 

.REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated November 29, 30, and March

17-23. Practically entire natural flow of river diverted above station.

Field data furnished by United States Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-%8

Day

1 

2...... . . . . ...

3..- ... ... ... ... ....

4

5. 

6. __ . ____________ 

7 ________________ ..

8- ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

9.. ... ...... .......

-00............... ........

11 __ . __ .. ____ .. ....

12....-... .-...... ......

13 

14- ................ ...... .

15 

16.1 ______ ., __ . .......

17...... ...............

18 .... - ... ... .

19..... ..............

20........ - __ . .....

-21..'..--.. ...............

22 ... __ .

23 

24 

26.... ......... 

26 .:.. 

27.. ___ .. _______ .

28. ........................

29. 

30 

'31.... ...............

Oct.

752 

710 

648 

664 

638

569 

560 

546 

502

487

463 

401 

335 

310 

333

470 

362 

324 

322 

322

308 

275 

286 

292 

297

288 

871 

282 

322 

324 

317

Nov.

326 

328 

303 

308 

322

331 

328 

310 

315 

301

295 

284 

284 

297 

331

333 

326 

324 

322 

317

306 

306 

284 

284 

275

275 

254 

246 

240 

240

Mar.

45 

43 

50 

55

60 

65 

75 

70 

69

103 

106 

132 

68 

45 

46

Apr.

46 

48 

96 

196 

142

82

55 

75 

90

75

60 

52 

55 

46 

89

86 

75 

80 

72 

88

110 

169 

112 

148 

368

279 

500 

519 

580 

745

May

845 

1,240 

1,300 

527 

361

412 

648 

720 

995 

1,160

870 

602 

571 

770 

670

511 

720 

920 

695 

720

670 

880 

670 

635 

648

745 

970 

1,210 

995 

970 

1,100

Month Maximum

October ....... ............. ................

March 17-31 _______________ . _ . 

April... ...........................................

May . .... .........................

Jane. _ . _ . __________________ , ___ .

July. ...... ___ .......................

 September. 

752 

333 

132 

745 

1,300 

995 

845 

535 

408

June

995 

720 

535 

307 

200

192 

244 

408

558 

535

439 

467 

495 

419 

339

330 

475 

745 

745 

676

566 

602 

820 

795 

648

511 

370 

279 

211 

200

Minimum

271 

240

46 

361 

192 

176 

150 

214

July

257 

262 

301 

435 

483

354 

249 

246 

216

188

176 

188 

211 

228 

246

262 

745 

845 

770 

625

695 

670 

544 

419 

354

327 

265 

262 

244 

312 

321

Aug.

315 

374 

499 

495 

503

503 

419 

408 

377 

318

270 

284 

298 

234 

186

186 

155 

172 

179 

170

165 

160 

157 

158 

150

174 

535 

236 

198 

203 

268

Sept.

310 

249 

239 

257 

262

262 

2S7 

249 

231 

214

236 

268 

282 

268 

257

246 

231 

226 

231 

298

327 

354 

345 

36J 

312

298 

287 

880 

S9S 

408

M- ^Sf

4H

m

68

17 

7S 

49J 

37 

28: 

28.

) 25,806 

) 17,960 

i.8 2,050 

10,-JOO 

! 48,800 

I 20,200 

r 23.200 

> 17,300 

> 17,000
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART EX 29

GREEN EIVEE BASIN 

GREEN BIVEE NEAR DANIEI, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage near line between Tps. 32 and 33 N., R. 110 W., 6 miles

southeast of Daniel. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 932 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1915, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,670 second-feet May 29 (gage

height, 5.25 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1915-1928: Maximum discharge, 8,750 second-feet June 16, 1918 (gage

height, 7.0 feet); minimum occurred during winter. 

REMARKS. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 18,000 acres above

station. Flow regulated by natural lakes in Green River Basin.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1.. .... ......... ...................

2...... _ ..-...-...--...--...-

3 . _.- _ .

^............... ......................

5.. - . 

6... ........... ....... .............

7 _ 

8. 

9. ..................... ............

10. .................................

11 _______ .. ... _ ....... ___ ..

12 ___ ................................

13. ... ...... ....... ..............

14. .. ............................

15. 

16.--..-.--.- ____ ..... ___ ......

17. - ._ _. _ -.- _.

18...... .......................... ..

19. .._. . 

20..... 

21.. .............................. ..

22. _._ ...

23.. -. . _ ............

24......... ................ ............

25...... ... _. .__..__.

26. ...............................

27..- .... __ .......................

28. _ __. _ ..

29.. . _.. .................

30. . _

31.. _ ._ .. 

Oct.

688

656

632

688

572

516

509

509

495

477

447

435

415

385

376

376

376

349

349

344

340

340

340

340

349

349

358

368

349

Nov.

349

349

Apr.

930

934

887

842

710

588

514

422

396

370

370

346

322

322

300

300

322

370

396

370

396

396

480

934

1,250

1,660

1,660

1,730

1,960

1,960

May

2,210

2,560

2,040

2,210

2,380

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,740

2,920

3,110

3,500

3,700

2,920

2, 560

2,210

2,210

2,380

2,560

2,740

2,740

3,110

3,300

3,500

3,700

3,910

d 340

4,560

4,340

June

3,700

2,920

2,560

2,210

1,880

1,730

1,730

1,660

1,580

1,440

1,730

2,040

1,510

1,440

1,440

1,310

1,310

1,190

1,140

1,260

1,440

1,440

1,380

1,510

1,660

1,730

1,880

2,040

2,040

July

1,880

1,800

1,730

1,510

1,440

1,730

1,880

1,730

1,580

1,440

1,310

1,380

1,440

1,580

1,730

2,040

2,120

1,960

1,800

1,730

1,730

1,680

1,440

1,310

1,190

1,140

1,190

1,310

1,310

1,310

Aug.

1,250

1,190

1,140

1,140

1,030

1,030

980

887

842

797

764

797

797

797

842

797

797

754

710

669

628

628

588

649

549

514

514

649

649

514

480

Sept.

422

396

396

370

346

346

322

322

322

322

322

322

300

300

278

271

260

264

274

271

267

278

278

278

267

264

256

264

264

256

Month

April.. ... .......... ...... ... 

July............ _ ............... . 

September. _________________ . ______ .

Maximum

688

1,960

4,560

3,700

2,120

1,190

422

Minimum

340

300

2,040

1,140

1,140

480

256

Mean

4fO

7*8

3,010

1, 750

1,570

774

303

Run-off in 

acre-feet

26,400

44,500

185,000

104,000

96,600

47,600

18,000

8181 31-
30 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

GREEN RIVER AT GREEN RIVER, WTO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 22, T. 18 N., R. 107 W., 100 feet below railroad

bridge at Green River. Zero of gage is 6,071.06 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AKEA. 7,670 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1895, to October, 1906; March, 1915 to September,

1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 second-fee^ May 31 (gage

height, 6.20 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1895-1906, 1915-1928: Maximum discharge, 22,200 second-feet June 19,

1918 (gage height, 12.3 feet); minimum, 160 second-feet November 17, 1898. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period affected by he, March 1-9,

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 16,000 acr3s between this

and the station at Daniel.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927 28

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 

Oct.

1,900

2,110

2,150

2,090

2,060

1,920

1,830

1,740

1,620

1,560

1,480

1,510

1,480

1,480

1,410

1,370

1,330

1,330

1,340

1,320

1,290

1,230

1,220

1,200

1,170

1,210

1,200

1,210

1,210

i 9s;f>

Nov.

1,220

1,200

1,210

1,160

1,180

1,210

1,230

1,230

1,510

1,460

1,510

1,480

1,510

1,480

1,460

1,460

1,370

1,340

1,390

1,290

1,210

1,200

i -ion

1,210

1,290

1,330

1,370

Mar.

500

538

576

775

820

850

850

880

980

775

757

930

1,210

2,070

O _ffifl

2,970

2,630

O Q«A

2,040

1,410

1,370

1,180

Apr.

1,200

1,180

1,300

1,680

1,540

1,290

1,230

1,230

1,050

990

1,060

1,090

1,050

960

890

910

1,010

1,210

1,360

1,300

1,170

1,080

1,050

1,320

1,770

2,330

2,700

2,840

2,890

May

2,930

2,910

3,070

3,030

2,910

2,700

2,740

2,870

3,280

3,600

4,190

4,750

5,810

7,120

7,840

7,720

6,090

5,520

5,190

5,030

5,250

5,810

6,420

7,500

8,200

9,560

11,300

12,500

12,600

13,000

13,100

June

12,600

11,000

8,890

8,320

7,420

6,310

5,490

4,990

4,720

4,430

4,490

5,250

6,310

5,590

4,990

4,410

4,140

3,960

3,860

3,790

3,420

4,350

4,350

4,140

3,840

3,670

3,840

4,250

4,630

Jl'?y

4,720

4,630

4,550

4,250

3,990

3,650

3,650

4,300

4,870

4,190

3,860

3,550

3.330

3,260

3,460

3,580

3 740

3 840

3 940

4 140

3 790

3 600

3 550

3 330

3 170

3 050

2,970

2,950

2,930

2,910

2,930

Aug.

2,860

2,780

2,740

2,680

2,630

2,610

2,510

2,480

2,480

2,270

2,090

1,950

1,900

1,870

1,850

1,830

1,850

1,830

1,770

1.710

1,680

1,600

1,470

1,430

1,390

1,370

1,360

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,290

Sept.

1,260

1,250

1,200

1,140

1,100

1,080

1,010

970

920

900

860

850

850

860

840

820

850

830

811

811

802

830

820

802

802

793

802

775

757

757

Month

October __ . _ . _________________ . _____

May. __ . _ . 

July.. . . ........ .........

Maximum

2,150

1,510

2,970

2,890

13,100

12,600

4,870

2,860

1,260

Minimum

1,170

1,160

890

2,700

3,420

2,910

1,290

750

Mean

1,510

1,330

1,080

1,390

6,280

5,370

3,700

1,940

905

Run-off in 

acre-feet

92,800

79,100

66,400

82,700

386,000

320,000

228,000

119, 000

53,900
GEJBEN BITER, BASIN 31

GREEN RIVER AT GREEN RIVER, UTAH

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % SW. % sec. 15, T. 21 S., E. 16 E.r

1 mile southeast of Green River and 22 miles above San Rafael River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 40,600 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1894, to October, 1899; February, 1905, to>

December, 1911; June, 1924, to September, 1928. From December, 1910,

to June, 1924 at Little Valley, 7 miles downstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 44,700 second-feet May 31

(gage height, 13.1 feet); minimum mean daily discharge, 1,350 second-feet

December 11.

1894-1899, 1905-1928: Maximum discharge, 68,800 second-feet May 29,

1897; minimum, 510 second-feet December 1, 1919 (gage height, O.P5 foot). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927--2S

Day

1. __ ..

2.......

3.. .

4. ___ ..

5 

6 

7 ~

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.

7,170 

7,290 

6,850 

6,130 

5,770

5,660 

5,740 

6,060 

5,910 

5,630

5,350 

5,120 

4,950 

4,720 

4,500

4,410 

4,280 

4,250 

4,070 

3,960

4,020 

3,990 

3,960 

3,870 

3,820

3,700 

3,590 

3,730 

4,820 

4,190 

5,490

Nov.

5,520 

4,340 

4,920 

5,150 

4,530

4,500 

4,380 

4,130 

4,070 

3,870

3,900 

3,900 

3,990 

4,410 

4,600

4,920 

4,790 

4,560 

4,440 

4,440

4,340 

4,250 

4,130 

4,070 

3,960

4,190 

4,690 

3,820 

3,520 

3,280

Dec.

3,410 

3,680 

4,020 

4,160 

3,870

3,680 

"3,000 

"2,100 

1,560 

"1,400

1,350 

"1,500 

"1,800 

2,060 

"2,100

"2,000 

"1,900 

1,830 

"1,800 

1,790

"1,800 

"2,000 

2,140 

"2,000 

1,840

"2,000 

"2,200 

2,370 

"2,400 

"2,300 

2,320

Jan.

"2,300 

"2,300 

2,300 

"2,300 

"2,300

2,370 

"2,600 

2,860 

"3,000 

3,060

"3,000 

2,950 

"3,000 

"3,000 

3,090

"3,300 

3,410 

« 3, 400 

"3,300 

3,140

3,110 

2,880 

2,880 

2,880 

2,770

2,660 

2,560 

2,460 

2,560 

2,560 

2,560

Feb.

2,680 

2,600 

2,660 

2,680 

2,750

2,700 

2,700 

2,860 

3,040 

2,970

3,000 

2,860 

2,790 

2,840 

2,790

2,620 

2,680 

2,680 

2,390 

2,350

2,500 

2,540 

2,560 

2,600 

2,660

2,810 

2,840 

2,900 

2,970

Mar.

3,160 

3,490 

3,960 

4,160 

4,660

5,290 

5,980 

5,840 

5,350 

5,180

5,290 

5,490 

5,880 

6,240 

6,700

6,850 

6,060 

5,660 

5,120 

4,890

4,980 

5,080 

5,740 

7,370 

8,460

9,070 

9,850 

10,900 

11,700 

11,200 

9,800

Month

October.. - -

Novembe 

December 

January--

February 

March

April... 

June 

July _ .. ........-........ ........

August _ . -. _ _ . .-- . . 

Septembe 

The

Apr.

9,520 

8,160 

6,970 

6,240 

6,060

6,810 

7,780 

7,740 

7,170 

6,660

6,090 

5,700 

5,2501 

4,850 

4,690

4,600 

4,530 

4,470 

4,410 

4,340

4,720 

5,740 

6,810 

6,850 

6,970

7,010 

7,250 

8,810 

11,100 

11,800

May

17,000 

20,800 

22,200 

26,400 

27,100

25,000 

22,200 

20,400 

21,500 

25,400

27,900 

32,300 

36,300 

38,700 

40,300

38,700 

36, 700 

34,300 

30,700 

29,100

27,100 

25,700 

26,800 

29,100 

31,100

33,100 

35,500 

37,900 

40,700 

43,100 

44,300

Maximum

7,290 

5,520 

4,160 

3,410 

3,040 

11,700 

11,800 

44,300 

44,400 

11,100 

4,950 

3,800

44,400

June

44,400 

43,600 

42,800 

42,000 

29,200

34,400 

30,400 

25,800 

22,600 

20,900

20,200 

19,800 

19,100 

17,700 

17,000

16,700 

16,400 

15,200 

14,600 

14,600

14,100 

13,400 

12,300 

11,000 

10,800

10,700 

10,600 

11,900 

11,400 

11,100

Minimum

3,590 

3,280 

1,350 

2,300 

2,350 

3,160 

4,340 

17,000 

10,600 

4,310 

2,580 

1,690

1,350

July

11,100 

10,800 

10,600 

10,600 

10,800

10,600 

10,100 

9,160 

8,500 

7,860

7,530 

7,250 

7,580 

7,620 

7,130

6,470 

5,910 

5,700 

5,630 

5,660

6,020 

5,800 

5,700 

5,660 

5,700

5,490 

5,150 

4,890 

4,660 

4,470 

4,310

Mean

4,940 

4,320 

2,330 

2,800 

2,720 

6,430 

6,640 

30,600 

21,200 

7,240 

3,690 

2,100

7,930

Aug.

4,160 

3,960 

3,870 

4,950 

4,950

4,790 

4,790 

4,790 

4,630 

4,310

4,040 

4,040 

3,900 

3,760 

3,620

3,900 

3,490 

4,190 

3,360 

3,110

3,040 

2,840 

2,660 

2,600 

2,580

3,000 

3,760 

3,040 

2,860 

2,790 

2,700

Sept.

2,640' 

2,440* 

2, 410' 

2, 350' 

2,320'

2,280 

2,200 

2,150 

2,100 

2,060

2,020 

1,960 

1,908 

1,840 

1,830

1,820 

1,800 

1,800 

1,820 

1,800

1,790 

1,750 

1,710 

1,700 

1,700

1,690 

3,800 

3,620 

1,780 

1,780

Run-off in 

acre-feet

304,000 

257,000 

143, 000 

172, 000 

156, 000. 

395, 000' 

395, 000- 

1,880,(KH> 

1, 260, 000 

445. 000' 

227, COO125, 000

5, 760, 000-

' Estimated.
32 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

NEW FOBS NEAR BOULDER, WYO.

LOCATION. Staff gage about sec. 8, T. 32 N., R. 108 W., 1 rrile west of Boulder

and one-eighth mile above Boulder Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 578 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1915, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 second-feet May 30 (gage

height, 6.0 feet); minimum, 110 second-feet September 28-30 (gage height,

2.20 feet).

1915-1928: Maximum discharge, 12,300 second-feet June 17, 1918 (gage

height, 8.7 feet); minimum, 42 second-feet December 15-17, 1915. 

REMARKS. Records good. Diversions for irrigation of about 13,400 acres above

station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927 28

Day

/ 

I-..-. . -- -.-. -.- --..-...

2.... _ ----___-----.-_--------__------______

3___ _ __ - - _ _

4___ ______________________________________ ...

5__ _ _ __ ___._ _ -._ ___

6_____ __ _ _ -_ __ _____

T. ............... . _-_ .-______- ____

8. ______ _ .______ - __ __ ___________

9. ______ ___ __ ____-____-__ -_____

10______ _-._ _ ___ .____ ______

11. ____ _ _ _ ________ _ _______ _________

12___. _____________________________________ ...

13 __ ________________________________ _ _____

14-____ _ _ __-_ ____- _____

15__.___ ..__...._.._______._..____f...___.

16__ _-_-----___-__---______-_-_______-__._ _

17._. _____ _ _ __ _-__ _- ____ _______

18. _______ ___ _ _ _______ _ __________ __ _

19. __ __ _____ ____ __ _ _ __

20. ______ ___- _ -_ _ __ __ _ _

21________________________________. ________ _

22 ... ___ ___ ________ _ ____ _ _ __

23. _____ ___ ____________________________ _

24... _________________ _ ._-_-._ _ ____

25_____________. ___________________________

26________. ________________________________

27______. ______________ . __ ____ _ _

28 __ ______________________________________ _

29__ ____--______---.__ _ _______ . _

30______. ______________________________________

31.__ ___________________ ___

Oct.

580 

605 

580 

555 

555

555 

531 

531 

507 

507

484 

460 

436 

390 

385

385 

385 

385 

376 

367

362 

358 

358 

349 

340

349 

349 

358 

349 

349 

340

Month

October _________ __________ _____

April.-.. _ ___ __ _. ____________ ______ May.-------.-.-. ------___- _ - _ -__-..

June- _. _ ___ _ __ - ___ _____ ___ - . .

July... - ___-_- .-__.________ -._ 

Apr.

335 

335 

326 

242 

274

238 

218 

187 

165 

172

180 

195 

218 

206 

218

238 

308 

371 

353 

326

304 

348 

405 

585 

585

700 

558 

430 

330 

294

May

290 

290 

294 

299 

282

317 

330 

430 

480 

612

805 

910 

1,230 

1,400 

1,230

1,070 

990 

875 

910 

990

1,070 

1,230 

1,400 

1,680 

2,080

2,670 

3,220 

3,080 

3,080 

3,220 

2,940

Maximum

* 

r

]

605 

700 

,220 

,670 

,490 

735 

266

June

2,670 

2,190 

2,080 

1,880 

1,680

1,490 

1,400 

1,230 

1,230 

1,150

1,490 

1,490 

1,230 

1,150 

1,070

990 

950 

910 

840 

770

1,150 

1,110 

990 

910 

910

990 

1,070 

1,230 

1,310 

1,400

MinimiiTr

340

165 

282 

77f 

735 

274 

11C

July

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,230 

1,150

1,230 

1,490 

1,400 

1,400 

1,230

1,150 

1,070 

1,070 

1,110 

1,070

1,150 

1,150 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230

1,230 

1,070 

1,070 

990 

910

875 

840 

770 

770 

770 

735

Aug.

735 

735 

700 

700 

670

640 

612 

612

585 

558

530 

480 

455 

455 

430

430 

430 

405 

380 

376

358 

340 

326 

326 

326

317 

317 

330 

322 

286 

274

Sept.

266 

262 

254 

230 

222

218 

210 

202 

195 

191

172 

165 

165 

165 

159

152 

149 

146 

142 

146

139 

133 

133 

133 

127

122 

113 

110 

110 

110

M Run-off In Mean acre-feet

433 26, 600

321 19, 100 

1, 280 78, 700 

1, 300 77, 400 

1,120 68,900 

466 28,700 

168 10,000
GREEN BIVEB BASIN 33

PINE CREEK AT PINEDAIE, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 4, T. 33 N., R. 109 W., at Pinedale,

3 miles above mouth. Zero of gage is 7,164.3 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 128 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1915, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 second-feet May 30 (gage

height, 3.56 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1915-1928: Maximum discharge, 2,310 second-feet June 17, 1918 (gage

height, 5.0 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet November 14-17, 1921. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights,

October 1, 29, November 27-30, April 27, May ^8, 10, 11, 13-16, 17, 

- 18, 20, 21, and August 20-22, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation above

station. Flow naturally regulated by Fremont Lake.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feel, 1927-28

Day

\........ .............................

2 .- . .

3.....................................

4................................ ... ..

5.. ._---_-_-_--.. -.- 

a..- .-.-........ . - -

T........ .............................

9.....................................

9........ ..................... ........

\Q.... .................................

11.............. ................... ....

\2........ .............................

l^...... ...............................

U.. ...................................

15.....................................

16......................-.....-. ..

17 .. ................................

\»..... ................................

19........... ...................... ....

m........ .............................

21- ................................

22-..-...-. ..........-...-..- --.

23. --._-._._.__-_.-..-__ ._-

^A..... ................................

W................. ....................

W..... ................................

27.... ..................... ............

K........ .............................

W... ..................................

30.....................................

31 _ . __...__.__.-.._.._-.__...

Oct.

140

141 

137 

133 

127

129 

135 

127 

118 

110

101 

95 

94 

94 

90

82 

80

77 

74 

71

68 

67 

64 

63 

61

61 

60 

59 

52 

46 

44

Nov.

42 

41 

39 

39 

36

34 

38 

36 

36 

36

39 

35 

33 

34 

33

34 

36 

36 

41 

41

40 

39 

42 

40 

40

39 

39 

40 

39 

38

Apr.

12 

13 

13 

14 

16

May

18 

20 

22 

23 

27

32

37 

42

47 

57

68 

78 

150 

200 

225

222 

240 

260 

272 

300

330 

367 

451 

514 

662

760 

908 

1,030 

1,120 

1,140 

1,07ft

Month , Maximum

October- ____ .. ____ ____ . __ . ______

November ____________ __ __ .. ___

May __ . _____ .... ______ . ________ . .....

July.- ........ ..-_..-._.-_-._-.... ..................

141 

42

1,140 

976 

520 

403 

109

June

976 

891 

824 

738 

640

589 

547 

508 

475 

457

457 

427 

397 

361 

328

300

278 

250 

227 

214

204 

204 

200 

200 

232

262 

316 

361 

421

475

Minimum

44 

33

18 

200 

421 

113 

31

July

501 

508 

494 

482 

482

488 

494 

494 

463 

433

421 

421 

445 

451 

463

469 

457 

469 

494 

514

501 

475 

508 

520 

475

445 

451 

445 

421 

421 

421

Jug.

403 

367 

344 

322

289

256 

250 

294 

316 

316

306 

284 

267 

240 

232

222 

214 

196 

182 

170

160 

145 

133 

138 

140

138 

135 

138 

126 

117 

113

Sept.

109 

103 

103

95 

87

82 

77 

74 

71 

65

61 

55 

47 

44 

46

43 

41 

39 

39 

36

36 

39 

37 

36 

34

33 

31 

33 

33 

33

Mfian Run-ofif to Mean acre-feet

90. 3 5, 560 

37.8 2,250 

345 21, 200 

425 25, 300 

469 28,800 

224 13,800 

55. 4 3, 300
34 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX 

BIG SANDY CREEK NEAR FARSOK, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 18, T. 27 N., R. 1C <:> W., half a mile

above head gate of Eden Canal arid 18 miles north of Farson. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 322 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1915, to September, 1917; April, 1921, to October,

1924; May, 1927, to September, 1928. 

EXTKEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 853 second-feet May 26 (gage

height, 4.87 feet); minimum probably occurred during winter.

1915-1917, 1921-1924, 1927-28: Maximum discharge, 1,160 second-feet

June 26, 1917 (gage height, 5.65 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet September

1, 1924 (gage height, 1.31 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated because of missing gage-height

record May 1-5. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1. ... 

2-- 

3.............................................

4_. _ ...... _ ..... ___ . ___ . _ . ___ ....

5 

6.............................................

T.... .........................................

8.............................................

9.. ........... ...................... ..........

\Q.. ...........................................

l\. ............................................

IZ........... ..................................

13... ..........................................

14.. ...........................................

15..-. ..-.. . .-.......-..._...

16 

17 

18.............................................

19 ..... .-_.-. . ..........

20.. 

21 

22............................................

23--.. . .. . .. ..

24 . 

25.... . .......

26.... 

27-. ..... ....

28 

30 

31 . 

Oct.

123 

122 

122 

119 

112

103

98 

86 

84 

82

76 

75 

68 

66 

66

68 

68 

65 

64 

63

63 

59 

58 

55 

55

54 

53 

53 

54 

55 

55

Apr.

50

Month

July . 

May

I 125

138 

179 

270 

356 

443

592 

592 

628 

575 

424

370 

339 

350 

373 

415

459 

558 

662 

680 

680

785 

768 

698 

732 

732 

645

Maximum

123 

785 

507 

317 

112 

30

June

507 

440 

415 

406 

356

322 

322 

317 

285 

264

257 

295 

328 

314 

280

262 

262 

242 

242 

216

200 

214 

280 

242 

235

250 

325 

409 

376 

359

Minimxur

53

200 

117

21 

15

July

317 

312 

267 

235 

228

250 

275 

272 

242 

214

207 

207 

207 

212 

207

196 

190 

190 

185 

198

183 

165 

150 

133 

127

120 

138 

142 

133 

124 

117

Aug.

112 

105 

102

95 

88

85 

85 

74 

66 

58

50 

45 

41 

39 

35

39 

38 

36 

33 

31

29 

26 

24 

24

22

21 

22 

24 

31 

31 

29

Sept.

29 

29 

30 

29 

29

26 

24 

23 

22

21

20 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

20 

20 

19 

19

18 

17 

17 

16 

16

16 

15 

16 

16 

15

M Run-off in Mean acre-feet

7J 

454 30"

19S 

4£ 

2<

. 6 4, 650 

t 27,900 

' 18,300 

12,200 

>.7 3,060 

). 4 1, 210
GREEN RIVER BASIN 35

HAMS FORK AT DIAMONDVILLE, WYO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. % see. 24, T. 21 N., R. 116 W., at Diamondville.

DRAINAGE AREA. 386 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1918, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 second-feet Mg,y 2 (gage

height, 3.22 feet); minimum, 7.2 second-feet September 11 (gage height,

0.85 foot).

1918-1928: Maximum discharge, 3,250 second-feet May 11, 1923 (gage

height, 4.55 feet); no flow August 29-31, 1919. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge interpolated because of missing gage

heights July 1-4, 15, September 2-3, 9, and 23. Diversions for irrigation of

about 7,620 acres above station and 8,090 acres downstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1.. __ . _ .... _ ....... _ ..

2.... _ .......... _ .................

3.............. ......................

4.. _ . ___ .................. _ .....

5. ...... _ ..... _ ...................

6. ____ .... __ .. __ ...............

^l...................... ...............

8... _____ ... _ .............. _ ...

9...................................

10.....................................

11. .......... ... ..... ..................

12........ _ .... _ ............. _ ...

IZ........ .............................

14... _ .................. ___ .......

15-.........-.. ........ __ ........

16. _ .... _____ ....................

17...... _ ....... _ ..................

18.............. ....................

19 

SO.... .................................

21 ____ ......... _ .. . .-

22 __ ..... ___ .......................

23 ................................

24-.. ... ____ .- 

25......... _ .. _ 

26.................. ........... .... .

27............ ......................

28.. ......... . ... . ..... . ....... . ...

29. 

30 ......... .... ....... ...

31.. _ .... _ .........................

Oct.

54 

53 

51 

47 

46

43 

44 

43 

41 

43

43 

41 

39 

40 

40

40 

40 

39 

37 

36

35 

37 

36 

37 

35

36 

37 

37 

40 

39 

40

Mar.

27 

40 

60 

133

231 

154 

108 

122 

161

124 

102 

98 

84 

70 

73

Apr.

105 

127 

130

98 

80

78 

73 

60 

58 

58

43 

60 

62 

57 

65

73 

SO 

119 

95 

93

93 

95 

108 

150 

212

426 

990 

1,120 

1,240 

1,120

May

1,180 

1,310 

1,120 

820 

820

820 

932 

1,050 

1,120 

1,180

1,240 

1,310 

1,380 

1,310 

1,120

875 

875 

875 

875 

820

765 

765 

820 

765 

718

765 

765 

765 

765 

718 

765

Month Maximum

March 17-31.... __ .-... . . _

April. _ .... _ ... _ . . . _ ...... ..... ...

July... ................... _ .. . .. .-

54 

231 

1,240 

1,380 

670 

100 

39 

19

June

670 

625 

486 

479 

472

434 

374 

348 

343 

316

343

442 

406 

338 

299

299 

284 

279 

244 

231

203 

187 

172 

164 

154

147 

130 

127 

124 

113

July

100 

90 

80 

70 

63

58 

75 

70 

68 

63

58 

57 

58 

57 

67

77 

63 

58 

57 

52

45 

48 

47 

44 

43

47 

47 

44 

42 

42 

40

Aug.

39 

36 

36 

34 

34

34 

31 

33 

29

28

22 

21 

20 

18 

14

15 

15 

14 

12 

12

9 

9 

10 

12 

13

13 

13 

13 

18 

14 

13

Sept.

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

11 

10

8 

8 

8

8 

10 

12 

15 

17

16 

19 

18 

17 

16

16 

17 

17 

17 

17

15 

17 

17 

17 

18

Minimum Mean **£*

35 40. 9 2, 510 

27 106 3, 150 

43 239 14, 200 

718 949 58, 400 

113 308 18, 300 

40 59. 0 3, 630 

9 20. 5 1, 260 

8 14. 0 833
36 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

ASHLEY CREEK NEAR VERNAL, UTAH

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 1, T. 3 S., R. 20 E., three-quarters of 

a mile above heading of Utah Power & Light Co.'s canal an'i 12 miles northwest of Vernal.

DRAINAGE AREA. 101 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1914, to September, 1928. Fron October, 1911, 

to June, 1914, fragmentary records at power plant, and from March, 1900, 

to December, 1904, at station below mouth of Dry Fork.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 second-feet between May 

1 and 15 (gage height, 8.5 feet); minimum not recorded.

1911-1928: Maximum discharge, 2,050 second-feet May 29, 1921; minimum, 25 second-feet March 11, 1927.

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods December 1 to 

April 30, which are fair, and May 1-31, which are poor. No diversions above 

station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

I----...--.---.---...

2.... ..-.._......_...

3. ... __ _ .. ..

4......... ..... ...

b.... ................

6....................

T. ......... ..........

8.... ................

9...... ..............

10....................

11-..-...-... .........

12....................

13....................

14....................

15....................

16....................

17.... ................

18. _ .... .. ___ ....

IS....................

20....................

21....................

22....................

28...... ..............

24....... .............

25....................

26....................

27....................

28....................

29....................

30....................

SI................ .

Oct.

149 

144 

144 

157 

153

134 

128 

120 

122 

122

113 

113 

115 

111 

108

108 

108 

104 

102 

100

99 

97 

95 

93 

95

95 

99 

100 

100

97 

104

Nov.

95 

100 

102 

104 

104

104 

102 

100 

104 

102

93 

99 

95 

95 

88

91 

93 

91 

90 

90

88 

88 

82 

81 

81

81 

81 

81

77 

73

Dec.

50

........

Feb.

40

1

Apr.

36

39 

39 

46

Month

October ____________ . ______ ... .. __ ...

February. .. _ . _____________ . _________

March.. _ __ ______ . _____ .... _ .. __ _

April.....................................................

May _____________________ _______ ...

June. _____ . ______________________ ...

July......................................................

August _____ . _______________________ .

September... ________ . ______ . ...............

May

717

Maximum

157 

104

120 

95 

50

June

I 420

367 

342

318 

299 

269 

234 

215

231 

218 

198 

195 

182

166 

162 

157 

157 

151

142

138 

136 

134 

132

134 

132 

126 

124 

124

Minimum

July

120 

117 

115 

115 

111

111 

111 

109 

108 

104

104 

104 

102 

104 

102

100 

104 

102

97 

95

95 

95 

97 

93 

91

97 

102 

102 

109 

108 

102

Aug.

95 

93 

88 

84 

84

84 

82 

82 

79

77

77 

77 

77 

75

77

81 

81

77 

75 

75

75 

72 

70

60

Sept.

50 

50 

50 

60 

49

49 

47 

46 

46 

43

46 

46 

47 

49 

50

50

47 

46 

49 

49

46 

46 

46 

46

46

47 

47 

46 

46 

46

T., _ Run-off in Mean acre-feet

93 114 

73 91 

 55

_.-, .. 45

............ 40

 ... 3S

._........- 70

.... ___ .. 550

124 

91

215 

104

74

43 47

. .. 121

7,010 

.8 5,460 

3,380 

2,770 

2,300 

2,160 

4,170 

33,800 

12,800 

6,400 

. 7 4, 590 

.4 2,820

87,600
GREEN RIVER BASIN 37

UTAH POWER & LIGHT CO.'S TAHRACE HEAR VERBAL, UTAH

LOCATION. Indicating gage in NW. % sec. 18, T. 3 S., R. 21 E., at Vernal power 

plant of Utah Power & Light Co., 10 miles northwest of Vernal.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to September, 1917; March, 1920, to September, 

1928.

REMARKS. Records fair. Flow regulated by operation of power plart. Gageheight record furnished by Utah Power & Light Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1. _ ...........

2..... ..........

3... __ ........

4...............

5- __ ..... ....

6-.....-..- _ ..

7...............

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.

17 

14 

16 

18 

16

17 

11 

17 

14 

17

17 

18 

12 

21 

19

14

19 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

14 

19 

25

19 

24 

21 

20 

14 

20

Nov.

18 

18 

18 

19 

19

15 

18 

19 

20 

21

20 

20 

14 

14

27

19 

19 

19 

19 

15

18 

20 

20 

15 

18

20 

16 

21 

22 

22

Dec.

22 

26 

20 

16 

15

22 

20 

20 

20

21

17 

21 

23 

24 

22

22 

22 

18 

25 

24

24 

23 

23 

23

18

18 

22 

22 

20 

21 

21

Jan.

17 

20 

21 

21 

21

20 

21 

17 

20 

21

20 

20 

21 

20 

17

21 

21 

20 

20 

21

20 

17 

16 

21 

21

20 

20 

20

17 

21 

22

Feb.

21 

22 

21 

22 

18

22 

23 

23 

24 

24

22 

17 

22 

22 

21

22 

21 

21

17 

21

22

21 

19 

17 

16

12 

15 

14 

14

Mar.

19 

14 

13 

11 

9

14 

14 

14 

8 

13

11 

14 

13 

14 

13

12 

13 

11 

13 

13

16 

15 

15 

15 

11

14 

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

Apr.

11 

14 

14 

13 

13

13

13 

11 

14 

14

14 

14 

13 

14 

11

15 

14 

15 

15 

0

17 

13 

8 

15 

16

15 

16 

10 

14 

14

Month Maximum

April- ..... ,... ..... ....

July . ... ... ...........

25 

27 

26 

22 

24 

18 

17 

31 

20 

25 

21 

28

31

May

15 

10 

14 

16 

15

11 

10 

13 

13 

14

13 

13 

27 

13 

13

14 

15 

21 

15 

11

14 

15 

16 

15 

15

18 

24 

15 

8 

31 

12

June

14 

15 

12 

15 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

15

16

17 

14 

14 

14

16 

13 

15 

13 

17

17 

18 

18 

0 

20

17 

18 

18 

19 

17

Minimum

11 

14 

15 

17 

12 

8 

0 

9 

0 

6 

14 

14

0

July

14 

18 

18 

15 

17

18 

17 

14 

18 

19

25 

19 

18 

19 

24

19 

13 

13 

13 

14

18 

6 

19 

11 

15

18 

20 

19 

15 

20 

20

Mean

17.5 

18.8 

21.1 

19.9 

19.9 

13.5 

13.1 

15.2 

15.4 

17.0 

18.8 

19.0

17.4

Aug.

19 

20 

19 

20 

16

21 

20 

20 

18 

19

19 

16 

20 

18 

20

19 

20 

20 

15 

20

20

14 

21 

20 

21

16 

20 

20 

14 

19 

20

Sept.

20 

15

18

28 

16 

19

20 

19 

20 

19

18

20 

20 

20 

20 

22

18 

14 

16 

19 

21

20 

20 

20 

20

15

Run-off in

acre-feet

1,080 

1,120 

1,300 

1,220 

1,140 

830 

780 

935 

916 

1,050 

1,160 

1,130

12,700
38 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

DUCHESNE RIVEE NEAR TABIONA, UTAH

LOCATION. Tape gage in SW. % sec. 17, T. 2 S., R. 6 W., Uinta base and merid

ian, 5H miles above Rock Creek and 8 miles southeast of Tabiona. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 352 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1919, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,510 second-fe^t May 28 (gage

height, 13.34 feet); minimum not recorded.

1919-1928: Maximum discharge, about 2,500 second-feet June 13, 1921;

minimum, 40 second-feet August 29-31, 1926. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated because of ice December 15 to

February 8. Small diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927 28

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 . 

Oct.

252

242

249

254

249

239

244

239

229

232

242

234

239

236

227

229

234

227

99Q

236

227

222

216

213

218

207

200

198

193

198

193

Nov.

193

209

207

193

196

189

187

183

185

191

187

181

178

183

174

174

170

170

170

172

168

166

157

145

160

157

153

155

174

162

Dec.

164

1 ^S

168

164

158

160

157

14Q

162

145

151 1 *&

149

120

Jan.

i 110

Feb.

1 100

94

92

114

116

106

101

114

111

112

114

11Q

114

109

112

111

104

109

100

95

OS

97

Mar.

108

104

129

124

121

122

124

122

122

112

109

111

116

108

IfKI

126

131

138

149

151

153

157

151

141

147

. 144

135

Apr.

144

140

142

136

135

135

142

133

138

136

131

133

129

133

136

135

131

133

128

100

131

135

140

153

204

232

249

293

364

May

462

484

518

600

618

730

790

840

950

980

985

970

Ton

705

686

614

568

805

1,140

1,210

1,130

1,220

1,330

1,400

1,480

1,510

1,420

1,310

1,270

June

1,180

1,130

1,040

965

815

790

815

645

622

600

555

534

495

423

423

406

373

358

358

342

313

299

285

313

299

272

259

234

222

234

July

222

211

200

200

189

189

178

178

178

168

158

149

149

158

149

140

149

140

140

131

136

135

138

140

144

147

131

121

114

117

111

Aug.

109

106

101

106

114

108

100

103

106

101

100

103

98

100

103

111

 112

109

112

106

111

109

108

112

111

106

109

112

108

106

111

Sept.

109

106

108

106

104

104

106

98

103

108

111

108

104

108

111

111

111

108

101

108

108

111

101

98

97

95

97

97

98

101

Month

November.. ______________________ . ...

December __________________________

March __________ . ______ . ...................

May ___________________________

July.. . . 

August ____ . ________________________

September _________________________

Maximum

254

209

168

116

157

364

1,510

1,180

222

114

111

1,510

Minimum

193

145

104

128

462

222

111

98

95

Mean

227

176

137

110

105

127

158

925

520

155

107

105

238

Run-off in

acre-feet

14,000

10,500

8,420

6,760

6,040

7,810

9,400

56,900

30,900

9,530

6,580

6,250

173,000
GREEN RIVER BASIN

DUCHESNE RIVER AT DUCHESNE, UTAH

39

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. # NW. Ji sec. 1, T. 4 S., R. 5 W., Uinta base and 

meridian, in Duchesne, 1 mile above mouth of Strawberry River,

DRAINAGE AREA. 660 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1917, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,450 second-feet June 2 and 3" 

(gage height, 3.50 feet); minimum, 64 second-feet several days during. 

August and September.

1917-1928: Maximum discharge, 4,420 second-feet June 10, 1922 (gage 

height, 8.65 feet); minimum, 50 second-feet August 4, 5, 7-14, 27-31, and 

September 1-4, 1924 (gage height, 0.6 foot).

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated for ice-affected perod December 22 to February 6, and for period of missing gage heights, June 8-18. 

Diversions for irrigation above and below station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 _ ... ____

2.. ____ . .....

3..............

4.... ___ .....

5.. .... ......

6.. _ ..... .....

7. _ ..... ...

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.

576 

522 

522 

522 

522

470 

470 

451 

451 

424

424 

424 

424 

396 

396

378 

378 

378 

378 

378

378 

361 

361 

361 

361

337 

337 

361 

361 

337 

361

Nov.

361 

337 

361 

337 

314

337 

361 

361 

337 

337

361 

361 

361 

337 

337

361 

361 

337 

337 

337

337 

314 

298 

298 

337

337 

314 

298 

298 

298

Dec.

298 

298 

298 

298 

283

283 

263 

298 

298 

298

29S 

298 

337 

298 

298

298 

298 

298 

298 

298

298 

275

Jan.

225

Feb.

200

189 

189 

189 

189

189 

189 

189 

162 

162

162 

162 

162 

139 

139

139 

139 

139 

139 

139

139 

139 

139 

162

Mar.

162 

139 

149 

139 

162

162 

189 

189 

189 

162

162 

149 

139 

139 

130

139 

139 

139 

149 

162

189 

189 

217 

217 

189

250 

217 

189 

189 

178 

162

Apr.

178 

189 

178 

162 

162

162 

149 

162 

189 

162

139 

149 

139 

130 

139

130 

139 

139 

149 

139

130 

139 

139 

149 

201

250 

298 

424 

470 

576

Month Maximum

January

576 

361 

337

February... ___ _ _ .--.-.. __ __ . __ _ ... _ _ ....

April.... . .... ... .........

July................. ...................... ...............

250 

576 

3,310 

3,450 

491 

135 

95

3,450

May

761 

902 

S29 

761 

761

902 

1,220 

1,380 

1,540 

1,780

1,900 

1,990 

1,790 

1,500 

1,420

1,340 

1,340 

1,260 

1,260 

1,340

1,630 

2,040 

1,950 

1,950 

2,040

2,290 

2,630 

2,890 

3,180 

2,970 

3,310

June

3,360 

3,450 

3,450 

3,260 

3,110

2,940 

2,680 

2,500 

2,300 

2,100

1,900 

1,700 

1,500 

1,300 

1,200

1.100 

1,000 

900 

788 

722

658 

722

722 

788 

788

722 

658 

599 

S99 

543

Minimum

337 

298

139 

130 

130 

761 

543 

114 

64 

64

64

July

491 

491 

442 

44£ 

39P

396 

35f 

35f 

3SF 

314

277 

277 

24f 

277 

26F

24f 

24f

24f 

212 21?

184

184 

212 

184 

15?

14f 

135 

13? 

14f 

135 

114

Mean

413 

335 

290 

225 

168 

170 

195 

1,710 

1,610 

266 

99 1 

73 4

463

Aug.

114 

114 

114 

135 

114

114 

114 

114 

114 

106

106 

95 

95 

95 

95

121 

114 

95 

95 

95

95 

78 

78 

64 

64

64 

64 

135 

114

78 

78

Sept.

64

78 

78 

78 

78

78 

78 

64 

64 

64

64 

64 

64

78 

78

78 

64 

64

78 64-

64

78 

78 

78 

7&

78 

78 

78 

78 

95

Run-off in 

acre-feet

25,400 

19,900 

17,800 

13,800 

9,660 

10,500 

11,600 

105,000 

95,800 

16,400 

6,090 

4,370

336,000
40 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART

DUCHESNE EIVEE AT MTTON, UTAH

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. Yt see. 25, T. 3 S., R. 2 W., Uinta base and 

meridian, at Myton, 3 miles below mouth of Lake Fork.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,750 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1899, to November, 1910; July, 1911, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,980 second-feet November 24 

(gage height, 6.2 feet); minimum, 84 second-feet for several days during 

July, August, and September.

1899-1928: Maximum discharge, 12,800 second-feet June 10, 1922 (gage 

height, 7.94 feet); minimum, 6 se'cond-feet September 4-9- 1924.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated for ice-affected period, December 21 to February 22. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by United States Bureau of Reclamation reservoir on Strawberry River.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 _ ............

2 . 

3 _ ..... .

4.. ____ .. __

5 __ ...........

6 ... .........

7 _ ........ .

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.

1,100 

1,060 

1,020 

930 

970

970 

930 

890 

850 

810

775 

761 

761 

754 

740

740 

719 

705 

705 

691

670 

635 

635 

600 

580

568 

568 

580 

670 

635 

568

Nov.

535 

472 

442 

442 

412

504 

535 

472 

504 

516

504 

491 

504 

535 

504

454 

472 

504 

454 

412

454 

472 

485 

810 

1,150

568 

535 

504 

516 

504

Dee.

491 

472 

504 

412 

356

280 

356 

356 

330 

442

384 

504 

472 

442 

356

384 

384 

384 

356 

356

350

Jan.

325

Feb.

350

343

325

330 

280 

304

304 

280 

330 

384

Mar.

442 

384 

395 

442 

504

491 

504 

535 

491 

472

472 

454 

442 

, 384 

330

304 

280 

290 

304 

412

442 

472 

491 

504 

705

970 

535 

472 

412 

384 

373

Apr.

412 

442 

412 

384 

304

330 

304 

304 

280 

234

256 

280 

304 

280 

256

280 

256 

304 

330 

280

304 

304 

330 

330 

412

504 

600 

740 

850 

1,100

Month Maximum

March... ______ . __________________ .

AprU................. ....................................

May. . _. ...... ............ .........

June _________ . 

July....... . 

August _______ . ...................................

1,100 

1,150 

504

384 

970 

1,100 

4,780 

3,650 

450 

232 

124

4,780

May

1,350 

1,570 

1,860 

1,570 

1,350

1,400 

1,520 

1,860 

2,760 

2,880

2,700 

3,060 

2,820 

2,620 

2,100

1,860 

1,920 

1,740 

1,620 

1,740

1,860 

2,340 

3,060 

2,820 

3,200

3,130 

3,600 

4,080 

4,590 

4,780 

3,930

Jum

3,651 

3,390 

3,001 

2,520 

2,040

1,920 

1,920 

1,800 

1,080 

1,500

1,350 

1,250 

1,250 

1, ISO i,oeo

970 

9?« 

8f* 

810 

810

740 

670 

670 

700

740

6T* 

604 

Ml 

4T2 

4?2

Minimum

568 

412 

280

280 

234 

1,350 

482 

84 

84 

84

84

July

450 

426 

373 

373 

323

276 

276 

232 

212 

212

192 

174 

156 

174 

140

124 

174 

156 

140 

124

110 

110 

110 

110 

96

84 

84 

96 

96 

110 

96

Mean

761 

522 

383 

325 

334 

455 

390 

2,510 

1,340 

187 

144 

96.3

622

Aug.

110 

124 

140 

124 

174

212 

192

174 

156 

140

124 

124 

140 

124 

110

174 

212 

174 

140

124

110 

96 

84 

84 

84

232 

212 

174 

156 

140 

110

Sept.

110 

110 

96

84 

96

96

84 

84 

84 

96

84 

84 

84 

84 

96

124 

110 

110 

96

84

66 

84 

84 

96 

84

96 

110 

110 

124 

110

Run-off in 

acre-feet

46,800 

31,100 

23,600 

20,000 

19,200 

28,000 

23,200 

154,000 

79,700 

11,500 

8,850 

5,730

452,000
GEEEN EIVEB BASIN 41

STRAWBERRY RIVER AT DUCHESNE, UTAH

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. % NE. % sec. 2, T. 4 S., R. 5 W., Uinta base and 

meridian, three-quarters of a mile west of Duchesne and 1% miles above 

mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,040 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1908, to November, 1910; March, 1914, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 second-feet May 9 (gage 

height, 8.35 feet); minimum, 33 second-feet September 24.

1908-1910, 1914-1928: Maximum discharge, 3,230 second-fe^t May 27, 

1922 (gage height, 7.7 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet November 20, 1914.

REMARKS. Records poor. Discharge estimated because of ice effect December 

7 to March 16. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by 

storage in Strawberry Valley Reservoir.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feel, 1927-28

Day

1... ... ...... ...

2 .

3 

4 _ ..... ____

5 _ 

6 .. _ .......

1. ..............

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.

117 

117 

117 

106 

106

96 

96 

96 

100 

96

96 

96 

96 

96 

96

96 

96 

96 

106 

106

106 

106 

117 

117 

117

117 

117 

117 

232 

146 

117

Nov.

117 

121 

121 

121 

117

136 

141 

129 

129 

121

141 

136 

136 

146 

141

141 

141

141 

141 

141

141 

141 

129 

136 

129

136 

121 

129 

141 

121

Dec.

117 

121 

117 

106 

100

96 

, 90

Jan. Feb.

64

Mar.

90

117 

117 

161 

220

232 

242 

266 

232 

266

540 

294 

136 

117 

117 

161

Apr.

286 

286 

286 

195 

136

117 

106 

96 

106 

100

96 

106 

117 

117 

100

100 

106 

146 

201 

276

338 

350 

377 

464 

540

645 

868 

970 

1.270 

1,300

Month Maximum

November.. _________ _ _ _ .. ..... ......

January

232 

146 

121

February... _________ _ . __ __ . .

April..... ........... . .... ....... ......

June.. _____ .........................................

July-.- _ .

August _. _ _ 

September. ___ _______ __ __ __ .........

The year .

540 

1,300 

1,600 

645 

175 

184 

64

1,600

May

1,350 

1,520 

1,520 

1,370 

1,310

1,250 

1, 350 

1,490 

1,570 

1,600

1,480 

1,420 

1,460 

1,330 

1,140

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

940

988

928 

892 

928 

910 

910

868 

850 

809 

776 

765 

710

June

645 

580 

555 

496 

469

415 

394 

373 

354 

354

354 

354 

381 

373 

342

334 

316 

304 

297 

280

262 

246 

236 

229 

229

214 

204 

198 

192 

184

Minimum

96 

117

96

710 ' 184 ; 84 

64 

36

36

July

175 

, 16S 

16S 

166 

169

156 

142 

142 

14? 

14?

14G131 

131 

131 

llf

llf 

llf 

115 

102 

9f

9? 

9f 

98 

9? 

98

8f 

8P 

8P 

94 

8P 8*

Mean

111 

133 

93 8 

70 

70 

150 

340 

1,140 

339 

123 

89 4 

53 6

227

Aug.

89 

94 

94 

184 

175

115 

98 

89 

89 

80

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

98 

94 

80 

80

77

72 

72 

64 

64 

64

156 

84 

67 

64 

64 

64

Sept

64 

64 

64 

64 

64

64 

64 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

50 

57 

50

44

44

40 

38 

36 

38

48 

53 

50 

50 

50

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6.820 

7,910 

5,770 

4,300 

4,030 

9,220 

20.200 

70,100 

20,200 

7,560 

5,500 

3,190

165,000
42 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART DT.

WEST FORK OF IAKE FORK WEAR MOUNTAIN HOME, UTAH

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 19, T. 2 N., R. 5 W., Uinta base 

and meridian, half a mile below Moon Lake and 13 miles northwest of 

Mountain Home.

DRAINAGE AREA. 108 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1921, to September, 1928; fragmentary.

EXTREMES. 1921-1928: Maximum discharge recorded, 2,000 second-feet September 9, 1927 (gage height 3.85 feet); minimum not determined.

REMARKS. Records good. No diversions above station. Flow slightly regulated by storage in Brown Duck Lake Reservoir.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 _ ..........................................

e. ............................................

7...................... .......................

g

w. ............................................

1 9

 to

14 __ _ ..- _ -

15 __ -

16-. _ -

is

20 __ ....... . . ... ___ ... ... -

91

22. .......... ..... _ ................. _ .

23-.- _ 

 2A:.. ...........................................

26

27.. __ _ .... _ .........

28 __ _ - ....

29-- _ ... _ ........

30 __ . _ . _ ..... _ ... o-l

Oct.

145 

145 

142 

140

135 

132 

128 

126 

121

119 

116 

112 

110 

108

110 

114 

123 

119 

110 

114

Nov.

106 

106 

104 

102 

100

98 

98 

96 

94 

96

91 

89 

92 

92 

88

May

1,120 

1,060 

973

Month Maximum

October 12-31.. _ ... .. ..... ... _ ..........

July.-. ..... ... .... ...... ....... ....

145 

106 

833 

256 

128 

64

June

833 

683 

586 

503 

498

519 

535 

498 

453 

400

350 

326 

320 

310 

300

290 

280 

270 

260 

250

243 

296 

322 

342 

342

322 

330 

315

296 

267

July

256 

243 

231 

218 

212

209 

197 

188 

177 

169

169 

166 

166

174 

171

166 

160 

160 

155 

137

132 

130 

12S 

128 

128

128 

128 

132 

130 

126 

121

Aug.

128 

123 

114 

110 

108

98 

92 

86 

80 

74

72 

74 

72 

71 

74

81 

81

78 

74 

71

68 

67 

53 

65 

65

65 

67 

65 

63 

63 

64

Sept.

64 

64 

64 

63 

62

62 

59 

58 

58 

57

56 

55 

55 

54 

53

53 

52 

51 

51 

45

44 

45 

45 

46 

46

46

50 

50 

51 

51

Minimum Mean acre-feet11

108 123 4,900 

88 96. 8 2, 880 

243 385 22, 900 

121 166 10, 200 

53 79. 5 4, 890 

44 53. 7 3, 200
GREEN RIVER BASIN 43

LAKE FORK NEAR MYTON, UTAH

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 21, T. 3 S., R. 2 W., Uinta base and

meridian, half a mile above mouth and 3J4 miles northwest of Myton. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 468 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1900, to December, 1903; June, 1907, to November,

1910; July, 1911, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,600 second-feet November 24

(gage height, 11.5 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet for several days in later

part of April.

1900-1903, 1907-1928: Maximum discharge, that of Noveml ?r 24, 1927;

probably no flow July 24, 1916. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated for ice-affected period December

11 to March 9. Flood of November 24 and 25 caused by failure of Farnsworth Reservoir. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-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 

Oct.

451 

444 

423 

416 

400

400 

383 

343 

334 

322

305 

293 

296 

290 

271

265 

262 

257 

255 

230

210 

200 

193 

189 

170

150 

130 

110 

84 

100 

151

Nov.

14o 

140 

135 

130 

124

131 

134 

126 

118 

112

114 

109 

114 

126 

114

110 

120 

116 

112 

112

115 

114 

108 

500 

800

400 

300 

273 

222 

157

Dec.

212 

149 

198 

200 

198

216 

207 

222 

212 

202

 190

Jan.

75

Feb.

74

Mar.

100

172

160 

157 

142 

160 

146

153 

139 

140 

142 

139

146 

139 

146 

136 

130

123 

108 

108 

93 

104 

93

Apr.

90 

93 

93 

80 

68

80 

56 

60 

68

28

21 

18 

18 

15 

12

10 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

3 

2 

2 

3

2 

3

- 2

3

5

Month Maximum

451 

800

March. .

May ____ . ___________________ ........

July........... ............ ......... 

September. _________ ______ ___ ___ ..

93 

1,480 

725 

30 

74 

37

1,480

May

6 

21 

18 

37 

33

50 

68 

82 

198 

273

393 

502 

400 

331

247

273 

198 

157 

93 

170

247 

273 

502 

588 

1,180

998 

1,090 

1,180 

1,480 

1,240 

1,120

June

725 

678 

640 

588 

426

393 

302 

198 

168 

130

93 

68 

56 

51 

46

44 

45 

48 

56 

54

46 

44 

54 

45 

38

28 

27 

24 

30 

37

Minimum

84 

108

o 

6 

24 

14 

13 

25

2

JulT

30

28 

30

27 

28

27 

30 

28 

27 

28

30 

30 

22 

30 

29

28

27 

25 

20

22

21 

SI 

20 

15 

14

1« 

22 

21

14 

14

Mean

269 

18? 

133 

75 

75 

125 

2?. 7 

434 

173 

24.1 

33.8 

2f. 1

132

Aug.

21 

28 

21 

74 

62

35 

30 

25 

20 

20

16 

31 

35 

32 

34

53 

46 

38 

32 

22

14 

13 

14 

19 

37

40 

54 

51 

47 

44 

40

Sept.

37 

35 

32 

32 

31

31 

31 

30 

30 

29

29 

28 

28

28

28 

29 

29 

30 

28

25 

25 

25 

25 

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

32

Run-off iu 

acre-feet

16, 500 

10, 800 

8,180 

4,610 

4,310 

7,690 

1,710 

26,700 

10,300 

1,480 

2,080 

1,730

96,100
44 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

WHITEROCKS RIVER NEAR WHITEROCKS, UTAH

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 18, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., Uinta base and 

meridian, 8 miles north of Whiterocks and 2 miles above heading of United 

States Whiterocks and Farm Creek Canals.

DEAINAGB AEBA. 118 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE}. August, 1921, to September, 1928; fragmentary. November, 1917, to June, 1921, below diversion of United States Whiterocks 

Canal and above Farm Creek Canal. 1899 to 1904 and 1007 to 1910 near 

present site.

EXTREMES. 1917-1928: Maximum discharge recorded, 2,750 second-feet June 

20 and 21, 1922 (gage height, 5.40 feet); minimum, less than 14 second-feet 

during winter 1920-21.

REMARKS. Records fair. No diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-&8

Day

1 _ ........

2.. ........ -

3... .....

4 

5-. .....

6 

7. - ......

8...........

9 

10.... ....

11.... .......

12. .........

13...........

14.....-.-.

15 

Oct.

163 

163 

154

Nov.

119

125

11Q

119

119

119

119

119

114

114

109

109 

109 

109 

101

Feb.

43

July Aug.

82 

79 

76 

76 

76

76 

76 

74 

76 

74

72 

79 

79 

76 

79

Sept.

72 

72 

70 

66 

66

66 

64 

66 

66 

64

64 

66 

66 

66 

66

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22... .. ....

23 

24 

25.... _ ....

26 

27.. .........

28 

29 

30. 

31 - 

Month

October 13-3 

November 1- 

July 17-31

. __ . ,... ... .... 

23 . ... . _ . _

August __ . ______ . __ . ___ . ____ __ . __ ..

Oct.

146 

138 

138 

131 

125

125 

119 

119 

114

114

119

131

131

125

119

138

Nov.

109 

105 

101 

97 

94

91 

91 

91

Feb.

-

Maximum Minimum

163 114 

125 91 

131 76 

119 70 

76 64

July

131 

114 

109 

101

85 

85 

88 

82 

79

76 

76 

85 

85 

82 

76

Mean

132 

100 

90.3 

80.2 

68.3

Aug.

119 

119 

97 

91

85

76 

72 

70 

70 

70

82 

88 

79 

74 

72 

72

Sept.

68 

66 

68 

68 

68

68 

70 

68 

70 

68

70 

74 

76 

74 

72

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

4,980 

4,570 

2,690 

4,930 

4,060
GEEEN RIVER BASIN

FISH CREEK NEAR SCOFIELD, UTAH

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 10, T. 12 S., R. 7 E., below Horsley Dam, 5 miles 

northeast of Scofield, and 10 miles above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 163 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1917, to September, 1921; June, 1925, to 

September, 1928; fragmentary.

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, October 1 to March. 

31 and May 21 to June 8, which are fair. Small diversions fcr irrigation 

above station. Flow completely regulated by Horsley Dam. Gage-height 

record and one discharge measurement furnished by Price R;ver Water 

Conservation District.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927 %8

Day

1. ......

2..-. ...

3..-. ...

4.. 

5. ....... -

6 .

7 

8. .........

9 

10-.- . 

11..... _ ..

12.. ........

13.- 

14.- 

15-.. 

Apr.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

May

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7

7 

7 

7

7

7 

7 

7 

8 

8

June

700

100 

30

68

133 

133 

170

180 

180

July

220 

220 

220 

220 

220

220 

220 

220 

220 

220

241 

241 

241 

241 

241

Aug.

230 

230 

230 

230 

230

230 

230 

230 

230 

230

230 

230 

230 

230 

230

Sept.

220 

220 

220 

210 

210

210 

210 

210 

210 

210

200 

200 

200 

200 

190

Day

16- 

17 . 

18-- 

19.- 

20 

22 

23- 

24 

25. 

26 

27- . 

28- 

29.-..- .

QA

31

Month

July.. ...... ........ . ... .. .. ... .

September .

Theye

Apr.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

7

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

Maximum

7

241 

230 

220

May

8 

8 

8 

50 

200

700

June

200 

252 

230 

180 

200

200 

200 

200 

200 

200

200 

210 

220 

220 

220

Minimum

5 

7

200 

220 

124

Jul-7

241 

20") 

200 

201 

201

231 

231 

231 

231 

231

231 

231 

231 

231 

231 

231

Mean

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

5.8 

261 

301 

225 

230 

177

101

Aug.

230 

230 

230 

230 

230

230 

230 

230 

230 

230

230 

230 

230 

230 

230 

220

Sept.

190- 

190 

180 

152 

152

142 

142 

142 

142 

133

. 13$ 

124 

124 

124 

124

Run-off in 

acre-feet

123 

119> 

123 

123 

115. 

123 

345 

16, 000 

17,900 

13,800 

14,100 

10,500

73,400

8181 31-
46 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

PRICE BIVEB WEAR HELPER, UTAH

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 36, T. 13 S., R. 9 E., three-quarters of a 

mile above diversion dam of Price River Irrigation Co. anc1 2 miles south of 

Helper.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 530 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1904, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,440 second-fe^t May 25 (gage 

height, 10.36 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet February 18.

1904-1928: Maximum discharge, between 9,000 and 10,000 second-feet 

during floods early in September, 1927; minimum, 4 sewnd-feet during 

December, 1905, January 1906, and August 8, 1925.

REMARKS. Records poor. Discharge estimated for ice-affected period, December 4 to January 31. Main irrigation diversions are below station. Flow 

affected by storage in reservoir on Fish Creek.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

2 

3 

4 ... ......

5 . ... -

6 

7 . .. 

8

9. ... ... ... ..

10. 

11 

12 

13 - 

14 

15 ...............

18 

17 

IS.......... ..

19 

20

21 ...

22,.. . _ .... . ...

23 

24 

25 

26« 

27 . 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

32 

32 

32 

42 

27

23 

23 

23 

32 

32

42 

27 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

49 

37 

27 

25

Nov.

25 

22 

22 

23 

23

25 

29 

27 

25 

25

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

37 

37 

34 

32 

32

29 

29 

27 

27 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

Dec.

23 

23 

22

"18

Jan.

i 020

Feb.

23 

20 

18 

23 

49

34 

27 

15 

23 

23

23 

15 

15 

15 

20

"20 

"15 

9 

"15 

23

22 

22 

22 

22 

15

" 17 

19 

35 "40

Mar.

49 

55 

59 

»60 

80

67 

67 

49 

71 

80

49 

49 

34 

27 

32

42 

49. 

" 100 

330 

151

165 

390 

1S9 

197 

"200

210 

169 

130 

103 

95 

118

Apr.

144 

130 

118 

112 

103

"100 

95 

103 

118 

130

13, 

148 

148 

151 

° 151

151 

189 

197 

205 

197

189 

214 

232 

241 

280

336 

384 

462 

532 

694

Month Maximum

49 

37

April.. .-.._.. ...... 

June.- . _ ....... _______________ . ...

July... 

August __ - ______________________ . ......

The year

49 

390 

694 

1,250 

886 

258 

473 

173

1,250

May

758 

774 

602 

602 

602

602 

588 

588 

574 

532

532 

532 

"532 

532 

504

476 

448 

"400 

360 

"400

532

774 

997 

1,160 

1,250

1,000 

"975 

959 

798 

798 

838

June

854 

886 

"800 

726 

726

742 

742 

742 

151 

151

151 

151 

232 

232 

189

151 

232 

223 

210 

214

248 

243 

243 

243 

243

248 

248 

248 

256 

256

Minimum

23 

22

9 

27 

95 

360 

151 

169 

173 

97

9

July

248 

"248 

248 

243 

237

232

227 

232 

232 

232

243 

243 

258 

258 

"245

232 

230 

217 

202 

169

173 

192 

192 

217 

222

217 

217 

222 

"217 

212 

»210

Mean

27.4 

26.5 

18.5 

20 

22.0 

112 

213 

678 

366 

225 

208 

147

173

Aug.

207 

192 

192 

192 

"190

188 

188 

"180 

173 

188

192 

"205 

217 

227 

222

217 

217 

212 

"210 

207

202 

197 

197 

197 

192

473 

227 

197 

197 

"188 

180

Sept.

173 

169 

173 

173 

"173

173 

173 

173 

173 

173

«1?3 

173 

"173 

173 

169

" 158 

146 

142 

125 

125

125 

125 

125 

120 

112

104 

108 

101 

97 

"100

Run-off in

acre-feet

1,680 

1,580 

1,140 

1,230 

1,270 

6,890 

12,700 

41,700 

21,800 

13,800 

12,800 

8,750

125,000

' Estimated or interpolated.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 47

HUNTINGTON CREEK NEAR HUNTINGTON, UTAH

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. K sec. 6, T. 17 S., R. 8 E., 7 miles 

northwest of Huntington and above mouth of Fish Creek.

DRAIN AGE AREA. 188 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1909, to September, 1928; fragmentary.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 980 second-feet May 9 (gage 

height, 4.80 feet); minimum not recorded.

1909-1928: Maximum discharge, about 2,000 second-feet September 10, 

1927 (gage height, 6.9 feet); probably no flow November 5, 1926 (gage 

height, 1.24 feet).

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated for ice-affected period, November 19 to March 3. Small irrigation diversions above station. Flow slightly 

regulated by small storage reservoirs.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 . _____

2 

3 

4...............

5 . .....

6 ... _ ......

7- __

8 .........

9.. ..........

10--. ........

11. __ . ____

12...............

13__. _ ........

14 __ ...........

15 _____ ......

16.. ___ ... _ ..

17 _____ ......

18. _____ ......

19 ____ ........

20 ............

21 __ ..... _ ..

22 ____ ... ...

23 __ ..........

24 ___ ..... _ ..

25 ........ ....

26...............

27.'._ ..... _

23...............

29 _ . _______

30 . ___ . .....

31 ............

Oct.

42 

41 

38 

40 

37

34 

33 

33 

34 

34

33 

33 

33 

33 

32

32 

31 

31 

31 

31

32 31 

31 

31 

31

' 33 

33 

51 

45 

39 

45

Nov.

37 

36 

41 

38 

38

47 

51 

41 

38 

41

33 

36 

38 

33 

32

37 

36 

33

30

Dec.

27

Jan.

27

Feb.

27

Mar.

2723- 

29 

30 

28

27 

28 

28 

26 

28

28 

31 

28 

33 

31

30 

33 

35 

37 

39

43 

47 

50 

46 

63

62 

60 

44 

43 

42 

44

Apr.

51 

50 

51 

46 

45

45 

44 

44 

43 

46

44 

46 

42 

41 

42

48 

60 

64 

59 

58

57 

59 

71 

91 

102

149 

203 

259 

363 

438

Month Maximum

"December

51 

51

February

April. ....... ...... . . _ .. 

July ..... _ ...... _ . ...... _ ....... _ ..............

August

50 

438 

820 

446 

155 

83 

42

820

May

614 

618 

515 

466 

507

562 

592 

667 

820 

820

685 

640 

511 

430 

430

470 

430 

430 

430 

430

470 

470 

511 

511 

511

587 

618 

618 

583 

574 

519

June

446 

415 

378 

339 

329

312 

303 

284 

259 

233

225 

238 

216 

208 

203

200 

196 

186 

171 

169

164 

157 

153 

149 

155

164 

160 

153 

142 

142

Minimum

31

26 

41 

430 

142 

94 

33 

31

July

144 

155 

153 

147 

144

140 

138 

136 

134 

134

132 

134 

130 

128 

124

123 

119 

119 

117 

115

113 

119 

117 

115 

111

10S 

108 

IDS 

1W 

104 

94

Mear

35. 1 

34.9 

27 

27 

27 

37.0 

92.0 

550 

228 

125 

53.2 

34.6

106

Aug.

83 

75 

74

77 

77

74 

74 

73 

71 

70

'66 

63 

59 

57 

57

46 

42 

40 

38 

35

34 

33 

33 

33 

35

43 

42 

37 

36 

36 

36

Sept.

36 

37 

36 

36 

36

36

35 

35 

34 

34

34 

33 

33 

34 

34

33 

33 

33 

33 

32

33 

32 

31 

31 

31

31

42 

42 

40 

39

Run-on* in 

acre-feet

2,160 

2,080 

1,660 

1,660 

1,550 

2,280 

5,470 

33,800 

13,600 

7,690 

3,270 

2,060

77,300
48 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN 

SAN JUAN BJVEK WEAR BIUFF, UTAH

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % sec. 7, T. 42 S., R. 19 E., 2,000 feet 

below Gypsum Wash and 20 miles southwest of Bluff.

DEAINAGE ABBA. 24,000 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. October, 1914, to September, 1917; March, 1927, to 

September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 second-feet June 1 (gage 

height, 12.45 feet); minimum, 291 second-feet August 26 (page height, 4.51 

feet).

1914-1917, 1927-28: Maximum discharge, about 70,000 second-feet September 10, 1927 (gage height, 32.0 feet); minimum, 199 second-feet December 10, 1916.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated October 15-20, December 7, 8, 

16-21, January 1-3, 18-22, and 27-29. Diversions for irrigation above 

station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

l._ __ ........

2 _____ 

3 

4 .- 

5 .......... -

6---. -------

T. ..............

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.

6,010 

5,900 

5,620 

5,160 

4,820

4,660 

4,420 

4,270 

3,960 

3,720

3,570 

3,380 

3,230 

3,130

k 650

2,180 

2,050 

1,950 

1,880 

1,850

1,740 

1,690 

1,640 

1,750 

1,830 

2,180

Nov.

4,130 

2,460 

2,270 

2,120 

1,910

1,960 

2,550 

4,350 

3,390 

2,670

2,330 

2,280 

2,190 

2,120 

2,010

1,950 

1,910 

1,760 

1,680 

1,720

1,700 

1,640 

1,550 

1,520 

1,520

1,470 

1,360 

1,380 

1,400 

1,460

Dec.

1,400 

1,370 

1,290 

1,200 

1,190

1,190 

1,070 

950

828 

798

762 

1,020 

1,080 

1,200 

1,150

750

732 

756 

640 

691

870 

949 

928 

1,210 

1,210 

1,120

Jan.

i 950

780 

970

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,060 

984

1,020 

1,010 

1,120 

1,050 

1,050

1,130 

1,170

1,000

844 

837 

865

844 

[ 870

900 

938

Feb.

998 

998 

1,010 

1,200 

4,400

3,120 

3,340 

2,600 

2,030 

1,650

1,460 

1,250 

1,170 

1,270 

1,270

1,140 

968 

975 

960 

975

998 

1,280 

1,270 

1,200 

1,030

1,030 

1,040 

1,050 

1,040

Mar.

1,210 

1,240 

1,540 

1 580 

2,360

2,460 

2,030 

1,860 

1,780 

1,860

1,860 

1,900 

1, 330 

2,190 

2,770

2,050 

1,680 

1,390 

1,100 

1,100

1,210 

1,480 

2,220 

2,990 

3,130

2,920 

2,800 

3,410 

3,920 

3,920 

3,130

Apr.

2,640 

2,520 

2,800 

3,270 

3,480

3,130 

2,800 

2,580 

2,370 

2,240

2,050 

2,080 

2,420 

2,400 

2,340

2,110 

1,910 

1,740 

1,860 

2,350

2,600 

2,700 

2,680 

2,610 

2,350

2,440 

3,060 

3,060 

3,410 

4,310

Month Maximum

October _____ _____ . ... . .. _ .....

November. .. ________ .. ______ . ______ . ...

January __ _________ _____ _ __ _ __ ...

March. ___ . _____ .. __ _ _ __ _ _ 

April- . ..... . ......... .....

June... ___ . _____ _ ___ . ___ . ....

July. .................

August- _ - _ . _____________ .. ................

The year. ____________ . ...................

6,010 

4,350 

1,400

4,400 

3,920 

4,310 

11,200 

11,800 

2,720 

2,020 

1,580

11,800

May

4,390 

6,340 

9,220 

10,500 

9,230

7,030 

6,060 

6,940 

S.240 

8,430

10,100 

9,650 

8,240 

7,120 

5,890

5,000 

4,400 

4,260 

4,120 

3,980

3,910 

3,980 

3,980 

4,400 

5,620

5,800 

6,940 

8,240 

8,630 

9,860 

11,200

June

11,600 

11,800 

10,700 

9,650 

8,240

6,400 

5,980 

6,400 

6,760 

6,760

6,320 

5,390 

4,920 

3,980 

3,380

2,880 

2,420 

2,560 

3,120 

3,580

3,180 

2,940 

3,120 

3,440 

3,600

3,500 

3,390 

3,160 

3,250 

3,000

Minimum

1,640 

1,360 

640

960 

1,100 

1,740 

3,910 

2,420 

802 

320 

395

320

July

2,720 

2,430 

2,290 

2,050 

1,880

1,730 

1,680 

1,580 

1,440 

1,350

1,240 

1,160 

1,190 

952 

865

865 

. 980 

844 

893 

1,450

1,580 

1,650 

2,290 

1,490 

1,710

1,350 

1,020 

980 

823 

802 

1,220

Mean

3,180 

2,090 

971 

972 

1,470 

a 160 

2,610 

6,830 

5,180 

1,440 

895 

713

2,380

Aug.

980 

830 

1,940 

1,610 

893

1,100 

893 

795 

747 

656

582 

1,180 

1,580 

1,280 

760

747 

774 

650 

612 

482

482 

428 

499 

669 

450

320 

1,000 

850 

980 

970 

2,020

Sept.

1,180 

1,140 

1,580 

1,270 

1,020

900 

760 

695 

695 

662

546 

582 

528 

534 

594

540 

472 

472 

444 

450

411 

411 

400 

406 

416

396 

528 

1,410 

1,050 

886

Run-off in 

acre-feet

196,000 

124,000 

59,700 

59,800 

84,600 

133,000 

155, 000 

420, 000 

308,000 

 88,500 

56,000 

42,400

1, 730, 000
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX 49

PARIA RIVER BASIN 

PABIA RIVER AT LEES FERRY, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Staff gage half a mile above mouth and 1 mile northwest of Lees 

Ferry, Coconino County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,520 square miles.

KECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1923, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 second-feet July 16 (gage

height, 7.5 feet); no flow during night, December 11, 12, 14-20, 23, and 24.

1923-1928: Maximum discharge, 16,100 second-feet October 5, 1925

(gage height, 17.5 feet); no flow on several nights in December and January

of most years.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge interpolated because of missing gageheight record January 29, 30, and March 12. Diversions for irrigation 

above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1. _ . __ ...:.

2 

3 ... _____ 

4 

b.. .............

6. ........... _

7....... ........

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.

15 

14 

16 

15 

16

13 

13 

11 

12 

11

12 

12 

14 

10 

12

13 

13 

12 

14 

14

14 

15 

16 

16 

12

14 

12 

19 

19 

26 

22

Nov.

13 

12

a

103 

52

37 

31 

23 

20 

18

17 

17 

16 

20 

20

20 

24 

19 

22 

24

19 

24 

22 

24 

23

20 

19 

20 

19 

12

Dec.

12 

14 

13 

16 

19

19 

19 

19 

20 

19

14 

14 

23 

20 

22

22 

24 

20 

14 

14

14 

12 

10 

8 

15

22 

20 

9 

43 

13 

48

Jan.

24 

14 

18 

13 

13

16 

15 

14 

24 

22

17 

22 

22 

22 

18

10 

24 

24 

20

17

19 

14 

19 

22 

19

19

19 

17 

19 

20 

22

Feb.

18 

15 

17 

32 

163

163 

52 

43 

31 

23

16 

20 

16 

13 

13

13 

19 

17 

23 

19

19 

27 

19 

14 

15

16 

14 

15 

15

Mar.

16 

18 

28 

59 

37

29 

27 

36 

27 

24

19 

19 

19 

19 

148

80 

37 

19 

17

15

17 

16 

16 

15

17

17 

417 

15 

14 

14 

13

Apr.

11 

11 

10 

10 

18

10 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

9 

6

6 

4 

4

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

3 

3

Month Maximum

A^ril. ...................................................

May. .... _________ . ___ . _ . ...

July.. ... _ __ .....

August... __ . ___________ ..... 

26 

103 

48 

24 

163 

417 

18 

61 

3 

694 

934 

10

934

May

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

4 

2 

3

4 

6 

61 

29 

10

6 

5 

5 

4

4

12 

7 

8 

4 

4

26 

17 

14 

8 

4 

3

June

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

3

2 

3 

3 

3 

3

2 

2 

2 

2 

3

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

1

1 

1 

2 

2

Minimum

10 

11 

8 

10 

13 

13 

3 

2 

1 

2 

4 

4

1

July

2 

2

Ar

2

a

2

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

69*

9A

31

If 

11

7 

6 

2? 

23 

?

6

4- 

4- 

4- 

4- 

8

Mean

14.4 

24.0 

18.4 

18.6 

30.3 

40.8 

6.70 

8.74 

'2.10 

31.6 

62.6 

5.93

22.1

Aug.

59 

50 

29 

29 

13

8 

6 

6 

5 

4

4 

4 

94 

36 

63

87 

63 

22 

10

8

6 

5 

5 

5 

50

934 

257 

39 

18 

13 

10

Sept.

8 

6 

5 

6 

5

5 

4 

4 

5 

4

5 

5 

5 

5 

6

8 

7 

9 

10 

10

5 

5 

6 

5 

5

5

5 

6 

8 

6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

885 

1,430 

1,130 

1,140 

1,740 

2,510 

399 

537 

125 

1,940 

3,850 

353

16,000
50 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

LITTLE COLORADO EIVEE BASIN 

UTTIE COIOEADO EIVEE AT GRAND FALLS, AEIZ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in T. 24 N., R. 11 E., unsurveyed, on Navajo

Indian Reservation at Grand Falls, 38 miles northeast of Flagstaff. Zero of

gage is about 4,440 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AKEA. 22,100 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1925, to September, 1928. 

EXTBEMBS. Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 second-feet February 7

(gage height, 9.50 feet); no flow many days during year.

1925-1928: Maximum discharge, 28,800 second-feet June 28, 1927 (gage

height, 22.9 feet); no flow during periods of each year.

A discharge of about 120,000 second-feet (gage height, 47.0 feet) occurred

on September 19, 1923. 

REMARKS. Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-K8

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 ...........................

Oct.

»90 

"60 

"40 

"20 

"15

"12

"12 

"10 

-10 

"10

9 

8 

7 

6 

5

4 

2 

1 

1 

1

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec.

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 

4 

9 

26 

29

Jan.

18 

16 

15 

13 

13

13 

11 

10

8 

8

8 

10 

10 

11 

12

10 

4 

3 

2 

2

3 

3 

1 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

8 

11

11

Feb.

15 

16 

17 

17 

17

290 

1,860 

1,270 

"750 »250

«100 

"150 

"800 

« 550 

"350

"250 

"200 

"150 

"150 

124

109 

102 

105 

128 

204

200 

185 

170

148

Mar.

141 

259 

763 

855 

1,190

1,410 

"1,100 

"850 

"650 »600

 550 

"600 

«1,100 

"1, 350 

 1,800

1,600 

1,480 

848 

567 505

628 

667 

709 

868 "850

 750 

 700 

 850 

 700 

"450 "3SO

Month Maximum

October ___ . _______________________

April.... . .

July.. .............. ... . . ......

August. ._ ________________________ 

September- ____ _____ ..-. ___ . ______ ..,..

90 

29 

18 

1,860 

1,600 

650 

18 

289 

772 

353

1,860

Apr.

 300 

«250 

"150 

"150 350

"650 

 250 

 150 

 110 

109

118 

132 

122 

103 

91

78 

79 

100 

91 

78

68 

68 

64 

54 

45

24 

18 

13 

10 

8

May

8 

8 

16 

 18 

"9

«4 

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

Minimum

0 

0 

0 

15 

141 

8 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

9

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

23 

17 

13

1 

221 

289 

234 

109

85 

 TO 

«20 

 6 

7 

153

Aug.

89 

195 

772 

 300 

 40

«5 

 1 

»0> 

& 

0

0 

0 

0 300' 

530

182 "65 

 20 

 5 

 1

«1

"1 

0 

0 

0

0

ft

 20 

«2 

0 

117

Sept.

161 

342 

353 

123 

100

 65 

"40 

 20 

"15 

 Iff

«lft 

294 

»45 »ia

 S

 1

«1 

 1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0> 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

,, Run-off in Mean acre-feet

10.5 646 

2.5 154 

7. 5 461 

299 17,200 

821 50, 500 

128 7, 620 

2.0 123 

40.4 2,480 

85.4 5,250 

53. 3 3, 170

121 87, 600

 Estimated.

NOTE. No flow during November and June.
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER BASIN 51

ZUNI BI7ER AT BLACKED CK, N. MBX.

LOCATION. At reservoir on Zuni Indian Reservation at Blackrock, McKinley 

County, 4 miles below mouth of Rio de Los Nutrias.

DRAINAGE AREA. About 660 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Yearly discharge July, 1903, to June, 1905; July, 1908, to 

June, 1910. Monthly discharge October, 1910, to September, 192?.

REMARKS. Record since July, 1908, shows inflow into reservoir, obtained by 

means of a gage in the reservoir and a capacity curve for the reservoir, 

the quantity of water released from reservoir during periods of inflow being 

taken into consideration. Diversions for irrigation above station. Record 

furnished by the United States Indian Service.

Monthly run-off, in acre-feet, 1927-28

October__.______ 0

November.. __.__. 0

December...______. 0

January_________. 0

February... .. __.. 4,520

March.... ............. 34,000

April.... .............. 14,600

May..-..-...... ...... 309

June_._________. 0 

July. .................. 1,820

August-.-. 

September400

0

The year_..._.. 55,600
52 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1928, PAET IX 

MOENKOPI WASH NEAR TUBA CITY, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Staff gage in T. 31 N., R. 10 E., unsurveyed, on Navajo Indian

Reservation, at highway bridge 5 miles southwest of Tuba City and 17 miles

above mouth.

DRAINAGE AEEA. 2,280 square miles. 

R.ECOEDS AVAILABLE. July, 1926, to September, 1928. 

EXTEEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 second-feet August 26 (gage

height, 9.0 feet); no flow several days.

1926-1928: Maximum discharge, 12,900 second-feet September 17, 1927

(gage height, 15.2 feet, present datum); no flow for perioch each year. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation above station, none below.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

I.... ...........

2.... ......... ..

3.......... ..

t-. ..........

5... ...

6..... __ . ....

7... .. .

8.. .... ...

9.. ..........

10...... ......

11...... ......

12 .-..-.......

13... . ......

14........... _ .

15.... ........

16 ...

17...... ...

18.. _ ..... _ ..

19 ..........

 20 ... 

21 . 

22.. ..........

23 . ..

-24..... __ ......

26 ............

26... ............

27..... ..........

 28 ..

 29 

30... ............

31...............

Oct.

7 

7 

7 

7 

4

0

1 

2 

2 

1

1 

1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

2 

3 

0

1 

2 

3 

3 

3 

3

Nov.

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

18 

34 

34 

24 

13

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3

6 

9 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Dec.

12 

12 

12 

10

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

5 

3 

3

4 

4 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

7 

10 

12 

12

Jan.

15 

18 

18 

16 

14

12 

12 

10

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

9 

11 

3

2 

7 

12 

12 

10

8 

6 

10 

8 

5 

5

Feb.

5 

5 

5 

5 

4

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

18 

10 

3 

3

4

6

7 

7 

4 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

4 

7 

7

7

Mar.

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

5 

3

7 

7 

7

7 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

4 

3 

2 

2

Apr.

2 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

0 

0 

1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

1

Month Maximum

Aprn......... . . . ...................

June.-- . _ __ . ______ ______ . .

July ........ ......... 

August _ .... _ . ___________ . ______ . . 

The year

7 

34 

12 

18 

18 

7 

2 

18 

1 

34 

315 

7

315

May

0 

0 

0

1 

1

1

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

2 

3 

3

2 

1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

9

18 

18 

12

7

June

1 

1 

1 

c 

c

o 

o 

p 

p 

o

p 

p

0

p 

p

0 

0

p

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

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 

17 

34 

34 

23

11 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum Mean

0 1.9 

3 8.7 

3 7.2 

2 9.2 

1 4.6 

2 5.5 

0 .5 

0 2.5 

0 .1 

0 3.8 

0 25.7 

0 4.3

0 6.2

Aug.

11 

23 

34

34 

26

18 

18 

12 

6 

0

0 

9

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

9 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

1

315

91 

34 

25 

16

7

Sept.

7 

4 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

4 

7

7 

4 

1 

7 

7

4 

0 

0 

2 

5

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

Bun-oflin 

acre-feet

117 

518 

443 

566 

265 

338 

30 

154 

6 

234 

1,580 

256

4,510
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

BRIGHT ANGEL CREEK BASIN 

BRIGHT ANGEL CREEK WEAR GRAND CANYON, ABIZ.

LOCATION. Staff gage a quarter of a mile above mouth and 11 miles by trail from

Grand Canyon, Coconino County. 

DBAINAGE AREA. 102 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1923, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 187 second-feet May 3 (gage

height, 1.75 feet); minimum, 21 second-feet July 25 (gage height, 0.30 foot). 

1923-1928: Maximum discharge, about 1,000 second-feet July 27, 1926,

and September 16, 1927; minimum discharge, 16 second-feet October 26, 1925. 

REMARKS. Records good. Minor diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

I...... .........

2. ___ .........

3.. ............ .

4 ...... ......

5.. ..........

6 ............

7 . _.._-..

8. ...........

9... .........

10..-..-... ...

11 . ..

12-....-.....-..

IS......... ......

14... ............

15 

16 

17 , ..

18 .. 

19 . 

20 .

21. 

22

23

24 _ ............

25...............

26 .

27 _ ............

28 

29............... SOL .........

31. ..........

Oct.

25 

25 

25 

25- 

25

25 

24

24 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

. 25 

25 

25 

25

25 

24 

25 

25 

25

25 

26 

28 

29 

26 

40

Nov.

35 

26 

25 

25 

26

31 

29 

29 

29 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

29 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

27

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

Dec.

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

35 

28 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

25

25 

26 

25 

26 

26

26 

29 

26 

27 

28 

26

Jan.

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

27 

27

27 

28

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

Feb.

26 

20 

27 

30 

30

28 

27 

26 

26 

29

27 

28 

27 

26 

27

28 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27

Mar.

27 

28 

31 

31 

32

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

27 

27 

28 

30 

29

30 

28 

28 

28 

29

31 

35 

43

50 

71

105 

130 

150 

127 

105 

98

Apr.

94 

94 

96 

92 

80

69 

69 

74 

72 

67

69 

93 

106 

105 

108

119 

138 

142 

140 

132

127 

118 

134 

142 

150

147 

152 

172 

185 

176

Month Maximum

March.. ____ _____ . _____________ ...

May..... .......... .............. ..................... ...

July ....... ...... ......................................

40 

35 

35 

28 

30 

150 

185 

185 

38 

26 

26 

30

185

May

185 

181 

178 

157 

147

126 

114 

110 

111 

102

86 

83 

85 

87 

85

83 

76 

69 

61 

56

55 

54 

53 

49 

50

46 

46 

44 

42 

40 

41

June

38 

37 

36 

34 

34

33 

32 

31 

31 

31

32 

32 

30

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

26

29 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

27

Minimum

24 

25 

25 

26 

26 

27 

67 

40 

26 

23 

23 

22

22

July

25 

26 

26 

26 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

24 

25 

25 

25 

26

26 

25 

24 

24 

24

25 

23 

23 

23 

23

24 

23 

23 

23

24 

25

Mean

25.7 

28.2 

26.5 

26.5 

27.2 

49.0 

115 

87.2 

30.2 

24.5 

23.8 

23.9

40.6

Aug.

24 

24 

26 

25 

25

24 

23 

24 

23

24

24 

24 

23 

24 

24

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23

24 

24

24 

25 

25 

24 

23 

24

Sept.

23- 

23 

23 

24 

23

23 

23 

23 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

25- 

24 

24 

24

2& 

24

24 

24 

24

30 

25 

23 

23 

2*

Run-off in 

acre-feet

i,58a

1,680 

1,630 

1,630 

1,560 

3,010 

6,840 

5,360 

1,800 

1,510 

1,460 

1,420

29,500
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PAET IT

VIRGIN EIVEE BASIN 

VIRGIN RIVER AT VIRGIN, UTAH

X.OCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 27 or NE. % sec. 28, T. 41 S., R. 12 W., 

three-quarters of a mile west of Virgin.

DRAINAGE AEEA. 1,010 square miles.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. April, 1909, to September, 1928; fragmentary.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 second-feet October 31 

(gage height, 5.40 feet); minimum, 24 second-feet for several days during 

July.

1909-1928: Maximum discharge (estimated), 12,000 second-feet October 27, 1912 (gage height, 11.6 feet); minimum, 24 second-feet for several 

days during July, 1908, and July, 1928.

REMARKS. Records poor. Diversons for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 _ . __ . __ .

2 ____ . _ . ...

3 

4 ______ . ....

S- . .........

6...............

7...............

8...............

9 _____ . ...

10..............

Jl-.. ........

12.. ___ ... .

13 __ . __ .. _ .

14 ...........

15 __ . _____ .

16. ___ ........

17- ..........

18 __ ... .......

W ...........

 20 ..........

21 ___ ... .......

22 ...

23 ...

24 . 

25 __ ..... .....

26 ............

27 _________

 28 .... .......

^9 _ _ . __ ...

30...............

31..... ..........

Oct.

215 

215 

205 

174 

148

174 

165 

148 

139 

130

130 

205 

205 

194 

225

205

184 

174 

174 

174

194 

165 

174 

184 

165

174 

330

882

2,600

Nov.

318 

270 

130 

130 

109

225 

194 

184 

215 

109

109 

109 

156 

139 

116

102 

102 

102 

102 

95

95 

95 

95 

95 

95

95 

90 

95 

109

79

Dec.

76 

92 

87 

92 

98

106 

120 

134 

152 

126

134 

143 

120 

134 

134

134 

134 

134 

134 

134

143 

134 

92 

112 

112

112 

126 

126 

161 

152 

134

Jan.

90 

102 

116 

130 

130

139 

148 

148 

139 

156

165 

174 

194 

184 

156

130 

102 

116 

95 

90

79 

90 

84 

79 

90

90 

95 

95 

90 

95 

95

Feb.

87 

92 

311 

1,630 

330

179 

120 

126 

143 

134

143 

134 

143 

170 

170

200 

161 

189 

179 

200

231 

242 

253 

242 

242

264 

231 

275 

287

Mar.

259 

259 

293 

247 

236

305 

380 

259 

236 

215

194 

174 

236 

487 

270

215 

200 

174 

174 

236

225 

205 

194 

184 

293

460 

419 

259 

215 

225 

205

Apr.

270 

247 

225 

205 

215

236 

259 

259 

270 

281

281

281 

281 

270 

281

305 

342 

305 

355 

368

293 

330 

393 

380 

342

330

419 

419 

406 

380

Month Maximum

October.... _________________________

November _________________ ________

January. __________________ _____ ___

March. _____________ __ .. ................

July.. .. . ..............

August __________________________ ...

September- _______________________

2,600 

318 

161 

194 

1,630 

487 

419 

501 

95 

68 

148 

646

2,600

May

446 

501 

355 

270 

236

215 

225 

259 

259 

293

318 

281 

225 

215 

174

194 

194 

184 

174 

174

156 

123 

109 

109 

109

102 

116 

109 

109 

102 

95

June

fO

?5 

? * 

73 

79

79 

73 

95 

60

84

79 

68 

73 

73 

68

70 

73 

84 

60 

73

73 

73 

47 

55 

55

55 

51 

51 

41 

34

Minimum

13C

76 

7 

79 

87 

174 

20S 

9£ 

34 

24 

27 

2f

24

July

27

27 

. 27 

24 

27

24 

27 

27 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

. 27

29 

29 

27 

24 

27

34 

34 

34 

37 

37

37 

29 

34 

31 

68 

51

Aug.

41 

37 

34 

37 

37

44 

37 

34 

41 

44

41 

34 

47 

44 

41

148 

95 

64 

64 

64

29 

27 

27 

27 

29

31 

31 

29 

31 

31 

29

Sept.

34 

31 

29 

31 

34

34 

34 

44 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

37 

37

34 

31 

34 

29 

34

34 

37 

37 

37 

37

41 

646 

156 

51 

44

M Run-off in Mean acre-feet

294 18,100 

132 7,860 

123 7,560 

119 7,320 

245 14, 100 

256 15, 700 

308 18, 300 

207 12, 700 

68. 9 4, 100 

30.4 1,870 

43. 5 2, 670 

61. 1 3, 640

157 114, 000
VIRGIN RIVER BASIN 55

MUKUNTUWEAP RIVER NEAR SPRIWGDAIE, UTAH

LOCATION. Staff gage near center of sec. 15, T. 41 S., R. 10 W., half a mile inside 

south entrance to Zion National Park and 3 miles northeast of S^ringdale.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. June to November, 1923; April, 1925, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 750 second-feet October 31 (gage 

height, 7.00 feet); minimum, 26 second-feet August 11.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated November 1 to December 31. 

About 4 second-feet diverted above station during irrigation seaso^.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 

2.... ...........

S. ..............

4.......... _ ..

5... ........ 

6.......... _ ..

7 ....... _ -

8...............

9 . ...........

10..... ..........

11...... _ ......

12 

13. .... .......

14......... __ ..

15.. .............

16. ... ......

17.... ___ ......

18........... ....

19....... ........

20....... ........

21. _ ..._..

22 

23...............

24............ ...

25...............

28..... _ . ___

27... ..... .......

28 ............

29 .

30 ..........

31 

Oct.

86 

87 

88 

88 

90

90 

88 

88 

87 

88

88 

87 

87 

86 

84

86 

86 

87 

87 

88

88 

90 

90 

95 

118

123 

123 

152 

131 

130 

750

Nov.

.65

Dec.

60

Jan.

55 

58 

58 

57 

56

56 

56 

57 

57 

57

56 

56

55 

55 

54

54 

56 

57 

63 

62

60 

58 

56 

56 

56

54 

54 

55 

54 

54 

50

Feb.

51 

51 

78 

238 

198

90 

62 

60 

60

55

55 

56 

56 

55 

51

50 

48 

47 

46 

46

47 

48 

59 

50 

50

50 

52 

70 

80

Mar.

90 

110 

134 

110 

82

90 

100 

80 

75 

70

75 

80 

84 

114 

100

106 

110 

110 

120 

125

131 

125 

123 

148 

185

224 

269 

252 

180 

114 

100

Apr.

98 

110 

120 

132 

120

115 

114 

90 

82 

109

98 

100 

116 

127 

163

175 

186 

196 

165 

140

132 

160 

191 

180 

180

180 

238 

240 

240 

306

Month Maximum

October ___ . _____________ . ______ .....

November

750

December _ _ . ...

March ____________________________ ..

April . ......................................... .....

July. . __ . ...... __ ... .

September... __________ . ___ ____ .

63 

238 

269 

306 

335 

100 

44 

50 

123

750

May

320 

335 

260 

240 

230

220 

224 

222 

222 

216

224 

211 

186 

188 

181

163

157 

155 

150 

145

140 

135 

129 

127 

125

129 

123 

120 

114 

110 

100

June

100 

98 

98 

90 

81

78 

76 

75 

74 

71

68 

68 

75 

74 

72

70 

65 

60 

57 

56

52 

52 

51 

50 

48

47 

46 

43 

42 

40

Minimum

84

50 

46 

70 

82 

100 

40 

30 

26 

27

26

July

41 

40 

39 

39 

39

38 

39 

38 

37 

37

38 

37 

37 

38 

38

38 

37 

35 

34 

33

34 

32 

.32 

32 

31

30 

30 

31 

30

44 

39

Mean

117 

65 

60 

56.2 

67.2 

123 

153 

181 

65.9 

36.0 

32.0 

33.1

82.6

Aug.

50 

37 

35 

35 

34

33

29 

28 

27 

27

26 

30 

44 

37 

33

32 

32 

33 

33 

34

32 

31 

30 

29 

28

30 

31

29 

28 

28 

28

Sept.

27 

27 

28 

29 

29

29 

28 

28 

28 

28

27 

28 

29 

29 

30

27 

27 

28 

28 

28

27 

27 

28 

28 

28

29 

123 

70 

40 

30

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,190 

3,870 

3,690 

3,460 

3,870 

7,560 

' 9,100 

11,100 

3,920 

2,210 

1,970 

1,970

59,900
56 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

SANTA CLARA CREEK NEAR CENTRAL, UTAH

LOCATION. Stafif gage in sec. 11, T. 39 S., R. 16 W., 1 mile southeast of Central

on road to Pine Valley and 40 feet above Hunts Spring. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 84 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1909, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 54 second-feet February 4 (gage

height, 1.70 feet); minimum, 5 second-feet for several days d'tring December

and August.

1909-1928: Maximum discharge, 1,450 second-feet October 6, 1916 (gage

height, 5.00 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet January 8, 1921, and January

6-11 and 19, 1926.

REMARKS. Records fair. Gage read four or five times a week; discharge estimated or interpolated for days of missing gage heights. Diversions for

irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927 28

Day

1. .. ..

2-... ......

3...............

4...............

5... ............

6... ............

7...............

8...............

9-.. ........

10............. .

11-... .......

13........... .

14...............

15...............

16...............

17...............

18........... ..

19...............

20....... ........

21...............

22............ ..

23.... ........

24...... _ .... .

25........ .......

26.... ...........

27....... ........

28...............

29........ .......

30...............

31...............

Oct.

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7

7 

7 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6

7 

7 

7

7 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

Nov.

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7

7

7

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6

7 

7 

7

Dec.

8 

8 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

8

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6

5 

5

5 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

7 

9 

9 

9

Jan.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

7

7 

7 

7

7 

' 7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

Feb.

7 

8 

10 

54 

13

10

7 

7 

7 

7

7

7 

7 

7

7 

9 

8 

8 

8

8

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7

Mar.

7 

8 

8 

8 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7

7 

7 

7

8 

8 

8 

8 

9

10 

12 

20 

26 

32

44 

45 

37 

29 

26 

22

Apr.

20 

17 

15 

13 

16

12 

12 

9 

9 

12

16 

13 

13 

14 

13

10 

10 

10 

11 

11

12

15 

15 

14 

13

13 

14 

17 

26 

28

Month Maximum

December ... ___ .. _ __ __ ___ . ______

March . ___ ... _________ . .....................

June. __________ . _ ____ .... __ ___ ......

July... ...........................................

September ___ ... ____________________

The year __ - ________ . ___________

8 

7 

9 

9 

54 

45 

28 

32 

19 

9 

36 

7

54

May

21 

25 

16 

19 

18

18 

18 

28 

29 

26

20 

29 

32 

32 

30

26 

26 

26 

22 

22

23 

22 

22 

25 

22

23

25 

23 

25 

25 

25

June

19 

19 

18 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

15 

 15

16 

15 

15 

15 

16

15 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

Minimum

6 

6 

5 

7 

7 

7 

9 

16 

10 

8 

5 

6

5

July

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9

8

8 

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Mean

6.9 

6.8 

7.2 

7.5 

9.3 

14.6 

14.1 

24.0 

14.0 

8.8 

7.5 

6.7

10.6

Aug.

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

36 

8 

7 

6

6 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

6 

6 

6 

6

7 

7

Sept

7 

6 

ft 

ft 

6

6

6

7 

7 

7

7 

ft 

ft

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7

7 

7 

7

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

424 

405 

443 

461 

535 

898 

839 

1,480 

833 

541 

461 

399

7.720
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PAET IX 57

GILA RIVER BASIN 

GILA RIVER AT VIRDEN BRIDGE, NEAR DUNCAN, ARIZ.

bage 

at Virden Bridge, N. Mex., 12 miles east of Duncan, Ariz.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,280 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1926, to September, 1928, at present site. 

January, 1923, to September, 1926, at a point 2 miles upstream, published 

as "Gila River near Duncan, Ariz." May, 1914, to September, 1915, at station 4 miles upstream and a quarter of a mile above intake of Sunset Canal.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 second-feet Jul;T 26 (gage 

height, 5.54 feet); no flow several periods.

1926-1928: Maximum discharge, 1,800 second-feet July 4, 1927 (gage 

height, 5.9 feet); no flow for periods during each year.

REMARKS. Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station. Station is 

above all diversions for Duncan Valley, except Sunset Canal.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 ... ...

2 ___ . ........

3... . ...........

4 ___ .. ........

5.. . _

6 

7. ___ .........

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.

93 

85 

74 

£8

57

53 

52 

50 

46 

44

42 

40 

39 

39 

40

41 

40 

38 

37 

37

36

41 

44 

41 

39

39 

39

44 

40 

43

47

Nov.

52 

56 

57 

57 

56

56 

54 

54 

54 

53

54 

54 

54 

58 

56

57 

58 

60 

63 

60

58 

58 

74 

78 

82

80 

80 

74 

73 

63

Dec.

60

58 

58 

58 

58

60 

£8 

60 

60 

62

68 

69 

89 

97

87

82 

78 

74 

71 

71

71 

76 

80 

80 

80

80 

SO 

83 

93 

89 

87

Jan.

82 

80

76

78 

78

74 

74 

74 

74 

71

69 

69 

69 

68 

64

63

64 

66 

64 

64

58 

62 

57 

54 

£3

53 

52 

52 

50 

47 

48

Feb.

50 

50 

51

52 

54

54 

60 

63 

SO 

62

£4 

68 

73 

74 

78

83 

89 

83 

80 

82

89 

101 

113 

128 

126

126 

130 

130 

146

Mar.

173 

227 

238 

243 

353

312 

251

235 

227 

225

212 

210 

200 

204 

204

222

227 

220 

204 

190

171 

164 

173 

183 

168

183

175 

187 

197 

207 

192

Apr.

171 

162 

137 

122 

124

122 

115 

109 

103 

99

89 

82 

64 

56 

60

78 

69 

60 

58 

53

54 

66 

71 

63 

60

52

42 

41 

40

48

Month Maximum

April... 

July.... _ .... 

93 

82 97 

82 

146 

353 

171 

230 

20 

538 

651 

332

661

May

58 

68 

120 

197 

230

210

197 

178 

173 

168

166 

166 

197 

225 

227

220 

204 

185 

155 

118

95 

82 

72 

53 

43

52 

53 

77 

41 

32 

24

June

20 

19 

19 

19 

20

12 

6 

4 

3 

2

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

0 

0

1 

1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

37 

52 

58 

47 

50 

164 

40 

24 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

14 

65 

£5 

£0 

32

181 

235 

168 

122 

128

538 

207 

155 

66 

56 

43

Aug.

101

94 

162 

98 

52

36 

25 

14 

4 

0

0 

36 

19

87 

54

451 

164 

148 

127

57

35

54 

196 

651\ 334^

514/ 

259 

183 

143 

105 

146

Sept.

332

185 

135 

99 

97

66 

54 

43 

39 

33

24 

11 

3

1 

2

2 

1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

1 

0

57

88 

30 

21 

19 

21

M Run-off in Mear . acre-feet

47. 1 2, 900 

61. 4 3, 650 

73.5 4,520 

64.7 3,980 

83.8 4,820 

212 13,000 

82. 3 4, 900 

132 8, 120 

4.4 262 

68. 2 4, 190 

140 8,610 

45. 5 2, 710

85.0 61,700
58 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

GttA RIVER BELOW DUNG AN, ARIZ.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 14, T. 8 S., R. 31 E., half a mile upstream from heading of Colrnonero Canal and 2% miles northwest of Duncan.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1926, to September, 1928; discharge measurements only.

REMARKS. Below all diversions in Duncan Valley, except Colmonero Canal.

Discharge measurements, 1927-28

Oct. 25.. 

Nov. 15. 

Dec. 6.. 

Dec, 27. 

Jan. 18.. 

Feb. 7..

Sec.-ft. 

July 9...................... 3.2

July 31.............__.... 4&3

Aug. 20.. ... 94

Sept. 17..- ............. 9.9

Sec.-ft. Sec.-ft.

 ... 72 Mar. 8 .. ..222

. . - 76 Mar. 27 ...._ _ 165

.. .. 95 Apr. 16... 67

.. . 105 May7 . 212

 91 May 28....___......... 62

_ ... 61 June 18...... ......... 12.2

GUA RIVER AT YORK, ARIZ.

LOCATION. In SE. # sec. 19, T. 6 S., R. 31 E., at York.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,920 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1923, to September, 1928; discharge measurements

only. 

REMARKS. Below all diversions in Duncan Valley and below all diversions from

Gila River above San Francisco River.

Discharge measurements, 1927-28

Sec.-ft.

Oct. 27....___............ 54

Nov. 16 68

Dec. 5- 83

Dec. 29.... ... ..... 106

Jan. 19____________ 86

Feb. 8.-.. - . 36.7

Sec.-ft. 

Mar. 9..................... 213

Mar. 28. __... . 132 

Apr. 17..........._...... 45.6

May 9__._______.... 167

May 29.......____..._ 33.8

June 19.....____ . 12.4

Sec.-ft. 

July 9...................... 7.2

Aug. 1 ...._....._- 25.0 

Aug. 21-...__- ___.. 62 

Sept. 18.. ____.._.. 13.4
GILA RIVER BASIN OU

GILA RIVER NEAR CLIFTON, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. }i sec. 30, T. 5 S., E. 30 E., at highway 

bridge 7 miles south of Clifton and 5 miles above San Francisco Eiver.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,080 square miles.

EECOKDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1928. November, 1910, to July,. 

1918, at station at Guthrie, 4 miles upstream.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,870 second-feet July ?1 (gage 

height, 9.40 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet June 30.

EEMAKKS. Records good. Discharge estimated or interpolated July 27-31, 

August 3-6, 28-31, September 5 and 6. Diversions for irrigation above 

station. Station is below all diversions from Gila River above Sa.n Francisco Biver.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

2 . _ . ___ . - 

3. .. __ 

4- .. _ . __ 

5 _ _

6 ___ 

8--. _ .-. .-- -. .. __

9 . ...-..- . ...-. ...... ___

10-- . - - - _ -

11 ___ . __ . ____ ...- ....- _ . ............

12- ...................................... .....

13--. __ ... .....

14-- ...

15- .....

16 

17 __ . ____________________ .. . 

18 __ . . _ .... ......... 

19- . 

20 .......................................... .

21 ...........................................

22 .. ................ ...

23 

24. .............. ... 

25-- .... -

26--. ..

27- __ . 

28- . ..

29- _ . _ ....................... ............

30 . .. ....................

31--. .

Mar.

213 

201

208 

215 

218 

206 

208

222 

225 

206 

208 

195

180 

163 

145 

134 

153

159 

147 

134 

167 

182 

190

Apr.

180 

176 

155 

153 

153

137 

139 

134 

126 

119

101 

83 

71 

64 

64

66 

69 

64 

55 

52

46 

51 

55

55 

58

50 

50

48 

44 

43

May

44 

43 

58 

103 

176

201

204 

199 

178 

176

178 

155 

176 

171 

173

161 

149 

147 

126 

106

89 

70 

57 

55 

50

47 

48 

46 

45 

44 

37

Month Maximum

March 9-31.. _____________ .. . . __ ..

AprU......,. ....... ..................................

July ...................................................

August ___ .. __________________ ...

September. _____ ............

The period

225 

180 

204 

33 

502 

709 

248

June

83 

31 

30

29 

28

28 

27 

24 

24 

23

24 

23 

23

24 

24

23

22 

22 

22 

23

23 

23 

24 

24 

20

20

18 

18 

18 

18

July

18 

20 

20 

21 

21

21 

20 

20 

19 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

19

20 

20

212 

78 

72

70 

71 

74 

79 

78

502 

110 

100 

90 

80 

276

Aug.

92 

274 

56 

54 

51

50 

48 

42 

38 

37

43 

180 

67 

63 

180

364 

233 

145 

147 

109

74 

194 

87 

709 

338

457 

453 

175 

135 

120 

110

Sept.

120 

210 

248 

210 

169

128 

87 

66 

56 

48

40 

35 

32 

31 

29

27 

27 

24 

24 

24

23 

23

24 

24 

34

26 

32 

35 

30 

2&

Minimum Mean ^g 

134 186 8, 490 

43 88. 7 5, 2801 

37 113 6,950 

18 23.8 1,420 

18 71. 6 4, 400 

37 165 10, 100 

23 63.7 3,790

40,400
60 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART D* 

GILA EIVEB NEAR SOIOMOffSVILLE, AKIZ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 31, T. 6 S., P. 28 E., 10 miles

east of Solomonsville and 11 miles below San Francisco R: ver. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 7,910 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1914, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 second-feet August 1 (gage

height, 3.64 feet); minimum, 37 second-feet July 12 and 15 (gage height, 0.91

foot).

1914-1928: Maximum discharge, about 100,000 second-feet January 19,

1916 (gage height, 14.0 feet); minimum, 26 second-feet July 4, 1923. 

REMARKS. Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station. Discharge

interpolated or estimated January 25-28, February 25, 26, and April 11-19.

Station is above all diversions for Safford Valley except Brown Canal.

Brown Canal Wasteway returns water to river below station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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. 

Oct.

190 

179 

179 

172 

153

142 

136 

131 

120 

115

120 

122 

133 

133 

131

125 

122 

120 

115 

108

108 

112 

118 

125 

136

142 

142 

133 

128 

136 

157

Nov.

157 

157 

153 

153 

150

153 

157 

157 

153 

147

142 

139 

136 

136 

133

131 

136 

133 

136 

136

139 

142 

136 

139 

147

160 

179 

183 

175 

168

Dec.

168 

172 

175 

172 

164

160 

157 

153 

153 

157

168 

352 

308 

261 

244

233 

233 

228 

224 

214

200

186 

179 

186 

186

190 

204 

244 

224 

233 

244

Jan.

238 

224 

209 

204 

200

195 

195 

200 

200 

204

209 

214 

204 

204 

204

200 

183 

179 

183 

186

186 

186 

186 

186 

183

180 

178 

175 

172 

175 

172

Feb.

164 

153 

150 

145 

145

145 

153 

153 

139 

136

402 

690 

520 

340 

295

295 

302 

295 

289 

295

308 

334 

334 

328 

315

302 

289 

278 

266

Mar.

278 

308 

382 

405 

460

580 

503 

452 

452 

452

444 

452 

469 

494 

503

520 

520 

494 

503 

478

428 

405 

375 

334 

340

347 

360 

354 

375 

405 

405

Apr.

368 

328 

295 

295 

302

308 

284 

255 

244 

249

230 

200 

190 

200 

200

190 

190 

170 

160 

153

150 

142 

147 

142 

136

128 

118 

112 

108 

105

Month Maximum

October.. ______ ___________________

February _______ ___________________

April _. -- 

June ___________________ . _________

July....... ............ . 

190 

183 

352 

238 

690 

580 

368 

347 

85 

1,300 

1,390 

340

1,390

May

108 

112 

145 

219 

308

347 

314 

295 

278 

266

278 

278 

295 

284 

321

289 

278 

244 

214 

186

157 

142 

125 

115 

112

133 

122 

112 

110 

108 

93

Jure

85 

82 

76 

73 

67

67 

64 

58 

54 

52

52 

54 

56 

56 

54

52 

52 

51 

51 

56

60 

60 

62 

62

58

52 

50 

45 

46 

44

Minimum

108 

13? 

153 

172 

13P 

278 

105 

93 

4t 

4(1 

110 617

41

July

44 

43 

44 

43 

41

42 

43 

41 

40 

40

45 

46 

44 

43 

40

321 

128 

186 

432 

510

394 

229 

192 

284 

209

1,300 

920 

494 

494 

375 

486

Mean

135 

149 

206 

194 

274 

428 

203 

206 

58.4 

245 

497 

122

227

Aug.

1,390 

737 

490 

297 

208

,172 

149 

127 

119 

110

130 

454 

491 

870 

1,270

1,050 

685 

312 

267 '227

172 

289 

671 

809 

782

637 

525 

905 

537 

287 

252

Sept.

223 

297 

297 

340 

227

182 

149 

132 

112 

108

97 

90

82 

79 

79

74 

69 

67 

69

71

74 

74 

74 

73 

71

89 

88 

97 

90 

85

Run-off in 

acre-feet

8,300 

8,870 

12,700 

11,900 

15,800 

26,300 

12,100 

12,700 

3,480 

15, 100 

30,600 

7,260

165,000
GILA EIVER BASIN 61

GILA RIVER NEAR ASHURST, ARIZ.

LOCATION. In sec. 30, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., at Eden crossing ford \% miles southeast 

of Ashurst and below all diversions in Safford Valley.

DRAINAGE AREA. 10,900 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1920, to September, 1928; discharge measurements only.

Discharge measurements, 1927-28

Sec.-ft.

Oct. 11... _ _ 27.5

Nov. I...... ............ 8.9

Nov. 26.................... 82

Dec. 17__ _ 137

Jan. 7...................... 68

Jan. 31.,. __...... 7.9

8181 31 5

Sec.-ft. 

Feb. 21._...... _. 152

Mar. 16...........-..... 131

Apr. 5. . .. 8.4

Apr. 26-. 6.5

May 15.................... 16.3

June 5..._ ..._ 5.4

Sec.-ft.

June 26 .. _.. 3.6 

July 18. ... 28.2

Aug. 9.._____.___.. 9.0 

Aug. 2T.................... 408

Sept. 14...... ......._ 2.9
62 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IT

GHA EIVER AT COOUDGE DAM, ARIZ.i

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. }i sec. 17, T. 3 S., R. 18 E., unsurveyed,. 

600 feet below Coolidge Dam and 8)4 miles below San Carlos River. Zer» 

of gage is 2,309.5 feet above mean sea level.

DEAINAGE AEEA. 12,900 square miles.

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. April, 1914, to September, 1928. July, 1899, to November, 1905, at point 8 miles upstream and below San Carlo? River. August, 

1910, to February, 1911, at point 9 miles upstream and above San Carloe 

River.

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,200 second-feet August 28 

(gage height, 9.75 feet); no flow for several days in June and July.

1914-1928: Maximum discharge (estimated), 130,000 second-feet January 20, 1916; no flow for several days during summers of 1919, 1926, and 1928.

REMAEKS. Records good. Discharge estimated or partly estiirated October 1-7 

and August 5-7. Diversions for irrigation above statior. Flow not yet 

regulated at Coolidge Dam.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 ________

2... ........ ....

S.... ...........

4 ______ . _ -

5 ..... ... -_-

6 .... .... ... .

7 

8 ... 

g

11 .

12 - ..-

10

14 

15 

16 

17 

19 

20 

21 __ . _____ 

22 

23. _ .. .......

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 _ .. ...

Oct.

210 

185 

150 

120 

100

85 

79 

71 

65 

59

57 

54 

50 

49 

47

42 

39 

37 

34 

33

33

32 

33 

34 

35

37 

35 

36 

34 

34 

36

Nov.

44 

41 

40 

39 

40

40 

39 

41 

41 

45

46 

47 

45 

50 

52

52 

49 

54 

62 

68

71 

78 

89 

83 

97

103

114 

110 

110 

124

Dec.

131

148 

138 

151 

159

167 

167 

159 

151 

156

178 

222 

204 

241 

219

204 

207 

213 

210 

210

192 

190 

195 

201 

204

216 

229 

229 

235 

238 

229

Jan.

229 

219 

229 

213 

20 L

181 

170 

175 

173 

178

173 

167 

167 

164 

151

148 

148 

159 

159 

156

151 

144 

138 

144 

138

134 

128 

119 

110 

HO 

108

Feb.

108 

108 

101 

103 

134

121 

101 

93 

89 

99

391 

361 

516 

361 

306

258 

258 

254 

271 

282

292 

306 

288 

271 

251

219 

195 

216 

210

Mar.

181 

170 

170 

195 

198

245 

248 

282 

271 

248

229 

198 

207 

201 

195

175 

201 

229 

232 

216

192 

159 

128 

114 

108

103 

91

78 

74 

66 

66

Apr.

68 

73 

73 

66 

63

61 

61 

58 

56 

60

56 

52 

50 

51 

50

47 

45 

42 

42 

45

40 

39 

40 

37 

35

34 

34 

31 

31 

30

Month Maximum

April ____ ____________ . ...... ...... . ...

June... ______ __ _____ ... ... .....

July... 

August __ . _______ . _________________ . ....

The year

210 

124 

241 

229 

516 

282 

73 

71 

2 

443 

2,600 

270

2,600

May

26 

28 

39 

34 

28

20 

21 

71 

41 

35

29 

33 

40 

33 

26

26 

27 

29 

23 

20

17 

14 

10 

11 

10

8 

8 

6 

6 

5 

3

June

2 

1 

0 

0 

1

1

1 

0 

0

1

1

1 1 1

1

1

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

1

1

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

443 

84 

322 

121

174 

176 

114 

99 

91

66 

280 

300 

148 

373 

379

Minimum Mean

32 62. 7 

39 64. 1 

131 193 

108 161 

89 226 

66 176 

30 49. 0 

3 23.5 

0 .5 

0 102 

25 532 

5 61.4

0 138

Aug.

350 

2,000 

1,300 

450 

130

50 

40 

30 

25 

25

30 

50 

130 

800 

400

512 

380 

270 

150 

50

40 

600 

90 

950 

1,700

770 

660 

2,600 

1,100 

420 

390

Sept220' 

190 

200 

270 

210

120

89) 

71 

60 

48

40', 

37 

32 

30, 

26

21 

15 

10 

& 

8

8 

6. 

6 

6 

5,

57 

23, 

12

7 

6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,860 

3, 810 

11,900 

9,900 

13,000. 

10,800 

2,920 

1,440 

30 

6,270 

32,700 

3,650

100,000,

1 Published as "Gila River near San Carlos, Ariz." prior to 1927.
GILA RIVER BASIN

GHA RIVER AT KELVIN, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 12, T. 4 S., R. 13 E., at Kelvin,

15 miles below San Pedro River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 18,100 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1911, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 second-feet August 2 (gage

height, 7.05 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot July 17.

1911-1928: Maximum discharge, about 132,000 second-feet January 20,

1916 (gage height, 19.5 feet); discharge less than 1 second-foot in summer

of various years. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge interpolated July 5-11. Diversions for

irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1.-..-... ...

2

3...............

4. ...........

5 ............

6... ............

7. ...... ........

8 ............

Q--._-_. ......

10. ...........

11........ ......

12. ...........

13.. .............

14........ ....

15.. ..........

16. ...........

17...............

18...............

19........ . ...

20...............

21 ..........

22

23 . 

24. ...........

25...............

26 ..........

27...............

28...............

29. ...........

30... ............

31. ...........

Oct.

346 

297 

244 

207 

171

149 

128 

117 

104 

95

74 

65 

67 

62 

54

49 

47 

44 

39 

41

42 

39 

34 

36 

36

41 

41 

49

52 

44 

47

Nov.

47 

62 

57 

49 

49

52

52 

49 

49 

54

54 

57 

60 

60 

60

60 

62 62' 

62 

65

70 

70 

74 

99 

112

123 

144 

171 

183 

183

Dec.

183 

201 

213 

207

225

232 

225 

24* 

232 

232

264 

368 

318 

297 

360

304 

290 

284 

277 

284

270 

277 

270 

277 

258

258 

384 

339 

339 

304 

311

Jan.

346 

332 

332 

239 

332

304 

297 

264 

258 

264

270

244 

244

 244 

244

238

238 

232 

251 

258

232

225 

219 

189 

207

207 

207 

207 

189 

183 

171

Feb.

165 

154 

149 

133 

225

238 

195 

154 

133 

133

578 

580 

610 

610 

503

512 

458 

449 

424 

432

432 

416 

353 

325 

284

284 

264 

244 

264

Mar.

251 

219 

201 

195 

213

207 

251 

244 

251 

244

244 

219 

189 

207 

207

232 

207 

201 

251 

251

232 

201 

177 

128 

108

104 

95 

87 

87 

91 

83

Apr.

74 

83 

 78 

78 

78

74 

70 

65 

60 

65

67 

62 

54 

47 

47

52 

4G 

47 

44 

47

44 

44 

42 

39

37

36 

34 

34 

30 

30

Month Maximum

November. .. __ .... .. _ ....... _ . _______ ......

April................. ... . .......

July....... __ .... .. _ .. __ - __ . _

September...-..-. . ...

346 

183 

384 

346 

610 

251 

83 

39 

4 

904 

4,500 

392

4,500

May

30 

34 

34 

32 

32

29 

27 

24 

26 

39

32 

29 

25 

24 

24

23 

20 

19 

19 

19

17 

15 

13 

11 

10

9

8 

7 

7 

5 

5

June

4

4 

4 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2

2

2 

2

2

2 

1 

2 

2 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

July

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

3

2

1

1 

125 

360 

458 

360

309 

244 

232 

154 

' 83

70 

290 

750 

368 

251 

904

Minimum Mean

34 92.3 

47 78. 0 

183 275 

171 251 

133 335 

83 ISO 

30 53. 7 

5 20.9 

1 2.2 

1 161 

91 930 

7 101

1 208

Aug.

1,060 

4,500 

4,500 

1,180 

560

350 

244 

165 

123 

91

112 

213 

325 

641 

718

560 

476 

521 

494 

430

360 

530 

450 

640 

1,500

840 

740 

3,790 

1,740 

512 

458

Sept.

392 

31& 

219 

244 

36O

311 

244

183 isa

91

67 

57 

47 

39 

34

27 

22 

17 

15 

12

10 

g 

8 

7

7

7 

49 

47 

32 

22

Run-off ia 

acre-feet

5,680 

4,640) 

16,900) 

15,400 

19,300 

11,700 

3,200 

1,290 

131 

9,90O 

57,200 

6,010

151,000
64 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

GHA RIVER AT ASHURST-HAYDEN DAM, NEAR FLORENCE, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 8, T. 4 S., R. 11 E., at Ashurst-Hayden Dam, 

10 miles northeast of Florence.

DRAINAGE AREA. 18,400 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1923, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during year, 2.9 feet August 2; EO flow over dam 

for many days.

1923-1928: Maximum stage, 8.0 feet September 28, 1926; no flow over 

dam many days each year.

REMARKS. Diversions for irrigation above station. Gage-height record furnished by United States Indian Service. A considerable quantity of water 

is passed through the sluice gates of the dam.

Daily height, in feet, 1927-28

Day

1 ... ..

^................ ....... ..............

3. ____ .... ______

4 

S. .... .... ... ............. .......... ..

6 __ . .. __ . ....

7...... ...............................

8 __ ...... _ .......... _ . .........

9............. .......... .. ... .

10 

n.. .......................... .... . ... .

12... . . - ___ . ....

13.......... ........... _____ . ...

14............. .............. .......

15...... .......... ........... ..........

16 -. ... .

rr.................. ...................

IS.................................

19........... ............ 

20.... . . . ......... ....... 

31... --

22 _ .. ... _ . __ . __

23

24 

25............. ......... .. ... 

26 .......... ...................

27................... .. . ..

28.............. .............. ......

29 ........................ ____ ...

30.....-......... . ................

31.,.......... ............ ___ ...

Oct.

0.15 «.10

Dec.

«6.66

.00

«.40

43

.40

.40

.40

Jan.

0.40

.40

.35

.40

.38

.27

.24

.23

.22

.22

.20

.18

.12

.00

.00

.00

Feb.

 0.00

«.oo

.30

.15

.05

.35

.45

.62

.50

.49

.47

.42

.50

.52

.45

.48

.42

.30 «.26

«.oo

Mar.

0.00

«.oo

".GO

«.oo

.00

«.oo

July

0.00

».oo

.00

«.40

Aug.

0.75

2.15

1.20

1.15

.67

.20

.25

.10

«.80

«.30

L15

.77

.57

2.05

1.30

.55 «.40

Sept.

 0.45

«.oo

«.oo

0 Water above crest for part of day only.

NOTE. Table shows head on crest of dam. Water below crest of dam on days for which no record is 

given.
GILA RIVER BASIN 65

GHA RIVER AT GttlESPIE DAM, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. K NE. K sec. 28, T. 2 S., R. 5 W., at 

Gillespie Dam, 8 miles below mouth of Hassayampa River. Zero of gage 

is at elevation of crest of dam and is 753.8 feet above mean sea Hvel.

DRAINAGE AREA. 48,100 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1921, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,220 second-feet February 6 

(gage height, 1.70 feet); no flow on many days during year.

1921-1928: Maximum discharge, 70,000 second-feet December 28, 1923 

(gage height, 6.0 feet); no flow on many days each year.

REMARKS. Records good. During periods when water level is below crest of 

dam, small quantity is released through gate. Diversions for irrigation 

above station. Flow partly regulated by storage reservoirs.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1- . .. ..... ..............

2.......... _ . _ . _ .. _ . ____ .

3.J. . ............ ...............

4..... _____ ..... __ ........ ....

5.. ___ - ________ ... _ ........

« .........................

7 ___ . _____ .. ____ . __ . ...

8...... .........................

9. _ ....

10. ...... ____ . ____ ... _____ .

11.... _ ... _ ...... ... _ ..........

12......... ............................

13.......... ...........................

14 ... ___ .. _ .... ........ _ ..

15...... __ ....... _ . _ ... __ .....

16 _ ... _ . __ . _ ......... _ ... ...

18.... ............................

19.. __ . ____ . ______ ..... .....

20... ... ..........................

21.. ......... .......................

22... _____ ....... _ ............

23. -. .. ..... ... . . 

24. ..... ............ ...............

25... . _ .

26 __ . _____ ... ________ .....

27... _______ . _________ ......

28... ........ ...................

29

30 .. .... ......... si. .................... .:. 

Oct.

oooo^S oooooooo 

Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

42 

190 

150 

130

130 

130 

130 

150 

110

110 

90 

90

75 

75

90 

130 

150 

150 

150 

150

Ja<Q.

150 

269 

235 

170 

130

90

75 

75 

90 

75

60 

45 

18 

0 

34

130 

60 

30 

30 

30

45 

60 

90 

30 

45

60 

75 

60 

69 

145 

60

Feb.

15 

15 

15 

10

75

7,270 

4,220 

2,250 

1,550 

1,200

960 

800 

765 

660 

560

590 

660 

730 

695 

660

500 

335 

235 

210 

170

150 

150 

110 

75

Month Maximum

December. _________________________

February.. _______________________

April....... ........ ........ ...... .................

27 

190 

269 

7,270 

170 

62 

1,420 

141

r,270

Mar.

45 

4 

20 

45 

110

170 

170 

130 

30 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

119 

11

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

oooooooo

0

Apr.

oooSoooo 

Aug.

0 

0 

1,420 

1,310 

1,240

500 

210 

36 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

303 

0 

0 

0

0 

329 

105 

733 

1,400 

635

Sept.

s

QOOOO OOOO OOQOO9OO OOOOtrt

 MOOT, Run-off in 

mean acre-feet

0.9 5ft 

78.1 4,800 

81.8 5,030 

884 50,800 

27. 5 1, 690 

2.1 125 

265 16,300 

4.7 28ft

109 79, 100

NOTE. No flow during November, May, June, and July.
66 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

SUNSET CANAL NEAR DUNCAN, ABIZ.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. }i sec. 18, T. 19 S., R. 20 W., in New Mexico, 2 miles 

below intake, 6 miles east of State line, and 14 miles east of Duncan, Ariz.

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. October, 1914, to September, 1915; July, 1922, to September, 1928.

REMAEKS. Records good. Intake on right side of Gila River in NW. % sec. 

21, T. 19 S., R. 20 W., New Mexico. Water used for irrigation near Virden. 

Diversions from canal above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

!._.. -

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 

Oct.

42

42

43

48

52

49

48

49

49

50

50

51

50

50

49

49

51

54

53

54

52

28

23

31

28

26

23

36

48

49

Nov.

43

42

34

32

31

31

32

29

27

27

26

25

26

27

33

31

33

31

30

30

30

31

19

14

15

17

16

17

17

17

Dec.

15

18

23

26

28

32

33

36

35

36

36

36

35

32

29

29

29

30

31

9Q

29

30

30

30

30

30

98

28

26

28

28

Jan.

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

28

28

28

27

28

30

27

27

28

29

29

34

29

29

28

9Q

29

28

9S

28

27

23

OK

Feb.

26

25

26

28

30

28

28

30

0

6

30

39

39

38

38

30

31

32

31

28

on

29

27

22

25

97

28

11

Mar.

0

0

8

37

15

40

42

45

46

43

38

39

39

41

42

43

43

29

38

41

41

43

41

18

48

8

46

48

48

49

SO

Apr.

44

39

40

46

49

50

50

40

44

38

26

28

41

52

52

50

50

51

51

51

49

48

50

51

51

51

51

51

33

33

May

33

33

36

39

41

40

39

39

37

29

27

33

34

46

48

48

50

51

48

44

52

52

52

52

50

47

52

0

53

52

52

June

52

51

52

53

53

51

50

53

43

33

29

31

35

33

26

25

21

18

16

15

13

11

8.9

7.7

6.9

6.4

5.4

4.4

4.6

4.6

July

4.2

4.6

4.1

3.8

2.8

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.5

4.4

4.7

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.5

20

32

53

52

54

40

56

39

55

54

14

0

0

54

55

52

Aug.

55

52

52

52

52

45

41

38

32

30

25

42

50

48

51

49

48

48

47

46

21

42

45

43

44

46

46

45

46

46

50

Sept.

52

52

50

47

49

46

47

47

33

30

36

43

43

37

28

25

27

24

22

22

22

21

31

34

55

54

52

49

22

10

Month

October.. . _____________ __________

November.... _______________________

January. ________ _ _______________

March-. ________________ _________

May.. _ ________________________

July-..-.. . ___________ . . ...,

September _________ , _______________

Maximum

55

43

36

34

39

50

52

53

53

56

55

55

56

Minimum

 23

14

15

23

0

0

26

0

4.4

21

10

0

Mean

44.6

27.1

29.5

28.1

27.1

35.8

45.3

42.2

27.1

22.2

AA A.

Run-off in

acre-feet

2,740

1,610

1,810

1,730

1,560

2,200

2,700

2,590

1,610

1,360

2,730

2,200

24,800
GILA RIVER BASIN 67

MODDIE CANAL NEAR DTTWCAW, ABIZ.

LOCATION, Water-stage recorder in NW. }i sec. 10, T. 19 S., R. 21 W., New 

Mexico, half a mile below intake and 9 miles east of Duncan,

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1914, to September, 1915; July, 1922, to 

September, 1928.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge interpolated May 10-12, 14-18, and 

July 2. Intake on left side of Gila River in NW. }i sec. 11, T. 19 S., R. 21 

W., New Mexico. Water used for irrigation near Franklin.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 ... 

2...... .........

3 

4.... ..........

5 

6 ... .

7 

8... ...........

9...............

10 ..........

11.. . -

12 

13... ..... _ __

14...............

15...... ..

16-.... . . ..

17... ............

18... .... 

19 

20 

 21 - 

22 . 

23 

 24... ............

25 

26 

27 . 

 28 

29 

30... ........

SI .. ..

Oct,

24

23

34

49

48

45

34

18

18

21

22

22

22

20

21

19

20

22

24

26

23

20

24

24

24

Nov.

32

36

35

33

33

32

32

32

31

30

30

29

29

28

28

29

29

29

29

28

29

29

35

so

40

40

39

22

17

Dec.

20

25

23

20

26

32

32

33

34

37

17

3

17

16

13

23

40

42

42

41

40

40

40

41

41

42

46

47

46

Jan.

34

17

15

14

14

14

33

31

32

32

33

37

38

36

34

34

35

36

35

34

33

32

32

30

30

29

00

27

27

26

Feb.

27

33

37

37

37

38

39

40

44

40

27

22

45

48

45

37

38

38

39

39

40

40

42

42

42

41

43

44

46

Mar.

50

54

51

48

50

46

43

42

41

26

0

0

0

6

24

26

26

26

25

36

60

55

53

54

51

54

53

40

35

37

42

Apr.

43

44

54

50

45

49

49

48

47

50

56

54

45

37

42

51

47

37

38

40

38

42

45

42

39

33

26

30

27

30

May

39

42

44

40

32

32

32

41

39

35

42

48

54

54

54

54

55

55

55

55

48

.r 3

n

41

38

25

40

52

36

30

23

June

21

24

23

24

24

20

15

18

19

16

14

16

15

15

16

14

8.4

8.7

4.6

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.1

1.6

1.1

.9

.6

.7.

.5

.4

July

0.2

.2

.2

.7

1.1

1.0

1.1

.4

. 1

0

0

0

0

0

.3

14

19

44

33

24

57

68

52

44

44

2.4

0

0

3.3

20

23

Aug.

45

44

62

52

40

30

16

9.2

5.3

4.6

11

32

42

54

27

41

27

26

43

47

39

50

42

37

40

31

28

24

21

35

58

Sept.

48

40

37

32

32

29

30

29

24

21

15

10

5.9

6.2

9.7

6.8

7*5

7.9

7.3

7.5

7.7

5.9

3.1

4.6

13

50

15

10

10

10

Month

April...... _ 

IS^ay

July.. . _ 

Maximmn

49

40

47

38

48

60

56

55

24

68

62

50

68

Minimum

17

17

3

14

22

0

26

23

.4

0

4.6

3.1

0

Mean

25.0

31.2

31.7

29.1

39.0

37.2

42.6

42.9

11.1

14.6

34.3

17.8

2P. 7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,540

1,860

1,950

1,790

2,240

2,290

2,530

2,640

660

898

2,110

1,060

21,600
68 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

VALLEY CANAL NEAR DUNCAN, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. % sec. 32, T. 18 S., R. 21 W., New Mexico, half 

a mile below intake and 6 miles east of Duncan, Ariz.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1914, to September, 1915; July, 1923, to September, 1928.

REMARKS. Records good. Intake is on right side of Gila River in NW. }i sec. 4, 

T. 19 S., R. 21 W., New Mexico. Water used for irrigation near Duncan.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 

2- ......... .

3 .-...-.-..

4...............

5 _______ ....

6. .. ....... ..

7.. ........ ..

8..... ......... .

9....... .....

10 

11 

12 

13 . ..

14....... ........

15...............

16 

17 

I* 

19 ......

20 

21 ___

22...............

23...............

24...............

25 ,....

26 .. __ .....

27...............

28 

29 _ . _ . _ . ...

30...............

31 

Oct.

14 

14 

14 

8.0 

1.6

1.3 

1.1 

13 

29 

35

34 

33 

33 

33 

34

34 

35 

33 

32 

32

32 

30 

28 

26 

24

26

27 

25 

25 

25 

25

Nov.

25 

25 

16 

23 

40

39 

10 

0 

0 

0

9 

19 

11 

22

21

21 

23 

22 

22 

13

13 

26

27 

26

27

29 

29 

29 

29

28

Dec.

28 

29 

30 

29 

31

31 

30 

32 

31 

32

33 

32 

32 

32 

33

32

31 

29 

28 

29

30 

31 

31 

30

29

28 

28 

28 

26 

25 

25

Jan.

26 

19 

18 

18 

17

18 

17 

17 

18 

17

17 

17 

16 

14 

19

24 

24 

23 

24 

25

25 

25 

25 

24 

24

24 

24 

23 

24 

22 

19

Feb.

20 

19 

18 

20 

21

21 

20 

20 

22 

25

25 

25 

27 

29 

27

29 

29 

29 

26 

22

4 

14 

31 

34 

34

33 

32 

33 

32

Mar.

32 

34 

31 

29

28

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

25 

24

25 

25 

26 

25 

25

26 

28 

30 

30 

29

29 

29 

29 

30

28 

25

Apr.

25 

26 

25 

23 

25

22 

22 

23 

23

24

25 

26 

24 

25

27

29 

29 

18 

22 

19

22 

20 

24 

26 

22

25 

22 

24 

24 

25

Month Maximum

October. __________________________ ....

February.. _. ______________________

April... -.-..--........ ________ . ...... .............

June. ___ . ____ . ________________ . ...

July.... ...... .. _ 

August ________ _________ .. .. .. .. _ ....

The year _ .... __ . ............................

35 

40 

33 

26 

34 

34 

29 

42 

13 

38 

40 

40

42

May

23 

30 

42 

38 

36

36 

34 

33

28 

25

18 

16 

14 

18 

26

33 

17

7 

25 

30

28 

26 

24 

18 

16

27 

25 

30 

23 

16 

13

June

11 

9.2 

13 

11 

9.0

7.8 

8.0 

7.5 

8.2 

9.5

7.8 

7.5 

11 

7.8 

6.8

5.4 

7.0 

6.5 

7.2 

8.2

5.8 

3.6 

4.9 

4.7 

3.4

1.9 

1.3

4.3 

6.1 

5.8

Minimum

1.1 

0 

25 

14 

4 

24 

18 

7 

1.3 

.3 

0 

1.6

0

July

5.4 

5.6 

5.2 

4.5 

5.4

5.8 

6.1 

2.4 

1.5 

.3

1.1 

2.3 

2.2 

2.3 

2.2

11 

.6 

22 

6.1 

9.0

16 

33 

38

37 

37

20

15 

25 

17 

11

17

Mean

24.4 

20.8 

29.8 

20.9 

24.9 

26.9 

23.9 

25.0 

7.04 

11.8 

16.7 

15.3

20.6

Aug.

31

14 

37 

30 

12

7.2 

4.9 

2.5 

2.3 

2.5

4.7

8.2 

12 

35 

37

40 

24 

20 

14 

12

8.2 

18 

21 

22 

0

3.9 

14 

24 

23 

19 

13

Sept.

40 

37 

37 

39 

36

31

28 

24 

19 

16

17 

12

ao

7.2 

5.4

3.2 

4.5 

4.9 

3.0 

3.2

2.3 

2.6

2.8 

2.8 

1.6

32 

17 

6.1 

8.5 

7.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,500 

1,240 

1,830 

1,290 

1,430 

1,650 

1,420 

1,540 

419 

726 

1,030 

910

15,000
GILA RIVER BASIN

DUNCAN CANAL NEAR DUNCAN, ARIZ.

69

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. % sec. 29, T. 8 S., R. 32 E., 1 mile b?low intake

and 2 miles east of Duncan.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1923, to September, 1928 (discontinued). 

REMARKS. Records good. Diversions from canal for irrigation above station.

Intake is on left side of Gila River in SW. % sec. 28, T. 8 S., R. 32 E. Water

used for irrigation near Duncan.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 . ........

2.. .............

3 _ ... _____ .

4...............

5.... ...........

6...............

7............ ..

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.

0 

0 

.1 

1.6 

2.0

1.8 

21 

26 

1.8 

1.4

1.4

.7 

1.4 

1.8 

0

0 

0 

0 

.2

.8

1.9 

20 

1.0 

0 

0

.1 

1.8 

.8 

0 

0 

0

Nov.

0.1 

3.2 

1.0 

3.2

2.7

2.6

2.5 

2.6 

23

27

26 

2.7 

2.8 

2.8 

2.9

2.9 

28 

22 

2.1 

1.9

1.3

.4 

0 

0 

0

3.1 

3.0 

27

2.5 

1.8

Dec.

2.0 

2.1 

2.1 

20 

1.9

2.0 

22 

2.1 

1.7 

1.9

2.0 

1.8 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

1.0 

2.4 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.2 

.2

- 1

Jan.

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 

0 

0

Feb.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.9 

2.2 

2.9 

1.2

1.7 

0 

1.4 

1.0

.8

.7 

1.5 

1.5 

2.2 

3.0

3.5 

3.5 

3.2 

3.3 

3.0

2.9 

3.0 

2.6 

2.3

Mar.

2.6 

4.7 

4.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.2 

2.9 

.6 

.9 

1.9

1.0 

.6 

1.1 

1.2 

1.8

1.0 

1.2 

2.7 

2.3 

3.5

4.6 

6.2 

6.4 

6.7 

6.5

7.9 

6.4 

5.8 

6.9 a2

7.9

Apr.

7.6 

5.5 

6.7 

4.2 

1.5

1.4 

1.9 

2.3 

1.9 

1.5

1.5 

1.2 

2.6 

2.2 

3.2

3.8 

2.3 

3.1 

3.1 

5.1

6.0 

6.2 

4.0 

3.7 

4.6

4.6 

5.8 

5.5 

4.8 

4.8

Month Maximum

October _________________________ . ...

December ________________ . ________

March. ___________________ ______ .

April.............-...-.... ............... ........

July... .. ..........

September _________ . _______________

2.6 

3.2 

2.4 

.1 

3.5 

8.2 

7.6 

6.8 

5.9 

3.6 

4.3 

4.4

8.2

May

4.1 

4.6 

6.8 

6.6 

6.4

6.5 

5.5 

5.1 

3.1 

5.0

5.0 

4.0 

0 

0 

.8

1.3 

2.8 

2,9 

1.9 

4.3

5.5 

3.1

4.7 

4.8 

2.6

3.3 

3.3

5.1 

1.4 

3.2 

3.8

June

5.5 

2.1 

1.0 

1.4 

1.1

.6

.7 

1.9 

2.6 

1.2

1.0 

4.4 

5.0 

5.0 

5.9

5.1 

5.1 

4.9 

2.3 

1.7

1.9 

2.3 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9

1.7 

1.5 

1.3 

1.0 

1.6

Minimum

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.6 

1.2 

0 

.6 

1.0 

0 

.5

0

July

1.1 

1.4 

1.5 

1.8 

1.8

1.5 

2.1 

2.3 

2.1 

3.6

1.9 

3.3

2.8 

2.6 

2.8

2.9 

2.0 

29 

1.2

1.7

3.0 

3.2 

3.2 

1.7 

1.5

22 

2.0 

1.7 

1.2 

1.4 

1.0

Mear

0.88 

211 

.89 

0 

1.67 

3.84 

3.75 

3.79 

252 

2.11 

1.25 

205

2.07

Aug.

1.9 

2.3 

3.1 

3.3 

1.1

.4 

1.5 

3.3 

4.3 

0

0 

0 

.7 

2.0 

2.0

2.1 

0 

0 

0 

.6

.9 

.2 

0 

24 

.3

28 

.7 

.3 

.1 

.6 

2.0

Sept.

4.4 

2.1 

1.2 

1.7 

1.6

.8 

.8 

.6 

.5 

.9

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.5 

3.5

3.6 

3.6 

3.3 

3.1

27

1.6 

3.5 

2.7 

2.4 

2.6

20 

1.1 

L3 

.6 

.9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

54.1 

126 

54.7 

0 

96.1 

236 

223 

233 

150 

130 

76.9 

122

1,500
70 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

BLACK-McCIESKT CANAL AT DUNCAN, ARIZ,

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. % sec. 19, T. 8 S., R. 32 E., at D ^uean, a quarter

of a mile below intake.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1915; July, 1923, to September, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records good. Intake on left side of Gila River in SE. }i sec. 19, T.

8 S., R. 32 E. Water used for irrigation near Duncan.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1. _ ..... _ ...

2 . ....... .

3.... -.- _ 

4.. _ ..........

5 _____ . .....

6 _____ . .....

7 _ ............

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 

1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

15 

16 

18

18 

19 

19 

17 

13

18 

16 

16 

18 

16

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

17 

16 

16 

17 

17 

17

Nov.

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

18 

17 

18 

16

16 

17 

15 

14 

12

15 

16 

15 

15 

16

16 

15 

16 

15 

15

16 

16 

16 

15 

14

Dec.

14 

16 

14

15 

14

15 

15 

14 

14 

15

16 

16 

16 

15 

16

15 

15 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

14 

14

14

14 

15 

14 

14 

15 

15

Jan.

14

15 

16 

15 

15

14 

15 

14 

15 

14

15 

15 

15 

15 

16

15 

15 

15 

15 

14

13 

12 

12 

13 

13

13 

11 

9.6 

9.2 

9.0 

6.8

Feb.

5.0 

4.1 

4.5 

6.7 

11

8.1 

6.6 

10 

16 

16

18 

15 

16 

15 

15

17 

25 

16 

16 

15

16 

17 

17

17 

16

15 

15 

15 

15

Mar.

15 

16 

17 

17 

17

19 

17 

16 

15 

14

15 

16 

16 

14 

8

6 

13 

19 

14 

16

13 

14 

12 

11 

13

16 

13

14 

16 

17 

15

Apr.

12 

10

11 

8.4 

8.7

9.8 

12 

9.2 

9.0 

3.8

9.5 

20 

19 

21 

23

21 

17 

17 

13 

11

10 

10 

12 

14 

15

15 

16 

15 

15 

15

Month Maximum

October ______________ . .......................

December _ ........ ___________________

February.. ____ .... 

July... .......................... .

19 

18 

16 

16 

25 

19 

23 

23 

14 

28 

27 

21

28

May

13 

15 

19 

20 

23

21 

21 

21 

19

18

18 

18 

17 

19 

21

19 

18 

16 

15 

14

9 

11 

15 

16 

15

16 

15 

14 

14 

13 

14

June

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

12 

11 

11 

12

9.6 

11 

9.0 

&.Q 

9.3

10 

8.3

8.4 

6.8 

4.6

4.4

2.8 

5.7 

8.7 

3.0

4.0 

4.5 

6.1 

4.8 

3.2

Minimum

0 

12 

14

6.8 

4.1 

6

as

9 

2.8 

0 

0 

1.7

0

July

2.3 

1.8 

1.8 

1.5 

1.8

.8 

.7 

1.0 

.6 

.8

.4 

1.5 

1.0 

1.3 

1.1

1.6

5.7 

14 

18 

16

11 

23 

28 

19 

19

12 

0 

10 

19 

14 

13

Mean

13.1 

16.0 

14.7 

13.5 

13.8 

14.6 

13.4 

16.7 

8.74 

7.80 

12.3 

7.78

12.7

Aug.

19 

17 

23 

23 

22

19 

12 

5.7 

7.2 

6.5

13 

8.7 

11 

9.2 

15

23

21 

17 

19 

12

9.4 

19 

13 

27 

.3

5.9 

4.7 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

21 

19 

20 

10

12

16 

11 

1.8 

3.9 

3.8

7.2 

3.2 

1.8 

4.8 

1.7

9.6 

4.9

7.5 

3.0 

2.8

1.8 

4.5 

3.9 

3.9 

2.1

16

14 

10 

5.7 

6.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

806 

952 

904 

830 

794 

898 

797 

1,030 

520 

480 

756 

463

9,230
GILA EIVEE BASIN 

COIMOWEEO CAWAI WEAR DtfffCAff, AEIZ.

71

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. }i sec. 33, T. 7 S., K. 31 E., 3 miles below intake and

6 miles northwest of Duncan. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1914, to September, 1915; July, 1923, to

September, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records good. Diversions from canal for irrigation above station.

Intake on right side of Gila River in SE. % sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 31 E. Water

used for irrigation near Sheldon.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 __________

2. __ . __ . ____

3... _ ....... ____

4... ___ .... _ ....

5.............. .....

6................ _ .

7....................

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.

3.3 

3.1 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0

3.0 

2.7 

0 

0 

1.0

1.6 

2.2 

2.5 

2.4 

2.8

2.7 

2.4 

.7 

.1 

0

1.4 

1.6 

1.5 

2.4 

2.5

2.7 

2.0 

2.1 

2.7 

3.1 

3.1

Nov.

3.6 

3.8 

3.9 

4.1

4.1

4.2 

4.2 

4.0 

3.0 

3.1

3.2 

3.0 

3.5 

3.3 

2.9

2.7 

2.6 

2.7 

.3 

0

0 

0 

0 

0. 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Feb.

1.7 

3.7 

3.9 

4.2 

4.3

4.5 

4.4 

4.5 

4.3 

4.7

1.7 

0 

0 

0

1.7

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

5.5 

7.0

7.1 

7.1 

7.5 

4.0

Mar.

8.1 

8.5 

7.4 

7.2 

8.4

8.2 

7.6 

7.7 

8.1 

8.1

7.5 

6.3 

7.2 

6.4 

7.3

6.4 

5.9 

6.0 

5.2 

5.1

5.4 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

7.2

7.2 

6.8 

6.4 

6.5 

6.1 

6.2

Apr.

7.6 

7.5 

7.3 

7.5 

7.3

7.4 

6.7 

7.5 

7.2 

7.0

5.9 

5.0 

5.5 

9.6 

7.6

5.9 

7.1 

8.3 

8.6 

8.8

8.6 

9.3 

8.9 

8.8 

7.2

6.7 

7.1 

6.4 

6.4 

9.0

May

8.6 

8.7 

7.5 

7.8 

7.9

7.8 

7.5 

4.4 

7.6 

6.3

6.2 

' 6.4 

7.0 

7.0 

6.6

5.9 

6.0 

5.6 

5.6 

4.3

3.0 

2.1 

5.1 

8.1

7.6

1.0 

2.9 

6.8

7.7 

7.1 

7.4

Month Maximum

February.. ___ __________ _____ ..

April... . ............ .. i __ .......

July.........-.. _ ,. _ _

3.3

4.2 

7.5 

8.5 

9.6 

8.7 

7.3 

8.3 

9.1 

9.8

9.8

June

7.3 

5.2 

3.9 

7.2 

6.5

6.1 

3.6 

4.0 

5.9 

4.6

4.0 

3.4 

3.0 

6.0 

6.3

1.7 

1.7 

3.9 

3.6 

1.8

4.6 

3.4 

2.9 

1.1 

2.2

2.6 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

.2

Minimum

0 

0 

0 

5.1 

5.0 

1.0 

.2 

0 

0 .4

0

July

0.5 

.4 

.4 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

1.0 

0

1.1

4.7 

6.1 

7.4 

6.6 

4.3

2.6 

6.2 

8.3 

6.7 

6.8 

3.8

Aug.

6.8 

8.3 

9.0 

8.7 

9.1

7.7 

6.7 

3.8 

4.3 

3.6

4.8 

5.9 

3.9 

7.1 

0

0 

0 

2.1 

8.0 

7.9

5.2 

5.1 

2.7 

7.7 

1.7

6.3 

3.7 

3.9 

3.5 

1.0 

7.6

Sept.

8.5 

8.3 

9.& 

5.9

2.7

.7

5.4 

5.7 

5.8 

5.4

3.9 

2.7 

3.9 

3.1

4.6

3.0 

3.5 

1.9 

1.2

.4

2.0 

1.4 

3.2 

1.3 

.6

8.1 

7.1 

5.4 

5.4 

5.0

M Run-off in Mean acre-feet

2. 09 129 

2. 07 123 

2. 82 162 

6. 91 425 

7. 46 444 

6.24 384 

3. 67 21& 

2. 16 133. 

5. 04 310 

4. 20 250

3. 55 2. 580

NOTE. No flow during December an<|I January.
72 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

YORK CANAL AT YORK, ASIZ.

LOCATION. In SE. % sec. 19, T. 6 S., R. 31 E., at York, half a mile below intake.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1914, to September, 1915, gage heights and 

discharge measurements; May, 1923, to September, 1928, discharge measurements only.

REMARKS. Intake on right side of Gila River in SW. % sec. 29, T. 6 S., R. 31 E. 

Water used for irrigation near York.

Discharge measurements, 1927-28

Sec.-ft. 

Oct. 27....................... 2.8

Nov. 16..- .. . 2.3 

Dec. 5...----..-.._........ 2.2

Dec. 29_____._...____ 2.0

Jan. 19... ... ........... 2.3

Sec.-ft. 

Feb. 8_....... __. 1.5

Mar.9.........-... ....... 3.7

Mar.28 . . 3.4 

Apr. I?.........___--..-.. 8.7

May 9___ . 5.1

Sec.-ft. 

May 29 __ ...... 3.8

June 19.. _ ... .. 3.6 

July 9 . .. 5.4 

Sept. 18__._.__....... 3.7
GILA RIVER BASIN 73

SAN FRANCISCO RIVER AT CUFTON, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % SE. % sec. 30, T. 4 S., F,. 30 E., at 

Railroad Boulevard Bridge at Clifton, 9 miles above mouth. Zero of gage 

is 3,432.3 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 2,750 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1927, to September, 1928. Fragmentary record, 

October, 1910, to July, 1918, at several different points within 2 miles upstream.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,550 second-feet July 15 (gage 

height, 8.7 feet); minimum, 20 second-feet July 10 (gage height, 2.77 feet). 

1927-28: Maximum discharge, 5,760 second-feet September 12, 1927 

(gage height, 9.4 feet); minimum, that of July 10, 1928. 

Minimum known discharge, 2 second-feet June 29, 1917.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated July 3, 4, 21-25, 28-31, 

August 4, 5, 18-20, 29, and September 2-13. Diversions for irrigation and 

municipal supply above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

I. 

2...............

3.. .............

4 ___ . ___ . _

5...............

6 _ ............

T. ..............

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.

82 

79 

77 

76 

76

74 

74 

72 

71 

69

68 

66 

65 

65 

62

62 

62 

62 

63 

63

65 

65 

66 

65 

65

66 

66 

66 

71 

79 

79

Nov.

76 

72 

69 

68 

66

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

65 

66 

66 

68

68 

71 

69 

68 

65

Dec.

63 

63 

62 

65 

65

63 

62 

62 

62 

59

65 

198 

125 

102

87

80 

76 

69 

69 

68

66 

66

68 

72 

71

71 

98 

102 

SO 

86 

82

Jan.

77 

74 

72 

, 72 

/ 74

74 

74 

74 

72 

72

71 

72 

72 

74 

72

72 

72 

74 

74 

69

68 

68 

68 

68 

66

65 

63 

65 

63 

65 

66

Feb.

69 

69 

69 

69

72

82 

91 

87 

79 

102

414 

348 

300 

155

118

120 

127 

108 

106 

116

125 

134 

125 

118 

114

110 

108 

112 

118

Mar.

132 

147 

166 

209 

231

203 

194 

203 

216 

212

219 

231 

247 

266 

296

289 

257 

241 

231 

222

216 

216 

209 

206 

203

216 

222 

219 

206 

191 

174

Apr.

166 

155 

144 

139 

139

134 

132 

122 

125 

122

116 

112 

114 

130 

139

132 

127 

120 

120 

120

114 

112 

106 

102 

98

96 

91 

89 

84 

82

Month Maximum

October.. ................................... ............

March ____________________________

April.... ..... ...... ........... ...... .. 

July... ............. ........................ .......

The year

82 

76 

198 

77 

414 

296 

166 

166 

56 

1,040 

509 

166

1,040

May

82 

84 

125 

166 

155

142 

127 

125 

130 

127

125 

120 

122 

122 

122

120 

112 

102 

91 

86

79 

72 

69 

66 

76

98 

74 

71 

69 

66 

60

June

56 

55 

51 

46 

45

46 

42 

40 

39 

39

39 

39 

39

38 

37

35 

34 

33 

34 

32

33 

31 

33 

31 

29

28 

24 

25 

24 

25

Minimum

62 

65 

59 

63 

69 

132 

82 

60 

24 

23 

47 

40

23

July

24 

24 

24 

24 

25

25 

24 

23 

23

24

39 

38 

36 

29 

262

289 

122 

142 

122 

396

270 

150 

130 

150 

130

1,040 

417 

370 

330 

280 

150

Mean

69.1 

66.6 

78.6 

70.4 

130 

216 

119 

103 

36.7 

166 

220 

55.2

111

Aug.

409 

320 

404 

139 

93

76 

63 

55 

50

47

65 

397 

263 

456 

467

496 

224 

95 

91

84

77 

280 

344 

200 

370

150 

130 

509 

122 

125 

208

Sept.

16fr 

100 

80 

70 

70

6O 

60 

50 

50 

46

45- 

40 

40 

4* 

42

42 

40 

40 

40 

40

40> 

411 

41 

41

42

62 

6$ 

53 

56 

50

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,25* 

3,96ft 

4,830 

4,33O 

7,480 

13,300 

7,080* 

6,330> 

2,180 

10,200 

13,500 

3.2SO

80,700
74 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX 

BEOWN CANAL NEAR SOIOMONSVHIE, ABIZ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. >$ SE. 1A sec. 30, T. 6 S., R. 28 E., a 

quarter of a mile below intake and 10 miles east of Solomon^ville.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. June, 1914, to September, 1915; December, 1920, to September, 1928.

REMARKS. Records good. Intake on right side of Gila River in SE. % sec. 30, 

T. 6 S., R. 28 E. Water used for irrigation east of Solomonsville. Water 

is frequently returned to river below gage through Brown Canal wasteway, 

records for which are published in this report.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-$S

Day

1 ~ _.~..-

2 ___ . _ ... _

3 

4_ 

5 - ......

6 ... .... ....

T.. ......... ....

^,... ............

10- 

11. 

19

13 

14.. 

16 

16 

17 .

18 

19 . 

20 

21. _ ..... 

22 

23 

24 ......

25. 

26 .

27. 

28 

28. 

30 

31 

Oct.

0.8 

.8 

.8 

2.9 

7.3

8.1 

8.3 

8.3 

8.1 

7.9

8.1 

8.1 

8.3 

8.3 

8.3

8.3 

7.9 

8.3 

8.1

7.7

7.5 

7.5 

5.8 

5.2 

5.6

6.1 

6.3 

6.3 

6.9 

5.4 

3.2

Nov.

3.4 

3.5 

4.1 

4.6 

5.0

4.4 

3.5 

3.7 

3.9 

3.7

3.9 

4.1 

4.3 

4.6

4.8

4.6 

4.6 

5.2 

6.3 

5.0

5.8 

6.7 

7.3 

7.7 

7.9

8.1 

8.1 

8.5 

8.3 

8.1

Dec.

8.1

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1

8.1 

8.1 

8.1

8.1 

8.5

8.5 

8.9 

8.9 

8.7 

8.7

8.7 

8.7 

8.5 

8.3 

8.3

8.3 

8.3 

8.3 

8.5 

8.5

8.3 

8.3 

8.3 

8.3 

8.3 

8.5

Jan.

8.7 

8.7 

8.5 

8.5 

8.3

8.3 

8.3 

8.3 

8.3 

8.5

8.3 

8.3 

8.3

8.5 

8.7

8.7 

8.3 

8.1 

7.9 

7.9

7.9 

7.9 

7.9

7.7 

7.3

6.9 

7.1 

7.S 

7.3 

7.5 

7.5

Feb.

7.3 

6.9 

9.1 

13 

14

16 

17 

17

17 

18

21 

23 

19 

16 

13

13 

14 

14 

13 

13

12 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

9.7 

14

18 

18 

16 

16 

15

16 

16 

17

18 

18

19

18 

17 

17 

16

15 

14 

14 

12 

12

12 

13 

16 

17 

17 

17

Month

November... ________ . _______________

January __________________________

March. April _ ... ____ . ____ .. ______ . __ . ___ ..

July. ...... ............ ......

August. __ ... __ __ ... ______________

Apr.

17 

19 

23 

24 

24

23 

28 

38 

29 

22

22 

23 

21

21 

22

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

19

Maximum

8.3 

8.5 

8.9 

8.7 

23 

19 

33 

26 

13 

25 

42 

22

42

May

19 

19 

20 

23 

25

26 

26 

26 

25

25

25 

25 

25 

22 

21

20 

19 

19 

19 

18

17 

17 

16 

15 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

June

13 

13 

13 

12

12

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

5.4

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.8 

1.8

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.0 

1.2

Minimum

0.8 

3.4 

8.1 

6.9 

0 

0 

17 

13 

1.0 

0 

0 

1.2

0

July

1.7 

2.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4

1.5 

1.0 

.8 

.8 

1.3

1.0 

1.9 

2.5 

1.2 

1.5

9.0 

25 

23

8.7 

15

6.6 

9.6 

19 

8.1

7.8

9.2 

1.7 

0 

0 

0 

2.5

Mean

6.47 

5.46 

8.37 

8.05 

10.6 

14.1 

22.1 

19.7 

8.41 

5.41 

18.9 

8.58

11.4

Aug.

12 

10 

9.2 

0 

6.4

16 

16 

8.9 

3.0 

3.7

8.1 

28 

42 

36 

20

28 

26 

21 

19 

17

14 

13 

20 

30

28

23 

21 

25 

31 

31 

19

Sept.

19 

22 

21 

21

19

18 

20 

18 

8.5 

5.4

5.2 

6.7 

5.7 

2.0 

3.2

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9 

1.5

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

2.2

2.8

11 

7.6 

, 5.5 

8.3 

8.3

Run-off in 

acre- feet

398 

325 

. 515 

495 

610 

867 

1,320 

1,210 

500 

333 

1,160 

511

8,240
GILA RIVER BASIN 75

BROWN CANAL WASTEWAY NEAR SOLOMONSVILLE, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. % NE. % sec. 31, T. 6 S., R. 28 E., 10 railes east

of Solomonsville.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. December, 1920, to September, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Wasteway returns water from Brown Canal to Gila

River half a mile below gaging station on Gila River near Solomonsville.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1- __ .... 

2. ... _ ..... 

3 __ ... 

4-.. _ .... 

5 .................

6. _ .... ........ .....

7.. . _ 

8. -. 

9. . __ .. ........

10. _

11.. .. _____ - 

12.... _ . _ . __ .._.

13 

14. .

15 . __ .... ___

16.. 

17. __ 

18. . . .... ....

 20.. ___ .. .... 

 21.- __ . __ - ....

 22 . _ . _

 23 - __ ... _ ... 

24... _ ...... _ ... ...

25. _ .. ... ___

26 

27. .. ....

28.. . ___ 

29 . 

30

31 -. 

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

1.0 

1.9

1.9 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.2

.5 

.5

Nov.

0.5 

.0

1.2 

1.7 

1.7

1.6 

1.6 

1.0 

1.1 

.9

1.0 

1.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0.1 

2.3

5.8

Dec.

8.1 

2.3 

3.6 

2.3

5.2

4.1 

2.2 

6.7 

4.0 

6.7

6.7 

6.6 

6.5 

6.7 

6.0

5.2 

4.5

4.4 

5.2 

5.2

5.1 

5.1 

5.3 

5.2 

4.8

4.2 

5.9 

5.3 

5.5 

5.3 

5.7

Jan.

5.5 

5.4 

5.7 

5.4 

5.7

5.5 

5.5 

5.3 

5.8 

5.5

5.2 

4.5 

4.5 

5.1 

4.6

4.5 

4.7 

4.5 

2.5 

2.2

4.6 

2.8 

0 

0 

0

0 

3.0 

5.9 

5.9 

2.6 

0

Feb.

0 

0 

0 

0

1.2

1.2

1.4 

1.4 

.8 

1.2

2.2 

2.6

1.7 

1.4 

1.2

.9 

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

1.6

.6 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

October __________________________ .

January _____ ... ___ ... ___________ .

March.. . ... . ...

April. - 

THifLV'* r

July ..........................................

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

1.9 

1.7

1.7 

1.6 

1.9 

1.6 

1.7

1.5 

1.7 

2.6 

3.2 

4.1

5.4 

2.6 

3.6 

4.6 

4.9

.7 

.8 

.5 

.5 

.4

.5 

.4 

,4 

0 

.1 

.1

Apr.

0.3

.7 

.2 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

6.6 

7.0 

6.0 

6.2 

6.2

6.2 

7.8 

7.5 

9.3 

9.3

9.5 

9.3

8.7 

10 

10

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

May

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

12 

11 

12 

11

11 

13 

11 

11 

11

11 

13 

13 

13 

11

11 

11 

8.4 

6.3 

6.2

6.3 

6.3 

3.0 

0 

0 

3.6

Maximum Minimum

1.9 0 

5.8 0 

8. 1 2. 2 

5.9 0 

2.6 0 

5.4 0 

11 0 

' 13 0 

8.9 0 

4.6 0 

3.6 0

13 0

June

7.3 

3.4

.7 

.8 

.7

.8 

3.3 

7.2 

7.0 

7.3

7.3 

7.6 

8.6 

8.9 

8.6

8.3 

8.1 

7.8 

8.1 

3.6

1.0 

.3 

.2 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

J

-ly

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

c

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

3.4 

3.4

0 

3.1 

4.6 

2.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0.19 

.75 

5.15 

3.96 

.81 

1.64 

5.87 

9.42 

3.90 

.54 

.63

2.75

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

1.8 

3.4 

0

.1 

0 

.1 

0 

.1

.1 

.6 

3.6 

3.0 

3.6

0 

0 

0 

0 

3.0 

0

Kun-offin 

acre-feet

11.7 

44.6 

317 

243 

46.6 

101 

349 

579 

232 

33.2 

38.7

2,000

NOTE. No flow In September.
76 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

MICHELANA CANAL NEAR SOLOMONSVILLE, ABIZ.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. }i SW. % sec. 3, T. 7 S., R. 27 E,, a quarter of a

mile below head gate, 4 miles below intake, and 4 mibs northeast of

Solomonsville. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1914, to September, 1915; December, 1920, to

September, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge interpolated December 15-17. Intake

on right side of Gila River in SW. # sec. 31, T. 6 S., R. 28 E. Water used

for irrigation near Solomonsville.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

I....... .... -

1... ............

3 

4... ......... ...

5. ...........

6...............

7 - ... .

8 . . ....

9 .. .

10..... .......

11.......... __ .

12.-.... ......

13 

15 

16 

17. .

18 ...

10

20 

21 

22 ...

23 ..

24 -- .

25.... .

26 

27 . .

28 

29 

30 

31 . -.

Oct.

6.5 

6.2 

5.8 

5.4 

5.1

4.5 

4.2 

3.2

2.8 

2.7

4.1 

4.6 

4.1

3.8 

3.4

2.2 

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0

1.3 

1.5 

5.4 

7.2 

7.4

7.7 

7.8 

7.7 

7.7 

8.3 

8.1

Nov.

7.5 

6.9 

6.9 

5.4 

3.9

3.2 

3.0 

3.6 

3.7 

3.6

3.5 

3.5 

3.0

2.7 

2.8

2.8 

2.5 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.9

4.0

4.3 

4.9 

5.2 

4.8

Dec.

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

4.4 

5.1

4.9 

4.5 

4.6 

4.6 

5.2

5.2 

5.1 

4.8 

5.5 

5.5

5.6

5.7 

5.7 

4.9 

5.0

4.6 

4.5 

4.0 

3.7 

3.6

3.9 

3.7 

3.4 

3.0 

2.4 

2.2

Jan.

2.3 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0

1.8

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.2 

2.5 

2.5 

2.1

2.4

1.8 

1.1 

1.0

.8 

.8

.6 

.5 

.5 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.1 

.1

.2 

1.7

Feb.

4.3 

4.4 

4.2 

4.0 

3.7

3.5 

3.9 

4.0 

3.1 

3.3

3.5 

6.0 

4.1 

3.8 

4.0

4.4 

5.1 

5.2 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

6.1 

6.1 

6.3

Mar.

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

6.6

6.7 

6.2 

5.8 

5.7 

5.6

5.7 

6.3 

5.9 

6.1 

7.3

7.4 

7.1 

7.1 

6.9 

6.8

6.6 

7.1 

6.9 

6.6 

6.9

7.1 

6.8 

5.9 

5.8 

5.7 

6.0

Apr.

6.3 

6.1 

14 

15 

16

16 

15 

15 

15 

15

13 

10 

12 

11 

11

10 

9.3 

9.2 

9.1 

7.9

7.5 

6.1 

8.4 

7.8 

9.5

8.1 

7.9 

7.9 

7.1 

7.5

Month Maximum

July 

8.3

7.5 

- 5.7 

. 2.5 

6.3 

7.4 

16 

13 

6.6 

15 

21 

14

21

May

5.6 

5.6 

8.1 

9.9 

11

12 

13 

12 

12

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

10

11 

10 

9.2 

8.9 

8.5

7.1 

4.8 

3.2 

2.7 

2.5

3.9

5.4 

6.7 

8.4 

7.7 

6.8

June

5.6

4.7 

5.1 

5.0 

4.1

4.2 

 3.6 

6.2 

6.3 

6.6

4.2 

3.2 

2.7 

2.7 

3.4

3.0 

2.9 

3.2 

3.0 

2.6

2.5 

3.5 

3.9

4.2 

3.4

2.9 

3.3 

3.2 

3.3 

3.1

Minimum

1.0

2.4 

2.2 

.1 

0 

5.5 

6.1 

2.5 

2.5 

3.0 

4.8 

2.7

0

July

3.1 

4.8 

4.7 

5.0 

5.7

4.5 

4.1 

3.4 

3.0 

3.2

3.6

4.1 

4.5 

3.4 

3.3

12 

7.9 

5.8 

10 

13

15 

11 

7.7 

6.6 

4.6

7.5 

10 

6.8 

9.2 

7.2 

13

Mean

4.62 

3.89 

4.49 

1.24 

3.21 

6.34 

10.5 

8.48 

3.85 

6.70 

13.8 

5.88

6.10

Aug.

19 

19 

19 

16 

9.9

8.2 

6.8 

4.8 

7.9 

12

8.9 

8.1 

IS 

17 

12

19 

20 

IS

17 

21

17 

11 

19 

19 

15

12 

12 

11

7.7 

12 

11

Sept.

9.8 

10 

13 

13 

14

12 

9.6 

7.1 

6.8 

5.3

4.5 

4.6 

4.5 

4.4 

4.4

4.8 

4.4 

3.9 

3.3 

2.8

2,7

2.7 

3.2 

2.7 

2.7

3.7 

3.5 

5.3 

3.7

4.1

Bun -off in 

acre-feet

284 

231 

276 

76.2 

185 

390 

625 

521 

229 

412 

848 

350

4,430
GILA RIVER BASIN 77

FOURHESS CANAL HEAB SOIOMOHSVIILE, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. % SE. % sec. 35, T. 6 S., R. 27 E., three-quarters of

a mile below intake and 8 miles east of Solomonsville. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. October, 1914, to September, 1915; December, 1920, to

September, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records good. Intake on left side of Gila River in NE % sec. 1,

T. 7 S., R. 27 E. Water used for irrigation near Solomonsville.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 ... ... ......

2--.- - .

3-... . ...

4 .

5... .........

6 - -...

7... .........

8. ..... ...

9 ............

10. . . ...

11 

12-... .. ...

13. 

14 

15. ...........

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20 

21.-..--. ........

22 23'

M... ............

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

1.4 

2.9

1.9 

2.8 

1.8 

3.3 

2.0

2.2 

3.4 

2.7 

3.1

1.8

1.9 

1.1 

2.1 

1.2 

2.6

2.1 

1.1 

1.7

1.1 

1.8

2.0 

2.4 

1.8 

1.8 

2.8 

4.2

Nov.

4.2 

1.7 

3.6 

3.0 

3.5

2.7 

1.5 

2.0 

2.3 

2.3

1.1 

6.0 

1.1 

1.8 

2.2

1.8 

1.8 

1.3 

1.8 

5.2

3.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.6 

1.5

1.1

1.1 

1.5 

.8 

1.4

Dec.

1.9 

1.1 

.9 

1.1 

1.0

1.1 

1.0 

4.7 

1.0 

3.1

1.3 

4.3 

4.1 

1.6

2.5

1.5 

2.5 

4.2 

4.1 

2.2

1.7 

4.8 

3.2 

1.7 

1.0

3.2 

3.7 

3.2

3.8 

1.8

Jan.

1.5 

2.6 

2.7 

2.4 

2.2

2.9 

2.5 

3.0 

1.8 

2.7

3.1 

2.5 

3.5 

2.6 

2.6

2.7 

4.0 

3.1 

2.7 

3.5

3,1 

3.1 

3.6 

3.1 

1.7

2.6 

4.2 

4.2 

2.7 

2.8 

4.7

Feb.

2.0 

3.0 

4.1 

3.2 

3.1

1.7 

3.2 

2.7 

2.4 

3.9

6.1 

5.5 

7.6 

4.3 

6.8

6.1 

6.9 

6.2 

6.2 

6.6

6.4 

7.5 

6.6 

6.8 

6.7

7.6 

9.6 

10 

9.0

Mar.

6.6

7.4 

7.0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

12 

11 

12 

13 

15

16 

16 

15 

16 

15

15 

15 

14 

14 

12

14 

14 

15 

13 

14 

13

Month

October ________________ . _____ .'. ......

April _________ . ______ .-,. _______ .....

H&y.. ...................................................

July . -...- ..... . . ..

Apr.

17 

16 

16 

14 

14

14 

13 

14 

14 

14

13 

14 

8.1 

10

7.8

10 

19

17 

12 

7.3

6.2 

4.3 

3.8 

3.8 

13

7.3 

6.1 

7.0 

4.7 

5.2

Maximum

4.2 

6.0 

4.8 

4.7 

10 

16 

19 

11 

3.0 

13 

20 

9.0

20

May

5.2 

6.8 

5.4 

8.0 

6.8

8.5 

8.5 

8.9 

7.5 

9.0

9.6 

10

8.2 

7.2 

11

8JB 

7.9 

8.7 

5.0 

6.6

2.1 

.1 

.6 

0 

6.8

11 

7.9 

4.8 

3.1 

3.7 

4.1

June

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

2.0

2.1 

2.9 

1.2 

.4 

3.0

1.1 

.5 

.4 

.8 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.8

1.2 

1.0 

.6

1.2 

.8

1. I 

1.4

1.1 

.9

.5

Minimum

0 

.8 

.8 

1.5 

1.7 

0 

3.8 

0 

.4 

0 

0 

0

0

July

0.5 

1.3 

1.4 

.7 

1.1

.8 

1.1 

.6 

.8 

.9

.9 

1.3 

1.9

2.4 

.8

13

7.0 

3.2 

7.5 

11

5.2 

.3 

3.8 

6.8 

3.0

6.1 

9.4 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

1.97 

2.18 

2.3P 

2.951 

5.58 

10.2 

10.9 

6.50 

1.0P 

2.9T 

7.08 3.7e

4.7f

Aug.

14 

7.7 

2.1 

0 

0

0 

1.0 

5.5 

5.9 

2.1

1.9 

18 

19 

20 

15

13 

13 

9.5 

9.6 

12

3.1 

4.8 

2.4 

5.4 

12

10 

9.4 

3.2 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.1 

4.2

5.1 

5.6

1.7 

1.1 

3.2

6.2 

6.0 

5.9 

4.0

.7

.4 

2.5 

9.0 

3.5 

0

1.0 

.4 

6.0 

4.9 

4.0

8.1 

4.2 

3.2 

2.4 

2.3

Sun-off in 

acre-feet

121 

130 

147 

180 

321 

627 

649 400 ' 

63.1 

184 

435 

226 -

3,480

8181-
78 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

SAN JOSE CANAL NEAR SOIOMOKSVHIE, ABIZ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % NE. % sec. 10, T. 7 S., R. 27 E., 2

miles below intake and 4 miles east of Solomonsville. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1914, to September, 1915; December, 1920, to

September, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records good. One diversion from canal above station. Intake on

left side of Gila River in SW. J£ sec. 36, T. 6 S., R. 27 E. Water used for

irrigation near Solomonsville and Safford.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1.. . _ ......

2 

3 

5 ----- .

6. ..... 

7.. __

8 

9... ..... ....

10 

11. 

12 

13.. ...

14 . .

15-. ___ .......

16 

17 

18, 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24... ........

25 

36 

27 . 

28.. __ ... ..

29...- _

30 

31 ,-

Oct.

52

51

51

50

49

58

64

57

41

39

41

44

42

44

44

42

42

44

42

41

40

41

44

45

48

47

47

47

49

53

51

Nov.

50

42

40

41

40

42

44

42

41

40

39

40

44

42

41

41

42

44

45

46

47

49

47

46

49

47

41

45

46

45

Dec.

45

45

48

48

48

47

48

48

48

49

40

28

24

28

27

29

29

26

29

28

25

24

26

31

31

31

28

32

29

30

28

Jan.

28

28

29

28

27

28

23

20

23

20

18

18

18

31

26

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

58

55

Feb.

52

48

48

49

51

51

56

57

52

 51

49

42

37

45

47

40

40

39

40

40

49

57

51

51

49

49

50

50

53

Mar.

57

51

56

55

55

61

72

79

79

78

79

88

91

93

98

100

98

98

98

96

93

84

95

95

91

96

93

87

91

95

95

Apr.

93

91

82

79

81

79

72

71

67

59

56

56

56

59

61

58

62

56

52

50

48

44

38

35

32

33

32

32

33

33

May

33

33

38

50

55

58

57

56

51

51

58

57

49

50

53

55

68

67

62

57

52

49

50

36

35

39

35

31

27

25

26

June

27

26

27

22

25

24

24

23

23

22

21

22

22

18

16

13

16

16

16

15

16

16

17

18

18

17

16

14

13

11

July

14

14

16

15

16

16

16

15

14

13

17

17

15

11

11

61

37

37

65

70

113

105

62

58

42

34

16

21

45

57

67

Aug.

51

67

64

62

66

59

41

33

28

30

40

67

108

113

96

100

96

85

93

91

93

69

84

83 96

93

72

87

87

78

93

Sept.

103

91

68

68

87

96

66

46

35

29

29

28

32

32

28

27

22

27

26

24

23

24

24

25

24

32

28

24

19

15

Month

April. 

June ..-- ..- .. .... ............................

July ............................

August .-- . _ .... ............................

Maximum

64

50

49

58

57

10093"

68

27

113

113

103

113

Minimum

39

39

24

0

37

51

32

25

11

11

28

15

0

Mean

46.8

43.6

34.7

16.2

48.0

83.8

56.7

47.2

19.1

35.8

75.0

40.1

45.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,880

2,590

2,130

996

o .?£/!

5,150

3,370

. 2,900

1,140

2,200

4,610

2,390

33,100
GILA RIVER BASIN 79

MONTEZUMA CAKAI NEAR SOLOMONSVHLE, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % NW. % sec. 17, T. 7 8., R. 27 E.,

1 mile below intake and 2 miles east of Solomonsville. 

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. April, 1914, to September, 1915; December, 1920, to

September, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records good. Intake on left side of Gila River in NE. % sec. 17,

T. 7 S., R. 27 E. Water used for irrigation near Solomonsville ard Safford.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1.... _____

2..... ___ .....

3 _________

4.... _ ... ___

5..... ___ .....

6...............

1. ..............

8-...... .. ...

9...............

10...............

II......... ...

12...............

13...............

14.... _ ... _ ..

15. . _____ .

16 

17..... __ .....

18- __ . __ ...

19. _ .. _ ......

20 

21. .

22..... _ ... ....

23. 

24 _ .... .....

25... ____ .....

26 

27-.. ...

28 

29..... _____ .

30 

31 . 

Oct.

40 

33

38 

57 

55

48 

40 

39 

42 

39

38 

38 

38 

40 

41

42 

38 

38 

37 

36

39 

36 

36 

37 

40

44 

46 

43 

44 

48 

55

Nov.

58 

60 

63 

64 

64

65 

63 

62 

61 

59

55 

48 

50 

54 

55

55 

55 

61 

60 

60

62 

63 

60 

58 

59

63 

70 

71 

71 

69

Dec.

67 

68 

69 

68 

70

70

71 

71 

70

71

76 

118 

108 

86 

83

81 

79 

77 

79 

90

89 

88 

88 

91 

91

89 

84 

83 

90 

86 

84

Jan.

86 

85 

86 

89 

89

88 

90 

92 

88 

89

85 

83 

82 

78 

83

92

85 

81 

79 

79

77 

78 

77 

77 

73

73 

72 

71 

71 

60 

48

Feb.

47 

46 

53 

56 

56

55 

56 

55 

52 

50

55 

62 

66 

66 

71

73 

74 

75 

44 

0

0 

0 

37

85 

82

80

82 

84 

89

Mar.

94 

97 

96 

95 

95

94 

93 

93 

93 

93

92 

92 

94 

93 

104

110 

112 

106 

107 

107

112 

115 

114 

111 

110

113 

117 

114 

114 

115 

114

Apr.

102 

108 

103 

99 

101

109 

111 

109 

97 

88

86 

80 

70 

80 

91

87 

77 

68 

68 

66

56 

54 

56 

50 

35

37 

38 

41 

40 

38

Month Maximum

March.. 

May. ... ... ... ... ... ..... ... ... 

July

57 

71 

118 

92 

89 

117 

111 

76 

34 

109 

122 

107

122

May

37 

37 

39 

54 

63

66 

71 

75 

75 

76

74 

72 

71 

71 

73

74 

73 

70 

68 

64

67 

68 

61 

44 

39

42 

42 

39 

34 

30 

28

June

29 

33 

32 

32 

33

34 

32 

32

28 

26

30 

32 

30 

30 

32

27 

27 

26 

28 

27

24 

25 

23 

23 

22

22 

22 

22 

21 

20

Minimum

33 

48 

67 

48 

0 

92 

35 

28 

20 

16 

21 

24

0

July

19 

16 

17 

17 

16

16 

18 

19 

20 

22

23

28 

26 

24 

23

71 

46 

41 

95 

83

106 

90 

64 

54 

43

66 

99 

109 

104 

65 

75

Mean

41. S

60. e 

81.8 

80.2 

56. £ 

104 

74.? 58. e

27. £ 

48. S 

73. f

42. £

62.7

Aug.

68 

21 

34 

62 

101

55 

39 

35 

33 

24

32 

79 

116 

122 

114

112 

109 

89 

70 

66

66 

59 

98 

95 

91

85 

84 

83 

75 

80 

84

Sept.

78 

97 

107 

106 

80

68 

65 

63 

48 

32

30 

29

24 

24 

25

24 

25 

24 

25

28

28 

28 

29 

26 

27

29 

29 

28 

30 

30

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,550 

3,610 

5,030 

4,930 

3,270 

'8,400 

4,460 

3,570 

1,640 

3,010 

4,530 

2,550

45,600
80 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX 

UNION CANAL NEAR SOLOMONSVH1E, ABIZ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. K NE. K sec. 14, T. 7 S., R. 26 E., 1*4 

miles below intake and \% miles northwest of SolomonsvilK

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1914, to September, 1915; January, 1921, toSeptember, 1928.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge interpolated or estimated February 

22-26 and June 1-3. Intake on left side of Gila River in NW. % sec. 18, 

T. 7 S., R. 27 E. Water used for irrigation near Safford and Thatcher.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 ___ .... __ .

2.. . ........... .

3 

^.. ....... ......

5 

G....... ........

7.. ............ .

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.

77 

74 

69 

55 

52

54 

55 

52 

53

57

66 

60 

53 

51 

49

48 

48 

49 

49

47

49 

52 

55 

59 

61

62 

61 

58 

56 

59 

66

Nov.

70

74 

76

77 

77

75 

73 

73 

72 

69

61 

55 

55 

61 

64

61 

61 

62 

63 

64

61 

56 

47 

18 

26

65 

64 

61 

60 

55

Dec.

53 

57 

58 

59 

62

64 

60 

61 

62 

61

66 

87 

61 

59 

59

57 

64 

64 

48 

49

60 

64 

72 

62 

62

62

71 

75 

49 

47 

57

Jan.

74 

79 

75 

69 

64

60 

57 

62 

58 

64

63 

61 

55 

50

54

74 

74 

79 

74 

75

80 

78 

73 

66 

66

65 

63 

66 

67 

63 

59

Feb.

59 

59 

49 

45 

41

44 

51 

46 

47 

43

68 

68 

73 

79 

58

42 

66

74 

83

77

82 

90 

90 

90 

90

35 

0 

0 

0

Mar.

0 

67 

133 

90 

109

114 

106

117 

135 

145

120 

118 

122 

130 

135

134 

130 

125 

120 

128

130 

136 

130 

130 

130

131 

126 

119 

114

118 

128

Apr.

120 

107 

103 

109

97

94

88 

82 

84 

86

82 

84 

75 

64 

76

81 

80 

72 

63 

50

44

48 

52 

52 

74

71 

69 

56 

54 

55

Montb Maximum

October. .. __ .. ____________________

December _ . __ .. __________________

April ............-..................

May __ .. _____ ______________ ..

July..... _ _ 

August.. ._ _________ . ______ . __

The year - ___ . __ .... _ . _________

77 

77 

87 

80 

90 

145 

120 

114 

33 

137 

163 

106

163

May

54 

55 

68 

90 

95

106 

101 

112

114 

108

98 

98 

94 

109 

113

108 

93 

88 

83 

81

69 

58 

50 

50 

48

49 

52 

45 

46 

46 

40

June

33 

26 

19 

12 

10

7.8 

9.2 

7.5 

8.2 

7.8

4.8 

6.9 

6.3

8.2 

7.8

5.1 

3.8 

3.6 

3.0 

3.8

8.3 

5.7 

4.ff 

5.1 

4.f

4.1 

3.0 

3.0 2." 

1.8

Minimum

47 

18 

47 

50 

0 

0 

44 

40 

1.8 

0 

37 

13

July

1.5 

2.2 

1.4 

1.3 

1.1

1.1 

1.3 

1.3 

.9

.1

0

1.4 

1.5 

0 

1.8

41 

29 

31 

89 

84

137 

95 

56 

93 

65

115 

118 

36 

110 

106 

131

Mean

56.6 

61.9 

61.0 

66.7 

56.9 

118 

75.7 

78.1 

7.88 

43.6 

98.8 

41.0

0 64.1

Aug.

151 

143 

148 

123 

81

52 

53 

44 

38 

37

41 

92 

146 

162 

163

149 

130 

116 

100 

93

62 

65 

136 

10» 

81

81 

111 

101 

74 

86 

101

Sept.

106- 

105- 

86- 

87 

88

66 49' 

46 

38 

60

46 

36 

29 

3128-

27 20' 

16- 

17 15-

14 

13 

13 16- 

17

31 28- 

43 

28- 

3L

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,480- 

3,680 

3,750 

4,100 

3,270 

7,260 

4,500 

4,800 

469 

2,680 

6,080 

2,440=

46,500*
GILA EIVEE BASIN 81

GBAHAM CAHAL HEAB SAFFORD, ABIZ.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. % SW. % sec. 5, T. 7 S., R. 26 E., 1 mile below intake

and 2 miles north of Safford. 

HECOBDS AVAILABLE. October, 1914, to September, 1915; December, 1920, to

September, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records good. One diversion from canal above gage. Intake on

right side of Gila River in NW. }i sec. 9, T. 7 S., R. 26 E. Water used for

irrigation near Safford.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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........ .......

Oct.

39 

35 

33 

24 

23

20 

24 

29 

22 

22

22 

22 

21 

21 

22

22 

22 

20 

24 

22

19

18 

18 

17 

18

25

26 

27 

28 

38 

40

Nov.

41 

42 

33 

20 

21

22 

22 

23 

23 

22

22 

25 

24 

24 

24

24 

25 

24 

26 

31

28 

29 

40 

46

55

37 

39 

42 

48 

53

. Dec.

53 

46 

37 

36 

89

68 

26 

0 

0 

16

30 

32 

42 

53 

54

47 

47 

46 

47 

46

45 

43 

48 

61 

57

56 

63 

63 

71 

72 

70

Jan.

65 

61. 

51 

47 

54

62 

61 

70 

72 

71

74 

81 

72 

61 

59

54 

59 

52 

46 

43

42 

44 

42 

51

55

48 

44 

37 

40 

40 

30

Feb.

22 

27 

30 

22 

24

24 

21 

20 

19 

23

49 

73 

75 

74 

68

68 

57 

60 

63 

75

75 

75 

75 

68 

54

67 

69 

71 

67

Mar.

66 

66 

67 

84 

68

67 

68 

71 

56 

62

84 

80 

79 

81 

82

84 

82 

86 

86 

90

86 

86 

80 

67 

54

56 

72 

68 

62 

65 

79

Apr.

67 

54 

49 

46 

47

42 

37 

41 

40 

38

22 

18 

21 

18 

17

14 

15 

15 

18 

20

32 

27 

33 

31 

23

16 

17 

18 

19 

16

Month Maximum

October _______ . _____________ . .........

November.. _______________ . ___ . .........

April. . 

July... . ..........................! ....

August.

40 

55 

89 

81 

75 

90 

67 

64 

14 

62 

69 

64

90

May

17 

16 

18 

24 

29

33 

32 

28 

28 

38

47 

57 

55 

64 

59

56 

56 

47 

41 

25

26 

25 

18 

16 

23

20 

IS 

20 

16 

18 

16

June

14 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

10 

10 

12 

11

12 

12 

11 

12 

11

11 

10 

11

9.8 

9.5

9.5 

12 

12 

12 

12

14 

11 

9.5 

10 

9.3

Minimum

17 

20 

0 

30 

19 

54 

14 

16 

9.3 

0 

0 

6.2

0

July

9.5 

9.0

8.0 

8.5 

7.7

7.5 

6.5 

5.3 

5.3 

4.8

5.0 

4.6 

5.3 

9.8 

30

37 

0 

1.7 

62 

24

27 

0 

0 

14 

36

61 

16 

0 

6.4 

5.5 

51

Mean

24. 6 

31.2 

47.2 

54.5 

52.2 

73.7 

29.0 

31.8 

11.4 

15.1 

31.4 

 17.8

35.0

Aug.

55 

53 

48 

0 

0

0 

0 

4.0

7.2 

9.5

11 

26 

52 

22 

0

23 

54 

39 

42 

15

34 

30 

55 

29 

62

56 

48 

69 

50 

55 

26

Sept.

39 

48 

64 

62 

59

20 

20 

20 

14 

14

11 

9.3 

10 

10 

9.3

9.0 

8.2 

7.2 

7.0 

6.5

7.0 

6.7

7.2 

7.5 

8.2

11 

9.5 

12 

11 

6.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,510 

1,860 

2,900 

3,350 

3,000 

4,530 

1,730 

1,960 

678 

928 

1,930 

1,060

25,400
82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

SMTTHVILIE CANAL NEAR THATCHER. ARIZ.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. J4 sec. 85, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., three-quarters of a

mile below intake and 1}4 miles north of Thatcher. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1914, to September, 1915; December, 1920, to

September, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records good. Intake on left side of Gila River in NE. % sec. 35,

T. 6 S., R. 25 E. Water used for irrigation near Pima.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927 28

Day

1 .....

2...... ..

3.............

4. _ ...........

5... ............

6...............

7...............

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.

0.4 

.1 

.2 

.4 

1.2

1.4 

1.1 

14 

10 

13

15 

17 

14

18 

22

19 

17 

22 

18 

16

15 

25 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

24 

23 

25 

30

Nov.

31 

30 

30 

33 

35

22 

23 

25 

27 

30

31 

31 

24 

25 

40

42 

38 

40 

39 

37

38 

37 

38 

38 

39

37 

28 

28 

22 

30

Dec.

24 

27 

30 

29 

36

37 

36 

36 

40 

37

39 

39 

38 

42 

41

32 

30 

30 

27 

31

26 

28 

24 

26

28

30 

0 

0 

0 

30 

28

Jan.

30 

31 

30

29 

27

26

27 

22 

25 

27

25 

27 

25 

24 

23

21 

20 

19 

23 

23

19 

23 

23 

23 

21

21 

23 

22 

24 

27 

25

Feb.

18 

21 

28 

23 

27

26 

29 

20 

19 

29

45 

45 

47 

22 

32

28 

26 

23 

26 

26

28 

31 

29 

29 

26

29 

28 

33 

36

Mar.

36 

36 

37 

34 

39

39 

33 

31 

31 

33

33 

34 

33 

34 

36

39 

40 

41 

42

27

23 

24 

28 

41 

41

41 

37 

44 

39 

37 

41

Apr.

42 

34 

28 

28 

33

35 

36 

33 

31 

30

30 

35 

33 

28 

29

29 

31 

25 

24 

26

26 

23 

22 

20 

19

27 

20 

29 

22 

18

Month Maximum

October ___________________________

January _____ _______ . _ . __________

March.. _____ . ______ . ________ . ...........

April............... ......................................

June... _____ . ____________________

July......................... ....... ......_...____.._..__.

September.. _ ..-. . ... . .. ...

30 

42 

42 

31 

47 

44 

42 

42 

20 

51 

43 

27

51

May

20 

18 

22 

28 

39

42 

42 

40 

42 

33

31 

38 

38 

36 

34

35 

33 

33 

32 

33

31 

18 

21 

22 

20

19 

21 

20 

19 

22 

19

June

17 

14 

15 

19 

20

20 

20 

13 

13 

12

13 

13 

14 

14 

15

10 

0 

5.8 

5.6 

4.5

8.1 

2.2 

2.2 

7.1 

7.1

3.8 

1.2 

2.3 

1.8 

.9

Minimum

0.1 

22 

0 

19 

18 

23 

18 

18 

0 

0 

0 

4.9

0

July

5.3 

3.7 

5.3 

4.5 

3.7

5.3 

3.7 

3.7 

5.3 

5.3

5.8 

2.3 

3.2 

3.2 

24

31

17 

14 

49 

38

23 

0 

0

4.9 

9.7

4.4 

49 

51 

4.3 

6.0 

4.0

Mean

13.9 

32.3 

29.1 

24.4 

28.6 

35.6 

28.2 

29.1 

9.82 

12.6 

23.5 

11.9

23.2

Aug.

11 

13 

10

15 

0

0 

11 

12 

11 

14

13 

22 

32 

43 

39

37 

23 

33 

31 

24

23 

26 

29 

37 

33

31 

31 

31 

35 

34 

24

Sept.

24 

27 

24 

21 

16

18 

15 

13 

11 

11

7.7 

6.9 

18 

14

7. 5

4.9

7.7 

5.5 

5.5 

5.8

9.1 

7.9 

10 

10 

11

11 

8.1 

8.3 

10 

9.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

855 

1,920 

1,790 

1,500 

1,650 

2,190 

1,680 

1,790 

584 

775 

1,440 

708

16,900
GILA RIVER BASIN Ot>

DODGE-NEVADA CANAL NEAR PIMA, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % SE. % sec. 18, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., 1 mile below

intake and 1 mile north of Pima.

RECORDS AVAILABLE.^ December, 1920, to September, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records good. One diversion from canal above gage. Intake on

left side of Gila River in NW. % sec. 20, T. 6 S., R. 25 E. Water used for

irrigation near Pima.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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 ...........

Oct.

19 

18 

16 

14 

12

9.8 

9.1 

7.2 

6.1 

5.6

4.5 

2.9 

5.7 

9.8 

16

15 

15 

16 

12 

14

15 

18 

15 

17 

19

19 

15 

15 

16 

20 

18

Nov.

20

21 

21 

21 

11

10 

11 

12 

13

14

12 

10 

12

17 

25

30 

21

13 

11 

12

16 

15 

0 

21 

25

22 

21 

21 

17 

16

Dec.

18 

21 

22 

26

28

29 

31 

31 

30 

30

18 

18 

20 

21 

22

33 

34 

31 

31 

31

31 

30 

31 

32 

31

28 

27 

27 

27 

22 

22

Jan.

21 

23 

20 

20 

20

20 

29 

29 

29

29

29 

28 

29 

29 

25

22 

17 

16 

20 

22

22 

20 

18 

20 

25

27 

26 

27 

25 

24 

21

Feb.

21 

23 

23 

22 

24

23 

23 

18 

22 

22

12 

23

21 

21 

20

20 

19 

21 

19 

19

21 

22 

21 

0 

18

25 

28 

33 

31

Mar.

31 

29 

23 

23 

24

27 

27 

16 

17 

27

27 

34 

36 

33 

31

34 

33 

34 

34 

33

32 

33 

32 

30

28

26 

28 

31 

34 

32 

32

Apr.

32 

32 

32 

32 

33

31 

32 

31 

29 

31

28 

28 

29 

25 

26

26 

26 

26 

25 

23

22 

22 

23 

23

21

21 

20 

19 

24 

22

Month Maximum

October ___________________________

April.... ...........................

July... ............ ........ ....................... ........

September .

The year

20 

30 

34 

29 

33 

36 

33 

32 

13 

32 

42 

19

42

May

21 

25 

21 

18 

20

31 

32 

32 

32 

32

31 

30 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

32 

28 

25

23 

20 

18 

16 

20

20 

21 

21 

15 

16 

18

June

13 

13 

12 

13 

12

11 

10 

9.8 

11 

8.8

9.3 

10 

10 

11 

10

9.5 

11 

11 

11 

9.8

9.8 

10 

10 

9.8 

8.6

7.0 

8.1

7.7 

8.3 

7.4

Minimum

2.9 

0 

18 

16 

0 

16 

19 

15 

7.0 

6.1 

0 

5.9

0

July

7.4 

8.1 

6.8 

6.1 

6.1

7.9 

8.3 

7.4 

8.1 

8.6

6.3 

6.1 

7.0

7.2 

14

24 

32 

26 

23 

31

30 

26 

26 

25 

22

23 

32 

32 

24 

28 

30

Mean

13.4 

16.4 

26.9 

23.6 

21.2 

29.4 

26.5 

24.9 

10.1 

17.7 

21.7 

10.2

20.2

Aug.

42 

31 

12 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

10

13

10 

12 

19 

26 

31

32 

35 

34 

33 

16

12 

25 

39 

32 

36

32 

33 

36 

31 

27 

14

Sept.

14 

12 

19 

19 

18

10

9.8: 

11 

15 

15

13 

139. a

9.1 

8.1

7.4, 

6.g

7.7 

7.7 

7.4

6.1 

6.6 7.0- 

5.9 

6.$

12 

7.2 

6.1 

9.5 

6.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

824 

976 

1,650 

1,450 

1 220 

1,810 

1,580 

1,530 

601 

1,090 

1,330 

607

14,700
84 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX 

CURTIS-KEMPTON CAWAL HEAR EDEN, ABIZ.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. J4 NE. % sec. 4, T. 6 S., R. 24 E., 2 miles below

intake and 1H miles southeast of Eden. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. December, 1920, to September, 1928. 

REMABKS. Records good. Three diversions from canal abov^ gage. Intake

on right side of Gila River in NW. % sec. 12, T. 6 S., R. 24 E. Water used

for irrigation near Eden.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-88

Day

1

2...............

3...............

4

5

6. ..............

7...............

8.... ...........

9.... ...........

10...............

11 .. .......

12............. .

13

14........ ......

15...............

16-... ..........

17...............

18

19...............

20...............

21...............

22...............

23.1.............

24 _ ......... .

25. _ ...........

26...............

27........ .

28............ ..

29........... .

30...............

31... ............

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

4.0

11 

10 

10 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

7.0

4.2

6.8 

6.9 

7.6 

7.6

7.4 

8.0 

8.6 

8.4 

0

8.1 

8.7 

8.1 

9.0 

9.4 

9.8

Nov.

10 

12 

13 

12 

12

15 

17 

17 

14

17

20 

21 

27 

31 

31

31 

32 

33

36 

38

38 

36 

36 

34 

34

24 

25 

28 

28 

22

Dec.

19 

17 

19 

19 

18

14 

11 

11 

11 

11

26 

0 

9.4 

19

18

20

24 

25 

25 

24

21 

25 

27 

28 

28

26 

25 

25 

15 

14 

14

Jan.

17 

22

24 

24 

22

21 

20 

26

21 

18

17 

18 

18 

15 

14

13 

16 

20 

22

18

 17 

16 

17 

16 

22

27 

25 

22 

26 

27 

24

Feb.

25 

22 

20 

18 

23

16 

15 

7.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

14 

34 

30

31 

31 

30 

29

Mar.

32 

33 

33 

32 

34

33 

32 

31 

32 

32

34 

36 

36 

37 

37

38 

39 

45 

40 

41

39 

42 

50 

47 

45

49 

36 

33 

34 

35 

38

Apr.

45 

50

44 

41 

43

30 

20 

22

28 

33

28 

31 

31

27 

27

28 

25 

16 

22

24

24 

23 

23 

22

18

21 

21 

20 

20 

14

Month Maximum

October ________________________ . .....

December

January

February _ . ___________ .....................

April

June

July

August

September ________________________ --

The year

12 

38 

28 

27 

34 

50 

50 

49 

16 

50 

48 

39

50

May

18 

21 

24 

22 

25

26 

30 

37 

40 

40

38 

49 

48 

49 

42

38 

38 

31 

19 

19

26 

24 

20 

20 

24

20 

20 

20 

0

17 

17

June

16 

15 

15 

15 

16

14 

13 

7.1 

5.0 

13

13 

14 

13 

12 

11

11 

12 

11 

11 

10

5.6 

4.6 

9.5 

9.2

8.7

9.2 

8.4 

9.8 

11 

8.3

July

8.9 

8.3 

7.4 

7.4 

3.7

7.4

7.7 

7.4 

7.7 

8.0

8.3 

7.7 

7.4 

7.0 

7.3

27 

5.0 

7.0 

32

45

50 

41 

30

24 

18

34

47 

45 

45 

25

28

Minimum Mean

0 7.47 

10 24.8 

0 19.0 

13 20.2 

0 11.9 

31 37. 3 

14 27. 4 

0 27.8 

4. 6 11. 0 

3. 7 19. 8 

0 18.0 

6.4 12.1

0 19.8

Aug.

19 

0 

5.4 

12

12

24 

30 

28 

14 

8.9

8.6 

8.7 

27 

21 

48

38 

39 

28 

22 

19

8.9 

7.6 

23 

32 

30

19 

17 

0 

0 

0 

7.4

Sept.

13 

39 

26 

37 

16

17 

13 

16 

11 

10

9.2

9.7 

9.5 

9.5 

9.2

7.1 

6.4 

8.3 

8.4 

7.7

7.8 

7.6 

8.1 

7.8 

7.8

7.8 

8.6

7.7 

8.0

7.7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

459 

1,480 

1,170 

1,240 

684 

2,290 

1,680 

1,710 

655 

1,220 

1,110 

720

14,400
G1LA EIVBE BASIN

FORT THOMAS CONSOLIDATED CANAL AT ASHUBST, ABIZ.

85

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. % SE. K sec. 30, T. 5 S., R. 24 E., 2 miles below

intake and 1 mile southeast of Ashurst. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1920, to September, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated November 18-23. Intake on

left side of Gila River in NW. % sec. 4, T. 6 S., R. 24 E. Water used for

irrigation near Fort Thomas.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 . _ .-

2... ......

3.... ........

4...............

5 .

6 ......... ...

7...... _ ... ...

^... ............

9... .........

10- _ ..........

11 ....... __ .

12...............

13 ..........

14... ............

15 . .

16.... ...........

17... ............

18 .

19 ......

20 ........

21...............

22 

23.. _ .... _ ...

24 ............

26

26 

27. ...........

28.. ......

29 ........

30 ..

31 

Oct.

22 

32 

33 

27 

13

8.4 

7.6 

7.2 

6.6 

6.2

6.0 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

1.7 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.8

3.6 

5.4 

6.4 

8.0 

8.9

13 

8.9 

13 

17 

17 

15

Nov.

14 

14 

16 

27 

29

41 

43 

44 

45 

45

45 

46 

46 

48 

45

31 

42 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40

37 

28

26 

23 

23 

23 

25

Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

60 

61 

58 

64

85 

85 

95 

80 

74

68 

68 

68 

67 

68

67 

67 

68 

67 

67

67 

67 

67 

67 

68 

68

Jan.

61

61 

62

58 

57

58 

58 

59 

44 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

36 

59 

64 

66 

66

66 

66 

66 

65 

61

52 

47 

41 

40 

40 

37

Feb.

36 

36 

36 

26 

21

18 

15 

15 

14 

17

87 

84 

82 

80 

79

81 

80 

77 

66 

64

73 

73 

71 

59 

56

55 

68 

69 

65

Mar.

61 

71 

76 

75 

80

81 

81 

40 

0 

6

48 

57 

68 

74 

75

87 

93 

90 

90 

83

72 

74 

89 

94 

71

36 

31 

31 

34 

30 

25

Apr.

30 

35 

20 

16 

18

18 

25 

24 

23

25

21 

21 

27 

76 

71

18 

14 

14 

18 

16

14 

12 

14 

16 

15

12 

13 

12 

14 

14

Month Maximum

March _______ . ________ . _____ __- _-.

April.... ................ ...... .. .. 

July....... 

September ... . . ... - --...

The year ... ____________ - _ - __ ._

33

48 

95 

66 

87 

94 

76 

77 

8.9 

101 

94 

81

101

May

14 

12 

11 

9.8 

32

54 

65 

72 

45

77

29 

33 

37 

35

37

31 

30 

43 

25 

14

11 

12 

9.8 

12 

14

15 

12 

11 

11 

10 

11

June

8.9 

6.0 

6.4 

5.7 

6.0

5.4 

5.7 

5.8 

4.9 

4.3

4.1 

4.1 

3.9 

3.5 

3.5

 3.4 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0 

3.1

2.6 

2.6 

2.5 

3.1 

3.1

3.4 

3.2 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2

1 

Minimum

0.2 

14 

0 

0 

14 

0 

12 

9.8 

2.5 

0 

0 

4.1

0

July

3.0 

3.1 

3.1 

3.4 

3.4

3.5 

3.6 

3.5 

3.6 

3.5

5.4 

7.2 

6.8 

3.6 

3.4

77 

91 

69 

75 

79

101 

92 

67 

16 

46

89 

93 

48 

0 

48 

96

Mean

9.56 

34.9 

56.2 

44.8 

55.3 

62.0 

22.2 

26.9 

4.15 

37.0 

44.9 

20.0

34.9

Aug.

94 

94 

60 

0 

0

0 

0 

1 

11 

16

17 

47

58 

68 

91

90 

43 

0 

0

18

38 

41 

71 

83

85

85 

65 

58 

54 

52 

53

Sept.

51 

55 

60 

73

81

62 

28 

24 

18 

14

12 

12 

9.8 

10 

6.2

6.0 

6.2

7.8 

7.4 

5.8

5.4 

5.4 

5.8 

6.2 

5.0

5.7 

5.4 

4.3 

4.1 

5.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

588 

2,080 

3,460 

2,750 

3,180 

3,810 

1,320 

1,650 

247 

2,280 

2,760 

1,190

25,300
86 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

SAW PEDEO RIVER AT CHARLESTON, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % sec. 35, T. 20 S., R. 21 E., unsurveyed, at Charleston dam site, 6 miles above Babocomari River and threequarters of a mile north of Charleston. Zero of gage is 3,923 feet above 

mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,260 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to September, 1928. January, 1904, to August, 

1906, and October, 1910, to November, 1911, at points within half a mile 

upstream. November, 1911, to September, 1912, at Boquillas Land & 

Cattle Co.'s dam, 3 miles downstream. September, 1912, to September, 

1926, at Boquillas ranch, 4 miles downstream.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 3,780 second-feet July 15 

(gage height, 6.02 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet July 12 (gage height, 

2.96 feet).

Maximum known discharge, about 98,000 second-feet September 28, 

1926 (gage height, 21.9 feet).

REMARKS. Records good. Diversions for irrigation from San Pedro River and 

tributaries above this station. Discharge partly estimated August 15-29.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928

Day

1. ............

2 _ ...... _ _

3 .

4.. __ .._.._.

6...-- .

6... ....

7..... .....

8 ....

9.. .........._

10...- 

11. - .

12 

13 .

14..... ........

IS...... .......

May

21 

17 

17 

22

June

10 

10 

10 ' 9 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

7

6 

6 

6 

6

7

July

5 

5 

4 

4 

4

4 

5 

4 

4 

9

4 

3 

10 

4 

212

Aug.

205 

347 

186 

34 

26

17 

14 

14 

13 

25

13

115 

304 

104

78

Sept.

13 

41 

22 

62 

34

29 

21 

17 

15 

14

14 

14 

10 

13 

10

Day

16 

17 

18 

19....... ...

20 - 

21 ~

22. 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

30 

31 

Month

May 12-31.... ........

July-... ._ ..__.

September. ____ _

The perk d. ....................................

Maximum

22 

10 

212 

347 

62

May

17 

14 

15 

15 

14

14 

8 

11 

10 

10

10 

9 

8 

8 

11 

10

June

6 

6 

6

7 

7

7 

6

e 

e 

e

e

e 

e

7

e

Minimum

8 

6 

3

8 

8

July

172 

45 

106 

117 

181

28 

18 

14 

11 

12

5 

15 

24 

14 

39 

25

Mean

13.0 

7.0 

35.8 

70.6 

18.1

Aug.

29 

18 

8 

8 

8

90 

166 

108 

45 

18

29 

18 

18 

18 

99 

13

Sept.

1011

10 

10 

10

9

8 

11 

14 

25

18 

22 

19 

19 

18

Eun-ofl in 

acre-feet

516 

417 

2,200 

4,340 

1,080

8,550
GILA RIVER BASIN 87

SAN FEDBO RIVER AT FAIRBANK, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. }{ sec. 3, T. 20 S., R. 21 E., unsurveyed, half a 

mile west of Fairbank and immediately below mouth of Babocomari River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,500 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1926, to September, 1928 (discontinued). Numerous stations have been maintained at various locations upstream.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 second-feet July 15; minimum, 4 second-feet several days during June and July.

1926-1928: Maximum discharge, 5,120 second-feet October 9 

height, 8.5 feet); minimum, that of June and July, 1928.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated July 15-20, August 1-4, 12-14, 

21-24, 30, September 2, 4, and 7-30. Diversions for irrigation above 

station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 

2 .... ______

3...............

4... . __ .

5 

6....... __ _

7... .....

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.

22 

19 

22 

22 

22

20 

20 

20 

20 

22

21 

22 

21 

22 

22

22 

21 

22 

21 

22

22 

22 

21 

22 

22

24 

26 

26 

23 

23 

22

Nov.

23 

22 

22 

22 

23

22 

21 

22 

22 

22

22 

23 

22 

21 

21

22 

21 

22 

23 

23

24 

22 

22 

24 

24

27 

27 

26 

26 

25

Dec.

24 

24 

24 

25 

24

23 

24 

26 

 26 

26

27 

33 

36 

30 

31

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

27 

28 

30 

30 

29

29 

32 

44 

38 

33 

31

Jan.

29 

29 

29 

29 

28

28 

28 

30 

28 

26

28 

28 

28 

27 

27

27 

27 

24 

22 

27

27 

27 

27 

26 

24

24 

30 

26 

30 

26 

28

Feb.

28 

28 

30 

28 

28

28 

27 

27 

27 

26

38 

32 

33 

32 

30

32 

32 

30 

32 

31

30 

29

28 

28 

28

 28 

28 

28 

28

Mar.

26 

27 

27 

26 

26

25 

24 

24 

24 

25

25 

24 

25 

24 

22

22 

22 

24 

24 

22

22 

23 

22 

23 

23

23 

22 

21 

20 

19 

20

Apr.

20 

19 

19 

19 

18

18 

19 

19 

19 

18

19 

19 

20 

20 

19

19 

19 

18 

18 

18

17 

17

17 

17 

16

16 

17 

16 

16 

16

Month Maximum

April... . .

July 

26 

27 

44 

30 

38 

27 

20 

21 

13 

220 

350 

60

350

May

16 

18 

21 

19 

18

18 

18 

16 

18 

17

18 

20 

19 

19 

19

17 

17 

18 

17 

16

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

15 

14 

14 

13

June

13 

12 

12 

10 

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

10

8 

8 

9 

9

8 

8 

8 

8 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

5 

5 

4

Minimum

19 

21 

23 

22 

26 

19 

16 

13 

4 

4 

8

4

July

4 

4 

4

4 

5

5 

5 

4 

4 

4

9 

5 

27 

8 

220

200 

50

no

120 

180

35 

24 

18 

14 

10

10

8 

27 

18 

17 

27

Mean

21.9 

22.9 

28.8 

27.2 

29.4 

23.4 

18.1 

17.0 

8.3 

38.1 

77.5 

17.8

27.7

Aug.

210 

350 

190 

35 

26

24 

20 

18 

12 

8

14 

120 

330 

110 

91

53 

34 

20 

20 

18

110 

200 

110 

50 

32

17 

26 

20 

22 

100 

14

Sept.

12 

40 

20 

60 

19

19 I13

1"

14 

22

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,350 

1,360 

1,770 

1,670 

1,690 

1,440 

1,080 

1,050 

494 

2,340 

4,770 

1,060

20,100
88 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

SANTA CRUZ RIVER AT TUCSON, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. % sec. 14, T. 14 S., R. 13 E., at Congress Street

Bridge in Tucson, 7 miles above mouth of Rillito Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,260 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1905, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 second-fee* August 1 (gage

height, 14.6 feet) ; no flow during greater part of year.

1905-1928: Maximum discharge, 11,400 second-feet September 28, 1926

(gage height, 19.5 feet) ; no flow during greater part of each year. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated July 18-20, 31, August 3, 13,

15, 16, 23, 26, September 3 and 27. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1.. ..............

2-... _ ...

3 _ .... ... _

4. ............ ...

5-... _

6. _ ............

7 __ . ..

8-. ...........

9. _ .. __ ......

10-- 

11 _ .....

12- 

13 

14. . 

IS.. ......

Feb.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

330 

700 

30 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

5 

0 

25

Sept.

0 

50 

1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

16- . .

17 

18- 

19 .- 

20. 

91

22. __ ... _ 

23 __

24 .

25 . 

26 

27- 

28 

29 

30 

31-- 

Month

July... .

August ___________________________

Maximum

25 

100 

700

75

700

Feb.

25 

1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

fr

0

Minimum

0 

0 

0 

0

0

July

0 

80 

100 

10 

5

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

10

Aug.

10 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

5 

0 

0

10 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

75 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean Bun-°fl in Mean acre-feet

0.9 52 

6.6 406 

36.0 2,210 

4.2 250

4.0 2,920

NOTE. No flow October to January and March to June.
GILA RIVER BASIN 89

RELIITO CHEEK HEAR TUCSON, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 23, T. 13 S., R. 13 E., at Oracle Eoad Bridge, 4

miles above confluence with Santa Cruz River, and 4 miles north of Tucson. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 897 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1911, to September, 1928. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,500 second-feet August. 1 (gage

height, 19.0 feet); no flow during greater part of year.

1911-1928: Maximum discharge, more than 16,000 second-feet December

23, 1914- no flow during greater part of each year. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated July 12, 19, 27, 31, August 3,

13, 28, and September 4. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 ..... .

2 

3 

4.........

6 ...

6 . .

7.... ..

8 __ ....

n

10. ...

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

170 

15 

2 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

25 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

11 

12 

13.. 

14 

16 

16 

17 

18 10

20 

July

0 

15 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

10 

0

Aug.

0 

0 

5 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

July.... ................. _. 

August - -

September 

The

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

100 

200 

25

200

Day

21 

22 

23 

24. 

25 

26. 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

100 

0 

0 

0 

75

Aug.

0 

200 

10 

0 

0

10 

5 

5 

0 

0 

0

Mean

6.5 

13. f

.f

1.F

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

400 

836 

48

1,280

NOTE. No flow October to June.
90 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

SALT RIVER NEAR CHRYSOTILE, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 5, T. 5 N., R. 18 E., unsurveyed, on 

San Carlos Indian Reservation near Chrysotile and 8 miles above Cibecue 

Creek. Zero of gage about 3,250 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 3,050 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1924, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 second-feet July 21 (gage 

height, 3.58 feet); minimum, 108 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 1.44 feet), 

1924-1928: Maximum discharge, 14,600 second-feet February 17, 1927 

(gage height, 9.9 feet); minimum, that of July 8, 1928.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated September 1-12. Only minor 

diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 

2...............

3... .........

4 _.

5...............

6... . .......... .

7... .........

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.

258

249

241

236

232

223

219

215

211

207

207

202

198

194

190

190

190

182

182

182

182

182

182

186

186

190

198

223

219

Nov.

219

215

207

198

194

190

190

190

190

190

186

186

186

ICO

182

182

186

182

182

182

178

182

182

186

186

194

202

Dec.

198

182

182

186

186

182

182

182

175

168

211

452

227

207

194

171

168

160

160

171

198

207

198

182

190

232

241

227

232

227

Jan.

219

91 ^

207

202

202

202

202

198

194

194

194

los

198

1QS

202

215

207

198

186

182

178

186

190

186

182

178

175

186

194

198

Feb.

198

198

207

241

729

420

345

300

314

456

667

647

444

360

340

305

286

319

382

444

504

498

426

392

355

340

334

345

Mar.

382

414

444

516

592

560

572

612

612

633

698

720

758

758

668

640

626

619

633

675

728

742

766

878

1,060

1,250

1,250

1,040

862

Apr.

766

790

735

712

682

668

698

690

612

572

572

586

647

712

698

720

705

647

647

626

605

572

560

540

534

528

522

516

522

May

534

661

838

838

728

654

filQ

598

586

592

612

560

566

540

504

474

450

432

414

398

387

370

370

382

392

387

398

376

365

340

June

324

324

305

286

276

267

254

236

227

223

211

198

198

198

194

186

178

188

160

157

150

146

143

136

130

127

127

127

127

120

July

117

117

117

117

117

114

111

108

111

114

117

120

120

140

146

275

313

394

263

370

712

276

290

232

215

249

175

190

258

232

272

Aug.

300

533

314

241

198

178

164

153

143

140

143

297

207

407

340

267

319

258

232

211

190

198

178

520

296

299

207

276

426

329

281

Sept.

230

21ft

200

190

185

180

180

17O

170

165.

160>

155

150

146

143

140

136

133

130

130

133

133,

133.

136,

136,

146

257

16&

153.

14&

Month

December. ____________________ _____ ..

April ______________________ . ..............

June _______________________________

July... ..... ..... 

August _______________ . ______ . ...........

September. ____ . ____________________

Maximum

258

219

452

219

1,250

806

838

324

712

533

257

1,250

Minimum

182

178

160

175

198

382

516

340

120

108

140

130

108

Mean

206

190

204

196

395

708

640

513

197

210

266

161

324

Run-off ioi 

acre-feet

12,700

11,300

12,500

12,100-

22,700

43,500

38,100

31,500

11,700

12,900

16,400

9,580

235,000
GILA RIVER BASIN

SALT BIVER NEAR ROOSEVELT, ARIZ.

91

LOCATION. Staff gage near diversion dam for power canal, 10 miles above upper 

end of Roosevelt Reservoir and 20 miles east of Roosevelt, Gila Connty.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,222 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1913, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 1,590 second-feet February 6 (gage height, 5.67 feet); minimum, 197 second-feet September 24.

1913-1928: Maximum mean daily discharge, 79,200 second-feet January 

19, 1916; minimum, 135 second-feet July 12, 1926.

REMARKS. Only minor diversions above ptation. Daily-discharge record furnished by Salt River Valley Water Users' Association.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

Day

1 ____ . ......

2. . .. _ ..

3. 

4...............

5 

6. ...........

7 __ , ____ .

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.

295 

288 

269 

262 

252

243 

235 

228 

227 

226

219 

218 

216 

213 

211

209 

208 

207 

206 

206

206 

205 

204 

204 

204

206 

206 

206 

207 

217 

216

Nov.

223 

237 

245 

238 

228

217 

216 

211 

210 

210

209 

208 

208 

208 

207

206 

206 

206 

206 

206

206 

206 

206 

206 

206

206 

206 

211 

214 

217

Dec.

218 

218 

215 

212 

211

215 

212 

210 

208 

206

206 

218 

702 

400 

325

288 

290 

282 

208 

199

198 

198 

198 

198 

207

216 

208 

298 

257 

273 2ea

Jan.

277 

260 

270 

262 

214

216 

215 

216 

216 

216

213 

212 

211 

210 

210

215 

224 

227 

230 

219

213 

210 

207 

206 

205

204 

202 

200 

203 

204 

204

Feb.

213 

217 

220 

252 

325

1,590 

1,160

750 

650 

457

598 

1,090 

968 

1,050 

695

595 

568 

500 

457 

543

590 

657 

730 

713 

630

572 

513 

482 

440

Mar.

482 

533 

580 

582 

813

820 

812 

790

765

775

783 

785 

802 

888 

917

950 

943 

802 

770 

748

725 

735 

770 

790 

816

828 

915 

1,080 

1,160 

1,230 

986

Apr.

915 

790 

810 

767 

733

745 

730 

667 

700 

760

638 

590 

595 

635 

667

710

685 

728 

712 

635

625 

610 

605

575 

548

517 

510 

548 

500 

500

Month Maximum

April ......... 

July 

The year

295 

245 

702 

277 

1,590 

1,230 

915 

838 

318 

785 

1,120 

337

1,590

May

508 

529 

542 

585 

815

838 

782 

658 

635 

595

585 

602 

627 

580 

575

537 

520 

495 

483 

412

378 

365 

337 

333 

330

342 

360 

345 

350 

343 

325

June

297 

280 

318 

297 

288

281 

274 

270 

266 

262

259 

254 

253 

251 

247

247 

245 

244 

243 

241

237 

236 

233 

233 

233

231

228 

226 

225 

225

Minimum

204 

206 

198 

200 

213 

482 

500 

325 

225 

219 

231 

197

197

July

225 

225 

225 

224 

223

222

221 

219 

219 

219

219 

222 

224 

227

228

240 

256 

461 

785 

325

500 

782 

350 

316 

283

270

295 

262 

270 

285 

295

Mean

223 

213 

250 

219 

628 

819 

658 

507 

254 

301 

361 

232

388

-Aug.

290 

688 

1,120 

368 

323

268 

255 

243 

237 

233

231 

285 

345 

368 

413

370 

560 

355 

293 

267

253 

245 

242 

253 

620

355 

343 

312 

293 

400 

375

Sept.

322 

335 

273 

280 

332

256 

233 

219 

217 

222

216 

216 

214 

209- 

206

204 

203 

202 

201 

201

199> 

198 

198

197 

198.

204 

21ft 

337 

249 

21&

Run-off in 

acre-feet

13,70ft 

12,700 

15,400 

13,500 

36,100 

50,400 

39,200 

31,200 

15,100 

18,500 

22,200 

13,800.

282,000,
92 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1928, PART DT 

TONTO CREEK NEAR KOOSEVEIT, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 14, T. 6 N., R. 10 E., 6 miles above upper end of 

Roosevelt Reservoir and 15 miles northwest of Roosevelt.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,004 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1913, to Septembe^ 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 1,500 second-feet 

February 5; minimum, 2 second-feet July 11-16.

1913-1928: Maximum mean daily discharge, 20,000 second-feet December 

28, 1923: no flow September 4-10, 1924.

REMARKS. Only minor diversions above station. Daily-discharge record furnished by Salt River Valley Water Users' Association.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet 1987-88

Day

1 _ .... .... ....

2 

3. 

4. ...........

5... ....... .....

6_ 

7 

8.. ... ....

9 

10 . 

11... ...... 

12

13 . . 

14... .........

15 

16..... .....

17 

18 .

19 

20 

21 

22 ......

23 

24 

26 

26 

27 

28 

29.... .......

30 

31 

Oct.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

6 

4

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

10 

10

Nov.

10 

10 

8 

25 

20

20

18 

18 

16 

18

18 

16 

16 

16 

16

14 

18 

18 

16 

16

18 

14 

14 

14 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

Dec.

16 

20 

20 

22

22

24 

20 

20 

16 

16

16 

16 

50 

40 

36

30

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

25 

22 

22 

22

22 

20 

28 

26 

40 

50

Jan.

50 

75 

60 

58 

40

35 

30 

28 

26 

23

36 

34 

34 

32 

36

36 

50

75 

75 

50

45 

40 

38 

35 

30

28 

26 

20 

20 

18 

16

Feb.

20 

18 

28 

26 

1,500

1,300 

1,200 

675 

150 

150

200 

300 

500 

500 

350

400 

350

75

75 

75

75 

150 

200 

100

75

75 

70 

50 

35

Mar.

30 

30 

35 

50 

100

150 

100 

75 

50 

50

50 

45 

45 

25 

20

25 

15 

15 

13 

13

13 

13 

10 

10 

10

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

7

Apr.

7 

7 

7 

7 

6

6

6 

6 

5

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

4

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

3

Month Maximum

October ___ .. . .... _ .... ____ ............... ...

November..,-. ______ . ______ . ___ ... _ ....

January.. ________ . ___ _ __ . _________ ..

March-.,,..... _____ _______ .. _____ .. ...

April ...........

June.-.-. -.- _ ___ _ _ -...-. _ ... .... __ -.

July .. . ....... .......... .........

August.. _ .. ___ .,. _ _____ --,.- ___ . ..........

September. _ ... .....

The year _______ . ________ . ______

10

;:

75 

1,500 

150 

7 

50 

7 

275 

200 

250

1,500

May

3 

3 

3 

3 

50

35 

25 

25 

40 

20

20 

15

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

15 

10 

10 

10 

10

June

7 

7 

7 

6 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

Minimum

4

8 

16 

16 

18 

7 

3 

3 

3 

2 

15 

5

2

July

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

12 

150 

275 

50

15 

15 

15 

15

8

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

10

Mean

7.4 

16.1 

25.8 

38.7 

301 

33.5 

4.9 

15.4 

4.4 

20.5 

94.7 

36.3

48. S

Aug.

25 

150 

200 

200 

150

75 

75 

75 

75 

50

50 

50 

50 

175 

150

100 

50 

50 

50 

25

15

15 

15 

15 

200

150 

150 

100 

100 

150 

200

Sept,

250 

100 

100

75 

60

60 

60 

40 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

20

20

15 

15 

15 

15

10

7 

5 

5 

5

5

7 

7

7 

7

Run-off 

in .acre-feet

455 

958 

1,590 

2,380 

17,300 

2,060 

292 

947 

262 

1,260 

5,820 

2,160

35,500
GILA RIVEE BASIN U«5

VERDE RIVER ABOVE CAMP CREEK, HEAR McDOWEII, ARIZ.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 17, T. 5 N., R. 7 E., 300 feet above

mouth of Camp Creek and 10 miles north of McDowell. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,550 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1925, to September, 1928. From August to

September, 1889; April, 1897, to November, 1899; and January, 1901, to

February, 1925, at a point three-quarters of a mile above mouth. 

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 8,020 second-feet

February 6; minimum, 85 second-feet June 30.

1897-1899, 1901-1928: Maximum mean, daily discharge, 61,500 second-feet

November 27, 1905; minimum, 32 second-feet July 19 and 20, 1904. 

REMARKS. Only minor diversions above station. Daily-discharge record

furnished by Salt River Valley Water Users' Association.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927-28

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

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22. 

23- 

24. 

26.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30. 

SI384

348

331

299

296

292

285

291

286

273

265

266

261

261

242

243

234

234

236

264

260

257

250

243

264

257

260

320

325

343

327

352

323

361

362

323

313

275

299

298

292

290

275

280

272

292

277

285

287

287

270

280

290

293

279

298

289

272

287

280 

283 

287 

 282 

282

258

280

271

284

282

299

967

1,270

789

680

475

396

372

360

306

315

314

308

321

293

301

295

366

562

648

829

1,050

700

570

517

538

515

507

427

431

392

367

386

380

400

430

460

686

833

624

512

465

437

380

376

370

366

370

363

340

335

344

368

365

371

581

6,600

8,020

3,480

2,850

1,960

1,340

1,200

1,210

1,180

1,140

1,040

1,000

938

890

819

797

582

560

589

620

629

599 

561 

o!5 

636

630

885

1,060

1,100

2,040

2,030

1,720

1,670

1,390

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,180

1,240

1,260

1,230

1,240

1,060

936

699

675

645

625

610

573

540

503

479

476

470

424

378 

346 

34ft 

322 

312

309

317

310

293

262

217

216

215

210

204

206

184

180

165

147

131

235

180

167

197

158

158

172

177

168

177

185

180

187

160

180

168

175

165

180

177

193

190

177

196

165

178

148

128

162

157

166

167

174

123

186

138

127

143

130

110

128

125

115

115

125

107

138

105

105

107

120

110

125

104

97

95

100

110

90

95

117

105

118

130

119

85

91

97

102

92

125

113

110

101

109

109

112

114

122

104

100

161

183

176

171

144

135

154

170

155

140

130

236

160

210

174

778

1,980

1,000

710

620

347

285

256

220

210

195

238

258

336

290

265

220

206

181

168

206

363

176

1,030

1,490

660

510

528

436

622

530 

37S 

280 

236-

175.

203: 

190*

188

176

167

166

184

193

176

174

172

184

150

145

166

151

147

131

127

123

133

151

152

154

171

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Eun-ofl in

acre-feet

October.... 

November. 

DecemberJanuary.... 

February.. 

March.__ 

April 

May 

June . 

July 

August 

September.

The year.

8181 SI384

362

1,270

1,050

8,020

2,040

378

196

143

236

1,980

530

8,020

234

270

258

335

355

424

131

123

85

88

168

123

85

279

297

424

480

1,420

995

241

169

112

133

482

189

432

17,200> 

17, 700- 

26,100- 

29,500' 

81,700 

61,200 

14,300 

10,400 

6,660 

8,180 

29,600 

11,200

314,000
94 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1928, PART IX

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

In addition to the records of stream flow obtained at gaging stations 

and reported in the preceding pages, measurements of flow were made 

at a number of other points, as shown by the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Colorado River drainage basin during the 

year ending September SO, 1928

Date

July 14

Nov. 17 

May 22

Nov. 17

Feb. 8

May 25

June 13

Aug. 31

Nov. 17

Oct. 12

Stream

Gooseberry Creek...

 . .do . .

 .do.. 

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Fish Creek _ ...-

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

.....do 

.....do ... 

... ..do ..

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

Locality

SW. *4 sec. 12, T. 13 S., R. 9 E., at

water commissioner's gage at 

Pessitto Bridge, 2 miles no-thwest of Helper, Utah. 

NW. H sec. 19, T. 13 S., R. 6 E., at 

proposed dam site 8 miles southwest of Scofield, Utah. 

NW. H sec. 26, T. 11 S., R. 8 E.,

100 feet above confluence vnth 

Fish Creek and J^ mile southeast 

ofColton, Utah: 

SE. U sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 6 E., 8

miles southwest of Scofleld, 

Utah.

10, T. 18 S., R. 7 E., 5 ir'les 

northwest of Orange ville, Utah.

.....do . . - -

 do 

 do ... .... ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.53

6.08

5.40

5.15

5.12

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

264

1.9 

118

1.0

17.5

685

81.6

25.7

22.1

11.8

15.9
INDEX

Accuracy of data and results, degrees of__ 4-5

Acre-foot, definition of____________ 2

Almont, Colo., Taylor River at____..__ 22

Appropriations, record of___ ________ 1

Ashley Creek near Vernal, Utah__........ 36

Ashorst, Ariz., Fort Thomas Consolidated

Canal at__________-__ 85

Qila River near____. ________ 61

Big Sandy Creek near Farson, Wyo 34 

Black-MeClesky Canal at Duncan, Ariz _. 70 

Blackrock, N. Mex., Zuni River at . 51 

Blue River at Dillon, Colo.- -__ _-- 20 

Bluff, Utah, San Juan River near.. ___ 48 

Boulder, Wyo., New Fork near._______ 32 

Boulger Creek, Utah, discharge measurement of__--_ __ _-. 94 

Bright Angel Creek near Grand Canyon,

Ariz_______________ 53 

Brown Canal near Solomonsville, Ariz___ 74 

Brown Canal wasteway near Solmonsville,

Ariz............................. 75

Central, Utah, Santa Clara Creek near. 56 

Charleston, Ariz., San Pedro River at__.- 86 

Chrysotile, Ariz., Salt River near.______ 90 

Cisco, Utah, Colorado River near.... _.. 14

Clifton, Ariz., Gila River near.________ 59 

San Francisco River at._________ 73 

Cohnonero Canal near Duncan, Ariz . 71 

Colona, Colo., Uncompabgre River near. 27 

Colorado River and tributaries above Green

River, gaging-station records on.. 10-28 

Colorado River at Bright Angel Creek, near

Grand Canyon, Ariz... .. 16 

at Glenwood Springs, Colo.._.-.-.-.-- 11 

at Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo______ 10 

at Lees Ferry, Ariz____.___.__. 15 

at Yuma, Ariz______________ 18 

near Cisco, Utah...... . 14

near Palisade, Colo___________ 12-13 

near Topock, Ariz. .... _ 17

Computations, results of, accuracy of . 4-5 

Control, definition of..____________ 2 

Coolidge Dam, Ariz., Gila River at_____ 62 

Cooperation, record of___________- 9 

Cottonwood Creek, Utah, discharge measurements of_____ __ 94 

Curtis-Kempton Canal near Eden, Ariz. 84

Daniel, Wyo., Green River near,.. 29

Data, accuracy of__...._ 4-5

explanation of.._____________ 2-4

Delta, Colo., Uncompahgre River at 28

Diamondville, Wyo., Hams Fork at.____ 35

Dillon, Colo., Blue River at. .._.. 20

Dodge-Nevada Canal near Pima, Ariz___ 83

Duchesne, Utah, Strawberry River at. 41

Duchesne River at Duchesne, Utah. .. 39

at Myton, Utah_____._.___... 40

near Tabiona, Utah..._________ 38

Duncan, Ariz., Black-McClesky Canal at... 70

Colmonero Canal near..._ . 71

Duncan Canal near._____.__ .. 69

Gila River near.__________ .. 57-58

Moddle Canal near._.._ __ .. 67

Sunset Canal near__ ___.___... 66

Valley Canal near_ . 68

Duncan Canal near Duncan, Ariz... .. 69

Eagle Creek, Ariz., discharge meisurement of__. . 94 

Eden, Ariz., Curtis-Kemptin Canal near 84 

Enterprise Canal, Ariz., discharge measurement of_ 94

Fairbank, Ariz., San Pedro River at. 87

Farson, Wyo., Big Sandy Creek near. 34

Fish Creek near Scofleld, Utah. . 45

Florence, Ariz., Gila River near.. 64 

Fort Thomas Consolidated Canal at As^urst,

Ariz . - 85

Fourness Canal near Solomonsville, Ariz 77

Fraser River near West Portal, Colo. 19

Gila River at Ashurst-Hayden Dam. near

Florence, Ariz 64 

at Coolidge Dam, Ariz.. _ 62 

at Gillespie Dam, Ariz. 65 

at Kelvin, Ariz___ .. 63 

at Virden Bridge, near Duncan, Ariz 57 

at York, Ariz... . 58

below Duncan, Ariz 58 

near Ashurst, Ariz.. 61 

near Clifton, Ariz_ 59 

near Solomonsville, Ariz. 60 

Gila River Basin, Ariz., gaging-staticn records in. ._____._.. 57-93 

Gillespie Dam, Ariz., Gila River at 65 

Glenwood Springs, Colo., Colorado River at. 11 

Roaring Fork at.... 21

Gooseberry Creek, Utah, discharge measurement of.__ 94 

Graham Canal near Safford, Ariz 81 

Grand Canyon, Ariz., Bright Angel Creek

near.. . 53

Colorado River near. 16

Grand Falls, Ariz., Little Colorado Ri^er at. 50

Grand Junction, Colo., Gunnison River near. 25

Green River at Green River, Utah.. 31

at Green River, Wyo 30

near Daniel, Wyo.- 29

95
96 INDEX

Green River Basin, Wyo.-Utah, gaging-station records in__. ____. _.. 29-47

Gunnison Eiver near Grand Junction, Colo- 25

near Gunnison, Colo-.- ...__ 23-24

Hams Fork at Diamondville, Wyo- _-__- 35 

Helper,U,tah, Price Eiver near________ 46

Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo., Colorado River

at.._. - . __...__ 10

Huntington Creek near Huntington, Utah.- 47

Kelvin, Ariz., Gila River at..._.... _. 63

Lake Fork near Myton, Utah________ 43 

West Fork of, near Mountain Home,

Utah- ..............._ 42

Lees Ferry, Ariz., Colorado River at....__ 15 

Paria River at._........ _.__.... 49

Little Colorado River at Grand Falls, Ariz.. 50 

Little Colorado River Basin, Ariz.-N. Mex.,

gaging-station records in__ .. 50-52

McDowell, Ariz., Verde River near.__.... 93

Michelana Canal near Solomonsville, Ariz_ 76

Moddle Canal near Duncan, Ariz.-.____ 67

Moenkopi Wash near Tuba City, Ariz..._ 52

Montezuma Canal near Solomonsville, Ariz. 79 

Mountain Home, Utah, West Fork of Lake

Fork near--....___.__.._ 42

Mukuntuweap River near Springdale, Utah 55

Myton, Utah, Duchesne River at. -.... 40

Lake Fork near_______________ 43

New Fork near Boulder, Wyo__-__-__ 32

Ouray, Colo., Uncompahgre River below.... 26

Palisade, Colo., Colorado River near.. ...

Paria River at Lees Ferry, Ariz.--.__.....

Pima, Ariz., Dodge-Nevada Canal near.....

Pine Creek at Pinedale, Wyo...... .......

Pinedale, Wyo., Pine Creek at.... .......

near Helper, Utah_..... ...._ ..

Price River, Utah, discharge measurement of.

Publications, information concerning_.__ 

obtaining or consulting of___-._-__ 

on stream flow, lists of__-_____-...

Rillito Creek near Tucson, Ariz..___... 

Roaring Fork at Glenwood Springs, Colo. 

Roosevelt, Ariz., Salt River near...___. 

Tonto Creek near...._________. 

Run-off in inches, definition of______.

Safford, Ariz., Graham Canal near........

Salt River near Chrysotile, Ariz__.._.. 

near Roosevelt, Ariz___......._..

San Francisco River at Clifton, Ariz__.. 

San Jose Canal near Solomonsville, Ariz... 

San Juan River near Bluff, Utah___...

12-13 

49 

83 

33 

33 

46 

94 

5-8 

5-6

6-7,8

San Pedro River at Charleston, Ariz...--... 8&

at Fairbank, Ariz....___..__._ 87

Santa Clara Creek near Central, Utah...._ 56

Santa Cruz River at Tucson - Ariz ____ _ 88

Scofleld, Utah, Fish Creek near..._____ 45

Second-feet per square mile, definition of 2

Second-foot, definition of---. - 2

Smithville Canal near Thatcher, Ariz-..._ 82

Solomonsville, Ariz., Brown Canal near.-... 74

Brown Canal wasteway near. __.._ 75

Fourness Canal near____________ 77

Gila River near....... . .. ... 60

Michelana Canal near.... 7ft

Montezuma Canal near..... . 79

San Jose Canal near..__.._ .. . 78

Union Canalnear..-.__.._.-..- 80

Springdale, Utah, Mukuntuweap River near. 55-

Stage-discharge relation, defl-ition of____ 2

Strawberry River at Duchesne, Utah_ 41

Sunset Canalnear Duncan, Ariz... 6ft

Tabiona, Utah, Duchesne R'ver near... 38

Taylor River at Almont, Colo___._ . 22

Terms, definition of--..__.______ - 2

Thatcher, Ariz., Smithville Canalnear___ 82

Tonto Creek near Roosevelt, Ariz. 92

Topock, Ariz., Colorado River near..... . 17

Tuba City, Ariz., Moenkopf Wash near 52

Tucson, Ariz., Rillito Creek near_ 89

Santa Cruz River at..... 88

Uncompahgre River at Delta, Colo 28 

below Ouray, Colo __ . 26 

near Colona, Colo... 27 

Union Canal near SolomonsMlle, Ariz... 80 

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near Vernal, Utah 37

Valley Canal near Duncan, Ariz_ 68 

Verde River above Camp Creek, near McDowell, Ariz....__.__.. 93

Vernal, Utah, Ashley Creek near 36

Utah Power & Light Co.'s tailrace near. 37

Virgin River at Virgin, Utal ...... 54

Virgin River Basin, Utah, gaging-station records in..____________ 54-56

West Portal, Colo., Fraser F'ver near 19 

White River, Utah, discharge measurement

of... 94

Whiterocks River near Whii.erocks, Utah . 44

Work, authorization of-- 1

division of - 9

scope of.__ 1

York, Ariz., Gila River at__....... 58

York Canal at York, Ariz ... 72 

Yuma, Ariz., Colorado River at 18

Zuni River at Blackrock, N. Mex. 51

o