Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1947

Part 2. South Atlantic Slope and Eastern 

Gulf of Mexico Basins

Prepared under the direction of C. G. PAULSEN, Chief Hydraulic Engineer 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1082

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, 

South Carolina, and Virginia and 

other agencies

, PI IRI 1C PROPERTY t-nd is not to 

thin cop? Is I UDLIV, rnv PRWATE 

ha re-oved fro. the offip"^ ^J» £^ 2, pp. 380.

POSSESSION IS UNLAWFUL 

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1950
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

Washington 25, D. C. - Price $1.25 cents (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey ir cooperation 

with the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia and other agencies, by 

personnel of the Water Resources Division under the direction of:

C. G. Paulsen___________________Chief Hydrauli 0 Engineer 

.1. V. B. Wells__________________Chief, Surface Water Branch 

B. J. Peterson____________..____Chief, Annual Reports Section

District Engineers (Surface Water)

I. B. Anderson_.__________._____________Jackson, Miss. 

D. H. Barber (succeeded by M. R. Williams)______Montgomery, Ala. 

E. D. Burchard (succeeded by E. B. Rice)__________Raleigh, N. C. 

(i. B. Ferguson (succeeded by A. O. Patter.son)________Ocala, Fla. 

A. B. Johnson_____________________ _ ___ Columbia, S. C. 

B. B. Rice (succeeded by W. R. Eaton) __________Baton Rouge, La. 

M. T. Thomson________________________ Atlanta, Oa. 

D. S. Wallace_______________________Charlottesvttle, Va.

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CONTENTS

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

Definition of terms................................................................... 2

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

Accuracy of field data and computed results........................................... 5

Publications.......................................................................... 5

Records of discharge by agencies other than the Geological Survey..................... 11

Cooperation........................................................................... 11

Division of work...................................................................... 12

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

James River Basin................................................................... 14

Jackson River at Palling Spring, Va............................................... 14

James River at Lick Run, Va....................................................... 15

James River at Buchanan, Va....................................................... 16

James River at Holcombs Rock, Va.................................................. 17

James River at Bent Creek, Va..................................................... 18

James River at Scottsville, Va.................................................... 19

James River at Cartersville, Va................................................... 20

James River near Richmond, Va..................................................... 21

Warm Spring at Warm Springs, Va................................................... 21

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va................................................... 22

Potts Creek near Covington, Va.................................................... 23

Smith Creek above old dam, near Clifton Forge, Va................................. 24

Smith Creek near Clifton Forge, Va................................................ 25

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va........................................... 26

Craig Creek at Parr, Va........................................................... 27

Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va..................................................... 28

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va....................................................... 29

Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va.................................................... 30

Calfpasture River above Mill Creek, at Goshen, Va................................. 31

Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va............................................... 32

Maury River near Lexington, Va.................................................... 33

Maury River near Buena Vista, Va.................................................. 34

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va................................. .................. 35

Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va................................................ 36

Buffalo River near Norwood, Va.................................................... 37

Tye River near Lovingston, Va..................................................... 38

Rockfish River near Greenfield, Va................................................ 39

Hardware River below Briery Run, near Scottsville, Va............................. 40

Slate River near Arvonia, Va...................................................... 41

Mechum River near Ivy, Va......................................................... 42

Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va...................................................... 43

Willis River at Planagan Mills, Va................................................ 44

Beaverdam Creek at State Farm, Va................................................. 45

Fine Creek at Pine Creek Mills, Va................................................ 46

James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond, Va..................................... 47

Falling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va.............................................. 48

Appomattox River at Parmville, Va................................................. 49

Appomattox River at Mattoax, Va................................................... 50

Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va.............................................. 51

Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sidney, Va............................................. 52

Plat Creek near Amelia, Va........................................................ 53

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va...................................................... 54

Swift Creek near Chester, Va...................................................... 55

Chickahominy River near Providence Forge, Va...................................... 56

Dismal Swamp Basin.................................................................. 57

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va................................................. 57

Chowan River Basin.................................................................. 58

Nottoway River near Burkeville, Va................................................ 58

Nottoway River near McKenney, Va.................................................. 59

Nottoway River near Stony Creek, Va............................................... 60

Nottoway River near Sebrell, Va................................................... 61

Stony Creek at Dinwiddie, Va...................................................... 62

Blackwater River near Dendron, Va................................................. 63

Blackwater River at Zuni, Va...................................................... 64

Blackwater River near Franklin, Va................................................ 65

Seacock Creek at Unity, Va........................................................ 66

Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Va............................................. 67

North Meherrin River near Lunenburg, Va........................................... 68

Pontaine Creek near Emporia, Va................................................... 69

Roanoke River Basin................................................................. 70

Roanoke River at Lafayette, Va.................................................... 70

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

Roanoke River at Niagara, Va...................................................... 72

Roanoke River near Toshes, Va..................................................... 73

Roanoke River at Altavista, Va.................................................... 74

Roanoke River at Brookneal, Va.................................................... 75

Roanoke River near Clover, Va..................................................... 76

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VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records--Continued.

Roanoke River Basin--Continued. Page

Roanoke River at Clarksville, Va................................................. 77

Roanoke River at Buggs Island, Va................................................ 78

Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, N, C............................................ 79

Roanoke River near Scotland Neck, N. C........................................... 80

Elackwater River near Union Hall, Va ....................................^ ........ 81

Pigg River near Toshes, Va....................................................... 82

Ooose Creek near Huddleston, Va,................................................. 83

Otter River near Bedford, Va..................................................... 84

Otter River near Evington, Va.................................................... 85

Falling River near Naruna, Va.................................................... 86

Cub Creek at Phenix, Va.......................................................... 87

Roanoke Creek at 'Saxe, Va........................................................ 88

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

Dan River near Wentworth, N. C ................................................... 90

Dan River at Leaksville. N, C.................................................... 91

Dan River at Danville, Va,....................................................... 92

Dan River at South Boston, Va,................................................... 93

Mayo River near Price, N. C...................................................... 94

North Mayo River near Spenoer, Va................................................ 95

Smith River near Philcott, Va.................................................... 96

Smith River at Baseett, Va,,,,,,...,......,........,....,.........,.............. 97

Smith River at Martinsville, Va,,..,,.,,,.,,........,............................ 98

Smith River at Spray, N, C,...................................................... 99

Sandy River near Danville, Vs...,.,,,,..,.,,,,...,,,............................. 100

Banister River at Halifax, Va.................................................... 101

H_yco River near Omega, Va,,,,.,.,...,,.,,.,...,..,.,............................. 102

PamlicQ River Basin,.,,,,,...,,.,,,.,,,,,.,..,,.,.,................................ 103

Tar River near Tar River, N. C,.,...,....,,.,..,,..,,..,...................,..... 103

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

Tar River at Tarboro, N, C..,,,,.,,,.,,,,..,,.......,.,.....,,..,................ 105

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

Neuse River Basin,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,..,.,,.,.,..,,,....,,,.,..........,.............. 107

Eno River at Hillaboro, N, C,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,.,,,..,,,,............................ 107

Neuse River near Northsidei N, C ,,.,..,,,.,,..,,....,.,...,...................... 108

Neuse River near Clayton, N, 0,.,,,,,,..,.,..,....,.,.........................,.. 109

Neuse River pear Qoldsboro, N. 0 ................................................. 110

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

Flat River at Bahama, N. C,...................................................... 112

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

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C..................................................... 114

Middle Creek near Clgyton, N. C. ................................................. 115

Little River near Princeton, N. C................................................. 116

Contentnea Creek near Wilson, N. C............................................... 117

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C,............................................. 118

Cape Fear River Basin,,.,.,,,,.,.,,.,.,,,.,.....,..,..,.,.......................... 119

Haw River pear Benaja, N, C ,,,,,,,,.,,,.,.,,,,..,..,,,.,..,..,,..,..,..,..,.,.,.. 119

Haw River at Haw River, N, C,,,.,......,,......,,.....,..,,..,,....,......,...... 120

Haw River near Pittsboro, N. 0 ,,,,.,.,,,,,,,..,..,...,,,..,,...,,...........,.,.. 121

Cape Fear River at Lillington, N, C..,,,,,,,..,,.,..,,,,.,,...,.,...,.......,.... 122

Cape Pear River at lock 3, near Tarheel, N, C.,,,,.,.,,,,,...,,,,,,.,,.....,,.... 123

Reedy Pork near Gibsonville, 1$, C ,....,.,,,..,.,,,..,,,,.,.,.,,,,...,.,,......... 124

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C .....,..,,,,,..,.,,,.,.,.,.,.,,,.,,..,..,,.. 125

Buffalo Creek neap Greensboro, N. C,.,.,,.,.....,,.,,,.,.,,..,.,..,,.....,,,..,.. 126

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C,,,...,,.,,,,,,,,.,,.,,,.,,.....,,...... 127

West Fork Deep River near High Point, N. C,,..,,..,,,,,,,,..,,.,,,.......,,,..... 128

Deep River near Randleman, N, C ,,..,....,,,,.......,.,...... .,,,.,..,,.,,.,...... 129

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C.,....,,,,,.,,,,.,....,..,.,,,,,,.,,,..,.,..,,,,..,... 130

Deep R Iver at Moncure, N. C,....,,..,,,.,..,,... t .,..,,..,,..,,.,,...,..... \,..... 131

East Pork Deep River near High Point, N, C......,,,,.,,,,,,..,.............,.,.., 144

Bear Creek at Robbins, N. C....,,,,,,....,,.,.,.,,,.,,,.,,,,,.,,,,, i ..... ....,,., 145

Lower Little River at Manchester, N, C .,,.,...,.,,,,.,,,....,.,.,,,.,,..,,,,..... 146

Lower Little River at Linden, N. C,,.,,,,.,..,,.,,.,,,.,..,,,..,,.,,...,......... 147

Rockf ish Creek near Hope Mills, N, C ,,,,.,.,,,.,..,.,.,.',,..,,,.,.,...,..,..,,... 148

Northeast Cape Pear River near Chinquapin, N, C,...,.,...,,,.,..,,...,..,......., 149

Waccamaw River Basin,....,.......,,..,..,,,....,,,.,,,,,,.,,.,,,,.,,,,,....,.,...,. 150

Waccamaw River at Freeland, N. C,.,.,,.,,.,...,,.,,,,.,,,,,....,,,,.,......,,.... 150

Pee Dee River Basin.....,.,,...,,,,...,,,.,.,..,,,,.,.,..,,...,.,,,.,....,..,...,,. 151

Yadkin River at Patterson, N. C,,,......,,,..,.,,..,.,.....,....,...,.....,,..... 151

Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, N. C .,,......,..,,,.,...,,....,.,....,....,.......... 158

Yadkin River at Yadkin College, N, C...,..,,,,,..,.,.,,,.,,,,.....,.,.,.......... 153

Yadkin River at High Roclc, N. C.,.,.,.,..,.,.,.,.,,,.,,.,,..,,....,.,.,.,.,...... 154

Pee Dee River near Rockingham, N. C. ,,,.,,,,..,,,,,,,,,,.,,.,,....,.,,,,,,,..,,., 15S

Pee Dee River near Mars Bluff, S, C,,,..,,,,,,,,.,.,,,,.,,.,,,,,..,.,,,,,,,,,.... 156

Reddles River at North Wilkesboro, N, C ,,,...,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,,....,.,,,,....,... 157

Fisher River near Cope land, N, C.. .........,,,,,,,,.,,,,.,,.,,., .,,,... ........... 158

Forbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C .........,.....,..,,.,...,,,..,.,............ 159

South Yadkin River near Mocksville, N. C ...........,,,,,,....,,,,.,.,,.,......... 160

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C............................................ 161

Rocky River at Turnersburg, N. C,,......,,..,,......,,,,.....,.,,.,.....,........ 162

Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C.,......,.,...,....,..,.,.....,,,..,........,,..... 163

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C .,,.......,,.,,,,.,,..,...,.,..,,..,.....,....... 164

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C............................................... 165

Rocky River near Norwood, N. C.....,....,.....,,,,.,,.,..,..,.,.................. 166

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C.........,,,..,,,,,.,.,,..,,..,.................... 167

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C.........,.,..,.,.,,,.,,,,.,..,.,................. 168

Lynches River near Bishopville, S. C .............,...,,,,,,,,....,,.......,...... 169

Lymhes Ri\er at Effingham, S, C...............,.,,,..,...,,.,,,,,.,..,.,.,...... 170
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-statlon records--ContInued.

Pee Dee River Basin Continued. Page

Little Pee Dee River near Dillon, S. C........................................... 171

Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Ferry, S. C. ................................... 172

Drowning Creek near Hoffman, N. C................................................ 173

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C................................................... 174

Black River at Kingstree, S. C ................................................... 175

Santee River Basin................................................................. 176

Catawba River near Marion, N. C .................................................. 176

Catawba River at Cafcawba, N. C................................................... 177

Catawba River near Rock Hill, S. C ............................................... 178

Wateree River near Camden, S. C....................... ............................ 179

Lake Marion near Pineville, S. C ................................................. 180

Sanfcee River near Pineville, S. C................................................ 181

Linville River at Branch, N. C................................................... 182

Henry Fork near Henry River, N. C................................................ 183

South Fork Catawba River at Lowell, N. C ......................................... 184

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C.......................................... 185

Broad River near Chimney Rock, N. C ................................. i............ 186

Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C ........................................... 187

Broad River near Oaffney, S. C ................................................... 188

Broad River near Carlisle, S. C.................................................. 189

Broad River at Richtex, S. C..................................................... 190

Green River near Mill Spring, N. C............................................... 191

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C............................................ 192

First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C. ........................................... 193

North Pacolet River at Fingerville , S. C ......................................... 194

Pacolet River near Fingerville, S. C ............................................. 195

Pacolet River near Clifton, S. C................................................. 196

South Pacolet River Reservoir near Fingerville, S. C............................. 197

North Tyger River near Moore, 3. C ............................................... 198

Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C.........'......................................... 199

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C................................................ 200

South Tyger River near Reidville, S. C ............................................ 201

South Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C............................................ 202

Fair Forest Creek near Union, S. C............................................... 203

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C.........'.......................................... 204

Saluda River near West Greenville, S. C.......................................... 205

Saluda River near Pelzer, S. C................................................... 206

Saluda River near Ware Shoals, S. C.............................................. 207

Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S . C.............................................. 208

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C .................................................. 209

Saluda River near Silverstreet, S. C............................................. 210

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C.................................................. 211

Saluda River near Columbia, S. C................................................. 212

Reedy River near Greenville, 'S. C................................................ 213

Reedy River near Ware Shoals, S. C ............................................... 214

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion- canal near Pineville, S. C ....................... 215

Cooper River Basin................................................................. 216

Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis, S. C ............................................... 216

Edisto River Basin.................................................................. 217

South Pork Edisto River near Montmorenci, S. C ................................... 217

South Pork Edisto River near Denmark, S. C....................................... 218

Edisto River near Branchville, S. C.............................................. 219

Edisto River near Givhans, S. C.................................................. 220

North Fork Edisto River at Orangeburg, S. C...................................... 221

Savannah River Basin..'............,................................................ 222

Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga................................................. 222

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga.................................................. 223

Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, S. C.......................................... 224

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga.................................................... 225

Savannah River at Bur-tons Ferry Bridge, near Millhaven, Ga....................... 226

Savannah River near Clyo, Ga..................................................... 227

Panther Creek at Toccoa, Ga...................................................... 228

Keowee River near Newry, S. C .................................................... 229

Seneca River near Anderson, S. C................................................. 230

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga........................................... 231

Broad River near Bell, Ga........................................................ 232

Little River near Mount Camel, S. C............................................. 233

Little River near Lincolnton, Ga................................................. 234

Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C................................................... 235

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga................................................... 236

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga..................................................... 237

Ogeechee River Basin............................................................... 238

Ogeechee River near Louisville, Ga............................................... 238

Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga................................................... 239

Ogeechee River near Eden, Ga..................................................... 240

Canoochee River near Claxton, Ga................................................. 241

Altamaha River Basin............................................................... 242

South River near McDonough, Ga................................................... 242

Ocmulgee River near Jackson, Ga.................................................. 243

Ocmulgee River at Macon, Ga...................................................... 244

Ocmulgee River at Hawkinsville, Ga............................................... 245

Ocmulgee River at Lumber City, Ga................................................ 246

Altamaha River at Doctortown, Ga................................................. 247

Yellow River near Snellville, Ga.......................... j...................... 248

Yellow River near Covington, Ga.................................................. 249

Alcovy River near Covington, Ga.................................................. 250

Towaliga River near Forsyth, Ga.................................................. 251
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Gaging-station records--Continued.

Altamaha River Basin Continued. Page

Tobesofkee Creek near Macon, Ga.................................................. 252

Big Indian Creek at Perry, Ga.................................................... 253

Oconee River at Athens, Ga....................................................... 254

Oconee River near Greensboro, Ga................................................. 255

Oconee River at Milledgeville, Ga................................................ 256

Oconee River at Dublin, Gfa....................................................... 257

Oconee River near Mount Vernon, Ga............................................... 258

Middle Oconee River near Athens, Ga.............................................. 259

Apalachee River near Bostwick, Gfa................................................ 260

Apalachee River near Buckhead, Ga................................................ 261

Ohoopee River near Reidsville, Ga................................................ 262

Satilla River Basin................................................................ 263

Satilla River near Waycross, Ga.................................................. 263

Satilla River at Atkinson, Ga.................................................... 264

St. Marys River Basin.............................................................. 265

St. Marys River near Macclenny, Pla.............................................. 265

St. Johns River Basin.............................................................. 266

St. Johns River near Melbourne, Pla.............................................. 266

St. Johns River near Christmas, Pla.............................................. 267

St. Johns River near Sanford, Pla................................................ 267

St. Johns River near De Land, Pla................................................ 268

Econlookhatchee Headwaters Canal near Wewahotee, Fla............................. 269

Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota, Pla......................................... 269

Wekiva River near Sanford, Pla................................................... 270

Blue Spring near Orange City, Pla................................................ 270

Apcpka-Beauclair Canal near Astatula, Fla........................................ 271

Haines Creek at Lisbon, Pla...................................................... 271

Oklawaha River at Moss Bluff, Pla................................................ 272

Oklawaha River near Ocala, Pla................................................... 273

Oklawaha River at Eureka, Fla.................................................... 274

Oklawaha River near Orange Springs, Pla.......................................... 275

Oklawaha River at Riverside Landing, near Orange Springs, Fla.................... 276

Palatlakaha Creek .near Mascotte, Pla............................................. 277

Palatlakaha Creek near Okahumpka, Pla............................................ 277

Silver Springs near Ocala, Pla................................................... 278

Orange Creek at Orange Springs, Pla.............................................. 281

South Perk" Black Creek near Penney Farms, Pla..... .1.............................. 281

North Perk Black Creek near Middleburg, Pla...................................... 282

Moultrie Creek Basin..'.". ...........................;'.............................. 283

Moultrie Creek near St. Augustine, Fla........................................... 283

Lake Okeechobee and The Everglades................................................. 284

Lake Okeechobee, Pla.............................................................. 284

Pisheating Creek at Palmdale, Fla. ............................................... 285

Indian Prairie Canal near Okeechobee, Pla........................................ 286

Kissimmee River below Lake Kissimmee, Pla........................................ 287

Kissimmee River near Okeechobee, Fla............................................. 288

Mary Jane-Hart Canal near Narcoossee, Pla........................................ 289

Hart-East Tohopekaliga Canal near Narcoossee, Pla................................ 289

East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal near St. Cloud, Pla......................... 289

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near St. Cloud, Fla................................... 289

Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal near Lake Wales, Pla.................................. 289

Reedy Creek near Loughman,' Pla................................................... 290

Cypress Creek at Vineland, Pla................................................... 291

Weohyakapka-Rosalie Canal near Lake Wales, Pla................................... 292

Arbuckle Creek near De Soto City, Pla............................................ 292

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Pla............................................... 293

St. Luc ie Canal at Lake Okeechobee, Pla.......................................... 294

Loxahatchee Slough near Jupiter, Pla............................................. 294

West Palm Beach Canal at Canal Point, Pla........................................ 295

West Palm Beach Canal at West Palm Beach, Fla.................................... 296

Hillsboro Canal at Belle Glade, Fla.............................................. 297

Hillsboro Canal near Deerfield Beach, Pla........................................ 298

North New River Canal at South Bay, Fla.......................................... 299

North New River Canal at 26-mile bend, near Fort Lauderdale, Fla................. 299

North New River Canal near Fort Lauderdale, Pla.................................. 300

Miami Canal at water plant, Hialeah, Fla......................................... 301

Tamiami Canal outlets west of Miami, Pla......................................... 302

Imperial River Basin..........................................................'..... 303

Imperial River near Bonita Springs, Fla.......................................... 303

Caloosahatchee River Basin......................................................... 304

Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Haven, Fla......................................... 304

Peace Creek Basin.................................................................. 305

Peace Creek at Bartow, Fla....................................................... 305

Peace Creek at Zolfo Springs, Fla................................................ 306

Peace Creek at Arcadia, Fla...................................................... 307

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Pla................................................ 307

Miakka River Basin................................................................. 308

Miakka River near Sarasota, Pla.................................................. 308

Manatee River Basin................................................................ 309

Manatee River near Bradenton, Fla................................................ 309

Little Manatee River Basin......................................................... 310

Little Manatee River near Wimauma, Fla........................................... 310

Alafia River Basin................................................................. 311

Alafia River at Lithia, Fla...................................................... 311

Hillsboro River Basin.............................................................. 312

Hillsboro River near Zephyrhills, Fla............................................ 312

Hillsboro River near Tampa, Fla.................................................. 313

Crystal Springs near Zephyrhills, Fla............................................ 314
-CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued. Page

Anclote River Basin................................................................ 315

Anolote River near Elfers, Pla................................................... 315

Weekiwachee River Basin............................................................ 316

Weekiwachee Spring near Brooksville, Pla......................................... 316

Withlaoooohee River Basin.......................................................... 317

Withlaoooohee River at Trilby, Pla............................................... 317

Withlaoooohee River at Groom, Pla................................................ 318

Withlaoooohee River near Holder, Pla............................................. 319

Rainbow Springs near Dunnellon, Pla.............................................. 319

Waooasassa River Basin............................................................. 320

Waooasassa River near Otter Creek, Pla........................................... 320

Otter Creek at Otter Creek, Pla.................................................. 321

Suwannee River Basin............................................................... 322

Suwannee River a t Fargo, Ga...................................................... 322

Suwannee River at White Springs, Pla............................................. 323

Suwannee River at Ellaville, Fla.......................................'.......... 324

Suwannee River at Branford, Pla.................................................. 325

Suwannee River near Bell, Fla.................................................... 326

Alapaha River near Alapaha, Ga................................................... 327

Alapaha River at Statenville, Ga................................................. 328

Withlacoochee River near Quitman, Ga............................................. 329

Withlacoochee River near Pinetta, Pla............................................ 330

Little River near Adel, Ga....................................................... 331

Santa Fe River at Worthington, Pla............................................... 332

Santa Pe River near High Springs, Pla............................................ 333

Santa Pe River near Port White, Pla.............................................. 334

Ichatucknee Springs near Hildreth, Pla........................................... 334

Fenholloway River Basin............................................................ 335

Penholloway River near Perry, Fla.......................... ..................... 335

Rocky Creek near Perry, Fla............................... ...................... 335

St. Marks River Basin.............................................................. 335

Wakulla Spring near Crawfordville, Fla........................................... 335

Ochlockonee River Basin............................................................ 336

Ochlockonee River near Thomasville, Ga.................................. A ....... 336

Ochlockonee River near Havana, Fla............................................... 337

Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla.............................................. 338

T^ red Creek near Cairo, Ga....................................................... 339

Apalachicola River Basin........................................................... 340

Chattahoochee River near Leaf, Ga.........,......................'................ 340

Chattahoochee River near Gainesville, Ga......................................... 341

Chattahoochee River near Buford, Ga.............................................. 342

Chattahoochee River near Roswell, Ga............................................. 343

Chattahoochee River near Vinings, Ga............................................. 344

Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg, Ga.......................................... 345

Chattahooahee River at West Point, Ga............................................ 346

Chattahoochee River at Columbus, Ga.............................................. 347

Chattahoochee River at Columbia, Ala............................................. 348

Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee, Fla......................................... 349

Soque River near Demorest, Ga.................................................... 350

King Branch near Alto, Ga........................................................ 351

Chestatee River near Dahlonega, Ga............................................... 352

Sweetwater Creek near Austell, Ga................................................ 353

Mountain Creek near Hamilton, Ga................................................. 354

Upatoi Creek at Port Benning, Ga................................................. 355

Flint River near Griffin, Ga..................................................... 357

Flint River near- Molena, Ga...................................................... 358

Flint River near Culloden, Ga.................................................... 359

Flint River at Montezuma, Ga..................................................... 360

Flint River at Oakfield, Ga...................................................... 361

Flint River at Albany, Ga........................................................ 362

Flint River at Newton, Ga........................................................ 363

Flint River at Bainbridge, Ga.................................................... 364

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga.................................................. 365

White^ater Creek near Butler, Ga................................................. 366

Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford, Ga............................................. 367

Ichawaynochaway Creek near Newton, Ga............................................ 368

Alligator Creek near Milford, Ga................................................. 369

Chickasawhatchee Creek at Elmodel, Ga............................................ 370

Big Cypress Creek near Milford, Ga............................................... 371

Spring Credk near Iron City, Ga.................................................. 372

Long Branch near Damascus, Ga.................................................... 373

Chipola River near Altha, Fla.................................................... 374

Bear Creek Basin................................................................... 375

Econfina Creek near Bennett, Pla................................................. 375

Choctawhatchee River Basin......................................................... 376

Choctawhatchee River near Newton, Ala............................................ 376

Choctawhatchee River at Caryville, Fla........................................... 377

Choctawhatchee River near Bruce, Pla............................................. 378

West Pork Choctawhatchee River at Blue Springs, Ala.............................. 379

Pea River near Ariton, Ala....................................................... 380

Pea River at Elba, Ala........................................................... 381

Pea River near Samson, Ala....................................................... 382

Whitewater Creek at Elba, Ala.................................................... 383

Yellow River Basin................................................................. 385

Yellow River at Milligan, Fla. ................................................... 385

Poley Creek at Babbie, Ala....................................................... 386

Shoal River near Crestview, Pla.................................................. 387

Blaokwater River Basin............................................................. 388

Coldwater Creek near Milton, Pla................................................. 388
* CONTENTS

Oaging-station records Continued. Page

Escambia River Basin............................................................... 389

Escambia River at Flomaton, Ala.................................................. 389

Escambia River near Century, Fla................................................. 390

Conecuh River near Troy, Ala..................................................... 391

Conecuh River at Brantley, Ala................................................... 392

Conecuh River near Andalusia, Ala........................................'........ 393

Conecuh River near Brooklyn, Ala................................................. 394

Patsaliga Creek at Luverne, Ala.........................................;........ 395

Sepulga River near McKenzie, Ala................................................. 396

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala...................................................... 397

Murder Creek nsar Evergreen, Ala................................................. 398

Perdido River Basin..........'...................................................... 399

Perdido River at Barrineau Park, Pla............................................. 399

Mobile Rive^r Basin................................................................. 400

Cartecay River near Ellijay, Ga.................................................. 400

Coosawattee River near Ellijay, Ga............................................... 401

Cooaawattee River at Pine Chapel, Ga............................................. 402

Qostanaula River at Resaea; Ga................................................... 403

Coosa River near Rome, Ga........................................................ 404

Coosa River at Leesburg, Ala..................................................... 405

Coosa River at Gadsden, Ala...................................................... 406

Coosa River near Cropwell, Ala................................................... 407

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala.......................................:......... 408

Coosa River at Jordan Dam, near Weturapka, Ala.................................... 409

Alabama Riser ,Jiear Montgomery, Ala............................................... 410

Alabama River at Selma, Ala...................................................... 411

Alabama River near Millers Ferry, Ala............................................ 418

Alabama River at Claiborne, Ala.................................................. 413

Reservoirs in Mobile River Basin, Ala............................................ 414

Conasauga River near Tennga, Ga.................................................. 415

Conasauga River at Tilton, Ga.................................................... 417

Mill Creek at Dalton, Ga......................................................... 418

E.towah River near Dawsonville, Ga................................................ 419

Etowah River at Canton, Ga....................................................... 420

Etowah River above Cartersville, Ga.............................................. 421

Etowah River near Kingston, Ga................................................... 422

Etowah River at Rome, Ga......................................................... 423

Amicalola Creek near Dawsonville, Ga............................................. 424

Cedar Creek near Cedartown, Ga................................................... 425

Chattooga River at Summerville, Ga............................................... 426

Chattooga River at Gaylesville, Ala.............................................. 427

Little River near Jamestown, Ala................................................. 428

Terrapin Creek near Piedmont, Ala................................................. 429

Big Wills Creek near Crudup, Ala................................................. 430

Big Canoe Creek near Gadsden, Ala................................................ 431

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala.............................................. 432

Choccoloeco Creek near Lincoln, Ala.............................................. 433

Coldwater Spring near Anniston, Ala.............................................. 434

Talladega Creek at Alpine, Ala................................................... 435

Hatchet Creek near Rockford, Ala................................................. 436

Tallapoosa River near Ofelia, Ala................................................ 437

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala.................................................. 438

Tallapoosa River below Tallassee, Ala............................................. 439

Little Tallapoosa River at Carrollton, Ga........................................ 440

Little Tallapoosa River near Wedowee, Ala........................................ 441

Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee, Ala................................................. 442

Autauga Creek at Frattville, Ala................................................. 443

Big Swamp Creek near Lowndesboro, Ala............................................ 444

Mulberry River at Jones, Ala..................................................... 445

Cahaba River near Acton, Ala..................................................... 446

Cahaba River at Centerville, Ala................................................. 447

Cahaba River at Sprott, Ala...................................................... 448

Cahaba River near Marion Junction, Ala........................................... 449

Boguechitto Creek near Browns, Ala............................................... 450

Boguechitto Creek near Orrville, Ala............................................. 451

Flat Creek at Fountain, Ala...................................................... 452

East Fork Tomblgbee River near Marietta, Miss.................................... 453

East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton, Miss...................................... 454

East Fork Tombigbee River at Beans Ferry, near Fulton, Miss...................... 455

Tombigbee River near Amory, Miss................................................. 456

Tombigbee River at Aberdeen, Miss................................................ 457

Tombigbee River at Columbus , Miss....................................... '......... 458

Tombigbee River near Cochrane, Ala............................................... 459

Tombigbee River at Gainesville, Ala.............................................. 460

Tombigbee River near Coatopa, Ala................................................ 461

Tombigbee River near Leroy, Ala.................................................. 462

Maekys Creek near Dennis, Miss ................................................... 463

Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont, Miss. ............................................. 464

Bull Mountain Greek near Smithville, Hiss........................................ 465

Oldtown Creek near Verona, Miss.................................................. 466

West Pork Tombigbee River near Nettleton, Miss................................... 467

Buttahatchee River near Hamilton, Ala............................................ 468

Buttahatchee River near Sulligent, Ala........................................... 469

Buttahatchee River Viear Caledonia, Miss. .......................................... 470

Tibbee River near Tibbee, Miss................................................... 471

Luxapallla Creek near Fayette, Ala............................................... 472

Luxapalila Creek at Steens, Miss................................................. 473

Sipsey River at Fayette, Ala.,................................................... 474

Sipsey River at Moores Bridge, Ala............................................... 475
CONTENTS XI

Gaging-s tat Ion records Continued.

Mobile River Basin Continued. Page

Slpsey River near Elrod, Ala..................................................... 476

Slpsey River near Pleasant Ridge, Ala............................................ 477

Noxubee River near Brookvllle, Miss.............................................. 478

Noxubee River at Macon, Miss..................................................... 479

Noxubee River near Geiger, Ala................................................... 480

Mulberry Fork near Garden City, Ala.............................................. 481

Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala........................................... 482

Black Warrior River near Eutaw, Ala.............................................. 483

Slpsey Fork near Falls City, Ala................................................. 484

Clear Creek at Falls City, Ala................................................... 485

Blackwater Creek near Manchester, Ala............................................ 486

Locust Fork near Cleveland, Ala.................................................. 487

Locust Fork at Trafford, Ala..................................................... 488

Locust'Fork at Sayre, Ala........................................................ 489

North River near Samantha, Ala................................................... 490

Prairie Creek near Gallion, Ala.................................................. 491

Sucarnoochee River at Llvlngston, Ala............................................ 492

Pascagoula River Basin............................................................. 493

Leaf River near Collins, Miss.................................................... 493

Leaf River at Hattiesburg, Miss.................................................. 494

Leaf River near McLain, Miss..................................................... 495

Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss................................................ 496

Oakahay Creek at Mize, Miss ...................................................... 497

Bowie Creek near Hattiesburg, Miss............................................... 498

Tallahala Creek at Laurel, Miss .................................................. 499

Tallahala Creek near Runnelstown, Miss........................................... 500

Tallahoma Creek near Laurel, Miss ................................................ 501

Chunky Creek near Chunky, Miss ................................................... 502

Chiokasawhay River at Enterprise, Miss ........................................... 503

Chiokasawhay River near Waynesboro, Miss ......................................... 504

Chickasawhay River at Leakesville, Miss.......................................... 505

Okatibbee Creek near Meridian, Miss.............................................. 506

Bucatunna Creek at Denham, Miss.................................................. 507

Escatawpa River near Wilmer, Ala................................................. 508

Big Creek near Mob lie, Ala....................................................... 509

Wolf River Basin................................................................... 510

Wolf River near Lyman, Miss...................................................... 510

Pearl River Basin.................................................................. 511

Pearl River at Edinburg, Miss.................................................... 511

Pearl River near Lena, Miss ...................................................... 512

Pearl River at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, Miss................................... 513

Pearl Rive 

Pearl Rive

at Jackson, Miss..................................................... 514

near Rockport, Miss.................................................. 515

Pearl Rive near Monticello, Miss................................................ 516

Pearl Rive near Columbia, Miss.................................................. 517

Pearl Rive near Bogaluaa, La.................................................... 518

Lobutcha C eek near Carthage, Miss............................................... 519

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, Miss.......................................... 520

Yokahookany River near Kosciusko, Miss............................................ 521

Yokahockany River near Ofahoma, Miss............................................. 522

Strong River at Dlo, Miss. ........................ ^................... ^.. f. ......> 523

Bogue Chit to near Tylertown, Miss................................................ 524

Bogue Chltto at Franklinton, La.................................................. 525

Bogue Chitto near Bush, La....................................................... 526

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 527

Index................................................................................ 537

ILLUSTRATION

Page 

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Pearl River near Columbia, Miss.; B, Little

Manatee River near Wimauma, Fla.; C, Congaree River at ColumblaT S. C... 3
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF SOUTH ATLANTIC SLOPE AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BASINS, 1947

SCOPE OP WORK

This voluae is one of a series of 14 reports presenting results of measurements of 

stage and flow made on streams, lakes, and reservoirs In the United States during the 

water year ending September 30, 1947. The work was begun In 1888 in connection with 

special studies relating to irrigation. Measurements of the flow of streams and of the 

stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs have been made at about 11,100 gaging stations 

in the 48 States and also at many In the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. In July 1947, 

5,810 gaging stations, Including those In Hawaii, were being maintained b;r the Geological 

Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made 

during the water year at many other points.

In the execution of the work many State and private organizations have cooperated, 

either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data. Cooperation of the first 

kind is acknowledged in connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind is -acknowledged, under the heading "Cooperation," in the introductory matter that precedes the gaging-station records in each volume. In the present 

vola-ne, the section on cooperation of the second kind appears on page 11.

DEFINITION OP TERMS

The units in which stream-flow data are presented In this report and other terms used 

herein are defined as follows:

"Second-feet" is an abbreviation for "cubic feet per second." A seconi-foot is the 

rate of discharge of a stream whose channel is 1 square foot in cross-sectional area and 

whose average velocity is 1 foot per second.

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

second from each square mile of area drained, on the assumption that ths runoff is distributed uniformly both as regards time and area.

"Runoff in inches" is the depth to which an area would be covered If all the water 

draining from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on its surface. It is used 

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

An "acre-foot" is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to fie depth of 

1 foot and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet. The term is commonly used in connection 

with storage for irrigation.

"Second-foot-day" is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 second-foot for 24 

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

represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

"Stage-discharge relation" is an abbreviation for the term "relation bstween gage height 

and discharge."

"Control" is a term used to designate a feature downstream from the ga^e that determines the stage-discharge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural section, 

a reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

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2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1947, PART 2

"Contents" is a term applied to the volume of water in a reservoir. It is computed on 

the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage unless otherwise indicated.

EXPLANATION OP DATA

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

of discharge, and general information used to supplement the records of stage ard discharge 

measurements in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from 

direct readings on a nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current 

meter by the general methods outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement cf riv0r 

discharge. Typical structures in use at gaging stations are shown in figure 1,

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from the discharge measurements. The application of the daily mean gage height to those rating tables giveB the 

daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. 

If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of frequent or continual 

change in the physical features that form the control, the daily mean discharge is determined by the "shifting-control method," in which correction factors based on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and. observers are used in applying the 

gage heights to the rating tables. At times the stage-discharge relation for a station 

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

For such times the daily mean discharge is computed by what is essentially the "shiftingcontrol" method, described above.

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

reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources, which necessitates the use of the "slope 

method," in which the slope or fall in a reach of the stream is a factor in the determination of discharge. Information requisite for determining the slope or fall if obtained 

by means of an auxiliary gage set at some distance from the base gage. At some stations 

the stage-discharge relation is affected by changing stage, and for them the rate of 

change of stage is used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

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

comparable records of discharge for stations in the same or nearby basins. For those 

stations at which the stage-discharge relation is affected by ice, the days included in 

the periods of ice effect either are indicated in the table by symbols referring- to a 

footnote that states this fact or are given in a general note following the table. The 

days on which discharge measurements were made during or between periods of ice effect, 

shortly before the first period, or shortly after the last period are similarly indicated 

by a footnote.

For most of the gaging stations on streams in the area covered by this report the data 

presented comprise a description of the station, a table showing the daily discharge of
B. LITTLE MANATEE RIVER NEAR WIMAUMA, FLA.

A. PEARL RIVER NEAR COLUMBIA, MISS. C. CONGAREE RIVER AT COLUMBIA, S. C.

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1947, PART 2

the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and runoff. Skeleton rating 

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

greater part of the year was determined by the shifting-control method, the slope method, 

or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, its latitude and longitude as 

determined from the best available maps, and information in regard to diversions that 

decrease the flow at the gage, artificial regulation from pondage or storage, and the 

accuracy of the records. Under "Average discharge" is given the average discharge for the 

number of years indicated. It is given only for stations for which there are 10 or more 

complete years of record. Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage 

height; the minimum discharge if there is little or no regulation; the minimus daily discharge if thsre is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge.if useful); and the 

minimum gage height (unless it is of no importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the 

maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage, obtained by use of a water-stage 

recorder or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. Likewise the minimum discharge represents the lowest stage, unless otherwise qualified. Selected peak discharges 

with the times of their occurrence are given, below the table of monthly discharge, for 

some stations. This supplementary information is generally omitted for a station at which 

the drainage area of the stream is less than 10 or more than 10,000 square miles or at 

which, on most days, the peak discharge exceeds the mean discharge by less than 10 percent

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

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

gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the daily mean gage height may not 

indicate the true daily mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging the discharge 

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

dally mean discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and containing as an essential 

element a curve representing the stage-discharge relation at the station. For stations 

equipped with nonrecording gages, the table of dally discharge gives the discharge corresponding to either once-daily readings of the gage, the mean of twice-daily readings, or 

the mean gage height determined from gage-height graphs based on gage readings. For 

periods of rapidly changing stage, the daily mean discharge is determined from gage-height 

graphs based on gage readings, the frequency of which is stated in the station description.

In the table of monthly discharge the column headed "Second-foot-days" gives the sum 

for each month of the figures given in the table of daily discharge. The column headed 

"Maximum" gives the maximum daily discharge, not the momentary discharge when the water 

surface was at crest stage. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity given 

is the minimum daily discharge. The column headed "Mean" gives the average flow in cubic 

feet per second during the month.

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

stages is usually given in the first report in which data for a station are published 

but is omitted from succeeding reports.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1947, PART 2 5

ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on (1) the permanemy of the stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements 

and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of flow, and interpretation of 

records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general accuracy of the 

records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is 

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

discharge and runoff are, in general, more accurate than the daily record^.

Yield at some stations as indicated by monthly means may vary widely f*om natural yield, 

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

due to artificial causes, or other factors. For such stations figures of "second-feet per 

square mile" and "runoff in inches" are not published unless storage or d'.version records 

are included indicating the extent of the regulation or diversion or unless satisfactory 

adjustments can be made for changes in contents or reservoirs or for other- changes incident 

to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is not included in the adjustments for 

changes in reservoir contents, unless its inclusion is indicated. Even a\ those Stations 

where adjustments are made, in some instances large errors in computed yields may occur 

when relatively large negative adjustments are applied or when evaporation is large in 

comparison with the observed discharge. Figures of second-feet per square mile and 

runoff in inches are also omitted if the drainage area includes large noncontributing 

areas or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage area is less than 20 inches.

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

does not show the water supply available for further development, as prior aopropriations 

below the station must first be satisfied.

The table of monthly discharge presents in summary the distribution of the flow past the 

station. The table of daily discharge affords opportunity for more detailed studies of the 

variation in flow. As further observations in each succeeding year may bo expected to 

throw new light on data previously published, it should be borne in mind that such data are 

subject to revision in succeeding water-supply papers.

PUBLICATIONS

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually in 14 parts, each 

part covering an area whose boundaries coincide with natural drainage features as indicated 

below:

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins (St. John River to York River).

2. South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins (James River to 

	Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins In California.

12. Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River Basil-.

* 13. Snake River Basin.

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

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6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1947, PART 2

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

the water resources of the United States may be obtained or consulted as explained 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.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the offices of the water-resources division of 

the Geological Survey as follows;

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

Asheville, N. C., 220 Post Office Building.

Atlanta, Ga., 411 Grand Theater Building.

Augusta, Maine, 420 Statehouse.

Baton Rouge, La., 536 Florida Street. .

Boston, Mass., 939 Post Office Building.

Champaign, 111., 605 South Nell Street.

Charleston, W. Va., 408 Union Building.

Charlottesville, Va., Cabell Hall, University of Virginia.

Chattanooga, Term., 442 Post Office Building.

College Park, Md., 105 Engineering Building, University of Maryland.

Columbia, S. C.,207 Creason Building.

Columbus, Ohio, 404 Engineering Experiment Station, Ohio State University.

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Indianapolis, Ind., 205 Underwriters Building.

Jackson, Miss., 208 Millsaps Building.

Knoxville, Term., 337 Post Office Building.

Louisville, Ky., 531 Federal Building.

Madison, Wis., 666 State Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

Morgantown, W. Va., 407 Mineral Industries Building.

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Building.

Ocala, Fla., 302 Post Office Building.

Pittsburgh, Pa., 515 Plaza Building.

Raleigh, N. C., 244 Educational Building.

St. Paul, Minn., 1427 New Post Office Building.

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

Washington, D. C., General Services Building.

Williamsburg, Ky., State Highway Building.

West of the Mississippi River:

Albuquerque, N. Mex., 723 North Second Street.

Austin, Tex., 302 West Fifteenth Street.

Bismarck, N. Dak., 7 Eltinge Building.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 126 New Customhouse.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building

Helena, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building.

Iowa City, Iowa, 508 Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Iowa.

Lincoln, Nebr., 510 Rudge-Guenzel Building.

Los Angeles, Calif., 429-F United States Post Office and Courthouse.

Oklahoma City, Okla., 203 Council Building.

Pierre, S. Dak., 301 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

Rolla, Mo., 211 Ramsey Building.

St. Louis, Mo., 1004 New Federal Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 702 Appraisers Building.

Santa Fe, N. Mex., 204 United States Courthouse.

Tacoma, Wash., 207 Federal Building.

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building.

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Prior to publication, records of discharge in provisional form for individual stations 

may usually be obtained from the district offices listed above.
PUBLICATIONS

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

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

have been included for some streams.

Stream-flow data for the years 1864-1901, In reports of the Geological Surrey 

(A . Annual Report; B Bulletin; W - Water-Supply Paper)

Report

loth A, pt.

16th A, pt.

18th A, pt.

19th A, pt.

tf 28,,.....

W 35 to 39. 

Slat A, pt.

¥ 47 to 38.

824 A, pt.

V 78.......

2

Z

4

4

4-

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

Descriptive Information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge...

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

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Mlasourl River and 'tributaries .

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

Year

1 QQC

1895-96.

1897.

1898.

1899. 1 ooq

wo:1 .

papers on surface water supply containing records from 1899 to date, grouped by years 

and drainage basins, are listed by number on page 8. The data for any particular gaging 

station will, in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the 

station was maintained. For example, the data for 1910 to 1920 for any station In the 

area covered by part 3 are published In Water-Supply Papers 283, 303, 323, 353, 403, 433, 

453, 473, and 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for thoce years.

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, the streams and points of measurement listed appearing in the same 

relative order as the streams and gaging stations in the body of the report. An index of 

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

gaeh of the reports on surface water supply for the year 1939, issued as Water-Supply 

Papers 871 to 884 (see table on p. 8), contains, for the area covered by that report, a 

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

have been collected. These summaries are available also as separate reprints.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements, 189

Year 1899 a.. 1." 1 

1900 g... 

1901....'.

1903.....

1905.....

1907-8... 

1909.....

1910. .... 

1911..... 

1912..... 

1913..... 

1914.....

1915 ..... 

1916..... 

1917..... 

1918..... 

1919-20..

1921. .... 

1922..... 

1923..... 

1924..... 

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1927..... 

1928..... 

1929..... 

1930.....

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1932..... 

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1934..... 

1935.....

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1937 ..... 

1938.....' 

1939..... 

1940.....

1941 ..... 

1942..... 

1943..... 

1944..... 

1945.....

1946 ..... 

1947 .....

1

35

47, h48 

65, 75

97

0165, p!66, q!67

241 

261

281 

301 

321 

351 

381

4O1 

431 

451 

471 

501

541 

561 

581 

601

621 

641 

661 

681 

696

711 

726 

741. 

756 

781

8O1 

821 

851 

871 

891

951 

971 

1001 

1031

1051 

1081

2

b3S, 36

48 

65, 75

b97, 98

ql67, 168

242 

262

282 

302 

322 

352 

382

4O2 

432 

452 

472 

502

542 

562 

582 

602

622 

642 

662 

682 

697

712 

727 

742 

757 

782

802 

822 

352 

872 

892

952 

972 

1002 

1032

105Z 

1082

3

36 

48, 149 

65, 75

98

169

243

263

283 

303 

323 

353 

383

4O3 

433 

453 

473 

503

543 

563 

583 

603

623 

643 

663 

683 

698

713 

728 

743 

758 

783

803 

823 

853 

873 

893

953 

973 

1003 

1033

1053 

1083

4

36 

49 

65, 75

97

170

244 

264

284 

304 

324 

354 

384

4O4 

434

454 

474 

504

544 

564 

584 

604

624 

644 

664 

684 

699

714 

729 

744 

759 

784

804 

824 

854 

874 

894

954 

974 

1004 

1034

1O54 

1084

5

36

49 

k65, 66, 75

k98, 99, nlOO

171

245 

265

285 

305 

325 

355 

385

405 

435 

455 

475 

505

525 

545 

565 

585 

605

625 

645 

665 

685 

700

715 

730 

745 

760 

785

805 

825 

855 

875 

895

925

955 

975 

1005 

1035

1055 

1085

g

c36, 37 

49, J50 

66, 75

99

172

246 

266

286 

306 

326 

356 

386

406 

436 

456 

476 

506

526 

546 

566 

586 

606

6Z6 

646 

666 

686 

701

716 

731 

746 

761 

786

806 

826 

856 

876 

896

926 

956 

976 

1006 

1036

1056 

1086

7

37 

50 

k65, 66, 75

k98, 99

k!69, 173

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

357 

387

407 

437 

457 

477 

507

527 

547 

567 

587 

607

6Z7 

647 

667 

687 

702

717 

732 

747 

762 

787

807 

827 

857 

877 

897

927 

957 

977 

1007 

1037

1O57 

1087

66

a Rating tables and Index to Water-Supply Papers 35-39 

contained In Water-Supply Paper 39. Monthly discharge for 1899 In 21st Annual Report, part 4.

b James River only.

c Qallatln River.

d Green and Ounnlson Rivers and Colorado River above 

Ounnlson River.

e Mojave River only.

Rating tables and Index to Water-Supply Pa

contained In Water-Supply Paper 52. Mont

for 1900 In 22d Annual Report, part 4. 

h Wlssahlckon and Schuvlklll Rivers to James 

1 Soloto River. 

J Loup, Platte, and Elkhorn Rivers and tribu

Platte River.

k Tributaries of Mississippi River from east

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins, m Lake Ontario and tributaries to St. Lawren
PUBLICATIONS 9

Reports have been published that are compilations of records for various arees, usually 

a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records previously published 

(some of which have been revised), as well as some records not contained In the annual 

series of water-supply papers. The following table gives the numbers an-1 titles of these 

reports, arranged alphabetically, some by States and some by drainage basins.

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

Report Period Water-Supply 

Paper

STATE 

Alabama, Water powers of, with an appendix on stream measurements In 1695-1903

Mississippi. 

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements In Sacra- 1887-1912

mento River Basin. 

California, Water resources of, part 2, Stream measurements in San 1878-1912

Joaquln River Basin. 

California, Water resources of, part 3, Stream measurements In the Great 1891-191Z

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins. 

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope of........... 1890-1918

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin............... 1895-1927

California, Surface water supply of San Joaquin River Basin.............. '1895-1927

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope basins In.... 1894-1927

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay, northern 1895-1927

Pacific, and Great basins In. 

Colorado, Water resources of............................................. 1SS4-1900

Georgia, Water resources of.............................................. 1S95-1905

Massachusetts, Surface waters of......................................... 1845-1915

Nebraska, Surface water supply of........................................ 1894-1906

Oregon, Surface water supply of.......................................... 1878-1910

Texas, Summary of records of surface waters of........................... 1898-1937

Vermont, Surface waters of............................................... 1875-1916

Washington, Summary of hydrometrlc data in............................... 1878-1919

Washington, Summary of records of surface waters of...................... 1919-35

Wisconsin, northern, Water power of...................................... 1895-1905

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilization........................ 1894-1921

DRAINAGE BASIN

Colorado River (Ariz., Colo., H. Hex., Utah, Wyo.) and its utilization... 1888-1914 

Colorado River, upper (Colo., Utah), and its utilization................. 1897-1927

Colorado River Basin (Ariz., Calif., Colo., Utah, Wyo.), Surface waters 1891-1938

at base stations In. 

Colorado River Basin (Ariz., Calif., Hev., H. Hex., Utah), Surface waters 1888-1938

at stations on tributaries In lower. 

Columbia River Basin, upper (Mont., Idaho), Surface waters of '. ........... 1898-1938

Great Salt Lake Basin, Water powers of................................... 1889-1920

Ore en River (Colo., Utah, Wyo.) an-1 Its utilization...................... 1894-1926

Kennebec River Basin (Maine), Water resources of......................... 1890-1906

Milk River. See St. Mary and Milk Rivers................................

Missouri and St. Mary River Basins (Mont.), Surface waters of............ 1881-1938

Kew-Kanawha River Basin (H. C., Va., W. Va.), Surface water supply of.... 1895-1320

Penobscot River Basin (Maine), Water resources of........................ 1904-9

Potomac River Basin (D. C., Md., W. Va.)........'......................... 1895-1906

Rio Qrande Basin (Colo., N. Hex., Tex.), Water resources of............. 1888-1913

St. Mary and Milk Rivers (Mont., Canada), Water supply of................ 1898-1917

St. Mary River. See St. Mary and Milk Rivers; Missouri and St. Mary

River Basin. 

Sevler Lake Basin (Utah), Utilization of surface water resources of...... 1889-1337

Susquehanna River BaaIn (Pa., Md.) Hydrography of........................ 1690-1904

300

447

597-E 

836-D

636-E

637-A

74

197

415

230

370

850

424

492

870

156

469

395

617

918

916

517

618

198

917

536

279

192

358

491

920

109

Records of discharge have been published also in State reports. Some of these are 

not contained in the publications of the Geological Survey or are revisions of records 

previously published in its water-supply papers. The following table contains a list of 

these reports.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

Period Report Issued by

Alabama..... 

Arkansas.... 

Colorado....

Connecticut.

Do.........

Florida.......

Georgia.......

Co.........

Illinois......

Do.........

Indiana.......

Do.........

Iowa..........

Do.........

Do.

1895-1915 

1857-1928 

1881-1935

1881-3938

1900-1927

1912-33

1898-1946

1895-1906

1907-19

1908-11

1900-1934

1923-27

1927-30

1873-1932

1873-1940

1941-42

Bull. 17, Water powers of Alabama........

Stream-gaging Rept. 1....................

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2,

Data on stream-gaging stations of

Colorado.1 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3,

vols. 1 and 2, Stream-flow data of

Colorado. 

Bull. 44, Water resources of Connecticut.

5th biennial report.......................

Bull. 31, Springs of Florida..............

Bull. 16, Water powere of Georgia.........

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

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

Stream-flow data of Illinois..............

Pub. 72, Surface water supply of Indiana.. 

Pub. 112, Surface water supply of Indiana. 

Stream-flow records of Iowa...............

Water-Supply Bull. 1, Summaries of yearly

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams. 

Water-Supply Bull. 2, Surface water

resources of Iowa.

Geological Surrey of Alabama. 

Arkansas Geological Survey. 

State P? arming Commission,

Water Conservation Board,

State engineer. 

Do.

State Geological and Natural

History Survey. 

State Wrter Commission. 

Florida Geological Survey. 

Geological Survey of Georgia.

Do.

Rivers and Lakes Commission. 

Division of Waterways. 

Department of Conservation.

Do.

State PI".inning Board. 

Iowa Geological Survey.

Do.

1 Contains records of yearly discharge only.
10

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1947, PART 2 

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge Continued

State

Do.........

Do.........

Louisiana..... 

Maine

Minnesota.. .. . 

Missouri ......

Do.........

New Hampshire. 

New Jersey... .

North Carolina

North Dakota..

Pennsylvania..

South Carolina 

Tennessee.....

Utah..........

Do.........

Do.........

Do.........

Washington. . . . 

Wisconsin. ....

Period

1895-1919

1924-28

1903-38

1909-12 

1857-1926 

1927 39

1914-28

1889-1922 

1892-1928

1889-1923

1919-21

1924 30

*i Q^n ate

1890-1911

1929-41

1884-1946 

1874-1924

1911-16

1878-1933 

1888-1914 

1914-23

Report

Report of Division of Water Resources......

Oeol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana.

major streams in Maryland.

waters of Maryland and the Potomac 

River Basin. 

Water-resources Investigation of Minnesota. 

Vol. 20, 2d series. Water resources of 

Missouri.

Missouri.

sources of Montana.

Annual and statistical report, vol. 12..... 

Bull. 33, Surface water. supply of New 

Jersey .

New Jersey.

New Jersey.

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams.

Carolina streams. 2

Basin.

Basin. 

Report to Governor of North Dakota on 

flood control.

records of Ohio.

flow-duration tables.

Oregon .

Oregon.

Oregon.

Oregon. 

Report of the Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania .

Bull. 17, Summary of records of surface 

water supply of South Carolina.

Bull. 34, Water resources of Tennessee3 ....

(Potomac, Rappahannock, and York River 

Basins).

(James River Basin).

(Roanoke and Chowan River Basins ) .

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

Basins ) . 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries of 

hydrometrlc data. 

1st report of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin to Legislature on 'water powers.

cons In to Legislature on water powers.

Issued by

Kansas Water Commission.

State Board of Agriculture.

Department of Conservation.

Water Resources Commission.

and Water Resources. 

State Drainage Commission.

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines.

and Water Resources.

ment Station.

gatlon, and Dral-age.

Public Service Coirmlsslon. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Do.

State chief engineer.

Commission.

Ohio State University.

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources.

Ohio State University.

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania .

Waters .

South Carolina Research, 

Planning and Development 

Board. 

Department of Education.

mission.

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of Wisconsin.

2 Contains records of maximum and minimum dally, weekly, and monthly discharge and yearly mean 

discharge.

3 Includes records of discharge for all stations In North Carolina In the Tennessee River Basin.

Note.- In addition to the records contained In the reports listed above, the following States 

have Issued annual or biennial reports In which are contained records of discharge: California, 

Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada. New 

Mexico, New York (also New York City Board of Water Supply and city of Rochester), North Dakota, 

Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wyoming.
RECORDS OP DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 11

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

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

the stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special 

reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey. The more recent of these 

special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier noteworthy floods. The following lift gives the numbers and titles of these reports:

Water-supply _, tl Paper lltle

88 The Passaic flood of 1902.

92 The Passaic flood of 1903.

96 Destructive floods in the United States in 1903.

147 Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

162 Destructive floods in ths United States in 1905.

334 The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

426 Southern California floods of January 1916.

487 The Arkansas River flood of June 3-5, 1921.

488 The floods in central Texas in September 1921.

520-0 Soms floods in the Rooky Mountain region.

636-C The New England flood of November 1927.

771 Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.

'73-E The New York State flood of July 1935.

796-B Flood on Republican and Kansas Rivers, May and June 1935.

796-C Flood in La Canada Valley, Calif., January 1, 1934.

796-0 Major Texas floods of 1935.

798 The floods of March 1936, part 1, New England rivers.

799 Ths floods of March 1936, part 2, Hudson River to Susqueharna River region.

800 The floods of March 1936, part 3, Potomac, -James, and upper Ohio Rivers.

816 Major Texas floods of 1936.

836-A Stages and flood discharges of the Connecticut River at Hartford, Conn.

838 Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, January-February, If37.

842 Floods in Canadian and Pecos River Basins of New Mexico, May and June 1937.

843 Floods of December 1937 in northern California.

-844 Floods of March 1938 in southern California.

847 Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938.

867 Hurricane floods of September 1938.

869 Flood of August 1935 in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio.

914 Texas floods of 1938 and 1939. '

966 Minor floods of 1938 in North Atlantic States.

967-A Floods of September 1939 in Colorado River Basin below Boulder (Hoover) Dam.

967-B Flood of July 5, 1939, in eastern Kentucky.

967-C Flood'of August 21, 1939, in town of Baldwin, Maine.

994 Cloudburst floods in Utah, 1850 to 1938.

997 Floods in Colorado.

1046 Texas floods of 1940.

1066 Floods of August 1940 in the southeastern States.

1080 Floods of May-June 1948 in Columbia River Basin.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

at Pedlar Dam, Va., since August 1921. These records have not been published.

The Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has 

collected records of runoff in selected areas in the south Atlantic slope basins as 

follows: In Virginia, from 3 areas of less than 20 acres each near Chatham beginning in 

1938 and from 3 areas of less than 20 acres each near Blacksburg beginning in 1939; in 

Georgia, from 1 area of 19.2 acres near Watkinsville beginning in 1939. These records 

are not published but are available in the files of the Soil Conservation Service.

COOPERATION

The work in the several States was done under cooperative 'agreements with the organizations listed below:

Alabama: State Geological Survey, W. B. Jones, State geologist. 

Florida: State Road Department, F. 3. Bayless, chairman; State Geological 

Survey, Herman Gunter, director; State Trustees of Internal Improvement Fund, 

F. C. Elliot, engineer and secretary; Dade County, Earle Rader, county engineer;
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY,.1947, PART 2

Pinellas County, W. A. McMullen, Jr., county engineer; the city of Coral Gables, 

G. N. Shaw, city manager; the city of Jacksonville, T. C. Imeson, chairman of city 

commission; the city of Miami, A. B. Curry, city manager; the city of Miami Beach, 

C. A. Renshaw, city manager; the city of Perry, J. H. Kansinger, mayor; the city 

of St. Augustine, M. C. Good, city manager; the city of Tampa, J. S. Long, superintendent of water department; and the Everglades Drainage District, Lamar Johnson, 

chief engineer.

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

director and State Highway Department, J. C. Beasley, director.

Louisiana: State Department of Public Works, D. L. Pyburn, director.

Mississippi: State Geological Survey, W. C. Morse, director.

North Carolina: State Department of Conservation and Development, R. B. 

Etheridge, director.

South Carolina: State Highway Department, J. S. Williamson, chief highway 

commissioner; State Public Service Authority, R. M. Jefferies, general manaper; 

State Research, Planning and Development Board, R. M. Cooper, director; the 

city of Spartanburg, J. P. Helderman, chairman of commissioners of public works.

Virginia: State Conservation Commission, W. A. Wright, chairman; the citv of 

Clifton Forge, B. F. Berkaw, city manager; the city of Norfolk, C. A. Harrell, 

city manager; and Newport News Waterworks Commission, E. F. Dugger, general manager. 

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

in collecting records published herein for 252 gaging stations, of which 33 were in 

Alabama, 40 in Florida, 51 in Georgia, 1 in Louisiana, 26 in Mississippi, 34 in North 

Carolina, 20 in South Carolina, and 47 in Virginia.

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

of commerce.

Assistance in collecting records was also rendered by the following organizations:

Florida: Florida Power Corporation.

Georgia: The Georgia Power Co., Crisp County Power Commission, and the cities 

of Augusta, Cairo, Carrollton, and Dalton.

North Carolina: State Highway and Public Works Commission, Carolina Power & 

Light Co., Duke Power Co., and the city of Durham.

South Carolina: Greenwood County Electric Power Commission, South Carolina 

Electric & Gas Co., and South Carolina Public Service Authority.

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

Camp Manufacturing Co., and State Department of Corrections.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was conducted by the water resources division of the Geological 

Survey Carl G. Paulsen, chief hydraulic engineer, and Joseph V. B. Wells, chief of the 

surface water branch. The data for stations in the several States were collected1 and 

prepared for publication under the supervision of district engineers as follows: In 

Alabama (except for Chattahoochee River at Columbia), D. H. Barber until June 1, 1947, 

succeeded by M. R. Williams; in Florida, G. E. Ferguson until Aug. 17, 1947, succeeded by 

A. 0. Patterson; in Georgia (except for Augusta Canal near Augusta and Savannah River at 

Augusta, at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near Millhaven, and near Clyo) and for Chattahcochee
DIVISION OP WORK 13

River at Columbia, Ala., M. T. Thomson; in Louisiana, E. B. Rice until July 28, 1947, 

succeeded by Vi. R. Eaton; in Mississippi, D. H. Barber until June 1, 1947, succeeded by 

I. E. Anderson; in North Carolina, E. D. Burchard until Apr. 30, 1947, succeeded by E. B. 

Rice in South Carolina and for Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga., and Savannah River at 

Augusta, at Burtons Ferry Bridge, near Millhaven, and near Clyo, Ga., A. E. Johnson; in 

Virginia, D. S. Wallace.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the direction of B. J. Peterson, chief, annual reports section.
14 GAGING-STATION RECORDS

JAMES RIVER BASIN

Jackson River at Palling Spring, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°52'36", long. 79°58'39", at Smith Bridge, 1 mile 

south of town of Falling Spring, Alleghany County, and Ij miles downstream from Falling 

Springs Creek. Datum of gage is 1,333.49 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 409 square miles.

Kecords available.- April 1925 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 457 second-feet.

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,220 second-feet Mar. 15 (gage height, 9.12

reet); minimum, 36 second-feet Oct. 12 (gage height, 2.65 feet); minimum daily, 68 second-feet on many days during October.

1925-47: Maximum discharge, 24,700 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 14.74 

feet), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet on basis of records for other 

stations in James River Basin; minimum, that of Oct. 12, 1946; minimum daily, 58 secondfeet Sept. 28, 29, 30, Oct. 1, 3, 5, 1930.

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

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 11 to Sept. 25)

2.9 67 4.2 392 6.5 1,710 

3.0 82 4.6 548 7.0 2,140 

3.2 118 5.0 740 7.5 2,640 

3.5 184 5.5 1,010 8.0 3,220 

3.8 263 6.0 1,340 8.5 4,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

68 

68 

68 

70 

70

68 

68 

68 

73 

74

68 

68 

74 

73 

73

72 

72 

73 

72 

72

73 

74 

73 

73 

79

199 

206 

134 

110 

97 

90

Nov.

87 

85 

82 

SO 

78

76 

78 

82 

80 

79

79 

79 

76 

74 

74

74 

92 

124 

120 

110

101 

96 

89 

85 

84

84 

85 

84 

82 

82

Dec.

79 

76 

73 

73 

74

78 

76 

74 

74 

74

74 

76 

76 

76 

74

74 

74 

74 

73 

82

112 

184 

184

147 

167

167 

149 

134 

134 

151 

184

Jan.

194 

263 

720 

1,520 

805

593 

443 

358 

324 

260

222 

222 

212 

214 

562

1,590 

1,010 

740 

616 

1,910

3,380 

1,440 

890 

690 

557

462 

399 

337 

296 

275 

523

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

WE

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

h. ...........................

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

st ....................... ...

emhe r ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

640 

544 

455 

406 

340

308 

318 

287 

243 

243

252 

204 

192 

174 

179

174 

167 

160 

153 

158

134

160 

160 

153 

158

145 

134 

130

Secondfoot-days

2,620 

2,581 

3,217

142,947

22,037 

6,771 

25,585 

15,097 

11,873 

6,764 

4,534 

3,843 

3,582

108,504

Mar.

142 

140 

132 

126 

140

225 

219 

334 

414 

428

462 

510 

640 

2,280 

3,780

1,960 

1,300 

920 

715 

580

510 

458 

414 

681 

2,140

1,630 

1,070 

840 

790 

840 

765

Apr.

690 

665 

765 

715 

640

584 

523 

455 

436 

414

374 

385 

368 

388 

544

616 

890 

840 

690 

566

519 

470 

403 

364 

344

331 

308 

284 

269 

257

Maximum

206 

124 

184

6,740

3,380 

640 

3,780 

890 

740 

478 

392 

260 

30?

3,780

May

401 

665 

740 

690 

593

506 

443 

399 

350 

315

284 

257 

246 

243 

238

222 

214 

206 

199 

296

324 

640 

562 

474 

417

403 

374 

334 

299 

287 

252

Minimum

68 

74 

73

67

194 

130 

126 

257 

199 

116 

84 

76 

82

68

June

219 

204 

315 

478 

364

299 

257 

235 

232 

202

179 

165 

170 

217 

410

399 

305 

260 

230 

217

192

170 

147 

140 

136

132 

128 

126 

120

116

Mean

84.5 

86.0 

104

392

711 

242 

825 

503 

383 

225 

146 

124 

119

297

July

112 

145 

120 

110 

105

99 

alOO 

allO 

a300 

392

263 

194 

162 

147 

263

186 

153 

222 

165 

134

122 

110 

103 

101 

94

90 

89 

85 

85 

84 

89

Aug.

116 

92 

85 

85 

84

79 

78 

78 

76 

82

94 

85 

79 

89 

90

99 

122 

184 

18* 

140

142

14C 

26C 

204 

15f

147 

194 

184 

14? 

13C 

116

Per square 

mile

0.207 

.210 

.254

.958

1.74 

.592 

2.02 

1.23 

.936 

.550 

.357 

.303 

.291

.726

Sept.

108 

116 

105 

103 

97

165 

302 

214 

172 

147

136 

126 

120 

110 

116

112 

103 

97 

94 

90

87 

87 

85 

89 

128

118 

99 

89 

85 

82

Runoff' in 

inches

0.24 

.23 

.29

13.00

2.01 

.62 

2.33 

1.37 

1.08 

.61 

.41 

.35 

.32

9.86

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (2 a.m.) 4,680 sec. -ft.; Mar. 15 (2:30 a.m.) 5,220 aec.-ft.; Mar. 25 (S

p.m.; 2,380 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Cowpaature 

River near Clifton Forge.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 15

James River at Lick Run, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37 0 47', long. 79°47', at old highway bridge at Lick 

Run, Botetourt County, 1,000 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 220, threequarters of a mile downstream from confluence of Cowpasture and Jackson Rivers. Datum 

of gage is 978.30 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,369 square miles.

Kecords available.- April 1925 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 1,487 second-feet.

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 18,200 second-feet Mar. 15 (ga^e height, 13.0 

reet); minimum, 189 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.53 feet).

1925-47: Maximum discharge, 66,600 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gag? height, 25,65 

feet), from rating curve extended above 33,000 second-feet on basis of records for 

other stations in James River Basin; minimum, 153 second-feet Oct. 11, 1930.

Flood in November 1877 reached a stage of about 33 feet (discharge, about 120,000 

second-feet). Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 30.4 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, about 98,000 second-feet).

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

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.5 175 3.5 1,460 8.0 7,690 

1.7 271 4.0 1,890 10.0 11,6OO 

2.O 430 4.5 2,390 12. O 15,90O 

2.5 735 5.0 3,OOO 

3.0 1,O80 6.0 4,41O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

198 

203 

203 

203 

203

208 

208 

213 

217 

217

217 

242 

242 

232 

242

227 

227 

217 

217 

227

222 

222 

222 

222 

261

1,120 

975 

605 

408 

327 

291

Nov.

271 

261 

251 

251 

242

237 

232 

266 

256 

246

242 

242 

237 

232 

222

222 

276 

497 

515 

424

354 

327 

302 

286 

276

271 

271 

266 

266 

256

Dec.

251 

246 

242 

232 

222

232 

242 

242 

237 

232

237 

232 

242 

237 

237

232 

227 

242 

237 

256

364 

794 

794 

624 

728

768 

644 

551 

521 

509 

664

Jan.

742 

1,150 

2,490 

6,820 

4,110

2,680 

2,080 

1,710

1,620 

1,340

1,150 

al.OOO 

al.OOO 

al,12O 

2,920

7,160 

4,260 

2,800 

2,280 

7,050

11,700 

5,500 

3,130 

2,340 

1,940

1,660 

1,460 

1,260 

1,120 

1,010 

1,340

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jann 

Pebi 

Maro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

We

her ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

iary

h.. ..........................

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

ember. .......................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,080 

1,760 

1,500 

1.34O 

1,15O

b900 

1,040 

b9OO 

b8OO 

b700

*b600 

b600 

618 

569 

563

569 

557 

533 

515 

521

441 

497 

533 

458 

503

497 

446 

402

Secondfoot-days

9,238 

8,497 

11,718

467,026

87,942 

21,592 

83,011 

47,195 

31,983 

20,996 

22,682 

13,568 

11,744

370,166

Mar.

468 

480 

468 

446 

o53

1,080 

1,080 

1,460 

1,760 

1,800

1,890 

1,980 

2,390 

6,330 

15,200

7,510 

4,710 

3,260 

*2,440 

2,030

1,800 

1,620 

1,500 

1,500 

3,540

4,110 

2,800 

2,230 

2,080 

2,280 

2,230

Apr.

1,980 

1,980 

2,440 

2,34O 

2,08O

1,890 

1,710 

1,500 

1,38O 

1,340

1,220 

1,220 

1,180 

1,180 

1,380

1,660 

2,080 

2,280 

 1,940

1,710

1,660 

1,660 

1,460 

1,340 

1,260

1,220 

1,150 

1,040 

1,010 

905

Maximum

1,120 

515 

794

21,700

11,700 

2,080 

15,200 

2,440 

1,760 

1,890 

2,740 

1,300 

870

15,200

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (8 a.m.) 13,900 sec. -ft.; Mar

Hay

905 

1,460 

1,710 

1,760 

1,660

1,500 

1,380 

1,260 

1,120 

1,010

940 

849 

794 

768 

742

716 

683 

657 

612 

657

849 

1,120 

1,420 

1,180 

1,080

1,010 

975 

870 

800 

800 

696

Minimum

198 

222 

222

192

742 

402 

446 

905 

612 

322 

266 

256 

246

198

June

599 

533 

521 

828 

849

696 

593 

533 

515 

480

430 

768 

905 

1,620 

1,890

1,580 

1,150 

905 

728 

690

618 

533 

458 

414 

397

380 

375 

348 

338 

322

Mean

298 

283 

378

1,280

2,837 

771 

2,678 

1,573 

1,032 

700 

732 

438 

391

1,014

July

380 

414 

a350 

a TOO 

a?80

a270 

a280 

aTOO 

2,740 

1,940

1,580 

1,040 

768 

940 

7O9

1,340 

1,180 

1,760 

1,150 

774

605 

533 

441 

386 

364

354 

348 

333

276 

266 231

Aug.

322 

a330 

a340 

a320 

a30O

a290 

a290 

a3OO 

a340 

a31O

a300 

a290 

a280 

271 

256

256 

291 

402 

485 

414

343 

364 

1,080 

1,300 

787

696 

722 

618 

515 

408 

348

Pe r square 

mile

0.218 

.207 

.276

.935

2.O7 

.563 

1.96 

1.15 

.754 

.511 

.535 

.320 

.286

.741

15 (7:30 a.m.) 18,200 sec. -ft.

Sept.

322 

343 

317 

291 

276

563 

87O 

709 

497 

414

397 

37O 

338 

317 

322

322 

312 

286 

271 

261

256 

251 

246 

261 

664

780 

463 

375 

333 

317

Runoff in 

inches

0.25 

.23 

.32

12.68

2.39 

.59 

2.26 

1.28 

.87 

.57 

.62 

.37 

.32

10.07

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for James River at Buchanan, Jackson River at Palling Spring, and Coxoasture River near 

Clifton Forge.

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

James River at Buchanan, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°31 I 50", long. 79°40 I 45", at Chesapeake & Ohio 

Hanway station at Buchanan, Botetoupt County, 300 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 11, 1,000 feet upstream from Purgatory Creek, and l|- miles downstream from 

Looney Creek. Datum of gage is 802.56 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,084 square miles.

Records available.- August 1895 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 48 years (1898-1912, 1913-47), 2,458 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,800 second-feet Mar. 15 (gage height, 12.48 

reet); minimum, 288 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 1.68 feet).

1895-1947: Maximum discharge, about 106,000 second-feet Mar. 27, 1913 (gage height, 

31 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 47,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting and on basis of records for other stations in James River Basin; minimum, 255 second-feet on several days in September 1932 (gage height, 1.60 feet).

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

about 125,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.6 254 3.0 1,280 6.0 6,140 

1.8 344 3.5 1,820 7.0 8,75O 

2.0 458 4.0 2,450 8.0 11,700 

2.2 595 4.5 3,19O 10.0 17,900 

2.6 910 5.0 4,030 12.0 24,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

296 

292 

310 

325 

306

306 

306 

3O6 

330 

334

330 

360 

387 

360 

344

349 

339 

334 

325 

325

330 

330 

334 

334 

339

1,430 

1,540 

1,180 

790 

610 

511

Nov.

458 

440 

422 

404 

393

376 

366 

398 

416 

404

398 

393 

376 

371 

366

355 

398 

618 

806 

790

670 

602 

545 

498 

471

452 

452 

440 

428 

422

Dec.

410 

393 

382 

376 

371

360 

371 

376 

376 

371

366 

371 

382 

382 

371

371 

366 

382 

387 

428

545

1,060 

1,220 

1,100 

1,130

1,330 

1,160 

991 

973 

862 

902

Jan.

1,080 

1,640 

a5, 000 

al2,ooo 

a7,000

a4,5OO 

a3,500 

2,730 

2,590 

2,190

1,760 

1,590 

1,700 

1,820 

3,630

13,800 

9,310 

5,330 

4,030 

8,490

20,400 

all, 000 

a6,000 

a3,500 

a3,OOO

a2,700 

a2,400 

a2,100 

1,820 

1,700 

1,700

Feb.

2,660 

2,590 

2,260 

2,000 

1,760

1,430 

al,6OO 

al,400 

al,300 

1,060

1,210 

1.21O 

1,130 

1,030 

1,OOO

991 

991 

964 

928 

964

878 

854 

910 

902 

830

919 

838 

798

Month SeoondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Novs 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ..........................

mber .........................

14,292 

13,928 

18,865

lendar year 1946 ............ 722,274

&ry

ember. .......................

150,019 

35,407 

127,750 

77,480 

47,100 

32,495 

29,440 

23,322 

19,281

ter year 1946-47 ............ 589,370

Mar.

8O6 

878 

854 

806 

886

1,380 

1,880 

2,120 

2,730 

2,960

3,030 

3,110 

3,600 

6,920 

22, 300

14,500 

8,750 

5,780 

4,210 

3,350

2,880 

2,660 

2,380 

2,260 

3,510

5,670 

4,210 

3,350 

3,030 

3,270 

3,680

Apr.

3,190 

3,190 

4,400 

4,40O 

3,680

3,270 

2,880 

2,450 

2,260 

2,120

1.94O 

1,880 

1,880 

1,880 

2,000

2,590 

3,350 

3,680 

3,270 

2,800

2,660 

2,660 

2,380 

2,190 

2,060

1,940 

1,820 

1,640 

1,540 

1,480

Maximum

1,540 

806 

1,330

27,800

20,400 

2,660 

22,300 

4,400 

2,660 

3,270 

3,020 

2,590 

1,480

22,300

Peak discharge.- Jan. 4 (time unknown) 12.900 sec. -ft.

May

1,430 

1,590 

2,320 

2,590 

2,660

2,380 

2,190 

1,940 

1,760 

1,590

1,480 

1,330 

1.26O 

1,200 

1,160

1,120 

1,100 

1,080 

1,040 

1,010

1,080 

1,260 

1,700 

1,700 

1,540

1,480 

1,430 

1,280 

1,170 

1,150 

1,080

Minimum

292 

355 

360

292

1,080 

798 

806 

1,480 

1,010 

538 

371 

387 

382

292

June

973 

854 

806 

790 

1,160

1,OOO 

870 

790 

734 

710

662 

602 

1,180 

2,600 

3,270

2.59O 

1,940 

1,430 

1,180 

1,090

1,050 

937 

846 

750 

694

655 

632 

602 

560 

538

Mean

461 

464 

609

1,979

4,839 

1,265 

4,121 

2,583 

1,519 

1,083 

'950 

752 

643

1,615

July

517 

648 

568 

504 

458

428 

428 

446 

1,250 

3,020

2,380 

1,700 

1,240 

1,160 

1,360

1,130 

1,480 

1,880 

1,700 

1,140

878 

798 

670 

595 

524

484 

458 

428 

410 

387 

371

Aug.

44S 

459 

48 <, 

45B 

42^

410 

410 

493 

662 

491

422 

410 

387 

422 

422

46") 

410 

493 

63? 

718

618 

531 

74? 

2,590 

1,940

1,220 

1,230 

1,180 

1,880 

1,070 

790

Per square 

nile

0.221 

.223 

.292

.950

2.32 

.607 

1.98 

1.24 

.729 

.520 

.456 

.361 

.309

.775

Jan. 16 (3:30 p.m.) 15,700 sec

Sept.

662 

595 

574 

517 

478

504 

846 

1,090 

878 

734

678 

648 

595 

545 

524

545 

504 

484 

446

416

398 

398 

387 

382 

670

1,480 

1,200 

830 

678 

595

F"noff in 

inchss

0.25 

.25 

.34

12.88

2.68 

.63 

2.28 

1.38 

.84 

.58 

.53 

.42 

.34

10.52

.-ft.; Jan.

21 (1 p.m.; 22,600 see.-ft.; Mar. 15 (3 p.m.) 25,800 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge .computed on basis of weather records, records for Jam^s River 

at Holcombs Rock, and sum of records for James River at Lick Run, Cralg Creek at Parr, and Catawba 

Creek near Catawba.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 17

James River at Holcombs Rock, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°30', long. 79°15', at Holcombs Rock, Bedford

uounty, half a mile downstream from Pedlar River. Datum of gage is 548.53 feet above

mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 3,250 square miles. 

Kecoras avanaole.- January 1900 to September 1915 (gage heights only), August 1931 to

September 1947. December 1926 to June 1931 at Salt Creek, 2 miles downstream. 

Average discharge.- 19 years (1927-30, 1931-47), 3,549 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 30,600 second-feet Mar. 15 (gage height, 15.90

reet); minimum, 345 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 17 (gage height, 3.70 feet); minimum

daily, 489 second-feet Oct. 7.

1926-47: Maximum discharge, 115,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gF<$e height, 30.78

feet), from rating curve extended above 41,000 second-feet on basis of records for

other stations in James River Basin; minimum, 100 second-feet Sept. 21, 1941 (gage

height, 3.02 feet); minimum daily, 223 second-feet July 28, 1930.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 31.3 feet, from floodmarks (discharge,

118,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 41,000 second-feet on basis of

records for other stations in James River Basin). 

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

now regulated by power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.9 480 5.5 2,540 10.0 11,800 

4.2 735 6.0 3,370 12. O 17.OOO 

4.5 1,050 7.0 5,200 15. O 27,100 

5.0 1,76O 8.O 7,25O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

562 

516 

513 

506 

517

512 

489 

500 

529 

672

563 

518 

712 

694 

3580

a580 

3570 

a560 

a540 

352O

3520 

3550 

357O 

596 

588

1,080 

2,400 

1,750 

1,270 

1,100 

865

Nov.

764 

802 

652 

664 

674

662 

65O 

680 

670 

7OO

674 

722 

670 

616 

563

616 

695 

1,050 

1,160 

1,240

al.OOO 

39OO 

3840 

aSOO 

a750

3740 

3730 

722 

694 

756

Dec.

697 

700 

706 

650 

aSOO

3600 

3600 

3600 

3600 

3600

6O6 

649 

614 

683 

640

618 

620 

642 

674 

968

1,030 

31,700 

al.SOO 

31,600 

1,670

1,970 

1,830 

1,560 

1,47O 

1,410 

1,510

Jan.

1,830 

2,820 

4,960 

11,800 

11,300

7,040 

5,600 

4,520 

3,560 

3,370

2,73O 

2,500 

2,550 

2,730 

3,300

9,O10 

12,200 

7,910 

6,OOO 

9,23O

21,100 

16,100 

9,230 

6,830 

5,400

4,650 

4,030 

3,480 

3,040 

2,670 

3,16O

Month

Octo 

Dove 

Deoe

Ca

Jsaui 

Febt 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

Us

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

h. ...........................

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

' .............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

iter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3,720 

4,190 

3.6OO 

3,190 

2,860

2,320 

2,250 

2,590 

2,010 

1,800

1,680 

1,980 

1,870 

1,780 

1,620

1,700 

1,580 

1,620 

1,570 

1,570

1,640 

1,360 

1,440 

1,500 

1,420

1,390 

1,480 

1,270

Seoondfoot-days

.22,44 

22,85 

3O,61

1,O92,43<

194,65 

57,00 

178,93 

124, 44( 

69,08 

55,95 

54,09 

39,28 

28,66

878, Ol

liar.

1,290 

1,420 

1,360 

1,420 

1,320

1,950 

2,560 

2,860 

3,540 

3,860

4,140 

4,380 

4,870 

11,300 

26,800

20,100 

12,500 

9,010 

6,620 

5,400

4,720 

4,120 

3,680 

3,280 

4,080

7,040 

6,41O 

5.2OO 

4,43O 

4,460 

4,810

Apr.

4,720 

5,010 

6,000 

6,62O 

5, BOO

5,010 

4,420 

3,740 

3,570 

3.3OO

3,100 

3,120 

3,000 

3,490 

3,980

4,480 

5,400 

5,600 

5,4OO 

4,640

4,260 

4,300 

4,190 

3,590 

3,460

3,240 

3,060 

2,870 

2,570 

2,500

Maximum

2 2,400 

3 1,240 

1 1,970

3 29,400

3 21,100 

3 4,190 

3 26,800 

D 6,620 

3 3,580 

3 7,250 

2 6.2OO 

7 3,100 

? 2,000

I 26,800

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (5 p.m.) 25,300 see. -ft.: Mar

.May

2,580 

2,300 

3,100 

3,460 

3,580

3,420 

33,000 

32,900 

a2,700 

32,500

a2,30O 

32, 1OO 

al,900 

al,8OO 

si, 8OO

al,700 

31,700 

al,700 

al,700 

al,6OO

al,600 

al,7OO 

2,030 

2,460 

2,090

2,210 

2,03O 

1,950 

1,820 

1,680 

1,670

Minimum

489 

563 

6OO

452

1,830 

1,270 

1,290 

2.50O 

1,600 

975 

73S 

656 

64O

489

June

1,590 

1,400 

1,300 

1,150 

1,380

1,560 

1,410 

1,240 

1,150 

1,160

1,090 

1,000 

975 

4,080 

7,250

5,200 

3,470 

2,620 

2,27O 

1,890

1,840 

1,630 

1,410 

1,360 

1,140

1,200 

1,080 

1,080 

1,040 

985

Mean

724 

762 

988

2,993

6,279 

2,036 

5,772 

4,148 

2,228 

1,865 

1,745 

1,267 

956

2,406

July

1,320 

1,460 

1,270 

962 

850

844 

830 

916 

1,280 

6,200

4,820 

3,270 

2,480 

2,020 

1.98O

1,620 

2,160 

2,150 

3,350 

2,340

1,980 

1,450 

1,300 

1,180 

1,100

877 

857 

830 

817 

738 

841

Aug.

783 

896 

853 

770 

918

786 

656 

802 

745 

1,*00

1,940 

al,100 

3800 

754 

769

7S3 

816 

1,060 

948 

1,050

1,030 

978 

3,100 

2,400 

3,070

1,920 

1,570 

1,740 

1,970 

1,660 

1,220

Per square 

mile

O.223 

.234 

.304

.921

1.93 

.626 

1.78 

1.28 

.686 

.574 

.537 

.390 

.294

.740

15 (5:30 p.m.) 30,60O sec. -ft.

Sept.

1,080 

935 

94O 

835 

790

840 

786 

1,260 

1,300 

1,140

1,050 

89O 

902 

850 

837

695 

763 

738 

707 

706

726 

761 

731 

640 

975

1,400 

2,000 

1,360 

1,050 

980

Runoff in 

inchss

0.26 

.26 

.35

12.50

2.22 

.65 

2.05 

1.43 

.79 

.64 

.62 

.45 

.33

10.05

3 No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stago, weather records, 

and records for station at Bent Creek and sum of records for James River at Buohfnan, Maury River 

near Buena Vista, and Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills.
18 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Bent Creek, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°32', long. 78°50', at highway bridge at town of

Bent Creek, Appomattox County, 150 feet downstream from Bent Creek and 1 mile downstream

from Gladstone. Datum of gage is 381.39 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929,

supplementary adjustment of 1936. 

Drainage area.- 3,671 square miles. 

Records available.- March 1925 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 22 years, 3,962 second-feet. 

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 30,800 second-feet Mar. 16 (gage height, 11.57

reet); minimum, 318 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 12 (gage height, 2.36 feet); minimum

daily, 408 second-feet Oct. 13.

1925-47: Maximum discharge, 115,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 23.02

feet), from rating curve extended above 45,000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area

studies and records for other stations in James River Basin; minimum, 222 second-feet

Oct. 13, 14, 1930 (gage height, 2.21 feet); minimum daily, 222 second-feet Oct. 13,

1930.

Revision.- The maximum discharge for the water year 1940 has been revised to 86,200

secona-reet (gage height, 19.63 feet), superseding figure published in Water-S'jpply

Paper 892.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by power plants above station. 

Kevlslo'ns.- Revised daily mean discharges for the period Aug. 15 to 18, 1940 are published

in Water-Supply Paper 1066, superseding figures published in Water-Supply Paper 892.

All changes were less than 8 percent.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

2.9

350

450

700

980

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 

3.2

4.0

5.0

1,440

1,950

2,940

5,260

6.0

7.5

9.0

11.0

8,090

13,000

18,800

27,600

Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

2.6 555 3.6 2,120 

2.8 800 4.0 2,940 

3.2 1,390

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 3.9 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

800

726

687

700

690

684

686

666

726

746

670

570

408

476

622

419

469

480

675

815

770

760

660

745

785

1,040

2,170

2,020

1,760

1,380

1,290

Nov.

915

945

935

805

805

935

755

910

975

975

665

1,000

845

740

705

795

795

1,410

1,740

1,020

1,480

1,400

1,090

1,040

1,410

1,030

720

1,05,0

1,020

950

-

Dec.

785

920

1,190

1,020

562

550

780

710

815

890

930

745

840

980

905

900

723

820

830

1,110

1,860

2,020

2,160

2,260

2,060

1,920

2,240

2,100

1,870

1,760

1,650

Jan.

2,090

3,170

5,260

10,700

13,400

9,010

6,980

5,940

4,620

3,880

3,430

3,250

3,200

3,540

3,740

8,630

13,800

9,640

7,270

9,640

20,000

20,400

11,600

8,090

6,910

5,720

4,860

4,290

3,900

3,230

3,380

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ......................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3,370

4,610

4,220

3,840

3,030

3,050

2,490

2,560

2,760

2,400

2,030

2,110

2,300

2,000

2,160

1,840

1,780

1,980

1,880

1,740

2,110

1,900

1,600

1,880

1,620

1,840

1,640

1,640

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

26,095

29,860

38,905

1,254,880

223,570

66,380

196,510

140,780

76,950

64,780

60,045

43,977

32,547

1,000,399

Mar.

1,690

1,500

1,780

1,600

1,810

2,140

2,370

3,580

3,770

3,980

4,880

4,630

5,490

8,800

22,100

25,200

15,200

11,000

8,090

6,950

5,770

4,860

4,570

4,120

4,200

6,040

7,580

6,64O

5,720

5,250

5,200

Apr.

5,680

6,380

7,960

7,260

7,220

6,780

5,140

4,530

3,740

3,760

3,440

3,540

3,260

3,410

4,420

4,700

5,770

5,850

5,940

5,230

4,720

4,600

4,480

3,920

3,820

3,560

3,240

2,880

2,860

2,690

-

Maximum

2,170

1,740

2,260

33,600

20,400

4,610

25,200

7,960

3,840

7,380

6,320

3,470

1,900

25,200

May

2,380

2,700

2,580

3,620

3,840

3,770

3,740

2,940

3,290

2,100

3,060

2,300

2,090

2,230

1,920

2,000

2,050

1,910

1,890

2,230

1,660

2,630

2,310

2,700

2,470

2,490

2,100

2,170

2,100

1,960

1,720

Minimum

408

665

550

408

2,090

1,600

1,500

2,fi90

1,660

1,080

855

638

617

408

June

1,920

1,440

1,670

1,460

1,080

1,650

1,580

1,900

1,340

1,120

1,200

1,290

1,310

3,500

7,380

6,730

4,640

3,590

2,440

2,380

1,920

1,880

1,920

1,450

1,420

1,380

1,220

1,350

1,440

1,180

-

Mean

842

995

1,255

3,438

7,212

2,371

6,339

4,693

2,482

2,159

1,937

1,419

1,085

2,741

July

1,520

1,720

1,290

1,350

1,180

1,000

860

1,090

1,140

3,980

6,320

4,100

3,220

1,980

2,040

1,840

1,830

2,320

3,360

3,190

2,300

2,340

1,820

1,040

1,080

1,260

1,150

915

1,080

855

875

Aug.

1,0£0

940

i,oeo

935

1,2?0

1.2EO

863

6S8

965

9CO

1,430

2,2fO

l,2rO

870

8fO

839

762

965

1,310

1,0*0

1,1*0

1,180

3,340

2,320

3,470

2,440

1,400

1,800

1,800

2,140

1,560

Per square 

mile

0.229

.271

.342

.937

1

!646

1.73

1.28

.676

.588

.528

.387

.296

.747

Sspt.

1,070

1,040

1,320

885

720

990

1,220

857

1,560

1,290

1,180

1,080

1,160

617

920

1,080

915

736

715

958

795

867

887

755

1,570

1,390

1,810

1,900

1,220

1,040

Runoff in 

inches

0.26

.30

.39

12.72

2.26

.67

1.99

1.43

.78

.66

.61

.45

.33

10.13

Peak discharge.- Jan. 5 (4:30 a.m.) 15,200 sec.-ft.: Ja 

(l a.m.) 25,200 sec.-ft.: Mar. 16 (2:30 a.m.) 30,800 sec.

17 (12:30 a.m.) 14,900 sec.-ft.; Jan. 22
JAMES RIVER BASIN 19

James River at Scottsville, Va.

Loc ation.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°48', long. 78°30<, at highway bridge at Scottsvllle, Albemarle County, 6 miles upstream from Hardware River. Datum of gage is 253.IS 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 4,571 square miles.

Records available.- February 1925 to September 1947

Average discharge.- 22 years, 4,943 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 33,200 second-feet Mar. 16 (gage height 13 68 

 feet)- minimum, 686 second-feet ?ept. 19; minimum gage height, 2.02 feet Oct. 17, 18, 

Sept. 19; minimum daily discharge, 786 second-feet Oct. 17

1925-47- Maximum discharge, 133,000 second-feet Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height 2fa.O 

feet); minimum, 302 second-feet Oct. 1, 1930 (gage height, 1.46 feet); minimum daily, 

307 second-feet Oct. 15, 1930.

Records available for other outstanding floods:

Date

March 1913.. ...........

Mar. 19, 1936. .........

Aug. 16, 1940. .........

Gage height 

(feet)

30.7

27.9

25.16

25.46

25.84

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

_

About 160,000

121,000

126,000

130,000

Remarks

Gage heights from information by

local resident. 

Gage heights from information by

local resident. 

Floodmarks.

Floodmarks .

Recorder graph.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow regulated by power plants above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,090

1,060

1,000

975

975

966

957

957

1,020

1,190

1,190

1,080

984

885

867

984

786

795

831

975

1,100

1,100

1,100

993

1,060

1,320

1,770

2,860

2,280

2,150

1,710

Nov.

1,600

1,340

1,260

1,320

1,180

1,120

1,240

1,180

1,360

1,330

1,320

1,020

1,340

1,190

1,090

1,040

1,190

1,600

2,220

1,830

1,650

2,080

1,480

1,480

1,430

1,890

1,270

1,120

1.-540

1,270

-

Dec.

1,300

1,120

1,250

1,480

1,330

939

876

1,130

1,070

1,170

1,200

1, 270

1,040

1,160

1,280

1,200

1,170

1,090

1,270

1,400

2,540

3,740

3,170

3,090

2,640

2,710

2,560

2,640

2,640

2,280

2,020

Jan.

2,490

3,740

6,430

10,900

16,700

12,400

8,630

7,500

6,030

4,700

4,520

4,080

3,830

4,260

4,880

7,060

16,400

12,700

8,870

11,200

20,000

25,900

15,700

10,400

8,400

7,500

6,430

5,630

5,060

4,430

4,080

Month

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

November .........................

December ............. ....

Calendar year 1946 ............

January .................. .

February .........................

March ............................

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

Ifcy... ...........................

June ......................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4,880

5,060

5,630

4,880

4,520

3,920

3,580

3,330

3,410

2,710

3,010

2,640

3,010

2,860

2,560

2,640

2,420

2,350

2,490

2,490

2,080

2,940

2,490

2,280

2,350

2,220

2,280

2,220

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

37,010

41,780

53,775

1,559,676

270,850

87,250

235,770

189,160

100,260

90,140

83,040

57,670

42,754

1,289,459

Mar.

2,220

2,150

2,150

2,350

2,220

2,940

3,170

4,170

4,340

5,060

5,630

5,830

6,430

11,600

23,100

31,000

20,000

13,600

10,100

8,400

7,500

6,230

5,440

5,060

5,060

5,440

7,940

7,720

7,060

6,030

5,830

Apr.

6,230

7,280

11,200

8,870

8,630

8,170

6,850

6,030

5,440

4,700

4,880

5,060

5,060

4,880

6,640

6,640

8,870

7,940

7,720

7,280

6,430

6,230

5,830

5,830

5,060

4,700

4,700

4,170

3,920

3,920

-

Maximum

2,860

2,220

3,740

36,400

25,900

5,630

31,000

11,200

4,880

11,800

6,430

3,830

2,490

31,000

May

3,580

3,250

3,410

4,080

4,880

4,430

4,260

4,170

3,490

3,660

3,090

3,410

2,860

2,710

2,710

2,490

2,640

2,710

2,490

2,490

2,640

3,740

3,660

3,010

3,410

3,490

3,170

2,560

2,780

2,640

2,350

Minimum

786

1,020

876

786

2,490

2,080

2,150

3,920

2,350

1,540

1,270

1,170

930

786

June

2,150

2,350

1,960

2,150

1,830

1,540

2,020

2,080

2,350

1,770

1,600

1,710

1,710

3,620

11,800

8,870

7,060

4,520

4,000

3,170

3,170

2,640

2,280

2,560

1,830

1,890

1,890

1,830

1,960

1,830

-

Mean

1,194

1,393

1,735

4,273

8,737

3,116

7,605

6,305

3,234

3,005

2,679

1,860

1,425

3,533

July

1,830

2,OfO

2, IE'0

1,6CO

1,540

1,6CO

1,270

1,320 .

3,170

2,490

6,430

5,830

4,170

3,250

2,420

2,780

2,940

3,170

3,090

4,700

3,250

4,520

3,330

2,860

1,71-)

l,71->

1,830

1,600

1,540

1,540

1,320

Aug.

1,600

1,600

1,410

1,480

1,480

1,770

1,540

1,480

1,480

1,710

1,710

3,010

1,890

1,650

1,180

1,320

1,170

1,170

1,650

1,480

1,540

1,540

1,770

3,830

2,710

3,660

2,710

1,540

2,150

2,220

2,220

Per square 

mile

0.261

.305

.380

.935

1.91

.682

1.66

1.38

.708

.657

.586

.407

.312

.773

Sept.

1,770

1,360

1,330

1,480

1,120

966

1,320

1,540

1,070

1,890

1,650

1,380

1,320

1,320

930

1,270

1,270

1,120

948

1,020

1,100

1,120

1,320

1,120

1,770

2,490

1,960

2,150

2,220

1,430

Runoff in 

inches

0.30

.34

.44

12.72

2.20

.71

1.91

1.54

!82

.73

.68

.47

.35

10.49

Peak discharge.- Jan. 22 (9 a.m.) 27,600 sec.-ft.; Mar. 16 (11 a.m.) 33,200 see.-ft.
20 JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River at Cartersville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°40', long. 78°05', at highway bridge between Pemberton and Cartersville, Cumberland County, 2 miles downstream from Willis Ri.ver. 

Datum of gage is 161.57 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 6,242 square miles.

Records available.- January 1899 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 47 years (1899-1904, 1905-47), 7,058 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,900 second-feet Mar. 16 (gage height, 13.68 ' 

feet); minimum, 975 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 20 (gage height, 0.66 foot); minimum 

daily, 1,170 second-feet Sept. 16.

1899-1947: Maximum discharge, 180,000 second-feet Sept. 20, 1944 (gage height, 29.6 

feet, from floodmark in gage well); minimum, 320 second-feet Sept. 22, 1932; minimum 

daily, 348 second-feet Oct. 5, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.10 foot Oct. 2, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by power plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Jan. 5, Apr. 4 to Aug. 24 Jan. 6 to Apr. 3, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30

0.7 1,110 6.0 11,400 O.8 1,160 5.0 8,420

1.0 1,520 3.0 16,900 l.C

2.0 3,130 1O.O 23,600 2.C

1,420 7.0 13,300

2,860 10.0 23,600

4.0 6,910 3.0 4,470 14.0 40^200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,990

1,550

1,420

1,340

1,300

1,270

1,250

1,250

1,380

1,720

1,840

1,740

1,520

1,550

1,410

1,350

1,380

1,210

1,210

1,240

1,390

1,510

1,490

1,460

1,380

1,520

2,210

2,790

3,750

2,790

2,540

Nov.

2,210

1,900

1,85O

1,730

1,800

1,620

1,660

1,720

1,880

1,990

1,880

1,740

1,610

1,730

1,610

1,550

1,610

2,370

3,300

3,220

2,290

2,540

2,700

1,910

2,050

2,050

2,370

1,740

1,700

1,760

-

Dec.

1,740

1,740

1,640

1,740

1,900

1,760

1,440

1,380

1,600

1,540

1,700

1,670

1,720

1,480

1,640

1,680

1,640

1,720

1,760

1,990

3,480

7,320

5,910

4,480

4,380

3,660

3,390

3,480

3,480

3,390

3,130

Jan.

3,130

4,570

9,720

17,500

19,700

18,700

12,200

9,290

7,790

6,180

5,210

4,650

5,210

5,590

6,780

8,420

15,000

16,600

11,200

13,900

24,700

30,000

22,100

13,300

9,980

8,850

8,000

6,780

5,980

5,590

4,830

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May ........:.....................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

5,210

5,210

6,180

5,780

5,210

4,130

4,470

4,220

3,880

3,560

3,320

3,560

3,080

3,640

3,240

3,240

3,010

3,010

2,940

3,080

2,780

3,080

3,480

3,010

3,010

3,160

3,010

3,010

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

51,750

60,090

79,580

2,139,4-70

341,450

104,510

303,780

251,280

137,580

121,610

107,900

72,180

54,040

1,685,750

liar.

3,010

3,080

2,940

2,940

3,030

3.8OO

4,470

5,020

6,180

5,980

6,980

8,000

8,630

17,000

30,800

36,700

30,000

18,300

13,300

10,500

9,290

8,000

6,780

6,380

6,180

6,380

7,580

9,290

8,630

7,580

6,980

Apr.

6,730

6,

13,

12,

380

JOO

500

10,900

10,400

9,

7,

7,

190

740

520

6,510

6,510

6,

7,

6,

310

L10

510

8,820

9,490

12,

11,

10,

300

500

300

9,950

8,600

B,

7,

7,

580

740

530

6,910

6,510

6,

5,

5,

5,

Maximum

3,750

3,300

7,320

36,700

30,000

6,180

36,700

n ~,900

6,310

15,600

7,740

3,660

3,960

36,700

510

710

530

140

Bay

4,950

4,760

4,570

4,950

6,110

6,310

5,710

5,520

4,950

4,660

4,200

4,380

3,930

3,750

3,570

3,570

3,570

3,480

3,480

3,300

3,390

4,570

6,310

4,760

4,290

5,140

4,760

4,020

3,570

3,660

3,390

Minimum

1,210

1,550

1,380

1,070

3,130

2,780

2,940

5,140

3,300

2,130

1,900

1,560

1,170

1,170

June

3,300

2,380

2,880

2,700

2,700

2,290

2,540

2,540

3,390

3,040

2,130

2,130

2,210

2,880

15,600

12,400

9,490

6,910

5,520

4,480

4,020

3,750

3,390

2,880

2,960

2,450

2,540

2,450

2,540

2,620

-

Mean

1,66

2,00

2,56

5,86

11,01

3,73

9,77

8,37

4,43

4,05

3,48

2,32

1,80

4,61

July

2,370

2,290

2,450

2,540

1,960

1,920

2,000

2,050

2,450

5,330

5,140

7,740

5,710

4,660

3,750

-2,880

3,750

3,840

4,110

4,760

4,960

5,520

6,110

3,840

3,220

2,290

2,210

2,210

1,970

1,970

1,900

Aug.

2,OTO

2,

1,

2,

tro

'?0

5TO

2,150

2,130

2,1,<

2,

570

JTO

L50

2.OCO

2,4EX>

2,

3,

2,

3"0

3fO

Jfo

2.0FO

1,560

1,

1,

1,

700

340

3?0

2,210

1,910

2,t

1,

3,

3,

)30

JSO

5CO

ifO

3,4CO

3,

2,

1,

2,

too

7fO

J10

540

2,410

Per square 

mile.

3 0.267

5 .321

7 .411

2 .939

D 1.76

2 .598

3 1.57

5 1.34

B .711

4 .649

1 .558

3 .373

1 .289

B .740

Sept.

2,260

1,770

1,590

1,620

1,490

1,320

1,220

1,530

1,770

1,480

2,190

1,980

1,550

1,550

1,440

1,170

1,490

1,420

1,280

1,180

1,340

1,320

1,480

1,770

2,640

3,960

3,080

2,410

2,480

2,260

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.31

.36

.47

12.77

2.03

.62

1.81

r.so

.82

.72

.64

.43

.32

10.03

Peak discharge.- Jan. 22 (4 p.m.) 31,200 sec.-ft.; Mar. 16 (8:30 p.m.) 38,900 sec.-ft.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River near Richmond, Va.

21

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°33'47", long. 77°32'50", at Westt<wi Bridge, if 

miles downstream from Bosher Dam and 3 miles west of city limits of Richmond, Henrico 

County. Datum of gage is 98.82 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 6,757 square miles.

Records available.- October'1934 to September 1947.

Average discharge.'- 12 years (1935-47), 7,244 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 37,000 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage height, 11.65 

feet, from recorded range in stage); minimum daily, 353 second-feet Sept. 21.

1934-47: Maximum discharge, 175,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 23.42 

feet); minimum daily, 46 second-feet Sept. 18-20, 25-27, Oct. 1-4, 7, 1941, Sept. 8, 9, 

12, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1,000 second-feet and those for periods of no

gage-neight record, which are fair. Plow regulated by power plants abcve station. James 

River & Kanawha Canal diverts water around station. For canal records, see page 47.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

922

1,240

880

754

650

610

570

570

630

a 900

al.OOO

al , 000

a950

a900

3900

3700

a600

a650

a550

al.OOO

a600

a700

a800

a800

a700

a750

al,600

al,600

a2,400

a3,100

a2,100

Nov.

al,800

al , 500

al,700

al.OOO

al.100

31,100

a900

al.OOO

al.100

al.100

al,200

al , 100

al.OOO

a900

al.OOO

3900

al , 300

al,200

31,900

32,600

2,420

1,540

1,850

1,850

1,220

1,340

1,430

1,590

1,050

1,050

-

Dec.

1,070

1,030

1,030

964

1,090

1,200

1,030

754

754

922

880

1,010

1,010

1,050

817

964

1,010

1,050

1,090

1,280

1,950

5,150

6,670

4,570

3,700

3,290

2,860

2,630

2,810

2,760

2,600

Month

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

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January.. ..............

February ...............

March. .................

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

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

June ...................

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

August .................

September.. ............

Water year 1946-47 . .

Jan.

2,550

a3.

a5,

a9,

000

300

000

818,000

a20,000

a!7,

alO,

a8,

300

300

500

a7,000

36,000

a5,

34,

35,

300

500

300

a7,000

7,860

11,

18,

13,

300

too

900

13,000

22.-600

27,

26,

16,

300

BOO

100

11,800

9,490

8,

7,

6,

6,

5,

760

B90

670

010

200

Feb.

4,880

5,520

5,360

6,180

5,520

4,880

4,120

4,270

3,700

3,560

3,020

3,240

3,100

3,070

a3,400

a3,700

2,920

a2,700

32,700

12,600

32,600

a2,700

33,200

33,100

33,000

a2,900

2,630

2,600

-

_

-

Mar.

2,580

a2,600

a2,700

a2,600

a2,600

a3,000

a3,500

a4,000

a6,000

a6,500

37,000

a8,000

39,000

a!4,000

a27,000

334,000

a34 , 000

21,000

14,800

11,400

9,490

8,580

7,340

6,670

6,180

6,340

6,500

9,120

8,760

8,400

7,340

Apr.

6,840

7,170

10,200

13,500

10,600

9,860

9,490

7,860

7,000

6,340

5,680

6,340

7,340

6,670

7,340

9,860

13,500

13,500

11,000

10,200

8,760

'(,860

7,520

7,170

6,840

6,180

5,680

5,360

5,040

4,570

Observed

Secondfoot-days

31, 126

40,740

58,995

2,033,309

340,430

101,170

301,000

245,270

116,500

96,980

85,690

46,116

37,745

1,501,762

Maximum

3,100

2,600

6,670

39,000

27,800

6,180

34,000

13,500

5,680

12,600

6,180

3,160

3,980

34,000

Minimum

550

900

754

S92

2,550

2,600

2,580

4,570

2,580

1,300

1,090

650

353

353

Mean

1,004

1,358

1,903

5,571

10,980

3,613

9,710

8,176

3,758

3,233

2,764

1,488

1,258

4,114

May

4,420

4,120

3,840

4,720

4,880

5,680

5,040

4,720

4,570

3,840

3,980

3,160

3,560

3,020

2,840

2,810

2,660

3,420

2,790

2,580

2,580

3,100

5,360

4,880

3,560

3,840

4,270

3,700

2,860

2,890

2,810

June

2,420

2,280

2,300

2,030

2,000

1,800

1,480

2,400

1,820

2,710

2,050

1,320

1,300

1,430

6,780

12,600

10,200

7,690

5,040

4,420

3,290

3,100

2,580

2,320

2,250

1,950

1,750

1,920

1,820

1,880

Diversion

( secondfeet )t

772

796

847

895

1,003

857

987

1,005

895

870

876

783

804

875

July

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

3

6

6,

4

3

2

2

2

3

3

4

3

5

4,

2

2

2

1,

1,

1,

1,

8?0

500 6-V}

750

590

220

210

37 0

750

130

5SO

180

010

4?0

230

600

200 9">0

100

2^0

720 8.<0

6fO

270

920

120

200

570

410

Of>0

220

Aug.

1,200

1;150

1,410

1,090

1,520

1,220.

1,220

1,320

1,170

2,120

1,130

1,430

1,880

2,220

1,260

985

650

880

670

901

1,240

1,050

1,170

1,660

2,760

2,220

3,160

2,380

1,610

1,260

2,180

Sept.

1,730

1,450

901

775

817

650

1,030

470

775

1,030

859

1,300

1,200

838

817

610

392

691

650

470

353

570

630

817

3.5RO

3,980

3,980

2,730

1,850

1,820

Adjusted for diversion

Mean

1,776

2,154

2,750

6,466

11,980

4,470

10,700

9,181

4,653

4,103

3,640

2,271

2,062

4,989

Per square 

mile

0.263

.319

.407

.957

1.77

.662

1.58

1.36

.689

.607

.539

.336

.305

.738

Runoff in 

inches

0.30

.36

.47

12,97

2.04

.69

1.82

1.52

.79

.68

.62

.39

.34

10.02

t Diversion by James River & Kanswha Canal.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Jamea River at Carteraville and James River & Kanawha Canal nesr Richmond.

Warm Spring at Warm Springs, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 38°03'11", long. 79.46'52", Just above V-shaped weir, about

STJTTTeet downstream from Warm Spring in town of Warm Springs, Bath Courty. Datum of

gage is 2,316.22 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Records available.- June 1928 to September 1944, October 1944 to September 1947 (monthly

readings only).

Average discharge.- 14 years (1930-44), 2.24 second-feet. 

Extremes.- 1928-47: Maximum daily discharge recorded, 5.45 second-feet Ncv. 18, 1929

(flow probably increased somewhat by local surface runoff); minimum daily recorded, 1.35

second-feet Feb. 25, 26, 1931. 

Remarks.- Gage read about once monthly.

809757 O - 50 - 3
22 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet, of Warm Spring at 

Warm Springs, Va., water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Oct. 8 

Nov. 19 

Dec. 17 

Jan. 15 

Feb. 12 

Map. 18

Gage height 

(feet)

1.23 

1.19 

1.17 

1.49 

1.20 

1.21

Discharge 

(second-feet)

1.96 

1.74 

1.65 

3.68 

1.79 

1.85

Date

Apr. 8 

May 5 

June 10 

July 3 

Aug. 12 

Sept. 9

Gage height 

(feet)

1.24 

1.28 

1.30 

1.26 

1.16 

1.19

Discharge 

(second-feet)

2.01 

2.24 

2.35 

2.13 

1.60 

1.74

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 37°48', long. 80°03', at highway bridge 2 miles dowrstream 

from Ogle Creek and 3 miles west of Covington, Alleghany County. Datum of gage Is 

1,294.21 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 166 square miles.

Records available.- December 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1929-47), 149 second-feet.

Extremes - Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,680 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 

b.10 feet); minimum observed, 12 second-feet Nov. 29; minimum gage height observed, 

1.04 feet Aug. 11.

1928-47r Maximum discharge, 8,370 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 10.52 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet on basis of 

velocity-area studies and records for other stations in James River Basin; minimum observed, 8 second-feet Aug. 27, 28, 30, 1932 (gage height, 0.88 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read 

twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

17

17

15

17

16

14

14

14

17

17

17

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

17

18

17

36

28

22

19

18

17

Nov.

14

16

17

15

15

15

17

19

19

17

19

13

17

17

17

17

24

38

34

28

26

22

22

20

19

19

18

17

14

16

-

Dec.

17

19

18

21

22

19

19

18

18

19

17

17

18

17

18

17

17

19

17

22

41

60

54

45

70

64

52

48

45

52

46

Month

Jan.

58

185

647

755

292

250

185

174

162

124

103

101

109 *120

755

1,070

420

292

278

1,810

1,000

420

278

209

174

140

128

110

97

88

126

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

November .................. ......

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January .................... . .

February .........................

March ..................... ......

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

151

140

124

118

bllO

blOO

107

87

b80

b70

67

*58

58

55

56

58

58

54

60

52

58

70

61

b60

b55

55

54

b55

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

56

58

94

51,14

10,66

2, 13

9 95

s)l5

2,34

1,07

1 * 11

1,19

1,26

36,98

Mar.

56

58

61

109

94

209

174

337

307

322

322

352

440

1,280

1,350

700

420

292

*222

197

174

174

151

264

384

264

197

174

209

368

292

Apr.

264

278

368

307

264

222

185

162

151

140

124

133

124

136

185

209

222

209

185

162

162

140

124

114

112

112

99

94

87

83

Maximum

3 36

5 38

5 70

L 2,230

3 1,810

L 151

5 1,350

S 368

2 110

1 94

' 128

6 140

3 1,810

May

83

90

105

110

109

105

101

94

87

81

73

67

67

67

64

61

60

58

52

56

73

101

96

80

77

70

61

55

51

46

42

Minimum

14

14

17

13

58

52

56

83

42

20

15

15

22

14

June

38

36

35

32

31

28

26

26

27

25

22

58

41

81

94

58

46

38

35

38

36

31

29

27

25

23

22

23

20

20

-

Mean

18. 2

19 -.E

3O '

140

344

76.]

321

172

75 35!-

35. £

38.6

42.:

101

July

20

20

17

17

15

16

20

18

31

31

34

31

27

24

25

£36

101

62

58

44

44

32

28

25

22

21

20

19

18

17

19

Aug.

?3

?7

?2

?2

?2

?1

18

17

1«

16

15

15

?2

20

1Z

17

?5

42

?5"3

£9

eo

1FO ira

1C5

?o

64

56

46

36

31

Per square 

mile

0.110

.117

.184

.843

2.07

.458

1.98

1.04

> .455

.215

.216

.233

.254

.608

Sept.

27

28

29

24

23

77

83

55

44

36

36

34

29

28

29

41

34

29

27

24

23

22

22

24

140

103

67

51

41

36

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.13

.13

.21

11.45

2 .'4339

2.22

1.16

.52

.24

.25

.27

.28

8.28

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Potts Creek near Covington, Va.

23

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 37 0 44', long. 80°02', at highway bridge a quarter of a mile 

upstream from Hays Creek and 3 miles southwest of Covington, Alleghan^ County." Datum 

of gage is 1,257.61 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 158 square miles.

Records available.- December 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1929-47), 160 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,140 second-feet Mar. 14 (gage height, 

4.84 feet); mininum observed, 18 second-feet Aug. 11, 12, 13, 14, Sep*;. 24; minimum 

gage height observed, 1.38 feet Sept. 24.

1928-47: Maximum discharge observed, 9,710 second-feet Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 

10.10 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet on basis of velocityarea studies; minimum observed, 13 second-feet Nov. 29, 1930 (gage height, 1.30 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

24

25

23

22

23

24

23

24

24

24

24

26

26

26

25

24

25

25

24

26

25

25

25

24

25

96

60

35

32

26

26

Nov.

25

23

24

23

24

24

22

28

28

25

26

27

27

27

26

25

46

68

57

40

36

33

29

29

29

28

28

28

27

26

-

Dec.

26

25

26

23

24

24

28

27

27

28

25

26

26

26

26

25

25

28

27

29

50

8O

48

55

74

72

57

53

58

64

55

Month

Jan.

66

132

6OO

712

332

252

174

167

141

108

106

116

121

 116

600

1,030

494

355

290

1,150

870

460

337

262

204

171

151

132

116

103

124

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

126

116

108

blOO

87

80

b90

b80

b75

b70

b68

 64

66

72

72

76

74

74

72

62

55

92

78

b70

b65

62

45

b55

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

88

90

1,18

51,10

9,99

2,15

9,98

5,97

2,77

1,05

1,05

1,87

1,21

39,05

Mar.

b60

60

60

60

58

(368

113

189

196

189

185

234

343

1,550

1,550

830

564

390

 290

257

234

209

192

213

316

290

217

204

257

332

276

Apr.

243

349

494

390

337

290

243

204

189

151

151

157

157

157

174

174

196

200

185

167

182

154

151

148

141

132

121

119

113

106

Maximum

5 96

) 68

7 80

3 1,870

2 1,150

1 126

3 1,550

5 494

2 141

3 53

3 72

5 295

5 178

3 1,550

May

108

121

132

126

135

141

124

124

121

108

92

94

89

85

82

80

76

72

64

68

74

85

82

76

72

66

64

58

53

52

48

Minimum

22

22

23

21

66

45

58

106

48

25

19

18

18

18

June

45

43

42

40

37

36

36

36

30

29

29

27

42

53

48

39

32

32

36

42

40

36

33

30

28

25

25

27

25

27

Mean

28.6

30.3

38.3

140

322

76. £

322

199

89.4

35. C

34.2

60.4

40. E

107

July

29

26

28

25

24

28

26

28

58

72

72

50

37

33

32

55

53

39

43

32

35

33

24

25

24

23

24

22

21

19

19

Aug.

35

37

28

28

33

28

24

23

33

22

18

18

19

19

20

19

22

60

53

39

32

48

189

271

121

295

116

82

58

46

37

Per square 

mile

0.181

.192

.242

.886

2.04

.487

2.04

1.26

.566

) .222

.216

.382

.256

.677

Sept.

35

39

33

29

27

89

45

36

33

33

36

36

29

25

27

29

30

27

26

23

22

22

22

18

178

89

60

43

39

36

Runoff in 

inches

0.21

.21

.28

12.02

2.35

.51

2.35

1.41

.65

.25

.25

.44

.29

9.20

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Dunlap Creek near Covington, Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, and Jackson River at Palling Spring.
JAMES RIVER BASIN

Smith Creek above old dam, near Clifton Forge, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°51', long. 79°51', at bridge on city of Clifton F:rge highw_/,a quarter of a mile upstream from old water-supply dam, three-quarters of a mile 

upstream from new water-supply dam, 3 miles northwest of Clifton Forge, Alleg^any 

County, and about 3? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 13.5 square miles.

Records available.- May to September 1947. July 1944 to March 1947 at site a quarter of a 

 mile downstream, published as Smith Creek near Clifton Forge, Va. Records not equivalent owing to diversion and spring inflow.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period May to September 1947, 305 second-feet 

July 18 (gage height, 4.20 feet); minimum observed, 2.1 second-feet Sept. 4, 5 (gage 

height, 1.07 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily. No diversion above station. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

tl.6

Nov.

t4.4

Dec.

t2.3

Jan.

tl-9

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May 21-31. .......................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

t7.7

Secondfoot-days

.

_

133* 2

52z'.t

646 7

108.1

92.2

-

Mar.

t23

Apr.

Maximum

_

_

19

112

237

6.0

8.8

-

May

_

-

.

.

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

.

_

_

-

8.8

17

19

16

16

13

11

8.8

9.2

7.9

6.5

Minimum

_

_

6.5

3.4

3.7

z'.z E .3

-

June

5.9

5.7

6.4

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.5

3.4

24

32

112

88

49

30

22

17

17

14

11

8.8

8.4

7.9

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.7

5.3

Mean

.

_

12.1

17.4

20.9

3.49

3.07

-

July

5.7

5.1

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.7

4.9

4.4

18

13

10

8.1

7.4

7.0

6.4

17

20

237

94

46

31

22

16

11

8.8

7.4

6.5

6.2

5.4

4.8

6.7

Aug.

6.0

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.5

5.0

3-7

3.3

3.7

3.2

3-1

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

5.3

3.4

2.9

2.8

2.8

5.3

3.5

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

Per square 

aile

_

.

0.896

1.29

1.55

.259

.227

-

Sept.

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

5.1

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

a2.6

2.9

2.9

3.4

8.8

4.5

3.1

3.6

3.3

3.3

Runoff in 

inches

.

.

0.37

1.44

1.79

.30

.25

-

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed by Interpolation and on basis of weather records.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 25

Smith Creek near Clifton Forge, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°51', long. 79°51', 125 feet downstream from water-supply 

dam, 3 miles northwest of Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, and 3f miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.- 13.5 square miles.

Records available.- July 1944 to March 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period October 1946 to Marct 1947, 171

second-feet Mar. 14 (gage height, 1.64 feet); minimum daily discharge, 1.3 second-feet 

Oct. 7, Dec. 2; minimum gage height observed, 0.30 foot Dec. 2.

1944-47: Maximum discharge observed, 171 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946, Mar. 14, 1947; 

maximum gage height observed, 1.74 feet Jan. 7, 1946; minimum daily discharge, 1.1 

second-feet Sept. 18, 1946; minimum gage height observed, 0.28 foot Jcne 2, 1946, 

occurred during filling of reservoir just above dam.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read three times daily. City of Clifton Fcrge diverts 

about 4 second-feet from reservoir just above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194,7

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.3

1.5

1.9

1.5

1.5

2.1

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

?1

4.2

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.5

Nov.

2.5

2.1

2.5

2.1

2.1

1.4

1.6

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.5

al.5

1.5

4.7

6.4

4.4

3.9

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.5

-

Dec.

2.5

1.3

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.1

2.5

2.8

2.8

3.2

7.8

8.2

6.4

7.5

10

7.8

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.8

Jan.

6.4

31

loo

85

48

39

31

25

19

16

12

12

10

12

48

94

64

4,9

41

100

107

75

56

44

35

43

31

19

16

14

34

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March 1-14. ......................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

37

33

29

26

19

15

16

13

10

9.6

7.8

7.5

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.2

7.8

7.1

7.1

5.8

9.3

7.1

7.1

5.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.8

-

.

-

Secondfoot-days

68.

77.

124.

5,574.

1,316.

336.

350.

_

_

-

-

liar.

6.1

6.8

6.4

5.8

6.8

10

10

19

21

24

29

33

45

128

_

.

_

_

-

t22

.

_

.

-

.

_

_

_

_

-

Apr.

Maximum

5 11

9 6.4

4 10

3 155

i 107

5 37

9 128

_

_

_

-

-

May

Minimum

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.1

6.4

5.8

5.8

_

_

_

_

-

-

June

Mean

2.2]

2.6(

4.0

15.3

42.5

12.0

25.1

_

_

_

-

-

Jul-' Aug.

Per square 

mile

I

)

L

Sept.

Runoff in 

inches

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed by Interpolation and on basis of weather records.
26 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°48', long. 79°46', at highway bridge l£ miles 

upstream from confluence with Jackson River and 4 miles southeast of Clifton Forge, 

Alleghany County. Datum of gage is 1,006.93 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 456 square miles.

Hecoras available.- May 1907 to August 1908, March 1925 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1925-47), 492 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,780 second-feet Mar. 15 (gage height, 9.22 

reet); minimum, 58 second-feet Dec. 5 (gage height, 1.72 feet), result of low temperature.

1907-8, 1925-47: Maximum discharge, 34,200 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gag's height, 

18.62 feet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet on basis of records 

for other stations in James River Basin; minimum, 38 second-feet Sept. 2, 1932 (gage 

height, 1.70 feet).

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 20.8 feet, from floodtnarks (discharge, about 

45,000 second-feet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet on basis of 

records for otter stations in James River Basin.

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

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 19-30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17 Apr. 18 to Sept. 3O

1.7 55 2.8 407 6.0 3,O90 1.8 68 2.4 226 4.0 1,120 

1.8 72 3.2 607 7.0 4,350 1.9 87 2.7 338 4.5 1,53O 

2.0 117 3.6 848 8.5 6,600 2.0 109 3.0 470 5.O 2,000 

2.2 175 4.0 1,140 2.2 162 3.4 694 

2.4 242 5.0 2,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

67 

67 

72 

70 

69

69 

69 

69 

72 

72

70 

78 

87 

87 

91

85 

78 

76 

72 

76

76 

78 

78 

78 

93

544 

474 

257 

175 

134 

120

Nov.

110 

103 

98 

98 

93

89 

87 

98 

98 

93

93 

89 

87 

85 

82

80 

110 

207 

194 

160

131 

120 

110 

100 

100

95 

95 

95 

93 

91

Dec.

89 

85 

82 

87 

82

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

80 

85 

85 

82

80 

80 

80 

85 

95

145 

354 

316 

246 

308

292 

246 

210 

214 

221 

333

Jan.

312 

513 

1,170 

2,740 

1,380

985 

710 

602 

570 

445

349 

345 

349 

*358 

1,160

2,300 

1,300 

882 

704 

2,700

4,350 

1,860 

1,020 

765 

618

523 

454 

389 

337 

312 

606

Month

Goto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

Juns 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

h ............................

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- J

a.m. *

b

5,500 sec. -ft. 

((inter discharge 

Stage-discharge

an. 4 (ll a.m. 

; Mar. 15 (5:2 

measurement n 

relation affec

Feb.

950 

663 

513 

440 

389

276 

b270 

b260 

250 

b230

*b220 

b210 

232 

207 

201

204 

201 

191 

185 

185

b!60 

b!70 

b!90 

b!70 

b!8O

b!70 

b!60 

b!40

Secondfoot-days

3,603 

3,184 

4,542

150, 946

31,108 

7,617 

28,214 

13,686 

9,399 

7,786 

9,790 

3,593 

3,939

126,461

) 3,210 sec 

iQ a.m.) 7,7 

lade on thle 

ted by ice

liar.

b!60 

b!70 

b!60 

b!70 

185

304 

316 

416 

469 

523

575 

6O7 

722 

2,620 

6,120

2,680 

1,600 

1,100 

803 

*652

570 

513 

464 

464 

1,060

1,260 

882 

704 

669 

663 

613

Apr.

534 

544 

602 

586 

539

508 

464 

412 

384 

376

349 

341 

337 

333 

380

469 

663 

682 

580 

500

515 

574 

505 

456 

420

393 

355 

318 

291 

276

May

268 

406 

547 

5d2 

515

465 

415 

380 

338 

302

276 

254 

240 

233 

223

213 

213 

210 

200 

193

213 

254 

346 

318 

294

280 

283 

247 

233 

265 

223

Maximum Minimum

544 67 

207 80 

354 80

7,100 58

4,350 312 

950 140 

6,120 160 

682 276 

552 193 

1,010 116 

1,820 89 

252 74 

342 87

6,120 67

.-ft.; Jan. 16 '(6 a.m.] 

80 see. -ft. 

day.

June

193 

174 

178 

254 

233

203 

181 

171 

168 

159

140 

162 

310 

713 

1,010

707 

442 

330 

272 

254

226 

196 

168 

154 

148

142 

134 

126 

122 

116

Msan

116 

106 

147

414

1,003 

272 

910 

456 

303 

260 

316 

116 

131

346

July

181 

193 

137 

119 

105

98 

105 

107 

1,820 

1,320

908 

510 

367 

566 

363

287 

244 

4O2 

355 

244

200 

174 

148 

132 

119

109 

100 

98 

96 

89 

94

Aug.

lie

96 

94 

87 

89

87 

79 

78 

74 

76

91 

83 

122 

112 

91

83 

96 

129 

142 

129

109 

100 

252 

213 

154

134 

159 

162 

140 

116 

100

Per square 

mile

0.254 

.232 

.322

.908

2.20 

.596 

2.00 

1.00 

.664 

.570 

.693 

.254 

.287

.759

Sept.

94 

126 

105 

94 

89

247 

342 

240 

174 

148

134 

129 

119 

109 

109

114 

100 

94 

91 

89

89 

89 

87 

91 

187

203 

140 

112 

100 

94

Runoff in 

inches

0.29 

.26 

.37

12.31

2.54 

.62 

2.31 

1.12 

.77 

.64 

.80 

.29 

.32

10.33

2,630 v see.-ft.;v Jan. 21 (7:30
JAMES RIVER BASIN 27

Craig Creek at Parr, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37 0 39'55", long. 79°54'40", at Chesapeake & Ohio 

Hallway bridge, 700 feet downstream from Stony Ran, 0.4 mile northwest of Parr, Botetourt County, and 12 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 992.50 feet above 

mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 331 square miles.

 Kecords available.- April 1925 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 364 second-feet.

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,110 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 9.11 

reet); minimum, 38 second-feet Oct. 5, 6, 7, 8; minimum gage height, 3.42 feet Oct. 5, 

6, 7, 8, July 31.

1925-47: Maximum discharge observed, 16,700 second-feet Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 

15.85 feet), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet; minimum, 26 secondfeet Dec. 23, 1943 (gage height, 3.26 feet), result of low temperature.

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

wnich are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used May 18 to June 15,

July 11 to Aug. 8)

3.4 36 4.2 172 6.5 1,620 

3.5 46 4.5 284 7.0 2,180 

3.6 58 5.0 510 8.0 3,470 

3.S 88 5.5 780 9.0 4,950 

4.0 122 6.0 1,140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

41 

42 

41 

39 

38

38 

38 

38 

41 

42

45 

54 

50 

47 

46

44 

44 

43 

43 

43

43 

43 

44 

44 

49

143 

229 

120 

88 

71 

62

Nov.

58 

54 

53 

51 

50

48 

48 

54 

57 

57

54 

52 

51 

51 

50

48 

54 

77 

131 

118

98 

85 

78 

72 

66

65 

64 

62 

58

57

Dec.

56 

53 

52 

50 

50

52 

54 

53 

53 

52

52 

52 

53 

52 

52

52 

51 

52 

53 

64

86 

126 

161 

133 

22S

288 

206 

161 

147 

152 

150

Jan.

161 

305 

1,070 

2,300 

1,050

720 

565 

480 

446 

357

288 

272 

*361 

370 

1,370

3,750 

1,620 

938 

732 

1,940

3,750 

1,520 

931 

714 

585

475 

415 

357 

313 

284 

284

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her.. ........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

h. ...........................

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

335 

31S 

292 

268 

244

b230 

b280 

b250 

b225 

*b200

blSO 

b!70 

158 

147 

147

150 

144 

142 

137 

140

147 

147 

164 

124 

155

144 

122 

122

Secondfoot-days

1,79:

1,92] 

2,89(

111,535

28,72: 

5,28! 

12,89£ 

14,725 

8,06 

3,02! 

2,35 

5,55 

3,16

99,39!

Mar.

135 

129 

129 

113 

147

276 

370 

446 

585 

605

605 

621 

732 

1,990 

3,890

2,060 

1,280 

889 

682 

*570

505 

446 

4O6 

379 

485

643 

525 

460 

465 

643 

687

Apr.

605 

638 

1,320 

1,030 

804

682 

565 

470 

424 

384

348 

348 

335 

313 

361

442 

714 

648 

550 

470

446 

424 

374 

348 

335

318 

292 

264 

244 

229

Maximum

229

I 131 

288

> 4,720

3,750 

' 335 

) 3,890 

> 1,320 

5 610 

5 206 

5 166 

L 1,010 

: 438

3 3,890

May

225 

268 

470 

610 

590

525 

438 

392 

344 

305

268 

244 

221 

206 

196

179 

169 

172 iee

161

166 

164 

196 

164 

158

203 

225 

175 

155 

150 

161

Minimum

38 

48 

50

35

161 

122 

113 

229 

150 

70 

46 

45 

56

38

June

133 

120 

115 

104 

101

94 

90 

86 

82 

80

74 

71 

74 

120 

206

a!50 

a!30 

allO 

alOO 

allO

a!20 

allO 

alOO 

a 90 

a85

a80 

a75 

a70 

a75 

a70

Mean

57.8 

64. C 

93.4

306

927 

189 

7O6 

491 

260 

101 

76. C 

179 

105

272

July

a60 

a60 

a55 

a50 

a46

a46 

aSO 

a60 

a90 

a!50

161 

166 

122 

99 

94

83 

93 

88 

88 

77

71 

65 

68 

62 

57

54 

52 

50 

47 

46 

46

Aug.

52 

66 

75 

62 

64

74 

65 

239 

147 

88

66 

59 

64 

53 

47

45 

48 

52 

75 

80

68 

62 

234 

1,010 

406

297 

284 

742 

505 

256 

166

Pe- square 

mile

0.175 

.193 

.282

.924

2.80 

.571 

2.13 

1.48 

.785 

.305 

.230 

.541 

.317

.822

Sspt.

129 

108 

93 

83 

75

82 

77 

78 

74 

68

83 

96 

94 

85 

80

80 

85 

75 

66 

62

61 

58 

56 

57 

149

438 

252 

172 

133 

113

Runoff in 

inches

0.20 

.22 

.33

12.54

3.23 

.59 

2.46 

1.65 

.90 

.34 

.27 

.62 

.35

11.16

Peak discharge.- Jan. 4 (9 a.m.) 2,740 sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (9:30 a.m.) 4,340 sec. -ft.; Jan. 21 (5

a.m.) 5,110 sec.-ft.; Mar. 15 (5 a.m.) 4,640 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for Johns Creek at Newcastle and Meadow Creek at Newcastle.

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

Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir, lat. 37°29'35", long. 80°06'35", 

at southern town limits of Newcastle, Craig County, 800 feet upstream from NewcastleSalem highway bridge and half a mile upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,337.32 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 13.8 square miles.

ttecoras available.- September 1929 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1929-36, 1938-47), 14.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 128 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 3.58 

feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.43 feet); minimum 

daily, 2.4 second-feet Dec. 15.

1929-47: Maximum discharge, 700 second-feet Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 4.80 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 300 second-feet on basis of records for Johrs Creek at 

Newcastle and Craig Creek at Parr; minimum, 0.5 second-foot (regulated) July 1, 1945 

(gage height, 1.27 feet); minimum daily, 1.3 second-feet Sept. 4, 1930.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant above staRatlng table, water year 1946-47, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.6 2.3 2.2 11 3.2 70 

1.7 3.1 2.4 15 3.4 98 

1.8 4.2 2.6 22 3.6 132 

1.9 5.6 2.8 31 

2.0 7.2 3.0 48

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.0 

3.0

3.1 

2.6 

2.8

2.8 

3.0 

2.8 

3.9

4.2

3.3 

3.6 

4.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.4 

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

2.9 

2.9 

2.8 

3.8

15 

6.9 

4.8 

4.4 

4.1 

3.8

Nov.

3.4 

3.4 

3.6 

3.6 

3.3

3.3 

3.6 

4.6 

3.7 

3.3

3.4 

3.6 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2

2.8 

3.9 

6.8 

4.9 

4.5

4.1 

4.2 

4.0 

4.1 

4.4

3.5 

3.8 

3.2 

3.2 

3.3

Dec.

3.5 

3.4 

2.9 

2.9 

3.0

2.8 

3.2 

3.0 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.4 

3.4 

2.8 

2.4

2.6 

2.8 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

4.3 

5.8 

4.2 

6.6 

10

7.3 

6.3 

7.2 

9.6 

8.6 

8.2

Jan.

8.9 

44 

111 

63

38

27 

22 

17 

15 

13

12 

12 

11 

12

»58

80 

49 

36 

30 

99

94 

53 

38 

31 

26

24 

21 

17 

16 

16 

17

Feb.

14 

13 

12 

12 

all

all 

a!3 

a!2 

all 

alO

a9.0 

*b8.5 

b7.0 

b6.4 

b6.3

b6.7 

b6.6 

b6.5 

b6.3 

b5.2

b6. 3 

b7.0 

a7.2 

a5. 5 

a6.0

a6.4 

a6.0 

a6.0

u_. h SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

120. 

113. 

139.

lendar year 1946 ............ 4,612.

ary ....

h. ...........................

ember ........................

1,110. 

237. 

819. 

614 

299. 

166. 

129. 

192. 

213.

ter year 1946-47, ............ 4,156.

Mar.

a6.0 

6.1 

5.4 

5.2 

5.3

6.6 

7.4 

9.1 

8.8 

9.4

11 

15 

20 

91 

106

70 

46 

33 

*27 

24

23 

22 

20 

28 

47

35 

28 

26 

24 

28 

26

Apr.

25 

41 

55

46

37

31 

26 

22 

20 

18

17 

17 

15 

16 

16

18 

19 

18 

17 

16

16 

15 

14 

13 

13

12 

11 

10 

10 

10

Maximum

1 15 

5 6.8 

I 10

7 152

9 111 

9 14 

3 106 

55 

8 14 

3 10 

6 7.3 

5 22 

3 30

4 111

Peak discharge.- Jan. 3 (6 a.m.) 121 sec. -ft.! Jan. 16

May

9.8 

12 

12 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

12 

11

10 

9.9 

9.6 

9.5 

9.1

8.8 

8.6

8.7 

8.4 

8.4

8.4 

8.9 

7.8 

7.3 

8.0

9.0 

7.0 

6.7 

7.0 

7.4 

6.5

Minimum

2.6 

2.8 

2.4

2.4

8.9 

5.2 

5.2 

10 

6.5 

3.9 

3.2 

3.1 

4.0

2.4

June

5.9 

6.0 

5.8 

5.5 

5.4

5.4 

5.1 

4.8 

5.0 

4.7

4.8 

4.8 

5.0 

10 

9.2

6.5 

6.1 

5.8 

5.4

6.8

6.0 

4.9 

5.0 

4.8 

5.2

4.6 

4.9 

4.6 

4.4 

3.9

Mean

3.8" 

3.7E 

4.5C

12.6

35.8 

8.5C 

26.4 

20.5 

9.6 

5.5 

4.1 

6.2 

7.1

11.4

July

4.0 

4.8 

3.8 

3.6 

4.0

3.8 

5.0 

4.3 

7.3 

6.0

4.8 

4.2 

3.4 

3.6 

4.1

4.1 

4.2 

5.7 

4.4 

4.2

4.6 

4.2 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2 

3.3

Aup.

6.5 

3.8 

3.8 

4.4 

4.3

3.8 

4.4 

5.2 

3.6 

3.2

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.1 

3.1

3.4 

4.0 

4.1 

4.1 

3.8

3.6 

6.2 

22 

15 

10

9.6 

10 

13 

9.3 

8.0 

7.0

Per square 

mile

0.280 

.274 

) .326

.913

2.59 

) .616 

1.91 

1.49 

1 .701 

I .401 

3 .303 

L .450 

L .515

.826

Sept.

6.2 

5.7 

5.2 

4.8 

4.4

4.9 

4.6 

4.2 

4.1 

5.7

7.4 

6.6 

6.0 

5.2 

6.3

5.8 

5.2 

4.8 

4.8 

4.6

4.0 

4.2 

4.0 

5.2 

30

17 

13 

11 

9.8 

8.6

Runoff in 

Inohea

0.32 

.31 

.38

12.43

2.99 

.64 

2.20 

1.66 

.81 

.45 

.35 

.52 

.57

11.20

(1 a.m.) 100 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20 (6 p.m.)

138 sec.-ft.; Mar. 14 (8 p.m.) 127 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Johns 

Creek at Newcastle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JANES RIVER BASIN 

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va.

29

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°30', long. 80°06', at highway bridge 800 feet 

nortneast of town limits of Newcastle, Craig County, and 1,700 feet upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 1,254.43 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 106 square miles.

Records available.- April 1926 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 21 .years, 119 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 second-feet Mar. 14 (gage height, 7.95

reetj; minimum, 6 second-feet Dec. 5 (gage height, 2.72 feet), result of low temperature.

1926-47: Maximum discharge observed, 8,000 second-feet Jan. 23, 1935 (gage height, 

10.80 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,200 second-feet on basis of velocityarea studies; minimum, that of Dec. 5, 1946; minimum daily, 7 second-fset Aug. 11, Sept. 

3, 6, 7, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those bslow 20 secondreet, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-26, Nov. 26 to Jan. 4)

2.7 6 3.6 70 5.6 496 

2.8 9 4.0 120 6.0 68O 

3.0 18 4.4 174 6.5 93O 

3.2 32 4.8 246 7.2 1,380 

3.4 49 5.2 350

Diacharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

S

6

7 

8 

9 

10

J.A 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

12 

10 

 10 

10 

10

10 

9 

9

11 

13

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

14

68 

39 

22 

17 

16 

14

Nov.

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

IS 

IS 

14

14 

18 

38 

36 

26

22 

19 

18 

17 

17

16 

16 

16 

14 

14

Dec.

14 

14 

14 

14 

15

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

13 

13 

13

27 

44 

51 

34 

64

46 

35 

32 

36 

38 

34

Jan.

43

117 

461 

496 

219

188 

136 

136 

114 

84

69 

90 

114 

119 

 686

937 

389 

257 

212 

1.O6O

853 

372 

250 

197 

159

134 

120 

103 

92 

87 

114

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Mare 

Apr!

 June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar

 her.

riser .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary . . .

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

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

108 

92 

87 

84 

82

b80 

98 

82 

b75 

b65

bSO 

54 

49 

b47 

b45

b47 

b46 

b45 

47 

35-

b45 

bSO 

b55 

b40 

bSO

b45 

b42 

b42

Secondfoot-daya

451 

52- 

70

36,21

8,40! 

1,69 

7,88 

4,78 

3,06 

95 

64 

1,60! 

71

31,43

Mar.

44 

b42 

b40 

47 

58

110 

114 

166 

166 

166

170 

201 

264 

1,340 

-1,210

655 

400 

280 

 213 

179

163 

152 

136 

146 

228

208 

167 

159 

170 

266 

221

Apr.

195 

326 

437 

314 

255

213 

171 

147 

138 

121

112 

123 

111 

108 

140

157 

190 

168 

152 

138

140 

130 

120 

117 

114

107 

94 

87 

81 

77

Maximum

3 68 

1 38 

3 64

L 1,790

3 1,060 

7 108 

L 1,340 

5 437 

D 226 

7 94 

1 53 

5 358 

3 92

5 1,340

Peak discharge.- Jan. 16 (2 a.m.) 1,390 sec. -ft.; Jan.

May

86 

191 

226 

204 

197

168 

150 

133 

115 

-100

89 

82 

77 

74 

68

61 

56 

54 

51 

64

55 

87 

72 

57 

71

121 

88 

72 

64 

72 

55

Minimum

9

14 

12

3

43 

35 

40 

77 

51 

18 

11 

11 

13

9

June

46 

41 

38 

34 

31

2S 

26 

24 

23 

21

19 

18 

18 

44 

94

51 

38 

31 

30 

35

4O 

34 

31 

27 

25

24 

22 

21 

23 

20

Mean

14. £ 

17. £ 

22. £

99.!

271 

60. ( 

254 

159 98." 

31. S 

20. £ 

51. £ 

23.'

86. ]

Jul"

18 

18 

16 

15 

14

13 

16 

18 

31 

44

53 

37 

28 

26 

26

26 

25 

24 

21 

18

18 

24 

17 

14 

13

13 

12 

11 

11 

11 

13

Aug.

25 

21 

16 

22 

23

16 

16 

16 

14 

13

13 

14 

12 

12 

11

12 

13 

15 

23 

18

16 

64 

358 

263 

107

181 

104 

70 

49 

37 

31

Per square 

 lie

0.137 

.165 

.215

.936

2.56 

.572 

2.40 

1.50 

.931 

) .301 

.196 

.489 

) .225

.812

20 (5 p.m.) 1,620 sec. -f-..; Mar

Sept.

26 

23 

20 

17 

16

19 

24 

21 

18 

20

24 

22 

21 

18 

18

18 

16 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

13 

16 

92

59 

40 

32 

28 

25

Runoff in 

Inches

0.16 

.18 

.25

12.71

2.95 

.60 

2.77 

1.67 

1.07 

.34 

.23 

.56 

.25

11.03

14 (5 p.m.

2,020 seo.-TET

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
30 JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va,

Location.- Vertical staff gage, lat. 370 28'05", long. SO'OO'SO", at highway bridg? 1 mile 

downstream from Little Catawba Creek, 1% miles upstream from Stone Cool Creek, and 8-Jmiles northeast of Catawba, Roanoke County. Datum of gage is 1,299.96 feet atnve mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 34 square miles.

Records available.- September 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 670 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 

ii.uu reet); minimum observed, 4.8 second-feet Oct. 5, 8 (gage height, 0.64 foot).

1943-47: Maximum discharge observed, 1,000 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gag3 height, 

3.50 feet); minimum observed, 2.2 second-feet Sept. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 1944 (gag3 height, 

0.54 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

{Shifting-control method used Aug. 8-14, 16-22, 26, 27,

Aug. 29 to Sept. 24)

Oct. 1-26 Oct. 27 to Sept. 30

0.6 3.7 1.0 22 0.6 3.2 1.1 30 2.3 340

.7 6.4 1.1 32 .7 5.S

.8 9.9 1.3 62 .8 8.6

.9 15 1.5 100 .9 13

1.0 20

1.2 43 2.7 510

1.3 60 2.9 610

1.5 100

1.9 205

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.8

5,3

5.3

4.8

12

11

7.8

8.5

11

8.2

7.1

6.4

6.4

5.9

5.9

6.1

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.6

84

24

17

13

12

11

Nov.

10

8.6

8.0

7.4

7.4

6,7

7.4

9.1

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

12

26

16

13

11

11

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.0

7.4

6.7

6.7

~

Dec.

6,7

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.5

5,5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.4

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

7.4

6.7

8,0

25

28

21

33

58

26

20

19

20

19

17

Jan.

17

88

252

155

90

62

48

42

54

27

26

54

30

52

 360

220

158

92

76

585

220

118

90

76

60

55

43

36

35

33

45

Vonth

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

Bay..............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

38

31

50

53

22

55

27

24

bZ2

20

19

 19

17

17

17

16

16.

15

15

12

b!4

b!6

18

15

b!6

15

15

13

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

327.3

265.2

385.8

11,417.9

3,239

561

2,031

1,694

676

431.4

251.8

1,158.3

632

11,652.3

Bar.

13

13

13

15

23

53

28

42

40 ,

46

52

62

74

220

187

128

88

72

 58

53

45

43

40

45

150

90

66

64

78

80

70

Apr.

60

125

135

96

80

62

55

45

45

39

39

39

30

43

45

100

1

Maximum

84

26

38

305

585

38

220

135

48

64

15

270

128

585

112

84

68

55

55

45

39

96

31

Z9

28

28

24

24

-

May

25

29

28

48

45

36

33

29

28

26

25

23

20

19

19

17

18

3,7

16

18

17

17

14

13

17

17

13

12

13

13

11

Minimum

4.8

5.5

5.5

4.8

17

12

13

24

11

8.0

5.0

7.4

11

4.8

June

11

10

11

10

10

10

8.6

9.1

8.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

10

64

48

23

17

15

15

17

15

13

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.1

Msan

10.6

8.84

12.4

31.3

104

20.0

65.5

56.5

21.8

14.4

8.12

37.4

21.1

31.9

July

8.6

8.6

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.7

8.6

8.3

15

15

10

9.1

8.6

8.3

10

8.0

10

8.6

8.3

7.7

8.3

7.7

6.7

6.1

6.1

5.5

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

Aug.

16

8.0

8.0

7.4

8.3

8.0

29

31

15

11

10

8.6

8.6

7.4

118

23

12

27

17

13

11

11

205

68

36

28

27

270

55

34

27

Per square

mile

0.312

.260

.365

.921

3.06

.588

1.93

1.66

.641

.424

.239

1.10

.621

.938

Sept.

22

19

18

17

16

15

17

15

13

19

31

24

18

16

15

17

15

13

13

12

13

12

11

13

128

34

26

19

17

14

Rinoff in 

inches

0.36

.29

.42

12.50

3.53

.61

2.22

1.85

.74

.47

.28

1.27

.69

12.73

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 31

Calfpasture River above Mill Creek, at Goshen, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 37°59 I 15", long. 79°29'40", at

 highway bridge at Goshen, Rockbridge County, 400 feet upstream from Fill Creek. Datum of 

gage is 1,384.84 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontovm supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area.- 147 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1947. March 1925 to December 1938 at site 

500 feet downstream from Mill Creek; records not equivalent.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,500 second-feet Mar. 14 (gage height, 6.71

 feetTr minimum, 3.2 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.40 feet).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 10,200 second-feet May 16, 1942 (gage height, 10.38 

feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Oct. 9, 1941 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those between 10 and 25 second-feet and those for period of 

doubtful gage-height record, which are fair, and those below 10 second-feet, which are 

poor. Discharge given herein includes diversion 50 feet above control by Stillwater 

Worsted Mill.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1-26 Oct. 27 to Sept. 30

1.4 3.2 1.8 9.0 2.2 24 1.6 6.5 2.4 38 3.2 210

1.5 4.2 1.9 12 2.3 29 ]

1.6 5.5 2.0 15 2.4 36 ]

1.7 7.0 Z.I 19 ]

2

.7 8.3 2.5 46 3.5 368

.8 10 2.6 56 4.0 660

.9 13 * 2.8 88 4.5 1,020

.0 17 E 3.0 136 5.0 1,480

2.2 25 Ifi3.1 168 6.0 2,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.8

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.9

4.5

4.6

4.6

6.2

8.2

6.7

5.5

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.1

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.4

5.1

5.4

31

77

54

42

32

27

Nov.

24

23

21

19

17

16

16

17

16

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

14

21

20

20

20

21

21

20

19

19

19

19

17

17

Dec.

16

15

13

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

 12

11

11

12

12

14

22

41

60

62

79

84

72

64

72

118

120

Jan.

115

142

904

1,170

480

336

220

172

139

115

101

90

81

79

103

458

363

271

206

757

1,210

562

341

245

185

149

126

106

92

83

308

Month

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

November. ........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

llaroh ............................ as1 1. ...........................

June :........... ^. ...............

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

413

282

193

158

120

dlOO

d90

d75

d70

d65

d60

d55

d50

52

50

49

46

44

42

31

39

44

39

32

34

37

33

30

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

386.6

519

1,048

44,187.5

9,709

2,333

9,641

3,706 

2,177

3 740 5)010

588.9

361.4

'39,219.9

Mar.

34

34

30

28

37

38

43

59

84

106

133

176

245

2,180

1,980

818

521

352

250

193

162

142

123

136

352

374

271

220

189

176

155

Apr.

139

:

:

]

39

55

52

152

146

]

]

1

31

20

15

108

99

99

90

88

99

106

]

1

]

46

81

68

149

149

]

]

]

39

28

23

118

115

Maximum

77

24

120

2,200

1,210

413

2,180

181 

131

1,070

1,170

48

19

2,180

99

92

84

77

May

75

95

110

126

131

126

118

108

97

84

75

67

62

60

57

55

54

50

47

46

48

51

50

47

47

48

44

39

40

57

63

Minimum

3.6

11

11

3.6

79

30

28

77 

39

21

17

8.5

7.2

3.6

June

49

44

57

90

67

55

47

44

39

34

29

25

42

642

1,070

452

230

142

110

88

70

57

47

41

37

33

29

26

23

21

Mean

12.5

17.3

33.8

121

313

83.3

311

124 

70.2

125

162

19 .0

12.0

107

Jlly

31

30

20

22

19

17

20

23

589

1.170

509

265

155

120

95

77

69

838

235

131

97

110

77

59

49

41

36

31

28

24

23

Aug.

23

21

19

17

16

15

13

15

17

13

13

13

11

9.4

8.5

10

15

15

13

14

19

18

23

23

26

34

48

37

28

23

19

F«r square 

mile

0.085

.118

.230

.823

2.13

.567

2.12

.844 

.478

.850

1.10

.129

.082

.728

Sept.

18

15

13

12

11

16

18

14

12

13

14

12

12

11

11

11

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.4

8.3

7.8

8.3

17

19

15

13

12

11

Runoff in 

inohss

0.10

.13

.27

11.18

2.46

.59

2.44

.94 

.55

.95

1.27

.15

.09

9.94

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, shape of 

stage graph, and records for Maury River at Rockbridge Baths.
32 JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°54'26", long. 79°25'20", at Rockbridge B'ths, 

hocKDridge County, 700 feet upstream from highway bridge and 1 mile upstream f'om Hays 

Creek. Datum of gage Is 1,100.33 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps 0* Engineers).

Drainage area.- 329 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1947 

Average discharge.- 18 years (1929-47), 337 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,900 second-feet Mar. 14 (gage height, 7.6 

reet, from high-water mark); minimum, 18 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 (gage height, 

1.02 feet).

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 33,000 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 13.07 

feet), from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 11 second-feet Nov. 28, 1930 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

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

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of lee effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In seoond-feet)

1.0 17 1.6 112 3.S 1,030 

1.1 24 1.8 170 4.0 1,400 

1.2 35 2.0 Z40 5.0 2,370 

1.3 SO 2.5 450 6.0 3,650 

1.4 68 3.0 720 7.0 5,500

Discharge, in aecOnd-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

19 

19 

18 

19 

19

20 

20 

20 

22 

23

23 

27 

33 

31 

25

23 

23 

23 

22 

23

26 

26 

24 

24 

24

146~ 

126 

96 

74 

61 

52

Nov.

47 

46 

42 

40 

36

35 

35 

41 

40 

35

34 

34 

33 

31

31

30 

40 

76 

68 

55

50 

48 

47 

42 

42

42 

42 

41 

38 

38

Dec.

36 

34 

34 

35 

34

35 

33 

32 

32 

32

33 

33 

34 

34 

32

31 

31 

33 

33 

36

66 

143 

123 

123 

173

164 

137 

120 

129 

184 

190

Jap.

190 

332 

1,400 

1,850 

840

642 

455 

388 

324 

252

211 

204 

187 

187 

362

*1,060 

756 

575 

470 

1,800

2,260 

1,100 

726 

545 

440

368 

312 

260 

226 

208 

374

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augti 

Sept

Wa

mber

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary . .

 uary .........................

h. ...........................

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

.............................

. . . 

 t ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

555 

410 

316 

284 

215

b200 

b!90 

180 

167 

blSO

143 

129 

 118 

112 

112

112 

107 

100 

98 

87

89 

bllO 

bllO 

blOO 

blOO

91

85 

91

Secondfoot-days

1,131 

1,259 

2,219

110,357

19,304 

4,561 

21,236 

9,174 

5,321 

6,321 

8,810 

1,673 

1,180

82,189

Peak discharge.- Jan. £0 (10 p.m.! 3,300 s

Mar.

85 

89 

87 

105 

91

118 

134 

197 

226 

260

344 

430 

570 

4,530 

4,140

1,900 

1,200 

»810 

618 

505

435 

376 

324 

344 

585

606 

490 

430 

425 

410 

372

Apr.

340 

348 

392 

368 

364

352 

304 

280 

272 

256

233 

240 

222 

226 

268

296 

372 

415 

388 

348

376 

372 

336 

320 

308

288 

256 

229 

208 

197

Maximum

146

76 

190

3,790

2,260 

555 

4,530 

415 

288 

1,670 

1,760 

118 

78

4,530

May

187 

229 

276 

288 

288

276 

256 

236 

208 

187

170 

155 

146 

140 

134

126 

177 

140 

123 

120

164 

170 

155 

132 

132

134 

112 

100 

94 

140 

126

Minimum

18 

30 

31

18

187 

85 

85 

197 

94 

55 

47 

27 

26

18

sc.-ft.; Mar. 14 (7 p.m

June

107 

94 

96 

149 

120

100 

89 

89 

85 

70

61 

55 

82 

787 

1,670

720 ' 

400 

280 

215 

180

152 

120 

100 

89 

85

76 

70 

64 

59 

57

Mean

36.5 

42.0 

71.6

302

623 

163 

685 

306 

172 

211 

284 

54.0 

39.3

225

July

94 

94 

64 

57 

50

47 

47 

50 

1,190 

1,760

870 

500 

332 

248 

211

173 

137 

1,010 

435 

2S6

190 

229 

164 

120 

98

85 

72 

64 

59 

54 

50

Aug.

59 

50 

44 

42 

41

38 

34 

35 

116 

54

42 

38 

34 

31 

28

27 

38 

55 

57 

41

44

42 

118 

72 

64

96 

96 

81 

64 

50 

42

Per square

mile

0.111

.128 

.218

.918

1.89 

.495 

2.08 

.930 

.523 

.641 

.863 

.164 

.119

.684

Sept.

40 

46 

36 

31 

30

52 

66 

47 

40 

38

38 

35 

32 

31 

33

41 

34

27 

27 

26

27 

28 

28 

30 

78

76 

52 

41 

35 

35

Ri-noff in 

inches

0.13 

.14 

.25

12.45

2.18 

.52 

2.40 

1.04 

.60 

.72 

.99 

.19 

.13

9.29

) 6,900 sec. -ft.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 33

Maury River near Lexington, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°48'49", long. 79°26'42", 300 yards upstream from 

' time Kiln highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Kerrs Creek, and 2^ miles

upstream from Lexington, Rockbridge County. Datum of gage is 906.56 feet above mean

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area,- 487 square miles.

Records available.- August 1925 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1928-47), 480 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,700 second-feet Mar. 14 (gage height, 10.20 

 feet)j minimum, 57 second-feet Oct. 2-7 (gage height, 1.97 feet).

1925-47; Maximum discharge, 40,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 23.58 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting and on basis of records for other stations in James River Basin; 

minimum, 34 second-feet Sept. 6, 1930, Sept, 18, 1932.

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

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.9 49 2.7 228 6.0 2,280 

2.0 61 3.0 336 7.0 3,360 

2.1 75 3.4 510 8.5 5,280 

2.2 92 4.0 815 

2.4 138 5.0 1,460

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

28

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

60 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

59 

60 

67

67 

80 

116 

78 

71

65 

64 

62 

62 

62

69 

68 

68 

67 

68

242 

202 

166 

133 

111 

100

Nov.

89 

85 

82 

80 

77

72 

72 

84 

85 

77

74 

72 

71 

68 

68

68 

80 

144 

138 

109

94 

90 

85 

78 

77

75 

77 

74 

75 

72

Dec.

72 

71 

65 

67 

68

71 

71 

68 

66 

68

68 

68 

75 

72 

69

67 

67 

72 

74 

84

126 

228 

199 

193 

245

242 

206 

184 

181 

228 

252

Jan.

259 

450 

1,440 

2,480 

1,220

930 

685 

560 

458 

364

309 

298 

280 

269 

458

*1,42O 

1,060 

815 

660 

2,300

3,210 

1,560 

1,060 

815 

660

560 

486 

410 

364 

336 

436

Month

Oo to 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Haro 

Apr! 

toy 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nbor

 her .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

735 

580 

454 

405 

321

b340 

b320 

280 

280 

255

235 

225 

*209 

190 

199

199 

187 

178 

175 

169

141 

187 

178 

152 

160

160 

149 

136

Seoondfoot-days

2,609 

2,492 

3,689

158,417

26,612 

7,199 

27,164 

l^TSl 

7,632 

9,000 

12,433 

3,948 

2,851

118,380

Mar.

158 

160 

146 

136 

166

202 

218 

298 

328 

368

458 

580 

760 

5,040 

4,880

2,380 

1,530 

1,150 

870 

735

640 

560 

482 

486 

735

788 

660 

595 

580 

565 

510

Apr.

468 

482 

555 

505 

496

482 

432 

393 

389

364

336 

356 

325 

325 

380

414 

520 

560 

525 

472

496 

510 

454 

432 

414

393 

356 

328 

302 

287

Maximum

242 

144 

252

4,750

3, -2 10 

735 

5,040 

560 

376 

2,100 

2,190 

311 

166

5,040

May

280 

302 

360

372 

376

356 

336 

313 

287 

266

245 

228 

218 

212 

206

193 

248 

218 

196 

190

222 

238 

a230 

a220 

a 200

a230 

a 200 

a!60 

a!70 

also 

a!80

Minimum

57 

68 

65

57

259 

136 

136 

287 

160 

102 

102 

85 

71

57

June

a!60 

also 

a 160 

a!80 

al70

a!60 

a 140 

al50 

a!60 

126

111 

102 

116 

749 

2,100

1,050 

595 

410 

328 

284

245 

206 

178 

163 

152

144 

136 

123 

116 

136

Mean

84.2 

83.1 

119

434

858 

257 

876 

425 

246 

300 

401 

127 

95.0

324

JuJy

178 

196 

136 

111 

102

151 

128 

113 

1,150 

2,190

1,250 

735 

491 

372 

3?8

273 

235 

937 

6?5 

3SO

3S8 

337 

238 

228 

187

166 

149 

138 

126 

116 

149

Aug.

146 

118 

107 

102 

98

94 

90 

85 

311 

190

187 

126 

109 

98 

96

89 

90 

116 

152 

109

98 

102 

190 

149 

123

149 

152 

152 

123 

105 

92

Pe- square 

mile

0.173 

.171 

.244

.891

1.76 

.528 

1.80 

.873 

.505 

.616 

.823 

.261 

.195

.665

Sept.

102 

102 

90 

82 

75

141 

138 

109 

92 

92

89 

85 

82 

75 

77

105 

84 

75 

72 

71

71 

75 

75 

75 

166

166 

116 

96 

89 

84

Runoff in 

inches

0.20 

.19 

.28

12.09

2.03 

.55 

2.08 

.97 

.58 

.69 

.95 

.30 

.22

9.04

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (1:30 a.m.) 4,230 sec. -ft.; Mar. 14 (8:30 p.m.) 7,700 sec. -ft. Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of records for stations ne'w Buena Vista and 

at Rockbridge Baths.

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

Maury River near Buena Vista, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°45'45", long. 7'9°23 '30", half a mile downstream

 from South River and 2| miles northwest of Buena Vista, Rockbridge County. Datum of 

gage is 846.58 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 649 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,020 second-feet Mar. 14 '"age height, 10.59

 feet); minimum, 76 second-feet Oct. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.68 feet).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 21,700 second-feet May 22, 1942 (gage height, 16.00 

feet); minimum, 20 second-feet Oct. 10, 1941 (gage height, 1.23 feet), occurrei during 

filling of a small reservoir 2 miles upstream.

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

residents.

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

which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

81

79

79

79

81

79

78

76

78

93

89

106

164

114

100

95

91

88

86

88

88

93

91

91

91

270

270

207

166

142

131

Nov.

122

116

116

108

106

102

102

120

120

112

104

104

100

97

97

95

110

191

189

154

a!40

a!20

a!20

allO

allO

alOO

alOO

alOO

alOO

a 100

-

Dec.

alOO

a95

a95

a 95

a 95

a95

alOO

a95

a95

a95

a95

a 100

a 100

a 100

a95

95

98

106

108

129

216

335

289

274

343

343

293

260

256

296

339

Jan.

367

675

1,860

3,080

1,550

1,220

950

782

675

560

478

456

430

417

716

*1,790

1,380

1,100

920

2,940

3,900

2,030

1,380

1,130

950

838

755

650

578

542

625

Month

Ootober ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

950

782

650

591

470

439

b440

434

339

343

347

335

 312

293

293

293

278

263

253

249

213

263

260

232

346

243

226

213

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,464

3,465

5,230

215,361

35,724

10,250

35 958

19*861

10,'277

13,483

15,262

5,303

4,109

162,386

Mar.

226

239

223

207

256

331

359

456

496

546

650

810

1,010

5,820

6,010

3,080

2,030

1,520

1,190

1,010

920

810

728

700

1,040

1,100

950

865

838

810

728

Apr.

675

728

865

810

782

728

675

600

586

555

532

596

546

6OO

728

728

810

838

782

700

755

782

700

650

635

596

537

488

443

421

Maximum

270

191

343

5,860

3,900

950

6,010

865

493

2 980 2)530

434

249

6,010

May

400

404

474

483

492

470

439

413

383

359

331

308

296

285

278

263

323

312

270

260

263

323

320

282

270

331

274

239

226

246

260

Minimum

76

95

95

76

367

213

207

421

226

146

135

98

98

76

June

236

213

203

216

246

219

200

186

207

183

162

146

152

1,260

2,980

1,440

892

650

532

465

400

343

285

260

256

243

229

210

203

266

-

Mean

112

116

169

590

1,152

366

1,160

332

449

492

171

137

445

July

339

343

249

2OO

180

177

249

191

1,160

2,580

1,440

920

625

519

439

367

320

911

782

488

400

488

396

282

329

203

177

162

149

135

162

Aug.

216

144

124

120

131

112

102

98

282

327

434

191

144

124

116

118

129

129

172

156

140

135

260

236

164

164

191

191

169

14P

13f

Per square 

mile

0.173

.179

.260

.909

1 78

.564

1.79

1.02

.512

. 692

 758

.263

.211

.686

Sept.

129

154

135

124

116

172

197

169

144

140

140

131

126

118

116

126

131

114

106

102

98

102

108

106

197

249

175

140

126

118

-

F-inoff in 

inches

0.20

.20

.30

12.35

2 .05

.59

2.06

1.14

.59 [77

.87

.30

.24

9.31

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station near Lexington.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 35

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°49'33", long. 79°26'28", at highway bridge l£ miles 

 upstream from mouth and 2f miles north of Lexington, Rockbridge Count;'. Datum of gage 

is 972.04 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 34 square miles.

Records available.- January 1927 to September 1947 (fragmentary prior to August 1930).

Average discharge.- 17 years (1930-47), 35.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 765 second-feet Mar. 14 (gage height, 

t>. vu reet); minimum observed, 4.6 second-feet Dec. 10 (gage height, 4.13 feet).

1927-47: Maximum discharge, 7,600 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 12.82 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 800 second-fset by logarithmic 

plotting, and on basis of records for other stations in James River Bisin; minimum, 

4 second-feet on many days in August and September 1932, Sept. 12, 1934, July 17, Nov. 

21, 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.O

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

B.6

5.7

6.6

8.4

6.6

7.2

9.0

9.0

7.8

7.2

6.O

6.0

6.0

6.6

7.2

7.8

7.8

8.4

8.4

11

26

15

11

10

7.2

6.0

Nov.

6.6

6.6

7.2

6.6

6.0

6.6

7.2

8.4

6.6

5.7

5.7

6.0

5.3

5.0

5.3

6.0

13

11

9.6

7.2

5.7

7.2

6.0

7.2

6.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.7

6.O

-

Dec.

5.3

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.7

6.6

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.0

5.7

6.0

14

20

18

13

14

12

14

11

11

12

10

11

Month

Jan.

14

50

148

80

48

42

32

27

24

20

18

18

12

18

90

101

*48

46

39

555

168

72

51

46

37

32

30

28

26

24

26

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

24

21

20

19

b20

b!8

b!8

b!8

b!7

b!6

14

13

13 *14

14

14

14

14

13

b!4

b!3

b!4

b!4

b!4

b!4

14

15

16

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

254.2

201.3

267.6

10,422.1

1,970 '442

1,905

860

445

464 . 8

615.2

339.6

434.8

8,199.5

Mar.

15

17

16

18

25

33

27

38

30

32

40

42

50

655

168

99 *71

59

47

40

38

33

33

4O

4O

36

32

33

33

33

32

Apr.

31

40

41

37

33

33

29

26

25

25

25

24

22

26

26

38

44

37

31

29

36

29

25

24

24

22

20

22

18

18

Maximum

26

13

20

465

555

24

655

44

18

72

72

37

55

665

May

18

18

18

18

18

16

16

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

14

14

12

12

12

14

15

14

17

15

14

12

14

14

12

Minimum

5.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

12

13

15

18

12

9.0

7.8

7.2

8.4

5.0

June

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

9.6

9.6

9.0

9.6

12

72

34

22

18

18

16

17

16

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

18

Mean

8.20

6.71

8.63

28.6

63.5

15.8

61.5

28.7

14.4

15.5

19:8

11.0

14.5

22.5

July

69

2.*,

14

12

11

11

12

11

41

72

44

3?

2.1

18

19

18

17

15

15

14

14

13

12

11

11

9 6

9 6

8 4

7 8

7 8

18

Aug.

20

11

10

9.0

9.6

9.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

9.6

22

11

8.4

8.4

9.0

8.4

7.2

7.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

10

37

12

11

15

13

10

10

9.0

7.8

Pr- square 

mile

0.241

.197

.254

.841

1.87

.465

1.81

.844

.424

.456

.582

.324

.426

.662

Sept.

26

24

- 11

9.6

9.6

20

12

11

11

11

11

9.6

3.4

9.6

11

18

12

11

11

11

11

13

11

12

55

21

17

14

12

11

Runoff in 

inohes

0.28

.22

.29

11.40

2.16

.48

2.09

.94

.49

.51

.67

.37

.48

8.98

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°32'35", long. 79°15'10", at highway bridge 1 mile 

south of Pedlar Mills, Amherst County, 1.7 miles downstream from Horsley Mill Creek, 

and 3.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 91 square miles.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 6.38

reet); minimum, 6.6 second-feet Dec. 5, Sept. 18; minimum gage height, 1.96 feet Dec. 5. 

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 11,200 second-feet Aug. 8, 1942 (gage height, 14.1 feet, 

from floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 1,800 second-feet by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum, 2.3 second-feet Sept. 8, 1944 (gage height, 1.8,3 feet).

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

which are poor. Diversion above station for municipal supply of Lynchburg.

Cooperation.- Records of monthly diversions and change in contents of Lynchfmrjc Reservoir 

rurnisnea by city of Lynchburg.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

14

14

13

16

22

15

14

13

13

12

12

14

a 12

a!4

a!5

a!4

a!3

a23

a30

a25

a!7

a!7

a!6

Nov.

a!5

aU

12

12

12

12

12

14

19

a!5

a!5

a!7

al6

al4

al4

al4

a!5

a40

23

23

19

24

22

19

16

16

21

IS

15

15

-

Dec.

14

15

14

13

12

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

19

18

16

15

22

26

84

176

133

78

62

65

56

40

41

46

38

33

Month

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

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January . .

February. ..............

March.. ................

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

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

June. ..................

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

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1946-47 . .

Jan.

I

4i

85

80

36

60

207

158

1 18

96

78

62

56

68

62

80

224

314

1

 1

1

71

30

07

620

396

2

1

1

09

52

30

109

102

1 04

85

76

78

224

Secondfoot-days

448

513

1,151

31,347.0

5,377

1,476

4,174

4,794

2,060

2,027

1,045

1,008

400.8

24,473.8

Feb.

148

1]

<

I

6

6

3

72

bSO

be

e

4

7

7

9

*b35

b42

b£

1i.

0

1

8

48

 44

4

1

:

0

8

8

36

b32

b2

b2

b2

9

8

S

b30

b31

b3

2

_

.

-

1

9

Mar.

31

32

32

28

39

68

57

80

65

74

81

85

111

762

574

337

*260

200

128

109

96

85

74

78

116

96

85

93

100

107

91

Apr.

85

345

245

209

168

142

121

allO

allO

alOO

alOO

a!40

alOO

alOO

a250

a220

a240

240

187

184

190

174

152

140

130

121

107

100

93

91

Observed

Maximum

30

40

176

552

620

148

762

345

109

520

AQoy

242

56

762

Minimum

10

12

12

8.2

56

28

28

85

41

26

15

13

7.0

7.'0

Mean

14.5

17.1

37.1

85.9

173

52.7

135

160

66 5

67 . 6

 z-z f 33 f

32 5

is'.t

67.1

May

85

89

89

98

87

78

74

70

68

65

65

62

62

62

59

56

72

62

56

51

53

109

70

53

54

76

54

49

45

46

41

June

37

37

37

33

30

31

30

30

36

28

27

26

29

520

249

125

87

68

60

65

59

46

40

38

38

34

36

34

37

80

-

Diversion and 

change in

contents 

(equivalent , 

second -feet)t

12.9

15.0

12.5

11.6

12 > 6

10 1C C » D

12 i5

12 . 6

12.7

12.7

12 8

12 .8

13.2

12.7

July

80

51

36

27

26

23

26

33

67

40

44

32

30

28

25

23

24

24

26

27

89

72

37

26

23

20

19

18

18

16

15

Aug.

31

24

18

19

50

28

20

18

18

26

23

28

20

15

14

41

22

41

26

20

2

18

18

42

68

39

30

25

20

18

15

13

Adjusted

Mean * £* 

27.4 0.301

32.1 .353

49.6 .545

97.5 1.07

186 2 04

65.3 .718

148 1.63

173 1.90

79*2 .870

80*3 *882

46.5 .511

45.3 .498

26.6 .292

79.8 .877

Sept.

12

12

12

10

9

12

12

11

11

12

16

14

12

9

7.8

4

4

O

4

8

10

15

10

14

56

31

18

14

12

12

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.35

.39

.63

14.55

2.35

.75

1.88

2.12

1.00

.98

CQ 

 Off

.57

.33

11.94

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (2 p.m.) 950 sec.-ft.; Mar. 14 (9:30 a.m.) 1,140 sec.-ft.; June 14 (2 p.m.) 

1,660 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion for municipal supply of Lynchburg and change in contents of Lynchburg Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Pedlar River at Lynchburg Reservoir and Tye River near Lovlngston.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ica.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 37

Buffalo River near Norwood, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°38', long. 78°53' , 1 mile downstream from Tye 

River, 3 miles upstream from Rucker Run, and 4$ miles upstream from mouth and Norwood, 

Nelson County. Datum of gage is 400.78 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 360 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,810 second-feet June 14 (gase height, 5.37 

reetT; minimum, 76 second-feet Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 2.00 feet).

1940-47: Maximum discharge, 33.500 second-feet Oct. 15, 1942, Sept. 19, 1944 (gage 

height, 18.1 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 secondfeet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 30 second-feet Oct. 10, 1941 (gage height, 1.64 

feet ) .

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

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of 1 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-f

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19, Mar. 14 to Sept. 30

loe effect 

eet)

Jan. 20 to Mfr. 13

1.9 52 2.3 168 3.0 630

2.0 76 2.4 210 3.3 910

2.1 103 2.5 260 3.6 1,250

2.2 133 2.7 390 4.1 1,900

2.3 188 3.0 666

2.4 231 3.4 1,09

2.5 281 4.0 1,85

2.7 408

0

0

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

90

S4

84

81

81

79

79

76

90

136

112

109

158

127

109

103

100

98

98

100

109

103

100

100

98

283

220

164

150

140

133

NOV.

124

124

124

124

118

112

115

154

147

127

124

121

118

115

112

109

136

302

202

172

161

161

158

147

144

144

144

140

133

130

-

Dec.

127

124

112

124

130

124

121

118

118

115

115

112

124

130

118

115

115

147

161

245

774

630

412

348

314

278

255

240

240

230

215

Jan.

266

820

1,380

1,350

1,050

860

684

588

505

442

412

428

428

465

721

1,120

890

820

756

1,780

1,550

1,090

892

766

676

638

619

538

503

455

696

Feb.

638

600

546

529

431

424

463

408

299

334

360

328

*310

299

293

287

271

261

256

227

1)230

b24o

b250

261

271

261

241

236

-

_

-

ii-,-41. Second- 

"onth foot-days

October .......................... 3,594

November ......................... 4,242

December ......................... 6,531

Calendar year 1946 ............ 140,031

January .......................... 24,188

February ......................... 9,554

March ............................ 17,997

April ............................ 20,734

May ............................... 9,752

June . . 12 093-

July ............................. 12',248

September ........................ 4,685

Water year 1946-47 ............ 134,200

Mar.

246

246

231

222

281

408

340

394

360

388

416

416

486

1,620

1,760

1,300

1,010

820

702

*622

570

513

473

473

604

554

505

529

545

505

456

Apr.

428

1,

1,

280

120

850

765

702

613

570

545

497

473

521

450

722

830

1,140

1, 150

943

930

738

765

684

622

588

554

537

Maximum

283

302

774

1,700

1,780

633

1,760

1,280

604

1,580

993

580

369

1,780

197

156

442

120

May

405

390

390

412

383

355

334

320

308

296

290

284

278

266

260

260

296

266

260

250

250

604

348

284

284

390

284

260

250

260

235

Minimum

76

109

112

62

266

227

222

420

235

172

172

172

98

76

June

230

225

225

210

202

206

189

185

225

189

197

172

210

1,580

1,550

987

729

604

513

465

428

355

314

384

278

260

272

235

308

266

Mean

11

14

21

38

78

34

58

69

31

40

39

27

15

36

Jlly

376

255

210

189

181

172

381

210

998

376

498

320

308

383

290

734

630

570

473

405

540

908

562

456

390

348

308

284

255

230

206

Aug.

320

210

189

185

215

202

172

580

369

398

544

420

272

230

202

240

197

235

235

220

258

215

428

348

290

272

284

245

220

202

185

Psr square 

mile

B 0.322

 392

1 '.566

4 1.07

0 2.17

947 ! i!ei

i 92

5 !875

5 1.12

5 1.10

i 769

B '.433

3 1.02

Sept.

172

181

161

140

133

144

164

140

140

158

189

154

133

121

118

121

112

100

100

98

103

164

147

136

369

272

202

181

168

164

Runoff in 

inches

0.37

 '.66 44

14.48

2 > 50

99

I'.BS

2.14

1.01

1 25

l!27

89

!48

13.88

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.

869757 0-50-4
38 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Tye River near Lovingston, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°43', long. 78°58', at highway bridge 2 miles 

downstream from Hat Creek, 4 miles upstream from Piney River, and 6 miles southwest of 

Lovingston, Nelson County. Datum of gage is 578.39 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 92 square miles.

Records available.- August 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 4.90 

 feet); minimum daily, 13 second-feet Oct. 5, 6, 7, 8.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 9,670 second-feet Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 13.7

feet); minimum, 4.5 second-feet Oct. 9, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.29 foot Oct. 4,

1943.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

16

15

14

13

13

a!3

a 13

a35

48

' 31

35

55

34

30

28

27

25

25

28

27

26

24

23

23

118

58

46

41

38

32

Nov.

31

31

31

30

29

28

29

38

34

30

29

28

28

29

28

28

39

76

48

44

40

41

39

36

35

34

34

34

33

33

-

Dec.

31

30

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

26

26

33

29

28

28

27

36

35

73

166

146

101

89

88

76

70

64

68

64

61

Month

Jan.

82

235

448

383

273

218

176

148

127

108

101

114

101

114

195

270

202

179

154

462

405

279

232

202

176

166

148

127

116

118

235

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June ........:....................

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

August ....:......................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

195

174

156

156

127

141

123

110

89

110

95

91

*86

84

82

80

76

71

70

b65

b65

b65

b65

b65

64

63

61

56

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

97C

1,04

1,61

42,54

6,29

2,68

5,97

6,02

3,03

4,49

5,98

3,05

1,68

42,87

Mar.

60

61

56

55

66

78

71

84

78

82

86

91

123

866

625

448

332

270

226

*208

195

174

154

171

240

205

189

192

176

166

151

Apr.

141

308

286

249

232

213

189

176

174

148

144

166

134

202

215

292

298

267

243

221

243

210

197

184

174

166

151

136

134

127

Maximum

) 118

7 76

6 166

0 667

4 462

5 195

3 866

3 308

1 202

9 895

5 587

7 276

7 144

0 895

May

120

120

118

139

125

114

108

101

99

95

91

91

86

86

82

80

93

80

73

68

76

202

105

88

99

120

86

76

75

71

64

Minimum

13

28

26

13

82

56

55

127

64

48

57

63

35

13

June

61

58

56

55

SO

48

48

54

82

58

66

48

84

895

652

362

262

205

174

157

136

120

10S

98

94

96

90

82

94

108

-

Mean

31.:

34. c

52.1

117

203

95.

193

201

97. £

ISO

193

98. f

56.;

117

July

125

88

75

65

59

57

60

131

320

134

148

132

142

202

142

587

407

362

280

212

412

425

292

227

184

159

138

118

108

96

98

Aug.

113

82

78

78

82

72

100

116

78

127

276

163

113

9?

90

109

83

109

91

79

7*

7f

12T

87

8?

84

10?

84

7E

S?

63

Per square 

mile

0.340

.379

.566

1.27

2.21

) 1.04

2.10

2.18

1.06

1.63

2.10

; 1.07

' .611

1.27

Sept.

S3

72

55

SO

48

64 "57

48

50

59

68

51

43

.40

42

48

39

36

35

35

45

58

44

49

144

92

74

64

59

55

Runoff in 

inches

0.39

.42

.65

17.20

2.55

1.08

2.42

2.43

1.22

1.82

2.42

1.23

.68

17.31

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record5 discharge computed on basis of records for Buffalo River near Norwood.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 39

Rockfish River near Greenfield, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°52', long. 78"49 I , at bridge on State Highway 

634, af miles dovmstream from confluence of North and South Forks and 4^ miles south 

of Greenfield, Nelson County. Datum of gage is 530.29 feet above m«an sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- To square miles.

Records available.- April 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 second-feet July 21 (gage height, 7.13 

reet); minimum, 15 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.32 feet).

1943-47: Maximum discharge, 13,700 second-feet Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 17.2 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,500 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 17.2 and 23.4 feet and peak runoff coimarison with nearby 

stations; minimum, 3.0 second-feet July 30, 1944; minimum gage height, 1.85 foot 

Sept. 17, 18, 19, 1946.

Flood in October 1942 reached a stage of 23.4 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 

about 30,000 second-feet).

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

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

Igage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 15 to Sept. 8)

1.3 14 1.7 53 3.0 254

1.4 2C 1.8 70 3.5 336

1.5 28 2.0 102 4.5 535

1.6 39 2.5 177 5.5 790

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

15

55

56

36

46

58

38

32

28

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

22

117

60

50

46

43

39

Nov.

37

36

35

34

31

28

30

38

31

30

29

28

27

27

27

26

32

50

38

34

32

34

31

30

30

30

30

28

27

27

-

Dec.

27

26

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

34

27

26

26

26

35

35

50

158

135

94

84

80

72

63

60

62

58

56

Jan.

75

214

410

390

262

207

158

132

114

100

92

97

88

102

134

*165

140

138

124

354

319

238

200

172

148

140

126

110

104

102

262

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

200

174

152

146

bllO

bllO

110

99

91

b90

83

78

75

*73

70

68

65

60

58

b55

b60

b60

b60

b60

b60

62

58

55

-

-

-

Second 

foot-days

1,057

947

1,493

38,607

5,417

2,442

5,473

4,605

2,693

3,120

5,879

1,884

1,323

36,333

Mar.

56

58

56

55

73

92

86

102

92

96

108

114

152

767

535

400

319

262

222

*192

170

150

136

140

200

159

146

148

138

129

120

Apr.

112

214

230

200

189

172

153

141

140

124

122

14O

114

136

142

192

207

192

178

164

188

162

150

141

134

130

118

110

106

104

-

Maximum

117

50

158

470

410

200

767

230

189

505

591

123

159

767

May

99

99

99

146

110

10O

96

89

86

84

81

78

73

72

70

70

73

65

63

5G

80

189

100

86

92

94

78

73

70

65

58

Minimum

15

26

25

12

75

55

55

104

56

37

45

30

22

15

June

55

53

53

46

45

43

42

53

53

42

42

37

106

505

390

246

183

147

123

108

99

86

75

70

67

80

75

62

62

72

Mean

34.1

31.6

48.2

106

175

87.2

177

154

86.9

104

190

60.8

44.1

99.5

Jily

81

68

58

52

47

45

45

180

591

184

150

116

97

86

91

381

332

246

207

153

548

535

336

262

207

164

138

123

124

100

132

Aug.

123

(

(

(

39

33

31

96

72

33

>0

56

80

81

1 rs38

50

46

60

4

{

19

>2

>5

46

49

£

t

4

0

3

7

43

40

;

;

3

!8

6

2

30

F?r square 

mile

0.355

.329

.502

1.10

1.82

.908

1.84

1.60

.905

1.08

1 »98

.633

.459

1.04

Sept.

28

27

24

22

32

40

34

28

86

76

55

42

36

34

32

42

29

26

26

26

34

39

32

36

159

83

63

53

46

43

Runoff in 

incbea

0.41

.37

.58

14.96

2.10

.95

2.12

1.78

1.04

1.20

2.28

.73

.51

14.07

-» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Hardware River below Briery Run, near Scottsville, Va,

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°49', long. 78°28', at highway bridge half a mile 

downstream from Briery Run, 2 miles northeast of Scottevllle, Albemarle County, and 9 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 294.96 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, Culpeper supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 116 square miles.

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 8.71 

reet, from recorded range In stage); minimum, 12 second-feet Feb. 21, result of low 

temperature; minimum gage height, 1.63 feet Feb. 21, Sept. 5; minimum daily discharge, 

20 second-feet Sept. 4, 5.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 23.000 second-feet Sept. 19, 1944 (gage height, 23.8 

feet, from floodmark in gage house), by slope-area method; minimum, 2.8 second-feet 

Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 1.34 feet); minimum daily, 4.8 second-feet Oct. 5, 1941.

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

which are fair. Occasional small diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by dair and 

gristmill 2 miles above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a40

a36

a35

a34

a34

a33

32

32

63

70

54

48

58

49

45

43

42

41

39

42

45

42

41

40

39

92

69

58

59

53

50

NOV.

48

47

47

45

43

43

45

56

51

48

47

46

43

42

42

40

51

86

6O

53

49

48

47

44

44

44

45

42

41

41

-

Dec.

4O

39

36

40

42

40

39

38

38

38

38

38

4O

39

37

37

36

45

48

62

250

220

alOO

a8O

a7O

a6O

a55

a55

a55

a55

a55

Jan.

a70

199

370

415

258

250

163

136

118

1O8

103

100

102

163

205

242

156

138

128

46O

332

186

145

133

126

133

138

126

124

122

122

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

122

121

120

118

110

96

1OO

98

84

85

91

*72

67

66

67

68

66

62

62

48

b5O

b55

bSO

b65

b70

b70

b72

75

-

-

Secondfoot-days

1,45£

1,42£

1,865

42,12<

5,57]

2.24C

5,14£

4,30'

g £J\

2 j 98

1J4?

1,22!

33, 87^

Mar.

77

81

85

84

97

134

121

144

128

134

156

174

242

790

580

295

212

170

*145

134

126

118

108

1O6

114

102

94

102

1O9

98

88

Apr.

85

318

348

182

151

136

121

115

118

116

114

152

112

190

184

212

212

152

128

118

133

124

112

109

104

103

96

90

86

86

-

Maximum

92

86

> 250

) 625

L 460

) 122

79O

348

> 272

5 60O

> 52O

94

5 160

I 790

May

84

79

79

85

78

72

71

67

66

66

66

66

64

63

62

63

68

63

61

58

70

272

115

84

90

121

81

70

66

67

58

Minimum

32

4O

36

28

70

48

77

85

58

42

43

28

20

20

June

56

53

54

50

47

46

51

54

66

48

44

42

53

a6OO

a3OO

a2OO

alSO

allO

alOO

9O

85

77

70

71

70

85

91

67

92

64

-

Mean

47. C

47.6

60.2

115

180

8O.C

166

144

79.8

119" 99 '

47.6

40. £

92.8

July

61

54

48

44

43

46

58

52

520

168

132

120

103

88

81

74

a!20

a9O

28 O

a70

a45O

a35O

a200

alSO

alOO

a8O

a7O

a65

a65

a60

54

Aug.

71

54

52

54

94

59

50

51

47

71

56

51

45

42

35

33

33

39

46

37

39

42

43

4O

43

75

47

37

33

30

Per square 

mile

O.4O5

.410

.519

.991

1.55

.690

1.43

1.24

.688

.858

1.03

.410

.352

.800

28

Sept.

27

26

24

20

20

24

33

29

61

97

45

36

32

30

27

33

28

24

24

24

30

43

39

36

160

85

50

42

38

36

Runoff in 

inches

0.47

.46

.60

15.50

1.79

.72

1.65

1.38

.79

.96

1.19

.47

.39

10.87

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record: discharge computed on basis of observer's weekly readings and records for 

Slate Hlver near Arvonla and Hockflsh Hlver near Qreenfleld. 

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

Slate River near Arvonia, Va.

41

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°42', long. 78°21', at Bumpers Bridge, 1 mile upstream from Hunt Creek, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles north of Arvonia, 

Buckingham County. Datum of gage Is 238,78 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 235 square miles.

Records available.- April 1926 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1926-35, 1936-47), 219 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,460 second-feet Mar. 14 (gage height, 8.77 

reet); minimum, 21 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 15 (gage height, 1.97 feet).

1926-47: Maximum discharge, 13,600 second-feet Sept. 6, 1935 (gage height, 22.18 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,500 second-feet on basis of 

velocity-area studies; minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, 1930.

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

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmill 7-j miles above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, ih feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 Nov. 18 to Sept. 3O

Occasional

2.6 65 2.0 22 3.3 142 6.O 986 

2.8 86 2.2 33 3.6 192 7.O 1,45O 

3.0 111 2.4 46 4.0 272 8.5 2,28O 

3.2 138 2.7 71 4.4 380 

3.4 168 3.0 103 5.0 588

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8O 

69 

73 

67 

67

70 

66 

72 

98 

170

110 

96 

103 

97

86

82 

80 

79 

82 

74

83 

82 

79 

79 

78

111 

131 

116 

121 

106 

97

Nov.

91 

87 

88 

87 

87

78 

80 

103 

120 

96

90 

88 

85 

83 

82

80 

96 

386 

207 

129

111 

105 

102 

93 

SI

91 

92

88 

84 

82

Dec.

82 

81 

77 

77 

78

80 

79 

78 

77 

80

78 

80 

81 

82 

78

77 

76 

93 

135 

135

492 

552 

212 

156 

132

118 

109 

103 

110 

111 

103

Jan.

131 

431 

1,120 

1,35O 

534

377 

254 

206 

174 

148

138 

161 

188 

408 

412

377 

263 

212 

194 

1,530

1,140 

368 

246 

216 

194

190 

220

183 

164 

158 

»158

Feb.

148 

136 

131 

132 

128

124 

b!20 

bllO 

blOO 

bllO

b!20 

b!20 

119 

115 

114

115 

111 

109 

108 

107

112 

bllO 

b!20 

b!30 

142

142 

145 

»152

unn *h SeoondBonth foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc

ft?

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

2,80 

3,18 

3,9O

lendar year 1946 ............ 76,47

ary . . ...

h. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

11,84 

3,43 

11,07 

8,77 

4,44 

3,49 

2,28 

1,40 

2,08

ter year 1946-47 ............ 58,71

Mar.

142 

135 

142 

136 

176

353 

272 

359 

277 

296

371 

419 

660 

2,O80 

1,55O

552 

35O 

263 

218 

197

187 

172 

160 

158 

214

205 

163 

176 

254 

238 

199

Apr.

174 

282 

740 

333 

254

226 

197 

172

171 

168

161 

498 

314 

297 

480

613 

986 

412 

286 

240

230 

218 

194 

183 

174

172 

161 

153 

144 

142

Maximum

4 170 

2 386 

2 552

1 1,860

5 1,530 

0 152 

4 2,080 

5 986 

1 330 

1 351 

3 16O 

7 84 

5 593

9 2,080

May

142 

138 

134 

178 

190

160 

136 

125 

120 

119

115 

116 

113 

110 

105

108 

120 

114 

109 

104

104 

330 

222 

139 

145

E54 

16O 

125 

115 

160 

131

Minimum

66 

78 

76

51

131 

10O 

135 

142 

104 

69 

49 

30 

24

24

June

108 

102 

135 

142 

100

93 

93 

96 

302

119

98 

99 

73 

24O

351

138 

105 

96 

93 

92

101 

95 

84 

79 

79

76 

83 

77 

73 

69

Mean

90. 

106 

126

210

382 

122 

357 

292 

143 

116 

73. 

45. 

69..

161

July

6* 

63 

SI 

53 

5S

53 

63 

10^

160 

77

114 8-< 

75 

72 

63

6" 

63 

6T 

73 

12?

85 

100 

8? 

62 

57

54 

R2 

SO

;.6

54 

49

Aug.

74 

59 

52 

52 

51

48 

43 

42 

49 

42

4O 

41 

33 

39 

34

31 

33 

30 

43 

42

64 

46 

45 

38 

34

56 

34 

54 

4O 

36 

32

Per square 

mMe

5 0.385 

.451 

.536

.894

1.63 

.519 

1.52 

1.24 

.609 

.494 

> .313 

t .193 

5 .296

.685

Sept.

31 

29 

32 

32 

27

26 

27 

30 

34 

46

46 

4O 

47 

32 

24

34 

42 

36 

24 

28

32 

45 

75 

60 

593

359

04 

61 

55 

54

Runoff in 

inches

0.44 

.50 

.62

12.09

1.88 

.54 

1.75 

1.38 

.70 

.55 

.36 

.22 

.33

9.27

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (6:30 p.m.) 2.16O sec. -ft.: Mar. 14 (6 D.m.) 2.46O sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Mechum River near Ivy, Va.

 earn 

lies

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°06'15", long. 78°35'35", 2.6 miles downstr 

rrora Spring Creek, 3.3 miles north of town of Ivy, Albemarle County, and 4.7 mi 

upstream from confluence with Moormans River.

Drainage area.- 97 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 378 second-feet July 9 (gage height, 5.58 feet); 

minimum, 8.7 second-feet Feb. 20 (gage height, 0.91 foot), flow retarded by freezing.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Oct. IS, 1942 (gage height, 30.3 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 9, 1944 (gage height, 0.51 foot).

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

unariottesville made no diversion during this water year.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

City of

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

18

18

15

13

12

13

14

57

53

33

45

54

34

30

28

27

25

24

25

25

22

20

20

20

71

44

36

35

32

29

Nov.

28

27

27

27

25

24

26

32

27

26

26

26

24

25

25

24

30

41

32

30

29

29

27

25

26

26

26

24

24

24

-

Dec.

23

22

22

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

21

20

20

20

25

25

35

115

112

66

56

50

44

39

37

36

35

33

Jan.

51

178

225

222

152

132

104

88

75

65

61

66

60

72

92

132

107

99

89

235

193

136

122

104

93

87

31

73

68

67

97

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

81

74

68

71

60

72

71

61

52

73

75

64

51

»50

49

47

45

43

43

b35

b40

b43

b45

b45

b45

b47

b50

50

_

-

Secondfoot-days

914

812

1,082

27,626

3,426

1,550

3,390

2,567

1,463

1,815

2,575

1,488

901

21,983

Mar.

48

50

49

48

64

94

80

100

88

89

97

100

117

471

286

194

155

129

120

112

102

92

83

*83

98

79

73

77

76

71

65

Apr.

64

123

136

112

103

97

85

77

79

72

71

85

70

75

82

104

119

104

93

85

97

88

81

77

73

72

66

61

59

57

Maximum

71

41

115

276

235

81

471

136

113

311

418

147

120

471

May

- 56

55

55

59

58

50

49

44

43

43

41

41

39

38

37

40

43

39

36

35

36

113

61

50

53

61

44

39

37

35

33

Minimum

12

24

20

12

51

35

48

57

33

24

24

24

18

12

June

32

32

31

29

27

32

32

36

36

29

27

24

66

311

196

122

94

77

67

58

53

47

40

39

39

35

35

41

88

40

Mean

29.5

27.1

34.9

75.7

111

55.4

109

85.6

47.2

60.5

83.1

48.0

30.0

60.2

July

42

33

28

26

24

24

26

30

418

104

99

77

59

45

40

58

84

83

63

52

311

232

186

82

67

57

50

46

49

40

AVR.

59

39

36

38

112

45

36

50

38

147

68

50

41

35

32

33

36

111

64

49

50

44

42

35

32

30

32

29

27

24

24

Per square 

mile

0.304

.279

.360

.780

1.14

.J71

1.12

.882

.487

.624

!495

.309

.621

Sept.

24

22

20

19

18

43

31

26

32

36

32

26

23

22

20

30

20

19

19

20

22

26

23

25

120

55

37

32

30

29

Runoff in 

inches

0.35

.31

.42

10.63

1.31

.59

1.29

.98

.56

.70

.99

.57

.34

8.41

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 43 

Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va.

Lacation.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°51', long. 78°16', at highway bridge at Palmyra, 

Fluvanha County, half a mile upstream from Cunningham Creek and 15 miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 210.39 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Culpeper 

supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 675 square miles.

Records available.- May 1934 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 719 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,140 second-feet Mar. 14 (gage height, 

il.bO feet); minimum observed, 80 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 2.90 feet).

1934-47: Maximum discharge, 78,000 second-feet Oct. 16, 1942 (gage height, 36.5 

feet at site then in use, 37.4 feet at present site); minimum, 19 second-feet Oct. 9, 

1941 (gage height, 1.53 feet, site then in use).

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once daily until Apr. 30 and twice daily thereafter.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4.

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

428

a300

257

168

154

a!54

154

151

162

257

257

257

a 300

336

257

222

206

200

176

a!90

191

191

200

170

357

357

504

a 350

a320

294

275

Nov.

257

a250

a240

229

213

206

197

226

a250

a230

213

209

194

191

194

194

a250

478

194

275

257

257

257

a230

216

216

216

206

al91

190

-

Dec.

194

191

188

185

182

182

176

170

170

170

168

168

168

173

a!70

a!65

162

176

a200

a300

1,300

al.100

930

750

403

403

a350

a 500

aSOO

a290

a280

Jan.

a500

1,580

2,500

3,070

a2,500

1,810

1,200

1,000

662

560

478

a480

478

560

800

1,740

1,250

930

a900

1,490

2,930

1,580

1,200

1,000

800

aSOO

800

625

a600

532

532

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

625

aSOO

478

452

452

314

504

a450

a400

a450

504

*403

380

357

357

a360

357

336

314

a300

188

b350

b350

b350

403

336

a350

357

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,795

6,926

10,064

202,227

55,687

10,977

29,296

21,122

10,553

15,392

9,603

5,794

4,475

167,684

Mar.

357

357

a370

380

357

625

625

a640

662

700

800

a900

1,040

4,120

4,470

1,990

1,580

1,300

»1,000

800

700

592

532

aSOO

a650

625

532

a550

560

504

478

Apr.

452

452

1,930

1,250

930

662

592

560

560

532

504

662

aSOO

625

865

662

1,400

1,040

800

a700

625

625

592

532

532

504

a450

428

428

428

-

Maximum

504

478

1,300

4,120

3,070

625

4,470

1,930

930

4,050

1,580

275

504

4,470

May

403

380

357

380

380

357

336

294

275

275

257

257

257

257

239

257

294

275

257

257

560

930

428

380

336

532

336

257

257

257

236

Minimum

151

190

162

82

478

188

357

428

236

182

182

122

80

80

June

219

206

206

197

209

219

232

213

219

229

185

182

203

4,050

3,210

1,070

625

478

403

336

314

294

257

232

229

232

232

236

236

239

Mean

251

231

325

554

1,151

392

945

704

340

513

310

187

149

459

July

226

209

191

188

188

182

188

239

294

625

428

314

357

226

213

206

239

314

336

314

226

1,580

504

336

275

219

213

194

200

188

191

Aug.

257

239

222

226

188

222

213

194

194

206

275

213

191

148

140

138

132

148

275

239

229

206

194

a!70

148

148

138

132

125

122

122

Per square 

rile

0.372

.342

.481

.821

1.71

.581

1.40

1.04

.504

.760

.459

.277

.221

.680

Sept.

113

104

99

91

86

80

151

122

101

108

143

130

113

95

357

82

88

90

108

106

185

140

120

122

294

504

314

154

132

143

Runoff in 

inches

0.43

.38

.55

11.12

1,97

.60

1.61

1.16

.58

.85

.53

.32

.25

9.23

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Meohum River near Ivy 

Slate River near Arvonia.

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

Willis River at Plahagan Mills, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder,, lat. 37°40', long. 78°11', at highway bridge a quarter of 

a mile downstream from Planagan Mills, Cumberland County, half a mile downstream from 

Trices Lake, and 4 miles downstream from Reynolds Creek. Datum of gage Is 178.98 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 247 square miles.

Records available.- April 1926 to January 1935, September 1936 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1926-34, 1936-47), 238 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 second-feet Mar. 16 (gage height, 12.94 

feet); minimum, 19 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 3 (gage height, 3.15 feet).

1926-34, 1936-47: Maximum discharge, 9,580 second-feet Apr. 27, 1937 (gag-? height, 

23.86 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,800 second-feet on 

basis of velocity-area studies, with backwater correction; minimum, 2 second-feet 

Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 4, 12, 1930.

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

wnicn are fair. Complete regulation of flow from Trices Lake, tributary to Willis 

River, slightly affects flow at page.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

86

67

62

54

53

50

47

53

82

147

133

115

100

86

76

72

67

67

66

64

65

72

74

73

69

83

119

123

139

122

111

Nov.

93

85

82

76

a76

a70

a70

a90

aioo

aioo

a9O

a80

a75

a75

a75

a75

a9O

a250

268

234

143

115

107

94

84

85

84

108

100

88

-

Dec.

SO

89

S3

71

78

78

86

aSO

a75

a75

a75

a75

aSO

a85

a75

a75

76

94

171

202

382

543

443

289

189

153

132

122

126

139

128

Jan.

153

439

822

1,06O

1.O6O

1,020

651

331

261

222

189

177

202

»412

526

561

443

310

261

672

920

96O

900

345

275

241

228

228

222

189

189

Month

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

Movember .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946 47 ............

Feb.

196

177

159

153

165

131

b!3O

b!20

blOO

»b90

blOO

b!20

143

148

147

145

141

137

133

138

b!2O

b!30

b!40

b!50

b!50

159

159

159

_

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,597

3,162

4,449

93,402

14,469

3,940

14,684

10,063

4,443

2,421

1,733

1,144

2,287

65,392

Mar.

165

171

177

183

215

338

382

427

412

412

443

5O9

670

1,140

1,450

1,670

1,470

»633

374

324

296

275

248

234

275

289

261

248

31O

352

331

Apr.

282

,261

324

338

317

275

254

228

208

202

196

222

248

254

345

538

920

1,020

1,OOO

412

317

275

254

234

222

208

196

183

165

165

Maximum

147

268

543

1,540

1,O60

196

1,670

1,020

282

184

189

53

543

1,670

May

165

171

159

215

282

241

189

159

138

129

122

118

116

108

102

99

105

108

105

102

97

145

215

208

132

159

148

120

98

98

90

Minimum

47

70

71

43

153

90

165

165

90

54

26

21

20

20

June

81

74

90

115

120

86

71

67

184

137

86

81

7O

73

106

90

76

61

54

55

59

57

54

54

62

61

93

73

77

54

Mean

83.8

105

144

256

467

141

474

335

143

80.7

55.9

36.9

76.2

179

July

45

47

38

33

33

30

52

160

189

87

59

51

56

65

52

40

45

43

33

42

48

131

70

63

43

35

34

26

26

30

29

Aug.

ra

46

T5

49

47

41

41

J2

23

J2

J3

£8

r>

ie

2<

21

13

4?

53

4*

45

3?

51

3?

31

282-!

29

Per square

mile

0.339

.425

.583

1.04

1.89

.571

1.92

1.36

.579

.327

.226

.149

.309

.725

Sept.

24

22

22

29

26

28

22

26

23

26

24

28

32

30

26

20

28

28

24

25

26

24

28

38

397

543

443

148

73

54

Runoff in 

inohes

0.39

.47

.67

14.05

2.18

.59

2.21

1.52

.67

.36

.26

.17

.54

9.83

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basi 

Late River near Arvonia. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

.s of recorded range in stage and records for
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Beaverdam Creek at State Farm, Va.

45

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°39', long. 77°49', 75 feet upstream from highway bridge at 

state Farm, Qoochland County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and 4 miles 

southeast of Qoochland Courthouse. Datum of gage is 136.59 feet above mean sea level 

{levels by State Farm surveyors).

Drainage area.- 42 square miles.

Records available.- June 1944 to September 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 478 second-feet Jan. 20, from graph 

cased on gage readings; maximum gage height observed, 4.90 feet Mar. 16 (backwater from 

James River); minimum discharge observed, 2.0 second-feet Sept. 9 (ga-re height, 0.70 

foot).

1944-47: Maximum discharge observed, 750 second-feet July 19, 194'j, from rating 

curve extended above 280 second-feet' by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 20..9 

feet Sept. 20, 1944, from floodmark (backwater from James River); minimum discharge 

observed, that of Sept. 9, 1947.

Flood of Mar. 19, 1936, reached a stage of 20.9 feet, from floodmark (backwater from 

James River).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from 

James River, which are poor. Gage read twice daily. State Farm diverts 0.5 second-foot 

from unnamed tributary a quarter of a mile above station, varying amo'ints of which are 

returned above control.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

10

10

17

16

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

16

11

13

14

13

Nov.

12

12

13

13

12

11

11

16

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

13

43

20

18

14

16

15

13

13

14

14

13

12

12

-

Dec.

12

11

11

10

10

11

12

13

12

12

12

12

14

12

12

11

11

31

21

40

104

58

31

24

22

18

16

19

16

17

15

Jan.

28

88

214

199.

88

79

48

38

31

29

25

29

28

109

74

52

38

40

33

410

214

075

045

39

35

36

35

29

27

26

25

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

March........................... .

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

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

June .........:...................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

23

22

18

25

21

24

24

24

22

21

20

19

18

18

19

20

18

16

18

al7

al6

al7

18

22

21

22

23

18

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

362.2

431

630

12,285.1

2 266

CCA i?D*

1*361

927

740

310.5

250.3

134 5

149! 6

8,626.1

Mar.

22

29

28

25

40

45

43

48

43

31

49

58

70

368

0330

elSO

c90

42

30

27

24

24

19

20

38

30

18

22

25

22

21

Apr.

18

24

24

19

19

19

16

14

16

14

14

30

18

28

30

138

114

58

36

33

33

28

26

25

25

26

24

20

19

19

Maximum

17

43

104

690

410

25

368

1 100 ^A

74

18

27

8.0

36

410

May

28

22

18

62

74

38

31

26

24

22

21

21

19

18

18

17

18

19

16

16

19

38

23

17

17

22

16

15

14

16

15

Minimum

11 9 ' 6

10

6.7

25

16

18

14

14

6

*7

 1

4.3

3.0

2.0

2.0

June

12

11

17

13

11

11

11

12

13

11

9.6

8.7

11

13

18

12

10

9.0

10

9.2

9.6

8.4

8.0

8.0.

7.7

7.2

7.2

6.7

8.0

7.2

Mean

11.7

14.4

20.3

33.7

73.1

20.1

60.0

30. 9

23 ' 9

lo!4

8.0

4. -3

4.9

23.6

July

7.2

5.8

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.8

8.7

14

16

11

8.7

7.7

6.7 5.6-

4.7

4.6

4.3

4.3

n

9.6

J3

27

8.7

7.0

6.3

5.9

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.6

Aug.

8.0

5.9

5.2

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.6

3.3

3.7

3.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.5

7.0

4.3

4.0

3.3

3.0

Pe r square 

mile

0.279

343

!483

.802

1.74

.479

1.43

736

eeo

. OD3

.248

' 192

4 !l03

9 .119

.562

Sept.

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.2

. 2.0

4.7

4.4

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.4

36

- 5.4

19

6.5

5.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.2

Runoff in 

inches

0 .32

.38

.56

10.88

2.01

.50 lies

.82

. Ret Do

 28

!22

.12

.13

7.65

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Pine Creek 

at Fine Creek Mills.

c Backwater from James Hiver; discharge computed on basis of stage graph for J^ntee Hiver at Cartersvine, and records for Pine Creek at Pine Creek Mills.
46 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Fine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°36', long. 77°49', at highway bridge at Fine Creek Mills, 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 7 miles northeast of Powhatan, Powhatan County.

Drainage area.- 23 square miles.

Records available.- July 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 224 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 3.54 feet, 

rrom graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.5 second-feet Sept. 5 {gage 

height, 1.63 feet).

1944-47: Maximum discharge observed, 370 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945, May 5, 1946, 

from rating curve extended above 90 second-feet; maximum gage height observed, that 

of Apr. 17, 1947; minimum discharge observed, that of Sept. 5, 1947.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 26-3O)

Oct. 1 to Mar. IS Mar. 16 to Sept. 30

1.8 4.1 2.2 17 2.9 76 1.

1.9 6.3 2.4 29 3.1 112 1.

2.0 9.2 2.6 44 3.3 157 1.

2.1 13 2.8 64 1.

2.

6 1.3 2.1 14 3.0

7 2.1 2.3 25 3.1 1

8 3.8 2.5 38 3.3 1

9 6.3 2.7 55 3.6 2

0 9.9 2.9 79

f4

12£"7

r8

Discharge, in seccnd-feet. water yesr October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.3

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.1

5,1 s'i

4.9

12

9.8

8.0

7.7

8.6

6.9

7.4

6.3

6.3

6.9

7.4

8.3

8,3

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.0

18

10

8.9

9.8

9.5

9.2

Nov.

9.2

9.2

9.8

9.2

8.9

8.0

8.6

15

9.8

8.6

8.0

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.2

27

11

9.2

9.2

8.9

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.4

7.4

-

Dec.

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

18

12

13

48

32

15

13

11

10

10

10

13

11

9.5

Jan.

14

51

66

79

38

29

21

21

16

15

14

32

17

71

42

33

24

27

19

102

145

39

24

22

21

22

23

18

16

16

16

Feb.

14

14

12

13

12

13

14

15

12

 13

10

11

12

12

12

10

11

11

11

10

D10

D12

D13

13

12

13

13

11

_

_

-

Month Secondfoot-days

Ootober .......................... 242.

November .......;................. 281 .

December ......................... 351.

Calendar year 1946 ............ 6,499.

January .......................... 1.O93

February ......................... 339

March ............................ 1,O19

April ............................ 952

May.......................... .... 392.

June ............................. 182 .

July 152

August ........................... 98.

September ........................ 220.

Water year 1946-47 ............ 5,324.

Mar.

13

16

16

14

17

26

24

27

27

24

30

38

48

133

157

62

37

 28

24

23

22

23

19

19

26

19

17

23

26

22

19

Apr.

Maximum

I 18

S 27

5 48

3 270

145

15

157

224 i 3o

1 12

a 19

3 13

3 98

L 224

18

18

21

18

17

18

16

14

14

14

14

50

25

45

40

64

224

67

36

28

28

24

21

20

19

18

16

16

15

14

May

19

14

14

30

19

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

9.9

9.9

9.9

11

11

9.9

.8.3

12

27

13

10

10

12

9.1

8.0

7.3

12

8.0

June

7.0

7.0

12

9.1

6.3

6.3

6.3

4.7

11

6.3

5.2

5.0

5.0

9.9

12

6.1

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.2

5.8

4.7

4.0

4.2

4.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.2

-

Minimum Mean

4.9 7.8

7.4 9.3'

7.2 11.3

3.9 17. 6

14 35.3

10 12.1

13 32 9

14 31.7

7 3 12 7

Z'.B e'.o

2.4 4.9

1.9 3.11

1.5 7.3'

1.5 14.6

July

3.8

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.4

6.6

19

6.3

5.2

4.7

3.8

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.0

3.4

5.8

4.2

11

18

5.8

4.2

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.9

Aug.

13

(.5

3.8

3.8

4.2

3.2

5.0

5,0

8.9

8.9

S.8

5.4

2.9

2.7

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.5

2.9

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

L.9

5.0

2.7

2.1

1.9

Psr square 

mile

1 0.340

J .406

.491

.774

1.53

.526

1.43

1.58

.552

i .264

5 .214

3 .137

L .319

.635

Sept.

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.7

2.1

2.2

4.O

7.0

6.1

4.5

3.0

2.7

3.4

3.8

2.7

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.7

4.2

5.8

7.0

98

22

7.3

5.2

4.7

4.5

Runoff in 

inches

0.39

.46

.57

10.52

1.76

.55

1.65

1.54

.64

.29

.25

.16

.36

8.62

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 47

James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°33'52", long. 77°34'28", at canal bridge, 400 feet 

downstream from head gates, 1,200 feet north of north end of Bosher Dam on James River, 

If miles upstream from Westham Bridge, and 4-| miles west of city limits of Richmond, 

Henrico County. Datum of gage is 106.07 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- September 1936 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 11 years, 836 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 8.36 

reet); no flow at times when head gates were closed.

1936-47: Maximum gage Height, 19.7 feet Sept. 20, 1944 (discharge not determined); 

no flow at times when head gates were closed.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 300 second-feet and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor. Canal diverts from James River 1,200 feet above Bosher 

Dam and discharges into river at several points below gaging station near Richmond.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.4 49 5.0

2.0 111 7.0

3.0 227 9.0

4.0 361

510

870

1,280

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

810

830

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

810

830

830

830

790

810

790

790

770

738

263

790

790

790

790

790

757

277

870

890

890

870

Nov.

850

795

257

830

810

810

810

810

810

830

830

810

810

810

810

790

371

830

890

890

890

850

870

850

830

830

830

850

810

810

-

Dec.

810

810

810

810

810

830

810

790

790

810

810

810

810

810

790

810

810

830

830

850

870

990

990

950

910

910

890

870

890

890

870

Jan.

870

910

970

990

1,030

1,010

990

990

990

990

970

990

990

990

970

990

1,050

1,050

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,070

1,090

1,030

1,010

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,010

990

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June ..............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

970

990

a980

al.OOO

a960

a950

a940

a930

a920

a900

890

930

910

910

834

297

910

890

890

890

890

662

680

662

609

790

890

910

_

-

Secondfoot-days

23,92

23,87

26,27(

326,71

31,09

23,98

30,61

30,14

27 74

26 , 11

27 15

24,26

24,11

319,28

Mar.

890

910

910

910

910

930

970

930

950

950

970

970

970

1,010

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,050

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,010

1,010

990

990

1,010

990

1,030

990

Apr.

a990

al,C

al,C

90

)20

)50

al,040

1,030

l.C

<

aS

)10

)90

90

950

930

c)90

)90

)70

970

1,010

l.C

l.C

l.C

)30

)10

)30

1,030

1,030

l.C

l.C

l.C

)50

)50

)50

1,030

1,010

<

c

ii

Maximum

3 890

5 890

3 990

3 1,070

3 1,090

1 1,000

3 1,070

3 1,050

3 1,010

5 1,010

3 970

3 900

3 1,000

2 1,090

90

90

70

50

-

May

950

950

892

330

990

990

970

970

950

930

950

910

930

910

910

910

853

303

910

890

890

930

1,010

990

930

950

970

950

910

910

910

Minimum

263

257

790

219

870

297

890

930

303

283

830

50

370

50

June

890

870

890

870

870

850

830

283

870

910

870

830

830

850

950

1,010

990

990

970

950

910

910

890

890

870

850

830

870

870

850

-

Mean

772

79e 84'

89;

1,003 85'

98'

l.OOE

89;

87'

87i

78;

804

87E

Jul-'

850

830

a8?0

850

a850

810

a830

a830

a830

a830

8^0

970

9 "50

930

830

850

830

830

810

910

9-0

910

950

930

870

a830

a830

an

850

8^0

8%

Aug.

830

£

£

£

30

50

30

850

830

£

E

£

30

30

30

a200

a800

£

a£

as

50

00

00

a900

a900

a£

a£

as

50

00

00

a900

a850

a£

a£

a:

50

50

50

a800

a800

a£

as

as

a£

Per square 

mile

)

I

00

00

00

00

50

Sept.

a750

a750

al,000

a800

a800

a850

a370

a800

a800

a800

a800

830

a800

a800

a800

a800

a800

a800

a800

a900

a850

3750

a800

a800

a900

930

910

589

870

870

-

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baals of recorded range In stage and records for 

James River near Richmond and at Cartersvllle.
48 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Palling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37 e 27'40", long. 77°28'00", at highway bridge 2.4 

miles northeast of town of Drewrys Bluff, Chesterfield County, 2.7 miles downstream 

from Pocoshoek Creek, and 3.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 54 square miles,

Records available.- September 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 790 second-feet Sept, 25 (gage height, 4.80 

reet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.02 feet).

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 7,270 second-feet July 18, 1945 (gage height, 10.1 

feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot July 30, 31, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.97 foot Aug. 

29, 1943, July 8, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4 

2.2 

3.8 

6.0 

9.1

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

45 

SS

67

109

163

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

851

351

465

655

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

a

3

4

5

6

7

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.

11

9.1

8.5

8.S

9.1

9.5

8.8

S.8

16

18

14

14

18

13

12

11

10

9.9

9.5

9.5

18

22

1?

14

12

18

25

20

18

16

14

Nov.

14

15

19

18

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

14

14

13

12

14

51

40

28

24

23

22

19

19

19

18

17

16

17

-

Dec.

16

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

16

14

12

13

18

28

42

114

80

47

38

32

28

25

25

24

27

25

Jan.

36

80

147

174

102

75

59

55

47

39

35

50

65

252

210

139

102

93

86

210

221

134

96

87

77

72

77

65

59

56

54

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May ojf ..............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

49

40

39

42

*49

40

41

45

32

35

32

31

32

33

35

31

30

29

28

31

1)30

b33

b35

32

30

35

43

41

_

-

Secondfoot-days

422.2

561

793

24,041.0

3,054

1,003

3,006

2,596

1,056

boo C«a « 1J

629.6

136,7

1,145.7

15,041.3

Mar.

43

65

74

65

72

loo

90

106

93

94

112

*132

147

282

242

157

114

94

81

77

75

72

59

57

74

67

55

63

93

86

65

Apr.

57

55

60

54

49

49

45

39

43

46

42

114

167

117

139

164

280

881

143

109

93

81

74

65

61

55

49

45

40

40

Maximum

25

51

114

464

aCQ £*>£

49

262

280

106

129

134

8.5

615

."5

May

37

35

32

47

52

38

32

28

25

24

23

23

22

20

19

20

20

20

ZZ

ZZ

17

68

81

41

32

106

49

27

22

28

24

Minimum

8.5

12

12

a. s

35

28

43

TQ 09

17

6*9

S * o o

2.5

1.7

1,7

June

16

14

39

34

19

14

12

11

14

14

10

11

11

16

32

18

13

10

9.9

9.9

11

8.5

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

77

129

50

Mean

13.6

1 la A * *7f

25.6

65.9

98.5

35.8

97.0

Afi QO.OR 

34.1

21.3

20*3

4.4

38.2

41.2

July

29

20

16

12

10

9.5

11

14

15

14

17

14

13

9.9

11

9.9

7.6

6.3

5.8

6.3

114

134

38

20

15

12

11

12

9.1

6.9

6.3

Aug.

6.9

7.6

8.5

6.9

6.9

5.8

6.0

5.3

5,1

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.3

4.7

4,2

3.5

3.0

3.2

3,2

3.2

3.0

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.8

3.0

2.5

3.2

3.2

3.5

Per square 

 lie

0.252

.346

.474

1.22

1 82

.663

1 «80

1.60

.631

 594

.376

1 .082

.707

.763

Sept.

2.7

2.8

2.1

2.0

1.7

2.1

5.1

5.1

4.2

4.2

4.5

5.3

3,5

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.1

Z,Z

2.2

2.7

3.3

8.9

615

302

71

34

25

20

-

runoff in 

inohes

0.29

.39

.55

16.53

2.10

(SQ * DJ7

2.08

1.78

.73

.44

.43

.09

.79

10.36

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage discharge relation affected by ice.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 49

Appomattox River at Farmvllle, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°18', long. 78°23', at highway bridge 1,000 feet 

north of town limits of Farmville, Prince Edward County, and If miles downstream from 

Buffalo Creek. Datum of gage is 281.93 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 306 square miles.

Records available.- March 1926 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 295 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,470 second-feet Mar. 15 (gage height, 14.57 

reetj; minimum, 41 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 5 (gage height, 3.29 feet); minimum 

daily, 44 second-feet Sept. 5.

1926-47: Maximum discharge, 21,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 23.60 

feet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 3.8 second-feet Sept. 25, 1941; minimum daily, 9 second-feet Sept. 20, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station. 

Records of water analyses for water year 1947 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1102.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17, Apr. 18 to Sept. 30 Nov. 18 to Apr. 17

3-3 42 4.5 168 8.0 760 4.2 118 7.0 546 13.0 2,250 

3-5 58 5.0 237 10.0 1,250 4.6 165 8.0 756 14.0 2,960 

*-0 107 6.0 393 11.0 1,530 5.0 218 10.0 1,250 15.0 3,840 

6.0 366 12.0 1,850

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

119 

111 

110 

110 

110

109 

108 

252 

369 

393

168 

154 

181 

155 

137

132 

131 

130 

125 

131

159 

141 

134 

131 

131

188 

230 

181 

174 

163 

155

Nov.

148 

143 

142 

141 

136

134 

132 

143 

168 

146

138 

137 

135 

134 

134

131 

154 

508 

443 

239

184 

172 

165 

153 

148

142 

139 

134 

129 

127

Dec.

127 

125 

119 

120 

125

126 

125 

124 

122 

122

124 

122 

125 

125 

121

119 

US 

172 

267 

218

434 

690 

334 

232 

198

178 

165 

159 

159 

153 

148

Jan.

204 

382 

992 

1,720 

846

443 

326 

296 

267 

225

211 

267 

366 

756 

872

712 

508 

358 

334 

1,600

2,610 

944 

434 

350 

312

282 

304 

274 

246 

232 

253

Month

Goto 

Neve 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

h. ...........................

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21

p.m.) 2,880 sec. -ft.

Feb.

239 

218 

204 

204 

191

165 

232 

204 

148 

172

198 

191 

184 

172 

172

172 

165 

159 

159 

136

118 

246 

232 

218 

191

191 

191 

191

Secondfoot-days

5,022 

5,079 

5,596

116,682

17,926 

5,263 

16,165 

12,561 

5,983 

3,799 

3,215 

2,392 

4,488

87,489

Mar.

1S4 

184 

191 

191 

246

452 

408 

489 

434 

416

508 

586 

824 

2,100 

3,120

1,270 

58 S 

408 

326 

296

274 

260 

232 

232 

267

260 

218 

253 

334 

334 

282

Apr.

239 

246 

508 

350 

282

260 

239 

218 

211 

211

198 

342 

342 

289 

416

1,150 

2,490 

1,130 

519 

377

329 

321 

274 

260 

252

244 

230 

216 

209 

209

Maximum

393 

508 

690

3,040

2,610 

246 

3,120 

2,490 

423 

267 

195 

131 

1,330

3,120

S a.m.) 3,120 sec. -ft.; Mar.

May

230 

216 

209 

244 

252

223 

195 

181 

174 

168

165 

164 

160 

156 

150

148 

151 

162 

174 

148

145 

423 

377 

209 

174

216 

188 

152 

142 

147 

140

Minimum

108 

127 

118

94

204 

118 

184 

198 

140 

87 

72 

52 

44

44

June

128 

124 

181 

230 

137

124 

136 

124 

122 

115

107 

104 

103 

150 

267

174 

122 

112 

109 

117

130 

117 

103 

98 

99

96 

98 

93 

92 

87

Mean

162 

169 

181

320

578 

188 

521 

419 

193 

127 

104 

77,2 

150

240

Jul"

104 

109 

94 

78 

73

72 

96 

114 

132 

102

106 

181 

125 

98 

92

96 

87 

85 

105 

195

143 

188 

123 

91 

82

78 

75 

73 

74 

72 

72

Aug.

125 

131 

95 

124 

94

86 

77 

74 

72 

72

80 

72 

66 

61

57

54 

70 

128 

94 

72

67 

69 

68 

62 

56

56 

70 

73 

61 

54 

52

Per square 

mile

0.529 

.552 

.592

1.05

1.89 

.614 

1.70 

1.37 

.631 

.415 

.340 

.252 

.490

.784

15 (9 a.m.) 3,470 sec. -ft.; Apr.

Sept.

49 

51 

52 

48 

44

51 

78 

65 

58 

65

62 

62 

58 

52 

50

69 

68 

56 

54 

55

57 

62 

74 

126 

1,330

920 

385 

r 152 

124 

111

Runoff in 

inches

0.61 

.62 

.68

14.17

,,2.18 

.64 

1.96 

1.53 

.73 

.46 

.39 

.29 

.55

10.64

17 (2:30
50 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Appomattox River at Mattoax, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°25', long. 77°52', at Southern Railway bridge 

at Mattoax, Amelia County, half a mile upstream from Skinquarter Creek. Datum of gage 

is 174.51 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 729 square miles.

Records available.- August 1900 to December 1905, March 1926 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 26 years, 728 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,300 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 19.34 

feet) ; minimum, 68 second-feet Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 4.87 feet)-.

1300-05, 1926-47: Maximum'discharge. 35,000 second-feet Aug. 18, 1940 (fage height, 

35.3 feet, from floodmark in gage house;, from rating curve extended above 20,000 

second-feet on basis of records for stations at Parmville and near Petersburg; minimum, 

11 second-feet Oct. 2, 1930 (gage height, 3.52 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Records of water analyses for water year 1947 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1102.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

4.8 62 7.0 361 14. O 2.32O

5.2 100 8.0 561 16.0 3,010

5.8 169 9.0 814 2O.O 4.65O

6.0 196 10.0 1,090

6.5 Z74 1Z.O 1,680

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

Z58

242

218

211

204

196

196

196

266

517

585

397

308

334

308

Z66

258

250

242

24Z

258

291

291

266

258

282

282

361

352

343

316

Nov.

300

282

282

282

274

266

258

266

274

282

291

266

266

258

250

242

250

379

922

788

495

406

370

352

325

316

316

308

3OO

262

-

Dec.

282

274

266

258

258

266

274

274

266

266

266

266

266

266

258

250

250

282

379

506

684

1,090

1,120

684

495

425

379

361

361

379

361

Jan.

397

684

1,560

2,420

2,350

1,870

978

762

684

585

517

539

762

1,680

2,160

2,220

1,810

1,210

922

1,870

2,800

2,870

3.O1O

2,190

950

841

788

736

684

609

585

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

Jannary ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

585

550

495

495

495

455

415

495

455

379

370

435

415

425

415

415

406

397

379

361

250

343

561

550

485

435

455

435

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

8,994

10,148

12,012

288,573

42,043

12,351

3li338

1? > 607

7 ,746 

7,334

4 252

ll!539

201,248

Mar.

425

455

465

485

528

814

1,150

1,180

1,210

1,090

1,180

1,440

1,810

2,940

3,410

3,670

4,030

4,200

1,620

950

841

732

684

633

658

658

633 597

710

868

788

Apr.

684

633

633

814

710

633

585

539

495

485

495

814

1,120

1,060

1,030

1,780

3,230

3,260

3,410

2,520

1,010

814

736

658

609

585

550

506

475

465

Maximum

585

922

1,120

4,370

3,010

585

4,200

3,410 

633

415

258

2,560

4,200

May

465

485

475

517

585

550

495

425

397

370

361

352

343

343

325

316

316

334

370

370

334

397

609

633

415

361

379

361

325

308

291

Minimum

196

242

250

182

397

250

425

465

291

176

9O

71

71

June

282

258

343

334

397

291

250

250

316

274

226

211

211

226

316

415

343

242

211

204

211

226

218

196

182

176

226

226

211

274

-

Mean

290

338

387

791

1 '441

1 , 319

1,045 

407

i258 

237

137

385

551

July

196

182

182

176

152

134

132

160

506

300

234

211

308

291

211

176

169

162

160

242

388

522

684

325

211

182

159

150

144

143

142

AU',.

169

182

242

218

258

196

162

148

139

132

154

133

132

122

112

102

97

92

124

155

136

119

108

108

100

102

Per square 

mile

0.398

.464

.531

1.09

1.86

. 605

l!43

.354

325

. 188

.528

.756

93

116

109

102

90

Sept.

83

85

80

74

72

71

71

79

108

101

94

101

98

90

91

79

76

88

90

81

79

85

98

122

2,100

2,560

2,490

1,550

435

308

-

Runoff in 

inches

0,46

52

.61

14.70

2.14

. 63

2 . 09

1.60

. 64

.40

.37

.22

.59

10.27
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va.

51

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°14', long. 77°33' , l| miles upstream from Wallace 

ureeK, 2f miles upstream from dam of Virginia Electric & Power Co., and 7 miles west of 

Petersburg, Dinwiddie County.

Drainage area.- 1,335 square miles.

Records available.- September 1931 to September 1947. 

L mile aovmscream.

May 1927 to September 1931 at site

Average discharge.- 19 years (1927-30, 1931-47), 1,217 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,950 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 9.75 

reet); minimum, 126 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 2.19 feet).

1927-47: Maximum discharge, 28,000 second-feet Aug. 20, 1940 (gage height, 18.15 

feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Sept. 21-27, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 21 to Dec. 22)

H.2 127 3.2 490

2.4 166 3.5 685

2.6 H21 4.0 1,100

2.9 339 5.O 2,100

7.0 4,300

8.O 5,500

1O.O 8,250

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19i7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

SOS

446

405

367

344

344

335

33O

395

643

900

824

636

514

520

479

435

425

410

420

462

496

508

496

452

496

636

622

643

615

589

NOV.

556

526

532

532

532

508

484

479

502

514

508

508

496

490

474

468

468

857

1,240

1,580

1,010

730

643

576

538

520

514

508

484

462

-

Dec.

452

435

425

415

405

410

425

430

42 O

42O

420

420

425

420

410

4OO

395

42O

556

784

1,430

1,630

1,880

1,480

1,030

840

745

692

678

730

730

Jan.

840

1,280

2,210

3,310

3,640

3,310

2,O40

1,430

1,240

1,080

950

1,080

1,480

2,980

3,86O

3,970

3,420

2,380

1,780

2,6OO'

4,660

5,020

4,54O

3,970

2^160

1,480

1,530

1,380

1,240

1,130

1,O6O

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

Bay...... .......................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,000

959

891

857

9O8

776

8O8

84O

840

650

522

678

752

760

745

738

722

700

678

692

6O2

643

738

925

882

840

840

848

_

-

Secondfoe t-days

15,68

18,23

20,75

5*12,35

73, 05

21,93

71,20

54,17

23,22

14,85

14,99

6,73

29,27

364,12

Mar.

840

959

1,07O

1.O8O

1,150

1,580

1,940

2,160

2,1OO

2.1OO

2,210

2,600

3,090

5,020

6.O2O

6,150

5,630

5,140

4,66O

1,88O

1,430

1,330

1,190

1,120

1,150

1,190

1,110

1.O7O

1,330

1.48O

1,430

Apr.

1,240

1,

1,

1,

120

140

L70

1,280

1,140

1, D60

376

342

950

9O8

1,

2,

2,

530

roo

350

2,26O

2,210

4,

5,

4,

500

320

300

4,42O

2,600

1,

1,

1,

180

280

L80

1,110

1,040

f

(

-

Maximum

9 900

9 1,580

2 1,880

2 7,O8O

0 5,020

4 1,OOO

9 6,150

1 5,O2O

3 1,140

0 1,780

4 1,780

3 385

9 7,650

S 7,650

984

908

)57

»16

May

800

800

8OO

866

1,O8O

1,060

916

8OO

700

657

622

608

596

576

556

538

532

576

664

685

608

730

1,140

1,140

848

993

857

708

608

589

570

Minimum

33O

462

395

288

840

602

840

816

532

284

235

145

127

127

June

496

457

452

576

538

544

430

405

457

49O

425

376

348

376

520

596

589

474

376

348

339

353

348

330

305

292

284

604

1,780

942

-

Mean

soe

60S

66e

1,404

2,356

78J

2,29'

l,80f

74

49,

48' 21"

97

99(

July

64 ?

410

33 f

313

29?

268

239

268

385

760

290

39C

400

479

41?

330

28<J

29?

331

313

596

1,730

1,78T

1,100

497

357

305

264

25?

24?

231

Aug.

260

513

296

522

357

385

; 522

'§4

232

218

206

 t

i

>32

'18

>O6

197

176

]

]

]

L62

L53

45

156

206

]

OO

94

71

162

156

3

]

]

]

6O

53

71

76

164

Per square

aUe

> 0.379

.455

.501

L 1.05

1.76

 > .587

r 1.72

> 1.35

} .561

5 .371

I .363

r .163

3 .731

9 .748

Sept.

149

140

136

138

129

127

132

147

153

168

188

206

2O6

178

158

156

149

136

136

145

145

138

141

176

3,720

6,800

7,650

5,500

1,330

602

Runoff in 

inches

0.44

.51

.58

14.29

2.O3

.61

1.98

1.51

.65

.41

.42

.19

.82

10.15
52 JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Buffalo Creek near Hampden Sidney, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°15', long. 78°29', at bridge on State Highway 626, 0.8 mile

 upstream from Locket Creek, 2 miles northwest of Hampden Sidney, Prince Edward County,

and 6 miles southwest of Faraville. 

Drainage area.- 70 square miles. 

Records avaiiaole.- August 1946 to September 1947. 

Extremes.- 1948: Maximum discharge observed during period Aug. 20 to Sept. 30, 65 second-

 feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 2.68 feet); minimum observed, 25 second-feet Sept. 16-19

(gage height, 1.90 feet).

1946-47: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 730 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage

height, 5.90 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 11 recond-feet

Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.60 feet). 

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read

 once daily. Records of water analyses for water year 1947 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1102.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47 

1946

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Aug.

.

_

.

_

-

.

_

-

.

.

Sept.

a3S

32

30

30

30

27

29

27

26

26

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aug.

_

_

-

_

.

-

.

-

.

32

Sept.

35

48

27

26

26

25

25

25

25

32

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

32

32

32

30

34

34

38

32

45

45

38

Sept.

48

33

28

65

45

35

30

30

33

33

-

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

30

28

28

28

28

28

29

27

48

52

40

35

38

38

38

35

35

35

35

42

50

40

35

35

35

58

SO

55

45

45

40

Nov.

40

40

40

40

38

38

38

40

40

40

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

193

85

58

55

48

45

42

40

40

40

40

40

40

-

Dec.

40

40

40

38

38

38

40

38

38

38

40

40

40

40

40

38

38

40

62

58

82

118

91

55

a54

52

45

45

45

45

42

Jan.

48

72

1S6

200

97

91

68

68

60

52

52

60

80

200

215

230

110

85

75

246

496

154

88

80

75

65

65

60

58

55

62

Feb.

60

60

50

48

55

52

48

48

52

50

48

*52

48

45

45

45

45

45

45

35

t>50

t>50

t>50

t>5G

t>50

t>50

b50

t>50

_

_

-

Mar.

t>50

t>50

t>50

55

58

110

85

106

91

91

100

106

173

342

580

246

 118

91

75

70

68

68

60

55

60

55

SO

52

75

65

60

Apr.

55

55

70

60

58

55

55

52

55

52

50

110

70

65

103

160

550

186

103

85

75

70

65

60

60

55

52

50

48

45

Hay

85

50

45

60

62

50

48

45

45

42

42

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

42

42

40

85

65

45

40

91

45

40

38

40

35

June

35

34

42

34

33

32

33

32

30

29

28

28

27

30

94

40

35

32

32

33

35

33

32

31

31

31

28

26

25

23

July

30

52

28

23

22

23

25,

28

45

28

28

68

55

28

32

29

24

35

27

42

32

48

30

27

25

23

23

22

22

21

20

Auf.

110

75

70

40

30

28

25

25

24

23

25

24

23

21

20

18

18

23

22

20

24

20

18

18

26

25

22

18

15

14

14

Sept.

13

13

13

13

11

11

16

14

13

15

14

17

15

14

13

18

16

13

14

15

15

16

19

16

272

281

65

55

45

38

-

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

t> Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47

Month

September. ........................

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

March

September. ........................

Water year 1946-47 .............

Secondfoot-days

966

1,185

1,498

-

1 502

1,103

20,438

Maximum

65

58

118

-

281

580

Minimum

25

27

38

-

11

11

Mean

32.2

38.2

48.3

-

36.8

56.0

Per square 

mile '

.460

.546

.690

-

.526

.800

Runoff in

inches

.51

.63

.80

.59

10.88
JAMES RIVER BASIN 53

Plat Creek near Amelia, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°23', long. 78°03', at bridge on State Highway 38, half a

mne downstream from Horsepen Creek and 6 miles northwest of Amelia, Amelia County. 

Drainage area.- 73 square miles.

ttecoras availaple.- September 1946 to September 1947. 

Extremes.- 194B:Maximum discharge observed during period Sept. 4-30, 585 second-feet

sept. 25 (gage height, 6.00 feet); minimum observed, 9.8 second-feet Sept. 4; minimum

gage height observed, 0.80 foot Sept. 4, 10.

1946-47: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 1,020 second-feet Sept. 25

(gage height, 6.80 feet); minimum observed, 3.7 second-feet Sept. 15; minimum gage

height observed, 0.62 foot Sept. 14, 15. 

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1946-47

Day

Sept. 4 

5

6 

7

8

Discharge

9.8

11 

11 

12

Day

Sept. 10

11 

12 

13

14

15

Discharge

10 

12 

19 

31

23

16

Day

Sept. 16 

17 

18 

19

20

21

Discharge

13 

12 

13 

15

15

60

Day

Sept. 22 

23 

24 

25

27

Discharge

26 

26 

37

26

Day

Sept. 28 

29 

30

Discharge

23 

28 

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.

24

24

22

18

18

22

22

24

24

60

d34

d30

d30

d25

d25

24

24

24

24

23

24

23

22

23

23

22

23

24

24

24

24

Nov.

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

23

23

23

821

a20

20

a20

a20

825

a70

a50

a40

a35

a35

a30

a28

a26

a26

a24

a24

a22

a22

-

Dec.

a22

a22

a22

a22

a22

a22

a22

a22

a22

a22

a22

a22

23

a22

a22

a22

a22

a25

a35

a45

a8.0

alOO

a70

a40

a3S

a30

a30

a28

a28

a26

a26

Jan.

a50

a70

a!30

a200

al30

a90

a60

a55

a50

45

a40

a50

alOO

alSO

a250

a2pO

a!20

a90

a80

a300

aSOO

a200

108

108

82

70

70

70

68

68

58

Feb.

d50

d50

d45

d45

d45

d50

50

50

50

50

4S

50

39

37

37

37

35

33

33

35

35

35

50

52

52

55

55

52

_

_

-

Mar.

52

52

55

55

130

138

94

108

122

130

138

182

250

825

950

362

146

108

88

76

70

65

60

55

60

52

55

73

88

76

60

Apr.

60

60

60

55

55

50

48

41

45

41

41

45

43

122

237

212

585

362

138

50

50

65

55

d50

d50

d50

48

41

41

39

-

May

39

d40

d40

41

39

39

37

37

35

33

31

29

28

26

26

26

26

28

33

35

55

70

52

48

45

33

31

29

28

26

24

June

19

19

IS

18

17

17

16

16

d20

16

15

14

14

82

22

20

14

14

14

13

13

19

al8

d!5

d!5

d!5

d!7

19

155

24

-

July

20

17

14

13

13

9.0

11

82

65

45

35

45

24

22

17

16*

15

14

62

15

14

155

101

29

18

17

17

d!7

d!7

d!7

d!7

Aug.

die die die die

16

16

16

15

15

d!4

d!4

d!4

dl4

d!3

d!3

d!2

12

12

d20

d25

d20

d!5

d!3

10

14

11

94

12

9.8

8.6

8.2

Sept.

7.4

6.9

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.4

S.8

3.2

7.6

7.1

6.7

6.2

5.4

3.8

3.7

d3.5

d3.5

d3.7

d3.8

d4.0

4.1

5.2

9.8

18

1,020

885

alOO

35

26

26

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements and records for 

Deep Creek near Mannboro.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for Deep Creek near Mannboro.

Monthly discharge, In seoond-feet, 1946-47

Month

December. .........................

- Calendar year ...........

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

September. ........................

Water year 1946-47 .............

Secondfoot-days

1,110.8

777

813

973

-

2,839

973.0

520.6

2,242.8

20,447.4

Maximum

585

60

70

100

-

55

950

585

70

155

155

94

1,020

1,020

Minimum

9.8

18

20

22

-

40

33

52

39

24

13

9.0

8.2

3.5

3.5

Mean

41.1

25.1

27.1

31.4

I

112

44.8

154

94.6

35.8

23.6

31.4

16.8

74.8

56.0,

Per square 

mile

0.563

.344

.371

.430

-

1.53

.614

2.11

1.30

.490

.323

.430

.230

1.02

.767

Runoff in 

inches

0.57

.40

.41

.50

-

1.76

.64

2.43

1.45

.56

.36

.50

.27

1.14

10.42

869757 O - 50 - 5
54 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°17', long. 77°52', at bridge on State Highway 38, 0.7 mile 

upstream from Sweathouse Creek, 3.5 miles northwest of Mannboro, and 7.5 miles southeast of Amelia, Amelia County.

Drainage area.- 156 square miles.

Heeoras available.- September 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- I94b:Maximum discharge observed during period Sept. 5-30, 247 second-feet 

sept. 25 (gage height, 4.12 feet); minimum observed, 30 second-feet Sept. 10, 11; minimum gage height observed, 1.67 feet Sept. 10.

1946-47: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 7,140 second-feet Sept. 25 

(gage height, 13.1 feet, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 10 second-feet Sept. 6 

(gage height, 1.08 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1946-47

Day

Sept . 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Discharge

31

31

34

34

31

30

30

Day

Sept. 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

167

211

76

47

47

36

36

Day

Sept. 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

34

44

88

84

50

114

247

Day Discharge

Sept. 26 178

27 76

28 58

29 54

30 92

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

64

54

44

41

41

47

38

36

61

119

92

61

61

54

54

54

50

47

47

47

80

72

61

54

54

84

128

92

92

84

76

Nov.

68

61

72

96

68

64

61

64

72

64

61

64

64

6i

58

54

58

200

119

114

106

96

92

80

76

76

76

72

68

64

-

Dec.

64

61

54

54

54

61

68

68

61

58

61

61

68

54

54

54

54

64

114

96

260

26O

167

114

101

84

80

76

76

88

76

Jan.

137

235

356

433

289

289

147

147

119

101

92

147

305

494

774

585

274

200

189

900

665

274

223

20O

178

157

189

157

137

128

128

Feb.

110

106

92

101

92

110

101

114

61

101

96

80

80

88

88

88

80

76

80

84

76

119

119

101

101

106

110

92

_

_

-

Mar.

92

137

128

119

147

223

235

260

211

356

289

413

413

745

l.OOO

565

494

211

168

158

148

148

120

120

158

138

112

129

200

178

138

Apr.

120

129

148

129

112

129

112

97

112

112

104

473

805

321

374

374

615

540

338

189

168

138

129

120

112

112

112

90

90

90

-

May

83

83

83

138

129

97

86

76

69

66

66

62

62

59

56

56

56

59

112

72

59

158

168

90

69

112

112

76

62

76

62

June

53

50

62

56

44

41

38

38

44

44

33

32

36

56

83

50

41

38

38

38

44

38

36

33

33

38

38

76

338

189

-

July

62

47

38

33

33

28

38

53

47

41

38

72

50

38

36

36

36

97

5O

47

289

718

590

83

56

44

41

38

38

38

44

Aug.

44

38

36

38

56

44

44

33

28

32

30

28

28

23

21

24

19

19

23

22

23

23

23

21

23

19

19

20

19

19

19

Sept.

17

15

14

14

12

10

38

25

28

26

53

33

24

20

23

17

16

14

14

16

15

16

30

36

2,310

3,240

686

114

80

84

-

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1946-47

Month

September 5-so, 1946. .............

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

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

September. .....................'...

Hater year 1946-47 .............

Secondfoot-days

1,960

2 349

2,665

_

7 953

7,040

47,940

Maximum

247

T *?O

260

-

900

119

718

3,240

3,240

Minimum

30

54

-

92

61

92

90

56

32

28

19

10

1O

Mean

75.4

64.2

78.3

86.0

-

279

94.7

257

216

84.3

59.3

93.5

27.7

235

131

Per square 

mile

0.483

.412

.502

.551

-

1.79

.607

1.65

1.38

.540

.380

.599

.173

1.51

.840

Runoff in 

inches

O.47

.48

.56

.64

-

2.06

. 3

1.90

1.54

.62

.42

.69

.21

1.68

11.43
JAMES RIVER BASIN 55

Swift Creek near Chester, Va.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 37°18'55", long. 77°29'40", at Bradley Bridge, l£ miles downstream from Second Branch, 3 miles upstream from Prank Branch, and 4 miles southwest of 

Chester, Chesterfield County.

Drainage area.- 143 square miles.

Records available.- September to December 1943. June 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,740 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 

li.bo feet); minimum observed, 1.3 second-feet Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.18 feet).

1943-47: Maximum discharge, 13,200 second-feet July 18, 1945 (gage height, 29.0 

feet, from floodmarks);-minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 19, 1943 (gage height, 

1.16 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Gage read once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, and dipcharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 25-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 1 Mar. 2 to Sept. 30

1.7 14 3.5 160 1.1 0 1.8 21 4.0 240

1.8 18 4.0 216 1.2 1.6 2.0 31 5.0 3SO

2.0 28 5.0 344 1.3 4.O 2.2 44 6.0 535

2.3 48 6.0 502 1.4 7 2.6 78 8.0 925

2.6 73 7.0 687 1.5 10 3.0 118 1O.O 1.36O

3.0 110 8.0 897 1.6 13 3.5 176 12.0 1,890

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October. 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

33

31

26

22

17

20

20

18

56

56

42

38

50

33

26

29

26

26

26

31

39

44

44

33

24

26

60

68

54

43

38

Nov.

39

38

5O

52

40

38

36

40

39

36

38

d36

d35

34

32

32

34

16O

120

91

64

64

60

53

48

d47

47

45

42

41

~

Dec.

41

37

35

34

d34

35

35

35

32

d33

34

35

38

38

30

32

32

50

64

86

290

277

171

125

100

82

68

68

d70

82

73

Jan.

82

171

388

485

485

193

193

171

ISO

125

115

171

204

707

768

451

290

252

216

388

727

537

277

228

204

171

182

171

150

150

140

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

125

115

100

105

105

dlOO

100

100

86

91

68

64

86

78

78

82

73

68

73

78

78

78

91

91

82

86

82

86

-

-

-

Secondfoot days

1,104

1,531

2,196

61,437

8,952

2,449

8,954

7,694

2,682

1,820

1,046

400.2

4,254.1

43,082.3

Mar.

86

164

164

164

188

188

164

164

188

324

395

410

455

1,120

1,120

604

282

268

214

201

188

188

164

164

201

188

152

164

227

254

201

Apr.

Ifii

164

176

152

140

134

129

140

134

124

164

164

739

41O

410

569

841

739

425

296

240

201

176

164

140

134

124

107

97

97

-

Maximum

68

160

290

1,520

768

125

1,120

841

254

569

201

0.4

1,740

1,740

May

92

78

74

129

152

107

82

d70

60

56

56

52

52

48

41

43

41

48

52

44

dlOO

102

24O

164

69

254

118

69

56

64

69

Minimum

17

32

30

17

82

64

86

97

41

17

12

3.0

1.0

1.3

June

48

40

52

74

44

32

28

25

56

48

33

32

30

31

87

78

35

28

24

23

24

24

20

19

18

17

17

dlOO

569

164

Mean

35.6

51.0

70.8

168

289

87.5

289

256

86.5

60.7

33.7

12.9

142

118

July

78

48

33

28

24

22

19

25

38

29

29

27

22

3O

24

19

16

18

17

15

52

201

78

36

25

21

17

15

15

13

12

Aug.

19

19

22

18

16

12

12

15

17

12

10

9

9

8

6

8

7

4.6

6

11

10

9

8

6

6

4.6

64

30

10

9

3.0

Per square 

mile

0.249

.357

.495

1.17

2.02

.612

2.02

1.79

.605

.424

.236

.090

.993

.825

Sept.

6

4.6

3.5

3.0

1.3

2.6

23

17

20

19

' 22

17

13

9

9

a

4.6

3.3

2.6

3.0

2 Dc 

9

11

6

1,740

1,480

569

146

56

43

Runoff in 

inches

0.29

.40

.57

15.99

2.33

.64

2.33

2.OO

.70

.47

.27

.10

1.11

11.21

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Palling Creek near Drewrys Bluff.
56 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Chickahominy River near Providence Forge, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°26'10", long. 77°03 I 40", at highway bridge, 1.1 

miles southwest of Providence Forge, New Kent County, and 1.7 miles downstream from 

Schiminoe Creek. Datum of gage is 6.07 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 249 square miles.

Records available.- January 1942 to. September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 940 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 8.24 feet); 

minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 17, 18 (gage height, 1.97 feet).

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 5,750 second-feet July 21, 1945 (gage height, 10.6 feet); 

minL-aum, 9.6 second-feet Aug. 25, 26, Sept. 18, 1943, July 8, 1944; minimum gage height, 

1.56 feet Aug. 25, 26, 1943.

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

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.9 9 3.2 104

2.1 18 4.0 ISO

2.4 37 5.0 285

2.8 68 6.O 4O8

7.0 562

7.5 666

8.0 845

8.5 1,120

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

408

436

331

170

99

81

74

69

87

113

122

126

136

140

140

126

113

96

83

81

102

118

118

118

118

122

126

126

131

136

136

Nov.

126

122

131

140

140

140

136

131

126

118

108

113

113

108

104

100

97

145

175

205

215

215

210

205

195

170

160

145

136

126

-

Dec.

a!20

113

104

loo

99

98

97

97

97

96

96

97

99

97

96

94

93

99

118

150

246

3O7

343

36S

355

343

343

355

343

296

230

Jan.

215

241

280

319

355

408

465

527

599

620

599

544

495

495

527

527

562

562

642

760

845

76O

693

642

666

760

760

666

599

511

436

Month

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

Ncvenbe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

Bay..............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ..... ......

Feb.

381

343

319

296

285

241

241

241

241

22O

210

205

205

210

205

195

185

175

170

180

225

225

205

a200

a210

a230

241

236

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,38

4,35

5,58

118,551

17,08

6,52

11,87

11,69

5,10

2 40

2^27

76

2,01

74,05

Mar.

236

263

285

307

319

331

343

381

394

408

422

450

465

480

511

544

562

544

527

511

495

450

368

307

280

268

258

268

285

307

307

Apr.

285

268

274

268

252

230

215

205

205

215

200

a

a

205

220

240

a290

319

1O8

5SO

S66

724

940

940

300

S42

544

45O

Maximum

2 436

5 215

9 368

D 1,50O

D 845

D 381

5 562

1 940

7 307

3 190

3 195

D 43

D 494

7 940

355

285

246

220

-

May

200

180

16O

160

185

236

268

252

230

215

185

145

122

108

99

92

88

90

94

90

78

83

113

131

140

180

230

307

296

205

145

Minimum

69

97

93

47

215

170

236

200

78

37

27

13

19

13

June

113

100

97

93

113

131

113

80

6660"

56

52

a50

aSO

81

108

113

113

82

55

53

a5O

a45

a40

38

37

37

43

140

190

-

Mean

141

145

180

325

551

233

383

390

165

so.:

73..

24..

67. (

203

July

195

150

126

122

62

43

37

38

45

a50

55

66

56

41

36

32

29

a28

a27

a30

a40

118

150

165

150

140

a90

a50

a40

a35

32

Aug.

34

37

34

30

31

3O

29

23

22

22

22

20

18

17

16

a!4

Per sqntre 

mile

0.566

.582

.723

1.31

2.21

.936

1.54

1.57

.663

5 .322

5 .295

5 .098

3 .269

.815

13

14

23

26

27

24

21

18

16

15

25

43

40

30

26

Sspt.

19

25

39

50

34

26

a25

a25

a25

a25

a28

a30

a35

a40

a44

a3O

a25

a20

19

19

19

21

25

31

95

140

150

200

252

494

Runoff in 

inches

0.65

.65

.83

17.70

2.55

.97

1.78

1.75

.76

.36

.34

.11

.30

11.05

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of fragmentary gage-height record and records 

for Dragon Run near Church View.
DISMAL SWAMP BASIN 57

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°36'00", long. 76°26'40", in outlet canal, in Norfolk County, 

200 feet upstream from dam and gates, half a mile downstream from Lake Drummond, 2 miles 

east of Nansemond County line, 3 miles north of North Carolina State line, and 20 miles 

southwest of Norfolk.

Records available.- May 1926 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 5.70 feet Jan. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, Mar. 26, 

Apr. 18; minimum, 2.22 feet Sept. 23, 24.

1926-47: Maximum gage height, 6.09 feet Oct. 7, 1929, minimum, about 0.0 foot some 

time during fall and winter of 1941-42.

Remarks.- Gage read twice daily. Bar at outlet to lake, prevents determination of lake 

level below gage height 1 foot.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1946,to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.07

5.06

5.OO

4.95

4.93

4.91

4.90

4.87

4.91

5.01

5.03

4.98

5.01

5.03

4.98

4.99

4.99

4.98

4.95

4.82

4.84

4.77

4.79

4.79

4.79

4.75

4.73

4.69

4.68

4.63

4.53

Nov.

4.55

4.69

4.69

4.69

4.67

4.66

4.60

4.62

4.61

4.59

4.58

4.59

4.56

4.53

4.49

4.48

4.47

4.61

4.62

4.65

4.66

4.71

4.72

4.69

4,73

4.79

4.77

4.87

4.95

4.96

-

Dec.

4.99

5.O4

5.03

5.02

4.99

5.02

4.99

5.09

5.09

5.10

5.14

5.14

5.18

5. 2O

5.20

5.18

5.17

5.19

5. 2O

5.27

5.34

5.35

5.35

5.38

5.41

5.44

5.45

5.48

5.49

5.49

5.52

Jan.

5.57

5.55

5.57

5.52

5.53

5.45

5.4O

5.37

5.34

5.30

5.30

5.38

5.40

5.56

5.63

5.66

5.69

5.69

5.69

5.68

5.70

5.60

5.57

5.56

5.52

5.55

5.55

5.42

5.42

5.37

5.38

Feb.

5.36

5.35

5.32

5.28

5.31

5.28

5.28

5.23

5.27

5.25

5.19

5.16

5.10

5.10

5.O8

5.O9

5.07

5.02

4.99

4.99

5.05

5.O6

4.99

5. 02

5.O8

5.07

5.04

5.02

_

_

-

Mar.

5.00

5.05

5.09

5.08

5.05

5.05

5.O6

5.O8

5.17

5.19

5.19

5.19

5.19

5.27

5.35

5.38

5.37

5.39

5.42

5.51

5.54

5.6O

5.59

5.59

5.63

5.70

5.61

5.62

5.59

5.63

5.61

Apr.

5.61

5.6O

5.65

5.63

5.64

5.64

5.57

5.54

5.54

5.60

5.56

5.55

5.58

5.58

5.59

5.58

5.64

5.69

5.61

5.59

5.54

5.51

5.50

5.47

5.5E

5.55

5.53

5.53

5.51

5.46

-

Hay

5.55

5.47

5.43

5.41

5.43

5.39

5.39

5.20

5.22

5.19

5.10

5.33

5.28

5.10

4.90

4.79

4.20

5.10

5.05

5.08

5.OO

5.OO

5.OO

5.07

5.03

5.05

5.06

4.95

4.82

4.81

4.85

June

4.85

4.83

4.79

4.80

4.72

4.70

4.64

4.64

4.54

4.56

4.51

4.46

4.41

4.36

4.47

4.40

4.32

4.33

4.22

4.21

4.19

4.14

4.11

4.11

4.05

3.93

3.88

3.7O

3.65

3.95

-

July

3.93

3.91

3.75

4.04

4.12

3.95

3.55

3.55

3.95

3.92

4.0O.

4.05

4.12

4.1O

4.09

4.05

3.90

3.88

3.96

4.06

4.09

4.13

4.13

4.02

4.01

4.08

4.12

4.05

4.28

4.29

4.30

Aug.

4.28

4.26

4.23

4.19

4.17

4.12

4.16

4.15

4.14

4.06

4.02

4.0O

3.98

3.90

3.90

3.85

3.82

3.82

3.70

3.60

3.62

3.62

3.60

3.48

3.44

3.46

3.43

3.28

3.25

3.24

3.21

Sept.

3". 15

3.12

3.03

2.98

2.88

2.90

2.87

2.86

2.89

2.83

2.75

2.81

2.72

2.71

2.66

2.63

2.58

2.48

2.46

2.41

2.40

2.35

2.24

2.25

2.39

2.33

2.33

2.33

2.29

2.27

-
58 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Nottoway River near Burkeville, Va.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat, 37°05', long. 78°12«, at bridge on State Highway 49,

 ij| miles upstream from Modest Creek, 6 miles north of Victoria, and 7f miles south of

Burkeville, Nottoway County. 

Drainage area." 38 square miles.

Heeoras available.- September 1946 to September 1947. 

Extremes.- la^E"! Maximum discharge observed during period Sept. 3-30, 225 second-feet

 Sept." 24 (gage height, 5.89 feet); minimum observed, 2.8 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage

height, 1,32 feet),

1946-47: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 3,020 second-feet Sept. 25

(gage height, 18.15 feet); minimum observed, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.02

feet), 

Remarks.- Records fair above 5 second-feet and poor below. Gage read once daily. Records

 of water analyses for the water year 1947 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1102.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47 

1946

Day

Sept. 3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

S

Discharge

5,0 

4,6 

4.4 

4,5 

S,3 

4.4 

4.4

Day

Sept, 10 

11

12

IS 

14 

IS 

16

Discharge

4,0 

S.O 

4.4 

4.3 

4.2 

3.8 

3.7

Day

Sept. 17 

IS 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23

Discharge

3.0 

2.8 

4.4 

13 

10 

5.6 

4.8

.Day Discharge

Sept. 24 225 

25 23 

26 11 

27 7.1 

28 7.0 

29 33 

30

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29.

30

31

Oct.

12

8.3

8.0

6.6

5.9

5.3

5.4

5.6

10

29

18

10

16

11

9.3

8.5

8.5

8.0

7.3

7.0

22

11

9.0

8.5

8.8

12

17

12

15

12

11

Nov.

10

1111

15

10

9.3

9.3

10

12

11

9.3

10

9.6

9.3

9.8

9.5

9.1

345

47

24

20

19

19

16

15

14

14

12

11

11

-

Dec.

11

11

10

9.3

a. a

8.5

10

11

10

10

11

9.8

10

9.3

9.0

8.8

9.8

10

22

14

65

61

29

24

19

17

16

14

14

20

16

Jan,

75

65

175

91

45

37

27

33

25

20

18

35

65

526

97

80

51

41

43

627

175

57

47

41

35

33

51

37

29

27

27

Feb. 1

23

23

20

20

19

19ia

22

19

19

20

18

17

18

18

18

17

16

16

18

22

£5

19

18

16

17

16

16

_

_

-

Mar.

17

27

27

25

41

109

61

65

91

75

75

80

189

738

109

65

49

39

35

33

31

27

84

27

49

27

25

37

49

39

31

Apr.

27

33

37

27

27

27

22

28

27

22

21

97

37

75

57

448

80

57

43

33

31

25

24

22

20

19

18

16

16

16

-

May

16

13

14

25

29

16

14

12

11

10

10

10

10

9.5 a.5

8.7

9.0

12

10

8.5

8.0

65

14

11

9.1

14

9.3

8.0

9.8

9.1

7.3

June

6.4

6.4

6.3

5.6

5.9

5,8

S.S

5.0

4.8

4.3

4.2

4.0

3.9

6.0

5.5

4.6

4.4

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.6

43

8.8

5.1

-

July

3.9

3.8

3.2

2,8

2.4

2.0

2.6

5.3

8.0

4,4

4.2

12

5.0

4.0

4.5

3.7

3.2

2.8

3.1

4.9

627

24

11

7.4

6.3

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.6

2.8

Aug.

7.7

4.2

3.8

4.2

3.9

3.0

2.7

3.1

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.5

2.0

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

Sept.

0.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.7

.8

.9

1.3

1.4

1.2

.9

.8

.S

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

1.1

.6

.8

1.1

3,020

80

33

21

19

16

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1946-47

Month

September 3-30, 1946 .............

October 1946 .....................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Seoondfoot-days

419.3

338,0 

740.2

508.3

-

2,735

525

2,316

1,420

420.8

180.7

786.1

3,205.8

13,237.1

Maximum

225

29 

345

65

-

627

23

442

627

3,020

3,020

Minimum

2.8

5,3 

9.1

8.5

-

18

16

17

16

7.3

2.6

2.0

.5

.3

.3

Mean

15.0

24.7

16.4

-

88.2

18.8

74.7

47.3

13.6

6.02

25.4

1.97

107

36.3

Per square 

mile

0.395

.287 

.650

.43?

-

2.32

.495

1.97

1.24

.350

. 158

.668

.052

2.82

.9E5

Runoff in 

inches

0.41 .ss

.73

.50

-

2.68

.52

2.27

1.38

.41

.18

.77

.06

3.15

12.98
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Nottoway River near McKenney, Va.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°S6'45", long. 77°43 I S5", at bridge on U. S. High-

 way i, 1.4 miles upstream from Birch Creek, 3 miles south of McKenney, Dinwiddie

County, and 10 miles northeast of Alberta. 

Drainage area.- 362 square miles.

Kecoras available.- September 1946 to September 1947. 

.Extremes.- ia4F; Maximum discharge observed during period Sept. 6-30, 1,230 second-feet

 Sept. 25 (gage height, 8.58 feet); minimum observed, 78 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage

height, 1.77 feet).

1946-47: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 4,840 second-feet Sept. 26

(gage height, 16.02 feet); minimum observed, 15 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 19

(gage height, 0.89 foot); minimum daily, 36 second-feet Sept. 5. 

Remarks - Records poor. Sage read once daily. Diurnal fluctuation aaused by. gristmill

4 miles upstream.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47 

1946

Day

Sept. 6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12

Discharge

103 

S3 

103 

78 

88 

93 

162

Day

Sept. 13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19

Discharge

175 

98 

93 

88 

88 

93 

114

Day

Sept. 20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26

Discharge

202 

245 

175 

143 

375 

1,290 

501

Day

Sept. 2 7 

28 

29 

30

Discharge

291 

175 

21? 

27S

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

307

216

162

120

98

98

93

93

216

323

291

375

275

216

202

175

168

162

162

168

156

149

149

143

149

216

307

307

275

260

216

Nov.

188

188

202

230

230

216

175

175

168

156

168

175

175

175

175

175

230

670

790

613

465

323

260

230

245

260

230

202

202

175

Dec.

175

175

175

168

162

168

175

162

175

175

188

168

149

143

149

149

156

162

260

291

519

690

447

357

307

230

230

216

216

230

260

Jan.

357

501

613

710

556

429

357

340

291

275

291

483

810

1,030

1,380

930

575

501

483

930

1,550

1,600

690

465

447

447

670

519

393

375

357

Feb.

323

323

323

a320

323

291

291

260

260

245

245

245

245

245

245

245

230

216

216

230

260

260

275

260

230

260

275

307

_

-

liar.

307

340

375

375

357

501

537

556

575

519

613

790

1,270

1,680

2,340

1,880

710

537

483

465

429

393

357

375

393

357

340

357

447

465

375

Apr.

519

483

393

357

340

323

291

291

291

291

291

375

1,420

690

770

632

930

1,010

613

501

429

393

357

340

323

291

275

260

260

245

May

245

230

216

323

411

357

291

230

202

188

188

188

175

168

156

162

156

162

156

156

143

216

375

245

175

216

230

188

149

156

162

June

137

125

137

120

108

108

98

93

88

83

83

83

83

103

230

143

103

98

88

88

88

83

78

93

83

88

93

103

291

188

-

July

120

108

98

98

98

93

93

98

143

120

98

98

93

88

103

98

63

68

88

78

175

830

670

245

131

108

98

93

78

68

68

Aug.

73

98

103

103

98

93

68

64

64

63

62

61

60

58

55

54

53

58

68

68

52

53

51

52

64

61

57

68

60

54

48

Sept.

39

45

48

41

36

41

64

103

.. 88

83

73

73

68

63

61

59

52

55

48

51

52

45

62

260

1,170

3,540

1,010

323

175

131

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Nottoway 

River near Burkevllle and near Stony Creek, and Stony Creek near Dinwiddie.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1946-47

Month

September 6-30, 1946 .............

December .........................

Calendar year ............

March ............................

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

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

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

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Secondfoot-days

5,347

6,247

7,866

7,227

-

19,355

7,448

19,498

13,984

6,615

3,387

4,508

2,044

7,959

106,138

Maximum

1,290

375

790

690

-

1,600

323

2,340

1,420

411

291

830

103

3,540

3,540

Minimum

78 -

93

156

143

-

275

216

307

245

143

78

63

48

36

36

Mean

214

202

262

233

-

624

266

629

466

213

113

145

65.9

265

291

Per sq-iare 

nil?

0.591

.558

.724

.644

-

1.72

.735

1.74

1.29

.588

.312

.401

.182

.732

.804

Runoff in 

Inches

0.55

.64

.81

.74

-

1.98

.77

2.01

1.44

.68

.35

.46

.21

.82

10.91
60 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Nottoway River near Stony Creek, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°54'00", long. 77°24'00", at bridge on PetersburgEmporTa highway, 2 miles upstream from Island Swamp Creek and 3j miles south of town of 

Stony Creek, Sussex County.

Drainage area.- 586 square miles.

Records available.- March 1930 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 551 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,140 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 14.23 

reet); minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 1.89 feet).

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 25,200 second-feet Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 23.66 

feet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of records for stations on Appomattox River; minimum, 5 second-feet Sept. 2, 5, 

1932 (gage height, 0.62 foot).

Remarks.- Records good.

Dischsrge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

358

3OO

207

172

161

151

145

144

253

768

504

351

740

" 491

300

248

223

215

200

192

189

207

215

207

200

231

406

394

351

351

310

Nov.

282

264

282

330

310

273

248

239

256

256

239

239

239

239

231

223

223

340

853

853

504

406

417

378

320

310

320

320

291

273

-

Dec.

264

256

248

231

231

231

239

239

231

231

231

231

239

239

223

215

207

223

264

362

1,200

1,140

911

614

466

394

351

310

310

320

320

Jan.

394

698

853

998

940

768

656

614

558

466

406

572

1,260

1,740

1,940

1,770

1,110

88Z

940

1,410

2,440

2,400

1,470

888

768

740

1,140

1,O3O

796

684

642

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

586

517

478

466

558

491

441

491

454

372

362

372

383

394

394

394

383

362

351

380

656

698

614

517

454

466

5O4

504

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

9,184

9,952

11,17]

245,225

31, geis, 04 J

29 25*

£O 97!

9 48' 4*73-

7,48£

2,65£

10.90E

160,812

Mar.

491

558

670

642

586

642

824

824

853

882

998

1,23O

1,410

2.O40

2,640

2,800

1,840

969

796

712

74O

656

586

53O

544

572

5O4

491

712

796

712

Apr.

586

544

628

614

558

530

517

466

429

454

429

478

969

1,410

1,410

1,200

1,110

1,590

1,260

882

712

628

558

517

491

466

429

394

362

351

Maximum

853

1,200

3,6OO

2,44O

698

2, 80O

1 , 590

614

310

1,350

161

3,420

3,420

May

362

351

320

340

517

614

441

351

30O

282

264

256

256

248

231

223

223

223

223

223

215

239

441

441

310

273

330

291

239

231

231

Minimum

144

223

207

96

394

351

491

351

215

107

94

53

35

35

June

215

188

177

178

170

158

151

148

145

137

134

127

130

144

192

256

2OO

161

141

130

128

130

123

120

119

107

117

135

166

310

Mean

296

332

360

672

1,031

466

944

3O6

158

242

85. '

364

441

July

231

172

135

120

1O1

96

94

116

231

330

231

180

151

144

166

188

135

120

119

130

130

1,350

1,350

504

231

164

134

120

113

105

97

Aug.

93

101

124

113

109

124

110

100

86

91

79

79

75

74

64

61

61

106

92

70

161

121

81

68

65

60

56

53

61

59

59

Per squa-e 

mile

0.505

.5i57

.614

1.15

1.713

 795

liei

1. 19

 5?2

.270

.413

. 146

.621

.753

Sept.

45

47

38

39

36

35

64

68

138

105

91

107

100

82

69

51

49

49

46

49

56

73

61

73

363

2,140

3,420

2,810

362

239

Runoff in 

inches

0.58

.63

.71

15.55

2 *83O3

1. 86

1.33

.60

.30

 48

.17

.69

10.21
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 61

Nottoway River near Sebrell, Va.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°46'10", long. 77°10'00", L.I miles downstream from 

Tnree Creek, 2.5 miles southwest of Sebrell, Southampton County, and 5.3 miles upstream 

from Assamoosiek Swamp. Datum of gage is 5.96 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,451 square miles.

Records available.- September 1941 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,170 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 14.50 

reet); minimum observed, 80 second-feet Sept. 5 (gage height, 3.40 feet).

1941-47: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet July 22, 1945 (gage height. 24.5 

feet); minimum observed, 12 second-feet Oct. 23, 1941 (gage height, 3.?0 feet).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 29.7 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 

48,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Records of water analyses for water 

year 1947 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1102.

Rattng table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Disc

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29

30

31

Oct.

404 

476 

536 

404 

334

312 

379 

268 

312 

876

1,430 

1,530 

1,390 

1,600 

1,600

1,190 

906 

736 

630 

452

476 

452 

452 

476 

476

500 

552 

708 

820 

820 

736

Nov.

682 

656 

630 

630 

736

736 

682 

6O4 

578 

552

552 

526 

500 

476 

476

452 

476 

604 

764 

1,350

1,490 

1,190 

1,030 

996 

936

906 

792 

736 

764 

708

3.4 80 6.O 6O 

3.6 104 7.0 87 

4.0 160 8.0 1,19 

4.5 246 10. O 1,89 

5.0 356 13.0 2,70

Dec.

656 

604 

578 

552 

526

500 

500 

500 

536 

500

500 

536 

526 

500 

526

500 

476 

476 

526 

604

906 

1,740 

3,250 

2,250 

1,850

1,420 

1,190 

996 

848 

820 

792

Jan.

820 

966 

1,390 

1,780 

1,930

1,970 

1,780 

1,670 

1,560 

1,420

1,290 

1,220 

1,630 

2,290 

2,740

3,050 

3,380 

3,650 

3,440 

3,050

3,920 

3,150 

3,580 

4,010 

4,170

3,440 

2,650 

2,490 

2,570 

2,410 

2,090

llonth

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary .

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,810 

1,600 

1,420 

1,320 

1,360

1,390 

1,330 

1,320 

1,220 

1,150

1,030 

936 

966 

936 

966

996 

936 

906 

876 

848

1,220 

1,740 

1,930 

1,930 

1,710

1,560 

1,460 

1,390

Seoondfoot-days

22,113 

22,110 

25,664

609,711

74,506 

36,146 

61,300 

49,268 

20,366 

11,287 

13,632 

5,010 

13,168

353,570

Mar.

1,360 

1,290 

1,360 

1,490 

1,490

1,360 

1,360 

1,460 

1,530 

1,600

1,780 

2,09O 

2,330 

2,570 

2,790

3,010 

3,380 

3,790 

3,930 

3,380

2,570 

2,050 

1,780 

1,600 

1,390

1,390 

1,320 

1,290 

1,320 

1,530 

1,710

t 13.0 3,150 

3 14.0 3,790 

3 15.0 4,590 

3 

3

r October 1946 to September 1947

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

Maximum

1,600 

1,490 

2,250

9,230

4,170 

1,930 

3,930 

2,920 

1,320 

936 

1,810 

290 

2,490

4,170

710 

460 

390 

420 

460

360 

29O 

220 

090 

030

996 

06O 

190 

530 

350

570 

790 

870 

870 

920

830' 

330 

810 

600 

320

150 

090 

966 

876 

820

May

348 

848 

876 

906 

936

1,150 

1,320 

1,090 

848 

708

630 

552 

50O 

476 

452

404 

404 

38O 

380 

356

356 

356 

380 

656 

764

764 

764 

708 

578 

500 

476

Minimum

268 

452 

476

202

820 

848 

1,290 

820 

356 

183 

168 

104 

86

86

June

452 

404 

356 

312 

290

268 

246 

236 

2O8 

208

200 

183 

183 

191 

290

404 

500 

820 

906 

936

848 

604 

404 

257 

208

191 

208 

236 

' 334 

404

Mean

713 

737 

828

1,670

2,403 

1,291 

1,977 

1,642 

657 

376 

440 

162 

406

969

July

630 

630 

452 

290 

208

168 

168 

168 

268 

404

500 

476 

380 

290 

246

208 

246 

200 

175 

191

226 

682 

1,360 

1,810 

1,290

656 

380 

257 

290 

208 

175

Aug.

168 

160 

152 

175 

175

160 

168 

160 

160 

152

152 

145 

131 

124 

117

104 

104 

104 

104 

168

138 

208 

290 

268 

268

226 

191 

145 

124 

131 

138

Sept.

117 

110 

98

98 

86

92 

98 

92 

124

2OO

268 

279 

290 

268 

208

175 

145 

117 

110 

104

104 

98 

104 

124 

183

226 

1,420 

1,970 

2,370 

2,490

Per sqnsre Runoff in 

nile inches

0.491 0.57 

.508 .57 

.571 .66

1.15 15.63

1.66 1.91 

.890 .93 

1.36 1.57 

1.13 1.26 

. 453 . 52 

.259 .29 

.303 .35 

.112 .13 

.280 .31

.668 9.07
62 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Stony Creek at Dinwiddie, Va.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°04'00", long. 77°36'10", at bridge on U. S. Highway 1,

1.2 miles southwest of Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie County, and 1.7 miles downstream from

Chamberlains Bed Creek. 

Drainage area.- Ill square miles.

Kecoras available.- September 1946 to September 1947. 

Extremes.- ia4ElMaximum discharge observed during period Sept. 9-30, 95 second-feet

sept. 26 (gage height, 2.27 feet); minimum observed, 16 second-feet Sept. 11. 12, 18-20

(gage height, 1.47 feet).

1946-47: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 818 second-feet Mar. 15 (gage

height, 6.91 feet); minimum observed. 2.8 second-feet Aug. 20 (gage height, 1.06 feet). 

Remarks.- Records fair except those prior to Mar. 14, which are poor. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, In aecond-feet, 1946-47 

1946

Day

Sept. 9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14

Discharge

20 

19 

16 

16 

28 

35

Day

Sept. 15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

Discharge

35 

22 

22 

16 

16 

16

Day

Sept. 21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26

Discharge

34 

28 

28 

43 

81 

95

Day

Sept. 27 

28 

29 

30

Discharge66 

43 

28 

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

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

26

43

48

39

42

60

44

43

32

27

27

29

30

32

36

44

40

35

56

66

59

43

40

Nov.

36

35

44

43

4O

3S

48

35

28

30

31

31

28

29

29

48

30

89

87

86

84

74

69

38

39

40

49

45

43

35

-

Dec.

33

32

32

32

33

32

32

33

32

32

32

32

32

45

33

35

29

45

56

108

343

69

92

100

69

57

5O

45

a40

75

56

Jan. '

54

134

222

a!90

126

126

112

105

87

80

75

204

222

511

455

112

161

al70

a!80

a200

a560

a250

a!60

alSO

a 140

a!30

alSO

alSO

a!30

a 120

allO

Feb.

a 100

a90

86

84

82

80

78

84

76

76

75

68

62

59

59

74

57

50

46

44

49

50

49

54

53

68

62

65

_

-

liar.

65

134

134

126

170

238

238

238

511

161

222

30O

329

659

771

511

270

171

139

147

147

131

115

1O7

115

100

89

95

171

139

115

Apr.

101

98

115

101

98

100

79

83

68

95

66

107

139

123

254

329

212

343

254

147

115

100

92

72

69

79

67

62

64

54

May

53

60

51

6O

101

6554-

53

43

41

42

39

37

33

33

34

34

33

36

32

34

72

63

54

44

56

47

39

33

30

29

June

26

25

24

23

22

21

19

18

17

16

15'

14

13

21

29

27

24

21

17

16

16

16

15

15

13

12

15

14

61

49

-

July

37

23

19

16

13

13

12

15

17

18

21

19

18

15

13

11

11

10

9.2

- 8.8

8.3

100

55

39

22

17

13

12

12

11

9.6

Aug.

12

11

11

15

13

11

11

11

10

9.2

9.6

8.3

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.4

4.4

3.3

3.1

2.8

18

15

7.8

S.3

7.4

6.5

5.9

8.8

6.5

6.5

7.4

Sept.

6.5

6.2

5.0

3.8

3.5

4.7

5.9

4.1

5.0

5.9

9.2

12

11

11

9.2

7.4

5.9

5.6

5.9

5.0

4.1

7.4

7.0

7.O

92

371

399

72

41

29

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Nottoway 

River near Burkevllle and near HcKenney.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47

Month

September 9-30, 1946...

December .........................

Calendar year ............

J&nuary 1947

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

May

July

Water year 1946-47 ............

Secondfoot-days

735

1,117

1,381

1,766

-

3,686

26,407.3

Maximum

95

66

89

343

-.

100

343

771

Minimum

16

22

28

29

-

44

65

54

29

12

8.3

2.8

2.8

Mean

33.4

36.0

46.0

57.0

-

181

67.1

221

123

46.3

21.1

19.9

8.52

38.7

72.3

Per squa-e 

mile

0.301

.3^4

.414

.514

-

1.63

.605

1.99

1.11

.417

.1-JO

.179

.077

.3<9

.651

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

.37

.46

.59

-

1.88

.63

2.29

1.24

.48

.21

.21

.09

.39

8.84
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 63

Blackwater River near Dendron, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°01'30", long. 76°52'30", at VJalls Bridge, li 

mllfjs downstream from Cypress Swamp and 3£ miles southeast of Dendron, Surry County. 

Datum of gage is 30.99 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers).

Prainare area.- 285 square miles.

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 845 second-feet Jan. 23'(gage height, 4.62 feet); 

minimum, 0.9 second-foot Aug. 20 (gage height, 0.94 foot).

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 4,710 second-feet July 21, 1945 (gage Ir eight, B.90 

feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. Records of water analyses for the water year 1947 are given in 

water-Supply Paper 1102.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

72

62

33

27

23

19

16

14

68

118

156

226

192

153

173

145

125

135

120

100

83

72

65

58

48

45

46

44

50

54

49

Kov.

49

49

60

76

105

116

94

8S

85

81

76

81

83

83

79

70

65

109

142

153

192

179

159

183

186

202

219

192

159

142

-

Dec.

132

116

102

96

90

87

81

74

70

76

77

62

60

58

56

56

64

72

69

76

118

165

199

205

233

272

329

350

313

261

216

Jan.

208

199

202

244

244

244

294

325

334

302

305

317

329

389

 422

484

529

564

601

678

762

815

845

792

713

706

666

577

506

468

413

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Haroh ............................

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

Hay

June .............................

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

August ....................... ...

September ..... ..................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

35S

313

302

b280

b270

b260

b250

b240

b230

b220

b210

b200

b!90

176

170

170

167

159

148

159

233

283

325

325

329

338

363

367

_

.

-

Secondfoot-days

2,591

3,557

4,235

118,019

14,477

7,035

9 624

7* 889

2*OO9

1^040

585.0

603.1

448.6

54,093.7

Mar.

338

338

313

290

283

290

254

233

275

279

283

283

283

338

363

376

398

403

380

*389

404

378

325

310

299

251

221

236

245

278

288

Apr.

261

255

258

264

248

258

248

206

192

186

189

186

178

212

268

306

340

386

404

442

423

352

336

299

271

236

209

198

148

130

Maximum

226

219

350

2,490

845

367

404

442

125

93

39

121

53

845

May

125

111

103

113

118

113

116

109

97

91

88

86

78

63

50

41

35

30

27

24

21

19

20

18

18

20

28

52

64

61

70

Minimum

14

49

56

13

199

148

221

130

18114. a

 9

4.0

.9

June

93

88

65

40

29

24

20

16

18

19

18

14

11

22

51

62

61

38

35

35

48

54

42

26

18

14

14

14

24

27

Mean

04

DO.

119

137

323

467

251

310

64.

34 . isis

19

15 .'(

148

July.

27

21

14

14

27

39

38

35

32

36

36

30

27

29

32

25

17

12

9.6

9.3

7.8

10

8t 7

7.8

8.1

6.9

6.0

5,0

4,8

5.2

4.8

Aug.

4.0

3.5

3.2

16

14

6.0

5.4

4.6

3.9

3.4

2.9

2.5

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

13

19

23

29

30-

29

72

121

93

59

35

Par square

mMe

! 0 . 293

Ul8

.481

1.13,

1.64

 881

1.09

 923

3 !227

1 .122

J .066

5 .068

) .053

.519

Sept.

33

24

17

11

7.2

5.6

7.2

5.0

5.0

5.4

16

15

11

9.0

7.2

5.0

4.0

5.2

10

' 10

8.4

6.3

5.6

7.5

24

53

53

34

24

20

Runoff in 

inches

0.34

.47

.55

15.39

i J. noOa

-L*£O "1 &fc 

1.03

. 26

.14

!o8

.06

7.08

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
64 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Blackwater River at Zuni, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°52'05", long. 76°50'15", at bridge on U. S. Highway 460, 

aTTZuni, Isle of Wight County, 1.6 miles downstream from Pope Swamp and 3.4 miles upstream from Antioch Swamp. Datum of gage is 8.56 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 448 square miles.

Records available.- January 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 985 second-feet Jan. 22-25; maximum gage 

height observed, 8.23 feet Jan. 23; minimum discharge observed, 2.4 second-feet Aug. 20 

(gage height, 1.04 feet).

1943-47: Maximum discharge, 5,200 second-feet July 25, 1945 (gage height, 15.05 

feet); no flow Sept. 10-18, 1944.

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 23.2 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 20 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read once 

daily. Records of water analyses for the water year 1947 are given In Water-Supply 

Paper 1102.

fiating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 2.2 2.0 14

1.1 2.7 2.5 27

1.2 3.5 3.0 44

1.4 5.3 3.5 64

1.6 7.5 4.0 89

1.8 10 5.0 149

5.5 188

6.0 244

6 . 5 350

7.0 515

8 . 0 900

9.0 1,340

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

48

52

48

52

48

38

30

24

30

142

142

171

171

188

219

208

188

171

163

142

117

135

117

99

89

84

84

84

79

79

74

Nov.

69

69

79

99

99

99

99

111

123

117

111

105

99

94

94

89

94

117

171

179

188

197

208

219

208

244

260

260

260

244

-

Dec.

231

197

179

163

149

142

135

129

123

123

117

117

117

123

117

111

99

99

111

123

171

208

231

244

260

260

260

280

300

350

380

Jan.

380

350

325

300

300

325

350

350

380

380

410

445

480

550

700

740

740

740

780

820

940

985

985

985

985

940

9OO

830

820

780

700

Month

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

November .........................

December ................... ...

Calendar year 1946 ............

January .........................

February .........................

March .................. .... .

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

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

June ..........................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

620

585

515

445

445

445

445

380

380

350

325

3OO

300

280

280

260

244

244

231

231

280

350

380

445

445

445

445

445

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,316

4,405

5,649

170,360

19 725 - ' ,

15 ,285 

16,180

4 544

2^018

952 4

543'.1

1,049.7

84,207.2

Mar.

445

480

515

515

480

445

410

380

380

380

380

480

515

550

550

550

585

585

550

585

585

585

585

585

550

480

445

445

410

410

445

Apr.

445

480

480

480

445

445

445

410

380

380

350

325

515

480

620

660

700

780

780

820

780

740

740

700

620

550

Maximum

219

380

2,740

985 - 

585

325

0

135

99

129

985

480

445

380

325

May

325

325

260

244

260

300

300

280

231

197

179

163

149

142

129

117

99

84

69

60

52

42

34

38

33

60

94

89

64

56

69

Minimum

24

69

99

18

3OO

380

325

33

17

7.9

2.4

6.0

2.4

June

74

69

79

99

99

79

52

34

28

22

21

18

17

21

60

84

89

111

280

123

79

60

52

52

50

40

33

30

89

69

Mean

107

147

182

467

636

376

493

539

147

67 

30.

35.

231

July

46

38

34

27

20

15

14

21

44

44

50

46

44

34

28

26

26

24

18

30

21

135

60

30

18

12

8.9

7.9

8.6

10

12

A.g.

1

7.5

0

7.1

8.9

60

32

2

1

2

6

7

0

10

8.1

a

7.3

6

5.3

4.8

4.3

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.6

4.1

3.6

5.0

8.8

12

1

2

4

7

5

2

6

9

99

Per squarr> 

mile

"9

328

.4C6

1.04

1.42

" 839

1 '328 20

5 ilSO

r .069

5 .039

3 .078

.516

Sept.

89

69

56

40

28

22

17

21

33

38

30

21

17

18

17

14

11

8.6

7.9

6.8

6*0

6.3

8.2

8.9

32

123

129

60

60

52

Runoff in 

inches

*3728

.47

14.13

1.64

1^27

1.34

'.n

.08

O4

.09

7.00

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Dendron and near 

Franklin.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 65

Blackwater River near Franklin, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°45'50", long. 76°53'50", half a rile south of 

town of Burclette, half a mile upstream from Black Creek, 3i miles downstream from 

Corrowaugh Swamp, and 6 miles north of Franklin, Southampton County.

Drainage area.- 613 c^uare miles. *

Records available.- August 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 second-feet Jan. 24-25 (gage height, 8.16 

feet); minimum, 4.2 second-feet Aug. 19, 23 (gage height, 0.91 foot).

1944-47: Maximum discharge observed, 5,360 second-feet July 25, 1945 (gage height, 

13.4 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 10, 11, 1944 (gage height, C.36 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Records of water analyses for water year 1947 are given In 

Water-Supply Paper 1102.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 20 to Sept. 30)

0.9 6.0 1.7 45 4.0

1.0 9.0 2.1 71 5.0

1.2 17 2.5 101 5.5

1.3 22 3.0 144 6.0

235 6.5 640

344 7.0 800

416 8.0 1,200

514 9.0 1,760

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

45

47

49

47

48

43

35

28

49

144

189

202

230

235

240

245

225

202

184

162

144

130

122

109

101

99

91

90

88

82

82

Nov.

78

77

93

113

122

117

113

122

126

130

126

122

109

101

98

95

97

126

198

225

235

250

260

265

282

338

384

377

356

326

-

Dec.

309

270

235

207

189

176

166

158

153

153

144

140

144

144

144

140

130

130

140

158

245

320

350

356

350

338

326

320

320

338

363

Jan.

384

400

408

416

416

416

434

452

462

462

462

492

572

*768

940

1,040

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,100

1,200

1,250

1,250

1,280

1,280

1,220

1,120

1,060

980

922

852

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

784

720

640

584

b550

b520

*b480

b450

b430

b410

b400

384

370

363

356

344

332

320

309

304

370

452

503

560

584

584

548

525

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,787

5,461

7,056

212,127

25,178

13,176

19,895

21,569

6,402

4,450

3,542

1,748.

2,169

114,433.

Mar.

514

536

584

612

612

572

525

503

492

503

548

626

704

768

818

818

800

768

*720

704

736

752

736

720

720

656

584

548

560

584

572

Apr.

572

5

c

c

60

84

84

572

560

c

5

4

36

03

72

472

452

4

6

7

92

88

52

888

1,020

1,0

1,1

1,1

80

00

20

1,120

1,040

9

9

8

80

22

70

800

704

6

5

4

4

Maximum

245

384

363

3,340

1,280

784

818

1,120

416

704

377

5 240

304

5 1,280

40

60

92

34

-

May

400

377

363

356

370

400

416

400

356

304

255

212

184

166

144

130

117

109

89

76

71

68

63

58

63

171

202

171

130

96

85

Minimum

28

77

130

24

384

304

492

434

58

26

20

4.4

12

4.4

June

89

87

91

99

101

89

71

55

43

35

31

26

26

44

158

176

144

350

704

492

309

189

109

76

68

63

70

81

270

304

-

Mean

122

182

228

581

812

471

642

719

207

148

114

56.4

72..

314

July

19*

113

73

50

3f

26

20

41

29P

26f

18?

14C

6<T 52*

4*

36

33

36

8]

97

344

377

23f

9f

46

33

Z?

93

176

13C

Aug.

240

148

71

53

93

78

50

55

62

48

27

20

15

13

9.0

8.4

8.1

5.4

4.4

4.6

5.2

4.8

4.8

6.6

7.2

11

25

216

216

126

113

Sept.

101

85

71

50

43

37

34

32

53

64

90

80

48

38

33

33

24

17

14

12

13

15

18

30

180

304

265

166

122

97

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.199 0.23

.297 .33

.372 .43

.948 12.86

1.32 1.52

.768 .80

1.05 1.21

1.17 1.30

.338 .39

.241 .27

.186 .21

I .092 .11

5 .118 .13

.512 6.93

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
66 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

Seacock Creek at Unity, Va.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 36°49'15", long. 76°53'00", at highway bridge 0.7 mile northeast of Unity, Southampton County, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 4.2 miles downstream 

from Round Hill Swamp. Datum of gage is 9.22 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

*

Drainage area.- 102 square miles.

Records available.- January 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 332 second-feet Apr. 18 (gag? height, 

(5.40 reet, from graph); no flow many days during year.

1943-47: Maximum discharge observed, 1,180 second-feet Sept. 10, 1945; maximum 

gage height observed, 9.44 feet July 23, 1945 (backwater from Blackwater River); no 

flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of ice effect and those below 5 secondreet, which are poor. Gage read once daily. Records of water analyses for the water 

year 1947 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1102.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

3.1

5.8

8.2

22

61

52

42

30

20

16

12

9.8

7.6

6.3

5.1

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.5

6.6

9.5

12

13

Nov.

12

12

15

26

28

30

30

26

25

20

20

19

19

18

16

15

14

38

48

56

58

58

56

48

38

42

56

54

50

42

-

Dec.

36

42

26

25

25

24

22

20

20

19

18

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

11

12

13

38

76

76

66

52

42

36

32

32

30

Month

Jan.

32

38

46

54

58

64

64

66

64

64

61

64

66

140

*237

237

237

224

211

211

224

224

224

224

178

140

110

92

81

76

71

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April .....................:......

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

Jnne ... .................... ....

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

Augnst ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

66

61

54

b54

b54

b54

b54

b60

71

*64

54

52

52

50

50

50

50

46

44

42

92

110

149

168

124

98

76

71

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

359.2

891

28,818.7

3 882

1^970

3,002

4,035

1,051.8

392 7

407.2

21.0

161.4

17,161.9

Mar.

66

71

76

92

81

71

61

58

58

64

92

132

158

168

158

158

149

132

104

86

86

81

81

81

110

86

64

71

86

104

117

Apr.

140

124

104

98

92

81

71

66

61

64

66

76

104

178

224

297

332

332

314

266

199

168

132

104

86

71

61

46

40

38

Maximum

61

58

76

580

237

168

332

92

56

104

3.6

42

332

May

36

38

44

56

71

71

81

92

92

92

71

56

36

13

9.3

7.2

6.3

5.2

4.8

3.6

2.6

2.1

4.1

6.8

9.8

32

40

26

14

15

14

Minimum

0

12

11

0

32

42

38

2.1

0

.2

0

0

0

June

9.3

6.2

3.8

2.1

1.5

.9

.3

.2

0

0

O

0

0

.3

4.1

19

24

56

54

42

25

16

10

3.6

5.3

7.7

13

22

28

38

Mean

11.6

33.0

28.7

79.0

125

70.4

96 . 8

134

33 9

13 !l

13.1

. 68

5.38

47.0

July

20

12

5.0

3.3

1.8

.8

.3

.2

25

36

28

16

7.9

3.9

2.6

-1.7

1.0

.5

.3

1.6

5.2

104

66

30

14

4.5

2.1

1.5

2.4

6.6

3.0

Aug.

3.6

3.3

1.4

1.0

1.2

1.5

.9

.5

.8

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

1.6

1.8

1.4

Per square 

mile

0.114

. 324

!281

.775

1 23

* R9O

]949

1.31

332

» 128

. 128 .006"'

.053

.461

.8

Sept.

0.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

1.5

1.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.8

1.0

1.4

5.3

15

42

38

13

15

IS

Runoff in 

inches

0.13

.36

.32

10.49

1.42

.72

1.09

1.46

TO 

.OO

.14

.15

 008

.06

6.24

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 67

Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°43'00", long. 77°50'00", at Qholson Bridge, 

1 mile upstream from Alien Creek and 3 miles southeast of Lawrenceville, Brunswick 

County. Datum of gage is 136.56 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 553 square miles.

Records available.- December 1928- to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1929-47), 504 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,280 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 19.1 

reet); minimum, 47 second-feet Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.62 feet).

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 38,000 second-feet Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 42.0 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended aboye 13,000 second-feet on basis of 

velocity-area studies and records for Nottoway River near Stony Creek; minimum, 5 

second-feet Sept. 23, 24, 1932 (gage height, 0.72 foot); minimum daily, 5 second-feet 

Sept. 24, 1932.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good.

Rating tables, vater year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, ana discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21, May 24 to Sept. 30 Jan. 22 to May 23

1.6 45 3.5 322 10. O 2,110 2.6 182 8.0 1,490 

1.8 62 4.0 432 13.0 3,09O 3.0 252 lO.O 2,110 

2.2 108 5.0 669 16.0 4,110 4.O 452 13.0 3,090 

2.6 161 6.0 925 18.0 4,810 5.0 675 16.0 4,110 

3.O 226 8.0 1,490 6.0 925

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

234 

144 

124 

114 

112

108 

107 

107 

177

263

244 

192 

343 

172 

147

142 

135 

130 

126 

124

125 

126 

138 

134 

129

186 

282 

204 

244 

181 

167

Nov.

160 

155 

173 

186 

174

160 

151 

151 

155 

154

155 

151 

147 

146 

144

142 

142 

226 

873 

375

254 

235 

244 

226 

204

192 

199 

192 

178 

170

Dec.

167 

162 

a!58 

al58 

a!57

a!57 

a!57 

a!56 

al56 

al56

a!55 

155 

157 

151 

148

146 

144 

150 

173 

303

644 

821 

560 

332 

272

244 

221 

211 

206 

204 

2O4

Jan.

254 

548 

669 

873 

644

455 

398 

364 

375 

32E

282 

497 

1,670 

1,760 

2,160

, 925 

694 

620 

644 

1,850

3,700 

1,370 

750 

583 

629

506 

629 

583 

473 

431 

410

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

&ry

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

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

389 

359 

339 

329 

349

3OO 

329 

339 

290 

243

290 

290 

290 

290 

280

280 

271 

262 

262 

280

329 

359 

349 

30O 

300

319 

329 

339

Second 

foot-days

5,16 

6,21 

7,18

194,63

26, 06 

8,68 

25,64 

18,43 

8,62 

4,26 

5,81 

4,59 

13,64

134,33

Mar.

349 

379 

462 

452 

452

725 

825 

629 

775 

675

900 

1,310 

1,460 

2,990 

3, BOO

1,460 

925 

675 

561 

528

528 

495 

452 

431 

431

431 

400 

400 

506 

675 

561

Apr.

452 

431 

462 

506 

431

410 

41O 

379 

349 

369

379

63v 

1,830 

775 

1,310

979 

1,650 

1,220 

825 

629

55O 

484 

442 

420 

400

379 

359 

339 

319 

309

Maximum

1 343 

1 873

3 821

5 5,650

3 3,700 

5 389 

Z 3,800 

1 1,830 

1 875 

5 322 

3 1,370 

3 803 

3 4,350

5 4,350

May

309 

300 

29O 

319 

410

442 

349 

290 

262 

243

234 

232 

225 

216 

206

204 

204 

208 

199 

189

187 

232 

875 

398 

244

272 

292 

235 

192 

179 

187

Minimum

107 

142 

144

76

254 

243 

349 

309 

179 

104 

83 

58 

47

47

June

176 

155 

150 

142 

138

137 

124 

125 

125

126

1O8 

108 

121 

147 

204

173 

144 

168 

130 

129

134 

129 

104 

107 

104

118 

137 

134 

322 

146

Mean

16 

20 

23

53

84 

31 

82 

61 

27 

14 

18 

14 

45

36

July

153 

108 

98 

112 

94

97 

83 

111 

429 

343

155 

134 

121 

100 

137

124 

113 

113 

86 

102

215 

1,370 

478 

189 

133

118 

96 

95 

109 

103 

94

Aug.

438 

667 

186 

131 

118

111 

108 

94 

113 

84

84 

96 

76 

69 

80

6O 

59 

58 

86 

68

8O3 

204 

104 

103 

90

90 

94 

77 

91 

76 

80

Per sctiare 

mile

5 0.300 

? .374 

2 .420

5 .964

L 1.52 

3 .561 

J 1.50 

1 1.11 

3 .503 

I .257 

3 .340 

3 .268 

5 .823

3 .665

Sept.

65 

57 

53 

48 

47

132 

362 

95 

76 

77

75 

97 

76 

68 

63

62 

60 

57 

57 

69

325 

131 

94 

100 

2,060

4,350 

4.O10 

420 

254 

2O9

Runoff in 

inches

0.35 

.42 

.48

13. 07

1.75 

.58 

1.73 

1.24 

.58 

.29 

.39 

.31 

.92

9.04

Peak discharge.- Mar. 15 (9:30 a.m.) 4,040 sec. -ft. j Sept. 27 (6 a.m.) 5,280 see. -ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records forHottovay River near Stony Creek, North Meherrin River near Luneriburg, and Fontaine Creek near 

Emporia.
68 CHOWAN RIVER BASIN

North Meherrin River near Lunenburg, Va.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°59', long. 78°21', at bridge on State Highway 40, 

nair a mile downstream from Tusekiah Creek and 5 miles northwest of Lunenbu-g, Lunenburg County.

Drainage area.- 60 square miles.

Records available.- August 1946 to September 1947.

.Extremes.- -ia451 Maximum discharge observed during period Aug. 23 to Sept. 30, 359 secondreet aept. 24 (gage height, 4.69 feet); minimum observed, 4.6 second-feet Sept. 17 

(gage height, 1.^7 feet).

1946-47: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 1,950 second-fee*. Sept. 25 

(gage height, 12.82 feet); minimum observed, 2.4 second-feet Aug. 31 (gage height, 1.13 

feet).

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once daily. Records of water analyses for .the water 

year 1947 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1102.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47 

1946

Day

6

Aug.

_

_

_

_

_

_

Sept.

6.1

9.8

d5

d5

6.1

6.4

Day

9

12

Aug.

_

_

_

_

_

-

Sept.

5.9

5.9

5.0

7.0

S.2

5.4

Day

17

16

Aug.

_

_

.

.

-

-

Sept.

6.1

5.7

5.7

7.5

4.6

4.8

Day

19

KO

21

22

23

24

Aug.

-

-

-

-

50

17

Sept.

5.7

5.0

13

6.0

8.9

133

Day

*« 

?6

27

28

?9

30

31

Aug.

dlO

d75

d!5

6.8

14

11

Sept.

24

11

11

~

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records end 

records for Meherrin River near Lawrenceville.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

8.8

6.6

7.5

8.8

7.0

7.8

6.8

8.0

34

21

12

9.2

15

10

10

9.0

a.o

8.8

6.8

9.8

18

12

9.8

10

11

17

15

15

18

16

14

Nov.

13

12

15

15

13

12

12

15

13

13

13

14

11

11

12

12

13

117

41

28

24

25

22

19

16

18

17

15

16

14

Dec.

16

15

14

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

14

19

21

31

139

64

SO

24

d22

20

18

16

16

20

18

Jan.

76

66

179

72

46

37

32

35

26

d25

31

461

66

550

128

»93

56

64

50

117

145

72

53

50

44

44

42

34

32

32

31

Feb.

27

27

25

26

32

60

25

26

b25

b26

»b26

b23

20

20

22

22

19

20

18

27

64

40

28

38

26

28

b28

b30

.

_

-

Mar.

30

36

42

45

53

80

68

98

98

72

98

107

231

865

186

88

66

 53

50

44

40

35

32

34

53

38

d30

34

64

56

40

Apr.

36

38

50

36

34

35

29

26

31

28

27

201

72

64

80

84

145

88

64

53

50

43

38

38

36

31

28

28

27

25

-

May

26

25

26

36

76

107

27

23

20

d!9

18

dl8

18

18

16

17

17

17

21

15

14

172

29

20

18

28

17

15

14

15

14

June

12

12

14

10

10

10

13

10

9.2

8.8

8.S

8.5

7.8

11

15

9.2

8.5

8.5

e.o

, 8.2

8.5

7.3

5.9

6.4

5.4

6.4

7.8

8.8

8.2

6.4

~

July

6.4

21

7.0

5.7

5.2

5.0

7.0

12

19

12

12

dll

10

8.2

12

8.8

7.5

7.8

6.4

7.8

60

53

17

12

10

9.0

19

7.8

7.8

7.0

6.4

Atf*.

80

22

16

16

14

10

11

11

9.5

9.2

9 %0

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.1

5.4

S.O

5.4

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.2

5.9

5.0

3.6

4.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.1

2.4

Sept.

2.9

3.2

4.0

3.0

2.6

2.8

10

S.2

6.1

6.1

4.8

3.4

3.8

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.9

5.0

3.0

1,950

31

18

13

11

9.5

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Meherrin River near Lawrenceville and Nottoway River near Burkevllle.

Monthly discharge. In seccnd-feet, 1946-47

Month

Ootober 1946 .................

December ............. ......

February .....................

March .........................

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

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

June .........................

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

August .......................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Seoondfoot-daye

208 0

357.3

372.7

593

697

_

2 QCQ

2,122.4

13,709.6

MaxinuB

133

34

117

139

ftf\

60

1,950

1,950

Minimum

4.6

6.6

11

12

tn

2.6

2.4

Mean

23 1

11.9

12.0

19.8

22.5

70.7

37.6

Per square 

 lie

.198

.375

492

152

1.18

.627

Runoff in 

inohea

.22

23

.43

I f Q

1.32

8.5O
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 69

Fontalne Cre.ek near Emporia, Va.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. o6°38'10", long. 77°35'10", at highway bridge. 3.7 miles southwest of Emporia, Greenville County, 8 miles upstream from Beaverpond Creek.

.Drainage area.- 96 square miles.

Records available. July 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 354 second-feet Jan. 21 (cape 

4.17 feet); minimum daily, 7 second-feet Oct. 5, Aug. 15 

 m Io42~4Z; Maximum discharge observed, 3,500 second-feet July 19, 1945 (ease height, 

10.58 feet); minimum observed, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 6, 1944 (gage height, 1.58 feet)!

Rgnarks.- Records poor. Gage read twice daily. Occasional regulation r.t low flow by mill ciDove station.

Hating tables, water year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan

2.2 7 3.1

2.3 9 3.3

2.5 16 3.6

2.7 26 4.0

2.9 43 4.2

. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

72 2.1 7 2.6 28 3.4 143

110 2.2 i

184 2.3 1

303 2.5 2:

371

) 2.8 47 3.6 189

> 3.0 72 3.8 241

L 3.2 104

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9

8

S

8

7

8

8

9

30

29

27

25

37

43

33

26

16

12

12

11

12

11

10

13

18

26

39

41

41

37

33

Nov.

33

33

35

37

32

30

29

26

26

25

24

24

22

24

24

25

27

43

79

56

40

37

70

52

40

38

34

34

32

30

-

Dec.

26

24

24

22

22

20

20

20

22

21

22

20

20

16

16

22

22

20

20

28

114

47

44

36

a33

30

27

25

26

28

£3

Jan.

30

42

52

74

a65

58

61

58

50

38

33

1

*1

85

98

81

198

144

1

1

al

44

44

60

176

337

2

1

28

43

97

92

94

1

1

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Harch ............................

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

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

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

04

23

94

81

74

Feb.

71

66

54

b52

b50

b60

b5S

59

a54

*51

46

47

44

45

45

46

43

43

42

55

154

165

117

94

80

74

71

62

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

64

1;06

86

36,06

3,45

If 84

2,80

2,41 

94

84

95 

99

83

17,62

Mar.

62

68

69

a64

59

51

49

57

64

76

108

177

177

165

256

alSO

aioo

89

87

97

102

86

74

69

68

64

57

60

66

71

59

Apr.

52

58

76

75

69

66

63

55

51

46

51

58

52

102

214

189

Maximum

7 43

-\ yg

0 114

6 1,810

3 337

3 165

1 256

0 214

] 69

' 154

1 87

4 214

2 177

2 337

165

154

143

92

80

72

66

60

54

54

52

47

49

45

-

May

45

45

40

49

52

44

39

32

27

22

21

22

27

22

24

18

15

14

16

20

17

15

16

18

32

32

30

30

34

53

69

Minimum

7

22

16

7

30

42

49

45

14

11

10

7

8

7

June

a25

20

18

18

16

16

15

14

13

20

15

13

11

13

14

14

26

80

51

30

22

20

18

18

18

20

22

a40

154

68

-

Mean

20.

35.

27.

98.

112

65.

90.

80.

30.

2830 '.

32 27!

48.

Ji-ly '

40

20

16

14

13

all

10

11

18

35

52

32

21

21

20

20

17

17

18

20

42

86

87

75

a55

43

36

26

23

18

14

Aug.

Po" square 

mile

9 0.218

t »369

7 .289

B 1.03

1.17 ii . 636

t 942

5 . 336

5 .316

1 293

3 .'312

1 .334

7 .289

3 .503

20

20

21

21

20

20

27

22

15

10

8

8

9

8

7

8

9

41

110

37

84

214

94

39

27

22

20

15

14

13

11

Sept.

9

8

9

8

8

8

10

24

32

27

31

28

a25

19

14

12

11

9

9

9

8

8

9

10

90

177

104

64

30

22

-

Runoff In 

Inohes

0.25

.41

.33

13.97

1.35

.71

1.09

136

.33

.36

.39

.32

6.83

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Meherrin 

River near Lawrencevllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

869757 0-50-6
70 ROAKOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Lafayette, Va.

Location.- Inclined and vertical staff gage, lat. 37°14', long. 80°13', at Lafayette, 

Montgomery County, a third of a mile downstream from confluence of North and South 

Forks of Roanoke River, and l| miles upstream from Mill Branch.

Drainage area.- 257 square miles.

Records available.- September 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,080 second-feet Jan'. 20 (jja-*e heignfc, 

y.ia reet); minimum observed, 43 second-feet Oct. 4-7, 9, Dec. 4, 5 (gage height, 0.92 

foot).

1943-47: Maximum discharge observed, 9,020 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (ga^e height, 

9.20 feet); minimum observed. 26 second-feet on many days in August and on Se->t. 1, 

1944 (gage height, 0.85 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Sage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21 to Mar. 14, 

Aug. 31 to Sept. 25)

0.9 40 1.7 313

1.0 57 2.0 460

1.1 80 2.5 740

1.2 109 3.0' 1,070

1.4 183 3.5 1,440

4.0 1,

5.0 3,

6.0 4,

7.2 6,

920

070

400

080

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

47

47

47

43

43

43

43

48

43

100

86

73

116

100

62

62

62

62

62

57

57

55

54

54

54

336

134

126

97

80

75

Nov.

71

63

64

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

212

112

92

86

86

80

75

71

71

66

62

62

62

-

Dec.

62

62

57

43

- 52

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

68

71

73

86

116

123

116

148

171

134

130

116

116

109

Jan.

134

560

1,210

650

336

212

101

183

152

116

116

212

171

277

2,820

1,280

680

485

385

5,240

1,720

800

535

435

385

360

336

313

272

272

313

Feb.

272

255

238

229

225

221

204

175

156

156

156

152

148

140

140

140

134

134

130

126

130

134

134

134

140

152

144

134

_

.

-

unrtth Second- 

"onth foot-days

October .......................... 2,368

November ......................... 2,208

December ......................... 2,597

Calendar year 1946 ............ 87,335

January .......................... 21,151

February ......................... 4,633

March ............................ 11,746

April ............................ 11,874

Hay 4 780

June ............................. 7,903

July 2 737

August ........................... 5^080

September ........................ 2, 688

Water year 1946-47 ............ 79,765

Mar.

130

134

126

126

140

304

259

238

485

385

435

385

. 410

1,070

1,280

680

460

360

313

282

255

225

208

204

710

360

313

286

313

485

385

Apr.

1,

1,

Maximum

336

212

171

3,660

5,240

272

1,280

1,210

264

2,580

242

93O

225

5,240

336

210

210

650

4S5

385

385

336

336

308

242

242

238

238

360

710

680

485

385

336

313

286

251

242

234

221

208

206

183

175

May

167

24

21

24

2

2

2

264

229

20

19

17

8

6

9

167

160

15

14

12

2

4

4

130

130

12

12

12

3

3

6

134

137

15

12

11

2

6

6

116

137

12

9

9

12

0

7

7

3

97

Minimum

43

62

43

43

116

126

126

175

97

71

52

68

57

43

June

89

86

80

80

80

80

80

78

75

73

71

80

83

2,580

1,360

485

308

242

221

242

221

208

156

130

130

116

130

130

112

97

Mean

76.4

73.6

83.8

239

682

165

379

396

154

263

164'

89.6

219

July

97

97

92

80

71

97

83

97

148

242

123

97

97

94

89

86

80

97

83

80

80

80

78

71

66

57

57

57

55

54

52

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.297

.286

.326

.930

2.65

.642

1.47

1.54

 599

l!o2

.344

« 636

.349

,852

187

71

71

71

97

83

71

272

148

97

97

94

92

89

86

80

73

71

71

71

68

167

930

4*30

272

191

179

255

2.12

212

112

Sept.

loo

92

83

75

71

66

97

78

71

106

97

86

71

68

64

73

73

64

59

59

59

59

57

73

156

225

160

134

112

100

Runoff in

inches

0.34

.32

.38

12.64

3.06

.67

1.70

1.72

 69

1.14

.40

.74

.39

11.55
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 71

Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°15'30", long. 79°56'20", at Walnut Street Bridge 

in Roanoke, Roanoke County, 3 miles upstream from Tinker Creek. Datim of gage is 

906.84 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 388 square miles.

Records available.- July 1896 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 49 years (1896-1905, 1907-47), 390 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,960 second-feet Jan. 20 (gag3 height, 7.7V 

reet); minimum, 79 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 5, 6 (gags height, 0.75 foot); minimum 

daily, 85 second-feet Oct. 6, 8.

1896-1947: Maximum discharge, 28,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.25 

feet), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet by logarifrmlc plotting on 

basis of slope-area determination by Geological Survey, unit hydrogra-tfi and floodrouting studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations In Roanoke River 

Basin; practically no flow Dec. 23, 1909, when flow was retarded by freezing (gage 

height, 0.0 foot); minimum daily, 27 second-feet Feb. 20, 1934.

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

Diurnal fluctuation at low flow by power plant above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

95

88

86

90

88

85

88

85

163

210

150

 160

163

154

130

118

113

108

105

102

105

102

100

98

132

508

310

222

179

160

147

Nov.

135

124

118

118

110

105

108

113

113

102

102

100

100

92

98

100

124

256

222

183

160

147

141

132

127

121

118

116

113

108

-

Dec.

102

100

100

100

100

98

95

98

98

98

98

98

98

100

98

98

95

110

113

124

154

218

222

200

276

284

244

218

207

210

200

Jan.

252

531

1,500

1,340

724

537

418

355

306

268

240

264

319

374

2,160

2,240

1,110

822

697

3,680

2,780

1,260

865

697

585

525

470

403

364

346

403

Honth

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

November .........................

December ............... .........

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

379

355

328

328

284

243

314

284

196

214

233

233

222

218

218

218

214

203

200

a210

172

218

a250

a 200

a200

a210

a200

a!90

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4 446

3 'fiOF

4^454

126,769

26,835

6 734

15J618

16,865

7 349 10)373

4,698

9,591 

4,883

115,652

Peak discharge.- Jan. 15 (8 p.m.) 3,270 sec

Mar.

189

193

a200

169

222

408

394

a350

a600

a500

a550

597

639

al,500

al.OOO

a700

a 600

a550

a 500

444

389

364

332

337

645

579

465

444

465

684

609

Apr.

525

985

1,620

1,040

780

639

525

454

418

384

355

369

323

369

525

774

1,150

808

652

543

520

465

408

379

355

341

314

£93

280

272

Maximum

508

256

284

4,270

3,680

379

1,500

1,620 

439

*302

1,260 

478

3,680

May

268

314

341

418

439

374

341

310

280

264

248

236

218

214

203

196

186

186

203

233

193

203

193

169

169

183

169

150

144

157

147

Minimum

85

1

70

240

172

169

272

144

116

113 

110

102

85

. -ft.; Jan. 20 (6t30 p.

June

138

138

150

150

130

124

124

124

124

116

130

138

144

1,530

2,200

787

486

364

310

481

454

337

284

240

218

210

200

196

183

163

Mean

143

127

144

347

866

340

5o4

562

237

346

152

309

163

317

July

169

154

138

135

130

130

144

160

225

302

203

163

150

154

157

174

160

176

160

147

141

135

141

124

121

116

113

116

113

113

134

Aug.

244

189

157

186

189

186

179

673

214

154

147

130

118

113

127

116

110

118

141

130

132

278

1,240

873

413

418

502

1,260

413

252

189

Pe"- square 

mile

0.369

 327

!371

.894

2.23

.619

1

*.-. . ou 

1.45

.611

 392

 796

.420

.817

Sept.

176

150

127

116

105

102

118

110

110

130

225

163

' 141

130

121

130

135

116

113

110

116

110

113

135

478

403

268

222

a210

a200

Runoff in 

inches

0.43

 36

.43

12.17

2 57

!e4

1.50

.70

1.00

.45

.92

.47

11.09

a.) 5,960 sec. -ft.: Mar. 14

(time unknown) 2,150 see.-ft.; June 14 (ll p.m.) 3,470 see.-ft.; Aug. 23 (9:30 p.m.) 2,280 seo.- 

ft.; Aug. 28 (6:30 a.m.) 3,570 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for stations at Lafayette and at Niagara.
72 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Niagara, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°15'18", long. 79°52'18", 200 feet downstream 

from power plant of Appalachian Electric Power Co. at Niagara, Roanoke County, and 

2 miles downstream from Tinker Creek. Datum of gage is 820.15 feet above mear sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 511 square miles.

Records available.- July 1926 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 505 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge daring year, 7,380 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 10.73 

reet); minimum, 36 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 15, 16 (gage height, 0.80 foot); minimum daily, 116 second-feet Oct. 6, Aug. 16.

1926-47: Maximum discharge, 35,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 17.5 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on basis of velocity-area study by Geological Survey, unit hydrograph and 

flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations ir Roanoke 

River Basin; minimum, 13 second-feet (regulated) June 4, 1937 (gage height, 0.42 foot); 

minimum daily, 22 second-feet Oct. 18, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated at dam and power plant 200 feet above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.4 105 3.5 720

1.6 139 4.0 920

2.0 221 4.5 1,160

2.5 360 5.0 1,470

3.0 530 6.0 2,230

7.0 3,120

8.0 4,120

9.0 5,220

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

130

134

135

132

140

116

145

126

284

297

188

256

170

239

158

174

164

161

150

138

151

148

148

132

171

773

390

300

244

238

204

Nov.

1S4

178

168

180

162

148

120

208

164

160

154

160

152

160

138

140

217

332

288

232

228

224

216

191

194

185

184

181

174

166

-

Dec.

152

172

163

146

150

151

159

152

155

153

156

142

161

154

143

150

143

181

157

206

254

336

307

270

350

363

316

275

260

273

258

Jan.

350

792

1,830

1,910

1,030

780

586

528

448

389

342

401

447

573

2,700

3,120

1,540

1,100

916

4,620

3,920

1,790

1,180

948

818

722

674

576

538

504

609

Month

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

November... ......................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

Mav ~* . . ......... 

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

556

518

504

464

422

334

466

397

292

316

328

338

322

304

304

322

304

297

286

308

282

292

306

275

280

296

268

271

_

.

-

Seoond 

foot-days

6,33

5,58i

6,40{

175,09!

36>68'

9 j65

23,492

24 39'

10 1 684

15,712

8 28' 12)13!

8,062

167,43'

Mar.

269

266

288

259

302

588

562

664

688

769

812

816

864

1,410

2,350

1,470

1,070

888

728

645

600

572

498

506

886

864

684

671

704

943

856

Apr.

772

1,

2,

1,'

140

230

140

1,100

917

(

(

res

595

568

576

564

|(

570

502

>02

719

1,080

]_ 1 l!3

!

>80

L10

J94

777

772

(

(

i

594

521

>54

532

512

4

t

4

1

Maximum

773

332

) 363

} 5,110

L 4,620

556

2 350

2,230

604

3,030

I 646

1,600

650

r 4,620

152

L21

L40

82

-

May

397

432

490

544

604

516

464

442

388

362

362

322

311

310

296

291

271

270

306

368

298

292

301

262

249

290

274

231

267

242

232

Minimum

lie J.J.D

120

142

116

342

268

259

382

231

172

164

lie J.J.D

175

116

June

198

220

236

222

204

204

198

172

196

178

180

200

272

3,030

2,850

1,060

698

536

460

702

624

488

382

374

322

337

318

301

264

286

-

Mean

204

18( 20"

48C

1 18!

34! 75! 81-

34'

52' 26'

39J

26E

45S

July

270

294

233

214

220

206

226

242

482

646

333

278

242

266

308

568

346

311

270

210

230

205

220

194

190

185

164

190

175

174

192

Aug.

34<5

2

]

-

4<3

L72

40

215

203

2

(

2

21

04

88

215

383

2

]

]

]

19

9%

82

3*

115

]

1

3

72

40

9? 17-)

187

2

1.3 i,c

«

15

111

17

75

60?

4

1»«

«

2

3V

00

40

80

314

Per square 

mil*

0 399

!364

.405

.939

2.32

,675

1*48

1*59

.675

1.03

.522

 767

.526

.898

Sept.

276

286

230

214

201

193

186

226

179

226

423

246

237

212

203

214

221

184

194

180

201

198

175

231

650

563

363

592

280

278

Runoff in 

inches

0.46

.41

.47

12.74

2 .68

.70

1.71

1.77

 78

1.15

.60

.88

.59

12.20
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 73

Roanoke River near Toshes, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°02'03", long. 79°31'18", l£ miles downstream 

from witchers Creek, 3 miles upstream from Pigg River, and 5 miles northwest-of Toshes, 

Pittsylvania County. Datum of gage is 588.99 feet above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,020 square miles.

Records available.- September 1925 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 977 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,900 second-feet Jan. 20 (gag^ height, 9.98 

reet); minimum, 219 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 17 (gage height, 1.24 feet).

1925-47: Maximum discharge, 70,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gag° height, 27.36 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 31,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in Roanoke River Basin; minimum, 93 second-feet 

Sept. 19, 20, 1932 (gage height, 0.96 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow by power plant at Niagara.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

1.3 245 2.0 659

1.4 292 2.5 1,050

1.6 398 3.0 1,450

1.8 521 4.0 2,320

5.0 3,300

7.0 5,650

9.0 8,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

370

343

338

338

328

328

323

328

365

624

588

457

645

502

489

422

404

392

382

370

365

370

365

370

360

999

1,250

711

581

515

495

Nov.

457

428

428

416

410

392

382

387

457

392

387

392

382

376

382

365

456

1,040

826

631

548

528

495

457

433

428

422

410

404

398

-

Dec.

392

376

370

370

365

382

370

370

370

365

365

370

376

376

365

354

354

410

445

470

922

1,090

795

681

624

681

645

595

554

521

541

Jan.

638

1,780

3,100

3,630

2,230

1,610

1,210

1,030

906

779

718

1,040

1,130

1,530

2,230

4,660

2,800

1,960

1,650

5,900

7,260

3,300

2,180

1,820

1,530

1,370

1,250

1,090

994

954

1,030

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,050

970

874

850

802

696

779

810

645

521

711

681

659

638

631

609

602

588

581

595

548

638

674

595

602

602

575

548

.

-

-

Second 

foot-days

14,717

13,909

15,264

364,727

63,309

19,074

' 42,608

41,839

19,728

29,944

16,380

12,871

14,979

304,622

Mar.

581

588

548

554

609

1,050

1,210

1,250

1,290

1,330

1,530

1,530

1,570

2,800

3,960

2,800

2,140

1,690

1,410

1,250

1,130

1,050

978

930

1,050

1,450

1,210

1,130

1,210

1,330

1,450

Apr.

1,290

l.E

3,E

2,E

80

20

00

1,960

1,650

1,4

1,2

1,1

10

50

70

1,050

994 i.c

1,C

c

90

00

14

1,210

1,450

2,4

2,C

1,6

10

00

10

1,370

1,370

1,3

1,3 i.c

30

70

50

986

946

S

8

1

1

Maximum

1,250

1,040

1,090

8, 250

7,260

1,050

3,960

3,520

954

6,830

1,210

2,700

1,330

7,260

06

10

79

64

-

May

726

733

810

874

954

890

802

748

718

674

638

624

595

575

568

554

541

554

541

588

645

659

588

534

521

568

528

483

451

561

483

Minimum

323

365

354

273

638

521

548

764

451

343

318

268

328

268

June

445

404

451

445

416

398

392

370

343

354

348

354

382

3,790

6,830

2,560

1,450

1,090

914

1,030

1,250

946

772

696

638

581

638

588

561

508

-

Mean

475

464

492

999

2,042

681

1,374

1,395

636

998

528

415

499

835

July

515

696

495

433

410

433

528

528

764

1,210

938

659

561

483

521

581

795

561

568

483

457

568

416

398

370

354

343

328

343

323

318

Aug.

534

5

4

3

75

16

48

568

439

3

6

6

65

02

89

489

422

5

3

3

34

98

54

328

323

?

3

5

68

65

21

398

354

4

1,8

2,7

28

20

00

1,090

1,050

8

1,4

1,7

8

10

60

40

74

609

Per square 

mile

0.466

.455

.482

.979

2.00

.668

1.35

1.37

.624

.978

.518

.407

.489

.819

Sept.

541

483

463

398

370

365

370

365

387

370

588

659

457

422

439

428

365

354

328

338

343

392

382

387

1,290

1,330

772

602

502

489

-

Runoff in

inchss

0.54

.51

.56

13 32J

2.31

.70

1.56

1.53

.72

1.09

.60

.47

.55

11.14

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (11 p.m.) 9,90O see.-ft.; June 15 (12:30 a.m.) 9,750 sec.-ft.
74 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Roanoke River at Altavlsta, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°06'21" > long. 79°17'38", at highway bridge a 

quarter of a mile south of Altavlsta, Campbell County, half a mile downstrerm from 

Sycamore Creek, and 3j miles upstream from Otter River. Datum of gage is 503.10 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,802 square miles.

Records available.- August 1930 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 1,841 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage heirtit, 17.S 

feet;); minimum, 432 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 18'(gage height, 2.67 feet).

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 105,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage heifht, 40.08 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 41,000 second-feet ty logarithmic plotting on basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Ccrps of 

Engineers, and records for other stations in Roanoke River Basin; minimum, ?4 secondfeet Jan. 31, 1934 (gage height, 1,66 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow by power plant at Niagara, 

ea miles above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.8 490 10.0 6,230 

3.3 775 14.0 10,800 

6.0 2,560 16.0 13,800 

7.5 3,780

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

938 

794 

745 

733 

721

703 

715 

685 

763 

1,070

1,260 

1,070 

1,070 

1,300

1,040

938 

872 

840 

834 

827

827 

794 

814 

788 

769

1,330 

2,350 

1,560 

1,260 

1,130 

1,000

Nov.

1,000 

905 

905 

905 

840

840 

840 

905 

970 

872

827 

840 

827 

794 

788

775 

840 

2,010 

1,940 

1,460

1,200 

1,130 

1,100 

1,000 

938

905 

938 

905 

872 

872

Dec.

840 

840 

775 

775 

3780

788 

794 

775 

794 

769

788 

794 

814 

827 

788

775 

745 

905 

1,130 

1,070

1,820 

2,560 

1,880 

1,560 

1,360

1,330 

1,300 

1,200 

1,160 

1,130 

1,100

Jan.

1,300 

2,420 

4,700 

5,700 

3,780

2,630 

2,140 

1,880 

1,680 

1,560

1,420 

1,680 

2,280 

2,940 

3,600

6,340 

4,700 

3,180 

2,700 

9,080

13,600 

5,900 

3,690 

2,940 

2,560

2,280 

2,140 

2,010 

1,820 

1,750 

1,820

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

ober .............

lendar year 1946 ............

h. ............... i ....................:

st ................... .... .

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,940 

1,750 

1,650 

1,590 

1,490

1,300 

1,390 

1,590 

1,230 

1,040

1,230 

1,330 

1,330 

1,260 

1,230

1,200 

1,200 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

1,040 

1,160 

1,330 

1,200 

1,100

1,160 

1,160 

1,070

Secondfoot-days

30,540 

29,943 

32,966

691,730

106,220 

36,450 

72,800 

70,730 

39,738 

47,663 

32,777 

38,693 

28,303

566,823

Mar.

1,100 

1,160 

1,130 

1,100 

1,160

1,820 

2,140 

2,210 

2,280 

2,280

2,630 

2,630 

2,630 

4,600 

6,890

4,900 

3,420 

2,780 

2,350 

2,080

1,940 

1,880 

1,750 

1,650 

1,820

2,080 

2,010 

1,880 

2,010 

2,140 

2,350

Apr.

2,080 

2,570 

5,800 

4,320 

3,100

2,630 

2,280 

2,080 

1,940 

1,820

1,750 

2,010 

1,880 

1,750 

2,010

2,420 

4,140 

3,340 

2,700 

2,280

2,140 

2,210 

2,010 

1,880 

1,750

1,680 

1,620 

1,560 

1,520 

1,460

Maximum

2,350 

2,010 

2,560

18,900

13,600 

1,940 

6,890 

5,800 

1,940 

10,200 

2,080 

5,020 

3,020

13,600

May

1,460 

1,390 

1,460 

1,560 

1,620

1,590 

1,460 

1,390 

1,330 

1,260

1,230 

1,200 

1,160 

1,160 

, 1,100

1,070 

1,070 

1,040 

1,070 

1,100

1,200 

1,940 

1,460 

1,200 

1,070

1,230 

1,260 

1,070 

938 

1,490 

1,160

Minimum

685 

775 

745

555

1,300 

1,040 

1,100 

1,460 

938 

697 

601 

525 

573

525

June

1,000 

905 

970 

1,000 

840

820 

788 

775 

727 

697

709 

709 

733 

2,440 

10,200

4,410 

2,420 

1,820 

1,560 

1,520

1,880 

1,650 

1,390 

1,230 

1,130

1,100 

1,070 

1,130 

1,070 

970

Mean

98 

99

1,06

1,89

3,42 

1,30 

2,34 

2,35 

1,28 

1,58 

1,05 

1,24 

94

1,55

July

970 

1,260 

1,200 

840 

788

782 

938 

1,040 

1,820 

1,680

2,080 

1,590 

1,200 

1,040 

970

970 

1,230 

1,200 

1,160 

1,130

970 

1,300 

1,130 

814 

733

709 

685 

655 

643 

649 

601

Aug.

703 

1,230 

905 

715 

872

1,040 

715 

1,000 

1,360 

1,260

1,070 

905 

794 

709 

595

540 

525 

562 

S72 

801

667 

613 

5,020 

3,420 

2,140

1,590 

1,490 

1,130 

2,700 

1,620 

1,130

Per square 

mile

5 0.547 

3 .554 

5 .590

5 1.05

5 1.90 

2 .723 

3 1.30 

3 1.31 

> .711 

J .882 

7 .587 

3 .693 

5 .523

5 .862

Sept.

905 

840 

834 

727 

667

601 

637 

697 

697 

661

763 

1,260 

872 

775 

691

733 

667 

607 

595 

573

613 

745 

733 

775 

3,020

2,860 

1,650 

1,200 

1,000 

905

Runoff in 

inches

0.63 

.62 

.68

14.26

2.19 

.75 

1.50 

1.46 

.82 

.98 

.68 

.80 

.58

11.69

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (5 a.m.) 16,400 sec. -ft.: June 15 (9 a.m.) 11,900 sec. -ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

near Toshes and at Brookneal.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 75

Roanoke River at Brookneal, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°02'28", long. 78°57'02", at Brcokneal, Campbell 

*County, 1,600 feet upstream from highway bridge and 3 miles upstream from Falling

River. Datum of gage Is 351.96 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary

adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,420 square miles.

Records available.- April 1923 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 2,396 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 19.9 

reet); minimum, 619 second-feet Aug. 19 (gage height, 6.17 feet).

1923-47: Maximum discharge, 130,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 46.5 

feet, at present site from gage-height relation curve), from rating curve extended 

above 44,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on basis of slope-area, determination 

by Geological Survey, unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, 

and records for other stations in Roanoke River Basin; minimum, 191 second-feet Sept. 

2, 1932 *

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 3 Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

6.4 800 6.2 640 10. 0 4,770

7.0 1,330 6.6 £

9.0 3,390 7.0 1,3

70 13.0 8,220

60 16.0 11,900

12.0 6,750 8.0 2,470 20.0 18,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,280

1,030

961

925

907

889

880

872

934

1,030

1,380

1,330

1,150

1,420

1,240

1,150

1,040

1,010

988

997

997

970

988

952

943

1,100

2,390

2,020

1,520

1,330

1,240

Nov.

1,150

1,150

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,020

1,010

1,060

1,150

1,150

1,030

1,020

1,010

979

970

979

1,030

2,010

2,660

1,870

1,470

1,380

1,330

1,240

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,100

1,060

-

Dec.

1,060

1,030

1,010

979

979

988

1,020

997

988

988

988

988

997

1,020

1,010

970

952

1,100

1,380

1,380

8,020

3,600

8,660

1,970

1,720

1,570

1,570

1,470

1,380

1,330

1,330

Jan.

1,470

2,290

5,480

7,760

5,690

3,850

3,040

2,530

2,240

2,010

1,840

2,010

3,040

3,850

5,000

6,840

6,610

4,540

3,850

9,410

16,900

8,680

5,120

4,080

3,500

3,160

2,930

2,760

2,470

2,360

2,300

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May

June ... .........................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,470

2,360

2,180

2,070

1,950

1,730

1,730

1,950

'1,780

1,310

1,360

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,570

1,570

1,520

1,520

1,460

1,570

1,410

1,360

1,680

1,620

1,460

1,570

1,570

1,460

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

35,863

36,698

41,444

897,830

137,610

47,420

97,650

97, 58C

53,290

57,877

47^974

36,825

729,903

Mar.

1,460

1,570

1,570

1,460

1,620

2,410

3,040

3,160

3,160

3,160

3,620

3,850

3,960

6,500

8,680

6,610

4,660

3,740

3,160

2,820

2,580

2,410

2,240

2,180

2,240

2,470

2,580

2,410

2,640

2,820

2,870

Apr.

2,760

3,2

7,4

6,3

20

20

50

4,420

3,740

3,2

2,6

2,E

80

20

80

2,410

2,300

2,7

2,7

2,4

60

00

10

2,580

3,850

5,6

5,C

3,6

00

00

50

3,160

2,930

3,C

2,6

2,6

40

20

30

2,410

2,240

2,1

2,0

1,9

1,9

-

Maximum

2 , 390

2,660

3,600

21,000

16,900

2,470

8,680

7,420

3,040

10,600

2,360

5,230

4,310

16,900

80

70

50

00

May

1,900

1,780

1,840

2,070

2,180

2,070

1,950

1,780

1,680

1,680

1,570

1,570

1,520

1,520

1,460

1,410

1,410

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,520

3,040

2,470

1,680

1,520

1,680

1,680

1,520

1,360

1,570

1,780

Minimum

872

970

952

720

1,470

1,310

1,460

1,900

1,360

925

760

680

720

680

June

1,360

1,210

1,260

1,310

1,210

1,100

1,080

1,030

979

925

970

952

961

1,260

10,600

6,720

3,390

2,410

2,010

1,840

2,070

2,070

1,730

1,520

1,360

1,310

1,260

1,310

1,360

1,310

Mean

1,157

1 22^

1J337

2,460

4,43£

1, 694

3,150

3 25^

1*719

1,929

1,28C

1 546

1^228

2,000

July

1,310

1,410

1,730

1,160

£97

1.C20

1,160

1,210

1.E20

2,120

2,240

2,360

1,620

1,310

1,150

1,140

1,160

1,460

1,310

1,360

1,210

1,410

1,570

1,C90

925

648

800

784

768

760

760

Aug.

808

1,1

1,2

9

60

60

43

824

1,360

9

6

1,6

25

80

20

1,460

1,570

1,1

1,1

S

30

00

34

816

736

7

6

3

12

80

52

1,090

880

6

5,2

4,8

64

30

80

3,500

2,070

1,9

1,5

2,2

2,3

00

70

40

60

1,520

Pe- square 

mile

0.478

505

!552

1.02

1 .83

.700

1.30

1 34

!710

.797

.529

.640

.507

.826

Sept.

1,160

1,040

970

952

832

792

768

808

864

864

848

1,110

1,260

934

864

864

832

768

736

752

720

856

961

1,200

4,310

4,200

2,470

1,620

1,310

1,160

Runoff in 

inches

0.55

 56

.64

13.79

2.11

.73

1 50

liso

 82

 89

 61

.74

.57

11.22
76 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Roanoke River near Clover, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°50 I 17", long. 78°40 I 02", at highway bridge 3j 

miles downstream from Roanoke Creek and 6 miles east of Clover, Halifax County. Datum 

of gage is 302.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936.

Drainage area.- 3,230 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 3,196 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,800 second-feet Jan. 22 (gage height, 15.90 

reet); minimum, 886 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 1.78 feet).

1929-47: Maximum discharge, 160,000 second-feet Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 37.15 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 70,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on basis of slope-area determination by Geological Survey, unit hydrograph 

and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records for other stations in 

Roanoke River Basin; minimum, 204 second-feet Sept. 3, 1932 (gage height, 0.50 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.8 900 4.0 2,980

2.0 1,050 6.0 5,230

2.5 1,460 8.0 7,630

3.0 1,920 10.0 10,200

12.0 13,000

14.0 16,500

16.0 21,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

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

26

27

28,

29

30

31

Oct.

1,730

1,460

1,290

1,210

1,210

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,210

1,290

1,420

1,680

1,600

1,500

1,680

1,460

1,420

1,330

1,290

1,290

1,330

1,330

1,290

1,390

1,250

! 1,370

1,780

2,980

2,170

1,780

1,640

Nov.

1,500

1,460

1,420

1,420

1,370

1,370

1,330

1,330

1,460

1,460

1,420

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,290

1,290

1,330

2,540

3,530

2,980

2,220

1,870

1,780

1,730

1,600

1,550

1,500

1,500

1,460

1,460

-

Dec.

1,420

1,420

1,370

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,370

1,370

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,370

1,370

1,330

1,290

1,420

1,820

1,920

2,220

4,080

4,300

2,980

2,430

2,120

1,970

1,920

1,870

1,820

1,780

Jan.

2,120

2,480

5,110

9,030

8,380

5,590

3,970

3,310

2,870

2,600

2,380

2,980

4,080

5,710

6,670

7,390

9,030

6,430

 4,870

9,040

17,800

18,600

8,900

5,470

4,520

3,970

3,750

3,530

3,200

2,980

2,870

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

Fsbruary .........................

March ............................

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

UAV ay ..............................

June .............................

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

August ............... ...........

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,870

2,980

2,760

2,600

2,540

2,220

2,220

2,380

2,380

2,070

1,870

1,970

2,220

2,170

2,120

2,070

2,020

1,970

1,920

1,970

1,920

1,920

2,020

2,220

2,120

2,020

2,070

2,020

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

45,790

49,160

55,600

1,160,285

179,630

61,630

132,370

125,180

67,030

67,090

50,645

56,434

63,296

953,855

Mar.

1,970

2,020

2,120

2,070

2,220

3,090

3,860

4,300

4,300

4,300

4,630

5,350

5,710

8,770

12,700

11,000

7,150

5,110

4,190

3,640

3,310

3,090

2,870

2,700

2,700

2,870

2,980

3,090

3,200

3,530

3,530

Apr.

3,420

3,2

6,5

8,2

00

50

50

5,830

4,630

3,9

3,5

3,2

70

30

00

2,980

2,870

3,3

3,8

3,4

10

60

20

3,420

4,800

9,4

8,2

5,9

20

50

50

4,410

3,750

3,E

3,E

3,2

30

30

00

2,980

2,870

2,7

2,E

?>4

Z,l

Maximum

2,980

3,530

4,300

23,000

18,600

2,980

12,700

9,420

3,970

10,700

2,980

7,510

13,300

18,600

00

40

30

80

May

2,380

2,320

2,270

2,430

2,700

a2,800

2,430

2,270

2,120

2,020

1,970

1,920

1,870

1,820

1,820

1,780

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,680

2,930

3,970

2,600

2,020

2,220

2,170

2,020

1,780

1,680

2,120

Minimum

1,170

1,290

1,290

975

2,120

1,870

1,970

2,380

1,680

1,170

975

922

915

915

June

1,870

1,640

1,550

1,780

1,600

1,460

1,420

1,370

1,330

1,250

1,170

1,250

1,210

1,330

5,900

10,700

4,990

3,090

2,430

2,120

2,070

2,320

2,120

1,820

1,640

1,550

1,550

1,460

1,500

1,600

-

Uean

1,477

1,639

1,794

3,179

5,795

2,201

4,270

4,173

2,162

2,236

1,634

1,820

2,110

2,613

July

1,730

1,920

1,970

1,780

1,330

1,210

1,550

1,550

1,600

2,120

2,430

2,980

2,480

1,820

1,640

1,460

1,420

1,500

1,730

1,640

1,820

1,680

1,920

1,730

1,290

1,170

1,090

1,050

1,050

1,010

975

Arp.-

1,170

1,3

1,9

1.7

30

70

30

1,250

1,210

1.4

1,1

1,2

60

30

90

1,780

1,680

1,6

1,3

1,2

80

30

90

1,130

1,010

9

9

9

30

52

22

1,170

1,250

1,0

2,4

7,5

90

90

10

4,300

2,870

2,1

2,0

1,6

2,7

20

20

00

00

2,070

Per square 

mils

0.457

.501

.55?

.984

1.79

.68]

1.32

1.29

.665

.692

.soe

.563

.653

.80S

Sept.

1,500

1,290

1,210

1,170

1,130

1,050

1,050

1,010

1,050

1,090

1,130

1,090

1,330

1,330

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,050

975

938

915

938

1,090

1,370

13,300

11,300

5,590

2,760

1,820

1,550

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.53

.57

.64

13.35

2.06

.71

1.52

1.44

.77

.77

.58

.65

.73

10.97

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records fcr stations 

at Brookneal and at Clarksville.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 77

Roanoke River at Clarksville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°37'40", long. 78°33 I 04", at highway bridge in 

CTarTcsvllle, Mecklenburg County, 500 feet upstream from Dan River. Datum of gage is 

258.23 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 7,320 square miles (including that of Dan River).

Records available.- December 1934 to September 1947 (include flow of Dar River).

Average discharge.- 12 years (1935-47), 8,169 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 57,200 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 11.8 

reet); minimum, 1,710 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.44 feet).

1934-47: Maximum discharge, 280,000 second-feet Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 26.66 

feet); minimum, 1,100 second-feet Sept. 11, 1944 (gage height, 1.02 feet).

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

DTurnal fluctuation at low flow by cotton mills at Danville and power plant on Banister 

River.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

l.S 2,170

2.0 2,560

2.5 3,710

3.0 5,070

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

8,430' 

12,600 

17,200 

22,200

8.0

10.0

12.0

28,000

42,000

59,000

1.5 

1.8 

2.2

1,800

2,310

3,160

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

5,280

8,530

12,600

Note.- Same as preceding table 

above 4.4 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,460

3,340

2,880

2,520

2,480

2,420

2,400

2,420

2,560

2,990

3,100

3,710

3,840

3,220

3,840

3,460

2,990

2,880

2,990

3,100

2,770

2,990

2,880

2,750

2,730

2,990

3,580

7,520

5,370

4,230

3,580

NOV.

3,460

3,340

3,220

3,100

3,340

3,340

3,460

2,990

3,220

3,220

3,340

2,990

2,990

2,880

2,770

2,880

2,880

5,480

10,000

9,400

5,680

4,640

4,230

4,230

3,840

3,840

3,710

3,710

3,580

3,460

-

Dec.

3,100

3,100

3,220

3,100

2,990

2,990

2,990

3,220

2,770

3,100

3,100

2,990

a3,100

a3,100

a3, 000

a3,000

a2,900

a3,400

a4,100

a4,800

a5,700

a8,800

a8,900

a5,800

a5, 000

a4.800

a4,200

a4,000

a3,800

a4,200

a4,100

Jan.

a8,200

a8,000

111,000

15,300

15,800

11,700

8,430

6,990

6,160

5,520

5,070

6,320

9,400

16,700

20,200

20,200

19,200

14,800

12,600

25,600

43,600

50,000

31,200

13,500

10,000

8,890

8,010

8,010

7,170

6,520

6,360

Month

Octobe r ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

6,200

6,520

5,890

5,890

5,430

5,130

4,840

4,980

5,130

4,550

4,140

4,010

4,840

4,840

4,690

4,550

4,410

4,550

4,410

4,280

4,410

4,410

4,410

4,840

4,840

4,410

4,690

4,840

.

_

-

Secondfoot-days

101,990

119,220

123,370

2,670,810

440,450

136,130

313,870

286,940

163,140

149,230

118,440

114,000

241,290

2,308,050

Mar.

4,840-

4,980

5,130

5,580

5,430

7,340

8,710

10,000

10,400

10,800

12,600

14,800

15,800

22,200

29,200

26,800

17,200

12,200

9,070

8,180

7,500

7,000

6,520

5,890

6,040

5,890

5,890

6,200

7,000

7,340

7,340

Apr.

7,170

6,840

9,580

14,800

12,200

9,250

8,010

7,500

6,680

6,360

6,040

7,670

10,000

8,710

9,070

10,000

23,800

25,600

15,300

10,800

8,530

8,180

8,890

8,360

7,340

6,840

6,360

5,740

5,890

5,430

Maximum

7,520

10,000

8,900

50,000

50,000

6,520

29,200

25,600

9,250

22,700

6,040

9,250

54,500

54,500

May

5,280

5,430

5,130

5,430

5,890

6,360

5,430

5,130

4,840

4,550

4,410

4,140

4,410

4,280

4,140

4,010

4,010

4,410

4,550

4,410

4,010

4,980

9,070

7,670

5,130

5,280

9,250

7,840

4,980

4,410

4,280

Minimum

2,400

2,770

2,770

1,990

5,070

4,010

4,840

5,430

4,010

2,800

2,180

1,990

1,900

1,900

June

4,550

3,760

3,760

3,7.60

3,760

3,510

3,390

3,160

2,930

3,040

2,800

2,840

2,840

3,390

5,890

22,700

12,200

6,840

5,280

4,690

4,980

7,000

5,740

4,840

3,880

3,630

3,390

3,390

3,760

3,510

Mean

3,290

3,974

3,980

7,317

14,210

4,862

10,120

9,565

5,263

4,974

3,821

3,677

8,043

6,323

July

4,140

4,550

5,280

4,010

3,280

2,780

3,040

4,280

4,840

5,890

6,040

6,040

5,430

3,880

3,630

3,280

3,160

3,040

3,280

3,510

4,410

4,980

4,140

4,010

3,160

2,580

2,420

2,500

2,180

2,420

2,260

Aug.

2,540

2,890

3,160

3,510

2,780

2,330

3,160

3,510

5,740

6,040

4,550

4,280

2,930

2,650

2,500

2,290

2,130

1,990

2,180

2,330

2,500

2,500

3,280

9,250

7,340

5,430

4,140 

4,280

3,630

3,880

4,280

Per square 

mile

0.449

.543

.544

1.00

1.94

.664

1.38

1.31

.719

.680

.522

.502

1.10

.864

Sept.

3,280

2,310

2,310

2,180

2,100

2,040

2,080

1,900

2,100

2,240

2,220

2,290

2,820

3,040

2,390

2,290

2,220

2,220

2,150

2,040

1,960

2,010

3,280

3,280

46,000

54,500

51,800

21,600

6,360

4,280

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.52

.61

.63

13.58

2.24

.69

1.59

1.46

.83

.76

.60

l!23

11.74

Peak discharge.- Jan. 22 (5 p.m.) 50.900 sec. -ft.: Sept. 26 (Z a.m.) 57.200 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and sum of records for 

Roanoke River at Clover, Banister River at Halifax, Dan River at South Boston, and Hyco River near 

Omega.
78 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Buggs Island, Va.

Location.-. Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°36'29", long. 78°17"33", 1.9 miles upstream from 

Aliens Creek, 4.8 miles upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 1, and 6.7 miles southeast of Boyclt.on, Mecklenburg County.

Drainage area.- 7,780 square miles.

Records available.- November 1921 to August 1923 (gage heights only), April 1947 to Septemoer 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 50,400 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 

11.57 feet); minimum, 1,690 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.74 foot). 

Flood of August 1940 reached a stage of 33.9 feet, from levels by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.- Records good after July 24 and poor before. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow 

by cotton mills at Danville and power plant on Banister River.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April 11 30.. ....................

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

Seccndfoot days

211,050

171,050

152,580

119,690

113,340

225,670

-

liar. Apr.

.

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

6,050

8,500

10,900

9,650

10,400

9,650

22,100

28,600

18,400

12,200

9,400

8,500

8,720

9,180

7,820

7,150

6,480

6,050

5,850

5,450

Maximum

28,60O 

10,200

2O.OOO

6,200

48 ! 600

-

May

5,450

5,450

5,450

5,250

5,850

6,700

5,850

d5,400

dS.OOO

d4,800

d4,600

d4,300

d4,600

d4,400

d4,300

d4,200

d4,200

d4,500

d4,700

d4,500

d4,300

d5,000

8,950

d8,000

d5,400

d5,600

d9,600

dlO,2OO

d5,400

d4,700

d4,400

Minimum

5,450 

4,200

2,460

2,240

1,940

1,870

-

June

d4,600

d4,000

d3,800

d3,800

d3,800

d3,600

a3,500

a3,300

d3,10O

d3,100

d2,900

2,460

2,660

2,960

4,050

2O.OOO

16,400

8,280

6,050

5,050

4,970

d7,000

d6,000

d5,OOO

d4,200

d3,700

d3,400

d3,500

d3,800

d3,600

Mean

10,55 

5,51

5,08

3,85

3,65

7,52

-

July

4,270

d4,700

d5,200

d4,000

d3,300

d2,900

d3,3oo

d4,000

dS.OOO

5,850

de.joo

d6,2OO

d5,400

d4,OOO

d3 , 600

d3,300

d3,200

d3 , 100

d3,200

d3,400

d4,200

d4,800

d4,500

4,130

3,630

2,720

2,380

2,320

2,240

2,320

2,430

Aug.

2,350

2,870

2,900

3,660

2,950

2,520

2,520

3,290

4,890

6,480

4,730

4,730

3,360

2,600

2,520

2,290

2,110

1,9*0

1,990

2,140

2,460

2,490

2,720

7,560

8,720

6,250

4,350

4,160

3,950

3,290

4,540

Psr sqnsre 

mile

3 .709

3 . 654

* 496

6 .470

2 .967

-

Sept.

3,630

2,520

2,240

2,110

2,040

2,060

2,040

1,990

1,870

2,160

2,160

2,270

2,380

3,030

2,720

2,320

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,140

2,060

1,920

2,480

3,420

33,400

48,600

46,000

28,300

8,500

4,650

Runoff in 

inches

1.01

.82

'.57

.54

1.08

-

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Clarksville.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, weather records, and 

records for station at Claplcsville.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 79

Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°28'15", long. 77°38'05", l| mile? dovmstream from 

State Highway 47 at Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County. Datum of gage is 43.83 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder at bridge on U. S. Highway 301, 3.4 miles dovmstream. Datum of auxiliary gage 

is 16.06 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 8,410 square miles.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1947. December 1911 to December 1932 at 

site 9 miles upstream, published as Roanoke River at Old Gaston.

Average discharge.- 35 years (1912-47), 8,326 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 54,100 second-feet Sept. 26; marimom gage height, 

lt>.48 feet Sept. 27; minimum discharge, 1,700 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 10 (gage 

height, 2.56 feet); minimum daily, 1,890 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 10.

1911-47: Maximum discharge, 261,000 second-feet Aug. 18. 1940 (gage height, 39.0 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 458 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 21, 1932 (gage 

height, 1.25 feet); minimum daily, 472 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 21, 1932,

Remarks.- Records excellent above 5,000 second-feet and good below. Diurrn.1 fluctuation 

at low flow caused by power plant above station. Discharge during floods computed 

using submergence as determined by auxiliary gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IT

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,060

3,36O

3,460

3,060

2,590

2,420

2,420

2,340

2,680

4,100

3,990

3,360

4,440

4,440

3,560

3,660

3,880

3,160

3,060

2,770

3,060

2,960

2,960

2,860

2,770

3,060

3,360

3,770

7,050

5,840

4,560

Nov.

3,880

3,560

3,560

3,460

3,260

3,260

3,460

3,460

3,160

3,060

3,260

3,360

2,960

2,860

2,860

2,770

2,770

3,160

5,770

10,100

9,010

6,220

5,240

4,560

4,410

4,210

4,100

3,990

3,770

3,770

-

Dec.

3,560

3,360

3,060

3,060

3,260

3,060

2,960

2,960

3,160

3,060

2,860

3,160

3,160

2,960

3,060

3,060

3,060

3,060

3,160

3,770

5,840

6,880

8,020

8,670

7,440

5,840

5,020

4,780

4,440

4,210

3,990

Jan.

4,210

4,900

6,610

10,400

15,500

15,100

11,600

8,670

7,440

6,480

5,840

5,840

9,010

13,300

20,600

20,600

19,400

18,100

15,100

16,900

35,900

d45,600

47,300

24,000

13,700

10,900

9,820

8,780

8,780

7,840

6,980

Month

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

November .........................

Decemoer .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ........................ ...

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

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

June ........ ....................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Hater year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

6,720

6,720

6,850

6,460

6,460

5,950

5,590

5,360

5,360

5,240

4,900

4,450

4,340

4,900

5,120

5,010

4,900

4,670

4,780

4,900

5,240

5,360

5,010

5,120

5,360

5,360

5,120

5,240

_

-

Secondfoot-days

108, 06C

123, 30C

127, 94C

2,900,07C

455, 20(

150, 49C

334,16

300,96

165, 60(

147, 81<

128, 29(

111,78C

242,95

2,396,54

liar.

5,470

5.47O

5,710

5,710

5,950

5,950

7,540

9,460

10,900

11,300

12,500

14,900

16,900

21,000

27,100

29,200

22,800

16,100

12,100

9,820

8,780

8,140

7,540

6,980

6,460

6,460

6,200

6,330

6,590

7,260

7,540

Apr.

7,540

7,540

7,260

10,500

14,900

12,100

9,460

8,140

7,540

'6,850

6,720

6,590

10,200

10,900

10,200

10,900

12,800

26,100

22,000

14,500

10,900

8,780

8,460

9,120

8,460

7,540

6,850

6,330

5,830

5,950

Maximum

3 7,050

3 10,100

3 8,670

) 49,700

) 47,300

3 6,850

3 29,200

3 26,100

3 9,820

3 19,700

3 8,140

3 8,740

3 52,300

) 52,300

May

5,470

5,360

5,360

5,360

5,470

5,830

6,330

5,470

5,120

4,670

4,560

4,120

4,230

4,120

4,010

3,900

3,800

3,900

4,120

4,340

4,230

4,230

6,360

9,820

7,540

5,590

5,710

9,120

7,540

5,360

4,560

Minimum

2,420

2,770

2,860

1,960

'4,210

4,340

5,470

5,830

3,800

2,610

2,310

1,960

1,890

1,890

June

4,230

4,560

4,010

3,490

3,490

3,590

3,390

3,290

3,010

2,840

2,680

2,760

2,610

2,840

3,390

6,600

19,700

11,300

7,120

5,470

4,780

4,780

6,590

5,830

4,900

4,230

4,120

3,800

4,120

4,230

-

Mean

3,486

4, 11C

4,127

7,945

14,68C

5,37E

10.78C

10,03C

5,342

4,927

4,136

3,606

8,098

6,566

July

3,690

4,730

4,560

5,120

4,010

3,330

2,8M)

2,920

4,430

5,470

5,590

5,930

5,8-50

5,470

4,3K>

3,410

3,490

3,100

5,0^0

3,230

3,820

8,140

6,9"<0

4,560

4,120

3,590

2,730

2,4SO

2,330

2,330

2,310

Aug.

2,460

2,310

2,840

2,920

3,590

2,920

2,540

3,020

3,390

5,060

6,080

4,560

4,450

3,290

2,610

2,460

2,310

2,310

2,030

1,960

2,540

2,920

2,920

2,920

8,740

7,260

5,830

4,230

4,120

3,800

3,390

Per square 

mile

0.415

.489

.491

.945

1.75

.639

1.28

1.19

.635

-.586

.492

.429

.963

.781

Sept.

4,340

3,590

2,540

2,240

2,100

2,100

2,240

2,170

2,030

1,890

2,240

2,310

2,240

2,380

3,010

2,610

2,240

2,170

2,170

2,170

3,240

2,610

2,030

2,650

12,400

50,700

52,300

45,500

15,800

6,940

Runoff in 

inches

0.48

.55

.57

12.84

2.01

.67

1.48

1.33

.73

.65

.57

.49

1.07

10.60

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gagp-helght record.
80 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Roanoke River near Scotland Neck, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°12'30", long. 77°23'10"., at bridge on U. S. Highway zt>8, 1 mile downstream from tributary on right, 3 miles downstream from Eridgers 

Creek and 5-f miles north of Scotland Neck, Halifax County. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 8£ miles downstream. Datum of each 

gage is 5.77 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Drainage area.- 8,700 square miles.

Records available.- August 1940 to September 1947. July 1896 to May 1903 at site of 

auxiliary gage, at different datum, published as Roanoke River at Neal.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 37,800 second-feet Sept. 29; maximum g-3ge height, 

3U.Y9 feet Sept. 29; minimum discharge, 1,870 second-feet Aug. 20.

1940-47: Maximum discharge, 260,000 second-feet Aug. 19, 1940; maximum gage height, 

41.98 feet Aug. 19, 1940; minimum discharge, 1,200 second-feet Oct. 16, 1941.

Maximum stage observed during period June 1930 to July 1940, 35.1 feet Jan. 24, 

1936 (from unpublished U. S. Weather Bureau records adjusted to present datum). The 

following data on major floods (adjusted to present datum) were furnished by State 

Highway and Public Works Commission: 1877, about 37.8 feet; March 1912, 36.8 feet; 

1919, 34.9 feet; 1924, 32.9 feet.

Remarks.- Records good, 

gage as a factor.

Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,560

3,420

3,630

3,590

3,230

2,870

2,770

2,680

2,770

3,490

4,370

4,060

3,960

4,650

4,350

3,740

4,070

3,740

3,380

3,140

3,230

3,270

3, -110

3,230

3,140

3,140

3,290

3,700

5,060

7,020

5,550

Nov.

4,540

4,020

3,850

3,810

3,670

3,520

3,630

3,670

3,740

3,420

3,390

3,450

3,520

3,230

3,170

3,110

3,050

3,270

4,000

8,350

10,600

8,000

6,140

5,170

4,910

4,960

4,800

4,730

4,510

4,300

-

Dec.

4,090

3,950

3,670

3,490

3,590

3,560

3,420

3,360

3,390

3,520

3,290

3,330

3,420

3,360

3,290

3,290

3,290

3,290

3,390

3,520

4,740

6,480

7,450

8,850

8,600

7,050

5,650

5,130

4,910

4,610

4,370

Month

Jan.

4,350

4,600

5,800

8,490

13,500

15,800

13,900

10,700

8,820

7,500

6,630

6,330

7,930

11,900

17,800

19,900

20 , 500

20,100

18,300

16,500

22,100

27,000

30,700

35,100

29,100

21,700

16,400

12,800

10,900

9,550

8,180

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January . .

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

 Feb.

7,270

6,910

6,780

6,690

6,420

6,160

5,670

5,420

5,300

5,260

5,180

4,810

4,490

4,590

5,090

5,120

5,040

4,880

4,730

4,800

5,300

5,520

5,310

5,230

5,280

5,440

5,310

5,200

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

115,210

134,530

137,350

3,125,670

462, 88C

153,200 344 93C 313)100

169,760

152 230

133)670

112,510

213,660

2,443,030

liar.

5,360

5,520

5,610

5,910

5,930

6,010

6,700

9,090

10,400

11,200

11,900

13,900

16,200

17,800

21,600

24,200

25,200

23,300

18,500

14,200

11,900

10,100

8,900

7,810

7,070

6,540

6,210

6,390

6,530

7,250

7,700

Apr.

7,970

7,880

7,880

8,570

13,600

13,600

11,100

9,350

8,340

7,560

7,100

6,820

8,620

11,000

11,100

11,700

11,300

19,200

22,300

19,500

14,700

11,500

9,720

9,050

9,300

8,230

7,420

6,750

6,070

5,870

Maximum

7,020

10,600

8,850

37,700

35,100 

7,270

25,200 

22,300 9 230

15^800

8,640

8,510 

36,700

36,700

May

5,770

5,440

5,390

5,520

5,390

5,740

6,290

6,110

5,420

4,940

4,610

4,330

4,230

4,050

4,090

3,950

3,880

3,810

3,920

4,240

4,270

4,270

4,650

9,130

9,230

7,050

5,690

7,500

9,130

6,730

4,990

Minimum

2,680

3,050

3,290

2,210

4,350 

4,490

5,360

5,870

3,810 

2,690

2 ,280

1,920 

2,020

1,920

June

4,3SO

4,420

4,420

3,800

3,560

3,6OO

3,520

3,380

3,230

2,990

2,780

2,780

2,690

2,720

3,420

3,920

15,800

15,200

9,750

6,690

5,160

4,660

5,490

6,520

5,420

4,630

4,330

4,120

4,350

4,490

-

Mean

3,716

4 484 4)431

8,563

14,930

5,471

11,130

10,440

5,476

5,074

4,312

3 1 629 

7,122

6,666

July

4,260

4,370

4,930

4,930

4,750

3,900

3,280

2,870

3,360

5,040

5,390

6,020

5,900

5,820

5,020

4,040

3,630

3,350

3,110

3,230

3,360

6,240

8,640

6,060

4,640

4,190

3,350

2,780

2,460

2,470

2,280

Aug.

2,500

2,470

2,470

2,800

3,080

3,360

2,780

2,660

3,520

3,880

5,960

5,440

4,660

4,080

2,990

2,5fO

2.4FO

2.3TO

2,2?0

1,9FO

2,140

2,740

2,960

2,9?0

5,0?0

8,511

6, SCO

5,230

4,2?0 4,oeo 3,seo

Per square 

mile

0.427

.515

.509

.984

1.72

 COQ bt y

1 28

1.20

 629

 583

!496

.417

.819

.766

Sept.

3,780

3,920

3,220

2,330

2,190

2,120

2,140

2,280

2,190

2,070

2,020

2,280

2,320

2,250

2,550

2,920

2,560

2,250

2,190

2,190

2,420

3,050

2,470

2,100

3,550

23,900

29,400

33,700

36,700

26,600

-

Funoff in 

inches

0.49

'.595S

13.37

1 98

.65

1.47

1.34

.73

.65

.57

igi

10.44
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 81

Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°02 I 35", long. 79"41'07", at highway bridge at 

Kemps Ford, 3 miles upstream from Gills Creek and 3 miles north of Union Hall, Franklin 

County. Datum of gage is 693.13 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Drainage area.- 208 square miles.

Records available.- March 1925 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 222 second-feet.

Extremes-,- Maximum discharge during year, 3,130 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 6.98 

feet); minimum, 73 second-feet Aug. 16 (gage height, 1.77 feet).

1925-47: Maximum discharge, 19,700 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (ga-"e height, 19.52 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps of Engineers, and records 

for other stations in Roanoke River Basin; minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 20, 1932 (gage 

height, 1.42 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gag^-height record, 

wnicn are poor.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.7 60 Z.6 

1.8 78 3.0

Z.I 158 4.5 1 

Z.3 230 5.0 1

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Octobe

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

112 

101 

101 

101 

99

99 

99 

99 

114 

203

140 

134 

185 

15Z 

131

1Z3 

117 

114 

109 

109

106 

109 

106 

106 

106

336 

Z47 

168 

149 

137 

131

Nov.

1Z5 

123 

1ZO 

1ZO 

114

112 

HZ 

125 

1ZO 

114

112 

112 

112 

109 

109

106 

146 

317 

203 

158

143 

143 

134 

125 

125

1Z3 

1Z3 

117 

114 

114

Dec.

114 

114 

106 

109 

117

1ZO 

114 

11Z 

112 

HZ

112 

114 

117 

117 

112

112 

112 

137 

140 

146

238 

272 

192 

168 

161

15Z 

143 

137 

134 

131 

131

Jan.

17Z 

436 

610 

495 

32Z

Z59 

Z19 

200 

182 

168

161 

27Z 

304 

*393 

383

336 

286 

Z59 

268 

1,330

856 

461 

345 

Z94 

259

Z43 

Z34 

207 

19Z 

189 

ZE2

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dace

Ca

Jam; 

Febi 

Hare 

Aprj 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

WE

mber. ........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

h. ...........................

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

.ember ... ....................

>ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

Zll 

189 

175 

17Z 

165

146 

b!40 

b!30 

blZO 

b!40

b!50 

b!60 

*175 

16S 

149

146 

140 

137 

137 

137

b!30 

b!40 

b!50 

b!40 

b!40

b!40 

b!40 

149

Secondfoot-days

4,143 

3,930 

4,208

89,313

10,557 

4,216 

8,420 

7,574 

5,136 

7,107 

3,764 

4,747 

3,701

67,503

Mar.

15Z137 

134 

a!40 

a!50

a210 

aZ90 

a250 

aZIO 

a230

aZ90 

a330 

a 440 

a 600 

a800

a540 

a430 

a310 

a270 

*aZ30

Z19 

Z03 

192 

19Z 

211

196 

165 

Z03 

Z19 

238 

219

Apr.

ZOO 

388 

500 

336 

286

259 

234 

Z15 

Zll 

Z03

Z07 

Z2Z 

203 

Z03 

238

272 

364 

294 

Z64 

Z43

Z64 

Z7Z 

238 

226 

22Z

Z15 

Z03 

200 

196 

196

Maximum

336 

317 

Z72

1,500

1,330 

211 

800 

500 

Z15 

1.5ZO 

269 

591 

436

1,520

364 

560 

090 

390 

710

r 1946 to September 1947

May

196 

ZOO 

211 

215 

Z07

189 

182 

175 

17Z 

168

165 

161 

158 

155 

15Z

149 

149 

15Z 

152 

165

158 

18Z 

165 

146 

165

165 

146 

134 

1Z8 

137 

137

Minimum

99 

106 

106

79

161 

1ZO 

134 

 196 

134 

101 

85 

74 

83

74

June

1Z5 

1Z3 

128 

120 

114

114 

114 

109 

106 

101

106 

104 

1Z8 

1,190 

1,520

446 

Z86 

Z30 

207 

Zll

203 

175 

158 

149 

143

137 

15Z 

143 

137 

1Z8

Mean

134 

131 

136

Z45

341 

151 

Z7Z 

252 

166 

237 

121 

153 

123

185

July

125 

134 

1ZO 

11Z 

112

134 

149 

128 

1Z8 

Z69

19Z 

149 

125 

120 

123

114 

114 

114 

11Z 

109

1Z3 

149 

101 

94 

90

90 

90 

87 

87 

85 

85

Aug.

17Z 

131 

96 

94 

9Z

87 

9Z 

133 

99 

87

106 

101 

96 

78 

74

78 

85 

S5 

96 

104

87 

85 

488 

591 

192

165 

137 

377 

350 

158 

131

P^r- square 

mile

0.644 

.630 

.654

1.18

1.64 

.7Z6 

1.31 

1.21 

.798 

1.14 

.582 

.736 

.591

.889^

Sept.

i17 

Il2

101 

94 

90

90 

104 

101 

94 

104

196 

143 

114 

101 

96

92 

90 

83 

85 

87

96 

106 

96 

13Z 

436

Z38 

152 

128 

114 

109

Runoff in 

inohes

0.74 

.70 

.75

15.96

1.89 

.76 

1.51 

1.35 

.92 

1.Z7 

.67 

.85 

.66

1Z.07

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Roanoke 

River at Lafayette, Ooose Creek near Huddleston, and Plgg River near Toshes, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
82 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Pigg River near Toshes, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°59'01", long. 79°30'52", half a mile downstream 

from h'ryingpan Creek and 1.7 miles northwest of Toshes, Pittsylvania County. Datum of 

gage is 602.55 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 394 square miles.

Records available.- August 1930 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 17 years, 394 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,550 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 10.7 

reet); minimum, 101 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 3.12 feet).

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 34,300 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 32.5 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 25.8 feet, and records 

for other stations in Roanoke River Basin; minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 31, 1932 (gage 

height, 2.32 feet).

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

fluctuation at low flow by mill upstream.

Rating table, water year 194(5-47, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feat, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 15 bo Apr. 2)

Diurnal

3.2 112 5.7

3.6 192 7.0

4.2 344 9.5

4.9 549

837

1,450

2,810

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

'54

6

7

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.

225

206

201

194

188

188

188

185

227

317

264

234

301

293

239

227

220

213

210

215

220

242

217

215

213

528

442

312

267

249

227

Nov.

232

229

232

227

225

222

220

242

244

213

213

213

210

208

203

210

264

740

427

317

282

277

277

254

249

242

242

242

234

237

-

Dec.

239

242

234

232

237

237

229

227

229

229

225

220

222

225

201

204

201

280

317

301

486

599

399

330

314

295

274

264

252

252

259

Jan.

58E

533

902

740

456

399

344

330

306

295

280

421

 533

1,060

970

722

517

456

427

2,750

1,500

651

486

442

399

358

358

344

317

309

344

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .....................

March ............................

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

May...................../........

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ....................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

344

312

293

298

282

358

330

290

b250

b210

b250

290

 264

259

262

252

246

239

244

b240

b220

b230

b250

b220

b230

b250

252

234

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,66

7,83

8,45

151,09

18,33

7,39

14,87

12,73

8,29

7,32

6,16

6,46

7,12

112,65

Mar.

256

262

252

246

295

442

442

471

456

456

517

502

566

1,6OO

1,390

704

533

456

427

385

 371

358

344

330

399

371

344

385

442

456

413

Apr.

371

1,

641

130

582

456

427

385

344

330

317

317

413

344

330

371

674

778

502

427

371

371

371

358

330

330

312

Maximum

7 528

2 740

5 599

5 5,040

I 2,750

9 358

1 1,600

4 1,130

3 637

3 1,050

4 484

2 1,230

4 1,800

5 2,750

298

287

282

285

-

May

280

277

280

295

277

254

246

246

239

242

237

239

234

234

213

213

229

194

225

225

284

637

344

170

197

330

309

232

296

385

227

Minimum

185

208

201

161

280

210

246

282

170

140

131

112

120

112

June

201

194

197

239

194

188

183

170

UO

201

160

160

152

672

1,050

344

256

220

215

239

252

225

204

192

188

181

181

197

168

160

-

Mean

24"

261

272

41<

59]

26'

48C

42< 26"

24<

19

20E

23

30

July

188

358

170

152

146

154

188

227

256

272

280

220

201

172

166

160

190

204

215

197

177

484

227

166

154

150

140

139

140

140

131

Aug.

254

234

146

146

201

154

148

192

215

150

144

144

144

135

125

116

112

197

174

146

137

1,

127

230

530

204

197

166

188

259

197

150

Per square 

mile

0.627

.662

.693

I 1.05

L 1.50

I .670

) 1.22

I 1.08

.678

I .619

) .505

.528

.602

} .784

Sept.

144

142

156

133

122

120

154

177

139

158

237

188

162

139

162

170

140

131

135

137

148

188

172

281

1,800

533

301

234

217

204

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.72

.74

.80

14.23

1.73

.70

1.41

1.20

.78

.69

.58

.61

.67

10.63

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 83

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°10', long. 79°32', a quarter of a mile upstream 

rrom Haden Bridge, three-eighths of a mile upstream from Rockcastle Creek, and 4 miles 

upstream .from Huddleston, Bedford County. Datum of gage is 592.91 fi?et above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 187 square miles.

Kecoras available.- September 1930 to September 1947. March 1925 to September 1927 (gage 

neignts only; at site a quarter of a mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1930-47), 172 second-feet.

ttxtrernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,580 second-feet Aug. 23 (gage height, 9.98 

reet); minimum, 12 second-feet Feb. 20 (gage height, 1.05 feet), result of low temperature.

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 17,200 second-feet Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 25.75 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,400 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies b;' Corps of Engineer?, and records for other stations in Roanoke River Basin; minimum, 3 second-feet 

Aug. 31, 1932, Jan. 30, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period' of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions.- The peak discharge for May 30, 1940, has been revised to 6,630 second-feet, 

superseding figure published in Water-Supply Paper 892.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of lee effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

1.3 42 2.5

1.4 60 3.O

1.5 82 4.0

1.7 142 5.0

2.0 254 6.0

429

576

84S

1,190

1,620

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

78

71

71

71 '69

69

69

67

75

88

73

80

120

85

75

73

71

71

69

69

69

71

69

69

67

178

1O7

82

78

73

71

Nor.

71

69

69

71

69

69

69

82

75

71

71

71

69

69

69

67

124

220

116

96

85

85

80

75

75

73

73

71

71

69

Dec.

69

67

67

80

88

71

67

64

67

67

69

69

73

71

67

67

67

90

88

118

299

246

149

126

113

104

96

93

90

88

85

Jan.

139

52O

654

520

303

220

174

156

139

123

116

220

171

296

456

520

314

246

227

1,530

790

397

273

224

197

186

186

167

156

139

167

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Haroh ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

156

142

132

132

116

12O

142

126

88

136

*136

132

120

123

102

102

96

93

93

60

b90

blOO

bllO

bllO

bllO

bll5

b!2O

126

.

-

Seccndfoot-days

2,44

2,44

2,97

59,62

9,92

3 22

6,' 23

6, 62

3 57

4^35

3,7O

4,75

2,15

52,41

Mar.

129

116

126

123

164

243

201

212

197

224

254

235

25O

589

475

310

239

*197

174

164

153

139

126

126

149

132

126

149

171

178

16O

Apr.

146

;

>86

>34

S10

235

201

]

]

]

71

56

49

139

139

]

]

!05

L49

64

224

405

4

I

'<.

123 >73

12

186

231 '<.

]

]

05

78

67

16O

149

]

3

]

]

Maximum

3 178

I 220

5 299

1 1,420

3 1,530

3 156

1 589

3 586

7 257

7 864

2 723

D 1.23O

i 235

2 1,530

39

32

26

26

May

126

129

132

126

132

123

116

HO

110

107

107

107

104

1O2

99

96

96

116

99

96

96

142

107

96

99

113

96

68

124

257

126

Minimum

67

67

64

56

116

60

116

126

88

73

60

58

53

53

June

107

96

99

93

96

99

96

93

78

73

73

73

88

864

534

235

160

132

126

149

132

110

102

96

96

93

99

90

93

82

Mean

79. C

81. E

96. C

163

32O

115

201

221

115

145

119

153

71. £

144

July

88

142

38

78

73

82

96

96

723

246

246

156

12O

99

96

104

110

110

93

82

32

104

78

71

67

64

62

62

64

6O

60

Aug.

126

71

58

73

134

2

64

6O

48

96

362

189

3

]

]

1,2

3

04

93

78

69

71

71

64

90

71

67

34

30

82

120

160

]

F^r square 

mile

O.422

> .436

> .513

.872

1.71

.615

1.07

1.18

.615

.775

.636

.818

.384

.770

26

96

88

80

75

Sept.

71

73

69

62

60

60

67

69

64

73

71

71

64

60

60

60

56

53

53

55

60

73

67

73

235

104

78

67

64

62

Runoff in 

inches

O.49

.49

.59

11.87

1.97

.64

1.23

1.32

.71

.86

.73

.94

.45

10.40

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
84 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Otter River near Bedford, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°22', long. 79°25', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

460, 1 mile downstream from Roaring Run, 6j miles northeast of Bedford, Bedfcrd County, 

and 8 miles upstream from Little Otter River.

Drainage area.- 116 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,620 second-feet June 14 (gage height- 7.91 

feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 1.25 feet).

1944-47: Maximum discharge, 9,550 second-feet Sept. 18, 1944 (gage height. 12.0 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet on basis of velocitv-area 

studies and records for station near Evington; minimum, 5.6 second-feet Sept. 8, 1944 

(gage height, 0.89 foot).

Peak discharge of flood in August 1940, 9,710 second-feet, by slope-area n-«thod.

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

which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

39

36

34

32

31

31

31

30

34

39

37

38

66

41

38

36

36

34

32

32

37

35

34

34

34

123

61

49

47

44

43

Nov.

41

40

40

40

39

37

38

46

4O

38

38

38

34

34

34

34

75

138

69

6O

54

57

53

49

49

48

48

45

44

45

-

Dec.

45

42

40

44

44

41

41

41

41

4O

41

41

43

42

41

40

40

57

52

105

228

152

102

89

80

73

69

67

67

63

64

Jan.

122

362

550

366

235

180

150

130

114

104

100

124

107

166

440

378

238

204

' 178

932

482

315

255

222

196

192

178

157

146

144

210

Uonth

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

U«« May................ ..............

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

166

152

144

144

126

148

13O

115

112

130

*128

101

1OO

96

96

95

91

88

88

80

b90

b95

b85

b85

b85

84

84

89

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1 ,26

1 44.

1J97

46,15<

7,67

3,02"

4,83! 

7,OO< 3,03" 

4 05i

I

c-z. jOOl

1,854 

882

38,69!

Mar.

82

84

81

84

112

157

12S

146

130

150

159

152

159

416

346

251

201

*175

159

148

140

130

123

128

144

123

119

138

159

166

148

Apr.

140

572

402

279

235

210

195

192

1S5

168

170

ISO

144

201

213

5OO

398

293

245

222

279

228

207

192

182

178

166

146

142

140

Maximum

I 123

3 138

 > 238

) 732

1 932

166

416

572

155

1,370 ) 101

L 360 

114

1,370

May

138

136

130

126

126

112

108

102

98

9S

98

 96

94

91

87

88

88

87

.82

78

76

115

81

74

78

94

71

64

155

S8

a?8

Minimum

30

34

40

24

100

80

81

140

64 

44

27

30 

16

16

June

876

a72

a7O

a6S

866

866

865

858

52

48

46

44

222

1,370

362

168

128

108

106

107

98

85

77

73

71

69

68

66

69

75

Mean

40. S

48 *!

63.7

126

248

1 r\Q J.UO

156

OVT coo 135' 98 . C

52 (

59.8 

29.4

106

July

73

91

58

52

4S

53

61

52

89

71

81

101

60

50

48

47

46

47

47

43

43

72

41

36

34

32

31

31

30

27

35

Aur58

33

30

49

52

32

50

101

56

106

61

55

54

35

30

32

38

68

44

40

33

36

360

85

66

60

52

40

36

32

30

Sept.

2S

27

23

21

21

22

26

24

22

26

30

30

23

21

19

18

17

16

17

18

27

40

32

30

114

53

40

34

33

30

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.353 0.41

.416 .46

.549 .63

1.O9 14.81

2.14 2.48

 931 97

1 34 1 54

2 * Ol 2 24

!845 !97

1*16 1*29

 453 52

.516 .59 

.253 .28

.914 12.38

Peak diseharue.- Jan. 2O (12 m.l 1.39O sen. -ft. : .Time 14 (3;3O p.m.} 4.62O sen. -ft.

pflnter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Otter River near Evington and Qoose Creek near Huddleston. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 85

Otter River near Evington, .Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°13', long. 79°18', at highway bridge 2 miles 

upstream from Flat Creek and 2 miles southwest of Evington, Campbell County. Datum of 

gage is 544.02 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of

Drainage area.- 325 square miles.

Records available.-"November 1936 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1937-47); 331 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,610 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 13.35 

reet); minimum, 63 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.38 feet).

1936-47: Maximum discharge, 27,500 second-feet Oct. 19, 1937., Aug. 19, 1939 (gage 

height, 23.1 feet), from rating curve extended above 6,600 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting on basis of unit hydrograph and flood-routing studies by Corps.of Engineers, 

and records for other stations in Roanoke River Basin; minimum, 39 seccnd-feet Dec. 16, 

1943 (gage height, 1.07 feet), result of low temperature.

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

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet]

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 17,

Aug. 23 to Sept. 3O)

1.2 52 2.5 240 6.O 1,250 

1.4 71 3.0 345 7.0 1,640 

1.6 94 4.0 621 9.0 2,52O 

2.0 154 5.0 918 11. O 3,420

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

146 

129 

123 

117 

114

112 

111 

111 

117 

124

122 

118 

16O 

132 

12O

116 

116 

114 

110 

1O8

110 

114 

114 

114 

116

284 

2O8 

162 

159 

151 

143

Nov.

14O 

134 

130 

130 

129

118 

116 

141 

135 

120

120 

120 

116 

116 

114

112 

166 

5O6 

259 

202

182 

182 

173 

154 

156

152 

154 

143 

138 

141

Dec.

140 

136 

138 

130 

135

141 

132 

130 

130 

130

130 

128 

144 

135 

130

129 

129 

178 

187 

231

888 

694 

357 

290 

250

220 

204 

192 

187 

185 

17O

Jan.

236 

1,060 

1,560 

1,140 

65O

506 

395 

345 

290 

250

240 

424 

369 

664 

918

1,040 

636 

534 

464 

3.O1O

1,4OO 

al.lOO 

a70O 

a550 

a480

a45O 

a400 

a38O 

a340 

a3OO 

a350

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary . .

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

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

a32O 

a3OO 

a280 

a280 

a25O

a250 

a300 

a27O 

a200 

a32o

a30O 

a250 

a250 

a220 

a220

a220 

a20O 

a20O 

also 

a!5O

also 

a!90 

a!70 

a!70 

a!70

a!7O 

a!70 

also

Secondfoot-days

4,09 

4,69 

6,49

117,52

21,18 

6,36 

10,48 

14,75 

7,31 

8,80 

5,01 

7,23 

3,OO

99,43

Mar.

a!70 

a!70 

a!6O 

a!7O 

a2OO

a30O 

a250 

a29O 

a260 

a30O

a320 

a34O 

a35O 

a900 

a78O

a540 

a45O 

a4OO 

a350 

a32O

a3OO 

279 

269 

279 

345

290 

269 

30O 

382 

408 

345

Apr.

311 

1.19O 

1,170 

664 

534

464 

395 

357 

345 

322

311 

450 

334 

357 

506

874 

948 

636 

506 

450

5O6 

464 

408 

369 

357

334 

311 

300 

29O 

290

May

279 

279 

290 

29O 

29O

259 

24O 

233 

224 

220

213 

211 

2O4 

202 

197

197 

202 

217 

204 

202

2O4 

436 

259 

209 

201

238 

197 

178 

177 

360 

199

Maximum Minimum

5 284 108 

9 506 112 

D 888 128

3 2,210 108

1 3,010 236 

0 32O ISO 

5 9OO 160 

5 1,190 290 

1 436 177 

9 2,210 135 

0 379 111 

3 2,250 101 

5 382 65

7 3,010 65

June

178 

172 

199 

165 

154

154 

152 

144 

144 

138

135 

138 

143 

2.21O 

1,450

464 

311 

259 

236 

24O

222 

185 

164 

151 

151

138 

143 

143 

170 

151

Mean

13J 15" 

20E

322

6s: 22' 

33! 

49! 

23( 

29' 

16'

23;

10C

27-

July

250 

379 

182 

151 

140

13? 

164 

151 

184 

173

222 

300 

170 

144 

139

13"! 

180 

13 5 

13<! 

126

156 

16O 

139 

123 

123

123 

123 

122 

122 

116 

111

Aug.

184 

129 

120 

118 

262

136 

123 

229 

240 

233

194 

156 

146 

126 

111

101 

105 

191 

154 

126

1O8 

131 

2,250 

404 

259

215 

184 

149 

130 

117 

107

Per square 

m'le

O.4O6 

.483 

) .643

.991

5 2.10 

.698 

1.O4 

1.51 

.726 

1 .905 

' .498 

5 .717 

> .308

» .837

Peak discharge.- Jan. 2O (4:30 p.m.) 4.07O sec. -ft.; June 14 (lO p.m.) 4,610 sec. -ft.;

Sept.

1OO 

. 98 

80 

84 

SO

78 

SO 

80 

79 

81

89 

89 

84 

78 

74

73 

68 

65 

67 

67

69 

105 

90 

114 

382

2O8 

134 

110 

102 

97

Runoff in 

inches

O.47 

.54 

.74

13.46

2.42 

.73 

1.20 

1.68 

.84 

1.01 

.57 

.83 

.34

11.37

Aug. 23

(5:30 a.m.) 3,680 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Otter River near Bedford, Qoose Creek near Huddleston, and Roanoke River near Toshes.

869757 O - 50 - 7
86 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Palling River near Naruna, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°07', long. 78°58", at highway bridge 2 miles 

upstream from Little Palling River and 2^ miles northeast of Naruna, Campbell County. 

Datum of gage is 412.32 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 172 square miles.

Kecoras available.- July 1929 to January 1935, September 1941 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1929-34, 1941-47), 141 second-feet.

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 2,440 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 9.38 

r§et, from floodmarks); minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 15 (gage height, 2.52 feet).

1929-35, 1941-47: Maximum discharge, 15,800 second-feet Sept. 18 or 19, 1944 (gage 

height, 23.9 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,100 second-feet 

on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 23.9 and 26.5 feet; minimum observed, 3 second-feet Oct. 9, 1932 (gage height, 2.18 feet).

Flood in August 1940 reached a stage of 26.5 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 

22,000 second-feet, by slope-area method).

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

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of ioe effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 14 to Apr. 16)

2.5 28 3.O 1OO 5.5 860 

2.6 38 3.3 165 7.0 1,430 

2.7 50 3.7 273 8.O 1,840 

2.8 64 4.5 522

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

69 

69 

69 

69 

67

64 

66 

67 

85 

85

83 

78 

89 

76 

72

72 

74 

72 

71 

76

81 

72 

74 

74 

72

114 

90 

83 

85 

78 

76

Nov.

76 

74 

76 

76 

74

72 

72 

114 

92 

79

79 

79 

76 

74 

74

74 

104 

296 

122 

10O

92 

92 

90 

81 

81

87 

85 

83 

81 

79

Dec.

79 

78 

74 

76 

78

76 

79 

72 

74 

74

74 

74 

79 

74 

71

72 

72 

145 

120 

114

335 

266 

144 

122 

110

100 

94 

92 

92 

90 

87

Jan.

127 

256 

707 

506 

250

195 

158 

151 

133 

120

8120 

a3OO 

aSOO 

a700 

a450

a350 

a250 

a2OO 

a350 

al,600

aSOO 

a350 

a25o 

a31O 

a!90

a!80 

alSO 

a!50 

alSO 

a!40 

a!70

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary . ...

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

a!4o 

8120 

*120 

127 

120

133 

122 

118 

1O5 

124

124 

118 

106 

106 

106

106 

104 

100 

102 

92

blOO 

bllO 

blOO 

K90 

blOO

b96 

b92 

b98

Secondfoot-days

2,372 

2,734 

3,187

61,061

10,293 

3,079 

7,213 

6,724 

3,638 

2,566 

2,731 

1,77O 

1,990

48,297

Mar.

102 

1O6 

104 

106 

147

253 

200 

261 

2O6 

 233

276 

279 

356 

1,180 

571

302 

224 

190 

170 

168

154 

144 

135 

140 

193

144 

135 

165 

208 

198 

163

Apr.

149 

590 

474 

253 

211

193 

168 

156 

156 

147

149 

253 

172 

190 

222

771 

458 

247 

198 

175

175 

160 

151 

144 

140

135 

127 

122 

118 

120

Maximum

114 

296 

335

1,25O

1,600 

140 

1,180 

771 

442 

240 

256 

123 

605

1,600

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (time unknown} 2,440 not. -ft

May

118 

114 

118 

140 

140

116 

110 

104 

100 

10O

98 

98 

96 

94 

90

90 

90 

87 

89 

89

98 

442 

144 

110 

120

160 

108 

94 

92 

102 

87

Minimum

64 

72 

71

56

120 

92 

1O2 

118 

87 

63 

50 

43 

33

33

; Map. 14

June

81 

81 

240 

1O6 

89

89 

87 

78 

76 

72

71 

71 

83 

135 

129

81 

74 

72 

72 

81

79 

69 

64 

64 

64

63 

69 

63 

63

loo

Mean

76.5 

91.1 

103

167

332 

110 

233 

224 

117 

85.5 

88.1 

57.1 

66.3

132

July

254 

168 

78 

66 

61

78 

110 

92 

90 

256

146 

100 

72 

66 

71

66 

63 

60 

76 

79

96 

102 

63 

57 

57

51 

51 

51 

51 

50 

50

Aug.

83 

63 

72 

67 

57

57 

44 

53 

54 

54

66 

64 

51 

50 

44

43 

49 

53 

45 

45

54 

51 

123 

50 

45

49 

102 

49 

46 

44 

43

Per square 

mile

0.445 

.530 

.599

.971

1.93 

.640 

1.35 

1.30 

.680 

.497 

.512 

.332 

.385

.767

(2:30 p.m.) 1,590 soc .

Sept.

38 

44 

42 

38 

39

43 

40 

40 

39 

42

37 

39 

38 

35

33

42 

42 

35 

36 

38

37 

64 

53 

112 

605

104 

67 

56 

56 

56

Runoff in 

inches

0.51 

.59 

.69

13.19

2.22 

.67 

1.56 

1.45 

.78 

.55 

.59 

.38 

.43

10.42

-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made ~on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Roanoke 

Creek at Saxe, Pigg River near Toshes, and Cub Creek at Phenlx. 

b Stage-discharge relation affectid by Ice.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Cub Creek at Phsnix, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°05', long. 78°46', at bridge on State Hignwsy 40, 0.9 mile

 west of Phenix, Charlotte County, and 2 miles downstream from Rough Creek.

Drainage area.- 102 square miles.

Records available.- August 1946 to September 1947.

Kxtremes.- 1D4H1 Maximum discharge observed during period August to September, 151 second-

 feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 2.64 feet); minimum observed, 38 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage

height, 1.40 feet).

1946-47: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 938 second-feet Jan. 21,

Mar. 15, Sept. 25; maximum gage height observed, 7.12 feet Jan. 21, Mar. 15; minimum

discharge observed, 19 second-feet Sept. 28, 30; minimum gage height observed, 1.16 feet

Sept. 5. 

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1946-47

1946

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6

Aug.

:

Sept.

57 

51 

48 

47 

45 

45

Day

7 

8 

9

10 

11 

12

Aug.

:

Sept.

45 

44 

44 

45 

48 

44

Day

13 

14

15 

16 

17 

18

Aug.

:

Sept.

42 

41 

42 

39 

38 

41

Day

19 

20 

21 

22 

33 

24

Aug.

45 

46 

53 

45

Sept.

42 

57 

65 

50 

92 

129

Day

25 

36 

27 

28 

39 

30 

31

Aug.

47 

53 

53 

47

151

aioo

65

Sept.

74 

65 

69

a66

65 

57

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Palling River near Naruna and Roanoke Creek at Saxe.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

57

50

48

47

48

42

44

48

74

69

61

57

69

57

57

53

53

57

a58

61

69

61

61

57

57

134

87

74

74

69

61

Nov.

57

57

61

57

61

57

61

69

69

61

61

61

69

61

61

69

78

221

118

93

78

78

69

69

65

65

65

61

61

61

-

Dec.

61

57

61

57

57

5757'

61

57

61

57

57

61

57

57

53

S3

107

97

87

173

233

97

87

83

74

69

69

74

69

61

Jan.

97

139

331

443

283

151

102

107

87

82

78

118

173

221

270

221

*124

124

140

410

938

221

129

118

118

112

140

113

102

102

92

Feb.

a90

87

78

74

69

69

b68

b70

78

b80

b84

»87

78

82

aSO

78

74

74

78

a78

78

97

102

107

87

82

82

87

-

_

-

Nar.

83

78

78

78

151

140

118

124

140

140

140

185

245

890

938

357

162

140

112

107

97

97

92

107

a!20

102

97

112

118

129

129

Apr.

92

102

209

113

134

107

92

87

97

173

a!90

124

118

107

107

129

322

680

151

129

113

107

97

92

92

87

87

82

78

87

-

Hay

82

74

78

92

107

97

69

69

65

61

d58

d58

61

57

61

57

57

53

51

53

53

61

53

87

(1118

118

118

78

74

74

78

June

87

78

69

74

87

162

140

78

97

92

78

69

65

69

87

48

47

53

57

69

78

39

45

42

41

38

31

35

30

78

-

July

78

69

47

42

38

45

53

45

41

45

53

57

53

42

42

41

38

35

39

61

61

69

32

35

34

32

31

27

24

3C

27

Aug.

34

74

78

78

57

41

34

35

32

31

30

33

35

34

27

25

34

30

28

27

31

38

41

32

d37

28

27

24

23

25

24

Sept.

35

31

27

24

22

23

39

27

25

24

24

25

27

28

32

35

30

37

30

24

25

. 25

27

350

938

270

74

19

20

19

-

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and reeo-Kls for Palling 

River near Naruna, Roanoke Creek at Saxe, and Slate River near Arvonla. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of engineer's reading', weather 

records, and records for Palling River near Naruna, Roanoke Creek at Saxe, and Slate River near 

Arvonla.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1946-47

Month

September ............... 

December .........................

Calendar year ............

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Seoondf cot-days

705

1,637

1,914

2,173

3,360

-

5,764

3,278

5,505

4,173

 2,272

2,063

1,366

1,077

2,316

33,261

Maximum

151

129

134

221

233

-

938

107

938

680

118

162

78

78

938

938

Minimum

45

38

42

57

53

-

78

68

78

78

51

30

34

23

19

19

Mean

64.1

54.6

61.7

72.4

-

186

81.4

178

139

73.3

68.8

44.1

34.7

77.2

91.1

Per square 

mile

0.628

.535

.605

-

] .82

1.74

1.36

.675

.432

.340

.757

.893

Runoff in 

inches

0.26

.60

.70

-

3.10

2.01

12.12
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°56', long. 78°41', at highway bridge 500 feet northwest of

 Saxe, Charlotte County, and 4 miles upstream from Roanoke River.

Drainage area.- 162 square miles.

Records available.- August 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- 1946; Maximum discharge observed during period August to September, 62 second-

 feet Sept. 25 (gage height. 2.76 feet); minimum observed, 27 second-feet. Sept. 7, 18, 

19 (gage height, 1.96 feet).

1946-47: Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,790 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage 

height, 11.40 feet); minimum observed, 19 second-feet Sept. 5, 6; minimum gage height 

observed, 1.73 feet Sept. 6.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47 

1946

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6

Aug.

\

Sept.

35 

33 

33 

33 

31 

89

Day

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12

Aug.

!

Sept.

87 

29 

29 

89 

33 

37

Day

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18

Aug.

:

Sept.

35 

33 

29 

29 

29 

27

Day

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

Aug.

37 

35 

39

Sept.

29 

33 

41 

41 

41 

43

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Aug.

41 

41 

39 

37 

35 

35 

35

Sept.

60 

55 

45 

39 

39 

37

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

37

35

33

33

33

31

31

31

37

48

55

5E

60

65

55

48

41

41

41

43

52

60

52

48

45

48

52

75

65

58

55

Nov.

52

50

50

SO

48

48

48

50

SO

48

48

45

45

45

45

43

52

163

190

204

163

75

70

65

60

60

58

55

52

50

-

Dec.

50

50

48

45

45

45

43

45

48

48

48

48

50

SO

48

45

45

55

80

97

121

1S1

163

133

BO

70

65

62

62

60

S8

Jan.

109

145

211

266

275

183

121

103

91

65

80

197

257

475

585

585

379

249

257

660

1,170

680

275

157

L33

115

109

103

91

85

85

Feb.

80

80

75

75

85

91

70

70

75

75

75

70

7O

65

65

65

65

65

60

52

43

43

43

45

SO

62

75

75

_

-

Mar.

75

80

91

121

157

197

211

241

266

233

241

294

362

830

1,230

1,010

314

190

139

121

115

103

97

91

91

91

91

97

121

139

127

Apr.

109

103

103

115

103

91

91

85

80

80

80

211

211

190

183

275

715

715

314

204

127

109

103

91

85

80

75

70

70

65

May

65

70

75

80

91

97

80

75

65

58

55

58

SO

SO

48

48

48

46

50

SO

48

75

109

85

58

60

62

52

45

48

43

June

41

39

39

43

41

37

35

33

31

29

29

27

29

33

70

97

65

41

37

35

35

31

29

29

27

27

25

25

25

25

-

July

31

33

41

35

27

25

29

37

48

52

39

41

60

60

41

37

31

33

97

60

58

91

145

70

41

33

29

29

25

24

23

Aug. .

58

145

275

139

80

52

41

37

35

33

31

33

29

27

24

21

20

20

20

22

20

22

70

80

60

33

37

33

29

24

23

Sept.

22

21

20

20

19

19

25

33

29

29

31

27

25

23

22

23

23

23

21

21

21

20

21

37

2,230

1,950

750

197

85

60

-

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1946-47

Month

September ........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

May

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Seoondfoot-days

1,063

1,460

2,082

2,058

-

8,336

1,864

7,566

4,933

1,109

5,847

40,199

Maximum

60

75

204

163

-

1,170

91

1,230

715

109

97

2,230

2,230

Minimum

27

31

43

43

-

80

43

75

65

43

25

20

19

19

Mean

37.4

35.4

47.1

69.4

66.4

-

269

66.6

244

164

62.8

37.0

46.0

50.7

195

110

Per squa-fl 

mile

0.231

.219

.291

.428

.410

-

1.66

.411

1.51

1.01

.388

.228

.284

.313

1.20

.679

Runoff In 

inches

0.09

.24

.34

.48

.47

-

1..91

.43

1.74

1.13

.45

.25

.33

.36

1.34

9.21
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 89

Dan River near Francisco, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°30'15", long. 80°20'55", at bridge on State 

Highway 704, Just downstream from Georges Mill, 3 miles east of Francisco, Stokes 

County, and 7.9 miles downstream from Little Dan River.

Drainage area.- 124 square miles.

Records available.- August 1924 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1924-26, 1927-47), 187 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,630 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 9.40 

feet); minimum, 45 second-feet (regulated) Mar. 3 (gage height, 1.04 feet); minimum 

daily, 65 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 1.

1924-47: Maximum discharge, 12,400 second-feet Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 12.45 

feet); minimum, 7.1 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 8, 1932 (gage height, 0.43 foot); 

minimum daily, 30 second-feet Sept. 18, 20, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by Pinnacles power plant, 28 miles 

upstream, and two reservoirs with a total capacity of 416,000,000 cubic feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

134

134

1Z9

129

125

92

67

105

160

139

132

188

129

86

135

136

137

136

132

95

77

135

134

132

272

596

148

113

173

170

166

Nov.

165

166

149

136

158

157

160

175

152

96

81

155

161

141

140

135

198

269

201

188

182

178

158

111

96

162

155

140

128

140

-

Dec.

102

74

137-

146

144

144

142

106

71

133

137

140

146

133

97

68

134

170

148

142

130

105

83

144

134

107

115

141

100

74

145

Jan.

223

241

221

188

127

102

»159

160

148

144

139

143

125

265

280

263

237

266

313

744

459

304

263

242

224

204

198

207

206

214

237

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

207

184

179

202

200

278

201

, 181

192

b200

201

191

*185

176

172

161

153

167

180

187

190

214

146

118

176

156

150

151

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,636

4,633

3,792

83,049

7,246

5,098

5,268

6,013

5,111

10,808

5,508

4,651

4,195

67,159

Mar.

152

109

87

142

160

196

173

187

132

133

181

180

187

386

272

176

154

216

186

185

176

164

118

113

165

159

166

178

176

141

118

Apr.

171

247

213

196

177

120

108

154

171

164

179

207

120

135

202

366

291

240

220

199

252

254

228

221

215

210

186

177

193

197

-

Maximum

596

269

170

1,100

744

278

386

366

241

3,680

294

356

267

3,680

May

201

203

2O1

186

177

174

186

179

154

154

113

88

150

176

175

152

151

109

92

152

164

241

162

154

205

193

173

162

170

170

144

Minimum

67

81

68

63

102

118

87

108

88

74

82

86

65

65

June .

102

79

296

149

142

144

143

98

74

138

149

145

215

3,680

1,140

438

318

276

267

486

291

235

209

205

219

229

229

223

191

298

-

Mean

150

154

122

228

234

182

170

200

165

360

178

156

140

',84

July

ZZ1

200

185

169

161

16f

217

211

227

189

182

175

160

161

185

190

18f>

250 29'

173

161

177

16*

163

163

160

97

8?

14?

141

140

Aug.

147

137

105

86

203

153

144

356

178

109

92

166

163

149

140

144

107

90

165

154

162

188

172

107

209

177

218

218

162

148

102

Per square 

mile

1.21

1.24

.984

1.84

1.89

1.47

1.37

1.61

1.33

2.90

1.44

1.26

1.13

1.48

Sept.

65

151

144

142

147

162

103

73

148

195

172

167

150

105

90

166

144

139

147

143

103

75

139

226

267

165

149

101

73

144

~

Runoff in 

inches

1.39

1.39

1.14

24.92

2.17

1.53

1.58

1.80

1.53

3.24

1.65

1.45

1.26

20.13

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t> Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
90 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Dan River near Wentworth, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 24'45", long. 79°49'45", at Settles Bridge, 3j 

miles northwest of Wentworth, Rockingham County, and 1\ miles downstream from Mayo

River.

Drainage area.- 1,050 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 18.56 

reet); minimum not determined, occurred during period of doubtful gage-height record; 

minimum daily, 366 second-feet Sept. 9.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 56,800 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 27.78 

feet), from rating curve extended above 16,500 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 26.9 feet and runoff comparisons; minimum, 149 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 11, 1944 (gage height, 1.32 feet); minimum daily, 182 second-feet 

Sept. 11, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. 

aDove station.

Slight diurnal fluctuation at low stage caused by power plants

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

510

494

502

490

474

482

474

436

698

922

698

610

900

698

502

522

aSOO

8500

482

482

470

417

458

474

470

2,270

1,310

855

720

720

698

Nov.

676

676

654

632

589

610

589

632

676

610

568

510

568

568

547

510

698

3,250

1,290

922

788

832

788-

698

632

589

676

676

610

568

-

Month

Dec.

610

568

474

510

568

568

543

547

539

466

539

568

589

589

589

539

466

654

1,090

810

968

1,500

1,020

810

788

765

676

632

676

676

610

Jan.

1,370

1,620

1,740

2,170

1,400

1,090

900

900

855

788

720

1,120

1,500

3,660

2,710

2,570

1,920

1,980

2,850

12,700

9,040

2,640

1,920

1,620

1,450

1,340

1,340

1,190

1,140

1,120

1,220

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .......................... .

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

Hay ...............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (11 p.

Feb.

1,190

1,090

1,020

968

922

720

1,040

990

742

676

832

945

922

878

810

832

832

788

765

788

632

922

900

742

72.0

832

832

832

_

-

Secondfoot-days

20,23

32,63

20,94

413,21

68, 58

24,16

41,11

47,80

30,31

35 55

ox -M

is! 41

33,43

387,71

n.) 15,700

Mar.

788

855

810

720

878

1,290

1,500

1,450

1,560

1,920

1,920

1,860

1,800

3,510

2,990

1,860

1,400

1,220

1,140

1,090

1,040

945

922

a900

a900

a 900

. a850

a 900

al.OOO

al,100

al,100

Apr.

a 900

1,020

1,980

1,400

1,160

1,120

990

900

900

900

a900

al.200

al,050

a950

al , 200

a7,500

5,370

2,040

1,500

1,260

1,530

2,500

1,620

1,400

1,240

1,140

1,060

1,020

a900

3950

Maximum

3 2,270

2 3,250

7 1,500

J 11,300

5 12,700

2 1,190

3 3,510

3 7,500

3 4,170

5 8,000

! 1)860

5 1,560

7 13,800

4 13,800

May

a950

a950

a950

1,020

945

a850

a850

aSOO

aSOO

a750

a750

a? 00

a700

a650

a700

a700

8700

742

698

589

720

1,800

1,240

810

832

4,170

al,500

al.OOO

aSOO

a8 50

aSOO

Minimum

417

510

466

370

720

632

720

900

589

450

406

402

366

366

sec. -ft.; Sept. 25 (10

June

a7oO

a650

a600

aSOO

a650

aeoo

a600

8600

a550

a450-

589

855

720

81,800

88,000

a2,OOO

al.100

al.OOO

a950

a2,100

2,200

1,220

990

855

810

788

878

878

832

788

-

Mean'

652

754

67£

1,13J

2.21Z

862

1,32£

1,58'

97£

1,18J

76!

62 i.iu

1.06S

July

1,670

900

742

654

610

589

832

1,040

1,860

1,190

855

698

654

632

589

654

654

742

810

1,090

742

832

698

568

539

506

506

498

406

494

458

Aug.

514

506

466

514

971

788

568

498

788

632

535

451

482

522

443

428

402

436

428

535

439

490

1,560

654

543

922

968

945

832

654

502

Per square 

mile

0.622

I .718

.644

1.08

2 .11

!822

1.26

1.51

.931

> 1.13

5 .729

> .596

> 1.06

1.01

Sept.

455

402

424

402

388

391

421

451

d366

d424

742

720

547

466

432

413

494

417

421

432

1,330

922

547

2,420

13,800

2,140

1,040

765

676

589

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.72

.80

.74

14.63

2.43

.86

1.46

1.69

1.07

1.26

.84

.69

1.18

13.74

a.m.) 16,000 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of high-water marks, weather records 

records for station at Leaksvllle.

d Doubtful gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of doubtful gage heights.
ROANQKE RIVER BASIN 91

Dan River at Leaksville, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°29'05", long. 79 0 45'30", at Leaksville, Rockingnam county, half a mile downstream from State highway bridge and half a mile upstream 

from Smith River. Datum of gage is 490.33 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,150 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 1,264 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,900 second-feet Jan, 21 (gag? height, 14.98 

feet]; minimum, 326 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 9 (gage height, 1.05 feet); minimum 

daily, 372 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 5.

1929-47: Maximum discharge, 54,200 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 28.27 

feet); minimum, 84 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 12, 1932 (gage height, 0.25 foot); 

minimum dally, 114 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 12, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good. Slight diurnal flactuation cuased by power plant above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

566

506

518

312

483

489

483

449

615

895

701

615

798

824

524

518

518

518

483

483

483

454

466

495

489

1,870

1,690

895

707

707

695

Nov.

658

664

645

633

602

615

590

596

670

615

578

524

566

572

572

536

639

a3,400

1,500

994

862

862

862

746

689

621

670

676

633

584

Dec.

615

578

512

554

590

590

584

566

572

506

548

566

584

608

578

560

506

639

1,060

830

961

1,470

1,090

830

791

746

676

63.9

651

676

615

Jan.

1,160

1,670

1,770

2,250

1,500

1,160

961

928

895

830

765

1,090

1,710

3,340

2,990

3,740

2,050

1,980

2,530

11,700

10,400

3,040

2,110

1,770

1,570

1,430

1,400

1,230

1,160

1,090

1,160

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,260

1,090

1,030

961

961

817

961

1,030

830

714

862

928

895

895

824

830

830

772

759

804

701

895

895

804

727

817

830

830

_

-

Secondfoot-days

30,449

23,374

21,291

427,533

70,379

24,552

42,816

50,497

30,597

36,120

24,355

19,396

34,571

398,397

Mar.

791

83O

830

746

830

1,230

1,500

1,430

1,570

1,840

1,910

1,840

1,770

3,680

3,650

2,180

1,640

1,330

1,230

1,160

1,090

1,030

961

928

895

895

863

928

1,060

1,090

1,090

Apr.

928

1,030

1,980

1,500

1,200

1,130

1,030

928

928

928

895

1,160

1,090

961

1,130

a6,500

a7,000

a3,000

1,670

1,430

1,570

a2,600

1,770

1,500

1,330

1,230

1,130

1,060

928

961

Maximum

1,870

3,400

1,470

10,000

11,700

1,260

3,680

7,000

3,560

7,600

1,840

1,460

13,200

13,300

May

961

961

961

1,030

1,030

895

862

817

798

772

733

733

689

676

714

707

701

772

733

621

752

1,770

1,430

863

798

3,560

1,610

1,030

862

895

862

Minimum

449

524

506

398

765

701

746

895

621

506

449

399

373

373

June

739

701

627

778

701

633

627

621

578

506

524

772

733

1,690

7,600

2,260

1,370

1,060

961

1,960

2,440

1,330

1,060

862

824

765

895

862

895

746

Mean

660

779

687

1,171

2,270

877

1,381

1,683

987

1,204

786

626

1,152

1,091

July

1,430

961

752

664

633

578

824

1,130

1,840

1,330

928

759

689

658

608

682

670

727

784

1,090

895

824

733

590

554

530

518

534

449

506

495

Aug.

530

566

512

524

804

895

590

590

682

733

548

472

460

518

454

432

399

410

460

518

466

449

1,460

714

578

824

961

862

830

689

466

Per square

mMe

0.574

.677

.597

1.02

1.97

.763

1.30

1.46

.858

1.05

.683

.544

1.00

.949

Sept.

443

393

388

410

372

378

404

449

388

404

608

778

578

466

433

415

472

426

388

449

1,260

1,030

590

1,730

13,200

3,860

1,400

961

798

701

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.66

.76

.69

13.82

2.28

.79

1.38

1.63

.99

1.17

.79

.63

1.12

12.89

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of high-water marks, weather records, and records for station at Wentworth.
92 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Dan River at Danville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°35'15", long. 79°22'55", at Southern Railway

BrTcTge in Danville, Pittsylvania County, 1,000 feet upstream from Fall Cr^ek. Datum of 

gape is 379.41 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,050 square miles.

Records available.- August 1934 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 2,380 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 30.700 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 12.95 

reet); minimum, 40 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 8 (gage height, 1.19 feet); minimum 

daily, 440 second-feet Sept. 7.

1934-47: Maximum discharge, 75,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 20.96 

feet); minimum, that of Dec. 8, 1946; minimum daily, 338 second-feet Sejjt. 12, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by cotton mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 18)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21, June 16 to Sept. 25 Jan. 22 to June 15, Sept. 26-30

2.0 330 3.0 1,610 7.0 11,600 2.4 870 5.0 6,100 

2.2 480 3.5 2,600 10. O 2o,600 2.8 1,450 6.0 8,800 

2.4 680 4.0 3,700 13.0 30,700 3.2 2,160 7.0 11,600 

2.6 950 5.0 6,100 4.0 3,760

Discharge, in second-feat, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,180 

845 

735 

785 

680

700 

935 

820 

810 

1,080

1,340 

1,040 

1,050 

1,820 

1,180

1,020 

890 

1,220 

1,160 

835

1,040 

945 

810 

910 

950

855 

4,140 

2,060 

1,380 

1,100 

1,220

Nov.

1,050 

960 

970 

1,770 

1,020

960 

900 

905 

1,060 

875

1,020 

920 

780 

855 

865

730 

875 

3,650 

3,960 

1,940

1,470 

1,520 

1,420 

1,240 

1,410

1,220 

1,260 

1,120 

1,100 

885

Dec.

880 

1,270 

1,050 

975 

880

950 

1,090 

613 

1,060 

980

905 

965 

1,020 

975 

960

1,120 

1,010 

1,080 

1,66O 

1,800

1,620 

2,280 

2,760 

1,580 

1,480

1,620 

1,270 

1,240 

1,000 

1,420 

1,210

Jan.

1,610 

3,040 

3,160 

3,800 

3,040

2,470 

1,900 

1,700 

1,670 

1,380

1,360 

1,620 

3,160 

5,040 

6,020

4,770 

3,860 

3,260 

3,710 

16,800

19,600 

5,880 

3,520 

2,860 

2,440

2,040 

2,400 

2,110 

1,900 

1,880 

1,900

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

h.. ..........................

st .:.........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (7 a.m

Feb.

2,140 

1,740 

2,020 

1,520 

1,680

1,440 

1,420 

1,760 

1,410 

1,420

1,170 

1,560 

1,540 

1,500 

1,390

1,330 

1,560 

1,480 

1,240 

1,400

1,420 

1,340 

1,500 

1,580 

1,280

1,360 

1,440 

1,440

Secondfoot-days

35,535 

38,710 

38,723

783,797

119,900 

42,080 

76,880 

81,100 

52,630 

56,105 

41,220 

32,454 

66,089

681,426

Mar.

1,470 

1,220 

1,710 

1,380 

1,440

2,080 

2,700 

2,740 

2,480 

3,120

3,300 

3,330 

3,240 

5,350 

7,140

4,110 

3,240 

2,310 

2,200 

2,100

2,010 

1,940 

1,520 

1,880 

1,630

1,700 

1,620 

1,820 

1,960 

1,920 

2,220

Apr.

1,900 

1,980 

3,060 

3,180 

2,400

1,960 

2,150 

1,780 

1,880 

1,620

1,590 

2,650 

1,900 

2,160 

2,010

5,780 

10,500 

4,620 

2,980 

2,220

2,460 

3,220 

3,220 

2,500 

2,280

2,020 

1,700 

2,120 

1,690 

1,570

Maximum

4,140 

3,960 

2,760

20,600

19,600 

2,140 

7,140 

10,500 

4,260 

9,640 

3,040 

2,140 

26,900

26,900

May

1,700 

1,540 

1,780 

1,500 

2,080

1,640 

1,450 

1,670 

1,180 

1,510

1,040 

1,500 

1,340 

1,260 

1,220

1,250 

1,190 

1,300 

1,580 

1,230

1,110 

2,520 

2,720 

1,640 

1,220

4,260 

3,790 

1,820 

1,630 

1,420 

1,540

Minimum

680 

730 

613

560

1,360 

1,170 

1,220 

1,570 

1,040 

905 

735 

514 

440

440

June

1,120 

1,390 

1,150 

1,240 

1,200

1,200 

965 

905 

1,130 

970

915 

1,000 

1,330 

1,140 

9,640

4,940 

2,380 

1,760 

1,610 

2,000

3,970 

2,440 

2,020 

1,480 

1,340

1,280 

1,320 

1,630 

1,210 

1,430

Mean

1,146 

1,290 

1,249

2,147

3,868 

1,503 

2,480 

2,703 

1,698 

1,870 

1,330 

1,047 

2,203

1,867

July

1,620 

1,970 

1,300 

870 

965

920 

1,480 

1,440 

3,040 

2,650

2,080 

1,460 

1,000 

1,260 

1,040

1,140 

980 

1,010 

1,500 

1,480

1,720 

1,560 

1,660 

1,030 

925

870 

765 

925 

1,000 

735 

825

Aug.

815 

1,050 

775 

895 

785

1,580 

1,290 

2,140 

1,620 

1,180

1,160 

765 

710 

710 

780

605 

514 

725 

775 

700

780 

755 

1,320 

1,780 

1,130

1,180 

1,500 

1,240 

1,290 

1,320 

585

Per square 

mile

0.559 

.629 

.609

1.05

1.F9 

.733 

1.21 

1.32 

.828 

.f!2 

.£49 

.Ell 

1.C7

.m

Sept.

1,710 

620 

620 

640 

565

580 

440 

750 

645 

630

890 

1,360 

1,070 

710 

755

795 

740 

835 

695 

560

884 

2,380 

1,120 

3.310 

26,900

10,900 

1,460 

1,140 

1,400 

985

Runoff in 

inches

0.64 

.70 

.70

14.21

2.18 

.76 

1.40 

1.47 

.95 

1.02 

.75 

.59 

1.19

12.35

.) 22,200 sec. -ft.; Sept. 25 (ll a.m.) 30,700 sec. -ft.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 93

Dan River at South Boston, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°41 I 37", long. 78°54 I 09", at Norfolk & Western 

Railway bridge at South Boston, Halifax County, 1 mile downstream from Lawson Creek 

and 6 miles upstream from Banister River. Datum of gage is 299.23 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,730 square miles.

Records available.- August 1900 to May 1907, April 1923 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1900-1902, 1903-6, 1923-47), 2,910 second-f?et

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,000 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 25.7 

reet, from floodmark In gage well); minimum, 616 second-feet Sept. 2 (gage height, 4.6£ 

feet); minimum daily, 732 second-feet Sept. 6, 8, 21.

1900-1907, 1923-47: Maximum discharge, 81,000 second-feet Aug. 16, 1940 (gage 

height, 31.8 feet, from floodmark); minimum, 161 second-feet Sept. 20, 1932 (gage 

height, 3.11 feet); minimum daily, 208 second-feet Sept. 15, 1932.

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

water supply for South Boston diverted just above station. Diurnal fluctuation at low 

flow caused by cotton mills at Danville.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

-27 Oct. 28 to Sept. 3O

5.5 775 5.0 732 9.0 2,950 20.0 16,80O 

6.0 1,060 5.5 955 11. O 4,800 22.0 21,000 

7.0 1,720 6.0 1,200 14.0 8,000 24.0 23,000 

8.0 2,460 7.0 1,720 17.0 11,800 26.0 3%50O

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

1,370 

1,340 

1,030 

912 

940

830 

830 

1,000 

1,030 

1,090

1,540 

1,580 

1,400 

1,300 

1,860

1,300 

1,180 

1,060 

1,370 

1,300

1,060 

1,180 

1,150 

1,000 

1,030

1,300 

2,430 

3,350 

2,000 

1,610 

1,450

Nov.

1,500 

1,350 

1,300 

1,300 

1,400

1,350 

1,300 

1,250 

1,250 

1,400

1,250 

1,300 

1,250 

1,150 

1,200

1,220 

1,200 

2,670 

5,600 

3,190

2,110 

1,880 

1,880 

1,830 

1,660

1,610 

1,560 

1,560 

1,450 

1,430

Dec.

1,250 

1,250 

1,450 

1,350 

1,300

1,200 

1,250 

1,350 

1,100 

1,300

1,300 

1,220 

1,300 

1,300 

1,250

1,250 

1,300 

1,350 

1,500 

1,940

2,230 

a3,000 

a3,500 

a2,100 

al,900

a2 , 100 

al,650 

al,600 

al,300 

al,800 

al,600

Jan.

a2,loo 

a4,OOO 

a4,100 

a4,90O 

a4,000

a3,000 

2,530 

2,170 

2,000 

1,880

1,720 

2,050 

3,270 

7,010 

9,200

7,780 

5,700 

4,600 

4,800 

12,900

20,800 

23,400 

9,230 

4,400 

3,350

3,030

2,810 

2,810 

2,470 

2,290 

2,290

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1946 

a'Tr

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

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,230 

2,410 

2,110 

2,230 

1,830

1,830 

1,720 

1,720 

1,880 

1,560

1,500 

1,400 

1,720 

1,720 

1,720

1,610 

1,610 

1,660 

1,610 

1,500

1,610 

1,610 

1,610 

1,780 

1,660

1,560 

1,660 

1,720

Secondfoot-days

41,822 

50,400 

49,290

978,697

166,590 

48,780 

108,630 

102,720 

59,690 

64,490 

45,800 

40,932 

117,600

896,744

Mar.

1,720 

1,780 

1,720 

1,940 

1,880

2,290 

2,880 

3,530 

3,530 

4,000

5,000 

5,600 

5,800 

8,480 

10,800

8,840 

5,400 

3,620 

2,880 

2,670

2,530 

2,350 

2,290 

2,000 

2,170

1,940 

1,940 

2,000 

2,230 

2,470 

2,350

Apr.

2,410 

2,170 

2,950 

4,200 

3,270

2,740 

2,410 

2,290 

2,050 

.2,110

1,880 

2,410 

3,030 

2,530 

2,670

3,560 

12,800 

11,400 

5,200 

3,620

2,950 

2,880 

4,200 

3,270 

2,740

2,530 

2,230

2,110 

2,170 

1,940

Maximum

3,350 

5,600 

3,500

20,800

23,400 

2,410 

10,800 

12,800 

4,900 

11,000 

3,110 

2,700 

30,600

30,600

Peak discharge.- Jan. 22 (l p.m.) 24,400, sec. -ft.; Sept

May

1,880 

2.OOO 

1,720 

2,OOO 

1,940

2,170 

1,830 

1,660 

1,780 

1,400

1,610 

1,300 

1,560 

1,450 

1,400

1,350 

1,400 

1,450 

al,500 

al.QOO

al,400 

al,300 

a2,900 

a3,100 

al,700

al,400 

a4,900 

a4,400 

2,000 

1,780 

1,610

Minimum

830 

1,150 

1,100

645

1,720 

1,400 

1,720 

1,880 

1,300 

1,000 

910 

842 

732

732

June

1,720 

1,350 

1,500 

1,300 

al,400

al,400 

al,300 

1,120 

al,000 

al,300

al,100 

al.OOO 

al,100 

al,500 

al,300

all, 000 

a6,000 

a3,000 

a2,000 

al.800

a2,200 

a4,400 

a3,000 

a2,300 

al,700

al,500 

al,400 

al,500 

al,900 

al,400

Mean

1,349 

1,680 

1,590

2,681

5,374 

1,742 

3,504 

3,424 

1,925 

2,150 

1,477 

1,320 

3,920

2,457

July

al,600 

al,800 

a2,200 

al,500 

al.OOO

al.100 

al.OOO 

al,700 

al,600 

3,110

2,600 

2,000 

1,610 

1,220 

1,350

1,200 

1,250 

1,200 

1,180 

1,560

1,660 

1,780 

1,660 

1,610 

1,180

1,050 

1,000 

1,000 

1,020 

1,150 

910

Aug.

1,000 

955 

1,100 

978 

1,000

al.OOO 

al,600 

a2,500 

a2,700 

a2,200

2,000 

1,450 

1,080 

1,000 

955

955 

865 

842 

932 

978

932 

955 

955 

1,610 

1,780

1,300 

1,450 

1,610 

1,400 

1,450 

1,400

Per square 

mile

0.494 

.615 

.582

.982

1.97 

.638 

1.28 

1.25 

.705 

.788 

.541 

.484 

1.44

.900

Sept.

910 

820 

798 

798 

775

732 

775 

732 

910 

865

865 

1,020 

1,450 

1,200 

955

955 

955 

888 

955 

820

732 

1,300 

2,000 

1,660 

22,600

30,600 

28,100 

8,490 

2,000 

1,940

Runoff in 

inches

0.57 

.69 

.67

13.33

2.27 

.66 

1.48 

1.40 

.81 

.88 

.62 

.56 

1.61

12.22

. 26 (time unknown) 32,OOO sec. -ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of fragmentary gage-height record, weather 

records, and records for Dan River at Danville and Roanoks River at ClarksVille.
94 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Mayo River near Price, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°32'00", long. 79°50'30", Just downstream from

 Shgnns Bridge, half a mile downstream from confluence of North and South Mayo Rivers, 

three-quarters of a mile downstream from Virginia-North Carolina State lin<? and 4 miles 

west of Price, Rockingham County.

Drainage area.- 260 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 321 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,190 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 5.08

 Feet); minimum, 106 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.02 feet); minimum 

daily, 112 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 18.

1929-47: Maximum discharge, 30,000 second-feet Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 14.00 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; minimum, 41 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 19, 1932 (gage height, 0.52 foot); minimum daily, 44 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 19, 1932.

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

wnlcii are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills abov3 station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(r,at,e height, in feet, ami dlschai'L.«, in second-feet)

1.0 103 2.0 431

1.3 162 2.5 699

1.6 253 3.0 1,010

3.5 1,390

4.0 1,850

4.6 2,520

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

185

178

175

170

170

167

167

165

242

261

209

212

333

232

209

197

194

191

185

183

185

180

178

178

178

849

355

269

239

222

215

Nov.

206

203

200

197

194

188

185

212

200

188

188

188

180

180

178

175

328

700

324

257

239

242

218

215

209

206

206

203

197

197

-

Dec.

194

191

183

188

188

185

180

188

172

180

180

180

191

183

17B

178

178

292

257

239

368

397

289

253

242

232

215

209

212

212

222

Jan.

451

472

529

467

360

311

277

 257

250

232

228

350

351

689

614

524

421

503

582

2,580

1,020

587

462

407

369

374

337

311

293

293

351

Month

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

November. ........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April .... ................:...

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

306

289

273

273

257

261

285

253

218

b250

b300

b280

236

232

232

232

Z28

222

215

209

b260

b280

b260

*b240

b220

215

206

206

_

-

Secondfoot days

7,073

6,803

6,756

126,727

15 252

6, 938

10,213

10,324

7,550

9 195

e',514,

5,022

5,206

96,846

Mar.

212

218

212

206

239

388

337

351

328

369

397

374

383

800

653

456

378

337

311

297

289

261

253

257

253

239

239

273

293

333

277

Apr.

265

4

5

3

72

08

69

328

315

2

2

2

89

77

77

261

265

2

2

2

77

57

77

297

529

5

3

3

74

97

42

319

402

5

3

3

08

88

55

333

315

2

2

2

2

Maximum

849

700

397

2,790

2,580

306

800

574

446

90O

397

300

937

2,580

97

81

77

73

May

 269

273

269

281

277

257

232

232

228

225

222

222

215

215

209

209

212

209

212

203

209

365

242

215

257

446

261

225

218

232

209

Minimum

165

175

172

139

228

206

206

257

203

167

160

118

112

112

June

203

1S8

261

222

197

194

185

f!72

fl7CT

167

167

f209

a260

a900

a700

aSOO

a 400

3340

3320

3500

3340

a280

3260

3240

3240

3260

3440

3300

3260

a320

-

Mean

228

227

218

347

492

248

3^9

344

244

306

210

162

174

265

July

a240

209

185

178

178

186

289

257

397

273

212

aSOO

a!90

3190

32OO

a200

a220

3300

3260

3220

3200

3190

3190

a!80

a!80

a!70

3170

3170

3160

a!60

3160

Aug.

a!60

a!60

3160

a!60

a240

a!90

a!70

a300

3220

3180

3160

3150

139

131

126

124

118

130

148

133

124

152

148

141

153

202

185

188

alSO

a!40

130

Per squa-e 

mile

0.877

.873

.838

1.33

1. 89

.954

1.27

1.32

.938

1 18

* 623

.669

1.02

Sept.

130

137

124

118

113

113

120

120

124

135

170

157

133

126

120

133

124

112

118

118

155

139

135

363

937

265

197

162

155

153

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.01

.97

.97

18.12

2.18

.99

1.46

1.48

1.08

1.32

. 93

.72

.74

13.85

* Winter discharge measurement made on this dsy.

3 No gsge-height record; dlschsrge computed on basis of recorded rsnge In stage and records for 

Dan River 3t Frsncisco snd Smith River at Spray, 

b Stage-discharge relstlon affected by ice. 

f Computed on bssis of psrtly estimated gage-height record.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 95

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 34'05", long. 79°59'15", 800 feet downstream 

from highway bridge at Moores Mill, 2 miles downstream from Horse Pasture Creek, and 

4 miles southeast of Spencer, Henry County. Datum of gage is 730.94 feet above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 108 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1929-35, 1936-47), 119 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 second-feet Jan. 20 (gafe height, 4.86 

reet); minimum, 37 second-feet Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 1.41 feet).

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 14,300 second-feet Oct. 19, 1937 (gatte height, 14.33 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,200 second-feet by logaritfmic plotting on 

basis of velocity-area study; minimum observed, 19 second-feet Sept. 2-5, 1930 (gage 

height, 2.12 feet, site and datum then in use).

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

wnlcn are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet)

(Shifting-control method used May 16 to June 11)

Oct. 1 to June 11

Sept. 25-30

1.5 52 2.0 141 3.5 710

1.6 59 2.3 226 4.0 975

1.7 72 2.6 322 4.5 1,270

1.8 90 3.0 478

June 12 to Sept. 24

1.4 36 1.9 102

1.6 51 T.l 157

1.7 64 ?.5 287

1.8 81

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

64

63

62

60

59

59

59

59

74

81

67

69

114

76

69

67

66

64

64

63

64

63

63

62

64

273

114

86

79

74

72

Nov.

71

69

68

68

66

66

66

72

68

66

66

66

66

66

64

64

123

284

117

95

86

85

79

76

72

72

72

71

69

68

-

Dec.

68

66

64

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

63

63

67

64

63

63

62

110

92

86

158

175

107

95

85

79

76

74

74

72

74

Jan.

186

203

226

183

130

109

97

90

86

*79

77

142

130

308

256

200

152

206

226

1,150

381

209

163

144

128

119

114

104

100

95

122

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ........................ ...

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

100

90

86

86

83

130

90

a80

a76

a80

a86

a84

a80

a76

a74

a72

72

71

71

62

b60

b70

b80

b74

b68

74

71

72

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,373

2,441

2,462

44,659

5 915

2*218

3,922

3 532

2*374

2,500

1,901

1 434

1,794

32,866

Mar.

74

76

74

72

90

161

136

141

130

152

163

149

155

*373

259

172

141

122

114

109

102

97 * 90

90

86

81

85

97

109

122

100

Apr.

3

J

]

92

87

09

36

117

109

3 00

95

95

88

88

90

86

97

104

203

I

]

]

03

36

17

109

128

3

3

]

47

25

14

107

102

Maximum

273

284

175

1,090

1,150

130

373

209

128

273

135

71

412

1,150

90

86

86

86

-

May

85

86

85

86

86

77

77

72

72

72

72

72

71

71

69

67

67

66

66

63

68

128

79

68

76

128

77

67

66

71

64

Minimum

59

64

62

53

77

60

72

86

63

54

47

38

37

37

June

60

58

92

68

6Z

60

58

58

57

56

54

54

58

273

192

94

78

71

71

164

128

92

74

69

64

64

72

64

64

71

Mean

76.15

81.4

79.4

122

127* 79 £

X18

76 (

83.3

61.3

46 + \

59.8

90.0

July

60

58

54

51

51

58

69

64

71

76

61

56

52

51

51

52

54

83

87

86

69

135

60

52

51

49

48

49

49

47

47

Aug.

Pe- square 

mile

.0.708

.754

.735

1.13

1.77

.733

1.18

1 09

. 709

.771

.568

.428

.554

.833

55

48

47

51

52

47

46

45

47

46

44

43

42

41

40

39

38

41

43

41

39

41

47

45

52

71

49

49

54

49

42

Sept.

41

45

42

40

38

37

39

40

40

40

43

48

45

44

42

42

42

37

38

39

45

45

43

84

412

102

68

59

58

56

Runoff in 

inches

0.82

.84

.85

15.37

2.04

.76

1.36

1.22

 82

 86

 65

.49

.62

11.33

* Winter discharge measurement made on thla day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on baaia of recorded range In atage, weather records, 

and records for Smith River near Philpott and Sandy River near Danville, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
96 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Smith River near Philpott, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°48', long. 80°01', 1 mile upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 674, l£ miles west of Philpott, Henry County, and 6f miles upstream from 

Reed Creek. Datum of gage is 784.59 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 201 square miles.

Kecords available.- August 1946 to September 1947.

extremes.- iy4b:Maximum discharge during period Aug. 16 to Sept. 30, 1,020 second-feet 

aept. 20 (gage height, 5.51 feet): minimum, 114 second-fest Sept. 17 (gage * eight, 3.12 

feet).

1946-47: Maximum discharge during water year, 5,710 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 

11.34 feet); minimum, 92 second-feet Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 3.04 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or nc gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47

Day

1

3

4

8

Aug.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

149

141

138

d!40

d!30

dlJO

d!30

d!40

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

160

Sept.

d!30

d!25

d!40

d!30

d!25

d!25

aizs

d!20

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

165

158

156

143

138

175

147

138

Sept.

115

121

119

560

523

252

291

620

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

147

158

201

154

216

198

160

Sept.

328

(J200

C3180

d!70

dlSO

dlSO

a Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and 

records for stations at Bassett and at Martinsville.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

d!55

dlSO

147

143

143

141

143

141

214

255

195

246

322

224

198

349

446

29E

214

198

175

170

167

163

167

1,020

389

304

266

249

235

Nov.

224

216

203

193

185

177

177

214

185

175

175

167

160

163

160

160

266

442

274

241

227

230

214

203

203

198

175

158

154

154

-

Dec.

151

145

a!40

a!40

145

145

143

143

141

141

143

145

163

151

141

141

138

185

175

180

255

286

214

198

188

175

170

165

165

163

163

Jan.

283

368

474

361

286

249

224

211

195

182

188

390

313

548

478

406

340

319

322

1,600

*860

aSOO

a400

3360

a320

a300

3280

3260

a240

a250

373

-Feb.

299

267

249

246

223

226

255

223

182

b220

b230

b230

220

203

195

192

187

182

184

184

blSO

b!70

214

184

b!70

blSO

184

184

_

_

-

Mar.

187

187

174

170

220

366

302

345

302

322

356

345

*352

1,290

810

522

410

345

308

289

273

255

243

249

318

267

252

283

302

356

292

Apr.

270

406

434

348

315

295

267

249

246

237

246

289

237

258

283

386

434

342

302

275

388

438

356

322

299

283

261

249

240

237

-

May

234

246

243

249

226

209

203

195

190

187

184

182

174

174

170

170

170

170

160

160

160

226

177

162

209

279

177

155

184

240

167

June

157

150

182

157

144

148

144

135

128

126

148

195

184

2,800

977

442

325

273

258

406

331

270

228

209

198

203

203

200

192

174

-

July

180

177

153

148

148

160

170

157

186

217

231

164

146

144

141

155

280

223

172

157

162

160

131

122

118

114

113

122

128

116

116

Aug.

' 203

122

118

144

128

126

116

186

180

126

118

116

120

105

99

99

111

137

139

116

107

116

203

182

153

162

124

325

164

122

111

Sept.

126

114

100

94

93

96

133

105

109

289

258

228

150

128

157

128

111

105

107

109

128

135

116

206

760

264

184

153

146

139

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on bssls of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Smith River at Bassett, snd 3t Martlnsvllle, and North Mayo River near Spencer.

b Stage-discharge relation sffected by Ice.

d Doubtful gsge-helght record; discharge computed on basis of records for ststlons 3*; Bassett snd 

3t Martlnsvllle.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47

Month

September. ........................

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

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

September. ........................

Water year 1946-47 .............

Secondfoot-days

5,957

5,138

-

980

4,971

86,542

Maximum

620

442

1 286

- '

299

325

760

2,800

Minimum

115

141

154

138

-

237

93

93

Mean

199

246

202

166

-

195

323

166

237

Per square 

mile

0.811

.990

1.22

1.00

.82i)

-

1.04

1.72

.783

.823

1.18

Runoff in 

inches

0.48

1.10

1.41

1.12

.95

-

2.21

1.08

1.98

1.70

1.12

1.80

.91

.81

.92

16.01
RUANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Smith River at Bassett, Va.

97

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°46'15", long. 80°00'00",' at highway bridge at north 

edge Of North Bassett, 1 mile northwest of Bassett, Henry County, and 2| miles downstream 

from Town Creek-. Datum of gage is 753.09 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 253 square miles.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,100 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 6.95 feet); 

minimum, 120 second-feet Sept. 4, 5, 6 (gage height, 1.48 feet).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 26,600 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage h3ight, 18.28 

feet); minimum, 58 second-feet Jan. 3, 1940 (gage height, 1.32 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 22.9 feet Oct. 19, 1937, from information 'by local residents 

(discharge, 38,200 second-feet, from bating curve extended above 24,000 second-feet on 

basis of backwater studies and records for station at Martinsville).

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

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1-26 Oct. 27 to Sept. 30

1.5 125 2.6 625 1.4 100 2.6 680

1.7 180 3.0 890 1.5 125 2.9 900

2.0 291 3.5 1,240 1.7 1S9 3.5 1,430

2.3 435 1.9 275 4.2 2,13O

2.3 495 5.0 3,130

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

180

174

171

168

168

165

165

165

244

304

229

259

416

259

236

372

560

353

247

240

214

207

197

183

180

1,030

435

342

275

252

238

Nov.

229

221

217

213

205

201

201

238

209

201

197

193

182

182

182

182

305

579

320

275

252

252

238

221

221

217

197

179

175

172

Dec.

172

165

162

165

169

165

165

165

162

155

155

155

172

169

158

158

155

201

197

189

275

352

243

221

213

197

189

182

182

179

179

Jan.

325

424

567

447

325

270

243

225

213

197

201

426

369

634

573

495

391

358

369

1,930

*980

561

435

391

352

330

320

290

275

285

418

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......... ..................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Wster year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

336

300

280

275

275

266

285

261

252

252

261

252

234

229

221

217

213

205

209

221

b210

b!90

257

b220

b!90

b210

217

209

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

8, 628

6,856

5,766

139,044

13,619

6,747

12,083

10,268

6,657

10,650

6,207

5,980

6,273

99,734

Mar.

205

209

209

193

243

43C

352

396

342

369

413

391

*402

1,480

940

591

459

386

342

320

305

280

266

270

342

295

275

310

330

402

336

Apr.

305

501

531

408

358

336

295

275

275

261

270

315

266

285

320

413

507

386

330 '

300

418

495

396

352

325

300

275

266

252

252

-

May

252

261

257

266

243

221

221

209

209

209

205

201

193

189

186

186

189

189

182

155

179

261

197

179

235

325

201

179

217

275

186

Maximum Minimum

1,030 165

579 172

352 155

2,910 140

1,930 197

336 190

1,480 193

531 252

325 155

2,990 140

340 155

708 125

997 122

2,990 122

June

172

169

197

179

158

158

155

152

146

140

155

225

218

2,990

1,100

495

364

300

285

441

374

295

247

229

217

229

229

217

213

201

-

Mean

278

229

186

381

43 9»

241

390

342

215

355

200

193

209

273

July

209

205

169

165

162

182

182

175

220

340

315

209

172

172

172

182

328

266

209

189

264

247

179

169

162

155

155

165

172

158

158

Aug.

275

162

162

179

169

165

155

708

329

165

155

155

152

137

131

125

146

169

165

146

137

140

252

221

186

201

Per square 

lile

1.10

.905

.735

1.51

1.74

.953

1.54

1.35

.850

1.40

.791

.763

.826

1.08

165

336

197

155

140

Sept.

155

155

131

125

122

125

162

137

140

358

300

266

182

158

205

165

143

137

137

140

158

169

152

256

997

336

229

189

175

169

Runoff in 

inches

1.27

1.01

.85

20.45

2.01

.99

1.78

1.51

.98

1.56

.91

.88

.92

14.67

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
98 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Smith River at Martinsville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°39'45", long. 79°52'55", 2 miles south of Martinsville, Henry County, and 3 miles downstream from Grassy Creek. Datum of gage Is 

657.22 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 374 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 450 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,080 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 7.80 

reet); minimum, 15 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 13 (-gage height, 1.44 feet); minimum 

daily, 80 second-feet July 27.

1929-47: Maximum discharge, 39,000 second-feet Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 21.50 

feet), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet on basis of computations of 

flow over dam at gage heights 16.76 and 21.50 feet; minimum, 5 second-feet (regulated) 

May 20, 1934 (gage height, 1.20 feet); minimum daily, 19 second-feet Oct. 6, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by power plant 1,000 feet above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.7 59 2.3 292

1.8 86 2.6 468

1.9 116 3.0 790

2.0 152 3.5 1,240

4.0 1,720

4.5 2,240

5.0 2,860

6.0 4,280

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

212

254

264

246

256

180

245

280

266

391

329

318

486

382

333

312

617

451

364

314

281

222

281

251

310

1,160

663

430

380

340

314

Nov.

292

292

274

268

269

200

220

282

294

266

266

267

258

258

258

255

417

824

457

374

354

350

334

316

308

308

295

274

256

248

-

Dec.

288

326

208

219

248

232

182

239

240

247

226

220

250

230

226

234

230

296

344

314

414

628

366

368

309

294

276

272

268

249

320

Jan.

440

685

784

782

471

436

376

342

295

282

284

471

682

902

918

806

662

468

574

3,080

1,420

833

672

550

466

448

452

388

390

376

490

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

450

394

388

350

319

246

392

346

175

218

342

320

310

300

294

279

282

260

312

298

276

402

287

310

298

288

294

302

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

11,132

9,334

8,763

179,720

20,225

8,732

16,905

14,469

9,796

13,248

8,582

7,967

8,602

137,755

Mar

295

324

247

300

350

630

560

560

546

606

594

592

618

1,770

1,330

864

577

533

470

440

418

384

368

375

442

408

480

423

438

473

490

Apr.

424

1£

i

>90

)46

>98

528

488

4

;

;

14

75

65

366

366

4

i

;

U2

584

67

436

574

£

i

i

)12

>80

)05

445

468

e1

1

98

>65

>14

458

416

;1

;1

Maximum

1,160

824

628

3,870

3,080

450

1,770

846

536

1,970

536

996

1,600

3,080

70

90

59

56

-

Hay

328

398

344

386

374

319

340

258

326

274

254

290

285

281

273

276

258

291

232

253

298

406

352

305

236

536

352

236

269

436

330

Minimum

180

200

182

168

282

175

247

356

pzp C$£

184

80

128

145

80

June

223

260

326

279

228

251

230

188

249

201

184

304

281

1,970

1,590

720

516

428

371

555

650

438

348

327

306

355

556

320

284

310

-

Mean

359

311

283

492

652

312

545

482

316

442

277

257

287

377

July

246

322

243

225

238

228

287

290

264

536

364

322

228

228

214

224

342

488

342

302

290

530

252

208

176

250

80

243

244

192

184

A'lg.

440

;

]

i

36

28

67

284

192

Z

1

04

96

78

176

213

i

]

i

20

85

oa

159

164

]

I

I

45

24

14

198

164

]

i'

61

98

13

248

292

Z

;

Z

44

36

07

30

150

Per square 

mile

0.960

.832

.757

1.32

1.74

.834

1.46

1.29

.845

1.18

.741

.687

.767

1.01

Sept.

173

228

175

146

145

164

148

201

166

392

414

370

206

208

281

220

186

156

154

207

221

224

195

339

1,600

618

315

290

230

230

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.11

.93

.87

17.88

2.01

.87

1.68

1.44

.97

1.32

Oe »OO

.79

.86

13.70
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Smith River at Spray, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°31'47", long. 79°46'08", 0.9 mile south of 

Virginia-North Carolina State line, 1 mile downstream from Stuart Creek, and 1 mile 

north of Spray, Rockingham County. Datum of gage is 539.56 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 538 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,440 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 7.70 

feet); minimum, 72 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 6 (gage height, 1.45 feet); minimum 

daily, 148 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 6.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 45,600 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 19.28 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 63 second-feet (regulated) Jan. 12, 

1942 (gage height, 1.38 feet); minimum daily, 66 second-feet (regulatel) Sept. 10, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are p:>or. 

fluctuation and some regulation caused by power plant above station.

Diurnal

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

296

249

261

258

280

221

248

264

284

377

313

326

439

457

333

3O7

528

534

398

325

337

293

270

285

288

1,140

834

559

450

385

364

Nov.

368

340

297

354

317

288

268

304

365

318

308

308

308

294

294

299

376

1,200

640

469

427

415

404

365

359

359

354

323

304

294

-

Dec.

299

398

251

256

285

288

244

276

297

290

282

281

279

280

271

298

278

346

467

392

534

832

530

424

394

370'

358

325

343

340

333

Jan.

562

856

984

1.O4O

680

546

480

442

409

354

326

488

920

1,380

1,380

1,16O

880

776

840

4,620

 2,620

1,160

880

746

638

612

607

528

518

506

581

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

628

523

480

483

446

372

446

462

371

b44O

450

45.2

470

435

421

417

427

4O2

 381

477

440

441

454

374

387

392

406

387

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

11,903

11,319

10,841

224,644

28 3 519

12,274

22, 681

19.7OO

12,002

14,674

9,499

8,269

10,743

172,424

Mar.

39O

39£.

41O

370

440

76O

813

760

800

798

860

851

888

2,230

1,870

1,160

816

715

632

589

554

514

432

482

520

54O

582

520

618

655

67O

Apr.

547

646

1,210

848

738

670

583

526

507

5O4

492

589

559

538

614

1,210

1,340

808

655

559

547

788

7OO

625

545

556

452

466

448

430

Maximum

1,140

1,200

832

6,990

4,620

628

2,230

1,340

606

2,690

548

664

2.66O

4,620

May

440

452

476

481

479

410

398

382

358

368

296

38O

348

335

328

327

307

313

348

301

364

556

478

323

299

606

462

334

292

384

377

Minimum

221

268

244

174

326

371

370

430

292

211

184

154

148

148

June

288

278

316

330

283

249

246

246

211

251

219

224

284

1,680

2,690

824

563

430

389

534

728

500

382

346

320

322

570

348

290

333

Mean

384

377

350

615

920

438

732

657

387

489

306

267

358

472.

July

311

303

283

24?

263

255

320

36?

378

450

39fl

393

275

257

256

270

291

477

407

372

29P

548

313

237

210

184

242

222

256

233

184

Aug.

320

304

194

220

296

230

193

664

424

303

210

214

2 2O

178

200

154

162

332

222

216

192

176

378

364

287

342

274

237

368

214

181

Per square 

mile

0.714

.701

.651

1.14

1.71

.814

1 . 36

1.22

.719

.909

.569

.496

.665

.877

Sept.

200

230

195

160

149

148

149

213

171

229

469

352

292

175

272

280

221

202

168

159

219

272

233

630

2,660

954

446

317

310

268

Runoff in 

inches

0.82

.78

.75

15.53

1 . 97

.85

1.57

1.36

.83

1.01

.66

.57

.74

11.91

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
100 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Sandy River near Danville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 37'10", long. 79°30'10", 200 feet downstream from 

Hicicory Forest Creek, 400 feet upstream from bridge on road between Callat^ns Store and 

Mount Cross, 6 miles northwest of Danville, Pittsylvania County, and 6 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 460.38 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 113 square miles.

Records available.- November 1929 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- IV years (1930-47), 103 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,110 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 5.83 

reet); minimum, 10 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.99 foot); minimum 

daily, 19 second-feet Sept. 5, 6.

1929-47: Maximum discharge, 23,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 14.8 feet, 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,600 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 3 second-feet Sept. 29, 1930 (gage height, 0.40 foct, site and 

datum then in use); minimum daily, 8 second-feet Aug. 29, 31, Sept. 1, 2, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good July 9 to Sept. 30 and poor Oct. 1 to July 8. 

at low flow caused by small mill above station.

Diurnal fluctuation

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.1 19 1.8 159 3.2 710

1.2 31 2.0 208 4.0 1,190

1.4 7O 2.3 300 4.5 1,570

1.6 113 2.7 460 5.0 2,050

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

52

50

48

44

44

40

42

42

48

56

52

52

58

50

44

46

46

44

44

44

5O

a44

a44

a44

a44

alO7

37O

a58

a52

a 50

a48

Nov.

847

a46

345

a45

344

a44

344

347

a45

344

344

344

44

44

44

44

80

253

93

72

64

70

64

60

55

56

56

54

54

52

-

Dec.

52

50

48

52

5O

50

48

48

48

48

50

5O

56

50

SO

50

48

89

80

72

106

122

85

74

68

64

62

60

60

64

62

Jan.

127

120

169

154

109

91

80

76

*72

66

64

127

124

375

265

213

145

188

198

1,640

427

198

164

136

115

113

115

100

93

93

98

Month

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

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1946 ...........

January ..........................

February .........................

torch ............................

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

May......................;.......

June .............. ..............

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Wster year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

87

85

80

80

b70

*b80

83

74

b70

b77

89

78

64

64

64

64

62

60

62

56

b58

b64

b74

b66

b62

b64

66

64

_

_

-

Mar.

66

68

66

66

87

134

115

129

115

131

152

152

*188

482

276

161

124

109

102

100

95

91

91

89

87

83

80

95

111

122

113

Apr.

109

194

276

173

120

100

91

93

93

87

1O2

143

106

113

118

70S

a220

a!50

a!30

a!20 '

a!40

a!60

a!30

allO

a 1OO

a96

a90

as 6

a8 2

a82

Second- u=»< ,m foot-days «wl«i«

1,557 107

1,799 253

1,916 122

34,629 1,000

6,055 1,64O

1 , 967 89

3,880 482

4,320 706

2,'242 200

1,649 102

1,065 100

2,999 1.33O

32,221 1,640

toy

a84

a86

a84

a86

aSO

a74

a7p

a 68

a68

a68

a66

a66

a64

a62

a60

a6O

a62

a62

a60

a52

a70

a25O

allO

a70

a9O

a250

a!2O

a!70

alOO

a90

a70

Minimum

40

44

48

25

64

56

66

82

52

45

31

23

19

19

June

a60

a58

a 56

a86

a 68

a6O

a56

a52

aSO

a48

a47

a46

a45

a5O

a200

a!30

aSO

a72

a7O

al40

alOO

a9O

aSO

a74

a70

a72

a74

a72

a70

a66

Mean

50.2

60.0

61.8

94.9

195

7O.2

125

144

89.4

74.7

53.2

34.4

100

88.3

July

a68

a64

a54

a52

a52

a58

a6O

a8O

91

100

58

46

48

40

40

40

37

37

58

64

54

102

46

39

35

33

31

SO

46

35

31

Aug.

46

37

31

31

31

30

50

48

33

44

31

31

51

26

26

24

24

53

50

25

25

1

16

30

57

31

33

'

>9

>9

16

>4

23

Per square 

mile

0.444

.sri

.547

.840

1.7*

. 6?1

1.13

1.27

.7J1

.661

.471

.3C4

.885

.781

Sept.

23

25

23

21

19

19

24

24

23

31

60

31

29

25

26

35

30

24

26

26

46

50

33

567

1,330

150

87

7O

66

56

Runoff in 

inches

0.51

.59

.63

11.39

1 . QQ yy

.65

1 . 28

1.42

.91

.74

.54

.35

.99

10. 6O

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for North Mayo

River .vnear Spencer Spencer and Smith River at Bassett. Bassett.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 101

Banister River at Halifax, Va.

Location.- Water-stage=-j>ecorder, lat. 36 0 45'30", long. 78°54'05", 1,000 feet downstream 

1'rom Terrible Creek, 1 mile north of Halifax, Halifax County, and 10 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 318.54 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 552 square miles.

Records available.- December-1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1929-47), 546 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,420 second-feet Sept. 25 (ga?e height, 19.4 

reet); minimum, 36 second-feet (regulated) July 30, Aug. 21; minimum gage height, 0.97 

foot Aug. 21, Sept. 23; minimum daily discharge, 45 second-feet Sept. 14, 21.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 50,000 second-feet Sept. 20, 1944 (ga^e height, 40.8 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 11,000 seconi-feet on basis 

of slope-area measurement at gage height 40.8 feet and velocity-area study; minimum, 

6 second-feet on many days in August and September 1932; minimum daily, 6 second-feet 

Aug. 30, 1932.

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

LOW and medium flow regulated by power plant half a mile above statioi.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

195

244

208

189

199

218

186

201

359

233

278

303

202

394

168

184

224

184

216

200

250

194

193

224

230

374

280

278

240

260

186

Nov.

236

231

210

300

458

571

324

350

236

204

238

194

208

166

201

184

276

913

90S

606

296

52

159

176

285

282

272

276

234

250

-

Dec.

225

215

254

220

244

240

255

202

238

270

231

218

247

260

198

238

186

377

454

368

700

839

227

337

334

316

286

258

251

290

344

Jan.

589

882

738

948

790

418

414

354

422

358

328

704

968

1,550

1,920

1,760

1,140

930

769

2,500

4,750

2,980

1,100

958

636

579

600

598

382

470

486

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

Bay...............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ................. ,-r. ....

Water year 1946-^7 ............

Feb.

450

391

392

396

361

274

403

375

272

276

334

406

284

324

324

318

312

352

310

363

180

393

384

336

334

362

356

370

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

7,294

9,293

9,322

200,052

32,021

9,632

23,640

22,583

10,734

7,382

7,773

6,637

16,645

162,956

Mar.

371

332

374

358

462

784

929

782

953

886

694

1,020

1,130

2,240

2,630

1,520

972

932

606

446

620

342

462

405

424

494

328

642

407

603

492

Apr.

382

517

1,170

1,170

926

538

536

413

600

332

488

640

964

796

852

778

2,760

2,050

1,030

953

573

616

562

514

399

428

442

404

386

364

-

Maximum

374

913

839

6,000

4,750

450

2,630

2,760

800

572

651

QRA. 9O4

5,890

5,890

May

425

401

386

370

563

286

522

234

216

342

255

298

263

248

a230

a240

a230

a250

aoOO

a250

a220

a490

a5ZO

a300

a230

aSOO

aSOO

345

324

324

272

Minimum

168

52

186

52

328

180

328

332

216

116

52

93

45

45

June

266

216

316

292

208

279

250

240

175

188

209

194

287

572

504

336

240

201

209

253

230

245

242

201

172

116

193

202

150

196

Mean

235

310

301

548

1,033

344

762

753

346

246

251

214

555

446

July

240

£51

286

1«2

1«3

194

S96 2"?6

J<4

424

452

5^4

If 6

242

220

EOS

206

134

189

205

J77

52 ]*2

220

1*4

1*0

151

187

158

134

146

Aug.

301

257

124

142

136

148

139

128

256

108

678

138

93

194

151

108

116

160

216

115

180

236

964

410

164

242

163

202

136

110

122

Pe~ square 

mile

0.426

.562

.545

.993

1 07 or

.623

1.38

1.36

.627

.446

.455

.388

1.01

.808

Sept.

112

172

94

92

138

130

47

110

130

132

190

139

188

45

154

128

122

112

132

144

45

140

280

807

5,890

4,300

1,700

498

242

232

Runoff in 

inches

0.49

.63

.63

13.48

2 »16

 65

1*59

1.52

.72

.50

.52

.45

1.13

10.99

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (10:30 a.m.) 5,040 sec. -ft.: Sent. 25 (Z o.m.) 6.420 sec. -ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Dan River 

at Danville and at South Boston.

B697S7 0-50-8
102 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Hyco River near Omega, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°38', long. 78°48', at highway bridge l| miles up- 

 stream from Hilly Creek, 2f miles south of Omega, Halifax County, and 7 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 294.46 feet above mean sea level, datum of 19?9, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 338 square miles.

Records available.- March 1934 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 402 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,190 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 18.3 

reet); minimum, 3.6 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.47 feet).

1934-47: Maximum discharge, 11,900 second-feet Sept. 20, 1945 (gage height, 28.4 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,800 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 26, 26, 1941 (gage height, 1.47 feet).

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

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.5 4.0 2.4 77

1.6 7.5 3.0 158

1.7 13 4.0 302

1.9 26 5.0 452

2.1 43 7.0 810

10.0 1,470

13.0 2,280

16.0 3,220

19.0 4,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

26

20

19

14

11

11

10

23

58

72

71

52

32

26

26

28

20

20

19

16

18

19

19

23

20

38

44

47

38

32

Nov.

31

28

31

32

39

37

36

32

32

33

32

33

31

31

30

28

36

228

324

235

116

91

111

116

90

73

86

145

113

81

Dec.

70

62

56

52

51

48

51

50

48

50

47

47

47

46

45

41

41

46

58

76

122

186

186

130

99

85

75

70

67

65

63

Jan.

89

161

280

422

370

250

186

158

140

127

106

367

770

1,640

1,640

1,470

1,420

584

750

2,080

1,990

2,080

2,160

706

362

310

280

235

207

186

178

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

toy..............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ...........

Feb.

164

145

131

126

*127

107

119

126

104

95

107

103

102

99

96

96

94

89

85

89

90

blOO

bllO

b!20

134

161

186

193

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

894

2,361

2,180

99,264.0

21,704

3> 298

16,700

10,091

4 302

1 223 2)374 1 , 084 . 2

17,087.8

83,299.0

Mar

186

214

287

272

280

407

407

377

452

638

970

*1,280

1,420

1,910

1,750

1,570

1,010

437

324

294

2S4

257

214

193

193

178

152

158

200

200

176

Apr.

154

1

2

2

50

21

35

200

179

1

1

1

69

50

38

137

134

6

7

6

38

70

02

638

770

1.1

9

5

40

30

66

392

302

2

2

1

42

14

93

175

159

1

1

1

1

Maximum

72

324

186

3,580

2,160

193

1,910

1,140

532

80

470

166

4,190

4,190

41

26

16

10

May

158

138

119

112

116

122

115

90

78

72

70

66

65

62

57

54

54

448

207

99

89

200

157

94

78

324

532

193

111

111

111

Minimum

10

28

41

7.3

89

85

152

110

54

25

16

7.5

4.0

4.0

June July

73

62

56

50

47

47

41

34

30

32

28

28

28

30

43

38

3728'

25

31

80

76

52

39

23

27

25

27

28

52

Msan

28.8

78.7

70.3

272

700

118

539

336

139

40.8

35!o

570

228

280

122

77

41

28

28

28

58

470

103

52

46

38

28

207

103

51

38

36

47

50

159

80

37

28

20

17

16

27

23

36

Aug.

16<!

8 +

3<?

25

22

20

17

20

60

8?

37

4T

28

28

1?

14

11

1?

7.5

7.5

7.5

49

5B

18

26

4f

69

26

19

n

9.7

Per square 

mile

0.085

.232

.208

.805

2.07

.349

1.59

.99*

.411

.121

.227

.104

1.69

.675

Sept.

7.2

5.8

6.4

8.0

5.4

5.4

5.8

4.0

20

22

18

17

17

12

11

10

15

14

9.2

10

8.0

6.8

5.8

364

3,750

4/>80

4A90

3,580

719

161

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

.26

.24

10.92

2.39

.36

I

OTT OO

1.11

.47

.14

 26

.12

1.89

9.17

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 

Tar River near Tar River, N. C.

103

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36°12', long. 78°34', at 

Bridge on State Highway 96, ij miles upstream from Fishing Creek, 2f miles east of 

town of Tar River, Granville County, and 8 miles south of Oxford.

Drainage area.- 161 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height record; minimum, 3.0 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.90 foot).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 10,600 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 16.51 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Nov. 9-22, 1941.

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

City of Oxford diverts about 0.5 second-foot for water supply.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11

7.6

6.3

5.7

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.6

125

176

64

71

102

37

25

SO

15

12

10

8.8

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.6

7.2

69

58

30

51

40

27

Nov.

21

18

24

29

23

18

16

17

18

16

15

15

14

12.

11

11

11

383

190

81

57

66

110

68

51

42

47

46

36

SO

-

Dec.

28

24

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

a!6

al6

alS

al8

a5O

alOO

a240

a 100

a60

a5O

a40

a36

a34

a32

a32

a3O

Jan.

a30

a60

also

a22Cr

allo

a95

885

a75

a65

aSO

a6O

a200

a70O

a2,OOO

aSoO

3340

a36O

a 440

aSOO

al,OOO

al,7oo

al.OOO

aSOO

also

also

a!20

alOO

E9O

385

38 O

B75

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

Ihy....... .......................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

a70

aSO

a55

a55

aSO

a48

346

a44

a42

a4O

a38

a36

a36

336

a36

a38

336

836

a34

a4O

a!20

3140

a!4O

a!20

a!20

a!2O

allO

alOO

_

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,030.:

1,496

1,161

46,958. C

11,200

1,846

6, 517

3.97O

1,720

1,067.£

818 .

641. £

1,755.6

33, 224. (

Mar.

a90

allO

a!20

alOO

79

73

69

88

' 127

277

426

553

594

1,370

650

284

187

147

117

119

124

112

94

87

86

71

63

68

81

80

71

Apr.

63

84

174

137

102

92

85

71

65

61

58

272

316

183

440

284

243

257

164

114

99

100

89

78

70

64

57

53

48

47

-

Maximum

176

383

24O

) 3,22O

2,000

140

1,370

44O

395

262

162

86

> 865

I 2,000

May

46

44

39

45

92

90

58

44

38

32

29

27

26

24

23

22

22

22

22

2O

22

3O

395

88

54

95

99

59

42

36

37

Minimum

4.6

11

16

2.2

30

34

63

47

2O

8.8

6.3

5.4

3.3

3.3

June

28

24

37

30

21

19

18

16

14

12

11

10

8.8

17

3O

24

16

13

12

22

66

35

22

16

14

164

262

56

30

2O

-

Mean

33.2

49. 9

37. E

129

361

65. S

210

132

55. E

35.6

26 E

20.7

58. E

91. C

July

16?

72

412'

16

14

12

4? io->

6?

30

21

15

12

11

10

9.8

9.1

8.2

7.6

6.9

33

22

12

9.8

9.1

7.9

6.6

8.6

8.8

6.3

Aug.

8.5

15

9.8

9.4

10

8.8

10

86

52

58

37

22

16

12

9.8

8.2

6.9

6.1

5.7

5.4

26

24

74

41

21

15

11

11

9.1

7.2

6.0

Pe r square 

mile

0.206

.310

.233

.801

2.24

.409

1.30

.820

.345

.221

.164

.129

.363

.565

Sept.

5.4

4.9

4.6

4.4

3.8

3.3

76

34

16

14

41

22

15

13

11

9.8

14

11

10

13

16

8.8

7.6

24

865

336

77

42

30

23

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

.35

.27

10.86

2.59

.43

1.51

.92

.40

.25

.19

.15

.41

7.71

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Flat River 

at Bahama.
104 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 

Tar River near Nashville, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. SS^l'DO", long. 77°55'50", at Cockrell Bridge on

 Nashville-Wilson road 5 miles upstream from Sapony Creek and 10 miles south of Nashville, Nash County. Datum of gage is 110.96 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 701 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 761 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,490 second-feet Jan. 23 (gage height, 9.23

 feet); minimum, 76 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 3 (gage height 2.18 feet); minimum 

daily, 91 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 3.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 16,900 second-feet Dec. 3, 1934 (gage height, 20.8 

feet); minimum observed, 10 second-feet Sept. 20, 1923 (gage height, 1.50 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, whic*! are poor. 

Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by power 

plants above station.

Hating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet) v 

(Shifting-control method uaed Apr. 18 to May 2, 

May 16-24, and Aug. 13 to Sept. 7)

2.2 91 3.5 542

2.4 142 4.0 752

2.7 239 5.0 1,200

3.0 344 6.0 1,690

7.0 E.190

8.0 2,720

9.0 3,350

Discharge, in second-feet , water year October 1945 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

175

166

163

145

139

129

129

132

218

472

998

504

355

584

432

290

246

229

215

188

192

182

182

182

179

215

381

584

382

337

330

Nov.

298

266

270

287

290

273

246

253

280

256

239

232

222

222

215

212

198

305

778

1,060

563

428

393

460

584

513

563

542

480

405

-

Dec.

359

333

304

287

280

276

276

259

263

259

256

259

270

276

256

256

246

246

273.

312

470

1,210

1,030

626

488

416

378

344

333

333

315

Jan.

308

333

412

668

1,010

796

689

647

584

534

464

500

1,010

2,450

2,500

2,900

2,210

1,290

1,590

2,040

2,450

3,020

3,340

1,400

885

763

763

731

647

605

584

Month

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

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

542

500

464

448

464

448

440

492

452

390

367

374

390

38?

382

374

378

363

348

371

60S

862

930

752

668

605

542

492

_

_

-

Seeondfoot-days

9,055

11,333

11,489

257,332

38,123

13,825

25,805

18,738

10, 838

10,123

12,620

7 , 832

13,775

183,556

Mar.

472

508

525

508

472

436

420

670

862

862

998

1,200

1,390

1,490

2,190

2,720

1,630

885

752

752

731

668

60S

563

563

529

468

464

492

500

480

Apr.

444

4

6

7

48

05

96

710

605

5

4

4

42

96

64

448

432

5

5

8

29

63

62

1,110

1,380

1,3

9

8

00

52

40

731

647

5

5

4

42

17

84

452

424

3

3

3

3

Maximum

998

1,060

1,210

5,790

3,340

930

2,720

1,380

800

1,500

1 *810 200

1,900

3,340

&2

63

40

30

May

352

348

a340

3340

a500

a80C

a700

a550

a 400

a300

a260

a240

a240

a220

a220

208

208

266

298

242

195

205

409

526

535

340

315

363

319

298

301

Minimum

129

198

246

96

308

348

420

330

195

124

151

124

91

91

June

253

215

219

222

229

225

202

172

157

142

151

163

124

139

471

520

294

219

179

219

508

605

355

246

202

188

737

1,500

787

480

Mean

292

378

371

705

1,230

494

832

625

350

337

407

253

459

503

July

636

1,200

746

378

287

229

208

294

952

885

731

484

322

259

280

480

374

333

263

256

273

513

484

401

276

229

182

166

151

169

179

Alg.

166

1

1

1

63

83

63

157

148

1

3

8

34

08

10

492

315

5

3

2

42

12

08

182

172

1

1

1

37

29

24

126

163

4

3

4

78

63

80

352

212

2

1

1

1

IS

95

57

42

124

Per square 

mile

0.417

 539

!S29

1.01

1.75

.705

1.19

.892

.499

.481

 581

.361

.655

.718

Sept.

Ill

108

91

108

104

98

580

626

508

382

436

374

301

236

192

192

185

195

188

175

491

60S

500

360

1,300

1,890

1,900

743

448

348

Runoff in 

inohes

0.48

.60

.61

13.65

2.02

.73

1.37

.99

.57

.54

.67

.42

.73

9.73

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Tar River at Tarbo-o and records for other nearby stations.
PAMLICO RIVER BASIN 

Tar River at Tarboro, N. C.

105

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 0 53'40", long. 77°32'00", at highway bridge at 

Tarooro, Edgecombe County, and 6f miles downstream from Pishing Creek. Datum of gage 

is 10.37 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. '

Drainage area.- 2,100 square miles.

Records available.- July 1896 to December 1900, October 1931 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 2,283 aecond-feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 6,570 second-feet Jan. 18 (gage height, 14.08 

TeeTTT. minimum, 274 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 1.81 feet).

1896-1900, 1931-47: Maximum discharge, 37,200 second-feet Aug. 2C , 1940 (gage 

height, 31.77 feet); minimum, 36 aecond-feet Oct. 17, 22, 1933 (gage height, 0.45 

foot). *

Maximum stage known, 34.2 feet, present datum, July 27, 1919 (discharge, 52,800 

second-feet, from rating curve extended above 38,000 second-feet).

Remarks . - Records good except those based on once-daily gage readings, which are fair. 

Discharge for days of considerable change in stage computed using rate of change of 

stage as a factor. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in aecond-feet)

1.9 297 3.5 834

2.2 384 4.0 1,030

2.6 512 5.0 1,430

3.0 650 6.0 1,850

8,0 2,860

10.0 4,000

12.0 5,200

14.0 6,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27)

28

29

30

31

Oct.

704

650

598

546

463

431

390

345

415

447

650

1,390

1,350

1,030

1,110

1,150

892

778

668

615

580

529

512

479

496

479

479

563

1,030

950

834

Nov.

796

759

759

740

740

759

759

759

778

759

722

740

722

650

650

632

598

632

834

1,110

1,750

1,470

1,150

1,030

1,070

1,800

1,950

2,200

2,250

2,100

-

Dec.

1,850

1,550

1,430

1,230

1,150

1,070

990

950

892

872

834

834

815

834

834

834

834

740

796

796

1,070

1,390

2,150

2,350

1,900

1,550

1,390

1,310

1,150

1,150

1,030

Jan.

1,010

970

1,010

1,310

1,750

2,350

2,300

2,050

2,050

1,900

1,750

1,750

2,050

3,580

5,270

5,840

6,300

6,430

5,710

5,380

5,640

5,970

6,230

6,430

5,130

3,500

2,970

2,650

2,500

2,350

2,050

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May............................'..

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,900

1,800

1,670

1,590

1,550

1,550

1,470

1,510

1,470

1,510

1,310

1,310

1,230

1,230

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,150

1,070

1,110

1,270

1,640

2,300

2,400

2,050

1,900

1,750

1,630

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

21,55!

31,66(

36,57!

868,60!

106, 18<

42,94<

73,31<

57,58(

24,58!

24,01

53,15

27,72

40,56

539,85

Mar.

1,510

1,470

1,510

1,550

1,510

1,430

1,350

1,430

2,180

2,750

2,920

3,020

3,190

3,410

3,760

4,300

4,840

4,480

3,080

2,650

2,700

2,550

2,300

2,050

1,900

1,800

1,710

1,550

1,510

1,430

1,470

Apr.

1,430

1,

1,

1,

S50

430

510

1,900

1,850

1,

1,

1,

630

550

430

1,310

1,230

1,

1,

1,

510

510

530

2,250

2,920

4,

4,

3,

DOO

560

760

3,140

2,600

2,

1,

1,

200

950

710

1,590

1,430

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

5 1,390

3 2,250

5 2,350

5 12,800

D 6,430

D 2,400

D 4,840

> 4,360

5 1,270

5 2,450

1 3,410

1 1,900

3 4,540

\. 6,430

550

ISO

D70

D30

May

950

950

911

911

872

930

1,150

1,270

990

930

796

740

686

615

598

580

529

546

529

615

598

580

546

668

970

1,270

930

759

740

722

704

Minimum

345

598

740

256

970

1,070

1,350

1,030

529

297

546

463

400

297

June

740

722

650

546

546

479

563

447

415

381

354

317

311

297

325

524

1,310

1,110

930

834

834

990

1,350

1,070

815

704

686

966

2,350

2,450

-

Mean

69E

1,056

1.18C

2.38C

3,42E

1,534

2,356

1,91S

792

801

1,715

894

1,352

1,47S

July

2,450

2,700

3,410

3,410

2,380

1,510

1,110

872

1,140

2,490

2,970

2,970

2,550

1,850

1,350

1,110

1,150

1,190

1,110

911

815

1,030

1,750

2,350

2,400

1,900

1,350

990

778

615

g546

Aug.'

g563

g

g

g

563

759

392

g815

g650

g

g

g

563

529

930

gl.850

gl,900

gl,

gl,.

gl.

170

550

ISO

gS72

g815

g

g

g

rs9

568

S15

g580

gS29

e

g<

gl,.

163

J53

590

gl,350

gl,070

g«

ggg"

372

!2Z

22

rsg

g704

Pe- square 

mile

0.331

.503

.562

1.13

1.63

.730

1.13

.914

.378

.381

.817

.426

.644

.704

Sept.

g598

g512

g479

g447

g415

400

658

1,270

1,750

1,670

1,350

1,270

1,190

1,010

815

704

704

686

615

580

563

934

1,670

1,710

1,510

2,750

g3,880

g4,540

g3,580

g2,300

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.38

.56

.65

15.38

1.88

.76

1.30

1.02

.44

.43

.94

.49

.72

9.57

g Prom graph baaed on once-daily gage readinga.
106 PAMLICO RIVER BASIN

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°08'55", long. 77°41*I 45", at bridge on U. S. Highway au.L, 2,000 feet downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 2 miles 

southwest of Enfield, Halifax County, and 4f miles downstream from Rocky C'eek. Datum 

of gage is 76.25 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary a1iustment of 

1936.

Drainage area.- 462 square miles.

Hecoras available.- October 1923 to September 1947 in reports of Geological Sirvey. October I91B to December 1936 (annual discharge summaries) in Bulletin 39 of North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1923-47), 504 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,900 second-feet Sept. £5; maximum gage height, 

1U.Y4 feet Sept. 26; minimum discharge, 92 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 0.97 

foot).

1923-47: Maximum dis-charge, 12,600 second-feet Dec. 2, 1934, Aug. 18, 1940; maximum gage height, 17.72 feet Aug. 18, 1940; minimum discharge, about 10 second-feet Oct. 

19, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 21.0 feet Apr. 19, 1910.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for days of considerable change of stage computed by 

using rate of change of stage as a factor. Slight diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 20)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 4 Jan. 5 to Sept. 30

1.3 116 2.6 265 4.5 518 1.0 95 3.0 329 7.0

1.6 149 3.0 314 5.0 597 1.

2.0 193 3.5 379 5.5 677 1.

2.3 229 4.0 446 6.0 760 2.

2.

5 128 3.5 394 8.0

5 161 4.0 459 9.0

3 208 4.5 531 10.0

5 244 5.0 610

960

1,140

1,360

1,640

2.6 280 6.0 780

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

205

166

138

125

118

115

113

110

126

253

533

434

314

415

372

265

205

182

166

154

154

149

149

154

148

154

285

446

308

327

301

Nov.

235

211

211

241

259

229

205

199

205

205

193

182

176

giee

giee

g!82

g217

g253

g353

g503

g418

g301

g265

g265

g289

g366

g405

g379

g353

g314

-

Dec.

g283

g271

g295

g277

g265

g265

g253

g223

g!93

g205

g241

g241

g229

g217

g211

g!99

g!93

199

217

271

393

695

686

474

366

320

289

265

259

259

253

Jan.

247

271

340

552

712

531

501

473

473

433

368

448

1,140

1,530

1,700

1,340

933

763

816

1,020

1,240

1,240

1,010

712

562

516

546

678

562

473

446

Month

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

November ........... ........

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ................. ....

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

Auguat ............... ...........

September ............ .... .

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

433

394

368

355

381

381

355

381

407

342

304

304

310

316

316

316

316

304

292

298

712

870

670

516

459

433

407

381

_

-

-

Secondfoot-daya

7,08

7,99

9,00

202 ' 4O

22,57

11,32

17,39

13,13

7 49

8^47

17,40

6,82

10,71

139,42

Mar.

355'

394

459

420

368

342

329

368

516

674

816

870

924

1,010

1,220

1,180

888

610

516

501

546

516

446

420

407

394

355

355

394

420

381

Apr.

355

542

155

510

487

420

594

568

529

322

310

'

542

146

159

741

1,030

I517

327

562

487

407

;

594

568

55

329

310

Maximum

4 533

D 503

7 695

3 3,760

B 1,700

1 870

4 1,220

3 1,030

2 637

D 1,200

> 1,790

5 729

7 1,640

3 1,790

>92

>74

?56

'50

May

250

256

250

250

334

637

498

329

262

226

208

196

190

184

172

166

166

172

190

208

178

166

214

304

256

208

196

202

172

214

238

Minimum

110

175

193

78

247

292

329

250

166

97

166

115

110

97

June

196

161

144

166

178

150

L35

128

122

114

105

102

97

100

409

562

329

208

161

178

355

381

244

172

139

176

484

786

1,200

788

Mean

22

26

29

55>

72f

40'

56

43f

2428'

56

221

35

38

July

1,240

1,790

1,060

437

268

196

166

194

1,410

1,460

872

487

342

250

256

292

322

250

196

226

226

1,290

1,360

1,050

530

280

214

184

190

190

178

Aug.

156

:

]

61

72

L61

144

144

:

:

2

44

61

81

262

367

;

]

]

'92

66

44

202

172

]

]

]

24

15

19

130

224

4

29

96

68

184

150

:'L

]

39

92

86

90

150

Per squa-e 

mile

} 0.496

5 .576

L .630

> 1.20

3 1.58

I .874

I 1.21

S .948

> .524

: .610

L 1.21

) .476

.773

 > .827

Sept.

131

122

116

119

119

110

266

316

202

156

166

190

166

161

150

128

114

110

121

208

961

1,100

456

250

1,280

1,640

876

459

298

232

Runoff in 

inchea

0.57

.64

.73

16.29

1.82

.91

1.40

1.06

.60

.68

1.40

.55

.86

11.22

g Prom nr based on once-daily gage readings.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Eno River at Hlllsboro, N. C.

107

Location.- Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested rectangular weir and masonry control, 

lat."i 36 0 04'20", long. 79°06'30", 1,000 feet downstream from U. S. Highway 70 at Hlllsboro, Orange County, and 2 miles downstream from Sevenmlle Creek.

Drainage area.- 66.5 square miles.

Records available.- November 1927 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1930-47), 65.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,610 second-feet Jan. 14 (gag? height, 10.84 

reet); minimum, 3.4 second-feet Sept. 5 (gage height, 1.14 feet).

. 1927-47: Maximum discharge, 11,000 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gaze height, 20.01 

feet); minimum dally, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 20-27, 1941.

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

Diversion of about 0.25 second-foot for Hlllsboro water supply Is partly returned 

above station as sewage.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 4.7 2.0 37

1.3 7.5 2.3 59

1.4 11 2.6 89

1.6 18 3.0 144

1.8 27 3.5 227

4.0 312

5.0 482

6.0 655

8.0 1,030

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.9

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

160

60

26

19

24

19

15

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

66

34

21

19

18

16

Nov.

15

15

24

26

20

17

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

20

267

68

41

33

36

47

32

28

26

26

26

23

21

-

Dec.

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

18

18

17

16

17

18

a20

a24

a55

a80

a44

a32

a 28

a26

a24

a22

a 22

a20

a20

Jan.

a20

a28

a.50

a!20

aSO

a 60

46

43

39

34

30

206

158

930

186

121

171

261

333

1,040

281

130

98

84

74

71

73

61

55

53

51

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ........... ....... .....

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

46

42

40

40

40

36

38

38

34

31

31

32

32

32

32

32

31

30

30

40

74

81

73

73

57

54

a46

a44

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

664.0

949

737

23,724.6

4,967

1,209

1,991

1,736

665

768

396.5

456 7

756.6

15,295.8

Mar.

a40

a4o

a44

a44

a38

a36

a36

a38

a46

a75

a!20

a!40

a!40

a!70

a!30

alOO

aSO

a65

a55

a55

a55

aSO

a48

a44

a44

a40

a36

a38

a5O

a50

a44

Apr.

340

138

87

57

49

48

44

40

39

38

39

L68

75

68

135

Maximum

160

267

80

2,440

1,040

170

168

30

120

60

109

410

1,040

90

93

87

64

54

50

47

43

41

39

36

34

32

31

30

May

30

29

28

27

26

25

24

22

21

21

21

20

20

19

18

18

20

27

25

22

21

24

22

18

17

18

17

16

18

16

15

Minimum

6.4

12

16

6.2

20

30

36

30

15

10

5.5

4.3

3.6

3.6

June

13

12

20

21

al8

a!4

a!3

a!2

all

all

all

alO

alo

all

a 24

a!8

a!3

all

all

a30

a 90

a 40

a20

a!7

a!5

aSO

a!20

a 50

a24

a!8

Mean

21.4

31. £

23.6

65. C

160

43.2

64 '

57. S

21 '

25 ( *

14!?

25.2

41. S

July

a 60

a26

13

11

10

9.7

10

11

2C

14

11

11

11

1?

If

Ifie

IF

1C

u

12

1C

e.7

T.5

6.7

e.i e.i e.4

6.9 e.9

£.5

Aug.

6.7

3.4

5.1

5.5

5.0

4.7

Z

4

1.8

9

3

14

9.4

(

(

f

.2

>.4

i.O

1.4

6.7

C

4

5.8

5.0

1.3

4.3

109

5]

3C

If

)

11

9.0

'

«

1

.8

.2

>.7

>.8

5.5

Per square 

mile

0.322

.475

.358

.977

2.41

 965

!323

.385

.192

.221

.379

.630

Sept.

5.3

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.6

4.3

8.4

7.8

6.4

5.5

6.9

5.8

5.3

5.0

4.7

5.3

4.5

6.7

5.8

4.5

5.8

5.5

4.5

87

410

60

28

19

15

13

Runoff in 

inohes

0.37

.53

.41

13.27

2. 78

 68 1.11

.97

37

^43

.22

26

!42

8.55

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records and records for 

stations on other streams in the basin.
108 NKUSE RIVER BASIN 

Neuse River near Northside, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage Recorder, lat. 36°02'25", long. 78°45'05", at Pish Dam Bridge,

 if miles dovmstream from Seaboard Airline Railway bridge and 2 miles south of Northside, Granville County. Datum of gage is 226.32 feet above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 526 square miles.

Records available.- July 1927 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 537 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,040 second-feet Jan. 21: maximum gige height,

 IB.77 feet Jan. 21; minimum discharge, 20 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 20-92 (gage 

height, 1.20 feet).

1927-47: Maximum discharge, 36,600 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945; maximum gage height, 

31.02 feet (from floodmark) Sept. 18, 1945; minimum discharge, 3.1 second-f?et Sept. 

20, 1932 (gage height, 0.87 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or baikwater from 

overoank flow returning to channel, which are poor. Discharge for periods of changing 

stage usually computed using rate of change of stage as a factor. Moderate diurnal 

fluctuation caused by power plants above station. Plow slightly regulated by Durham 

municipal dam. For diversion, see "Plat River at dam, near Bahama.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Oct.

72

45

41

39

36

40

36

30

1,050

1,660

420

274

454

238

182

154

137

116

111

104

93

103

99

99

67

291

299

1S8

1S2

132

103

Nov.

89

84

119

182

162

113

94

88

88

76

67

81

72

67

69

67

64

1,220

1,160

440

299

268

325

274

226

215

257

299

188

182

-

Dec.

166

147

a!40

a!40

a!40

a!40

136

136

a!40

a!40

a!40

a!4O

a!40

140

126

111

a!20

alSO

a!70

a260

a7OO

a60O

a460

a360

a280

a220

188

170

198

170

alSO

Month

Jan.

a20O

aSOO

al.OOO

a700

aSOO

a4OO

a3OO

a260

a24O

a240

a240

741

1,670

3,180

04,460

02,960

el, 420

1,760

2,130

3,420

5,540

03,850

cl,800

C968

794

734

734

550

486

47O

486

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

Juns .............................

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

August ....:......................

Septembsr ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

454

3 SO

312

325

338

306

325

325

268

250

262

262

262

262

268

262

256

256

2 SO

a280

aSOO

814

a65O

aSOO

a400

a340

aSOO

a300

_

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

6,893

6,935

6,428

182,541

42,733

10,007

20,787

13,956

5 971

4^484

3 295

5^178

5,032

131,699

liar.

a3OO

a340

352

338

3O6

299

292

295

734

1,110

1,180

1,220

1,280

2,530

2,480

1,170

774

696

518

486

502

470

345

325

409

366

286

299

366

345

274

Apr.

274

385

834

602

454

4O9

366

306

274

274

262

558

794

677

1,150

978

854

774

584

439

332

325

312

286

28O

262

226

215

238

232

-

Maximum

1,660

1,220

700

7,680

5,540

814

2,530

1,150

486

741

308

1,04O

1,480

5,540

May

232

226

215

2O4

215

244

210

204

193

188

139

142

193

1S2

170

157

150

126

135

198

188

226

486

264

126

232

182

139

127

139

139

Minimum

30

64

111

30

2OO

250

274

215

126

59

32

35

21

21

June

77

67

111

2O4

143

91

79

64

59

84

99

98

96

94

129

106

98

82

76

140

454

247

111

86

70

263

741

28O

147

88

-

Mean

222

231

2O7

500

1,378

357

671

465

1 J.3p Q'* 

149

106

167

168

361

July

266

143

99

77

60

a50

a 45

a6O

alOO

alSO

117

188

88

82

129

169

130

118

108

88

6O

1O6

72

57

39

32

37

58

308

182

77

Av«.

101

76

55

62

121

67

6O

722

1,040

406

409

262

142

121

86

96

S4

50

42

44

44

217

345

140

81

64

69

54

42

41

Per square 

mile

0.422

.439

.394

.951

2.62

.679

1.28

.884

.367

.283

.202

.317

.319

.686

35

Sept.

35

34

32

62

79

60

89

60

79

67

69

55

39

37

35

41

48

41

31

23

22

21

23

31

1,290

1,480

435

262

226

226

-

Runoff in 

inohss

0.49

.49

.45

12.92

3.02

.71

1.47

.99

.42

.32

.23

.37

.36

9.32

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and re 

nearby streams.

c Backwater from return'of over-bank flow.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 109

Neuse River near Clayton, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°38'55", long. 78°24'30", at bridge on State Highway 42, 1.8 miles upstream from Mill Creek and 3 miles east of Clayton, Johnston 

County. Datum of gage is 128.12 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Drainage area.- 1,140 square miles.

Records available.- July 1927 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 1,245 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,950 second-feet Sept. 22 

reef); minimum, 137 second-feet Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.17 feet 

1927-47: Maximum discharge, 22,900 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945

gage height, 12.17 

gage height, 22.12

feet); minimum, 44 second-feet Sept. 15, 1932 (gage height, 0.28 foot, site then in 

use).

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

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

372

372

252

222

214

191

191

214

790

1,890

2,420

1,400

930

1,140

838

591

511

464

433

403

403

418

403

393

384

582

1,140

990

868

753

618

Nov.

526

484

495

505

553

532

479

526

5OO

453

428

428

413

413

398

384

369

869

2,040

2,270

1,240

868

765

736

810

718

838

1,330

899

730

-

Dec.

634

591

548

516

516

505

500

495

479

484

474

484

500

500

495

458

448

448

495

553

1,700

2,220

1,700

1,170

868

724

646

607

575

569

553

Jan.

542

569

679

1,890

2,220.

1,610

1,27O

1,140

1,020

899

777

838

2,160

4,350

6,310

5,250

5,160

4,980

4,200

5,160

5,620

5,250

5,440

5,530

3,840

1,640

1,420

1,360

1,140

1,020

960

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

930

868

808

724

730

707

718

730

690

634

596

596

596

596

596

602

585

564

564

575

896

1,450

1,450

1,170

1,020

899

777

730

.

-

Secondfoot-days

20,79

21,99

21,45

458,58

84,24

21,80

43,38

33,84

14,61

12,78

12,401

13,36

30,18

330,87

Mar.

7O7

742

742

742

718

684

662

1,110

2,080

1,890

2,080

2,020

2,020

2,590

3.45O

3,780

3,100

1,640

1,360

1,270

1,170

1,110

990

$99

899

899

838

777

771

838

808

Apr.

718

759

1.28O

1,7OO

1,390

1,080

960

838

771

718

684

748

930

1,450

2,740

2,660

2,220

1,820

1,580

1,300

1,050

899

808

777

748

712

679

624

585

618

Maximum

3 2,420

3 2,270

5 2,220

3 8,730

4 6,310

1 1,450

3 3,780

3 2,740

5 673

4 1,200

3 768

5 1,550

4 5,490

5 6,310

May

673

624

596

651

596

548

575

537

484

474

469

433

398

423

423

423

398

384

355

355

369

464

553

607

585

408

369

374

336 393'

336

Minimum

191

369

448

191

542

564

662

585

336

183

183

176

147

147

June

318

279

266

271

301

314

275

229

206

191

183

198

198

341

927

423

350

305

288

331

892

701

596

388

305

305

1,030

al,200

735

438

Mean

67]

733

69i

1,256

2,71£

77i

1.40C

1,12£

47]

42(

40C

43]

l.OOf

90"

Jily

662

586

469

328

266

234

210

347

408

526

490

360

364

314

693

768

474

398

418

548

379

398

360

314

271

225

198

183

279

495

443

Aug.

355

288

284

246

217

221

229

536

1,330

1,550

808

618

532

379

408

314

24S

254

388

310

225

355

578

856

458

296

279

221

206

202

176

FT square 

mile

0.589

.643

.607

1.10

2.38

) .683

) 1.23

.989

.413

.374

) .351

.378

.882

.796

Sept.

147

172

176

151

147

179

850

685

350

292

3O5

379

301

258

210

275

258

242

364

288

4,470

5,490

701

709

4,360

3,320

2,560

1,230

724

591

Runoff in 

inches

0.68

.72

.70

14.96

2.75

.71

1.42

1.10

.48

.42

.40

.44

.98

10.80

a No gage-height record; discharge computed from graph based on once-daily U. S. Weather Bureau 

readings at Neuse and Smlthfield.
110 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Neuse River near Goldsboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°20'40", long. 78 0 01'35", a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 117, 2? miles upstream from Stoney Creek., and 3 

miles south of Goldsboro, Wayne County. Datum of gage is 44.66 feet above F°an sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,370 square miles.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 2,464 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,490 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage heigi-t, 16.70 

reec); minimum, 354 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 2.18 feet).

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 30,700 second-feet Sept. 23, 1945; maximum g-age height, 

26.72 feet Sept. 23, 1945; minimum discharge, 85 second-feet Sept. 14, 1932 (gage 

height, 1.03 feet).

Maximum discharge known, 38,600 second-feet Oct. 5, 1929 (gage height, 2f .3 feet, 

original site and datum), by current-meter measurement.

Remarks.- Records good except those computed from graph based on gage readings, which are 

rair. Discharge for days of considerable change in stage computed by using rate of 

change in stage as a factor.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods when rate of change of stage 

is a factor (gage height, in feet 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.2

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

360 4.5 1,200 9.0 3,350

454 5.0 1,420 10.0 3,980

621 6.O 1,860 12.0 5,280

8O2 7.0 2,300 14.0 6,600

996 8.0 2,800 16. O 8.OOO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. 1 Nov.

859

802

784

765

621

536

502

486

917

1,780

3,000

3,590

3,850

2,850

2,260

2,040

1,590

1,290

1,080

936

840

802

765

765

728

746

840

1,240

1,720

1,670

1,550

1,460

1,240

1,120

1,040

1,040

1,O40

1,040

1,020

1,040

1,240

1,240

1,120

1,020

976

917

859

821 878'

1,120

2,250

3,020

3,240

2,350

1,900

1,720

2,500

3,470

3,920

3,980

3,720

-

Dec.

3,080

2,550

2,260

1,990

1,770

1,630

1,550

1,460

1,370

1,330

1,290

1,240

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,160

1,080

1,080

1,120

1,330

2,090

3,020

3,410

2,960

2,260

1,810

1,590

1,420

1,330

1,240

Jan.

1,240

1,16

1,20

1,33

0

0

0

1,860

2,920

3,13

2,70

2,30

0

0

0

2,080

1,900

1,77

1,86

2,81

0

0

0

4,140

4,820

5,54

6,12

6,74

0

0

0

7,370

7,930

8,28

8,42

8,49

0

0

0

8,420

8,210

8,07

7,86

7,37

5,06

0

0

0

0

3,130

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,600

2,350

2,170

2,O40

1,900

1,810

1,770

1,720

1,770

1,680

1,590

1,460

1,420

1,420

1,370

1,370

1,330

1,330

1,290

1,240

1,290

1,590

2,120

2,450

2,300

1,990

1,770

1,590

_

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

42,204

52,301

53,220

984,449

144,230

48,730

86,040

94,430

26,721

20,925

42,326

33,782

56,168

701,077

Mar.

1,460

1,420

1,500

1,590

1,590

1,500

1,420

1,590

2,420

3,680

4,240

4,300

4,040

3,720

3,660

3,980

4,240

4,370

4,500

4,300

3,590

3,350

3,080

2,700

2,400

2,170

2,080

1,940

1,810

1,720

1,680

Apr.

1,680

1,720

2,400

3,020

3,590

3,66O

3,080

2,500

2,120

1,860

1,720

1,720

1,770

2,440

4,870

5,740

6,320

6,670

6,880

6,670

5,280

3,570

52,800

52,350

;2,080

51,900

5l, 720

51,590

51,420

51,290

-

Maximum

3,850

3,980

3,410

10,600

8,490

2,600

4,500

6,880

1,330

1,720

2,600

2,080

5,930

8,490

May

gl,240

gl,240

gl,330

gl,330

gl,240

gl,240

El, 120

1,020

956

878

802

746

728

692

656

656

638

621

604

586

569

586

621

802

956

1,040

956

898

710

656

604

Minimum

486

821

1,080

454

1,160

1,240

1,420

1,290

569

363

519

470

454

363

June

621

604

569

502

470

454

470

486

454

438

422

385

363

369

379

536

956

878

746

604

569

621

956

956

784

783

1,200

1,040

1,720

1,590

-

Mean

1,361

1,743

1,717

2,697

4,653

1,740

2,775

3,148

862

698

1,365

1,090

1,872

1,921

July

1,200

878

1,330

1,770

1,200

821

621

519

1,220

1,630

1,630

1,770

1,590

1,120

802

746

1,480

2,040

1,900

1,720

1,630

2,450

2,600

2,450

2,040

1,550

1,080

746

638

569

586

Al«.

821

859

765

692

621

552

486

470

470

917

1,F80

1^720

1,?90

F56

T65

eo4

F86

1,?00

2.C80

1,?*0

1,940

1,810

1.E90

1,460

1,460

1,330

1,290

898

692

586

552

Per square 

mile

0.574

.735

.724

1.14

1.96

.734

1.17

1.33

.364

.295

.576

.460

.790

.811

Sept.

536

536

5O2

470

454

454

454

638

1,200

1,160

936

859

784

840

859

821

692

656

656

656

765

1,280

3,000

3,910

4,700

5,280

5,600

5,800

5,930

5,740

-

Runoff in 

inches

O.66

.82

.84

15.45

2.26

.76

1.35

1.48

.42

.33

.66

.53

.88

10.99

g Computed from graph based on daily gage readings by U. S. Weather Bureau.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 111

Neuse River at Kinston, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 0 15'30", long. 77°35'10", at Kirston, Lenolr 

uounty, two city blocks downstream from bridge on State Highway 11. Datum of gage is 

10.90 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1989, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,690 square miles.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 2,856 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,740 second-feet Jan. 27 (gage height, 15.13 

ieet i; minimum, 496 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 2.90 feet).

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 25,900 second-feet Sept. 27, 1945; maximum gage height, 

22.44 feet Sept. 27, 1945; minimum discharge, 124 second-feet Sept. ?6, 1932 (gage 

height, 1.29 feet, site and datum then in use).

Maximum stage known, 25.0 feet, present site and datum, July 1919 (discharge, about 

39,000 second-feet), from information by North Carolina State Highway and Public Works 

Commission.

Remarks.- Records good except those comput3d from graph based on once-daily gage readings, 

wnicn are fair, and those for period of no gage-hsight record, which are poor. Discharge for days of considerable change in stage computed by using rate of change of 

stage as a factor.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods when rate of change of stage

is a factor (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.0 532 6.0 1,820

3.5 715 8.0 2,940

4.0 914 10.0 4,200

5.0 1,360 12.0 5,640

13.0 6,440

14. 0 7,4-00

15.0 8,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,450

1,270

1,140

1,O9O

1,070

957

872

851

1,360

1,820

2,280

2,940

3,480

3,800

3,740

2,960

2,460

2,020

1,680

1,450

1,360

1,220

1,180

1,110

1,090

1,090

1,140

1,180

1,360

1,770

1,870

Nov.

1,770

1,720

1,720

1,630

1,500

1,400

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,450

1,540

1,450

1,320

1,270

1,220

1,180

1,220

1,450

1,540

2,210

2,820

3,180

3,000

2,340

2,070

2,460

3,060

3,540

3,800

-

Dec.

4,000

3,800

3,240

2,700

2,340

2,070

1,920

1,820

1,720

1,630

1,580

1,540

1,540

1,500

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,360

1,400

1,720

1,920

2,230

2,880

3,360

3,420

2,800

2,280

1,920

1,720

1,630

Jan.

1,630

1,630

1.58O

1,540

1,630

2,020

2,770

3,120

3,120

2,760

2,400

2,340

2,340

2,400

3,020

3,600

4,340

4.90O

5,560

6,280

6,900

7,400

7,850

8,210

8.6OO

8,740

8,740

8,600

8,470

8,340

7,850

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

6, ISO

4,370

3,180

2,760

2,460

2,280

2,180

2,070

2,020

1,970

1,920

1,820

1,770

1,680

1,680

1,630

1,630

1,580

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,720

2,120

2,460

2,460

2,230

2,020

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

53,060

57,300

65,790

1,172,168

148,680

62,330

98,400

110,830

34,573

25,558

59.08O

48,652

58,984

823,237

Mar.

1,820

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,770

1,820

1,720

1,870

2,400

2,760

3,300

3,800

4,270

4,480

4,480

4,340

4,270

4,340

4,480

4,760

5,040

4,830

4,410

3,930

3,540

3,060

2,700

2,460

2,340

2,180

2,070

Apr.

2.O20

2,

2,

3,

320

350

L20

3,480

3,740

3*

3,

3,

330

300

240

2,700

2,280

2,

2,

g2,

230

too

580

g3, ISO

g4,300

g5,

EG,

g6,

500

340

530

g6,710

g6,900

6,

5,

4,

300

570

570

3,380

2,760

2,

2,C

l.f

1,

Maximum

3,800

3,800

4,000

11,000

8,740

6,160

5,040

6,900

1,630

1,920

3,200

3,000

5,640

8,740

540

)70

J70

120

Hay

1,630

1,540

1,500

1,580

1,540

1,500

1,450

1,360

1,270

1,180

1,110

1,040

1,000

957

914

872

851

851

830

810

790

790

830

872

957

1,140

1,270

1,220

1,090

957

872

Minimum

851

1,180

1,360

683

1,540

1,540

1,720

1,720

7Qf\ fy\j

514

914

771

771

514

June

810

79O

790

771

715

641

641

622

641

604

568

550

514

532

568

532

568

914

1,000

914

810

752

734

957

1,040

1,000

1,220

1,720

1,720

1,920

-

Mean

1,712

1,910

2,122

3,211

4,796

2,226

3,174

3,694

1,115

852

1,906

1,569

1,966

2,255

July

1,970

1,770

1,540

1,630

1,870

1,540

1,180

936

1,210

2,090

2,340

2,070

1,970

1,920

1,680

1,360

1,270

2,000

a2,40O

a2,600

a2,400

a2,600

a3,000

a3,200

a3,200

2,700

1,920

1,540

1,220

1,040

914

Aug.

957

1,

1,

1,

L80

580

580

1,320

1,070

336

330

771

810

1,090

l.i

1,

1,5

580

320

>80

1,320

1,090

<

l.i

2,J

)78

>20

>70

3,000

2,700 2,:

2,2

2,2

S40

30

30

1,970

1,770 1,"

1,-

l.E

1,!

70

20

00

20

1,820

Pe-- square 

mile

0.636

.710

.789

1.19

1.78

.828

1* 18

1.37

.414

.317

.709

.583

.731

.838

Sept.

1,400

1,040

936

893

790

771

810

936

1,180

1,500

1,580

1,500

1,360

1,270

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,040

1,000

978

1,020

1,040

1,180

2,730

4,030

4,620

5,190

5,490

5,560

5,640

Runoff in 

inches

0.73

.79

.91

16.19

2.06

.86

1.36

1.53

»4oAQ 

.35

 82

.67

.82

11.38

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Ooldsboro. 

g Frora graph based on once-daily gage readings.
112 NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Plat River at Bahama, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and rectangular weirs in masonry dam, lat. 36°11 | 25", 

long. 78°53 I 00", at head of Lake Michie, It miles upstream from county highway bridge, 

li miles upstream from Dial Creek, and ij miles north of Bahama, Durham County. Datum 

of gage Is 255.05 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 150 square miles.

Records available.- July 1925 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 144 second-feet,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,050 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 6.39 

reetj; minimum, 2.48 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 0.86 foot).

1925-47: Maximum discharge, 16,100 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage'height, 11.90 

feet); minimum, 0.37 second-foot Sept. 26,27, 1932 (gage height, 0.23 foot).

Remarks.- Records good below 50 second-feet and fair above, except those for periods of 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation and occasional regulation at low flow caused by small mill 5 miles above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.9 2.65 1.4 14 2.7 1O1 4.0 580 

1.0 3.10 1.7 27 3.0 158 4.5 900 

1.1 4.60 2.0 42 3.3 252 5.0 1,320 

1.2 7.1 2.3 61 3.6 378 6.0 2,470

Disohsrge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11 

10 

9.7 

9.1 

8.6

S.3 

7.7 

7.7 

85 

137

54 

39 

28 

22 

21

19 

18 

16 

14 

12

10 

9.4 

8.6 

8.6 

8.0

10 

8.8 

IE 

16 

16 

16

Nov.

15 

14 

15 

14 

13

12 

13 

14 

13 

13

16 

14 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

337 

121 

58

43 

47 

89 

52 

40

34 

34 

32 

32 

28

Dec.

26 

24 

22 

22

18

19 

22 

16 

20 

16

22 

17 

20 

18 

16

18 

19 

30 

24 

35

72 

133 

77 

56 

44

38 

35 

31 

30 

29 

31

Jan.

30 

40 

100 

233 

106

94 

83 

69 

60 

53

52 

304 

295 

1,550 

384

230 

300 

365 

416 

2,030

645 

264 

181 

154 

136

128 

119 

101 

89 

84 

79

Feb.

72 

66 

61 

60 

62

55 

56 

58 

52 

46

46 

46 

46 

46 

47

48 

47 

45 

43 

51

110 

134 

134 

119 

107

114 

107 

92

unn+h SecondMonth foot-days

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

mber .........................

660.5 

1,173 

1,000

lendar year 1946 ............ 36,549.8

ary

st ...........................

ember ........................

8,774 

1,970 

5,388 

3,543 

1,443 

686 

512.54 

1,012.3 

2,441.05

ter year 1946-47 ............ 28,581.39

Peak discharge.- ,

a Ho gage -height i 

near Tar River.

Mar.

82 

109 

132

91 

77

77 

78 

alOO 

a!40 

a220

a300 

a440 

a550 

a650

3400

a280 

alSO 

al60 

3140 

a!30

alSO 

allO 

alOO 

a95 

a90

a85 

a80 

385 

a90 

a90 

a85

Apr.

a80 

a80 

163 

114 

88

83 

78 

72 

67 

65

62 

367 

189 

138 

337

194 

227 

176 

126 

107

94 

97 

91 

a85 

72

67 

60 

60 

54 

50

Maximum

137 

337 

133

2,780

2,030 

134 

850 

367 

99 

34 

87 

282 

1,780

2,030

May

49 

49 

43 

52 

85

82 

61 

47 

43

58

36 

35 

34 

33 

32

2S 

24 

26 

32 

28

28 

39 

99 

52 

41

83 

78 

50

36 

35

Minimum

7.7 

12 

16

5.1

30 

43 

77 

50 

24 

14 

2.74 

6.6 

4.15

2.74

June

32 

30 

32 

27 

25

23 

21 

19

18

16

15 

14 

14

14 

18

20 

20 

18 

16 

19

22 

32 

32 

27 

21

34 

26 

28 

27 

26

Mean.

21.3 

39.1 

32.3

100

283 

70.4 

173 

118 

46.5 

22.9 

16.5 

32.7 

81.4

78.3

July

26 

19 

14 

12 

9.7

5.4 

2.74 

28 

87 

44

32 

19 

13 

21 

14

11 

10 

11 

10 

6.6

9.4 

12 

14 

11 

8.3

9.7 

6.1 

8.6 

16 

8.0 

12

Aug.

15 

12 

7.7 

8.6 

9.1

6,8 

262 

42 

39

20 

18 

13

12 

6.6 

7.1 

8.0 

8.3

8.0 

17 

SO 

40 

Z2

20 

13 

12 

13 

7.7 

7.4

Per square 

mile

0.142

.261 

.215

.667

1.89 

.469 

1.15 

.787 

.310 

.153 

.110 

.218 

.543

.522

Sept.

9.7 

8.0 

5.6 

12 

24

7.7 

4.15 

8.8 

22 

19

17 

12 

12 

10 

16

24 

14 

15 

7.4 

7.1

8.0 

10 

7.7 

9.7 

1,780

192 

70 

43 

35 

30

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

.29 

.25

9.06

2.18 

.49 

1.33 

.88 

.36 

.17 

.13 

.25 

.61

7.10

an. 20 (9 a.m.) 2,980 sec. -ft. j Sept. 25 (8 a.m. 3,050 sec. -ft. 

eoord; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records far Tar River,
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 113

Plat River at dam near Bahama, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 09'05", long. 78 0 SO'55", just downstream from 

uurnam municipal dam at old Tilley mill site, 3 miles southeast of Batmna, Durham 

County, and 4 miles upstream from confluence with Eno River.

Drainage area.- 171 square miles.

Hecoras ayaliaole.- August 1927 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 157 second-feet.

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3.150 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 8.95 

reet); minimum, 7 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 24.

1927-47: Maximum discharge, 18,600 second-feet July 26, 1938 (gage height, 19.50 

feet), by computation of flow over Durham municipal dam; no flow (regrlated) Sept. 

3-14, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 30 second-feet and those for period of no gageneignt record, which are poor. Considerable regulation by Lake Michie (usable capacity, 12,610 acre-feet) just above station where about 13.3 second-feet daily was diverted during year for Durham municipal water supply. About 5.3 second-feet was returned 

as sewage to Neuse River 3 miles above Northside gage. Large diurnal fluctuation 

caused by power plant at Durham municipal dam.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

0.6

.7

.8

.9

1.1

1.3

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

91

160

266

398

550

720

5.0 

6.0 

7.O 

8.0

1.12O 

1,560 

2,020 

2,550

0.6 

.7

.9

1.1

1.3 57

1.6 93

2.0 162

2.5 27O

3.0 400

Note.- Same as p-eceding table above 3.0 

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

35

43

43

34

34

42

42

42

42

35

43

34

43

43

44

19

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Nov.

S

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

28

43

43

43

43

43

36

44

51

127

76

40

4O

-

Dec.

34

43

45

45

45

45

36

43

a36

a46

a46

a46

a46

36

35

43

43

43

43

43

43

31

37

39

34

40

34

44

49

39

44

Jan.

31

44

44

66

33

45

46

46

46

47

41

34

222

1,600

6O7

330

308

346

443

2,270

1,010

373

303

303

292

288

237

135

128

134

146

Month

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

November. ........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

134

57

63

69

71

72

71

48

39

42

49

49

49

55

49

38

47

47

47

56

68

52

41

43

37

5O

49

57

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

738

793

1,276

44,063

9,998

1,549

5,411

3,745

1,619

675

593

1,042

2,218

29,657

Mar.

40

34

66

67

68

68

65

166

225

248

170

343

414

856

484

294

284

271

146

131

142

121

36

109

135

a!30

a!30

a36

a36

a46

350

Apr.

57

108

144

148

135

108

97

69

58

72

71

76

253

283

280

284

312

290

150

73

71

74

74

72

73

51

42

73

74

73

-

Maximum

44

127

49

2,620

2,270

134

856

312

77

52

77

171

668

2,270

May

73

75

52

40

76

73

75

76

77

54

40

77

77

74

66

63

11

11

61

72

71

56

33

11

11

37

38

38

38

53

10

Minimum

8

8

31

8

31

37

34

42

10

10

8

9

9

8

June

10

22

21

28

22

23

11

11

33

38

52

50

48

11

11

22

28

28

29

37

46

10

10

10

10

11

10

11

11

11

Mean

23.8

26.4

41.2

121

323

55.3

175

125

52.2

22.5

19.1

33.6

73.9

81.3

Jul"

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

EO

50

EO

50

41

15

8

8

9

8

8

9

9

22

77

3)

9

Aug.

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

46

1O5

110

171

106

74

59

49

48

25

9

9

9

9

32

39

9

16

9

9

9

9

9

9

Per square 

mile

Sept.

9

1O

37

43

49

33

19

38

5O

35

10

10

1O

10

10

10

10

1O

10

10

10

13

10

83

668

390

177

140

154

150

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of records at tailraoe of dam l.OOO feet upstream and ether records.
114 NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and combination 90°V-notch and masonry weir, lat. 

bb"lU'50", long. 78°51'55", three-eighths of a mile upstream from mouth ani" Lake 

Michie and lj miles (revised) northeast of Bahama, Durham County.

Drainage area.- 4.9 square milee.

Records available.- October 1925 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1926-47), 4.19 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 214 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height, 3.79 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 90 second-feet; minimum discharge, 0.22 second-foot 

Aug. I (gage height, 0.34 foot).

1925-47: Maximum discharge, 1,270 second-feet May 24, 1940 (gage heigh*;, 7.60 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 90 second-feet; no flow at times in many years.

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

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.63

a. 6

a. 5

a. 5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

alS

11

2.36

3.25

3.14

1.55

1.34

1.22

1.15

1.02

.96

.90

.96

.96

.96

.93

.90

3.03

1.46

1.30

1.55

1.30

1.18

Nov.

1.15

1.15

1.84

1.70

1.34

1.18

al.l

al.2

al.O

a. 9

.9

.8

.3

.7

.7

.3

a .5

alS

alO

aS.O

a2.5

a3.0

aS.O

a4.0

a3.0

a2.S

2.42

1.95

1.70

1.60

-

Dec.

1.60

1.42

1.30

1.30

1.38

1.50

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.38

1.38

1.42

1.30

1.22

1.18

1.18

1.60

1.80

3.43-

7.0

4.12

2.73

2.42

2.12

1.90

1.75

1.75

1.75

1.65

1.50

Jan.

2.54

3.47

7.0

5.8

4.48

4.84

3.47

3.55

2.87

2.42

2.30

23

17

48

12

8.6

11

13

19

58

19

9.0

6.8

5.8

5.2

5.2

4.57

3.95

3.79

3.71

3.55

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

llaroh ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3.15

3.01

2.80

3.08

2.73

2.94

3.08

2.80

2.30

2.30

2.60

2.48

2.48

2.48

2.48

2.42

2.3O

2.24

2.18

4.65

7.6

6.5

5.3

4.66

3.79

3.47

3.15

2.87

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

64.25

79.73

58.33

1,517.55

321.91

91.84

163 32

140.35

69. 71

oy CO . oj. »n

50* 63

124.27

47.33

1,255.98

liar.

3.08

3.87

3.15

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.66

4.19

4.93

7.6

10

10

15

21

11

7.3

5.7

4.66

4.30

4.75

4.21

3.71

3.39

3.47

3.23

2.80

2.80

3.55

3.55

3.08

2.94

Apr.

2.87

4.99

5.7

4.57

3.79

3.55

3.23

2.94

2.94

2.73

2.80

14

6.2

8.8

12

7.9

6.5

5.7

4.57

3.95

4.33

4.03

3.47

3.31

3.01

2.73

2.60

2.36

2.36

2.42

-

Maximum

18

18

7.0

100

58

7.6

21

14

6*1

20

51*5 2

20

58

May

2.24

2.12

3.28

4.32

6.1

2.80

2.3

2.00

1.85

1.75

1.75

1.70

1.5

1.46

1.38

1.46

1.78

1.65

1.50

1.55

1.53

6.0

5.2

2.06

1.80

2.00

1.46

1.30

1.30

1.42

1.15

Minimum

0.4

.7

1.18

.15

2 30 2)18 2 66

2 . 36

1.15

.53

25

 26

.30

.25

June

1.08

1.02

2.67

1.30

1.05

.96

.90

.75

.68

.63

.60

.53

.63

2.24

1.58

.90

.75

.68

.81

3.89

1.88

1.11

.87

.78

.70

20

4.62

2.24

1.80

1.66

-

Mean

2.07

2.66

1.88

4.16

10.4

3.28

5.43

4.68

2 25

1 .98

.988

4.01

1.58

3.44

July

1.90

1.22

al.l

al.O

a. 9

a. 8

a. 7

a. 8

a2.4

1.11

.99

.87

.70

.66

.75

.84

.93

.66

.60

.60

.53

.53

.41

.35

.30

.27

.25

5.2

2.25

.58

.43

Aug.

1.06

.48

.48

.41

.34

.26

2.40

51

11

2.42

12

2.36

1.60

1.30

1.11

.93

.81

.81

.81

.70

.73

16

8.9

1.34

.99

.87

.73

.68

.66

.56

.53

Per squa-e 

mile

0.422

.543

.38*

.849

2.12

.66'3

1.11

.955

.453

.401

.20?

. 818

.322

.70?

Sept.

0.46

.43

.37

.34

.30

.34

.60

.46

.35

.45

.87

.70

.46

.39

1.99

1.26

.60

.48

.53

.53

.46

.46

.43

7.1

20

2.73

1.42

1.05

.90

.87

Runoff in 

inches

0.49

.60

.44

11.50

2.44

.70

1* 28

1.07

.53

.45

.23

.94

.36

9.53

a Ho gage-height record 

River at Bahama.

discharge computed on basis of weather reoords and records for Flat
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C.

115

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°34 I 10", long. 78°35'30", 300 fee*-, downstream from 

onoge on State Highway 50, a quarter of a mile upstream from Buffalo Branch, 3£ miles 

downstream from county line, and 9f miles southwest of Clayton, Johnston County.

Drainage area.- 80.7 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 850 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 7.73 

feet); minimum, 6.6 second-feet Aug. 17, 30 (gage height, 0.70 foot).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 2,740 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 11.70 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,400 second-feet: minimum, 1.7 second-feet 

Aug. 8, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills above

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

75

46

33

30

27

24

24

29

200

267

226

96

92

89

64

56

54

49

46

42

46

44

43

38

38

74

106

75

133

119

71

Nov.

58

51

61

62

56

51

44

104

86

64

54

61

58

52

47

44

46

166

205

121

86

78

74

66

95

99

96

128

06

77

-

Dec.

69

63

57

57

56

54

54

52

50

50

52

52

57

62

54

48

45

60

116

140

205

164

89

83

69

62

59

60

60

56

52

Jan.

52

62

74

157

140

120

96

83

78

64

60

82

130

301

396

397

196

174

214

329

362

288

160

136

124

110

110

96

92

96

92

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September................... .....

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

89

78

68

78

SO

64

76

86

75

59

64

66

69

59

53

52

50

50

50

53

96

89

68

59

53

50

48

44

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,356

2,386

2,207

38,624.

4,871

1,826

2,791

2,827

1,334

991. (

690. f

444.

2,184.(

24,910.

liar.

50

S3

79

66

60

50

52

154

262

186

92

76

73

120

136

92

76

72

67

113

110

86

70

67

83

89

70

67

70

64

56

Apr.

54

76

148

114

79

69

63

58

56

56

53

58

62

92

242

292

276

157

116

92

83

77

72

69

63

57

52

48

44

49

-

Maximum

267

205

205

) 765

397

96

262

OQO

cat

141

J 142

i 66

5 52

i 561

L 561

May

89

76

59

59

51

42

36

32

31

30

28

26

25

24

23

22

23

23

21

29

54

61

141

58

52

41

34

28

24

48

44

Minimum

24

44

45

8.9

52

44

50

44

21

9.8

8.1

7.0

7.6

7.0

June

31

23

24

31

23

18

16

14

13

11

10

9.8

11

30

142

74

34

27

22

54

80

40

25

20

18

52

64

34

23

18

Mean

76. C

79. E

71.2

106

157

65.2

90. C

94.2

43. C

33.3

22.3

14.4

72.6

68.2

July

16

17

14

10

9.2

8.1

8.1

17

48

54

38

22

16

13

36

33

40

22

21

66

30

29

22

16

3.2

10

9.2

9.2

15

17

13

Aug.

18

22

15

13

11

9.0

8.1

13

26

52

26

14

10

9.0

7.9

7.0

7.6

9.0

8.3

9.0

8.8

14

34

18

11

9.2

8.5

8.1

7.4

12

19

Per square 

rile

0.942

.985

.882

 1.31

1.95

.808

1.12

1.17

) .533

.410

.276

.178

.902

.845

Sept.

12

14

10

9.0

8.5

7.6

9.5

11

12

11

11

10

11

13

11

28

30

20

18

18

131

561

70

93

356

396

158

60

46

39

-

Runoff -in 

inches

1.09

1.10

1.02

17.81

2.24

.84

1.29

1.30

.61

.46

.32

.21

1.01

11.49
116 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Little River near Princeton, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 3S°30'40", long. 78°09'30", a quarter of a 

mile upstream from county bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Little 

Creek, and 3 miles north of Princeton, Johnston County.

Drainage area.- 229 square' miles.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 247 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1.050 second-feet Nov. 26 (gage height, 6.39 

reet); minimum, 8 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 2; minimum daily, 10 second-feet 

Sept. 2, 3.

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 4,030 second-feet Dec. 2, 1934 (gage height, 12.68 

feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot several times in September and October 193?.

Maximum stage known, 14.90 feet in September 1924.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, whic^ are poor, 

aiignt diurnal fluctuation and occasionally considerable regulation for short periods 

caused by mills above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

60

64

50

35

34

30

28

41

76

144

131

134

117

102

93

81

78

71

52

46

32

29

56

52

46

52

45

71

95

78

73

Nov.

71

66

68

66

88

78

73

98

153

127

102

93

80

73

66

71

68

76

180

207

198

191

164

134

385

992

704

503

408

322

-

Dec.

294

284

229

184

162

157

139

139

136

132

129

127

132

134

132

120

117

117

120

151

275

332

294

246

216

187

164

151

144

143

139

Jan.

132

139

159

204

275

266

266

2S6

237

214

193

231

332

560

731

693

636

598

617

810

916

790

636

522

418

342

304

294

256

235

224

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

209

182

173

166

171

8170

a!70

a!60

alSO

a!40

138

138

129

132

136

129

129

124

115

117

209

266

213

195

169

150

134

129

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

2,096

5,905

5,426

94,530

12,486

4,443

8,228

8,021

2,054

2,182

5,705

2,116

3,696

62,358

Mar.

166

159

193

173

148

134

136

270

608

617

456

351

284

294

351

322

284

246

207

313

389

322

246

224

226

2O9

187

182

186

177

168

Apr.

157

178

332

332

256

226

198

169

159

157

146

191

370

360

541

. 674

693

674

470

294

226

198

186

160

141

127

112

104

95

95

-

Maximum

144

992

332

1,720

916

266

617

693

127

162

465

322

579

992

May

92

127

110

98

105

104

95

75

68

60

46

40

52

48

42

46

44

34

32

34

41

49

54

63

92

92

86

64

55

52

54

Minimum

28

66

117

28

132

115

134

95

32

25

49

28

10

10

June

58

52

54

48

46

50

55

55

54

46

35

25

26

29

30

38

157

122

95

78

80

148

162

134

98

86

86

78

64

93

-

Mean

67.6

197

175

259

403

159

265

267

66.3

72.7

184

68.3

123

171

July

92

220

465

370

266

131

83

83

164

304

332

342

275

164

143

143

169

266

186

134

205

284

256

162

112

88

63

50

54

49

50

Aug.

52

49

49

44

42

41

39

75

322

231

173

114

83

60

48

39

34

34

31

30

32

34

46

97

75

64

44

39

36

31

28

Per squa-e 

mile

0.2?5

.830

.734

1.13

1.73

.634

1.16

1.17

.230

.317

,&->3

.238

.537

.747

Sept.

22

10

10

38

30

21

41

71

168

112

71

63

73

73

31

39

45

3O

38

56

75

76

66

82

384

579

503

380

322

187

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.34

.96

.88

15.35

2.03

.72

1.34

1.30

.33

.35

.93

.34

.60

10.12

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.
HEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Contentnea Creek near Wilson, N. C.

117

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°41'15", long. 77°56'50", at bridge on U. S. Highway 3Ul, Just dovmstream from municipal power plant, 1 mile upstream from Atlantic 

Coast Line Railroad bridge, and 3 miles southwest of Wilson, Wilson County..

Drainage area.- 236 square miles.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 243 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year 1,150 second-feet Nov. 26 (gage height, 5.51

reet); minimum, 1 second-foot (regulated) Oct. 7, 8; minimum daily, 1 second-foot (regulated) Oct. 8.

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 4,830 second-feet Aug. 17, 1940 (gage height, 13.80 

feet); minimum, about 0.2 second-foot Oct. 6-15, 1932, Nov. 24 to Dec. 26, 1933. 

Maximum stage known, about 24.3 feet in September 1924.

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

extreme diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation during low flow caused by municipal power plant above station. City of Wilson diverted an average of 2.6 secondfeet above station for municipal supply.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

41

41

41

41

41

34

7

1

41

202

225

234

38

81

182

49

50

49

48

48

48

48

48

4S

26

14

24

189

81

92

77

Nov.

77

48

45

16O

113

93

48

158

27O

159

137

90

91

96

95

49

48

139

276

355

215

224

203

53

278

880

1,040

755

604

561

"

Dec.

424

344

249

170

97

192

227

28

241

88

114

148

149

146

93

130

78

143

108

183

257.

366

376

345

180

164

124

158

94

148

126

Jan.

113

113

149

234

254

354

299

247

231

195

197

192

357

440

701

782

782

701

576

701

866

894

810

561

395

350

319

240

288

234

136

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

262

128

170

137

164

233

108

216

144

191

107

122

129

131

145

128

121

120

112

136

145

350

35O

195

94

132

134

122

-

-

~

Secondfoot-days

2,1s1

7,36

5,69

93,87

21,71

4,52

8.O3

8.7OI

2,08

1,44

1*62 5 51

5,32

65,20

Mar.

158

141

ISO

213

128

138

134

260

424

632

632

4S6

360

339

237

354

347

135

243

228

354

357

189

230

165

189

162

166

169

166

114

Apr.

113

170

259

323

236

146

152

135

150

123

92

215

254

376

456

618

782

866

782

546

428

221

234

215

182

178

136

82

84

154

Maximum

9 234

D 1,040

D 424

I 1,690

I 894

3 350

D 632

1 866

D 183

5 152

> 753

i 208

9 660

9 1,040

May

162

64

176

107

183

82

88

64

56

62

38

44

46

46

45

43

42

42

42

43

44

45

45

45

98

91

45

45

55

46

46

Minimum

1

45

28

1

113

94

114

82

38

11

32

22

30

1

June

46

47

47

47

47

46

46

29

20

20

18

11

11

11

11

11

6O

62

56

57

56

140

152

123

25

56

119

29

28

14

-

Mean

70. (.

245

184

257

410

162

259

290

67.:

48.2

178

52. E

178

179

Jul"

81

F24

668

373

105

36

49

58

f35

?84

185

123

95

102

73

50

74

81

96

36

101

488

753

£86 3">9

47

32

56

40

36

36

Aug.

36

36

55

39

40

40

40

146

208

120

60

62

50

51

46

40

40

40

40

4O

28

39

38

22

43

a4O

a40

a40

a40

a4O

a30

Per square 

mils

0.299

1.04

.780

1.09

1.74

.686

1.10

1.23

.284

' .204

.754

> .222

.754

.758

Sept.

a60

a30

a30

a70

a4O

a40

azeo

a34O

a440

a320

a95

99

160

181

68

98

99

67

68

72

87

75

61

83

294

600

660

533

195

104

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.34

1.16

.90

14.79

2.00

.71

1.27

1.37

.33

.23

.87

.26

.84

10.28

a Nc gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records, engineers' inspections, notes of flow over dam, and records for other stations.

869757 O - 50 - 9
118 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°25'40", long. 77°35'05", at Hookerton, Greene 

uounty, about 1,000 feet above bridge (relocated) on State Highway 123 and 2j miles 

upstream from Wheat Swamp Creek.

Drainage area.- 789 square miles.

Records available.- November 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 745 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,210 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 11.40 

reet);'minimum, 73 second-feet June 13, 18 (gage height, 2.48 feet).

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 11,100 second-feet "Oct. 6, 1929 (gage heig'it, 18.9 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,200 second-feet; minimum, 13 second-feet 

Sept. 16, 17, 1932 (gage height, 1.17 feet).

Maximum stage known, 23.3 feet sometime in September 1928.

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

Discharge for periods of changing stage computed by using rate of change of stage as a 

factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

262

195

167

147

133

128

121

129

254

414

398

430

494

494

393

314

307

300

232

195

181

167

159

150

147

157

164

181

188

195

240

Nov.

217

210

284

322

292

277

307

307

307

a340

8380

8420

8400

a360

a300

254

3240

8240

8240

a280

a360

8440

a550

a550

a500

84SO

a600

8800

al.OOO

1,180

-

Dec.

1,290

1,290

1,090

834

653

542

462

446

462

414

390

414

382

382

382

374

352

377

330

352

526

614

674

734

774

714

540

462

414

414

390

Jan.

382

382

374

374

414

510

558

614

614

558

510

510

594

806

1,000

1,150

1,320

1,460

1,680

1,910

2,010

1,960

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,810

1,640

1,290

1,030

861

796

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January .

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

734

654

614

558

558

558

558

574

526

510

494

478

462

430

414

414

414

398

398

382

382

430

478

574

654

558

424

374

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,43

12,41

17,43

277,78

32,84

14,00

24 44

31,38

7 1 18

5,14

18 1 18

9 04

18^67

198,18

Mar.

374

390

446

462

462

478

446

573

899

1,000

1,070

1,150

1,180

1,200

1,200

1,120

1,000

906

840

840

952

1,020

1,020

1,000

884

754

634

594

558

510

478

Apr.

478

529

981

1,120

1,100

1,020

884

714

558

510

478

494

574

714

1,190

1,700

2,010

2,210

2,210

2,160

2,060

1,910

1,470

1,030

727

636

567

499

449

402

Maximum

3 494

r 1,180

I 1,290

3 3,600

1 2,010

J 734

3 1,200

1 2,210

i 387

3 568

! 1,260

2 465

3 1,430

3 2,210

May

372

380

387

372

372

372

342

327

274

239

218

204

197

180

168

162

159

155

151

149

144

144

197

197

170

173

204

225

218

180

156

Minimum

121

210

330

100

374

374

374

402

144

76

225

141

108

76

June

145

134

128

131

128

118

114

108

103

102

94

82

76

86

111

98

89

79

81

90

125

148

133

122

163

204

568

567

550

469

Mean

24C

414

56i

76]

1,06(

50C

78£

l,04f

23

1758"

29

62

543

July

350

342

327

516

654

730

449

290

437

839

916

916

727

459

380

327

350

433

342

449

482

533

869

1,060

1,180

1,260

1,140

632

329

239

225

Aug.

204

253

417

402

327

274

218

175

175

190

402

357

274

225

173

141

147

320

433

357

282

225

253

465

433

297

253

387

433

297

253

Per square 

mile

) O.S^t

1 .535

' .712

.935

) 1.3*

) .634

.919

> 1.33

> . 2IH

> .218

.744

> .370

> .7^9

S .638

Sept.

183

148

128

128

118

108

394

969

1,250

1,370

1,430

1,180

759

522

465

482

402

327

334

304

282

246

232

371

878

1,080

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,100

Runoff in 

inches

0.35

.59

.82

13.09

1.55

.66

1.15

1.48

.34

.24

.86

.43

' .88

9.35

a No gage-height record; 

Little River at Prlnoeton,

discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, records for 

and records for other stations.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 119

Haw River near Benaja, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°14'55", long. 79°33'45", at site of old High Rock 

Mill, 500 feet upstream from county road crossing, half a mile upstream from county 

line, and 6 miles east of Benaja, Rockingham County.

Drainage area.- 168 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 167 second-feet.

Extremes^- Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 19 22 

reet,~from high-water mark); minimum, 16 second-feet Aug. 18, Sept. 6; minimum gage' 

height, 0.99 foot Aug. 18.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 25, 1947; minimum, 6.3 second-feet Sept. 1, 

1832 (gage height, 0.73 foot).

Flood of July 1916 reached a. stage of about 17.5 feet, from floodmarl s on tree 500 

feet below gage.

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

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 

MOT. 6-17, Jan. 6-12, Jan. 26 to Mar. 5)

1.0 16 1.7 80 4.0 576 10.0 2,430

1.1 21 2.0 125 5.0 816 12.0 3,730

1.2 27 2.5 216 6.0 1,080 14.0 5,600

1.4 44 3.0 323 8.0 1,700 16.0 7,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

40

a40

a40

a40

a40

a40

a40

a40

a50

a!30

a70

a60

a55

a50

a50

aSO

47

47

46

46

47

47

47

47

47

60

77

67

60

57

56

Nov.

55

55

57

61

60

57

47

48

50

50

48

48

50

48

47

47

58

178

191

199

142

117

130

115

94

83

84

83

77

72

-

Dec.

70

67

61

61

61

61

62

62

62

61

61

63

a60

a60

aSO

a60

a60

80

128

125

128

149

153

137

109

94

86

80

79

79

75

Jan.

127

160

180

189

189

167

123

100

93

84

76

122

184

348

599

425

386

311

311

672

1,080

1,020

696

502

348

222

176

156

140

128

128

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

128

117

106

100

96

74

96

102

77

77

84

79

86

84

84

87

86

81

79

77

75

100

106

91

93

96

98

100

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,633

2,451

2,554

45, 490

9,242

2,559

6,207

4,801

2,539

1,977

2,305

1,356

20,750

58,374

Mar.

97

104

109

104

114

155

171

176

193

222

254

288

336

477

514

490

399

288

203

167

155

140

127

119

117

106

100

106

127

130

119

Apr.

108

117

147

147

135

127

122

109

103

103

102

162

178

180

178

222

299

360

360

275

195

164

151

134

122

120

103

97

91

90

-

Maximum

130

199

153

1,320

1,080

128

514

360

165

238

336

158

7,990

7,990

May

91

86

86

97

93

86

77

72

67

66

63

Gl

57

55

53

53

55

67

57

53

57

134

158

117

84

165

128

81

66

80

74

Minimum

40

47

60

22

76

74

97

90

53

28

25

16

16

16

June

61

55

54

51

46

44

41

39

37

34

33

30

28

35

57

52

40

35

34

166

238

149

79

56

47

59

80

96

120

81

Mean

52.7

81.7

82.4

125

298

91.4

200

160

81.9

65.9

74.4

43.7

692

160

July

77

7i

50

3?

3?

31

77

93

13j

283

53S

157

74

53

50

5'3

635'*

45

50

6.?

100

59

43

37

333'

29

29

27

25

Aug.

25

25

25

25

25

24

49

158

45

33

31

28

25

23

21

19

17

16

17

18

18

18

51

120

117

115

104

61

41

33

29

Sept.

25

22

21

18

17

16

18

21

20

20

26

35

30

25

22

22

21

19

18

19

39

142

222

558

f7,990

f7,820

2,340

636

360

208

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.314 0.36

.486 .54

.490 .57

.744 10.07

1.77 2.05

.544 .57

1.19 1.37

.952 1.06

.487 .56

.392 .44

.443 .51

.260 .30

4.12 4.59

.952 12.92

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations In basin, 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights.
120 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Haw River at Haw River, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°05'35", long. 79°21'40", at town of Haw River, 

ITamance County, 400 feet downstream from Southern Railway bridge and 3 iriles downstream from Stony Creek.

Drainage area.- 599 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 590 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,200 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height. 27.89 

reet, from high-water mark in gage shelter); minimum, 26 second-feet (regulated) June 

13 (gage height, 1.13 feet); minimum daily, 32 second-feet (regulated) June 13.

192d-47: Maximum discharge, 37,000 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 31.10 

feet, from high-water mark on gage shelter), by contracted opening method; minimum, 3 

second-feet (regulated) Sept. 5, 1930; minimum daily, 5 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 

6, 1930

Remarks.- Records good except those above 6,000 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Large riiurnal fluctuation and some 

regulation for short periods at low flow caused by power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 5-13)

1.2 32 2.3 212 5.0 1,040 17.0 8,400 

1.4 50 2.6 289 7.0 1,860 20.0 11,500 

1.6 72 3.0 393 9.0 2,790 2Z.O 15,900 

1.8 100 3.5 538 11.0 3,920 26.0 22,200 

2.0 138 4.0 696 14.0 5,970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

149 

107 

103 

98 

68

66 

112 

92 

325 

491

338 

171 

156 

220 

193

174 

147 

170 

110 

79

127 

146 

118 

114 

115

131 

200 

240 

164 

122 

136

Nov.

149 

82 

90 

184 

176

151 

131 

145 

109 

91

191 

178 

137 

132 

140

106 

121 

943 

650 

534

438 

371 

380 

334 

233

255 

217 

289 

238 

188

Dec.

17S 

260 

233 

171 

163

160 

106 

112 

207 

196

178 

191 

182 

199 

184

238 

182 

151 

223 

316

301 

616 

560 

438 

294

263 

257 

230 

192 

267 

181

Jan.

205 

438 

660 

782 

621

597 

378 

305 

262 

278

172 

1,020 

1,150 

4,280 

1,860

1,560 

1,440 

1,600 

1,800 

5,930

3,880 

2,860 

1,610 

1,120 

864

732 

584 

428 

389 

363 

358

Month

Ooto 

Novs 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary ... ....

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

at ...........................

ember. .......................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

343 

341 

355 

399 

450

373 

260 

238 

292 

307

210 

196 

218 

209 

215

238 

312 

270 

239 

252

346 

351 

478 

529 

472

386 

377 

355

Seoondfoot-days

4,982 

7,433 

7,429

170,172

38,526 

9,011 

£.5,530 

11,792 

6,245 

4,997 

5,124 

3,826 

53,293

180,188

Mar.

313 

386 

429 

382 

367

465 

516 

624 

885 

1,300

1,420

1,570 

1,600 

2,700 

1,670

1,380 

1,110 

842

685 

653

575 

400 

394 

367 

359

329 

304 

330 

365 

414 

391

Apr.

351 

368 

519 

477 

464

436 

494 

485 

401 

324

308 

1,030 

766 

609 

673

752 

1,170 

1,000 

895 

761

642 

434 

375 

317 

309

287 

305 

289 

297 

254

Maximum

491 

943 

616

8,530

5,930 

529 

2,700 

1,170 

365 

489 

505 

568 

23,900

23,900

May

224 

224 

201 

252 

298

229 

208 

215 

308 

212

174 

207 

182 

167 

134

134 

87 

119 

210 

167

135 

152 

365 

240 

206

239 

268 

232 

184 

163 

109

Minimum

66 

82 

106

61

172 

196 

304 

254 

87 

32 

77 

41 

58

32

June

114 

175 

184 

139 

145

141 

89 

79 

119 

145

152 

103 

32

38

53

91 

142 

208 

48 

487

489 

349 

239 

178 

165

162 

132 

96 

188 

315

Mean

161 

248 

240

466

1,243 

322 

759 

526 

201 

167 

165 

123 

1,776

494

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (ll:3O a.m.) 6,750 sec. -ft.; Sept. 26 {7 to 9 a.m

July

270 

203 

126 

103 

81

100 

175 

132 

167 

256

505 

366 

282 

235 

168

147 

118 

136 

112 

104

149 

176 

144 

147 

120

77 

78 

126 

107 

120 

94

Aug.

47 

45 

41 

56 

99

84 

82 

568 

alSO 

a90

alOO 

a90 

a90 

88 

69

64 

74 

70 

68 

70

104 

88 

186

233 

263

186 

176 

169 

162

131 

78

Per square 

mile

0.269 

.414

.401

.778

2.03 

.538 

1.27 

.878 

.336 

.279 

.275 

.205 

2.96

.825

Sept.

133 

87 

71 

68 

110

83 

70 

65 

58 

71

84 

92 

73 

77 

104

73 

72 

72 

73 

72

84 

93 

241 

834 

16,100

23,900 

7,810

1,460 

720 

443

Runoff in 

inches

0.31 

.46 

.46

10.56

2.39 

.56 

 1.46 

.98 

.39 

.31 

.32 

.24 

3.31

11.19

27,200 see. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Benaja and near Pittsboro.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 121

Haw River near Plttsboro, N. C.

Location^- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°41'00", long. 79°05'40", 100 feet upstream from 

Robinsons Creek, 2 miles downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 64, ard 5 miles east 

of Plttsboro, Chatham County. Datum of gage is 180.06 feet above mean sea level 

(Levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,310 square miles.

Records available.- November 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 1,262 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23.300 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height. 16.23 

reet); minimum, 18 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 14, 15 (gage height, 1.37 feet); 

minimum daily, 19 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 14.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 79,000 second-feet during night of Sept. 18-19, 1945 

(gage height, 28.58 feet, from high-water mark in gage shelter), from rating curve 

extended above 46,000 second-feet; minimum, 9 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 13, 1930 

(gage height, 1.32 feet); minimum daily, 18 second-feet regulated) Sept. 30, Nov. 13. 

1933.

Flood of August 1908 reached a stage of about 32.1 feet (discharge, 98,000 secondfeet, from rating curve extended above 46,000 second-feet).

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

Large diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods at low flow caused by 

power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

24

31

53

66

169

318

3.0 580

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

950

1,360

2,260

3,320

4,560

6,010

9.0 7,600

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

9,320

11,200

13,100

15,100

17,200

19,700

16.0 22,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Da;

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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

194

195

188

118

130

204

847

1,460

2,110

974

697

642

470

648

478

378

514

492

143

160

187

314

300

276

901

448

382

638

600

592

Nov.

346

266

190

230

277

389

356

348

262

222

253

366

365

328

312

212

186

3,320

2,320

1,230

991

816

858

733

704

578

808

732

569

434

-

Dec.

348

467

496

464

470

438

394

246

244

292

376

370

382

340

336

370

482

411

436

565

1,030

1,150

1,070

875

688

532

491

438

444

448

504

Jan.

494

531

1,420

2,680

1,560

1,450

1,180

889

812

736

678

1,630

3,410

14,300

aS.OOO

a3,800

a3,400

a3, 800

a4,400

16,200

10,200

5,100

3,160

2,210

1,790

1,520

1,440

1,740

975

903

853

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 19*6 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

Jnne .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

812

726

778

757

776

792

737

678

426

596

804

513

488

494

468

284

543

620

516

627

1,160

1,240

1,100

1,310

1,150

964

863

822

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

15,170

19,001

15,597

417,468

98,261

21,044

51,103

35,219

12,283

9,847

10,228

7,423

59,213

354,389

Mar.

751

724

998

900

808

786

910

1,970

2,410

3,240

2,990

2,880

2,510

6,030

4,180

2,560

2,160

1,700

1,400

1,270

1,270

1,110

812

906

838

780

707

693

912

948

950

Apr.

811

977

1,600

1,290

955

920

912

937

880

762

721

1,560

1,960

1,920

2,400

1,820

2,240

1,890

1,610

1,360

1,270

1,080

836

786

656

614

553

638

633

628

-

Maximum

2,110

3,320

1,150

26,200

16,200

1,310

6,030

2,400

630

1,060

1,300

1,830

22,200

22,200

May

630

515

440

348

369

562

580

461

370

417

296

234

546

459

404

302

228

135

168

153

492

320

552

436

392

356

532

420

370

382

364

Minimum

90

186

244

46

494

284

693

553

135

170

135

58

19

19

June

224

208

213

269

296

284

190

170

224

311

213

198

216

210

247

238

209

240

228

343

1,060

673

470

568

494

348

335

420

290

458

-

Mean

489

633

503

1,144

3,170

752

1,648

1,174

396

328

330

239

1,974

971

July

1,300

4P7

336

2?6

155

182

2fO

232

266

271

268

602

444

334

5S6

367

744

386

226

186

220

281

270

265

264

200

135

144

145

274

232

Aug.

136

58

91

152

63

92

81

59

1,830

394

298

378

254

222

224

150

124

136

64

264

164

70

187

272

220

405

218

346

214

141

116

Per square 

mile

0.373

.483

.384

.873

2.42

.574

1.26

.896

.302

.250

.252

.182

1.51

.741

Sept.

164

162

220

226

220

100

64

181

132

234

302

158

35

19

116

122

248

243

156

44

25

136

76

456

15,000

22,200

13,300

2,790

1,270

814

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.43

.54

.44

11.85

2.79

.60

1.45

1.00

.35

.28

.29

.21

1.68

10.06

Peak discharge.- Jan. 14 (11:30 a.m.) 18,400 sec.-ft.; Jan. 20 (6 p.m.) 19,100 sec.-ft.} Sept. 26 

(12:30 a.m.) 23,300 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Haw River av. Haw River, Deep 

River at Honoure, and Cape Pear River at Lllllngton.
122 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Cape Fear River at Lillington, N. C.

Location.-. Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 !>24'25", long. 78°48'4S", at bridge on U. S. Highway it>-A, about 1,800 feet dovmstream (revised) from Norfolk Southern Railway bridge at 

Lillington, Harnett County, and 1 mile downstream from Heill Creek. Datum of gage is 

105.71 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 3,440 square miles.

Records available.- December 1983 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 3,309 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 39,600 second-feet Jan. 14 (gage height, 16.30 

reet); minimum, 81 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 5, 7 (gage height, 0,50 foot); minimum 

daily, 189 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 7.

 1983-47: Maximum discharge, 198,000 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 33.19 

feet from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 70,000 second-feet; minimum, 29 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 8, 1986 (gage height, 0.01 foot); minimum daily, 

29 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 8, 1926.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 500 second-feet and those for periods of no 

gage-neight record, which are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation for short periods at low flow caused by power plants above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,100

454

a750

aSOO

652

290

562

512

2,790

12,400

6,950

4,010

3,690

3,140

2,360

1,860

1,380

1,130

1,140

1,100

573

772

805

879

879

1,230

4,260

2,630

2,420

2,040

1,800

Nov.

1,460

996

1,060

1,280

1,530

1,480

1,240

1,320

1,10O

1,030

1,020

1,050

1,050

379

854

878

854

4,280

9,760

5,190

3,610

2,920

2,300

2,160

1,920

1,860

1,870

4,170

3,070

2,100

-

Dec.

1,750

1,580

1,280

1,320

1,180

1,230

1,120

1,060

969

978

846

830

1,280

1,060

1,100

1,-OSO

1,100

1,100

969

1,380

5,130

5,530

4,260

3,220

2,490

1,920

1,750

1,580

1,180

1,420

1,230

Jan.

1,320

1,280

2,130

10,500

7,760

5,360

4,510

3,370

2,840

2,490

2,160

2,350

8,r,70

28,700

30,400

19,900

10,900

10,400

14,000

29,200

34,400

23,300

12,400

7,170

5,190

4,170

3,690

3,370

2,920

2,630

2,490

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,360

2,230

1,980

2,040

1,980

1,920

1,020

1,860

1,750

1,580

1,580

1,700

1,230

1,420

1,480

1,280

1,180

1,480

1,420

1,280

3,220

4,850

4,010

3,370

3,000

2,490

2,160

1,980

_-"

-

Secondfoot-days

65,363

64,291

52,922

1,372,604

299,670

58,800

142,820

128,730

29,233

17,541

21,240

15,931

97,834

994,375

Mar.

1,860

1,800

2,160

2,300

2,040

1,920

1,920

6,060

15,200

10,400

7,360

6,240

5,360

10,200

13,400

7,760

5,880

4,680

3,610

3,610

4,010

3,530

2,840

2,420

2,360

2,750

2,360

2,100

1,890

2,440

2,360

Apr.

2,300

2,360

6,440

6,240

4,170

3,140

2,630

2,420

2,360

2,23C

1,860

2,240

6,240

6,380

16,300

13,500

9,010

6,980

5,190

3,850

3,220

3,300

3,300

2,560

2,300

1,980

1,580

1,640

1,530

1,480

-

Maximum

12,400

9,760

5,530

48,900

34,400

4,850

15,200

16,300

1,640

1,500

2,390

1,540

31,200

34,400

May

1,640

1,640

1,420

1,140

1,030

1,140

1,230

1,230

960

790

790

814

806

1,050

503

1,130

704

463

410

403

706

933

1,110

801

846

1,100

738

1,100

774

1,010

822

Minimum

290

S54

830

290

1,280

1,180

1,800

1,480

403

336

260

129

16C

129

June

697

336

358

425

674

485

774

388

511

547

378

446

422

495

960

459

424

381

704

350

1,020

1,500

790

667

704

630

445

580

582

409

-

Mean

2,108

2,143

1,707

3,761

9,667

2,100

4,607

4,291

943

585

685

514

3,261

2,724

July

2,390

1,920

561

735

298

260

274

362

806

864

1,160

838

605

466

759

782

728

947

335

503

449

1,030

877

674

720

368

354

281

269

2B9

35 6

Aug.

571

352

380

243

176

392

129

342

1,540

810

740

743

712

509

704

329

371

3SO

311

261

335

376

568

782

720

728

916

324

660

507

3340

Per square 

mile

0.613

.623

.496

1.09

2.81

.610

1.34

1.25

.274

.170

.199

.149

.948

.792

Sept.

a260

a340

a300

a360

a300

a360

a260

aSOO

a440

asoo

a460

a550

a480

alGO

a!80

a550

a360

asoo

a550

a340

3750

al,500

441

883

12,400

30,400

31,200

7,990

2,770

1,750

Runoff in 

inches

0.71

.70

.57

14.84

3.24

.64

1.54

1.39

.32

.19

.23

.17

1.06

10.76

a No gsge-helght record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records at Buckhcrn Shoals, 

and records for other stations.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 123

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, 100 feet above concrete dam and lock, 1ft. 34°50'00", 

long. 78°48'30", 1 mile downstream from county line and 7 miles north of Tarheel, 

Bladen County. Datum of gage is 29.75 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder in lower pool about 600 feet downstream 

at same datum.

Drainage area.- 4,810 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 4,738 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 21.05 feet Jan. 22; maximum discharge, 38,300 

second-feet Jan. 22; minimum discharge, 496 second-feet (regulated) Ar^. 6 (gage 

height, 0.79 foot); minimum daily, 624 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 6.'

1937-47: Maximum gage height, 43.44 feet Sept. 22, 1945 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 200 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 20, 1940 (gage height, 0.42 foot); 

minimum daily, 260 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 19, 1940.

Remarks.- Records excellent between 1,000 and 10,000 second-feet, good above and poor 

below. Discharge computed by using submergence of lock and dam as determined by 

auxiliary gage as a factor when discharge is greater than 11,000 second-feet. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short periods at low flow caused by power 

plants .above station. Records of water analyses for the water year 1947 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 1102.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1?47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1,600

1,700

1,170

1,310

1,350

1,080

896

1,280

3,390

9,560

13,900

9,270

6,250

5,520

4,400

3,550

2,870

2,270

2,120

1,900

1,760

1,480

1,560

1,650

1,690

1,760

3,060

4,730

4,080

3,860

3,550

Nov.

3,150

2,600

1,970

2,040

2,430

2,600

2,350

2,200

2,690

2,270

2,120

2,200

2,040

1,900

1,760

1,760

1,620

2,060

9,310

9,850

6,750

5,400

4,290

3,550

4,660

6,120

5,640

5,640

6,500

5,180

-

Dec.

3,970

3,550

3,150

2,780

2,600

2,600

2,520

2,120

2,200

2,120

2,120

1,970

2,120

2,350

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,120

2,120

4,010

7,540

7,270

5,760

4,730

3,660

3,150

2,870

2,430

2,270

2,430

Jan.

2,200

2,270

2,430

5,720

11,400

8,660

7,010

6,000

4,840

4,180

3,660

3,250

5,410

14,500

29,800

31,900

25,900

18,500

16,600

21,600

33,800

36,400

28,100

18,200

11,700

8,090

6,500

5,760

5,400

4,840

4,620

Month

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

November .........................

December .................... ....

Calendar year 1946 .........

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4,290

4,060

3,760

3,550

3,550

3,450

3,450

3,350

3,150

2,960

2,780

2,870

2,870

2,430

2,350

2,270

2,350

2,430

2,520

2,520

2,780

5,400

5,880

5,290

4,840

4,180

3,550

3,150

_

-

-

Seoond 

foot-days

104,566

112,650

94,690

2,081,436

389,240

96,050

204,630

214,790

58,870

33,336

43,886

49,705

142,153

1,544,566

Mar.

3,060

2,780

2,960

3,660

3,450

3,350

3,150

4,290

13,600

16,500

13,200

10,200

8,090

7,810

15,000

13,900

9,850

7,540

6,000

5,760

6,250

6,500

5,400

4,620

4,400

4,290

4,290

3,860

3,660

3,350

3,860

Apr.

3,760

4,180

6,750

9,850

8,370

6,250

5,060

4,400

4,080

3,970

3,760

3,350

5,780

8,370

16,800

22,700

19,200

14,600

11,200

8,370

6,500

5,760

5,640

5,060

4,510

4,180

3,350

3,150

3,060

2,780

-

Maximum

13,900

9,850

7,540

45,000

36,400

5,880

16,500

22,700

3,660

1,830

3,150

3,450

31,200

36,400

May

2,960

3,450

3,660

2,870

2,520

2,270

2,200

2,270

1,970

1,610

1,410

1,410

1,660

1,540

1,420

1,310

1,690

1,220

990

1,040

1,080

1,400

1,700

2,120

1,610

1,700

1,970

1,830

2,120

1,830

2,040

Minimum

896

1,620

1,970

896

2,200

2,270

2,780

2,780

990

738

633

624

875

624

June

1,830

1,690

1,290

1,100

1,090

1,170

980

1,010

805

990

958

738

795

927

1,020

1,420

1,320

1,160

1,060

1,120

875

1,420

1,460

1,130

1,160

1,190

1,010

785

927

906

-

Mean

3,373

3,755

3,055

5,703

12,560

3,430

6,601

7,160

1,899

1,111

1,416

1,603

4,738

4,232

Julv

1,290

3,150

2,2''0

1,110

1,010

738

633

927

9?%

1,400

1.7RO

l,6f>0

1,230

1,0.^0

1,220

1,5150

1,830

1,7130

l,7i>0

1,210

1,340

1,900

2,3^0

2,0.'0

1,6W>

1,3<30

815

7'^S

1,0?0

1,0">0

1,0 "0

Aug.

1,140

1,040

835

747

875

624

738 '

633

1,010

2,730

1,830

2,200

1,970

1,830

1,480

1,290

795

2,440

3,350

2,120

1,760

1,640

3,450

2,870

1,970

1,700

1,660

1,670

1,220

1,140

948

Per square 

mile

0.701

.781

.635

1.19

2.61

.713

1.37

1.49

.395

.231

.294

.333

.985

.880

Sept.

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,040

1,020

938

875

1,110

1,500

1,670

1,410

1,410

1,530

1,430

980

1,010

1,830

1,900

1,760

1,660

1,670

2,420

2,040

2,150

7,330

21,700

31,200

28,000

13,700

5,770

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.81

.87

.73

16.10

3.01

.74

1.58

1.66

.46

.26

.34

.38

1.10

11.94
124 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Reedy Fork near Gibsonville, N. C.

Location.- Waterpstage recorder, lat. 36°10'30", long. 79°37'00", a quarter cf a mile

downstream from Huffines Mill, 1^ miles upstream from Buffalo Creek, and t* miles northwest of Gibsonville, Guilford County.

Drainage area.- 133 square miles.

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 116 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 20.77 

reet); minimum, 0.9 second-foot (regulated) Aug. 7 (gage height, 0.57 foot); minimum 

daily, 1.2 second-feet (regulated) June 14, Aug. 7.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 25, 1947; minimum, 0.6 second-foot (regulated) sometime during period Nov. 12 to Dec. 8, 1941; minimum daily, 0.9 second-foot 

(regulated) Sept. 25, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station. Plow partly regulated by reservoir 14 miles above station from which city of 

Greensboro diverted about 13 second-feet during year.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 29-3o)

0.6 1.2 1.3 40 5.0 980

.7 Z.7 1.5 63 6.0 1,280

.8 5.6 1.7 93 8.O 1,900

.9 10 2.0 156 10.0 2,600

1.0 16 2.5 234 12.0 3,450

1.1 23 3.0 414 14.0 4,830

1.2 31 4.0 680 16.0 6,7OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

27

21

14

20

10

6.5

6.6

16

48

50

32

28

56

107

40

33

62

29

21

17

22

21

21

17

17

19

14

24

22

18

15

Nov.

21

17

20

30

28

32

29

31

27

31

33

31

27

27

24

24

36

117

122

191

164

63

48

37

42

47

55

51

49

43

-

Dec.

43

42

39

33

35

34

33

36

38

35

35

42

118

75

31

27

22

31

44

37

93

188

191

66

37

31

29

28

28

32

33

Jan.

51

71

106

119

183

150

50

38

48

49

47

114

146

376

315

388

323

274

272

804

1,070

701

331

268

240

224

96

52

48

48

50

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

51

55

88

184

191

67

42

39

33

32

28

31

30

35

36

38

36

36

35

46

54

100

186

212

95

47

43

41

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

854.1

1,497

1,586

33,189.5

7,052

1,911

4,329

2,937

1,102

623

853.6

66O.3

16,006.1

39,411.1

Mar.

39

46

47

43

44

57

76

117

222

279

287

289

276

274

279

362

300

242

224

222

103

53

46

44

44

43

41

44

50

66

7O

Apr.

67

74

88

90

90

111

188

188

69

41

44

90

63

57

79

145

194

253

248

216

164

58

43

38

36

36

38

43

42

44

-

Maximum

107

191

191

1,590

1,070

212

362

253

124

46

139

148

7,240

7,240

May

47

44

43

46

41

38

44

124

124

36

27

27

27

26

23

23

19

17

17

21

21

36

41

25

23

27

24

28

23

20

20

Minimum

6.5

17

22

1.5

38

28

39

36

17

1.2

1.6

1.2

2.4

1.2

June

20

21

24

24

20

20

15

8.2

4.7

19

19

17

10

1.2

3.9

20

23

18

12

36

27

29

36

28

22

13

18

32

46

36

-

Mean

27.6

49.9

51.2

90.9

227

68.2

140

97.9

35.5

20.8

27.5

21.3

534

108

July

27

25

18

6.9

8.6

5.6

12

25

24

69

93

139

106

34

25

20

19

20

14

3.3

17

27

22

17

9.8

1.6

2.0

6.8

29

16

11

Aug.

17

10

3.3

14

9.3

8.2

1.2

14

8.4

2.1

14

6.7

7.8

6.4

2.0

2.4

3.9

11

5.4

1.6

2.6

62

148

59

27

24

18

21

97

35

18

Sept.

16

11

6.8

8.2

8.0

5.4

4.4

14

14

7.8

2.4

14

3.9

6.9

16

9.8

3.3

9.2

S.O

4.2

7.8

33

77

922

7,240

6,570

634

252

60

37

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (5 p.m.) 1,310 sec.-ft.; Sept. 25 (9:30 p.m.) 11.60O sec.-f-..
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.

125

Location.- Water-stage recorder and modified Parshall flume, lat. 36°08 | yo", long.

73"5JL'20", at bridge on county road, a quarter of a mile downstream from U. S. Highway 220, three-quarters of a mile north of Battle Ground, Guilford County, and about 

2j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 15.9 square miles.

Records available.- November 1925 to July 1931, May 1934 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1929-30, 1934-47), 14.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,400 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 10.36 

reet), from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet on basis of contracted-opening 

computation at 10.36 feet; minimum, 1.7 second-feet Aug. 16, 17, Sep'-,. 5 (gage height, 

0.47 foot).

1925-31, 1934-47: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 24, 1947; minimum, 0.7 secondfoot July 24, 1926.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 600 second-feet and those for periods of no 

gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

.23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.7

3.7

4.4

36

8.9

6.2

6.5

7.1

5.3

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.4

4.6

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.4

6.0

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

Nov.

4.8

5.0

6.0

6.0

5.3

5.3

5.7

7.5

7.8

6.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.2

4.6

4.6

17

40

9.9

7.5

7.0

14

8.6

7.5

7.0

7.1

14

8.3

7.8

7.5

-

Month

Dec.

7.8

7.5

6.7

6.7

6.2

5.5

5.7

8.0

7.6

6.5

7.2

7.5

6.5

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

a!5

a9

88

a30

a!4

alO

a9

a8

a8

a8

a7

a7

a7

a?

Jan.

ais

a!5

a30

a!5

a!2

alO

a9

a9

a7

6.7

6.7

a40

a70

a!40

a50

a30

a40

a 70

alOO

a2oo

51

25

a!7

a!4

al3

alZ

al2

all

all

all

all

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March.................. ..........

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

U«» May............. .................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

Septeober ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

alO

a9

a9

a9

a9

as

a8

a8

a8

a7

a7

a7a'

a1

a

a1

a

a7

a7

a8

alO

a!2

a!4

al3

a!2

all

all

alO

_

.

-

Second 

foot-days

180.4

250.2

259.2

4,595.6

1,065.4

249

594 2

399 '.9

188.8

107.7

122.9

124.8

2,089.2

5,631.7

liar.

alo

all

all

alo

alo

al3

a!2

a22

a36

a50

a40

a 34

a50

a60

a 30

a20

a!7

a!5

a!4

al3

al2

all

alO

alO

a9

a9

a9

a!4

a!2

all

9.2

Apr.

8.9

17

a!5

al2

a!2

all

alO

alo

a9

a9

a!4

a24

a!3

a!6

a!6

aso

a22

a!4

a!2

all

a!2

all

alo

alO

a9

a9

a9

a8

a8

a8

-

Maximum

36

40

30

383

200

14

60

50

10

7.0

14

16

1,080

1,080

Hay

as

a8

as

aS

as

a7

a7

a7

a6

a6

a6

86

a6

a6

a6

a6

a6

a6

5.3

a5

a6

a9

alo

a45

a4

a4

&4

a4

a4

a4

a4

Minimum

3.4

4.4

5.5

3.2

6.7

7

9

8

4

2.2

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.8

June

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

a4

3:5

3.2

3.0

3.7

7.0

4.1

2.9

2.9

2.3

3.0

5.0

3.9

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.2

4.2

3.4

2.9

2.4

2.8

-

Mean

5.82

8.34

8.36

12.6

34.4

8.89

19.2

13.3

6.09

3.59

3.96

4.03

69.6

15.4

July

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

3.6

5.0

9.4

14

8.6

4.2

3.2

3.0

2.9

3.8

5.7

5.7

3.5

3.9

3.9

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.9

3.5

2.6

2.3

Aug.

3.4

2.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.3

7.1

5.3

3.0

3.2

3.9

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.8

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

16

14

3.7

9.8

5.6

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

Pr^ square 

mile

0.366

.525

.526

.792

2.16

.559

1.21

.836

.383

.226

.249

.253

4.38

.969

Sept.

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

3.7

2.6

2.3

2.8

3.7

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.0

2.8

2.2

2.0

2.4

2.3

87

12

6.2

L,080

786

32

15

10

7.0

6.0

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.42

.59

.61

10.76

2.49

.58

1.39

.94

.44

.25

.29

.29

4.89

13.18

a Ho gage-height record; computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for nearby 

stations.
126 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°03'30", long. 79 0 43'35", at McConnell .road crossing, 3 miles east of Greensboro, Guilford County, and 6 miles upstream from North Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area.- 32.8 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 35.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,000 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 10.64 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet on basis of contracted-opening computation at 10.64 feet; minimum, 2.1 second-feet Aug. 17.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 25, 1947; minimum, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 

2, 1930.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Sewage from .Greensboro enters just 

above station affecting low-water flow.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.4

5.4

5.7

6.0

5.6

4.9

5.2

6.8

88

62

e!3

e!2

e!4

elO

e9

e9

e8

e9

elO

e8

e9

e!3

ell

e!2

e!3

e20

e!3

e!2

ell

e!2

ell

Nov.

ell

elO

elO

elO

10

9.3

9.1

9.0

9.3

8.4

8.1

8.6

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.4

10

89

36

19

16

28

26

14

13

13

17

14

12

13

-

Dec.

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.9

10

11

11

11

11

11

9.7

9.5

10

17

12

16

33

34

17

14

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

Jan.

24

25

47

54

29

24

20

20

18

15

14

78

102

465

313

65

95

166

233

708

408

82

41

35

30

27

25

23

22

21

23

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- Jan. 14 (9 t>.m

Feb.

19

16

16

18

16

14

18

18

13

12

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

17

18

21

29

32

36

35

31

30

28

24

_

-

Secondfoot days

434.

467.

415.

11,762.

3,252

565

1,497

1,158

349.

344.

192.

217.

4,393.

13,186.

Mar.

23

29

28

23

24

33

31

56

86

143

115

82

87

203

94

43

34

29

27

34

29

25

21

23

23

19

18

30

38

25

22

Apr.

21

36

58

33

27

27

25

22

25

21

28

181

76

40

64

73

114

53

35

26

24

22

19

18

18

16

14

14

14

14

-

Maximum

D 88

D 89

1 34

5 1,140

708

36

203

181

7 45

0 25

9 18

B 58

3 3,500

1 3,500

May

14

13

14

16

12

11

11

9.7

9.1

9.0

7.9

8.1

9.0

8.8

8.3

8.3

8.4

8.4

8.3

8.1

9.5

45

17

11

8.8

13

9.3

8.3

7.8

9.5

8.1

Minimum

4.9

8.1

9.5

4.2

14

12

18

14

7.8

47

3.7

2.9

4.8

2.9

.) 685 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20 (5 p.m.)

June

6.3

6.9

25

11

7.9

7.5

7.0

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.1

6.0

6.2

7.5

9.0

6.3

6.0

6.2

6.8

17

11

7.0

6.3

6.5

6.3

10

11

7.0

8.1

4.7

-

Mean

14.0

15.6

13.4

32.2

105

20.2

48.3

38.6.

11.3

8.i:

6.2!

7.0!

146

36.1

July

4.4

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.8

4.1

7.9

8.8

8.1

9.3

7.5

6.0

4.7

4.7

5.5

6.6

18

6.8

5.6

4.9

6.7

11

6.3

5.2

5.1

4.9

3.7

5.0

6.6

4.6

4.3

Aug.

6.5 4.9

3.9

4.1

4'. 5

4.5

4.4

4.6

7.0

4.5

3.6

5.2

4.8

3.7

4.0

3.6

2.9

4.5

4.6

4.8

4.3

6.9

58

11

7.3

7.2

7.2

6.9

6.5

6.3

5.4

Per square 

mile

5

i

'

Sept.

4.8

5.5

6.0

7.2

9.3

11

21

8.6

7.9

15

17

8.4

8.6

6.2

6.5

9.5

7.2

6.2

6.5

6.5

24

14

7.9

317

5,500

278

33

16

13

12

-

Runoff in 

inches

950 sec. -ft.; Sept. 25 (6 a.m.)

8,000 sec.-ft.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 127

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°07'10", long. ?9°42'35", at county highway 

oridge, 3 miles upstream from mouth and 6 miles northeast of Greensboro, Guilford 

County.

Drainage area.- 36".4 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 44.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,000 second-feet Sept. 25 (ga,^e height, 15.96 

i'eet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet on basis of contractedopening determinations at gage heights 14.15 and 15.96 feet; minimum, 5.5 second-feet 

Aug. 17 (gage height, 1.76 feet).

1928-47: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 25, 1947; minimum, 1.6 second-feet 

Aug. 28, 1932.

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

275TO second-feet, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills 

above station. Sewage from Greensboro and Proximity Mills enters abo-'e station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 2O

to Aug. 22, Sept. 27-30)

1.9 12 3.0 129 6.0 700

2.0 18 3.5 214 8.0 1,030

2.3 42 4.0 307 10.0 1,520

2.6 74 5.0 521 12.0 2,700

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

s

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

17

17

18

16

16

11

14

21

149

31

22

26

19

17

17

18

19

18

14

12

16

17

18

20

21

36

14

17

23

20

19

Nov.

18

16

16

16

18

20

19

23

17

14

16

19

19

19

19

16

66

111

32

29

25

48

26

19

21

29

42

22

22

22

-

Dec.

a2o

a24

41

24

29

55

32

21

19

17

18

22

20

16

18

23

Jan.

52

37

69

44

30

29

27

28

24

23

20

129

114

422

241

67

111

148

235

627

164

62

46

40

36

32

32

32

31

31

32

Feb.

27

22

24

29

26

26

28

24

19

23

26

27

26

26

25

22

23

26

25

29

41

41

37

36

36

36

34

31

_

_

-

u« i i. SeoondMonth foot-daye

October .......................... 713

November ......................... 799

December ......................... 699

Calendar year 194S ............ 14,943

January .......................... 3,015

February ......................... 795

March ............................ 1,716

April ............................ 1,568

May .............................. 702

June ............................. 599

July. ............................ 604.1

August ........................... 530.8

September ........................ 3,959.3

Water year 1946-47 ............ 15,700.2

Mar.

31

34

34

31

33

43

37

65

100

108

106

94

134

189

78

51

44

39

40

46

38

32

28

35

33

31

32

49

41

31

29

Apr.

29

56

51

a42

a36

336

a34

a34

a34

a34

a34

a250

a9o

a60

a7o

also

a!20

aSO

a44

336

a32

330

328

326

326

a24

324

324

322

322

Maximum

149

111

55

1,060

627

41

189

250

80

60

37

85

2,480

2,480

May

 a22

320

32O

320

a20

 318

al9

19

34

80

24

19

21

22

21

20

20

26

17

Minimum

11

14

16

11

20

19

28

22

17

12

9 3

sis

9.3

8.8

June

14

16

27

19

18

17

16

12

15

18

17

17

16

23

16

13

17

17

20

60

21

17

16

19

19

34

22

23

24

16

Mean

23.0

26 .6

23.5

40.9

97 .3

28 .4

55.4

52 ,3

22 .6

20.0

19 5

r/ii

132

43.0

July

2Cie

17

13

IE

IE

2S

2?

3C

3]

2C

17

14

ie

2C

2T

3T

IF

17

14

2£-

22"

IT

16

16

1*

13

29

24

9.8

9.3

Aug.

20

11

10

11

13

13

13

14

16

11

12

14

14

14

13

10

13

22

15

21

16

37

85

14

14

17

16

16

15

12

8.8

Pe- square 

mile

Sept.

9.3

12

16

15

14

17

26

14

16

22

27

18

22

14

13

25

15

15

16

14

51

18

18

878

2,4dO

77

33

21

21

22

Runoff in 

inches

3 No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby ststlons.
128 ("APE PEAK RIVER BASIN

West Pork Deep River near High Point, N. C. .

Location.- Water-stage recorder and modified Parshall flume, lat. 36°00'15", long 

Y9"t>B'40 , a quarter of a mile upstream from highway bridge at head of High Point 

Reservoir about 2 miles northwest of Jamestown, and 3j miles northeast of High Point 

Guilford County. B '

Drainage area.- 32.1 square miles.

Records available.- June 1923 to September 1926, July 1928 to September 1947. '

Average discharge.- 22 years, 31.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,450 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height 19 92 

reet, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet on 

basis of contracted-opening computation at 19.92 feet; minlrtum, 2.4 second-feet Aug. 1.

1923-26, 19S8-47- Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 24, 1947; miniman, 0.3 secondfoot Sept. 1, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Occasional 

marKpd diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmill 4 miles above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

6.8 

6.5

6.8 

6.8 

7.9 

62 

16

12 

17 

15 

11 

9.9

9.7 

9.4

8.8 

8.6 

8.8

9.4

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.6

15 

9.9 

9.4 

9.7 

9.4 

9.1

Nov.

9.1 

9.4 

12 

10 

9.4

8.8 

8.8 

11 

9.4 

9.1

9.4 

9.9 

9.4

8.8 

8.8

8.8 

40 

70 

20 

16

13 

32 

19 

15 

14

24 

30 

17 

14 

13

Dec.

13 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

9.9 

10 

35 

17 

23

73 

31 

21 

18 

16

14 

14 

14 

13 

12 

21

Jan.

39 

32 

78 

42 

28

23 

20 

21 

18 

16

16 

87 

148 

216 

46

68 

115 

152

334 

559

97 

44 

35 

29 

27

25 

22 

20 

19 

20 

21

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. ............. ... ...

mber .............

lendar year 1946

ll. .................. .

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

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

17 

16 

15 

16 

13

14 

16 

14

11 

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

13

IS* 

12 *11 

11 

12

b!5 

b!5 

b!7 

*b!6 

b!6

b!8 

b!7 

b!7

Secondroot-days

350. < 

489.] 

507.

10, 952. C

2,417 

397 

1,230 

919 

359.! 

236.! 

382.! 

240.. 

4,508.!

12,038.'

Mar.

b!7 

b20 

b!8 

17 

21

35 

26 

63 

87 

93

81 

70 

92 

154 

63

40 

30 

25 

24 

27

23 

21 

19 

21 

18

16 

16 

27 

26 *21 

19

Apr.

17 

48 

48 

27 

25

24 

20 

19 

19 

17

22 

47 

24 

36 

41

122 

64 

36 

29 

25

34 

27 

23 

21 

20

19 

17 

16 

16 

16

Maximum

) 62

L 70 

3 73

) 1,110

559 

18 

154 

122 

3 32 

3 29 

3 138 

5 43 

3 2,000

t 2,000

May

15 

14 

14 

14 

13

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

9.9 

9.7

9.7 

9.9 

9.9 

9.1 

8.6

14 

32 

12 

9.9 

9.9

11

8.8 

8.3 

8.8 

10 

8.0

Minimum

6.5 

8.8 

9.9

6.1

16 

11 

16 

16 

8.0 

4.9 

2.8 

3.0 

3.0

2.8

June

7.5 

7.5 

9.8 

7.3 

7.0

6.8 

6.5 

6.3 

6.1 

5.6

5.3 

5.1 

29 

20 

10

6.5 

6.1 

5.8 

6.5

8.8

8.0 

6.8 

5.6 

5.3 

4.9

8.4 

7.8 

5.8 

5.1 

5.3

Mean

11.3 

16.3 

16.4

30.0

78.0 

14.2 

39.7 

30.6 

11.6 

7.86 

12.3 

7.76 

150

33.0

July

5.3 

4.5 

3.7 

3.7 

3.5

3.7 

138 

46 

38 

25

8.3 

6.3 

5.6 

5.1 

5.6

7.3 

9.1 

6.1

5.8 

7.5

5.8 

6.1 

4.5 

4.3 

4.1

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.3 

3.0 

2.8

Aug.

3.1 

3.0 

14 

5.3 

4.5

4.1 

3.5 

4.7 

4.5 

5.2

43 

14 

6.5 

5.1 

4.7

4.1 

3.9 

4.3 

4.7 

4.3

3.9 

28 

14 

7.5 

6.1

8.4 

7.5 

5.3 

4.9 

4.3 

4.1

Per square 

mile

0.352 

.508 

.5:1

.935

2.43 

.442 

1.2.4 

.953 

.3(31 

.245 

.303 

.2.'? 

4.67

1.0.3

Sept.

3.7 

3.9 

3.3 

3.1 

3.0

3.0 

6.9 

9.9 

3.9 

4.3

6.1 

4.1 

3.9 

3.5 

3.1

6.6 

3.7 

3.1 

3.7 

3.7

255 

29 

13

3,000 

2,000

53 

25 

18 

16 

13

Runoff in 

inches

0.41 

.57 

.59

12.69

2.80 

.46 

1.43 

1.06 

.42 

.27 

.44 

.28 

5.22

13.95

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (12:30 a.m.) 980 sec. -ft.: Sect. 24 (about 10:30 p.m.) 8,450 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 129

Deep River near Randleman, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°54'10", long. 79°51'15", 500 fe?t downstream 

rrom county bridge at Coltrane's mill, half a mile south of Guilford County line, 

and 7 miles north of Randleman, Randolph County. Datum of gage is 638.11 feet above 

mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 124 square miles.

Kecoras available.- October 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 119 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 32.2 

reet rrom high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 8,000 seiond-feet on 

basis of contracted opening computation at 32.2 feet; minimum, 2.2 seiond-feet (regulated) Aug. 10; minimum daily, 2.4 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 7.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 25, 1947; minimum, 0.5 second-foot 

regulated Nov. 28, 1931 (gage height, 1.41 feet); minimum daily, 1.2 second-feet 

(regulated) Nov. 12, 1933.

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

barge diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by Coltrane's mill. Flo'* slightly regulated by High Point Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 19 to Jan. 12, . 

July 11 to Aug. 11)

1.5 1.5 2.2 37 4.0

1.6 3.7 2.4 56 5.0

1.7 6.7 2.6 78 6.0

1.8 10 2.8 105 8.0

1.9 15 3.0 139 10.0

2.0 21 3.5 235 12.0

337 15.0 3,260

555 18.0 4,400

785 21.0 6,050

1,280 24.0 8,300

1,800 28.0 12,800

2,360

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a20

a!8

12

18

16

14

18

12

137

92

36

24

29

51

29

25

24

23

24

18

20

19

19

18

19

19

20

22

22

17

19

Nov.

47

33

21

36

22

23

22

20

18

14

16

28

20

22

18

17

18

190

82

57

44

46

30

38

54

52

42

22

24

30

-

Dec.

29

49

25

> a24

15

54

32

41

95

134

62

46

42

36

33

30

30

49

27

Jan.

43

84

140

178

92

93

50

67

46

54

36

151

245

1,250

286

202

340

601

752

2,310

678

243

169

122

115

102

109

74

85

69

85

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

Septsmber ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

62

54

78

53

58

47

45

51

38

59

36

41

51

33

34

41

57

36

40

53

72

57

64

110

61

81

65

59

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

854

1,106

1,141

36,237

8,871

1,536

4,557

3,679

1,042

691.5

533.0

634.5

16,284.6

40,929.6

Mar.

65

62

97

53

71

77

103

260

328

378

306

255

251

522

265

168

136

97

112

104

93

54

76

83

90

60

47

64

100

86

94

Apr.

£

1

4

]

]

2

3

2:

i

69

99

12

29

81

90

78

90

58

76

81

12

52

51

06

17

98

65

07

95

123

1

Maximum

137

190

134

3,330

2,310

110

522

412

116

41

51

69

12,000

12,000

11

63

87

64

49

41

77

38

60

-

May

35

54

32

28

66

34

24

30

33

21

19

43

23

20

20

29

25

18

27

21

21

116

53

39

31

39

28

36

18

34

25

Minimum

12

14

15

12

36

33

47

38

1 a J.O

8.8

3.0

2.4

2.8

2.4

June

26

21

41

28

24

25

26

14

24

19

24

15

22

19

28

29

33

27

26

9.7

21

13

16

17

24

33

34

28

16

8.8

-

Mean

27.5

36. £

36.8

99.3

286

54.9

147

123

33.6

23.0

17.2

20.5

543

112

July

18

12

15

12

11

3.5

39

23

34

El

41

Zl

13

11

16

19

19

13

17

10

11

?6

19

6.8

3.0

11

7.6

7.2

8.9

Aug.

17

35

6.9

17

14

8.3

2.4

17

20

9.0

17

69

34

13

13

11

12

11

16

12

11

2.8

67

28

7.6

64

46

18

19

3.5

13

Sept.

16

6.!

11

11

Z.I

19

a!2

27

20

16

, a!2

a550

a240

a55

al,600

312,000

al,20o

a!60

73

92

53

Pe- square Runoff in 

mile inohss

0.222 0.26

. 298 . 33

.297 .34

.801 10.87

2.31 2.66

.443 .46

1.19 1.37

.992 1.10

.271 .31

.185 .21

.139 .16

.165 .19

4.38 4.88

.903 12.27

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (8 a.m.) 2,990 sec.-ft.; Sept. 25 (about 5:30 a.m.) 20,000 sec.-ft. 

a Ho gage-helgKt record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

ther stations In basin.
130 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°44'10", long. 79°38'40", 2,000 feet downstream 

from railroad station at Ramseur, Randolph County, and lj miles downstream from Sandy 

Creek. Datum of gage is 419.50 feet above mean sea level (levels by Coprs of Engineers.

Drainage area.- 346 square miles.

Kecoras available.- November 19S2 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1923-47), 347 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21.000 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 24,71 

reet); minimum, 12 second-feet (regulated) Feb. 14 (gage height, 0.45 foot); minimum 

daily, 13 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 3-6.

1922-47: Maximum discharge, 43,000 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 34.04 

feet, from high-water mark), by slope-area method; minimum, 0.4 second-foot (regulated)' 

May 27, Nov. 28, 29, 1941;- minimum daily, 0.7 second-foot (regulated) Nov. 29, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those computed from gage heights based on partial record, 

which are fair, aftd those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Large 

diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station. Plow slightly regulated by 

High Point Reservoir and small power-plant reservoirs. Records of water aralyses for 

the water year 1947 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1102.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 24 to June 3, Sept. 28-30)

O.5 15 1.4 178 5.O 2,17O 

.6 23 1.7 276 6.0 2,880 

.7 33 2.0 392 8.0 4,120 

.8 45 2.5 630 10.0 5,490 

.9 60 3.0 900 12.0 6,980 

1.0 78 3.5 1,190 14.0 8,580 

1.2 121 4.0 1,490 20.0 13,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

81 

79 

58 

48 

16

19 

112 

74 

676 

380

218 

159 

116 

112 

121

121 

84 

81 

83 

41

87 

105 

72 

53 

17

195 

59 

117 

100 

62 

17

Nov.

81 

35 

105 

136 

165

127 

67 

14 

117 

40

125 

67 

36 

89 

114

15 

28 

1,000 

308 

227

196 

147 

167 

56 

151

135 

157 

152 

137 

99

Dec.

43 

120 

111 

144 

122

31 

88 

35 

101 

104

101 

113 

25 

96 

34

104 

112 

118 

77 

96

123 

3O6 

209 

142 

126

148 

181 

96 

41 

147 

185

Jan.

141 

110 

545 

624 

334

326 

250 

227 

202 

150

153 

837 

1,020 

4.51O 

1,180

590 

342 

1,560 

2,500 

7,140

2,210 

770 

5O3 

411 

324

306 

335 

285 

240 

243 

245

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

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

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

211 

168 

227 

220 

213

198 

146 

99 

a!30 

a!80

205 

181 

122 

flOO 

200

71 

136 

170 

161 

111

320 

380 

340 

380 

293

242 

190 

214

Secondfoot-days

3,56 

4,29 

3,47

126, 61>

29, li: 

5, 60S 

13,73] 

10.34S 

3,37< 

2,16' 

1,26£ 

1,5O£ 

20,25!

98,70£

Mar.

198 

146 

282 

242 

215

215 

217 

1,190 

1.O1O 

1,080

758 

571 

685 

1,540 

831

506 

441 

334 

282 

308

303 

235 

126 

280 

259

230 

226 

230 

202 

285 

3O3

Apr.

256 

326 

678 

419 

a36O

a320 

a30O 

266 

226 

227

247 

655 

447 

367 

598

503 

796 

446 

328 

228

330 

339 

296 

247 

241

103 

111 

241 

224 

223

Maximum

5 676 

5 1,000 

} 306

5 8,260

5 7,140 

i 380 

L 1,540 

i 796 

) 221 

227 

159 

i 167 

> 14,400

14.4OO

May

130 

102 

221 

67 

88

175 

94 

115 

107 

90

41 

113 

214 

96 

17

79 

4O 

41 

363 

181

119 

17 

159 

178 

43

116 

313 

96 

25 

46 

193

Minimum

16 

14 

25

14

110 

71 

126 

103 

17 

15 

19 

14 

13

13

June

37 

73 

178 

227 

168

> a75

70 

15 

16

74 

44 

71 

15 

17,

64 

118 

42 

19 

19

Mean

115 

143 

112

347

939 

200 

443 

345 

1O9 

72.2 

40. S 

48.6 

675

270

July

75 

28 

23 

25 

21

21 

57 

106 

21 

21

21 

142 

29 

59 

20

20 

71 

23 

20 

22

70 

159 

21

20 

20

20 

19 

20 

20 

55 

19

A'lg.

21

22 

23 

57 

17

18 

19 

59 

64 

32

101 

157 

24 

23 

23

83 

25 

66 

21 

21

20 

21 

167 

32 

129

166 

21 

89 

14 

15 

16

Per square 

mile

0.332 

.413 

.324

1.00

2.71 

.578 

1.28 

.997 

.315 

.209 

.118 

.140 

1.95

.780

Sept.

17 

18 

13 

13 

13

13 

14 

14 

14 

104

174 

26

, a40

77 

S24 

202 

592 

14,400

2,810 

279 

160 

253 

203

Runoff in 

inches

0.38 

.46 

..37

13.59

3.13 

.60 

1.48 

1.11 

.36 

.23 

.14 

.16 

2.18

1O.60

Peak discharge.- Jan. 14 (4:30 a.m.) 6.380 sec. -ft.: Jan. 2O (6 a.m.) 8.740 sec. -ft.: Sept. 25

(3:30 p.m.) 2l7ooo seo.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

station at Moncure.

f Fragmentary gage-height recordj discharge computed from fragmentary gage heights.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 

Deep River at. Moncure, N. C.

131

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°36'25", long. 79 0 05'10", 1? mile* northwest of 

Moncure, Chatham County, 2£ miles downstream from Rocky River and 4-| miles upstream from 

confluence with Haw River. Datum of gage Is 185.88 feet above mean seT level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,410 square miles.

Records available.- May 1898 to December 1899, July 1930 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1930-47), 1,380 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum and minimum discharges for water years 1930 to 1947 are contained In the 

following table. The figures of maximum and minimum discharges for so-«e water years 

1930-1942 are revised, while those for 1943-1947 have not been published before.

Water 

year

1930t

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

Maximum

Date

July 18

Aug. 22

Mar. 6

Oct. 17

Sept. 8

Sept. 6

Apr. 7

Jan. 29

July 26

Feb. 10

Feb. 7

Apr. 5

Feb. 17

July 14

Sept. 30

Sept. 18

Feb. 11

Jan. 14

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

3,240

17,200

25,000

18,600

16,800

22,100

31,400

15,100

21,500

22,600

13,100

13,500

15,400

22,100

32,100

80,300

23,800

19,100

Gage height 

(feet)

3.82

7.95

9.46

8.31

7.86

9.03

10.47

7.48

8.92

9.10

7.03

7.11

7.61

9.01

10.65

17.20

9.33

8.40

Minimum

Date

Sept. 30

Nov. 11

Nov. 24

Sept. 26

Dec. 5

Sept. 5

Oct. 21

July 25

Oct. 9

Oct. 18

Oct. 29

Oct. 18, 19

Nov. 11

Oct. 9

Oct. 18

Aug. 13

Sept. 19

Sept. 23

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

20

17

17

23

11

32

25

31

36

30

51

18

9

32

12

79

92

43

Gage height 

Tfeet)

0.62

.57

.56

.66

.46

.75

.69

.74

.78

.73

.87

.59

.42

.75

.48

1.01

1.05

.85

t July to September.

1898-99, 1930-47: Maximum discharge, 80,300 second-feet Sept. 18, 

height, 17.20 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet (revised) Nov. 11, 1941.

1945 (gage

Remarks . - Records good above 250 second-feet and fair below except those computed from 

gage heights based on partial record, which are fair, and thoae for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation for 

short periods caused by power plants above station.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for high and low-water periods in the water years 

1930 -4K are given herein. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 697, 

712, 727, 742, 757, 782, 822, 852, 872, 892, 922, and 952. Records fo" water years 

1943-47 have not been published before.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1930-47 

1930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Hay June Jul-f

.

-

-

-

-

_

.

-

.

-

.

-

.

-

-

.

h218

hi, 470

h2,SSO

hi, 060

h539

H3S8

h!77

h317

h208

a!90

a!70

hlSO

hl42

h60

h33

Aug.

hSSO

h273

79

104

128

69

96

138

204

146

75

180

75

104

71

145

153

329

107

168

204

195

186

146

71

110

164

71

96

66

33

Sept.

94

69

170

73

40

52

146

84

56

73

69

62

62

64

62

49

47

47

71

45

62

168

122

60

43

32

26

26

23

21

-

No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Ramseur. 

Computed from staff-gage readings.
132 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Deep River at Moncure, N. C., 1930-47 Continued1

1930-31

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

20

22

24

25

26

33

54

34

28

£7

26

26

27

49

60

38

32

27

25

24

24

24

23

23

22

21

20

21

24

24

Nov.

23

21

19

20

21

30

3CK

25

22

19

58

113

64

31

114

131

60

30

22

292

229

200

182

73

153

157

71

42

153

157

Dec.

71

82

62

94

75

56

1,520

2,230

1,020

606

415

305

365

208

84

184

229

229

208

309

589

491

623

598

483

379

4,560

5,350

2,960

1,610

1,190

Jan.

962

712

580

452

390

2,090

2,400

al,250

940

676

a600

3550

a2,000

a2,600

1,460

1,050

907

708

1,270

1,950

1,500

1,090

750

640

555

491

365

531

460

324

453

Feb.

305

311

292

330

286

330

330

286

204

317

305

330

400

372

344

586

653

556

555

656

730

632

623

539

452

452

344

337

_

Mar.

317

393

649

649

589

760

852

2,520

2,380

1,460

1,030

658

580

483

372

445

452

330

445

351

311

445

2,220

2,180

1,290

984

694

572

1,090

2,910

1,690

Apr.

1,860

2,930

2,460

1,550

4,040

11,000

10,700

5,710

2,740

1,830

1,390

1,120

1,010

940

676

694

667

606

785

1,750

1,360

1,460

2,060

1,860

1,290

1,240

1,590

.1,480

1,090

841

-

May

606

835

2,740

1,940

1,170

984

1,320

8,260

5,550

3,460

2,460

1,660

1,370

1,110

951

667

547

572

531

555

7,230

13,400

13,000

7,710

2,360

1,370

1,170

885

800

640

452

June

415

438

445

483

337

311

273

235

251

208

200

200

208

208

208

229

256

256

245

218

168

73

204

229

204

91

84

138

157

73

-

July

99

122

62

84

157

342

527

415

460

564

324

372

286

204

182

135

172

146

229

317

286

930

654

298

292

789

2,400

2,390

918

379

204

Aug.

2,140

9,260

7,150

1,490

1,970

1,900

1,560

1,170

598

344

1,540

9,250

6,270

4,120

6,470

2,510

1,170

852

820

1,470

15,300

16,300

13,400

4,750

1,950

1,270

962

1,040

1,240

896

523

Sept.

468

598

267

104

286

224

224

224

218

224

186

200

195

153

177

150

71

47

47

158

116

138

168

73

142

84

195

84

62

79

-

Peak discharge.- Apr. 6 (8 a.m.) 11,800 sec.-ft.-j May 21 (10 p.m.) 15,500 see.-ft.5 Aug. 22 (5 p.m.) 

17,200 sec.-ftT

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Ramseur.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

8

7

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.

51

49

49

96

66

51

45

43

43

42

40

38

37

38

40

56

79

56

43

40

37

38

38

38

38

36

36

45

49

58

42

Nov.

34

30

27

27

25

23

22

22

22

25

26

24

22

21

21

24

26

25

22

22

21

20

19

18

56

128

73

37

66

71

Dec.

36

25

21

2,440

6,420

1,840

830

539

438

1,650

1,690

885

400

280

1,550

1,620

940

995

730

780

531

1,520

3,810

2,130

1,170

885

667

649

918

995

730

Jan.

3,360

4,690

2,210

f 1,170

f830

f780

f 1,230

11,600

18,600

19,000

15,900

5,330

32,000

al,700

al,400

al,200

1,020

al,000

a900

a800

a700

523

676

580

640

589

780

1,010

1,220

1,980

2,380

Feb.

1,880

1,230

1,520

3,350

3,030

2,290

1,470

1,130

1,040

1,030

984

1,010

3,940

2,930

1,700

1,950

2,130

1,650

1,370

1,120

973

2,380

3,140

1,900

1,340

1,100

995

951

712

-

Mar.

676

703

658

649

606

13,500

17,800

17,600

9,770

2,460

1,890

1,610

1,420

1,340

1,210

1,050

1,010

918

810

907

703

1,660

1,750

1,610

1,090

907

780

2,460

2,830

1,690

1,170

Apr.

2,210

2,550

1,500

1,150

1,010

929

658

658

841

1,050

780

1,520

1,540

1,110

951

658

572

632

539

598

572

515

386

400

408

712

1,550

1,290

863

547

-

May

712

1,300

1,290

750

589

507

475

365

379

445

286

592

1,220

712

468

400

351

337

305

324

386

1,100

995

598

438

330

298

1,280

1,890

852

445

June

351

280

245

240

168

177

204

213

204

172

640

a5,000

a5,500

a4,600

a3,000

a2,000

al.OOO

a700

a600

a550

f515

f438

640

430

311

251

267

327

1,000

531

-

July

598

415

305

305

256

229

224

200

157

168

138

101

110

128

87

89

116

125

99

82

96

94

104

71

54

45

56

87

99

224

146

A'lg.

172

125

138

825

3,240

1,030

676

658

712

430

273

182

131

146

161

101

99

116

119

122

89

69

56

84

87

66

52

19

107

101

119

Sept.

107

107

1,060

1,480

539

280

186

150

107

107

87

58

47

131

204

91

58

54

54

125

138

75

38

204

267

164

116

110

218

200

-

Peak discharge.- Jan. 10 (8 a.m.) 19,500 sec.-ft. ; Mar. 6 (8 p.m.) 25,000 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Ramseur and for nearby stations on streams.

f Computed from partly estimated gage heights.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 133

Discharge, In second-feet, of Deep River at Moncure, N. C., 19430-47 Cortlnued

1932-33

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

82

62

58 

161

138

492

1,130

676

161

305

99

51

224

77

96

77

11,800

14,600

14,800

4,370

995

667

483

438

a650

a400

aZOO

3190

400

415

365

NOV.

550

1,290

1,390 

740

452

437

9,020

7,450

2,460

2,210

1,860

1,210

863

800

623

598

555

572

995

1,460

1,580

940

721

623

507

747

4,050

2,660

1,300

896

Dec.

750

676

589 

491

507

491

475

475

408

422

771

10,500

11,800

12,200

13,000

8,260

3,030

2,210

1,770

1,580

1,820

2,560

6,090

6,220

6,360

10,600

11,000

8,920

6,640

5,220

3,350

Jan.

2,460

1,950

1-.660 

1,410

1,180

1,110

984

863

2,190

6,500

3,660

2,060

1,930

2,060

3,220

4,690

3,140

2,290

1,760

1,470

1,280

1,180

1,170

1,100

2,580

7,210

3,580

2,060

1,610

1,320

1,130

Feb.

1,050

1,190

1,320 

1,250

2,060

1,790

1,290

2,450

3,S9U

2,210

2,900

f6,220

33,500

a3,000

a3,500

a4,200

a2,600

a2,300

a2,200

a2,600

a3,600

a2,500

2,210

1,800

1,540

1,460

1,630

1,420

.

-

Mar.

1,150

1,060

1,050 

951

810

770

780

1,220

1,450

1,050

863

852

740

712

1,960

2,640

1,760

1,120

1,180

1,650

3,030

3,030

2,130

1,360

1,100

885

852

810

770

760

721

 Apr.

685

676

649 

580

589

1,050

4,680

3,670

1,560

'.,020

830

1,920

4,180

2,210

1,420

1,660

2,460

1,630

1,270

1,250

1,220

1,120

1,060

885

760

721

649

564

491

468

-

May

475

415

491 

598

598

547

962

aSOO

a650

3550

a480

3460

a480

3500

a480

3400

298

262

245

245

200

240

292

195

204

177

190

305

104

177

182

June

218

182

195 

96

51

119

240

224

177

182

142

73

384

292

168

153

73

94

62

131

146

150

75

54

45

40

56

131

150

176

-

July

547

116

73 

64

56

40

110

116

62

38

94

224

138 2 1")

232

157

89

186

154

153

135

157

a220

1I allO

|

'

Aug.

> a400

31,400

[ a510

!

. a220

a 700

. 3200

31,100

3520

Sept.

a250

al,100

> a380

1

L aSO

' f34

75

94

82

52

31

25

24

23

40

116

164

125

-

Peak discharge.- Oct. 17 (3 p.m.) 18,600 sec.-ft.; Dec. 14 (10 p.m.) 15,900 sec.-ft.; Dec. 27 

(6 p.m.) 11,400 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Ramseur and for 

stations on nearby streams.

f Computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

77

d!50

d200

d!50

d90

d70

d55

d45

d40

d60

d55

d55

d50

d45

d40

d40

d90

82

58

64

49

34

32

107

101

62

47

42

40

40

62

Nov.

96

64

51

47

45

45

45

47

51

54

51

43

37

37

49

47

49

36

62

42

25

20

17

20

62

54

28

19

31

36

Dec.

22

17

14

12

12

12

31

37

34

33

33

32

34

34

31

25

20

17

14

25

56

32

24

20

18

20

84

79

47

42

161

Jan.

122

119

101

101

101

99

142

99

150

142

317

190

256

122

71

161

119

122

131

77

5ft

60

200

89

164

204

91

71

119

153

82

Feb.

64

245

200

438

438

142

204

218

182

182

84

119

229

91

71

200

142

172

195

190

161

122

182

172

142

688

4,860

3,780

_

-

Mar.

1,330

830

515

653

4,940

3,000

1,460

951

770

452

614

460

415

400

468

515

555

372

330

554

2,460

2,050

1,190

984

1,010

1,180

1,390'

3,030

9,320

3,390

4,450

Apr.

10,300

4,210

1,830

1,220

951

810

780

658

3,290

11,200

9,060

2,670

1,480

1,050

820

1,300

4,030

3,400

1,630

1,510

1,420

1,040

907

598

491

523

468

468

438

200

-

May

340

120

140

140

140

100

75

170

170

140

170

100

66

260

240

3,000

5,500

1,900

1,000

600

400

360

300

240

300

240

190

220

500

1,400

3,600

June

2,200

2,200

2,400

2,600

9,000

11,000

5,000

6,000

4,600

2,800

1,800

1,400

1,200

1,200

950

850

500

260

600

500

440

360

480

260

100

240

256

213

330

267

-

July

190

2,870

5,750

1,900

800

640

531

2^S

131

3il

3,830

4,430

1,3~0

676

430

438

3-5

311

2,0?0

637

534

256

256

232

317

2«.0

335

2?8

415

974

5-54

Aug.

311

386

267

415

200

640

213

524

1,030

640

415

344

218

240

153

150

177

245

979

612

286

358

1,690

2,130

1,090

1,020

1,460

830

564

523

317

Sept.

286

218

101

670

973

694

3,030

11,900

4,510

1,890

885

480

320

260

3,200

12,200

10,700

5,500

1,100

700

600

500

440

300

240

300

220

220

6,500

2,400

-

Peak discharge.- Apr. 11 (1 a.m.) 11,800 sec.-ft.; Sept. 8 (3 a.m.) 16,800 sec.-ft.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Ramseur and 

stations on nearby streams.

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 18 to Nov. 16, Apr. 30 to June 26, Sept. 12-30; discharge computed on basis of weather records, and records for station at Ramseur and station3 on nearby streams.

869757 O- 50 - 10
134 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Deep River at Moneure, N. C.-, 1930-47 Continued

1934-35

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

al.OOO

3750

3600

3500

a460

3l , 000

al,500

al.OOO

aSOO

a700

a550

aSOO

a550

a440

a360

a280

a240

a220

a200

3150

3150

a200

alSO

a200

a200

alSO

182

153

82

157

177

Nov.

235

379

400

379

386

280

547

344

213

224

229

245

267

358

311

324

229

186

195

200

182

195

186

218

224

157

337

245

9,960

13,600

Dec.

15,500

13,200

10,100

2,260

1,450

1,120

951

841

703

667

658

623

580

539

507

415

430

415

1,520

5,080

2,830

1,470

1,070

962

820

750

1,160

1,250

951

852

852

Jan.

8,650

11,000

4,620

2,060

1,510

1,210

1,060

1,030

2,000

5,790

3,450

1,860

1,270

1,160

1,020

918

852

790

730

694

721

750

2,950

4,740

2,410

1,460

1,180

1,030

918

830

760

Feb.

703

676

580

667

640

649

614

580

555

507

598

a780

al.800

a5,00u

a7 , 500

a5,500

a3,600

a3,BOO

a2,400

al.500

al,200

al,000

a850

a750

a700

al,710

11,900

6,560

_

-

Mar.

2,110

1,450

1,180

973

973

984

1,520

2,210

1,550

1,100

929

2,370

11,400

11,100

3,810

1,840

1,430

1,270

1,130

1,120

1,380

1,390

1,320

1,360

1,390

10,600

12 , 500

5,800

3,140

2,210

3,510

Apr.

5,500

7,270

4,300

3,140

1,690

1,510

3,700

8,210

8,900

4,270

2,380

1,840

1,690

1,480

1,320

1,160

1,040

929

874

907

2,800

8,990

5,990

2,270

1,520

1,240

1,050

907

841

863

-

May

918

760

658

623

531

598

491

606

703

667

667

730

995

885

1,020

863

800

800

640

640

3,650

5,730

2,430

1,210

973

951

852

667

580

539

460

June

422

370

182

507

843

929

613

572

358

330

280

245

213

349

240

200

107

240

245

262

245

213

200

177

190

200

77

47

40

38

-

July

40

143

94

153

77

47

42

51

82

269

554

908

863

798

2,470

1,100

658

841

555

491

393

379

262

229

94

286

273

273

235

168

77

Aug.

172

200

164

186

75

153

119

68

49

43

43

107

142

73

47

42

47

60

66

153

142

82

73

89

51

125

229

168

153

267

122

Sept.

62

153

101

51

174

16,700

12,200

3,760

984

1,700

3,720

2,130

1,760

1,030

760

365

311

280

251

262

245

190

110

240

218

190

224

452

286

240

-

Peak discharge.- Dec. 1 (2 p.m.) 17,600 sec. -ft:! Jan. 1 (2 p.m.) 11,800 sec. -ft.; Fob. 27 (8 a.m.)

13,000 sec. -ft.; War. 14 (5 a.m.) 11,800 sec. -ft.; Mar. 27 (10 a.m.) 13,000 sec. -ft.; Sept. 6 (10

a.m.) 1 22,100 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station at Raraseur and stations on nearby streams.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

224

245

200

177

195

107

58

150

168

146

142

138

75

49

69

82

146

131

69

36

30

91

157

125

60

94

75

43

120

310

267

Nov.

256

251

251

182

168

177

474

3,260

2,150

1,030

708

413

1,460

5,000

2,100

1,080

834

554

441

420

427

381

279

224

164

273

273

262

213

399

Dec.

367

488

304

298

353

273

273

240

229

235

218

256

2,020

4,960

2,720

1,490

1,060.

920

682

565

539

447

427

454

407

441

360

354

341

441

508

Jan.

360

420

15,600

,18,100

18,600

15,100

14,000

14,700

14,000

10,200

4,410

2,450

1,770

1,450

1,400

2,070

2,020

1,560

11,100

15,700

15,900

7,290

2,130

1,620

1,280

1,120

1,090

1,060

970

891

891

Feb.

844

815

910

10,900

14,300

11,000

3,900

2,540

2,130

3,490

3,840

2,540

2,610

16,200

18.600

18,200

13,200

4,570

3,310

2,720

2,050

1,800

1,700

1,580

1,450

1,340

1,230

1,230

1,190

-

Mar.

1,030

960

960

1,030

960

920

891

862

752

691

4,860

5,480

4,070

2,450

1,590

1,250

f7,000

f 19, 000

f 17, 000

f 12, 800

f3,210

a2,200

a2,000

al,900

al,800

al,700

al,700

f7,840

f9,930

f5,370

f 2 , 540

Apr.

1,980

7,460

14,700

14,700

5,150

9,380

28,800

27,500

27,100

16,800

11,000

4,820

3,110

2,360

1,950

1,700

1,490

1,310

1,250

1,100

1,050

1,030

1,110

1,420

1,140

960

815

862

872

725

-

Hay

734

638

556

599

591

556

573

508

484

360

420

420

407

348

434

367

304

235

262

229

251

256

256

213

298

229

200

208

190

208

113

June

77

180

208

190

195

116

151

741

500

539

477

743

599

500

447

341

240

256

5,220

7,540

2,140

761

3,800

11,400

6,030

1,880

960

673

360

386

-

July

267

256

447

611

1,210

1,010

539

413

251

267

360

338

725

322

267

262

850

441

279

184

316

267

262

262

256

168

190

186

91

2,300

8,340

Aug.

4,890

1,520

788

599

428

316

939

2,040

7,410

5,150

1,540

862

716

447

413

279

279

251

224

291

267

204

168

89

138

142

204

1,750

1,600

734

660

Sept.

224

190

200

190

164

84

64

128

182

1,040

1,730

1,360

725

374

267

229

218

182

150

135

235

240

304

142

128

142

157

172

91

113

-

Peak disch ge.- Jan. 3 (7 p.m.) 26,200 sec.-ft.; 'Jan. 19 (10 p.m.) 20,500 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15

(4 3.m. ) 19 » o v\j sec.-ft.; BOI;. i\ftj Mar. neu. 18 (2 a.m.) 25,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (9 p.m.) 16,800 sec.-ft.j Apr. 7

(11:30 3.m.) 31,400 sec.-ft.

s No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station 3t Ramse'lr and stations 

on nearby streams.

f Computed from partly estimated gage heights.
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 135

Discharge, in second-feet, of Deep River at Honoure, N. C., 1930-47 Continued

1936-37

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

s

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1 SiO

19

20

21

220-1

iCO

24

25

oe*£O

27

Op*£o

OQ*&y

30

31

Oct.

398

2,340

1,220

582

386

256

186

1,280

8,300

8,700

3,880

1,860

980

761

484

778

7,630

5,620

1,900

1,020

797

556

484

477

393

328

367

367

256

267

285

Nov.

235

213

208

240

218

328

441

285

348

245

240

279

1,100

1,210

910

548

447

298

380

334

310

245

280

340

400

400

380

340

220

300

-

Dec.

380

380

380

400

400

260

5,000

4,800

1,500

3,000

6,000

5,500

3,000

1,400

1,200

5,000

6,000

2,600

1,500

4,000

2,600

1,200

1,000

800

800

800

800

800

1,000

2,200

4,000

Jan.

6,000

5,500

8,000

12,000

3,200

6,000

8,510

6,670

3,620

3,010

2,540

1,930

1,650

1,490

1,490

2,000

3,260

7,190

6,250

8,860

11,400

6,050

3,110

2,220

2,480

10,700

8,150

4,760

14,300

10,800

4,530

Feb.

6,530

5,850

3,310

2,250

1,910

1,740

1,590

2,170

2,310

7,380

5,170

2,630

1,880

1,650

1,740

1,520

1,330

1,180

1,100

1,090

4,430

9,570

4,820

2,450

1,830

1,550

1,310

1,220

_

-

Mar.

1,470

2,080

3,620

3,840

2,820

2,050

1,550

1,540

2,100

1,660

1,270

1,110

1,030

970

1,180

4,960

3,400

1,880

1,590

1,440

1,330

1,310

1,120

1,040

2,140

2,360

1,440

1,120

970

940

891

Apr.

882

806

806

743

1,240

6,100

5,340

2,360

3,500

3,520

1,910

1,380

1,210

1,090

1,020

1,540

1,700

1,160

980

920

900

1,060

1,220

960

3,590

10.60C

9,000

2.72C

2,52C

4,31C

-

May

2,630

1,620

1,270

1,120

990

1,010

1,120

960

788

691

691

640

604

608

983

2,450

1,210

797

656

556

539

504

390

380

348

380

448

434

407

364

262

June

310

285

461

666

498

256

E4L

341

539

554

489

427

455

400

257

235

291

291

267

273

262

298

298

267

273

131

82

71

164

157

-

July

157

285

125

427

273

273

195

298

374

360

328

360

374

240

240

251

150

94

111

343

161

245

161

87

38

254

872

1,350

691

466

267

Aug.

760

497

240

285

844

427

251

310

208

322

481

853

2,240

1,850

1,100

990

455

240

240

190

190

297

2,450

1,850

4,790

3,550

2,920

2,000

1,920

2,920

2,820

Sept.

2,100

1,190

900

573

328

1,740

2,820

2,020

1,100

920

556

444

267

298

273

245

240

267

213

79

191

89

56

162

77

190

91

172

73

200

-

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (2 p.m.) 11,400 sec.-ft.; Jan. 29 (7 a.m.) 15,100 sec.-ft.

Note.- No gage-height record Nov 23 to Jan. 6; discharge computed on basis of recorded ran 

in stage and records" for stations at Ramseur and stations on nearby streams.

.stage

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

262

116

146

142

131

125

94

51

45

75

182

161

87

182

186

182

79

148

208

168

300

779

407

298

153

150

168

188

602

565

364

Nov.

224

116

172

256

122

150

218

161

101

122

119

274

674

1,050

824

492

420

386

204

182

218

256

164

125

229

229

229

195

208

315

Dec.

434

304

298

182

279

285

157

125

204

322

195

224

279

96

132

245

195

235

213

230

338

273

340

661

1,380

1,060

708

582

573

910

616

Jan.

386

554

1,570

1,320

970

617

5,390

7,640

3,060

1,370

1,060

1,280

1,440

1,110

910

708

706

539

573

539

454

461

441

434

691

682

844

591

539

500

427

Feb.

582

770

910

480

524

512

386

481

400

413

380

434

328

334

367

367

434

348

367

354

304.

291

441

434

758

1,110

788

548

_

-

Mar.

477

492

328

434

360

459

441

492

523

1,480

5,200

2,930

1,370

1,000

779

801

2,340

1,800

1,090

900

573

608

674

523

508

492

454

407

427

427

548

Apr.

400

661

1,940

1,400

970

616

838

2,210

9,810

8,790

2,680

1,370

1,050

920

708

640

492

508

492

477

413,

434

531

531

484

363

380

374

291

256

-

May

229

235

240

82

168

229

226

182

168

177

66

201

224

224

177

261

213

218

138

150

110

125

304

304

688

1,880

5,600

1,970

970

648

454

June

374

256

318

3,040

2,030

970

569

354

1,090

1,120

718

510

888

939

565

495

403

565

969

1,480

2,980

1,980

1,020

793

648

591

516

622

1,360

1,160

-

July

616

469

279

764 i,5r>

925

587

477

450

107

39-5

531

608

33<

22 <

150 16-<

at

164

1,770

2,140

1,790

2,340

9,170

13,200

17,900

11,500

3,750

1,580

1,010

797

Aug.

691

626

1,100

1,580

1,320

815

807

900

548

461

?67

360

413

291

235

273

229

110

138

229

195

200

96

173

177

89

133

1,990

796

487

285

Sept.

334

256

150

486

407

317

770

492

531

273

122

99

251

96

75

153

96

245

157

904

1,520

700

458

334

240

94

91

218

91

224

-
136 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second>-feet, of Deep River at Moncure, N. C., 1930-47 Continued

1938-39

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16IT18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

322

128

87

96

229

110

116

104

178

89

331

298

195

128

96

51

33

32

43

75

47

47

43

67

107

69

54

47

74

7E

54

Nov.

185

77

140

73

51

158

117

224

112

228

128

82

75

69

51

87

99

101

149

3,080

4,690

1,760

824

608

531

666

844

573

42C

393

-

Dec.

441

419

337

270

305

1,670

2,970

1,330

869

1,030

1,200

920

720

597

558

476

429

205

376

345

397

386

354

407

340

450

7,560

7,680

2,550

1,630

1,640

Jan.

1,340

1,030

862

770

666

922

848

834

707

581

595

496

696

3,130

2,870

1,580

1,320

1,340

1,760

1,560

1,050

844

824

1,190

2,900

2,430

1,400

970

806

3,510

6,940

Feb.

3,400

1,630

1,500

5,080

4,200

2,570

6,920

5,540

4,900

18,300

17,000

15,000

5,750

3,360

7,520

11,100

8,010

3,270

2,200

1,790

1,710

3,450

2,640

1,720

1,250

9,740

14,200

13,500

-

-

-

Mar.

12,700

13,900

11,900

7,130

4,290

3,420

4,510

3,480

2,230

1,820

1,570

1,660

1,960

1,800

1,410

2,640

3,690

2,000

1,380

1,200

1,040

990

940

882

770

674

862

874

1,110

3,390

8,110

Apr.

3,320

1,870

1,820

1,300

1,020

891

1,470

2,270

1,440

1,190

960

824

761

708

666

516

648

3,680

3,070

1,440

1,010

797

640

779

523

523

725

802

1,230

1,630

-

Hay

1,160

3,360

6,460

3,260

1,480

990

797

743

666

674

657

582

500

508

648

591

531

500

477

461

190

421

565

523

608

691

500

348

500

329

153

June

409

407

564

1,520

1,120

682

469

298

341

516

261

461

202

264

378

1,340

993

307

484

358

286

143

278

310

131

84

79

82

94

107

-

July

858

872

691

377

116

304

830

806

311

492

288

211

469

461

307

89

66

144

122

244

2,880

6,250

3,380

1,280

797

516

1,090

1,130

1,000

882

1,010

Aug.

1,090

743

484

314

393

643

2,470

1,210

1,370

853

492

3,820

3,440

2,420

1,090

1,170

1,300

5,620

15,400

12,600

3,510

1,090

708

539

484

5,440

2,430

11,600

11,200

3,120

1,340

Sept.

900

657

539

548

386

454

393

316

251

177

310

258

128

204

262

251

164

105

284

110

87

84

198

126

148

204

208

262

128

113

-

Peak discharge.- Feb. 10 (6 a.m.) 22,600 sec. -ft. ; 'Feb. 16 (2 a.m.) 11,800 see. -ft.: Feb. 26

(6 p.m.) 16,800 see. -ft.; Mar. 2 (7 p.m.) 14,600 see. -ft.; Aug. 19 (8 a.m.) 17,200 see. -ft.; Aug. 28

(6 p.m.) 21,000 sec. -ft.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

8

7

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.

96

279

286

131

186

267

240

146

177

110

131

131

168

204

104

150

96

87

129

157

89

84

77

73

125

128

91

73

52

77

122

Nov.

104

94

96

96

77

62

82

87

135

138

182

96

130

165

77

69

157

91

125

177

304

354

484

278

208

125

240

200

82

194

-

Dec.

245

195

96

201

*186

103

128

82

196

154

119

142

94

142

101

122

119

190

153

101

125

138

200

190

393

556

764

1,570

1,520

792

556

Jan.

461

420

407

380

354

334

138

314

285

235

348

508

1,060

1,900

5,310

3,900

1,640

1,000

810

740

492

420

434

500

469

b440

b420

b400

b360

b280

b320

Feb.

b360

386

b500

b400

786

3,550

12,000

11 , 500

4,430

2,240

4,910

4,360

2,140

1,370

1,060

*948

819

1,100

7,290

5,750

3,420

2,420

1,600

1,180

990

968

937

886

1,060

-

Mar.

1,360

1,090

926

1,730

2,600

1,590

1,120

916

792

669

740

838

1,320

3,690

10,400

6,880

2,690

1,670

1,350

1,170

1,010

937

774

616

848

749

1,120

*1,230

1,060

1,440

2,510

Apr2,030

1,330

1,020

895

783

685

493

871

3,940

3,650

1,650

1,560

4,600

3,220

1,670

1,160

958

838

810

1,520

2,170

1,640

1,090

895

1,020

1,010

828

599

724

523

-

Hay

492

539

539

469

344

500

329

407

407

454

367

172

372

354

328

316

304

267

256

354

353

1,880

1,120

625

484

457

692

469

274

407

6,010

June

6,460

1,500

792

608

508

447

310

368

235

354

267

195

374

407

380

164

150

451

386

348

421

669

233

316

204

138

125

157

254

170

-

July

172

161

104

104

138

150

164

245

172

177

190

186

364

182

214

229

186

186

240

177

107

213

172

157

157

96

89

218

101

91

107

Aug.

135

101

79

66

66

66

107

99

82

71

91

84

89

1,540

7,530

11,100

9,450

3,600

1,140

669

477

413

374

298

137

99

256

262

235

285

256

Sept.

358

380

199

177

334

316

137

64

197

161

138

226

214

79

66

144

168

79

60

123

87

66

69

157

161

164

79

64

116

107

-

Peak discharge.- Feb. 7 (10 a.m.) 13,100 sec.-ft.j 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

Aug. 16 (11 p.m.) 11,400 sec.-ft.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 137

Discharge, In second-feet, of Deep River at Honours, H. C., 1930-47 Continued

1940-41

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

99

75

75

75

82

96

73

51

49

62

64

60

42

27

22

20

20

19

19

22

28

31

36

36

31

28

27

25

25

25

25

Nov.

24

33

31

28

30

37

203

184

119

75

62

60

334

4,220

10,400

8,890

2,170

937

685

516

447

434

360

164

351

246

347

374

150

342

-

Deo.

234

322

267

216

243

279

235

200

328

188

101

200

172

229

177

349

1,350

1,620

1,050

749

565

454

608

441

360

885

2,330

1,420

1,960

1,840

1,320

Jan.

1,000

819

724

2,470

2,830

1,470

979

792

677

591

523

361

523

407

334

717

2,700

2,170

1,280

926

800

700

426

625

625

367

1,040

1,560

1,110

857

715

Feb.

573

363

420

461

262

406

484

539

268

434

407

259

413

817

3,200

2,470

1,280

895

707

740

441

685

304

500

328

386

316

523

_

-

Mar.

565

322

484

341

427

523

912

7,340

7,680

4,020

1,960

1,270

1,010

895

866

916

783

766

732

608

499

599

430

548

1,190

1,400

958

8,570

9,260

3,740

1,760

Apr.

4,960

7,400

3,860

2,120

11,600

12,300

4,970

2,130

1,500

1,270

2,290

1,900

1,220

958

857

828

740

715

707

461

523

447

390

1,330

3,310

3,31C

1,740

1.12C

89E

758

May

600

550

500

300

200

500

400

400

400 "500

240

340

500

360

340

267

341

161

79

143

298

173

260

100

100

110

50

100

100

100

60

June

40

70

500

1,000

800

600

500

400

200

300

400

100

140

240

300

400

300

300

100

100

200

160

100

100

120

100

200

300

220

160

-

July

140

200

200

100

300

2,000

3,000

2,000

1,500

1,240

5,060

3,210

5,140

3,600

2,510

1,780

1,430

2,950

838

838

688

732

732

492

654

828

479

374

157

328

178

Aug.

110

245

150

107

101

153

113

101

96

99

99

82

84

89

122

96

62

54

58

58

60

60

58

200

1,100

245

99

62

86

245

170

Sept.

69

73

150

89

131

119

73

52

49

45

42

42

98

99

56

49

47

45

43

43

43

43

43

42

42

51

62

73

84

60

-

Note.- No gage-height record May 1-15, May 23 to July 9; discharge computed on basis of records for 

station at Ramseur and for stations on nearby streams.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

47

40

37

34

31

31

42

51

47

43

38

36

34

36

34

56

52

45

38

30

25

23

25

23

22

23

20

129

140

60

33

Nov.

23

18

13

11

10

10

11

10

10

10

10

10

12

12

14

18

17

17

17

17

17

14

15

15

15

17

16

15

14

14

-

Dec.

14

14

14

17

162

322

186

101

79

51

80

71

206

186

79

101

131

77

69

64

60

58

82

715

1,100

692

374

164

249

334

182

Jan.

256

137

166

362

477

407

304

262

172

204

129

138

138

113

84

166

196

82

69

101

89

77

122

107

71

71

107

138

204

128

186

Feb.

172

113

272

262

157

186

444

1,640

968

715

516

196

332

162

345

256

10,100

12,300

7,400

1,640

958

708

548

434

548

565

800

990

_

-

Mar.

819

798

9,040

8,410

3,280

2,800

3,520

2,500

10,800

11,500

5,550

1,750

1,240

990

838

740

662

648

692

523

708

4,300

3,100

1,640

1,080

848

715

835

2,510

1,930

1,160

Apr.

895

774

678

500

531

393

380

434

420

2,010

3,520

1,700

968

715

582

539

441

413

420

341

328

279

224

291

291

298

298

220

196

262

-

May

188

218

304

334

227

202

256

218

126

106

134

79

116

546

380

6,210

4,950

1,4,20

758

591

434

3,190

10,400

3,460

1,130

749

523

523

461

367

328

June

291

256

224

164

186

349

1,840

1,620

857

2,200

3,000

2,330

1,340

1,930

1,030

670

539

447

253

319

244

272

459

345

484

427

223

153

82

153

-

July

218

310

150

323

240

89

301

163

77

177

195

320

413

235

354

323

240

224

539

348

251

186

99

393

434

206

114

393

240

245

115

Aug.

213

89

69

153

84

69

64

62

64

62

62

183

146

573

242

382

1,470

1,750

5,400

5,130

1,880

1,010

774

454

380

413

248

89

225

236

34

Sept.

89

374

204

125

99

355

 3,770

7,010

2,500

935

640

380

316

262

251

188

220

194

71

166

79

82

270

134

46

33

47

1,020

1,360

759

-

Peak discharge.- Feb. 17 (3 p.m.) 15,400 sec.-ft. ; Mar. 9 (11 a.m.) 13,400 sec.-ft.
138 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Deep River at Moneure, H. C., 1930-47 Continued

1942-43

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

454

380

226

240

154

268

67

36

222

125

47

174

288

251

144

256

162

89

52

223

145

397

1,000

548

38C

322

54£

84£

74£

461

42C

Nov.

316

245

256

200

251

204

229

213

168

116

304

740

469

298

245

245

213

213

114

73

226

180

150

6,840

6.14C

1.99C

l.OOC

75£

60£

51£

Dec.

386

540

968

906

838

1,530

3,100

4,740

4,520

2,480

1,590

1,190

1,030

857

740

724

1,130

1,680

1,730

1,440

1,110

906

1,220

1,810

1,540

1,070

857

819

866

7.88C

7,320

Jan.

3,220

1,760

1,270

1,090

916

810

749

724

1,030

1,830

1,310

948

866

810

724

758

52S

5,720

17 , 800

15,800

11 , 900

3,000

1.780

1,430

1,180

1,080

1,110

5,890

11,900

8,110

3,220

Feb.

2,170

1,760

1,430

1,230

1,360

8,540

12,300

7,330

2,630

1,790

1,470

1,330

1,360

1,230

1,030

895

857

766

708

749

724

708

531

573

648

774

556

573

_

-

Mar.

508

500

508

531

539

4,600

13,100

11 , 300

3,400

1,620

1,360

1,180

1,090

1,180

1,390

1,220

1,040

1,030

1,970

'1,960

4,080

11,900

8,300

3,380

2,060

1,620

1,790

2,800

2,760

1,540

1,210

Apr.

1,060

1,000

783

886

774

678

655

692

685

753

1,260

1,030

1,600

1,760

l,17u

958

783

531

8,320

14,600

13,900

4,480

1,830

1,390

1,170

990

968

926

766

848

-

May

724

508

516

556

492

484

516

539

484

413

454

386

685

810

556

492

441

374

222

375

477

360

249

299

270

461

1,850

1,120

708

441

273

June

251

235

334

256

195

186

101

373

1,500

1,150

1,110

3,490

1,770

1,050

599

565

484

339

740

990

740

306

188

516

400

284

113

200

218

262

-

July

292

1,690

1,900

1,040

749

3,2bO

2,600

5,610

6,810

3,650

11,100

7,490

8,390

16,300

7,930

2,140

1,230

933

3,000

3,510

1,440

895

1,000

838

608

484

400

386

380

400

447

Aug.

380

298

251

176

91

201

272

89

58

217

200

127

334

232

146

71

47

413

273

207

101

87

151

203

79

51

51

124

433

1,020

1,390

Sept.

655

386

157

77

252:

96

62

60

£39

115

447

324

97

64

199

88

60

230

88

64

336

548

259

89

71

354

275

165

310

256

-

Peak discharge.- Jan. 19 (2 a.m.) 20,500 sec.-ft.; Feb. 6 (7 p.m.) 13,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 6 (12 p.m.) 

14,200 sec -ftT; Mar. 22 (5 p.m.) 12,200 sec.-ft.; Apr. 19 (10:30 p.m.) 17,400 sec.-ft.; July 14 

(5 a.m.) 22,100 sec.-ft.

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

204

125

104

91

49

31

25

24

23

22

22

24

24

22

20

18

14

12

18

22

22

21

17

15

16

18

22

36

176

73

34

Nov.

26

24

23

22

24

 109

77

42

42

197

176

60

178

234

201

69

49

47

52

133

82

69

62

52

54

52

143

84

56

52

-

Dec.

49

47

114

84

56

82

66

127

79

172

79

184

77

43

37

174

79

169

82

62

94

60

58

60

148

263

2,260

1,650

1,140

1,060

992

Jan.

772

516

3,470

8,600

4,200

1,430

959

744

724

1,020

734

831

831

820

4,260

12,600

11,100

3,500

1,580

1,210

1,050

904

724

599

539

484

652

461

434

427

380

Feb.

341

374

304

354

447

420

291

110

1,070

7,700

5,240

7,960

4,810

2,530

10,200

8,510

3,990

7,990

9,310

3,860

2,900

2,130

1,650

1,610

1,330

3,040

5,550

3,300

2,040

-

Mar.

1,460

1,110

915

862

831

643

5,020

8,920

4,080

1,880

1,320

2,540

alO.OOO

a!2,000

a4,000

a2,000

al,700

al,500

a2,200

a7,000

315,000

14 , 600

5,480

4,540

3,520

2,270

1,760

1,900

3,510

9,350

8,020

Apr.

3,680

2,200

1,930

1,910

1,570

1,280

1,140

1,060

926

810

1,320

15,600

14,600

10,800

3,600

6,140

5,740

3,080

1,930

1,590

1,470

1,300

1,130

1,630

2,370

2,240

1,660

1,940

1,510

1,090

-

May

937

661

904

782

591

2,000

8,920

4,300

1,720

1,120

862

706

791

608

434

565

484

348

420

539

348

237

311

363

523

894

852

380

427

508

400

June

193

200

301

122

262

272

79

49

172

107

204

204

182

87

64

182

235

96

66

169

87

202

110

82

54

71

79

190

91

60

-

July

150

84

387

339

380

311

89

973

1,380

1,080

1,650

1,040

582

464

20,400

18,600

17,600

6,160

2,980

1,680

1,240

904

753

548

420

304

367

291

581

556

752

Aug.

4,300

2,580

1,550

970

539

798

2,710

7,210

2,850

1,090

688

539

229

116

360

337

107

175

322

195

128

79

104

128

235

89

64

104

229

91

116

Sept.

240

107

131

94

52

45

116

71

49

113

82

51

73

1,130

1,510

762

539

275

364

753

1,660

1,580

694

477

354

291

107

66

183

17,300

-

Peak discharge.- Jan. 16 (3 a.m.) 13,800 sec.-ft.; Apr. 12 (9 a.m.) 19,000 sec.-ft.; Ju3 

(3 p.m.J 25,000 sec.-ft.; Sept. 30 (6:30 p.m.) 32,100 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Ramseur.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 139

Discharge, In second-feet, of Deep River at Moncure, H. C., 1930-47 Continued

1944-45

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2g

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14,900

15,900

9,520

1,320

762

565

447

441

441

341

420

461

341

420

413

240

110

190

113

2,500

9,600

5,710

1,720

1,000

772

634

556

477

441

407

469

Nov.

360

447

461

304

190

348

348

240

157

441

229

208

279

224

322

374

360

177

291

447

322

186

393

386

407

400

413

3,340

4,180

6,630

-

Dec.

6,340

2,580

1,410

1,000

900

850

800

1,300

2,040

1,550

1,110

2,040

3,000

1,700

1,180

937

831

762

616

810

634

608

582

582

500

477

548

484

508

915

1,500

Jan.

1,500

3,520

2,840-

1,480

1,160

937

1,960

4,660

3,300

2,110

1,480

1,190

1,060

1,050

959

1,530

1,880

1,330

1,040

1,150

1,340

1,150

1,060

1,000

873

810

706

608

539

539

599

Feb.

539

539

591

523

492

447

772

772

904

643

791

608

4,750

9,940

6,370

2,580

2,340

10,400

10,300

4,250

3,300

5,670

12,000

10,700

4,460

2,520

2,420

4,010

-

_

-

Mar.

6,920

3,850

2,370

2,570

4,180

3,520

3,100

2,080

1,610

1,380

1,250

1,110

1,020

981

1,010

862

842

926

831

565

862

959

1,010

959

772

744

706

926

1,280

1,000

715

Apr.

715

706

591

447

500

516

531

508

531

218

367

469

354

447

461

413

291

1,960

3,440

1,210

744

661

599

599

1,770

6,080

2,500

1,220

948

782

-

Hay

616

724

706

500

477

548

314

318

516

469

285

157

334

427

420

186

518

2,000

1,680

1,210

831

500

322

374

454

314

160

441

981

734

407

June

298

172

110

380

267

138

89

89

350

253

119

153

110

107

130

150

120

120

120

130

130

120

100

95

90

95

100

100

95

95

-

July

100

110

300

400

300

200

170

150

140

130

240

160

140

300

6,000

7,000

4,200

2,600

2,000

1,500

1,200

1,000

950

800

700

650

1,000

4,000

2,600

1,1*0

706

Aug.

469

407

413

413

1,130

852

591

298

138

337

270

101

84

198

367

161

415

354

146

1,300

9,600

5,110

1,420

831

810

730

447

367

341

157

285

Sept.

153

266

218

101

247

454

393

195

138

384

266

101

168

367

9,380

25,700

46,500

66,400

53,400

52,000

34,500

17,100

3,150

1,180

1.02X)

926

800

744

661

548

-

Peak discharge.- Oct 2 (4 p.m.) 16,300 see.-ft.; Feb. 23 (11 a.m.) 13,000 sec.-ft.; Sept. 18 

(5 a.m.) BO,306 sec.-ft ; Sept. 19 (11 p.m.) 56,700 sec.-ft.

Note.- Ho gage-height record Dec. 5-8, June 15 to July 29; discharge computed or basis of recorded 

range In stage, weather records, and records at Ramseur and stations on nearby streams.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1 J.S7Q 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

681

526

432

446

446

2,480

5,350

2,340

1,220

850

763

526

519

489

446

467

460

504

446

412

347

322

479

1,670

1,290

1,540

638

698

526

426

398

Nov.

366

412

405

426

581

589

526

474

432

398

353

379

379

328

347

541

504

453

412

412

347

446

439

638

681

565

511

474

504

526

Dec.

647

573

519

723

10,100

10,600

5,020

2,390

1,540

1,270

1,770

1,490

1,150

1,400

2,900

2,900

1,990

1,420.

1,360

2,010

1,850

1,320

1,150

1,090

4,720

13,600

12,000

5,190

11,500

13,200

10,800

Jan.

9,000

4,660

2,600

2,010

1,770

1,620

1,530

1,620

1,900

1,990

1,760

1,460

1,240

1,110

1,120

2,350

2,600

2,500

3,320

5,680

6,240

6,800

5,820

3,630

2,800

2,900

5,050

5,160

3,410

2,800

3,640

Feb.

6,320

5,520

2,800

2,040

1,740

1,590

1,520

1,440

1,270

11,200

18,500

17,800

14,400

3,940

4,070

2,900

2,030

1,740

1,600

4,100

4,090

2,370

1,830

1,620

1,470

1,320

1,220

1,130

_

-

Mar.

1,060

1,020

990

920

900

890

850

850

850

a850

al.OOO

a900

a800

a750

a750

aSOO

aSOO

a900

al.SOO

a6,000

a4,000

al,800

al,100

a950

al.OOO

al.OOO

a950

a950

900

890

860

Apr.

900

880

820

735

605

735

511

707

589

673

1,060

1,390

1,540

1,180

930

781

1,090

2,240

1,530

1,030

840

754

621

526

654

3,120

3,000

1,680

1,040

8,560

-

Hay

10,000

3,400

1,710

3,300

2,920

1,620

1,210

1,030

880

690

716

820

830

772

1,530

4,660

7,860

3,180

2,180

1,680

4,600

6,520

2,870

1,460

1,070

1,120

7,350

3,490

1,540

1,070

870

June

754

681

597

565

549

526

519

334

462

382

360

322

460

497

589

526

504

371

170

5,410

4,350

8,580

11,200

4,890

1,150

890

655

526

446 -432

-

July

467

573

10,700

9,130

2,650

1,440

1,080

850

1,610

5,380

4,890

1,950

1,110

930

2,180

1,550

810

673

48? 48-»

467

445

5,960

4,560

1,930

1,010

850

673

630

597 56"

Aug.

655

1,260

698

870

4,170

3,350

1,330

2,420

1,320

735

557

613

504

453

426

405

322

385

379

201

239

589

2,500

10,500

9,200

9,470

3,540

1,920

1,030

763

664

Sept.

605

581

385

340

482

482

419

234

147

358

266

279

800

557

432

366

305

166

103

356

432

426

439

1,290

1,700

772

605

519

412

372

-

Peak discharge.- Dec. 26 (2 a.m.) 15,200 sec.-ft.j Dec. 29 (2 p.m.) 14,800 

(12:30 a.m.J 23,800 sec.-ft.j June 22 (7 p.m.) 12,400 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In i 

station at Ramseur and stations on nearby streams.

gee.-ft.; Feb. 11 

tage and records for
140 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Deep River at Moncure, N. C., 1930-47 Continued

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

197

116

378

317

129

351

271

147

3,100

7,500

2,820

1,170

1,500

1,330

840

597

541

504

426

398

398

405

405

398

347

1,450

2,600

1,130

820

820

630

Nov.

573

432

489

707

840

707

597

497

497

467

504

426

234

446

446

385

282

3,130

4', 160

1,960

1,160

940

870

820

744

664

1,030

2,060

1,170

850

-

Dec.

735

630

541

519

504

504

497

497

446

366

266

504

497

504

504

489

474

245

432

830

2,700

2,400

1,540

1,120

870

810

698

621

638

565

439

Jan.

482

589

1,810

6,240

3,600

2,220

1,820

1,400

1,260

1,090

980

1,690

4,120

15,800

14,800

10,700

3,520

3,960

7,100

15,200

15,200

12,400

3,640

2,110

1,770

1,540

1,430

1,360

1,220

1,110

1,060

Feb.

1,040

970

900

840

850

781

781

772

754

707

638

549

638

638

655

581

664

597

526

630

2,510

2,600

1,910

1,310

1,150

1,010

940

820

.

-

-

Mar.

698

860

1,040

930

920

840

820

3,650

9,700

4,580

2,800

2,040

1,710

4,960

5,990

3,000

1,980

1,580

1,350

1,580

1,960

1,560

1,230

1,060

1,160

1,330

1,070

980

1,080

1,120

1,070

Apr.

1,000

1,400

4,540

3,300

1,880

1,440

1,210

1,120

1,070

990

910

2,380

3,200

4,460

10,800

7,100

4,300

3,100

2,060

1,560

1,280

1,900

1,600

1,220

1,070

980

900

754

597

735

-

May

791

791

581

519

605

511

565

526

373

460

335

419

385

143

428

497

346

151

147

299

293

467

342

260

453

344

422

392

412

460

300

June

122

101

253

219

269

311

334

311

263

109

236

113

119

370

238

157

106

286

266

266

311

126

192

113

92

95

92

92

87

160

-

July

1,230

305

143

224

109

90

84

224

519

790

489

289

109

98

166

247

129

106

119

192

305

489

372

446

304

109

90

84

101

92

95

Aug.

116

2EO

113

209

106

75

70

123

166

79

239

250

260

392

308

103

208

113

98

166

87

70

68

310

311

347

162

10-1

353

165

75

Sept.

68

64

119

87

66

61

219

170

82

68

87

244

119

101

216

122

90

192

94

66

64

59

52

354

3,930

9,340

7,790

1,120

528

419

Peak discharge.- Jan. 14 (11 a.m.) 19,100 sec.-ft.j Jan. 20 (9 O.m.) 16,500 sec.-f 1;.; Apr. 15 

(9 a.m.; 11,200 sec.-ft.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1930-47

Month

September. ........................

Water year .............

December. .........................

Calendar year .............

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

July

September. ........................

Water year 1930-31 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1931 .............

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

September. ........................

Water year 1931-32 .............

Seoondfoot-days

7,642

4,566

2,018

-

27,185

-

5,362

405,151

999

38,114

415,101

50,245

28,699

10,335

6,562

391,427

Maximum

2,550

580

170

-

5,350

600

16 300

598

16,300

6,420

16,300

1,480

19,000

Minimum

33

33

21

-

56

-

47

19

21

18

523

38

18

Mean

509

147

67.3

-

877

1

991

179

1,110

1,229

1,137

333

219

1,069

Per scuare 

mile

0.361

.104

.048

-

.622

-

.127

.787

.827

.806

.155

.758

Runoff in 

inches

0.20

.12

.05

-

.72

-

Q1

2 9(3

19

3 1 C

.14

10.69

1.01

10.96

2 79

.17

10.34
CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN 141

Monthly discharge. In second-feet, of Deep River at Moncure, N. C., 1930-47--Continued

Month

Calendar year 1932 .............

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

September. ........................

December. .........................

Hay...............................

December. .........................

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

September. ........................

Water year 1934-35 .............

December. .........................

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

September. ........................

May . ......

Secondfoot-days

54,662

49,559

139,185

594,263

«Q o-i e

6,325

503,853

1,072

264,961

4,033

13,913

13,731

31,235

70,526

456,158

69,423

95,049

88,581

32,617

8,934

12,905

3,510

49,149

538,979

3,979

24,124

22,670

474,260

199,252

150,189

124,746

193,644

11,447

47,650

21,937

35,038

9,560

844,236

53,138

11,722

68,700

177,670

81,510

56,221

75,087

25,850

9,538

9,850

38,490

Maximum

14,800

9,020

13,000

19,000

1,100

14,800

161

7,210

5 500

15,500

8,990

5,730

929

2,470

267

16,700

16,700

5,000

4,960

18,600

18,600

19,000

28,800

734

11,400

8,340

7,410

1,730

28,800

1,210

14,300

9,570

4,960

, 10,600

2,630

666

1,350

4,790

Minimum

51

437

408

38

104

23

23

12

12

157

415

694

841

460

38

40

42

51

38

30

164

218

30

360

815

691

725

113

77

91

89

64

30

208

260

1,490

1,090

891

743

262

71

38

190

56

38

Mean

1,763

1,652

4,490

1,624

211

1,380

34.6

726

2 292

443

1,041

2,275

2,239

2,953

1,052

298

416

113

1,638

1,477

128

804

731

1,299

6,427

5,179

4,024

6,455

369

1,588

708

1,130

319

2,307

1,7-14

391

2,216

5,731

2,911

1,814

2,503

834

318

318

1,242

596

1,714

Per square 

mile

1.25

1.17

3.18

1.15

V17

.150

.979

.025

.515

.092

.352

.314

1.61

.887

1.59

2.17

2.09

.746

.211

.295

.080

1.16

1.05

.091

.570

.518

.921

4.56

3.67

2.85

4.58

.262

1.13

.502

.801

.226

1.64

1.22

.277

1.57

1.80

4.06

2.06

1.29

1.78

.591

.226

.226

.881

.423

1.22

Runoff in 

inches

1.44

1.31

3.67

15.68

1

*7A

.13

.17

13.29

.03

.03

6.99

.11

.58

1.50

.47

1.88

.36

.82

1.86

12.02

1.83

1.67

2.51

2.34

.86

.24

.34

.09

1.30

14.22

.10

.64

.60

12.52

5.26

3.96

3.29

5.11

.30

1.26

.58

.92

.25

22.27

1.40

.31

1.81

24.45

4.69

2.15

1.48

1.98

.68

.25

.26

1.02

.47

16.50
142 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Deep River at Moncure, N. C., 1930-47 Continued

Month

Calendar year 1937 .............

Hay

September. ........................

March

Water year 1938-39 .............

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

July

December. .........................

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

March. ...........................

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

Secondfoot-days

6,744 

8,435 

12,075

519,344

37,808 

13,845 

29,337 

41,029 

16,861 

29,323 

75,780 

16,114 

10,184

297,533

3,425 

16,595 

38,861

329,160

46,771 

177,250 

104,332 

38,523 

29,873 

12,968 

28,273 

98,383 

8,255

603,509

4,266 

4,709 

9,673

563,276

25,079 

79,360 

55,835 

44,182 

20,341 

17,391 

5,249 

39,257 

4,690

310,032

1,369 

32,253 

20,692

345,698

31,118 

18,881 

61,374 

76,609 

8,572 

8,650 

44,660 

4,460 

1,959

310,597

1,325 

422 

6,034

264,064

5,263 

43,727 

85,926 

19,341 

38,928 

22,687 

7,915 

22,060 

21,979

275,607

Maximum

779 

1,050 

1,380

14,300

7,640 

1,110 

5,200 

9,810 

5,600 

3,040 

17,900 

1,990 

1,520

17,900

331 

4,690 

7,680

17,900

6,940 

18,300 

13,900 

3,680 

6,460 

1,520 

6,250 

15,400 

900

18,300

286 

484 

1,570

18,300

5,310 

12,000 

10,400 

4,600 

6,010 

6,460 

364 

11,100 

380

12,000

99 

10,400 

2,330

12,000

2,830 

3,200 

9,260 

12,300 

600 

1,000 

5,140 

1,100 

150

12,300

140 

23 

1,100

12,300

477- 

12,300 

11,500 

3,520 

10,400 

3,000 

539 

5,400 

7,010

12,300

Minimum

45

101 

96

38

386 

291 

328 

256 

66 

256 

82 

89 

75

45

32 

51 

205

32

496 

1,250 

674 

516 

153 

79 

66 

314 

84

32

52 

62 

82

52

138 

360 

616 

493 

172 

125 

89 

66 

60

52

19 

24 

101

19

334 

259 

322 

390 

50 

40 

100 

54 

42

19

20 

10 

14

10

69 

113 

523 

196 

79 

82 

77 

62 

33

10

Mean

218 

281 

390

1,423

1,220 

 494 

946 

1,368 

544 

977 

2,445 

520 

339

815

110 

553 

1,254

902

1,509 

6,330 

3,366 

1,284 

964 

432 

912 

3,174 

275

1,653

138 

157 

312

1,543

809 

2,737 

1,801 

1,473 

656 

580 

169 

1,266 

156

847

44.2 

1,075 

667

945

1,004 

674 

1,980 

2,554 

277 

288 

1,441 

144 

65.3

851

42.7 

14.1 

195

723

170 

1,562 

2,772 

645 

1,256 

756 

255 

712 

733

755

Per square 

mile

0.155 

.199 

.277

1.01

.835 

.350 

.671 

.970 

.336 

.633 

1.73 

.339 

.2*0

.578

.078 

.332 

.839

.640

1.07 

4.49 

2.33 

.911 

.614 

.306 

.647 

2.25 

.195

1.17

.038 

.111 

.221

1.03

.574 

1.91 

1.23 

1.0?. 

.4S5 

.411 

.120 

.838 

.111

.6-)!

.031 

.732 

.473

.670

.712 

.478 

1.40 

1.81 

.196 

.204 

1.0? 

.102 .0";

.604

.010 

.010 

.138

.513

.121 

1.11 

1.97 

.457 

.831 

.536 

.181 

.505 

.520

.535

Runoff in 

inches « 

0.18 

.22 

.32

13.70

1.00 

.37 

.77 

1.08 

.44 

.77 

2.00 

.43 

.27

7.85

.09 

.44 

1.02

8.68

1.23 

4.68 

2.75 

1.02 

.79 

.34 

.75 

2.59 

.22

15.92

.11 

.12 

.26

14.86

.66 

2.09 

1.47 

1.17 

.54 

.46 

.14 

1.04 

.12

8.18

.04 

.85 

.55

9.13

.82 

.50 

1.62 

2.02 

.23 

.23 

1.18 

.12 

.05

8.21

.03 

.01 

.16

6.97

.14 

1.15 

2.27 

.51 

1.03 

.60

'.58 

.58

7.27
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 143

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Deep River at Moncure, H. C,, 1930-47 Continued

Month

December. .........................

Calendar year 1942 .............

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

September. ........................

Calendar year 1943 .............

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

September. ........................

Water year 1943-44 .............

Calendar year 1944 .............

April

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

September. ........................

December ..........................

Calendar year 1945 .............

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

September. ........................

Water year 1945-46 .............

December ..........................

Calendar year 1946 .............

May ....

September. .......................

Secondfoot-days

57,517

358,539

10

6,423

561,273

2 491

484,042

139 931

32 935

29,269

595,128

715,235

28,542

317,460

28 137

128,192

809,892

100,090

121,570

37,780

40,721

82,948

47,697

66,642

61,468

14,630

743,723

22,385

656,053

25,991

Maximum

7,880

12,300

655

17,800

234

17,800

17,300

20,400

20,400

6,920

6,080

7,000

9,600

66,400

13,600

66,400

9,000

18,500

6,000

8,560

10,000

11,200

10,700

10,500

1,700

18,500

2,700

18,500

2,600

370

9,340

Minimum

73

386

33

292

60

 *7

12

49

45

12

45

218

39

100

84

101

322

*r>a

519

34

1,110

1,130

750

511

690

170

446

201

103

103

234

245

103

526

52

Mean

312

1,855

982

3 524

2 951

214

1,538

43 4

1,326

976

1,626

1,954

3,701

1,642

1,019

578

148

1,319

921

10,580

2,119

4,135

2,219

3,229

4,342

1,219

1,357

2,676

1,590

2,150

1,983

488

2,038

722

1,797

956

2,295

420

194

263

176

866

1,212

Per square 

rile

1.32

.696

1 59

.152

1.09

.940

1 52

2 43

.692

1.15

1.39

2.62

1.16

.723

.410

.105

.935

.653

7.50

1.50

2.93

1.57

2.29

3.08

.865

.962

1.90

1.13

1.52

1.41

.346

1.45

.512

1.27

.678

1.63

.298

.138

.187

.125

.614

.860

Runoff in 

inches

1.52

9.47

.17

14.82

12.78

.77

15.70

1

18.86

1.20

2.73

1.34

.81

.47

.12

1.08

.75

8.37

20.39

3.38

21.36

2.64

3.21

1.00

1.07

2.19

1.26

1.76

1.62

.39

19.63

.74

.59

17.31

3.72

.71

1.71

1.82

.34

.15

.21

.14

.69

11.66

Time "basis.- Eastern standard time except for the period 2 a.m., Feb. 9, 1942, to 2 a.m. Sept. 30, 

1945.To convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
144 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°02'15", long. 790 56'45", just above hi-ghway 

bridge a quarter of a mile upstream from High Point Reservoir and 6 miles northeast 

of High Point, Guilford County.

Drainage area.- 14.2 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 194V.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 15.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,300 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 10.87 

feet, from high-water mark), by contracted-opening method based on flood narks at gage 

height, 14.11 feet, above bridge and 10.87 feet below bridge; minimum, 2.4 second-feet 

Aug. 16, 17, 20, 21, Sept. 6.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, that'of Sept. 24, 1947; minimum, 0.7 second-foot 

Sept. 22, 1941 (gage height, 0.16 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, whic1^ are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

5.3

35

6.8

5.5

8.7

5.8

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

Nov.

4.5

4.8

5.0

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.3

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

32

20

7.3

6.3

6.0

13

7.1

6.0

5.8

15

11

6.8

6.3

5.8

-

Dec.

5.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0 5.-0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

15

6.8

7.8

29

12

8.3

7.3

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.5

7.0

Jan.

16

13

30

15

11

8.6

7.9

7.9

7.1

6.6

6.6

40

58

104

22

23

48

63

118

251

39

19

15

13

12

11

11

9.6

9.3

9.6

10

Month

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

November .........................

December .................... ....

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

9.0

8.3

7.9

8.3

7.3

7.4

7.9

7.3

6.4

6.8

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

7.3

8.3

8.6

9.5

8.8

8.5

10

9.3

8.6

_

-

Secondfoot-days

179.

222.

213.

5,323.

1,015.

217.

576.

395.

168.

127.

133.

151.

2,375.

5,775.

Uar.

9.2

11

9.3

9.0

11

18

13

25

38

40

43

30

58

68

24

17

14

11

11

12

11

9.6

9.3

10

8.6

7.9

7.9

12

11

9.3

8.6

Apr.

8.3

20

18

11

11

10

9.3

8.6

8.6

7.9

15

20

11

17

17

64

21

14

11

10

11

9.6

9.0

8.6

8.3

7.6

7.3

7.1

6.8

7.1

Maximum

1 35

3 32

3 29

3 775

2 251

3 10

7 68

1 64

7 10

3 6.3

D 14

3 30

3 1,670

1 1,670

May

7.1

6.6

6.6

6.3

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.3

9.3

10

5.0

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.8

4.8

4.3

Minimum

3.9

4.3

4.6

3.9

6.6

6.4

7.9

6.8

4.3

3.4

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

June

4.1

4.3

4.8

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.9

4.6

3.6

5.0

6.3

4.5

3.7

4.5

3.7

4.1

5.7

4.6

4.1

3.7

3.6

3.4

6.1

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.6

Mean

5.7£

7.4C

6.8£

14.6

32.7

7.76

18.6

13.2

5.44

4.2:

4.2£

4.9C

79.2

15.8

July

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.5

7.8

14

7.3

7.6

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.9

5.2

5.1

3.9

4.1

4.1

a4.0

a3.6

a3.2

a2.8

a2.8

a2.8

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.1

2.9

Aug.

3.6

3.2

4.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.9

3.4

3.2

3Q

4.3

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.9

3.1

2.8

2.8

18

12

3.6

4.2

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

Per square 

mile

0.418

) .5^1

.495

1.03

2.30

> .5*6

1.31

.930

i .3^

> .2?3

.302

.3*5

S.S^

1.11

Sept.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

4.6

3.8

2.9

2.8

3.2

6.9

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.8

3.6

2.8

2.8

3.1

2.9

227

8.3

5.3

1,670

351

19

10

7.6

6.8

6.0

Runoff in 

inches

0.47

.58

.56

13.94

2.66

.57

1.51

1.03

.44

.33

.35

.40

6.22

15.12

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (3 a.m.) 665 sec. -ft.: Sect. 21 (7 a.m.) 484 sec. -ft.; Sept. 24 (about

8 p.m.; 6,3OO sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge based on records for nearby stations.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 145

Bear Creek at Robbins, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 350 25'40", long. 79°35 1 40", Just downstream from 

'Jaoin Creek and half a mile west of Robbins, Moore County.

Drainage area.- 134 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September > 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,640 second-feet Jan. 14 (gagfl height, 13.85 

reet); minimum, 3 second-feet Aug. 30 (regulated).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 87,000 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 38.02 

feet, from high water marks in gage shelter), by slope-area method: no flow Oct. 2, 32- 

27, 1941 (regulated).

'Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Borne diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station. Diversion from gage pool by 

town of Robbins for municipal water supply of about 300,000 gallons daily is included 

in these records.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Dec. 20, 

June 16 to July 8, Sept. 9-24)

1.4 3 2.6 8O 6.0 1,370 

1.6 S 3.0 144 7.0 1,850 

1.8 16 3.5 280 9.0 2,81O 

2.0 27 4.0 450 11.0 3,980 

2.3 49 5.0 S98

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

38 

32 

32 

30 

29

27 

27 

203 

2,420 

286

136 

191 

260 

110 

92

84 

79 

77 

77 

70

71 

72 

69 

68 

67

772 

150 

97 

92 

84 

79

Nov.

73 

73 

143 

110 

84

73 

70 

78 

79 

66

66 

72 

a65 

a60 

59

a55 

a55 

a750 

a!60 

alOO

a90 

a!20 

alOO 

a85 

a75

a75 

al60 

alOO 

a85 

a75

Dec.

a 70 

a70 

a65 

a65 

a65

a65 

a65 

a6O 

a60 

60

60 

60 

81 

78 

60

58 

55 

58 

72 

194

310 

160 

100 

89 

84

77 

74 

72 

72 

72 

66

Jan.

86 

146 

572 

396 

201

206 

134 

130 

114 

97

90 

267 

513 

3,120 

391

274 

402 

458 

1,140 

2,190

612 

289 

229 

198 

178

168 

158 

136 

128 

126 

124

Month

Ooto 

Nowe 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep1

ffi

label .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

dry

ember ........................

iter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

114 

104 

99 

103 

101

93 

1O9 

104 

88 

83

SI 

84 

34 

80 

81

80 

77 

74 

74 

198

368 

236 

130 

104 

96

89 

86 

81

Seoondfoot-days

5,92 

3,25 

2,59

70,75

13,27 

3,10 

6,64 

8,73 

1,61 

59 

99 

7O 

1,33

48,77

Mar.

88 

161 

114 

90 

85

99 

119 

1,420 

377 

204

156 

132 

269 

680 

271

186 

154 

132 

126 

299

186 

136 

117 

130 

180

117 

104 

161 

140 

112 

104

Apr.

100 

398 

344 

166 

136

128 

116 

101 

104 

100

249 

664 

325 

1,230 

1,560

470 

354 

238 

188 

163

280 

392 

163 

140 

128

116 

103 

97 

90 

93

Maximum

1 2,420 

B 750 

7 310

6 2 ,700

3 3,120 

1 368 

9 1,420 

6 1,560 

2 93 

2 84 

4 144 

8 157 

4 476

3 3,120

Peak discharge.- Oct. 9 (10 a.m.) 3,980 sec. -ft.; Jan.

May

93 

84 

78 

78 

73

64 

64 

62 

58 

56

53 

51 

49 

47 

43

39 

43 

39 

34 

34

30 

49 

76 

44 

44

57 

41 

29 

24 

41 

35

Minimum

27 

55 

55

27

86 

74 

85 

90 

24 

8 

8 

4 

6

4

June

25 

21 

21 

21 

12

16 

13 

11 

8 

8

13 

10 

10 

18 

84

45 

30 

23 

21 

19

22 

22 

17 

14 

12

12 

15 

17 

17 

15

Mean

191 

109 

83.

194

428 

111 

214 

291 

52. 

19. 

32. 

22. 

44.

134

July

35 

21 

16 

13 

8

13 

8 

30 

144 

35

19 

17 

17 

14 

31

28 

41 

55 

36 

30

26 

136 

45 

29 

20

16 

12 

8 

34 

38 

19

Aug.

12 

10 

10 

8 

18

13 

8 

38 

34 

25

96 

157 

39 

26 

18

12 

10 

6 

10 

9

8 

7 

27 

17 

15

32 

17 

9 

6 

4 

7

Pe-squmre 

mile

1.43 

.813 

3 .625

1.45

3.19 

.828 

1.60 

2.17 

3 .388

r .147

L .240 

} .170 

5 .332

1.00.

14 (5 a.m.) 5,640 sec. -ft.; Jan

Sept.

8 

18 

28 

21 

19

19 

12 

80 

17 

14

15 

20 

16 

9 

6

7 

13 

12 

10 

9

10 

7 

15 

296 

476

71 

38 

26 

23 

19

Runoff in 

inches

1.64 

.90 

.72

19.62

3.68 

.86 

1.85 

2.42 

.45 

.16 

.28 

.20 

.37

13.53

20 (3 a.m.

2,8io sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (11 a.m.) 2,570 sec.-ft.j Apr. 15 (3 a.m.) 3,140 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Uwharrie R'ver near Eldorado.
146 CAPE PEAR RIVER BASIN

Lower Little River at Manchester, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°11'40", long. 78°59'15", at Bridge on State Highway 87 at Manchester, Cumberland County, l£ miles downstream from Atlantic Coast Line 

Railroad and 12 miles southwest of Linden. Datum of gage is 127.38 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 348 square miles.

Hecords available.- November 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 11.17 

feet): minimum, 59 second-feet (regulated) July 8; minimum daily, 66 second-feet (regulated) July 8.

1938-47: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Sept. 18 or 19, 1945, during 

period of backwater from Cape Pear River, (gage height, 29.00 feet, from floodmarks on 

gage well); minimum, 20 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 18, 1?, 1943; minimum daily, 

22 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 18, 19, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods ba&ad on once-daily gage recdings, which 

are fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Large 

diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation for short periods caused by power 

plant above station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.8 62 2.5 285 6.O 952

1.0 82 3.0 372 8.0 1,37O

1.4 126 3.5 463 9.O 1,610

1.6 151 4.0 558 10.0 1,910

2.0 207 5.0 752 11. O 2,260

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

207

185

158

148

151

147

142

184

708

952

1,220

892

615

482

435

381

319

285

269

261

253

253

253

g261

g245

g319

a 380

a460

g501

g444

g381

Nov.

g310

g277

g302

g285

g285

g269

g261

g336

g399

g408

g390

g310

269

253

245

237

245

596

692

692

615

482

390

363

500

596

539

463

399

363

-

Dec.

363

328

285

277

285

294

277

277

269

261

261

261

269

277

277

253

245

245

261

370

615

692

634

520

381

328

310

302

302

285

285

Jan.

277

319

372

501

615

653

634

501

444

399

363

399

464

1,030

1,240

1,510

1,320

972

992

1,160

1,240

1,240

952

802

692

653

615

596

596

558

520

Month

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

November .........................

December ........................

Cslendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

501

454

426

426

435

435

426

417

390

354

336

336

. 345

336

336

328

310

302

294

311

450

520

463

463

354

310

302

285

_

.

-

Secondfoot-days

11,891

11,771

10,289

180,527

22 , 629

10,645

16, 638

q'pp-i

3,654

6 , 97 1

10,836

142,128

Mar.

285

354

, 399

363

345

310

328

a7OO

a900

al,OOO

a9OO

606

501

596

653

653

558

482

454

644

732

712

577

472

501

482

435

417

463

444

372

Apr.

336

444

742

872

762

596

472

444

426

463

435

501

625

802

1,760

2,140

2,040

1,450

1,060

832

692

634

615

558

520

482

454

399

372

399

-

Maximum

1,220

69?

692

1,690

1,510

520

l.OOO

2,140

732

308

482

617

1,400

2,140

May

708

732

586

408

354

310

277

245

222

207

207

192

192

185

171

161

159

155

138

192

161

228

458

354

245

246

336

319

242

368

463

Minimum

142

237

245

120

277

285

138

7?

66

108

66

June

308

185

158

142

131

119

108

106

96

85

84

78

84

114

230

237

170

127

107

101

99

96

89

82

76

72

80

110

92

88

-

Mean

384

392

332

495

730

537

744

297

122

170

361

389

July

226

208

144

99

84

75

70

66

145

150

136

122

142

133

228

294

200

167

161

156

152

373

482

280

146

114

96

96

148

185

178

Aug.

142

122

112

100

107

101

94

98

351

394

336

285

214

178

137

111

98

617

342

399

230

244

568

310

192

180

245

200

146

126

192

Sept.

152

168

150

147

134

108

154

218

261

2OO

222

207

200

164

138

681

520

319

253

230

a260

a240

a!70

a400

al,300

al,400

al,100

a 600

a400

a340

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1.10 1.27

1.13 1*26

.£ 54 1.10

1.42 19.31

2.10 2.42

1.C9 1.14

2 14 2 39

p__ " _

!351 ]39

.489 .56

.647 .74

1.C4 1.16

1.12 15.20

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Linden, 

g Computed from graph based on once-daily gage-readings.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 147

Lower Little River at Linden, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°16 I 00", long. 78°46'40", at bridge on U. S.

Hignway 15-A, if miles west of Linden, Cumberland County, 2 miles upstream from Stewart 

Creek, and 4-| miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 71.37 feet above mean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 460 square miles.

Records available.- November 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 542 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,010 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 10.27 

reet); minimum, 74 second-feet (regulated) July 8; minimum daily, 75 second-feet (regulated) July 8.

1928-47: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Sept. 18, 1945, during period 

of backwater from Cape Pear River; maximum gage height, 41.47 feet Sept. 19 or 20, 

1945 (from floodmark on gage well, backwater from Cape Pear River); minimum discharge, 

26 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 14, 1940: minimum daily, 31 second-feet Aug. 1, Oct. 16, 

1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of backwater from Cape Fear River and those 

ror period of no gage-height record, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation at low flow caused by power plant above station. Records of -water 

analyses for water year 1947 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1102.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

232

226

193

177

175

175

170

182

771

1,140

1,520

1,280

829

630

531

474

395

355

330

314

304

298

298

3O7

286

346

420

445

610

610

512

Nov.

434

375

375

375

358

342

314

382

512

570

531

449

368

339

320

310

310

630

952

952

846

706

550

474

714

1,030

916

778

630

531

-

Dec.

512

493

424

402

388

392

378

362

352

342

336

333

336

339

339

320

304

298

317

404

742

880

846

687

512

427

388

371

365

355

346

Jan.

333

371

427

570

7O6

795

778

649

550

474

442

463

550

1,420

1,720

2,000

cl.800

cl,3OO

cl,300

cl.600

cl.700

cl.700

cl,300

1,100

99O

898

863

812

760

742

687

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

649

590

550

531

550

550

531

531

493

442

413

409

409

402

395

392

375

362

352

358

493

63O

570

570

449

378

362

342

.

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

14,535

16,373

13,290

238,693

29,800

13,078

20,87C

29,027

11,751

4,514

6,138

10,386

14,913

184,675

Mar.

342

402

493

452

431

382

385

732

1,180

1,330

1,220

829

630

724

795

829

724

61O

550

760

916

952

778

610

610

610

550

493

531

550

470

Apr.

416

470

898

1,030

1,030

778

610

531

493

512

512

531

685

950

2,260

2,930

2,720

2,130

1,560

1,220

990

829

795

742

687

649

590

531

474

474

-

Maximum

1,520

1,030

880

2.63O

2,000

649

1,330

2,930

952

474

590

70O

1,980

2,930

May

774

952

846

590

456

409

362

326

274

262

257

251

242

234

223

200

193

186

175

210

218

221

484

493

365

304

449

452

378

395

570

Minimum

170

310

298

153

333

342

342

416

175

89

75

125

150

75

June

474

274

206

182

162

145

134

125

123

108

101

96

96

114

234

274

223

162

128

117

116

110

108

101

94

89

89

108

116

105

Mean

469

546

429

654

961

467

673

968

379

15C

198

335

497

506

July

162

2E7

179

13?

103

69

83

75

115

166

1E1

124

140

1E1

170

330

274

193

177

170

164

324

590

4S1

226

162

13 <

125

203

24?

24 «

Aug.

200

170

149

140

134

132

125

167

626

668

460

590

512

368

223

153

149

a700

a550

a500

a320

a340

a700

aSOO

a320

a240

a340

a280

a200

al70

a26o

Per square m'le

1.02

1.19

.933

1.42

2.09

1.02

1.46

2.10

.'824

.326

.430

* 723

1.08

1.10

Sspt.

a220

a240

a2OO

a200

alSO

al50

a200

a3OO

a340

a28o

a300

a280

a280

a220

a!90

a900

aSOO

aSOO

a360

aSOO

a340

317

274

490

1,980

1,880

1,490

784

512

406

Runoff in 

inches

1.18

1.32

1.07

19.29

2.41

1.06

1 .69

2.35

.95

.36

50

84 1)21

14.94

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis or records for station at Manchester, 

c Backwater from Cape Fear River; discharge computed as explained in footnote a.
148 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Rockfish Creek near Hope Mills, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°58', long. 78°55', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

3U1, just upstream from Little Rockfish Creek, if miles east of town of Hope Mills, 

Cumberland County, and 5f miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 52.35 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 284 square miles, including that of Little Rockfish Creek.

Kecoras available.- February 1939 to September 1947. October 1902 to May 1903 (gage

 heights only) and November 1928 to December 1931 at site 4 miles downstream, published as Rockfish Creek near Fayetteville. Records include flow of Little Roikfish Creek. 

Average discharge.- 10 years.(1929-31, 1939-47), 383 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,880 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 12.45

 feet); minimum, 9.0 second-feet (regulated) July 9; minimum daily, 13 second-feet

(regulated) July 13.

1928-31. 1939-47: Maximum discharge, 8,000 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height,

31.75 feet) by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 2.6 second-feet (regulated) Oct.

24, Nov. 22, 23, 1941; minimum daily, 2.8 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 23', 1941. 

Remarks.- Records good. Large diurnal fluctuation and considerable regulation caused by

miiis and reservoirs above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge , In second-feet)

3.4 12 4.4 137

3.6 26 4.7 196

3.8 45 5.0 262

4.0 69 5.5 3S6

4.2 100 6.0 509

6.5 622

7.0 735

8.0 958

10.0 1,360

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September- 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

as

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

370

153

324

373

128

69

416

409

820

825

776

852

538

543

437

376

357

402

268

110

474

355

357

346

386

250

202

462

481

439

530

Nov.

511

411

172

550

592

372

359

420

567

75

446

348

344

345

420

340

106

434

542

564

530

526

353

282

691

826

823

681

735

896

-

Dec.

217

380

426

421

416

410

196

311

487

400

367

376

455

302

274

424

349

357

464

417

323

569

433

420

402

437

437

467

275

444

310

Jan.

417

419

375

259

325

479

392

432

330

425

145

88

585

532

459

670

822

1,030

818

956

954

756

593

518

430

514

540

447

450

446

482

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ...................... ...

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

487

339

487

439

433

416

366

275

273

471

414

417

407

248

51

174

517

444

389

453

441

288

148

496

467

383

320

346

_

-

Secondfoot-days

12 ,828

U oei ,£O.L

11,986

169,077

16,088

10*389

12,757

16,056

9 134

5,887

7 581

8,744

10,428

156,139

Mar.

284

33

468

387

336

395

419

325

565

669

623

526

476

492

303

275

542

470

387

432

498

439

304

491

499

493

395

395

296

73

467

Apr.

404

404

630

666

582

382

522

475

392

417

383

276

521

759

1,240

90S

851

978

730

416

566

515

464

354

415

330

Maximum

852

896

569

2,240

1,030

517

669

1,240

522

485

518

748

942

1,240

169

509

423

378

May

329

391

335

242

522

412

357

390

166

213

41

434

394

21

179

385

265

20

329

313

232

351

304

191

64

479

361

351

417

409

237

Minimum

69

75

196

69

88

51

33

169

20

20

13

17

17

13

June

134

485

330

315

291

162

148

21

304

298

122

111

203

123

24

366

312

304

278

121

174

20

96

199

290

205

20

176

25

230

Mean

414

475

387

463

519

371

412

535

295

196

245

282

348

373

July

315

267

102

22

57

109

339

206

110

254

385

142

13

237

363

295

277

417

436

140

398

518

406

206

247

27

23

297

300

308

365

Aug.

312

206

17

304

208

182

196

246

25

24

428

424

348

365

265

112

19

349

435

457

494

474

748

385

457

320

305

290

219

26

104

Per square 

mile

1.4<5

1 . 67

1.3<5

1.63

1 .85

1.31

1.4-5

1 .83

1.04

. 690

.833

.973

1.23

1.31

Sept.

330

304

317

310

273

114

17

300

315

301

280

302

252

18

303

314

308

306

307

215

103

537

356

686

942

521

570

540

540

447

-

Runoff in 

inches

I DOCO 

1.87

1.57

22.14

2.11

1 .36

1 . 67

2.10

1.20

.77

 99

l!l5

1.37

17.84
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 149

Northeast Cape Fear River near Chinquapin, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°49', long. 77°50', 1,000 feet downstream from 

oriage on State Highway 41, half a mile downstream from Muddy Creek, and l£ miles west 

of Chinquapin, Duplin County. Datum of gage is 17.28 feet above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 600 square miles.

Records available.- July 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,500 second-feet Oct. 12 

reec); minimum, 38 second-feet June 14.

1940-47; Maximum discharge, 11,000 second-feet Oct. 16, 1942 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Oct. 25, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair.

height, 12.12 

height, 16.74

Rating table, water year 1946047 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 9-13)

1.1 40 4.0 480

1.5 85 5.0 660

2.0 152 6.0 860

2.5 230 7.0 1,110

3.0 310 8.0 1,42O

9.0 1,820

10.0 2,240

11.0 2,75O

12.0 3,420

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19*7

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

720

606

480

352

278

230

208

212

982

2,180

3,140

3,500

3,420

3,210

2,870

2,390

1,860

1,320

935

700

570

480

446

412

395

404

446

480

498

480

463

Nov.

429

420

588

680

720

700

624

606

588

552

498

463

429

404

370

361

336

404

534

588

624

606

606

588

552

516

463

446

412

404

-

Dec.

395

412

429

446

446

446

420

395

378

370

361

352

344

344

344

336

327

310

294

344

608

820

935

960

960

910

820

720

624

534

480

Jan.

516

700

820

910

985

1,010

985

960

935

860

800

780

885

1,040

1,140

1,2OO

1,230

1,290

1,380

1,540

1,620

1,660

1,660

1,580

1,380

1,200

1,040

885

760

680

624

Month

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

Novsmber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

570

534

498

480

480

463

463

463

446

420

404

386

370

370

361

352

336

327

310

310

327

352

370

370

361

336

318

302

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

TtA cc »>*, bo

15,51

15,86

286,47

33,05

11,07

27,24

38 f 81

5,56

2 95

ll!78

13,06

34,86

244,46

Mar.

294

286

302

318

318

318

336

538

960

1,170

1,260

1,230

1,170

1,110

1,230

1,290

1,230

1,080

985

1,110

1,290

1,380

1,320

1,230

1,080

960

820

720

660

606

642

Apr.

700

1,

1,

740

340

230

1,320

1,290

1,

1,

1,

230

L10

170

1,380

1,460

1,

1,

1,

550

290

500

1,980

2,290

2,

2,

2,

190

190

290

2,150

1,660

1,'

1,

120

L70

935

740

606

'

'

1

Maximum

7 3,500

1 720

i 960

1 3,500

5 1,660

3 570

5 1,380

1 2 490

3

**£J oob

3

0C A tO*

3 1,110

i 960

L 3,280

3 3,500

534

163

129

561

May

318

302

278

278

270

262

230

200

173

155

144

132

118

107

104

96

91

87

83

77

71

68

77

109

138

201

336

336

270

230

214

Minimum

2 08

336

294

86

516

302

286

361

68

40

51

87

463

40

June

187

145

107

87

91

87

78

71

64

51

43

41

40

43

71

130

120

91

79

66

63

96

92

66

51

48

120

238

254

238

Mean

1 yll8

517

512

785

1,066

396

O Q7Qf y

1,294

179

98 i

380

421

1,162

670

July

180

141

16? 16'.

120

81

6?

5^

&<:

16*

361

480

516

420

24S

19-

223

27 *

301

553

62'

720

88>

1,110

1,110

840

570

361

26?

270

270

Aug.

214

L78

222

254

262

230

L90

L55

L30

105

]

87

L02

L60

L84

208

158

]

]

L27

L16

>22

412

700

£

£

!

85

20

960

935

885

!

£

!

1

900

85

»60

80

840

Per square m<le

1.86

.862

.853

1.31

1.78

 660

1.46

2 16

.298

.164

.633

.702

1.94

1.12

Sept.

1,060

1,140

1,060

960

820

720

642

780

1,010

1,010

360

860

960

1,080

935

740

606

498

552

720

820

660

463

715

2,250

3,280

3,280

2,310

2,150

1,420

Runoff im 

inches

2

T c 

 -LO

.96

.98

17.77

2.05

.69

1.S9

2.41

.34

.18

.73

.81

2.16

15.15

869757 O - SO - 1)
150 WACCAMAW RIVER BASIN

Waccamaw River at Freeland, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°05'45", long. 78°32'50", 150 feet downstream 

rrom oridge on State Highway 130, 1 mile southwest of Freeland, Brunswick County, and 

about 7 miles downstream from mouth of White Marsh. Datum of gage is 15.52 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 667 square miles.

Records available.- July 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,570 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage !r?ight, 15.15 

reet); minimum, 23 second-feet June 26 (gage height, 1.23 feet).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 5,600 second-feet Sept. 23, 1945 (gage height, 15.49 

feet); minimum observed, 0.5 second-foot Nov. 10, 11, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of considerable change in stage, which are 

poor. Discharge for periods of changing stage computed by using rate of change of 

stage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

537

537

526

504

448

402

358

358

505

640

788

948

1,030

1,040

1,040

1,020

976

879

814

766

761

733

719

691

677

663

663

663

677

677

663

Nov.

649

794

1,040

1,110

1,180

1,220

1,260

1,300

1,380

1,420

1,470

1,470

1,420

1,380

1,260

1,160

1,070

1,010

936

869

828

808

788

750

713

677

660

627

643

660

-

Dec.

660

660

643

627

611

581

554

529

506

485

456

438

420

404

388

372

356

340

326

326

389

416

478

429

438

447

447

447

456

475

485

Jan.

506

517

554

581

596

627

677

713

750

788

828

848

891

960

1,010

1,070

1,070

1,100

1,100

1,120

1,190

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,100

1,040

1,010

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

Fsbruary .........................

March ............................

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

Itay. .............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

936

891

828

769

713

677

611

581

503

470

433

408

388

380

364

348

333

319

305

298

291

277

270

263

249

242

228

214

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

21,703

30,552 

14,589

421,178

28,996

12, 58 9

26,191

51,307

8,897

2,882

32,408

TO fCA Oc, I D*

53,065

315,943

Mar.

207

200

193

186

176

176

193

352

517

582

642

643

677

810

947

1,180

1,210

1,260

1,300

1,380

1,380

1,420

1,380

1,340

1,300

1,220

1,160

1,120

1,070

1,010

960

Apr.

936

936

1,010

1,070

1,160

1,190

1,220

1,260

1,300

1,380

1,470

1,520

1,570

1,620

1,910

2,340

2,630

2,860

2,860

2,800

2,740

2,580

2,370

2,190

1,980

1,660

1,430

1,240

1,110

965

-

Maximum

1,040

1,470 

660

4,840

1,220

936

1,420

2 ,860

889

193

2,370

2,420

4, '440

4,440

May

889

797

698

607

516

460

407

364

328

297

274

250

230

221

193

176

160

145

130

118

103

97

103

109

106

106

147

238

221

207

200

Minimum

358

627 

326

115

506

214

176

936

97

26

124

554

465

26

June

193

193

186

193

179

169

143

124

106

86

69

60

52

52

62

66

66

61

56

54

50

42

36

31

26

32

94

115

135

151

-

Mean

70

1,01 

47

1,15-

93

45<

84!

1,71(

28

9

1 04i i|os:

1,76<

see

July

163

166

172

157

142

136

130

124

140

224

346

417

459

518

662

862

1,060

1,150

1,190

1,300

1,380

1,720

1,970

2,340

2,370

2,320

2,190

1,980

2,020

2,230

2,370

Aug.

2,420

2,370

2,280

2,230

2,100

1,800

1,600

1,400

1,220

1,120

965

849

770

694

695

677

677

695

677

677

695

695

611

566

554

554

554

567

596

688

768

Per squa re 

mile

3 1.05

3 1.53 

I .706

t 1.73

5 1.40

3 .675

5 1.27

i 2 .56

r .430

; .144

5 1.57

r 1.58

} 2.65

i 1.30

Sept.

788

788

694

630

535

481

465

465

509

579

660

791

1,020

1,240

1,450

1,750

2,040

2,190

2,280

2,280

2,230

2,140

1,980

2,270

2,510

3,260

4,070

4,440

4,440

4,090

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.21

1.70 

.81

23.48

1 62

.70

1.46

2.86

.50

.16

I fll OJ.

1.83

2.96

17.62
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 151

Yadkin River at Patterson, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°59'30", long. 81°33'32", 200 feet upstream from 

Bridge on State Highway 268, half a mile south of Patterson, Caldwell County, threequarters of a mile upstream from Warrior Creek, and 2 miles downstrean from Walnut 

Branch.

Drainage area.- 38.8 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 980 second-feet July 17 (gage l»ight, 3.01 

reet); minimum, 6 second-feet (regulated) May 28-29; minimum daily, 10 second-feet 

(regulated) Oct. 19-33.

1939-47; Maximum discharge, 16,200 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 12.70 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 6 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 7, 

1944, May 28, 29, 1947; minimum daily, 9 second-feet (regulated) June 22, 1941.

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

Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by mills above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

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

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

20

52

18

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

1011

13

36

20

18

17

17

16

Nov.

16

15

15

15

14

15

15

19

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

41

52

25

22

21

20

19

18

17

20

20

18

18

18

-

Dec.

18

*18

b!9

b!9

b20

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

20

19

18

19

19

25

22

27

28

25

23

22

21

20

20

20

21

23

25

Jan.

58

54

5S

47

36

30

27

24

23

23

25

46

38

65

63

*61

56

61

102

304

194

110

74

54

49

44

39

36

33

33

50

Feb.

43

38

34

37

a30

a32

*a32

30

a24

a26

a28

30

b29

27

a26

a26

a2 6

a24

a24

a28

a30

a26

a24

a24

a22

b20

18

20

_

_

-

iinn+h Seoond- 

"onth foot-days

October .......................... 483

November ......................... 581

December ......................... 641

Calendar year 1946 ............ 16,439

January .......................... 1,917

February ......................... 775

March ............................ 1,189

April ............................ 1,272

May .............................. 728

June ............................. 1 , 257

July.... ......................... 1,479

August ........................... 1,184

September ........................ 732

.Water year 1946-47 ............ 12,238

Mar.

21

21

20

b!9

a22

a40

a36

a40

a44

a42

a 40

a38

a38

a95

a75

a60

a48

a 44

39

38

36

36

34

33

32

31

b29

31

33

a38

a36

Apr.

a34

136

138

136

a36

a36

Et32

132

31

a30

a38

165

148

148

a48

a90

Maximum

52

52

28

689

ou* Xf\A

43

95

90

36

200

239

80

78

304

76

59

52

47

47

45

41

37

36

34

31

30

30

29

-

May

29

34

31

29

27

25

24

23

23

22

22

21

20

19

19

19

21

23

20

19

19

25

21

17

36

31

21

14

23

30

21

Minimum

10

14

18

10

23

18

19

29

14

14

24

22

18

10

June

a20

a!9

a21

17

17

17

16

14

14

14

22

25

43

200

83

41

31

26

36

52

51

40

33

29

26

25

54

137

80

54

Mean

15.

19.

20.

45.

61.

27.

38.

42.

23.

41.

47.

38.

24.

33.

July

43

a36

a32

29

28

27

27

50

45

37

29

27

24

48

72

80

239

137

87

57

45

38

32

30

28

26

25

26

24

26

25

Aug.

33

25

136

180

a46

a32

a70

155

a36

a30

a30

165

a50

130

a28

a26

a28

a55

142

a30

a28

a32

a3O

a36

a48

a50

P8" square 

mile

B 0.542

I .674

7 .719

3 1.56

B 2.15

7 .962

I 1.33

1 1.47

5 .816

3 1.45

7 1.66

Z 1.33

4 .847

5 1.16

32

29

26

24

22

Sept.

21

20

19

18

18

24

22

22

25

23

78

36

29

25

24

33

25

23

23

22

21

20

19

20

27

22

19

IS

18

18

-

Runoff in 

inchse

0.62

.75

.83

21.23

2.48

1.00

1.54

1.64

.94

1.62

1.91

1.53

.95

15.81

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (Z to 4 p.m.) 376 sec. -ft.; July 17 (3 p.m.) 980 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis o

readings, weather records, and records for nearby static

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

f recorded range In stag?, occas

ns.

lonal gage
152 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Ya'dkln River at Wilkesboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°09', long. 81°09', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

421 Detween North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, just downstream from 

Reddles River. Datum of gage is 942.35 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 493 square miles.

Hecords"available.- April 1903-to June 1909, October 1920 to September 1928 (all at site 

at wortn wilkesboro, 1 mile downstream), and October 1928 to September 1947 in reports 

of Geological Survey. April 1903 to May 1907 (revised figures) in Bulletin 34 of 

North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1903-6, 1920-47), 779 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 17.55 

reec); minimum, 203 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.81 feet);, minimum 

daily, 263 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 5.

1903-9, 1920-47: Maximum discharge, 160,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 

37.6 feet from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum, 101 second-feet Jan. 20, 

1940 (gage height, 1.54 feet), result of low temperature; minimum daily, 162 secondfeet July 21, 24, 1926.

Flood of July 1916-reached a stage of 34.5 feet, from flood reference mark cut in 

old steel highway bridge (discharge, 116,000 second-feet).

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

sugnt diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant on Reddles River 1 mile 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 14-31)

1.9 244 4.0 1,560 10.0 5,920 

2.0 291 4.5 1,890 12.0 7,420 

2.3 446 5.0 2,240 14.0 8,920 

2.6 624 6.0 2,940 16.0 10,600 

3.0 S86 7.0 3,670 18.0 13,500 

3.5 1,220 8.0 4,420

'Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

282 

277 

277 

268 

268

268 

268 

277 

991 

5S4

403 

397 

408 

340 

330

325 

325 

316 

311 

306

306 

306 

311 

306 

330

593 

424 

361 

345 

340 

330

Nov.

325 

320 

330 

330 

320

311 

320 

361 

340 

320

325 

330 

311 

306 

301

301 

578 

924 

503 

408

376 

382 

356 

335 

335

350 

382 

356 

340

340

Dec.

340 

330 

311 

316 

316

316 

316 

306 

311 

311

311 

316 

366 

335 

320

320 

311 

414 

392 

40S

503 

457 

403 

376 

361

345 

335 

330

J4o 

366 

371

Jan.

886 

80% 793" 

714

56S

497 

452 

430 

403 

392

382 

6S8 

618 

986 

873

826 

740 

873 

1,150 

4,520

2,250 

1,190 

879 

740 

656

618 

574 

538 

515 

527 

832

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary . . .

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

701 

630 

587 

o74 

503

476 

593 

503 

382 

435

480 

486 

452 

441 

435

435 

424 

414 

419 

a420

a460 

aSOO 

a460 

a420 

a400

a400 

a400 

a400

Secondfoot-days

11,17 

11,11 

10,85

254,07

26,91 

13,23 

21,92 

19,98 

13,31 

31,03 

18,90 

15,53 

11,46

205,46

Mar.

a420 

a440 

a420 

a400 

a420

a700 

a650 

a750 

a850 

886

753 

669 

669 

2,390 

1,560

1,090 

832 

708 

637 

612

568 

532 

509 

521 

527

486 

486 

544 

624 

675 

599

Apr.

550 

643 

650 

593 

605

581 

532 

509 

515 

492

574 

953 

740 

720 

708

1,210 

1,390 

953 

773 

694

727 

669 

605 

568 

550

544 

486 

486 

480 

480

Maximun

5 991 

5 924 

3 503

L 6,730

3 4,520 

3 701 

7 2,390 

3 1,390 

5 635 

3 10,300 

7 1,620 

3 1,100 

3 890

5 10,300

May

469 

574 

521 

515 

463

441 

424 

424 

408 

403

392 

397 

382 

392 

382

371 

382 

430 

376 

356

350 

509 

403 

356

635

550 

408 

361 

350 

515 

376

Minimum

268 

301 

306

239

382 

382 

400 

480 

350 

268 

316 

306 

263

263

June

340 

330 

376 

335 

320

325 

301 

286 

277 

268

350 

414 

648 

10,300 

4,050

1,150 

806 

662 

688 

953

1,120 

812 

669 

581 

544

521 

527 

1,160 

1,150 

773

Mean

36C 

37 

35C

69

86E 47' 

70" 

66f 

43C 

1,03! 

61C 

50] 

382

.56:

July

739 

798 

550 

492 

469

480 

492 

474 

688 

605

480 

446 

419 

509 

753

1,050 

1,520 

1,620 

1,150 

740

587 

515 

452 

403 

387

371 

356 

356 

350 

340 

316

Aug.

403 

356 

484 

1,100 

612

424 

628 

1,060 

544 

424

424 

408 

773 

424 

376

350 

366 

678 

675 

430

392 

430 

403 

430 

469

581 

446 

446 

371 

325 

306

Per square 

mile

) 0.730 

L .753

) ,i:o

; 1.41

i 1.76 

.957 

1.43 

> 1.35 

) .872 

) 2.10 

) 1.24 

1.02 

.775

> 1.14

Sept.

301 

301 

282 

26S 

263

325 

452 

320 

350 

330

890 

812 

486 

392 

350

452 

361 

320 

340 

345

325 

325 

306 

356

sea

392 

330 

320 

301 

306

Runoff in

inches

0.84 

.84 

.82

19.17

2.03 

1.00 

1.65 

1.51 

1.00 

2.34 

1.43 

1.17 

.87

15.50

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (2:30 p.m.) 5.920 sec. -ft.: June 14 (1 p.m.) 12.800 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations on nearby streams.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 153

Yadkin River at Yadkin College, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 3S0 S1'25", long. 80°23'25", at bridge on U. S.

Highway 64, lj miles south of Yadkin College, Davidson County, and 6| miles downstream

from Reedy Creek. Datum of gage is 638.65 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,280 square miles. 

Kecords available.- July 1928 to September 1947. 

Average discharge"?- 19 years, 2,872 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 46,000 second-feet June 16 (gags height, 25.80

feet); minimum, 940 second-feet Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.10 feet ; minimum gage

height, 0.97 foot Oct. 6.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 80,200 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 33.75

feet); minimum, 395 second-feet Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 0.05 foot).

Maximum stage known, 35.0 feet sometime in July 1916, from floodmarks (discharge,

86,600 second-feet), from rating curve extended above 72,000 second-fe°t. 

Remarks.- Records good except those above 10,000 second-feet, which are fair, and those

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Slight diurnal fluctuation

caused by small power plant 10 miles above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 15-16)

Oct. 1 to June 15 June 16 to Sept. 30

1.1 1,OOO 6.0 5.94O 1.1 94O 3.O 2,680 13.0 13,80O 

1.5 1,380 8.0 8,440 1.3 1,12O 5.O 4,670 16, 0 18,130 

2.0 1,820 10.0 11,100 1.6 1,390 7.0 6,870 19.0 24,000 

3.0 2,790 13.0 15,60O 2.0 1,750 10.0 10,200 23.0 35.0OO 

4.0 3,790 16.0 21,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,180 

1,180 

1,140 

1,140 

1,100

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,380 

1,460

2,000 

1,500 

1,680 

1,680 

1,380

1,300 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,220

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220

3,840 

3,240 

1,960 

1,600 

1,420 

1,380

Nov.

1,380 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,300

1,300 

1,260 

1,300 

1,380 

1,380

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,260 

1,260

1,260 

1,380 

4,450 

3,590 

2,240

1,780 

1,780 

1,730 

1,600 

1,460

1,460 

1,500 

1,460 

1,460 

1,380

Dec.

1,38O 

1,340 

1,340 

1,300 

1,340

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,300 

1,300

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,340 

1,380

1,300 

1,300 

1,500 

1,780 

1,730

2,000 

2,590 

2,040 

1,780 

1,640

1,550 

1,460 

1,460 

1,460 

1,420 

1,460

Jan.

2,140 

3,290 

3,790 

4,090 

2,990

2,390 

2,O90 

1,960 

1,820 

1,730

1,600 

2,060 

2,790 

5,47O 

4,880

4,940 

4,090 

4,290 

5,220 

13,000

20, 400 

a9,OOO 

a5,OOO 

a3,600 

a3,200

a3,000 

a2,800 

a2,600 

a2,400 

a2,200 

a2,200

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

Jnne 

Jnly 

Augn 

Sept

Da

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

h. ...........................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

a2,600 

a2,4OO 

a2,200 

a2,OOO 

al,90O

al,800 

1,910 

2,040 

1,820 

1,6OO

1,600 

1,960 

1,86O 

1,780 

1,730

1,730 

1,680 

1,680 

1,64O 

1,730

1,820 

1,86O 

1,860 

1,730 

1,680

1,680 

1,680 

1,680

Seoondfoot-days

45,96C 

48,27C 

46,41C

1,003,97E

131, 03C 

51,65C 

86.59C 

86.19C 

56.55C 

136, 10C 

64.95C 

57.16C 

51.05C

861, 91C

Mar.

1,680 

1,730 

1,780 

1,730 

1,680

1,910 

2,490 

3,090 

3,39u 

3,89O

3,590 

3,190 

2,890 

4,260 

8,180

4,880 

3.79O 

3,190 

2,790 

2,540

2,440 

2,290 

2,140 

2,040 

2,090

2,040 

1,960 

2,000 

2,190 

2,290 

2,440

Apr.

2,290 

2,290 

3,190 

2,890 

2,490

2,440 

2,340 

2,190 

2,090 

2,040

2,OOO 

2,190

2,590 

2,590 

2,690

4,260 

8,240 

4,940 

3,490 

2,990

2,890 

3,790 

3,190 

2,790 

2,540

2,390 

2,240 

2,090 

2,040 

2,000

Maximum

3,840 

4,450 

) 2,590

22,000

20,400 

2,600 

> 8,180 

8,240 

) 3,390 

) 35,100 

) 4,000 

3,170 

7,090

) 35,100

May

1,960 

1,960 

2,OOO 

2,040 

1,960

1,820 

1,730 

1,680 

1,600 

1,600

1,550 

1,550 

1,500 

1,500 

1,500

1,460 

1,460 

1,550 

1,550 

1,500

1,460 

2,190 

2,090 

1,680 

1,600

3,390 

3.39O 

1,960 

1,680 

1,780 

1,860

Minimum

1,100 

1,260 

1,300

965

1,600 

1,600 

1,680 

2,000 

1,460 

1,260 

1,300 

1,260 

1,000

1,000

June

1,600 

al,400 

al,400 

1.60O 

1,460

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,260

1,260 

al,300 

1,500 

7,850 

34,500

35,100 

5,820 

3.47O 

2,970 

2,870

3.57O 

3,370 

2,870 

2,400 

2,160

2,020 

1,930 

2,020 

a2,200 

a3,OOO

Mean

1,483 

1,609 

1,497

2,751

4,227 

1,84E 

2,7.93 

2,873 

1,824 

4,537 

2,095 

1,844 

1,702

2,363

July

a2,8OO 

a2,400 

a2,2OO 

a2,000 

al,900

al,800 

al,8OO 

a2,OOO 

a2,400 

a2,200

a2,000 

al.SOO 

al,700 

al,700 

al,600

a2,200 

a3,200 

a4,000 

a3,500 

a3,600

a2,600 

a2,200 

al,800 

al,700 

al , 600

1,440 

1,390 

1,340 

1,34,0 

1,440 

1,300

Aug.

1,260 

1,300 

1,340 

1,570 

3,170

2,870 

1,880 

1,660 

2,110 

2,020

1,800 

1,70O 

1,620 

1,930 

1,66O

1,390 

1,260 

al,400 

1,880 

2,350

1,660 

1,560 

2,490 

2,350 

1,700

1,620 

2,060 

1,880 

2,620 

1,660 

1,390

Per square 

mile

0.650 

.706 

.657

1.21

1.85 

.809 

1.22 

1.26 

.800 

1.99 

.919 

.809 

.746

1.04

Sept.

1,260 

1,160 

1,26O 

1,160 

1,040

1,000 

1,160 

2.06O 

1,520 

1,260

1,390 

2,160 

2,200 

1,750 

1,440

1,480 

1,39O 

1,300 

1,160 

1,120

1,210 

1,210 

1,160 

2,080 

7,090

3,710 

2,020 

1,570 

1,390 

1,340

Rnnoff in 

inches

0.75 

.79 

.76

16.38

2.14 

.84 :.4i

1.41 

.92 

2.22 

1.06 

.93 

.83

14.06

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (11 a.m.) 21,800 sec. -ft. s June 15 (12 p.m.) 47,000 se-s.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of available fragments of gage-height record, 

occasional gage readings, weather records, and records for station at Wllkesboro.
154 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°35'40", long. 80°'13'55", a quarter of a mile

downstream from High Rock Dam at High Rock, Davidson County, and l£ miles (revised) upstream from Lick Creek. Datum of gage is 558.68 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, and 590.00 feet above Carolina Aluminum Co. datum.

Drainage area.- 3,980 square miles.

Kecords avallaDle.- January 1919 to November 1927, November 1941 to Septembe- 1947.

Average discharge?- 12 years (1919-25, 1926-27, 1942-47) 4,816 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes - Maximum discharge during year, 42,300 second-feet (regulated) Jun? 16 (gage 

height, 11.76 feet); minimum, 28 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 2 (gage height, 2.10 

feet); minimum daily, 31 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 1,8.

1919-27, 1941-47: Maximum discharge, 76,600 second-feet July 21, 1919 (gage height, 

15.9 feet, present datum, from floodmarks as determined by Tallassee Powe" Co.}, from 

rating curve extended above 53,000 second-feet by area-velocity studies; minimum, 10 

second-feet (regulated) Aug. 10, 1942 (gage height, 1.84 feet); minimum daily, 12 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 9, 1942.

Maximum stage known, 22.1 feet (present datum) in July 1916, from floodmarks from 

records by Tallassee Power Co.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

good, and those below 2,000 second-feet, which are fair. Large diurnal fluctuation 

caused by High Rock power plant above station. Plow largely regulated by High Rock 

Reservoir, which has a usable capacity of 10,230,000,000 cubic feet.

Previously published records for this station prior to November 1941 are occasionally subject to error, owing to faulty or no gage-height record and a rating curve extended above 26,000 second-feet, which gave results considerably larger' than present 

rating.

Cooperation.- High Rock Reservoir capacity curve and elevations furnished by Carolina 

Aluminum Co.

Rating table, water year-1946-47 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in seconi-feet)

2.1 28

2.2 42

2.4 83

2.6 146

2.8 243

3.0 390

3.3 690

3.7 1,230

4.0 1,710

4.5 2,730

5.0 4,050

5.5 5,650

6.0 7,570

6.5 9,810

7.0 12,400

8.0 17,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

go

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,240

4,090

3,560

4,270

2,080

886

3,980

3,350

3,680

2,610

2,370

1,400

46

3,030

4,500

3,840

3,000

3,070

42

34

2,180

1,850

1,810

1,940

1,720

39

35

2,400

3,140

3,170

3,380

Nov.

3,170

1,790

522

2,640

3,160

3,360

3,520

3,520

265

32

2,410

2,680

2,990

2,860

2,850

47

36

2,820

2,770

2,980

3,810

4,410

2,300

2,240

4,580

3,390

3,320

3,670

3,680

44

-

Dec.

31

2,300

2,520

3,040

3,090

2,040

44

31

2,940

2,860

2,860

2,970

3,640

2,080

1,890

3,680

2,660

1,670

2,700

3,170

2,180

502

3,220

4,560

2,910

3,650

3,140

3,030

46

3,680

2,740

Month

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

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

Jannary. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

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

May m ....................

June ...................

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

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1946-47..

Jan.

2,480

4,1

3,9

80

40

46

38

4,400

5,9

5,8

5,4

20

60

10

5,580

4,9

5,5

46

38

80

30

5,840

5,500

6,8

2,6

2,2

20

10

80

6.0OO

13,100

17,7

8,8

6,1

00

40

30

5,070

4,720

4,4

4,2

4,3

4,5

30

30

10

30

4,660

Feb.

3,010

3,480

5,060

4,690

4,560

4,680

4,930

3,980

3,620

5,320

4,930

4,730

4,950

4,820

3,840

3,760

5,330

5,050

4,910

4,880

4,160

3,6OO

3,480

5,070

4,840

4,840

5,030

5,050

_

_

-

Mar.

4,590

3,480

5,460

4,840

5,280

5,200

5,220

3,670

1,620

4,620

5,440

5,430

4,500

4,520

3,570

3,810

5.02O

4,330

4,980

5,540

5,030

4,560

3,620

4,720

5,520

5,440

5,400

6,010

4,100

3,350

5,950

Apr.

5,060

4,970

^,490

4,470

3,770

3,480

5.O5O

5,520

4,320

4,210

4,300

3,310

2.O8O

3,940

3,690

3,650

3,540

3,980

2,830

2,100

4,340

4,120

4,130

3,940

4,060

2,360

1,730

4,220

4,250

4,070

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

74,742

75,866

75,874

L, 651, 646

1 AOO *?<> tt. 91 J.Oa

126,600

144,820

115,980

86,510

126,764

127 ,390

78)700

L, 284,370

Maximum

4,500

4,580

4,560

39,400

17,700

5,330

6,010

5,520

4,750

18 jOOO

6,100

4,610

4,100

18,000

Minimum

34

32

31

31

38

3,010

1,620

1,730

42

49

1,440

50

SO

31

Mean

2,411

2,529

2,448

4,525

5,007

4 521 4)572

3,866

2,791

4 225 4)109 3 094 2)523

3,519

May

4,070

4,260

2,590

53

3,670

3,820

3,440

3,440

3,720

1,550

44

3,630

3,500

3,740

4,750

3,800

359

42

3,380

3,470

3,520

3,220

3,320

1,000

60

3,320

3,200

3,510

4,170

3,350

512

June

55

3,400

3,230

3,300

3,360

3,310

2,150

49

3,560

3,590

4,120

3,990

3,200

2,370

2,430

16,900

18,OOO

4,840

4,470

5,010

4,160

4,500

5,050

4,560

4,500

3,780

3,870

1,380

60

3,580

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second -feetjt

-185

-187

-217

-280

-1-3,208

-1,751

+36

-1-629

-179

+1,053

-1,431

-799

+919

+101

July

4

5

5

3

3

3

6

6

4

3

3

1

1

4

5

5

4

4

2

2

4

5

4

4

4

2

2

4

5

4

4

,970

,630

,700

,940

,630

,220

,100

,O1O

,690

,750

,730

,730

,440

,150

,300

,160

,540

,140

,430

,020

,220

,150

,240

,240

,220

,200

,140

,590

,130

,320

,660

Aug.

4,080

2,830

260

4,200

4,610

4,350

4,270

4,260

2,090

545

4,000

4,080

4,130

4,080

4,110

1,630

731

3,390

3,430

3,960

4,240

4,110

2,680

1,180

4,220

3,320

3,200

3,170

3,200

1,600

50

Sept.

3,200

4,100

3,500

3,900

4,000

2,000

50

4,000

3,900

3,900

4,000

3,900

1,700

50

3,700

1,600

1,750

1,950

2,300

900

50

2,500

2,800

2,800

3,300

3,900

1,400

50

3,700

3,800

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

2,226

2,342

2,231

4,245

8,215

2,770

4,708

4,495

2,613

5,278

2,678

2,295

3,542

3,620

Per sqrare 

mile

0.559

.588

.561

1.07

2.06

.696

1.18

1.13

.656

1.33

.673

.577

.890

.910

Runoff in 

inches

0.64

.66

.65

14.47

2.38

.72

1.36

1.26

.76

1.48

.78

.67

.99

12.35

t Change in contents in High Rook Reservoir.

Mote.- Mo gage-height record Aug. 29 to Sept. 30; discharge based on Carolina Alumlnrm Co. records 

at High Rock Dam.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Pee Dee River near Rockingham, N. C.

155

Location.-' Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°56'10", long. 79°51'10", at bridge on U. S. High-

 way 74, 1 mile apstream from Palling Creek, 4 miles downstream from Blewett Palls

hydroelectric plant, and 6 miles west of Rockingham, Richmond County. Datum of gage is 

120.68 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area'.- 6,870 square miles.

Kecords avanaole.- September 1927 to September 1947. August. 1906 to January 1912 at

. site on Fee Dee River about 4 miles upstream, published as Yadkin River near Pee Dee.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1927-47), 7,870 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 53,100 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 10.59

 i'eet); minimum, 184 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 25 (gage height, 0.70 foot); minimum 

d^ily, 314 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 14.

1927-47: Maximum discharge, 270,000 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 30.80 

feet), from rating curve extended above 194,000 second-feet; minimum. 143 second-feet 

(regulated) Oct. 25, 1943; minimum daily, 152 second-feet (regulated) July 28, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 31.28 feet in August 1908, from State Highway and Public Works 

Commission records (discharge, 276,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 

194,000 second-feet). 

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

 Large diurnal fluctuation cuased by power plants above station. Flow largely regulated by four reservoirs above station which have a combined usable storage capacity 

for normal operation of 17,638,000,000 cubic feet. Records of water analyses for the 

water year 1947 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1102.

Cooperation.- Capacity curves and elevations for High Rock and Narrows Reservoirs furnishea by Carolina Aluminum Co., and those for Tillery and Blewett Reservoirs furnished 

by Carolina Power & Light Co.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

1.0 286

1.2 402

1.4 580

1.7 980

2.0 1,530

2.3 2,250

2.6 3,070

3.0 4,400

3.5 6,200

4.0 8,300

5.0 13,300

6.0 19,200

7.0 25,700

°.0 32,500

9.0 4O,OOO

10.0 48,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,280

3,330

3,170

4,730

4,320

598

3,290

4,980

10,700

16,900

9,630

7,430

5,750

3,570

4,220

5,360

4,480

3,970

3,440

398

3,860

4,030

3,150

3,590

3,500

4,330

992

3,470

3,920

3,6OO

3,090

Nov.

3,840

2,650

501

3,220

3,010

3,140

3,460

3,530

2,000

406

2,780

3,170

3,420

2,960

3,850

3,830

420

4,560

6,620

6,020

5,930

5,870

3,460

1,990

3,740

4,340

5,520

6,640

4,920

3,970

-

Dec.

914

4,390

4,670

4,570

4,390

4,540

4,550

1,970

4,150

5,010

5,050

4,520

4,410

4,340

3,860

4,260

4,420

4,660

5,460

5,080

5,700

2,310

4,560

5,160

3,400

3,980

5,020

4,280

642

4,680

4,950

Month

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

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March........ ..........

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

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

June. ...................

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

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1946-47 . .

Jan.

5,220

5,460

5,610

11,200

10,400

8,750

7,960

8,520

6,370

5,580

3,180

2,270

8,470

31,700

3O.3OO

15,200

15,600

15,000

14,200

37,200

43,900

34,800

20,200

11,900

10,400

9,200

7,860

8,520

8,080

7,640

8,520

Feb.

8,3OO

5,420

4,950

8,O5O

6,020

5,260

5,300

5,300

3,030

5,330

6,800

6,430

6,600

6,220

5,420

4,380

4,520

6,320

6,020

8,000

9,500

9,500

8,000

8.OOO

8,500

7,500

7,500

7,000

-

_

-

Mar.

7,000

5,500

5,500.

6,000

6,500

7,500

7,500

15,000

26,000

16,000

13,000

11,000

11,000

13,000

16,000

12,000

10,000

10,000

9,500

10,000

10,000

10,000

8,500

6,000

8,000

8,500

7,500

5,500

7,000

6,000

6,500

Apr.

7,000

7,500

10,000

12,000

10,000

8,500

7,500

7,500

7,500

7,500

6,500

6,500

7,500

7,500

19,000

17,000

15,000

12.0OO

10,000

8,500

7,500

7,500

6,000

5,000

5,500

5,000

4.OOO

5.00O

5,500

4,800

Observed

Secondf cot-days

140,078

109,767

129,896

2,692,298

419,210

183,170

301,500

250,300

112,840

148,900

170,790

122,796

133,844

2,223,091

Maximum

16,900

6,640

5,700

72,300

43 9OO

9^500

26 ,OOO

19,000

6.OOO

17,300

9,540

5,950

20,800

43,900

Minimum Mean

398 4 519

406 3)659

642 4,190

396 7,376

270 13

3)030 5)542

4)000 8)343

1,190 3,640

1,580 4,963

1,790 5,509

466 3,961

314 4,461

314 6,091

May

6,000

5,000

5,000

1,200

4,000

4,400

3,420

3,370

3,950

3,460

1,550

3,680

3,420

3,840

4,010

3,830

3,290

1,190

3,970

2,930

3,500

3,730

4,000

3,950

2,480

3,780

3,510

3,870

4,320

5,040

3,150

June

1,620

3,550

2,940

3,940

4,100

4,110

3,230

1,710

3,690

3,930

4,360

4,180

4,120

4,370

2,270

5,690

17,300

1 1 , 500

8,320

5,530

6,390

5,240

5,450

5,780

4,380

4,990

5,480

5,080

1,580

4,080

Equivalent.

secondfeett

-559

-105

 889

-393

+4,126

-1,720

+149

+514

-114

+960

-1,290

-814

+767

+95

July

6

5

5

4

4

3

4

5

8

4

5

5

I

4

6

6

8

9

7

3

4

7

7

7

5

4

1

3

4

5

4

,080

,770

,360

,760

,620

,7OO

,370

,290

,390

,950

,330

,310

,9OO

,480

,500

,290

,860

,540

,640

,630

,920

,640

,430

,430

,100

,610

790

960

,480

,920

740

Aug.

5,100

4,700

742

3,910

4,500

5,450

4,660

4,980

5,210

816

4,630

5,550

4,240

4,680

5,620

4,820

818

3,740

3,680

4,180

4,130

5,370

3,470

664

3,700

5,200

3,960

4,200

5,950

3,660

466

Sept.

1,360

3,920

5,150

4,100

4,470

597

364

3,920

3,920

4,500

4,570

3,770

886

314

3,080

4,890

5,240

4,900

4,070

623

320

4,830

4,790

5,540

9,640

20,800

13,200

3,830

2,85O

3,400

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

6,983

-

6,186

Per square 

mile

1.02

-

.900

Runoff in 

inches

13.85

-

12.22

t Change In contents of High Rock, Narrows, Tillery, and Blewett Reservoirs. 

Note.- No gage-height record Feb. 2O to May 6; discharge computed on basis of discharge records at 

Blewett Falls power plant.
156 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Pee Dee River near Mars Bluff, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°11', long. 79°34 I , at bridge on U. S. Highway 

Y6, 2 miles downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 4.6 miles east of 

Mars Bluff, Florence County, and 10 miles downstream from Black Creek. Datum of gag 

is 23.46 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Drainage area.- 8,870 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at 

practically same site since 1923 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 30,900 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 

22.ib feet); minimum, 1,320 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 2.60 feet).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 220,000 second-feet Sept. 22, 1945 (gage height, 

33.30 feet), from rating curve extended above 48,000 second-feet on basis of discharge measurement of 221,000 second-feet at Cheraw; minimum, 900 second-feet July 

30, 1940 (gage height, 1.66 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height,, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.0 1,520 18.0 14,800 

5.0 2,700 19.5 17,800 

8.0 4,800 20.5 21,200 

13.0 8,850 21.5 26,OOO 

15.5 11,400 22.1 30,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

2,570 

3,220 

3,630 

3,630 

4,050

4,650 

3,910 

2,320 

4,300 

8,650

12,800 

13,800 

12,600 

10,800 

8,170

6,350 

6,270 

6,110 

5,630 

4,950

3,630 

2,640 

4,280 

4,800 

4,350

4,500 

4,800 

5,180 

3,700 

4,650 

5,100

Nov.

4,800 

4,500 

4,650 

3,770 

2,700

3,630 

3,910 

3,980 

4,280 

4,280

3,350 

2,320 

3,280 

3,980 

4,050

3,840 

4,350 

4,120 

3,300 

6,350

7,240 

7,240 

6,990 

6,270 

4,650

3,770 

4,800 

5,710 

6,750 

6,430

Dec.

5,870 

4,650 

3,220 

4,650 

5,250

5,180 

5,100 

5,250 

4,720 

3,560

4,650 

5,400 

5,400 

5,180 

5,020

4,800 

4,650 

4,800 

4,950 

5,550

5,870 

6,590 

6,110 

5,100 

5,710

5,710 

4,720 

4,950 

5,320 

4,650 

3,220

Jan.

4,880 

5,630 

5,870 

6,190 

8,440

10,600 

10.6OO 

9,950 

9,570 

8,760

7,830 

6,430 

4,950 

6,310 

12,700

16,200 

17,600 

18,400 

19,300 

20,000

20,400 

21,600 

23,900 

26,500 

29,300

30,100 

26,500 

22,500 

19,OOO 

16,600 

15,000

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

mber ...................... .

lendar year 1946 

ary ....

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

13,800 

12,800 

11,000 

8,940 

9,030

8,760 

7,920 

7,320 

7,150 

6,430

5,710 

7,070 

7,580 

7,740 

7,660

7,320 

6,750 

5,950 

6,670 

7,150

7,740 

8,850 

9,390 

9,390 

8,850

8,850 

8,680 

8,420

Secondfoot-daya

176,040 

139,290 

155,800

3,471,330

461,610 

232,920 

367,670 

381,480 

150,840 

16O,O6O 

188,840 

153,680 

144,630

2,712,860

liar.

8,170- 

7,920 

7,740 

7,150 

6,990

7,150 

7,740 

8,510 

11,000 

15,500

17,000 

17,800 

17,800 

17,000 

16,200

16,400 

16,200 

15,200 

14,200 

13,500

13,100 

12,900 

12,600 

12,100 

10,600

10,000 

10,200 

10,000 

9,120 

9,030 

8,850

Apr.

8,680 

8,940 

10,400 

12,200 

13,500

13,900 

13,500 

12,500 

11,700 

11,200

10,900 

10,600 

10,800 

12,400 

14,200

16,200 

17,800 

19,300 

20,400 

19,600

17,800 

16,100 

14,500 

13,200 

11,100

9,660 

8,60O 

7,740 

6,990 

7,070

Maximum

13,800 

7,240 

6,590

44,300

30 , 100 

13,800 

17,800 

20,400 

7,320 

11,500 

9,120 

6,350 

13,600

30 , 100

May

7,150 

7,320 

7,320 

6,990 

6,270

4,580 

5,400 

5,400 

4,800 

4,650

4,720 

4,200 

3,420 

4,200 

4,500

4,650 

4,800 

4,500 

3,840 

2,960

3,910 

3,770 

4,200 

4,650 

5,020

4,350 

3,770 

'4,500 

4,650 

4,950 

5,400

Minimum

2,320 

2,320 

3,220

1,620

4,880 

5,710 

6,990 

6,990 

2,960 

2,760 

3,090 

2,500 

1,520

1,520

June

5,180 

4,200 

3,090 

3,910 

3,770

4,280 

4,420 

4,280 

3,560 

2,760

3,700 

4,200 

4,580 

4,500 

4,580

4,720 

4,050 

8,630 

11,500 

10,600

8,510 

7,070 

6,270 

5,790 

5,870

5,480 

4,950 

5,480 

5,480 

4,650

Mean

5,679 

4,642 

5,026

9,51C

14,890 

8,313 

11.86C 

12,720 

4,866 

5,335 

6,092 

4,957 

4,821

7,432

July

3,090 

5,320 

6,510 

6,030 

5,400

5,020 

4,800 

4,420 

4,950 

6,990

6,910 

6,030 

6,030 

5,180 

3,910

5,790 

6,830 

7,580 

9,120 

9,120

7,830 

6,030 

7,490 

8,420 

8,340

7,400 

6,430 

4,880 

3,160 

4,280 

5,550

Aug.

5,550 

5,400 

5,320 

4,280 

2,500

3,910 

5,100 

5,180 

5,100 

5,550

4,350 

2,700 

5,020 

5,100 

4,880

5,320 

5,480 

4,350 

3,250 

5,400

5,790 

5,870 

6,350 

6,190 

4,800

3,220 

4,950 

5,950 

5,550 

5,870 

5,400

Per squrre 

mile

0.640 

.£ 23 

.567

1.07

1.68 

.?38 

1.34 

1.43 

.549

.601

.687 

.f59 

.£44

.638

Sept.

4,200 

2,300 

2,010 

4,140 

4,800

4,580 

4,120 

2,160 

1,520 

3,410

4,280 

4,800 

4,650 

3,910 

2,200

1,600 

3,600 

5,020 

5,180 

4,950

4,200 

2,240 

1,590 

4,330 

5,480

8,080 

11,800 

13,600 

12,000 

7,880

Runoff in 

inches

0.74 

.58 

.65

14.57

1.94 

.98 

1.54 

1.60 

.63 

.67 

.79 

.64 

.61

11.37
EEE DEE RIVER BASIN 

Reddies River at North Wilkesboro, N. C.

157

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°10'25", long. 81«10'10", l£ miles northwest of 

North~Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, l£ miles upstream from North Wilkesboro municipal dam, 

and 2 miles (revised) upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 978.62 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 93.9 square miles.

Records available.- December 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,540 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 7.63 

reet); minimum, 46 second-feet Feb. 28, Mar. 4 (result of low temperature).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 27,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.02 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 43 second-feet Jan. 6, 1940, but may 

have -been less at times during periods of ice effect in January and February 1940.

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

wnicn are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of loe effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 15 to Aug. 7j Sept. 11-30)

Oct. 1 to June 14 June IS to Sept 30

0.9 48 2.7 452

l.O 61 3.3 6SO

1.3 104 4.0 1,000

1.7 176 4.7 1,380

2.2 300 5.5 1,880

0.9 42 1.6 143

1.0 53 2.0 229

1.3 92 2.5 367

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

30

31

Oct.

65

64

64

64

62

62

62

64

115

82

74

81

78

71

69

68

68

67

65

65

65

64

64

64

72

107

75

69

68

68

67

NOT.

65

65

65

65

64

62

64

71

64

62

64

64

61

61

61

60

131

126

83

75

a70

a 65

a 60

a 60

a55

a65

a65

a60

a60

a60

-

Dec.

a60

a60

60

62

62

61

60

60

58

58

58

60

71

61

60

58

58

76

68

83

89

81

71

69

67

62

62

62

64

67

72

Jan.

131

129

129

106

90

82

7S

74

71

68

67

121

96

170

 149

140

122

164

222

870

324

183

145

131

118

114

104

98

94

100

179

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

117

104

101

101

86

b95

101

85

b75

b80

»b85

b85

79

78

76

76

74

72

72

82

90

82

78

74

76

72

75

72

_

-

Secondfoe t-days

2 193

2!o53

2,020

50,067

4,669

2 343

3, 861

3, 618

2,481

4, 661

2 f 156 

2,759

2,318

35,132

liar.

76

76

71

 69

SI

13S

115

136

136

143

124

115

122

432

242

166

134

120

114

109

102

95

92

95

104

94

92

104

114

133

117

Apr.

107

1

1

1

34

24

14

114

109

100

98

93

94

122

1

1

1

70

24

34

127

218

1

1

1

96

51

31

120

133

1

1

1

15

10

07

102

100

Maximum

115

131

89

1,040

870

117

432

218

115

1,870

258

280

1,870

94

92

90

90

-

May

90

107

96

94

86

83

81

79

78

76

76

75

74

75

71

71

74

85

71

67

68

95

71

67

115

92

72

67

75

86

64

Minimum

62

55

58

55

67

72

69

90

64

51

51

52

50

50

June

62

6Z

71

60

60

60

57

53

52

51

82

57

249

1,870

318

155

116

102

100

125

113

98

86

81

77

75

74

126

92

77

-

Msan

70.7

6s!2

1.37

151

83.7

125

121

80.0

155

69 .5

89 n'.z«0

96.2

July

74

7O

65

64

64

66

70

70

8S

84

66

66

63

75

108

118

110

81

75

69

64

61

58

57

57

54

53

53

52

51

51

Aug.

59

1

2

52

12

58

91

2

1

77

01

55

95

77

69

78

86

66

61

59

1

1

64

47

10

73

66

79

66

97

74

68

65

81

61

57

55

Per square m'le

0.753

 728

'.694:

1.46

1.61

4 891

1.33

1.29

 852

1.65

.740

.948

.823

1.02

Sept.

54

52

51

50

50

83

74

57

74

60

280

127

95

81

73

77

66

64

70

68

68

72

64

77

105

73

66

64

63

60

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.87

.81

.80

19.38

1 .85

 93

1.53

1.43

 aoQQ

1 *85

 fl5

1.09

.92

13.91

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations on 

nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
158 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

-Fisher River near Copeland, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°19'55", long. 80°40'30", 300 feet upstream from 

 bridge on State.Highway 268, half a mile upstream from Cody Creek, and 2 miles west of 

Copeland, Surry County.

Drainage area.- 121 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 179 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 15.55 

feet; minimum, 73 second-feet June 11, Sept. 5, 6 (gage height, 2.13 feet).

1931-47: Maximum discharge, 27,300 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 18.4 

feet, from floodmarks), mean of two slope-area determinations; minimum observed, 21 

second-feet Sept. 18, 1932 (gage height, 1.70 feet).

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

which are fair :

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, In feet,, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 3-19)

2.1 68 2.8 246 4.5 1,050 8.0 3,620 

2.2 86 3.0 320 5.0 1,350 9.0 4,560 

2.4 130 3.5 536 6.0 2,O20 11.0 6,840 

2.6 182 4.0 780 7.O 2,780 13.0 10.OOO

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

86 

84 

82 

81 

81

79 

79 

81 

101 

99

90 

151 

130 

101 

94

92 

92 

90 

88 

88

90 

88 

88 

86 

137

261 

128 

112 

105 

101 

96

Nov.

94 

94 

94 

92 

90

8S 

88 

105 

94 

8S

88 

90 

84 

86 

84

82 

211 

264 

142 

121

112 

118 

109 

101 

101

101 

103 

96 

92 

92

Dec.

92 

90 

a9o 

a90 

90

90 

90 

90 

88 

88

90 

88 

99 

94 

90

88 

88 

118 

114 

121

163 

138 

118 

112 

107

103 

101 

99 

99 

101 

103

Jan.

206 

246 

188 

166 

140

128 

118 

*112 

103 

96

94 

163 

145 

257 

219

209 

177 

215 

291 

1,290

445 

271 

222 

197 

182

174 

160 

150 

145 

145 

188

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber... ......................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

uary

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

ember. ............'...........

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

152 

140 

135 

135 

116

b!20 

135 

121 

blOO 

b!20

b!40 

b!20 

*112 

109 

109

107 

107 

105 

105 

121

123 

114 

112 

blOO 

103

107 

101 

105

Seoondfoot-days

3,161 

3,204 

3,132

64,804

6,842 

3,274 

5,805 

5,353 

3,735 

14,731 

4,510 

3,857 

3,350

60,954

Mar.

107 

112 

103 

103 

123

197 

174 

182 

191 

219

*203 

188 

185 

652 

328

243 

203 

185 

171 

166

158 

148 

142 

145 

158

148 

145 

163 

174 

212 

177

Apr.

163 

191 

194 

171

168

163 

150 

145 

145 

138

155 

191 

152 

163 

168

346 

260 

200 

182 

168

232 

219 

191 

179 

171

160 

150 

148 

145 

145

Maximum

261 

264 

163

1,120

1,290 

152 

652 

346 

177 

8,920 

604 

279 

257

8,920

May

140 

150 

148 

145 

135

125 

123 

118 

116 

114

114 

112 

109 

112 

105

103 

123 

116 

107 

101

101 

130 

107 

99 

154

177 

116 

103 

112 

121 

99

Minimum

79 

82 

88

62

94 

100 

103 

138 

99 

77 

90 

82 

73

73

June

92 

90 

173 

109 

96

96 

88 

82 

81 

77

104 

107 

730 

8,920 

806

328 

246 

209 

197 

336

268 

215 

182 

163 

152

145 

148 

185 

166 

140

Mean

102 

107 

101

178

221 

117 

187 

178 

120 

491 

145 

124 

112

167

July

199 

166 

123 

116 

130

145 

160 

130 

138 

135

118 

112 

103 

101 

112

161 

604 

228 

160 

138

153 

160 

114 

103 

101

96 

94 

112 

116 

90 

92

Aug.

94 

86 

121 

229 

279

168 

130 

121 

155 

114

107 

136 

142 

- 101 

90

86 

86 

109 

135 

96

112 

103 

128 

123 

99

112 

92 

222 

109 

90 

82

Per squt re 

mile

0.843 

.884 

.835

1.47

1.83 

.967 

1.55 

1.47 

.992 

4.06 

1.20 

1.02 

.926

1.38

Sept.

89 

121 

82 

75 

73

123 

203 

101 

90 

109

257 

148 

112 

96 

109

92 

84 

79 

82 

82

79 

90 

81 

166 

237

121 

101 

90 

90 

88

Runoff in 

inches

0.97 

.98 

.96

19.90

2.10 

1.01 

1.78 

1.65 

1.15 

4.53 

1.39 

1.19 

1.03

18.74

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (12:30 p.m.) 1.810 sec. -ft.: June 12 (11:30 a.m.) 6.840 sec. -ft.; June 14

j.c. a.m./ j.o,*tvu Beu. L </.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations on 

.earby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 159

Forbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°08'00", long. 800 32'45", 600 feet upstream from

 county highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile north of Forbush Church, 4? miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles east of Yadkinville, Yadkin County.

Drainage area.- 21.7 square miles.

Records available.- April 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 559 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 5.84

 TSeTJT minimum, 4.2 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 18 (gage height, 0.55 foot); minimum 

daily, 5.0 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 3-5, 14, 15, 17, 18.

1940-47: Maximum discharge, 2,450 second-feet Sept. 30, 1944 (gage height, 11.02 

feet), from rating curve extended above 700 second-feet, on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 2.1 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 22, 24, 25, 1941; minimum daily, 

2.5 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 25, 1941.

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

 fluctuation and slight regulation for short periods during low flow caused by mills 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21 to Mar. 9, Sept. 25-30)

0.5 3.0 1.0 24 2.5 146

.6 5.5 1.3 43 3.0 202

.7 9.0 1.6 66 4.0 325

.8 13 2.0 98 5.0 455

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6.5

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.8

9.8

8.6

8.2

9.8

8.6

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.5

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.5

38

86

15

12

11

11

10

Nov.

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

10

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

49

40

17

14

12

15

12

12

11

12

12

11

11

11

-

Dec.

11

9.8

9.8

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.8

11

9.8

9.4

9.O

9.0

18

13

18

32

26

17

15

13

12

12

12

12

11

18

Jan.

48

31

43

31

22

18

16

16

15

14

13

32

29

86

79

46

4O

54

100

355

70

36

29

25

23

22

20

18

18

18

18

' Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

16

16

*15

15

b!2

b!5

15

14

bll

b!2

b!3

13

12

13

13

13

13

12

13

14

b!5

b!4

13

b!4

b!3

13

13

13

«

-

Seoondfoot-days

367 6

385 2

39s!o

7,582.9

1>385

378

670

813

459

443.4

389-8

261.0

273.3

6,220.3

Mar.

13

14

13

b!3

14

21

19

25

35

38

29

*25

25

70

35

26

22

20

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

17

17

16

15

Apr.

15

26

26

2O

18

18

16

16

15

14

16

15

14

18

18

165

53

32

23

19

61

38

26

25

21

18

18

17

16

16

Hay

16

16

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

11

12

28

13

12

35

22

22

14

14

14

12

Maximum Minimum

86 6.5

49 8.6

32 9.0

478 4.7

355 13

16 11

70 13

165 14

35 11

114 s!a

21 5.5

62 5.0

355 5.0

June

12

11

11

10

10

1O

9.4

9.8

9.0

9:4

12

12

14

102

30

16

13

12

12

12

12

11

9.8

9.8

9.0

9.0

8.2

11

9.0

18

Mean

11.9

12.8

12.7

20.8

44.7

13.5

21 6

27. 'l

14. 8

14.8

12.6

8*42

9.11

17.0

July

11

8.2

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.9

8.2

7.5

9.4

7.9

7.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

9.5

1?

11*

30

IP

1*

11

1C

P. 6

P. 2

7.9

T.5

T.2

6.8

e.s e.i E~.8

Aug.

7

6

9

12

12

7

7

7

7

6

6

7

6

5

5

5

7

18

9

7

6

7

HI

12

8

7

6

7

8

6

6

Per square 

mile

0.548

590

!s85

.959

2.06

. 622

.995

1.25

COO

 OO£

. 682

.581

.388

.420

.783

.2

.1

.4

.9

.5

.2

.2

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

.4

2

.5

.2

.2

5

.8

.9

6

5

1

Sept.

5.8

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.O

5.8

7.2

5.8

5.3

6.1

6.1

5.S

5.5

5.O

5.0

5.8

5.0

5.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

7.5

6.5

62

SB

11

8.6

7.9

7.5

7.2

Runoff in 

inohes

0.63

.66

.68

13.01

2.37

.65

1.15

1.39

!79

.76

.67

.45

.47

10.67

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
160 PEE DBS RIVER BASIN 

South Yadkin River near Mocksville, N. C.

Location.- Waters-Stage recorder, lat. 35°50 ( 40", long. 80°39'45", at highway Iridge 1 mile

 dpstream from Little Creek, 4j miles upstream from Hunting Creek, and 5f miles southwest of Mocksville, Davie County,

Drainage area.- 313 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,750 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 9.45

 "i'e'et); minimum, 99 second-feet Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 1.71 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 8,000 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 16.08 

feet); minimum, 68 second-feet Oct. 12, 1941 (gage height, 1.48 feet).

Maximum stage known, 22.6 feet sometime in October 1929, from flood reference mark 

cut in tree at gage by local resident.

Remarks.- Records good except those computed from doubtful gage-height record and those 

for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of loe effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control Method used Nov. 19 to Jan. 1,

Jan. 20, 21, June 18 to Aug. 4)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

1.8 12O 3.O 465 1

2.0 158 4.0 818 1

2.3 230 6.0 1,590 2

2.7 360 8.0 2,410 Z

2

.7 97 3.5 565

.8 113 4.5 864

.0 152 6.0 1,380

.3 224 7.5 1,920

.7 336 9.0 2,550

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

134

133

133

133

131

129

129

133

224

272

194

182

209

199

173

165

160

158

156

154

156

158

156

154

d!88

d658

d315

d217

194

187

ISO

Nov.

176

173

173

173

169

167

165

171

176

169

165

169

167

162

162

162

dlBO

dS40

d482

d281

(1253

220

220

199

187

182

187

192

180

173

-

Dec.

171

167

165

162

16O

160

160

16O

158

156

156

154

160

169

162

156

154

204

244

253

318

325

259

??7

212

2O2

192

190

185

185

182

Jan.

265

384

*430

451

367

311

269

256

242

225

217

375

420

799

658

.728

640

658

953

2,190

2,240

1,510

638

492

420

392

353

325

3O2

291

300

Month

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

November .........................

December ...................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ...................

March ...................... ...

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

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

June ...................... ....

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

August ...................... .

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

286

266

252

246

238

b210

241

238

196

bl80

b22O

224

216

211

208

206

*206

203

198

219

b21O

241

232

230

219

219

216

214

_

-

Secondf cot-day a

5,864

6,255

5.9O8

123,723

18.1O6

6, 245

9, 693

9 , 734

7,092

1O,614

6, 220

5, 861

4,110

95,702

Mar.

214

221

219

2O3

208

260

286

456

478

3380

a340

a320

a30O

a550

a650

a440

a3 80

a340

a32O

a300

a280

a260

a26O

a260

*260

238

232

255

274

260

244

Apr.

232

2

3

2

66

05

66

255

255

2

2

2

41

27

24

221

219

2

2

2

30

38

35

300

654

1,0

6

4

30

23

34

364

358

3

3

3

64

44

11

294

272

2

2

2

2

Maximum

658

640

325

4,000

2,240

286

650

1,030

646

2.46O

580

478

550

2,460

55

44

33

35

May

224

232

232

224

214

203

196

188

184

184

181

179

176

172

170

165

167

167

176

163

156

255

272

186

455

646

344

266

23O

255

230

Minimum

129

162

154

110

217

180

2O8

219

156

137

124

124

102

102

June

196

184

179

174

165

165

161

154

146

139

137

191

179

346

1,320

2,460

712

406

342

347

347

305

272

241

224

208

219

2O6

211

280

-

Mean

189

208

191

339

584

223

313

324

229

354

201

189

137

262

July

272

216

184

170

165

167

181

184

201

191

184

161

152

146

174

323

58O

342

260

216

2O6

227

191

161

152

144

142

137

133

129

124

Aug.

124

133

131

322

478

226

167

154

203

165

144

137

265

165

135

127

124

127

172

174

140

252

266

146

142

316

241

191

211

150

133

Per square 

mile

O.604

.66E

.61C

1.08

1.87

.712

l.OO

1.O4 .73"

1.13

.642

.604

.438

.837

Sept.

126

122

115

110

105

107

108

113

107

105

120

126

126

115

108

1O7

111

105

102

107

105

102

108

a240

a550

a2OO

a!6O

a!5O

a!30

a!20

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.7O

.74

.70

14.70

2.15

.74

1.15

1.16

.84

1.26

.74

.70

.49

11.37

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

d Discharge computed from doubtful gage-height record.
PEE DEE RIVBB BASIN 

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C,

161

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 9 48'30", long. 80°33'45", Just downstream from 

trallrace of Erwln Cotton Mills at Cooleemee, Davle County, and 2$ roller downstream 

from Bear Creek. Datum of gage Is 624.57 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 569 square miles.

Records available.- June 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1930-47), 610 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,140 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 14.23 

reet); minimum, 23 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 21 (gage height, 0.62 foot); minimum 

daily, 67 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 21.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 24,800 second-feet Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 32.25 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,500 second-feet on basis of computed flow 

over dam verified by records of other streams; minimum, 10 second-feet Nov. 25, 1931 

(gage height, 0.40 foot); minimum daily, 23 second-feet Oct. 12, 19, 1941

Remarks. - Records good except those above 1,500 second-feet and those for periods of no 

gage-height record, which are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation 

during low and medium flow caused by Erwin Cotton Mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan, 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.0 77 2.0 372 5.0 1,580 O.9 60 1.7 257 4.

1.1 98 2,5 547 7.O 2,290 1

1.3 132 3,0 752 10. 0 3,440 ]

1.4 178 3.5 972 14.0 5.O60 1

.0 77 2.0 350 5.0

.1 98 2.5 516 9.C

.2 121 3.0 690 13.0

1,050

1,440

3,040

4,640

1,7 271 4.0 1,190 1.4 172 3.5 868

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

12

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oet,

220

190

219

217

231

93

318

218

318

376

398

310

24i

427

288

302

231

283

272

160

374

224

272

259

222

1,200

605

440

353

329

318

Nov.

310

310

194

365

310

262

252

304

306

179

378

255

304

232

298

282

215

1,250

781

488

426

410

451

295

406

324

341

292

404

233

-

Dec.

318

399

290

296

248

300

272

206

391

254

250

310

296

311

196

390

270

325

413

530

552

605

494

441

410

360

332

33S

247

408

334

Jan.

364

676

876

871

638

547

482

456

436

418

394

646

726

1,870

1,400

1,310

1,190

1,320

1,880

4,360

5,100

3,870

1,340

904

711

630

633

528

516

492

506

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Wster year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

490

537

356

432

415

369

408

415

369

315

372

392

389

372

369

366

363

356

350

372

372

398

398

398

379

379

372

366

-

-

-

Seoondf cot-days

9,911

10,857

10,784

229,781

36,090

10,869

17,269

17,094

11,839

19,591

9,903

10,036

7,357

171,600

liar.

369

382

385

366

363

432

499

888

940

725

655

568

516

908

1,360

836

655

568

516

516

482

448

432

432

432

403

 J.1S

415

465

448

415

Apr.

402

182

550

465

448

443

115

102

595

389

382

595

115

105

482

1,020

2,< 1,'

'00

>70

ros

585

568

(

i

J

>02

50

99

482

465

4

4

4

4

Maximum

1,200

1,250

605

6,450

5,100

537

1,360

2,200

1,050

4,560

680

684

974

5,100

32

15

15

08

-

May

395

356

395

385

376

3SO

350

340

331

328

324

324

321

315

312

306

306

306

312

302

293

369

499

344

463

1,050

499

415

366

405

392

Minimum

93

179

196

78

364

315

363

382

293

169

155

104

67

67

June

344

318

315

306

293

278

390

169

328

176

213

330

430

a750

a2,200

4,560

2,410

660

530

518

592

500

456

412

376

350

337

284

340

426

Mean

320

362

348

630

1,164

388

557

570

382

653

319

324

245

470

July

424

369

318

226

302

296

299

306

321

350

324

309

249

250

256

420

68T

497

393

39°.

a341

a361

a300

a260

240

26-*

15"

30? 25-

21?

220

Aug.

205

278

124

HO

684

504

j.)3

500

504

25 1

344

"50

532

540

241

265

]

2__

104

558

11

404

273 i

4

i

60

04

07

322

454

4'

J

'

48

73

78

33

162

Per square 

 U«

0.562

.636

.612

1.11

2.05

.682

.979

1.00

.671

1.15

.561

.569

.431

.826

Sept.

242

317

179

214

162

230

81

326

105

240

208

224

286

100

266

170

195

216

154

224

67

251

171

336

974

451

338

141

286

203

Runoff in 

inch**

0,65

.71

.70

15.01

2.36

.71

1.13

1.12

.77

1.28

.65 . 66

.48

11.22

a No gage-height record; 

at Mocksvllle.

discharge computed on basis of weather records and reco-ds for station
162 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Rocky River at Turnersburg, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°54'35", long. 80°48'10", 500 feet downstream

 from b'ridge on 0. S. Highway 21 at Turnersburg, Iredell County, and 1 mile downstream 

from Mud Creek. Datum of gage is 724.10 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 85.5 square miles.

Records available.- April 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 7.59

 feet); minimum, 32 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.61 feet); minimum 

daily, 39 second-feet Sept, 21, 23.

1940-47: Maximum discharge 6,080 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 12.08 

feet); minimum, 1 second^foot (regulated) Oct. 18, 1940, Oct. 26, 1941; minimum daily, 

22 second-feet Oct. 26, 1941.

A stage of 18.0 feet was reached by a flood sometime during years 1936 to 1938, from 

reference mark as witnessed by local resident.

Remarks._- Records good except those for period of ice effect or. no gage-heigtt record, 

wRTcE are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by Mils above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

1.8 44 2.4 136 3.5 5O5 1.7 39 2.7 202 

2.0 67 2.7 212 4.0 750 1.8 49 3.0 272 

2.2 97 3.0 305 5.O 1,270 2.O 72 3.5 432 

2.2 102 4.0 6?0 

2.4 139 5.0 1,010

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

45 

44 

45 

44 

43

43 

43 

47 

92 

87

63 

62 

77 

63 

57

55 

54 

53 

53 

54

54 

54 

54 

53 

79

210 

91 

70 

66 

63 

61

Nov.

60 

57 

57 

57 

56

55 

54 

60 

56 

55

55 

56 

54 

62 

53

52 

123 

250 

115 

87

77 

80 

73 

67 

65

66 

71 

66 

62 

61

Dec.

60 

59 

56 

56 

56

56 

56 

56 

56 

55

55 

55 

62 

61 

56

55 

55 

84 

80 

81

104 

102 

84 

78 

73

68 

66 

65 

63 

62 

65

Jan.

134 

136 

143 

153 

119

101 

89 

87 

81 

77

73 

117 

116 

267 

258

243 

190 

207 

335 

1,220

466 

236 

182 

155 

139

130 

122 

113 

106 

104 

109

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Itav

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

 her............ .............

lendar year 1946 ...........

ary . . .

u&ry

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

tor year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

100

91 

*91 

91 

85

78 

92 

85 

70 

b80

89 

83 

78 

76 

76

76 

75 

72 

73

80

82 

82 

82 

76 

78

79 

76 

76

Second 

foot-days

1,979 

2,152 

2,040

43,821

6,008 

2,272 

3,488 

3,553 

2,649 

4,392 

2,359 

2,339 

' 1,508

34,739

liar.

76 

79 

76 

75 

76

94 

99 

124 

137 

143

131 

*115 

115 

263 

223

163 

135 

120 

111 

106

99 

94 

91 

92 

91

88 

88 

97 

100 

96 

91

Apr.

88 

100 

111 

97 

96

96 

92 

88 

88 

86

86 

96 

91 

99

109

347 

305 

182 

143 

126

131 

- 124 

113 

106 

102

96 

92 

99 

88 

86

Maximum

210 

250 

104

2,100

1,220 

100 

263 

347 

297 

1,220 

208 

170 

124

1,220

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (5 p.m.) 1,430 sec. -ft.; June

May

83 

89 

83 

82 

80

75 

73 

71 

70 

70

70 

68 

67 

66 

65

64 

64 

65 

65 

61

61 

118 

82 

67 

297

145 

102 

83 

79 

104 

80

Minimum

43 

52 

55

36

73 

70 

75 

86 

61 

56 

48 

49 

39

39

June

73 

70 

68 

65 

62

62 

60 

58 

57 

56

65 

107 

73 

502 

1,220

248 

174 

141 

122 

157

137 

116 

102 

92 

85

82 

88 

79 

83 

88

Mean

63.8 

71.7 

65.8

120

194 

81.1 

113 

118 

85.5 

146 

76.1 

75.5 

50.3

95.2

July

80 

75 

66 

64 

60

67 

71 

80 

72 

73

67 

60 

57 

58 

84

158 

208 

120 

94 

85

76 

85 

67 

61 

57

57 

54 

53 

52 

50 

48

Aug.

54- 

50 

54 

160 

170

80 

67 

64 

80 

62

58 

64 

149 

66

57

52 

49 

57 

78 

64

71 

72 

74 

57 

82

95 

75 

96 

70 

59 

53

Sept.

52 

49 

45 

46 

43

43 

45 

46 

42 

42

53 

52 

50 

44 

42

45 

45 

40 

42 

42

39 

41 

39 

94 

124

66 

53 

53 

47 

a44

Per aqua-e Runoff in 

mile inches

0.746 0.86 

.839 .94 

.770 .89

1.40 19.07

2.27 2.61 

. 949 . 99 

1.32 1.52 

1.38 1.55 

1.00 1.15 

1.71 1.91 

.890 1.03 

.88? 1.02 

.58R .66

1.11 15.13

15 (5:30 a.m.) 2,600 sec. -ft.

» nuncer aiscnarge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 163

Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°44'40", long. 80°40'55", at county road bridge 

tnree-quarters of a mile north of Cleveland, Rowan County, and 7 miles upstream from 

Fourth Creek. Datum of gage is 684.47 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 87.4 square miles.

Kecords available.- April 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, l.OuO second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 9.60 

reet, from recorded range In stage); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 

0.81 foot).

1940-47: Maximum discharge, 3,910 second-feet about Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 

15.76 feet, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet 

by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 19 second-feet Oct. 9, 24, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 22.5 feet, sometime in July 1916, from reference mark as witnessed by local resident. Creek channel has been Improved considerably by dredging 

since 1916.

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

ror periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 35 to Apr. 16, 

Aug. 20 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 13 Jan. 14 to Sept. 30

0.9 27 1.7 90 3.5 276 0.8

1.0 33 2.0 120 4.0 326 .9

1.2 46 2.5 170 4.5 376 1.0

1.4 63 3.0 225 1.2

22 1.7 85 5.0

27 2.0 114 6.0

32 2.5 164 7.0

45 3.0 214 8.0

426

512

607

750

1.4 60 4.0 326

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a34

a32

a34

a34

a32

a32

a32

a38

alOO

58

48

58

aSO

a50

a42

40

41

41

40

40

42 '

41

41

42

77

248

78

60

53

48

45

Nov.

44

44

45

43

42

40

40

45

44

42

42

44

42

42

42

42

85

194

87

70

62

71

60

54

52

56

68

56

52

51

"

Dec.

50

47

45

46

47

47

46

47

46

47

47

48

49

48

46

45

45

92

79

121

145

123

86

76

68

61

58

58

57

a55

a55

Jan.

a80

al20

a!80

a200

a!20'

a9o

aSO

a75

a70

a65

aSO

al40

a!30

a380

alSO

alSO

alSO

al60

also

a700

a420

a220

alSO

a!20

alOO

a95

a85

a80

*a75

77

85

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

74

7O

67

69

65

*b60

67

65

b55

b55

b60

a60

aSO

aSO

aSO

aSO

a60

58

59

66

a65

a70

a75

73

06

66

64

a65

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

1,661

1,701

1,930

33,669

4,837

1,794

2,873

2,421

1,995

1,416

1,275

1,266

1,355

24,524

Mar.

a65

a65 *62

60

62

87

aSO

t320

204

134

allO

a95

a90

a200

g!39

g!04

g87

g76

g70

g72

g70

g65

g62

g62

62

57

57

66

70

62

58

Apr.

58

79

30

58

67

' 86

52

59

59

58

58

SO

57

SO

74

231

2C

1J

)7

!2

98

87

90

Ii5

7

4

71

67

6

6

6

E

-

Maximum

248

194

145

1,490

700

75

320

231

196

120

161

101

229

700

3

2

1

1

May

60

61

5.8

58

56

54

53

£1

51

50

50

50

49

48

47

46

47

52

51

46

48

75

55

48

 196

170

98

72

62

75

58

Minimum

32

40

45

28

60

55

57

57

46

36

25

23

26

23

June

52

49

55

46

44

44

43

41

39

3tf

37

36

41

92

120

59

48

44

51

46

48

44

39

37

36

36

39

36

37

39

Mean

53.6

56.7

62.3

92.2

156

64.1

92.7

80.7

64.4

47.2

41.1

40.8

45.2

67.2

July

33

3?

31

30

2.?

30

3*

3*

3P

V332

30

2f»

37

42

72

161

58

69

76

42

4?

34

3r

30

2f

2f

2f

2f

2c

25

Aug.

24

24

27

35

62

38

54

11

58

33

30

2 .

50

>9

8

26

24

:

i

3

7

52

80

42

1

1C

4_

9

1

4

42

62

E

4

4

3_

8

6

1

4

32

Per square 

mile

0.613

.649

.713

1.05

1.78

.733

1.06

.923

.737

.540

.470

.467

.517

.769

Sept.

30

28

28

26

26

26

30

29

27

27

59

36

33

31

30

34

28

27

29

30

28

28

30

193

229

67

50

42

38

36

Runoff in 

inches

0.71

.72

.82

14.34

2.06

.76

1.22

1.03

.85

.60

.54

.54

.58

10.43

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, occasional gage 

readings, veather records, and records for stations on nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from graph based on daily gage readings.
164 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°48'30", long. 8 

stream from first bridge below U. S. Highway 64 and i 

Davidson County.

°14'10", about 1,000 feet upmiles southeast of Lexington,

Drainage area.- 174 square miles (including small unnamed tributary between gage and 

oridge).

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 22.12 

feet, from high-water mark); minimum, 2.5 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 1.25 feet).

1940-47: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 25, 1947; minimum, 1.8 second-feet Oct. 

22, 1941.

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

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. City of Lexington,diverts an 

average of 2 second-feet above station for water supply. City of Thomasville diverts 

Its water supply from, and returns its sewage to stream above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 15-18)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 25 Sept. 26-3O

1.3 3.5 1.8 24 3.0 165 11.0 2,500 2.4 69 3.O 161 

1.4 6 2.0 36 3.5 289 14.0 4,100 2.6 93 3.5 289 

1.5 9 2.2 53 4.0 427 17. 0 7,100 2.8 123 

1.6 13 2.4 74 5.0 710 20. O 11,400 Note.- Saro» as pre1.7 18 2.6 100 8.0 1,600 ceding table above 3.5 

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

28 

23 

24 

25 

25

26 

25 

28 

140 

118

68 

43 

50 

42 

35

35 

35 

34 

34 

33

34 

34 

33 

33 

33

49 

57 

41 

36 

35 

35

Nov.

35 

35 

43 

48 

40

37 

35 

35 

36 

37

35 

35 

34 

34 

33

33 

44 

167 

129 

73

57 

65 

92 

67 

57

49 

62 

53 

48 

44

Dec.

43 

40 

37 

38 

38

37 

36 

36 

37 

38

35 

36 

35 

34 

34

34 

34 

54 

96 

70

125 

182 

120 

84 

72

62 

59 

57 

56 

53 

51

Jan.

91 

114 

189 

278 

176

126 

99 

93 

85 

73

66 

210 

316 

913 

884

*371 

441 

724 

1,060 

2,570

2,400 

656 

273 

208 

178

160 

154 

145 

133 

125 

133

Month

Octo 

Move 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro

&

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

h. ...........................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

121 

103 

84 

80 

72

62 

80 

79 

54 

b50

b60 

67 

62 

*63 

66

a65 

a65 

a6O 

a6O 

a70

alOO 

a!40 

.allO 

a95 

a90

a90 

a85 

a85

Secondfoot-days

1,291 

1,598 

1,763

48,589

13,444 

2,218 

6,146 

5,058 

1,902 

905 

1,003 

927 

20,153.7

56,408.7

Mar.

a85 

a85 

a85 

a80 

a80

a!20 

a300 

a550 

a6OO 

a440

a360 

a260 

a240 

399 

413

246 

178 

149 

131 

141

136 

117 

103 

alOO 

alOO

87 

81 

96 

152 

129 

103

Apr.

92 

131 

220 

169 

133

128 

114 

97 

96 

93

98 

324 

210 

152 

273

330 

469 

276 

169 

139

144 

259 

210 

142 

126

115 

97 

89 

82 

81

Maximum

140 

167 

182

5,130

2,570 

140 

60O 

469 

210 

92 

113 

106 

12,000

12,000

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (1 a.m.) 3.21O sec. -ft.; Sept.

May

79 

74 

68 

71

66

59 

54 

50 

47 

46

46 

45 

44 

42 

40

39 

39 

39 

37 

35

51 

141 

94 

50 

42

42

210 

70 

49 

82 

51

Minimum

23

33 

34

17

66 

50 

8O 

81 

35 

17 

9 

8 

2.9

2.9

June

38 

35 

39 

41 

32

30 

29 

27 

25 

23

25 

22 

19 

48 

92

49 

29 

24 

23 

26

30 

29 

23 

19 

18

17 

28 

25 

21 

19

Mean

41.6 

53.3 

56.9

133

434 

79.2 

198 

169 

61.4 

30.2 

32.4 

29.9 

672

155

July

41 

26 

17 

14 

13

13 

14 

37 

44 

84

50 

33 

21 

17 

19

26 

31 

27 

28 

113

72 

85 

43 

26 

19

16 

15 

14 

24 

12 

9

Aug.

8 

8 

9 

16 

24

39 

16 

21 

25 

14

80 

102 

48 

22

16

12 

10 

21 

28 

28

12 

10 

1O6 

60 

28

22 

57 

38 

21 

14 

12

Per square 

mile

0.23T 

.303 

.327

.76*

2.49 

.453 

1.14 

.971 

.355 

.174 

.185 

.172 

3.86

.883

Sept.

9 

8 

7 

4.5 

3.3

2.9 

6 

158 

64 

31

26 

25 

19 

16 

21

68 

36 

21 

19 

15

1,050 

1,080 

184 

1,130 

12,000

a3,500 

a350 

a!30 

a95

a75

Runoff in 

inohes

0.28 

.34 

.38

10.39

2.87 

.47 

1.31 

1.08 

.41 

.19 

.21 

.20 

4.31

12.05

25 (about 1O:3O a.m.) 14,800 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 165

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C.

Location.- .Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°25 I 25", long. 80°00 I 40", 300 feet below State

 Highway 109 (highway relocated in August), 1 mile upstream from McLeans Creek and 3 

miles south of Eldorado, Montgomery County.

Drainage area.- 347 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height,

 1SJ.30 feet); minimum, 7.7 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.78 foot); 

minimum daily, 9.0 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 8.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 23,300 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945, from rating curve 

extended above 13,000 second-feet (gage height, 26.22 feet, from floodmark); minimum, 

0.5 second-foot Sept. 21, Oct. 13, 14, 1941; minimum daily, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 13, 

1941.

Flood of August 1928 reached a stage of 22.2 feet, from floodmarv- established by 

local resident.

Remarks.- Records good. Marked diurnal fluctuation and some regulation for short 

periods at low flow caused by gristmill above station.

Rating table,'water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 18 to May 27, Sept. 10-21)

0.8 8.2 1.6 86 2.6 368 6.0 2,32C 

1.0 16 1.8 128 3.0 524 8.O 3,70C 

1.2 29 2.O 178 4.0 1,050 10.0 5,23C 

1.4 53 2.3 269 5.0 1,680 12. 0 6.98C

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

42 

40 

35 

34 

49

23 

21 

43 

1,150 

628

187 

130 

166 

124 

94

81 

74 

71 

64 

60

58 

59 

59 

58 

58

102 

96 

79 

72 

64 

63

Nov.

63 

59 

64 

66 

69

66 

61 

63 

63 

61

59 

58 

56 

53 

53

52 

58 

705 

413 

184

138 

124 

128 

121 

104

100 

148 

130 

113 

98

Dec.

92 

84 

78 

76 

74

76 

76 

74 

72 

72

76 

69 

78 

78 

72

69 

71 

71 

81 

98

ISO 

223 

181 

133 

115

92 

92 

90 

86 

86 

83

Jan.

92

136 

484 

837 

375

291 

235 

199 

178 

153

138 

1,100 

1,110 

4,470 

2,20O

659 

684 

1,140 

2,120 

5,760

4,240 

920 

567 

450 

382

344 

321 

279 

254 

244 

279

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Maro 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

b«r ..........................

imber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

lary

. ist ...........................

enber ........................

ter^year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

244 

217 

196 

193 

193

173 

173 

178 

163 

146

146 

143 

143 

140 

143

143 

138 

133 

128 

160

382 

486 

372 

354 

301

241 

211 

190

Seoondfoot-days

3,884

3,530 

2,868

106,586

30,641 

5,830 

14,147 

9,572 

3,846 

3,048 

1,272 

2,082 

18,478.0

99,198.0

Mar.

184 

214 

235 

208 

184

196 

229 

1,810

2,130 

900

590 

423 

410 

1,170 

842

507 

390 

327 

291 

298

288 

260 

232 

223 

223

196 

173 

196 

279 

295 

244

Apr.

214 

354 

636 

434 

321

288 

263 

232 

214 

205

193 

593 

512 

344 

590

507 

541 

431 

341 

298

272 

250 

235 

214 

211

199 

181 

170 

166 

163

Maximum

1,150 

705 

223

8,880

5,760 

486 

2,130 

636 

360 

838 

96 

433 

7,520

7,520

Peak discharge.- Jan. 14 (4 a.m.) 5,740 sec. -ft. j Jan.

May

160 

156 

150 

ISO 

ISO

140 

128 

115 

110 

98

96 

94 

94 

90 

88

83

81 

78 

78

76 

110 

193 

115 

84

98 

560 

282 

117 

104 

90

Minima

21 

52 

69

21

92 

128 

173 

163 

76 

34 

17 

15 

9.0

9.0

June

76 

66 

468 

858

15G

96 

81 

64 

61 

58

52 

47 

42 

53 

140

133

76 

56 

49 

45

43 

46 

42 

37 

35

35 

57 

42 

34 

40

Mean

125 

118 

92.5

292

988 

208 

456 

319 

124 

1O2 

41.0 

67.2 

616

272

Jily

35 

45 

38 

30 

31

17 

69 

96 

58 

43

34 

30 

31 

28 

25

46 

52 

64 

49 

39

76 

66 

43 

40 

32

25 

22 

20 

25 

29 

34

Aug.

28 

24 

22 

24 

20

16 

15 

20 

191 

106

58 

158 

79 

45 

34

27 

24 

22 

34 

33

24 

22

433 

195 

66

47 

140 

83 

40 

28 

24

P^r square 

 lie

0.36O 

.340 

.267

.841

2.85 

.599 

1.31 

.919 

.357 

.294 

.118 

.194 

1.78

.764

Sept.

23

19 

15 

16 

14

12 

16 

9.0 

34 

33

24 

18 

17 

15 

14

14 

53 

46 

28 

22

628

2,010 

160 

716 

6,210

7,520 

366 

187 

133

106

Runoff in 

inches

0.42 

.38 

.31

11.43

3.28 

.62 

1.52 

1.03 

.41 

.33 

.14 

.?2 

1.98

10.64

20 (5:3O a.m.) 6,080 a<?e.-ft.J Sept. 26

889757 O- 50 - 12
166 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Rocky River near Norwood, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°08'40", long. 80°10'45", at Hyatts Ford, 1,000

reet downstream from Lanes Creek and 6 miles southwest of Norwood, Stanly County.

Datum of gage is 212.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,370 square miles. 

Keeoras avaiiaole.- October 1929 to September 1947. 

Average qisenargeT- 18" years, 1,258 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,200 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 19.53

reet); minimum, 69 second-feet Sept. 23,24 (gage height, 0.30 foot).

1929-47: Maximum discharge, 155,000 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height,

46.37 feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 19 second-feet Oct. 28, 1931, Nov. 13,

1933. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which

are rair, and those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. .Slight

diurnal fluctuation during low flow.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 24 to Aug. 10)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

0.3 

,4 

.5 

.6

1.0 

1.2

82

105

132

196

263

350

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

448

615

84O

1,280

1,780

2,860

4,05O

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

17.0

5,300

8,200

12,700

17,600

22,700

0.3 

.4

.5 111

140

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

204

280

368

466

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

645

875

1,290

Note.- Same as preceding table above 

2.5 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

also

a!2o

105

1O5

100

100

96

501

12,200

7,020

1,400

766

1,220

774

479

374

324

295

257

238

228

214

210

203

193

242

661

393

268

246

231

Nov.

210

203

214

238

242

217

20O

196

196

203

186

176

176

170

166

166

173

879

1,3OO

622

448

398

448

428

341

3O7

549

713

469

379

-

Dec.

316

284

261

242

235

235

231

231

220

214

214

220

224

235

250

224

210

214

261

398

642

1,000

69O

484

d398

d341

311

291

28O

276

261

Jan.

284

649

2,780

6,640

2,240

1,930

1,280

976

874

698

579

2,650

4,O7O

19.7OO

8,5OO

3,450

6,890

5,380

10,200

24,9OO

16,600

6,520

2,2OO

1,730

1,430

dl,250

dl,120

dl,010

d915

d835

dl,040

Month

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

November .........................

December ..................... ...

Calendar year 3.946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ..................... ......

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

d899

d772

d660

6O6

612

550

504

550

477

411

378

392

411

392

392

392

378

3S9

350

450

2,640

2,O9O

1,340

1,010

819

668

580

521

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

29, 693

10,613 

9,893

360,027

139,320

19,6O3

63,325

40,457

7 329 

4)65O

24,274

9,456 

19,908

378,521

Mar.

51O

638

835

712

5S6

586

1,060

14,000

12,400

3,500

1,880

1,380

1,250

3,9OO

3.OOO

1,730

1,340

1,120

1,010

1,990

dl,580

dl,110

d867

d758

d8O3

d750

619

772

1,090

859

69O

Apr.

612

1,010

2,260

1,370

955

819

728

619

58O

580

556

2,590

1,540

1,280

9,400

3,700

2,990

1,580

dl,090

d891

765

698

645

580

545

494

441

402

378

359

Maximum

12 200

1^300

1,000

23,800

24,900

2,640

14,000

9,4OO

706

533

5,690

8,860

24,900

May

354

341

310

297

280

264

239

222

204

194

184

181

171

171

162

156-

156

149

140

128

126

458

706

323

218

194

197

211

214

178

201

Minimum

96

166

210

82

284 

350

510

359

126

84

84

82 

73

73

June

174

140

137

174

178

140

114

104

95

97

90

88

88

97

533

411

247

143

111

100

. 154

131

1O4

93

84

84

84

84

88

483

Mean

354

319

986

4 '?OC 494 

2,043

1 34C

23 

155 78^

305 

664

1,037

July

662

408

280

1S1

106

84

879

2,400

871

477

323

222

149

140

16O

1,610

5,690

1,830

606

490

1,720

2,580

931

341

211

165

137

114

193

168

146

Aug.

106

88

82

8£

188

260

204

131

442

976

456

401

331

350

178

162

184

509

267

181

346

218

194

687

554

342

632

346

247

178

134

Per sqnire 

mile

0*699 

258

!233

.720

3* 28 

.511

1. 49

.985

.172

.113

572

223 

i486

.757

Sept.

106

93

84

82

80

78

78

77

78

82

78

93

95

97

84

176

370

178

111

86

84

82

73

822

8,860

5,860

951

441

297

232

Runoff in 

inches

0.81

 29 

!27

9.77

2 .'53 78

1.72

1.10

.20

.13

 66

26 

154

10.29

Peak discharge.- Oct. 9 (4 p.m.) 16.1OO sec.-ft. ; Jan. 14 (9 a.m.) 24,500 sec.-ft. ; Jan. 20 (11 

a.m.J 27,200 sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (6 p.m.) 22,200 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations, 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of doubtful gage heights.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 167

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35 0 02'15", long. 80°08'45", at 

site of Medley's mill, Just downstream from bridge on State Highway 742, 3| miles downstream from Little Brown Creek, and 4 miles northeast of Polkton, Anson County.

Drainage area.- 110 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 79.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,920 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 10.56 

reet); minimum, 0.04 second-foot at times in October, June, and September.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 17,300 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 17.68 

feet, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet; no 

flow during several days of most years.

Flood of August 1908 reached a stage of 16.4 feet, from flood-crest mark witnessed 

by land owner.

Remarks.- Records good above 5 second-feet and fair below.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

0.8 0.0 1.8 20 6.0 456 0.8 0.0 1.8 2O 6.0

.9 .42 2.0 37 7.0 568 .9 .42 2.0 37 7.0

1.0 1.14 2.2 63 8.0 710 1.0 1.14 2.2 63 8.O

1.1 2.0 2.5 108 1.1 2.0 2.5 1O8 9.0

1.2 3.0 3.0 158 1.2 3.0 3.O 175 10.0

1.4 5.4 4.0 248 1.4 5.4 4.0 278

1.6 9.9 5.0 346 1.6 9.9 5.0 378

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.16

.16

.11

.07

.07

.07

.04

9.9

209

130

176

149

82

57

32

17

12

8.3

6.5

5.4

4.6 3.9

4.8

9.1

6.8

10

12

17

13

9.1

7.5

Nov.

6.3

5.8

5.6

5.9

5.8

4.6

4.2

4.2

6.5

6.5

5.1

6.1

5.8

4.7

3.9

3.3

3.6

40

37

36

25

18

16

13

12

10

9.1

8.8

8.0

7.2

-

Dec.

7.O

6.7

5.9

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.2

3.9

4.0

4.2

5.1

11

13

12

11

9.4

8.6

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.3

5.8

Jan.

6.3

17

94

322

257

316

286

169

106

75

52

55

113

652

592

640

640

398

384

682

854

. 8O3

548

270

112

82

69

56

47

42

41

Month

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

Novenber

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

35

31

26

24

23

20

19

19

17

15

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

11

17

86

78

59

39

31

24

19

17

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

992.58

328.0

188.5

22,127.83

8,780.3

711

6,535

8,161

148.89

62.46

563.03

88.25

152.66

26,711.67

Mar.

17

41

50

45

34

41

74

579

735

8O3

592

280

141

338

578

348

328

132

98

253

213

223

132

84

86

78

57

81

99

100

75

Apr.

59

188

328

338

358

168

87

62

59

66

66

63

57

173

1,250

1,840

1,220

698

471

228

93

63

47

39

33

29

24

20

18

16

May

15

13

12

11

9.9

8.6

7.7

6.7

5.8

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.74

1.38

1.22

1.14

1.06

1.47

1.65

1.83

3.2

4.5

4.3

2.8

MaxiBum Minimum

209 0.04

40 3.3

13 3.8

870 .04

854 6.3

86 11

803 17

1,840 16

15 1.06

30 .04

133 .21

16 .16

54 .04

1,840 .04

June

2.0

1.30

.98

.62

.42

.36

.31

»21

.16

.11

.07

.07

.16

1.9

12

3.8

2.1

1.06

.76

.69

.48

.31

.21

.11

.04

.21

.26

1.14

.62

30

Mean

32.0

10.9

6.08

60.6

283

25.4

211

272

4.80

2.08

18.2

2.85

5.09

73.2

July

90

8.3

8.3

4.6

2.3

1.30

2.5

3.6

1.74

.83

1.10

2.1

1.30

61

67

108

133

24

13

7.5

4.8

7.8

4.0

1.74

.98

.62

.48

.36

.31

.26

.21

 482

592

735

1,010

1,500

Aug.

0.21

.

.

.

16

16

16

.16

.16

.

9.

16

16

6

2.7

2.5

2.

1.

3.

8

65

9

8.8

1.74

1.

5.

3.

30

3

5

1.30

.69

.

.

16

12

18

3.5

1.65

1.

.

f

1.4

76

16

56

.31

Pe r square 

 lie

0.291

.099

.055

.551

2.57

.251

1.92

2.47

.044

.019

.165

.026

.046

.665

Sept.

0.21

.21

.26

.21

4.3

12

4.0

1.14

.48

.31

.26

3.0

1.22

.83

.42

.26

.18

.07

.07

.07 

.07

.07

.04

30

54

15

12

6.3

3.6

2.1

Runoff in 

inches

0.34

.11

.06

7.47

2.97

.24

2.21

2.76

.05

.02

.19

:03

.05

9.03
168 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Juniper Crsek near Cheraw, S. C.

Location - Water-stage recorder at spillway of Eureka Lake Dam, lat. 34°39', long. 

yy°54', If miles upstream from mouth and 3| miles south of Cheraw, Chesterfield 

County.

Drainage area.- 64 square miles.

Records available.- May 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 369 second-feet Oct. 10 (gage height, 1.38 

reet); minimum, 4.5 second-feet June 26.

1940-47: Maximum discharge, 3,910 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 5.71 

feet), from rating curve extended above 280 second-feet by logarithmic plotting and 

computation of How over dam; no flow May 89, 30, 1945 (water below spillway crest 

and gates closed).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period when gates in dam were operated, which 

are rair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1S47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

34

28.6

25.4

24.6

24.6

23.8

23.8

63

225

356

267

166

114

86

74

67

63

58

44

42

43

47

47

44

44

55

67

75

7ft

75

62

Nov.

54

58

60

61

60

59

58

66

71

75

73

63

53

48

44

43

47

81

97

108

102

97

76

64

67

70

69

64

63

58

-

Dec.

54

52

51

50

50

51

51

52

53

54

56

56

58

58

60

58

56

54

53

85

119

128

119

108

84

69

62

60

59

58

56

Jan.

58

62

69

86

94

99

97

86

10O

95

80

75

85

130

160

180

180

160

160

180

ISO

160

140

120

110

95

90

85

85

80

95

Feb.

loo

' 95

' 90

84

I >Oo85 

1

-

_

"

u__ 4h SeoondMonth foot-days

October. ......................... 2,447.8

November ......................... 2,009

Deoeober ......................... 2,O34

Calendar year 1946 ............ 33, 990. 2

January .......................... 3,476

Fsbruarv o KKJ.

March............................ 2, 635

April..... ....................... 3,548

May. ............................. 1,929

June.. ........................... 1,252.0

July ............................. 1,861.4

August . .......................... 2,142.1

September ................... ** > «

Water year 1946-47 ....... 27,531.2

Mar.

85

Apr.

]

]

85

85

10

60

160

ISO

]

]

]

30

10

OO

loo

110

]J

]

]

]

]

3

]

10

20

30

50

70

70

60

50

130

110

]

)

Maximum

356

1 ,10 1UO

128

356

loo

170

150

y*c too

205

356

00

95

93

90

90

May

> 90

55

' 18

50

150

180

Minimum

23 8

43

50

19.5

58 

34

85

15

14.3 

20.2

19.5

14.3

June

150

100

55

42

36

32

30

28

22

20

20

28

32

44

60

65

70

56

38

32

30

32

32

30

26

15

19.0

33

39

36

' Mean

79. C

67.C

65.6

93.1

11291 t

8s!o

118

CO O

O£. £

41.7

60.0

69.1

54 £

75.4

July

30

26.2

25.4

20.2

18.2

15.6

14.3

24.3

59

64

66

54

42

35

43

61

111

164

188

144

119

97

86

89

76

48

34

28.6

27.0

26.2

25.4

Aug.

23.1

22.4

20.9

25.9

34

33

27.8

23.1

24.6

29.5

36

40

40

35

27.8

23.8

20.2

130

235

220

184

131

83

60

74

131

134

108

73

49

43

Sept.

38

34

27.8

26.2

23.8

20.9

19.5

26.2

26.2

25.4

25.4

29.5

36

43

41

49

43

40

47

51

46

40

42

81

154

205

170

116

70

46

Per square Runoff In 

mile inobes

_ _

 _

1.45 19.75

- -

* .

1.18 15.96

Note.- Gate in dam being operated making spillway Inoperative as control Jan. 9 to June 26; discharge computed on basis of 6 discharge measurements and notes on gate operation by park superintendent.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 169

Lynches River near Blshopville, S. C

Location.-.Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°15', long. 80°13', at bridge on U. S. Highway 15, 

 i roue upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 2.9 miles northeast of 

Bishopville, Lee County, and 3.3 miles downstream from Bells Branch.

Drainage area.- 675 square miles.

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,460 second-feet Apr. 18 (gape height, 14.36 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 210 second-feet Oct. 4-7.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 29,400 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945 (gsge height, 22.3b 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet by 

velocity-area studies; minimum, 138 second-feet June 20, 25, July 4, 1945.

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

Fair; Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 29 to Feb. IS, May 25 to Jure 2,

June 18-23, July 29 to Sept. 27, Sept. 27, Sept. 29, SO)

Oct. 1-11, June 24 to

July 17, Sept. 29, 30

6.0 210 11.0 1,180 5.8 245

6.8 308 11.5 1,380 6.8 S80

8.0 505 11.9 1,590 8.0 581

10.0 913

Oct. 12 to June 23.

July 18 to Sept. 28

10.0 993 12.6 2

11.0 1,260 13.5 3

11.7 1,570 14.3 4

,200

,140

,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 19<ih to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

232

232

221

210

210

210

210

315

840

1,140

1,580

2,900

2,120

1,170

719

545

493

459

443

443

443

443

476

459

a476

476

581

699

581

493

493

Nov.

476

476

476

476

476

459

443

476

510

a545

527

476

459

445

427

411

443

679

883

927

a839

659

545

a510

493

476

476

493

527

510

-

Dec.

493

459

459

443

443

443

443

443

443

443

443

459

459

459

476

493

476

476

476

545

599

599

599

545

510

476

476

459

459

443

443

Jan.

459

581

739

883

1,040

1,230

1,140

993

861

739

659

679

759

905

1,060

1,340

1,630

2,040

2,120

1,740

2,190

3,680

3,680

2,900

1,860

1,230

949

839

799

759

739

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1945 ............

January ......................

February .........................

March ......... ......... . ...

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

Hay

June .................. .... . .

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

719

699

659

639

619

619

599

599

581

563

563

527

527

527

510

510

510

493

476

476

476

476

476

510

563

545

510

493

-

_

-

Mar.

510

545

599

619

619

581

619

993

1.3OO

1,750

2,480

2,580

1,890

1,260

1,170

1,260

1,570

1,520

1,140

1,260

971

1,040

1,340

1,090

839

739

679

619

581

679

993

Apr.

971

l.C

1,2

1,2

)40

00

540

1,890

2,120

l.E

IF*

li]

20

>OO

40

1,120

1,060

l.C

1,C

1,5

)2O

)60

>30

1,340

1,380

2,3

4,:

3,2

10

00

70

2,480

1,600

1,C

£'

)90

61

59

699

659

ec

i

i

Second « _« ,_ foot-days »«iBU»

20

16*016 *927

14,882 599

258,800 3,250

41 222 3 680

15*464 *719

33,835 2,580

40,839 4,3OO

13 591 739 9|531 545

16,O78 1,60O

16,128 1,520 

13,732 1,090

251,630 4,300

19

99

81

81

May

563

563

545

545

527

510

493

459

443

427

411

380

365

35O

350

336

322

322

322

322

308

308

3O8

308

350

476

659

739

659

510

411

Minimum

210

411

443

210

459

476

510

581

308

221 

320

245

308

210

June

365

350

322

322

308

295

282

269

269

269

282

295

295

295

380

510

545

427

282

257

308

38O

295

244

232

221

232

244

322

434

Mean

655

534

480

709

1 330 

552

1,091

1,361

318

519 

520

458

689

July

a480

a420

a36O

a340

3340

a340

a320

a320

a4OO

a46O

a44O

a42O

a380

a360

a320

a500

a900

al,600

al,500

a900

a550

a480

a440

a460

a480

a480

a460

a440

427

411

350

Aug.

336

;2

2

550

69

69

295

322

1

1

;

65

550

550

476

443

2

2

i

45

95

550

38O

350

1E

<

50

27

05

1,230

1,520 i,:

£

4

580

39

93

476

493 i

i

i

4

10

45

45

59

411

Pe~ square 

mile

0.970

.791

.711

1.05

1 97

 813 1 * 62

2.02

. 649

.471

. 769 

.770

.679

1.02

Sept.

365

336

336

322

336

365

380

350

365

411

427

411

395

411

350

322

308

336

350

350

336

350

411

493

599

1,060

1,090

905

700

562

Runoff in 

inches

1.12

!82

14.26

2.27

. 85

1. 87 

2.25

.75

.53

. 89 

 89

.76

13.88

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Efflngham, or from graph based on record for preceding and following days.
170 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C.

Locatlon.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03', long. 79°45', at steel bridg3 on U. S. 

Highway 52, 75 feet upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge a~id 1 mile 

south of Effingham, Florence County. Datum of gage Is 58.49 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,030 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at 

same sice since 1891 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 942 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,700 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 13.57 

reet/; minimum, 235 second-feet Oct. 7, 8.

1929-47- Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet Sept. 82, 1945 (gage height, 

21.21 feet), from rating curve extended above 17,000 second-feet by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 116 second-feet July 1, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected In cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Nov. 25)

2.3 235 8.5 1.66O

3.5 417 11. C

4.9 667 12.2

2,610

3,420

6.O 894 13.5 4.6OO

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

28O

265

265

265

250

242

235

295

469

577

685

861

1,060

1,180

1,220

1,400

1,940

2,050

1,740

1,230

743

613

577

541

541

595

613

631

649

685

761

Nov.

801

761

685

649

613

595

595

714

761

667

631

649

667

667

613

577

559

595

613

667

741

868

976

1,060

1,040

894

822

822

761

722

-

Dec.

7O3

6S5

667

631

613

577

559

559

541

541

541

541

541

541

541

559

559

577

559

559

577

631

7O3

781

822

822

761

703

667

631

595

Jan.

577

577

577

577

613

667

741

822

921

1,040

1,120

1,300

1,400

1,300

1,180

1,160

1,24O

1,36O

1,460

1,630

1,700

1,800

1,980

2,080

1,980

1,880

2,020

2,460

2,410

2,160

1,840

Month

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

November ..................... ...

December .....................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .....................

March ............................

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

Hav my ..............................

June ....................... .

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

August ................ . .

September .....................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,520

1,220

1,040

948

868

844

801

761

741

741

722

722

703

685

667

649

667

649

631

631

631

631

631

667

722

781

801

741

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

23, 458

21 , 785 

19,287

365,503

42 572 

2l'815

45,955

73,111

16,075

12,720

19 378

23*823 

14,913

334,892

Mar.

667

649

631

613

631

703

801

1,130

1,400

1,460

1,49O

1,600

1,66O

1,770

1,940

2,370

2,560

2,300

2,020

1,880

1.84O

1,88O

1,880

1,770

1,63O

1,520

1,490

1,560

1,490

1,340

1,280

Apr.

"i,: 1,220

1,£

1,

560

)40

340

2,020

2,120

2,:

2,C

2,C

L60

>50

>20

2.19O

2,260

2,i

2,: 2,<

'60

500

)90

4,100

4,6OO

4,4 3,"

3,3

too

50

20

2,660

2,560

3,Z

3,:

2,<

60

60

10

2,490

2,120

1,7

1,2

1,3

c

Maximum

2,050

1,060 

822

4,020

2,460

1,520

2,560

4,600

868

924

1,400

1,600 

1,000

4,600

70

60

00

21

May

868

844

801

781

781

761

722

631

577

523

487

451

434

417

401

401

385

378

37O

355

355

362

355

370

378

434

469

451

469

523

541

Minimum

235

559

541

235

577

631 

613

921

355

250

348

265 

288

235

June

505

417

401

362

332

310

310

295

280

265

265

258

250

258

280

288

325

385

434

417

759

741

924

910

686

505

417

362

378

401

Mean

757

726

622

1,001

1,373

779

1, 482

2,437

519

424

625

768 

497

918

July

505

487

434

487

541

595

479

348

417

362

362

434

541

559

417

401

595

667

741

868

l.OOO

1,340

1,400

1,360

1,120

655

469

385

417

487

505

Aug.

505

4

?

34

78

40

325

302

i

i

;

88

02

02

280

265

i

e

7

32

32

81

741

613

1

6

l.C

59

31

10

1,49O

1,46O

1,2

1,2

1,3

40

80

00

1,490

1,600

1,5

1,1

7

7

20

20

61

41

801

Per square 

mile

0.735

.705

.604

.972

1.33

.756

1.44

2. 37

* 504

.412

. 607

.746 

.483

.891

Sept.

801

595

469

417

378

348

348

325

302

288

302

378

417

451

434

434

401

362

340

340

348

355

355

499

822

844

822

844

894

1,000

Runoff in 

inohes

0* 85

.79

.70

13.21

1.53

.79

1.66

2* 64

 58

.46

.70

 86 

.54

12.10
EEE DEb KlVER BASIN 

Little Pee Dee River near Dillon, S. C.

171

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°24', long. 79°20', at bridge on State Highway 9, 1.1 

miles east of Dillon, Dillon County, and 3 miles upstream from Maple Swamp.

Drainage area.- 524 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed, 2,470 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage height, 9.78 feet); 

ihinunum, 83 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 4.30 feet).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 9,810 second-feet Sept. 20, 1945 (gag? height, 14.64 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,400 second-feet by velocity-area studies and 

logarithmic plotting; minimum, 54 second-feet June 10, 1941 (gage height, 3.73 feet).

Remarks.- -Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-.47 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-19, Jan. 13-23,

Feb. 6-19, Mar. 8-12, Sept. 11-26)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, Jan. 24 to Feb. 19, 

Mar. 13 to Sept. 26

20 to Jan. 23, Feb. 2O to Mar. 12, 

 Sept. 27-30

4.4 89 6.8 317 8.3 1,O60

5.O 127 7.0 378 8.8 1,45O

6.2 218 7.3 49O 9.3 1,920

6.5 254 7.7 67O 9.8 2.47O

6.7 266 7.7 6O5

7.O 327 8.1 835

7.3 423 8.4 1.O4O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

148

148

134

127

124

al!3

116

155

234

304

317

292

8280

a280

a260

a260

a240

a240

a220

a220

a20O

a2OO

a220

a220

202

210

228

234

292

346

378

Nov.

378

362

332

317

317

304

304

282

262

247

234

228

210

206

210

214

223

254

304

341

355

355

327

341

337

507

555

605

555

531

-

Dec.

485

463

485

371

405

443

423

387

a341

293

283

274

274

266

266

266

274

266

266

283

303

327

423

371

355

387

387

423

405

387

355

Jan.

315

293

303

315

341

327

327

341

355

355

371

a405

463

5O7

« 531

605

688

775

a775

775

835

965

1,040

1.O6O

1,060

985

915

850

785

725

670

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

Hay

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

598

552

510

490

470

450

470

432

413

396

413

413

378

362

346

346

332

332

317

303

303

3O3

315

315

327

327

315

315

_

-

Secondfoot-days

6,94'

10,04-

10,93'

191,25'

19, OS10, 84.

18.67C

39 'QQ58"*

6,56'

12,97!

16,03S

11,42-

175,974

Mar.

327

327

315

315

327

355

355

463

555

715

775

835

850

850

785

755

725

725

698

670

645

645

a670

698

698

670

645

598

575

552

552

Apr.

575

545

598

JZ5

1,260

1,280

1,

1,

1,

'.00

130

360

1,06O

985

1,

385

385

D60

2,030

2,350

2,

2,

1,

540

L30

J20

2,020

2,350

2,

2,<

1,!

170

320

320

1,450

755

Maximum

' 378

J 605

1 485

1 2.O2O

1,060

i 598

) 850

5 2,470

I 755

346

1,130

» 1,060

785

I 2,470

398

520

552

510

May

575

575

575

575

470

396

396

332

317

282

254

240

228

287 362

362

292

282

292

304

240

240

302

470

530

698

755

670

670

510

413

Minimum

113

206

266

113

293

303

315

510

228

12O

89

170

218

89

June

346

332

304

d271

d254

d254

d282

271

254

d247

d210

234

218

234

254

282

.234

210

198

198

190

178

178

148

120

124

127

130

138

144

Mean

224

33E

353

524

cl e blv 38'

601

1 31! '416

21S

41(

517

381

482

Jily

186

170

127

113

101

98

89

118

252

51O

322

254

362

378

346

332

413

432

378

378

362

686

1,130

915

725

645

575

490

575

755

755

Aug.

755

(

!B5

US

350

850

785

552

170

596

362

317

247

228

223

202

182

L70

'14

234

271

240

1,<

575

D60

570

785

850

res

545

575

510

432

Pr*- square 

mile

0.427

.639

.674

l.OO

1.17

739

l.'lS

2.52

794

. 418

 798

. 987

.727

.920

Sept.

378

346

282

254

218

218

254

262

486

472

304

262

247

254

282

362

413

432

378

346

304

271

332

470

67 O

785

580

555

405

605

Runoff in 

inohss

0.49

.71

.78

13.56

1.35

.77

1.33

2 *81

* 92

!47

 92

l!l4

.81

12.50

a No gage-height record; dischargi 

stations in basin.

d Doubtful gage-height record; dlsehargi

omputed on basis of weather records and records from other 

omputed from partly estimated gage heights.
172 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Little Pee Dee River at Galivants Perry, S. C.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°03', long. 790 15', at bridge on U. S. Highway 501, 

at Uaiivants Ferry, Horry County, 3 miles upstream from Back Swamp. Datum of gage is 

23.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,790 square miles.

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 10,600 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 

9.b9 feet); minimum, 697 second-feet June 28 to July 1.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 26,800 second-feet Sept. 23, 1945 (gage height, 13.23 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 452 second-feet Oct. 26, 27, Oct. 30 

to Nov. 2, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 feet in September 1928, from floodmark set by local 

resident.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7, Apr. 2O to Sept. 3o.

3.8 697 7.3 2,900

4.3 867 7.9 4,130

6.0 1,470 8.4 5,410

6.4 1,730 9.0 7,510

6.8 2,150 9.7 10,600

Dec. 8 to Apr. 19

6.1 1,440 7.9 3,810

6.4 1,6

6.8 1,9

7.3 2,6

40 8.4 5,210

90 9.0 7,510

70 9.7 10,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2-

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,000

969

901

867

935

1,140

1,380

1,820

2,280

2,420

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,420

2,420

2,280

2,150

2,030

2,030

1,920

1,920

1,820

1,730

1,580

1,520

1,470

1,420

Nov.

1,420

1,420

1,470

1,520

1,580

1,730

1,820

1,920

2,030

2,280

2,420

2,570

2,420

2,280

2,150

2,030

1,920

1,920

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,920

1,920

1,920

2,030

2,150

2,150

-

Dec.

2,280

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,370

2,370

2,230

2,230

2,110

1,990

1,890

1,800

1,720

1,640

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,640

1,640

1,720

1,720

1,800

1,800

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

Jan.

1,990

2,110

2,110

2,230

2,230

2,370

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,670

2,670

2,670

2,830

2,830

3,010

3,010

3,190

3,590

3,810

3,810

4,050

4,050

4,050

4,050

4,310

4,310

4,310

4,310

4,310

Month

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

November .........................

Decenber .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

Hay may ..............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4,050

4,050

3,810

3,590

3,190

3,190

3,010

2,830

2,670

2,510

2,370

2,230

2,110

1,990

1,990

1,890

1,800

1,720

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,500

1,500

1,500

.

_

-

Secondfoot-days

53,822

57,910

61,760

1,271,554

97,430

64,700

106,050

201,810

62, 128

31 881

59 109

78 90O

89^690

965,190

liar.

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,440

1,440

1,500

1,570

1,890

2,230

2,670

3,010

3,190

3,390

3,810

4,050

4,310

4,590

4,890

4,890

4,890

4,590

4,590

4,590

4,590

4,590

4,310

4,310

4,310

4,050

4,050

3,810

Apr.

3,810

3,

4,

4,

310

050

050

4,590

4,590

5,

5,

6,

550

910

690

6,690

6,690

6,

6,

6,

590

S90

590

6,690

7,090

7,

9,

10,

930

370

200

10,600

10,200

9,

8,

7,

730

310

330

7,510

6,730

6,

5,

5,

5,

Maxinun

2,570

2,570

2,570

11,100

4,310

4,050

4 890

10,600

4,870

1 ,820

3,270

4,610

5,710

10,600

570

710

HO

L30

May

4,870

4,61

4,13

3,68

O

0

0

3,470

3,270

2,90

2,73

2,57

O

0

O

2,280

2,150

1,82

1,65

1,52

0

0

0

1,380

1,320

1,24

1,10

1,07

0

0

0

l.OOO

969

96

1,00

1,04

9

0

D

1,100

1,140

1,18

1,28

1,38

1,58

0

D

0

D

1,730

Minimum

867

1,420

1,570

867

1 990

1)500

1 44O

3^810

969

697

697

1 ^280

1,650

697

June

1,820

1,820

1,730

1,820

1,580

1,470

1,380

1,320

1,240

1,210

1,140

_ 969

969

901

901

867

867

833

833

833

799

765

765

731

731

765

731

697

697

697

Mean

1,736

1,930

1,992

3,484

3,143

3 421

6^727

2,004

1,063

1,907

2 545

2^990

2,644

July

697

731

799

833

833

833

799

833

901

1,000

1,180

1,320

1,420

1,520

1,580

1,580

1,650

1,820

2,280

2,570

2,730

3,080

3,080

3,080

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,080

2,900

2,900

Aug.

2,900

3,

3,

3,

080

470

900

4,370

4,610

4,

4,

3,

S10

570

580

3,270

2,900

2,

2,

2,

570

420

L50

1,820

1,650

1,

1,

1,

520

170

580

1,320

1,320

1,

1,

1,

280

520

520

1,470

1,730

2,(

2,'

2,

2,

530

120

570

)00

3,080

Per squTe 

nile

0

'.S92

.714

1.2^

1.13

 8'8

l!23

2.41

.718 .3-n

634

.912

1.07

.9."q

Sept.

3,270

3,470

3,270

2,900

2,420

1,920

1,650

1,730

1,920

2,030

2,150

2,420

2,730

3,080

3,080

3,O8O

3,080

2,900

2,900

2,730

2,570

2,280

2,150

2,730

2,900

3,470

4,610

5,130

5,410

5,710

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.72

.77

.82

16.95

1.30

.86

1.42

* 83

!43

.79

1.05

1.19

12.87
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 173

Drowning Creek near Hoffman, 8. c.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35C 03'35", long. 79°29 I 35", at bridge on U. S. High- 

 way i, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Deep Creek, 1 mile upstream from Seaboard Airline Railway bridge, and 4 miles northeast of Hoffman, Richmond County.

Drainage area.- 178 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1.050 second-feet Apr. 16 (gag? height, 6.25 

rees); minimum, 73 second-feet July 7; minimum gage height, 2.15 feet Sept. 5, 6.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 10,900 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (ga?e height, 10.?9 

feet); minimum, 28 second-feet Aug. 4, 1940 (gage height, 1.32 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Records of water analyses for the water year 1947 are given in 

water-Supply Paper 1102.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 8 to July 22)

2.4 99 3.2 153

2.6 112 3.6 183

2.8 126 4.0 216

3.0 139 4.5 268

5.0 349

5.5 539

6.0 849

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

fr

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

168

150

150

150

146

146

146

170

376

608

667

555

409

319

302

262

230

216

207

203

199

199

199

195

195

230

302

362

362

302

256

Nov.

225

212

216

235

235

212

195

216

274

328

274

216

212

203

195

191

195

268

362

425

436

399

294

274

262

256

262

256

250

225

-

Dec.

216

212

203

199

203

199

199

199

199

199

199

195

203

220

216

195

187

191

203

246

338

402

389

330

250

225

212

207

203

203

195

Jan.

203

230

262

32S

409

440

413

349

302

274

250

256

294

417

510

637

620

510

510

539

570

614

549

457

395

362

349

338

328

310

302

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar ysar 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

Ssptsmber ........................

Wster year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

294

287

274

262

262

262

256

262

256

235

230

230

235

230

225

225

220

216

212

216

274

338

349

310

245

230

216

212

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

8,38

7,80

7,03

111,09

12,32

7,06

10,00

12,06

6

9<l

j Ol

3 53 4)55 4,33

4,48

87,89

Mar.

216

250

294

280

235

235

268

338

440

501

491

389

319

328

378

409

389

328

287

328

389

382

338

287

280

294

274

262

274

274

245

Apr.

235

' 292

109

148

425

349

294

262

250

268

268

280

549

140

828

1,040

964

367

>49

470

399

S62

538

528

310

302

i

i

'

Maximum

1 667

5 436

7 402

7 1.000

7 637

5 349

2 501

5 1,040

L 482

5 274

i 274

3 310

5 432

3 1,040

'80

'62

'50

'45

May

319

328

262

230

230

203

187

180

168

164

164

164

157

150

142

136

142

142

130

122

119

139

195

180

164

220

367

482

314

216

196

Minimum

146

191

187

126

203

212

V\ sibR

235

119

82

73

92

85

73

June

150

130

126

119

109

106

102

99

92

89

89

92

89

131

212

274

156

109

99

99

106

106

96

86

82

97

172

134

96

86

Mean

27C

26C

221

304

396

25Z

322

40!

204

116

141

14C

15C

24]

July

142

199

114

92

80

76

73

86

184

250

158

164

153

139

119

133

161

183

142

130

122

198

274

202

112

102

96

96

152

240

182

Aug.

109

L02

99

112

146

122

99

L02

218

310

150

L53

203

L68

116

106

;

96

227

'74

168

122

3

12

L06

16

119

161

]

]

Per square 

mile

1.52

1.46

1.28

I 1.71

2.24

1.42

1.81

2.26

1.15

.663

.826

* 787

.843

1.35

30

06

99

92

96

Sept.

92

86

89

92

85

89

133

116

102

96

106

112

106

99

102

272

282

130

126

122

109

99

102

168

338

432

362

200

122

116

Runoff in 

inches

1.75

1.63

1.47

23.21

2. 58

1U8

2.09

2.52

1.32

.74

 95

 31Ql

.94

18.38
174 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°26'40", long. 7a°56'35", at D. S. Highway 74, 

i mne downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge at Boardman, Columbus 

County, and li miles downstream from Big Swamp. Datum of gage is 72.05 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,220 square miles.

Records available.- September 1929 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 1,211 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,750 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 7.66 

reet); minimum, 273 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 1.55 feet).

1929-47: Maximum discharge, 13,400 second-feet Sept. 24, 1945 (gage,height, 10.64 

feet); minimum, 132 second-feet (estimated) Oct. 12, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 11.8 feet "sometime in August 1928, from flood-crest mark as 

witnessed by local resident (discharge, 25,000 second-feet, estimated).

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

Discharge for days of considerable change in stage computed by using rate .of change of 

stage as a factor. Records of water analyses for the water year 1947 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 1102.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

674

626

542

504

451

426

401

486

689

836

938

963

1,000

1,020

1,O40

1,060

1,110

1,160

1,180

1,180

1,110

1,000

848

774

722

674

674

674

722

722

722

Nov.

747

813

973

1,000

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

r.ooo

963

893

861

831

774

747

722

698

722

774

802

831

861

893

963

963

1,000

1,040

1,080

1,160

1,230

-

Dec.

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,260

1,210

1,130

1,080

1,040

1,000

96!

927

893

861

861

831

802

802

774

747

774

802

831

861

893

893

927

927

963

1,000

1,020

1,040

Jan.

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,000

963

927

927

927

963

963

1,000

1,110

1,210

1,320

1,420

1,460

1,490

1,490

1,520

1,560

1,630

1,750

1,880

2,030

2,080

2,080

2,030

1,980

1,880

1,840

1,750

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January .........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-4? ............

Feb.

1,630

1,560

1,460

1,390

1,320

1,260

1,210

1,160

1,110

1,060

1,020

1,000

963

927

893

893

861

831

831

802

831

831

831

831

831

831

831

831

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

24,928

27,421

29,982

524,864

44 34O

28*829

5o!599

83,770

27,120

13,663

17 j819 

24,032

34,443

405,946

Mar.

831

831

831

861

861

861

893

1,100

1,290

1,460

1,670

1,790

1,880

1,980

2,030

2,080

2,140

2,080

2,080

2,190

2,140

2,140

2,080

2,030

1,980

1,930

1,840

1,750

1,670

1,630

1,670

Apr,

1,630

1,710

1,930

2,250

2,560

2,700

2,700

2,630

2,560

2,500

2,370

2,370

2,500

2,630

2,920

3,320

3,660

3,750

3,660

3,570

3,400

3,480

3,570

3,480

3,240

2,920

2,630

2,310

2,030

1,790

-

Maximum

1,180

1,230

1,290

4,120

2,080

1 e«fi ;OOU

2,190

3 750 1)710

927

1,520 

1,600

2,190

3,750

May

1,710

1,630

1,520

1,390

1,260

1,160

1,060

1,000

927

893

831

774

698

626

562

523

504

468

451

434

426

451

529

607

761

956

1,040

1,040

963

963

963

Minimum

401

698

747

401

927

831

831

1 ,630

428

295

409

504

280

June

927

831

802

831

861

861

728

563

459

396

378

348

332

332

332

325

318

310

310

318

332

348

348

325

295

288

302

295

288

280

Mean

804

914

967

1,438

1,430

1,030

1 632 2)759 875.

455

575

775

1,148

1,112

July Aug.

302 al,600

302 al,600

302 1,560

295 1,350

295 1,160

302 1 ,000

302 893

325 735

473 634

613 534

488 504

384 451

aSSO 426

a360 426

a360 434

a360 426

a400 409

a 600 417

a? 00 451

a700 434

a700 468

a700 486

a750 «69

a700 657

a700 733

a650 842

674 973

722 1,040

1,110 1,000

1,350 927

1,520 893

Per square 

 lie

0.659

.749

.793

1.18

1.17

.844

1.34

2 * 26

.717

 373

!471

.635

.941

.911

Sept.

802

747

722

674

548

523

504

780

973

1,270

1,320

1,290

1,210

1,110

1,020

983

861

774

774

831

927

1,020

1,040

1,340

1,790

2,080

2.19O

2,190

2,140

2,030

Runoff in 

incbss

0.76

.84

.91

16.01

1.35

.88

1.54

2» 52

!s3

.42

'.73 54

1.05

12.37

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, observers readIngs, and records for other station's in basin.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 175

Black River at Kingstree, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°40", long. 79°50', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

yd at Kingstree, Williamsburg County, a quarter of a mile downstream from Broad Swamp. 

Datum of gage is 25.66 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,260 square miles.

Kecorqs available.- August 1929 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since maa are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 744 second-feet.

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,760 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 12.22 

reet); minimum, 22 second-feet Oct. 7.

1929-47: Maximum discharge, 29,100 second-feet Sept. 20, 1945 (gage height, 16.07 

feet); minimum, 4 second-feet June 30, July 1, 4, 5, 1935, Sept. 5, 6, Oct. 15-19, 

1944.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 feet Sept, 21, 1928 (discharge, 41,600 second-feet, from 

rating curve extended above 27,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

O'ooperaTion.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 19, July 24 to Sept. 30 Apr. 20 to July 23

0.8 24 5.0 462 10.1 2,870 1.4 54 5.0 469

1.0 34 6.0 649 11.0 4,340 1

1.4 59 7.2 956 11.6 5,780 2

1.9 96 8.0 1,240 12.2 7,760 3

2.7 168 8.7 1,600 4

3.7 280' 9.4 2,110

.9 87 6.0 665 1

.5 138 7.2 981 1

.3 225 8.0 1,260 1

.0 317 8.7 1,600 1

9.4 2,110

0.1 2,870

1.0 4,340

1.6 5,780

2.2 7,760

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

48

42

36

32

28

26

24

121

452

871

927

818

694

567

478

446

462

530

586

649

671

694

649

586

512

512

530

495

495

495

462

Nov.

401

359

352

359

359

345

338

345

373

.401

416

431

416

416

416

416

416

446

495

530

548

567

567

548

530

530

530

586

627

694

-

Dec.

767

844

844

818

742

671

606

567

530

495

462

446

431

416

401

373

373

359

345

338

345

373

373

401

416

446

462

478

495

512

548

Jan.

567

586

606

606

627

671

694

671

649

606

586

606

671

767

818

871

898

927

956

1,090

1,200

1,330

1,540

1,600

1,660

1,660

1,540

1,480

1,430

1,330

1,240

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,200

1,090

1,020

956

871

792

718

671

627

586

530

495

478

462

446

431

416

401

401

387

387

387

387

373

359

345

338

338

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

13,938

13,757

15,677

327,621

30,483

15y892

38,839

94,460

14,299

5,887

13,552

29 j 466

12,410

298,660

Mar.

345

352

359

373

373

373

431

633

900

1,160

1,280

1,380

1,480

1,660

1,790

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,8610

1,790

1,720

1,660

1,660

1,600

1,600

1,540

1,430

1,380

1,330

1,280

1,280

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

7,

7,

7,

5,

4,

3,

3,

240

330

540

940

300

510

620

620

010

160

010

620

400

400

010

970

390

020

760

020

500

540

630

010

2,510

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

927

694

844

5,780

1,660

1,200

1,940

7,760

1,220

405

1,020

3,310

1,720

7,760

200

860

600

440

300

May

1,220

1,220

1,140

1,080

981

921

837

759

643

561

505

487

453

405

352

289

237

196

163

138

124

117

106

116

134

153

138

153

190

231

250

Minimum

24

338

338

23

567

338

345

1,240

106

56

120

94

84

24

June

270

289

276

244

213

179

148

129

114

101

82

66

56

58

73

92

113

111

97

156

244

360

405

390

331

289

256

225

244

276

Mean

450

459

506

898

983

568

1,253

3 *461 149

193

437.

951

414

818

Jul-'

345

421

421

360

289

213

153

136

179

184

190

179

143

120

129

221

405

368

352

480

581

761

921

1,020

1,020

956

818

649

548

512

478

Aug.

431

387

332

293

256

216

188

168

144

108

94

115

243

345

373

345

274

256

332

463

606

1,

Z,

787

400

070

2,400

2,740

3,

3,

3,

2,

160

310

D10

510

2,110

Per square 

mile

0.357

.364

.402

.713

.780

.451

QQA , yy%

2. 50

 zee ODD

.156

"tA-r 

 O4 1

.755

.329

.649

Sept.

1,720

1,400

1,100

900

696

522

373

280

210

183

194

199

194

173

144

116

98

90

86

86

92

91

84

218

456

530

548

530

530

567

Runoff in 

inches

0.41

.41

.46

9.66

.90

.47

1.15

2 »79

!*2

.17

.40

.87

.37

8.82
176 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Catawba River near Marion, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°42'20", long. 82°02'10", at bridge on U. S. 

HlgKway 221, a quarter of a mile downstream from Tom Creek and 2^ miles northwest of 

Marion, McDowell County.

Drainage area,- 171 square miles (including area of first tributary below b-idge, which 

enters afiove control).

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,240 seoond-feet Jan. 20 (gage 

height, 6.43 feet); minimum, 72 second-feet (regulated) July 31 (gage height, 0.98 

foot); minimum daily, 74 second-feet (regulated) July 31.

1941-47: Maximum discharge, 8,210 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage h3ight, 11.38 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 69 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 17, 1943, Sept. 8-11, 1944; minimum daily, 69 

second-feet (regulated) Sept. 10, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 19.34 feet Aug. 13, 1940 (discharge, 71,400 second-feet), by 

contracted-opening method.

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

some diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation for short periods at low flow caused by 

power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In seoond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 17 to Aug. 25)

1,0 80 2.0 364

1.2 117 2,5 585

1.4 166 3.0 820

1,7 255 3.5 1,080

4,0 1,400

4.5 1,770

5.0 2,140

5.5 2,530

Discharge, in second- feet, water yenr October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

Ill

107

107

103

101

99

97

222

728

292

210

186

175

158

150

145

140

135

133

133

131

128

126

126

154

288

183

161

153

150

145

Nov.

143

140

175

169

153

148

148

175

156

148

156

158

143

143

138

135

336

332

234

204

186

204

192

183

175

175

183

158

180

153

-

Dec.

148

156

138

143

135

161

140

128

156

135

133

124

158

131

131

145

117

163

143

194

183

175

178

153

140

140

161

138

135

169

156

Jan,

281

336

348

302

249

240

225

219

195

195

183

298

296

490

459

432

428

624

980

2,550

1,130

675

522

450

389

348

332

299

285

281

356

Month

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

November .........................

December ..........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

295

265

265

262

246

224

243

222

201

216

216

219

198

207

189

180

189

166

195

216

210

210

213

213

183

175

163

195

_

-

Secondfoe t-days

5 27

5)32,

4,60

117, 45J

14,39'

5, 97i

8 11'

8^104

5,48'

4,94]

5 45'

4^84

3,75C

76,263

Mar.

169

183

192

189

186

219

237

288

281

308

288

272

272

522

446

364

324

288

275

255

258

252

225

234

240

231

213

234

231

228

213

Apr.

192

no>13

213

a200

a!90

a

a

a

ISO

180

180

alSO

a320

a

a'

a.

50O

too

540

a340

a 400

a

a.

160

560

517

288

285

'65

=49

'31

237

228

<

'

£

Maximum

r ras

! 336

' 194

) 3,000

2,550

295

522

600

> 237

508

) 600

409

) 195

2,550

25

'19

17

95

May

213

237

225

210

207

169

186

201

£10

195

169

204

180

186

166

198

175

175

180

148

148

163

161

174

189

156

124

131

131

158

113

Minimum

97

135

117

97

183

163

169

180

113

92

74

82

90

74

June

119

138

113

119

113

128

101

95

124

92

97

143

256

508

246

172

128

131

122

188

192

180

183

140

131

113

152

285

243

189

-

Mean

170

177

149

322

464

213

262

270

177

165

176

156

125

209

July

218

258

158

131

156

131

140

133

189

a!70

alSO

a!40

al30

a220

8320

a 600

aSOO

8280

a20O

a!60

a 140

a!20

alio

a90

108

85

83

94

85

77

74

Aug.

109

88

175

183

117

231

241

234

166

126

158

131

163

115

131

107

97

103

99

99

82

98

88

158

409

332

219

183

158

122

119

Sept.

131

101

109

90

109

105

111

126

152

148

124

195

161

124

135

122

126

107

133

117

101

119

93

142

189

148

113

101

122

97

-

Per sqvare Runoff in 

mile inchem

0.994 1.15

1.04 1.16

.871 1.00

1.88 25.57

2.71 3.13

1.25 1.30

1.53 1.76

1.58 1.76

1.04 1.19

.965 1.07

1.03 1.19

.912 1.05

.731 .82

1.22 16.58

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby streams.
SANTES RIVER BASIN 177

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C.

Location (revised).- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°42'50", long. 81°04'10", at bridge on 

u. B. Highway YU, half a mile upstream from Lyle Creek, five-eighths of a mile upstream from Southern Railway bridge, and 1 mile northeast of Catawba, Catawba County. 

Datum of gage is 746,49 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,535 square miles, including that of Lyle Creek.

Records available.- July 1896 to April 1902, November 1934 to September 1947.

Average discharge?- 15 years (1896-99, 1935-47), 2,371 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 43,800 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 21.30 

feet); minimum, 110 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 8 (gage height, 2.17 feet).

1896-1902, 1934-47: Maximum discharge, 177,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage 

height, 36.8 feet, from floodmarks), by computation of flow at Lookout Shoals power 

plant by Duke Power Co.; minimum, 107 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 9, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 44.1 feet July 16, 1916, affected by failure of earth dyke 

at Lookout Shoals .Dam, 4 miles above station (from levels by State Bridge Department).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those below 1,000 second-feet, which are fair. 

Records include discharge of Lyle Creek. Plow regulated by fiur rese-voirs above 

station which have a combined usable capacity of 14,975,000,000 cubic feet.

Cooperation.- Reservoir capacity curves and elevations furnished by Duke Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

'and discharge, in second-feet)

2.2 

.2.3 

2.4 

2.6

118

158

205

320

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

465

62O

890

1,210

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

6.0

1,680

3,360

3,080

4,610

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

7,910

11,300

15,000

19,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,930

1,860

1,790

1,800

1,080

234

1,750

3,000

1,730

1,440

1,330

734

167

1,770

1,950

1,760

1,870

1,760

714

150

1,760

2,020

1,980

1,660

2,020

841

158

1,530

1,810

1,900

1,910

Nov.

1,580

764

163

1,610

1,750

1,840

3,100

3,290

970

142

1,760

1,820

2,080

1,980

1,960

1,070

o90

1,940

1,880

1,830

2,410

1,960

1,090

204

1,930

1,970

1,840

1,070

1,770

919

-

Dec.

150

i,780

2,160

2,240

2,340

1,730

650

132

1,830

2,220

2,330

2,080

1,750

750

336

2,150

2,140

2,720

2,000

2,010

1,210

177

167

172

167

354

177

158

210

1,550

2,350

Month

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

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January. ...............

February ...............

March. .................

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

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

June ...................

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

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1946-47 . .

Jan.

1,650

1,8

2,C

7

10

00

58

191

1,510

1,9

1,7

1,8

60

10

50

1,440

677

2

1,7

1,8

76

30

20

1,830

1,690

1,5

8

6

60

24

56

5,200

9,550

4,9

3,5

3,7

60

50

60

1,380

404

1,9

2,9

2,8

3,9

70

30

00

80

2,200

Secondfoot-days

45,298

45,073

40,070

875,399

67,616

40,511

49,538

55,853

49,955

78,941

42,411

46,749

54,239

616,253

Feb.

682

150

1,490

1,940

1,940

1,800

3,450

804

228

1,550

1,690

1,600

1,830

1,390

800

223

1,390

1,810

2,200

1,810

1,490

860

214

2,170

1,930

1,960

3,130

1,980

_

-

Mar.

734

167

1,970

1,990

1,990

2,060

1,780

848

266

1,530

1,780

1,520

1,660

1,920

1,110

778

3,300

3,730

3,350

3,150

1,890

796

208

1,720

1,680

1,550

1,850

1,920

658

163

1,480

Apr.

1,520

1,990

1,820

1,910

750

172

901

1,730

2,410

3,030

2,050

746

226

2,010

2,130

2,420

2,580

3,230

1,670

621

3,710

3,160

2,880

2,840

2,660

1,220

167

1,720

2,310

2,270

-

Observed

Maximum

2,020

2,410

2,720

19,200

9 550 2)450

3,720

3,710

2 f 620

18,000

2,640

2,770

2,7-90

18,000

Minimum

150

142

122

122

191

150

163

167

154

138

126

122

118

181

Mean

1,461

1,502

1,293

2,398

2,181

1,447

1,598

1 «862

1,611

2 f 631

1 ,368

1,508-

1,808

1,688

May

2,500

1,950

736

154

2,620

2,100

1,920

2,170

1,920

772

163

2,000

2,050

1,920

2,180

1,980

728

167

1,890

1,960

1,950

1,810

1,630

723

1,030

2,240

2,220

1,830

2,250

1,750

642

June

205

1,830

1,980

1,840

1,760

1,820

668

167

1,990

2,150

2,540

3,200

1,910

18,000

11,100

6,590

3,680

2,230

2,330

1,920

594

138

1,680

1,900

2,430

2,100

1,500

752

163

784

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second -feetjt

-

-198

_

-

-7

July

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

2

2

1

2

1

1

2

2

2

1

2

2

518

343

190

134

142

138

,640

,020

,?80

,T40

,f70

620

126

,F*O

,P90

,10O

,160

,940

668

134

,08O

,640

,f50

,020

,100

698

180

,T90

,?70

,070

,?20

Aug.

2,100

676

122

2,280

2,770

1,980

1,980

2,150

660

122

1,940

1,950

2,330

2,150

1,920

600

126

1,980

2,030

2,090

1,970

1,910

768

167

1,760

1,850

1,890

2,100

1,730

526

122

Sept.

993

1,760

1,900

2,580

2,780

664

158

1,870

2,630

2,280

3,50O

2,550

676

258

2,650

2,720

2,730

2,740

2,700

830

118

2,630

2,790

2,500

1,870

1,660

632

130

1,770

2,180

-

Adjustirent for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

_

-

2,200

_

_

_

_

_

-

1,681

?<" square 

mile

_

-

1.43

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.10

Runoff in 

inches

-

19.41

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

14.93

t Change in contents of Bridgewater, Rhodhiss, Oxford, and Lookout Reservoirs
178 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Catawba River near Rock Hill, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°59', long. 80°58', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

21, 3f miles dovmstream from Catawba Dam, 5 miles northeast of Rock Hill, York County, 

and 7f miles upstream from Sugar Creek.

Drainage area.- 3,050 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1947. September 1895 to July 1903 at site 

z miles downstream (revised records for this period published in North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development Bulletin 34).

Average discharge.- 12 years (1895-1902, 1942-47), 4,996 second-feet.

Extremes. - Maximum discharge during year, 39,300 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 13.57 

reet;; minimum, 548 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 20 (gage height, 3.06 feet); minimum 

daily, 850 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 20.

1895-1903, 1942-47: Maximum discharge, 151,000 second-feet May 23, 1901 (gage 

height, 24.15 feet) at site 2 miles downstream; minimum, 42 second-feet (regulated) 

Apr. 25, 1943 (gage height, 2.59 feet); minimum daily, 815 second-feet (regulated) 

Sept. 2, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by power plant at Catawba Reservoir (usable 

capacity, 6,542,000,000 cubic feet) and by other power plants above station.

Rating table, srater year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

3.2 74O 5.0

3.6 l,38o 6.0

4.0 2, ISO 8.0

4.5 3,270 11.9

4,670

7,910

15,300

31.6OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

1213"

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,220

3,220

2.9OO

2,870

1,300

933

2.90O

3.60O

2,6OO

2,340

2,740

2.04O

1,180

4,690

6,07O

5,480

5,260

3,870

1,250

850

3,420

3,55O

3,63O

3,320

2,970

1,350

l.OOO

3,120

3,190

3,590

3,6OO

Nov.

3,750

1,410

970

2,360

2,840

3,670

4,630

3,370

1,420

922

3,170

2,920

4,450

4,610

4,42O

1,820

1,280

2,910

3,400

2,960

2,830

3,510

1,560

1,070

2,610

3,260

2.O30

1,O80

2,440

1,160

-

Dec.

922

2,520

3.46O

2,970

3.69O

5,300

1,900

1,070

2,880

3,450

2,90O

3,730

3,550

1,390

1,220

4.76O

3,940

4,070

4,440

5,920

1,950

1,O5O

1,100

1,070

1,100

1,O8O

1,O8O

1,05O

1,180

3,48O

4,050

Jan.

3,090

3,O9O

3,110

1.26O

1,05O

2,840

3,290

3,450

3,730

3,720

1,210

1,150

3,540

5,02O

4,600

5,4OO

6,300

4,180

12,300

31,200

20,900

15,900

9,190

7,980

3,93O

2,030

6,OlO

6,850

6,440

6,32O

4,680

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..................... ....

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1.41O

1.O50

4,260

4,07O

4,240

4,160

4,790

1,320

1,180

3,980

4,460

5.26O

4,560

4.O9O

1,670

1,150

3,450

3,440

4,130

3,870

2,850

1,430

1,130

4,190

3,650

3,800

3,65O

3,950

_

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

92,053

78,832

80,272

1,602,665

193,760

91,190

111,190

94,220

81 520

120^550

77,466

82, 69C

87,840

1,191,583

Mar.

1,600

1,080

3,580

3,560

3,080

3,580

3,340

1,840

1,180

4,460

5,190

4,730

4,050

4,O90

1,570

1,130

5,180

6,850

6,76O

6,190

5,400

2,100

1,180

4,240

5,710

4,520

4,83O

3,610

1,680

1,210

3,670

Apr.

3,

4,

3,

3,

1,

1,

2,

4,

3,

9OO

06O

61O

3OO

410

16O

670

02O

320

3,400

3,650

1,

1,

3,

580

130

890

3,600

3,060

3,

3,

1,

280

860

450

1,130

3.6OO

4,

5,

5,

270

410

230

4,120

1,980

1,

2,

3,

4,

Maximum

6,070

4,63O

5.30O

29 , 60O

31,200

5,26O

6,850

5,41O

4,160

17,300

4,46O

5,790

4,100

31,200

150

910

340

530

May

4.O3O

3,580

2,410

1,160

3,670

3,910

3,550

3,37O

3,520

1,380

1,100

3,O2o

3,10O

2,68o

4,160

2,870

1,240

1,230

2,660

2,990

3,480

2,360

1,840

1,130

1,240

1,860

2,650

3,750

3,230

2,660

1,690

Minimum

850

922

922

850

1,050

1,050

1,080

1,130

1,100

1,020

986

1,030

1,080

850

June

1,020

2,680

3,O30

3,4SO

4.O1O

3,240

1,340

1,110

4,530

5, ISO

4,O90

3,180

2,320

6,810

3,850

17.30O

12,500

7,400

4,400

3,820

1.5OO

1,020

3,260

3,680

4,000

4,250

3,250

1,830

1,100

1,400

Mean

2,969

2,628

2,589

4,391

6,250

3,257

3 587

3^141

2 j 63o

4,O18

2 499

2J667

2,928

3,265

July

1,200

1,100

1,O2O

1,060

1,050

986

3,710

4,280

3,600

3,830

2,600

1,220

1,300

3,550

3,470

2,690

2,210

1,800

1,240

1,000

3,030

2,760

2,800

3,860

4,46O

1,630

1,070

3,40O

3,940

3,7«>

3,860

Aug.

3,91O

1,

1,

5,

5,

5,

4,

3,

1,

59O

D3O

OOO

790

10O

710

040

3OO

1,100

2,430

2,

3,

2,

340

260

310

2,690

1,380

1,

3,

3,^

130

D60

230

2,710

2,910

3,

1,

1,

310

390

D40

2.40O

2,840

2.

2,

2,

1,

220

340

320

190

1,220

Per square 

rile

_

-

1.44

_

-

1.07

Sept.

2,090

3,O4O

3,420

3,72O

3,680

2,200

1,430

3,460

3,940

3,920

3,510

3,730

1,560

1,200

4,100

3.89O

3,840

4,OOO

3,570

1,830

1,080

3,590

3,810

2,950

2,850

2,450

1,220

1,150

2,980

3,630

Runoff in 

inches

-

19.53

-

14.52
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Wateree River near Camden, S. C.

179

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°14'40", long.. 8Q°39'15", at bridge on U. S. Highway i, 1,500 feet downstream from Twentyflvemile Creek, 4,000 feet upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 2.2 mllss west of Camden, Kershaw County, and 7.4 miles 

downstream from Wateree Dam. Datum of gage Is 119.36 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 5,070 square miles. - '*

Kecoras available.- January to December 1903 (gage heights only), Septenber 1904 to June 

i»iu, October J.929 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at site ij miles 

downstream, 1891-1934, and at site 1,000 feet upstream, January 1935 to September 1942, 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1929-47), 5,775 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 58,500 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 27.87 

reet); minimum daily, 274 second-feet (regulated) July 5.

1904-10, 1929-47; Maximum discharge occurred Aug. 26, 1908 (gage height, 39.7 feet 

at site 1? miles downstream, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau; discharge uncertain, 

previously published figure believed to be too small; minimum daily, 170 second-feet 

(regulated) June 3, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 40.4 feet July 18, 1916, at site l| miles downstream, from 

records of U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge uncertain, previously published figure 

believed to be too small).

Revisions.- The minimum discharge for the water year 1934 has been revised to 178 

second-l'eet Dec. 25, 1933 (gage height, 1.59 feet), superseding figure published in 

Water-Supply Paper 757.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated by power plant at Wateree Reservoir (capacity, 

7,626,000,000 cubic feet) and by other power plants above station. Records of water 

analyses for water year 1947 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1102.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

l.S 600 11.5 10,800 25.0 36,100

2.4 1,100 16.0 16,100 26.0 41,000

4.0 2,780 19.0 20,200 27.1 50,5OO

8.0 7,180 22.0 27,100

1.5 259 3.3 1,680

1.8 400 8.0

2.1 578 11.5 1

2.5 885

Note.- Same as preced

table above 11.5 feet.

5,950

3,800

Ing

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1347

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

4,400

4,380

3,190

3,400

3,150

949

4,400

7,350

13,100

12,900

12,800

12,000

4,110

5,670

6,510

5,500

5,040

4,750

3,570

864

4,570

5,590

4,530

4,370

6,170

3,870

1,090

4,680

6,250

5,810

5,830

Nov.

5,630

4,100

1,010

4,310

4,570

6,400

7,970

6,930

3,750

1,090

3,560

4,460

5,090

4,300

4,270

2,840

1,350

4,700

5,720

6,480

8,660

9,020

3,910

952

4,630

6,940

4,780

2,220

4,550

2,440

Dec.

743

4,780

5,710

4,770

3,890

2,530

1,310

73S

3,300

4,160

4,350

4 ,-190

4,720

2,090

699

3,120

3,940

4,260

4,030

5,660

3,720

1,050

1,430

1,490

976

1,280

1,990

1,430

642

3,250

4,230

Jan.

5,370

5,090

7,090

4,400

1,380

4,800

7,470

6,960

7,310

7,690

5,190

1,700

5,810

11,000

12,900

13,200

13,200

13,200

6,820

19,800

50,200

39,700

25,900

17,900

15,300

12,300

11,300

10,000

10,400

10,600

8,560

Month

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

Noweaber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

*».. ............................

June ........................ ....

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water yea*- 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4,300

846

4,510

5,090

5,320

6,560

5,810

3,440

1,150

5,130

6,120

5,640

5,280

5,210

3,230

868

4,230

5,330

5,630

6,490

6,680

4,190

956

4,460

5,450

5,860

5,790

5,820

_

-

Seoondfoot-daye

170,793

136,632

90,476

2,311,43S

372,540

129,390

218,718

200, 28C

98,592

131,509

104, 30C

115,427

103,775

1,872,434

Mar.

3,950

768

4,440

5,240

6,200

6,970

7,150

8,340

7,080

12,000

11,200

10,500

10,500

11,000

10,800

4,970

6,580

9,590

10,600

11,100

9,080

7,220

2,180

4,810

5,700

6,750

7,060

6,690

3,550

1,240

5,460

Apr.

6,

7,

8,

9,

8,

2,

5,

5,

5,

6,

7,

7,

1,

6,

8,

11,

11,

11,

9,

1,

5,

7,

8,

7,

5,

4,

1,

4,

5,

5,

Maximum

13,100

9,020

5,710

29,900

50,200

6,680

12,000

11,300

6,050

10,500

5,550

6,440

5,520

50,200

920

930

130

810

340

290

370

650

260

860

640

290

760

750

320

200

300

200

590

790

660

940

330

360

950

870

250

190

920

410

May

6,050

5,450

4,010

1,280

4,400

4,010

5,480

5,070

4,510

3,570

670

3,330

3,350

3,030

1,730

2,670

2,330

732

1,750

3,160

3,180

3,130

3,070

3,530

1,190

2,370

2,930

3,000

3,260

3,930

2,420

Minimum

864

952

642

466

1,380

846

768

1,250

670

556

274

508

424

274

June

866

2,600

3,290

4,710

5,030

3,830

2,500

556

3,540

5,200

5,040

4,860

3,930

3,660

988

6,390

10,500

9,540

8,530

8,360

3,200

749

3,640

5,110

5,870

5,960

6,290

3,370

750

2,650

Mean

5,509

4,554

2,919

6,333

12,020

4,621

7,055

6,676

3,180

4,384

3,365

3,723

3,459

5,130

Jul-'

3,?70

2,920

2, TOO

1,090

274

303

5,130

5,380

5,550

5,300

4,140

2,430

597

4,380

5,380

5,140

4,360

3,630

3,000

802

3,860

4,690

4,210

4,170

4,050

2,630

554

3,000

3,660

3,670

3,830

Aug. .

3,

2,

3,

230

440

508

700

4,420

4,

4,

3,

2,

4,

5,

4,

5,

5,

2,

5,

6,

5,

5,

5,

3,

950

430

670

670

634

020

440

520

000

780

910

692

500

440

390

670

800

130

557

3,090

4,

4,

4,

4,2,

Per square 

mile

_

_

-

1.25

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.01

100

400

670

030

940

696

Sept.

1,780

4,380

4,540

4,040

4,210

2,820

593

3,330

3,620

3,960

3,960

3,730

2,410

542

4,650

4,380

4,160

4,270

4,000

2,720

424

3,440

4,410

5,520

5,170

4,650

2,930

846

3,880

4,410

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

-

16.95

_

.

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

13.74
180 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Lake Marion near Pineville, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°27'00", long. 80 0 09'50", at right upstream end 

or spillway, 2f miles upstream from old Santee Canal, 5 3/8 miles upstream from Dead 

River, and 8 miles west of Pineville, Berkeley County. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Harza Engineering 

Co.).

Dra.inage area.- 14,700 square miles.

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1947.

Extreme s.- Maximum elevation during year, 75.80 feet Jan. 31; minimum, 67.93 feet Sept.

*1942-47: Maximum elevation, 76.36 feet Feb. 24, 1946 (caused by high wind); 

minimum elevation observed, 63.75 feet Jan. 1, 1942.

Remarks.- Lake is formed by earth dam. Storage began in November 1941; dam completed 

in 1941. Usable capacity, 39,640,000,00.0 cubic feet between elevations 60.0 feet 

(limit of draw-down) and 75.0 feet (maximum normal lake elevation). Dead storage, 

15,250,000,000 cubic feet. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Elevation 

of spillway crest, 63.0 feet; top of spillway gates, 76.8 feet. Water is diverted 

from Lake Marion through canal to Lake Jfoultrie (see p. 215) for generation of power 

and for navigation.

Elevation at 12 p.m., water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

72.22

72.23

72.21

72.18

72.13

72.10

72.02

72.24

72.38

72.43

72.59

72.81

73.01

73. 3O

73.49

73. 6O

73.66

73.68

73.66

73.62

73.51

73.34

73.22

73.10

73.00

72.98

72.93

72.90

72.80

72.72

72. 63

Nov.

72.60

72.62

72.60

72.49

72.30

72.22

72.19

72.17

72.11

72.07

71.98

71.79

71.68

71.59

71.45

71.39

71.35

71.18

71.00

7O.95

7O.93

70.93

7O.87

70.82

70.69

70.56

70.58

70.56

70.53

70. 5O

-

Dec.

7O.52

70.35

70.28

70.22

70.20

70.17

70.12

70.13

7O.05

69.93

69.89

69.85

69.83

69.80

69.79

69.69

69.54

69.45

69.32

69.32

69.36

69. 2O

69.12

69.01

68.88

68.78

68.64

68.50

68.47

68.33

68.25

Jan.

68.26

68.25

68.28

68.38

68.58

68. 7O

68. 8O

68.89

68.94

68.99

69.10

69.17

69.23

69.19

69.33

69.55

69.77

7O.03

7O.42

7O.88

71.20

71.48

71.88

72.62

73.71

74.81

75.45

75.70

75.77

75.77

75. 7O

Feb.

75.65

75.46

75.29

75.21

74.91

74.71

74.72

73.05

71.99

71.62

71.19

7O.9O

70.60

70.39

70.39

70.25

70. 06

69.80

69.59

69.58

69.43

69.36

69.40

69.29

69.10

69.08

69.01

69. OO

_

_

-

liar.

69.00

69.08

68.84

68.68

68.64

68.67

68.78

68.98

69.13

69.37

69.60

69.91

70.28

70.75

7O.95

71.17

71.24

71.34

71.50

71.51

71.51

71.49

71.48

71.50

71.50

71.16

71.02

7O.9O

70.82

7O.83

70.72

Apr.

70.64

70.79

70.71

70.89

70.95

71.08

71.12

71.02

71. 05

70.98

71. 02

71.02

71. 09

71.31

71.33

71.55

71.70

71.81

72.02

72.23

72.42

72.48

72.52

72.54

72.58

72.52

72.56

72.46

72.38

72.38

Hay

72.47

72.40

72.41

72.39

72.34

72.21

72.19

72. 08

72.02

71.98

71.97

71.90

71.81

71.71

71.55

71.57

71.47

71.41

71.31

71.18

71.17

71. 09

71. OO

70.97

7O.97

7O.92

7O.88

70.90

70.89

7O.86

70.76

June

70.72

7O.70

70.60

70.46

70.44

70.38

70.29

70.21

7O. O8

69.92

69.84

69.82

69. 8O

69.85

69.78

69.70

69.79

69.91

69.96

7O.10

70. 12

70. 2O

70.19

70. 06

69.99

7O.02

70.02

70.03

69.97

69.84

July

69.64

69.51

69.39

69.28

69.15

69.02

68.92

68.88

68.83

68.82

68. 9O

68.87

68.86

68.87

68.78

68.86

68.86

68.87

68.96

68.98

68.97

68.92

68.91

68.87

68.83

68.81

68.80

69.09

69.15

69.17

69.19

Aug.

69.20

69.21

69.15

69.04

68.92

68.90

68. 9O

68.89

68.86

68.85

68.83

68.92

68.92

68.94

68.95

68.95

68.97

69.02

69. OO

69.07

69.13

69.10

69. 3O

69.32

69.39

69.32

69. 3O

69.31

69.35

69.36

69.35

Sept.

69.27

69.13

69.03

69. OO

68.98

68.94

68.90

68. SO

68.70

68.62

68.59

68.58

68.57

68.54

68.48

68.27

68.22

68.24

68.23

68.24

68.23

68.15

68.00

68.37

68.41

68.50

68. 6O

68.70

68.69

68.55

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Dec. 31.....................

Calendar year 1946 .......

Water year 1946-47. ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

68.25

-

_

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

16.22

-

23 42

19 23

_

Change in contents 

during month (equivalent, second-feet)

+426

-2,920

-2,430

-673

 fl 950

-2,100

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 181

^ Santee River near Pineville, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°27'15", long. 80 0 09'2S", 3.0 miles upstream from 

UeacTFTiver, 3.3 miles downstream from Lake Marion Dam, and 6.7 miles west of Pineville, 

Berkeley County. Datum of gage is 23.00 feet above mean sea level (levels by South 

Carolina Public Service Authority).

Drainage area.- 14,700 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 132,000 second-feit Feb. 8 (gage 

height, 30. U4 reet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet by computation 

of flow over spillway at Lake Marion and logarithmic plotting; minimal daily, 9 secoadfeet Feb. 23.

1942-47: Maximum discharge 155,000 second-feet Sept. 23, 1945 (gige height, 31.1 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet by computation of flow over spillway at Lake Marion and logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 

that of Feb. 23, 1947.

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

Flow completely regulated by Lake Marion (see p. 180). Water is diverted above station from Lake Marion through canal (see p. 215) into Lake Moultrie (see p. 216) for 

generation of power and for navigation, then discharged into Cooper River Basin.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

545

492

510

528

528

545

528

563

510

5H8

545

f510

528

f545

412

492

419

5Z8

528

528

528

5Z8

528

510

510

510

510

510

492

492

49Z

NOV.

510

510

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

528

563

545

528

528

528

528

528

545

528

528

528

545

528

528

581

563

545

545

-

Dec.

563

563

563

563

563

563

563

545

545

545

545

545

545

545

545

545

545

545

545

528

528

475

510

528

528

545

528

528

563

528

528

Jan.

545

545

528

528

545

545

545

545

689

510

563

563

563

545

545

545

545

563

563

545

492

49^

581

563

581

599

581

563

545

528

492

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

528

528

545

780

452

107

192

40,100

89,000

21,100

17,200

13,400

10,700

10,100

1,280

139

57

36

26

20

16

13

9

194

426

313

329

367

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

15,922

16,01J

17,79£

1,195,04!

17,O82

207,95"

11,22

14,442

14,79"

15,26*

16,34'

16,46:

15,14]

377,45'

Mar.

357

338

283

338

354

344

338

386

347

338

341

341

344

370

367

341

322

437

475

402

510

475

475

440

437

168

157

257

252

437

458

Apr.

440

475

458

492

492

475

458

458

528

458

458

475

475

492

545

492

510

475

492

492

475

510

458

475

510

475

475

475

475

475

-

Maximum

563

581

563

54,600

689

89,000

> 510

545

599

> 563

I 653

5 563

L 545

t 89,000

May

492

492

458

475

475

475

475

475

475

475

475

492

377

427

528

331

492

545

510

346

312

510

373

599

599

423

528

545

545

528

545

Minimum

412

510

475

300

492

9

157

440

312

3O3

510

492

475

9

June

563

528

528

360

503

510

528

528

528

510

510

528

528

510

528

528

510

528

528

510

a528

528

a528

aSlO

a5 10

a510

510

510

510

528

-

Mean

514

534

542

3,274

551

7,427

362

481 47"

SOS

527

53]

50£

1,034

July

528

510

510

510

510

528

510

528

528

545

545

545

528

528

528

528

545

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

528

528

653

563

528

Aug.

545

545

510

545

545

563

563

545

528

528

526

528

528

545

528

528

528

545

528

528

528

528

545

545

545

545

510

492

492

492

510

Per square 

mile

t

Sept.

492

f492

475

f492

492

475

510

510

492

475

528

528

528

528

528

492

475

f492

528

3528

a528

a510

510

545

510

492

492

492

492

510

-

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed from graph based on record of gate operation at Lake 

Marion spillway.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

869757 O - 50 - 13
182 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Linville River at Branch, N. C. *

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°47'50", long. 81°53'20", at bridge on State Highway J.26 at Branch, Burke County, a quarter of a mile upstream from Lake James.

Drainage area.- 65 square miles.

Records available.- June 1922 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 137 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 second-feet Jan. 20, Aug. 3 (gage height, 

4.J.t> reet, from recorded range in gage height); minimum, 18 second-feet (regulated) 

Oct. 8 (gage height, 1.42 feat); minimum daily, 23 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 7. 

1922-47: Maximum discharge 39,500 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 11.4 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 3 second-feet Jan. 2, 1940, result of low temperature; minimum daily, 8 second-feat Sept. 7-9, 1925.

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage slightly lower than that of Aug. 13, 1940.

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

small diurnal fluctuation caused by mill above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of Ice effect

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Jan. 2o)

1.5 24 2.0 95

1.6 33 2.1 118

1.7 44 2.2 146

1.8 5S 2.4 222

1.9 75 2.6 319

2.9 495

3.2 705

3.6 1,060

4.O 1.45O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

36

27

35

24

24

32

23

33

493

170

89

75

61

65

48

47

44

43

44

42

40

40

36

37

48

277

126

83

72

61

57

Nov.

a 55

aso

355

350

a46

43

42

44

44

40

38

40

38

37

36

34

61

178

97

77

68

60

57

55

52

57

57

57

a55

a50

-

Dec.

aSO

aso

a48

a48

a4S

aSO

a48

a46

a48

a46

a44

a40

47

47

43

35

40

41

47

43

60

68

52

48

45

47

42

42

45

48

55

Jan.

126

167

189

164

124

104

395

a85

a80

375

370

3120

a!20

a200

alSO

a!60

3160

3320

a650

31,400

3700

3300

3240

3200

alSO

a!60

alSO

a!30

a!20

a!30

alSO

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1945 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

Hay ..............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1945-47 ............

Feb.

alSO

a!30

a!20

allo

alOO

allO

*a!20

102

89

b75

89

95

85

83

85

81

77

72

72

81

*68

66

70

54

61

55

58

54

.

-

Seoondfoot days

2,33!

1,67;

1,46]

49.40E

7,07<

2,42'

4,40.

5 06

1,*91<

1,54

1.73C

2^16

35,80

Mar.

68

63

50

47

70

102

140

138

121

116

1O9

111

126

361

358

268

210

174

153

138

135

124

113

126

178

150

121

116

126

153

140

Apr.

143

170

236

189

178

170

143

126

124

113

172

599

245

210

202

250

299

218

189

167

160

143

L26

118

111

104

Maximum

> 493

178

68

> 1,980

) 1,400

> 150

> 361

i 399

I 100

i 160

) 200

) 1,000

j 150

> 1,400

97

91

87

85

May

87

100

95

87

81

70

70

66

61

61

57

57

55

55

55

54

355

365

360

355

350

375

355

360

a60

aSO

a46

a44

a42

346

340

Minimum

23

34

35

22

. 70

54

47

85

40

30

26

38

47

23

June

338

342

338

336

336

332

332

330

334

330

332

340

380

a!60

3100

360

a44

a42

340

365

370

a65

aSo

a46

344

340

350

3120

380

a70

Mean

75. Z

55.fi

47.1

135

228

86. E

142

169

61.7

54.9

55.6

126

72.2

98.1

July

a60

350

a46

a44

a50

346

348

a44

a60

a55

a50

a44

a42

360

a 95

3200

3150

385

365

355

348

344

340

334

35

34

30

a32

a30

a28

a26

Aug.

348

31,

a

i80

300

120

104

54

79

154

100

70

52

68

113

60

48

38

50

47

54

51

69

95

68

231

309

268

Per square 

mile

1.16

.858

.725

2.08

3.51

1.33

2.18

2.60

.949

.845

.858

1.94

1.11

1.51

L46

L04

87

79

66

Sept.

57

52

66

51

47

47

97

63

66

51

63

63

68

58

55

98

89

60

77

132

380

370

360

3100

3150

390

a75

365

a60

a55

Runoff in 

inches

1.33

.96

.84

28.27

4.05

1.39

2.52

2.90

1.10

.94

.99

2.24

1.24

20.50

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, 

and records for nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

weather records,
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 183

Henry Pork near Henry River, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°41 I 05", long. 81°24'05", 400 feet downstream

 FrOTTFiighway bridge on county road at Old Link Ford, It miles downstream from CatawbaBurke county line, and 2 miles downstream from village of Henry River, Burke County, 

Drainage area.- 80 square miles.

Hecords available.- July 1925 to November 1931. December 1941 to September 1947. 

Average discharge?- 11 years (1925-31, 1942-47), 119 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 second-feet June 14 (page height, 16.56

 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 20; minimum daily, c second-feet (regulated) Aug. 17.

1925-31, 1941-47: Maximum discharge; 15,300 second-feet Oct. 2, 3929 (gage height, 

18.40 feet, site then in use); minimum, 3 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 20, 1942; minimum daily, 4 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 15, Dec. 20, 1942.

Maximum discharge known, 31,300 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage freight, 29.2 feet, 

former site, from floodmarks), by computation of flow over dam at He-nry River. 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 40 second-feet, which are fair, and those for

 period of ice effect, which are poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by mill upstream from station. About 5 second-feet daily is diverted 

for water supply by city of Morganton and Morganton State Hospital ?nd wasted into 

Catawba River.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.6 7 1.2 67 2.3

.7 12 1.4 101 2.6

.8 20 1.6 141 3.0

.9 29 1.8 187 4.0 1

1.0 40 2.0 245 5.0 1

360 6.0 2,360

485 7.O 3,100

670 9.0 4.8OO

,190 11.0 6,700

,74O 13. O 8.8OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

66

60

63

44

51

8

47

110

468

191

115

96

92

97

96

75

57

7O

36

58

90

80

77

63

80

70

55

84

85

73

60

Nov.

83

55

21

87

77

78

63

78

55

12

73

72

62

76

51

53

2O6

323

146

113

99

96

77

59

98

82

78

70

80

36

-

Dec.

43

84

60

76

73

63

52

18

79

76

61

60

60

46

29

80

7O

66

32

87

9499

87

78

73

69

67

64

64

81

81

Jan.

93

119

143

161

121

110

92

91

88

94

77

63

111

211

252

*242

182

280

540

1,470

524

248

185

156

135

129

124

111

103

105

121

Koath

Ootobor

Novtmbtr ....,....,..,.,.,...,,,.,

Ototmbtr .,..,,...,...........,,..

Oaltndar ytar 1946 ............

January .... ......... ...... ...

February , . . .......... ..... . , ,

Maroh .....

April...... ......,,. .... .. 

Ky........ . ........ .... ..

Junt ,...,,, . ......... ....

July....... ............... .,

August . .

Stpttmbtr .... .......... ....

Wattr ytar 1946-47 ............

Feb.

100

96

104

97

97

b80

*83

77

b50

b75

75

88

87

70

48

7O

83

73

64

70

92

58

75

93

80

69

67

87

.

.

-

StOOBdfoot-days

2,717

2

ec£Q 1 999

2,132

55,078

6,481

2

anfi i £vO

3|865

3,837

2

«BQ 1 ooa 

11,746

2,286

1,855

1,696

45,569

Mar.

82

34

79

64

66

92

97

135

170

163

135

115

119

615

266

175

143

123

111

107

*101

90

87

101

94

96

97

78

82

74

94

Apr.

87

87

101

99

59

83

88

92

84

72

93

94

94

120

165

381

545

L82

L37

123

137

L31

L15

107

101

UaximuB

468

«A*

dCO

99

1,890

1,470

104

615

381

155

7,930

142M«90

117

7,930

Teak dissharet.- Jan. 20 (Z a.m.) 1.970 aee.-ft.i Jun«

92

90

L01

97

60

Hay

90

97

73

S5

96

88

81

72

72

48

67

88

78

69

59

71

50

48

88

83

71

77

82

47

77

93

90

77

66

135

71

HiBimUB

8

12

IB

6

63

48

34

59 

47

17

9

6

a

6

June

63

82

73

64

67

61

40

17

70

68

56

69

72

7,930

1,020

382

165

119

141

131

144

184

57

87

88

85

87

153

115

96

Htan

87.

85..

68. C

145

£09

78.

125

121 

77.]

9Q0 O9e

73.1

59.1

56.!

119

July

87

85

83

140

77

53

45

63

88

94

83

57

63

81

80

81

142

97

118

91

49

61

57

64

67

46

9

54

57

57

57

Aug.

Pr* Musrt

3 1.10

5 1.07

) .860

1.81

8.61

J OAA SOB 

1.56

1.51 

L .964

4.90

.921

.739

i .706

1.49

14 (li30 p.m.) 15,000 ate. -ft.

53

24

36

69

60

69

57

57

54

30

76

73

66

80

69

41

6

45

64

56

57

59

93

81

75

89

86

70

64

61

13

Sept.

38

53

56

53

37

25

8

57

79

54

104

97

117

12

38

54

56

59

54

36

8

53

60

77

92

81

114

45

46

33

Runoff in 

inohm

1 9tt Co

1.19

.99

24.65

3.01

1.03

1.81

1.89 

1.11

5.46

1.06

.85

.79

20.25

ataonargt meaaursmtnt mad» on this day. 

b Stagi-dlaohargi rtlafcion afftofcid by tot.
184 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

South Pork Catawba River at Lowell, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat, 35°17'05", long. 81°06'00", on county highway Just 

downstream from Housers Creek, 1 mile north of Lowell, Gaston County. Datum of gage 

Is 603.10 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 630 square miles.

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,540 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 10.60 

r'eet); minimum, 89 second-feet (regulated) July 27 (gage height, 1.38 feet); minimum 

daily, 228 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 17.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945 (gage height, 16.98 

feet), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 43 second-feet Sept. 10, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 21.33 feet in August 1940, from high-water marks.

Remarks.- Records excellent above 600 second-feet and good below, except those for periods 

or rragmentary or no gage-height record, which are poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation for short periods at low flow caused by power plant above 

station. City of Gastonia diverts about 3 second-feet for water supply.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in se-jond-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 16 June 17 to Sept. 30

2.2 263 3.3 689 6.0 2,680 2.0 221 3.0 564 5.0 1.820

2.4 320 3.6 835 7.0 3,650

2.6 385 4.0 1,070 8.0 4,800

2.8 462 4.5 1,440 10.0 7.58O

2.2 279 3.3 69O 6.(

2.4 345 3.6 843 7.(

2.6 414 4.0 1,090

3 2,680

) 3,650

3.0 550 5.0 1,82O 2.8 487 4.5 1,440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

308

362

356

364

278

284

353

686

3,190

1,790

997

918

786

666

561

536

506

458

394

412

461

450

462

432

527

1,190

658

556

500

490

483

Nov.

457

414

446

491

410

470

426

451

378

418

432

402

412

409

403

338

462

2,080

1,500

893

704

686

608

554

568

528

750

610

538

462

-

Dec.

480

515

446

481

462

460

404

430

444

438

442

452

426

394

422

432

414

583

665

713

835

736

666

619

568

541

524

496

501

518

502

Jan.

673

682

882

975

862

760

689

662

610

533

528

874

916

2,080

1,400

1,210

1,320

1,770

3,630

7,900

6,O80

3,980

2,260

1,320

1,100

975

945

868

808

772

870

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water yesr 1946-47 ............

Feb.

785

712

704

702

680

680

670

664

619

576

600

596

597

618

596

541

573

596

587

610

672

634

674

700

664

634

612

590

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

20,41

17,70

16,00

332,80

48,93

17,88

27,10

23,32

17 62

27^25

16,22

12 f 86

13,13

258,47

Mar.

556

596

591

577

570

628

648

1,850

1,470

1,140

945

835

785

1,680

1,900

1,440

1,070

889

822

810

756

698

640

689

674

638

644

680

642

619

621

Apr.

614

697

762

678

646

619

536

512

520

620

551

574

B21

560

777

1,190

2,

1,

1,

D20

B20

320

835

906

326

756

726

696

620

Maximum

4 3,190

D 2,080

3 835

5 10,900

I 7,900

5 785

3 1 900

3 2)020

3 1,670

2 6,980

9 1 340

2 '676

t 1,970

I 6,980

300

340

582

596

-

May

596

550

550

510

564

544

514

504

461

420

444

485

458

462

458

442

426

378

396

424

453

554

582

402

1,670

1,480

702

590

526

534

550

Minimum

278

338

394

242

528

541

556

551

378

323

317

228

230

228

June

484

473

462

472

412

394

344

338

373

323

360

342

362

552

2,700

6,980

3,470

1,080

757

828

734

668

666

516

505

498

538

497

528

596

-

Mean

65<

59(

51

91

1,57

63<

87'

77

56

90

52

41

43!

70!

July

622

468

442

430

441

381

481

396

561

448

468

401

412

430

350

602

1,200

1,230

574

1,340

674

620

492

388

373

330

320

368

317

329

340

Aug.

324

292

264

130

390

371

536

543

384

346

420

'

510

U9

172

321

346

.

228

544

396

544

326

'

S30

t67

582

676

641

it23

i68

t68

579

322

Per square 

mile-

) 1.05

) .937

3 .819

> 1.45

J 2.51

) 1.01

I 1.39

r 1.23

} .903

3 1.44

5 .830

5 .659

3 .695

3 1.12

Sept.

354

274

275

254

276

284

258

395

549

538

372

325

372

303

382

363

246

278

271

250

f230

300

f252

1,350

1,970

736

443

394

440

3400

-

Runoff in 

inohss

1.21

1.04

.95

19.65

2.89

1.06

1.60

1.38

1.04

1.61

 96

 76

.78

15.28

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby streams.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 185

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35°09'15", long. 80°51'10",

just upstream from sewage-disposal plant of city of Charlotte, a quarter of a mile

downstream from Brier Creek, and 5 miles south of Charlotte, Mecklenlurg County.

Datum of gage is 571.6 feet above mean sea level (city of Charlotte datum). 

Drainage area.- 41.4 square miles. 

Hecoras avaiiaDle.- July 1924 to September 1947. 

Average aiscnarge.- 23 years, 44.1 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 second-feet Oct. 8, Jan. 13; maximum

gage neight, 7.42 feet Jan. 13; minimum discharge, 3.0 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage

height, 1.57 feet).

1924-47: Maximum discharge, 8,370 second-feet Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 16.2 feet,

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; minimum, 1.6

second-feet July 30, 31, Aug. 1, 1925. 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet ana those for period of fragmentary gage-height record, which are fair, and those for period of no gage-height record,

which are poor.

Rating tables, vater year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 27 to Jan. 5)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 8 Mar., 9 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

4.1

8.3

14

22

33

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

63

100

156

219

277

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

363

450

570

728

888

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

4.1

9.0

16

24

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

34

62

100

Note.- Same as p-eoedIng table above 2.3 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

6.5

6.1

528

564

63

37

30

28

23

22

23

22

21

19

19

21

19

14

14

134

112

24

20

20

18

18

Nov.

17

19

20

17

16

15

15

23

15

14

14

14

a!4

a!3

a!3

a!3

allo

a!20

a2.4

a20

a!8

a20

a!8

17

18

30

75

24

20

18

-

Dec.

18

17

17

18

18

18

17

16

16

17

17

17

25

17

15

14

14

34

19

44

43

25

20

18

17

16

16

17

17

16

20

Jan.

43

25

192

63

49

37

30

30

25

23

22

324

313

354

72

134

138

138

589

f825

fl!6

72

58

52

47

46

41

39

36

41

47

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

33

30

29

34

29

28

33

28

24

24

25

26

26

25

24

23

23

22

24

131

84

56

40

32

30

29

28

25

_

-

Secondf oot-days

1,863.

784

613

14,226.

4,021

965

1,886

1,111

685

481 1,019! 522.

734.

14,687.

liar.

37

40

31

28

26

49

46

646

92

58

48

42

42

94

44

38

37

32

51

52

37

31

29

34

30

26

27

50

33

29

27

Apr.

27

77

54

35

32

31

29

27

28

26

61

56

31

92

74

56

40

32

29

30

35

27

26

25

25

22

21

21

21

21

-

Maximum

3 564

120

44

3 900

825

131

646

92

103

7 73

5 187

8 era OO

7 400

3 825

May

21

21

20

19

20

20

21

20

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

14

14

14

14

13

71

103

21

16

20

16

14

14

26

21

14

Minimum

6.1

13

14

6.1

22

22

26

21

13

8.5

7.5

7.5

5.4

5.4

June

12-

17

23

13

13

13

12

10

11

11

10

10

16

73

20

12

11

11

14

12

12

11

9.6

9.6

10

14

10

9.0

8.5

64

-

Mean

60.1

26.1

19.8

39.0

130

34.5

cf\ a DU*O

37.0

22.1

16.1

32 9

IRQ J.D»9

24.5

40.2

July

It

9.6

8.0

7.5

15

115

187

36

17

13

12

1?

9.0

1?

12

23

187

22

143->

126

4<?

16

13

11

9.6

9.0

9.6

10

11

11

Aug.

11

9.6

10

31

20

17

20

21

12

28

14

15

12

10

10

8.5

26

14

9.6

9.0

8.5

8.0

53

24

52

21

14

9.6

9.0

8.5

7.5

Per square 

mile

1.45

 650

.478

.942

3.14

.833

1.47

OQJ

 O04

.534

 389

795

!*08

.592

.971

Sspt.

6.9

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

8.0

17

14

11

10

9.0

8.5

7.5

6.4

6.4

8.0

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.9

5.4

5.9

5.9

400

87

18

11

9.6

10

10

Runoff in 

inches

1.67

.70

.55

12.77

3.61

 87

1 CQ by 

1.00

CO

 D£

.43

.92

.47

.66 .

13.19

Peak discharge.- Oct. 8 (10:30 p.m.) 1,800 sec.-ft.; Jan. 12 (6 p.m.) 1,440 sec.-ft.; Jan. 13 

(10:30 p.m.J iTsOO sec.-ft.; Jan. 20 (1 p.m.) 1,360 sec.-ft.j Mar. 8 (5 a.m.) 1,440 sec.-ft.; Sept. 24 

(4:30 p.m.) 1,180 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and weather records.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from-partly estimated gage heights.
186 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Broad River near Chimney Rock, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°25i35", long. 82°10'45", 1,000 feet downstream 

from Lake Lure Dam, If miles downstream from Buffalo Creek, and 3 miles east 'of 

Chimney Rook, Rutherford County,

Drainage area,- 97 square miles,

Records available.- March 1927 to September 1947. May 1907 to June 1909 at site at Uree, 

1 i/H miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1927-47), 168 second-feet.

Extremes - Maximum discharge during year, 609 second-feet (regulated) June 14 (gage 

neignt, 2.26 feet); minimum, 4.2 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 8, 10 (gage height, 

0.49 foot); minimum daily, 4.8 second-feet (regulated) Apr. 13.

1907-9 1927-47: Maximum discharge, 26,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, 

16.8 feet), by computation of flow over Lake Lure Dam; minimum 0,7 second-foot (regulated) Sept. 13, 1928 (gage height, 0.26 foot); minimum daily, 0.8 second-foot regulated) Sept. 13, 14, 1928.

Remarks - Records good except those below 10 second-feet, wnich are poor. 'Large diurnal 

fluctuation caused by power plant above station. Low and medium flow largely regulated 

by Lake Lure,

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 13 June 14 to Sept. 30

0.5 4,4 1.0 48 1.6

.6 8.0 1.1 71 1.8

.7 13 1.2 99 2.0

.8 20 1.3 131 Z.2

,9 31 1.4 166

248 1.6 243

349 1.8 334

473 E.O 441

615 Note.- Same as preceding table below 1.4 

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

S2

82

82

82

40

5.8

82

298

579

440

230

79

6.2

82

84

81

81

78

38

5-8

79

83

79

79

122

121

5.8

80

148

84

82

Nov.

82

80

6.9

148

150

159

156

158

45

8.0

88

85

157

150

158

44

9.0

152.0

156.0

150.0

150

150

148

7.3

154

147

149

151

151

41

-

Dec.

7.6

148

152

154

152

152

41

7.3

152

152

152

150

84

44

6.9

85

84

86

155

150

71

6.9

148

150

82

84

86

44

6.6

87

126

Jan,

174

174

174

174

174

174

174

170

132

85

41

5.8

126

329

328

326

332

283

226

554

586

515

515

515

344

174

289

244

231

285

286 

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

152

7.3

237

240

153

151

86

83

6.9

158

155

158

150

155

86

6.9

156

160

154

155

154

45

7.6

157

158

152

154

86

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

3 , 500 . (

3,390.2

3,006.3

77 ?<59 2 '

8, 139 f

3,523.7

4,465.9

4,876.5

2 , 901 * E

3,575.5

3.029.C

2,835.4

3,352.5

46, 597. C

Mar.

86

7.6

87

88

86

90

126

178

178

174

174

174

178

174

178

178

339

300

248

250

163

161

5.8

90

90

156

167

90

90

5.5

154

Apr.

162

8

8

15

7

6

4

152

16

15

15

5.1

0

4

0

156

152

15

29

4

4.8

2

398

348

29

16

15

4

1

9

5.1

250

26

24

15

0

4

8

159

88

15

16

16

-

Maximum

57S

153

155

 * *

586

240

33S

39£

161

440

36C

332

356

586

5.5

5

2

1

May

158

76

85

5.8

158

101

158

160

154

86

5.5

161

ISO

158

86

84

85

5.5

152

88

86

86

85

44

5.8

86

86

85

84

88

41

Minimum

5*8

6.9

6.8

4.2

5* 8

6*9

5.5

4.8

5.5

6.6

8*0

7.3

q c a * *j

4.8

June

6.9

86

87

90

88

82

46

6.6

87

88

85

88

175

440

320

244

162

90

88

89

90

12

160

162

156

154

158

69

12

154

Mean

113

113

97.0

212

263

126

144

163

93 6

119

97.7 112' 91 c

128

July

74

90

92

88

49

12

90

92

92

96

156

78 .

8.0

88

90

230

360

283

156

8.0

87

90

90

86

152

8.0

8.0

90

90

8.0

88

A)g.

88

7.6

8.0

88

88

100

332

152

86

7.3

88

87

87

154

90

88

8.5

89

86

88

90

90

48

9.5

127

173

145

120

152

49

9.5

Per square 

Bile

1.16

1.16

1.00

2 19j.

2,71

1 30

1.48

1 68

. 965

1 i "m23

!943

1.15

1.32

Sept.

90

90

90

88

88

47

9.5

88

138

247

154

153

154

12

152

154

315

356

280

49

12

92

92

12

92

92

11

12

93

90

Runoff in 

inohes

1.34

1.30

1.15

29 62

3.12

1.35

1.71

1 87 1.11 1.37

1.16

1 1*2Q09

J.* C\3

17.86
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 187

Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°12'35", long. 81°41'55", half a mile upstream from 

Sandy Run Creek and 3j miles southwest of Boiling Springs, Cleveland County.

Drainage area-- 864 square miles.

Records available.- June 1925 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 1,389 second-feet,

Extremes- Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 second-feet June 14 or 15 (gage height, 

ia.47 feet, from high-water mark in gage well); minimum, 257 second-feet (regulated) 

Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.48 feet); minimum daily, 399 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 28.

1925-47: Maximum discharge, 73,300 second-feet Aug. 16, 1928 (ga^e height, 24.3 

feet, present datum); minimum, 61 second-feet (regulated) July 21, 1940 (gage height, 

1.06 feet); minimum daily, 157 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 12, 1941.

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

 Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 18 to Dec. 24, Jan. 1-20)

1.6 346 2.6 1,360 6.0 6,OOO

1.7 425 3.0 1,870 7.0 7,560

1.8 508 3.5 2,560 8.0 9,400

2.0 690 4.0 3,240 9.0 11,400

2.3 1,010 5.0 4,620

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

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.

82s

882

930

922

916

524

465

1,710

3,650

2,240

1,600

1,270

1,050

762

943

1,010

978

832

904

939

690

924

903

909

913

1,220

882

681

906

980

911

Nov.

919

939

671

681

932

1,000

981

980

1,040

624

643

916

950

971

l.OOO

1.O20

1,640

2,130

1,370

1.01O

1,080

1,050

971

814

634

998

1,200

1,070

972

1,020

-

Dec.

322

596

914

947

906

861

866

570

552

842

888

850

921

78O

526

517

741

918

1,030

981

1,480

1,050

70O

1,050

1,060

782

995

972

980

721

968

Jan.

1,270

1,470

1,860

1,750

1,490

1,180

1,390

1,630

1,39O

1,31O

1.25O

1,160

1,170

2,310

2,090

2,330

2,350

2,330

4,O80

8,860

6,800

3,660

2,780

2,500

2,210

1,810

1,650

1,770

1,580

1,570

1,900

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ................. .........

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,670

1,42O

930

1,360

1,590

1,260

1,290

1,260

1,140

916

1,270

1,130

1,210

1,140

1,120

792

751

1,OOO

1,160

1,190

1,280

1,290

1,150

845

1,180

1,160

1,O90

1,090

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

33,314

30, 226

26,786

615,875

70,900

32,684

41,795

40,206

30,249

48,255

31,050

27,602

20,171

433,238

Mar.

1,040

845

772

994

1,160

1,140

1,2OO

2.12O

1,890

1,340

1,690

1,450

1,430

3,050

2,09O

1,500

1,26O

1,720

1,520

1,360

1,380

1,270

1,150

845

1,310

1,130

1,150

1,300

1,050

878

761

Apr.

1,120

1,500

1,190

1,200

1,130

994

782

1,120

1,120

1,030

1,180

1,400

1,180

845

1,780

2,460

2,930

2,000

1,600

1,410

1,360

1,450

1,440

1,440

1,220

1,190

902

803

1,150

1,280

Maximum

3,650

2,130

1,480

18,200

8,860

1,67O

3,050

2,930

1,580

10,000

2,300

1,990

980

10,000

May

1,300

1,170

1,120

1,030

761

1,050

1,000

1,030

1,060

1,050

904

690

948

1,020

987

893

912

643

662

978

1,060

1,040

1,010

1,020

1,580

840

938

894

926

961

772

Minimum

465

624

517

465

1,160

751

761

782

643

517

420

414

399

399

June

561

578

840

938

904

684

802

602

517

722

740

746

1,140

a8,000

300,000

a3,600

al.SOO

al,200

al,300

al,600

1,470

1,290

974

1,150

1,410

1,130

1,090

1,180

877

710

-

Mean

" 1,075

1,008

864

1,687

2,287

1,167

1,348

1,340

976

1,608

1,002

890

672

1,187

July

1,090

1,270

990

871

662

634

634

1,170

1,080

1,180

968

906

568

596

1,130

1,880

2,300

1,990

1,380

1,370

721

1,080

962

882

844

890

420

433

696

749

704

Aug.

731

771

486

685

797

1,050

1,960

1,230

1,020

658

578

942

1,150

878

898

814

490

561

883

830

837

801

639

414

1,990

1,260

1,010

956

917

866

500

P*r square 

mile

1.24

1.17

1.00

1.95

2.65

1.35

1.56

1.55

1.13

1.86

1.16

1.03

.778

1.37

Sept.

500

703

714

702

648

442

472

578

740

775

900

918

850

524

483

746

741

842

980

920

400

417

640

800

919

704

660

399

417

637

Runoff in 

inches

1.43

1.30

1.15

26.51

3.05

1.41

1.80

1.73

1.30

2.08

1.34

1.19

.87

18.65

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of high-water mark, recorls for station near 

Chimney Rock and records for stations on nearby streams.
188 SANTEE J^IVER BASIN

Broad River near Gaffney, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°05'20", long. 81°34'20", at bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 0.3 mile upstream from Cherokee Creek, 4.4 miles downstream from Gaston Shoals 

Dam, and 4.5 miles east of Gaffney, Cherokee County.

Drainage area.- 1,490 squane miles.

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1947. July 1896 to December 1899 at site 

i.l miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1896-98, 1939-47), 2,476 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,800 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 11.09 

feet ) ; minimum, 352 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 29; minimum daily, 657 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 22.

1896-99. 1938-47: Maximum discharge, 119,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 

19.78 feet), by computation of flow over Gaston Shoals Dam; minimum, 242 second-feet 

(regulated) Septtj. 18, Oct. 30, 1939; minimum daily, 443 second-feet (regulated) July 2, 

1940.

Remarks . - Records good. Medium and low flow regulated by power plants above station. 

Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Discharge, in second-fi

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,090

1,260

1,240

1,330

1,210

1,050

811

2,310

7,860

4,720

3,220

2,700

1,990

1,640

1,620

1,650

1,680

1,560

1,530

1,500

1,360

1,410

1,510

1,450

1,480

2,320

1,720

1,290

1,400

1,590

1,520

Nov.

1,450

1,540

1,280

1,230

1,400

1,510

1,550

1,620

1,610

1,260

1,150

1,360

1,500

1,530

1,550

1,560

2,040

5,560

2,850

2,040

1,870

1,840

1,820

1,510

1,340

1,460

2,790

2,150

1,940

1,740

-

Dec.

1,860

1,360

1,500

1,880

1,810

1,600

1,680

1,320

1,260

1,430

1,730

1,590

1,750

1,620

1,170

1,300

1,220

1,830

2,140

1,960

2,800

2,050

1,530

1,870

1,800

1,510

1,660

1,600

1,670

1,470

1,510

Jan.

2,220

2,320

3,100

3,120

2,640

2,040

2,260

2,490

2,100

2,040

1,920

2,100

2,500

4,250

3,760

3,980

4,200

4,200

8,430

19,600

15,800

7,080

5,100

4,420

3,650

3,440

2,910

3,020

2,800

2,700

3,120

Month

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

November .........................

December .....................

Calendar year 1946 ...........

January ..........................

February ........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,700

2,600

1,960

2,150

2,600

2,190

2,220

2,140

1,960

1,700

2,040

2,020

1,960

1,960

1,920

1,580

1,470

1,650

1,840

2,100

2,240

2,180

2,220

1,720

1,860

2,020

1,860

1,780

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

59 021

54,050

51,480

1,007,295

133,310

56,640

77,830

73,280

54,540

83, 242

60, 668

46,430

32,202

782,693

Mar.

1,700 i,66a

1,470

1,620

1,920

1,880

1,920

3,740

3,870

2,910

2,800

2,500

2,460

5,330

4,530

3,440

2,800

2,910

2,800

2,600

2,600

2,420

2,240

1,750

2,260

1,960

2,100

2,240

2,220

1,700

1,480

Apr.

1,930

2,500

2,480

2,100

2,200

1,920

1,650

1,810

2,040

1,900

1,920

2,320

2,480

1,720

2,600

3,910

5,920

3,980

3,120

2,800

2,600

2,700

2,500

2,700

2,260

2,120

1,590

1,720

1,680

2,110

Maximum

7,860

5,560

2,800

37,700

19,600

2,700

5,330 

5,920

5,470

18,300

5,380 

3,490

2,340

19,600

Hay

2,220

1,900

1,810

1,760

1,500

1,510

1,700

1,540

1,660

1,610

1,490

1,350

1,450

1,440

1,530

1,400

1,450

1,200

1,140

1,520

1,510

2,220

1,640

1,470

5,470

3,130

1,570

1,550

1,580

1,750

1,490

Minimum

811

1,150

1,170

811

1,920

1,470

1,470

1,590

1,140 

9EE

848

970

657

657

June

1,250

1,180

1,150

1,650

1,410

1,340

1,180

1,330

922

1,090

1,110

1,140

1,580

8,780

18,300

5,840

3,760

2,600

2,380

4,130

2,800

2,440

1,940

2,030

2,250

2,010

1,910

2,240

1,870

1,630

Mean

1,904

1,802

1,661

2,760

4,300

2,023

E 511

E^443 1 759

2 775 1)957

1,498

1,073

2,144

July

i,810

2,260

1,790

1,450

1,180

1,130

1,220

1,640

2,360

2,040

1,580

1,420

1,010

1,110

1,650

4,360

4,420

5,040

2,440

5,380

1,800

1,940

1,670

1,550

1,500

1,440

1,090

848

1,090

1,230

1,220

Aug.

1,220

1,210

1,210

1,070

1,2^0

1,530

2,460

2,240

1,970

1,310

1,070

1,180

1,610

1,470

1,330

1,190

970

1,010

1,430

1,320

1,220

1,170

1,020

1,040

3,490

2,910

1,990

1,610

1,550

1,380

990

Per square 

mile

1.23

1.21

1.11

1.85

E 83 1)3$

1.61

1.6'i

1 18

lisi

1.01

.720

1.44

Sept.

801

970

1,060

1,060

1,000

797

798

870

1,340

954

1,270

1,240

1,240

948

948

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,410

1,240

922

657

727

1,580

2,340

1,370

1,040

913

695

802

-

Runoff in 

inches

1 . 48

1 .35

l.°28

25.15

3.33

1.42

1.95

1 83

1.36

l!si

1.16

.80

19.55

Peak discharge.- June 15 (6:15 a.m.) 27,800 sec.-ft.j Jan. 20 (6:30 p.m.) 22,400 sec.-ft.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Broad River near Carlisle, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°36', long. 81°25', at bridge en State Highway 72, 

v miles upstream from Sandy River, 2 miles downstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad 

bridge, 2| miles east of Carlisle, Union County, and 5 miles downstream from Neals 

Shoals Dam. Datum of gage is 290.70 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,790 square milesr

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 37.900 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 17.21- 

reet; minimum, 124 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.31 feet); minimum 

daily, 215 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 14.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 103,000 second-feet Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 29.41 

feet), on basis of computation of flow over Neals Shoals Dam; minimum, 78 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 25, 1939, Sept. 14, 1941 (gage height, 1.16 feet); minimum daily, 90 

second-feet (regulated) June 30, 1940.

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

LOW and medium flow regulated by power plants above station. Capacity of reservoirs 

insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.5 206 3.0 1,770 11.0 19,400

1.7 328 3.7 2,940 13.0 24.9OO

2.O 565 5.0 5.54O 16.7 36,200

2.3 859 7.0 9,740

2.7 1,340 9.0 14,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to Septembe- 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,650

1,980

2,220

1,950

1,890

462

1,990

4,230

13,900

12,900

7,540

5,140

4,440

3,240

3,450

2,550

2.57O

2,600

2,600

477

2,590

3,020

2,400

2,260

2,360

4,170

2,510

2,750

2,660

2,830

2,420

NOV.

2,400

2,540

886

2,740

2,330

2,610

2,280

2,330

2,510

626

2,350

2,630

2,250

82,400

82,400

82,400

a650

5,160

6,540

4,640

4,040

3,640

3,140

1,130

2,88O

2,940

3,050

3,940

2,630

2,99O

-

Dec.

1,600

2,88O

2,790

2,190

2,670

2,960

2,610

769

2,560

2,490

2,650

2,270

2,760

2,530

1,010

2,570

2,200

2,390

2,460

3,270

3,740 '

2,710

2,360

3,540

2,32O

2,940

2,730

3,010

1,730

2,740

2,670

Jan.

2,940

3,340

5,210

6,940

4,840

3,910

3,940

3,740

3,240

3,340

3,440

2,770

5,740

11,300

7,830

6,590

11,700

7,840

9,970

30,000

36,200

19,800

9,520

6,940

6,340

4,700

5,040

4,640

4,640

4,060

3,600

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4,340

3,640

3,320

3,940

3,740

2,940

3,540

3,440

1,930

3,120

3,740

2,750

2,990

3,100

2,950

1,240

2,910

3,440

2,690

2,770

4,640

4,140

2,740

3,820

3,740

3,240

3,000

3,140

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

108,749

83,052

78,119

1,615,420

244,100

90,980

141,000

113,250

76,102

107,027

80,749

62,082

49,272

1,234,482

Mar.

2,770

1,660

2,950

3,540

2,630

3,080

4,140

13,000

11,100

6,340

5,140

4,540

4,540

6,340

7,760

5,540

5,140

4,740

4,240

5,140

4,240

3,840

2,510

3,650

3,840

3,440

3,340

3,440

3,440

1,890

3,040

Apr.

3,740

3,440

4,840

4,640

3,740

2,010

3,270

3,440

3,540

3,260

3,110

3,080

2,140

3,740

4,940

4,440

6,340

6,340

5,740

3,440

4,240

4,140

3,940

3,940

3,740

3,340

1,090

3,080

3,640

2,870

-

Maximum

13,900

6,540

3,740

45,100

36,200

4,640

13,000

6,340

5,740

17,200

5,540

4,330

4,940

36,200

May

2,91O

3,000

2,750

1.12O

2,660

3,180

2,030

2,750

1,830

2,780

938

2,150

2,080

2,960

2,250

2,300

2,170

684

1,690

2,380

2,280

2,550

2,750

2,500

1,350

5,740

4,140

2,540

2,230

2,520

2,890

Minimum

462

626

769

462

2,770

1,920

1,660

1,090

6S4

452

644

236

215

215

June

645

1,840

2,930

2,330

1,760

1,930

2,340

452

1,630

2,270

2.10O

1,500

1,390

1,750

17,000

17,200

7,920

4,540

3,640

3,340

3,740

2,450

3,230

2,960

3,090 '

2,600

2,600

2,780

1,830

3,240

-

Mean

3,508

2,768

2,520

4,426

7,874

3,249

4,548

3,775

2,455

3,568

2,6O5

2,003

1,642

3,382

July

2,500

2,940

1,620

1,520

2,210

1,590

2,480

2,620

2,420

2,430

2,660

2,190

644

2,030

2,250

2,910

4,440

4,940

4,840

5,540

4,840

3,240

2,820

2,890

2,210

2,020

725

1,690

1,820

1,810

1,910

Aug.

1,840

1,

1,

300

236

350

2,310

2,000

1,

3,

2,

340

520

330

1,220

1,980

2,

1,

2,

210

370

290

2,120

2,050

516

1,

2,

780

200

2,200

1,780

1,

1,

710

310

560

1,790

4,330

3,

3,

2,

2,

360

D50

150

170

610

Per square 

mile

1.26

.992

.903

1.59

2.82

1.16

1.63

1.35

.880

1.28

.934

'.718

.589

1.21

Sept.

1,780

1,570

1,690

1,720

1,410

1,550

373

870

1,800

1,920

1,710

1,480

1,700

215

1,660

1,660

1,930

1,860

1,570

1,650

380

1,310

1,510

2,490

4,940

3,430

2,030

224

1,220

1,620

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.45

1.11

1.04

21.54

3.25

1.21

1.88

1.51

1.01

1.43

1.08

.83

.66

16.46

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records.
190 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Broad River at Richtex, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°11', long. 81°12', 1 mile upstream from Little 

Kiver and Richtex, Fairfield County, and 11 miles downstream from Parr Shoals Dam. 

Datum of gage is 184.84 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 4,850 square miles.

Records available.- November 1925 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1926-27, 1929-47), 5,803 second-feet.

Extreir.es.- Maximum discharge during year, 57,800 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 13.72 

I'eet); minimum daily, 813 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 14.

1925-47: Maximum discharge, 228,000 second-feet Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 30.7 

feet, from floodmarks), on basis of computation of flow over Parr Shoals Dam; minimum 

daily, 149 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 13, 1935, from rating curve extended below 320 

second-feet.

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

Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station. Capacity of reservoirs 

insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.8 783 4.0 8,680

1.1 1,190 6.C

1.5 1,870 8.C

2.1 3,180 11. C

) 16,000

24,60O

) 40,800

3.0 5,650 13.3 55,200

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,39O

2,740

2,77O

2,860

2,230

1,960

1,370

5,140

14,700

21,500

14,900

8,940

7,370

6,200

4,920

3,600

4,130

3,440

3,750

2,700

1,860

3,890

3,360

3,160

3,080

5,010

4,460

3,520

3,870

3,660

3,380

Nov.

3,180

3,420

3,120

2,370

3,900

3,410

3,550

3,280

3,210

3,200

1,670

3,430

3,220

3,140

3,190

3,330

2,470

4,260

8,020

7,700

6,230

5,360

4,180

3,670

2,790

4,350

3,740

4,790

4,260

3,700

-

Dec.

3,440

3,160

4,140

3,380

3,210

3,280

3,760

3,130

1,880

3,590

3,410

3,420

3,710

3,420

2,990

2,420

3,660

3,220

3,270

4,380

5,360

4,650

3,690

4,480

3,650

2,820

4,350

3,500

3,500

3,040

4,030

Jan.

4,000

4,510

5,960

13,200

10,400

7,400

6,520

5,940

4,830

4,780

5,070

4,530

6,910

18,200

18,900

11,800

15,900

18,000

16,700

36,500

55,200

50,000

28,500

16,100

10,400

8,640

7,100

6,810

6,810

6,520

5,650

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

Bay ..............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

6,380

5,800

5,050

5,480

5,320

5,070

4,640

4,920

4,340

3,300

5,260

4,220

4,260

4,450

4,240

3,520

2,890

4,780

4,020

4,470

6,540

7,400

5,940

4,780

5,940

5,070

4,740

4,360

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

157 ,860

116,140 

109,940

2,363,470

421,830

137,180

253,680

181,600

106 , 930

134,530

105 , 660

85,320

66,303

1,876,973

Mar.

4,230

3,930

3,760

4,780

4,24O

5.27O

7,100

20,800

29,000

17,400

10,300

7,700

6,960

9,320

14,100

12,203

3,650

7,700

6,960

7,400

7,550

6,810

5,140

4,340

6,420

4,940

5,070

6,080

6,230

5,300

a4,000

Apr.

a5,500

a6,C

a7,E

a7,E

OO

00

OO

6,660

5,540

3,E

5,2

5,7

60

60

50

5,8OO

4,920

5,2

4,C

5,1

60

80

50

8,680

10,400

10, C

9,7

8,6

00

00

80

6,810

5,310

6,6

5,2

5,E

60

60

00

4,920

5,310

3,4

3,1

4,E

4,2

-

Maximum

21 500

5)350

56 , 600

55,200

7,400

29,000

10,400

6 ,810

7 ,860

5,220

6,520

55,200

70

40

20

60

May

4,080

4,360

3,690

3,440

2,440

4,220

3,660

3,160

3,330

2,860

3,270

1,770

3,350

3,210

3,470

3,210

3,120

2,500

1,720

2,840

2,840

3,860

3,680

3,440

3,500

4,490

6,810

4,510

2,770

3,220

4,110

Minimum

1,370

1,670 

1,880

1,370

4,000

2, 890

3, 760

3,140

1,720

1,770

1,490

1,740

813

313

June

2,880

2,010

3,130

3,480

2,790

2,470

2,600

2,350

1,770

2,230

2,730

2,670

2,020

2,820

7,090

22,800

12,800

7,680

5,240

5,640

4,780

4,630

3,240

4,130

3,800

3,490

3,620

3,380

3,190

3,070

-

Mean

5 09i

3! 546

6,475

13,610

4 89C

8,185

6,053

3,449

4, 48^

3.40E

2*210

5,142

July

3,690

3,570

3,210

1,500

2,410

2,300

2,630

3,240

3,430

3,550

3,330

2,950

2,260

1,620 2,6'=0

3,650

5,140

5,800

5,290

5,990

7,860

5,400

3,510

3,620

2,980

2,770

1,690

1,490

3,460

2,150

2,520

Aug.

2,070

2,C 1,-

1,£

00

40

oo.

2,860

2,690

2,5

3,C

4,7

2,5

90

90

80

60

2,470

3,4

2,E

2,S

20

40

40

3,010

2,320

2,Z

2,6

2,7

90

80

60

2,750

2,620

2,1

2,4

l.S

90

10

50

1,740

3,420

5,£

4,C

3,£

2,6

20

00

20

20

2,270

Per square 

mile

1.05

. 798

.731

1 J.. t-l-X ^4

2. 81

1.01

1 . 69

1. 25

.711

 925

!703

.567

.456

1.06

Sept.

1,240

2,590

1,990

2,040

2,030

1,660

1,430

1,280

1,500

2,110

2,250

2,080

2,600

813

1,160

2,180

2,270

2,990

2,050

1,840

1,630

1,250

1,920

3,200

5,160

6,520

3,470

1,590

1,560

1,900

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.21 

o 89

.84

18* 12

3 24

l!o5

1.95

1.40

82

1.'03

. 81

.65

.51

14.40

r '-k discharge.- Oct. 10 (11 a.m.) 21,900 sec.-ft.; Jan. 21 (10 p.m.) 57,800 sec.-ft.; Mar. 

C !.*.} 31,80-> sec.-ft.; June 16 (ll a.m.) 25,100 sec.-ft.

 -o height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records at Parr Shoals.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Green River near Mill Spring, N. C.

191

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°20'10", long. 82°04'50", at abandoned ford l| miles 

nortfieast of Pea Ridge Church, 2 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, and 5t miles northeast of Mill Spring, Polk County.

Drainage area.- IVVsquare miles.

Records available..- December 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 6.24 

feet); minimum, 32 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.54 feet); minimum 

daily, 34 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 28.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 10,800 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 22.15 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 25 second-feet (regulated) July 6, 1940 

(gage height, 1.42 feet); minimum daily, 25 second-feet (regulated) July 6, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 24.2 feet sometime in July 1916, from flood-crest reference mark 

placed by local resident.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, which are 

rair. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station; considerable regulation by Lake Summit and Turner Reservoirs (combined usable storage, 264,455,000 cubic 

feet).

Rating table, water year 1946-47, (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.5 24 1.9 115 2.6 445 3.6 1,100

1.6 44 2.0 148 2.8 584 4.0 1,320

1.7 64 2.2 227 3.0 736 4.5 1,570

1.8 87 2.4 326 3.3 935 5.0 1,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to Septerabe- 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

329

338

421

333

96

56

2S3

544

1,100

648

356

306

SS

286

325

364

304

286

304

162

2SS

328

288

284

379

126

64

293

303

280

394

Nov.

301

80

66

270

308

316

298

316

96

5S

294

332

326 '333

30S

337

160

354

346

327

360

304

199

64

271

331

356

347

310

364

Dec.

SO

287

399

360

302

304

92

52

284

336

294

303

330

68

50

267

288

336

310

575

468

82

288

367

86

302

348

344

152

300

335

Jan.

336

617

458

426

129

311

b86

422

357

362

169

76

572

476

482

685

444

528

711

1,460

1,290

1,060

838

592

570

402

555

548

434

676

438

Month

Oot'obtr ..........................

NovtBbtr .........................

D«o«Bb«r .,........,,...,,...,,..,

Calendar yiar 1S46 .....,...,.,

January . , . , , .......,.,....,...,.

February , , . , ,,.,,.,..,,,,,...,..

March ....... ,,,..,....,..,.,,,..

May

Jun* ...,..., ,..,,..........,,...

July ...,.,., ,.....,.....,.,,....

August ,,,.,, ..,,..,.,,,..,..,,,,

8«pt«Bb«r . . . ...,..,,,.,.,,,..,,,

Water yiar 1S46-47 .,.,....,...

Feb.

541

160

317

618

408

418

444

407

168

534

384

344

410

336

84

58

276

340

367

380

418

534

95

323

406

312

305

330

.

_

-

8«oondfoot-day«

9,85§

8

1 KQ 

, Iwc

8,389

180,930

16,990

9,706

10,061

8)444

10,993

8 1 ABA OBO

7,350

5,669

116, 61S

Mar.

101

58

f280

f320

340

373

165

494

flOO

542

426

398

366

592

420

71

579

420

374

334

394

355

77

(=39

360

397

362

327

136

58

301

Apr.

650

401

400

412

244

56

311

406

284

322

421

506

69

322

570

842

744

634

548

373

555

407

640

339

360

188

60

321

400

548

MaxlBun

1,100

384

S75

3,170

1,460

618

593

843

417

1,670

577

533

186

1,670

May

414

329

396

76

288

322

290

308

338

305

58

264

320

308

275

314

78

69

316

400

336

333

345

417

146

393

304

304

376

173

63

UiniBun

56

68

50

50

76

58

58

as

as

43

48

60

S4

34

June

46

256

319

355

187

278

205 '42

270

254

276

266

508

1,670

826

724

350

354

416

442

346

136

326

534

397

554

505

166

69

334

-

Mean

318

373

371

496

541

347

326

411

372

361

9 COvAt} 

337

1§9

330

July

396

337

287

68

52

52

522

385

445

343

280

66

46

270

412

577

504

403

408

69

404

398

334

376

283

70

48

340

366

382

363

Aug.

280

2

66

98

68

290

514

5

3

1

22

15

03

64

312

3

3

3

86

14

08

304

104

2

2

50

70

76

351

0

1

ss

78

50

65

546

296

2

2

Z

71

86

69

70

50

P«r «quar« Bil*

z 85

1.84

f Fragmentary gage-height reeordj diiehsrgi aemputid frem partly entifflsted gage heights

Sept.

241

232

252

238

SO

46

88

245

2S6

258

268

278

62

46

260

274

240

254

258

58

58

242

358

386

194

160

44

34

318

351

-

Runoff in inohtf

m

-

58.66

^

.

^

m

m

m

.

£4.91
192 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°14'15", long. 81°46'25", at Cliffsiee, Rutherford 

County, 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 211 square miles.

Records available.- June 1925 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 294 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,500 second-feet June 14 (gage hejght, 9.02 

feet); minimum, 6 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 6; minimum daily, 14 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 21.

1925-47: Maximum discharge, 15,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 17.93 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 4 second-feet (regulated) July 24, 

1943; minimum daily, 6 second-feet (regulated) June 9, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 100 second-feet and those computed from gage 

heights based on fragmentary records, which are fair, and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation and some regulation 

caused by mills above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

160

156

164

160

214

44

125

275

582

202

192

182

170

184

146

158

150

150

136

129

185

150

146

156

148

218

94

176

152

154

144

Nov.

154

162

108

184

156

160

148

140

176

108

181

156

156

156

164

151

318

659

318

203

202

196

189

155

200

232

199

180

180

172

-

Dec.

150

178

171

158

162

139

132

140

180

151

142

146

148

127

123

171

149

168

223

188

228

204

183

176

168

194

168

126

150

178

168

Jan.

240

246

297

314

258

250

218

223

186

189

143

244

f265

a400

a360

a380

a360

a460

al,500

a2,6OO

al,600

a650

a460

a340

a280

a220

a280

a260

a 240

a 240

a280

Month

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

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

a240

a!7O

a24O

a220

f218

190

197

206

159

214

174

168

179

170

174

151

202

178

175

176

a220

a!90

a!70

a200

a!90

alSO

a!80

alSO

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,402

5,863

5,089

125,893

13, 983

5,311

8,744

8 029

4J598

15,133

7,017

4,904

3,504

87,577

Mar.

a!70

a!20

a20O

alSO

alSO

a!9O

a200

aSOO

f447

369

292

270

280

854

554

432

415

269

298

f264

a240

a220

a!70

a240

a220

a 200

a!90

a220

a200

a!60

a 200

Apr.

a2OO

a200

f218

294

130

208

246

210

196

193

210

251

220

256

387

603

784

399

320

293

328

242

240

225

217

194

194

205

180

186

-

Maximum

582

659

228

4,970

2,600

240

854

784

256

5,400

458

362

185

5,400

May

176

176

168

142

184

152

154

159

155

130

120

197

130

131

143

122

98

113

173

123

150

145

14O

120

256

190

146

128

139

130

108

Minimum

44

108

123

44

143

151

120

130

98

65

39

50

14

14

June

101

164

136

134

137

83

95

65

144

1O8

113

102

108

2,840

5,400

812

436

340

364

726

454

302

348

238

268

197

218

236

246

218

-

Mean

174

195

164

345

451

190

282

268

148

504

226

158

117

240

July

196

219

185

130

163

166

214

224

230

274

222

145

103

231

453

458

449

420

269

418

252

229

220

214

202

181

39

112

140

108

151

Aug.

158

158

98

281 206-

144

170

138

126

90

163

168

261

137

143

122

70

172

162

178

155

126

92

50

362

266

150

184

130

153

91

Per squa-e 

mile

0.825

.924

.777

1.64

2.14

.90C

1.34

1.27

.703

2.39

1.07

.745

.555

1.14

Sept.

168

142

145

126

8O

50

70

176

136

146

126

112

136

62

155

126

102

98

113

87

14

136

116

122

185

134

130

58

140

113

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.95

1.03

.90

22.21

2.46

.94

1.54

1.42

.81

2 . 67

1.24

.86

.62

15.44

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby streams.

f Discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 193

First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°22i50", long. 81°32'40", 500 feet downstream from 

aam at Double Shoals, an eighth of a mile upstream from Barnes Criek, and 2j miles 

southeast of Lavmdale, Cleveland County.

Drainage area.- 198 square miles.

Kecoras available.- Feburary 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,580 second-feet June 14 (gfge height, 17.43 

reet); minimum, 61 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 20, Sept. 20; minimum daily, 80 secondfeet (regulated) Sept. 20, 21.

1940-47: Maximum discharge, 32,500 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gege height, 37.8 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,300 second-feet on basis of records for 

stations on nearby streams; minimum, 16 second-feet (regulated) June 23, 3J, 1940, July 

25, 1943; minimum daily, 29 second-feet (regulated) July 29, 1940.

Flood of July 1916 reached a stage of 37.8 feet, from reference narks established 

by local resident.

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

considerable diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at low flow caused by power 

plants and mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

1.7 93 2.6 39O 4.5 1,460

1.8 115 2.8 492 5.O 1,640

1.9 140 3.0 625 6.0 2,040

2.0 169 3.3 855 7.0 2,440

2.2 235 3.6 1.06O 9.0 3,410

2.4 310 4.0 1,280 11.0 4,490

1.6 78 2.0 184 2

1.7 99 2.2 263 3

1.8 124 2.4 357 3

1.9 152 2.6 461 3

Note.- Same as preceding tablf

3.5 feet.

8 570

O 680

3 865

6 1,060

above

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

Ill

104

108

113

102

97

118

212

632

291

191

163

163

175

135

128

135

135

132

111

143

122

120

125

132

146

132

143

128

131

122

Nov.

130

130

108

146

125

118

126

136

111

120

146

122

135

111

120

125

412

63O

257

191

175

185

152

135

172

157

228

169

149

160

-

Dec.

120

154

140

135

138

140

125

102

138

132

130

128

140

128

100

135

128

154

188

191

185

172

175

16O

143

152

138

138

143

157

149

Jan.

182

185

218

225

225

185

182

169

169

152

146

224

211

390

322

374

318

464

1,270

2.86O

1,250

669

429

338

295

286

263

234

229

229

273

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

Augumt ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

234

184

217

202

199

188

195

199

149

178

184

178

178

178

181

141

184

168

165

174

206

184

152

199

181

174

168

168

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4 800

5 181

4*458

110,666

12 1 965

5,108

7 951

7*885

4 847

12*777

7,246

5,530

3,429

82,177

Mar.

158

155

181

168

165

168

188

341

343

281

250

225

217

1.O20

532

372

309

272

250

229

234

184

195

217

199

181

178

202

168

178

191

Apr.

181

22

2

06

21

10

174

181

]

]

]

95

84

81

174

184 'i

]

2

55

76

34

372

869

4

;

60

19

19

286

272 t 46

29

>21

217

162

]

2

]

]

Maximum

632

630

191

6,410

2 »860

234

1,020

869

3O9

4,000

642

221

4,000

95

10

81

71

May

188

178

146

168

188

165

146

152

149

144

116

168

132

158

119

158

124

109

158

122

138

250

138

104

309

202

127

141

135

174

141

Minimum

97

108

100

91

146

141

155

162

104

97

110

99

80

80

June

104

124

141

135

124

119

135

97

109

104

106

109

114

4,000

2,700

603

413

319

238

377

309

263

225

191

202

181

178

568

234

255

-

Mean

151

17!

144

so:

416

182

25i

26> ise

42t

23'

176

114

22E

July

259

281

210

152

158

165

191

a!90

a220

a260

a!90

a!6O

alSO

a!9O

a400

a480

a460

a440

a360

a460

a300

a220

a200

a!90

alSO

alSO

allO

a!30

a!30

a!30

a!30

Aug.

alSO

a]

a]

a2

50

20

40

144

144

1

:

:

O4

99

95

109

138

]

1:

16

55

55

116

104

:

:

2

02

32

10

119

116

2

]

99

02

38

642

444

]

1

2

:

58

58

25

30

116

Per square 

mile

> 0.783

.874

.727

1.53

2.11

, 919

1 29

1)33

.788

2 15

1 . 18

.899

.576

1.14

Sept.

ia4

114 -112

109

104

109

112

119

104

109

112

114

102

99

119

109

109

114

112

80

80

102

102

141

221

144

102

102

130

119

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.90

.97

.84

2O.79

2.44

.96

1.49

1.48

 91

2 40

l!36

1.04

.64

15.43

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for

s trearns.
194 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

North Pacolet River at Fingerville, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°07', long. 81°59', at McMlllln Mill, about 400 

reet downstream from Obed Creek and 1 mile south of Fingerville, Spartenturg County. 

Datum of gage is 715.56 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 116 square miles.

Records available.- November 1929 to September 1947.

Average aiscnargeT- 17 years (1930-47), 203 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,110 second-feet June 15 (gage height, 12.30 

reet, from rating curve extended above 1,400 second-feet bv logarithmic plotting on 

basis of computation of flow over dam 2 miles above station; minimum, 31 second-feet 

(regulated) Oct. 6; minimum daily, 76 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 23.

1929-47; Maximum discharge, 12,500 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 27.13 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,400 second-feet by computation of flow over 

dam 2 miles above station; minimum, 10 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 7, 1940, June 22 

1941; minimum dally, 34 second-feet (regulated) 0et. 1, 2, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mill 

acove station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used pet. 8-13, 26-28, Hov. 17^19, Jan. 14-22,

Feb. 24 to Mar. 9, Mar. 14, 15, Mar. 29 to Apr. 11,

Apr. 16-22, May 9-21, 25, 26, June 16, 17,

June 19 to July 1, July 16-18, 23-26,

Aug. 6-11, 24, 25)

3.1 65 6.0 754 

3.3 96 8.0 1,370 

3.7 172 9.6 1,960 

4.5 358

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

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.

107 

107 

103 

105 

105

96 

101 

430 

891 

541

248 

217 

191 

158

150

144

140 

136 

132 

128

127 

125 

123 

123 

130

231 

162 

148 

f!30 

f!30 

f!30

Nov.

f!30 

f!30 

f!40 

f!50 

fHO

128 

128 

146 

132 

127

132 

136 

127 

127 

121

123 

415 

810 

393 

216

192 

185 

168 

160 

156

199 

227 

176 

162 

158

Dec.

152 

148 

142 

142 

138

140 

138 

134 

136 

136

138 

138 

152

140 

136

.132 

132 

191 

176 

179.

192 

170 

160 

152 

148

142 

142 

142 

142 

140 

148

Jan.

2O9

196 

238 

234 

201

183 

172 

170 

162 

154

154 

214

211 

346 

281

279 

284 

310 

496 

1,130

1,480 

597 

358 

310 

279

257 

236 

223 

214 

214 

234

Month

Oo to 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Aprl 

Bay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary . . .

h.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Pealc discharge.- 0

(4:15 a.m.) 2,000 se 

Aug. 25 (6:30 a.m.) 

f Computed on baai

Feb.

203 

190 

183 

183 

174

f!70 

f!80 

f!80 

f!70 

f!60

f!60 

162 

162 

160 

160

158

156 

154 

156 

183

187 

176 

183 

170 

158

154 

152 

148

Seoondfoot-days

5,789 

5,734 

4,598

94,896

10,026 

4,732 

6,510 

5,800 

4,200 

7,267 

4,239 

4,019 

2,609

65,523

Mar.

154 

158 

148 

144 

144

179 

174 

382 

346 

236

207 

194 

219 

536 

334

236 

216 

203 

198 

205

192 

183 

174 

176 

172

162 

162 

194 

166 

160 

156

Apr. ,

154 

179 

172 

158 

158

160 

154 

148 

154 

148

160 

190 

164 

195 

262

365 

431 

274 

238

212

207 

203 

179 

174 

172

167 

154 

156 

156 

156

Maximum

891 

810 

192

3,910

1,480 

203 

536 

431 

281 

1,950 

419 

748 

128

1,950

Hay

158 

154 

148 

148 

146

136 

136 

132

125 

127

123 

123 

121 

119 

116

116 

118 

112 

116 

107

115 

144

123 

120 

281

154 

123 

116 

133 

187 

123

Minimum

96 

121 

132

96

154 

148 

144 

148 

107 

94 

94 

82 

76

76

June

114 

112 

132 

121 

309

110 

109 

103 

100 

96

96 

94 

136 

770 

1,950

595 

264 

19S 

185 

225

183 

234

183 

156 

146

138 

132 

175 

162 

139

Mean

187 

191 

148 .

260

323 

169 

210 

193 

135 

242 

137 

130 

87.0

180

July

138 

134 

118 

116 

112

123 

118 

110 

113 

121

110 

103 

101 

98

155

278 

419 

216 

162 

134

140 

225 

114 

98 

94

98 

105 

103 

101 

36 

96

Aug.

90 

94 

103 

103 

99

125 

150 

112 

101 

93

101 

98 

107 

94 

88

83 

86 

82 

126 

98

93

96 

88 

126 

748

217 

J39 

155 

120 

105 

96

Sept.

94 

93 

90 

83 

82

80 

81 

83 

82 

86

82 

118 

103 

fO

8.3

80

77 

77 

SO 

90

82 

77 

76 

97 

128

91

86 

80 

78 

80

Per square Runoff in 

Bile inches

1.61 1,86 

1.6S 1,84 

1.28 1.48

2.24 30,42

2.78 3.20 

1.46 1,68 

1.81 2.09 

1.66 1.85 

1.16 1,34 

2.09 2,33 

1.18 1.36 

1.12 1.29 

.750 .84

1.55 21.00

ot. 9 (10 p.m.) 1,080 sec. -ft.; Hov. 18 (4:45 p.m.) 870 aeo.-ft.; Jan. 21 

o.-ft.; June 14 (9:30 p.m.) 2,750 sec. -ft.; June 15 (3:30 a.m.) 3,110 see, -ft. I 

1,080 aeo.-ft. 

a of partly eatimated gage-height record.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 195

Pacolet River near Fingerville, S. C.

Location.- Warter-stage recorder, lat. 35°07', long. 81°58', 100 feet upstream from bridge 

on state Highway 55, a quarter of a mile downstream from confluence of North Pacolet 

and South Pacolet Rivers, and 2j miles southeast of Fingerville, Spartanburg County. 

Datum of gage is 706.33 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, srnpelmentary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 212 square miles.

Records available^- November 1929 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1930-47), 332 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 second-feet June 15 (gsge height, 7.99 

feet); minimum daily, 94 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 21.

1929-47: Maximum discharge, 22,800 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.43 

feet), from rating curve extended above 9,600 second-feet by velocity-area studies; 

minimum daily, 38 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 4, 1931.

Remarks.; Records good. Plow partly regulated by South Pacolet River Feservoir (see 

p. 197). Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mill on North Pacolet Fiver. About 

7,596,000 gallons a day diverted above station for city of Spartanbcrg water supply.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to Septembe- 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24

29

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct. .

213 

213 

185 

157 

120

118 

159 

556 

1,270 

1,26O

549 

373 

287 

309 

302

287 

269 

254 

232 

204

204 

198 

192 

195 

207

320 

242 

232 

229 

232 

235

Nov.

208 

2O6 

228 

252 

216

232 

232 

252 

238 

216

216 

245 

213 

229 

188

139 

484 

1,040 

908 

535

428 

340 

302 

248 

294

350 

361 

305 

298 

287

Dec.

224 

266 

266 

266 

253

253 

233 

208 

199 

204

208 

230 

246 

226 

208

205 

2O8 

302 

272 

288

331 

274 

270 

287 

280

273 

287 

256 

218 

224 

264

Jan.

323 

284 

362 

361 

290

301 

304 

298 

269 

270

258 

295 

391 

567 

471

532 

507 

450 

702 

2,140

3,O80 

1,280 

703 

580 

530

352 

442 

478 

469 

446 

4O2

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

b«r ..........................

nb«r .........................

Bber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary . .

uary

h. ...........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

344 

280 

320 

3O9 

3O5

305 

3O9 

283 

252 

255

266 

266 

266 

269 

258

238 

255 

266 

266 

328

332 

320 

280 

352 

284

276 

266 

243

Seoondfoot-days

9,803 

9,690 

7,729

155,939

18,137 

7,993 

10,761 

10,117 

6,484 

12,733 

7,552 

6,516 

3,920

111,435

Mar.

240 

233 

218 

214 

218

283 

284 

53O 

449 

425

397 

334 

359 

752 

692

435 

490 

460 

460 

370

280 

263 

246 

270 

284

256 

253 

287 

263 

243 

273

Apr.

287 

316 

312 

294 

294

240 

294 

294 

28O 

287

290 

327 

245 

328 

428

513 

668 

563 

465 

287

427 

455 

385 

316 

287

259 

240 

236 

25O 

250

Maximum

1,270 

1,040 

331

7,260

3,080 

352 

752 

668 

369 

3,810 

605 

871 

172

3,810

May

253 

250 

227 

221 

214

236 

214 

202 

191 

194

196 

185 

182 

180 

180

164 

141 

142 

180 

171

192 

210 

171 

181 

369

246 

218 

214 

235 

307 

218

Minimum

118 

139 

199

118

258 

238 

214 

236 

141 

138 

142 

126 

94

94

June

202 

202 

194 

174 

171

166 

161 

156 

151 

138

138 

151 

226 

1,090 

3,810

1,410 

540 

372 

305 

384

309 

320 

324 235' 

232

245 

233 

268 

235 

211

Mean

31 

32 

24

42

58 

28 

34 

33 

20 

42 

24 

21 

13

30.

July

222 

238 

216 

207 

198

201 

216 

213 

182 

167

159 

161 

152 

168 

228

363 

555 

605 

404 

226

265 

381 

252 

226 

213

210 

198 

198 

210 

176 

142

Aug.

148 

128 

138 

154 

163

214 

267 

222 

216 

192

204 

210 

219 

198 

201

195 

157 

144 

173 

141

154 

149 

126 

194 

871

309 

234 

252 

229 

162 

152

Per equare 

mile

3 

5

3

7

7^

3 

L 

1

3

L

Sept.

142 

144 

139 

127 

127

138 

144 

149 

134 

134

141 

160 

113 

100 

139

122 

120 

122 

139 

127

94 

122 

116 

132 

172

142 

136 

116 

116 

113

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge.- Oct. lo (12:15 a.m.) 1.9OO sec. -ft.: Jan. 21 (7 a.m.) 3,630 fee. -ft. s June IS

10; 30 a.m.) 5,250 sec. -ft.
196 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Pacolet River near Clifton, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°58', long. 81°48', 1 mile downstream from dam 

at Ullfton Mill 2, 1.5 miles southeast of Clifton, Spartanburg County, 2.2 miles upstream from Lawson Fork, and 2.5 miles northeast of Glendale.

Drainage area.- 320 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,860 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 6.95 

feet); minimum daily, 105 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 14.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 26,800 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 21.19 

feet), by computation of flow over dam at Clifton Mill 2; minimum daily, 17 secondfeet (regulated) Oct. 19, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair. Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station and 

South Pacolet River Reservoir (see p.197). City of Spartanburg diverts water above 

station from South Pacolet River Reservoir for municipal supply.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

252

263

295

205

164

122

247

1,020

2,030

1,710

873

539

4S1

436

384

384

369

363

295

306

369

252

279

290

290

356

344

331

338

344

263

Nov.

325

257

319

350

350

306

325

295

331

279

350

290

325

306

312

252

436

1,250

1,120

706

583

436

376

338

384

392

600

422

399

356

-

Dec.

338

384

350

344

344

350

295

274

392

268

274

301

356

325

268

325

301

392

429

414

453

399

399

369

384

414

376

356

331

363

363

Jan.

496

436

539

556

478

470

436

429

406

376

350

521

556

900

662

750

829

688

1,560

3,460

4,040

1,900

1,070

873

756

600

592

671

644

644

609

Month

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

November .........................

December ..........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ......................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1945-47 ............

Feb.

487

444

478

478

422

429

436

392

363

414

363

384

384

363

356

344

384

356

356

470

478

422

422

487

444

422

399

384

_

-

Second 

foot-days

14,17

12.77C

10,93

226, 15(

27 ,29

n

ee » Ob

16,63

14,71

9,89 

17 ,12

10^07

8 ,86 

5.59E

159,63"

Peak discharge.- Jan. 2O (1:30 p.m.) 5.86O

Mar.

331

369

429

344

306

414

444

979

803

697

583

548

521

1,270

917

715

662

644

644

618

453

369

376

429

436

384

369

422

369

363

422

Apr.

406

496

574

444

406

384

429

422

422

422

422

436

399

478

609

768

873

768

627

470

548

609

583

444

429

376

344

392

363

376

Maximum

t 2,030

~s 1,250 

L 453

3 1O,7OO

f 4,040

487

) 1,270 

' 873

' 609

1 4. 92O

> *730

I 1,040 

) 285

4,920

May

384

369

344

319

338

312

344

295

301

306

257

376

268

268

290

279

257

201

290

247

279

429

279

228

609

414

290

290

295

444

290

Minimum

122

252

268

97

350

344

306

344

201

197

190

155

105

105

June

257

319

290

263

238

247

233

197

247

201

197

197

284

1,300

4,920

1,910

756

528

435

473

392

432

466

346

320

328

330

338

345

340

Mean

457

426

352

62 C

88.

412

536

491

31S 

571 32 C

281

187

437

July

316

310

286

252

267

274

306

302

246

231

229

220

190

255

252

486

694

730

608

528

366

444

359

302

274

276

236

298

308

231

196

Aug.

228

164

167

282

186

288

296

306

263

250

277

286

414

261

261

239

216

240

236

200

203

228

189

155

1,040

528

332

286

395

251

197

Per sqnare 

mile

Sept.

238

175

194

183

155

168

166

245

195

176

194

190

231

105

190

176

172

144

176

178

128

192

171

235

285

207

230

142

205

152

Runoff in 

inchss

see. -ft.; June 15 (1:45 a.m.) 5,740 see. -ft.; June 15
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 197

South Pacolet River Reservoir near Fingerville, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat, 35°07', long. 81°59', at bridge on State Highway 

4Z, L mile upstream from dam and if miles south of Fingerville, Spartanburg County. 

Datum of gage is 761.18 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 92 square miles.

Records available.- March 1930 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 16.66 feet June 15; minimum, 10.26 feet

1930-47:- Maximum gage height, 17.68 feet Oct. 19, 1937; minimum, 2.76 feet Oct. 8 

1930.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by concrete dam completed in 1926. Capacity, 879,000,000 

gallons between gage heights 0.0 foot (limit of draw-down} and 15.0 fest (top of 

flashboards). Dead storage is about 350,000,000 gallons. Figures given herein 

represent usable contents. Spillway crest is at gage height 12.0 feet. City of 

Spartanburg diverted about 7,596,000 gallons daily from reservoir for municipal 

supply during year. Surplus water is used for generation of power.

Oage height. In feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29.

30

31

Oct.

13.40

13.06

12.78

12.69

12.88

13.21

13.32

13.56

14.83

15.40

14.97

14.69

14.81

14.69

14.32

13.86

13.59

13.27

13.08

12.95

12.95

12.90

12.90

12.92

12.93

13.16

13.46

13.55

13.51

13.37

13.17

Nov.

12.99

12.99

13.03

13.07

12.98

12.91

12.74

12.66

12.58

12.46

12.45

12.45

12.31

12.20

12.06

12.37

13.07

14.35

15.23

14. S4

14.17

13.92

13.83

13. 8S

13.80

13.58

14.06

14.56

14.42

14.15

-

Dec.

14.08

13.98

13.63

13.30

12.95

12.69

12.50

12.47

12.53

12.66

12.70

12.72

12.62

12.63

12.58

12.58

12.57

12. 6S

12.96

13.14

13.19

13.25

13.25

13.00

12.70

12.32

11.83

11.33

11.22

11.24

11.04

Jan.

11.06

11.47

11.91

12.52

13.05

13.36

13.25

13.04

12.90

12.71

11.55

12.74

13.01

13.73

13.14

12.70

12.22

12.55

13.67

15.56

15.92

15.33

15.07

14. SO

14.33

14.34

14.51

13.88

12.98

12.09

11.90

Feb.

11.92

12.07

12.17

12.02

11.90

11.64

11.45

11.34

11.41

11.44

11.39

11.33

11.32

11.30

11.26

11.38

11.51

11.44

11.32

11.20

11.26

11.21

11.41

11.38

11.00

10.73

10.44

10.33

_

-

Mar.

10.36

10.61

10.88

11.08

11.30

11.49

11.74

12.20

13.52

14.16

14.09

13.89

13.82

14.50

15.12

15.06

14.68

13.90

12.92

12.28

12.55

12.82

13.05

13.31

13.31

13.29

13.30

13.46

13.66

13.78

13.83

Apr.

13.57

13.44

13.68

13.96

13.86

13.96

13.97

13.63

13.45

13.20

12.95

12.90

12.96

12.97

13.27

13.80

14.72

14.95

14.40

14.42

14.41

13.55

12.62

12.28

12.08

12.09

12.12

12.19

12.19

12.10

May

12.03

11.92

11.86

11.90

11.98

11.93

11.73

11.69

11.67

11.69

11.68

11.67

11.71

11.73

11.71

11.74

11.92

12.27

12.29

12.17

12.08

11.99

12.03

12.06

12.74

13.45

13.33

13.07

12.77

12.68

12.47

June

12.21

11.91

11.69

11.62

11.57

11.45

11.40

11.32

11.'22

11.20

11.18

11.09

10.89

11.25

15.85

15.48

14.93

14.30

14.06

13.85

13.62

13.66

13.72

13.57

13.55

13.40

13.17

13.03

13.21

13.26

Jul-r

13.20

12.99

12.66

12.34

12.07

11.90

11.73

11.30

11.03

11.16

11.30

11.35

11.30

11.26

11.21

11.67

13.00

15.00

15.00

14.85

14.58

14.34

14.00

13.59

13.19

12.75

12.36

11.97

11.41

10.82

10.74

Aug.

10.55

10.64

11.23

11.93

12.03

12.27

12.37

13.59

14.09

13.85

13.57

13.22

12.92

12.54

12.03

11.51

11.07

10.91

10.96

11.01

10. 9S

10.94

10.97

10.99

11.11

12.35

12.85

12.82

12.70

12.38

12.29

Sept.

12.25

12.18

12.11

12.04

11.98

11.86

11.57

11.39

11.08

10.98

10.83

10.69

10.91

11.24

11.31

11.07

10.97

10.83

10.62

10.59

10.74

10.78

10.66

10.71

11.03

11.06

10.94

10.88

10.89

10.91

1947

Date

Dec. 31.....................

Calendar year 1946 ........

Water year 1946-47. .......

Oage height 

(feet)t

13 52

10.95

-

-

Contents 

(millions 

of gallons)

531

-

fil ?

-

Change IT contents 

during month (equivalent, second-feet)

-12.6

-1.6

-.9

t Qage height at 12 p.m. 

. 869757 O - 50 - 14
198 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

North Tyger River near Moore, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 34°48', long. 81°58', at Ott 

Shoals, H miles upstream from Wards Creek, 2^ miles southeast of Moore, Spartanburg 

County, and 3 7/8 miles upstream from confluence with South Tyger River. Datum of 

gage is 564.79 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary aijustment of 

1936.

Drainage area.- 162 square miles.

Records available.- April 1934 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 13 years,' 224 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,160 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage hBight, 3.46 

feet); minimum, 33 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 22; minimum daily, 37 s?cond-feet 

 (regulated) Sept. 21.

1934-47: Maximum discharge, 12,300 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage hsight, 7.15 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,800 second-feet by velocity-ar3a studies; 

minimum, 9.2 second-feet (estimated) Dec. 29, 1935; minimum daily, 21 second-feet 

(regulated) Oct. 12, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station.

Rating table, water year. 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.8 30 1.2 128

.9 47 1.3 165

1.0 69 1.5 256

1.1 96 1.7 370

2.2 740

2.6 1,110

3.0 1,660

3.4 2,090

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 0.947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

162

120

85

85

76

58

85

236

548

660

392

230

150

170

180

161

146

126

112

74

134

168

136

96

98

16O

124

158

178

132

125

Nov.

98

116

103

162

176

142

99

199

140

74

96

135

138

139

128

93

128

484

510

304

229

208

154

116

176

168

252

140

186

138

-

Dec.

104

164

183

135

122

104

132

100

146

178

126

102

140

150

10O

130

168

158

145

213

171

117

146

139

135

157

184

127

77

132

186

Jan.

218

201

260

283

222

222

213

191

191

174

140

200

266

377

334

355

442

376

532

1,380

2.O9O

1,310

574

360

274

267

278

220

226

230

222

Month

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

November .........."..............

December ........................

Calendar year 1946 ...........

January ..........................

February .........................

March ................... > ...... .

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

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

June ........................... .

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

205

182

206

216

195

186

178

129

120

178

178

169

169

150

168

113

160

172

146

190

222

209

185

214

209

174

178

165

_

_

-

Secondfoci days

5,36

5,22

4,36

98,86

12,62

4,96

7,82

6,15

3,98

4,54

2,93

3,25

2,09

63,34

Mar.

138

132

188

185

146

174

206

485

455

328

255

218

232

614

618

340

283

260

213

268

220

2O3

168

212

216

202

158

168

201

142

197

Apr.

205

200

216

241

202

148

198

2O3

178

168

161

188

L39

204

279

289

,!97

!39

>18

199

226

:

:

215

L78

L74

178

158

]

]

]

]

Maximum

3 660

7 51O

3 213

3 4,480

3 2,090

5 222

5 618

5 397

7 204

4 739

4 154

0 253

S 136

4 2,090

26

72

91

63

-

May

150

146

114

118

162

178

148

118

115

105

82

124

169

127

71

121

82

76

120

145

118

112

111

121

204

204

2OO

128

96

105

117

Minimum

58

74

77

54

140

113

132

126

71

56

45

47

37

37

June

93

10O

154

108

87

122

82

56

84

129

74

72

82

116

384

739

354

174

152

164

124

116

169

170

114

86

112

124

88

115

-

Mean

173

174

141

271

407

177

252

205

129

151

94. f

105

69. <

174

July

109

1O6

114

72

85

91

105

150

116

56

59

86

47

90

154

104

124

135

139

86

84

143

108

72

81

78

45

63

80

58

94

Aug.

:

:

]

76

56

58

77

9O

52

102

175

126

56

7.7

L99

253

L31

96

82

68

82

25

81

74

74

60

54

117

175

]

]

]

]

Per sqrare 

mile

1.07

1.07

.870

1.67

2.51

1.09

1.56

1.27

.796

.932

.584

.648

) .431

1.07

58

72

43

14

47

Sept.

62

66

65

65

91

54

42

50

58

136

105

76

56

51

67

112

73

50

3S

40

37

54

71

106

109

74

64

48

80

96

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.23

1.19

1.00

22.71

2.89

1.14

1.80

1.42

.92

1.04

.67

.75

.48

14.53
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 199

Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C.

Location,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°45', long. 81°55', at Nesbitts B-ldge on State 

HlgBWSy. 49, a half a mile downstream from confluence of North Tyger ani South Tyger 

Riverg and 6j miles east of Woodruff, Spartanburg County. Datum of ga^e is 489.44 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage afea.- 351 square miles.

HeeoraS avsiiSDle.- October 1929 to September 1947.

Average argenargeT- 17 years (1930-47), 471 second-feet.

Extremes,-' Maximum discharge during year, 4,290 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 5.49 

ree^y minimum, 68 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 22 (gage height, 1.76 feet); minimum 

daily, 76 second-feet .(regulated) Sept. 22.

1929-47: Maximum discharge, 19,200 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 13.27 

feet), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet on basis of rating curves 

for North Tyger River near Moore and South Tyger River near Woodruff; minimum, 37 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 18, 1941; minimum daily, 40 second-feet (regelated) Oct. 17, 

1941.

Maximum stage known, 20.0 feet in August 1928. Flood in September 1929 reached a 

stage of 14.65 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 19,600 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 8-12, Oct. IS to Nov. 7,

Nov. 18-21, 27-30, Dec. 3-8, 17-28, Jan. 1-19, 21, 22,

Feb. 21 to Mar. 11, Mar. 14 to Apr. 14, June 16-18,

July 8-14, 22-27, Aug. 13-16, Aug. 26 to Sept. l)

1.7 55 2.3 236 3.S 1,190 

1.8 76 2.5 332 4.4 2,280 

1.9 100 2.7 455 5.6 4,120 

E.I 160 3.0 695

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2

3

4 

6

e

7

e

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

277 

850 

308 

196 

189

106 

111 

483 

1,340 

1,080

718 

566 

307 

252 

344

312 

286 

?63 

250 

ZOO

164 

313 

291 

228 

220

377 

276 

212 

317 

276 

268

Nov.

250 

276 

258 

212 

349

332 

220 

314 

350 

240

148 

263 

301 

291 

272

240 

288 

683 

828 

790

646 

416 

373 

281 

246

373 

501 

400 

355 

317

Dec.

254 

226 

349 

296 

286

258 

286 

254 

196 

355

301 

258 

281 

354 

246

181 

322 

317 

349 

440

503 

286 

306 

291 

216

209 

349 

332 

288 

246 

373

Jan.

455 

403 

593 

686 

454

334 

448 

448 

455 

403

367 

519 

407 

915 

762

990 

1,220 

915 

1,370 

3,390

4,040 

2,920 

1,380 

985 

716

484 

412 

574 

638 

472 

477

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Dece

Cs

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

Juns 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

Bber .........................

Bber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

518 

374 

304 

469 

469

403 

390 

361 

291 

264

396 

378 

361 

349 

378

310 

222 

384 

373 

442

477 

576 

396 

329 

477

422 

390 

373

Seoondfoot-days

10,68 

10,813 

9,20£

208,90

28,63 

10,87( 

17,66 

13,40. 

8,50 

9,27 

6,54. 

6,63 

4,42

136, 66(

Mar.

349 

318 

290 

442 

338

378 

418 

1,410

1,030 

591

601 

527 

551 

1,570 

1,230

695 

534 

625 

520 

660

551 

490 

355 

332 

465

439 

422 

462 

445 

348 

276

Apr.

416 

503 

498 

484 

482

317 

290 

442 

396 

367

378 

431 

329 

314 

695

660 

876 

792 

590 

373

334 

484 

442 

442 

398

341 

274 

272 

422 

361

Maximum

2 1,340 

i 828 

) 503

! 8 , 400

2 4,040 

i 576 

2 1,570 

! 876 

J 390 

5 1,080 

! 333 

S 463 

3 312

> 4,040

May

317 

317 

301 

254 

260

371 

322 

276 

276 

272

160 

176 

344 

292 

232

276 

238 

138 

172 

327

301 

291 

245 

268 

318

296 

390 

300 

240 

268 

271

Minimum

108 

148 

181

103

334 

222 

276 

272 

138 

112 

93 

93 

75

73

June

194 

149 

306 

263 

228

245 

222 

129 

112 

228

202 

185 

160 

220 

596

1,080 

831 

479 

386 

367

263 

f280 

280 

340 

258

240 

272 

358 

208 

192

Mean

34E 

36C 

297

572

924 

386 

57C 

447 

274 

30£ 

213 

214 

14fi

374

July

?18 

222 

205 

176 

122

134 

148 

?22 

312 

T45

fSO

rs4

110 

140 

527

£60 

£32 

f91 

?98 

333

141 

£72 

f36 

192 

189

189 

116 

93 

198 

154 

174

Aug.

175 

151 

135 

108 

210

164 

196 

297 

358 

194

106 

284 

463 

245 

208

192 

138 

109 

224 

196

160 

171 

167 

109 

150

345 

330 

422 

314 

224 

93

Per sqnare 

mile

0.983 

1.03 

.846

1.63

2.63 

1.11 

1.62 

1.27 

.781 

.880 

.601 

.610 

.422

1.07

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (1:30 a.m.) 3,230 sec. -ft. ! Jan. 21 (1:45 a.m.) 4,290 sec. -ft.

(ll a.m.T~l7o50 sec. -ft.

Sept.

87 

174 

154 

164 

185

157 

93 

90 

131 

204

204 

141 

98 

90 

128

312 

174 

148 

131 

100

76 

75 

140 

276 

244

157 

114 

88 

96 

198

Runoff in 

inches

1.13 

1,15 

.98

22.13

3.03 

1.16 

1.87 

1.42 

.90 

.98 

.69 

.70 

.47

14.48

; Mar:* 14

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
200 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and masonry control, lat. 34 0 56'35", long. 82°08'0"0", at 

Lyman, Spartanburg County, 200 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 600 feet 

downstream from Southern Railway bridge, and three-quarters of a mile northeast of Duncan. Datum of gage is 776.05 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 68.3 square miles.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1"840 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 6.91 

reet); minimum, 5 second-feet (regulated) June 8; minimum daily, 29 second-feet Sept. 

18, 22.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 4,800 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 16.16 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; 'minimum, 1 second-foot (regulated) Sept. 25, 

1940; minimum daily, 13 second-feet Oct. 12, 18, 26, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by steam power plant above sta^

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

49

48

48

47

49

42

42

97

416

305

108

92

88

68

67

65

63

56

63

55

55

57

58

56

57

110

82

82

63

61

59

Nov.

58

60

60

62

58

56

57

68

64

59

58

64

58

57

55

54

128

373

227

116

81

97

84

76

72

79

139

107

80

75

~

Dec.

76

72

68

68

69

68

67

67

63

64

66

66

71

67

64

62

62

89

89

82

93

81

71

70

65

62

66

66

68

71

71

Jan.

110

99

129

128

106

92

85

82

75

74

72

109

107

181

142

130

165

154

239

958

1,170

306

172

146

130

124

114

106

100

99

122

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Haroh ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

100

92

85

90

86

76

92

77

77

76

76

78

78

76

75

79

71

74

72

92

110

99

99

89

82

80

77

77

-

.

-

Seoondfoot days

2,58£

2,68!

2,18'

47,20"

5,82<

2,33!

3,36(

2,95(

3,80'

2,95'

l,68i

1,68'

1,03'

31,096

Mar.

78

86

76

74

75

92

92

183

182

119

104

96

111

276

193

130

108

98

104

119

100

96

89

92

90

82

77

98

82

82

76

78

95

130

96

87

88

80

80

85

78

80

93

80

97

152

164

240

319

104

97

99

95

86

81

82

77

73

72

71

71

Maximum

416

373

L 93

2,830

1,170

110

) 276

) 240

72

977

107

t 161

! 49

1,170

72

71

68

69

67

62

62

59

58

57

59

58

58

57

54

54

55

53

50

51

53

61

54

49

87

63

53

48

48

52

45

Minimum

42

54

62

42

72

71

74

71

45

33

38

36

29

29

44

42

48

43

41

41

39

39

34

35

34

33

39

125

977

304

111

82

73

73

73

91

75

66

60

60

57

66

89

63

Msan

83. E

89.4

70. E

129

188

83.4

108

98.2

58.2

98. e

54. J

54.2

34. (

85.2

52

67

56

53

52

54

52

53

53

59

52

48

47

43

66

66

107

98

61

58

54

56

48

45

45

42

39

44

42

38

38

37

36

42

42

40

60

161

62

54

49

43

47

68

48

44

42

39

41

44

39

36

44

44

43

120

93

66

61

53

45

41

Per square 

mile

1.22

1.31

1.03

1.89

2.75

1.22

1.58

1.44

.854

1.44

.798

.795

.507

1.25

Sept.

39

37

35

34

34

31

32

31

38

44

36

37

37

35

33

32

30

29

32

33

32

29

30

37

49

37

34

33

33

34

Runoff in 

inohes

1.41

1.46

1.19

25.69

3.17

1.27

1.82

1.61

.98

1.61

.92

.92

.57

16.93

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (11:45 p.m.) 1,840 sec.-ft.; June 15 (10:30 a.m.) 1.48O sec.-ft.
SANTEE RIVKR BASIN 201

South Tyger River near Reidville, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°S2'35", long. 82°05'10", 0.4 mile upstream from 

oriage on State Highway 296, 1.2 miles downstream from Berry Shoals, 1.8 miles northeast of Reidville, Spartanburg County, and 4 miles upstream from Bens Creek. Datum of 

gage is 626.28 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Drainage area.- 106 square miles.

Records available.- April 1934 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 153 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 5.29 

feet }; minimum, 8.5 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 23-25; minimum daily, 8.9 secondfeet (regulated) Aug. 17, 24.

1934-47: Maximum discharge, 6,080 second-feet Apr. 6, .1936 (gage height, 13.66 

feet); minimum, 4.6 second-feet (regulated) June 5, 6, 1941 (gage height, 0.60 foot); 

minimum daily, 5.5 second-feet (regulated) June 6, 1941.

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

Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station.

Disc

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

79 

92 

80 

34 

25

9.6 

50 

136 

368 

220

232 

132 

31 

92 

117

87 

105 

88 

84 

31

72 

95 

85 

76 

120

152 

37 

68 

92 

85 

114

OctO 

Move

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augl! 

Sept

Us

Nov.

87 

125 

32 

78 

ISO

86 

82 

120 

108 

31

65 

85 

115 

84 

86

97 

46 

183 

420 

383

158 

138 

123 

38 

88

145 

216 

112 

98 

111

Month

Dec.

33

73 

117 

93 

104

99

104 

31 

80 

119

101 

85 

120 

128 

33

81 

99 

125 

138 

171

167 

94 

95 

36 

12

77 

119 

124 

127 

110 

109

Jan.

124 

110 

185 

198 

40

116 

154 

181 

167 

157

116 

35 

132 

279 

245

229 

260 

211 

122 

1,080

1,300 

695 

444 

377 

156

39 

116 

394 

194 

99 

196

 ber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

172 

36 

122 

180 

190

115 

142 

117 

41 

109

146 

109 

120 

135 

146

36 

95 

146 

156 

113

175 

184 

45 

144 

166

155

140 

126

Secondfoot-days

3,138. 

3,690 

3,014

70,071.

8,151 

3,561 

5,174 

4,516 

2,914 

3,352. 

2,302 

2,289. 

1,360

43,463.

Mar.

99 

77 

149 

155 

108

136 

115 

354 

96 

191

195 

194 

212 

458 

222

132 

253 

176 

205 

235

208 

110 

34 

131 

143

177 

175 

171 

129 

38 

96

Apr.

154 

182 

169 

168 

100

35

123 

151 

112 

133

153 

142 

35 

125 

287

218 

364 

322 

121 

39

140 

185 

182 

184 

126

58 

81 

154 

153 

115

Maximum

3 368 

420 

171

S 2,940

1,300 

190 

458 

364 

138 

9 545 

140 

3 226 

88

5 1,300

r 1946 to September 1947

May

112 

115 

98 

58 

136

111 

106 

118 

112 

51

2* 

114 

114 

105 

111

110 

39 

19 

102 

135

108 

98 

96 

57 

18

124 

138 

105 

106 

104 

69

Minimum

9.6 

31 

12

9.6

35 

36 

34 

35 

18 

9.9 

13 

8.9 

10

8.9

June

11 

87 

114 

109 

90

1O6 

56 

9.9 

47 

93

88 

33 

10 

106 

153

545

280 

277 

93 

64

112 

62 

136 

91 

101

111 

147 

113 

27 

81

Mean

101 

123 

97.5

192

263 

127 

167 

151 

94. ( 

112 

74.2 

73. S 

45.!

119

July

76 

74 

50 

16 

30

34

80 

130 

130 

140

110 

46 

26 

100 

110

80 

100 

110 

110 

24

90 

85 

80 

75 

7O

48 

13 

75 

65 

6O 

65

Aug.

70 

48 

24 

65 

75

72 

82 

144 

151 

33

63 

85 

81 

31 

75

49 

8.9 

59 

77 

67

73 

74 

41 

8.9 

62

85 

226 

183 

86 

28 

13

Psr square 

mile

0.953 

1.16 

> .917

1.81

2.48 

1.20 

1.58 

1.42 

) .887 

1.O6 

5 .701 

) .697 

5 .427

1.12

Sept.

71 

76 

83 

87 

73

36 

19 

55 

74 

S3

20 

12 

12 

47 

85

71 

68 

66 

38 

11

11 

41 

40 

25

38

11 

11 

10 

65 

46

Runoff in 

inobes

1.10 

1.29 

1.06

24.59

2.86 

1.25 

1.62 

1.58 

1.02 

1.18 

.81 

.80 

.48

15.25

Mote.- No gage-height record July 3 to Aug. 

nd records for station near Woodruff.

5j discharge computed on basis of »-eather records
202 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

South Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C,

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 34°45 f , long. 81 a 66 t , at 

Onesnee Shoals, three-eighths of a mile upstream from confluence With North Tyger1 River and 5f miles east of Woodruff, Spartanburg County. Datum of gage is 508.35 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

bralnage area.- 174 square miles,

Records available.- March 1934 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 228 second-feet.

Extremes^- Maximum discharge during year, 2,220 Second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 4.79 

feetTT minimum, 27 second-feet (regulated) Sept, 8, 14 (gage height, 1.54 feet); 

minimum daily, 29 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 22.

1934-47: Maximum discharge, 9,510 second-feet Apr. 6, 1936, (gage height, 9.78 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,700 second-feet by Velocity-area studies; 

minimum, 13 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 17, 18, 1941; minimum daily, 1^ second-feet 

(regulated) Oct. 17, 1941.

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

Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station.

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

iz

$

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.

106

105

115

110

98

46

40

234

693

368

287

271

146

77

157

149

132

138

125

116

60

123

127

118

116

208

137

66

1-23

130

129

Nov.

141

147

150

70

150

169

120

134

170

128

65

119

141

139

123

130

166

210

341

426

357

196

193

155

77

171

245

191

159

153

-

Month

Dec.

140

71

144

152

146

146 1491

133

69

146

154

141

141

188

135

70

144

162

196

212

278

168

149

139

71

68

141

167

197

125

167

Jan.

212

184

301

357

205

109

215

230

235

214

207

288

159

483

370

488

635

457

676

1,900

1,900

1,570

761

579

394

207

136

336

393

213

236

Ootober ................. ......

Nove 

Deoe

 ber .........................

 ber .,....,,,,,..........,,..

Calendar year 1946 ...,,.,,....

January ......,,,.,,,,.,.,,,.,,.,,

February ,..,.,,...,...,.,,..,..,.

Haroh ............................

lay

June .............................

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

September .,,.....,.....,,....,..,

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

291

175

111

230

258

208

194

200

162

92

197

188

175

182

212

156

91

182

203

230

231

312 las

122

225

228

207

192

_

-

Seoondfoot-daya

4,850 

5,136 

4,529

101,851

14,650

5,439

et787

4 OOQ

» BOB

4,335

3,833

3,077 

8,008

67,299

Peak dljaharge.- Jan. 20 (_2iSO a.m..) 1,700

Mar.

188

174

128

230

191

206

207

809

477

233

294

283

303

883

536

299

246

304

291

339

305

263

176

123

223

226

242

280

244

178

107

Apr.

191

282

273

243

226

162

112

215

206

185

208

249

156

127

356

322

394

390

300

179

119

245

260

258

218

178

128

136

216

166 .

Maximum

428 

278

3,640

1,900 

512

865

394

175

415

191

241 

' 164

1,900

Hay

166

166

169

139

115

173

152

152

154

152

74

81

160

146

155

144

146

65

67

161

158

158

137

131

108

83

175

152

139

146

143

Minimum

40

65 

66

40

109

91

107

112

46

32

53 

28

29

June

aa

59

142

136

129

120

123

64

46

84

110

94

69

89

190

330

413

294

223

177

125

155

105

163

124

138

151

212

99

63

Mean

1 (te LOO

171 

146

877

473

194

290

224

138

144

106

99.3 

66.9

164

July

104

110

66

67

40

41

47

155

182

175

191

149

61

64

141

a!50

allo

a!40

al50

alSO

60

122

115

109

104

96

65

32

alOO

a85

a80

Aug.

a85

a95

a65

a40

a9o

alOO

a90

a!2o

a200

a!30

41

106

145

104

98

100

57

33

87

92

80

90

90

48

45

141

171

241

157

96

Per anuare mi '

0.897

.963 

.639

1.59

2.72

1.11

l!29

ooo OJSB 

ftftQ OW3

.571

.564

1.06

40

Sept.

32

92

34

94

92

78

41

36

a80

a65

a65

360

340

a32

66

164

90

82

82

49

32

29

53

allO

a95

68

40

35

34

86

-

Runoff In 

inohee

1.03

1.10 

.97

21.85

3.14

1.16

1.92

1.44

.91

170

.66

.43

14.38

sea. -ft.] Jan. 20 (SilS p.m.) 2,g20 ler. -ft. j Map. B

. . eeo.-ft.) Mar. 14 (SilS a.IB.) §96 eeo.-ft. 

a No gage-height reaordj dlsoharge aonputed on basis of recorded range In stage, voather reaorda 

and reeordi for Nopth Tyger River near Moore and Tyger River hear Woodruff.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Pair Forest Creek near Union, S. C

203

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°41', long. 81°41', at bridge on State Highway 

92, 0.3 mile downstream from Buffalo Creek and 4.3 miles southwest of Union, Union 

County. Datum of gage is 393.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 183 square miles.

Records available.- June 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,140 second-feet Jan. 20 (gag? height, 5.75 

reet); minimum, 25 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 1.94 feet).

1940-47: Maximum discharge, 7,520 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 7.15 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,300 second-feet by velocity-area studies 

and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 19 second-feet Aug. 11, 1940 (gage height, 1.85' 

feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge includes some water diverted from South Pacolet River 

Reservoir (see p. 197) which is discharged into this stream after use.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Dayl Oot .

l! 73

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

70

58

33

56

64

64

523

1,300

1,260

405

473

593

218

151

132

124

118

108

108

102

99

99

96

98

112

105

96

93

96

93

Nov.

93

99

147

128

108

102

99

108

105

99

96

96

93

93

93

90

121

282

250

132

108

118

115

99

93

93

135

128

105

102

-

Dec.

102

96

90

90

93

93

90

90

88

88

90

90

112

102

93

90

88

116

139

171

214

160

124

115

112

105

102

99

99

99

102

Jan.

177

190

542

652

472

266

204

186

167

147

143

400

660

972

688

850

1,300

871

1,200

3,230

3,060

1,040

442

325

270

248

231

204

186

204

344

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

240

190

171

176

162

151

162

154

135

132

132

135

135

135

135

132

128

124

124

294

424

340

255

190

167

154

147

143

.

-

Secondfoot-days

7,075

3,530

3,342

77,363

19,871

4,967

10,570

5,741

3,074

2,762

2,856

1,904

2,705

68,397

Mar.

154

171

151

143

139

272

312

1,760

1,500

538

309

242

250

622

658

339

242

204

217

282

24Z

195

176

181

171

151

147

259

214

171

158

Apr.

151

294

358

304

214

195

171

162

162

158

158

158

151

229

343

332

276

200

162

154

216

162

147

143

135

128

124

118

118

118

-

Maximum

1,300

282

214

2,620

3,230

424

1,760

358

143

208

383

139

572

3,230

May

121-

121

115

112

108

102

99

96

93

93

90

90

90

88

86

83

BG

80

78

76

81

118

115

90

143

141

99

86

80

99

115

Minimum

64

90

88

48

143

124

139

118

76

53

46

36

27

27

June

88

78

86

78

70

68

66

62

60

58

55

53

60

104

195

169

86

73

133

154

208

124

102

83

76

76

80

76

73

68

-

Mean

228

118

108

212

641

177

341

191

99.2

92.1

92.1

61.4

90.2

187

July

133

111

73

60

57

555

76

85

108

85

62

55

55

76

' 155

104

85

124

74

383

228

106

73

62

58

55

53

55

55

49

46

Aug.

43

43

53

60

55

49

49

129

139

53

44

42

66

77

57

51

49

69

85

115

48

43

43

46

60

67

79

64

48

42

36

Per square 

mile

1.25

.645

.590

1.16

3.50

.967

1.86

1.04

.542

.503

.503

.336

.493

1.02

Sept.

34

32

31

30

30

27

31

32

65

46

41

57

51

40

54

159

88

49

68

58

46

43

38

385

572

297

102

73

64

62

Runoff in 

inches

1.44

.72

.68

15.74

4.04

1.01

2.14

1.16

.62

.56

.58

.39

.55

13.89
204 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°36', long. 81°S4', half a mile upstream from 

YarBoroughs Bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Warrior Creek, and 4 miles 

southeast of Enoree, Spartanburg County. Datum of gage is 448.07 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 307 square miles.

Kecoras available.- August 1929 to September 1947.

Average aiscnargeT- 18 years, 414 second-feet.

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 5,970 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 4.96 

reet); minimum, 20 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 15; minimum daily, 80 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 6.

1929-47: Maximum discharge, 30,000 second-feet Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 10.5 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 17.000 second-fe?t by logarithmic plotting; minimum, about 4 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 20, 193"; minimum 

daily, 32 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 15, 1941.

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

LOW and medium flow regulated by power plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In seoond-feet)

(Shifting-control method used May 26 to June 18, 

Aug. 3 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1-9, June 19 

to Sept. 30 Oct. 10 to June 18

1.8 69 2.1 228 2.6 735 2.0 144 2.4 445 3 

1.9 105 2.2 308 2.9 1,170 2.1 205 2.7 775 3 

2.0 160 2.4 498 3.2 1,700 2.2 275 3.0 1,200 4

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947 '

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

194 

187 

180 

180 

186

158 

156 

606 

1,600 

827

426 

471 

370 

276 

268

254 

247 

240 

254 

233

213 

226 

226 

226 

226

254 

283 

256 

240 

240 

233

Nov.

233 

247 

275 

244 

247

240 

240 

254 

250 

240

222 

240 

240 

240 

240

226 

280 

608 

644 

446

347 

331 

323 

291 

283

275 

291 

315 

291 

275

Dec.

268 

250 

254 

254 

247

240 

240 

233 

. 240 

233

233 

233 

254 

247 

233

233 

233 

261 

291 

323

323 

308 

275 

261 

238

247 

240 

240 

222 

247 

247

Jan.

312 

347 

645 

655 

495

418 

355 

347 

331 

339

299 

600 

628 

1,070 

715

878 

1,760 

962 

1,570 

4,780

4,390 

2,280 

858 

622 

525

495 

475 

427 

400 

409 

495

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

Wa

Bber ....... .................

lendar year 1946 

ary

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

427 

391 

373 

364 

355

339 

339 

347 

315 

315

307 

307 

307 

307 

299

299 

291 

283 

308 

412

485 

455 

409 

373 

347

331 

323 

315

Seoondfoot-days

9,936 

8,878 

7,848

177,016

28,882 

9,723 

15,950 

11,558 

7,803 

6,500 

4,678 

5,950 

4,123

121,829

Mar.

315 

331 

323 

307 

299

354 

388 

1,580 

962 

633

515 

436 

410 

1,340 

1,050

633 

505 

455 

436 

505

455 

418 

382 

391 

388

338 

276 

430 

391 

355 

355

Apr.

352 

424 

418 

382 

373

349 

380 

309 

344 

350

314 

338 

324 

456 

586

556 

578 

525 

436 

397

427 

360 

384 

334 

338

326 

303 

304 

334 

257

Maximum

1,600 

644 

. 323

7,380

4,780 

485 

1,580 

586 

344 

400 

274 

624 

349

4,780

May

332 

310 

285 

302 

296

265 

262 

264 

270 

260

251 

262 

267 

196 

243

240 

206 

203 

205 

187

209 

265 

224 

234 

344

503 

252 

224 

187 

244 

211

Minimum

156 

222 

222

131

299 

283 

276 

257 

187 

126 

91 

89 

80

80

June

186 

200 

193 

202 

144

168 

157 

154 

155 

150

127 

126 

168 

284 

257

400 

284 

220 

259 

316

344 

320 

286

 a200

Mean

321 

296 

253

485

932 

347 

515 

385 

252 

217 

151 

192 

137

334

.4 1,920 

.8 2,820 

.6 4,940

July Aug.

92 

89 

296 

a!60 109 

132

297 

200 448 

182 624 

274 372 

187 267

180 160 

180 180 

138 2QO 

148 170 

158 149

154 162 

166 150 

167 140 

163 131 

156 122

137 126 

138 118 

124 128 

136 133 

112 134

132 236 

91 164 

104 218 

94 148 

105 139 

92 116

Per sq-iare 

mil«

1,05 

.964 

.824

1.58

3 04 

1.13 

1.68 

1.25 

.821 

.707 

.492 

.625 

.446

1.09

Sept.

102 

88 

94 

115 

85

SO 

83 

92 

232 

126

98 

101 

134 

109 

96

346 

147 

113 

96 

116

105 

90 

92 

349 

348

174 

160 

120 

109 

123

Runoff in 

inches

1.21 

1.08 

.95

21.45

3.50 

1.18 

1.94 

1.40 

.95 

.79 

.57 

.72 

.50

14.79

Peak discharge.- Jan. 17 (8:50 a.m.) 2,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20 (4 p.m.) 5,970 sec. -ft.; Jan. 21

(2:30 a.m.) 5,580 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage ard records for 

South Tyger River 'near Woodruff.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Saluda River near West Greenville, S. C.

205

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°50'30", long. 82°28'50", 500 feet upstream from 

bridge on State Highway 13, 1.5 miles downstream from Saluda Lake Dam, 2.5 miles upstream from George Creek, 2.9 miles west of West Greenville, and 4.6 miles west of 

3reenville, Greenville County.

Drainage area.- 293 square miles.

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,460 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 7.42 

reet); minimum, 18 second-feet (regulated) July 6 (gage height, 1.76 f5et); minimum 

daily, 134 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 6.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 7_,720 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 14.48 

feet); minimum, 8 second-feet (regulated) July 21, 1946 (gage height, 1.67 feet); minimum daily, 124 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 21, 1945.

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

Low and medium flow regulated by power plant at Saluda Lake. Capacity of reservoir insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1-8, Nov. 19 to Sept. 30 Oct. 9 to Nov. 18

2.3 122 3.6 691

2.5 180 4.0 962

2.9 327 5.0 1,760

3.3 517 6.4 2,820

2.6 230

2.9 356

5.3 557

3.6 737

4.4 1,340

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1,947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

283

276

2S3

264

245

233

2SO

308

765

726

388

493

361

396

320

339

361

312

272

334

380

333

297

263

298

564

530

388

344

352

350

Nov.

336

277

347

402

348

322

337

330

405

361

368

364

414

346

330

277

732

1,340

900

544

501

465

465

375

391

424

556

542

445

496

-

Dec.

348

482

392

392

367

373

327

376

386

339

330

334

316

464

353

375

330

343

664

402

566

550

426

396

370

446

372

375

364

442

366

Jan.

504

534

712

786

618

613

512

520

426

450

419

507

669

661

768

788

852

755

1,020

2,820

2,760

1,840

1,280

937

800

788

749

706

612

628

686

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

584

641

545

594

496

507

517

566

512

436

442

463

458

458

420

486

400

435

458

522

832

560

618

507

517

474

435

452

_

-

Mar.

406

453

488

432

436

454

507

677

910

642

624

517

544

818

842

654

624

606

512

618

507

539

496

512

512

507

501

470

446

501

459

Apr.

464

4152

356

196

412

486

160

145

L42

442

436

no

348

590

865

971

1,2

1,

£

'90

220

)02

734

673

fS54

330

356

572

556

4

fSys * 

11,239 765

13,740 1,340

12,366 664

287,186 7,200

26,720 2,820

14,335 832

17,214 910

18,646 1,290

12,297 507

14,631 2,120

10,160 607

7,573 480

5,999 295

164,920 2,820

191

501

>01

191

-

Hay

486

507

496

491

424

443

427

364

404

396

340

406

398

368

330

356

331

353

364

367

290

475

476

340

450

452

374

359

268

406

356

Minimum

233

277

316

220

419

400

406

412

268

200

187

134

165

134

June

303

279

369

345

268

276

323

303

292

271

244

200

262

1,280

2,120

972

572

496

436

418

491

591

660

505

430

422

408

340

384

371

-

Mean

36

45C

39

76

86'

51

55

62

39

48C

32t

244

20(

45

Julj287

483

364

298

276

305

363

495

2SS

313

344

268

295

310

279

419

382

432

450

272

397

307

218

295

607

414

220

196

187

200

196

Aug.

203

L76

L65

L77

164

134

,

2

588

540

>83

323

251 ' a'

as

>00

'00

>60

a260

a!90 a'

as

as

'00

>40

'40

a220

a!70

aJ

a]

as

L80

L80

>40

a360

a480 12

2

2

563

58

68

57

203

Per square 

mile

5 1.24

) 1.56

} 1.36

> 2.60

' 2.94

> 1.75

5 1.99

> 2.12

' 1.35

) 1.67

i 1.12

I .833

) .683

> 1.54

Sept.

200

210

196

196

187

174

174

ISO

184

177

217

224

295

249

217

193

181

180

180

171

165

171

229

244

267

213

180

187

190

168

-

Runoff in 

inohes

1.43

1.74

1.57

35.30

3.39

1.82

2.18

2.36

1.56

1.86

1.29

.96

.76

20.92

a No gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for station near Pelzer.
206 SANTEE RIVER BAPIN

Saluda River near Pelzer, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°40', long. 82°28', half a mile downstream from 

Hurricane Creek and 2 miles north of Pelzer, Anderson County. Datum of gage is 727.76 

feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 405 Square miles.

Records available.- September 1929 to September 1947,

Average discharge.- 18 years. 760 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,720 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 5.75 

TeetTT minimum, 9 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 22 (gage height, 0.70 foot); minimum 

daily, 192 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 22.

1929-47: Maximum discharge, 13,300 second-feet Apr. 7, 1936 (gage height, 10.'2b 

feet); minimim, that of Sept. 22, 1947; minimum daily, 62 second-feet (regulated 

Oct. 25, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are rair. Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station. Capacity of 

reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.3 162 2.5 960 

1.5 250 3.0 1,480 

1.8 413 3.6 2,260 

2.1 620 5.0 4,440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

407 

354 

368 

356 

342

300 

317 

538 

1,050 

1,010

594 

508 

477 

464 

437

401 

422 

439 

374 

354

426 

411 

386 

366 

362

638 

732 

518 

439 

431 

414

Nov.

f420 

f400 

384 

fSOO 

453

395 

f420 

441 

431 

f440

f480 

449 

fSOO 

f460 

f420

f360 

f800 

f 1 , 500 

f 1 , 200 

f700

f600 

f600

reoo

F480 

fSOO

f550 

f650 

f750 

f550 

f650

Dec.

f440 

f600 

524 

505 

479

491 

484 

413 

525 

458

436 

430 

456 

514 

552

452 

444 

498 

680 

642

628 

724 

613 

476 

546

509 

522 

484 

471 

582 

518

Jan.

610 

750 

927 

995 

918

824

699 

691 

605 

636

512 

756 

792 

1,240 

960

1,180 

1,420 

1,260 

1,640 

4,210

4,440 

2,860 

1,850 

1,350 

1,160

998 

998 

933 

852 

300 

933

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary . . .

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

st ................ ......

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

794 

834 

724 

757 

706

667 

699 

662 

707 

613

546 

620 

600 

636 

532

620 

598 

525 

598 

716

973 

372 

791 

707 

683

636 

555 

605

Seoondfoot-days

14,635 

17,083 

16,096

364,234

38,799 

18,976 

23,425 

24,345 

15,868 

18,941 

18,574 

10, SOB 

7,595

218,845

Mar.

604 

587 

630 

557 

561

620 

655 

960 

1,190 

960

826 

749 

733 

1,140 

1,180

979 

843 

817 

736 

791

748 

652 

699 

707 

652

652 

660 

715 

560 

644 

6lS

Apr.

605 

660 

675 

707 

629

584 

644 

561 

644 

566

636 

707 

870 

904 

1,140

1,350 

1,490 

1,600 

1,140 

1,020

869 

843 

799 

716 

724

726 

636 

636 

636 

628

Maximum

1,050 

1,800 

?24

9,390

4,440 

973 

1,190 

1,600 

658 

2,800 

607 

569 

354

4,440

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (11 B.m.) 5.720 sec. -ft.: June

May

636 

652 

620 

608 

570

546 

568 

498 

488 

468

497 

484 

501 

491 

439

449 

460 

407 

488 

441

464 

539 

598 

496 

502

628 

493 

471 

410 

409 

547

Minimum

300 

360 

413

E72

512 

525 

557 

561 

407 

316 

220 

194 

192

192

June

376 

366 

413 

439 

389

343 

372 

384 

354 

342

323 

316 

352 

1,120 

2,800

1,740 

804 

- 602 

548 

561

622 

817 

791 

732 

525

568 

517 

463 

525 

432

Mean

472

569 

519

998

1,252 

678 

756 

812 

512 

631 

406 

339 

253

600

July

490 

598 

524 

458 

372

333 

451 

508 

536 

354

432 

372 

322 

372 

372

378 

512 

454 

546 

414

384 

402 

334 

253 

542

607 

312 

254 

220 

232 

236

Aug.

232 

268 

207 

194 

222

245 

516 

547 

569 

378

378 

268 

280 

378 

360

267 

278 

336 

327 

305

241 

250 

250 

328 

516

513 

522 

372 

339 

322 

300

Sept.

225 

250 

245 

244 

227

209 

212 

222 

290 

236

225

305 

300 

354 

260

295 

222 

232 

236 

209

216 

192 

258 

300 

354

316 

243 

250 

227 

241

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1.17 1.35 

1.40 1.56 

1.28 1.48

2.46 . 33.44

3.09 3.56 

1.67' 1.74 

1.87 2.16 

2.00 2.23 

1.26 1.45 

1.56 1.74 

1.00 1.15 

.837 .96 

.625 .70

1.48 20.08

15 (H15 p.m.) 3,160 .-ee.-ft.

i Fragmentary gage-height record,4 discharge computed on basis of partial record, weather records, 

and records for station near West Greenville.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Saluda River near Ware Shoalb, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°23', long. 82°14', 2 miles southeast of Ware 

snoais, Greenwood County, 2j miles downstream from Ware Shoals Dam, and 5 miles upstream from Turkey Creek.

Drainage area.- 569 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes^- Maximum discharge during year, 7,880 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 13.25 

t'eetT, from rating curve extended above 6,300 second-feet by logarithmic plotting and 

computation of flow over dam; minimum, 10 second-feet (regulated) July 5; minimum 

daily, 129 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 29.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 20,600 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 (gage height, 20.48 

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 3 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 18, 

1939; minimum daily, 11 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 12, 19, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station. 

Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 23 to Feb. 21, Mar. 9 to Apr. 4, 

Apr. 16 to June 14, June 30 to Aug. 7, Sept. 16-30)

0.5 111 2.5 885

.8 204 4.0 1,640

1.4 420 6.5 3,060

9.0 4,620

11.0 5,970

12.3 7,030

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19 17

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

?0

21

22

23

24

25

26

87

28

29

30

3t

Oct.

474

467

467

340

422

382

342

846

1,850

1,500

983

932

430

642

555

514

521

583

554

382

498

514

576

576

505

618

473

1,070

814

541

507

Nov.

513

596

401

518

540

572

586

620

542

382

491

718

651

514

554

455

459

1,590

1,860

1,560

824

765

724

432

858

732

714

806

738

832

-

Dec.

393

812

812

686

612

592

726

416

452

688

64O

631

520

591

344

677

668

650

646

872

934

386

670

667

605

968

666

796

430

590

772

Jan.

712

814

1,480

1,300

818

1,410

1,120

772

883

729

870

602

1,560

1,860

1,530

1,570

2,460

1,920

2,620

6,970

6,800

4,380

3,000

2,300

1,760

1,030

1,860

1,530

1,300

1,280

1,130

Month

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

November ........,..,..,,.,......,

December ....,,,........,.,.......

Calendar year 1945 ............

January ..........................

February ..,...,,,,,....,.........

March ...........................

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

May,

June, .............................

July ..,....,.,..,.,....,...,..,..

August .,,...,.,......,.,,,.,..,..

September ...,,..,.,...,..,...,...

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,170

642

1,450

1,170

8O2

1,060

831

970

477

1,130

1,020

744

658

665

1,050

451

819

843

634

797

1,070

1,470

654

1,370

953

826

922

845

-

_

-

Secondfoe t-days

19, 878

21,547

19,910

457,786

58,430

25 493

54^567

32,104

19,663

23 222

17^105

13,551

9,291

294,761

Mar.

1,060

499

859

859

818

802

905

2,370

1,350

1,860

1,320

882

-975

2,420

1,700

1,160

1,530

1,240

975

1,040

1,160

1,140

463

1,130

1,080

930

676

801

1,160

428

975

Apr.

798

9

8

a

29

98

54

1,200

490

9

8

8

58

00

80

847

767

1.1

4

1,5

80

92

60

1,920

1,750

1,7

1,8

1.7

50

60

00

1,050

1,480

1,1

8

9

5O

95

84

876

1,110

4

1,0

7

7

Maximum

1,850

1,860

968

12,100

6,970

1,470

2,420

1 920

l!l20

2,940

975

945

722

6,970

09

20

70

27

May

757

678

1,120

412

916

709

688

667

610

842

436

391

692

604

571

561

598

333

410

682

552

546

594

959

465

552

909

550

612

553

694

Minimum

34O

382

344

292

602

451

428

409

333

184

166

165

129

129

June

314

435

600

524

431

339

722

276

287

590

453

436

396

632

1,990

2,940

1,750

784

640

642

1,070

382

1,310

1,060

871

646

796

742

184

980

Mean

641

642

1,254

1 , 885

910

1,115 

1,070

634

774 

552

437

310

808

July

654

568

810

52O

342

297

592

975

768

657

490

515

166

254

604

788

594

917

684

545

696

700

558

462

317

549

288

479

646

430

240

Aug.

221

3

3

2

06

05

24

165

218

4

9

8

58

45

48

251

556

5

4

3

89

26

52

517

564

2

2

6

36

82

18

418

378

4

5

2

08

68

19

438

638

6

6

4

3

76

60

31

92

244

Per square 

mile

1.13

1 . 26

1.13

2.20

3.31

1.60

1 96

1 . 88

1.11

1.36

.970

.'545

1.42

Sept.

271

514

326

242

221

421

185

270

201

230

302

338

714

255

263

722

302

307

311

403

250

169

175

334

601

247

243

173

129

172

Runoff in 

inches

1.30

1.41

1.30

29.94

3. 32

*) R1 J. . o f 

2. 26

2.10

1 28

1 . 52 

l'.12

.'ei

19.28
208 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°10', long. 81°54', at left upstrean end of dam 

on saluda River, 0.7 mile upstream from Wilson Creek and 2.4 miles west of Chappells, 

Newberry County. Datum of gage is 400.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Dan T. Duncan Engineering Co.); gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,150 square miles.

Records available.- May 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 439.87 feet Jan. 23; minimum, 426.08 feet

1940-47: Maximum elevation, 441.70 feet Feb. 24, 1946; minimum elevation since 

normal reservoir level was first reached, that of Sept. 30, 1947.

Remarks.- Lake is formed by earth dam; storage began in May 1940.; dam completed in 1940. 

usable capacity, about 8,330,000,000 cubic feet between elevations 420.0 feet (limit 

of draw-down) and 441.5 feet (top of ij-foot flashboards on top of spiirvay gates) 

above mean sea level. Dead storage is about 3,500,000,000 cubic feet. Figures given 

herein represent usable contents. Elevation of spillway crest is 415.0 feet above 

mean sea level. Water is used for generation of power.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

32.30

32.11

31.98

31.83

31.72

31.80

31.72

31.84

32.67

33.21

33.39

33.51

33.81

33.90

33.86

33.77

33.66

33.58

33.54

33.63

33.61

33.48

33.38

33.26

33.12

33.10

33.23

33.29

33.23

33.03

32.77

Nov.

32.53

32.43

32.57

32.54

32.36

32.20

32.05

31.95

31.83

31.95

31.92

31.76

31.59

g31.39

31.21

31.08

31.20

31.30

31.44

31.52

31.56

31.40

31.22

31.27

31.28

g31.07

g30.85

g30.65

g30.41

g30.26

-

Dec.

g30.38

g3O.30

g30.04

g29.76

g29.49

29.13

28.90

29.04

29.00

28.78

28.60

28.40

28.30

28.15

28.27

28.23

28.06

27.90

27.70

27.53

27.60

27.83

27.93

28.18

28.38

28.47

28.48

28.45

28.63

28.63

28.43

Jan.

28.24

28.10

28.06

28.52

29.00

29.28

29.42

29.37

29.26

29.06

29.02

29.33

29.60

30.43

30.94

31.12

31.63

32.29

33.21

35.72

38.27

39.44

39.80

39.80

39.71

39.77.

39.78

39.55

39.25

38.89

38.63

Feb.

38.35

38.32

38.22

38.07

37.72

37.40

37.17

37.00

37.07

37.04

36.88

36.66

36.44

36.25

36.17

36.28

36.27

36.17

36.03

35.97

36.10

36.20

36.45

36.54

36.49

36.35

36.20

36.06

-

-

-

Mar.

36.01

36.24

36.21

36.17

35.93

35.83

35.73

36.56

37.40

37.70

37.79

37.71

37.63

37.95

38.40

38.82

39.02

39.06

38.98

38.89

38.77

38.60

38.54

38.48

38.60

38.47

38.32

38.26

38.17

38.10

38.08

Apr.

38.03

38. D6

38.08

37.99

37.97

38.10

38.12

38.06

38.00

37.90

37.77

37.76

37.88

38.00

38.25

38.48

38.65

38.75

38.91

39.12

39.31

39.37

39.27

39.20

39.11

39.10

39.19

39.20

39.12

39.00

-

May

38.90

38.77

38.70

38.80

38.80

38.65

38.48

38.26

38.05

37.92

37.97

37.95

37.85

37.77

37.67

37.56

37.50

37.60

37.58

37.45

37.35

37.28

37.14

37.10

37.45

37.55

37.52

37.44

37.38

37.31

37.26

June

37.34

37,31

37.19

37.06

36.87

36.70

36.60

36.68

36.62

36.45

36.22

36.03

35.87

35.82

36.06

36.57

36.69

36.66

36.50

36.35

36.33

36.46

36.46

36.45

36.34

36.18

36.09

36.06

36.11

36.13

-

July

36.30

36.42

36.56

36.59

36.45

36.28

36.19

36.14

36.30

36.34

36.23

36.12

36.17

36.10

35.94

35.80

35.70

35.59

35.49

35.56

35.58

35.45

35.23

35.00

34.74

34.57

34.60

34.49

34.31

34.09

33.85

Aug.

33.55

33.38

33.43

33.35

33.12

32.88

32.79

32.74

32.81

32.92

32.84

32.. 80

32.69

32.51

32.31

32.27

32.29

32.18

32.03

31.85

31.65

31.49

31.44

31.50

31.72

31.68

31.57

31.43

31.29

31.12

31.15

Sept.

31.03

30.83

30.60

30.32

29.98

29.77

29.79

29.64

29.37

29.05

28.74

28.48

28.34

28.41

28.27

28.12

28.05

27.90

27.67

27.56

27.60

27.45

27.21

27.03

26.99

26.85

26.69

26.72

26.58

26.27

-

g Elevation computed from graph based on 4 gage readings dally at powerhouse.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Dec. 31.....................

Calendar ye'ar 1946 .......

Elevation 

ffeet)t

428.30

.

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

2.69

.

5 93

Change In contents 

during month (equivalent, second-feet)

-280

-156

-493

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

Note.- Add 400 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 209

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°ll l , long. 81°52', at bridge on S'rate Highway 39 

at unappells, Newberry County, 7 miles downstream from dam at Lake Greenwood and 8^ 

miles upstrea-n from Little \lver. Datum of gage is 363.89 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,350 square miles.

Records available.- May 1927 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at practicany same site since 1905 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 1,989 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,100 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 15.68 

reet); minimum, 295 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 7; minimum daily, 343 second-feet 

(regulated) Oct. 20, Nov. 10.

1927-47: Maximum discharge, 63,700 second-feet Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 31.5 

feet), from rating ourve extended above 27.000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 8 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 29, 1939; minimum daily, 8 second-feet 

(regulated) Oct. 29, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 35.7 feet (present datum) Aug. 26, 1908, from reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Greenwood (see preceding page). Records 

of water analyses for water year 1947 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1102.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (cage heigh 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1-9, Dec. 6 to Sept. 30 Oct. 10 to Do

1.7 395 8.0 2»86O

2.7 677 11.0 4,360

4.0 1,130 13.0 5,680

5.5 1,730 15.3 7,700

1.7 336

2.7 600

4.0 1,020

5.5 1,620

7.7 2,640

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1946 'to September 1917

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,570

1,540

1,400

1,440

714

508

1,130

2,120

3,110

2,600

2,090

1,020

559

1,120

1,410

1,470

1,340

1,420

720

348

1,240

1,440

1,480

1,510

1,500

853

372

1,200

1,940

2,100

2,020

Nov.

2,000

948

537

1,250

1,630

1,660

1,720

1,630

888

348

1,290

1,720

1,740

1,630

1,710

858

557

1,630

2,170

1,990

1,830

2,140

1,710

538

1,460

2,180

2,330

1,990

2,050

1,440

-

Dec.

670

1,680

2,330

2,280

2,340

2,320

1,430

489

1,370

1, J7 '

1,810

1,870

1,860

1,210

474

1,410

1,860

2,040

1,940

2,190

902

501

500

493

430

1,050

1,470

1,030

447

1,330

2,100

Jan.

1,970

2,160

2,790

1,940

1,190

1,770

2,090

2,180

2,260

2,22-'

1,190

557

1,950

3,920

3,410

2,720

2,680

1,980

3,270

6,320

7,700

4,960

3,820

3,820

J.Z13T

1,640

2,850

3,670

3,720

3,870

3,920

Month

Octobe'r ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May ..........

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3,370

1,650

2,760

3,420

3,270

2,900

2,860

2,060

649

: . 'o

2,680

2,680

2,540

2,270

1,590

650

1,560

2,080

2,180

2,260

2,540

1,580

698

1,66,0

2,160

2,150

2,170

2,190

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

43,284

45,574

43,696

849,315

91,817

60,437

73,280

56,810

45,15]

42)Z7<

38,700

36,907

617,364

Mar.

1,520

672

1,660

2,200

2,220

2,440

2,560

4,300

3,600

2,840

2,590

2,550

2,660

3,570

2,360

888

1,960

2,390

2,740

3,060

2,850

2,900

1,700

2,220

2,290

2,060

2,180

2,480

2,440

1,760

1,620

Apr.

2,160

2,4

2,4

2,3

20

00

00

1,690

673

1,5

2,1

2,3

40

70

00

2,300

2,250

1,6

6

1,8

40

34

30

2,530

2,770

2,7

2,2

1,4

10

90

90

999

1,430

2,1

2,1

2,1

00

60

80

2,140

1,440

5

1,3

2,1

2,1

-

Maximum

3,110

2,330

2,340

18,600

7,700

3,420

4,300

2,770

2,210

1,840

1,930

1,780

1,710

7,700

54

80

40

40

May

2,180

2,210

1,420

497

1,440

2,140

2,130

2,160

2,180

1,250

690

1,080

1,540

1,570

1,GIA>

1,620

932

416

1,160

1,690

1,710

1,740

1,710

914

502

1,290

1,690

1,660

1,690

1,570

770

Minimum

348

348

430

348

557

649

672

554

416

402

430

484

450

348

June

402

1,190

1,630

1,620

1,660

1,630

731

417

1,140

1,670

1,680

1,730

1,480

862

592

1,200

1,690

1,700

1,790

1.7..0

1,420

996

1,290

1,720

1,750

1,770

1,840

1,010

440

589

-

Mean

1,396

1,519

1,410

2,327

2,962

2,158

2,364

1,894

1,456

1,314

1,364

1,'23C

1,6'J1

July

638

568

430

1,180

1,480

1,330

1,270

1,670

1,640

1,660

1,670

983

420 i t -" i

1,790

1,860

1,930

1,860

1,200 76^5

'1,260

1,780

1,820

1,820

1,860

974

575

1,330

1,810

1,730

1,760

Aug.

1,780

£

6

1,2

83

S8

40

1,500

1,690

1»E'7

50

50

22

594

1,190

1,5

1,5

1,4

30

20

60

1,400

749

6

1,2

1,5

14

90

00

1,510

1,520

1,5

8

6

30

44

26

1,570

1,530

1,5

1,6

1,6

8

80

40

50

06

484

Per square 

sile

Sept.

1,090

1,520

1,520

1,670

1,710

779

544

1,210

1,440

1,530

1,580

1,600

890

550

1,130

1,340

1,340

1,430

1..V7 '

771

597

1,220

1,480

1,640

1,570

1,520

716

450

1,170

1,530

-

Runoff in 

inches
210 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Saluda River near Silverstreet, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°11', long. 81°44', 200 feet upstream from Higgins 

 Ferry Bridge on State Highway 19, 1 mile downstream from Little RJver, and 9-i- miles

south of Silverstreet, Newberry County. Datum of gage is 345.13 feet above mean sea

level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 1,620 square miles.

Records available.- January 1927 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 2,285 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 second-feet Jan. 21 (gag? height, 18.12 

1'eet); minimum, 347 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 7; minimum daily, 413 second-feet 

(regulated) Oct. 6.

1927-47: Maximum discharge, 83,800 second-feet Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 33.97 

feet), from rating curve extended above ly.OOO second-feet on basis of discharge 

measurements made at Chappells and near Chapin; minimum, 49 second-feet (regulated) 

July 4, 1940 (gage height, 2.88 feet); minimum daily, 49 second-feet (regulated) July 

4, 1940.

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

i>'low regulated by Lake Greenwood (see p. 208).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,520

1,590

1,380

1,410

1,080

413

796

2,740

4,940

4,640

3,090

1,750

1,030

1,130

1,580

1,590

1,550

1,490

1,190

463

902

1,550

1,570

1,580

1,600

1,350

513

812

1,870

2,240

2,120

Nov.

2,120

1,590

608

1,120

1,730

1,780

1,800

1,760

1,450

466

S81

1,820

1,880

1,800

1,820

1,480

520

1,470

2,360

2,360

1,960

2,300

2,150

892

1,100

2,300

2,480

2,360

2,120

2,010

-

Month

Dec.

684

1,290

2,360

2,360

2,420

2,420

1,920

558

935

1,880

1,880

1,8SO

1,940

1,710

566

957

1,880

2,040

2,010

2,320

1,570

598

493

561

493

771

1,440

1,380

536

906

2,040

Jan.

2,110

2,270

a2,80o

a3,200

al,600

a 1,9 00

a2,200

a2,20u

a2,400

a2,400

al,600

a700

a2,000

a4,200

5,170

3,760

3,400

3,130

4,270

8,540

12,300

10,300

4,900

4,340

3,900

2,230

2,640

4,040

4,110

4,260

4,410

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

Noveuber .

December ..,,..,.,.,..,,......,.,,

Calendar year 1946 ....,..,.,..

January .....,,.......,,..,,,,,...

February .........................

April

Hay

June ..........,,.....,,.....,,...

July .,..,,..,.,.......,,...,.,...

Auguvt I.....

September ....,,....,..,,.,..,,.,,

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3,960

2,060

2,620

3,680

3,620

3,130

3,060

2,610

a850

al,600

a2 , 900

a2,900

a2,700

a2,400

al , 900

a850

al,300

a2 , 200

a2 , 300

2,520

3,130

2,260

1,060

1,300

2,360

2,300

2,300

2,300

_

-

Seoondfoot-daya

51,479

50,487

44,798

953,954

117, 28C

66 , 17C

S9.330

63, 342

48,876

42,401

45,52(

40,294

37,143

697,126

Mar.

1,940

1,030

1,350

2,300

2,360

2,680

3,120

6,600

6,860

4,460

2,940

2,740

2,740

4,640

4,110

al,300

a2,000

a2,600

a3,000

a3,620

3,260

3,340

2,040

2,170

2,400

2,120

2,180

2,760

2,790

2,270

1,610

Apr.

2,190

2,690

2,890

2,540

2,100

1,230

1,460

2,160

2,440

2,520

2,370

2,030

1,300

1,820

2,970

3,200

3,260

2.57U

1,950

1,290

1,510

2,260

2,180

2,110

2,100

1,730

992

1,360

2,060

2.06Q

-

Maximum

4,940

2,400

2,420

19,000

12,300

3,960

6,860

3,260

2,170

1,810

3,070

1,880

1,750

12,300

May

2,090

2,170

1,570

S58

1,190

2,120

2,100

2,100

2,170

1,670

1,060

1,140

1,470

1,430

1,600

1,600

1,290

928

1,170

1,680

1,700

1,860

1,740

1,320

1,100

1,480

1,830

1,720

1,700

1,680

1,280

Minimum

413

493

413

700

850

1,030

992

858

780

717

610

481

413

June

945

1,180

1,540

1,580

1,630

1,530

1,100

780

1,030

1,540

1,650

1,680

1,570

1,270

936

1,290

1,610

1,660

1,740

1,710

1,700

1,280

1,320

1,710

1,660

1,690

1,810

1,500

871

889

-

Mean

1,661

1,683

1,445

2,614

3,783

2,363

2

eea i BBC

2,111

1,577

1,413

1,469

1.300

1,238

1,910

July

913

889

847

1,150

1,410

1,430

1,230

1,730

1,810

1,890

1,660

1, 3£0

8?5

1,21-1

1,770

1.9CO

2,070

1,960

1,550

985

1,250

1,720

1,780

1,790

1,850

i.sn

717

1,28")

1,790

1,68-)

1,721

Aug.

1,660

1,260

867

1,270

1,490

1,630

1,560

1,530

1,070

705

1,120

1,440

1,490

1,360

1,370

962

675

1,220

1,490

1,480

1,480

1,470

1,170

805

1,610

1,510

1,570

1,590

1,570

1,260

610

Per square

mile

Sept.

992

1,440

1,490

1,560

1,650

1,160

538

1,090

1,360

1,420

1,460

1,440

1,290

545

992

1,350

1,450

1,340

1,370

1,090

481

1,050

1,390

al,700

al, 700

1,750

1,180

493

882

1,490

-

Runoff in 

inches

Peak diBoharee.- Jan. 21 (7 p.m. 13,000 eeo.-ft.j Mar. 9 (6 a.m.) 7,410 BBC, -ft. 

a no gage-neignt record) diioharge eomputed on basis of weather reoordi and reeepds for stttlon

at Chappelli.

Note.- Baakwater from Laka Hurray Mar. 23 to Sept. 30) discharge aomputed by using fall as determines rrorn reeordi for bake Murray near Columbia ai a faotor.
SANTEE RIVER B4SIN 211

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03', long. 81°13', in intake tower 500 feet 

upstream from dam on Saluda River, 10 miles upstream from confluence of Saluda and 

Broad Rivers at Columbia, Richland County. Datum of gage is 0.64 foot b3low mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,420 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 356.42 feet May 31, June 1; minimum, 340.10 

reet Jan. 3.

1929-47: Maximum gage height, 361.51 feet Apr. 10, 1936; minimum gag3 height 

since generation of power was started, 330.96 feet Dec. 23, 1941.

Remarks.- Lake is formed by earth dam; storage began Aug. 31, 1929; dam coanleted in 

 19a;J. Usable capacity, 70,300,000,000 cubic feet between gage heights 300.0 feet 

(limit of draw-down) and 360.0 feet (maximum normal lake level). Dead storage, 

21,800,000,000 cubic feet. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Gage 

height of new spillway crest (completed in 1946), 330 feet with top of gates 362 

feet; gage height of other spillway crest 340 feet with top of gates 365 feet. Water 

is used for generation of power.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

46.81

46.66

46.51

46.35

46.26

46.26

46.18

46.28

46.86

47.03

46.99

46.92

46.86

46.79

46.56

46.31

46.09

45.34

45.62

45.52

45.51

45.46

45.45

45.41

45.39

45.48

45.51

45.48

45.38

45.30

45.19

Nov.

45.08

45.00

45.00

44.97

44.85

44.72

44.61

44.54

44.47

44.48

44.43

44.31

44.20

44.10

44.01

43.96

43.98

44.05

44.03

44.00

43.97

43.96

43.96

44.01

43.93

43.77

43.70

43.61

43.57

43.50

-

Dec.

43.50

43.40

43.21

43.07

42.89

42.71

42.46

42.30

42.16

41.90

41.70

41.47

41.34

41.14

41.06

40.93

40.70

40.57

40.40

40.30

40.35

40.34

4O.34

40.34

40.36

40.36

40.40

40.47

40.53

40.46

40.30

Jan.

40.22

40.20

40.27

40.58

40.80

40.90

40.98

41. OO

41.06

41.10

41.16

41.27

41.35

41.79

42.20

42.48

42.67

42.86

43.32

44.11

44.74

45.19

45.46

45.56

45.71

45.89

45.98

46.01

46.06

46.12

46.26

Feb.

46.41

46.57

46.61

46.67

46.70

46.61

46.58

46.61

46.63

46.57

46.43

46.36

46.29

46.22

g46.17

g46.20

g46.22

46.18

46.20

46.24

46.38

46.47

46.54

46.54

46.50

46.44

46.41

46.40

-

-

-

Mar.

46.41

46.52

46.46

46.42

46.43

46.49

46.62

47.38

48.05

48.39

48.56

48.66

43.79

49.20

49.53

49.72

49.80

49.90

50.03

50.24

50.45

50.58

50.72

50.87

51.10

51.10

51.14

51.30

51.47

51.61

51.75

Apr.

51.85

52.20

52.67

52.84

" 52.99

53.10

53.13

53.23

53.40

53.52

53.67

53.80

53.83

54.01

54.28

54.54

54.81

54.91

55.01

55.08

55.15

55.19

55.27

55.37

55.47

55.56

55.59

55.61

55.67

55.71

-

May

55.80

55.89

56.01

56.02

56.03

56.03

56.07

56.06

56.01

55.99

56.01

56.00

55.99

55.96

55.92

55.90

55.89

55.91

55.90

55.84

55.86

55.96

56.03

56.05

56.15

56.19

56.26

56.32

56.38

56.39

56.41

June

56.42

56.39

56.37

56.35

56.32

56.30

56.26

56.25

56.17

56.02

55.94

55.86

55.78

55.75

55.76

55.77

55.80

55.84

55.86

55.92

56.06

56.14

56.16

56.15

56.14

56.16

56.14

56.12

56.15

56.18

-

July

56.19

56.17

56.15

56.13

56.13

56.16

56.17

56.15

56.17

56.17

56.13

56.09

56.08

56.03

55.94

55.93

55.86

55.78

55.76

55.78

55.78

55.73

55.66

55.58

55.48

55.41

55.38

55.31

55.16

55.04

54.91

Aug.

54.76

54.68

54.66

54.63

54.53

54.42

54.34

54.22

54.16

54.16

54.11

54.10

54.07

53.96

53.83

53.73

53.70

53.87

53.86

53.75

53.63

53.49

53.41

53.40

53.39

53.34

53.28

53.18

53.10

53.00

53.0O

Sept.

53.00

52.92

52.76

52.63

52.43

52.37

52.31

52.23

52.09

51.93

51.80

51.65

51.55

51.53

PI. 48

51.42

51.27

51.14

51.02

50.91

50.89

50.78

50.60

50.56

50.58

50.48

5O.37

50.34

50.25

50. 04

-

g From graph based on 4 gage readings daily at powerhouse. 

Note.- Add 300 feet to obtain gage height (gage datum).

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1946 to Septembsr 1947

Date

Dec. 31.... .................

Calendar year 1946

Sept . 30 .....................

Water year 1946-47

Sage height 

(feet)t

340.20

-

349.90

-

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

36.71

-

53 91

59 55

50.60

-

Change Ir contents 

during month (equivalent, second-feet)

-1,740

-352

+523

-2,140

+159

t Sage height at 12 p.
212 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Saluda River near Columbia, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34 0 01', long. 81°06', a quarter of a mile upstream 

from site of old Saluda mill and 2 miles upstream from confluence with Broad River at 

Columbia, Richland County. Datum of gage is 149.46 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment o" 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,510 square miles.

Records available.- August 1925 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 2,891 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 second-feet Pec. 7 (gage 

height, e~J.3 reetj; minimum, 87 second-feet Oct. 7; minimum daily, 112 second-feet 

May 18.

1925-47: Maximum discharge, 67,000 second-feet Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 15.22 

feet), from rating curve extended above 39,000 second-feet on basis of discharge 

measurements made at Wise Ferry Bridge near Chapin; minimum, 11 second-feet July 13, 

1930; minimum daily, 12 second-feet July 13, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Murray (see p. 211) and Lake Greenwood 

 (see p. 208).

Racing table, water year 1946-47 (ease height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.1 110 1.6 265

1.2 131 1.8 385

1.3 155 2.0 540

1.4 184 2.3 810

1.5 220 2.6 1,150

3.0 1,700

3.5 2,590

4.0 3,680

4.5 5,030

5.3 7,540

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,790

4,070

3,860

4,260

790

290

4,090

4,630

4,970

5,130

5,160

3,740

928

4,540

6,320

6,060

6,050

6,130

4,900

648

1,820

1,660

2,240

1,860

2,390

1,430

533

3,070

3,760

4,270

4,440

Nov.

4,500

3,160

1,080

3,510

4,180

3,920

4,010

4,390

832

596

3,870

3,910

3,800

3,610

3,200

1,140

1,090

."i, £|GA)

3,270

2,820

3,060

2,820

965

300

4,380

4,990

4,470

2,940

4,480

2,870

~

Dec.

1,080

4,520

4,780

5,330

5,960

5,880

7,260

1,520

6,120

5,980

5,510

5,710

5,560

4,600

1,440

5,710

4,850

5,060

4,720

3,250

1,320

710

564

794

276

417

831

236

434

4,200

3,980

Jan

2,470

3,800

2,500

823

197

818

2,900

2,030

2,050

1,960

500

127

1,800

2,100

1,040

1,180

1,270

390

398

2,380

3,840

4,050

3,480

2,590

628

238

2,390

3,670

3,180

3,250

3,560

Month

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

November .........................

December ..................... ...

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ......................

March ............................

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

Bay ..............................

June ......................... ...

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

922

221

2,840

3,680

4,020

4,040

3,920

1,420

294

4,160

4,800

4,210

4,170

4,320

1,670

396

2,480

2,200

2,180

2,590

1,670

1,330

508

1 . . ."'

3,770

2,600

2,660

3,].>u

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

108,829

92,043

108,602

1,284,108

61,609

72,181

32,245

24,148

37 742

49, 679

76,239

102,434

110,592

876,343

Mar.

1,480

859

2,370

2,770

2,020

3,140

1,520

1,560

416

1,280

1,320

899

1,450

786

458

194

378

688

1,510-

1,240

626

253

168

580

589

716

968

826

260

343

578

Apr.

1,040

1, 450

802

721

354

308

1,

453

489

140

651

806

2,

505

504

370

1,860

1,730

1, )80

302

576

202

436

f

t

390

>15

04

367

337 i

4

£

1 £

Maximum

6,320

4,990

7,260

20,000

4,050

4,800

3,140

2,670

3,070

4,350

5,220

5,300

5,360

7,260

28

32

16

80

May

865

496

352

146

696

1,530

2,010

3,070

2,800

456

388

1,910

2,000

2,100

2,450

2,200

417

112

2,260

2,830

1,010

672

1,060

328

609

287

364

864

1,900

982

578

Minimum

290

596

236

145

127

221

168

202

112

127

367

385

746

112

June

632

2,000

2,330

1,900

1,720

2,810

575

1,300

4,350

4,210

3,720

4,000

3,270

759 287'

177

419

562

1,790

U120

347

161

1,150

1,760

1, -20

2,820

2,710

748

127

305

-

Mean

3,511

3,068

3,503

3,518

1,987

2,578

1,040

805

1,217

1,656

2 459

3^304

3,686

2,401

July

912

554

544

522

502

515

1,430

2,830

1,910

2,830

2.51Q

1,510

395

3,410

4,050

3,440

4,050

3,590

1,350

367

2,370

3,260

3,120

3,770

3,950

2,300

538

4,830

5,220

4,440

4,980

Aug.

5,300

2,

4,

too

594

'90

4,780

4,200

4,

4,

1,'

110

160

190

431

3,720

4)'

4,4

510

too

90

4,690

2,070

4 **£1

85

80

70

4,390

4,440

4,7

2,2

40

50

52

3,800

3,400

3,5

3,6

4,0

6

20

90

70

82

530

Per square 

mile

Sept.

1,030

4,320

4,630

4,840

4,910

2,400

1,050

4,510

4,620

4,640

4,540

4,760

2,140

820

4,540

4,680

4,540

4,500

4,620

1,800

746

4,810

5,360

5,090

3,830

4,440

1,660

836

4,870

5,060

Runoff in 

inches
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 213

Reedy River near Greenville, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°48 I 00", long. 82°21i55", 200 feet upstream from 

on age on State Highway 291, 0.5 mile upstream from Brushy Creek, 2.5 miles upstream 

from dam at Conestee, and 3.9 miles southeast of Greenville, Greenville County.

Drainage area.- 48.6 square miles.

Records available.- November 1941 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,610 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 4.68 

reet);. minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 1.

1941-47: Maximum discharge, 2,360 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 6.26 feet); 

minimum, 12 second-feet Nov. 29, Dec. 3, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet;

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2, June 16 to Sept. 11 Jan. 3 to June 15, Sept. 12-30

0.6 7 1.0 82 0.6 8

.7 20 1.2 139 .7 22

.8 37 1.7 314 .8 40

.9 58

0.9 61 1.7 314

1.0 85 2.5 626

1.2 142 3.8 1,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1347

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

34

34

28

28

39

30

32

201

232

84

58

70

52

48

43

43

43

43

55

48

43

41

41

41

90

125

61

45

45

45

45

Nov.

43 - 50

50

45

43

41

47

60

54

43

50

50

43

41

41

50

237

232

113

72

63

68

63

50

50

76

90

60

52

54

~

Dec.

56

48

45

48

48

48

48

48

43

39

41

45

56

45

43

43

41

88

52

71

68

50

45

45

45

43

41

45

50

50

69

Jan.

90

75

163

115

78

68

63

66

59

55

61

124

143

172

107

187

173

142

368

1,190

631

184

118

104

101

90

85

78

75

92

95

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May T"*» .............................. 

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September .........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

83

6S

68

71

66

66

75

71

57

57

59

61

61

61

66

59

57

57

62

110

104

96

73

66

63

61

61

61

-

-

-

Seoondf cot-days

1,867

2,03]

1,547

36,838

5,152

1.92C

2,73C

2,28£

1.58E

1,654

998

1,667

85C

24,282

Mar.

73

61

61

57

57

90

87

215

126

90

80

73

148

200

119

90

80

73

94

90

75

78

68

76

68

63

67

80

71

61

59

Apr.

]

61

85

71

63

73

61

61

61

68

55

65

75

57

L41

121

174

3

Maximum

232

237

88

1,970

1,190

110

215

174

81

331

55

309

44

1,190

34

85

80

68

73

73

63

63

61

66

57

57

57

59

May

61

57

61

59

55

53

50

50

50

57

50

46

48

46

48

46

55

42

40

42

52

57

44

54

81

53

42

40

52

50

48

Minimum

28

41

39

28

55

57

57

55

40

27

19

17

15

15

June

40

40

40

56

35

36

46

36

33

35

27

29

38

331

151

57

43

37

44

51

57

68

48

41

39

49

39

52

41

35

Mean

60.2

67.7

49.9

101

166

68.6

88.1

76.3

51.3

55.1

31.9

53.8

2S.3

66.5

July

35

37

34

34

34

35

45

55

37

34

32

37

30

27

30

27

53

30

37

28

28

27

27

25

30

25

23

23

20

19

Aug.

17

27

23

23

41

309

;

Per square 

mile

1.24

1.39

1.03

2.08

3.42

1.41

1.81

1.57

1.06

1.13

.656

1.11

.582

1.37

41

83

58

43

39

37

35

28

28

35

30

28

30

29

27

27

41

40

87

87

48

32

28

37

30

Sept.

27

27

25

20

20

30

29

27

23

20

31

44

35

31

43

31

19

15

15

21

24

42

34

41

35

24

35

29

27

26

Runoff in 

inches

1.43

1.55

1.19

28.18

3.94

1.47

2.. 09

1.75

1.22

1.26

.76

1.28

.65

18.59

Feak discharge.- Jan. 20 (l a.m.) 958 see.-ft. ; Jan. 20 (12:45 p.m.) 1,610 sec.-ft. 

869757 0-50-15
214 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Reedy River near Ware Shoals, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°27 I , long. 82°12', ij miles downstream from dam 

at Boyd's .mill, 4.5 miles northeast of Ware Shoals, Greenwood County, and 10.5 miles 

upstream from Redburn Creek.

Drainage area.- 228 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,470 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 5.48 

reef); minimum, 12 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 22 (gage height, 0.71 foot); minimum 

daily, 22 second-feet (regulated) May 11, June 15.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 7,750 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 13.32 

feet), by computation of flow over dam at Boyd's mill; minimum, 9 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1942; minimum daily, 14 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 15, 22, 

1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by power plants above station. 

Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.9 22 1.6 120

1.0 30 1.8 169

1.1 40 2.0 240

1.2 52 2.2 332

1.4 82 2.5 516

2.8 765

3.4 1,380

5.1 3,080

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

145

202

203

189

179

60

161

195

991

968

420

378

322

317

312

184

182

182

164

59

238

240

240

192

179

192

39

308

288

283

206

Nov.

240

163

33

141

200

174

206

202

198

34

199

247

165

206

188

168

35

358

539

399

376

312

243

44

282

279

270

118

244

238

-

Deo.

38

221

229

233

194

17.',

195

37

199

188

197

195

199

206

35

238

214

265

220

191

274

36

358

265

64

274

211

195

35

198

205

Jan.

299

253

371

489

398

387

390

274

217

273

237

314

537

1,000

738

609

1,270

971

1,290

2,980

3.08O

1,880

960

565

443

430

409

399

381

356

411

Month

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

Novsmber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

411

297

358

293

288

283

273

270

34

397

290

317

312

317

277

30

243

283

283

271

378

387

305

275

253

304

268

272

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

8,218

6,501

5,782

136,792

22,611

7,972

13,996

10,242

6,152

4,444

4,912

4,922

3,32£

99,082

Mar.

266

219

266

300

293

283

296

1,030

1,100

562

442

430

418

1,110

1,140

572

462

430

430

424

424

399

123

405

411

418

365

283

283

48

364

Apr.

405

2

;

93

87

65

327

2

;

62

17

38

38

332

339

T

55

35

53

496

592 i

<

4

31

89

36

383

383

4

J

1

11

60

54

283

264

2

:

^

Maximum

991

539

358

5,260

3,080

411

1,140

592

293

323

448

594

374

3,080

23

63

17

12

-

Hay

274

283

271

93

226

235

217

217

208

115

22

262

221

211

257

199

197

41

254

243

119

113

171

184

70

293

288

252

203

163

27O

Minimum

39

33»

35

30

217

30

48

23

22

22

31

23

24

22

June

39

122

283

112

117

100

42

28

181

121

84

201

86

23[i

22

323

159

11-1

156

206

32

206

189

114

235

222

168

33

186

-

Mean

265

217

187

375

729

285

451

341

198

148

158

159

111

271

July

149

239

203

104

145

53

191

382

448

243

157

196

72

105

192

202

187

229

14-1

31

218

92

154

148

71

101

43

119

50

134

110

Aug.

141

94

45

86

84

350

4

I

42

94

89

39

350

1

1

09

35

60

170

138

1

1

23

68

32

137

127

93

23

45

210

111

2

2

Per square 

mile

1.16

.952

.820

1.64

3 20

1.25

1.98

1.50

.868

.649

.693

.697

.487

1.19

18

40

48

86

36

Sept.

144

101

111

81

74

72

24

96

30

42

170

160

123

29

30

289

374

151

180

120

29

135

142

74

125

129

105

49

28

111

Runoff in 

inches

1.34

1.06

.95

22.32

3.69

1.30

2.28

1.67

1.00

.72

.80

.80

.54

16.15
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 215

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion canal near Pineville, S. C.

Location.- Two water-stage recorders in diversion canal. Upper gage, lat. 33°23'15", 

long. 80°08'25", 0.7 mile upstream from temporary bridge on State Highway 45 and 7.0 

miles southwest of Pineville, Berkeley County; auxiliary gage, 3.9 miles downstream.

Records available.- February 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 33,200 second-feet Jan. 28; maximum daily 

reverse flow, 12,100 second-feet Feb. 9.

1944-47: Maximum daily discharge, that of Jan. 28, 1947; maximum daily reverse 

flow, that of Feb. 9, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary 

water-stage recorder as a factor. Canal diverts water from Lake Marion to Lake Moultrie for generation of power and for navigation. Water is discharged from power plant 

and navigation lock into West Branch Cooper River.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8,140

8,830

10,000

10,600

9,740

8,070

7,360

8,420

12,800

13,200

13,400

14,500

14,400

15,100

16,100

16,900

16,500

16,800

16,900

15 , 600

14,300

13,800

13,300

13,800

14,000

14,400

12,200

11,400

12,600

13,500

14,100

Nov.

14,500

14,600

14,300

13,300

12,900

13,200

13,600

14,600

14,600

13,900

13,300

13,300

13,000

13,500

13,600

13,300

13,300

14,100

14,300

14,600

15,200

16,000

16,200

16 , 100

15,800

14,600

13,800

13,500

13,000

12,500

-

Dec.

11,600

10,900

11,200

12,400

12,900

13,400

13,500

12,900

12,200

12,400

12,800

13,000

13,600

13,800

13,000

12,300

12,500

13,100

13,300

14,100

14,300

13,300

12,000

11,500

10,800

9,810

9,870

9,800

9,330

9,100

9,410

Jan.

9,890

10,600

11,000

11,100

10,900

11,000

11,600

12,000

12,700

12,400

12,500

12,200

11,400

11,600

11,700

12,700

13,500

14,500

15,000

15,900

17,800

18,100

19,200

21,200

25,500

30,000

32,200

33,200

32,800

31,500

30,800

Month

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

November .............;...........

December ..........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

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

May

June .............................

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

Augumt ...........................

September ............ ...........

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

29,400

27,400

24,500

24,800

23,900

21,300

21,100

20,400

-12,100

5,320

9,460

12,000

13,600

14,000

15,800

16,500

16,700

17,000

16,800

16,500

16,600

16,000

15,100

14,700

14,300

13,800

13,600

13,700

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

400, 7 6(

422, 40<

374, 12<

5,604,36<

536,18

452, 18(

537,90)

443, 50<

270, 56<

330, 80<

319,54

337,64

302,53

4,728,42

Mar.

13,900

14,600

13,600

13,100

12,900

13,000

13,300

14,200

13,900

14,100

15,400

16,700

18,400

20,400

21,100

20,900

20,200

20,400

20,400

20,900

21,000

20,900

20,000

19,100

21,200

19,800

17,500

18,400

17,400

16 , 100

15,100

Apr.

- 15,100

15,400

15,600

16,100

16,500

16,400

16,000

15,700

16,000

14,700

15,100

15,400

14,200

13,100

14,000

14,100

15,400

15,400

15,700

15,300

15,400

15,600

15,600

15,400

15,000

15,600

12,700

11,600

11,200

11,200

Maximum

) 16,900

D 16,200

D " 14,300

D 25,500

D 33,200

D 29,400

) 21,200

D 16,500

D 12,600

D 13,900

D 12 , 200

3 12,700

D 11,300

D 33,200

May

12,000

12,600

12,000

8,140

7,420

8,070

9,430

9,960

10,200

9,580

7,590

7,590

7,800

8,720

7,670

9,260

9,540

6,990

6,930

7,540

7,730

9,990

10,100

9,130

7,960

7,340

7,020

7,020

7,960

9,390

7,890

Minimum

7,360

12,500

9,100

6,030

9,890

-12,100

12,900

11,200

6,930

6,630

6,720

7,960

8,580

-12,100

June

6,630

7,590

8,960

7,670

9,770

10,500

10,800

9,590

8,880

9,710

10,700

11,300

12,000

12,300

11,700

10,300

10,900

12,200

13,300

13,800

13 , 900

13,200

12,200

11,800

11,400

11,500

11,900

12,300

12,300

11,700

Mean

12.93C

14.08C

12.07C

15.35C

17.31C

16.15C

17.35C

14.78C

8,726

11.03C

10.31C

10.89C

10,08(

12.95C

July

11,300

11,200

10,900

10,100

9,220

7,310

6,720

7,210

7,900

9,360

10.000

10.700

9,520

8,780

9,650

10,700

11,400

11,700

11,900

11,500

10,900

11,500

11,900

12,100

12,200

11,700

10,200

9,170

10,600

10,900

11,300

Aug.

11,200

11,100

9,720

8,070

7,960

9,170

10,500

11,200

11,100

10,000

9,520

10,800

11,300

11,900

12,100

12,100

11,100

10,900

10,800

11,500

12,400

12,700

12,500-

11,500

10,700

11,000

11,000

11,100

11,300

11,100

10,300

P^r square 

mile

3

)

)

)

Sept.

8,860

8,580

8,910

9,880

10,900

10, 900

10,000

8,780

9,300

10,200

10,300

11,000

11,300

10,500

9,890

10,000

10,500

10,900

11,300

11,300

10,200

9,250

9,000

8,980

10,500

10,500

10,700

10,500

10,200

9,400

-

Runoff in 

inches

Note.- Minus sign indicates reverse flow.
216 COOPER RIVER BASIN

Lake Moultrle near Plnopolis, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°15', long. 80°00', at power plant three-

 quarters of a mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 2^ miles northeast of Pinopolis, Berkeley County, and 4t miles upstream from West Branch Cooper 

River. Datura of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1936 (levels by Harza Engineering Co.).

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 74.09 feet Feb. 4 (caused by high wind);

 minimum, 67.31 feet Sept. 19.

1942-47: Maximum elevation, 76.18 feet Feb. 24, 1946 (caused by high wind); 

minimum elevation observed, 63.0 feet Apr. 25, 27, Apr. 29 to May 1, 1942.

Remarks.- Lake is formed by earth dikes and dam, with concrete navigation loik; dikes 

ana dam completed in 1941. Storage began in November 1941. Water is diverted through 

canal from Lake Marion (see p.180) and discharged through tailrace canal into West 

Branch Cooper River. Usable capacity, 28,314,000,000 cubic feet between elevations 

60.0 feet (limit of draw-down) and 75.0 feet (maximum normal elevation). Dead storage, 

about 19,600,000,000 cubic feet. Figures given herein represent usable contents. 

Water is used for generation of power and for navigation.

ation, at 12 p.m., water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

72.14

72.03

71.98

71.90

71.98

72.09

71.98

71.86

71.94

71.98

72.03

72.30

72.56

72.64

72.75

72.86

72.93

72.91

72.98

73.15

73.08

72.96

72.78

72.59

72.46

72.58

72.65

72.56

72.38

72.18

72.04

Nov.

71.93

72.01

72.08

72.00

71.84

71.68

71.55

.71.46

71.39

71.48

71.40

71.26

71.07

7O.92

70.77

70.70

70.60

70.38

70.11

69.91

69.70

69.58

69.50

69.48

69.50

69.58

69.66

69.75

69.77

69.88

-

Dec.

70.16

69.87

69.66

69.48

69.37

69.25

69.20

69.47

69.29

69.11

68.98

68.83

68.76

68.77

69.03

68.84

68.63

68.41

68.16

67.98

68.13

68.34

68.34

68.32

68.40

68.31

68.05

68.05

68.06

67.86

67.71

Jan.

67.58

67.47

67.45

67.52

67.87

67.88

67.90

67.93

67.97

67.98

68.07

68.45

68.49

68.45

68.46

68.56

68.64

68.76

69.25

69.37

69.64

69.78

70.00

70.24

70.58

71.35

71.74

72.10

72.43

72.76

73.04

Feb.

73.30

73.76

73.79

73.92

73.71

73.46

73.35

73.26

72.21

71.41

70.75

70.18

69.71

69.21

68.89

68.71

68.32

67.99

67.73

67.73

67.71

67.72

68.11

67.95

67.92

67.85

67.82

67.71

_

_

-

Mar.

67.72

67.95

67.70

67.59

67.49

67.49

67.51

67.62

67.95

67.91

67.88

67.81

67.80

68.01

68.33

68.91

69.01

69.13

69.30

69.28

69.26

69.31

69.62

69.53

69.60

69.51

69.29

69.22

69 .-53

69.70

69.58

Apr.

69.45

69.50

69.42

69.39

69.47

69.82

69.82

69.80

69.81

69.80

 69.80

70.01

70.46

70.51

70.53

70.62

70.76

70.79

71.00

71.39

71.56

71.59

71.67

71.73

71.77

71.89

72.08

71.99

71.89

71.92

-

May

71.97

71.97

72.02

72.17

72.08

71.90

71.84

71.69

71.60

71.62

71.77

71.59

71.44

71.38

71.23

71.15

71.12

21.21

71.01

70.88

70.65

70.67

70.60

70.60

70.75

70.62

70.69

70.59

70.51

70.49

70.45

June

70.49

70.32

70.29

h70.09

h69.92

h69.80

69.70

69.87

69.58

69.34

69.17

h69.05

h68.87

h69.05

h69 . 30

h69.22

h69.08

h69.02

h68.94

h69.00

69.15

6 £.51

69.50

69.43

69.38

69.33

69.22

69.18

69.29

69.09

-

July

68.98

68.89

68.79

68.76

68.73

68.84

68.58

68.47

68.33

68.23

68.15

68.20

68.41

68.27

68.12

68.02

67,95

67.87

68.03

68.24

68.17

68.06

67.94

67.87

67.81

68.00

68.31

68.70

68.42

68.37

68.35

Aug.

68.37

68.49

68.69

68.61

68.42

68.29

68.16

68.07

68.20

68.41

68.26

68.20

68.09

68.01

67.85

68.14

68.37

68.36

68.29

68.20

68.13

68.13

68.43

68.72

68.73

68.71

68.67

68.63

68.62

68.77

68.91

Sept.

68.90

68.71

68.53

68.33

68.21

68.28

68.48

68.34

68.18

67.99

67.83

67.78

67.86

68.08

67.88

67.71

67.53

67.42

67.32

67.48

67.70

67.64

67.63

67.79

67.81

67.80

67.94

68.16

68.17

68.12

"

h Elevation obtained from power-plant log sheet.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Sept . 30 .....................

Calendar year 1946 .......

Aug. 31..... ................

Elevation 

(feet)t

72 29

-

68.91

Contents 

(billions of 

cubic feet)

21 59

-

15 59

14.20

Change in contents 

during montt (equiva 

lent, seocnd-feet)

-36J

+42F

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN 217

South Pork Edisto River near Montmorenci, S. C.

Location - Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°34'35", long. 81°30'50", at bridge on State Highway 

aib, 0.4 mile upstream from Cedar Creek, 1 mile upstream from Shaw Creek, and 7.6 miles 

northeast of Montmorenci, Aiken County. Datum of gage is 250.18 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 198 square miles.

Records available.- April 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 second-feet Oct. 10 (gage height, 7.47 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 92 second-feet Aug. 2 (gage 

height, 2.04 feet).

1940-47: Maximum discharge, 2,460 s&cond-feet Aug. 15, 1940, July 19, 1941 (gage 

height, 8.81 feet, fr.o.m graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 58 second-feet 

June 8, 1941 (gage height, 1.52 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 27 Sept. 28-30

2.0 90 5.1 242 6.3 47O 3.2 126

3.2 138 5.6 297 6.5 580 4.2 176

4.2 186 6.0 372 7.4 1,240 4.9 218

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2728"

29

30

31

Oct.

128

126

126

122

118

110

112

171

641

1,240

972

450

300

242

211

191

178

171

166

164

161

158

158

158

166

188

214

278

349

251

208

Nov.

194

188

214

234

278

278

234

234

266

304

284

234

205

191

186

184

188

220

246

297

304

261

238

238

220

208

208

220

246

284

Dec.

246

217

196

191

186

188

186

188

186

186

184

186

184

191

202

196

184

184

181

184

191

202

202

188

181

176

176

174

176

176

178

Jan.

178

181

202

290

398

430

312

261

234

227

224

217

227

266

312

790

344

284

297

320

372

450

372

304

272

251

242

234

230

227

227

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June ..............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

234

251

246

227

217

220

217

211

205

198

196

196

196

196

196

194

191

186

186

194

208

227

261

227

202

194

188

186

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

8,228

7,086

5,866

79,288

9,175

5,850

9 443

12^706

5,772

4,427

3,916

5,498

4,582

82,549

Mar.

184 188'

194

211

202

217

268

385

495

720

452

329

284

290

327

450

380

290

266

278

290

349

304

266

246

242

256

272

246

272

290

Apr.

290

360

645

1,080

630

398

329

312

304

329

312

349

349

514

860

935

790

580

446

360

320

290

272

261

256

251

242

220

211

211

Maximum

1,240

304

246

1,240

790

261

720

1,080

261

211

196

290

338

1,240

Hay

227

238

251

261

230

196

188

186

178

164

168

156

151

144

138

136

138

142

138

136

140

171

194

214

208

199

230

234

214

191

211

Minimum

110

184

174

98

178

186

184

211

136

112

100

92

102

92

June

211

174

146

140

134

130

126

122

118

112

112

128

158

191

211

211

161

136

126

126

130

140

161

168

144

132

146

151

146

136

-

Mean

265

236

189

217

296

209

305

424

186

148

126

177

153

226

July

124

122

118

116

106

104

108

120

140

166

178

132

118

112

110

124

128

126

154

196

191

151

122

108

102

1OO

100

116

He

106

102

Aug.

1

94

92

96

16

120

118

1

1

1

56

74

46

138

158

2

2

2

17

61

90

268

194

1

1

2

56

66

02

230

261

1

1

1

88

54

94

205

227

2

1

1

1

24

76

71

48

158

Pe*- square 

mile

1.34

1.19

.955

1.10

1.49

1.06

1.54

2.14

.939

.747

.636

.894

.773

1.14

Sept.

124

120

118

122

114

116

104

102

allO

a!24

136

138

140

134

124

140

171

176

146

146

140

126

122

184

251

320

338

217

151

128

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.54

1.33

1.10

14.89

1.72

1.10

1.78

2.39

1.08

.83

.73

1.03

.86

15.49

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.
218 EDISTO RIVER BASIN

South Pork Edisto River near Denmark, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°23"35", long. 81°08'00", at bridge on State High- 

 way b, 200 feet downstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, l| miles downstream 

from Little River, and 4f miles north of Denmark, Bamberg County. Datum of gage is 

155.68 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 720 square miles.

Records available.- August 1931 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 730 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,040 second-feet Aug. 15; maximuir gage height, 

7.40 feet Apr. 19; minimum discharge, 297 second-feet Aug. 1, 2.

1931-47: Maximum discharge, 13,500 second-feet Apr. 11, 1936 (gage height, 10.91 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,800 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 183 second-feet June 30 to July 3, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to July 22 July 23 to Sept. 30

4.4 319 6.5 780 4

5.0 397 6.8 1,020 5

5.8 521 7.1 1,350 5

6.2 627 7.4 1,740 6

.1 295 6.4 747

.0 408 6.7 980

.8 534 6.9 1,220

.1 608 7.4 2,080

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

376

356

343

337

331

325

319

473

712

912

1,150

1,330

1,430

1,660

1,610

1,360

1,100

914

787

694

648

593

553

* 531

512

541

565

579

593

593

593

Nov.

593

627

694

774

794

780

750

738

732

744

774

780

756

720

720

720

720

768

836

794

780

829

850

829

836

858

858

808

774

750

-

Dec.

726

694

669

648

648

669

694

669

648

627

610

593

593

593

593

593

a579

a579

a579

a579

a593

a593

a593

593

593

579

579

579

579

579

565

Jan.

565

565

565

593

627

648

669

694

756

890

948

930

939

975

975

939

948

939

984

1,090

1,150

1,150

1,080

993

948

984

993

957

906

843

780

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ................'........

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

738

694

694

669

669

648

669

669

669

648

648

627

627

627

610

593

593

579

579

593

627

648

648

648

627

610

610

627

.

-

Mar.

627

627

627

627

610

648

750

1,060

1,350

1,420

1,360

1,250

1,240

1,360

1,420

1,330

1,210

1,O70

993

1,050

1,150

1,130

1,040

984

957

948

948

939

930

874

906

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

930

050

250

300

1,300

1,310

1,

1,

1,

300

450

460

1,330

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

160

110

140

180

290

1,410

1,

1,

1,

1,

570

640

730

640

1,500

1,

1,

1,

330

160

040

948

866

fol^Says » 

22,820 1,660

22,986 858

19,003 726

250,381 1,740

27,023 1,150

17,888. 738

31,435 1,420

36,289 1,730

17,413 762

14,615 593

12,606 508

20,963 1,950

15,025 926

258,071 1,950

794

738

694

669

May

694

756

738 720

694

648

610

593

579

565

521

495

472

450

442

420

412

4O4

390

397

404

434

495

541

674

762

694

627

610

593

579

Minimum

319

593

565

277

565

579

610

669

390

350

312

300

323

300

June

579

553

512

495

487

457

404

376

350

362

376

369

420

450

495

553

610

593

565

541

553

512

495

480

464

464

521

553

531

495

-

Mean

736

766

613

686

872

639

1,014

1,210

562

487

407

676

501

707

July

464

464

472

427

397

362

343

350

442

480

457

420

397

390

376

397

420

390

383

404

412

450

508

499

467

394

354

335

323

317

312

Aug.

300

300

300

306

323

329

354

387

408

430

437

483

564

1,050

1,950

1,490

1,060

908

953

935

890

836

760

747

720

692

720

621

566

566

578

Per square 

mile

1.0? i.oe

.8E1

.953

1.21

.868

1.41

1.66

.761

.676

.565

.939

.6S«

.982

Sept.

566

525

475

415

380

374

354

329

341

335

323

348

367

387

394

394

422

452

483

499

499

499

483

547

692

800

890

926

806

720

-

Runoff in 

inches

1. 18

1 . 18

.98

12.91

1.40

.92

1.63

1.87

.90

.75

.65

1.08

.78

13.32

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN 219

Edisto River near Branchville, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°10"35", long. 80°48 1 05", 400 feet dovmstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 21, 4.7 miles downstream from Brier Branch, and 5.2 miles south 

of Branchville, Orangeburg County.

Drainage area.- 1,720 square miles.

Records available.- November 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,870 second-feet Apr. 18, 19; maxIraum gage

height, 7.34 feet Apr. 18; minimum discharge, 639 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage height, 0.21 

foot).

1945-47: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 18, 19, 1947; minimum, 606 second-feet 

Aug. 20, 1946 (gage height, 0.11 foot).

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

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.2 639 6.0

2*O 1,24O 6.8

3.5 1,790 7.3

5.0 2,500

3,250

4,090

4,870

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

788

771

754

705

688

656

656

738

903

1,100

1,200

1,340

1,480

1,670

1,910

2,140

2,330

2,500

2,500

2,380

2,230

2,000

1,750

1,550

1,380

1,300

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,270

1,270

Nov.

1,240

1,270

1,300

1,300

1,340

1,380

1,410

1,440

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,520

1,590

1,630

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

Dec.

1,630

1,590

1,520

1,440

1,410

1,380

1,380

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,240

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,240

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,240

1,240

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

Jan.

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,240

1,270

1,300

1,340

1,380

1,380

1,410

1,480

1,590

1,830

2,090.

2,230

2,330

2,330

2,330

2,330

2,380

2,440

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,380

2,280

2,180

2,090

2,040

2,040

Month

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

November .........................

December . . ... ..................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ... ......................

February .........................

llaroh ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ............. ..........

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,000

1,960

f 1,830

f 1,750

f 1,630

f 1,550

fl,520

1,480

1,440

1,440

1,410

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,340

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,340

1,340

_

-

Secondfoot-days

43,679

44,480

40,270

607,151

57,870

40,870

73,750

99,260

41,227

30,564

31,974

44,929

32,209

581,082

Mar.

1,300

1,300

1,340

1,340

1,380

1,440

1,630

2,O4O

f2,230

2,440

2,840

3,080

3,250

3,250

3,080

3, -000

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,840

2,700

2,630

2,500

2,500

2,440

2,330

2,230

2,180

2,180

2,280

Apr.

2,330

2,5

2,7

2,9

00

70

20

3,080

3.O8O

3,0

3,0

2,9

80

00

20

2,920

2,920

3,1

3,2

3,3

60

50

40

3,630

3,970

4,5

4,8

4,8

30

70

70

4,530

4,230

4,0

3,8

3,5

90

50

30

3,250

3,000

2,7

2,5

2,2

2,0

-

Maximum

2,500

1,670

1,630

4,100

2,500

2,000

3,250

4,870

2,000

1,380

1,410

2,560

1,870

4,870

70

00

80

90

 ay

2,000

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,870

1,830

1,750

1,630

1,520

1,410

1,340

1,270

1,200

1,130

1,070

1,000

936

9O3

903

903

870

903

969

1,040

1,170

1,240

1,270

1,270

1,*4J

1,330

1,380

Minimum

656

1,240

1,200

622

1,170

1,300

1,300

2,090

870

738

788

656

722

656

June

1,380

1,340

1,270

1,200

1,170

1,100

1,040

969

870

804

738

754

771

804

870

903

936

903

903

969

1,000

1,040

1,070

1,100

1,100

1,130

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,130

Mean

1,409

1,483

1,299

1,663

1,867

1,460

2,379

3,309

1,330

1,019

1,031

1,449

1,074

1,592

July

1,170

1,200

1,130

1,040

969

903

837

804

788

870

903

870

870

820

837

936

1,070

1,240

,410

,380

,300

,300

,340

,200

1,100

1,040

969

870

903

969

936

Aug.

903

9

9

8

69

03

04

738

688

6

6

7

56

56

22

837

903

1,1

1,2

1,3

00

40

40

1,440

'1,520

1,6

2,0

2,5

70

40

60

2,500

2,330

2,2

2,1

2.1

30

80

40

2,000

1,830

Ip7

1,5

1,5

1,5

10

90

50

90

1,590

Per square 

mile

- -

0.819

.BK

.755

.967

1.09

.849

1.38

1.92

.773

.592

.599

.842

.624

.926

Sept.

1,550

1,410

1,270

1,170

1,070

936

837

788

754

722

722

722

771

820

837

837

820

820

903

936

936

969

969

1,130

1,240

1,380

1,520

1,670

1,830

1,870

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.94

.96

.87

13.11

1.26

.88

1.59

2.14

.89

.66

.69

.97

.70

12.55

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Note.- No gage-height record Feb. 8-17, July 19 to Aug. llj discharge computed on basis of recorded 

range in stage, weather records, and records for other stations in basin.
220 EDISTO RIVER BASIN

Edisto River near Givhans, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°01'40", long. 80°23'30", at bridge on State Highway 65, 2.3 miles downstream from Pour Hole Swamp and 2.8 miles west of Givhans, Dorchester County. Datum of gage is 20.46 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,730 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,540 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage height, 11.38 

feetJ; minimum, 645 second-feet Oct. 7.

1939-47': Maximum discharge, 24,300 second-feet Sept. 21, 1945 (gage height, 17.28 

feet), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 442 second-feet June 3, 1941 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. About 39,326,000 gallons a day (60.3 second-feet) diverted above 

station for Charleston water supply during year.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9-14)

Oct. 1-14, Oct. 15 to June 2,

June 3 to July 20 July 21 to Sept. 30

1.9 660 2.4 875 8.O 3,79O

3.3 1,120 3.3 1,200 9.0 4,810

5.2 1.98O 5.2 2.O6O 10.0 6,16O

7.0 3.08O 11.4 8,540

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

735

735

720

7O5

690

660

660

690

814

945

1,16O

1,280

1,370

1.46O

1,540

1,680

1,860

2.1ZO

2.28O

2,440

2,550

2,600

2,550

2,440

2,160

1,920

1,630

1,450

1,400

1,360

1,360

Nov.

1,320

1,400

1,540

1,580

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,580

1,630

1,63O

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,63O

1,630

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,63O

1,720

1,760

1,860

1,920

1,960

2.0ZO

2,O20

2,020

Dec.

2,020

2,020

1,960

1,960

1,920

1,820

1,760

1,680

1,630

1,58O

1.54O

1,500

1,500

1,450

1,45O

1,4OO

1,360

1,360

1.36O

1,320

1,360

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,360

1,360

1,360

Jan.

1,360

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,540

1,860

2,06O

2,O6O

2,020

1,960

1,960

1,96O

2.12O

2,220

2,330

2,44O

2,550

2,720

Z.9OO

3,020

3,080

3,140

3,200

3,200

3,270

3,340

3,340

3,340

3,270

3,140

3,020

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,900

2,840

2,720

Z,66O

1,54O

2,380

2,220

2,060

1,960

1,860

1,820

1,760

1,720

1,680

1,630

1,630

1,580

1,580

1,540

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,540

_

-

Mar.

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,450

1,540

1,76O

2,330

2,960

3,410

3.79O

4,16O

4,470

4,810

5.31O

5,580

5,580

5,440

5,180

4,930

4,810

4,580

4,470

4,260

4,060

3,88O

3,710

3,550

3,480

3,410

3,550

Apr.

3,79O

4,160

4,58O

5,310

5,720

5,860

6,010

5,860

5,720

5,580

5,31O

 5,050

a4,690

a4,580

a4,58O

a4,81O

5,440

6,160

6,780

7,620

8,160

8,540

8,160

7,800

7,100

6,310

5,580

4,930

4,360

3,790

-

forays -* 

45,964 2,600

49,990 2,020

47,830 2,020

866,132 8,940

76,670 3,340

52,630 2,900

112,460 5,58O

172,340 8,540

61,080 3,170

35,614 1,920

41,846 2,440

80,760 3,480

47,285 3,080

824,469 8,540

May

3,63O

3,630

3,710

3,630

3,550

3,340

3,140

2.90O

2,600

2,380

2,120

1,920

1.720

1,580

1,450

1,320

1,240

1,120

1,080

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,050

1,080

1,120

1,280

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,500

1,680

Minimum

660

1,320

1,320

660

1,360

1,500

1,450

3,790

1,020

878

846

1,500

875

660

June

1,86O

1,920

1.73O

1.64O

1,600

1,500

1,370

1,280

1,120

1,020

910

878

878

878

945

945

980

980

980

980

980

1,020

1,020

1,050

1,050

1,080

1,120

1,120

1,280

1,500

-

Mean

1,483

1,666

1,543

2,373

2,473

1,880

3,628

5,745

1,970

1,187

1,350

2.605

1,576

2,259

July

1,420

1,320

1,280

1,240

1.12O

1.O20

945

878

846

878

878

878

878

945

98O

980

1,020

1.O8O

1.2OO

1,970

2,440

2,280

1,920

1,630

1,540

1,450

1,400

1,360

1,630

2,220

2,220

Aug.

2,160

2,28O

2,440

2,380

2.55O

2,720

2,600

2,380

2,O60

1,76O

1,5OO

1,500

1,96O

2,060

2,220

2,33O

2,280

2,280

2,600

2,960

g3,270

g3,410

g3,410

g,3410

g3,340

g3,340

f-3,480

g3,480

g3,200

g2,900

g2,500

Per squire 

mile

Sept.

g2,44O

g2,330

g2,160

gl,920

gl,720

gl,50O

gl,3£0

gl,160

gl.050

g98O

g910

g875

g875

g875

g875

g910

g910

g875

g875

g910

g945

g980

g980

1,510

2,660

3,080

3,080

2,960

2,840

2,780

~

Runoff in 

inches

No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and weather records.

g Computed from graph based on recorded range in stage and daily gage readings by U. S. Weather 

Bureau.
EDISTO RIVER BASIN 221

North Pork Edlsto River at Orangeburg, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°29'00", long. 80°52'25", at bridge on State Highway 4 at Orangeburg, Qrangeburg County, 0.5 mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line 

Railroad bridge and If miles downstream from Caw Swamp. Datum of gags is 149.02 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 683 square miles.

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,880 second-feet Apr. 18 (gag? height, 8.16 

reet); minimum, 284 second-feet Sept. 9, 10.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 9,500 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gag3 height, 14.28 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,900 second-feet by velocity-area studies and 

logarithmic plotting; minimum, 236 second-feet July 3, 1945.

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

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a372

a358

a350

a342

a335

a335

a328

a395

a629

911

1,120

1,100

1,070

1,070

1,120

1,100

935

786

665

592

536

500

474

448

431

482

536

564

536

527

513

Nov.

509

518

573

632

643

612

582

622

312

602

602

602

602

612

622

602

582

612

564

722

746

746

734

710

698

698

676

665

632

602

-

Dec.

592

573

564

564

573

564

573

564

554

545

536

536

536

527

518

518

509

509

509

536

554

554

545

527

527

518

509

509

509

509

500

Month

Jan.

491

491

509

554

602

612

612

622

654

698

722

850

888

925

972

955

888

875

940

1,010

1,080

1,010

925

875

838

815

815

825

805

775

735

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

705

675

656

647

638

638

629

629

620

611

602

602

602

602

593

593

584

575

566

575

611

647

629

620

602

593

584

584

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

19,46

19,02

16,66

244,90

24,36

1 7 1 21

27,19

33, 64

17,04

15,05

17 47

20)74

14,86

242,74

liar.

584

593

593

575

566

611

705

917

1,170

1,300

1,180

1,050

990

1,010

1,120

1,150

1,030

940

900

912

955

940

888

838

838

838

805

815

805

785

795

Apr.

805

888

990

1,150

1,150

1,100

1,050

1,080

1,240

1,180

1,030

990

1,050

1,180

1,440

1,630

1,760

1,840

1,630

1,440

1,340

1,150

1,030

955

888

815

765

725

685

665

Maximum

5 1,120

I 745

I 592

2 1,670

3 1,080

Z 705

3 1,300

I 1,840

D 755

5 755

5 1,080

4 1,210

D 1,150

1 1,840

May

695

745

755

695

665

647

620

593

566

530

497

473

457

449

425

410

410

402

388

380

388

457

575

575

548

557

557

593

647

685

656

Minimum

328

509

500

299

491

566

566

665

380

342

380

372

284

284

June

593

575

5S4

557

513

465

418

388

365

350

350

342

372

410

425

410

388

380

372

402

505

620

715

638

557

557

629

725

755

695

Mean

62£

63' 53'

673

78( 61'

87 :

1,123

55(

so;

56'

66

49.

66.

July

629

566

505

473

425

395

380

395

425

418

410

402

395

402

530

755

1,080

961

755

695

715

715

695

647

593

537

481

425

481

584

593

Aug.

418

402

410

410

388

372

372

380

402

425

497

629

836

1,150

1,180

1,000

850

825

979

1,210

950

746

654

622

602

643

687

773

746

632

554

Pe- square 

mile

0.919

I .928

.786

I .982

> 1.15

> .900

1.28

1.64

) .805

> .735

I .826

) .980

5 .725

5 .974

Sept.

509

448

390

366

342

328

312

298

291

284

305

374

414

406

382

382

440

431

431

456

431

422

406

590

882

1,150

1,020

875

773

722

Runoff in 

inches

1.06

1.04

.91

13.32

1.33

.94

1.48

1.83

.93

.82

.95

1.13

.81

13.23

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for

South Pork Edisto River near Denmark and Kdisto River near Branchville.
222 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Chattooga River near Clayton, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°49', long. 83°18', at Rogues Ford, at bridge on 

U. S. Highway 76, 2f miles upstream from Stekoa Creek,, 7 miles southeast of Clayton, 

Rabun County, 9 miles downstream from War Woman Creek, and 9 miles upstream from confluence with Tallulah River.

Drainage area.- 203 square miles.

Records available.- May 1907 to June 1908, November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,440 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage h3ight, 5.57 

feet); minimum, 130 second-feet Sept. 28-30.

1907-8. 1939-47: Maximum discharge, 29,000 second-feet Aug. 30, 1940 (gage height, 

13.8 feet), by slope-area method; minimum, that of Sept. 28-30.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 1,000 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

O.9 13O 2.1 850 

1.0 160 2.5 1,260 

1.2 238 3.0 1,900 

1.4 338 4.0 3,410 

1.7 530 4.6 4,460

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

221 

225 

221 

196 

192

192 

185 

308 

606 

322

266 

402 

398 

301 

262

247 

238 

230 

225

217

213 

209 

213 

209 

243

602 

368 

301 

876 

266 

257

Nov.

247 

234 

238 

247 

230

225 

230 

404 

322 

276

322 

398 

322 

296 

276

266 

418 

624 

441 

374

350 

368 

338 

306 

206

333 

429 

368

327 

317

Dec.

301 

290 

276 

271 

266

262 

262 

252 

252 

247

243 

257 

423 

322 

285

271 

266 

417 

380 

488

736 

544 

448 

404 

380

350 

333 

327 

344 

338 

344

Jan.

523 

859 

760 

656 

572

544 

488 

467 

429 

410

398 

544 

530 

752 

1,050

1,170 

1,100 

980 

1,460 

4,450

2,180 

1,490 

1,200 

1,030 

922

868 

796 

744 

704 

744 

980

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

h.. .....................

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

st ...........................

enber .......... .............

ter year 1946-47 ... ........

Feb.

760 

696 

656 

648 

600

545 

616 

565 

509 

502

516 

502 

488 

474 

474

467 

454 

441 

454 

744

736 

586 

544 

502 

491

474 

460 

460

Seoondfoot-days

8,61 

9,82 

10,57

276,45,

29,80 

15,37' 

17,24 

23,08 

16,36 

13,96 

8,00< 

7,07 

4,89

164,81

Mar.

467 

467 

435 

423 

435

537 

544 

868 

744 

632

572 

544 

551 

823 

688

616 

572 

544 

551 

551

537 

509 

488 

551 

523

495 

481 

572 

530 

509 

488

Apr.

474 

502 

502 

481 

488

481 

454 

448 

460 

441

843 

1,060 

744 

1,150 

1,300

2,070 

1,540 

1,120 

950 

868

823 

760 

720 

696 

672

640 

616 

 600 

586 

600

Maximum

L 606 

I 624 

} 736

5 5,470

3 4,450 

t 760 

7 868 

3 2,070 

i 940 

2 1,300 

3 333 

I 429 

? 243

3 4,450

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (1 D.m.) 6,440 sec. -ft.: Apr.

May

672 

624 

579 

558 

537

516 

509 

488 

474 

467

460 

454 

448 

441 

429

423 

544 

454 

441 

474

672 

940 

593 

530 

656

586 

509 

481 

488 

488 

489

Minimum

185 

225

245

185

398 

441 

423

441 

423 

327 

189 

167 

130

130

June

410 

410 

417 

398 

380

380 

362 

350 

338 

333

327 

386 

572 

1,300 

688

516 

448 

417 

392 

454

481 

752 

616 

481 

429

423 

404 

386 

368 

344

Mean

27£ 32" 

34]

75"

96] 

54! 

556 

77C 

52£ 

46! 

25* 

22£ 

163

455

July Aug.

333 185 

333 189 

317 189 

322 209 

306 257

317 217 

306 301 

296 429 

296 317 

285 238

280 217 

266 209 

262 234 

262 213 

285 217

296 266 

271 213 

262 196 

252 230 

238 204

225 196 

217 182 

204 196 

204 266 

200 262

192 306 

200 213 

196 200 

196 182 

192 174 

189 167

Per sq'iare 

mile

1.37 

1.61 

1.68

3.73

4.73 

2.70 

2.74 

) 3.79 

2.60 

2.29 

1.27 

1.12 

.803

2.23

16 (2 p.m.) 3,410 sec. -ft.

Sept.

167 

157 

151 

148 

145

142 

171 

178 

171 

230

243 

209 

182 

167 

164

174 

167 

154 

154 

164

154 

157 

160 

157 

157

145 

136 

133 

130 

130

Runoff in 

inches

1.58 

1.80 

1.94

50.66

5.45 

2.81 

3.16 

4.23 

3.00 

2.56 

1.46 

1.29 

.90

30.18
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 223

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Oa.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°29', long. 82°55', three-quarters of a mile upstream f rom> Beaverdam Creek, 5 miles upstream from confluence with Seneca River, and 10 

miles north of Hartwell, Hart County.

Drainage area.- 905 square miles.

Records available.- April 1925 to September 1927, February 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 8.25 

reet); minimum daily, 232 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 2.

1925-27, 1940-47: Maximum discharge, 28,600 second-feet Aug. 31, 1940 (gage height, 

10.8 feet); minimum daily, 189 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 6, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by power plants above station and by Burton and 

MatftTs Reservoirs on Tallulah River. Burton Reservoir, completed in 1'920, and Mathis 

Reservoir, completed in 1914, have combined usable capacity of 192,000 acre-feet and 

regulate flow from 150 square miles of Tallulah River Basin.

Cooperation.- Records of monthly reservoir contents furnished by Georgia Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.6 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

236

270

460

578

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.1

740

1,180

1,840

2,810

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.8

4,740

7,380

10,600

13,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

369

358

359

504

1,140

393

355

1,990

3,920

1,700

1,030

1,320

1,370

1,500

471

620

1,520

1,300

1,290

600

432

1,620

1,320

1,610

1,770

2,260

560

484

728

988

1,030

Nov.

1,040

970

586

820

1,500

1,580

866

1,340

1,210

729

484

1;400

1,150

1,570

1,180

1,280

1,320

1,470

2,050

1,760

1,730

2,270

1,460

1,350

590

1,570

2,590

2,290

605

1,700

-

Dec.

675

584

1,820

2,110

1,800

1,950

1,330

887

602

1,780

1,520

1,320

1,503

1,420

1,060

506

1,490

1,850

1.680

2,060

2,320

1,210

730

2,430

818

684

1,170

1,600

945

540

1,860

Month

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

November. ..............

December. ...............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March..................

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

Hay

June ................"...

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

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1946-47 ..

Jan.

2,800

1,

2,

2,

380

330

560

1,940

942

2,

2,

1,

210

560

370

1,750

2,210

1,

1,

3,

590

520

340

2,480

3,120

5,

4,

5,

L80

L20

390

13,600

9,920

5,

3,

3,

270

580

130

3,290

2,870

1,

2,

2,

3,

350

32p

340

240

2,540

Secondfoot-days

34,911

40 , 460

42,251

961,929

106,242

49,977

55,002

74,298

51,303

47,685

30,441

30,228

32,807

595,605

Feb.

2,400

1,270

1,200

2,020

1,990

2,070

1,900

2,060

1,440

1,100

2,300

2,080

1,670

1,660

1,940

87?

640

1,560

1,720

3,060

3,480

2,120

807

913

2,010

1,730

1,900

2,060

-

-

-

Mar.

2,650

1,280

725.

1,080

1,760

2,210

2,070

3,980

2,370

1,120

1,360

1,770

2,360

3,290

2,070

1,310

866

1,680

2,220

2,500

1,920

1,530

696

1,040

1,630

1,990

1,770

2,150

1,690

1,130

785

Apr.

1,060

2,170

1,510

1,720

2,030

724

620

1,720

2,030

1,750

2,060

2,860

1,740

1,990

4,970

5,700

5,720

5,330

4,600

3,480

1,840

3,050

2,320

2,210

2,610

2,420

1,440

834

1,810

1,980

Observed

Maximum

3,920

2,590

2,430

22,900

13,600

3,480

3,980

5,720

3,200

3,560

2,030

2,350

2,300

13,600

Minimum

355

484

50 S

355

942

640

696

620

561

396

324

288

232

232

Mean

1,126

1,349

1,363

2,635

3,427

1,785

1,774

2,477

1,655

1,590

982

975

1,094

1,632

May

1,900

3,200

2,210

1,300

631

1,200

2,340

1,760

1,670

2,080

1,280

648

1,030

1,710

1,540

1,570

J.,650

561

593

1,780

1,630

2,330

2,410

2,480

1,160

1,140

2,120

1,800

1,820

2,060

1,700

June

954

537

1,260

1,'290

964

2,120

1,810

441

396

1,620

1,350

1,510

1,300

3,560

2,680

580

2,100

755

1,610

1,800

2,060

2,320

2,710

1,530

2,410

2,280

2,490

1,810

' 740

698

jjhange in contents in Burton and Mathis 

Reservoirs 

(acre-feet)

-5,600

-7,600

-11,500

+2,600

+14,700

-2,400

+14,400

+6,000

+1 , 100

-1,100

-5,300

-9,100

-33,200

-39,600

July

1

1

i

i

i

i

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

,350

,590

610

698

418

902

470

760

,520

,230

020

540

393

355

140

430

200

030

,280

406

382

498

738

529

684

950

324

404

140

520

930

Aug?

1,480

2,350

355

292

1,640

2,060

1,750

555

808

356

288

313

1,350

577

948

1,280

361

365

1,580

1,710

1,320

1,640

870

362

300

322

400

1,400

1,210

1,680

306

Sept.

246

232

595

981

1,420

2,160

316

299

1,230

2,200

1,880

2,030

1,560

332

282

1,660

1,940

1,880

2,300

671

306

276

1,740

2,120

986

651

1,010

290

372

842

Adjusted for change In

reservoir contents

Mean

1,035

1,221

1,173

2,631

3,663

1,74?

2,003

2,57?

1,673

1,572

893

827

533

1,577

Per square 

mile

1.14

1.35

1.30

2.92

4.05

1.92

2.22

2.85

1.85

1.74

.990

.914

.592

1.74

Runoff in 

inches

1.31

1.51

1.50

39.60

4.67

2.00

2.56

3.18

2.13

1.94

1.14

1.05

.66

23.65
224 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Savannah River near Calhoun Palls, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°04', long. 82°38', 150 feet upstream from bridge

 on State Highway 72, 1 mile downstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, If miles 

downstream from Rocky River, and 3 miles southwest of Calhoun Palls, Abbeville County.- 

Datum of gage is 363.53 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,876 square miles.

Records available.- August 1896 to December 1903 (fragmentary), March 1930 to July 1932, 

April I93b to September 1947. Oage-height records collected at original site 1 mile 

upstream 1899-1928 and at present site since 1928 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1896-97, 1930-31, 1938-47), 4,707 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 44,800 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 7.47 

reetj; minimum, 873 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 8; minimum daily, 1,080 second-feet 

(regulated) Sept. 8.

1896-1903, 1930-32, 1938-47: Maximum discharge, 96,500 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940 

(gage height, 11.52 feet), from rating curve extended above 50,000 second-feet by 

velocity-area studies and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 660 second-feet (regulated) 

Oct. 14, 1941; minimum daily, 845 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 14, 1941. 

Maximum stage known, 28.2 feet Aug. 25, 1908, original site and datum.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see p. 223

for monthly change in contents) and power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.9 1,020 3.4

1.2 1,480 4.1

1.5 2,090 5.O

1.9 3,170 6.0

2.6 5,540 6.8

9,000

12,900

19,500

28,800

37,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,870

1,790

1,770

1,690

1,920

2,040

1,540

4,170

12,000

6,760

3,900

4,060

3,260

2,900

2,360

2,230

2,730

3,040

2,990

2,460

2,070

2,400

2,980

3,220

3,160

5,110

4,140

2,650

2,490

2,670

2,870

Nov.

2,730

2,730

2,560

2,190

2,850

3,300

2,820

2,840

3,230

2,740

2,330

2,640

3,230

3,300

3,050

2,930

2,980

6,920

6,400

4,820

4,130

4,580

3,960

3,320

2,870

3,050

4,370

4,920

3,280

3,180

-

Dec.

2,880

2,460

2,990

3,780

3,600

3,800

3,410

2,530

2,510

2,940

3,170

3,170

3,120

3,470

2,780

2,590

2,460

3,500

4,020

4,160

4,750

4,030

4,170

3,640

3,260

2,590

2,650

3,410

3,050

2,590

2,930

Jan.

5,090

4,750

6,950

7,370

5,540

4,300

4,680

5,180

4,780

4,160

4,610

4,260

5,510

9,520

7,810

7,040

11,800

10,300

16, '00

37,000

37,000

18,700

9,750

7,580

7,370

6,530

5,360

5,930

6,120

6,390

6,320

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

6,320

4,500

3,830

4,780

5,180

4,820

4,820

5,000

4,160

3,380

4,580

4,820

4,460

4,300

4,470

3,470

2,870

3,470

3,960

5,420

8,390

6,530

4,150

3,570

4,400

4,460

4,300

4,460

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

99,24

104,25

99,41

2,208,66

283,70

128, 87

161,13

175,47

113,65

107,58

77,41

69 > 9O

63,01

1,483,62

Mar.

5,240

4,050

3,290

3,290

3,960

4,670

5,340

12,100

8,900

5,540

4,780

5,000

5,490

9,250

7,160

5,180

4,360

4,460

5.180

4,930

5,180

4,820

3,700

3,470

4,390

4,820

4,530

4,820

5,000

3,730

3,500

Apr.

3,440

4,£ 4,'

4,2

60

10

60

4,950

3,520

3,3

3,6

4,E

40

80

60

4,460

4,570

6,C

5,1

7,E

50

40

40

12,300

10,800

12,2

10, C

8,7

00

00

50

7,370

5,000

6,2

5,E

5,3

20

40

80

5,360

5,180

4,3

3,4

3,7

4,E

Maximum

D 12,000

D 6,920

D 4,750

) 59,100

D 37,000

D 8,390

D 12,100

3 12,300

) 5,510

D 9,000

D 4,820

D 4,030

D 3,520

D 37,000

00

70

50

70

May

4,430

5,510

4,770

3,770

3,200

2,870

4,260

4,130

3,540

4,040

3,350

2,840

2,540

3,520

3,360

3,350

3,410

2,650

2,230

2,760

3,580

4,310

4,820

4,260

3,700

3,640

4;020

3,760

3,740

3,770

3,520

Minimum

1,540

2,190

2,460

1,540

4,160

2,870

3,290

3,140

2,230

1,600

1,280

1,320

1,080

1,080

June

2,770

2,430

2,220

3,050

2,650

2,900

3,370

2,510

1,600

2,270

2,820

2,440

2,760

5,060

9,000

4,630

3,640

3,030

2,840

3,660

4,050

4,230

6,950

4,550

4,200

4,200

4,430

3,840

2,910

2,570

Mean

3,20]

3.47E

3,20"

6,053

9,15$

4.60J

5,19£

5,845

3,66

3,58(

 2,49"

2,25.

2,10(

4,06.

July

3,090

3,180

3,370

2,290

2,070

1,980

2,580

2,720

4,820

3,330

2,880

2,970

2,560

1,810

1,960

3,120

2,940

3,200

3,230

2,630

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,880

1,880

1,870

1,970

1,280

1,650

2,480

2,240

Aug.

2,030

3,3

2,5

1,2

00

60

20

1,860

3,390

4.C

2,8

2,6

30

20

80

2,380

1,600

1,E

2,2

2,3

20

00

10

1,960

2,230

2,1

1,4

1,S

30

00

60

2,650

2,640

2.1

2,5

1,6

60

50

60

1,500

1,750

1,8

2,4

2,2

2,8

70

00

10

10

2,120

Per squrre 

mile

2.10

_

_

-

-

-

-

D

> 1.41

Sept.

1,160

1,140

1,190

1,500

 2,040

2,400

2,320

1,080

1,380

3,180

3,380

3,120

3,240

2,060

1,260

2,100

3,120

2,770

3,310

2,340

1,600

1,210

1,380

3,520

3,130

1,940

1,900

IjSOO

1,150

1,290

-

Runoff in 

inohes

-

-

28.57

w

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

19.18
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 225 

Savannah River at Augusta, 9a.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°22'1S", long, 81°56'40", at Butler Creek 0 3 

mile aovmstrearn from New Savannah Bluff lock and dam and 13 miles downstream from' 

Augusta, Richmond County Datum of gage Is 97.00 feet above mean sea level (Corps 

of Engineers, bench mark). Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Fifth STreet Bridge on 

U. 5. Highway 1 at Augusta for use in connection with measurement of discharge during 

flood periods. Datum of auxiliary gage Is 102.56 feet above mean sea level Tu S 

Weather Bureau bench mark).

Drainage area.- 7,508 square miles, including that of Butler Creek

Keeoras available^- October 1938 to September 1947. January 1884 to Deo3mber 1891 Janu- 

^L=2W To 01"1" 6C foL*? Deroember 1996 ' June iSS? to July 1932 at site 13 miles upstream. January 1925 to June 1933 (at site 13 miles upstream) In reports of Corns of 

Engineers. Gage-height records collected at site of auxiliary gage since 1875 and at 

Butler Creek site since 1937 are contained In reports of U. S. Weathe- Bureau 

^I?S£ discharge.- 21 years U89B-1906, 1927-31, 1938-47), 10,740 seconl-feet ' 

astreags.- Maximum discharge during year, 86,000 second-feet Jan. 22 (ga^e height 23 97 

felt'ireg&l'slpt.l?0"'3 ''66' (regulated) SeP*- 30 = mlnl"> ^lly'. 1,840 second1938-47: Maximum discharge, 350,000 second-feet Oct. 3, 

feet Sept. 27, 1929 (at site and datura of present aux- i, 648 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 24, 1939, from rat- iliary gage); « minimum dis , .. , , rom rs el°W 1>4°° second-feet ; *>inimum dally, 1,040 secoAd-feet (reguRemarks.- Records' good. Flow partly regulated by Burton and Mathls Reservoirs (see p 223 

for monthly change in contents), power plants, and New Savannah Bluff look and dam 

aoove station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in seoond-feet)

Oct. 1-8, Jan. 25 

to June 23

Oct. 9 to Jan. 24 

June 24 to Sept. 30

1,7 1,890

5.0 2.S70

5.0 4,720

7.5 

10.4

7,520

11,500

1.1 

3.0 

5.0 

7,5

1,840

3,250

5,030

7,710

10.4

13.5

17.0

20.6

11,500

16,600

24,400

34,900 Mote.- Same as following table 

above 10.4 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

21.6

22.4

23.0

23.9

40,900

48,800

59,300

83,200

Day

1

2

3

4

6

8

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

1$

19

20

91

22

29

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

3,130

2,110

8,800

1,890

2, 240

2,060

5,210

5,580

81,800

34,900

28,600

18,700

U, 500

7,130

e.gso

4,730

4,830

4,460

5,030

4,460

4,730

3,850

3,830

4,730

4,340

3, 690

7,970

6,690

5, 430

4,560

4,550

Nov.

4,550

4,550

4,830

5,030

4,550

4,460

5,130

6,570

4,460

5,130

5,230

4,280

4,280

5,230

5,030

4,640

5,030

6,690

8,620

10,100

8,810

7,020

7,020

6,800

5,830

5,350

5,530

6,580

7,710

6,310

-

Dec.

4,960

5,810

4,190

4,830

5,530

5,730

5,130

5,330

5,030

3,740

4,550

5,530

5,130

5,530

5,230

5,130

4,370

4,280

5,230

6,030

6,140

5,930

5,130

5,730

4,650

5,730

4,550

4,280

4,930

5,230

4,280

Jan.

4,930

6,600

8,190

15,500

19,600

15,600

12,400

9,090

8,810

8,940

8,550

7,830

7,590

17,400

30,600

26,800

21,700

24,400

25,200

44,600

72,000

83,200

60,400

32,900

21,800

16,700

14,400

12,000

10,600

9,940

11,100

Month

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

November ..........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

llaroh ............................

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

llay. ............... ..............

June .............................

July.

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

13,200

12,700

11,100

9,380

8,560

8,690

9,240

7,650

7,160

6,800

7,160

6,900

8.S20

7,910

6,630

5,880

6,060

7,160

5,770

7,280

10,200

18,100

16,600

11,200

6,560

7,440

8,100

7,160

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

232,690

175,330

157,870

4,041,160

668,370

249,460

498,290

438, 27C

186,940

176,110

155,360

134,430

97,430

3,150,550

Mar.

8,040

8,690

7,400

7,040

6,210

8,540

12,300

32,600

55,400

46,400

28,800

20,600

12,900

16,700

29,500

25,400

18,200

12,000

11,100

12,500

15,100

15,300

12,900

9,800

8,300

9,520

8,690

9,800

9,800

9,940

8,820

Apr.

7,830

11,300

18,700

18,900

13,100

9,240

7,650

7,080

8,750

9,940

11,200

9,100

10,600

19,000

35,200

37,600

34,400

30,000

24,400

19,400

15,800

11,100

9,940

9,800

9,800

9,800

8,170

7,110

7,040

6,320

-

Maximum

34 900

10)100

6,140

94,400

83,200

18,100

55,400

37,600

9,520

10,800

7,240

7,620

5,840

83,200

May

7,910

9,100

9,530

8,030

5,990

6,210

5,550

6,100

5,660

5,660

5,120

5,330

5,120

4,420

5,770

5,550

5,590

3,750

4,720

3,840

3,970

6,100

6,100

6,800

6,800

6,560

6,800

6,560

6,440

5,770

6,100

Minimum

1,890

4,280

3,740

1,890

 4 930 5)770

6,210

6,320

3,750

2j880

2,400 

3,010

1,840

1,840

June

5,830

4,920

4,320

4,320

4,520

4,420

4,250

3,S40

4,420

3,570

2,880

4,810

4,690

4,780

8,070

10,100

7,120

5,120

4,720

4,540

7,130

9,100

7,770

10,800

9,400

7,240

6,690

6,030

5,330

5,330

Mean

7,506

5,844

5,093

11,070

21,560

S* 90S

16,070 

14,610

6,030

5,870

4,366 

4,336

3,248

8A632

Jul-'

5,850

7,2'0

6,800

5,230

4,500

3,430

4,270

4,830

S.7^0

7,130

6,3~0

4,9V)

4,190

4,2?0

4,270

3,110

3,410

4,800

4,2'<0

4,970

4,820 4,0"'0

3,330

S.O^O

2,9?0

3,0->0

2,6'>0

3,5*0

3,2^0

2,4?0

h2,400

Aug.

h3,660

h3,250

h3,370

h4,550

3,330

3,3SO

3,620

5,500

5,000

4,670

4,600

4,790

6,520

6,530

4,340

h3,680

h3,660

3,930

7,620

7,250

h4,230

h4,100

3,660

3,850

3,920

4,420

3,160

4,190

4,060

3,010

3,480

Per square 

mile

-

1.47

_

1.15

Sept.

3,600

2,850

1,840

2,570

2,760

1,970

2,120

3,520

2,000

3,090

2,390

4,370

4,010

3,830

3,650

2,930

2,930

4,100

4,080

3,750

5,650

2,750

h2,88Q

h2,480

h4,950

h5,840

4,090

2,850

3,240

2,340

Runoff in 

inches.

-

20.03

_

15.62

Peak discharge.- Dot. lo (8:30 a.m.) 35,900 sec.-ft.j Jan. 15 (1 p.m.) 31,200 Bee.-ft.; Jan. 22 

(9|30 a.m.) 867000 see.-ft.; Mar. 9 (4 p.m.) 59,300 sec.-ft.; Mar. 15 (l p.m.) 3C.300 sec.-ft.; 

Apr. 16 (5 a.m.) 38,800 sec.-ft.

h Computed from graph based on several gage readings dally at look.
226 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

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

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°56'20", long. 81°30'10", at bridge on State 

Jilgnway 73, 2 miles downstream from Rocky Creek and 9 miles east of MilUaven, 

Screven County. Datum of gage is 52.42 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 8,650 square miles.

Hecoras available^- October 1939 to September 1947.

jactremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 67,500 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height 21 53 

TeeTTT minimum daily, 2,720 second-feet Sept. 8.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 141,000 second-feet Aug. 18, 1940 (gage height, 27.0 

feet); minimum daily, 2,240 second-feet Oct. 18, 25, 1941.

Remarks - Records good. Flow partly regulated by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see 

P. 223 for change in monthly contents), power plants, and New Savannah leek and dam 

above station. Minimum flows may be affected by regulation, but figures of monthly 

runoff closely represent those for natural runoff except during periods of extremely

Cooperation.- Gage-hgight record and results of six discharge measurements furnished bv 

uorps or Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

2.7 2,830 14

5.0 4,540 15

8.0 7,200 17

10.5 10,000 19

12.5 13,200 21

0 17,000

5 22,500

0 30,500

0 44,500 ]

2.2 2,720 14.0 16,100

5.0 5,200 15.2 19,600

8.0 7,950 16.6 26,200

0.5 10,500 18.8 40,600

4 66,500 12.5 13,300 20.9 59,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,380

4,220

3,460

3,390

3,040

2,830

2,830

3,530

5,530

10,300

12,500

13,900

15,800

19,300

21,700

20,100

14,300

9,500

7,000

6,250

5,800

5,530

5,100

4,700

4,860

5,100

6,160

7,400

7,700

6,700

5,710

Nov.

5,260

5,180

5,180

5,350

5,620

5,440

5,180

5,260

6,250

5,800

5,440

5,530

5,260

4,940

5,020

5,350

5,100

5,350

6,430

7,810

9,280

9,520

8,580

7,810

7,400

6,800

6,160

5,980

6,610

7,400

-

Dec.

7,300

5,980

6,070

5,350

5,180

5,440

5,890

5,710

5,710

5,530

4,860

4,780

5,350

5,530

5,710

5,530

5,620

5,100

4,860

5,020

5,980

6,340

6,250

5,890

5,890

5,350

5,620

5,440

4,940

5,100

5,440

Jan.

5,100

5,1

5,8

7,5

30

30

JO

9,760

11,800

12,7

13,4

13,2

30

30

30

12,000

11,000

10,4

9,8

9,6

30

30

to

10,800

12,700

14, 1C

15, 8(

18, 9<

30

30

30

22,500

25,000

27, OC

37, 9<

59, 5C

30

)0

30

66,500

59,000

47, 8C

37, 8C

30, 4C

24, OC

0

0

0

0

19,600

Month

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

November . ...................

December . . . . ...................

Calendar year 1945 ............

January ....................

February ............... .........

March ............................

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

May

Jnne ............ ................

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

August ...........................

September .................. .....

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

16,300

14,900

14,200

13,600

12,700

11,500

10,800

10,500

9,940

9,100

8,520

8,520

8,140

9,100

9,300

8,420

7,860

7,380

8,040

7,660

7,950

9,500

11,400

12,500

13,000

12,200

10,400

10,000

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

248,620 

186 , 290

172,760

4,550,160

666,750

293,430

548,140

499 700 236 ', 390

228,550

171,780

170,420 

134,380

3,557,210

Mar

9,300

9,200

9,610

9,200

8,710

8,620

10,300

13,100

14,700

15,700

19,400

34,100

40,600

37,100

31,800

26,200

23,000

22,100

23,000

22,600

20,400

17,900

16 , 800

16,100

15,500

14,000

12,700

11,700

11 , 400

11,500

11,800

Apr.

11,500

11 j C

11, S

13,]

)00

00

00

14,000

14,900

15,:

14,!

12, E

500

00

00

11,400

11,500

12,]

12, <

12, J

00

00

00

13,500

14,700

16,; 19,"

28, £

00

00

oo

33,700

33,700

31,]

26,6

22,6

00

00

00

18,800

15,900

13, 6

12,2

10,3

9,4

Maximum

21,700 

9,520

7,300

66,500

66,500

16,300

40,600

33,700

10,500

10,400

7,950

8,240 

7,190

66,500

00

00

00

00

May

8,800

9,300

10,300

10,500

10,400

8,800

8,040

7,480

7,280

7,280

7,100

6,820

6,640

6,640

6,190

6,460

6,730

6,910

5,920

5,560

5,650

5,560

6,910

7,760

8,140

8,520

8,520

8,240

8,240

8,040

7,660

June

7,570

7,380

6,820

6,100

5,740

5,740

5,650

5,650

5,290

5,380

5,200

5,920

8,800

9,100

8,330

9,100

10,300

9,940

7,950

6,820

6,280

7,280

9,200

9,610

9,830

10,400

9,500

8,620

7,950

7,100

Minimum Mean

2,830 8,020

4,940 6,210 

4,780 5,573

2,830 12,470

5,100 21,510

7,380 10,480

8,620 17,680

9,400 16,660

5,560 7,625

5,200 7,618

3,670 5,541

3,230 5,497 

2,720 4,479

2,720 9,746

July

6,640

6,820

7,660

7.95O

7,000

6,190

5,110

4,840

5,920

6,640

7,570

7,570

6,730

5,650

6,290

5,200

4,930

4,390

5,200

5,290

5,830

5,830

5,470

4,750

4,210

3,760

3,940

3,670

3,760

4,210

3,760

Aug.

3,230

3,T

4,Z

4,2

60

10

10

4,750

4,750

4,3

4,3

5,E

90

00

60

6,100

5,920

5,6

6,]

7,2

50

00

80

7,100

6,640

5,7

5,C

5,7

40

20

40

7,570

8,240

6,S

5,5

5,2

10

60

00

4,840

5,110

5,3

5,2

5,3

5,4

80

90

80

70

5,020

Per square 

mile

0.927

 718 

.644

1.44

2.49

1.21

2.04

1. 93

 882

. 881

.641

.635 

.518

1.13

Sept.

4,390

4,660

4,300

3,490

3,060

3,400

3,400

2,720

3,580

3,490

3,580

3,490

4,390

5,020

4,840

4,840

4,570

4,210

4,660

5,380

5,020

4,930

4,300

4,570

4,660

6,010

7,190

6,640

5,200

4,390

Runoff in 

inches

1.07 * 80

.74

19.57

2. 87

1 26

Z. 35

2. 15 

l!o2

 98

.74

.73 

.58

15.29
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Savannah River near Clyo, Ga.

227

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°31'30", long. 81°15'45", at bridge on Seaboard 

Air Line Railroad 3 miles north of Clyo, Effingham County. Datum of gage is 13.41 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 9,850 sqaare miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1947. April 1930 to June 1933 (below 12,000 

secona-reet only) in reports of Corps of Engineers. Gage-height records collected at 

same site 1921-43 by U. S. Weather Bureau (unpublished prior to 1933.)

Average discharge.- 10 years, 10,810 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 63,200 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 19.40 

feet); minimum daily, 3,420 second-feet Oct. 7.

1937-47: Maximum discharge observed, 128,000 second-feet Aug. 21, 22, 1940 (gage 

height, 23.6 feet); minimum daily, 2,830 second-feet Oct. 19, 25-28, 1941.

1921-47: Maximum gage height, 29.7 feet Oct. 6, 1929; minimum observed, 1.3 feet 

Oct. 11, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by Burton and Mathis Reservoirs (see p. 223 

for change in monthly contents), power plants, and New Savannah lock and dam above 

station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and results of four discharge measurements furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Oct.

5,240

4,840

4,680

4,200

3,880

3,640

3,420

3,800

4,280

5,520

7,880

9,360

10 , 100

10 , 800

11,400

12,200

13,000

14,000

15, 800

15,800

14,100

11,100

9,000

7,680

6,660

6,400

6,500

7,020

8,010

8,560

8,450

Nov.

7,570

6,910

6,600

6,600

6,600

7,900

7,900

6,600

6,500

7,020

7,130

6,800

6,700

6,500

6,200

6,100

6,300

6,300

6,400

7,130

8,230

9,240

9,840

10,100

9,000

8,540

8,100

7,440

7,020

7,120

-

Dec.

7,660

7,880

7,330

6,920

6,42.0

6,040

6,040

6,220

6,320

6,220

6,130

5,860

5,500

5,680

5,950

6,130

6,130

R,130

y,86u

5,590

5,500

6,040

6,520

6,720

6,520

6,420

6,130

6,040

6,220

5,680

5,500

Jan.

5,680

5,680

5,680

6,040

7,120

8,430

9,480

10,200

10, SOU

11,300

11,600

12,000

12,200

12,000

11,800

11,600

11,600

11,800

12,200

12,800

13,200

14, 200

15, 800

17,700

22,400

38,900

56,500

63,200

59,800

52,300

43, 800

Month

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

November ..........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

Fsbruary .........................

March ............................

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

May

June .............................

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

August ....................... ...

September ........................

Water yesr 1946-47 ............

Feb.

35,300

28,300

33,000

19,500

17,100

13.0JO

15,000

14,000

13,000

12,000

11,100

10, 100

9,360

8,880

8,760

9,120

9,000

8,430

7,880

7,880

7,770

7,770

8,430

9,240

9,960

10,700

11,100

11,300

Seoondfoot-days

257,260

220,390

193,300

4,635,670

597,810

359,980

628,820

624,100

301,730

284,370

201,930

190,710

157,510

4,017,910

Mar.

11,300

10,800

10,100

9,840

9,600

9,480

9,600

10,400

11,400

12,200

13,200

14,500

15,800

19,700

32,700

43,100

43,100

38,600

33,200

29,600

27,500

26,500

26,000

25,000

23,600

21,800

20,400

19,200

18,400

17,400

14, 800

Apr.

16,200

16,000

16,000

15,800

15,500

15,800

16,000

16,200

16 , 800

17,400

17,400

17,100

16,500

16,200

16,000

16,200

17,100

17,700

19,200

21,300

24,000

29,600

35,800

37,200

53,100

32,000

28,000

25,000

21,800

19,200

-

Maximum

15,BOO

10,100

7,880

65,20u

63,200

35,300

43,100

37,200

17,400

12,200

9,340

8,500

7,820

63,200

May

17,400

15,500

14,100

13,300

12,900

12,900

12,700

11,900

10,600

9,620

9,100

8,740

8,380

8,040

7,820

7,380

7,380

7,490

7,710

7,160

6,560

6,560

6,460

7,160

8,150

8,740

3,220

9,620

9,76O

9,760

9,620

Minimum

3,420

6,100

5,500

3,420

5,680

7,770

9,480

15,500

6,460

6.U60

4,320

4,140

4,050

3,420

June

9,340

8,980

8,740

8,260

7,600

7,060

6,760

6,660

6,430

6,260

6,060

7,270

8,980

11,100

12,200

12,200

12,000

11,900

12,000

11,400

9,760

8,500

8,620

9,760

10,600

11,100

11,400

11,500

11,400

10,500

Msan

8,299

7,346

6,235

12,700

19,280

12,860

20,280

20,800

9 733

9*479

6,514

6,152

5,250

11,010

July

9,340

8,380

8,040

8,380

8,860

8,500

7,600

6,760

6,160

6,260

6,960

7,710

8,150

7,930

6,960

6,260

5,960

5,670

5,220

5,400

5,670

6,060

6,160

6,060

5,580

5,130

4,770

4,590

4,500

4,320

4,590

Aug.

4,500

4,140

4,140

4,410

4,680

4,860

5,130

4,950

4,770

5,310

6,060

6,460

6,460

6,560

7,380

7,820

7,710

7,160

fi.560

6,460

7,380

8,500

8,500

7,490

6,660

6,060

5,960

6,060

6,260

6,160

6,160

Pe- squsre 

mile

0.843

.746

.633

1.29

1.96

1.31

2.06

2.11

. 988

.962

.661

.625

.533

1.12

Sept.

6,060

5,580

5,400

5,400

5,040

4,500

4,320

4,320

3,960

3,690

4,140

4,050

4,140

4,230

4,950

5,220

5,220

5,040

4,860

4,860

5,400

5,490

5,400

5,670

5,760

5,860

6,560

7,820

7,710

6,860

Runoff in 

inohss

0.97

.83

.73

17.51

2.26

1.36

2.38

2.35

1.14

1.07

.76

.72

.59

15.16
228 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Panther Creek near Toccoa, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°41', long. 83°21', at Yonah Dam, a quarter of a 

mile upstream from mouth and 7 miles north of Toceoa, Stevens County.

Drainage area.- 31.4 square miles.

Records available.- January 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 5.9

feet); minimum discharge, 14 second- feet Sept. 6, 7

' 11<3 fe6t J&n ' 6 (dlscharge not determined); minimum

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Water-stage recorder inspected by employee of Georgia Power Ci.

Hating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 9 to Aug. 2s)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19

1.6 22 2.2 129 1

1.7 35 2.5 204 1

1.9 67 2.7 260 1

2

Jan. 20 to Sept. 3O

.5 15 2.3 140

.7 36 2.7 250

.9 61 3.5 530

.1 96 4.5 950

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

32

32

31

30

30

30

30

104

71

44

41

64

44

41

38

36

36

35

35

34

34

32

32

32

44

44

36

35

34

34

34

Nov.

32

35

40

35

32

32

41

4n

36

35

40

36

34

34

32

32

73

60

44

41

41

47

41

38

38

35

48

41

40

36

-

Dec.

35

34

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

34

38

31

31

30

30

42

35

50

47

4036-

35

32

31

31

32

41

38

50

Jan.

97

94

76

64

57

52

48

47

44

41

42

76

89

116

90

135

134

107

244

907

187

122

100

85

77

74

67

66

63

74

69

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .................. ..........

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

63

58

57

58

54

57

58

54

54

56

51

52

51

51

51

51

49

48

51

106

83

67

61

57

54

53

52

52

_

_

-

Seoondf oat-days

1,229

1,197

1,087

35,948

3,544

1,609

1,927

2,016

1,560

1,707

1,077

781

619

18,353

Mar.

53

51

49

48

49

60

61

117

77

67

63

61

71

79

69

64

63

58

64

63

60

57

56

66

58

57

57

60

57

56

56

Apr.

1

54

58

56

56

54

53

52

52

53

52

74

64

58

11

96

140

1

Maximum

104

73

50

1,610

907

106

117

140

ec

229

46

29

36

907

00

81

74

71

69

64

61

61

61

58

57

57

56

63

-

May

66

57

56

54

54

53

52

51

51

51

49

49

48

49

49

48

47

46

44

49

58

53

47

48

56

47

44

47

48

46

43

Minimum

30

32

30

30

41

48

48

52

43

37

25

20

16

16

June

43

43

42

41

41

41

40

3838'

37

37

38

76

123

54

47

44

42

41

60

75

229

86

61

54

53

48

47

46

42

-

Mean

39.6

39.9

35.1

98.5

114

57.5

62.2

67.2

50.3

56.9

34.7

25.2

20.6

50.3

July

42

41

40

38

38

38

38

46

46

38

37

36

36

36

41

42

37

35

34

33

32

30

29

28

29

27

26

28

26

25

25

Aug.

29

24

24

26

27

28

28

28

27

25

25

24

25

35

27

29

27

28

28

26

24

24

25

25

24

22

22

22

21

22

20

Sept.

20

19

18

19

18

16

19

18

19

36

25

24

22

21

21

24

22

21

21

21

20

20

19

22

22

19

19

18

18

18

Per sqvare Runoff In 

mile inches

1.26 1.45

1.27 1.42

1.12 1.29

3.14 42.57

3.63 4.18

1.83 1.91

1.98 2.28

2 . 14 2 . 39

1.60 1.84

1.81 2.02

1.10 1.27

.802 .92

.656 .73

1.60 21.70
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 229

Keowee River near Newry, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°44', long. 82°53', 0.4 mile up3tream from Six 

Mile creek, 1 mile downstream from Little River, and 1.5 miles east of Newry, Oconee 

County.

Drainage area.- 455 square miles.

Records available.- December 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 second-feet Jan. 20; maximum gage

height, 16.26 feet Jan. 20; minimum discharge, 227 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 29; 

minimum daily, 275 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 28.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 25,200 second-feet Aug. 13, 1940, from rating curve 

extended above 20,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 

24.60 feet Aug. 13, 1940; minimum discharge, 184 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 27, 

1941; minimum daily, 224 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Low flow partly regulated by power plant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-fee:;;

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 22 to Feb. 19,

Mar. 9 to Apr. 1O, Apr. 17 to June 13,

June 23 to July 18, Aug. 7, &)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 8 Aug. 9 to Sept. 30

2.O 249 4.O 1,840

2.2 356 11.0 7,890

2.5 573 14.0 11,000

1.9 235

2.1 338

2.4 543

2.8 864

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

503

495

480

436

461

415

465

785

1,590

791

647

661

8OO

647

581

550

542

534

602

436

498

503

488

489

602

1,340

791

655

614

581

557

Nov.

534

628

503

543

526

518

526

868

787

5O5

707

884

706

639

573

582

k2,170

2,270

1,25O

1,040

884

927

800

766

748

834

1,080

910

808

842

-

Dec.

635

732

655

672

314

630

606

598

614

581

557

573

859

690

622

606

581

995

918

952

1,380

1,020

884

816

723

689

698

686

698

740

782

Jan.

1,120

1,550

l',630

1,460

1,210

1,080

1,010

927

868

834

782

1,120

1,120

1.8OO

1,720

1,930

2,180

1,840

k3,390

kl 1,000

k5,05O

2,860

2,270

1,930

1,720

1,630

1,500

1,380

1,340

1,290

1,800

Month

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

November ..........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

July.

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,460

1,16O

1,160

1,160

1,080

1,010

1,120

1,000

927

910

927

902

876

868

952

757

800

80O

800

1,550

1,720

1,210

1,120

1,020

978

944

952

859

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

19,569

25,358

22,806

543,293

61,341

29,022

32,774

41,599

25,296

27,186

16,148

14,189

11,027

326,315

Mar.

918

944

884

834

834

1,020

1,020

1,970

1,550

1,250

1,120

1,020

1,030

1,760

1,34O

1,160

1.08O

995

l.OOO

1,050

978

893

868

97O

952

85O

816

1.O4O

995

808

825

Apr.

808

9

e

e

36

84

16

8O8

808

7

7

7

82

40

91

748

1,550

2,1

1,3

k2,0

OO

SO

70

3,120

k3,490

3,1

2,1

1,7

20

00

20

1,550

1,46O

1,3

1,2

1,1

40

10

60

1,120

1,160

9

9

9

9

Maximum

1,590

2,270

1,380

17,200

ll.OOO

1,720

1,970

3,490

1,550

3,380

884

804

506

11,000

78

36

44

70

-

May

1,070

1,000

995

816

816

816

800

740

7fiS

808

655

680

672

698

672

647

782

598

598

614

876

1,550

902

774

1,120

995

825

757

714

774

766

Minimum

415

503

557

415

782

757

SOS

740

598

459

304

289

275

275

June

550

630

672

614

581

565

627

459

534

488

480

565

863

3,380

1,680

1,O8O

884

808

782

927

1,080

1,72O

1,460

1,030

884

850

782

816

7O6

689

Mean

631

845

736

1,488

1,979

1,036

1,057

1,387

816

9O6

521

458

368

894

July

rt98

88?,

664

603

581

59"<

55T

557

622

664

557

657

463

49T

557

557

511

56i

585

415

480

453

401

393

464,

387 30'

422

333

353

344

Aug.

369

367

289

435

415

446

588

444

698

434

371

394

441

414

388

549

358

388

412

4OO

357

357

433

686

6O2

804

643

5O6

458

399

344

Sept.

428

327

310

322

316

310

315

43O

506

456

441

490

399

375

370

369

357

332

327

341

338

344

418

408

375

350

426

275

278

294

Per square Runoff in 

nile inches

1.39 1.60

1.86 2. OS

1.62 1.87

3.27 44.43

4.35 5.02

2.28 2.37

2.32 2.68

3.05 3.4O

1.79 2.06

1.99 2.22

1.15 1.33

1.01 1.16

.809 .90

1.96 26.69

k Computed by using rate of change or stage as a factor. 

869757 O - 50 - 16
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Seneca River near Anderson, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°30', long. 82°50', a quarter of a mile downstream 

from bridge on State Highway 80, ij miles downstream from Deep Creek, 4 miles upstream 

from confluence with Tugaloo River, and 10? miles west of Anderson, Anderson County.

Drainage area.- 1,026 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1947. May 1938 to September 1931 in reports 

or corps or Engineers.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1931-47), 1,999 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,400 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.76 

reet); minimum, 312 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 7; minimum daily, 444 second-feet 

Sept. 29.

1931-47; Maximum discharge, 55,200 second-feet Oct. 1, 1936 (gage height, 20.07 

feet), from rating curve extended above 18,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, about 90 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 18, 1934; minimum daily, 326 second-feet 

(regulated) Oct. 13, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 25 feet, observed Aug. 17, 18, 1928 (discharge, 77,000 secondfeet, from rating curve extended above 18,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation at low flow by power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

2.8 408 4.2 1,880

3.1 642 5.5 3,720

3.5 1,030 7.0 6,170

8.5 9,310

10.0 13,000

11.1 16,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

90S

875

845

. 855

816

815

787

1,400

3,720

2,110

1,380

1,190

1,300

1,110

1,050

1,030

988

988

998

1,040

827

925

925

946

1,020

2,290

1,730

1,260

1,140

1,110

1,040

Nov.

1,030

1,090

1,070

998

1,030

1,030

1,010

1,180

1,450

1,160

972

1,380

1,260

1,120

1,080

1,070

2,190

4,800

2,640

1,880

1,600

1,570

1,540

1,350

1,300

1,300

1,620

1,610

1,390

1,360

-

Dec.

1,330

1,120

1,170

1,160

1,140

1,130

1.120

1,110

1,070

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,210

1,340

1,140

1,100

1,06O

1,190

1,820

1,400

1,910

1,820

1,500

1,39O

1,300

1,150

1,200

1,190

1,240

1,320

1,320

Jan.

1,880

2,290

2,640

2,920

2,220

1,880

1,710

1,660

1,560

1,450

1,390

1,880

2,220

3,340

2,850

3,470

4,640

3,640

4,960

13,800

16,100

6,160

3,870

3,270

2,920

2,710

2,570

2,360

2,220

2,150

2,640

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,360

2,150

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,720

1,820

1,880

1,620

1,630

1,600

1,610

1,580

1,560

1,580

1,580

1,420

1,450

1,460

1,990

3,500

2,430

1,950

1,820

1,670

1,620

1,570

1,530

-

-

-

Mar.

1,530

1,610

1,510

1,460

1,440

1,620

1,880

3,440

3,420

2,430

2,080

1,880

1,820

2,990

2,780

2,290

2,080

1,880

1,880

2,080

1,880

1,750

1,690

1,820

1,880

1,670

1,620

1,750

1,880

1,750

1,510

Apr.

1,600

1,

1,

1,

700

380

350

1,630

1,620

1,

1,

1,

570

510

580

1,610

1,700

3,

2,

2,

270

560

500

4,800

3,870

5,

3,

2,£

520

120

50

2,500

2,290 2,'

2,

1,

20

380

350

1,950

1,820

l.f

l.f

1,«

1,«

foo?!days ""^

37,415 3,720

44,080 4,800

39,170 1,910

899,636 29,600

109,370 16,100

50,740 3,500

61,300 3,440

68,150 5,520

44,580 2,100

46,001 5,050

28,222 1,290

23,014 998

18,141 960

570,183 16,100

20

00

30

50

May

1,820

1,750

1,650

1,630

1,400

1,460

1,440

1,390

1,350

1,380

1,410

1,230

1,290

1,300

1,300

1,280

1,280

1,340

1,160

1,190

1,400

2,100

1,670

1,410

1,600

1,820

1,410

1,280

1,290

1,270

1,280

Minimum

787

972

1,060

787

1,390

1,420

1,440

1,510

1,160

905

604

558

444

444

June

1,210

1,000

1,140

1,150

1,050

1,060

1,040

948

978

915

905

925

1,150

4,000

5,050

2,050

1,420

1,280

1,200

1,390

1,380

2,430

2,640

1,820

1,420

1,410

1,380

1,290

1,220

1,150

-

Mean

1,207

1,469

1,264

2,465

3,528

1,812

1,977

2,272

1,438

1,533

910

742

605

1,562

July

1,130

1,290

1,160

1,030

998

956

1,010

1,250

1,100

1,120

1,030

1,040

893

806

' 905

967

967

925

967

925

865

806

769

722

695

750

604

631

678

608

625

Aug.

600

552

546

>10

750

830

£

367

85

560

890

617

'

"

24

52

22

669

732 "

E

£

48

98

27

660

608 i

£

-

58

02

20

967

946 i

1

6

1

98

97

35

20

624

Per sq-mre 

mile

1.18

1.43

1.23

2.40

3.44

1-77

1.93

2.21

1.40

1.49

.887

723

!590

1.52

Sept.

558

605

506

481

488

510

485

552

960

787

651

909

816

592

577

588

584

558

519

560

583

483

672

686

666

634

589

583

444

515

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.36

1.60

1.42

32.61

3.97

1.84

2.22

2.47

1.61

1.66

1.02

.83

.66

20.66
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 231

South Beaverdam Creek at Dewy Rose, Ga.

Location.- S-taff gage, lat. 34°11', long. 82°57 I , at bridge on county road 1 mile noz-theast of Dewy Rose, Elbert County, and 3 miles upstream from confluence with North 

Beaverdam Creek.

Drainage area.- -^ .t< square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,240 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 8.6 

I'eet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 400 secondfeet by logarithmic plotting; minimum discharge observed, 6.5 second-feet Sept. 9.

1942-47: Maximum gage height, 13.4 feet Jan. 18,.1943, from graph based on gage 

readings (discharge not determined); minimum discharge observed, that of Sept. 9.

Remarks L - Records fair except those above 500 second-feet, which are poor, 

twice daily.

Gage read

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In fee 

and discharge, In aeeond-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20

1.2 

1.4

1.6

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

64

87

217

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

370

720

1,110

Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

1.0 5.5 1.4- 30

1.1 10 1.6 47

1.2 16 2.0 87

Note.- Same as precedIng table above 2.C feet.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

160

573

161

62

45

40

34

32

30

29

29

28

26

25

25

24

24

31

111

68

38

33

X

29

Nov.

29

29

33

31

29

28

28

33

28

27

27

25

25

25

25

24

48

51

38

33

33

40

35

32

30

3O

31

30

29

28

-

Dec.

28

38

26

26

26

t

B

5

25

25

25

25

25

46

27

26

25

25

28

26

28

29

27

26

25

25

25

24

23

23

23

25

Jan.

39

32

71

67

50

41

39

43

37

34

30

69

81

118

81

81

163

99

328

1,090

454

130

93

82

71

71

61

56

52

57

76

Month'

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

57

52

48

48

47

47

48

45

43

42

41

41

41

41

40

39

39

39

41

82

99

71

55

49

45

44

43

43

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

1,790

934

816

21,012

3,796

1,370

2,068

1,861

1,110

1,111

720

590

699.8

16,865.8

Mar.

44

45

43

42

44

52

56

267

163

82

66

59

71

105

71

61

57

53

55

60

55

52

49

57

56

50

48

58

51

49

47

Apr.

47

59

56

49

48

47

46

44

48

46

52

50

49

150

217

111

93

71

62

58

56

52

50

48

46

44

42

41

39

40

-

Maximum

573'I

46

1,170

1,090

99

267

217

63

99

47

41

87

1,090

May

51

45

42

39

37

36

34

33

32

32

32

31

31

30

29

29

29

29

28

26

35

45

35

38

54

37

31

29

38

63

30

Minimum

14

24

23

14

30

39

42

39

26

20

14

13

7.9

7.9

June

29

29

32

27

26

26

24

24

23

22

22

20

30

81

47

31

28

26

24

40

57

99

82

48

42

40

37

34

32

29

-

Mean

57.7

31.1

26.3

57.6

122

48.9

66.7

62.0

35. S

37.0

19.'o

23.3

46.2

July

27

27

26

26

24

26

27

32

36

25

25

24

24

22

22

47

26

25

24

22

21

19

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

Aug.

14

13

24

17

17

41

22

20

24

21

21

'24 22

22

19

18

17

17

17

16

16

14

14

14

15

14

38

17

14

14

14

Per square 

mile

1.58

.850

.719

1.57

3.33

1.34

1.82

1.69

.978

1.01

.634

.519

.637

1.26

Sept.

13

13

12

12

10

10

8.9

7.9

19

45

52

22

18

23

76

37

37

22

18

17

17

16

15

23

25

19

17

16

15

14

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.82

.95

.83

21.36

3.84

1.40

2.10

1.89

1.13

1.13

.73

.60

.71

17.13
232 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Broad River near Bell, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°58', long. 82°46i, at bridge on State Highway 

 0.7, naif a mile downstream from Long Creek, 1 mile soath of Bell's crossroads, and 12

miles southeast of Elberton, Elbert County. Datum of gage is 357.16 feet above mean

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,420 square miles.

Records available.- November 1926 to July 1932, August 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1928-31, 1937-47), 1,701 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26,900 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 24.4 

reet); minimuTi daily, 290 second-feet Sept. 8.

1926-32, 1937-47; Maximum gage height, 34.8 feet Oct. 2, 1929 (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, 217 second-feet Oct. 13, 1941.

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

Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow by small power plants above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19.'7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

655

608

608

585

608

572

562

1,780

11,500

10,900

2,980

1,700

1,640

1,270

1,100

990

962

908

880

855

830

805

805

805

805

1,700

1,640

1,130

990

935

880

Nov.

855

830

935

990

935

855

830

880

990

880

830

830

805

780

780

780

880

1,900

1,570

1,180

1,070

1,160

1,210

1,070

990

962

1,020

1,100

990

935

-

Month

Dec.

908

880

855

830

SS5

855

855

855

830

830

855

855

962

990

908

855

855

880

962

990

1,020

1,020

935

908

880

880

855

855

830

880

908

Jan.

1,070

1,450

2,900

3,920

3,120

2,310

1,760

1,960

1,900

1,510

1,330

1,510

2,600

7,050

6,050

3,760

4,620

4,530

9,020

19,300

26,000

18,900

-7,230

2,940

2,520

2,240

2,100

1,900

1,780

1,780

2,310

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

toy ..............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,100

1,780

1,610

1,550

1,520

1,420

1,390

1,390

1,330

1,270

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,900

3,980

3,010

1,970

al,600

al,400

al,300

al,300

al,300

..

_

-

Secondfoot-days

52,988

29,822

27,636

726,782

151,370

43,950

86,230

73,060

34,733

33,335

21,268

19,944

14,144

588,480

Mar.

al,350

al,350

al,300

al,250

al,200

1,970

3,080

10,800

12,400

5,020

2,6«0

2 , 170

2,240

5,iiSO

4,300

2,730

2,100

1,840

1,970

2,730

2,310

1,840

1,640

1,710

1,840

1,610

1,450

1,610

1,510

1,450

1,420

Apr.

1,360

1,710

1,900

1,580

1,480

1,450

1,360

1,300

1,580

1,610

1,450

1,780

1,840

8,020

10,300

6,550

4,780

3,220

2,450

2,100

1,970

1,840

1,710

1,580

1,550

1,450

1,360

1,300

1,240

1,240

-

Maximum

11,500

1,900

1,020

26,400

26,000

3,980

12,400

10, 300

1,840

3,380

1,550

1,100

968

25,000

May

1,350

1,780

1,420

1,240

1,190

1,130

1,080

1,050

995

995

968

968

940

940

912

912

940

885

858

830

995

1,240

1,190

995

1,270

1,390

1,100

940

1,050

1,840

1,330

Minimum

562

780

830

508

1,070

1,160

1,200

1,240

830

622

418

405

290

290

June

968

885

912

858

775

775

749

723

698

672

547

522

723

2,100

1,550

1,080

830

749

698

858

1,360

2,100

3,380

2,100

1,360

1,160

1,130

1,020

968

885

Mean

1,709

994

891

1,991

4,883

1,570

2,782

2,435

1,120

1,111

686

643

471

1,612

July

85^

858

775

749

672

672

723

775

1,220

1,550

968

775

698

647

647

62f

647

67£

69f

64T

58f

see

52E

506

487

482

455

460

455

450

418

Aug.

410

418

672

723

554

612

1,100

647

912

830

802

672

617

858

647

573

583

530

568

775

578

497

516

607

912

775

622

578

478

473

405

Per aiuare 

mile

1.20

.700

.627

1.40

3 44

1.11

1.96

1.71

.789

.782

.483

.453

.332

1.14

Sept.

400

410

365

343

352

325

343

290

387

483

968

723

502

460

460

544

511

437

410

414

410

418

432

559

912

598

478

418

387

405

Runoff in 

inohes

1.38

.78

.72

19.04

3.97

1.16

2.26

1.91

.91

.87

.56

.52

.37

15.41

Peak discharge.- Oct. 10 (2 a.m.) 14,600 sec.-ft.j Jan. 14 (6 p.m.) 7.380 see.-ft.; Jan. 21 (ll 

a.m.) 26,900 sec.-ft.; Mar. 9 (4 a.m.) 13,900 see.-ft.; Apr. 15 (9 a.m.) 11,000 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for South Beaverd.vn Creek at Dewy 

Rose.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 233

Little River near Mount Carmel, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°04', long. 82°30', 480 feet downstream from 

Island Ford Bridge on State Highway 721, 2.8 miles upstream from Calhoun Creek, "and 

4.5 miles north of Mount Carmel, McCormick County.

Drainage area^- 217 square miles.

Records available.- December 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,300 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height 17 35 

feet); minimum, 20 second-feet Sept. 8, 9.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 20,800 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 29.60 

i ;<£om high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 se-ond-feet by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum, 19 second-feet Oct. 19, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Dec. 13, 

Mar. 8 to Apr. 17, Aug. 12 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1-7, Dec. 14 to Jan. Z, 

Apr. 18 to Sept. 9

Oct. 8 to Dec. 13, Jan. 3 

Apr. 17, Sept. 1O-30

O.9 25 3.O 347 0.£

1.3 77 4.0 534 .£

1.7 136 5.9 958 1.3 1."

21 4.0 534

34 5.9 958

88 9.O 1,810

146 12.0 2,810

3.0 348 15.9 4.51O

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

60

54

52

52

52

51

51

551

1,260

534

1S7

2O6

260

146

124

115

110

105

1O1

101

99

96

95

95

98

131

118

96

96

96

96

Nov.

94

95

102

108

98

96

96

108

103

98

98

98

96

94

92

92

103

158

134

112

110

124

122

110

108

106

113

112

105

105

-

Dec.

105

103

99

99

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

102

161

123

104

99

97

108

116

133

146

120

106

104

104

99

99

99

99

102

102

Jan.

122

123

779

523

340

244

190

221

190

162

154

235

569

1,650

739

508

934

606

2,010

4,500

3,700

889

356

292

26O

252

252

214

2O6

248

474

Feb.

276

221

191

191

198

174

176

168

160

154

150

152

152

149

148

148

146

143

144

345

472

252

206

182

172

164

160

155

-

-

-

I&&.

October .......................... 5,268

November ......................... 3, 19o

December ......................... 3,336

Calendar year 1946 ............ 8O,149

January .......................... zi, 942

February ......................... 5, 349

March ............................ 14,124

April ............................ lo,054

May .............................. 3,634

June ............................. 2,717

July. ............................ 4,229

August ........................... 1,785

September ........................ 1,444

Water year 1946-47 ............ 77,O72

Mar.

161

184

164

152

149

221

362

2,610

1,570

457

324

276

334

1,430

896

418

34O

3OO

332

4OO

316

284

260

276

300

252

236

308

3OO

260

252

Apr.

236

S32

348

276

260

S52

244

236

356

284

260

1,

292

260

330

1,100

903

556

513

248

216

208

190

178

170

168

160

Maximum

1,260

158

161

2,740

4 '472 50O

2,610

1,330

178

168

945

94

128

4,500

150

146

141

141

May

146

176

144

133

130

123

120

116

111

108

1O6

105

105

105

102

99

99

98

94

92

111

120

112

105

178

152

138

105

102

102

97

Minimum

51

92

97

50

122

143

149

141

92_,_

51

37

21

21

June

90

88

88

88

80

78

77

76

72

68

67

68

80

90

116

88

74

70

65

90

128

168

166

104

87

84

99

114

80

74

-

Mean

-7O

106

108

220

708

191

456

335

117

9O.

136

57.

48.

211

July

124

157

87

7C

67

153

216

94E

364

171

111

92

8E

77

77

87

83

132

117

182

17C

94

7S

7C

6E

64

64

61

6C

52

53

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.783

Use

1.01

3

. 88O

2.10

1.54

 539

> .418

 627

5 .265

1 .222

.972

51

51

74

78

63

61

69

61

63

65

56

94

84

61

55

55

54

54

56

55

48

43

43

6O

52

50

58

50

43

41

37

Sept.

33

32

3O

28

26

25

23

21

70

60

43

37

34

33

34

78

108

55

46

46

44

43

39

57

128

84

55

46

43

43

-

Runoff in 

inches

0 *9O

.54

.57

13.73

3.76

.92

2 .42

l!?2

62 [47

.72

.31

.25

13.20
234 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Little River near Lincolnton, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°39', long. 82°29', at Raysvllle Bridfe on State 

Highway 70, half a mile downstream from Big Creek, 2| miles south of Amity and 10 

miles south of Lincolnton, Lincoln County. Datum of ease Is 271. V feet above mean 

sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 574 square miles.

Records available.- January 1943 to September 1947. 

report or corps of Engineers.

June 1928 to September 1931 In

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,920 second-feet Mar. 8 (gage height, 20.4 

feet , from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 27 second-feet Oct. 6.

1943-47: Maximum discharge, 16,900 second-feet Mar. 23, 1944 (gage height, 26.4 

feet); minimum observed, 14 second-feet Oct. 12, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 44.3 feet Sept. 28, 1929, from information by local resident.

Remarks . - Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, vater year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, Mar. 24 to 

Apr. 13, Apr. 21 to Aug. 12)

1.1 23 2.1 238

1.2 34 2.4 344

1.4 63 3.0 600

1.5 81 6.0 1,970

1.7 126 10.0 3,600

13.0 5,360

16.0 6,830

19.0 8,800

20.4 9,920

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19'7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

44

37

35

34

30

27

223

2,370

2,690

3,700

2,110

600

468

306

254

223

142

121

112

107

109

107

92

89

98

89

223

271

194

147

134

Nov.

131

136

139

147

158

136

131

152

172

163

163

144

131

131

121

107

129

288

271

254

208

208

194

194

208

194

194

223

254

223

-

Dec.

180

169

163

152

147

142

142

142

134

131

147

134

158

180

194

180

180

169

158

194

194

194

194

194

194

180

163

152

152

152

155

Jan.

163

180

325

882

976

786

6OO

511

578

490

385

364

692

2.41U

2,290

2,530

1,880

1,200

2,530

4,550

4,420

4,550

3,040

786

511

511

490

468

385

364

490

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ......................

February .........................

March .......................

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

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

June ............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 .......

Feb.

578

468

385

364

385

364

344

325

288

288

271

271

271

271

254

254

254

238

238

426

1,160

976

692

555

385

344

306

325

_

-

Second 

foot days

15,18£

5,304

5.12C

134, 24£

40,33'

11,28C

34)44]

7,46J

5,45'

6, 182

6,494

2,944

190,05!

Mar.

d490

d555

d426

d364

385

1,970

3,330

8,070

7,290

5,640

3,510

1,700

692

2,330

1,880

1,250

929

468

646

1,340

1,160

786

600

578

600

511

447

468

533

468

426

Apr.

426

1,

1,

320

300

739

600

555

511

447

490

600

555

5,

929

882

330

5,600

3,980

3,

2»

310

130

976

600

555

511

490

468

406

385

Maximum

3,700

288

194

3,700

4,550

1,160

8,070

5,600 

646

600

1,520

882

555

3,070

344

325

306

271

-

May

306

578

646

406

306

271

238

223

208

194

177

174

177

172

180

180

172

166

160

155

158

254

238

208

406

223

194

180

177

169

169

Minimum

27

107

1. 1

27

163

238

364

271

155

47

47

32

27

June

160

149

139

134

129

124

116

114

104

102

98

100

109

131

194

194

139

104

100

254

208

447

600

385

223

180

166

174

172

208

-

Mean

490

177

165

368

1 '403 3O1

1^608 '241

182

199

209

98.1

521

July

1,520

1,520

381

1ST

14?

123

121

107

12 H

203

13"5

114

1009-;

87

9?

73

738<5

223

9?

83

72

6?

52

47

47

47&">

52

47

Aug.

47

47

194

124

83

83

131

119

116

124

119

166

B82

208

194

158

136

364

882

786

238

131

134

271

134

112

Per sqnare 

mile

0.854

 3O8

.287

.641

2.27

.702

2^00

.420

.317

.347

.364

.171

.908

L12

L12

119

94

74

Sept.

60

56

52

47

42

42

40

37

34

32

37

42

40

37

34

112

74

51

51

48

42

42

57

306

426

555

306

98

81

63

-

Runoff in 

inches

0. 98

.34

.33

8.69

2 . 62

73

3 23

2 °4823

'.55

.40

.42

.19

12.30

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement, U. 

Bureau records, and records for nearby stations.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 235

Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°43 I 45", long. 82°10 I 55", at bridge on State 

Highway 23, 1.4 miles east of Modoc, McCormiok County, and 3.2 miles downstream 

from Turkey Creek.

Drainage area.- 545 square miles.

Records available.- February 1940 to September 1947. October 1929 to September 1931 in

reports or Corps of Engineers.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 second-feet Mar. 8; maximum gage height, 

24.11 feet Mar. 8; minimum discharge, 6.6 second-feet Sept. 23.

1940-47: Maximum discharge, 35,100 second-feet Aug. 14, 1940; maximum gage height, 

41.08 feet Aug. 14, 1940; minimum discharge, 1.8 second-feet Oct. 19, 1944 (gage 

height, 0.17 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation during low flow cause 1 by small mills 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)' 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 14 to Aug. 19)

0.5 10 O.9 4O 1.4 136 15.0 4,200 

.6 15 1.0 53 3.0 550 17.0 5,010 

.7 21 1.1 69 7.0 1,620 19.0 6,210 

.8 29 1.2 88 11.0 2,800 22.9 9,520

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1?47

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

12 

13 

10 

10

12 

10 

kl,210 

k5,550 

kl,140

251 

156 

161 

171 

102

78 

69 

63 

55 

52

50 

48 

45 

45 

49

403 

192 

111 

84 

71 

66

Nov.

63 

59 

89 

134 

102

80 

67 

69 

111 

93

75 

69 

67 

59 

55

55 

61 

502 

308 

161

126 

111 

114 

104 

88

84 

88 

138 

126 

102

Dec.

88 

84 

73 

69 

64

64 

64 

66 

59 

59

61 

63 

73 

124 

114

88 

73 

71 

71 

88

116 

138 

109 

88 

82

75 

71 

69 

69 

69 

69

Jan.

69 

73 

k681 

kl.630 

537

446 

324 

368 

420 

254

189 

186 

393 

k3,95O 

kl,610

641 

977 

628 

k3,840 

7,690

k4,91O 

kl,200 

537 

407 

337

3O8 

319 

272 

235 

259 

kl.120

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

ffa

her ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

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

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

485 

298 

235 

222 

251

212 

191 

189 

174 

158

151 

144 

144 

144 

138

136 

136 

126 

124 

225

1,060 

496 

264 

212 

184

164 

156 

151

Secondfoot-days

10,303 

3,36O 

2,471

123,582.6

34.81O 

6,570 

33,775 

21,622 

3,056 

2,928 

1,326 

5,211 

1,219

126,651

Mar.

151 

295 

3O6 

212 

181

524 

kl,48O 

k9,490 

k4,740 

1,110

6O2 

459 

407 

k3,180 

kl,750

761 

550 

446 

433 

1,360

842 

576 

446 

394 

498

407 

30O 

433 

680 

407 

355

Apr.

355 

kl,330 

k2,190 

707 

485

407 

342 

287 

537 

563

355 

342 

407 

k2 ,070 

k2,850

k2,250 

k2,220 

815 

511 

407

339 

293 

251 

230 

22O

2O9 

189 

166 

151 

144

Maximum

5,550 

5O2 

138

5,550

7,690 

1.06O 

9,490 

2,850 

248 

486 

266 

909 

355

9,490

Peak discharge.- Oct. 9 (8:15 a.m.) 7.4OO sec. -ft.: Jan

May

161 

199 

220 

148 

126

114 

100 

90 

82 

75

71 

67 

67 

63 

59

58 

58 

56 

48 

46

46 

72 

118 

82 

93

248 

138 

102 

76 

67 

1O6

Minimum

10 

55 

59

3.1

69 

124 

151 

144 

46 

21 

14 

12 

10

10

June

67 

49 

44 

41 

34

30 

28 

30 

28 

21

21 

25 

45 

1O6 

217

152 

69 

49 

36 

36

486 

433 

222 

148 

84

64 

55 

161 

95 

52

Mean

332 

112 

79.7

339

1,123 

235 

1,090 

721 

98.6 

97.6 

42.8 

168 

4O.6

347

July

41 

266 

123 

56 

37

34 

27 

31 

65 

51

44 

36 

31 

26 

21

52 

61 

55 

37 

38

25 

26 

20 

18 

15

15 

15 

16 

15 

14 

15

Aug.

12 

12 

18 

27 

48

49 

178 

77 

k9O9 

165

137 

k410 

298 

130 

67

58 

54 

k764 

k837 

154

75 

50 

42 

41 

44

31 

251 

156 

63 

34 

20

Per square 

Bile

0.609 

.206 

.146

.622

2.06 

.431 

2.00 

1.32 

.181 

.179 

.079 

.308 

.074

.637

Sspt.

17 

22 

18 

14 

10

12

12 

16 

45 

44

32 

22

16 

20 

24

33 

40 

17 

19 

16

15 

22 

15 

74 

355

142 

62 

40 

25 

20

Runoff in 

inches

0.7O 

.23 

.17

8.46

2.38 

.45 

2.31 

1.47 

.21 

.20 

.09 

.36 

.08

8.65

. 2O (2 a.m.) 8,620 sec. -ft. j Jan* 2O

(12 p.m.) 7,350 sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (5:30 p.m.) 11,000 sec.-ft. 

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.
236 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Oa.

Location.- Two water-stage recorders near upper end of Augusta Canal. Lover gage, lat. 

33°30'50", long. 82°00'15", 1.6 miles northwest of Augusta, Richmond Ccunty, and 4.6 

miles downstream from Stevens Creek power dam; auxiliary gage, 1,000 feet downstream 

from diversion dam and 3.4 miles upstream from lower'gage. Datum of esch gage is 

46.58 feet above city of Augusta datum or 148.92 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Records available.- November 1930 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 16 years (1931-47), 2,613 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 4,210 second-feet June 24; minimum daily, 

1,100 second-feet Dec. 1.

1930-47: Maximum daily discharge, that of June 24, 1947; no flow Apr. 8 to May 

10, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are fair. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage 

recorder as a factor. Canal diverts water from Savannah River at dam 1 mile downstream from Stevens Creek Dam for power and municipal supply. Waste water from power 

houses returned to river by three channels above Thirteenth Street Bridge. Water is 

pumped from canal for municipal supply of Augusta, and a small amount entering Beaverdam ditch is discharged into river about 13 miles below Augusta.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 15*7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1,970

2,440

2,210

2,040

1,770

1,440

2,770

2,850

2,650

1,540

3,740

2,340

1,590

3,350

3,580

3,540

3,490

3,560

2,140

1,400

2,770

3,150

3,000

3,520

3,540

2,300

1,670

3,190

3,420

3,470

3,480

Nov.

3,610

2,510

1,660

3,230

3,520

3,490

3,6SO

3,590

2,200

1,650

3,220

3,170

3,150

3,650

3,610

2,770

1,910

3,590

4,010

3,840

3,690

3,580

2,440

1,700

3,250

3,640

3,690

3,850

3,890

2,630

-

Dec.

f 1,100

3,170

3,470

3,470

3,730

3,720

2,820

1,950

3,180

3,210

3,390

3,650

3,670

2,640

1,920

3,170

3,520

3,320

3,670

3,680

2,200

1,690

1,660

1,660

1,590

3,000

3,200

2,450

1,820

3,230

3,620

Jan.

3,490

3,830

3,870

2,700

1,740

3,500

3,700

3,600

3,710

3,630

2,550

1,900

3,400

3,940

3,850

3,840

3,790

2,610

1,560

2,140

1,510

f 1,300

f2,400

3,410

2,630

1,960

3,720

3,970

4,010

4,010

4,010

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March.. ...........................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,580

1,900

3,550

3,910

3,880

3,910

3,890

2,580

2,050

3,510

3,700

3,850

3,870

3,780

2,690

1,960

3,430

3,710

3,690

3,810

3,830

2,550

1,930

3,420

3,720

3,770

3,770

3,770

_

-

Secondfoot-days

83 92i

94J42C

8S,57C

1,013,473

96, 33i

93.01C

93,33C

95 81'

loilssc

95.72C

82 f 69'

90 j27i 

49,54C

1.065.16C

Mar.

2,740

2,100.

3,490

3,730

3,700

3,850

3,520

2,180

1,490

3,040

3,800

3,550

3,620

3,690

2,370

1,330

2,920

3,540

3,590

3,640

3,700

2,170

1,550

2,750

3,410

3,500

3,570

3,750

2,350

1,440

3,250

Apr.

3,680

3,510

3,520

3,700

2,200

1,570

3,120

3,540

3,800

3,790

3,830

?,550

1,860

3,510

3,550

3,320

3,480

3,810

2,470

1,840

3,310

3,700

3,850

3,850

3,840

2,300

1,770

3,370

3,600

3,570

-

Maximum

) 3,740

) 4,010

) 3,730

5 4,010

) 4,010

) 3,910

) 3,850

) 3,850

) 4,140 ) 4,210

) 3,990

) 4,080 

) 2,060

) 4,210

May

3,760

3,790

2,600

1,780

3,320

3,600

3,540

3,610

3,620

2,310

1,820

3,290

3,680

3,800

3,890

3,980

2,490

1,720

3,470

3,430

3,540

4,110

4,140

2,570

1,940

3,380

3,950

3,850

3,940

3,940

2,690

Minimum

1,400

1,650

1,100

218

1,300

1,900

1,330

1,570

1,720 

1,910

ly 200

1,7SO 

1,300

1,100

June

2,080

3,330

3,670

3,710

3,630

3,680

2,480

1,980

3,100

2,820

2,930

3,620

3,350

2,690

2,210

3,580

3,920

3; 750

3,540

3,850

2,340

1,910

3,660

f4,210

f4,080

f4,000

f3,800

f2,600

f2,000

f3,200

-

Mean

2,701

3,147

2,857

2,777

3,101

3 321 3)01:

3 1 CtA t J.94 3 27(

3 19"

2 GG.* f DO i

2,912

1,651

2,918

July

f3,800

3,300

2,050

1,800

1,750

1,770

2,990

3,530

3,990

3,980

3,890

2,520

2,050

3,090

2,260

2,740

3,440

3,530

2,580

2,150

3,300

2,760

2,280

2,150

2,270

2,200

2,260

2,700

f 1,800

f 1,200

2,560

Aug.

2,710

2,250

2,180

2,970

2,290

2,030

3,660

3,860

2,730

2,090

3,330

3,530

3,980

3,470

3,400

f2,600

f2,200

f3,400

4,080

3,560

3,550

3,440

2,490

1,780

2,830

2,410

3,300

3,030

2,820

2,320

1,980

Per square

m.Me

Sept.

1,840

1,450

f 1,400

f 1,300

f 1,500

2,060

1,530

1,510

1,330

1,460

1,560

1,620

1,690

1,640

1,690

1,710

1,720

1,770

1,780

1,760

1,670

1,660

1,560

1,760

1,860

1,830

1,760

1,660

1,710

1,750

Runoff in 

inches

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage teights.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 237

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga.

______ _ _ . long.

trestle at Millhaven, Sereven County, 8J miles upstream from Beaver Dam Creek.

Drainage area.- 656 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1937-47), 606 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage t^ight, 10.6 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 176' second-feet Oct. 7. 

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 25,400 second-feet Aug. 16, 1940 (gage flight, 17.4 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 19,000 

second-feet; minimum observed, 110 second-feet June 30, July 2, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily. Slight diurnal fluctuatior at low flow 

caused by gristmills above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1347

Day

1-i

3

4

5

6

7

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.

223

213

194

194

194

185

176

278

548

569

569

614

873

1,030

1,140

1,140

1,030

845

685

528

455

421

389

374

359

389

421

421

421

438

438

Nov.

438

438

473

491

509

509

491

455

438

421

421

421

421

421

421

455

509

548

548

509

473

491

491

509

528

528

569

614

569

548

-

Dec.

528

509

491

473

455

455

473

455

438

431

405

405

405

405

389

389

389

389

389

389

389

389

389

389

389

389

374

374

389

405

389

Jan.

389

389

389

403

421

438

455

473

491

548

637

933

997

903

845

789

762

762

817

933

1.14Q

1,210

1,030

933

965

1,380

1,380

1,140

997

845

762

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ........................ . .

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 .......... . x

Feb.

710

661

637

614

591

591

591

591

614

591

548

548

528

528

509

491

473

473

455

473

528

548

528

528

509

528

548

614

_

_

-

Secondfoot-daya

15,75

14,65

12,91

218,13

24,55

15,54

49,02

44,56

18,70

3.6*50

10,31

17,07

11,66

251,28

Mar.

685

661

591

528

491

661

997

1,700

2,040

2,280

2,690

3,400

3,700

3,220

2,410

1,870

1,660

1,510

1,420

1,760

1,820

1,600

1,380

1,290

1,290

1,380

1,290

1,250

1,180

1,06O

1,210

Apr.

1,210

1,290

1,510

1,460

1,660

1,600

1,660

1,980

1,820

1,460

1,290

1,250

1,560

1,700

1,980

2,100

2,040

1,820

1,760

1,660

1,700

1,600

1,560

1,380

1,180

1,030

933

845

789

736

-

Maximum

4 1,140

7 614

7 528

7 1,920

8 1,380

8 710

4 3,700

3 2,100

* 933

1 1,030

i 685

? 845

8 736

9 3,700

May

762

845

789

762

789

789

762

736

710

661

614

528

473

438

405

389

374

359

345

331

331

4O5

548

509

637

933

762

685

685

685

661

Minimum

176

421

374

167

«QQ OO9

455

491

736

331

278

223

233

233

176

June

637

614

591

528

491

491

473

405

331

278

317

873

1,030

817

614

509

438

389

374

331

359

405

614

685

661

591

569

614

736

736

-

Mean

50

48

41

59

7Qly

55

1,58

1,48

60

55

33

55

38

68

July

681

591

591

685

637

40j

331

290

303

351

37 < 

345

27^

25*

25^

24T

233

233

223

23^

243

25*

254

263 27-»

291

254

243

233

223

233

Aug.

254

254

278

303

243

233

254

317

389

438

491

569

661

710

736

762

710

614

661

762

845

710

614

685

685

637

710

661

614

569

710

Per square 

m<le

3 0.774

3 .745

J .636

3 .912

2 1.21

5 .846

L 2.41

5 2.26

5 .919

3 *838

5 .508

J 841

3 .593

3 1.05

Sept.

736

661

509

405

359

303

266

243

243

254

243

254

278

254

243

233

243

254

290

331

389

374

359

528

614

637

614

569

509

473

Runoff in 

inches

0.89

.83

.73

12.37

1.40

.88

2 78

2! 52

1.06

.94

.*9759

.66

14.25
238 OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN

Ogeechee River near Louslville, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°S8', long. 82°23 I , at bridge on U. S. Highway 1, 

1 mile downstream from Louisville & Wadley Railroad bridge, 2 miles south of Louis-, 

ville, Jefferson County, 2 miles downstream from Rocky Comfort Creek, and 2 miles upstream from Big Creek. Datum of gage is 199.24 feet above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 800 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1937-47), 767 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 15.7 

feet); minimum daily, 114 second-feet Oct. 7.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 20,600 second-feet Aug. 16, 1940 (gage height, 17.6 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 86 second-feet June 29, 1945. 

Flood of October 1929 reached a stage of 21.3 feet, from information by Central of 

Georgia Railway Co.

Remarks.- Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by small hycTroeTectric plant on Little Ogeechee River.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In seoond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 27 to Mar. 7)

2.5 110 9.0 1,100

3.0 154 10.0 1,400

4.0 262 11.0 1,860

6.0 530 12.0 2,650

8.0 860 13.0 3,760

14.0 5,400

15.0 8,100

15.5 9,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

164

159

144

134

139

126

114

230

575

734

842

950

1,540

2,280

1,750

1,270

950

734

590

502

446

418

404

376

362

390

404

432

474

516

560

Nov.

545

516

488

474

460

446

446

460

474

474

488

560

635

605

530

474

446

474

502

516

545

650

698

680

635

650

635

605

590

575

-

Dec.

560

560

545

530

502

474

460

446

432

432

432

432

418

418

418

432

446

460

446

432

432

446

460

446

446

432

418

404

404

404

404

Jan.

418

404

432

502

560

635

806

1,050

1,150

1,150

1,050

975

950

1,000

975

1,020

1,120

1,520

2,200

2,120

1,860

1,920

3,730

4,320

3,280

2,370

1,860

1,560

1,330

1,180

1,120

Month

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

November .........................

December . ..... ................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,080

1,000

950

1,020

1,130

1,100

1,000

925

900

860

842

806

752

716

698

680

665

650

650

698

734

770

806

900

1,120

1,210

1,150

1,000

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

18,70

16,27

13,97

243,47

44, 56

24,83

80,54

53,29

16,55

9,98

7 ,27

13,31

8,24

307,56

Mar.

860

806

770

752

752

950

1,310

2,460

5,830

9,900

9,900

6,050

3,760

2,950

2,550

2,280

2,460

2,850

2,650

2,280

1,980

1,800

1,920

1,980

1,860

1,600

1,440

1,480

1,520

1,480

1,360

Apr.

1,330

1,

lj<

1,

>60

300

320

2,460

2,950

2,.

2,<

1,

550

350

?50

1,520

1,360

!»'

1,'

00

too

too

1,400

1,600

s',( ^

3,:

)80

>30

90

3,060

2,460

^

i!«^ -

)80

00

30 ijiso

1,050

1£

'

Maximum

3 2,280

5 698

L 560

5 2,950

T 4,320

2 1,210

3 9,900

3 3,630

2 990

3 590

3 376

I 734

3 575

5 9,900

25

42

88

34

May

752

860

842

842

824

860

900

824

680

560

474

432

418

390

376

362

348

322

322

304

298

322

362

418

502

545

530

545

488

432

418

Minimum

114

446

404

114

404

650

752

734

298

184

134

149

134

114

June

418

390

390

322

274

244

232

214

199

194

184

189

209

226

244

280

298

292

244

214

362

590

560

530

545

560

530

432

334

280

-

Mean

604

543

45]

66"

1,43£ 88"

2,59£

1,77"

534 33: 23:

42S

27E

843

July

250

232

226

286

334

334

244

20^

238

262

238

292

348

30A

' 214

184

164

164

169

250

348

376

310

220

184

164

159

139

149

159

134

Aug.

149

L69

209

>86

280

274

>62

>38

>38

292

348

I118

502

530

575

716

'

34

550

598

680

590

;

1

>30

>60

>90

488

404

'

'

*

;

146

188

90

04

274

Per square m'le

0.755

.679

.564

.834

1.80

1.11

3.25

2.22

.668

.416

.294

.536

.344

1.05

Sept.

238

214

184

174

159

154

149

144

134

149

194

159

149

149

144

164

134

322

418

516

446

310

256

298

, 390

432

488

575

560

446

Runoff in 

inches

0.87

.76

.65

11.30

2.08

1.16

3.75

2.48

.77

.46

.34

.62

.38

14.32
OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN 

Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga.

239

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat, 32 C 42'40", long. 81°52'45", at county highway bridge 

at Scarboro, Jenkins County, 3|- miles downstream from Sculls Creek, 6| miles upstream 

from Horse Creek, and 7^ miles southeast of Millen. Datum of gage is 111.81 feet above 

mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,940 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1937-47), 1,610 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,450 second-feet Mar. 11 (gage height, 9.95 

reet); minimum, 302 second-feet Oct. 7.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 24,600 second-feet Aug. 17, 1940, Mar. 27, 1944 (gage 

height, 12.8 feet); minimum observed, 146 second-feet Sept. 28, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1946 to September

Day

1.

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

442

400

358

334

326

310

302

350

529

740

1,030

1,310

1,510

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,650

1,770

1,890

1,890

1,830

1,650

1,430

1,200

1,060

1,060

1,130

1,160

1,130

1,100

Nov.

1,060

1,O30

1,030

1,060

1,130

1,160

1,160

1,130

1,100

4,030

1,000

970

940

940

940

910

940

1,030

1,100

1,130

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,200

1,200

1,200

-

Month

Dec.

1,160

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,060

1,030

1,000

970

970

940

910

885

860

860

860

860

835

835

810

810

810

810

810

810

810

810

835

855

860

835

810

Jan.

810

785

785

810

835

885

910

970

1,030

1,060

1,100

1,240

1,390

1,550

1,770

1,950

2,020

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,170

2,220

2,430

2,700

2,860

2,860

3,640

4,420

4,190

3,420

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

November. ... ...... ....... ....

December ............. ..... .....

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February . .......... ...

March ..... ........ . ...........

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

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

June ... . . ......................

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

August .... .....................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,860

2,490

2,220

2,020

1,890

1,770

1,710

1,600

1,550

1,510

1,510

1,470

1,430

1,390

1,350

1,310

1,270

1,200

1,160

1,130

1,130

1,160

1,160

1,240

1,270

1,310

1,350

1,310

_

-

Secondfoot-days

34,29

32,51

28,13

558,26

59,17

42,77

151,44

152 29

45 55

sslao

1"9 19

27 22

19*60

645,98

liar.

1,310

1,350

1,430

1,470

1,470

1,510

1,650

2,370

4,190

6,540

8,870

9,060

7,970

6,840

7,150

8,500

8,870

7,470

6,400

5,690

5,290

5,420

5,690

5,420

5,040

4,540

4,190

4,080

3,960

3,850

3,850

Apr.

3,850

4,080

4,660

5,290

5,830

5,970

5,690

5,290

5,040

4,910

4,780

4,660

4,660

5,160

6,540

6,690

7,470

7,640

7.OOO

6,250

5,560

5,420

5,420

5,040

4,540

3,»60

3,320

2,860

2,490

2,220

-

Maximum

1 1,890

3 1,200

5 1,160

3 6,250

D 4,420

D 2,860

D 9,060

D 7,640

5 2,170

i 1,770

7 1,470

7 1,310

5 1,130

7 9,060

May

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,020

1,830

1,710

1,550

1,470

1,390

1,270

1,130

1,OOO

910

835

810

740

720

740

860

970

1,100

1,270

1,390

1,600

1,830

1,830

1,710

Minimum

302

910

810

286

785

1,130

1,310

2,220

720

374

350

350

302

June

1,710

1,650

1,600

1,470

1,240

1,100

1,000

910

785

680

602

602

680

785

910

970

910

785

680

640

335

970

1,200

1,390

1,470

1,550

1,650

1,770

1,710

1,550

-

Mean

1,10£

1,08' 90"

1.525

1,90C

1,52£

4.88E

5,07£

1 46'

l|l2'

61<

871

65!

1,77C

July

1.47C

1.35C

1.16C

l.OOC

885

760

66C

612

660

60C

602

547

529

511

493

511

529

493

459

42E

416

416

442

459

493

511

511

459

40C

374

391

Aug.

400

374

350

374

382

416

459

493

529

547

565

583

7OO

785

860

970

1,060

1,160

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,160

1,200

1,240

1,270

1,270

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,240

Per square 

mile

0.570

.559

.468

.788

.984

.788

2.52

2.62

.757

!581

 319

!453

.337

) .912

Sept.

1,060

970

885

760

660

640

511

425

382

358

350

358

408

442

425

391

391

408

459

511

529

547

583

720

910

1,100

1,100

1,130

1,130

1,060

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.66

.62

.54

10.71

1.13

.82

2.90

2.92

.87

.65

.37

.52 '.38

12.38
840 OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN

Ogeechee River near Eden, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°10', long. 81°25', 600 feet downstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highways 25, 80, and 280, 2 miles west of Eden, Effin^ham County, 

2 miles upstream from Seaboard Airline Railroad bridge, and 3 miles ^stream from Black 

Creek, Datum of gage is 19.64 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,650 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge,- 10 years (1937-47), 2,015 second-feet,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 second-feet Mar. 19 (ga,*e height, 21.1 

reet); minimum, 400 second-feet Oct. 7.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 26,300 second-feet Mar. 31, 1944 (gage height, 14.7 

feet); minimum, 258 second-feet June 5, 6, 7, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 20.0 feet in October 1929, from data furnished by Central of 

Georgia Railway Co.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0

3.0 1

4.0 1

5.0 1

400 6.O 2,280

,050 7.0 2,850

,400 8.0 3,700

,800 8.5 4,320

10.0 7,100

11,0 9,800

12,1 14,200

Discharge., in second-feet.' water year October 1946 to September 1947

Da;

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

18

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

544

528

512

496

448

416

400

608

852

984

1,020

984

951

951

951

1,020

1,120

1,220

1,360

1,520

1,640

1,680

1,750

1,800

1,840

1,930

2,030

2,030

1,980

1,840

1,600

Nov.

1,400

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,360

1,330

1,300

1,220

1,190

1,160

1,160

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,080

1,050

984

984

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,080

1,120

1,190

1,260

1,300

1,330

1,360

1,400

-

Dec.

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,360

1,330

1,300

1,260

1,220

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,050

1,020

984

984

951

951

918

918

918

918

885

885

885

885

885

852

885

Jan.

885

9

9

9

18

18

18

984

1,190

1,3

1,4

1,4

30

40

40

1,360

1,300

1,3

I, 4

1,6

30

80

80

1,880

1,980

2,0

2,1

2,3

80

80

30

2,430

2,550

2,6

2.7

2,7

70

30

90

2,790

2,790

2,7

2,7

2,7

2,9

30

30

90

20

3,070

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3,330

3,510

3,800

4,180

4,320

4,040

3,700

3,330

3,070

2,790

2,610

2,380

2,230

2,130

2,030

1,930

1,880

1,880

1,800

1,760

1,720

1,640

1,600

1,560

1,520

1,480

1,480

1,440

_

-

Second 

foot-days

37,015

35 798

33)474

730,183

60,613

69 ,140

217 580

78^760

61,320

40,542

31,046

38,154

895,652

Mar.

1,520

1,640

1,720

1,760

1,760

1,800

1,840

2,180

2,670

3,240

3,920

4,820

5,540

6,500

8,100

10,200

12,000

13,200

13,700

12,800

11,200

9,800

8,600

7,600

6,900

6,500

6,300

6,300

6,100

6,100

5,900

Apr.

5,900

6,

6,

6,

100

300

500

6,500

6,500

6,

6,

6,

500

500

500

6,700

.6,700

6,

6,

6,

700

500

500

6,900

7,350

8,

9,

11,

100

300

200

11,200

10,200

3,

8,

7,

500

500

350

7,100

6,500

8,

5,5,'

5,

Maximum

2,030

1,400

1,400

7,620

3,070

4,320

13,700

11,200

4,820

3,510

2 490

1,*840

2,990

13,700

LOO

}00

720

560

Hay

4,820

4,640

4,320

4,480

4,480

4,320

3,920

3,700

3,510

3,330

3,150

2,920

2,790

2,610

2,380

2,180

2,030

1,840

1,680

1,520

1,330

1,220

1,160

1,260

1,360

1,260

1,190

1,220

1,300

1,360

1,480

Minimum

400

852

355

885

1,440

1,520

Sj 56C

1,160

1,260

560

512

512

400

June

1,680

1,800

1,930

2,080

2,130

2,130

E.080

1,980

1,840

1,680

1,440

1,440

1,600

1,880

1,880

1,800

1,680

1,480

1,330

1,260

1,400

2,130

3,070

3,510

3,330

2,990

2,730

2,430

2,330

2,280

-

Mean

1,19

1,19

1,08

2,00

1,95

2 46

6 j£0

7,25.

2 54

2^04'

l,30f

1,00

1,27

2,45

Jul-'

2,280

2.F80

2,330

2,430

2,490

2,490

2,F80

1,980

1,720

1,520

1,400

1,300

1,190

1,120

1,050

1,080

1,020

984

1,050

1,050

951

819

704

624

576

560

640

672

656

656

640

Aug.

 576

528

512

544

544

544

544

544

528

528

a600

a

a

a

540

580

700

S750

8780

a

1,

300

984

D80

1,190

1,330

1,

1,

1,

400

i80

560

1,520

1,520

1,

1,

1,

1,

560

340

760

340

1,840

Per square

mile

I 0.451

3 .450

D .408

L .755

5 .738

3 .932

} 2 34

5 2^74

I .959

I .771

J .494

 378

> .480

L .926

Sept.

1,760

1,720

1,640

1,560

1,480

1,330

1,190

1,020

918

786

656

573

544

528

526

512

512

528

560

576

592

592

656

1,480

S,330

2,850

2,990

2,850

2,610

2,280

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.52

.50

.47

10.25

.85

.97

2.70

3.06

1.11

. 86

.57

.44

.54

12.59

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Scarboro.
OQEECHEE RIVER BASIN 241

Canoochee River near Claxton, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°11'05" ) long. 81°53'25", at bridge on State Highway 73, 

z miles northeast of Claxton, Evans County, and 10 miles upstream from Lotts Creek.

Drainage area.- 555 square miles.

Records available.- May 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1937-47), 358 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge' during year, 3,470 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 11.4 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 5.0 second-feet Aug. 9.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 7,980 second-feet Feb. 28, Mar. 1, 1939 (gage height, 

13.8 feet, from floodmark), Irom rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 1.2 second-feet June 2, 3, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in ,feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used May 11-27,

June 3-24, July 3 to Sept. 30)

1.9 5.0 2.3 46 3.1

2.0 10 2.4 66 3.7

2.1 19 2.5 92 4.5

2.2 31 2.6 123 6.5

310 8.5 1,570

485 9.5 1,930

660 10.5 2,560

1,040 11.3 3,330

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

15

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20

34

27

23

19

29

42

292

358

485

694

711

404

342.

292

256

234

219

208

196

184

168

134

50

64

89

134

168

200

223

234

Nov.

153

156

172

204

219

180

176

176

176

176

172

168

160

142

104

101

123

168

230

256

27E

310

326

238

223

223

238

292

292

275

Dec.

275

275

275

256

208

176

120

149

130

127

117

108

95

87

79

69

58

62

66

74

79

82

78

74

71

87

172

153

238

256

127

Jan.

66

74

84

101

192

404

404

374

292

238

275

560

746

900

1,040

1,140

1,140

1,040

940

802

711

677

642

582

510

432

404

374

342

326

358

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

Septembe r ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

460

485

510

460

374

326

326

326

310

310

275

256

234

211

204

215

188

176

168

168

200

215

219

215

211

208

200

238

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

6,533

6,104

4,221

128,203.7

16,170

7,688

14,815

51,065

15,038

10,968

5,004.9

2,007.8

3,338

169,952.7

Mar.

510

624

582

485

326

358

560

1,020

1,780

2,560

3,000

3,100

2,820

2,260

2,190

1,890

1,480

1,450

1,400

1,370

1,270

1,370

1,370

1,400

1,270

1,100

960

840

764

746

960

Apr.

1,220

1,

1,

1,

740

930

390

1,970

2,020

1,

1,

1,

930

780

510

1,170

940

1,

1,

1,

270

510

540

1,890

2,330

2,

3,

3,

910

100

210

3,330

2,640

1,

1,

1,

930

510

200

980

900

Maximum

711

326

275

2,190

1,140

510

3,100

3,330

1,170

1,510

582

238

460

3,330

321

S77

582

535

May

660

783

920

940

1,120

1,170

1,070

920

711

460

358

310

292

292

275

153

82

74

71

71

92

134

219

256

256

275

432

560

660

728

694

Minimum

19

101

58

4.6

66

168

326

535

71

9.0

7.2

5.0

12

5.0

June

677

66O

404

358

404

374

342

192

111

87

71

66

58

50

43

34

27

21

16

12

9.0

69

215

358

694

960

1,510

1,420

980

746

Mean

211

203

136

351

522

275

1,349

1,702

485

366

161

64.8

111

466

July

582

485

460

432

432

404

404

404

292

168

134

104

87

79

64

56

54

52

50

46

37

31

30

27

25

19

14

9.5

8.4

7.8

7.2

Aug.

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.3

5.3

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.0

7.8

8.4

32

134

238

142

56

44

42

42

50

76

149

108

101

95

79

74

104

114

130

127

Sept.

117

108

93

92

66

50

30

19

14

12

14

18

23

23

18

14

13

13

19

24

29

40

54

238

460

374

404

404

342

208

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.380 0.44

.366 .41

.245 .28

. 632 8 . 60

.941 1.08

.495 .52

2.43 2.80

3.07 3.42

.874 1.01

.659 .74

.290 .33

.117 .13

.200 .22

.840 11.38
242 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

South River near McDonough, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°30 I , long. 84°01', at Butler Bridge, a quarter of 

a mile upstream from Beech Creek, 2 miles downstream from Big Walnut Creek, 4| miles 

downstream from Cotton River, and 9 miles northeast of McDonough, Henry County.

Drainage area.- 436 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 17.5 

reet); minimum daily, 141 second-feet Sept. 30.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 34,500 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 24.7 

feet), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

mininvoiii daily, 70 second-feet Oct. 25-27, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair. Figures of daily discharge include flow diverted from Chattahoocnee River (averaging about 12 second-feet) for Atlanta municipal supply.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

221

215

211

213

209

205

207

389

690

369

290

323

369

279

259

253

250

246

244

242

233

233

236

246

257

430

334

279

266

268

261

Nov.

255

250

257

266

257

248

246

268

268

248

246

246

240

238

238

238

244

266

268

250

250

290

323

266

250

250

301

346

279

259

-

Dec.

259

250

240

236

236

236

233

229

227

229

236

242

266

261

240

233

233

250

259

 240

268

259

236

231

233

227

223

229

233

253

257

Jan.

346

418

494

534

393

393

346

710

591

418

357

405

507

1,060

695

591

830

591

2,900

8,190

8,240

1,660

1,100

891

770

695

635

576

548

548

923

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

680

548

507

507

520

468

455

442

405

393

381

381

381

569

369

357

346

334

334

999

1,860

8OO

620

548

507

481

455

442

-

Secondfoot days

8,727

7,851

7,484

261,818

37,355

14 ,889

44,13fl

25,803

16,812

20,661

9 ,556

13,627

5,418

212,321

Mar.

481

591

468

430

442

3,920

6,200

6,920

4,110

1,410

1,060

891

927

2,830

1,440

1,020

860

770

830

1,130

860

740

680

725

710

620

591

680

635

591

576

Apr.

562

695

77O

606

740

710

770

635

576

548

635

1,100

725

1,590

3,600

1,960

1,480

990

800

740

680

650

606

576

562

534

507

481

481

494

-

Maximum

690

346

268

25,000

8,240

1,860

6 , 920

3,600

1,100

'430

1,320

217

8,240

May

891

1,100

665

548

507

468

455

442

418

405

405

393

393

393

393

381

591

418

381

393

770

BOO

520

442

576

520

468

418

455

990

813

Minimum

205

238

223

205

346

334

430

481

38 1

312

225

217

141

141

June

455

418

405

381

369

369

357

346

323

312

312

346

1,320

1,380

990

520

430

393

369

381

1,340

2,680

1,700

' 830

635

591

548

1,060

620

481

Mean

28'

265

24]

717

1 20' *53Z

1,424

86C

542

68$

44C

181

582

July

430

41S

381

369

357

346

381

393

369

346

323

312

301

290

290

290

301

346

334

290

268

264

255

244

240

231

229

238

255

240

225

Aug.

217

246

459

323

227

225

1,210

618

1,020

562

1,320

606

576

455

381

562

357

312

405

334

290

268

323

481

301

301

290

257

242

236

223

Pe- square 

mile

0.647

.601

.553

1,64

2.76

1 . 22

3.27

1.97

1 . 24

.706

1.01

.415

1.33

Sept.

215

205

205

199

195

185

189

170

172

189

195

217

207

183

174

181

201

177

177

181

177

170

161

166

174

166

157

146

143

141

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.75

.67

.64

22.33

3 . 18

1.27

3.77

2.20

1.43

1.76

. 81

1 . 16

.46

18.10

Peak discharge.- Jan. 2O (11 p.m.) 1O.4OO sec. -ft.: Mar-. 7 (7 a.m.1 7 .28o sep . -ft . : Mar. 8 (7 p.m.

7,640 sec.-ft.; Apr. 15 (9 a.m.) 4,420 see.-ft.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 243

Ocmulgee River near Jackson, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°18', long. 83°50', 500 feet upstream from bridge 

on State Highway 16, half a mile upstream from Yellow Water Creek, 1 mile downstream 

from Lloyd Shoals Dam, and 7 miles east of Jackson, Butts County. Datum of gage is 

419.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,420 square miles.

Kecoras avallaDle.- May 1906 to September 1915, August 1939 to September 1917.

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,900 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 13.6 

reet); minimum daily, 512 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 21.

1906-15, 1939-47: Maximum discharge, 45,500 second-feet Mar. 16, 1912, Mar. 21, 1942, 

Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 20.8 feet); minimum daily, 18 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 

20, 1910.

Maximum stage known, 26.8 feet Dec. 11, 1919, from graph based on gage readings 

(discharge, 69,000 second-feet, by computation of flow over dam).

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

Flow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir and power plant. Lloyd Shoals Reservoir, completed in 1910, has usable capacity of 77,000 acre-feet.

Cooperation.- Records of monthly reservoir contents furnished by Georgia Po"»er Co.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

4.1 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0

480

670

1,050

1,680

5.5

6.0

10.0

14.0

2,680

3,800

13,500

24,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19*7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1,120

1,200

SS3

1,100

1,160

543

1,360

1,210

1,010

1,510

1,670

1,090

585

658

1,190

1,610

1,490

1,620

916

603

864

1,310

1,320

820

968

880

573

601

613

647

1,120

Nov.

1,240

672

691

a650

a600

a900

al,150

a900

a600

a 600

a700

a900

al,050

838

606

656

532

771

707

930

946

882

1,140

546

868

947

1,330

550

866

515

-

Dec.

843

1,290

1,370

1,240

1,190

954

705

550

1,310

1,320

1,380

885

663

564

558

859

991

982

959

830

550

538

578

540

581

620

1,100

688

568

790

1,010

Month

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

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

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

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

June ...................

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

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1946-47 . .

Jan.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

1,

1,

10,

21,

15,

10,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

589

902

500

988

798

260

280

410

370

430

120

726

400

760

990

970

000

970

930

900

200

800

300

980

640

180

610

480

440

450

200

Feb.

2,530

2,C

2,4

2,4

180

40

80

2,490

2,500

2,4

2,4

2,4

80

80

90

2,460

2,510

2,5

2,3

1,7

30

40

10

1,830

1,190

1,8

1,8

1,8

60

20

40

1,860

1,860

1,2

1,7

1,7

30

80

70

1,780

1,610

1,4

1,6

_

_

-

30

10

Mar.

1,930

9

1,4

1,4

62

60

30

1,400

2,090

8,4

20,7

16,0

00

00

00

6,060

4,120

4,1

3,6

5,6

50

60

40

6,740

3,890

2,8

2,8

2,8

50

60

40

2,880

2,880

2,8

2,7

2,7

30

50

10

2,570

2,470

2,4

2,3

2,2

2,1

20

70

80

80

2,180

Apr.

2,130

2,180

2,180

2,280

2,620

2,440

2,230

2,540

2,500

2,470

2,390

2,460

2,130

2,360

2,890

7,820

6,770

3,820

2,670

2,510

2,680

2,650

2,620

2,600

2,570

2,550

2,540

2,510

2,490

2,410

Observed

Secondfoot-days

32,244

24,283

27,006

778,641

105,573

56,990

127,702

85,010

49,061

58 937

33)848

32,313

16,640

649,607

Maximum

1,670

1,330

1,380

40,500

21,200

2,530

20,700

7 ,820

2,520

6 ,280

2,120

2,030

710

21,200

Minimum

543

515

538

513

589

1,190

962

2,130

561

555

514

537

512

512

Mean

1,040

809 071 O 1 1

2,133

3,406

2,035

4,119

2,834

1 , 583

1,965

1,092

1,042

555

1,780

May

1,990

2,520

2,490

2,460

2,390

1,660

1,290

1,410

1,670

1,320

659

1,380

879

890

819

1,180

750

561

1,490

1,720

753

1,800

1,920

1,590

1,830

2,230

1,770

1,530

1,540

2,140

2,430

June

1,900

1,580

1,630

1,200

906

877

999

584

1,480

654

555

634

1,880

2,460

698

1,820

2,250

1,760

1,850

2,170

2,050

3,540

6,280

3,640

2,590

2,610

2,590

2,630

2,570

2,550

Change In 

contents in

Lloyd Shoals 

Reservoir 

(acre -feet)

-16,800

-3,000

-9,000

-50,600

+36,500

-19,200

+21,900

-5,600

+1,200

+6,200

-9,400

-400

-10,000

-7,600

July

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

,960

,120

,930

,870

,940

,370

986

,730

,790

886

560

598

51*

,240

652

923

678

,740

700

56*

,380

,120

940

722

550

548

547

,220

666

682

720

Aug.

579

556

595

746

850

650

1,070

1,700

626

601

1,530

1,820

2,030

1,990

1,860

1,400

644

1,760

1,590

1,320

1,120

572

769

573

1,320

650

648

700

961

546

537

Sept.

533

538

541

546

710

563

554

565

584

641

614

582

555

556

533

529

525

515

520

520

512

536

533

532

534

546

548

531

548

596

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

767

759

725

2,063

4,000

1,689

4,475

2,740

1,603

2 ,069

939

1,035

387

1,770

Per square 

mile

0.540

.534

.511

1.45

2.82

1.19

3.15

1 1 . 90Q^

1.13

1.46

.661

.729

.ZTS

1.25

Runoff In 

inches

0.62

.60

.59

19.72

3.25

1.Z4

3.63

2.15

1.30

1.63

.76

.84

.30

16.91

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Macon.
244 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Oomulgee River at Macon, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°51', long. 83°34', at Fifth Street Bridge in 

Macon, Bibb County, lj miles upstream from Walnut Creek. Datum of gage is 269.80 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,240 square miles.

Hecoras available.- January 1893 to September 1913, October 1931 to Septenber 1947.

Sage-height records collected at same site since 1895 are contained inreportsof U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 34 years (1893-1911, 1931-47), 2,777 second-feet.

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,600 second-feet Mar. 9 (gage height, 21.8 

reet); minimum daily, 693 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 28.

1893-1913, 1931-47: Maximum discharge, 70,000 second-feet Mar. 22, 1942 (gage 

height, 26.1 feet); minimum daily, 192 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 9, 16, 23, 1931; 

minimum gage height observed, -1.0 foot Oct. 5, 1904, July 27, 1914.

Maximum stage known, 26.1 feet Feb. 28, 1929, Mar. 22, 1942 (discharge, 70,000 second-feet). A stage 1 inch lower, as determined from floodraarks, was reached on Jan. 19, 

1925, at Central of Georgia Railroad bridge 500 feet downstream.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (see p. 243 for change 

in monthly contents) and power plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. S to Jan. 13, 

Aug. 2O to Sept. 3o)

3.4 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

610

880

1,960

3,160

4,370

12. O 

13.0 

14.0 

15.0 

16.0

6,O5O 

7,050 

8,280 

9,850 

11,800

18.0 16,500

2O.O 23,6OO

22.0 33,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

780

1,150

1,230

978

1,090

1,220

715

1,490

1,660

1,440

1,610

1,750

1,310

856

860

1,290

1,740

1,730

1,880

1,150

911

1,050

1,490

1,630

1,380

2.2OO

1,530

1,080

989

980

1,020

Nov.

1,500

1,710

1,060

1,160

1,O8O

1,100

1,360

1,550

1,480

1,000

974

1,110

1,410

1,410

1,330

972

960

1,040

1,170

1,160

1,520

1,590

1,470

1,440

982

1,190

1,370

1,690

1,020

1,200

-

Dec.

899

1,180

1,460

1,550

1,460

1,500

1,420

1,010

870

1,450

1,520

1,660

1,460

1,180

870

870

1,060

1,270

1,390

1,470

1,370

908

858

880

859

892

932

1,350

990

934

1,080

Jan.

1,370

1,010

2,060

3,620

1,840

1,420

1,660

1,960

2,240

2,O1O

1,920

1,520

1,430

11,000

6,400

3,880

4,000

3,580

8,080

12,200

20.6OO

23,200

15,900

9,840

4,650

3,510

3,O3O

3,240

3,150

3,260

3,770

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3,190

2,810

2,620

3,000

3.O7O

3,020

3,000

2,960

2,790

2,650

2,760

2,910

2,810

2,220

1,940

2,000

1,540

2,000

2,140

2,670

3,860

2,890

1,960

2,120

2,250

2,330

2,130

1,990

_

-

Secondfoot-days

40,16

38,00

36,60

1,061,82

167,35

71,63

218,43

129,70

70,27

84,88

54 ,18

24,20

989,69

Mar.

2,320

2,280

1,430

1,850

1,970

12,300

18,800

27 , 500

28,500

18,200

6,320

6,150

5,480

8,880

10,400

7,840

4,800

4,120

4,300

4,880

4,440

4,130

3,780

3,57O

3,780

3,510

3,320

3,690

3,570

3,280

3,040

Apr.

3,110

4,610

5,390

4,040

3,890

3,770

3,220

3,490

3,590

.5,500

3,550

3,850

3,420

3,180

6,350

9,220

11,100

8,280

4,800

3,950

3,670

3,680

3,640

3,530

3,380

3,300

3,120

2,920

3,020

3,130

-

Maximum

9 2.2OO

3 1,710

2 1,660

3 47,800

3 23,200

" 3,860

3 28 , 500

D 11,100

3 3,850

3 8,430 

S 5,580

3,870

2 1,010

5 28,500

May

3,160

3,850

3,660

3,360

3,160

2,760

2,360

1,950

2,090

2,230

1,880

1,220

1,860

1,600

1,580

1,430

1,560

1,210

1,030

1,700

2,140

1,950

2,510

2,460

2,190

2,440

2,400

2,330

2,140

3,100

2,960

Minimum

715

960

858

632

1,010

1,540

1,430

2 92O

1^030

808

814

693

693

June

2,640

2,020

1,770

1,960

1,750

1,490

1,340

1,300

923

1,560

968

867

2,110

4,100

3,330

1,630

2,720

2,350

2,170

2,670

3,250

5,480

8,430

7,490

4,220

3,580

3,450

3,350

3,120

2,850

Mean

1 29

1 ,26

1,18

2,90

2 55'

7^04

4,32:

2 83C

1 75'

l|74£ 80"

2,71]

July

2,630

2,610

2,470

2,270

2, ICO

2, ICO

1,570

1,660

2,940

2,290

1,350

9C6

887

8C8

1,360

917

1,120

3,O5O

5,580

2,910

1,160

1,560

1,390

1,180

1,070

1,010

827

81%

1,690

1,090

940

Aug.

917

814

956

996

1,100

1,490

1,680

2,550

2,520

2,460

1,730

2,O9O

2,350

2,690

2,530

3,270

2,050

1,280

3,870

2,630

1,860

1,600

1,090

1,270

1,070

1,870

1,190

1,110

1,120

1,280

948

Per square m<le

3 0.579

J .566

L .527

3 1.30

3 2.41

J 1.14

= 3.15

1 . 93

1.01

1 1 . 26

1 . 781

.780

.360

1.21

Sept.

815

776

822

899

861

1,010

866

774

814

899

937

90S

868

840

742

758

802

804

796

800

770

718

778

844

766

718

704

693

708

712

Runoff in 

inohes

O.67

. 63

.61

17.64

2

1.19

3.63

1 . 16

1.41

.90

.90

.40

16.43

Peak discharge.- Jan. 14 (1O a.m.) 13,800 sec.-ft.; Jan. 22 (4 a.m.) 24,4OO sec.-ft.; Mar. 

a.m.) 32,600 sec.-ft.j Apr. 16 (9 p.m.) 12.6OO sec.-ft.

9 (2
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 245

Ocmulgee River at Hawkinsville, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°17i, long. 83°28', at bridge on U. S. Highway 341 at 

Hawkinsville. Pulaski County, a quarter of a mile downstream from Southern Railway 

bridge and 2£ tniles downstream from Jordon Creek*. Datum of gage is 189.56 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 3,800 square miles.

Records available.- January 1944 to September 1947 in reports of Geological Survey.

January 1929 to December 1931 in reports of Corps of Engineers. Gage-height records 

collected at same site since 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 36,500 second-feet Mar. 12 (gafe height, 26.5 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 1,340 second-feet Sept. 30.

1944-47: Maximum discharge observed, 46,600 second-feet Mar. 26, 1944 (gage 

height, 29.6 feet); minimum daily, 1,210 second-feet June 16, Sept. 4-6, 11, 12, 1945. 

Maximum stage known since 1908, 36.5 feet Jan. 20, 1925.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (see p. 243 for change 

in monthly contents) and power plant above station. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of backwater

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 13, Aug. 19 to Sept. 30)

2.0 1,240 16.0

7.0 4,500 19.0

12.0 8,100 23.0

14.0 9,850 27.0

12,300

17,400

26,500

38,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

&

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,360

1,610

1,610

1,940

1,740

1,420

1,870

1,870

1,800

2,390

2,580

2,520

2,650

2,520

1,940

1,800

1,940

2,130

2,390

2,520

2,460

2,000

1,740

1,800

2,200

2,460

2,580

2,980

3,040

3,040

2,260

Nov.

2,320

2,130

2,200

2,390

2,000

2,000

1,940

1,940

2,320

2,520

2,390

2,000

1,940

2,000

2,200

2,200

2,060

1,940

2,000

2,130

2,260

2,320

2,580

2,580

2,460

2,320

2,000

2,130

2,390

2,520

-

Dec.

2,260

2,130

1,940

2,060

2,320

2,460

2,320

2,390

2,260

1,940

1,870

2,260

2,390

2,520

2,320

2,060

1,680

1,800

1,940

2,130

2,260

2,320

2,130

1,800

1,740

1,740

1,680

1,680

1,800

2,000

1,610

Jan.

1,740

2,0

2,2

2,5

00

60

80

3,430

3,950

4,0

3,8

3,5

80

20

60

3,560

3,620

3,8

3,9

4,O

80

50

80

4,500

4,850

4,9

5,7

7,2

90

60

00

8,260

8,500

8,2

8,8

14,6

60

20

00

22,200

23,500

017,3

c!4,l

Oil, 2

C8,7

00

00

00

00

07,100

Month

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

November .........................

December ..................... ...

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

6,320

5,830

5,550

5,550

5,550

5,340

5,130

4,920

4,850

4,710

4,640

4,500

4,360

4,290

4,290

4,220

3,820

3,430

3,170

3,300

3,560

3,880

4,220

4,430

4,640

4,500

4,220

3,950

_

-

Secondfoot-days

67,16

66,18

63,81

1,704,89

226,35

127,17

331,10

224,62

126,75

113,01

98 *09

107,47

48,30

1,600,10

Mar.

3,820

3,560

3,690

3,690

3,430

3,360

4,150

6,390

9,080

18,400

32,000

35,900

e29 , 100

022,300

016,400

013,000

011,000

11,400

12,200

010,600

09,500

c8,4OO

07,600

07 , 300

07,200

06,900

06,500

6,320

6,110

5,970

5,830

Apr.

5,690

5,

6,

6,

970

390

460

6,390

6,6OO

6,

7,

7,

900

420

350

6,900

6,460

6,

5,

5,

340

900

900

8,180

11,100

010,

clO,

09,

BOO

300

400

11,000

12,200

ClO,

09,

07,

500

200

700

06,700

6,180

5,

5,

5,

4,

Maximum

0 3,040

0 2 , 580

0 2,520

36 , 500

 23,500

6,320

35 900

' 12,200

0 7,120

0 6,750

0 5,410

0 5,480

0 35,900

B90 tio

200

990

May

4,920

5,900

6,980

7,120

6,530

6,320

6,110

5,760

5,200

4,430

3,620

3,430

2,980

2,520

2,780

2,650

2,520

2,520

2,390

2,200

2,200

3,100

3,560

3,820

4,020

3,950

3,880

3,760

3,820

3,880

3,880

Minimum

1,360

1,940

1,610

1,300

1,740

3,170

3,360

4 »99C

2,200

1,740

1,610

1,740

1,340

1,340

June

3,950

4,020

3,950

3,760

3,100

2,910

2,650

2,320

2,060

1,870

1,800

1,940

1,740

1,800

2,910

3,950

4,220

4,080

3,760

3,360

3,430

3,820

4,640

4,780

4,920

5,270

6,040

6,750

6,750

6,460

Mean

2 , 16

2,20

2,05

4,67

7 30

4 54

lo',68

7,48

4,08

3,76

3,16

3,46

1,61

4,38

July

5,410

4,8EX)

4,3fO

3,9fO

3.6SO

3,360

3, ICO

2,9FO

2,7fO

2,9fO

3.3CO

3,240

2,4fO

1.8CO

1,610

1,610

1,940

1.8CO

2,840

4,3FO

4,710

4,8fO

5,OfO

4,8EO

3,800

2,5£0

2,060

1,870

1,74-0

1,800

2,3fO

Aug.

2,060

1,

1,

1,

300

740

370

2,130

2,260

2,

2,

2,

390

580

no

3,240

3,620

3y

4,

4,

350

340

350

4,920

5,270

5,

5,

4,

180

270

390

4,570

4,220

4,

4,

3,

290

290

320

3,500

3,170

2,

3,

2»

2.'

380

LOO

780

160

2,320

Per square 

irile

S 0.570

> .581

3 .542

1. 23

I 1. 92

2 1.20

3 2 . 81

' 1. 97

' . 991

: .833

7 .912

D .424

1 1.15

Sept.

2,130

1,870

1,740

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,540

1,610

1,610

1,540

1,540

1,610

1,680

1,680

1,610

1,610

. 1,610

1,610

1,610

1,540

1,520

1,480

1,460

1,480

1,610

1,740

1,610

1,480

1,400

1,340

Runoff in 

inches

0 . 66

.65

.62

16 . 68

2.21

1.25

3 24

2.20

1.24

1.11

.96

1.05

.47

15.66

c Backwater from return of over-bank flow; discharge computed from backwater curve. 

869757 0-50-17
246 ALTAMAHA KIVER BASIN

Ocmulgee River at Lumber City, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°55', long. 82°40', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

341, at Lumber City, Telfair County, 500 feet downstream from Southern Railway bridge, 

1 mile upstream from Little Ocmulgee River, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with 

Oconee River. Datum of gage is 87.48 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 5,180 square miles.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 5,345 second-feet.

Records available.- October 1936 to September 1947. Gage-height records c-jllected at 

same site since 1908 are contained.in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,700 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 16.6 

reet); minimum, 1,870 second-feet Oct. 6.

1936-47: 'Maximum discharge, 60,500 second-feet Mar. 31, 1944 (gage height, 20.5 

feet); minimum, 1,310 second-feet Oct. 21, 1938 (gage height, 0.07 foot). 

Maximum stage known, 26.3 feet Jan. 21, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Lloyd Shoals Reservoir (see p. 243 for monthly 

change in contents) and power plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(ShiftIng-control method used Oct. 1-25, May 1 to June 15)

1.2 1,870 10.0 10,200

2.0 2,370 11.0 11,900

4.0 3,730 12.0 14,000

6.0 5,400 13.0 16,600

8.0 7,600 14.0 19,900

15.0 24,100

16.0 29,200

16.6 32,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,700

2,560

2,370

2,110

1,930

1,870

1,990

2,240

2,700

2,820

2,700

2,560

2,760

2,960

3,030

3,030

3,030

2,820

2,500

2,370

2,500

2,630

2,700

2,630

2,440

2,370

2,440

2,560

2,700

2,820

3,030

Nov.

3,100

2,960

2,760

2,560

2,500

2,630

2,630

 2,500

2,440

2,370

2,300

2,440

2,560

2,560

2,370

2,300

2,300

2,370

2,440

2,440

2,370

2,370

2,440

2,500

2,560

2,700

2,760

2,700

2,630

2,440

-

Dec.

2,440

2,560

2,630

2,500

2,440

2,300

2,300

2,440

2,500

2,560

2,560

2,500

2,300

2,240

2,370

2,500

2,560

2,500

2,370

2,240

2,180

2,180

2,240

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,180

2,050

2,050

1,990

1,990

Jan.

2,110

2,180

2,240

2,240

2,300

2,500

2,760

3,100

3,450

3,660

3,800

4,180

4,590

5,130

5,310

5,400

5,400

5,400

5,500

5,700

5,800

6,000

6,300

6,760

7,360

7,960

8,440

8,980

9,820

11,200

13,500

Feb.

16,600

17,800

17,200

15,400

13,300

11,000

9,120

7,840

7,120

6,640

6,300

6,100

5,900

5,700

5,500

5,400

5,220

5,130

5,040

4,950

,770

,500

,340

,260

,260

,420

,500

,680

_

_

-

Unnth Second- 

. Month foot-days

October .......................... 79,870

November ......................... 76 ,000

December ......................... 72,780

Calendar year 1946 ............ 2,335,450

January .......................... 169,070

February ......................... 212,390

March ............................ 423,560

April ............................ 371,360

May .............................. 195,400

June ... ......................... 122,810

July....... ....................... 131,270

August ........................... 130,330

September ........................ 82,980

Water year 1946-47 ............ 2,068,420

Mar

5,130

5,700

5,900

5,700

5,310

5,040

5,040

6,400

8,080

9,260

9,820

9,680

10,100

11,600

14,000

19,600

28,100

32,700

30,900

27,600

23,600

19,900

17,500

16,000

15, 700

15,000

14,000

12,900

11,700

10,900

10,700

Apr.

10,

10,

11,

11.

10,

10,

alO,

a9,

a9.

9,

9»

9,

9,

9»

9,

11.

14,

16,

16,

16,

16,

17,

16,

15,

14,

14,

13,

13,

12,

10,

Maximum

3,030

3,100

2,630

33,400

13,500

17,800 

32,700

17,200

10,400

5,500

6,520

6,100 

5,600

32,700

400

600

200

20O

900

400

OOO

800

500

400

260

260

400

680

960

700

000

000

900

900

900

200

600

700

700

200

700

100

100

700

May

9,260

8,560

8,320

8,320

8,440

8.70O

9,680

10,400

10,400

9,820

9,120

8,440

7,720

6,880

6,000

5,220

4,590

4,030

3,800

3,596

3,450

3,450

3,450

3,380

3,730

4,030

4,260

4,500

4,590

4,680

4,590

Minimum

1,870

2,300

1,990

1,700

2,110

4,260

5,040

9 ^£60

3,380

2,630

2,630

2,370 

2,050

1,870

June

4,500

4,420

4,420

4,420

4,420

4,500

4,500

4,180

3,880

3,590

3,310

3,100

2,890

2,760

2,700

2,630

2,700

3,170

3,660

3,960

4,180

4,500

4,590

4,680

4,770

4,950

5,220

5,310

5,400

5,500

-

Mean

2,57

2 53 E*34

6,39

5,45

7 9 60

13,66

12 38

5)36

4,09 

4 23 4)20

2,76

5,66

July

5,700

6,000

6,300

6,520

6,400

6, ICO

5,600

5,130

4,680

4,260

3,960

3,660

3,590

3,660

3,660

3.4EO

2,960

2,700

2,630

2,700

2,630

2,960

3,450

3,800

4, ICO

4,420

4,590

4,680

4,500

3,590

2,890

Aug.

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

3,

4,

4,

4,

5,

5,

5,

5,

560

500

630

630

500

370

440

500

630

760

890

240

880

860

770

950

040

220

500

800

5,900

6,

6,

6»

5,

DOO

000

100

700

5,400

5,

5,

4,

4,

220

130

770

340

4,100

Per square 

mile

5 0.497

3 .489

8 .453

8 1.24

4 1.05

7 1.47

3 2.64

D 2 39

5 1 22

4 ^790

) 818

e 812

6 !s34

7 1.09

Sept.

3,800

3,450

3,170

2,890

2,700

2,500

2,370

2,240

2,240

2,180

2,30O

2,180

2,110

2,050

2,050

2,110

2,240

2,240

2,240

2,240

2,180

2,110

2,180

4,500

5,600

4,950

3,800

3,100

2,760

2,500

Runoff in 

inohem

0.57

.55

.52

16.76

1.21

1.53

3.04

2 .67

1.41

OQ

 OQ

.94

.94

.60

14.86

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Oconee River near Mt. 

and Altaraaha River at Doetortown.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 247 

Altamaha River at Doctortown, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°39', long. 81°50', at Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge at Doctortown, Wayne County, 4| miles northeast of Jesup. Datum of gage 

is 28.48 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 13,600 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1925 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 12,490 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 71,000 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage height, 9.0 

reet); minimum, 3,600 second-feet Sept. 16.

1931-47: Maximum discharge, 178,000 second-feet Apr. 18, 1936 (gage height, 12.03 

feet); minimum, 1,760 second-feet Oct. 8, 9, 14, 15, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 14.6 feet Jan. 23, 1925 (discharge, 300,000 second-feet, from 

rating curve extended above 180,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dee. 1 to Jan. 6)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 30 July 1 to Sept. 30

0.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

4,630

6,940

8,400

10,300

4.5 

5.0 

 5.5 

6.0

11,600

13,300

16,400

20,900

7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

9.0

32,200

39,500

48,200

71,000

-0.7 

0.0 

2.0 

3.0

3,600

4,320

6,650

8,070

4.0 9,8OO

4.5 11,000

5.0 13,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19'7

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7,220

6,810

6,420

5,940

5,610

5,290

4,850

5,180

6,060

7,500

8,920

9,900

10,300

10,500

10,700

11,300

11,300

11,600

11,300

10,500

9,500

8,240

7,640

7,220

6,940

6,680

6,420

6,300

6,420

6,680

7,220

Nov.

7,930

8,240

8,060

7,780

7,220

6,940

6,680

6,550

6,420

6,300

6,180

6,060

5,940

5,940

6,060

6,060

5,830

5,720

5,610

5,720

6,060

6,300

6,420

6,550

6,680

6,680

6,680

6,680

6,680

6,680

-

Month

Dec.

6,420

6,300

6,180

6,180

6,180

5,940

5,610

5,500

5,390

5,290

5,390

5,290

5,290

5,290

5,180

5,070

5,070

5,290

5,290

5,290

5,180

5,070

4,850

4,850

4,960

5,070

5,070

5,070

4,850

4,740

4,630

Jan.

4,740

4,740

4,650

5,070

5,180

5,720

6,420

7,220

8,240

9,110

9,700

10,300

10,500

11,000

11,600

12,500

13,300

13,800

14,400

14,400

15,000

15,700

16,400

17,200

18,000

18,800

19,800

20,900

22,000

24,200

28,600

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar .year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

llaroh ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

33,600

38,000

41,000

41,000

41,000

38,000

35,000

31,000

27,500

23,100

19,800

17,200

15,000

13,800

12,900

12,200

11,600

11,300

10,700

10,500

10,300

10,100

9,900

9,900

9,900

10,100

10,500

11,000

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

246,460

196,670

165,.780

5,440,590

399,390

565,900

1,081,000

1,010,300

481,000

267,200

287,170

243,280

177,520

5,121,670

Mar.-

11,600

12,200

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,500

12,200

12,200

12,200

13,300

15,000

18,800

23,100

28,600

35,000

44,600

54,400

61,400

66,200

71,000

71,000

66,200

61,400

56,600

50,200

46,400

42,800

39,500

36,500

35,000

33,600

Apr.

32,200

31,000

29,800

29,800

29,800

29,800

29,800

29,800

28,600

28,600

28,600

28,600

27,500

26,400

26,400

26,400

27,500

29,800

32,200

36,500

42,800

44,600

44,600

44,600-

44,600

44,600

42,800

41,000

38,000-

33,600

-

Maximum

11,600

8,240

6,420

71,000

28,600

41,000

71,000

44,600

31,000

13,800

14,300

10,400

10,700

71,000

May

31,000

27,500

24,200

22,000

19,800

18,800

18,800

18,800

19,800

20,900

20,900

20,900

19,800

18,000

16,400

15,000

13,300

11,900

10,700

9,900

9,110

8,570

8,570

8,400

8,740

9,110

9,500

9,900

10,100

10,300

10,300

Minimum

4,850

5,610

4,630

3,660

4,630

9,900

11,600

26,400

8,400

5,720

5,680

4,760

3,600

3,600

June

10,300

10,300

10,100

9,900

9,900

9,700

9,500

9,110

8,740

8,240

7,640

7,220

6,680

6,420

6,060

5,830

5,720

5,720

6,180

6,940.

7,780

8,240

8,570

9,110

10,100

11,000

12,200

12,900

13,300

13,800

-

Mean

7,95

6,55

5,34

14.9K

12,88(

20.2K

34,87(

33,68C

15.52C

8,90

9,26

7,84

5,91

14,03(

July

14,300

14,300

14,300

13,700

13,100

12,600

12,101

11,400

10,700

10,200

9,440

8,730

8,230

8,070

7,760

7,320

7,180

6,780

6,280

5,920

5,680

5,680

6,280

7,040

7,910

8,730

9,260

9,440

8,900

8,230

7,610

Aug.

6,780

5,920

5,320

5,090

4,980

4,870

4,760

4,760

4,760

5,090

5,440

5,920

6,650

7,610

8,560

9,260

9,440

9,620

9,800

9,800

10,000

10,200

10,200

10\,400

10,400

10,400

10,200

9,800

9,440

9,080

8,730

Per square 

mile

) 0.585

3 .482

3 .393

3 1.10

3 .947

3 1.49

3 2.56

) 2.48

) 1.14

1 .655

I .681

3 .577

1 .435

3 1.03

Sept.

8,590

7,910

7,180

6,520

5,920

5,440

5,090

4,760

4,430

4,210

4,000

4,000

3,900

3,800

3,700

3,600

3,800

4,100

4,760

4,760

4,650

4,540

4,650

6,280

8,230

9,440

10,200

10,700

10,000

8,560

-

Runoff in 

Inches

0.67

.54

.45

14.87

1.09

1.55

2.95

2.77

1.31

.73

.79

.67

.49

14.01
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Yellow River near Snellvllle, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 33°51', long. 84°05 t , at county highway bridge, 3^ miles west 

of Snellvllle, Gwinnett County, 4 miles downstream from Sweetwater Creek, 6| miles 

northeast of town of Stone Mountain, and 1\ miles upstream from Stone Mountain Creek.

Drainage area.- 144 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,370 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 14.1 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 16 second-feet Sept. 8 

(gage height, 0.73 foot).

1942-47: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 20, 1947; minimum observed, that of 

Sept. 8, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 2,000 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 18, Jan. 24 to Mar. 5)

0.8 19 1.5 104

.9- 25 1.8 169

1.0 33 2.1 241

1.1 43 2.5 351

1.3 70 3.O 502

4.0 840

6.0 1,500

9.0 2,360

12.0 3,460

14.1 4,370

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

35

29

31

28

28

27

29

112

192

72

63

76

63

57

52

50

50

50

52

50

47

47

47

50

55

84

66

60

57

57

56

Nov.

55

55

60

60

60

57

60

62

60

59

57

57

55

55

53

52

57

76

70

76

90

99

76

69

75

83

97

80

70

66

-

Dec.

66

63

60

60

57

60

57

59

59

60

60

62

69

62

59

60

57

57

62

72

84

72

66

63

59

62

66

63

63

66

75

Jan.

139

180

204

158

144

126

108

180

135

146

100

158

169

295

204

169

169

180

910

3,38O

2,270

566

380

281

228

204

180

158

146

158

228

Month

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

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

Jnne .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

169

139

128

131

118

114

120

114

100

108

97

104

100

99

97

95

93

90

95

396

470

241

18O

146

137

124

120

116

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,77

2,00

1,96

68,22

12,05

4,04

9,00

6,27

3^27

3,85

1,51

2,13

72

48,60

Mar.

146

158

137

118

124

566

534

1,340

770

410

267

228

295

666

380

267

216

192

216

228

192

169

169

169

169

146

142

169

142

142

137

Apr.

133

169

158

146

169

180

169

146

146

137

216

241

192

380

471

534

534

295

228

204

192

169

158

146

142

133

Maximum

Z 192

1 99

D 84

5 3,080

3 3,380

1 410

4 1,340

I 534

3 241

t 440

S 131

I 471

:> 48

3 3,380

L24

118

L16

128

-

May

241

216

158

137

122

108

100

97

93

90

86

86

83

83

80

78

76

70

67

81

137

169

100

91

99

100

81

80

86

106

78

Minimum

27

52

57

19

100

90

118

116

67

45

24

23

16

16

June

70

69

70

63

60

62

57

52

48

45

97

51

86

380

295

146

93

70

64

78

440

366

267

169

120

116

97

158

90

75

-

Mean

57.

66.

63.

187

389

144

290

209

106

128

48.

68.

24.

133

July

67

62

56

53

51

73

75

60

52

48

45

43

41

39

37

37

69

131

72

53

48

40

35

33

31

30

29

29

28

25

2*

Aug.

23

24

33

28

25

28

L92

62

56

206

471

Per square 

mile

2 0.397

7 .463

I .439

1.30

2.70

1.00

2.01

1.45

.736

.889

} .340

3 .478

3 .167

.924

L24

84

64

73

67

48

45

59

45

39

36

35

53

38

35

33

30

28

26

24

Sept.

26

21

20

19

19

18

16

16

17

48

27

22

21

20

22

41

24

20

32

48

29

25

24

23

25

23

20

18

18

18

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.46

.52

.51

17.64

3.11

1.04

2.32

1.62

.85

.99

.39

.55

.19

12.55
ALTAM/VHA RIVER BASIN 249

Yellow River near Covington, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°37 I , long. 83°55 I , at bridge on State Highway 

12, a quarter of a mile downstream from Georgia Railroad bridge, half a mile downstream from Gum Creek, and 3? miles northwest of Covington, Newton County.

Drainage area.- 396 square miles.

Records available - July 1944 to September 1947. September to December 1897 at approximately same site and May 1899 to December 1901 at site 1 mile above, published as 

Yellow River at Almon.

Extremes.- Maximim discharge during year, 6,480 second-feet Jan., 21 (gage height, 14.6 

t'eet); minimum daily, 60 second-feet Sept. 14.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, 13,500 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 18.6 

feet); minimum daily, that of Sept. 14, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, 1'hieh are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation caused by mill dam above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19*7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

125

120

119

118

113

106

108

210

482

379

244

251

244

219

a201

a!90

a!77

159

174

163

152

165

154

156

185

315

265

223

204

195

190

Nov.

185

179

177

194

186

181

179

186

203

179

186

174

172

167

163

167

168

185

194

185

183

215

244

203

185

186

210

240

213

194

-

Dec.

166

183

170

170

174

176

177

176

167

174

170

188

194

195

183

176

174

185

183

192

194

204

194

186

168

177

176

174

188

188

185

Jan

236

326

435

470

379

357

315

458

447

346

305

336

458

764

660

540

576

504

1,590

4,300

6,260

04,520

01,490

894

738

660

588

528

493

482

712

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

600

493

447

435

412

379

379

368

336

326

315

315

326

315

305

305

295

285

285

586

1,120

790

576

493

435

401

379

368

_

_

-

liar.

390

458

412

368

368

1,350

1,690

3,080

3,530

1,800

990

760

733

1,410

1,410

900

706

616

628

760

641

566

518

542

542

472

449

483

472

438

427

Secondfoot-days

6,106

5,683

5,627

197,943

31,167

12,069

27,909

17,579

11;938

14,165

6, 795

6, 748

2,761

148,547

Apr.

405

438

483

438

460

460

460

427

394

394

438

667

566

898

1,550

1,310

1,240

990

706

603

554

506

472

449

427

40o

373

362

352

352

-

Maximum

482

244

204

12,200

6,260

1,120

3,530

1 '834 550

1,340

449

738

133

6,260

May

566

760

506

416

384

352

322

302

282

273

264

264

264

254

241

239

228

224

219

264

405

460

373

292

494

506

405

597

834

554

394

Minimum

106

163

167

94

236

285

368

3S2

219

192

117

92

 60

60

June

322

302

302

273

254

245

226

226

222

203

196

192

302

761

1,080

566

384

312

273

469

1,340

1,180

1,110

680

494

438

427

616

438

332

-

Mean

197

189

182

542

1,005

431

900

586

385

472

219

218

92.0

407

July

312

293

264

250

241

254

28?

273

25T 22'

213

20T

173

19?

163

182

327

443

352

235

219

187

163

155

14S

139

122

14S

13*

126

117

Aug.

106

92

107

138

124

104

256

384

292

226

738

580

332

254

235

254

219

197

187

187

165

145

150

182

179

160

151

143

133

124

104

Per square 

m.'le

0.497

.477

.460

1.37

2 54

l!o9

2.27

1.48

 972

l!l9

553

* 550

1232

1.03

Sept.

129

106

100

90

92

83

70

83

72

75

94

95

85

60

88

95

117

9587'

106

133

116

97

92

100

95

66

75

83

82

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.57

.53

.53

18.59

2.93

1.14

2.62

1.65

1.12

1.33

.64

.63

.26

13.95

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records fcr 

South River near McDonough.

c Backwater from return of over-bank flow; discharge computed from backwater curve.
250 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Alcovy River below Covington,'Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°31', long. 83°49', 500 feet downstream from 

wenderson Mill Bridge, 4 miles downstream from Central of Georgia Railway bridge, and 

7 miles southeast of Covington, Newton County.

Drainage area.- 251 square miles.

Records available.- July 1944 to September 1947 in reports of Geological Survey. Novemoer 1928 to April 1932 in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,600 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 12.7 

reet); minimum daily, 55 second-feet Sept. 30.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, 9,000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 20.2 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 51 second-feet Sept. 13, 

1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 125 second-feet, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuatlon and some regulation at low flow by Henderson Mill.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

84

76

74

71

70

68

68

112

246

294

322

308

248

188

156

140

131

126

123

122

118

116

113

114

121

171

216

235

201

165

154

Nov.

145

141

142

148

150

145

138

139

147

148

139

134

130

127

124

123

128

142

150

147

142

146

155

162

155

146

150

159

163

152

-

Dec.

143

138

132

127

125

125

125

123

123

123

123

127

139

146

139

130

125

129

134

130

128

132

132

125

123

122

119

117

121

127

132

Jan.

141

156

239

306

296

285

264

306

296

274

241

231

342

474

484

506

492

452

791

1,760

3,310

3.07U

-2,190

1,200

758

600

506

442

400

400

442

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

llaroh ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

390

400

380

348

316

296

2B5

274

254

241

227

227

229

229

225

219

213

207

205

371

516

537

484

442

390

327

296

274

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,751

4,317

3,984

139,288

21,654

8,802

20,253

13,764

8,055

9,955

5,794

4,658

1,966

107,953

Mar.

285

306

296

285

274

876

1,120

1,660

1,980

1,700

1,320

908

688

688

688

644

644

579

516

537

516

474

432

422

390

358

348

338

338

327

316

Apr.

306

348

358

348

338

327

306

296

285

274

296

390

400

619

882

1,170

1,120

960

734

600

506

442

400

369

338

306

285

264

254

243

-

Maximum

322

163

146

8,200

3,310

537

1,980

1,170

484

695

594

278

80

3,310

May

306

400

422

400

348

285

237

211

194

182

175

171

166

161

156

152

148

145

138

141

186

264

274

274

316

316

327

338

484

442

296

Minimum

68

123

117

68

141

205

274

243

138

' 107

90

82

55

55

Jnne

231

189

171

171

163

150

139

130

123

115

107

110

242

377

582

695

554

472

284

224

598

574

612

540

492

492

406

367

361

324

Mean

153

144

129

382

698

314

653

459

260

332

1 JLO A7 '

150

65.5

296

July

292

326

224

180

160

153

156

165

168

165

150

136

130

124

120

114

124

312

594

574

257

176

146

128

114

108

105

102

104

96

90

Aug.

86

82

91

122

127

126

119

154

198

222

266

234

238

258

278

202

188

147

137

133

123

115

116

140

128

126

116

105

100

94

86

Per sqrare

mile

0.610

.574

.514

i.ez

2.T8

1.25 2.eo i.es

1.C4

1.32

.745

!Z61

1.18

Sept.

80

78

72

71

65

61

56

56

58

57

66

68

72

64

66

61

61

66

62

64

77

75

68

64

68

70

68

60

57

55

Runoff in 

inches

0.70

.64

.59

20.64

3.20

1.30

3.00

2.04

1.20

1.47

.86

.69

.29

15.98
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 251

Towaliga River near Porsyth, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°07', long. 83°57', at bridge on vStage Highway 42, 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Rocky Creek, l£ miles downstream from Little Towaliga River, and 6 miles north of Porsyth, Monroe County.

Drainage area.- 315 square miles.

Records available.- July 1944 to September 1947 in reports of Geological Survey. February 

1929 to April 1932 at site half a mile downstream in reports of Corps of Engineers,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,900 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 16.4 

reetj; minimum daily, 40 second-feet Sept. 29, 30.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 7, 1947; minimum daily, 33 second-feet 

Sept. 12, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow from 130 square miles regulated by High Palls Dam.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

i

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

48

47

47

46

45

45

46

198

336

74

59

79

71

61

58

112

170

3O7

65

56

53

54

155

298

100

178

97

78

73

69

177

Nov.

3O7

77

70

68

67

175

374

328

84

70

.67

174

362

309

73

64

68

80

183

362

374

317

95

72

67

69

80

74

67

63

-

Dec.

63

61

59

58

164

295

79

62

60

6O

174

362

302

80

68

66

64

182

362

36E

96

68

64

62

62

60

6O

61

62

63

119

Jan.

87

196

537

264

152

124

210

466

438

382

116

107

912

1,810

988

799

833

683

1,780

4,290

3,380

1,430

799

698

602

177

296

425

412

399

412

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Hater year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

288

100

221

399

386

386

386

3O4

101

211

374

328

97

88

88

92

91

204

362

554

586

423

140

222

399

399

386

399

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,30

4,64

3,76

126,87

24 201 s|oi

37 11

19 73 11)27

13, 98

5 59 9)57

3,98

145,17

Har.

382

134

215

386

399

3,780

6,210

6,12O

3,740

1,420

840

720

84O

1,890

1,300

810

690

660

705

735

675

536

188

401

570

476

463

528

502

346

452

Apr.

475

873

870

705

709

363

562

645

645

630

645

576

189

598

1,620

1,730

1,43O

870

675

528

556

630

600

476

463

396

145

268

437

424

Maximum

2 336

D 374

D 362

4 6,690

t 4, 29O

t 583

5 6,210

3 1,730

} 630

I 1,810

3 400

1 705

D 22O

1 6,210

May

515

630

615

450

437

424

349

412

412

352

126

261

412

400

299

110

126

113

108

244

450

528

463

365

232

301

437

424

437

476

371

Minimum

45

63

58

34

87

ftft oo

134

145

1O8

79

68

ACOO

40

40

June

137

119

252

412

412

352

104

92

85

82

79

223

630

860

660

600

465

412

4OO

353

306

1,560

1,810

870

645

660

615

496

216

275

Mean

10'

15E

12]

34f

7fl1 »O,

28E

1,19'

65<

36'

46

18'

30(

13;

39!

Julv

4OO

387

3=6

104

90

80

198

375

375

261

79

75

71

68

69

79

196

400

3<9

118

93

78

72

191

305

76

68

259

170

86

72

Aug.

68

66

79

86

80

207

568

7O5

69O

675

494

317

524

463

363

400

328

3O6

387

328

270

255

245

242

245

242

238

228

201

202

72

Per square 

mile

O.340

> .492

.384

1.10

2.48

.908

3.80

i 2.09

1 1 J. 1 J.Dft 

; 1.48

> .571

i 981

!422

) 1.26

Sept.

71

137

220

202

201

191

65

118

214

2O8

204

204

197

66

104

199

201

195

193

150

55

93

170

57

51

48

45

41

40

40

Runoff in 

inches

O.39

.55

.44

14.96

2*36

.95

4.38

2.33

1 34

1 .65

 ODAft 

1.13

.47

17.15
252 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Tobesofkee Creek near Maoon, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°48', long. 83°46', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

80, 8 miles west of Macon, Bibb County, and 14 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is 309.98 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

19ob.

Drainage area.- 182 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1937-47>, 182 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,050 second-feet Mar. 8 (gage height, 15.1 

feet); minimum, 40 second-feet Sept. 29, 30.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 9,830 second-feet Mar. 21, 1944 (gage height, 23,2 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,600 second-feet; minimum observed, 6.5 

second-feet Sept. 24, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,*

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 1-3O)

2.5 35 3.0 116 8.0 1,490 

2.6 46 3.2 167 11.0 2,350 

2.7 59 4.0 430 13.0 3,090 

2.8 75 5.0 70O 15. O 4.0OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

52 

50 

49 

49 

47

46 

46 

56 

96 

79

64 

65 

72 

65 

59

56 

56 

56 

55 

55

54 

52 

52 

52 

99

317 

176 

103 

88 

83 

79

Nov.

73 

7O 

70 

72 

70

69 

69 

79 

86

73

70 

69 

67 

65 

64

64 

79 

123 

118 

92

86 

88 

86 

81 

77

77 

107 

121 

98 

88

Dec.

84 

81 

75 

73 

73

73 

72 

72 

72

70

72 

72 

75 

75

72

70 

69 

7O 

77 

72

70 

70 

67 

67 

67

65 

65 

65 

67 

72 

72

Jan.

96 

101 

244 

475 

256

198 

159 

176 

179 

143

133 

140 

279 

1,320 

1,620

505 

562 

414 

1,260 

1,780

1,570 

675 

386 

307 

259

242 

221 

195 

186 

347 

399

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary . .

h. ...........................

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

ember. .......................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

238 

195 

179 

173 

170

156 

154 

148 

138

133

130 

133 

133 

130 

128

126 

123 

121 

121 

221

505 

280 

205 

179 

162

154 

145 

143

Seoondfoot-days

 2,32£ 

2,453 

2,216

56,956

14,827 

4,822 

21,03= 

11,49" 

5,003 

4,17' 

3,46! 5,98" 

1,53£

79,34]

Mar.

156 

186 

159 

143 

159

1,850 

3,20O 

3,70O 

2,280 

675

46O 

360 

438 

1,160 

851

460 

360 

307 

414 

505

360 

297 

262 

303 

310

242 

221 

344 

331 

266 

276

Apr.

252 

95O 

1,320 

562 

414

354 

30O 

269 

256 

242

376 

334 

262 

445 

650

851 

675 

414 

32O 

280

256 

234 

218 

208 

205

192 

176 

164 

159 

159

Maximum

317 

123 

84

1,320

1,78O 

5O5 

> 3,700 

1,320 

377 

t 588 

> 587 

954 

72

L 3,700

Peak discharge.- Jan. 15 (7 a.m.) 2,040 sec. -ft.; Jari.^

4,056 sec. -ft.

May

242 

377 

231 

179 

164

151 

140 

135 

128 

126

123 

118 

118 

116 

114

135 

173 

130 

109 

107

162 

360 

214 

148 

164

186 

143 

126 

121 

133 

130

Minimum

46 

64 

65

29

96 

121 

143 

159 

107 

73 

62 

62 

40

40

June

109 

103 

101 

96 

92

92 

90 

86 

81 

77

73 

75 

151 

167 

135

103 

88 

81 

75 

73

201 

588 

445 

238 

162

145 

130 

114 

105 

98

Mean

75.1 

81.7 

71.5

156

478 

172 

679 

383 

161 

139 

112 

193 

51.2

217

July

90 

86 

83 

79 

75

7O 

84 

103 

198 

98

81 

73 

70 

65 

64

62 

79 

186 

587 

214

156 

112 

92

75

70 

69 

75 

88 

118 

77

Aug.

67 

62 

70 

92 

138

159 

118 

214 

154 

218

344 

^28 

218 

145 

114

245 

145 

109 

954 

625

201 

145 

121 

128 

256

151 

114 

101 

90 

84 

77

Per scuare 

mile

0.413 

.449 

.393

.857

2.63 

.945 

3.73 

2.10 

.885 

.764 

.615 

1.06 

.282

1.19

20 (6 p.m.) 1,87O sec. -ft.; Mar.

Sept.

72 

69 

65 

62 

59

56 

54 

51 

50 

51

47 

46 

49 

49 

49

49 

50 

49 

47 

49

47 

46 

45 

47 

56

54 

47 

43 

40 

40

Runoff in 

inches

0.48 

.50 

.45

11.64

3.03 

.98 

4.30 

2.34 

1.02 

.85 

.71 

1.22 

.31

16.19

8 (4 a.m.)
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Big Indian Creek at Perry, Qa.

253

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32"27<, long. 83°44', at Municipal Water Wort-? at Perry,

Houston County, 300 feet downstream from bridge on D. S. Highway 41, 1 mile downstream 

from Bay Creek, and 3£ miles upstream from Plat Creek.

Drainage area.- 108 square miles.

Records available.- September 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 534 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage t eight, 5.9 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 35 second-feet fept. 6-8.

1943-47: Maximum discharge,, 595 second-feet Mar. 23, Apr. 23, 194^ (gage height, 

8.6 feet, from graph based on'gage readings), from rating curve extended above 250 

second-feet; minimum observed, 35 second-feet June 14, 1945, Sept. 6-f, 1947.

Remarks.- Records fair. Sage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-25, Apr. 19-30, 

May 5-21, 24-29, June 1 to July 18)

0.3 SO 3.0

.6 48 4.0

1.0 72 5.0

2.0 138 6.0

223

325

435

546

Discharge, in eeoond-f eet , water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

48

45

45

45

45

45

45

60

75

63

54

69

72

57

51

51

51

51

51

48

48

48

51

51

54

138

138

75

60

57

57

Nov.

54

54

57

57

57

57

54

54

54

54

54

54

51

51

51

51

54

66

75

63

66

82

66

60

57

54

66

75

66

60

-

Dec.

57

54

54

51

51

51

51

51

51

54

54

54

54

54

54

51

51

51

51

51

54

54

54

54

51

51

51

51

54

60

57

Jan.

54

57

130

154

91

72

57

78

75

60

57

97

97

195

170

110

154

S2

123

178

154

97

75

72

72

97

91

75

69

72

97

Feb.

82

69

60

63

66

60

66

66

60

57

57

57

60

60

57

57

57

54

57

85

123

82

63

57

57

54

54

57

_

_

-

u._ +h Seccnd- 

*onth foot-days

October .......................... 1,84

November ......................... 1,77

December ......................... 1,64

Calendar year 1946 ............ 30,99

January 3 06

February ......................... 1*79

Man*............................ s,36

April ............................ s,8i

May .............................. 3,81

June ............................. 2,09

July 2 13

August ...............'............ Z, 65

September ........................ 1,47

Water year 1946-47 ............ 29,48

liar.

63

60

57

57

60

97

138

283

273

138

97

82

85

186

204

110

85

78

110

170

123

85

75

91

97

75

69

85

85

72

75

Apr.

72

L46

186

110

85

78

75

82

72

69

72

75

69

L70

501

380

503

L95

L30 iio

103

Maximum

3 138

1 82

1 60

1 512

8 1 iyoQR

7 1 i.£O v*i 

> 283

4 501

> 4S7

7 130

i 213

) 162

4 110

5 501

97

91

85

85

82

75

72

69

75

May

162

457

391

178

HO

123

97

85

78

75

72

69

66

66

69

72

85

75

66

63

85

233

204

97

85

97

85

75

72

162

162

Minimum

45

51

51

43

54

54

57

69

63

51

48

42

35

35

June

78

66

69

60

57

7S

63

57

54

54

51

57

97

123

130

82

63

57

54

54

63

110

97

69

60

63

60

60

57

54

Mean

59, e

59.1

52. c

84. S

98. £

64.2

XU9 1OQ

127

123

69. <

69 . i

85."

49.]

80. £

July

54

69

60

60

72

51

60

69

57

54

51

48

48

48

48

63

60

69

170

213

103

60

60

54

54

54

69

63

69

63

66

Aug.

57

57

L23

162

103

7S

78

L16

91

146

116

L10

L54

L38

78

69

72

69

85

63

51

45

60

60

60

110

Per square 

mile

0.552

.547

) .490

1 .786

 91S

.594

1.01

1 * 1 i.0A 

1.14

i 647

1 639

.794

L .455

.748

97

72

51

45

42

Sept.

42

39

36

36

36

35

35

35

39

48

39

91

110

60

54

103

60

48

45

42

42

42

42

57

54

48

42

39

39

36

Runoff in 

inches

0.64

.61

.56

10.65

1.05

' .62

1.16

1 32 i!si

.72

.74

.92

.51

10.16
254 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Oconee River at Athens, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°57', long. 83°22', at Cemetary Bridge in Athens, 

uiarKe County, 1,600 feet downstream from Athens Manufacturing Co. dam, 2,200 feet 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 78, and 3 miles downstream from Sandy Creek.

Drainage area.- 283 square miles.

Records available.- June 1944 to September 1947 in reports of Geological Srrvey. November 

192B to Harcn 1932 in report of Corps of Engineers.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,030 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 14.9 

reetj; minimum daily, 42 second-feet Sept. 6.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, 6,500 second-feet Jan. 6, 1946 (gage height, 21.0 

feet), rrom rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum daily, that of Sept. 6, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation caused by power plant 

a"bove station.

Rating table, rfater year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

2.3 44 3.6 153

3.0 65 4.0 235

3.3 104 5.0 515

9.0 1,920

12.0 2,960

15.0 4,O7O

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 194-7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

134

132

131

126

125

122

123

319

690

888

762

310

-257

225

202

196

191

183

183

180

172

168

169

170

217

355

281

216

2O4

196

192

Nov.

188

192

216

214

200

190

136

210

208

194

188

187

187

184

176

177

291

367

282

336

228

256

263

235

221

220

238

246

221

214

-

Dec.

213

204

195

193

192

195

197

196

193

191

189

194

207

203

195

193

193

203

211

201

208

215

196

193

195

19O

184

188

195

201

2O4

Jan.

282

330

441

486

407

323

297

324

297

266

257

335

433

589

675

684

558

579

1,300

3,030

3,880

3,180

2,250

1.O9O

557

447

407

366

341

356

437

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

411

343

311

308

291

275

288

288

264

249

247

257

257

250

246

241

234

229

241

476

594

586

456

349

314

280

273

273

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

7,81

6,71

6,12

158,30

25,20

8 83 15)40 13,01

7,77

7,841

4,48

4r SOQC 

3,21

111,41

Mar.

273

321

293

262

267

401

538

1,300

1,440

1,370

906

506

447

564

602

567

439

379

384

429

383

334

327

363

375

338

310

339

327

311

314

Apr.

282. 1 ;

1 40

36

08

312

312

12

2

08 >73

>88

285

338

4

4

i

U7

111

>94

942

1,260 lit

E

(

>90

)08

503

437

394 1

1

1 59

40

15

307

286

i

'

2

Maximum

9 888

5 367

7 215

2 5,040

9 3,880

1

CQJ 994

9 1,440

S 1,260

3 522

3 * 707

J 2Q 6

4 348

2 248

5 3,880

>78

>77

>50

'65

-

May

328

411

305

269

277

250

221

225

218

188

206

217

207

188

194

186

174

181

197

166

214

320

241

189

252

322

221

195

241

522

453

Minimum

119

176

184

100

257

229

262

250

166

136

81

76

42

42

June

259

225

219

175

180

173

156

162

166

136

137

140

160

236

305

212

158

140

190

418

349

603

707

675

390

257

250

224

255

191

-

Mean

252

22'

19E

434

81.

31E 49'

434

25] 26."

14.

16C 10'

30!

July

16f

187

16f

15C

14f

18?

21f

16f

24f

286

17f ise

13?

14C

12?

12S

15f

164 USIS 7

134 lie

111

104

96

81

94

11!

8S

85

ae

Aug.

83

82

303

294

161

205

231

199

147

150

212

159

207

348

179

145

134

133

136

130

107

110

90

118

254

171

116

104

97

76

83

Per s-mare 

mile

> 0.890

I .792

.7OO

L 1.53

i 2.87

i 1.11

r 1.76

L 1.53

L .887

>. .926

5 .512

> .565

! .378

5 1.08

Sept.

101

79

75

71

71

42

63

86

143

248

210

197

118

106

114

142

144

111

90

76

93

108

86

88

109

103

74

80

104

80

~

Runoff in 

inches

1.03

.88

.81

20.81

3.31

1.16

2.03

1.71

1.02

1.03

.59

.65

.42

14.64
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 255

Oconee River near Greensboro, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°35', long. 83°16', at bridge on State Highway 12, 

I mile downstream from Town Creek, 5 miles upstream from Apalachee River, 5 miles west 

of Greensboro, Green County, and 12 miles downstream from Barnett Shoals Dam. Datum of 

gage Is 409.82 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 1,090 square miles.

Records available - July 1903 to September 1923 and May 1937 to September 1947 in reports 

or ueoiogicai survey. October 1903 to December 1931 (including revised records for 

October 1918 to September 1923) in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge.- 37 years (1903-13. 1914-31, 1937-47), 1,497 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 second-feet Jan. 21 (gafe height, 20.9 

reet); minimum daily, 236 second-feet Sept. 8.

1903-13, 1937-47: Maximum gage height observed, 35.4 feet Aug. 26, 1908 (discharge 

not determined); minimum daily discharge, 60 second-feet Sept. 28, 1925.

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

Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow by Barnett Shoals power plant.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

497

483

469

455

427

427

427

633

3,450

2,900

2,060

1,570

1,190

926

784

733

682

666

633

617

617

601

601

585

617

1,360

1,190

908

784

733

716

Nov.

699

682

733

767

767

716

682

733

730

733

699

682

682

666

649

649

750

1,040

1,000

872

801

836

872

872

801

767

801

854

836

767

-

Dec.

750

750

716

699

682

682

682

682

682

682

666

682

750

750

716

682

682

699

733

733

733

750

750

699

682

682

666

649

666

682

699

Jan.

784

1,080

1,880

2,200

1,750

1,440

1,230

1,480

1,360

1,190

1,040

1,110

1,730

4,330

3,040

2,570

3,040

2,390

3,850

7,970

14,500

a!4,OOO

a7,000

a3,8oo

a3,000

a2,000

al,8oo

al.600

al,500

al.500

a2,OOO

Month

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

November .........................

Decembe r .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

V*y............. .................

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

al,800

al,600

al,300

al,300

al,200

al,200

al,200

al,100

al,100

al.OOO

al.OOO

al.OOO

al,ooo

al.OOO

al,ooo

a950

a950

a950

a950

al,400

a2,800

a2,500

a2,000

al,600

al,30Q

al,200

al.loo

1,110

_

-

Secondfoot-days

28,74

23,15

21,75

566,13

98,15

36,61

74,03

60,32

32 74

29 ',45

18, 18

19,57

10,89

453,61

liar.

1,150

1,230

1,230

1,110

1,080

2,800

3,230

5,870

8,210

6,920

4,380

2,390

2,020

3,230

2,850

2,480

2,020

1,750

1,750

2,110

1,880

1,620

1,480

1,480

1,570

1,480

1,320

1,400

1,400

1,320

1,270

Apr.

1,230

1,360

1,440

1,320

1,270

1,320

1,230

1,190

1,230

1,230

1,270

1,620

1,840

4,280

5,220

5,330

5,110

3,940

2,710

2,110

1,840

1,660

1,570

1,480

1,400

1,360

1,270

1,190

1,150

1,150

Maximum

L 3,450

3 1,040

3 750

5 18,800

I 14,500

3 2,800

D 8,210

3 5,330

5 1,880

D 2,290

1 801

1 1,080

t 633

5 14,500

Bay

1,400

1,880

1,570

1,230

1,150

1,080

1,040

1,000

962

908

908

908

890

872

836

818

801

801

767

750

872

1,110

1,110

908

908

1,270

1,190

908

836

1,400

1,660

Minimum

427

649

649

386

784

950

1,080

1,150

750

570

347

334

236

236

June

1,190

890

926

854

767

716

699

666

649

617

570

570

601

854

1,530

1,230

818

666

633

856

908

1,400

2,290

2,020

1,480

1,080

1,000

1,040

1,040

890

-

Mean

927

772

702

1,551

3,166

1,308

2,388

2,013

1,05£

982

58 E

63]

363

1,243

July

730

730

801

679

617

6^3

716

801 6"<9

801

7?4

64,9

5*0

5*0

540

511

511

633 7'S

6i36

601 5'1

497

4?7

455

3R6

373

400

427

4OO

347

Aug.

334

373

373

767

750

525

926

784

699

767

908

908

854

1,080

872

649

540

540

570

511

511

427

483

469

733

872

733

483

413

373

347

Per square 

mile

0.850

.708

.644

1.42

2.90

1.20

2.19

1.84

.969

.901

.538

.579

.333

1.14

Sept.

347

360

360

285

292

287

267

236

264

400

633

601

511

400

347

400

373

455

347

347

299

334

334

373

427

334

360

324

307

290

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.98

.79

.74

19.30

3.34

1.25

2.52

2.05

1.12

1.01

.62

.67

.37

15.46

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations above and below.
256 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Oconee River at Milledgeville, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°05', long. 83°13', at Milledgeville, Baldwin 

county, 900 feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 24, half a mile upstream from 

Pishing Creek, and 4 mile's downstream from partly completed Purman Shoals Dam of 

Georgia Power Co. Datum of gage is 230.84 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,950 square miles.

Records available.- August 1903 to December 1905 (at Milledgeville), May 1906 to December 

I9UH ana October 1909 September 192-3 (at Fraleys Ferry, 7 miles upstream), and April 

1937 to September 1947 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1906 to December 1908 and 

October 1909 to December 1931 (at Praleys Perry) in reports of Corps of Engineers. 

Gage-height records collected since 1904 at site 900 feet downstream are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 32 years (1906-8, 1909-16, 1918-31, 1937-47), 3,493 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 41,900 second-feet Mar. 8 (gage height, 28.8 

feet); minimum daily, 532 second-feet Sept. 10.

1903-31, 1937-47: Maximum discharge, 77,500 second-feet Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 

38.8 feet, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 54,000 second-feet; 

minimum daily, 90 second-feet several days in August and September 1925. 

Maximum stage known since 1904, that of Aug. 16, 1928.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary or no gage-height record, 

whlcn are fair. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow by Barnett Shoals 

power plant.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

855

820

790

760

760

700

658

960

f 5, 840

7,220

4,900

3,500

2,960

2,510

2,010

1,770

1,620

1,460

1,430

1,350

1,280

1,240

1,170

1,170

1,200

2,420

4,200

2,960

2,170

1,850

1,690

Nov.

1,580

1,540

1,500

1,540

1,580

1,540

1,430

1,580

1,650

1,530

1,500

1,390

1,350

1,320

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,620

2,090

1,930

1,690

1,650

1,730

1,730

1,"90

1,580

1,580

1,770

1,730

1,650

-

Dec.

1,540

1,460

1,390

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,430

1,580

1,540

1,460

1,390

1,390

1,500

1,540

1,540

1,500

1,500

1,460

1,390

1,390

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,390

1,430

Jan.

1,460

1,690

2,700

6,980

5,600

4,300

3,320

3,230

 l,i '00

3,410

2,780

2, 3Tj

3,140

f 15, 600

15,400

8,420

7,460

6,980

f!4,200

f 23, 600

f 25, 400

f 27, 900

25,400

19,400

f!2,600

5,600

4,200

f3,800

3,410

a3,520

a4,660

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

a4,380

a4,660

a3,620

a3,430

a3,050

a2,780

a2,780

a2,690

a2,690

a2,600

^P . -.1

a2i510

a2,510

a2,510

a2 , 420

a2,150

al,980

al,980

al,980

al,890

a2,240

a7,780

a8,120

a5,900

a4,570

a3,810

a3,620

a3,240

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

64,223

47.36C

44,50C

1,220,074

272, 76C

94,40C

285, 50C

157, 19C

77,86C

86,71C

57.82C

46.39C

23.21P

1,257,92=

Mar.

aC.Sl'J

a2,33o

a2,870

a2,780

a2,690

21,300

31,200

40,400

33,300

22,800

14,500

8,180

5,700

11,500

10,100

7,220

5,700

4,700

4,600

6,100

5,700

4,800

4,100

4,100

4,300

3,800

3,410

3,900

3,900

3,600

3,410

Apr.

3,230

5,000

5,900

4,500

3,900

3,700

3,500

a3,050

a3,050

a2,870

a2,960

a3,340

a3,810

re, 700

16,300

15,400

14,500

10,500

7,220

5,300

4,400

f4,000

f3,700

3,410

3,230

3,050

2,870

2,690

2,510

2,600

-

Maximum

7,220

2,090

1,580

33,300

27,900

8,120

40,400

16,300

4,300

6,630

4,500

2,780

1,620

40,400

May

f2,960

f4,300

4,300

f3,500

2,960

2,600

2,420

2,250

2,170

2,090

2,170

2,250

2,250

2,090

1,930

1,890

f2,090

f 1,930

1,930

1,930

fl,930

2,420

2,870

2,600

T2.420

2,330

2,780

2,690

2,250

2,420

3,140

Minimum

658

1,280

1,350

628

1,460

1,890

2,330

2,510

1,890

1,240

1,030

790

532

532

June

2,870

2,420

2,010

2,090

1,930

1,620

1,540

1,460

1,390

1,320

1,320

1,240

1,350

2,250

3,410

4,100

f3,230

f2,531

1,770

1,850

4,800

5,500

6,630

5,300

a4,300

a3,200

a3,000

a4,860

^ 1,^7'

a3,050

-

Mean

2,072

1,579

1,435

3,343

8,799

3,371

9,210

5,240

2,512

2,890

1,865

1,496

774

3,446

July

a2,600

al,9SO

a2,420

a2,600

al,980

al,480

al,400

al,810

a2,870

a2,150

al,810

al,9SO

1.43C

1.28C

1,20C

1,39C

1.32C

2,25C

4.50C

4.50C

2,690

1,810

1,460

1,320

1,170

1,140

1,060

1,030

1,100

1,060

1,030

Aug.

890

855

1,030

1,320

1,580

1,540

2,170

2,780

2,090

2,170

1,770

1,770

1,970

1,930

2,010

1,770

1,460

1.320

1,810

1,650

1,240

1,170

1,030

1, 200

1,240

1,320

1,43O

1,200

995

890

790

Per S7uare 

mile

0.702

.535

.486

1.13

2.98

1.14

3.12

1.78

.852

.980

.632

.507

.262

1.17

Sept.

760

730

700

700

676

598

598

538

544

532

640

1,100

995

855

855

790

760

688

760

700

6S8

658

682

1,030

1,620

1,100

855

760

652

652

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.81

.60

.56

15.39

3.44

1.19

3.60

1.99

.98

1.09

.73

.58

.29

15.86

Peak discharge.- Jan. 14 (9 p.a.) 19.700 sec.-ft.; Jan. 21 (2 a.m.) 25,700 sec.-f;.; Mar. 8 (11 

a.m.) 41,900 sec.-ft.; Apr. 15 (2 P.M.) 17,400 sec.-ft-.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of graph from U. S. Weather Bureau wire,., 

weight gage readings and records for Oconee River near Greensboro and Apalachee River near Buckhfead,

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Oconee River at Dublin, Ga.

257

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°32', long. 82°54', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

80 at Dublin, Laurens County. Datum of gage is 149.08 feet above mear sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 4.,400 square miles.

Records available.- January 1894 to January 1898 (gage heights only), February 1898 to 

December 1913, and October 1931 to September 1947 in reports of Geolofical Survey. 

January 1929 to December 1931 in reports of Corps of Engineers. Gage-height records 

collected at same site since 1893 are contained in reports of U S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1898-1912 1931-47), 5,010 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 42,800 second-feet Mar. 11 (gage height, 25.2 

feet); minimum, 970 second-feet Sept. 10-12 (gage height, 1.80 feet).

1898-1913, 1931-47: Maximum discharge, 96,700 second-feet Apr. 12, 13, 1936 (gage 

height, 32.97 feet); minimum, 422 second-feet Sept. 24, 1941 (gage height, 0.72 foot). 

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 12, 13, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

U

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,630

1,510

1,410

1.37O

1,340

1,300

1.2SO

1,590

2,370

4,600

6,770

7,600

6,440

4,680

3,830

3,140

2,680

2,450

2,210

2,140

2,060

1,940

1,940

1,900

1,900

2,060

2,600

4,360

4,210

3,370

2,830

Nov.

2,600

2,450

2,370

2,290

2,290

2,370

2,370

2,290

2,450

2,520

2,600

2,520

2,450

2,290

2,140

2,140

2,060

2,140

2,370

2,910

2,980

2,830

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,680

2,520

2,520

2,600

2,680

-

Dec.

2,600

2,450

2,370

2,290

2,213

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,140

2,210

2,290

2,210

2,140

2,060

2,140

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,140

2,140

2,060

2,060

1,980

1,980

2,060

2,060

Jan.

2,140

2,140

2,370

3,370

5,720

6,680

6,280

5,320

4,600

4,840

4,600

4,360

4,210

4,840

6,950

8,400

9,390

10,600

11,800

12,400

12,200

12,200

14,700

20,400

25,200

27,000

125,2>-V

21,600

17,100

11,800

7,220

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Baroh ............................

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

toy. .............................

June .............................

July ......'.......................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

6,440

6,120

5,720

5,320

4,680

4,440

4,290

3,980

3,830

5,C7U

3,600

5,-W'T

3,370

3,290

3,290

3,213

3,210

3,140

3,060

3,060

3,060

5,800

6,860

7,130

6,360

5,160

4,440

4,060

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

89,520

74,680

66,940

1,776,440

315,630

124,030

432,440

263,560

110, 300

116, 200

101,780

75,420

37,710

1,808,210

Mar.

3, a so

o,33 /

4,060

4,290

4,060

4,760

8,100

12,500

16,900

29,500

40,800

41,400

36,400

30,600

24,600

19,600

16,700

15,400

14,200

12,700

11,000

10,100

9,620

8,840

7,900

7,400

6,860

6,520

6,680

6,770

6,520

Apr.

6,5fn

7,040

8,950

9,740

9,860

9,280

7,800

6,680

6,200

5,960

5,720

5,720

5,960

6,360

8,620

11,300

12,700

13, 900

15,900

17,200

17,100

15,400

12,100

8,000

6,200

5,480

5,000

4,680

4,290

4,060

-

Maximum

7,600

2,980

2,600

29,200

27,000

7,130

41,400

17,200

6,680

8,300

7,600

3,520

1,980

41,400

May

4,290

5,400

6,360

6,680

6,200

5,320

4,440

3,900

3,600

3,290

3,060

2,910

2,750

2,680

2,600

2,600

2,680

2,680

2,520

2,370

2,290

2,600

3,140

3,520

2,680

3,060

2,830

3,140

3,440

3,600

3,670

Minimum

1,260

2,060

1,980

970

2,140

3,060

3,830

4,060

2, 290

1,750

1,670

1,440

970

970

June

3,980

3,830

3,290

2,680

2,450

2,450

2,210

2,060

1,940

1,830

1,790

1,750

1,860

1,830

2,830

3,830

4,760

4,290

3,140

2,450

2,370

5,080

7,040

8,000

8,300

7,600

5,720

4,760

5,800

6,280

-

Mean

2,888

2,489

2,159

4,867

10,180

4,430

13 950

8, 785

3,558

3, 873

3,283

2,433

1,257

4,954

Julv

5.C80

4,130

3.E30

5,300

3.E20

2,S10

2.E20

2,520

2,750

3,600

3,440

2,980

2,750

2,450

2,140

1,980

1,980

2,140

2,830

5,320

7,400

7,600

6,1?0

3,980

2,910

2,290

1,930

1,860

1,750

1,750

1,670

Aug.

1,590

1,480

1,440

1,590

1,830

1,980

2,210

2,520

3,520

3,440

3,290

2,830

2,750

3,060

3,060

3,370

3,370

2,980

2,910

3,060

3,060

2,450

2,060

1,860

1,900

2,140

2,060

2,140

2,060

1,860

1,550

Per square 

mile

0.656

.566

.491

1.11

2 .31

l!oi

3.17

2.00

.809

.880

.746

.553

.286

1.13

Sept.

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,120

1,120

1,090

1,030

1,030

1,000

970

970

970

1,160

1,370

hi, 300

hi, 300

hi, 340

hi, 230

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,120

1,090

1,230

1,590

1,980

1,940

1,590

1,340

1,230

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.76

.63

.57

15.01

2.66

1.05

3.66

2.23

"qo93

.86

.64

V 32

15.29

h Computed from twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
258 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Oconee River near Mount Vernon, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°12 r , long. 82°38 r , at bridge on U. S. Highway 

aau, a quarter of a mile downstream from Seaboard Railway bridge, half a mile upstream 

from Okeewalkee Creek, 2 miles upstream from Plat Creek, and 2 miles west of Mount 

Vernon, Montgomery County. Datum of gage is 103.34 feet above mean sea level, datum pf 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 5,110 square miles.

Records available.- November 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1937-47), 5,059 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 41,600 second-feet Mar. 14 (gage height, 19.4 

feet); minimum, 1,170 second-feet Sept. 12.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 67,100 second-feet Mar. 28, 1944 (gage height, 21.8 

feet), from rating curve extended above 46,000 second-feet; minimum, 618 second-feet 

Sept. 25, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to June 15)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

4.0 1,930 11.0 8,120 

6.0 3,270 12.0 9,720 

8.0 4,850 13.0 11,700

10.0 6,820 15.0 16,700 

Note.- Same as following

table above 15.0 feet.

2.8 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

1,170

1,840

3,140

4,660

6,550

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

11.0

12.0

13.0

15.0

16.0

7,800

9,400

11,300

16,700

20,400

17.0 25,000

18.0 30,700

19.4 41,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,170

1,930

1,750

1,690

1,570

1,510

1,450

1,870

4,760

4,270

4,940

6,180

7,060

7,560

7,060

5,480

4,350

3,710

3,270

2,990

2,850

2,710

2,570

2,430

2,360

2,360

2,500

2,920

4,190

4,590

4,030

Nov.

3,410

3,060

2,850

2,780

2,710

2,640

2,640

2,640

'2,570

2,640

2,710

2,780

2,710

2,640

2,430

2,360

2,290

2,360

2,570

2,640

2,990

3,200

3,200

3,060

2,990

2,990

2,920

2,780

2,710

2,710

-

Dec.

2,850

2,780

2,640

2,500

2,430

2,360

2,290

2,230

2,230

2.170

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,230

2,290

2,290

2,290

2,230

2,170

2,170

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,170

2,170

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,110

Jan.

2,170

2,170

2,230

2,430

3,200

4,760

5,780

6,280

6,080

5,300

5,030

5,300

5,300

5,300

5,300

6,380

7,180

7,980

8,880

10,300

11,500

12,500

13,000

13,300

14,500

18,000

23,500

26,500

26,500

25,000

21,600

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

17,000

12,500

9,400

7,800

5,900

5,520

5,260

5,170

5,000

4,830

4,660

4,420

4,260

4,100

3,940

3,870

3,870

3,800

3,800

3,720

3,870

4,260

5,170

6,110

6,790

7,030

6,440

5,610

_

-

Secondfoot days

109, 08C

82.98C

70.53C

2,137,750

313,250

164,100

480, 76C

341, 08C

139, 11C

127,830

112, 91C

89.64C

46,550

2,077,820

Mar.

4,740

4,420

4,420

4,500

4,580

4,660

5,260

8,250

10,100

12,800

18,000

28,900

38,900

41,600

38 , 100

32,800

27,700

23,500

20,800

18,800

17,300

15,800

14,100

12,800

12,000

11.10J

10,100

9,230

8,700

8,250

8,550

Apr.

8,400

8,720

9,230

9,400

10,100

11,100

11,800

11,300

10,300

9,060

.8,100

7,540

7,280

7,260

7,950

9,940

13,500

15,500

16,700

17,600

18,800

19,600

19,600

18,000

15,500

11,800

8,550

6,910

6,000

5,520

-

Maximum

7,560

3,410

2,850

29,500

26,500

17.OOO

41,600

19,600

7,800

8,400

8,440

4,100

2,200

41,600

May

5,340

6,220

6,870

6,910

7,410

7,800

7,540

6,440

5,620

4,830

4,420

4,O2O

3,640

3,420

3,280

3,140

3,070

3,140

3,210

3,140

2,930

2,930

3,420

3,720

4,020

4,180

3,940

3,570

3,570

3,800

3,870

Minimum

1,450

2,290

2,110

1,220

2,170

3,720

4,420

5,520

2,930

2,080

2,020

1,780

1,200

1,200

June

4,020

4,260

4,260

3,870

3,280

2,930

2,790

2,590

2,400

2,260

2,200

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,140

2,860

3,780

4,500

4,580

3,870

3,210

4,260

5,700

6,790

7,280

7,800

8,250

8,400

7,150

6,220

-

Mean

3,519

2.766

2,275

5,857

10,100

5,861

15,510

11,570

4,487

4,2'61

3,642

2,892

1,552

5/693

July

6,330

6,000

5,000

4,420

3,940

3,870

3,350

3,930

3,860

3,000

3,570

3,720

3,350

3,000

2,720

2,460

2,260

2,200

2,330

2,720

4,260

5,520

6,330

6,440

5,080

3,570

2,860

2,460

2,260

2,080

2,020

Aug.

1,960

1,900

1,840

1,780

1,840

2,080

2,200

2,40J

2,660

3,420

3,640

3,570

3,420

3,350

3,570

3,720

4,020

4,100

3,870

3,720

3,720

3,640

3,280

2,790

2,460

2,330

2,460

2,460

2,520

2,590

2,330

Per sq-mre 

mil*

0.689

.541

.445

1.15

1.98

1.15

3-04

2.23

.878

.834

.713

.566

.304

1.11

Sept.

2,080

1,840

1,660

1,540

1,490

1,440

1,380

1,320

1,870

1,220

1,200

1,300

1,200

1,270

1,490

1,660

1,540

1,540

1,490

1,490

1,440

1,410

1,380

1,540

1,780

1,780

2,080

2,200

1,960

1,660

Runoff in 

inches

0.79

.60

.51

15.54

2.28

1.20

3.50

2.49

1.01

.93

.82

,65

.34

15.12

Note.- No gage-height record Feb. 5 to Mar. 4; discharge computed from graph based on U. S. 

Weather Bureau readings and records for station at Dublin.
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 259

Middle Oconee River near Athens, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°58', long. 83°25>, half a mile upstream from 

U.S. Highway 29, 2 miles west of Athens, Clarke County, and 5 miles upstream from 

Barber Creek. Datum of gage is 555.66 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 398 square miles.

Records available.- October 1901 to October 1902 (at site 1 mile upstream), April 1937 

to septemcer 1940 (at site 4 miles downstream), October 1940 to September 1947 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1929 to March 1932 at site 4 miles downstream, 

in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1937-47), 463 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,800 second-feet Jan 21 (gage height, 14.0 

reel;); minimum dally, 97 second-feet Aug. 2.

1901-2, 1929-32, 1937-47: Maximum discharge observed. 19,600 seconi-feet Feb. 28, 

1902 (gage height, 25.5 feet, site and datum then in use : minimum daily, 42 secondfeet Sept. 23, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at times caused by 

power plants above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1P47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1?

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

190

179

162

165

165

165

162

495

1,320

1,040

425

350

350

289

284

259

250

236

222

236

231

222

227

222

250

419

344

268

254

250

245

Nov.

240

236

259

289

263

250

240

273

289

250

236

236

236

231

222

227

299

338

310

259

259

294

332

289

273

273

299

326

284

263

-

Dec.

263

259

250

245

245

245

245

240

236

240

240

245

259

263

240

240

231

240

268

250

273

278

259

240

240

240

231

231

236

250

263

Jan.

434

527

592

627

482

425

379

412

399

350

332

412

560

1,040

952

663

S12

821

1,680

3,800

6,140

5,950

1,550

848

690

618

584

519

489

489

681

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

568

475

43S

432

419

392

405

412

373

355

350

355

355

350

344

338

338

326

332

63S

1,080

839

568

489

445

419

399

386

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

9, 876

8,075

7,685

211,290

34,257

12, 618

21,873

21,499

12,540

11,241

6,834 

8,O91

4,128

158,717

Mar.

399

475

412

373

367

568

857

2,060

2,140

1,370

812

663

618

960

1,070

756

636

576

560

645

560

512

475

504

568

489

467

527

519

475

460

Apr.

445

482

504

460

489

482

467

432

489

475

519

900

672

1,180

2,350

2,130

1,500

1,210

812

672

618

568

527

504

504

467

432

392

412

405

-

Maximum

1,320

338

278

6,200

6,140

1,080

2,140

2,350

95H

1,060

344

723

236

6,140

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (11 p.m.) 7,800 sec. -ft.; Mar

May

527

690

482

425

399

386

361

350

338

326

332

320

315

310

304

299

299

278

273

268

310

432

350

294

571

600

386

320

500

952

543

Minimum

162

222

231

134

332

326

367

392

268

210

134

97

102

97

June

355

320

310

304

263

259

263

254

231

218

210

210

231

615

747

350

278

250

236

236

310

819

1,060

609

405

373

367

467

392

299

-

Mean

319

269

248

579

1,105

451

706

717

405

375

220

261

138

435

July

273

332

253

240

227

263

344

26.T

289

27.T

240

214

203

191?

190

18i3

191

320

299

245

206

190

182

16?

158

151

148

148

148

140

134

Aug.

128

97

2S2

333

190

222

273

304

410

320

416

361

723

310

231

210

214

190

190

190

172

151

148

389

512

310

206

172

155

140

142

Per square 

vile

0.802

.676

.623

1.45

2 78

1.13

1.77

1 8O

1.02

.942

.553

 656

.347

1.09

Sept.

140

128

120

118

114

108

102

106

133

190

236

198

142

140

134

165

186

14S

128

134

140

137

126

126

128

142

131

120

102

106

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.92

.75

.72

19.74

3.20

1 .1 in1O

2.04

2.01

1 18

1.05

.64

.76

.39

14.84

8 (10 a.m.) 2,310 sec. -ft. 5 Mar. 9 (3 p.m.
260 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Apalachee River near Bostwick, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°47 I , long. 83°28', 500 feet upstream from Price 

Mill Bridge, 4 miles downstream from High Shoals, 4 miles upstream from Jacks Creek, 

and 4 miles northeast of Bostwick, Morgan County.

Drainage area.- 176 square miles.

Records available.- July 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,340 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 6.1 

reet); minimum daily, 40 second-feet Sept. 28.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, 8,500 second-feet Jan. 6, 1946 (gage height, 8.9 

feet); minimum daily, that of Sept. 28, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by small power plant at High Shoals.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

77

75

71

76

71

58

71

235

588

434

197

159

144

137

116

109

107

105

105

101

100

96

100

100

117

214

181

134

120

118

113

Nov.

109

109

120

127

116

109

105

127

127

109

107

103

103

loo

101

100

152

148

134

120

122

136

151

131

120

120

141

144

127

116

-

Dec.

Ill

109

107

103

103

107

103

103

101

103

101

107

116

116

103

100

100

107

109

103

107

lOf

100

98

98

96

94

96

98

100

103

Jan.

131

146

222

236

187

164

151

204

184

154

141

173

258

483

368

282

338

264

1,920

3,500

2,670

1,340

539

394

322

282

255

240

225

236

338

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

278

225

210

210

200

187

197

191

176

170

170

173

176

173

170

167

164

162

164

434

518

355

251

217

197

187

178

176

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,419

3,634

3,211

103,575

16,347

6,076

12, 716

10,326

5, 849

5,863

4, 185

1,848

78,322

Mar.

187

214

187

173

178

531

761

1,910

1,380

726

448

350

328

525

504

388

306

278

300

355

300

260

244

260

255

225

221

251

236

221

214

Apr.

210

247

255

225

232

232

217

207

2O7

210

251

381

322

873

1,360

926

662

469

355

300

273

260

240

228

225

207

197

187

184

184

Maximum

588

152

116

6,700

3,500

513

1,910

1,360

427

546

398

420

179

3,500

May

333

333

240

200

187

170

159

154

148

144

141

144

144

129

134

131

122

124

120

152

162

214

184

148

340

427

264

176

162

176

187

Minimum

58

100

94

58

131

162

173

120

71

60

40

40

June

146

157

306

164

136

127

122

116

105

103

96

101

100

546

264

322

164

136

122

116

159

449

497

296

191

200

187

156

148

131

-

Mean

143

121

104

284

527

217

410

344

189

195

124

135

61.6

215

July

129

127

113

101

107

118

124

151

162

146

118

80

98

94

88

87

134

398

350

167

124

107

98

87

84

80

79

79

76

71

71

Aug.

73

70

120

138

103

158

264

232

278

162

420

300

210

159

116

118

107

98

98

94

87

81

87

98

98

79

73

71

68

64

60

Per siuare 

mile

0.812

 688

.591

1.61

2.99

1.23

2 .33

1 . 95

1.07.

1.11

.705

.767

.350

1.22

Sept.

59

59

54

54

53

48

48

51

56

179

69

68

69

59

64

61

64

65

64

57

47

59

59

58

61

60

57

40

52

54

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.94

.77

.68

21.89

3.45

1 9fl CO

2.69

2 13

1. 23 ilz*

. 81

. 88

.39

16.54
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 261

Apalactiee River near Buckhead, Ga.

Location^- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°36', long. 83°21', at bridge on State Highway 

12, '£ miles downstream from Hard Labor Creek, 3 miles northeast of Buckhead, Morgan 

County, and 9 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 424.07 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 436 square miles.

Records available.- March 1901 to December 1908, May 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1937-47), 537 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 second-feet Jan. 21 (gaee height, 20.4 

reet); minimum daily, 90 second-feet Sept. 29.

1901-8, 1937-47; Maximum gage height observed, 27.5 feet, datum then in use, Aug. 

25, 1908 (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge observed, 43 second-feet 

Oct. 24, 1904, caused by regulation at High Shoals Dam, 23 miles abov-3 station.

Remarks.- Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill dams 

acove station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

170 

158 

151 

148 

148

141 

138 

248 

888 

1,080

638 

550 

460 

326 

282

265 

248 

240 

232 

232

224 

216 

216 

216 

240

748 

572 

400 

317 

299 

282

Nov.

274 

256 

274 

290 

282

265 

256 

282 

290 

265

256 

248 

240 

232 

232

232 

282 

391 

344 

299

290 

317 

317 

299 

282

274 

290 

317 

290 

274

Dec.

265 

256 

240 

240 

240

240 

232 

232 

232 

232

232 

240 

274 

282 

256

240 

232 

256 

274 

256

256 

256 

248 

232 

232

232 

224 

224 

232 

240 

240

Jan.

290 

326 

616 

888 

726

530 

460 

572 

616 

490

420 

430 

721 

1,620 

1,760

1,140 

1,160 

1,030 

1,610 

7,590

10,400 

5,320 

2,160 

1,140 

864

748 

660 

594 

530 

530 

748

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber ................... .....

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary .

h. ...........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- ,

869757 O - 50 - 18

Feb.

748 

594 

510 

490 

480

450 

440 

440 

410 

391

391 

391 

391 

391 

382

382 

372 

362 

362

616

1,350 

1,240 

792 

638 

550

510 

480 

470

Second 

foot-days

10,473 

8,440 

7,567

241,115

46,689 

15,023 

38,136 

24,516 

13,716 

13,282 

10,085 

8,431 

3,795

200,153

liar.

490 

550 

530 

460 

460

1,330 

2,100 

5,040 

6,120 

3,120

1,520 

1,030 

912 

1,290 

1,350

1,080 

888 

748 

770 

1,010

936 

770 

682 

704 

704

616 

572 

594 

638 

572 

550

Apr.

530 

594 

682 

616 

572

572 

530 

510 

510 

500

510 

682 

748 

1,120 

2,400

2,800 

1,940 

1,350 

960 

792

726 

682 

616 

572 

572

530 

500 

480 

460 

460

Maximum

1,080 

391 

282

14,400

10,400 

1,350 

6,120 

2,800 

888 

1,030 

1,110 

594 

216

10,400

Bay

594 

888 

748 

550 

480

440 

420 

391 

372 

362

353 

353 

353 

335

326

326 

326 

308 

290 

282

362 

500 

480 

382 

391

616 

638 

440 

420 

550 

440

Minimum

138 

232 

224

119

290 

362 

460 

460 

282 

224 

174 

130 

90

90

June

372 

326 

400 

450 

326

299 

290 

274 

256 

240

232 

224 

240 

382 

1,030

960 

500 

335 

290 

274

400 

594 

936

816 

530

450 

460 

572 

480 

344

Mean

338 

244

661

1,506 

537 

1,230 

817 

442 

443 

325 

272 

126

548

July

308 

344 

326 

274 

256

282 

308 

314 

490 

391

299 

265 

224 

224

216

208 

208 

493 

1,110 

935

410 

308 

256 

240 

216

208 

200 

196 

192 

180 

174

Aug.

162 

168 

240 

256 

240

299 

594 

572 

420 

382

372 

572 

480 

391 

290

256 

248 

224 

224

216

198 

182 

179 

179 

190

170 

158 

151 

147 

141 

130

Pe~ square 

mile

0.775 

.644 

.560

1.52

3.45 

1.23 

2.82 

1.87

1.02 

.745 

.624 

.289

1.26

Sept.

124 

119 

120 

108 

116

106 

110 

113 

117 

178

216 

141 

130 

131 

119

124 

127 

120 

124 

135

137 

117 

113 

127 

144

138 

121 

120 

90 

110

Runoff in 

inohes

0.89 

.72 

.65

20.58

3.98 

1.28 

3.25

l!l6 

1.14 

.86 

.72 

.32

17.06

7an. 21 {4 a.m.) 11,800 sec. -ft.; Mar. 9 (2 a.m.) 7,010 sec. -ft.
262 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Ohoopee River near Reidsville, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°04', long. 82°11', at Shsppard Bridge, half a 

mile aownstream from Brazells Creek, lj miles downstream from Rocky Creek, 3^- miles 

west of Reidsville, Tattnall County, 6 miles downstream from Pendleton Cr^ek, and 

14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 1,110 square miles.

Records available.- June 1903 to December 1907, Hay 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1903-7, 1937-47), 880 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,980 second-feet Mar. 13, Apr. 19 (gage 

neignt, 16.0 feet); minimum daily, 91 second-feet Aug. 5.

1903-7, 1937-47: Maximum discharge observed, 15,100 second-feet Mar, 3, 1939 (gage 

height, 19.8 feet); minimum daily, 28 second-feet June 4, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Occasional diurnal fluctuation during periods of low flow caused 

by gristmill a quarter of a mile above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used May 12 to June 21, 

June 23 to July 3, July 9 to Aug. 11, Sept. 4-19)

1.6 95 4.0 570

2.0 154 5.0 840

2.5 242 7.0 1,480

3.0 340 9.0 2,240

11.0 3,270

13.0 4,770

15.0 6,720

16.0 7,980

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

183

164

151

134

117

106

101

367

674

1,050

1,340

1,740

1,660

1,180

900

960

1,050

1,050

990

870

756

635

558

498

450

462

534

609

635

609

510

Nov.

450

439

439

450

450

439

428

395

373

340

320

300

290

270

251

242

233

270

406

583

648

700

609

546

534

534

510

486

474

498

-

Dec.

462

428

373

330

300

280

260

251

242

224

222

219

215

213

215

217

219

217

211

206

202

195

190

186

184

179

168

164

160

165

165

Jan.

179

193

206

224

300

395

450

450

439

406

373

570

840

1,250

1,480

1,620

1,590

1,520

1,450

1,380

1,340

1,340

1,310

1,280

1,180

1,120

1,090

1,090

1,050

1,020

1,090

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

Hay

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,210

1,180

1,120

1,020

960

870

840

840

784

728

674

648

609

583

558

522

486

450

428

428

462

546

570

558

534

498

486

486

_

_

-

Second 

foot-daya

21,043

12,907

7,262

324,372

28,225

19,078

98,822

105,250

31, 826

18,344

10,299

12,633

8,671

374,360

Mar.

583

728

728

635

546

522

700

1,590

2,690

3,830

4,610

6,500

7,710

6,840

5,670

4,860

4,530

4,530

4,450

4,130

3,760

3,480

3,270

3,150

3,090

2,970

2,740

2,590

2,440

2,360

2,590

Apr.

2,

 2,

3,

3,

3,

4,

3,

3,

3,

3,

' 2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

3,

4,

5,

7,

6,

5,

4,

3,

3,

2,

690

970

410

690

900

050

970

690

410

150

910

790

740

790

030

410

050

490

710

840

220

290

620

030

690

2,400

2,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

1,740

700

462

4,950

1,620

1,210

7,710

7,710

2,490

2,200

1,280

75S

840

7,710

160

930

700

520

-

May

1,410

1,550

1,930

2,320

2,490

2,320

2,080

1,770

1,590

1,380

1,120

870

700

583

498

428

373

320

280

251

242

280

450

596

635

756

840

784

990

1,090

900

Minimum

101

233

160

68

179

428

522

1,520

242

120

112

91

94

91

June

648

522

428

395

362

310

270

233

199

175

159

151

149

152

154

162

146

134

126

120

124

575

1,090

1,700

2,200

1,960

1,660

1,450

1,310

1,280

-

Mean

67

43

23

88

91

68

3,18

3,50

r,02

61

33

40

28

1,02

July

1,280

1,250

1,050

756

635

558

474

373

300

270

270

242

213

195

177

167

165

170

170

181

170

152

138

126

117

116

113

119

124

116

112

Aug.

109

101

98

94

91

101

102

98

102

129

290

428

558

522

570

674

648

570

558

648

756

756

622

558

498

474

486

510

474

498

510

Per square 

mile

3 0.612

3 .387

1 .211

3 .801

-> .820

I .614

3 2.87

3 3.16

' *925

!550

p .299

1 368

3 .260

3 .924

Sept.

384

320

300

260

224

190

160

140

120

112

J.08

102

102

102

102

99

94

99

233

320

270

242

242

330

510

648

784

840

700

534

Runoff in 

inches

0.71

.43

.24

10.87

.95

.64

3.31

3.53

1.07

.61

.34

.42

.29

12.54
SATILLA RIVER BASIN 263

Satilla River near Waycross, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 31°14', long. 82" 19', at Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge 

ana pumping station, 3 miles northeast of Waycross, Ware County, and 16 miles upstream 

from Alabama River. Datum of gage is 66.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,300 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 811 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,520 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 16.5 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 33 second-feet Sept. 10.

1937-47: Maximum discharge observed, 13,400 second-feet Mar. 10-, 1944 (gage height, 

18.0 feet); minimum observed, 12 second-feet Nov. 15, 16, 1942, Dec. £-14, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good above 1,000 second-feet and fair below. Gage read twice daily. 

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad diverts 4 to 5 second-feet from pool at gage for use In 

shops.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10,

May 1-25, May 27 to Sept. 24)

2.9 34 5.0 300 10.0

3.3 69 6.0 486 11.0

3.6 100 7.0 700 12.0

4.2 178 8.0 960 13.0

1,580 14.0 4,060

1,940 15.0 5,400

2,430 16.0 7,300

3,110 16.5 8,520

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,380

930

612

446

354

284

252

960

2,430

3,030

3,540

3,950

4,060

3,640

2,950

2,210

1,580

1,170

825

634

506

426

372

336

284

268

252

252

252

252

236

Nov.

220

206

220

220

206

192

192

178

164

157

ISO

157

144

137

137

130

124

124

130

130

144

137

130

130

137

144

144

144

144

144

-

Dec.

144

144

130

130

118

112

106

100

94

94

89

89

84

84

79

79

79

74

74

74

84

79

74

74

74

69

69

64

64

64

60

Jan.

60

60

60

74

89

124

178

408

546

546

446

466

506

590

700

S75

1,140

1,350

1,480

1,510

1,580

1,480

1,320

1,110

875

725

612

526

486

426

656

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

May

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water yesr 1946-47 ............

Feb.

900

1,140

1,260

1,260

1,140

1,020

900

850

775

656

568

526

486

486

466

446

426

390

372

354

354

354

354

336

300

268

252

236

_

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

38,673

4,716

2,752

380,714

21,004

16,875

57,554

101,260

13,654

4,501

3,046

8,469

24,964

297,468

Mar.

372

526

656

750

850

900

1,080

1,380

1,680

1,940

2,110

2,370

2,550

2,950

3,190

3,190

3,030

2,810

2,670

2,490

2,310

2,210

2,160

2,110

2,020

1,900

1,790

1,650

1,480

1,290

1,140

Apr.

1,200

1,

1,

2,

510

860

210

2,490

2,740

2,

3,

3,

350

110

110

2,950

2,670

2,

1,

1,

310

380

320

1,860

2,260

2,

3,

5,

950

740

300

8,270

8,520

7,

6,

5,

=20

160

too

4,420

3,540

2,

2,<

1,

1,

Maximum

4,060

220

144

4,820

1,580

1,260

3,190

8,520

900

390

220

775

3,450

8,520

740

360

HO

L70

May

900

775

678

612

568

612

612

612

612

546

466

446

466

426

336

268

220

178

150

130

118

112

137

220

336

506

568

546

526

526

446

Minimum

236

124

60

60

60

236

372

1,170

112

48

42

39

34

34

June

372

354

390

372

284

220

171

150

130

112

94

39

89

106

84

74

64

58

52

50

48

59

64

56

69

150

220

192

178

150

-

Mean

1,24(

15

8!

1,04;

67

60.

1,85

3,37.

44C

15C

9!

27.

83Z

81

July

130

112

118

106

94

84

74

64

112

84

60

53

44

42

150

157

112

84

100

220

206

150

118

84

69

64

106

79

69

55

46

Aug.

44

41

64

64

64

64

60

53

48

44

39

64

L44

500

446

656

=90

556

775

750

634

'

546

126

590

336

284

3

:

>36

>06

L71

L50

124

Per square 

mile

3 0.96

7 .121

.066

5 .802

3 .522

S .464 7 1.43

> 2.60

) .338

) .115

3 .075

5 .210

.640

3 .627

Sept.

106

100

89

79

64

56

47

41

36

34

40

130

106

74

53

4242'

64

336

486

372

284

493

2,230

3,190

3,270

3,190

3,190

3,270

3,450

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.11'

.14

.08

10.90

.60

.48

1.65

2.90

.39

.13

.09

.24

.71

8.52
264 SATILLA RIVER BASIN

Satilla River at Atkinson, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°13', long. 81°52', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

84, 4UO feet downstream from Atlantic roast Line Railroad bridge and I mile wsst of 

Atkinson, Brantley County. Datum of gage is 14.79 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,880 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 1,827 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,800 second-feet Apr. 26 (gage height, 16.0 

reet): minimum, 183 second-feet Sept. 14.

1931-47: Maximum discharge, 26,600 second-feet Jan. 9, 1942 (gage height, 18.8 

feet); minimum observed, 4.5 second-feet Nov. 19, 20, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

U

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,200

2,950

2,710

2,500

2,300

1,950

1,570

1,700

2,570

3,110

3,670

4,310

5,080

5,700

6,240

6,600

6,800

6,600

6,240

5,380

4,430

3,470

2,710

2,000

1,520

1,210

1,010

896

780

726

700

Nov.

674

662

649

636

636

636

624

612

599

P75

551

515

491

468

456

456

450

450

450

480

520

490

. 479

503

515

491

456

450

450

450

-

Dec.

450

450

450

440

430

410

390

360

340

320

300

280

270

260

250

240

240

230

230

230

227

223

219

231

241

239

231

223

213

207

200

Month

Jan.

198

194

192

189

189

213

277

364

444

503

636

809

925

1,010

1,140

1,240

1,320

1,360

1,440

1,520

1,660

1,800

1,950

2,120

2,300

2,360

2,240

2,060

1,850

1,620

1,440

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

liav may ..............................

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,360

1,400

1,520

1,750

2,000

2,180

2,240

2,240

2,120

1,950

1,800

1,660

1,520

1,360

1,280

1,210

1,140

1,070

1,010

983

954

925

896

896

867

838

839

780

_

-

Secondfoot-days

100,63

15,87

9,02

838,02

35,56

38,75

108,74

194,19

41,o2

17 27

15^07

23 95

67^52

667,61

liar.

809

954

1,070

1,280

1,520

1,700

1,900

2,120

2,360

2,500

2,790

3,030

3,290

3,570

3,870

4,200

4,430

4,670

5,080

5,380

5,540

5,700

5,540

5,380

5,080

4,800

4,550

4,310

3,980

3,770

3,570

Apr.

3,380

3,290

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,380

3,670

4,090

4,430

4,800

5,230

5,700

5,880

6,060

6,240

6,240

5,880

5,540

5,380

5,700

6,600

8,000

10,800

13,000

13,800

12,600

11,200

9,300

7,800

6,600

Maximum

2 6,800

4 674

4 450

5 8,500

3 2,360

3 2,240

5 5,700

D 13,800

7 5,380

5 1,100

5 1,070

2 1,440

3 11,900

1 13,800

May

5,380

4,430

3,470

2,790

2,120

1,700

1,360

1,140

1,040

954

925

867

838

780

726

896

1,040

983

809

662

599

527

479

479

599

753

896

896

925

954

1,010

Minimum

700

450

200

200

1S9

780

809

3,200

479

217

319

190

185

185

June

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,040

954

838

753

674

575

479

410

387

352

341

341

398

433

387

319

267

231

217

246

295

398

503

551

649

867

1,070

Mean

3,24

52

29

2,29

1,14

1,38

3,50

6,47

1 '5752

48

77

2,25

1,82

July

1,070

925

809

780

726

687

587

479

410

330

319

330

352

444

387

364

341

352

341

341

330

376

468

479

433

376

341

319

422

468

687

Aug.

753

636

636

726

700

551

398

297

248

215

198

190

297

387

422

551

726

954

1,140

1,360

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,400

1,320

1,240

1,100

954

838,

726

649

Per sqvitre 

mile

3 1.13

3 .184

L .101

3 .797

7 .398

L .480

3 1.22

5 2.25

5 .459

5 .200

; .169

; .268

L .782

) .635

Sept.

587

527

456

387

330

290

258

231

209

194

202

207

187

185

211

260

264

269

387

479

700

1,010

1,480

3,770

5,540

6,600

8,000

10,500

11,900

11,900

Runoff In 

inches

1.30

.21

.12

10.82

.46

.50

1.41

2.51

.53

.22

.19

.31

.87

8.63

Note.- Ho gage-height record Nov. 

ords for station near Wayoross.

17-22, Nov. 28 to Dec. 20; discharge computed on basis of rec-
ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN 265

St. Marys River near Macelenny, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30C 21'35", long. 82°04'55", in sec. 2, T. 2 S., 

K. zz K., at Stokes Bridge, 1 mile downstream from confluence of North and South 

Prongs and v 6 miles northeast of Macelenny. Datura of gage is 40.00 feet above mean 

sea level (levels by Mees & Mees).

Drainage area.- 859 square miles, watershed in Okefenokee Swamp is indeterminate. 

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 21 years, 647 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,100 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 22.29 

feet); minimum, 51 second-feet June 21 (gage height, 0.87 foot).

1926-47; Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 25, 1947; minimum observed, 12 secondfeet May 22, 1932; minimum gage height observed, 0.04 foot June 4, 5, 1927,

Revisions.- The maximum discharge for the water year 1928 has been revised to 

26.11W second-feet Sept. 20, 1928 (gage height, 21.9 feet, from floodmarks), superseding figure published in Water-Supply Papers 662, 822.

The maximum discharge for the water year 1945 has been revised to 16,100 secondfeet Oct. 21, 1944 (gage height, 19.67 feet), superseding figure published in WaterSupply Paper 1032.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in aecond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 1-20)

0.9 53 4.6 484 12.0

2.2 156 6.0 78S 13.2

2.8 216 9.6 1,670 14.6

3.6 318 10.8 2,110 16.2

2,790 18.0 11,20C

3,810 19.2 14,40C

5,400 20.8 20,70C

7,720 22.2 27,60C

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

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.

1,350

1,140

949

785

671

562

522

1,500

3,430

3,520

2,860

2,480

2,200

1,900

1,640

1,430

1,210

1,020

878

762

671

583

522

457

413

380

356

333

318

297

277

Nov.

258

251

264

264

258

239

233

227

222

216

200

189

179

170

160

156

152

152

152

152

148

f!44

f!40

f!40

136

132

128

128

128

128

-

Dec.

f!32

f!32

f!20

f!16

fl!2

fl!2

f!08

104

104

104

100

100

100

f98

f95

f93

f91

f89

f87

86

87

93

96

94

91

88

86

84

84

83

f83

Jan.

f82

f82

82

81

81

79

78

79

90

91

89

87

f86

f83

f82

80

78

77

76

77

79

82

80

76

74

78

94

93

87

84

108

Feb.

297

562

583

522

466

422

372

348

318

284

251

222

222

216

583

626

542

466

404

364

396

422

388

333

290

251

227

216

_ i

-

-

«!« *>, Second- 

"°nth foot-days

October .......................... 35,416

November ............. ... .......... 5,446

December ......................... 3,052

Calendar year 1946 ............ 339,488

January .......................... 2,575

February ......................... 10,593

March 37 903

April ............................. 40^774

Hay J^Q 279

June ............................. 7 ' 284

July ............................. 16,206

August ........................... 16,676

September ........................ 134,020

Water year 1946-47 ............ 320,224

Mar.

396

1,020

1,260

1,140

996

878

762

762

854

808

716

604

542

604

996

1,610

1,900

1,760

1,670

2,110

2,480

2,300

2,020

1,730

1,550

1,430

1,300

1,140

949

808

808

Apr.

878

1,

1,

2,

210

940

540

2,660

2,420

1,

1,

1,

980

640

380

1,160

1,020

1,

901

808

390

1,900

2,200

2,

2,

1,

420

360

980

1,610

1,300

1, 370

878

739

626

542

Maximum

3,520

264

132

5,930

108

626

2,480

2 , 660

1,380

878

1,210

1,040 

27,600

27,600

466

404

348

304

-

May

284

284

364

372

297

251

216

f!94

f!74

f!56

f!40

f!28

fl!6

f!08

f98

f93

f86

80

74

68

63

63

69

78

112

333

808

1,330

1,380

1,300

1,160

Minimum

277

128

83

83

74

216

304

63

54

132

200

136

54

June

878

648

484

364

277

222

179

152

132

116

104

95

90

90

87

82

72

66

59

54

74

144

165

174

156

148

194

671

785

522

-

Mean

1,142

98.

930

83 .

378

1,223

1,359 

332

243

523

538

4,467

877

July

626

901

785

562

380

270

200

156

132

144

174

152

148

270

251

200

205

194

200

413

648

901

1,020

854

626

626

1,160

1,210

972

901

925

Aug.

878

393

542

122

340

284

239

227

216

205

200

205

205

227

422

785

396

372

378

, 762

648

548

739

393

562

448

1,

556

297

308

D40

739

Pe'- square 

mile

1.33

.212

5 .115

1.08

1 .097

.440

1.42

1 58

 386

. 283

. 609

. 626

5.20

1.02

Sept.

503

388

311

251

210

179

156

148

140

136

136

165

200

200

174

148

140

495

1,500

1,550

1,350

1,140

2,840

19 , 300

27,600

24,100

18,500

13,700

10,300

8,060

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.53

.24

.13

14.69

.11

.46

1. 64

1.77

.45

.32

!70

.72

5.80

13.87

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
266 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

St. Johns River near Melbourne, Fla.

Location - Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°05', long. 80°45', in sec. 6, T. 28 S., R. 36 

E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 192, 2 miles upstream from Lake Washington and 9 miles 

west of Melbourne. Datum of gage is 11.22 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- About 1,000 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,940 second-feet Sept, 30 (gage height, 9.15 

reet) minimum, 72 second-feet May 21 (gage height, 4.92 feet),

1939-47: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1947; minimum daily, 8.3 second-feet 

June 18, '19, 1945; minimum gage height, 3.54 feet June 19, 1945.

Remarks.- Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 4 to Sept. 8, Sept. 27-30)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 4 Aug. 5 to Sept. 3O

4.9 70 5.4 168 6.0

5.1 96 5.5 208 6.2 1,

5.2 113 5.6 258 6.6 1,

5.3 137 5.7 345 6.9 2,

754 6.6 1,280

060 7.0 2,020

770 7.5 3,170

380 8.5 5,950

9.1 8,130

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,350

1,300

1,260

1,200

1,180

1,200

1,380

1,370

1,370

1,330

1,300

1,200

1,130

1,090

1,080

1,030

996

949

917

886

842

798

769

726

698

684

642

614

558

531

517

Nov.

544

544

531

517

503

489

436

423

423

397

397

384

384

371

328

310

310

310

310

302

310

3292

275

267

258

253

253

253

243

243

-

Dec.

233

253

228

238

238

223

208

208

213

204

204

200

196

208

208

200

196

188

184

176

172

172

159

156

159

156

149

143

137

135

127

Jan.

123

118

113

108

113

123

120

115

115

108

101

99

99

99

98

99

a99

99

96

95

98

99

92

90

89

89

89

89

88

88

89

Feb.

93

93

89

89

92

391

a89

88

386

85

85

83

103

149

156

159

165

180

196

213

248

267

253

275

267

267

275

267

_

_

-

Month Secondfoot-daye

October .......................... 3o,897

November ......................... 10,860

December. ........................ 5,871

Calendar year 1946 ............ 191,829

January .......................... 3 , 14o

February ................... . . . 4,503

March ............................ 22 , 746

April ............................ 12,511

May 3 317

June ............................. ls)638

July 58 99o

August ........................... 50)960

September ........................ 93,240

Water year 1946-47 ............ 315,673

Mar.

275

384

397

423

423

449

489

531

572

558

586

586

558

656

684

712

712

712

783

917

949

980

1,010

1,030

1,090

1,110

1,080

31,060

1,040

1,010

980

Apr.

Maximum

1,380

544

253

2,860

123

275

1,110

917

149

1,930

2,190

7)940

7,940

917

842

842

798

740

712

670

614

558

517

475

423

384

336

319

293

302

284

267

258

253

243

223

204

192

188

180

172

159

146

May

140

149

140

140

135

130

125

125

120

120

115

110

108

103

99

95

90

88

85

81

78

78

82

as

82

88

106

106

106

106

104

Minimum

517

243

127

43

88

83

275

146

78

77

1,600

1,400

1,260

77

June

104

101

96

93

90

86

85

82

78

77

81

89

104

143

165

188

204

258

371

628

965

1,180

1,350

1,470

1,530

1,600

1,690

1,910

1,930

1,890

Mean

997

362

189

526

101

161

734

417

107.

621

1,903

1,644

3,108

865

July

1,890

1,850

1,810

1,770

1,710

1,640

1,600

1,660

1,680

1,810

1,970

2,030

2,070

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,070

2,090

2,150

2,190

2,150

2,090

2,010

1,950

1,870

1,850

1,810

1,790

1,750

1,790

1,730

Aug.

1,690

1,

1,

1,

640

600

540

1,520

1,470

1,

1,

1,

400

430

490

1,520

1,470

1,

1,

1,

450

430

520

1,580

1,670

1,

1,

1,

720

760

740

1,740

1,720

1,

1,

1,

740

720

720

1,780

1,760

1,

1,

1,

1,

740

300

360

360

1,880

Per sqi-are 

mile

Sept.

1,800

1,740

1,630

1,560

1,500

1,450

1,430

1,430

1,400

1,430

1,420

1,360

1,310

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,350

1,580

1,710

2,020

2,900

3,960

5,800

6,810

6,810

6,990

6,990

7,360

7,740

7,940

Runoff in 

inches

3 No gsge-height record) disehsrge interpolsted.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 

St. Johns River near Christmas, Fla.

267

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°33', long. 80°57', in sec. 29 or 32, T. 22 S., 

K. 34 £., at bridge on State Highway 50, 4 miles east of Christmas. Datum of gage is 

1.62 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- About 1,500 square miles.

Records available.- December 1933 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1934-47), 1,220 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,810 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 9.43 

reet); minimum, 108 second-feet Feb. 12 (gage height, 2.18 feet).

1933-47: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1947; no flow Mar. 22-27, Apr. 19, 

June 12, 13, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.48 foot June 19, 1945.

Flood of September 1926 reached a stage of 10.8 feet (discharge, 14,000 secondfeet, revised, from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,960

1,900

1,900

1,840

1,790

1,740

1,840

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,960

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,84O

1,840

1,790

1,790

1,740

1,740

1,68O

1,680

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,570

1,570

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,460

Nov.

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,410

1,410

1,360

1,360

1,310

1,260

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,170

1,120

1,080

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,170

1,170

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,040

991

948

906

906

870

-

Dec.

833

804

804

775

752

729

710

674

657

641

641

625

610

595

581

567

554

541

529

517

5O6

484

484

474

464

444

435

426

416

416

407

Jan.

398

398

388

379

370

361

352

343

334

325

316

307

298

298

289

280

280

271

262

253

244

233

219

2O8

208

213

208

204

197

190

188

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

206

199

179

162

148

128

121

126

128

116

111

111

302

463

550

633

671

691

691

711

711

691

691

691

691

671

671

652

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

54,450

35,281

18,095

323,089

8,814

11,916

30,170 

51 342 12)422 33,679

82 $270 

9O t 2o0

117,980

526,619

Mar.

652

652

633

633

616

616

633

652

671

671

652

652

652

671

732

876

956

1,040

1,120

1,320

1,400

1,490

1,490

1,440

1,400

1,360

1,360

1,320

1,280

1,280

1,250

Apr.

1,250

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,180

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,090

1,060

1,040

1,060

1,120

1,090

1,090

1,O9O

1,O4O

983

956

929

983

1,010

1,010

1,010

983

956

902

876

8OO

754

-

Maximum

1,960

1,460

833

3,50O

398

711

1,490 1 2 SO

732

2,530

3,850 

4,130

9,810

9,810

May

732

711

671

634

584

554

513

489

467

446

426

407

398

378

369

350

340

322

303

294

276

276

276

268

251

251

268

268

294

3Q3

303

Minimum

1,460

870

407

70

188

111

616 jCA ro* 

251

180

2,260

2 »62O 

2,440

111

June

285

259

243

236

228

221

207

193

186

180

180

207

251

407

876

1,250

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,540

1,740

1,900

2,080

2,170

2,26O

2,350

2,350

2,440

2,440

2,530

-

Mean

1,75

l,17f

584

88!

2&

42<

97<

1 '40] O41

1 1 9^ j.L£»

2 651

2J91C

3,93!

1,44!

Jul-f

2,530

2,530

2,530

2,530

2,440

2,350

2,350

2,260

2,550

2,350

2,*40

2,620

2,710

2,eoo

2,eoo

2,710

2,T10

2,T10

2,T10

2.T10

2,710 2,eoo

2.T10

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,620

2,e2O

2,f2O

3.C70

3.85O

Aug.

4,130

3,850

3,460

3,160

3,O7O

2,890

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,800

2,800

2,890

2,980

3,070

2,98O

2,980

2,890

2,800

2,710

2,710

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,800

2,980

Per square 

mile

3

5

L

L

5

i

5

L

S

L

)

i

\

Sept.

3,070

3,070

3,070

2,980

2,980

2,890

2,890

2,890

2,890

2,800

2,800

2,710

2,710

2,620

2,530

2,440

2,620

2,800

2,800

2,890

2,980

3.O7O

4,130

5,410

6,120

6.26O

6,400

8,110

9,240

9,810

-

Runoff im 

inches

Note.- Ho gage-height record Feb. 14 to Mar. 5, June 22 to July 1; discharge computed on basis of 

records for Polneett Lake near Cocoa and St. Johns River above Lake Harney, near Geneva.

St. Johns River near Sanford, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°50', long. 81°19', in sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 30 

E., at bridge on U. S. Highways 17 and 92, near downstream end of Lake Monroe, 4 miles 

northwest of Sanford.

Records available.- August 1941 to September 1947 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- j.aqi-4y: Maximum discharge measured, 13,000 second-feet Sept. 25, 1945; maximum reverse flow measured, 915 second-feet June 7, 1944 (affected by tide).

Remarks.- Measurements are made about once monthly from bridge on U. S. Highways 17 and 

SH, at outlet of Lake Monroe.
268 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, of St. Johns River near Sanford, Pla., water year 

October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Oct. 21 

Nov. 29 

Jan. 2

Discharge

3,830 

1,970 

1,610

Date

Feb. 4 

Mar. 10 

Apr. 15

Discharge

-156 

1,510 

2,410

Date

May 19 

June 24 

July 30 

Sept. 1

Discharge

1,720 

2,830 

4,790 

4,930

Note.- Negative figure indicates reverse flow.

St. Johns River near De Land, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°01', long. 81°23', T. 17 S., R. 29 E., 1,000

feet downstream from Crows Bluff Bridge on State Highway 44 and 5 miles w^st of De Land. 

Datum of gage is 1.114 feet below mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder at St. Francis Landing, 4 miles downstream from Crows 

Bluff Bridge, at datum 0.398 foot higher.

Drainage area.- About 3,000 square miles.

Records available.- January 1934 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 2,904 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 5,950 second-feet Oct. 1; minimum daily, 

642 second-feet Feb. 5.

1934-47: Maximum daily discharge, 14,400 second-feet Sept. 30, 1945; minimum 

daily, 10 second-feet Apr. 24, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1,500 second-feet and those for p3riods of no 

gage-height record, which are fair. Discharge determined by using ratio of lower 

gage height to upper gage height as a factor.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194''

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a5,950

a5,9OO

a5,860

a5,820

a5,770

a5,730

aS,680

5,640

5,340

a5,21O

a5,O9O

a4,960

a4,830

a4,7lO

4.5SO

4,490

4,530

4,740

a4,720

a4,700

a4,690

a4,670

4,650

4,410

4,520

4,420

4,330

4,270

4,220

4,140

4,060

Nov.

3,990

3,950

3,890

3,74O

3,670

3,610

3,420

3,340

3,390

3,440

3,440

3,270

2,980

2,610

2,570

2,670

2,830

2,910

2,670

2,490

2,500

2,580

2,440

2,440

2,630

2,780

3,060

2,980

2,9OO

2,900

-

Dec.

2,810

2,440

2,210

1,610

1,840

2,O4O

2,230

2,200

2,240

2,350

2,540

2,610

2,660

2,640

2,540

2,510

2,510

2,550

2,110

2,080

1,990

1,800

2,170

2,190

2,180

2,330

2,360

2,380

2,460

2,570

2,490

Jan.

2,320

2,040

1,970

1,740

1,790

1,730

1.77O

1,740

1,500

1,410

1,540

1,700

1,790

1,770

1,780

1,770

1,73O

1,580

1,460

1,670

1,090

1,120

1,290

1,420

1,290

1,160

1,170

1,130

1,120

1,280

1,220

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1.05O

595

930

858

542

1,310

1,840

1,580

1,050

1,380

1,540

1,500

1,540

1,290

1,590

1,830

2,100

2,250

2,390

2,490

2,060

1,920

2.21O

2,140

2,240

2,320

2,500

2,510

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

152 ,63C

92,09C

71,640

1,056,680

48,090

47,555

88 t 670

107,950

76,400

69 980

155*450

175,650

163,780

1,249,885

Mar.

2,570

2,090

2, ISO

2,460

2,600

2,600

2.41O

2,440

2,24O

2,140

1,770

1,860

2,100

2,230

2,510

2,700

2,780

2,960

3,080

3,100

3,120

3,170

3,390

3,72O

3,500

3,580

3,850

3,960

4,010

3,930

3,650

Apr.

3,340

3,470

3,470

3,470

3,460

3,420

3,370

3,490

3,550

3,490

3,560

3,370

3,380

3,640

3,940

4,000

4,000

3,830

3,850

3,960

3,940

3,740

3,440

3,420

3,550

3,550

3,530

3,490

3,540

3,690

Maximum

5,950

3 990

2^810

6,230

2 320

2J510

4,010

4,000 

3,710

4,260

5,380

5,920 

5,850

5,950

May

3,710

3,690

3,640

3,530

3,460

3,540

3.4OO

3,220

2,900

2,340

2,050

2,000

2,520

2,450

2,52O

2,560

2,410

2,250

2,130

2,O8O

2,140

2,010

1,950

1,970

1,770

1,730

1,870

1,730

1,630

1,670

1,530

Minimum

4,060

2,440

1,610

590

1,090

542

1,770

3,340 

1,530

1,390

4,520

5,210 

4,850

542

June

1,450

1,470

1,480

1,530

1,530

1,390

1,410

1,540

1,680

1,8OO

1,67O

1,890

1,960

2,080

2,090

2,210

2,270

2,4OO

2,570

2,730

2,890

2,820

2,550

2,610

2,880

3,180

3,500

3,900

4,240

4,260

-

Mean

4,92

3,07

2,31

2,89

1,55

1 1 69<

2,86(

3 59'

2*46!

2 33>

S rti i

t UJ.*,

5,66<

5,45!

3,424

July

4,520

4,630

4,800

4,730

4,570

4,560

4,630

4,770

4,900

4,940

5,100

5,190

5,230

5,370

5,140

5,270

5,270

5,190

5,290

5,340

5,270

5,380

5,230

5,060

4,960

4,880

4,940

4,970

5,050

5,140

5,130

Aug.

5,240

5,360

5,290

5,410

5,380

5,210

5,300

5,500

5,600

5,690

5,700

5,690

5,760

5,870

5,870

5,890

5,890

5,890

5,900

5,790

5,620

5,640

5,680

5,660

5,850

5,800

5,800

5,860

5,920

5,770

5,820

Per square 

mil«

I 1.64

3 1.02

L .770

3 .965

L .517

i .566

3 .953

i 1.20

) .822

5 .778

5 1.67

5

1 QQ 1 *O9

) 1.82

I 1.14

Sspt.

5,850

5,740

5,720

5,720

5,690

5,690

5,690

5,770

5,750

5,690

5,850

5,600

5,590

5,470

5,310

5, ISO

4,870

4,970

5,170

5,060

5,080

5,090

5,740

5,800

5,640

5,620

5,200

4,850

4,910

5,490

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.89

1.14

.89

13.10

.60

.59

1.10

1.34

.95

iO( A7

1 93

2*18

2.03

,., 19,51

a He gage-height record at auxiliary gagej discharge Interpolated.
ST. JOHNS HIVER BASIN 269

Econlockhatchee Headwaters Canal near Wewanotee, Pla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°25', long. 81°07', in sec. 9, T. 24 S., R. 32 E., at bridge, 

u.a or a mile south of highway between Wewahotee and State Highway 15 and-If miles 

west of Wewahotee.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1947 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- 1JJ42-47; Maximum discharge measured, 173 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945; no flow

 Har. 31, 1944, May 24, 1945.

Remarks.- Measurements are made near bridge.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Nov. 4 

Dec. 6 

Jan. 8

Discharge

1.84 

.86 

a. 6

Date

Feb. 13 

Mar. 20 

Apr. 23

, Discharge

al.4 

10.5 

6.79

Date

May 29 

July 3 

Aug. 8 

Sept . 13

Discharge

1.00 

9.85 

21.8 

2.45

a Discharge estimated.

Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota, Pla.

I-gcatipn.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28-41', long. 81°07', on line between sees. 9 and 10,

T7~2T~S., R. 32 E., at highway bridge 3 miles northeast of Chuluota. Datum of gage is

2.135 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Auxiliary water-stage recorder on St. Johns River, at bridge on State Highway 46,

1 mile downstream from Econlockhatchee River and 7 miles downstream from base gage.

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). 

Drainage area.- 296 square miles.. 

uecoras available.- November 1935 to September 1947, 

Average aiscnarge.- 11 years (1936-47), 245 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,560 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 13.87

reet) ; minimum, 19 second-feet May 21-25; minimum gage height, 0.93 foot May 24. 

1935-47; Maximum discharge, 9,040 second-feet Sept. 18, 1945 (gage height, 17.93

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,400 second-feet; minimum, 6.7 second-feet

June 11-13, 15, 1945; minimum gage height, 0.44 foot June 15-17, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 17.93 feet Sept. 18, 1945. 

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary

water-stage recorder as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

350

300

260

231

213

164

180

299

367

416

440

406

346

297

245

205

190

157

144

126

114

104

94

87

78

-69

67

75

72

64

62

Nov.

61

63

70

81

79

Z5

70

66

62

58

54

51

48

48

43

44

44

53

62

65

66

70

70

64

59

54

51

47

45

53

-

Dec.

63

71

77

70

60

53

48

45

43

43

40

39

36

36

34

32

32

31

29

29

29

30

28

29

28

28

26

27

26

27

2V

Month

Jan.

27

26

27

26

25

25

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

25

26

28

28

27

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar ye'ar 1946 ............

-January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

ipril ............................

fcr. .............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

 Feb.

25

25

25

26

24

24

24

24

23

23

24

24

68

318

435

491

465

415

347

285

249

231

198

181

148

120

103

99

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

6,222

1,776

1,216

59,078

762

4,464

11,066

10,463

2 40S

25 912

21»63f

20,317

26,907

133,152

Har.

113

155

196

211

219

221

195

169

137

117

105

95

88

104

247

499

526

614

698

779

807

908

892

728

567

444

346

286

232

196

174

Apr.

156

143

144

139

125

109

92

81

72

64

58

75

469

629

693

729

684

604

498

411

373

571

760

747

604

446

345

262

208

172

Maximum

440

81

77

1,190

OQC.O

491

908

693

302

2 930 1)240 2,010

4,240

4.240

May

139

108

87

74

64

58

58

47

43

40

36

33

30

27

25

22

21

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

35

152

287

302

293

272

Minimum

62

43

26

13

23

23

88

58

1 Q X*7

86

413

294

104

19

June

242

221

207

184

216

225

175

138

118

100

88

108

209

530

961

1,590

2,930

2,830

2,070

1,600

1,770

1,610

1,340

1,130

1,040

1,010

911

792

775

792

Mean

201

59.

39.

162

24.

159

357

349

77.

864

655

897

365

Jul-'

685

613

593

731

1,000

1,100

980

T76

F13

El 5

f84

f26

515

F33

F33

F63

?34

F24

T09

F28

£77

f98

f39

492

446

413

421

eo?

8^6

1.C40

1,?40

Aug.

1,540

2,010

1,590

1,200

978

770

607

533

482

460

433

404

425

459

605

657

684

591

482

469

490

621

542

509

509

494

425

421

334

299

294

Per square 

mile

0.679

2 .'200

2 .132

.547

S

f)O-X . uoo

.537

1.21

1 .18

' >262

2*92

2 .36

2 ,21

 3.03

_.1,23

Sept.

284

284

267

231

211

198

196

199

190

173

160

144

132

120

107

104

125

297

361

438

539

567

1,060

2,260

4,240

4,040

2,860

2,020

2,130

2,970

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.78

.22

.15

7.40

.10

.56

1

-XQ O9

1.31

.30

3

nc £.<O

2.72

2 55

3. '38

16.72
270 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 

Wekiva River near Sanford, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°49', long. 81°25', on line between sees. 21 and 28, T. 19 

S., R. 29 E., at bridge on State Highway 46, 4| miles downstream from Little Wekiva 

River and 9 miles west of Sanford.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1935 (discharge measurements only), October 

1935 to Septemoer 1947.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1935-47), 265 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,130 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage height, 

4.82 feet), from rating curve extended above 700 second-feet; minimum otserved, 185 

second-feet May 21, 22; minimum gage height observed, 3.34 feet July 23, 25.

1935-47: Maximum discharge observed, 2,060 second-feet Sept. 17, 1945 (gage 

height, 5.60 feet), from rating curve extended above 900 second-feet; minimum observed, 

105 second-feet June 5-13, 1939; minimum gage height observed, 2.51 feet June 4-6, 

1941.

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

wage read once (ial 1 "

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

285

275

265

255

250

245

29O

340

380

395

390

380

265

350

330

305

29O

270

250

235

222

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

225

235

Nov.

260

280

295

290

28O

270

265

255

250

245

240

235

235

23O

2 SO

230

25O

265

270

270

265

555

50

£40

235

231

225

225

220

220

-

Dec.

250

275

290

295

290

280

275

27O

265

265

260

260

255

255

250

250

250

250

245

245

245

240

240

240

235

235

235

230

230

230

2 28

Jan.

225

225

222

222

222

222

223

225

223

222

222

223

222

222

222

222

222

220

220

218

222

218

218

218

220

222

222

220

2 2O

222

223

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January .

February .........................

March

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

237

234

225

223

223

222

222

222

218

218

222

222

256

411

423

387

351

327

280

250

225

222

237

225

223

223

231

250

_

-

.Seccndfoot-days

8,587

7,511

7,863

105,424

6 869

7*209

9^773

10,458

6

ICO

;OO£

8,408

9

irfx fj. ro

1 9 97R LCfC f O

13,843

108,321

Mar.

294

284

265

256

256

250

224

240

237

234

231

231

228

225

253

315

351

339

544

575

544

544

483

423

363

333

256

250

250

244

231

Apr.

231

231

225

225

225

222

222

220

218

218

231

256

321

483

638

671

605

572

540

508

475

442

397

359

334

309

285

274

263

258

-

MaxiBun

395

295

295

890

225

423

575

671 

253

475 

390

516

1,050

1,050

May

253

231

213

213

a os

203

199

194

199

199

203

199

203

203

199

199

194

194

190

190

185

185

194

203

213

213

217

217

213

213

213

Minima

220

220

228

208

91 A £J.O 

91 ft CJ.O

225

Q-) fa tlo

185

194 

255 zoo OC£

268

18S

June

213

203

203

203

199

199

194

194

194

194

199

203

208

222

217

242

263

309

397

442

475

64

366

343

322

322

343

343

366

366

-

Mean

27"

25(

254

28

222 25'

31

34!

2O1

28C

296

391

46:

297

July

366

366

343

343

322

302

285

285

285

302

302

302

302

302

302

285

268

268

268

268

268

255

255

255

255

255

285

276

268

345

390

Aug.

414

414

389

389

389

366

366

366

389

518

518

414

389

366

366

366

343

322

343

343

366

389

438

438

414

389

389

366

414

464

438

Per sq'iare 

milt

)

I

)

>

i

I

> 

)

>

Sept.

414

366

389

438

414

414

389

366

366

366

322

30J 30'

26

26

261

3o:

385

436

414

414

606

1,050

1,010

890

706

576

518

434

414

-

Runoff in 

inches

Note.- No gage-height record Dot, 1-20, Oct. 22 to Nov. 25, Nov. 27 to Dec. 30, July 28, 30, 31; 

discharge computed on basis of recoyds for Ec«nlockhatchee River near Chuluota.

Blue Spring near Orange City, Pla.

Location - Staff gage, lat. 28°56', long. 81°20', in sec. 8, T. 18 S., R. 30 E., about 

~i\ miles west of Orange City.

Records available.- March 1932 to September 1947 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- laaa^T?: Maximum discharge measured, 188 second-feet Dec. 5, 1932? minimum 

measured, 62.7 second-feet Nov. 6, 1935, but may be inaccurate owing to adverse 

measuring conditions and abnormal amount of backwater from St. Johns Riwr.

Remarks.- Measurements are made in the spring run above mouth, a quarter of a mile below

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Oct. 22 

Nov. 26 

Jan. 3,

Discharge

155 

171 

164

Date

Feb. 4 

Mar. 10 

Apr. 15

Discharge

159 

168 

164

Date

May 19 

June 24 

July 3O 

Sept. 8

D' scharge

173 

162 

171 

154
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 271

Apopka-Beauclair Canal near Astatula, Fla.

LoC? tl Pn '" staff Sag6 - lat - 28°45', long. 81°41', in sec. 15, T. 20 S., R. 26 E. , at boat 

oocTcSOO feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 448, ij miles west of Lake Jem, 

3-g miles northeast of Astatula, and 5 miles southwest of Mount Dora.

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1947 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- iiJia^T?: Maximum discharge measured, 165 second-feet Oct. 1, 1945- minimum 

measured, 18.6 second-feet June 30, 1943.

Remarks.- Measurements are made about once monthly at bridge on State Highway 448.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Oct. 1 

Nov. 1 

Pec. 3 

Jan. 6

Discharge

49.6 

39.9 

30.7 

24.5

Date

Feb. 4 

28 

Mar. 25 

May 5

Discharge

18.7 

57.6 

48.1 

41.3

Date

June 2 

30 

Aug. 1 

29

Discharge

26.7 

52.4 

56.8 

74.1

Haines Creek at Lisbon, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°53' , long. 81°47', in sec. 2, T-. 19 S., R. 25 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 44, a quarter of a mile west of Lisbon and 85 miles northeast of 

Leesburg. Datum of gage is 59.22 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- July 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 404 second-feet Sept. 23-26; maximum 

gage height observed, 3.10 feet Sept. 23; minimum discharge observed, 189 second-feet 

Feb. 5, 8-12; minimum gage height observed, 1.98 feet Feb. 12.

1942-47: Maximum discharge observed, 585 second-feet Oct. 3-10, 26, 1945; maximum 

gage height observed, 3.68 feet Oct. 26, 1945; minimum discharge observed, 74 secondfeet June 23-26, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 1.16 feet June 26, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7.

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

360

360

342

342

342

342

342

360

360

360

360

360

342

342

342

342

342

342

342

312

342

324

324

324

324

?24

324

324

324

306

306

Nov.

306

306

306

306

306

306

306

306

306

306

306

306

306

289

289

289

289

289

2S9

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

289

272

272

-

Dec.

272

272

272

272

272

272

272

272

272

272

272

272

272

272

256

256

256

256

256

256

256

256

241

241

241

241

2*1

241

241

241

241

Jan.

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

24.1

241

227

227

227

227

227

227

227

227

227

227

227

227

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

Month

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

NovsBber

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

Fsbruary .........................

March ............................

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

Hay ..............................

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

214

214

201

201

189

201

201

189

189

189

189

189

201

201

201

201

214

214

201

214

214

201

201

201

201

201

201

214

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

10,512

8 857

a| 025

131,090

7,033

5,647

6 1 972

8,251

8,516

7 * 45G

9J310

10,926

99,719

liar.

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

214

201

201

201

201

214

214

227

227

227

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

Apr.

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

256

272

280

295

295

295

295

295

313

313

295

295

313

313

313

295

313

313

Maximum

360

306

272

521

241

214

241

313

313

256

280

333

404

404

May

313

313

295

295

295

295

295

295

295

280

280

280

267

267

267

267

267

267

267

267

256

256

256

256

256

256

256

256

267

267

267

Minimum

306

272

241

241

214

189

201

241

256

246

246

280

333

189

June

256

256

256

256

256

256

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

256

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

-

Mean

33

29

25

35

22

20

22

27

27

24

26

301

36'

27.

Jul-

?46

256

?56

256

?56

256

256

256

256

267

267

267

267

267

267

267

267

267

267

267

267

267

280

267

267

267

267

267

280

280

280

Aug.

295

295

280

280

280

280

280

295

295

295

295

295

295

295

295

295

295

295

295

295

295

313

313

313

313

313

313

313

333

333

333

Per square 

mile

9

5

J

1

>

',

)

L

5

Sept.

333

333

333

355

355

355

355

355

355

355

355

355

355

355

355

355

333

379

355

355

379

379

404

404

404

404

379

379

379

379

-

Runoff in 

inohss
272 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Oklawaha River at Moss Bluff, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 290 05', long. 81"53', in sec. 22 or 23, T. 16 S., R. 

24 K., 25 feet upstream from old channel, 50 feet upstream from highway bridge, 600 

feet downstream from power plant, and 0.4 mile southwest of Moss Bluff. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- February to September 1943 (discharge measurements only), October 1943 

to septemoer 1947.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 831 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage

neignt, <!8.5U reet); minimum, 66 second-feet Feb. 4 (gage height, 41.41 feet); minimum 

daily, 185 second-feet Jan. 16.

1943-47: Maximum discharge, 988 second-feet Oct. 19, 1944 (gage height, 49.31 

feet); minimum, 42 second-feet Nov. 26, 1943 (gage height, 40.90 feet); minimum daily, 

90 second-feet Dec. 12, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good. Records include flow of old Oklawaha River channel. Flow regulated by power plant above station. Normal limits of regulation of reservoir insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet 

(Shifting-control method used July 3-31)

Oct. 1 to July 2 July 3 to Sept. 30

42.7 185 45.1 343

45.7 472 4 7.0 602

47. 8 713 18.3 797

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

644

621

609

598

537

575

667

713

655

621

598

598

587

564

529

518

518

518

518

518

506

495

483

472

472

483

472

472

449

438

438

Nov.

427

427

449

433

427

417

407

417

407

417

407

398

388

379

370

370

379

37O

370

37O

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

-

Dec.

37O

370

370

370

370

370

37O

370

37O

37O

370

361

370

370

370

361

361

361

361

361

361

361

361

361

361

361

361

370

370

370

361

Jan.

342

333

333

333

333

314

305

305

305

305

305

305

305

268

f!98

f!85

268

305

305

305

268

296

3O5

305

314

314

305

287

305

277

305

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

305

3O5

305

213

287

287

287

287

277

287

277

287

287

296

296

296

287

287

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

296

287

296

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

16,936

11,734

11,344

172, iar

9,23£

8,10'

11,30C

12,635

11,O5C

10,13.

12,326

11,81

16,08

142,715

Mar.

314

314

314

305

305

277

277

305

296

296

287

296

287

296

333

417

407

398

438

495

472

46O

438

438

438

427

407

398

388

388

398

Apr.

398

379

398

398

398

388

379

570

570

370

370

388

172

472

506

506

495

160

149

449

483

460

138

117

427

417

Maximum

> 713

I 449

1 37O

774

) 342

t 305

) 495

i 506

) 398

5 361

i 495

! 463

797

j 797

107

598

388

398

May

398

398

388

379

379

370

370

370

37O

351

342

342

342

342

333

342

342

342

342

333

342

342

342

342

361

351

342

361

370

361

361

Minimum

438

370

361

342

185

213

277

370

333

324

343

343

436

185

June

361

342

351

351

351

351

342

333

324

324

324

324

324

333

333

333

333

333

333

333

333

342

342

333

333

342

342

342

342

351

Mean

546

391

366

472

298

28S

365

421

356

338

396

38]

536

39]

July Aug .

361 382

495

491

45O

569

556

556

422 356

4O8

4O8

395

395

543

543

556

569

395 356

395 356

382

395

382 C

569

569

595

382 395

382 382

395

382

382

582

569

569

369 382

369 395

356

356

356

595

595

582

343 382

356 369

369

436 C

477 '

436 '

569

595

163

163

408 450

Per sq-iare 

mile

Sept.

436

436

436

463

SOS

505

SOS

519

SOS

505

SOS

505

491

491

491

491

588

6O2

505

53K

519

519

719

797

689

630

574

546

546

532

Runoff in 

inches

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 273

Oklawaha River near Ocala, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°11', long. 82°00>, in sec. 15 T. 15 S., R. 83 E.,

 at county highway bridge known as Sharpes Perry, 2 miles upstream from Silver River and 

9 miles east of Ocala. Datum of gage is 36.52 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1937 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 17 years, 379 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 3.92

 feet); minimum, 154 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 0.13 foot).

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 1,810 second-feet June 15, 1934; maximum gage height, 

5.52 feet Sept. 6, 1933; minimum discharge, 41 second-feet May 7, 1939; minimum gage 

height, -1.76 feet Aug. 2, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation and slight regulation at low flow caused

 by power plant at Moss Bluff, 12 miles above station. Large seepage losses above 

station during prolonged periods of low flow.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting control method used Jan. 31 to Feb. 26)

Oct. 10 to Feb. 13 Feb. 14 to fept. 30

2.6 608 0.3 168 2.4 514

3.1 809 1.0 255 3.1 8O9

2.2 462

0.8 301 3.4 947

1.7 415 3.9 1,160

2.O 489

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

701

680

680

660

641

624

641

765

787

787

743

721

700

700

656

635

614

593

593

572

552

533

514

499

499

484

484

484

473

462

462

Nov.

452

452

452

462

462

443

434

434

434

425

425

425

416

398

389

389

398

398

389

389

380

380

380

380

380

371

380

380

380

380

-

Dec.

380

389

389

389

380

371

371

371

371

371

371

371

371

371

362

362

362

362

362

362

362

362

362

362

362

362

354

354

354

354

354

Jan.

346

328

320

320

320

312

294

286

286

278

278

278

286

270

241

168

227

255

262

270

255

255

255

262

262

278

270

g255

g248

g241

255

Month

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

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

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

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

Jnne .............................

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

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

270

270

270

214

248

262

262

255

255

255

255

255

294

324

312

306

312

318

318

318

336

336

336

336

324

324

324

336

-

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

18,939

12,257

11,380

193,094

8,461

8,225

15,041

15,557

11,579

10,213

16,825

17,555

21,698

167,730

Mar.

372

399

392

385

366

348

330

348

348

342

330

324

324

330

392

6OO

631

600

631

758

758

726

679

647

615

600

« 552

520

474

460

460

Apr.

448

'

148

148

135

435

425

jUS

599

592

385

385

(

135

315

>47

663

726

58

10

563

615

a596

a

a!

a

578

>60

541

a522

H504

a4

sA

4

4

Maximum

787

462

389

1,200

346

336

758

758

448

385

854

710

1,160

1,160

81

58

35

35

-

May

a442

g448

g435

g415

407

399

392

385

392

378

366

360

354

354

348

342

348

348

348

342

342

342

348

348

372

360

354

360

399

385

366

Minimum

462

371

354

352

168

214

324

385

342

324

407

489

504

168

June

360

354

348

354

348

342

342

330

324

324

324

324

324

336

330

330

330

324

324

336

348

342

348

336

330

336

354

354

372

385

-

Mean

61]

40£

367

52 E

272

294

485

SIS

374

34C

542

566

722

46C

July

407

60O

694

710

663

631

584

568

536

520

504

489

489

474

460

448

474

489

489

489

489

46O

435

425

407

407

435

584

837

854

774

Aug.

710

663

615

584

552

504

520

615

631

615

584

568

552

552

568

584

6OO

536

520

520

600

600

584

568

536

504

489

489

504

536

552

Sept.

536

520

504

536

6OO

615

615

615

615

615

615

6OO

600

615

6OO

615

631

742

774

742

726

710

947

1,160

1,140

1,050

988

928

890

854

-

Pe- square Runoff in 

mile inches

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
274 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 

Oklawaha River at Eureka, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°22', long. 81°54', in sec. 9, T. 1? S., R. 24 

E., at bridge on State Highway 316 in Eureka, 3 miles downstream from Eaton Creek. 

Datum of gage is 15.44 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers 

bench mark).

Records available.- February 1930 to June 1934, September 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 second-feet Sept. 25, 26; maximum gage 

height, 7.81 feet Sept. 25;'minimum discharge, 1,150 second-feet Feb. 10-12, June ID13; minimum gage height, 5.29 feet June 10.

1930-34, 1943-47: Maximum discharge observed, 6,260 second-feet Sept. 7, 1933 

(gage height, 11.00 feet); minimum observed, 626 second-feet Feb. 2, 193? (gage height, 

2.94 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

5.3 1,150

5.7 1,340

7.0 2,230

7.8 2.94O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,790

1,790

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,860

1,930

2,070

2,070

2,O7O

2.OOO

1,930

1.93O

1,860

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,700

1,700

1.7OO

1,700

1,700

1,660

1,660

1,660

Nov.

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,500

1,500

1,500

1.47O

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,50O

-

Dec.

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,440

1,440

1,44O

1,44O

1,44O

1,440

1,44O

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,44O

1,44O

1,440

Jan.

1,400

1,4

1,4

1,4

00

00

00

1,370

1,370

1,3

1,3

1,3

40

4O

40

1,310

1,310

1,2

1,2

1,2

80

80

80

1,280

1,280

1,2

1,2

1.1

60

30

9O

1,190

1,230

1,2

1,2

1,2

30

30

30

1,230

1,230

1,2

1,2

1,2

1,2

30

30

30

3O

1,230

Honth

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1945-47 ............

Feb.

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,190

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,260

1,230

1,230

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,260

_

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

55,78

46,74

45,39

581,42

34J 30 45 92

48,86

39,85

38,33

47,18

54,56 

55,83(

550, 52(

Mar.

1,310

1,340

1,340

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,260

1,260

1,230

1,230

1,260

1,310

1,440

1,500

1,590

1,660

1,790

1,860

1,930

1,860

1,790

1,73O

1,660

1,590

1,560

1,530

1,530

1,530

Apr.

1,530

1,

1,

1,

530

5OO

500

1,470

1,440

1,

1,

1,

440

too

370

1,340

1,340

1,

1,

1,

140

520

730

1,860

2,000

2,

a2.

a2.

D70

150

370

a2,OOO

al,860

al,

1,

1,

730

700

320

1,590

1,560

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

D 2,070

3 1,620

3 1,500

3 2,760

3 1,400 3 1.28O

3 1,930

3 2,150

3 1,470

3 1,310

3 1,660

3 2,OOO 

3 2,940

3 2,940

560

500

170

17O

May

1,470

1,470

1,440

1,400

1,400

1,370

1,400

1,370

1,340

1,310

1,280

1,280

1,260

1,260

1,230

1,230

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

Minimum

1,660

1,470

1,440

1,190

1,190 

1,150

1,230

1,340

1,190

1,150

1,370

1,530 

1,500

1,150

June

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,230

1,190

1,190

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,190

1,230

1,230

1,190

1,190

1,150

1,190

1,190

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,23O

1,230

1,230

1,260

1,260

1,310

-

Mean

1,79<

1.55J

1,46<

1,592

1 ,282 1 22'

lUsi

1,62£

1 28£

1,*21J

1 52! 

1^76C

1,86]

1,50£

July

1,400

1,530

1,590

1,660

1,660

1,620

1,590

1,590

1,660

1,660

1,62O

1,560

1.5OO

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,53O

1,500

1,500

1,470

1,470

1,440

1,400

1,370

1,400

1,400

1,470

1,590

Aug.

1,700

1,

1,

1,

730

560

520

1,560

1,530

1,

1,

1,

530

590

590

1.7OO

1,730

1,

2,

1,

930

3OO

930

1,930

1,860

1,

1,

1,

360

360

360

1,930

1,860

1»<

1,

1,

36O

33O

33O

1,930

1,790

1,

1,

1,

1,

730

>60

320

590

1,560

Per square 

milr

)

)

I

Sept.

1.53O

1,530

1,530

1.53O

1,500

1,500

1,530

1.56O

1,590

1,59O

1,590

1,620

1,660

1,620

1,620

1,590

1,590

1,700

1,79O

1,860

1,860

1,86O

2,OOO

2.4OO

2,940

2,940

2,760

2,490

2,32O

2,230

-

Runoff in 

inches

a Ho gage-height record; 

Orange Springs.

discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Ocala and near
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 275

Oklawaha River near Orange Springs, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 29°30'15", long. 81°54 I 45", in sec. 29, T. 11 S., R. 24 E., 

at jordans Ferry and mouth of Orange Creek, 2" miles east of Orange Sp-ings. Datum of 

gage is 7.12 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1947 (include flow of Orange Creek). 

Average discharge.- 17 years, 1,611 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,830 second-feet Sept. 24-27; maximum gage 

neignt, 8.84 feet Sept. 26, 27; minimum discharge, 1,380 second-feet June 10-13, 20, 

21; minimum gage height, 5.10 feet June 10:

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 9,760 second-feet Sept. 9, 1933 (gage height, 12.00 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 741 second-feet on several days January to 

June 1933; minimum gage height observed, 2.46 feet Feb. 2, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 3-26)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan, 16 to Sept. 3O

5.8 1,620 5

6.4 2,010 6

8.0 3,120 7

8

. 1 1,380

.2 1.92O

.8 2,960

.8 3,830

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,770

2,700

2,630

2,630

2,560

2,560

2,56O

2,770

2,980

3,05O

3,050

3,120

3,05O

2,980

2,910

2,840

2,840

2,770

2,770

2,700

2,700

2,630

2,630

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,490

2,490

Nov.

2,420

2.42O

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2.35O

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,220

2,220

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,010

2,010

2,010

2,010

2,010

2,010

-

Dec.

2,010

2,010

2,OlO

1,940

1,940

1.94O

1,940

1,940

1,87O

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,8OO

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1.68O

1,680

Jan.

1,680

1.68O

1,680

1.68O

1,680

1,680

1.62O

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,62O

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,550

1,550

1,500

1,500

1,550

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ..... ......... ....

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .................. ..........

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,460

1,460

1,460

al,560

1,650

1,700

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,500

1,600

_

_

-

Mar.

1,750

1,860

1,800

1,800

1,750

1,75O

1,750

1,750

1,700

1,700

1,650

1,650

1,600

1,650

1,800

2,100

2,160

2,100

2,220

2,350

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,480

2,410

2,350

2,290

a2,200

2,10O

2,100

2,160

Apr.

2,160

2,

2,]

.2,

60

6O

OO

2.O40

2,040

IfS

IfS

M

80

20

6O

1,860

1.80O

Iff

lf£

s,c

00

20

4O

2,160

2,350

2,5

2,6

2,C

50

10

80

2,610

2,550

2,4

2,2

2,2

10

90

20

2,100

2,040

2,C

1,S

1,S

1,S

£££. * 

84,540 3,120

66,660 2,420

56,770 2,010

777,530 2,980

49,210 1,680

43,790 1,700

62,630 2,550

49)300 1,'eeo

43,260 1,550

55.9OO 2,040

66,060 2,550

71,720 3,830

714,110 3,830

40

80

20

20

May

1,860

1,860

1.8OO

1,800

1,750

1,750

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,50O

1,500

1,460

1,460

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,460

1,500

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,600

1,600

1,600

Minimum

2 490

2,'oiO

1,680

1,370

1,500

1,460

1,600

1,800

1,420

1,380

1,600

1,800

1,800

1,380

June

1,550

1.5OO

1,460

1,460

1.46O

1,420'

1,420

1,42O

1,420

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,380

1,420

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,550

-

Mean

2,727

2,222

1,831

2,13C

1 , 58"

1,564

2,02C

2,142

1,590

1,442

1,803

2 13]

2)39]

1,956

July

1,600

1,750

2,040

1.S80

1.S20

1,860

1,8<50

1,860

1,920

1,920

1,860

1,860

1,870

1,800

1,750

1,700

1,870

1,800

1,8*0

1,860

1,800

1,800

1,750

1,700

1,700

1,650

1,700

1,750

1,750

1,7.50

1,750

Aug.

1,80O

Iff

lf£

Iff

00

6O

60

1,80O

1,800

Iff

Itf

lf£

00

60

20

1,920

1,920

2,C

2,]

2.2

540

oo

9O

2,350

2,290

2,2

2,2

2,2

90

90

20

2,290

2,290

2,2

2,4

2,5

50

8O

50

2,480

2,410

2,2

2,2

2,2

2,1

50

90

20

00

2,040

Per square 

mile

Sept.

1,920

1,920

1,860

1,860

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,8OO

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,920

1,980

2,040

2,040

1,980

1,980

2,100

2,160

2,220

2,220

2,290

3,200

3,830

3,830

3,830

3,830

3,630

3,360

5,120

-

Runoff in 

inches

a Mo gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
276 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Oklawaha Fiver at Riverside Landing, near Orange Springs, Pla.

Location - Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°30', long. 81°48', in sec. 33, T. 11 S., R. 25 

U. , at Riverside Landing, 85- miles east of Orange Springs. Datura of gafe is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,720 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 8.57 

reet); minimum, 1,530 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 5.49 feet).

1943-47: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 24, 1947; minimum, 956 second-feet 

June 3, 4, 6-19, 1945; minimum gage height, 3.97 feet June 17, 18, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 1-26)

Oct. 1 to Ja Jan. 15 to Sept. 3O

6.0 1,970 5.5 1,530 7.8 4.40O

7.3 3,680 5.8 1,810 8.5 5,550

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 i.o September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,420

3,290

3,220

3,150

3,150

3,080

3,080

3,220

3,420

3,550

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,550

3,550

3,420

3,420

3,290

3,290

3,220

3,150

3,150

3,080

3,080

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

Nov.

3,020

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,890

2,890

2,890

2,890

2,820

2,820

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,700

2,700

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,630

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,420

2,420

-

Dec.

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,160

2.1OO

2,100

2,100

2,100

Jan.

2,100

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

1,970

1,970

1,930

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,810

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ....................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .................... . . .....

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,760

1,760

1,700

1,7OO

1,760

1,930

2,060

2,120

2,120

2,060

2,000

2,000

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,870

1,870

1,810

1,810

1,870

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

102,280

81,770

70,310

949,860

52^710

80,010

82,570

56,010

48,560

64,300

77,630 

91,250

866,610

Mar.

2,060

2,380

2,440

2,440

2,380

2,250

2,190

2,190

2,120

2,060

2,060

2,000

1,930

2,000

2,190

2,500

2,700

2,760

2,880

3,140

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,310

3,140

a3,100

aS.OOO

a2,900

a2,800

a2,700

a2,650

Apr.

a2,

a2,

a2,

a2.

&2,

a2,

a2,

a2,

2,

2,

700

800

850

880

900

950

950

880

880

640

2,440

2,

2,

2,

310

250

380

2,760

2,760

2,

3,

3,

950

280

280

3,280

3,140

3,

2,

2,

380

950

760

2,640

2,5oO

2,

2,

2,

2,

Maximum

3,680

3,020

2,420

4,100

2)l20

3 , 280

2)250

1,810

2,310

3,080 

5,550

5,550

i40

580

310

250

May

2,250

2,190

2,190

2,120

2,060

2,000

2,000

1,930

1,930

1,870

1,870

1,810

1,810

1,760

1,700

1,700

1,660

1,610

1,610

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,610

1,610

1,700

1,700

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

Minimum

3,020

2,420

2,100

1,620

1,760

1,700

1,930

2,250

1,570

1,530

1,810

2,000 

2,120

1,530

June

1,760

1,700

1,660

1,660

1,610

1,610

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,530

1,570

1,570

1,610

1,660

1,610

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,610

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,660

1,700

1,700

1,810

Mean

3 29

2)72

2,26

2,60

1,91(

2 58

2 75'

i)eo- 1 61' 

2)07*

3)o42

2,374

July

1,810

1,870

2,120

2,310

2,310

2,250

2,190

2,120

2,190

2,250

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,120

2,060

2,060

2,O6O

2,060

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,060

2,060

2,000

1,930

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,930

2,000

2,000

Aug.

2,000

2,

2,

2,

2,

000

000

060

120

2,060

2,

2,

2,

120

190

250

2,250

2,250

2,

2,

2.

250

310

440

2,570

2,700

2,

2,

2,

700

700

700

2,640

2,640

2,

2,

3,

700

380

320

3,080

3,080

2,

2,

2,

2,

350

380

320

700

2,570

Per scuare 

mile

J

3

>

) 

>

L

L

I

Sept.

2,440

2,310

2,250

2,250

2,190

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,190

2,190

2,120

2,190

2,310

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,440

2,640

2,820

2,880

2,820

2,820

3,860

5,550

5,550

5,210

5,040

4,870

4,550

4,260

-

Runoff in 

inches

a Ho gage-height record 

Springs.

discharge computed on basis of records for Oklawaha River near Orange
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN ' 2 

Palatlakaha Creek near Mascotte, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°37', long. 81°51', in sec. 36, T. 21 S., R. 24 

E., at county highway bridge, 0.2 mile downstream from Lake Emma and 3£ miles northeast of Mascotte. Datum of gage is 89.54 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- May 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 297 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 6.32 

feet); minimum, 24 second-feet Feb. 12, 13 (gage height, 3.62 feet).

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 458 second-feet Oct. 4, 5, 1945 (gage height, 7.06 

feet); minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot June 18, 19, 1945; minimum gage height observed, 2.14 feet June 19, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 50 second-feet and those for periods of no 

gage-height record, which ane fair.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

150

146

146

146

146

a!50

3153

a!56

16O

160

160

160

155

155

155

150

150

150

150

150

146

146

141

141

141

136

136

131

131

127

127

Nov.

127

126

125

123

121

119

118

118

116

116

115

115

112

109

108

108

107

106

102

101

101

101

98

98

97

96

94

93

90

90

-

Dec.

92

91

90

87

86

84

83

81

SO

79

78

77

76

74

73

72

71

70

68

67

66

64

63

62

61

59

60

59

59

59

59

Jan.

59

58

58

57

56

56

56

55

54

53

53

52

52

52

52

52

52

50

50

50

50

48

47

47

46

47

48

46

46

44

44

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..... .........................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .......'.................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

44

44

41

39

36

35

34

33

31

29

28

27

36

44

44

42

41

40

39

38

36

35

34

33

30

29

28

29

_

-

Seoondfoot-daye

4,551

3,250

2,250

35,348

1,590

999

1,356

2,238

1,488

1,327

3,184

5,380

7,O37

34,650

Mar.

32

32

31

30

30

29

28

28

28

26

25

24

24

27

36

43

43

44

56

63

64

64

65

66

64

62

60

59

58

58

58

Apr.

57

60

61

61

60

58

57

a 60

a 64

a6S

a71

374

a7S

a82

h85

a91

97

95

93

92

92

90

86

85

75

74

71

69

66

66

Maximum

160

127

92

164

59

44

66

97

63

56

154

210

297

297

May

63

63

61

59

56

56

54

54

52

50

49

48

47

45

44

42

40

38

36

34

33

33

34

35

42

50

52

52

56

56

54

Minimum

127

90

59

25

44

27

24

57

33

35

58

145

194

24

June

52

51

50

50

48

47

44

42

40

38

36

35

36

40

42

40

40

3S

4O

42

42

43

43

44

45

47

50

52

54

56

-

Mean

147

108

72. f

96. C

51.: 35.-

43."

74. f

48. C

44.2

103

174

235

94.!

July

58

67

70

74

75

77

79

80

82

87

9O

91

93

94

96

99

104

110

116

118

120

123

123

124

125

127

128

129

131

140

154

Aug.

154

154

150

150

150

145

145

150

150

150

150

150

154

164

169

169

169

169

179

189

199

210

204

204

204

204

199

199

199

199

199

Per square 

mile

i

)

5

i

)

t

)

Sept.

204

199

204

216

223

230

223

223

223

216

216

216

210

210

204

199

194

210

247

247

247

247

266

276

276

276

276

276

286

297

-

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Palatlakaha Creek near Okahumpka, Pla.

Location.- Lat. 28M3' , long. 81°53' , in sec. 26, T. 20 S., R. 24 E., at bridge 2 miles

soutneast of Okahumpka and 4 miles above mouth.

Records available.- May 1945 to September 1947 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes.- mqb-QY: Maximum discharge measured, 436 second-feet Sept. 17, 1945; minimum

measured, 0.80 second-foot May 30, 1945. 

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made about once monthly.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year October 1946 

to September 1947

869757 O - 50 - 19

Date

Oct. 10 

Nov. 12 

Dec. 26 

Jan. 27

Discharge

168 

110 

57.9 

39.3

Date

Mar. 3 

Apr. 7 

May 13 

June 18

Discharge

33.6 

53.4 

46.9 

40.6

Date

July 22 

Aug. 25 

Sept. 23

Discharge

121 

221 

296
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Silver Springs near Ocala, Fla.

Location.- Measuring point for discharge measurements at lat. 29°13', long. 82 0 02', in 

sec. t>, T. 15 S., R. 23 E., 700 feet downstream from Paradise Landing, 0.7 mile downstream from head of springs, and 6.0 miles northeast of Ocala. Water-stage recorder on 

Sharpes Ferry artesian well, lat. 29°11', long. 81"59', in sec. 15, T. 15 S., R. 23 E., 

about 400 feet east of Oklawaha River, 2 miles upstream from Silver Rivor, 4.2 miles 

southeast of head of springs and 9 miles east of Ocala. Prior to July 22, 1947, staff 

gage at same site and datum. Datum of gage is 42.36 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1939. supplementary adjustment of 1937 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Auxiliary water-stage recorder at head of springs in boat repair basin. Prior to 

Feb. 20, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum. Datura of gage is 38.96 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- January 1933 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 14 years, 808 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum and minimum discharges at measuring point, and gage heights at head of 

 springs, for the water years 1933 to 1947, ai-e contained in the following table:

Water 

year

1933a

1933-34

1934-35

1935-36

1936-37

1937-38

1938-39

1939-40

1940-41

1941-42

1942-43

1943-44

1944-45

1945-46

1946-47

Maximum

Date

Sept . 3O

Oct. 7

Oct. 2O to

Nov. 3

June 2O

Sept. 25

Oct. 23

Nov. 8

Oct. 1

Aug. 16-30,

Sept. 13

Apr. 17-19

Oct. 1

Oct. 2

Sept. 29, 30

Oct. 3-6

Nov. 2

Discharge 

(second- 

(feet)

1,100

1,140

982

974

902

926

862

853

782

1,030

992

854

1,050

1,060

1,010

Date

Sept. 6

June 16

Oct. 5

June 6

Oct. 17

Oct. 16

Sept. 30

Oct. 14

July 26

July 27

Oct. 1, 2

Oct. 1

Sept. 17

Oct. 10-13

Sept. 24

Gage 

height 

(feet)

5.50

3.40

3.05

2.79

2.42

2.54

2.05

1.90

1.66

2.96

2.48

1.70

3.18

2.61

2.92

Minimum

Date

Mar. 31, Apr. 1

Hay 4

July 13

Jan. 25

Feb. 6

June 18-25

June 3

June 1

Dec. 14

Oct. 17

June 26 to

July 3

July 1-8

June 23

July 31

Mar. 15-22

Discharge 

(second- 

(feet)

627

709

644

794

727

705

675

688

670

767

688

675

644

b782

794

Date

Jan. 28

Apr. 14

July 6

Feb. 1

Mar. 26

Junr» 18

Junf 9

June 1

Oct. 26,

Jan. 14

Oct. 17

July 5-7

June 10-14,

16-18,23-26

June 22

June 20-22

Mar. 13

Gage 

height 

(feet)

0.19

1.01

.68

1.86

1.20

.78

.39

.56

.40

1.28

.32

.18

.06

1.48

1.16

a January to September 1933. 

b Measured discharge.

1933-47: Maximum discharge observed, 1,140 second-feet Oct. 7, 193r-. maximum gage 

height observed at head of springs, 5.50 feet Sept. 6, 1933; minimum drily discharge, 

627 second-feet Mar. 31, Apr. 1, 1933; minimum gage height observed at head of springs, 

0.06 foot June 22, 1945.

Remarks.- Discharge computed from relation between artesian pressure at Sl-arpes Perry well 

ana discharge at measuring point. Prior to July 22, 1947, staff gage on artesian well 

read about once weekly. Monthly discharge computed from daily discharge, which, prior 

to July 22, 1947, was obtained by interpolation between days when gage on artesian well 

was read or discharge measurements were made. Spring inflow between head of springs and 

measuring point is about 90 percent of flow at head of springs. Surface inflow in this 

reach is negligible.
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Sliver Springs near Ocala, Fla., 1933-47

Month

December. ...............

Calendar year. ........

May.....................

September. ..............

Water year. ...........

October 1933. ...........

December. ...............

Calendar year 1933. . . .

September. ..............

Water year 1933-34. . . .

October 1934. ...........

December. ...............

Calendar year 1934....

March. ..................

June ....................

July. ...................

August ..................

September. ..............

Water year 1934-35....

October 1935. ...........

November. ...............

December. ...............

Calendar year 1935....

January 1936. ...........

February. ...............

March. ..................

April. ..................

May. ....................

June .............. .....

July. ...................

August. ...............:.

September. ..............

Water year 1935-36....

October 1936. ...........

November. ............... 

December. ...............

Calendar year 1936....

January 1937 ........... 

February. ............... 

March. .................. 

April................... 

May.....................

July. ................... 

August. ................. 

September. ..............

Water year 1936.-37....

Maximum

.

.

1,100

.

983

1,140

744

1,020

1,140

902

1,060

740

671

714

934

982

877

958

878

942

838

974

814 

794

974

768 

744 

744 

772 

782

754 

795 

902

902

Minimum

.

.

670

696

.

915

627

771

966

709

807

709

718

670

720

644

836

644

814

810

794

788 

769

769

738 

727 

735 

735 

762

740 

743 

798

727

Mean

.

.

675

891

.

1,064

949

771

992

898

845

876

687

819

775

856

771

828

881

806 

783

855

756 

737 

738 

755 

771

746 

760 

866

775

Month

December. .............

Calendar year 1937..

May. ..................

September. ............

Water year 1937-38..

December. .............

Calendar year 1938. .

Mflv

September. ............

Water year 1938-39. .

December. .............

Calendar year 1939. .

May...................

September. ............

Water year 1939-40...

December. ..............

Calendar year 1940...

May....................

September. ..........

Water year 1940-41...

November. ..............

Calendar year 1941...

January 1942. ....... 

'ebruary. .............. 

March. .............. 

April. .............. 

May. ...................

uly. ............... . 

August. ................ 

September. .........

Water year 1941-42. . .

Maximum

926

918

918

926

894

838

777

744

814

926

830

840

894

854

862

772

854

71 A

735

853

682

758

782

782

886

908

950 

950 

995 

1,030 

1,010

996 

1,000 

1,010

1,030

Minimum

894

878

886

727

830

807

705

798

705

800

705

723

704

804

675

759

675

720

688

670

670

764

670

838

675

894 

920 

935 

996 

962

956 

958 

990

767

Mean

913

899

800

823

731

807

810

824

791

7b9

689

835

765

765

759

728

738

676

711

776

721

865

758

927 

931 

961 

,012 

990

943 

977 

987 

999

938
280 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Silver Springs near Ooala, Fla., 1933-47 Continued

Month

December. .............

Calendar year 1942. .

September. ............

Water year 1942-43. .

December. .............

Calendar year 1943. .

Jltl V

September. ............

Water year 1943-44. .

December. .............

Calendar year 1944..

April .................

May. ..................

July..................

September. ............

Water year 1944-45. .

Maximum

875

1,030

767

848

992

768

854

692

753

854

820

836

1,050

1,050

Minimum

942

830

830

808

688

740

688

744

675

787

675

854

644

Mean

855

955

828

790

755

760

748

726

803

727

729

783

922

755

Month

December. ..............

Calendar year 1945. . .

May. ...................

September. .............

Water year 1945-46. . .

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946...

September. .............

Water year 1946-47. . .

Maximum

886

1,060

894

926

1,060

996

1,010

974

1,010

Minimum

836

644

830

814

910

782

870

782

902

794

Mean

861

787

918

865

929

874

925

872
ST. JOHNS FIVER BASIN 881

Orange Creek at Orange Springs, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 29-31', long. 81°57', in sec. 25, T. 11 S., R. 23 E., at bridge 

on ^Eate Highway 318, a quarter of a mile northwest of Orange Springs and l£ miles upstream from Little Orange Creek.

Records available.- Four miscellaneous discharge measurements in 1930, 193?, and 1938- 

Novemoer 1941 to September 1947 (discharge measurements only)

Extremes.- 1941-47; Maximum discharge measured, 1,490 second-feet Nov. 16, 1941- minimum 

measured, 4.53 second-feet May 28, 1945.

Remarks.- Measurements are made about once monthly at bridge on State Highway 318. 

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year 

October 1946 to September 1947

Oct.

Dec.

Jan.

3

6

 i

735

754 

408

241

Jan.

Feb. 

Mar.

May

28

25 

27

6

164

155 

286

Z08

June

July

Aug.

3

3

27

141

190

169

South Pork Black freek near Penny Farms, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°59', long. 8]>51', in sec. 13, T. 6 S R 24 E 

at oridge on State Highway 16, half a mile downstream from Greene Creek, Si'miles west' 

of Penney Farms and 10 miles west of Green Cove Springs. Datum of gage is 9.82 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 160 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,390 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height 22 60 

i,Uom ;n US' ?8 second -feet May 18-20; minimum gage height, 1.23 feet May 19, 20. 

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 13,900 second-feet Oct. 19, 1944 (gage height, 26 33 

=!S ',, fr°ra floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; minimum, 15 

second-feet Nov. 8-10, 13, 14, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.83 foot June 10, 11, 1945

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19.17

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

147

130

117

106

99

101

222

585

921

534

306

222

183

151

130

116

107

101

94

89

86

80

79

77

76

75

80

121

117

91

83

Nov.

78

169

202

130

106

95

90

130

130

103

94

89

86

82

76

72

70

72

79

78

77

74

73

67

74

71

68

67

67

68

Month

Dec.

70

68

64

62

61

60

58

58

58

59

58

58

57

57

56

54

54

54

55

55

61

69

62

60

58

56

55

55

54

55

56

Jan.

55

56

55

54

54

54

52

53

68

64

60

60

58

56

56

54

53

52

51

51

59

53

51

50

52

68

62

56

53

52

188

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......... ..................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

346

296

164

110

102

89

82

79

70

66

64

62

80

286

346

217

151

121

100

90

111

94

79

72

68

64

62

95

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,426

2,737

1,817

73,405

1,860

3,566

9,477

4,161

2,397

2,517

7,061

4,820

19,112

64,951

Mar.

474

784

648

346

232

178

147

138

130

112

100

90

83

138

276

616

484

286

464

1,120

795

405

266

202

164

134

113

100

90

105

257

Apr.

217

306

595

276

207

164

134

116

102

99

109

160

169

160

134

125

147

134

108

90

82

97

106

98

85

83

75

66

60

57

-

Maximum

921

Z02

70

1,250

188

346

1,120

3=15

326

326

1,030

346

8,000

8,000

May

55

56

62

56

52

49

49

47

45

44

46

47

44

43

41

40

39

38

38

39

41

42

53

67

102

197

247

138

326

160

94

Minimum

75

67

54

38

EO

62

83

57

38

44

58

54

47

38

June

72

65

59

54

51

50

47

46

44

44

45

48

48

90

81

60

52

48

46

44

53

326

242

121

77

109

151

156

110

78

~

Mean

175

91.2

58.6

201

60.0

127

306

139

77.3

83.9

228

155

637

178

July

147

454

900

1,030

504

257

174

130

105

91

86

138

296

212

178

138

156

138

97

86

80

101

80

66

58

59

125

252

252

296

375

Aug.

232

138

94

72

62

56

54

116

114

85

306

276

138

125

178

174

164

125

107

217

183

227

346

237

326

197

134

97

98

76

Per square m'le

1.09

.570

.366

1.25

.375

.794

1.91

.869

.483

.524

1.42

.969

3.98

1.11

66

Sept.

60

56

56

52

48

47

50

76

143

65

60

107

86

70

62

61

66

405

606

395

232

156

3,100

8,000

2,630

1,030

534

336

286

237

Runoff in 

inches

1.Z6

.64

.42

17.07

.43

.83

2.20

.97

.56

.59

1.64

1.12

4.44

15.10
282 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

North Pork Black Creek near Middleburg, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°06'50", long. 81°54'35", in sec. 33, T. 4 S., R. 24 E.. 

a tnird of a mile upstream from Big Branch, 4 miles northwest of Middleb'irg, and 6f 

miles upstream from confluence with South Fork. Datura of gage is 0.62 foot above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 170 square miles.

Keeoras available.- November 1931 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1932-47), 160 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,560 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage^height, 22.J4 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 6,700 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 12 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 0.68 foot).

1931-47: Maximum discharge, 10,400 second-feet Oct. 19, 1944 (gage height, 23.76 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 3.6 second-feet June 8, 1935 (gage height, 0.26 foot).

Maximum stage known, 25.3 feet in June 1919, from information by old resident (discharge, 15,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 5,000 seconi-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 6 to Jan. 14, Mar. 25 to May 24)

Oct. 1-9 Oct. 1O to Dec. 25 Dec. 26 to Sept. 3O

1.9 88 14.5 1,850 1.2 27 4.O 263 O.7 11 4.3 333 

2.6 146 15.3 2,290 1.4 36 5.2 361 .8 14 6.3 478 

3.4 219 15.9 2,720 1.8 62 6.2 469 .9 19 13.4 1,510 

5.2 361 2.8 151 1.0 25 14.5 1,850 

6.2 469 Note.- Same as follow- 1.5 61 15.3 2,350 

13.4 1,510 Ing table above 6.6 feet. 2.5 152 20.6 7,810

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

185 

137 

112 

92 

88

128 

185 

696 

2,720 

1,630

867 

419 

278 

221 

161

132 

110 

83 

62 

55

49 

46 

49 

48 

46

41 

42 

46 

66 

58 

52

Nov.

49 

70 

132 

142 

123

105 

92 

83 

96 

87

70 

74 

66 

58 

49

45 

43 

45 

46 

45

48 

47 

45 

41 

41

38 

36 

36 

36 

37

Dec.

36 

38 

40 

35 

31

29 

29 

29 

3O 

30

29 

29 

29 

29

28

27 

27 

27 

27 

28

31 

49 

44 

39 

38

35 

31 

31 

31 

30 

33

Jan.

33 

36 

33 

35 

33

33 

32 

33 

46 

46

45 

45 

45 

43 

43

41 

40 

38 

38 

37

41 

40 

38 

38 

39

42 

42 

41 

38 

36 

245

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Align 

Sept

Vs

mber ..........................

lendar year 1946 ............

nry . . .

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

782 

1,610 

1,300 

739 

383

256 

192

172 

142 

123

105 

100 

142 

409 

710

725 

439 

297 

192 

162

245 

234 

196 

142 

123

105 

8T 

142

Secondfoot-days

8,904 

1,925 

999

84,688

1,415 

10,254 

15,486 

5,038 

4,695 

2,911 

4,305 

2,486 

22,580

81,498

Mar.

611 

1,330 

1,290 

725 

371

245 

182 

202 

266 

213

182 

142 

123 

202 

390

867 

1,150 

725 

739 

1,470

1,470 

838 

458 

297 

202

162 

123 

105 

96 

87 

223

Apr.

223 

223 

4O3 

383 

297

223 

142 

114 

100 

82

82 

78 

74 

96 

333

383 

409 

364 

245 

152

114 

82 

69 

74 

65

57 

50 

45 

40 

36

Maximum

2,720 

142 

49

2,720

245 

1,610 

1,470 

409 

838 

364 

824 

172 

7,810

7,810

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

May

33 

35 

105 

61 

45

36 

29 

26 

23

21

22 

20 

18 

18 

16

14 

13 

13 

13 

12

50 

61 

65 

50 

554

668 

439 

439 

568 

838 

390

Minimum

41 

36 

27

22

32 

87 

87 

36 

12 

21 

38 

20 

15

12

June

213 

123 

82 

57 

44

37 

32 

28 

26 

23

22 

23 

27 

53 

57

53 

40 

31 

25 

21

28 

182 

142 

105 

65

162 

245 

356 

364 

245

Mean

287 

64.2 

32.2

232

45.6 

366 

500 

168 

151 

97.0 

155 

80.2 

753

223

July Aug.

162 162 

672 162 

824 105 

478 65 

316 38

182 28 

105 21 

65 20 

50 30 

45 96

43 92 

46 61 

57 53 

65 42 

87 74

65 69 

78 78 

162 69 

142 65 

123 69

152 87 

123 132 

87 152 

61 114 

5O HO

38 172 

78 74 

96 65 

87 78 

114 57 

152 46

Per sq'iare 

mile

1.69 

.378 

.189

1.36

.268 

2.15 

2.94 

.988 

.888 

.570 

.912 

.472 

4.43

1.32

Sept.

40 

29 

23 

18

16

15 

19 

46 

31 

a46

61 

172 

152 

100 

57

42 

53 

277 

371 

396

245 

142 

1,870 

7,810 

5,640

2,300 

1,200 

668 

416 

325

Runoff in 

inches

1.95 

.42 

.22

18.52

.31 

2.24 

3.39 

1.10 

1.03 

.64 

1.05 

.54 

4.94

17.83
MOULTRIE CREEK BASIN 283

Moultrie Creek near St. Augustine, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wooden control, lat. 29°49i40", long. 81°21'00" , in 

sec. il, T. 8 S., R. 29 E., at bridge.on Kings Road, two-fifths of a mile upstream from 

Fort Peyton Branch and 5 miles southwest of St. Augustine.

Drainage area.- 22 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 450 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 6.95 feet); 

minimum, 0.9 second-foot June 10.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 1,370 second-feet Oct. 21, 1941 (gage taight, 9.31 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot May 18, 22, 26, 30, June 1, 2, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19'7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

62

52

45

37

35

199

285

391

252

162

109

83

72

64

58

51

44

38

34

30

27

24

21

18

16

14

13

13

15

15

14

Nov.

12

12

13

12

11

11

56

310

170

108

82

73

68

61

55

63

96

66

61

56

54

50

45

40

37

35

32

29

27

25

-

Dec.

24

22

18

16

14

12

11

11

9.8

9.4

8.7

8.1

7.8

7.5

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

Jan.

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.8

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 .......... r.

Feb.

5.8

7.2

6.3

6.6

6.9

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.4

3.9

9.3

8.4

42

67

59

45

36

30

26

25

22

17

15

12

11

9.8

15

-

_

-

Second 

foot-days

2,291

1,770

268.8

11,856.7

96.5

512.6

1,802

1,564.8

550.9

1,298.8

935 5

973

1,734.2

13,798.1

Mar.

58

f!50

f86

f70

62

53

44

39

35

30

27

24

21

27

43

84

73

62

87

180

115

82

68

59

48

39

33

28

25

23

27

Apr.

26

25

24

21

19

17

15

14

13

11

9.8

32

159

210

134

130

115

90

74

65

58

49

45

42

37

34

30

26

21

19

-

Maximum

391

310

24

482

4.2

67

180

210

75

178

77

330

391

May

23

34

74

73

60

43

35

29

24

19

16

14

12

10

8.8

6.7

5.8

5.2

4.4

3.9

3.0

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.0

2.5

4.4

4.4

8.3

10

6.7

Minimum

13

11

3.9

.4

2.3

21*3 9

9.8

2.0

1.0

10'

5.7

1.0

June

5.2

4.1

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.4

1.1

1.0

10

8.3

16

54

64

54

37

30

36

32

37

79

f!78

f!52

120

100

78

68

62

57

-

Mean

73. 9

59.0

8.67

32.5

3.11

18 . 3

58 1

52 2

17 .8

43 . 3

3ol2

31.4

57.8

37.8

July

61

80

87

84

69

58

45

36

32

30

29

25

21

18

16

14

14

14

12

10

20

23

14

11

9.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.5

16

54

Aug.

61

38

29

23

17

14

16

21

33

77

63

52

48

64

65

54

42

34

30

30

26

21

17

14

13

12

13

13

12

11

10

Per square 

nrle

3.36

2.68

.394

1.48

.141

.832

2.64

2.37

.809

1.97

1.37

1.43

2.63

1.72

Sept.

9.0

7.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.7

6.4

9.0

9.7

11

13

16

17

15

14

18

45

56

55

45

37

283

330

232

155

103

81

71

64

-

Runoff in 

inches

3.87

2.99

.45

20.04

.16

. 87

3.05

2.65

.93

2.20

1.58

1.64

2.93

23.32

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
284 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Lake Okeechobee, Fla.

Location.- Seven staff gages at various locations on rim of lake. Center of lake, lat. 

ae°5Y', long. 80°50 I , in southern Florida. Prior to July 1, 1947, gages at same site 

and 1.44 feet lower datum. Datum of gages is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Reoords available.- October 1931 to September 1947 in reports of Geological Survey. 1915 

RTiyiU in reports or files of Everglades Drainage District.

Extremes.- Maximum weighted gage height, observed during year, 17.90 feet S<3pt. 30; minimum weighted gage height observed, 14.25 feet, present datum, May 22, 23, 25.

1931-47: Maximum gage height observed, 20.1 feet, present datum, Sept. 4, 1933; 

minimum observed, 10.3 reet, present datum, May 17, 1932.

Remarks.- Stage of lake regulated by gates at several lake outlets. Total usable capacity 

or lake, 1,320,000 acre-feet. Gages read once daily.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14.99

14.98

14.96

14.87

14.87

14.84

14.77

14.85

14.85

14.85

14.82

14.82

14.89

14.88

14.87

14.82

14.81

14.79

14.76

14.74

14.75

14.74

14.75

14.76

14.71

14.71

14.72

14.72

14.74

14.71

14.66

Nov.

14.65

14.97

14.94

14.99

15.00

14.97

14.98

15.01

15.01

15.00

14.99

15.00

15.05

15.05

15.01

14.96

14.98

14.97

14.98

14.95

14.93

14.98

14.98

14.97

14.96

14.95

14.96

14.97

14.96

14.96

-

Dec.

14.97

14.99

14.99

15.07

15.04

14.98

14.94

14.94

14.94

14.91

14.94

14.89

14.91

15.00

15.05

15.02

15.03

15.02

15.07

15.01

15.02

15.04

15.03

14.99

15.03

14.97

14.97

14.96

14.97

14.96

14.97

Jan.

14.98

14.99

14.97

14.93

14i97

14.97

14.96

14.95

15.03

14.97

14.90

14.90

14.90

14.92

14.92

14.93

14.90

14.90

14.87

14.86

14. BZ

14.97

14.87

14.82

14.82

14.78

14.83

14.82

14.92

14.79

14.81

Feb.

14.85

14.90

14.84

14.81

15.12

14.77

14.72

14.78

14.79

14.77

14.73

14.72

14.72

14.89

14.86

14.80

14.82

14.80

14.79

14.71

14.84

14.88

14.77

14.79

14.77

14.76

14.75

14.72

_

-

-

Mar.

14.73

15.08

15.08

15.07

15.06

15.06

13.09

15.09

15.12

15.13

15.07

15.12

15.12

15.13

15.15

15.22

15.24

15.24

14.89

15.52

15.51

15.50

15.45

15.42

15.43

15.49

15.39

15.39

15.29

15.29

15.25

Apr.

15.24

15.19

15.17

15.15

15.12

15.11

15.10

15.07

15.05

15.03

14.99

14.92

14.96

15.00

14.96

14.97

14.98

14.97

14.94

14.91

14.88

14.90

14.87

14.86

14.85

14.83

14.80

14.79

14.74

14.72

-

Hay

14.70

14.66

14.67

14.62

14.60

14.56

14.52

14.49

14.54

14.60

14.62

14.54

14.49

14.48

14.46

14.43

14.43

14.40

14.36

14.32

14.28

14.25

14.25

14.30

14.25

14.26

14.27

14.26

14.34

14.39

14.44

June

14.46

14.45

14.44

14.43

14.46

14.45

14.44

14.40

14.40

14.40

14.45

14.42

14.46

14.47

14.63

14.78

14.80

14.83

14.89

14.89

14.96

15.00

15.06

15.05

15.06

15.11

15.15

15.17

15.18

15.18

-

July

15.20

15.14

15.18

15.24

15.27

15.25

15.2*

15.22

15.25

15.25

15.23

15. 2^

15. 2T

15.3*

15.39

15.43

15.45

15.47

15.5?

15.5^

15.63

15.59

15.63

15. 61

15.71

15. 61

15.6^

15.7")

15. 71

15.73

15.6^

Aug.

15.68

15.68

15.66

15.67

15.68

15.69

15.68

15.70

15.74

15.75

15.72

15.72

15.72

15.77

15.74

15.73

15.92

15.80

15.81

15.81

15.31

15.84

15.87

15.82

15.83

15.85

15.84

15.84

15.82

15.94

15.86

Sept.

15.82

15.86

15.82

15.80

15.72

15.76

15.76

15.76

15.74

15.70

15.69

15.69

15.69

15.70

15.70

15.73

16.17

16.22

16.29

16.51

16.67

16.90

17.08

17.19

17.37

17 . 4'1

17.66

17.73

17.94

17.90

-

Mote.- Figures in above table are weighted means of readings from 7 gages.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 285

Fisheating Creek at Palmdale, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 26°56i, long. 81°19i, in sec. 3, T. 41 S., R. 30 E., at bridge 

on state Highway 25, 1 mile south of Palmdale. Datum of gage is 27.19 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 305 square miles.

Records available.- April 1931 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 245 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 16,400 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage 

neignt, 11.06 feet); minimum observed, 0.5 second-foot Feb. 3, 6.

1931-47: Maximum discharge observed, that of Sept. 19, 1947; no flow during periods 

in nearly every year.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record and those for 

periods of doubtful gage-height record; which are poor. Gage read once daily. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

434

374

344

314

284

254

225

196

168

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

120

112

112

88

80

76

69

65

60

62

60

52

52

46

Nov.

44

78

101

94

86

83

83

83

80

76

73

73

62

54

48

42

38

37

29

26

26

24

22

19

17

15

13

12

12

12

-

Month

Dec.

13

16

23

20

16

14

12

11

11

9.0

8.3

7.5

7.1

9.2

9.6

8.8

7.5

7.5

a7.3

7.1

6.4

6.0

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.5

4.0

3.5

4.5

5.2

4.2

Jan.

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.2

5.2

4.9

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.9

.9

.7

.8

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

0.9

.7

.5

.7

.6

.5

.9

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

1.0

1.5

2.8

3.8

3.5

2.0

1.8

1.1

7

3.5

6.0

4.9

3.5

3.2

2.0

1.8

1.3

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

4,679

1,462

278.5

33,578.4

72.7

52.9

19,454.2

4,336

1,441.4

27,824.5

32,140

34,482

97,599

223,822.2

Mar.

1.2

262

424

633

858

668

568

476

445

323

263

205

205

178

205

205

205

205

263

568

1,710

2,270

2,150

1,920

1,040

668

633

568

506

445

384

Apr.

323

293

263

263

234

234

205

205

205

178

151

116

205

116

110

205

134

103

95

86

84

95

86

74

54

48

41

39

37

54

-

Maximum

434

101

23

946

5.2

6.0

2,270

323

116

4,500

1,610

1,720

14,500

14,500

May

69

52

52

66

72

84

103

103

110

116

92

84

69

54

45

37

29

24

18

16

12

12

11

9.6

6.0

4.9

7.9

19

26

22

16

Minimum

46

12

3.5

0

.7

.5

1.2

37

4.9

3*8

591

729

658

.5

June

12

9.4

6.7

14

9.4

6.4

5.2

3.8

4.2

6.4

12

15

62

89

95

110

116

568

3,320

4,500

3,380

3,860

2,200

1,720

1,610

1,410

1,240

1,170

1,100

1,170

-

Mean

151

48.7

8.98

92,0

2.35

1.89

628

144

46.5

927

1,037

1,112

3,253

613

July

1,170

1,240

1,610

1,510

1,610

al,510

1,410

1,100

986

891

986

1,100

1,410

1,240

1,100

1,100

848

848

848

a771

694

658

624

591

658

806

a953

1,100

986

891

891

Aug.

938

938

a872

806

729

729

806

891

891

a848

806

848

806

986

938

1,040

al,140

1,240

1,610

1,720

1,720

1,410

1,320

al,520

1,720

1,610

1,320

1,100

1,040

1,100

al,040

Per aiuare 

mile

Oi495

.160

.029

.302

.0077

.0061

2.06

.472

.152

3 04

3.40

3.65

10.7

2.01

Sept.

986

1,040

1,040

1,100

986

986

a986

986

891

986

891

891

806

a806

806

694

658

4,800

14,500

13,300

8,970

a8,280

37,590

6,580

5,260

d4,260

3,320

2,190

1,410

1,600

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.57

.18

.03

4.10

.009

.006

2.37

.53

.18

3.39

3.92

4.20

11.90

27.28

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records anc? records for stations on nearby streams.
286 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVEROLADES 

Indian Prairie Canal near Okeechobee, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°04 I , long. 80°59', in sec. 24 T. 39 S., R. 33 

E., at bridge on State Highway 78, 2 miles upstream from shore of Laks Okeechobee corresponding to lake elevation of 12.5 feet above mean sea level, and IS miles southwest 

of town of Okeechobee. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, unadjusted (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Records available.- June 1939 to September 1947. 

mixes upstream.

April 1931 to February 1933 at site 3

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,610 second-feet Sept. 18 (gags height, 18.57 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet; no flow Dec. 7-9, 23-27, 

Jan. 10 to Feb. 12, May 16-27.

1931-33, 1939-47: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 18, 

21.00 feet Sept. 15, 16, 1932, site and datum then in use; 

periods in some years.

Remarks.- Records poor.

1947; maximum gage height, 

no flow during several

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

39

36

28

24

21

17

41

99

77

68

62

58

56

51

51

51

49

47

43

43

43

41

39

39

39

38

36

34

36

34

32

Nov.

39

66

82

84

79

71

68

64

58

56

55

49

45

39

38

36

36

34

32

30

30

30

28

24

23

23

24

23

19

19

-

Dec.

19

15

10

10

4.0

l.O

O

O

0

1.0

2.0

2.0

4.0

14

10

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

9.0

4.0

O

O

0

O

0

1.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Jan.

4.O

6.O

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

1.0

2.0

2.0

O

0

O

0

O

O

O

O

O

O

0

O

O

O

O

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

Feb.

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

1.2

7.8

3.0

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.7

15

20

2O

21

15

13

10

7.8

_

_

-

Month

October. .............................. ....

November . ......"............................

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 .................

January

February ...................................

March ......................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July...... .................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

21

378

544

454

349

243

178

149

124

102

86

78

8O

90

10O

113

113

102

144

641

73O

651

577

512

446

362

285

228

190

169

144

Apr.

126

122

122

147

141

126

1O6

100

92

82

82

S3

117

126

117

117

117

122

122

120

113

110

102

92

82

69

6O

50

44

42

-

Secondfoot-days

1,372

1,304

149.0

17,193.5

33.0

143.1

8,383

3,056

274.1

10,347

22,307

27,048

35,840

110,256.2

May

39

31

29

21

17

13

7.8

4.2

6.6

6.6

9.0

5.4

3.0

2.1

1.2

0

O

O

0

0

O

O

0

O

0

O

O

1.2

23

26

28

Maximum

99

84

19

303

6.0

21

730

147

39

915

1,500

1,50O

June

69

86

65

48

35

26

20

17

15

13

18

21

28

126

, 61O

Minimum

17

19

O

0

0

0

21

42

O

13

626

703

0

July

670

677

73T

913

86?

75<!

677

651

633

62 >

641

641

64S

677

651

677

641

730

915

SB*

8O9

730

677

703

730

7O3

677

677

756

782

756

Aug.

730

7O3

7O3

703

703

756

 91O

Mean

44.3

43.5

4.81

47.1

1.O6

5.11

27O

102

8.84

245

720

873

1,195

3?2

Sept.

> 1,14O

1,160

1,180

1,180

1,18O

1,230

1,360

1,500

1,360

1,290

1,230

1,230

1,320

1,230

1,180

1,130

1,180

1,160

1,130

1,070

Runoff in 

acre- feet

2,720

2,590

296

34,100

65

284

16; 630

6,O61

544

2O.520

44,250

53,5

71,090

218,700

Mote.- Ho gage-height record June 15 to July 1, Aug. 7 to Sept. 11j discharge computed on basis of 

recorded range In stage, engineer's notes, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Kissimmee River below Lake Kissimmee, Fla.

287

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°46', long. 81"11', in sec. 24, T. 31 S., R. 31 

E., 3 miles downstream from Lake Kissimmee and Vero Bridge on State Highway 60. Auxiliary staff gage.at highway bridge. Datum of gage is 1.52 feet below mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,850 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 1,073 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,010 second-feet Sept. 29, 3"); maximum gage 

height, 57.67 feet Sept. 29; minimum discharge, 581 second-feet May 34-26; minimum 

gage height, 50.86 feet Feb. 12.

1933-47: Maximum discharge observed, 7,150 second-feet June 24, 1934; maximum gage 

height, that of Sept. 29, 1947; no flow Sept. 3, 4, 1935, caused by hurricane blowing 

upstream; minimum gage height observed, 46.10 feet Sept. 4, 1935.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In

feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 25 to May 27, Sept. 17-3C)

Oct. 9 to May 27 May 28 to Sept. 30

52.9 1,490 50.4 581 52.9 1.29O

133.2 1,790 51.3 758 53.2 1,530

52.3 1,020 53.4 1,810

51.9 607 54.4

52.3 717 55. 0

53.0 986 55.7

53.7 1,350 56.9

1,860

2,490

3,520

6,010

Discharge, In second feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1 Oct.

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,530

1,610

1,660

1,690

1,700

1,750

.1,760

1,78O

1,720

1,660

1,610

1,580

1,570

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,530

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1, '=:->o

1,430

1,430

Nov.

1,430

1,430

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,350

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,320

1,290

1,260

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,240

1,220

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,160

1,140

1,140

f 1,140

f 1,140

f 1,100

f 1,100

-

Dec.

f 1,100

f 1,160

1,100

1,140

l.T.tO

1,100

1,OCO

1,060

1,060

1,020

1,020

990

1,020

1,020

1,020

990

990

990

990

990

990

f990

f960

f960

960

932

932

932

906

9O6

906

Jan.

881

881

881

881

881

881

881

856

881

856

856

831

831

831

831

831

831

807

807

782

831

856

831

782

782

782

782

758

758

735

735

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

735

758

735

735

782

712

69O

712

712

69O

67O

670

690

782

782

758

735

735

735

735

758

782

735

758

758

735

735

712

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

49,910

37,710

31,334

371,336

25,630

20,526

25,860

27,632

22,217

31,100

69,690

107,550

131,790

580,949

Mar.

712

807

807

782

782

V ' 2

758

782

782

782

782

782

758

782

782

831

831

831

831

881

906

9O6

906

881

932

932

906

906

906

906

906

Apr.

906

906

906

906

881

881

381

381

381

881

856

£

381

)81

906

932

932

<

c<

932

60

)6O

932

960

c

<

c

990

990

60

960

960

c

*

I

S

Maximum

1,780

1,430

1,160

1,780

881

782

932

990

906

1,700

2,960

3,910

6,010

6,010

60

32

32

06

-

May

906

881

881

881

856

856

831

807

807

807

782

758

735

735

712

690

690

670

651

633

615

615

615

598

581

598

598

607

607

6O7

607

Minimum

1,430

1,100

906

546

735

670

712

856

581

607

1,700

2,890

3,710

581

June

630

63O

630

630

630

630

630

630

607

6O7

630

630

f630

f717

f841

f942

f986

f 1,160

fl,230

f 1,320

f 1,380

f 1,440

f 1,550

f 1,550

f 1,580

f 1,620

f 1,620

1,660

1,660

1,700

-

Mean

1,610

1,257

1,011

1,017

827

733

834

921

717

1,037

2,248

3,469

4,393

1,592

July

1,700

1,74O

1,780

1,820

1,820

1,780

1,780

1,860

f 1,860

f 1,900

f 1,950

f2,050

f2,100

f2,150

f2,200

f2,200

f2,260

f2,260

f2,320

f2,430

f2,560

f2,560

f2,560

f2,560

f2,560

f2,620

f2,680

f2,820

f2,890

f2,960

f2,960

Aug.

2,960

2,£

2,£

2,£

90

90

60

2,960

2,960

2,£

3,C

f3,]

60

)40

90

f3,520

f3,520

f3,6

f3,6

f3,£

20

20

20

f3,620

f3,620

f3,6

f3,6

f3,6

20

20

20

f3,620

f3,620

f3,-?

f3,7

f3,7

10

10

10

f3,710

f3,710

f3,7

f3,7

f3,8

f3,8

10

10

10

10

f3,910

P>T. square 

mile

0.870

.679

.546

.550

.447

.396

.451

.498

.388

.561

1.22

1.88

2.37

.861

Sept.

f3,810

f3,810

f3,810

f3,810

f3,810

3,810

3,810

3,010

3,710

3,710

3,710

3,710

3,710

3,710

f3,710

f3,810

f4,020

f4,330

f4,960

f5,060

5,280

5,170

4,640

5,060

5,170

5,060

5,380

5,590

5,800

6,010

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.00

.76

.63

7.46

.5?

.41

.52

.56

.45

.63

1.40

2.16

2.65

11.69

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
288 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Kissimmee River near Okeechobee, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 27°14', long. 80°59', in sec. 24, T. 37 S., R. 33 E., at 

oridge on State Highway 70, 10 miles west of Okeechobee. Datum of gage is 1.33 feet 

below mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,260 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 1.80& second-feet.

Extremes - Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 second-feet Sept. 21-27; maximum gage 

neignt, 28.42 feet Sept. 25; minimum discharge, 1,020 second-feet Feb. 11, 12, 19, 20; 

minimum gage height, 21.30 feet Feb. 20.

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 15,600 second-feet Sept. 9, 1933 (gage height, 29.33 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 231 second-feet May 18, 

1932; minimum gage height observed, 17.78 feet June 18, 1935.

Flood of August 1928, resulting from hurricane, reached a peak stage of 30.3 feet 

(discharge, 20,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

21.3 1,020 26.0

23.5 1,750 26.6

24.3 2,250 27.2

25.0 3,030 28.4

4,600

5,920

8,120

13,000

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,440

2,440

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,250

2,340

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,250

2,170

2,170

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,040

2,040

1,980

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,800

Nov.

1,800

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

-

Dec.

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,600

1,600

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,400

1,400

Jan.

1,400

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,110

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April. ....................... ...

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,110

1,110

1,150

1,150

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,020

1,050

1,080

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,020

1,050

1,110

1,150

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

_

-

Secondfoot-days

67,220

53,350

47,150

575,920

39 330

30 ,*450

49 250

49*680

40,340

83,170

161,900

173,700

269,250

1,064,790

Mar.

1,150

1,530

1,530

1,500

1,470

1,470

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,440

1,440

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,570

1,710

1,860

1,860

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,750

1,710

1,710

1,670

Apr.

1,630

1,6

1,6

1,6

30

70

70

1,670

1,670

1,5 r,6

1,6

30

30

30

1,600

1,600

1,6

1,6

1,6

00

30

70

1,710

1,710

1.7

1,7

1,8

50

50

00

1,750

1,750

1,7

1,7

1,7

10

10

10

1,670

1,630

1,5

1,5

1,5

1,5

Maximum

2,440

1,920

1,630

3,170

1,400

1 150

l',860

1,800

1,470

5,420

5,920

6, 220

13,000

13,000

70

30

00

00

May

1,470

1,440

1,400

1,400

1,370

1,370

1,340

1,310

1,310

1,340

1,340

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,240

1,240

1,280

1,280

1,340

Minimum

1,800

1,630

1,400

674

1,110

1,020

1,150

1,500

1,210

1,280

4,420

4,990

5,920

1,020

June

1,400

1,400

1,370

1,370

1,340

1,340

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,310

1,310

1,340

1,470

1,600

2,170

3,300

3,760

3,920

4,080

4,080

3,920

3,920

4,080

4,250

4,420

4,990

5,200

5,200

5,420

-

Mean

2,168

1,778

1,521

1,578

"if 269

1,088

1,589

1,656

1,301

2,772

5,223

5,603

8,975

2,917

July

5,420

5,420

5,420

5,420

5,420

5,200

4,990

4,990

4,990

4,790

4,790

4,600

4,420

4,420

4,600

4,600

4,790

5,200

5,420

5,420

5,420

5,420

5,420

5,420

5,420

5,660

5,920

5,920

5,660

5,660

5,660

Aug.

5,660

5,4

5,4

r-, 2

20

20

0 '

5,200

5,200

5,2

4,9

4,9

00

90

90

5,200

5,420

5,4

5,3

5,9

20

GO

20

5,920

5,660

5,6

5,4

5,4

60

20

20

5,420

5,420

5,6

5,6

5,9

60

60

20

6,220

6,220

6,2

5,9

5,9

5,9

20

20

20

20

6,220

Per sqnare 

mil-)

0.665

.545

.467

.484

.389

.334

.437

.508

.399

. 850

1.60

1.72

2.75

.895

Sept.

6,220

6,560

6,560

6,560

6,930

6,930

7,320

6,930

6,930

6,560

u,i,30

6,560

6,220

5,920

5,920

5,920

6,220

8,930

10,500

12,200

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

12,600

12,600

12,200

11,400

Runoff in 

inches

0.77

.61

.54

6.57

.45

.35

'.57

.46

.95

1.85

1. 98

3.07

12.16
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 289

Mary Jane-Hart Canal near Narcoossee, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°23', long. SI 0 !! 1 , In sec. 23, T. 24 S., R. 31 E., at road 

Driage, 4.4 miles by road from State Highway 15 and 8.4 miles northeast of Narcoossee. 

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1947 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes.- ib)4H-4Y: Maximum discharge measured, 389 second-feet Aug. 8, 1917; no flow 

 May H4, 1945. 

Remarks.- Measurements are made about once monthly.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Feb. 13......

Discharge

60.0

36.9

Date

Apr 23

Hay 29 ......

Discharge

86.5

104

52.1

Date

Sent . 13 ......

Discharge

389

293

Hart-East Tohopekaliga Canal near Narcoossee, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°20', long. 81°13', In sec. 4, T. 25 S., R. 31 E., at

Driage on State Highway 15 and 3 miles north of Narcoossee. 

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1947 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes.- ia4t!-4v; Maximum discharge measured, 934 second-feet Sept. 19, 1945; maximum 

 reverse flow measured, 0.25 second-foot Feb. 26, 1946 (affected by wind). 

Remarks.- Measurements are made about once monthly at bridge on State Highway 15.

Discharge measurements, In aeoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date Discharge

35 2

Date

Apr 23

Discharge

152

Date Discharge

East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal near St. Cloud, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°16', long. 81 0 18', in sec. 34, T. 25 S., R. 30 E., at 

nignway bridge 300 feet below outlet of East Tohopekaliga Lake and if miles northwest 

of St. Cloud.

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1947 (discharge measurements, only).

Extremes.- ib)4a-4'/: Maximum discharge measured, 1,140 second-feet Sep't. 19, 1945; minimum 

measured, 0.56 second-foot June 22, 1943.

Remarks.- Measurements are made about once monthly.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, water year 

October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Oct. 30

Dec. 6

Jan. 6

Feb. 10

Mar. 19

Discharge

332

210

139

87.3

112

Date

Apr. 22.

May 26.

July 1.

Aug. 4.

Sep_t. 9.

Discharge

184

157

429

739

598

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near St. Cloud, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°08', long. 81°20', in sec. 18, T. 27 S., R. 30 E., at outlet

 ot Lake Tohopekaliga, 8| miles southwest of St. Cloud.

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1947 (discharge measurements only).

ExtremesT- 1942-47: Maximum discharge measured, 2,290 second-feet Sept. 22, 1945; minimum

measured, 5.27 second-feet June 23, 1943. 

Remarks.- Measurements are made about once monthly a quarter of a mile belo-* Lake TohopekaDlscharge measurements, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Nov. 5...... 

Dec. 3...... 

Jan . 9 ......

Feb . 12 ......

Discharge

626 

459 

326 

208

Date

Mar. 17...... 

Apr. 24...... 

Hay 30...... 

July 4......

Discharge

260 

383 

332 

1,020

Date

Aug . 6 ......

Sept. 11...... 

19......

Discharge

1,050 

1,200 

1,630

Hatchineha-Kissimmee Canal near Lake Wales, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 27°58', long. 81°22', in sec. 12, T. 29 S., R. 29 E., at Camp 

MacK, 2 miles downstream from Hatchteha Lake and 14 miles east of Lake Wales.

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1947 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- 1M42-4Y: Maximum discharge measured, 2,400 second-feet Sept. 21, 1945; minimum 

measured, 89.8 second-feet June 8, 1944.

Remarks.- Measurements are made near Camp Mack.

Discharge, measurements. In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Oct. 30...... 

Dec. 6. ..... 

Jan. 10......

Discharge

1,020 

752 

470

Date

Feb. 13...... 

Mar. 21...... 

Apr. 25......

Discharge

410 

684 

1,060

Date

May 29...... 

July 8......

DJ acharge

634 

1,380
290 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Reedy Creek near Loughman, Fla.

Location.- WaterT stage recorder, lat. 28°16', long. 81°32', in sec. 32, T. 25 S., R. 28 

K., at bridge on U. S. Highways 17 and 92, Z\ miles northeast of Loughman and 5 miles 

downstream from Davenport Creek. Datum of gage is 64.49 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 190 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 524 second-feet Sept. 20, 21 (ga^e height, 

4.02 feet); minimum, 8.9 second-feet May 22' (gage height, 1.51 feet).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 706 second-feet Oct. 22, 23, 1944, from rating curve 

extended above 380 second-feet; maximum gage height, 4.02 feet Oct. 22, 23, 1944, 

Sept. 20, 21, 1947; minimum discharge, 2.6 second-feet June 2, 3, 1945; minimum gage 

height, 0.78 foot June 3, 1945.

Remarks. - Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, wfiich are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Sept. 18 Sept. 19-30

1.5 8.8 2.3 28 2.8 112 3.5 293

1.8 12 2.4 36 3.1 ]

1.9 14 2.5 50 3.5 2

2.1 20 2.6 68

86 3.8 413

15 4.1 570

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

198

181

163

150

143

131

136

148

143

138

138

138

T36

134

129

122

119

110

103

98

89

83

76

72

68

70

68

66

83

63

63

Nov.

64

68

70

72

74

78

81

81

81

81

78

76

74

70

68

64

61

59

57

57

' 54

52

52

50

50

50

47

46

44

43

-

Dec.

43

44

44

46

43

40

39

37

36

35

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

32

30

30

29

28

28

28

27

27

28

30

30

31

Jan.

31

30

30

f29

f28

f28

27

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .....................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July ....................... .....

August ...........................

September ...................... .

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

23

23

23

22

22

22

23

24

25

25

26

26

45

76

96

117

131

138

154

124

114

a!08

alOl

a95

a89

aSS

a76

70

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,539

1,902

1,057

31,422.6

787

1 881

3^207

2, 632

625.6

3, 361

4,644

5,019

8,646

37,300.6

Mar.

70

76

85

85

85

85

85

85

83

76

70

68

63

74

81

94

100

105

129

153

160

165

165

160

150

136

122

112

100

94

89

Apr.

]

83

78

76

72

68

64

61

54

50

46

42

57

96

10

141

160

]

]

3

65

60

48

136

124

]

Maximum

198

81

46

375

31

138

165

165

39

223

226

poc cto

518

518

05

96

85

74

68

63

55

49

46

-

May

39

35

34

31

28

26

25

23

22

22

21

20

18

17

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.4

9.2

11

12

12

1517 '

19

22

27

36

Minimum

63

43

27

6.7

22

22

63

42

9.2

30

100

103

150

9.2

June

46

49

49

52

47

40

35

33

30

30

34

42

44

94

141

173

207

223

219

204

186

173

168

155

146

143

138

134

143

183

-

Mean

114

63.4

34.1

86.1

25.4

103* 67 2

87. 7

20.2

112

150

162

288

102

July

201

226

216

195

181

168

155

141

138

129

' 119

124

136

155

160

155

148

143

141

153

160

155

153

155

148

136

124

110

100

114

105

Aug.

103

105

L12

LSI

143

148

]

]

1_

43

L43

L53

155

153

]

]

1

53

58

68

163

163

1

1

1

63

63

70

178

181

1

1

2

78

92

26

207

183

1

1

1

1

68

63

78

83

192

Per sctuare 

mile

C.600

.334

.179

.453

.134

.354

542

.462

106

!589

 789

.853

1.52

.537

Sept.

213

226

216

210

210

213

216

216

213

204

198

186

176

165

153

150

155

297

404

507

518

476

465

432

413

392

379

374

346

323

Runoff in 

inches

0.69

.37

.21

6.14

.15

.37

 63

 52

!l2

.66

.91

 Qfl 3O

1.89

7.30

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 291

Cypress Creek at Vineland, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°24' , long. 81°31', in sec. 21, T. 24 S., R. 28 

E., at bridge on State Highway 535, 1 mile west of Vineland. Datum of gage is 96.14 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Orlando Utilities Commission).

Records available.- August 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 112 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 3.51 

reet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Jan. 19, .31, May 22; minimum gage height, 1.92 feet 

May 22.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 181 second-feet Sept. 16, 1945 (gage height, 3.83 feet); 

minimum observed, 0.5 second-foot May 1., 2, 11, 1946; minimum gage height observed, 

1.66 feet May 2, 11, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 17 to Feb. 15, July 11 to Aug. 11)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31, 

July 27 to Sept. 30 ?eb - ! to July 26

2.0 1.5 2.6 13 3.2 62 1.9 1.7 2.4 9.6 

2.1 1.9 2.7 18 3.4 92 2.0 2.3 2.6 18 

2.2 2.8 2.9 32 3.5 HO 2.1 3.2 2.8 30 

2.3 4.3 3.O 4O 2.2 4.5 3.0 44 

2.5 9.3 3.1 50 2.3 6.3 3.1 53

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1S47

Da#

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

41 

39

37 

34 

33

31 

42 

57 

46 

41

37 

34 

34 

32 

31

29 

ZB 

26 

24 

22

21 

20 

19 

18 

17

19 

18 

18 

17 

16 

18

Nov.

23 

28 

27 

24 

21

19 

18 

16 

16 

14

13 

13 

12 

11

11

12 

12 

11 

10 

10

9.7 

9.3 

9.3 

8.8 

8.5

8.0 

7.7 

7.5 

7.0 

6.7

Dec.

6.7 

6.7 

6.5 

6.2 

6.2

5.7 

5.5 

5.3 

5.0 

4.8

4.5 

4.2 

4.0 

3.8 

3.7

3.4 

3.4 

3.1 

3.0 

2.8

2.7 

2.7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

Jan.

2.8 

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

2.6

2.5 

2.5 

2.4 

2.4 

2.3

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

2.0 

1.9 

1.8 

1.9

2.3 

2.3 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0

Month

Ooto 

Novs 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

Bber... ......................

lender year 1946 ............

&ry

1..... .......................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2.5 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2

a2.2 

a2.3 

h2.3 

a2.2 

a2.2

a2.1 

a2.1 

a!2 

a20 

h!7

a!4 

11 

8.9 

7.6 

7.6

8.0 

6.6 

5.9 

5.6 

5.0

4.7 

4.5

5.0

Seoondfoot-days

899 

403.5 

123.3

4,972.5

68.8 

170.9 

283.3 

410.0 

203.2 

732.7 

1,113 

1,081 

1,559

7,047.7

Mar.

5.8 

8.6 

7.3 

6.6 

a6.4

a6.1 

a5.8 

h5.6 

a5.3 

as.0

a4.6 

a4.3 

4.O 

5.9 

8.6

12 

10 

9.3 

15 

20

17 

16 

15 

14 

12

10 

9 3 

8 9 

8 3 

8 0 

8 6

Apr.

8.3 

8.0 

7.6 

7.0 

6.6

6.1 

5.9 

5.8 

5.2 

5.0

4.9 

11 

26 

23

19

17 

16 

15 

13 

13

13 

12 

10 

9.6 

14

41 

31 

22 

18 

16

Maximum

57 

28 

6.7

60

2.8 

20 

20 

41 

14 

43 

53 

49 

94

94

May

14 

13 

12 

10 

8.6

7.6 

6.3 

5.9 

5.8 

5.8

5.2 

4.9 

4.5 

4.2 

. 3.8

3.5 

3.1 

2.8 

2.5 

2.2

1.9 

2.3 

3.0 

2.7 

2.8

7.5 

14 

12 

12 

10 

9.3

Minimum

16 

6.7 

2.6

.5

1.8 

2.1 

4.0 

4.9 

1.9 

7.3 

28 

26 

32

1.8

June

8.3 

7.3 

7.3

14 

15

14 

10 

8.9 

7.6 

7.3

10 

14 

14 

38 

43

36 

31 

27 

28 

28

29 

31 

37 

36 

36

43 

42 

40 

36 

34

Mean

29.0 

13.4 

3.98

13.6

2.22 

6.10 

9.14 

13.7 

6.55 

24.4 

35.9 

34.9 

52.0

19.3

July

31 

33 

35 

36 

32

31 

29 

28 

29 

35

34 

39 

53 

47 

42

38 

39 

41 

39 

38

36 

34 

33 

31 

31

30 

31 

32 

32 

44 

50

Aug.

41 

37 

34 

31 

29

28 

26 

29 

32 

31

30 

27 

28 

35 

37

34 

34 

33 

34 

41

44 

39 

38 

38 

37

34 

33 

38 

49 

42 

a38

Sept.

a35 

a32 

a38 

a46 

aSO

48 

45 

42 

38 

37

34 

34 

36 

38 

37

36 

38 

94 

94 

75

69 

63 

79 

72 

65

60 

56 

60 

56 

52

Per square Runoff in 

mile inchss

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of recorded range In stage, 

weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams, 

h Computed from staff -gage reading.
292 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Weohyakapka-Rosalie Canal near Lake Wales, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°52', long. 81°23', in sec. 14, T. 30 S., R. 29

E77"af bridge on State Highway 60, lly miles east of Lake Wales. 

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1947 (discharge measurements only). 

.Extremes.- JL»4Z-4'/: Maximum discharge measured, 574 second-feet Sept. 26, 1947; minimum 

 measured, 17.2 second-feet May 24, 1945. 

Remarks.- Measurements are made at bridge.

Discharge measurements, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Jan. 10......

Discharge

49.9

Date Discharge

78.2

Date Discharge

574

Arbuckle Creek near De Soto City, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°27', long. 81°18", in sec. 11, T. 35 S., R. 30 

 E. , at bridge on State Highway 66, half a mile upstream from Lake IstokDoga, 2 miles

west of village of Lake Istokpoga, and 7 miles east of De Soto City. Datum of gage is

35.53 feet above mean sea level, datura of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 390 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1939 to September 1947. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,010 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage height, 8.20

reet), from rating curve extended above 2,300 second-feet; minimum, 74 second-feet

Feb. 5 (gage height, 1.97 feet).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 3,560 second-feet Sept. 17, 1945 (gage height, 8.47

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; minimum, 6.3 second-feet

June 21, 1945 (gage height, 0.84 foot). 

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

540

506

470

439

425

428

523

593

558

540

540

540

506

488

446

f425

f411

394

372

355

a343

a331

a3 19

a307

a295

a283

a271

260

251

242

242

Nov.

235

278

274

267

f262

f260

f260

251

242

242

242

235

222

215

215

215

208

201

194

194

194

187

180

180

160

180

173

168

166

168

-

Dec.

174

155

168

151

147

151

151

148

144

146

143

143

138

139

135

137

133

130

124

128

124

108

112

113

108

108

109

108

111

109

109

Jan.

109

108

103

100

99

98

99

97

94

92

97

97

97

97

97

97

94

94

97

97

92

84

89

92

92

92

92

92

94

94

94

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1945 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

92

82

86

86

80

86

92

84

82

82

82

84

86

115

136

147

147

142

140

149

159

159

163

155

149

141

132

128

-

-

-

Seccndfcot-days

12,643

6,488

4,104

65,881

2,970

3,266

11,226

8,033

5,253

26,162

29,575

36,710

51,860

198,290

Mar.

135

300

378

440

440

390

366

366

354

342

354

307

298

300

302

289

286

279

319

414

464

464

464

452

440

428

414

390

366

354

331

Apr.

319

319

331

331

319

298

284

268

250

243

233

219

229

241

268

279

268

254

252

261

266

263

261

266

266

263

254

243

239

246

-

Maximum

593

278

174

612

109

163

464

331

233

1,600

1,200

1,420

2,900

2,900

May

233

219

203

187

178

169

163

156

159

175

186

186

187

187

184

180

172

166

161

153

147

141

134

136

132

128

145

155

165

170

196

Minimum

242

166

108

30

84

80

135

219

128

239

770

990

990

80

June

239

277

307

331

342

354

342

342

331

331

331

331

342

452

a590

a820

al,080

al,420

al,500

al,550

al.550

al,600

al,600

al,550

al.500

al,450

al,400

al,350

al,300

al,250

-

Mean

408

216

132

180

95.8

117

362

268

169

872

954

1,184

1,729

543

July

1,200

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,060

1,020

95.7

95i5

95,7

920

a860

a830

a860

a960

a920

a890

a860

a830

a830

aSOO

aSOO

aSOO

a770

a770

a800

a920

a990

al.100

al,140

al.lO

al,140

Aug.

al.100

al,060

al,060

al,020

990

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,140

1,320

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,320

1,230

1,230

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,140

1,320

1,420

1,320

1,280

1,230

1,230

1,230

Per scuare 

mile

1.05

.554

.338

.462

.246

.300

.928

.687

.433

2.24

2.45

3.04

4.43

1.39

Sept.

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,100

1,280

1,320

1,320

1,280

1,230

1,230

1,180

1,100

1,060

1,020

990

1,860

2,600

2,700

2,700

2,600

2,900

2,900

2,800

2-, 600

2,360

2,160

2,000

1,910

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.21

.62

.39

6.29

.28

.31

1.07

.77

.50

2.49

2.82

3.50

4.95

18.91 _

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, and weather 

records, and records for stations on nearby streams.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Fla.

293

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 27°24', long. 81°09', in sec. 30, T. 35 S., R. 32 E., at hlghway bridge a quarter of a mile downstream from Seaboard Railway bridfe, l£ miles upstream from Kissimmee River, and 3 miles northwest of Cornwell. Datrm of gage is 29.71 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 660 square miles.

Records available.- March 1934 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 400 second-feet.

Extremes^- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,610 second-feet Sept. 24, from rating 

curve extended above 1,200 second-feet; maximum gage height observed, 9.90 feet Sept.

24. 25; minimum discharge observed, 180 second-feet Feb. 11-13; mininum gage height 

observed, 4.80 feet Feb. 11, 13.

1934-47: Maximum discharge observed, 1,640 second-feet Sept. 20, 1945, from rating 

curve extended above 900 second-feet; maximum gage height observed, that of Sept. 24,

25. 1947; minimum discharge observed, 4.2 second-feet June 17, 1945; minimum gage 

height observed, 2.33 feet June 17, 18, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 10.1 feet in September 1933.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IZ

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

350

350

333

333

333

350

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

382

366

366

366

366

366

366

366

366

366

366

366

366

366

366

382

366

366

NOV.

382

399

382

382

382

382

382

382

366

366

366

366

366

366

366

350

350

350

35O

350

350

333

333

333

333

317

317

317

317

317

-

Dec.

317

317

317

301

301

301

301

287

287

28?

287

287

287

287

287

287

287

287

287

275

275

275

275

275

263

263

263

263

263

233

263

Jan.

263

263

252

252

252

252

252

252

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

23O

23O

230

23O

230

230

230

219

219

219

219

219

219

2O9

209

209

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ..............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

209

209

199

199

199

199

189

189

189

189

180

180

ISO

191

191

191

191

204

204

218

233

233

233

233

233

233

233

218

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

11,34

10,65

8,81.

101,90

7,27

5,74

10,01

10,21

9,22

13,04

23,41

31,61

38,36

179,72

Mar.

233

298

280

28O

280

28O

298

298

298

298

298

298

298

318

342

342

318

318

369

369

369

369

342

369

369

369

348

342

342

342

342

Apr.

342

342

369

369

342

342

342

342

342

342

318

318

318

318

342

342

342

342

342

342

342

342

342

342

342

342

342

342

342

342

Maximum

5 382

2 399

5 317

5 537

5 263

J 233

3 369

J 369

3 342

3 708

3 978

I 1,110

3 1,610

3 1,610

May

342

342

318

318

318

318

298

29S

318

298

318

318

318

318

298

298

298

298

280

280

280

280

280

264

264

264

264

280

280

28O

298

Minimum

333

317

263

98

2O9

180

233

318

264

264

612

910

1,050

180

June

298

298

298

280

28O

280

261

264

264

264

264

264

264

298

369

369

398

457

518

518

549

580

644

676

709

709

7O9

676

644

644

-

Mean

36£

35E

884

27S

23E

20E

323

34]

29£

43E

75E

1,02<

1,27<

492

July

612

612

612

612

612

612

S12

61?.

644

644

644

676

676

676

 708

742

742

775

842

842

876

876

876

842

876

876

910

910

944

978

944

Aug.

944

944

944

910

944

944

944

944

978

978

1,010

1,050

1.O5O

1,050

1,050

1,010

1,010

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,080

1,080

1,110

1,110

Pe- square 

mile

0.555

.538

.430

.423

.356

.311

.489

.517

.452

> .659

> 1.14

) 1.55

) 1.94

> .745

Sept.

1,180

1,180

1,150

1,180

1,150

1,180

1,180

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,110

1,080

1,110

1,080

1,080

1,050

al,130

1,210

1,380

1,450

1,480

1,510

1,550

1,610

1,530

1,58O

1,510

1,450

1,410

1,350

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.64

.60

.50

5.75

.41

.32

.56

.58

.52

.74

1.32

1.78

2.16

10.13

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

869757 O - 50 - 20
294 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

St. Lude Canal at Lake Okeechobee, Fla. 

(Formerly published as St. Lucie Canal at lock 1,'at Lake Okeechobee, Pla'.)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 26°59', long. 80°36', in sec. 14, T. 40 S., R. 37 

 E., at Florida East Coast Railway bridge at'Lake Okeechobee. Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder, lat. 27°01', long. B0°27', in sec. 8, T. 40 S., R. 39 E., at b-idge on 

State Highway 710, lj miles southeast of Indiantown and 23.2 miles upstream from 

lock near Stuart. Distance between gages, 10.1 miles. Datum of each ga^e is 1.56 

feet below mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- April 1931 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1932-47), 1,313 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 5,780 second-feet Sept. 30; no flow on 

many days.

1931-47: Maximum daily discharge, 6,120 second-feet Oct. 25, 26, 1945; no flow on 

several days in some years.

Remarks.- Records fair above 1,000 second-feet and poor below. Discharge computed by 

using stage at auxiliary gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,610

3,110

3,140

3,170

3,170

3,170

3,220

3,810

3,710

3,680

3,600

1,840

1,530

1,600

1,620

1,550

1,570

1,570

2,020

560

280

280

280

481

481

392

392

278

476

476

476

Nov.

0

0

0

285

402

402

570

288

498

493

498

285

402

402

0

283

285

0

402

402

285

0

0

285

0

285

0

0

1,020

402

-

Dec.

285

395

681

0

0

0

490

490

490

399

399

493

402

0

402

402

493

493

402

0

' 0

402

493

402

285

285

493

285

285

402

285

Jan.

402

493

493

493

493

285

285

402

285

566

399

402

402

399

402

399

490

399

399

285

285

280

395

395

0

283

0

280

395

280

283

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ..........................

Cal.endar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......... ..................

April ............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

o

280

481

0

0

280

395

0

0

0

0

0

278

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

-

Secondfoot-days

54,542

8,174

10 , 333

232,597

11,049

1,714

58,069

111,880

45,057

53 099

145 ! 620

159 720

154!780

814,037

Mar.

0

295

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

288

0

O

406

0

0

0

0

2,730

3,590

3,770

4,260

4,320

, 160

,250

,410

,350

,220

,330

,230

,260

,200

Apr.

4,

4,

4,

3,

140

140

360

920

3,780

3,780

3,

3,

3,

780

740

740

3,690

3,690

3,

3,

3,

590

5SO

330

3,680

3,780

3,

3,

3,

750

330

S60

3,690

3,740

3,

3,

3,

360

360

330

3,630

3,630

3,

3,

3,

3,

Maximum

3,810

1,020

681

4,800

566

481

4,410

4,140

3,660

4,200

5,130

5,240

5,780

5,780

330

330

560

560

May

3,590

3,66

3,66

3,56

3

0

0

3,590

3,560

3,54

3,48

3,48

0

0

0

3,460

3,370

2,77

54

27

3

2

1

0

271

38

27

26

2

1

8

0

0

53

3

3

2

532

0

26 3

3

3

3

0

Minimum

280

0

0

0

0

0

0

3,560

0

0

3,950

5,040

3,700

0

June

0

0

0

0

382

607

469

0

469

271

271

0

0

0

0

2,170

1,770

2,110

2,530

2.970

3,990

3,960

4,070

4,200

4,120

3,340

3,720

4,110

4,170

3,400

-

Mean

1,759

272

333

637

356

61.2

1,873

3,729

1,453

1,770

4,697

5,152

5,159

2,230

July

4,430

f4,420

4,420

4,500

4,500

4,560

4,420

3,950

4,080

4,020

4,300

4,560

4,590

4,610

4,700

4,670

4,750

4,790

4,820

4,980

5,040

4,990

.35,030

5,070

5,070

5,130

5,100

Aug.

5,100

5,

5,

5,

D50

130

160

5,130

5,070

5,

5,

5,

100

.30 iso

5,130

5,100

5,

5,

5,

130

190

190

5,100

5,130

5,

5,

5,

160

130

130

5,160

5,160

5,

5,

5,

190

160

240

5,240

5,220

5,

5,

5,

5,

190

240

220

240

5,130

Per sqvare 

mile

Sept.

5,220

5,220

5,160

5,130

5,190

5,160

5,130

5,130

5,100

5,130

5,130

5,160

5,190

5,160

5,130

5,100

3,700

4,510

4,800

4,990

5,200

5,180

5,230

5,460

5,560

5,860

5,490

5,280

5,500

5,780

-

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record at upper gage; discharge interpolated.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height rec ard.

Loxahatchee Slough near Jupiter, Fla.

ninimum

Location.- Reference point, lat. 26°56', long. 80°11', in sec. 6, T. 41 S., R. 42 E., at

oridge on State Highway 710, 5.2 miles west of Jupiter.

Records available.- August 1946 to September 1947 (discharge measurements only) 

Extremes.- ib)4b-4Y: Maximum discharge measured, 707 second-feet June 24, 1947; mi

measured, 25.0 second-feet Feb. 26. 1947. 

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made at 7 bridges on State Highway 710. The combined

now at these bridges is total flow of Slough.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, August 1946 to September 1947

Aug.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

21,

10

21

13

20,

1946

1947

54.3

402

230

175

133

Peb.

Mar.

Apr.

7, 1947

26

5

12

29

41.7

25.0

614

382

206

May

June

Aug.

29, 1947

24

22

29.6

707

576
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 295

West Palm Beach Canal at Canal Point, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage above lock and dam, lat. 26°52', long. 80°38', in sec. 34, T. 41 S., 

K. 37 a.., in Canal Point, 350 feet downstream from State Highway 143 a"d 550 feet downstream from outlet from Lake Okeechobee. Auxiliary water-stage recorder below lock and 

dam. Datum of each gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 581 second-feet Oct. 28, 29; maximum gage 

height observed, 17.94 feet Sept. 28; maximum daily reverse flow, 1,28? second-feet 

July 21; minimum gage height observed, 13.08 feet Feb. 4.

1939-47: Maximum daily discharge, 610 second-feet Nov. 20, 1939; maximum gage height 

observed, that of Sept. 28, 1947; maximum daily reverse flow, 1,760 second-feet June 15, 

1942; minimum gage height observed, 10.58 feet Jan. 26, 1946.

Remarks.- Records fair. Staff gage read three times daily. Flow regulated at station by 

manipulation of stop logs in lock and dam. Gates at lake outlet open all year. Plow 

occasionally reversed after periods of considerable rainfall owing to downstream natural 

drainage and to pumping from agricultural lands in Everglades. Discharge computed using 

three daily observations of velocity.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

-56

-69

-105

55

115

146

-IS

353

79

0

338

357

338

346

340

364

437

467

443

486

486

533

563

545

508

538

526

581

581

550

573

Nov.

578

-563

-692

-654

-704

-692

-704

-548

-511

-449

-374

-181

-13

44

100

-56

87

262

280

312

324

411

391

374

392

480

523

517

547

547

-

Dec.

561

380

480

405

410

361

357

357

374

381

369

346

392

309

316

280

287

293

330

330

379

372

349

368

368

363

357

387

380

392

369

Jan.

357

352

369

381

394

399

369

406

399

381

381

406

375

344

363

369

381

381

375

387

412

392

388

382

382

387

382

382

353

364

382

Feb.

401

412

383

331

524

401

372

407

419

407

401

371

371

442

381

382

364

382

377

382

381

394

376

424

407

395

376

365

.

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November ......................... .........

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ....... ...........................

February ...................................

llaroh. .....................................

April............. .........................

Hay. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................."...............

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

353

288

25

-13

-81

-334

-303

-153

26

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0.

o

0

o

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

255

355

332

308

285

85

-74

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

37

24

36

73

91

127

109

127

100

-

Secondfoot-days

10,346

25

11,402

87,554

11,775

11,028

-192

2,270

7,234

-6, 990

-29 115

-13',765

-y , toy

-5,271

May

150

114

121

83

106

165

163

251

257

157

179

224

318

247

270

247

238

272

278

268

358

341

341

320

313

341

380

331

257

63

81

Maximum

581

578

561

581

412

524

353

355

204

-342

197

76

581

June

41

40

40

41

40

46

144

204

167

142

12

0

-12

-23

-111

-443

-515

-625

-603

-633

-670

-473

-498

-492

-498

-379

-366

-486

-511

-569

-

Minimum

-105

-704

280

-724

344

331

-334

-74

63

-670

-1,280

-1,010

-1, £-O(J

-1,280

JUl-r

-530

-342

-^18

-F33

-709

-m

-F97

-779

-666

-741

-757

-802

-760

-1,050

-1,060

-1,120

-1,140

-1,110

-1,220

-1,140

-1,?80

-1,170

-1,150

-1,120

-1,160

-1,220

-1,180

-1,180

-1.C20

-1,120

-1.C70

Aug.

-969

-1,010

-910

-794

-632

-646

-556

-475

-500

-481

-618

-564

-407

-398

-428

-323

-536

-536

-584

-502

-459

-334

-466

-396

-299

-195

0

0

197

42

14

Mean

334

.8

368

240

380

394

-6.2

75.7

233

-233

-939

-444

-310

-14.4

Sept.

14

14

14

-82

-197

-34

0

-34

14

0

0

0

76

27

14

35

0

-1,010

-926

-1,060

-1,160

-1,230

-1,130

-848

-765

-640

0

-381

0

0

7

Runoff in 

acre- feet

20,520

50

22,620

173,700

23

21 ,870

-381

4 500

14!350

-13,860

-57,750

-27,300

-18,420

-10,440

Note.- Negative figures indicate reverse flow.
296 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

West Palm Beach Canal at West Palm Beach, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above lock and dam, lat. 26°,39', long. 80°03', In sec. 16,

 T. 44 S., R. 43 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 1 on Poinsettla Avenue In West Palm 

Beach. Datum of gage Is 0.25 foot above mean sea level (Florida State Road Department 

bench mark).

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 4,740 second-feet Sept. 29; maximum gage

 height, 9.68 feet Mar. 2; minimum daily discharge, 308 second-feet May 6; minimum gage 

height, 3.67 feet Oct. 22.

1939-47: Maximum dally discharge, 5,320 second-feet Apr. 18, 1942, miximum gage 

height, 10.08 feet Apr. 18, 1942; minimum daily discharge, 124 second-fe3t May 1, 1945; 

minimum gage height, 2.72 feet May 7, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 12.95 feet, present datum, Oct. 23, 24, 1924 (discharge, 8,570 

second-feet), from records by Everglades Drainage District.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow regulated by manipulation of stop logs in dam and gates in 

lock chamber for irrigation and drainage purposes by Everglades Drainage District. 

Lock chamber not used for navigation.

Cooperation.- Stop-log record furnished by Everglades Drainage District.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2R

29

30

31

Oct.

1,870

1,710

1,560

1,480

1,440

1,460

2,000

2,19O

2,040

1,870

1,760

1,630

1,560

1,460

1,420

1,350

1,270

1,210

1,170

1,120

1,090

621

623

744

744

760

760

780

760

744

724

Nov.

1,060

2,180

2,360

2,320

2,250

2,200

2.13O

2.06O

1,980

1,950

1,900

1,870

1,840

1,770

1,710

1,640

1,600

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,490

1,450

1,380

1,340

1,340

1,300

646

552

891

1,140

-

Dec.

1,050

1,050

1.O8O

1,100

1,O50

976

9Z8

900

848

872

872

848

716

1,O30

1,260

1,230

1,230

1,190

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,080

1,030

976

928

872

848

848

688

553

Jan.

552

564

564

580

596

596

596

580

580

564

564

580

580

676

760

692

660

644

628

628

628

660

676

628

596

580

564

596

596

596

596

Feb.

580

58O

564

58O

596

58O

564

564

564

536

536

536

564

779

848

800

744

744

724

724

708

692

676

611

596

596

596

596

_

-

-

Month

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

February

March. ............................... .....

May'

July. ...

September. .................................

Wmter year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

596

1,540

2,340

2,160

2,010

1,950

1.9OO

1,840

1,770

1,710

1,640

1,520

1,490

1,450

1,410

1,670

1,920

1,870

1,800

1,870

1,870

1,800

1,740

1,710

1,670

1,640

1,560

1,520

1,450

1,380

1,340

Apr.

1,190

1,080

1,100

1,050

976

494

35Z

408

448

476

488

488

614

1,260

1,360

1,330

1,320

1,320

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,020

954

880

8Z1

587

-

Seoondfoot-days

30,573

373,429

52,136

28,336

85,320

562,868

May

501

516

5O2

487

35Z

308

316

328

364

408

43!

44$

448

448

432

432

408

408

4O8

392

392

392

408

432

448

448

432

488

786

872

1,030

Maximum

2,190

2,360

1,260

2,680

848

2,340

1,360 

1,030

4,740

4,740

June

1,030

1,050

1,350

1,190

1,080

952

928

928

952

1,100

1,990

2,250

2,820

2,750

2,750

2,890

2,780

2,650

2,540

2,610

2,470

2,650

2,540

2,440

2,300

2,440

2,540

2,850

2,780

2,650

-

Minium*

621

552

553

288

552

536

596

352 

308

928

2,230

1,780

308

July

2,470

2,370

2,500

2,570

2,540

2,440

2,340

2,230

2,410

2,500

2,650

2,990

3,250

3,320

3,290

3,380

3,380

3,410

3,490

3,550

3,550

3,460

3,290

3,260

3,360

3,290

3,150

3,000

2,900

2,760

2,660

Aug.

2,540

2,480

2,410

2,410

2,370

2,450

2,480

2,580

2,580

2,540

2,410

2,290

2,250

2,250

2,170

2,170

2,220

2,250

2,410

2,510

2,480

2,410

2,320

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,200

2,110

2,080

2,030

Mean

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

1,

ZRfl

R.14

986

023

610

BBS

fifi?

945 

4R7

075

9fiO

S.15

844

542

Sept.

2,000

1,950

1,950

1,920

1,890

1,920

1,950

1,950

1,920

1,860

1,810

1,780

1,840

1,840

1,810

1,840

2,510

3,660

3,900

3,840

3,720

3,800

4,100

4,160

4,030

3,870

3,750

4,380

4,740

4,630

"

Runoff in 

ao re-feet

79,180

97,250

60,640

740,700

37,490

35,260

103,400

56,200 

28,690

123,500

182,000

143,600

169,200

1,116,000
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 297

Hillsboro Canal at Belle Glade, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 26°41', long. 80°40', in sec. 31, T. 43 S., R, 37 

K., at bridge on State Highway 15 in Belle Glade, 3 miles southeast of Lake Okeechobee. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 233 second-feet Oct. 7; maximum daily 

reverse flow, 169 second-feet Dec. 2, July 26.

1940-47: Maximum discharge measured, 481 second-feet Feb. 14, 1940; maximum reverse flow measured, 289 second-feet Sept. 9, 1940.

Remarks. -Records poor. Plow regulated by hurricane gates at Lake Okeec'iobee. Plow 

occasionally reversed after periods of eonsiderable rainfall by pumping from agricultural lands in Everglades. Discharge computed using three daily observations of 

velocity.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

5

6

11

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

98

86

60

0

43

73

11

58

-7.5

-25

-25

-38

-74

-34

-35

-43

79

34

44

12 

-35 

-39 

-61 

-36 

-59

Nov.

0

-88

8.4

8.4

41

56

76

88

28

7.7.

30

-25

f-56

-77

-104

-92

-101

-91

-100

-115 

-141 

-113 

-132 

-115

Dec.

-115

-169

-120

e-108

e-96

-84

-46

-71

-72

-36

-50

-5.2

-8.0

-115

-129

-149

-128

e-112

e-97

-81

-115

-66

-63

-45

-28

0 

-2.5 

18 

-15 

-10 

-23

Jan.

-48

-34

19

-2.5

17

76

68

78

80

38

27

58

81

95

95

105

98

102

95

117

128

141

168

151

138

120 

105 

107 

95 

102 

100

Feb.

122

132

105

127

128

195

102

117

117

193

164

117

100

148

125

8.1

101

123

167

138

126

104

95

133

183

196 

107 

105

Month

December. ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

March. .....................................

May........................................

July.. .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

114

200

162

217

56

144

105

81

0

-34

-34

-87

-96

63

24

130

108

86

41

176

86

165

15

-3.6

39

-23 

47 

0 

-107 

-99 

-90

Apr.

-82

4.9

-9.0

-40

40

107

102

65

55

-14

102

45

-6.1

-13

-49

-40

-32

f-39

-18

-36

-68

-41

-18

-22

-16

-4.2 

0 

0 

0 

e23

Secondfoot-daya

545.5

-1,419.3

-2,140.7

34,149.8

2 519 5

136 1

1,613.9

13,569.3

May

46

51

65

69

63

54

69.

69

f67

58

31

46

47

59

65

93

106

102

102

114

109

132

167

116

113

125 

143 

130 

88 

74 

89

Maximum

233

88

18

263

222

233

June

68

12

43

20

2.7

-19

-4.6

44

138

126

64

27

6.8

55

56

83

14

61

83

86

88

128

79

68

45 

38 

90 

108 

92

Minimum

-74

-145

-169

-169

-120

-169

July

59

2.'

163

159

16P

120

8.1

117

10.9

-44

22

-118

-15P

-15*

59

14

-9.0

18

46

0

4.6

-4.7

-110

-153

-169 

19 

-84 

-47 

-108 

-113

Aug.

0

-41

28

92

75

51

f!06

fl!3

141

117

33

84

98

139

115

147

211

124

74

178

138

200

183

98

106 

106 

59 

80 

89 

66

Mean

-47.3

-69.1

93.6

81 3

4 39

53.8

37.2

Sept.

44

89

158

86

58

71

44

52

26

72

151

187

222

173

194

198

-60

-120

e-118 

e-116 

e-114 

e-111 

e-109

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,080

-2,820

-4,250

67,720

2 950

3,200

26.910

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

e No velocity record; discharge Interpolated.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Note.- Negative figures indicate reverse flow.
298 LAKE OKEECHOHEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Hillsboro Canal near Deerfield Beach, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above lock and and lat. 26°20', long. 80 0 07', in sec. 35, 

t. 47 S., R. 42 E., 2 miles west of Deerfield Beach and 4.4 miles east o*" State Highway 

7. Temporary auxiliary water-stage recorder below lock and dam. Datum of each gage is 

at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,500 second-feet Sept. 29; maximum gage 

height, 11.47 feet Jan. 15; minimum daily discharge, 38 second-feet Feb. 10, 11; minimum 

gage height, 4.27 feet Sept. 12.

1939-47: Maximum daily discharge, that of Sept. 29, 1947; maximum ga^e height, 1C.10 

feet, from floodmarks, Oct. 17, 1944; no flow Dec. 16, 1939, Apr. 11, Ju~ie 18, 1940; 

minimum gage height, 3.50 feet Apr. 21, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair. Plow partly regulated at station by Everglades Drainage District 

for irrigation and drainage. Pumps above station divert water for irrigation during 

growing season.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194-7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

690

690

690

670

670

69O

895

895

780

74O

74O

715

715

715

670

650

495

364

310

330

234

179

165

145

130

242

280

3O6

270

230

215

Nov.

679

895

780

655

605

605

650

625

585

565

585

605

605

545

382

275

395

442

430

405

416

400

370

39O

350

330

260

260

226

205

-

Dec.

210

220

240

195

170

190

151

145

125

110

105

95

110

626

605

525

427

4 2O

40O

375

325

30O

25O

196

190

165

14O

175

150

130

120

Jan.

125

120

10O

90

95

74

60

6O

60

55

60

60

66

100

214

242

212

175

275

300

260

2 2O

180

160

155

165

158

155

200

195

150

Feb.

104

80

85

10O

50

4O

40

40

40

38

38

40

145

195

309

24O

169

95

80

71

115

105

116

146

125

105

12O

105

_

_

-

Month

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1946 .....................

March..... .................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

July. .................. .............. ....

September . ..............................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

95

364

578

576

525

525

525

525

5OO

5OO

435

395

254

240

245

676

l.OOO

920

870

920

870

830

780

780

780

76O

670

650

545

50O

456

Apr.

340

33O

321

280

210

174

165

170

142

125

13O

195

255

365

320

27O

3 2O

502

445

430

430

4OO

38O

345

310

260

225

158

170

155

Secondfoot-days

14,520

7,585

87.3O4

52,790

253,380

May

140

130

130

120

130

120

105

105

105

140

150

145

140

140

125

125

95

100

85

100

68

7O

75

110

120

1OO

115

110

248

285

395

Maximum

895

895

626

895

300

309

1,000

502

395

2.O4O

1,740

1,640

2,500

2,500

June

444

39O

380

335

2S5

260

245

235

220

295

952

1,100

1.02O

1,02O

1.O6O

1,120

1,120

1,190

1,240

1,480

1,660

1,620

1,620

1,560

1,500

1,560

1,800

2,040

1,980

1,860

-

July

1,740

1,620

1,620

1,500

1,500

1,4OO

1,340

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,500

1,5OO

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,550

al,610

al,610

al,610

al,580

al,610

al,640

hi, 670

al,720

a ,7OO

a ,640

a ,580

a! ,580

a ,560

hi, 560

Minimum

13O

205

95

-

55

38

95

125

68

220

1,340

1,330

1,300

38

Aug.

1,530

1,500

1,500

1,470

1,500

1,640

1,640

1,610

1,610

1,580

1,530

1,500

1,470

1,420

1,390

1,39O

1,36O

1,390

1,420

1,5OO

1,470

1.47O

1,440

1,420

1,390

1,360

1,330

1,330

1,360

1,390

1,420

Moan

500

484

245

239

146

105

59O

277

133

1,053

1,543

1,462

1,760

694

Sept.

1,420

1,390

1,330

1,330

1,390

al,420

al,420

al,39O

al,360

al,330

1,330

1,300

1,330

1,360

1,390

1,39O

1,840

2,260

2,31O

2,28O

2,170

2,230

2.25O

2,170

2,O90

2,01O

2,040

2,340

2,500

2,420

-

Runoff in 

acre feet

30,760

28,800

15,040

173.2OO

9.O1O

. 5,820

36,280

16,510

8,: 80

62,660

94,890

89,910

104,700

502,600

a Mo gage-height record at lower gage; 

gage and weather records.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

discharge computed on basis of gage-height record at upper
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES 299

North New River-Canal at South Bay, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage below lock and dam, lat. 26°40', long. 80°43', In sec. 14, T. 44 S., 

fi. ae E., in South Bay, 410 feet downstream from bridge on State Higfway 25 and 2.5 miles 

south of Lake Okeechobee. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- November 1939 to September .1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,040 second-feet Sept. 30; no flow Aug. 

14-16.

1939-47: Maximum Sally discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1947; maximum reverse flow observed, 445 second-feet June 10, 17, 1942.

Remarks. - Records fair except those for period of no velocity record anc1 those for period 

or unstable discharge relationship, which are poor, ijage read twice daily. Lake and 

dam at station not operated during year. Plow regulated by hurricane gates at Lake 

Okeechobee and by operation of drainage pumps. Discharge computed using twice daily 

observations of velocity.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

> 63

45 

65 

113

Nov.

135 

33 

47 

46 

45

44

47 

50 

48 

56

57 

60 

59 

71

66

88 

129 

120 

114 

132

152 

125 

122 

115 

115

118 

113 

121 

113 

114

Dec.

Ill 

138 

132 

123 

116

105 

116 

102 

113 

206

243 

231 

231 

360 

365

263 

202 

183 

138 

144

144 

203 

177 

199 

212

209 

183 

202 

183 

175 

205

Jan.

188 

173 

176 

212 

201

210 

207 

207 

220 

212

204 

188 

195 

225 

212

226 

207 

220 

203 

203

175 

170 

111 

154 

157

178 

162 

148 

140 

140 

154

Feb.

178 

187 

191 

203 

196

23S

172 

204 

187 

289

366 

215 

238 

414 

165

56 

50 

108 

151 

128

143

119 

116 

133 

231

236 

122 

121

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dsce

Ca

Janui 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

'',KH Ha

liber. .......................... .......

lender year 1946 

iry

h. .....................................

St.. ...................................

ember. .................................

ter year 1946-47 .....................

rf' w e No veloc 

" * Note.- Dis

l-t^j urements, ga

Mar.

100 

323 

322 

193 

151

185 

120 

101 

134 

116

124 

86 

93 

102 

91

105 

118 

89 

69 

67

58 

48 

47 

45 

67

64 

75 

75 

88 

67 

58

Apr.

49 

46 

47 

37 

42

58 

60 

65 

65 

51

80 

82 

123 

141 

102

83 

74 

57 

56 

73

72 

54 

63 

71 

45

29 

22 

23 

38 

40

Seoondfoot-days

1,987 

2,655 

5,714

41,989

5,778 

5,157 

3,381 

1,848 

3,432 

3,163 

1,230 

391.2 

9,910

44,646.2

May

39 

38 

36 

33 

30

29 

33 

53 

88

79

79 

88 

93 

88 

90

101 

97 

101 

118 

114

122 

163 

331 

187 

172

187 

193 

215 

203 

178 

154

Maximum

152 

365

-

226 

414 

323 

141 

231 

182 

113 

29 

1,040

1,040

June

125 

122 

108 

94 

89

85 

64 

46 

64 

63

69 

69 

95 

87 

95

116 

128 

138 

152 

143

129 

150 

182 

158 

134

120

97 

73 

87 

81

Minimum

33 

102

.

Ill 

50 

45 

22 

30 

46 

12 

0 

11

0

Jily

62 

68 

89 

113 

56

51 

36 

16 

21 

26

27 

33 

33 

39 

40

29 

29 

28 

29 

23

23 

34

40 

40 

41

52 

41 

35 

35 

29 

12

Aug.

12

12 

17 

23 

29

e26 

e23 

e!9

e!6 

e!3

e9.7 

e6.4 

e3.2 

0 

0

0 

5.7 

5.7

5.7 

' 5.7

11 

12 

12 

12 

5.8

17 

5.7 

5.6 

28 

28 

22

Mean

64.1 

88.5 

184

115

186 

184 

109 

61.6 

111 

105 

39.7 

12.6 

330

122

Sept.

22

11 

27 

27 

27

21 

27 

21 

32 

21

21 

21 

26 

32 

26

90 

113 

105 

583 

695

898 

917 

855 

798 

487

519 

525 

981 

942 

1,040

Runoff in 

acre- feet

3,940 

5,270 

11,330

83,280

11,460 

10,230 

6,710 

3,670 

6,810 

6,270 

2,440 

776 

19,660

88,570

Lty record; discharge interpolated. 

=harge relationship unstable Oct. 1-28; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measje heights, velocities, engineer's and observer's notes, and weather records.

North New River Canal at 26-mile bend, near Port Lauderdale, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above lock and dam, lat. 26°15' , long. 80 0 28<, T. 48 S., R.

33 E. , on State Highway 25 at 26-mile bend, 22 miles northwest of Port Lauderdale. 

Records available.- 1941-42 (two measurements in 1941 and one in 1942), December 1942 to

September 1947 (discharge measurements). 

Extremes.- 1941-47: Maximum discharge measured, 1,550 seoond-feet Sept. 24, 1947; minimum

measured, 9.4 second-feet Dec. 15, 1944. 

Remarks.- Measurements are made above or below dam. 

station.

Several small diversions above

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

2

4

13

29

738

567

100

114

Mar.

Apr.

May

3

24

14

6

445

735

251

127

June

July

2

27

17

28

247

916

1,300

1,450

Aug.

Sept

11

25

8

24

1,240

1,220

1,160

1,550
300 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AMD THE EVERGLADES

North New River Canal near Port Lauderdale, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above lock and dam, lat. 26°06', long. 80°14', in sec. 14, 

T. 50 S., R. 41 E., on State Highway 84, 6 miles southwest of Port Laude.-dale. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,430 second-feet Sept. 18, 19, 29, 30;

maximum gage height, 7.65 feet Sept. 30; minimum daily discharge, 2.4 second-feet May

21, 22; minimum gage height, 3.IS feet Oct. 17.

1939-47: Maximum daily discharge, that of Sept. 18, 19, 29, 30, 1947; maximum gage

height, that of Sept. 30, 1947; minimum daily discharge, that of May 21, 22, 1947;

minimum gage height, 0.78 foot Dec. 3, 1942.

Maximum discharge known, 5,400 second-feet Oct. 15,1929 (gage iieight, 7.66 feet,

present datum), from records by Everglades Drainage District. * 

i 

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, tlose for period

or tidal flow, and those for period of unstable conditions, which are poor. Plow

regulated at and above station by dams for irrigation, drainage, and fire control.

Several small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

\ 870

700

446

384

424

424

424

401

344

336

370

368

320

280

240

224

Nov.

280

456

714

816

816

800

776

752

720

696

672

656

624

608

584

584

640

656

656

640

624

608

608

584

528

352

344

336

298

200

-

Dec.

176

128

128

136

128

68

9.1

13

14

22

30

35

39

104

288

320

248

232

232

318

272

216

175

128

144

144

128

144

144

128

84

Jan.

67

70

73

79

88

80

74

70

67

38

18

32

35

a 40

a45

a4o

a35

a30

a25

26

24

18

12

14

22

26

27

26

22

21

19

Feb.

18

IS

13

12

9.3

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.6

14

28

26

22

21

16

9.6

8.0

9.6

9.6

8.0

10

a 10

a9.0

aS.O

aS.O

_

_

-

Month

December ...................................

Calendar year 1945 ......................

March

May........................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

a30

a 90

a300

312

328

282

376

392

408

376

384

376

360

376

4OO

440

512

472

456

770

936

816

752

720

672

656

624

608

584

560

528

Apr.

512

512

496

472

253

128

144

144

144

160

133

74

144

208

236

264

248

248

240

264

288

356

336

320

296

272

209

170

144

152

-

Secondfoot-days

4,375.1

116,623.1

1 263~

63,750

288,447.4

May

94

74

74

71

67

64

49

31

23

31

41

62

70

64

52

f22

f!8 .

f!2

f7.2

f4.0

2.4

2.4

9.6

19

22

22

29

62

136

168

216

Maximum

816

320

1,070

88_,.

2,430

2,430

June

232

224

224

240

248

240

224

224

232

264

522

544

544

672

896

1,300

1,£00

-

Minimum

9.1

.

1,790

2.4

July

1,700

1,790

1,860

al,91O

al,960

a2,OOO

(12,050

a2,O9O

a2,14O

H2,180

2, ISO

2,180

2,180

2,240

a2,250

a2,260

32,270

a2,280

32,29O

2,3OO

2,370

32,370

32,370

32,370

Aug.

h2,370

32,350

32,320

2,300

2,300

2.3OO

2,37O

2.30O

2.3OO

2,300

2,24O

2,240

32,240

32,24O

h2,240

32.2OO

32,150

h2,110

2,180

2,300

2,240

2,240

2,240

2,240

2,240

2,180

2,110

2,180

2,180

2,240

2,240

Mean

C7*5

141

320

40 7

12 3

481

2,125

790

Sept.

2, ISO

2,110

2,050

1,980

2,110

2,110

2.O5O

2,050

1,860

1,790

1,790

1,860

1.86O

1,860

1,920

1,920

2,110

2.43O

2,430

2,370

2,370

2,300

2,240

2,24O

2,240

2,180

2,180

2,300

2,430

2,430

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

8,680

231, 30O

126,400

572,100

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage an<? weather records , or interpolated.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

Hote.- Spillway boards removed Oct. 1-17, tidal flow; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge 

measurements and weather records. Considerable leakage owing to spillway boards beirg poorly placed 

Dec. 6-20, Dec. 23 to Mar. 3; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and gage 

heights. Conditions unstable June 16 to July 8; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, gage heights, engineers' notes, and weather records.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE.AND THE EVERGLADES 301

Miami Canal at water plant, Hialeah, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 25°50 I , long. 80°17i, in sec. 18, T. 53 S., R. 41 E., 

at Miami water plant in Hialeah, on State Highway 25, half a mile upstream from 54th 

Street Bridge; datum of gage is 0.13 foot above mean sea level, datura of 1929.

Auxiliary water-stage recorder above boat lift and dam, about 150 feet below 36th 

Street Bridge and 2 miles downstream from gaging station in Hialeah; datum of auxiliary 

gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,770 second-feet Sept. 28-30; maximum gage 

neignt, 5.28 feet Sept. 30; minimum discharge measured, 31 second-feet Apr. 9; minimum 

gage height, -0.01 foot Apr. 24.

1940-47: Maximum daily discharge, that of Sept. 28-30, 1947; maximum gage height, 

that of Sept. 30, 1947; maximum reverse flow measured, 390 second-feet June 23, 1943; 

minimum gage height, -0.67 foot July 2, 1943, Mar. 22, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair above 500 second-feet and poor below. .Flow affected by tide; discnarge computed by using gage heights and tide ranges at auxiliary gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,150

1,150

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,150

1,150

1,250

1,250

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,250

1,220

1,220

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,120

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

Nov.

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,18O

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,020

1,020

987

956

-

Dec.

956

956

925

956

895

895

895

895

895

865

836

836

836

925

925

925

895

895

865

865

636

836

808

780

780

753

753

753

726

726

700

Jan.

684

684

668

658

652

647

639

620

614

592

598

575

563

636

608

580

557

540

546

551

546

510

494

518

502

518

510

487

423

431

407

Feb.

407

391

278

254 .

190

214

206

326

455

391

383

471

647

586

502

494

494

471

439

455

510

510

479

546

540

447

383

294

_

-

Month

October. ...................................

November. ........................ .........

December . ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January. ................................. .

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July... ....................................

August .....................................

September ..................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

286

589

551

455

439

447

399

375

375

391

359

302

294

246

318

397

479

302

423

494

415

230

326

230

270

318

222

19O

214

238

262

Apr.

142

 31

93

310

608

598

551

502

463

439

407

391

383

367

351

326

286

238

238

174

127

34

-

Seccndfoct-days

36,180

33,543

26,387

229,933

17,549

11,763

10,836

7,307

2,375

28,361

41,311

55,220

68,780

339,612

May

. 34

254

146

> 34

118

439

534

Maximum

1,250

1,220

956

1,320

684

647

589

608

534

1,150

1,690

1,940

2,770

2,770

June

658

658

647

636

625

510

575

684

689

808

1,05O

987

987

1,020

1,050

1,020

987

1,12O

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,150

1,150

1,120

-

Minimum

1,120

956

700

-

407

190

190

_

510

987

1,600

1,940

-

July

1,O80

1,050

987

1,020

1,020

987

987

1,020

1.O5O

1,08O

1,220

1,310

1,370

1,370

1,400

1,400

1,400

1.44O

1,44O

1,470

1,470

1,47O

1,470

1,530

1,560

1,530

1,600

1,690

1,630

1,630

1,630

Aug.

1,630

1,600

1,630

1,600

1,630

1,630

1,63O

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

 ",690

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,820

1,880

1,880

1,88O

1,880

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

Mean

1,167

1,118

851

630

566

420

350

244

76.6

945

1,333

1,781

2,293

930

Sept.

2,010

2,010

1,940

2,010

1,940

2.O70

2,140

2,140

2.14O

2,140

2,140

, 2,070

2,070

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,330

2,390

2,450

2,450

2,450

2,520

2,640

2,580

2,640

2,640

2,770

2,770

2,770

~

Runoff in 

acre-feet

71,760

66,530

52,340

456,100

34,810

23,330

21,490

14,490

4,710

56,250

81,940

109,500

136,400

673,600

Note.- Dam at 36th St., 2 miles below station, in operation Apr. 2-10, Apr. 30 to May 11, May 14- 

28; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, record of dam operation, engineer's 

notes, gage heights, and weather records. Some seepage losses above station due to operation of dam.
302 LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE EVERGLADES

Tamiami Canal outlets west of Miami, Pla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 25°46', long. 80°50', in T. 54 S., R. 35 E., at 40-mile bend 

on U. S. Highway 94, 38 miles west of Miami. Datum of gage is 0.87 foot below mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 4,700 second-feet Sept. 30; minimum daily, 

12 second-feet May 8-27.

1939-47: Maximum daily discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1947; no flow Apr. 25 to May 16, 

1945.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily. Daily discharge computed on basis of 22 

discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. Figures of daily discharge 

consist of runoff from Everglades as represented by flow through all outlets from 

Tamiami Canal from a point 55 miles west of Miami to a point 15 miles west of Miami, 

where an earth barrier aids in diverting flow through the 64 outlets to the area immediately south of canal.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,020

996

972

1-949

925

902

879

855

832

see

785

761

738

714

691

667

t644

635

627

618

609

601

592

584

575

566

558

549

540

532

523

Nov.

515

506

497

489

480

471

463

454

446

437

428

420

t411

405

393

386

380

374

368

362

356

349

343

337

331

325

319

312

306

-

Dec.

3OO

1-294

290

287

283

279

275

272

268

264

261

257

253

249

242

238

235

231

227

223

220

t216

210

204

198

192

186

180

174

168

Jan.

162

156

150

143

137

131

125

119

113

107

101

95

89

83

t71

71

71

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

73

73

73

73

73

73

Feb.

73

74

74

74

t74

73

72

71

70

69

68

67

66

65

63

62

61

60

59

58

57

56

55

54

t53

54

54

_

_

-

Month

December. ..................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

May. .......................................

September. ................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

55

58

66

92

126

146

155

1-158

152

147

141

135

130

124

118

113

107

101

96

Apr.

90

84

79

73

.67

62

56

50

45

t39

38

38

37

36

35

34

33

33

32

31

31 1-30

29

28

26

25

24

23

22

-

Secondfoot days

7,422

83,413.7

89,470

268,257

May

20

19

18

17

16

14

13 1-12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

23 1-34

35

36

Maximum

300

1,160

4,700

4,700

June

37

37

38

39 1-40

40

41

42

43

68

140

210-

290

360

490

565

630

700

765

830

895

1-976

994

1,010

1,030

1,050

1,070

1,090

1,110

-

Minimum

168

2.5

2,180

12

July

1,120

1,140

1,160

1,180

1,200

1,220

1,240

1,250

1,270

tl,290

1,290

1,310

1,320

1,340

1,370

1,390

1,400

1,420

1,440

1,450

tl,480

,480

,520

,550

,590

,630

,660

1,700

1,740

1,770

Aug.

1,810

1,850

1,880

1,920

1,960

1,990

2,030

2,070

2,100

2,140

2,180

2,210

1-2,250

2,250

2,290

2,300

2,320

2 , 340-

2,360

2,370

2,390

2,410

2,430

2,440

2,460

1-2,480

2,480

2,470

2,450

2,440

Mean

233

223

4?. 2

2,237

2,98?

735

Sept.

2,420

2,410

2,390

2,380

2,360

2,350

2,330

2,320

2,300

1-2,290

2,290

2,270

2,250

2,230

2,200

a2,180

2,460

2,740

3,020

3,300

3,580

3,860

4,140

1-4,420

4,420

4,470

4,540

4,630

4,700

-

Runoff in 

acre-feet

44,130

14,720

165,400

5,840

3,570

2,510

960

85,840

137,500

177,500

532,100

t Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record.
IMPERIAL RIVER BASIN 303

Imperial River near Bonita Springs, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wooden control, lat. 26°20' , long. 81°45', in sec. 36, 

'! ' 17 S., R. 25 E., \z miles east of Bonita Springs. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Records available.- May 1940 to. September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 second-feet Sept. 23, 24(gage height, 12.04 

reet); minimum, 1.5 second-feet Feb. 8-15.

1940-47: Maximum discharge observed, 2,890 second-feet Sept. 12, 1940 (gage height, 

12.45 feet); no flow June 28 to July 3, 1940.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-heigbt record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4 1.0 1.9 23 7.5 604

1.5 2.4 2.0 31 8.2 " 778

1.6 5.9 2.3 57 10.6 1,610

1.7 10 5.5 318 11.6 2,150

1.8 16 6.5 439 12.0 2,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

209

197

185

173

169

165

197

265

209

201

- 193

185

169

153

141

133

125

121

109

96

87

79

70

61

55

55

51

45

42

37

33

Nov.

55

483

468

439

399

362

328

299

273

249

225

209

209

169

 145

129

113

105

85

75

69

62

55

51

47

44

40

36

35

3o

Dec.

47

51

47

44

39

35

30

26

23

20

18

16

15

29

27

25

22

22

20

19

16

14

12

10

9.4

8.4

7.1

9.5

12

9.4

7.5

Jan.

6.7

5.9

5.1

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

Feb.

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.4

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

_

_

-

Ucnth

October ....................................

November ......................... ... .....

December ...................................

Calendar year 1946 ......................

January ....................................

February. ..................................

March. .....................................

April ......................................

May. .......................................

June .......................................

July. ......................................

August .....................................

September. .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

Mar.

2.0

18

21

17

17

22

23

25

24

20

17

14

11

13

14

44

53

51

68

121

121

117

105

96

84

67

58

53

48

42

34

Apr.

29

31

29

22

1G

16

22

19

15

12

10

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.0

7.1

5.9

4.7

4.3

3.9

3.6

2.9

3.4

8.9

6.3

4.7

3.6

3.2

3.2

May

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

5.8

4.7

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

June

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.6

38

901

1,140

1,240

1,280

1,140

873

625

483

386

339

350

257

217

193

169

145

133

-

fcc?Says «^i ««*«

4,010 265 33

5,291 483 33

690.3 51 7.1

25,503.35 483 .71

86,4 6.7 1.8

49.6 2.4 1.5

1,420.0 121 2.0

330.3 31 2.9

75.6 5.8 1.8

9,935.2 1,280 1.8

8,485 412 121

12,470 972 209

30,630 2,400 241

73,473.4 2,400 1.5

JUlv

121

121

209

339

350

318

318

328

328

308

290

290

257

249

217

201

189

181

193

297

290

318

£90

318

308

£90

308

412

339

318

290

Aug.

290

265

241

225

217

209

217

265

f273

f257

f249

f412

f453

f399

f374

517

625

530

468

425

530

972

625

498

412

386

374

350

399

483

530

Sept.

647

547

483

453

374

339

308

318

290

290

273

265

265

257

265

241

325

1,370

1,860

1,910

1,800

1,910

f2,330

h2,400

a2,26O

a2,110

hi, 970

al,780

al,590

a 1,400

-

 _. Runoff in Mean acre-feet

129 7 950

176 10)490

22.3 1,370

69.9 50,580

2.79 171

1.77 98

45.8 2,820

11.0 655

2.44 150

331 19,710

274 16,830

402 24,730

1,021 60,750

201 145,700

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
304 CALOOSAKATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Haven, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 26°50', long. 81°05', in sec. 12, T. <»2 S., R. 32 E., 

at woore .Haven, 0.5 mile downstream from hurricane gate and lock 1 at Lat'e Okeechobee 

outlet and 15 miles upstream from lock 2. Auxiliary water-stage recorder a quarter of 

a mile upstream from Lake Hicpochee and 3.0 miles downstream from lock 1. Datum of each 

gage is 1.42 feet below mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- July 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 4,940 second-feet July 21.

1538-47: Maximum.discharge measured, 5,030 second-feet Feb. 25, 1941; maximum daily, 

5,660 second-feet Dec. 8, 1945; lock closed and flow consists of leakage and lockage 

(estimated as 10 second-fleet) during several periods in each year.

Remarks.- Records fair. Records given herein represent discharge through csnal from Lake 

Okeechobee and do not include leakage or lockage. Discharge computed by using stage at 

auxiliary gage as a factor.

Cooperation.- Weekly average discharge for hurricane gate and lock 1 furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

n

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17in

19

20

21

22

23

25

?7

5>R

30

31

Oct.

2,440

2,620

2,750

2,600

2,560

2,580

1,370

490

720

-

1,420

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

732

1,590

227

_

_

_

100

Nov.

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

1,870

2,660

2,580

1,500

.

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

.

.

_

-

Dec. Jan.

1,500

Feb.

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

1,050

704

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

Month

December ..................... ....'..........

Calendar year 1946 ......................

u" __

July. ......................................

September . .................................

Water year 1946-47 ......................

liar.

_

_

_

_

-

.

.

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

1,580

3,240

3,360

3,260

3,350

3,560

3,560

3,680

3,580

Apr.

3,360

3,540

3,560

3,330

3,620

2,440

285

916

.

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

.

_

-

_

-

-

Secondfoot-clays

22 199

234,968

1,754

21,051

122,430

70,570

482,014

May

,

.

.

-

-

.

~

.

-

-

.

^

,

.

1,210

2,430

3,640

3,390

3,540

3,450

3,170

3,580

3,140

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

Maximum

4,150

1,500

1,050

3,680

3,620

3,720

4,940

4,650

4,760

4,940

June

.

-

-

-

-

.

.

.

-

-

_

_

f

,

-

1,080

2,790

1,970

2,070

a, 880

2,730

2,590

2,440

£,OQO

2,790

3,480

3,570

3,720

3,610

3,220

"

Minimum

.

-

_

_

_

_

.

2,960

3,150

-'

July Aug.

3,170 4,620

3,780 4,620

3,820 4,560

3,580 4,560

3,680 4,650

3 , 820 , 600

2,960 ,550

3,970 ,500

3,740 ,460

3,780 ,320

3,600 4,300

3,680 4,320

3,810 4,080

3,650 3.240

3,730 f, 150

3,730 3,550

3,850 3,690

4,200 3,900

4,230 3,930

4,340 3,800

4,940 3,820

4,770 4,000

3,940 4,080

3,830 4,150

4,110 4,150

4,150 4,220

4,160 ,100

4,080 ,270

4,250 ,370

4,460 ,250

4,620 ,250

Meai

.

-

_

_

_

_

_

3,949

4,163

-

Sept.

4,220

4,190

4,170

4,140

4,110

,370

,230

,110

,370

,320

4,320

4,450

4,520

4,720

4,760

3,190

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

«.

1,360

.

1,020

-

-

-

"

Runoff in 

acre-feet

466, 1OO

2,980

3,480

72,100

41,750

54,640

81,200

242,800

256,000

140,000

956,100
PEACE CREEK BASIN 

Peace Creek at Bartow, Fla.

305

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27 0 54', long. 81°49", in sec. 4, T. 30 S., R. 25 E., 

at Bridge on State Highway 60, 900 feet downstream from McKinney Branch and half a mile 

east of Bartow. Datum of gage is 89.63 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 335 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,140 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 6.45 

reet), from rating curve extended above 2,900 second-feet; minimum, 29 second-feet Jan. 

28 (gage height, 1.27 feet).

, 1939-47: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 24, 1947; minimum, 1.4 second-feet June 2, 

1945 (gage height, 0.05 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 13)

Oct. 1 to June 17 June 18 to Sept. 30

1.3 30 2.3 86 3.4 339

1.6 41 2.6 123 3.6 427

1.8 50 2.8 161 3.9 611

2.1 69 3.1 234 4.9 1,330

3.5 423 5.9 2,190

4.0 722 6.0 2,4

4.9 1,330 6.5 4,3

30

30

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194.7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

625

525

432

380

343

312

331

507

632

618

557

494

460

418

376

339

323

300

282

268

252

243

224

213

203

211

208

208

201

191

177

Nov.

172

175

172

172

170

161

146

146

146

146

140

137

135

a!35

a!30

alSO

a!25

a!25

a!20

a!25

a!30

a!30

a!25

allS

107

105

93

96

94

94

-

Dec.

94

108

123

102

95

83

82

77

75

73

72

71

68

68

62

58

61

61

61

61

63

68

63

56

55

50

46

48

51

49

44

Jan.

42

42

41

45

48

47

46

44

47

55

51

50

48

40

39

41

44

44

42

39

41

42

39

32

34

40

39

31

34

35

31

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Marob ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

32

35

35

34

35

36

39

42

39

35

32

32

57

226

258

216

189

168

155

155

175

182

166

150

133

122

120

115

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

10,853

3,997

2,148

81,542

1,293

3,013

11 ,396

10,033

3 ,862

22 423

23 [ 360

21 f 281

46 , 341

160,000

Mar.

125

268

404

399

331

275

237

213

208

206

194

184

170

189

240

339

488

519

557

721

770

728

632

538

471

422

372

331

308

289

268

Apr.

271

264

268

268

258

237

224

218

208

198

175

.

,

L79

535

>64

680

708

! 80

>84

519

449

408

i

;

64

27

93

271

258

;

;

i

]

Maximum

632

175

123

1,060

55

258

770

708

335

1,330

914

4,100

4,100

29

06

94

96

-

May

191

185

175

163

148

132

117

112

110

112

109

95

81

71

59

56

54

45

44

37

38

40

66

99

82

102

191

226

335

304

282

Minimum

177

93

44

20

31

32

125

175

37

191

647

479

462

31

June

300

296

278

252

278

308

289

249

213

194

191

213

237

511

1,090

1,290

1,330

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,250

1,220

1,220

1,180

1,110

1,080

1,040

1,010

978

946

-

Mean

350

133

69.2

223

41.7

108

368

334

125

747

754

686

1,545

438

July

914

914

914

914

85C

81?

754

70?

69C

66£

665

684

703

748

805

80S

773

735

684

672

672

69C

678

653

647

647

697

80S

780

799

882

Aug.

882

i

350

SOS

?48

697

659

540

528

540

653

672

(

!

59

90

28

709

690

22

22

67

812

805

'

t

73

35

97

659

616 i

i

i

;

73

31

20

20

479

Per siuare 

mile

1.04

.397

.207

.666

.124

.322

1.10

.997

373

2 * 23

2 .25

2 .05

4.61

1.31

Sept.

462

628

760

780

824

850

882

914

882

837

773

709

659

616

573

549

543

1,370

2,470

2,380

2,210

2,240

3,760

4,100

3,760

3,190

2,540

2,190

2,010

1,880

-

Runoff in 

inobes

1.20

.44

.24

9.03

.14

.33

1.27

1.11

.43

2.49

2.59

2 . 36

5.14

17.74

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Zolfo Springs.
306 PEACE CREEK BASIN

Peace Creek at 2olfo Springs, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°30', long. 81°48', in sec. 22, T. 34 S., R. 25 E., 

 at bridge on U. S. Highway 17, 0.8 mile north of Zolfo Springs.

Drainage area.- 830 square miles.

Records available.- September 1933 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 719 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,300 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 19.15 

feet); minimum, 128 second-feet Feb. 4 (gage height, 0.36 foot).

1933-47: Maximum discharge, 26,300 second-feet Sept. 6, 1933 (gage height, 20-.05 

feet), minimum, 50 second-feet May 5, 1943; minimum gage height, -0.28 foot May 2, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 12 to Jan. 20)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. SO

0.6 148 5.8 1,430 0.3 118 5.6 1,390 15. 0 8

1.0 214 7.2 1,970 l.O 237 7.2 1,970 16.5 11

2.6 536 7.7 2,190 2.0 436 8.0 2,360 17.fi 14

4.-0 878 4.0 899 13.0 6,120 18.9 19

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3 ' 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,190

2,100

1,570

1,230

990

825

773

1,110

1,360

l,4nO

1,230

1,110

990

878

799

675

628

582

536 

493

472

441

410

390

380

380

400

410

390

370

360

Nov.

370

390

380

380

331

302

302

282

272

272

292

272

248

246

242

242

239

239

218 

214

220

237

212

216

235

210

198

203

207

210

-

Dec.

214

241

198

212

214

194

186

186

181

173

173

182

184

194

201

207

186

176

179 

179

184

188

188

176

174

163

152

148

156

163

163

Jan.

148

142

145

148

145

157

152

152

147

157

169.

191

186

169

174

158

153

140

142 

155

155

177

164

152

155

174

182

169

167

160

164

Month

October ..........................

November ..........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ..........

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......... .............. ...

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July.... ...:.....................

August , . .......................

September .........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

153

150

139

131

140

145

150

266

246

208

164

160

246

875

1,010

778

613

545

479 

436

578

590

523

468

426

384

363

333

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

25 ,872

7 , 88.

5,715

192 , 76£

4,949

10.69S

36,374

30,483

11,335

60 , 90S

64, 25C

77.37C

146, 23C

482,063

Mar.

353

1,120

1,590

1,390

1,100

980

851

730

682

613

556

490

458

590

826

1,160

1,520

1,590

1,560 

2,500

3,080

2,860

2,060

1,620

1,320

1,070

924

802

730

659

590

Apr.

545

523

567

578

523

501

468

436

404

384

363

458

2,570

3,740

3,300

2,650

2,060

1,660

1,360 

1,130

951

826

730

659

613

556

512

490

436

490

-

Maximum

2,190

390

241

, y

191

1,010

3,080

3,740

899

5,920

3,600

3,890

19,700

19,700

May

567

578

512

447

3S3

324

284

275 266'

294

284

294

266

237

215

206

203

192

181 

176

177

174

172

219

266

343

682

851

899

706

682

Minimum

360

198

148

82

140

131

353

363

172

479

1,190

1,320

1,190

131

June

802

875

778

706

730

613

534

501

479

479

1,040

924

924

1,920

4,700

5,920

5,920

5,140

4,110 

3,300

2,720

2,500

2,240

1,970

1,760

1,970

1,930

1,800

1,690

1,930

-

Mean

835

263

184

528

160

382

1,173

1,016

366

2,030

2,073

2,496

4,874

1,321

July

1,880

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,660

1,520

1,320

1,390

1,420

1,360

1,230

1,190

1,620

2,100

2,940

3,600

3,010

2,060

1,800 

2,500

3,010

2,570

2,010

1,660

1,880

1,970

2,190

2,720

2,940

2,650

2,650

730

400

800

700

Aug.

2,

1,

1,

1,

2,

240

840

590

730

010

3,080

3,

3,

2,

3,

3,

3,

2,

3,

3,

450

010

720

160

600

380

500

010

010

2,500

2,

2,

190

190

2,100 

2,010

2,360

3,

3,

3,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

1,

Per square 

vile

1.01

.317

.222

.636

. 193

!460

1.41

1.22

.441

2 . 45

2.50

3.01

5.87

1.59

230

890

520

720

970

560

320

320

190

970

Sept.

1,560

" 1 , 800

1,760

2,240

2,010

1,930

2,100

2,360

2,500

2,240

1,970

1,690

1,660

1,460

1,260

1,190

1,190

4,400

g!4,100 

gl9,700

13,300

9,880

8,290

7,870

8,150

7,730

6,690

5,740

5,060

4,400

~

Runoff in 

inches

1.16

.35

.26

8.65

.22

.48

1.63

1.37

.51

2 . 73

2.88

3.47

6.55

21.61

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
PEACE CREEK BASIN 

Peace Creek at Arcadia, Pla.

307

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 81°52', long. 27°13", in sec. 26, T. 37 S., R. 24

 E., at bridge on State Highway 70, half a mile west of Arcadia and about 5 miles upstream from Joshua Creek. Datum of gage is 8.25 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 1,380 square miles.

Records available.- April 1931 to September 1947.

Average discharge.'- 16 years, 1,191 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,600 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 16.34

 feet); minimum, 154 second-feet Feb. 5, 6 (gage height, 0.43 foot).

1931-47: Maximum discharge, 36,200 second-feet Sept. 9, 1933 (gage height, 17.67 

feet); minimum, 41 second-feet June 4, 5, 7, 1945 (gage height, -0.81 foot).

Maximum stage known, 18.3 feet in 1912, from information by county engineer (discharge, 43,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for1 periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14 to Jan. 20)

Oet- 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

0.7 179 0.4 148 6.7 3,330 14.7 14,800

1.0 255 0.7 214 8.0 4,500 15.4 17,600

3.6 1,120 2.5 770 10.8 7,410 16.3 23,600

4.8 1,800 2.9 952 12.6 10,100

5.8 2,510

Discharge. In second-feet, vater year October 1946 to Septembe" 1947

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

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,730

2,290

2,510

2,080

1,610

1,220

1,080

1,120

1,440

1,610

1,670

1,490

1,330

1,170

1,040

975

874

824

776

726

678

645 

612

564

547

530

530

547

564

580

628

Nov.

645

678

678

662

688

580

547

530

498

482

466

466

432

400

387

377

368

358

348

325

312

312 

321

296

289

302

280

258

255

261

-

Deo.

267

264

283

255

249

255

238

?.?!

216

214

208

a215

a222

h229

a232

a235

a240

a230

a220

a215

h211

a210 

a210

a210

a200

a!95

a!90

h!83

al80

a!85

a!90

Jan.

a!90

a!80

a!75

h!68

al60

a!70

al80

a!75

a!70

166

172

186

197

200

188

186

177

170

160

160

183

181 

192

190

179

183

197

207

197

190

186

Month

October

November.... .....................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

186

175

166

166

156

158

164

181

260

272

237

202

217

349

874

1,070

828

705

658

642

658

754 

754

690

642

596

549

517

-

-

-

liar.

533

899

1,800

2,230

2,230

1,920

1,740

1,500

1,280

1,130

952

828

737

705

874

1,340

1,800

2,110

2,350

3,110

3,820

4,210 

4,300

3,910

3,180

2,540

2,050

1,680

1,340

1,130

952

Apr.

850

828

981

1,130

952

788

721

674

626

580

549

533

1,250

3,250

4,800

5,390

5,290

4,500

3,330

2,540

1,990

1,620 

1,310

1,190

981

874

770

705

658

658

-

Second- y.Tiiimi» foot-days Ha3tlllIUB

33,990 2,510

12,741 678

6,872 283

316,234 5,730

5,615 207

12,826 1,070

59,180 4,300

50,318 5,390

14,503 952

130,576 11,100

123,760 5,090

148,290 6,100

278,540 23,600

877,211 23,600

May

737

770

754

658

580

517

470

424

408

398

405

414

418

392

355

318

293

284

263

252

232

230 

232

232

266

352

470

721

899

952

807

Minimum

530

255

180

75

160

156

533

533

230

626

2,840

3,110

2,600

156

June

770

874

926

850

807

828

737

658

626

626

674

1,280

1,500

3,400

6,290

7,800

8,370

9,420

10,500

11,100

10, 700

9,740 

8,650

7,410

5,890

4,500

3,910

4,010

3,910

3,820

Mean

1,096

425

222

866

181

458

1,909

1,677

468

4,353

3,992

4,784

9,285

2,403

July

4.400

4.900

4.900

5,090

5-090

4-500

3-560

2.970

2.840

2.970

3-180

3-330

3'. 400

3.910

4.210

4-300

4,. 600

4,- 600

4,110

3,560

4,010

4,700 

4,700

4,300

3,560

3,250

3,250

3,330

3,730

4,110

4,400

Aug.

4,600

4,600

4,300

3,480

3,110

3,ULO

4,110

4,900

5,090

4,990

5,090

5,190

5,290

5,690

5,490

5,390

5,290

4,990

4,700

4,400

4,500

4,990 

5,390

15,800

16,100

15,700

5,190

3,910

3,110

4,500

5,290

Per square 

mile

0.794

.308

.161

.628

.131

.332

1.38

1.22

.339

3.15

2.89

3.47

6.73

1.74

Sept.

5,290

5,090

5,090

5,090

5,490

6,090

6,600

6,600

6,390

6,090

5,790

5,290

4,500

3,820

3,250

2,840

2,600

5,790

9,740

12,600

20,000

23,600 

22,100

18,700

15,800

14,500

13,500

12,800

12,200

11,300

Runoff in 

inches

0.92

.34

.19

8.53

.15

.35

1.59

1.36

.39

3.52

3.34

4.00

7.51

23.66

a No gage-height record; dlcoharge computed on basis of records for station at Zolfo Springs, 

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Pla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 27°51', long. 81°49', in sec. 28, T. 30 S., R. 25 E., about 4|

miles southeast of Bartow. 

Records available - 1917 and 1929-31 (a single discharge measurement ir each year), March

laaa to septemner 1947 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes.- 1932-47: Maximum discharge measured, 43.6 second-feet Oct. 11, 1933; minimum

discharge estimated, 0.8 second-foot June 19, 1947. 

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made at outlet of pool.
308 PEACE CREEK BASIN

'Discharge measurements, in second-feet, of 

Kissengen Spring near Bar-tow, Fla., water yearOctober 1946 to September 1947

Oct.

Nov.

Jan.

Mar.

15

25

?.B

4

12

8

14

12

0

91

7

2

Apr.

May

June

Aug.

9

14

19

27

9.71

2.02

a. 2

3.49

a Discharge estimated.

MIAKKA RIVER BASIN

Miakka River near Sarasota, Pla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 27°14', long. 82°19', in sec. 21, T. 37 S., R. 20 E., half a 

mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, If miles downstream from Atlantic Coast 

Line Railro'ad bridge, and about 14 miles southeast of Sarasota. Datura cf gage .is 7.92 

feet above mean sea level, datura of 1929 (National Park Service bench mark).

Drainage area-.- 200 square miles.

Kecoros available.- August 1936 to September 1947.

Average aiscnarge.- 11 years, 363 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,620 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height,

 1U.7B feet); no flow Jan. 31 to Feb. 13.

1936-47; Maximum discharge observed, that of Sept. 21, 1947; no flow on several days 

in some years.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by employees of Miakka River State Park.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 19

1.6 0 2.7 8.5 4.8 67 6.

2.0 .4 2.8 11 5.1 91 7.

2.2 .8 3.3 21 5.4 125 7.

2.3 1.1 3.4 24 5.6 158 7.

2.4 2.6 4.2 41 5.7 182

2.5 4.2 4.5 51 5.9 257

June 20 to Sept. 30

8 644 6.4 582

2 864 8.0 1,84

4 1,010 9.0 3,17

7 1,360 10.2 5,4C

10.8 6,62

0

0

0

0

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

404

a369

a334

299

257

a246

236

182

199

182

170

158

al54

149

140

132

125

112

al05

a 98

91

82

74

67

58

54

a49

44

41

a38

a36

Nov.

a34

31

a29

27

24

22

20

19

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

12

9.2

7.4

5.5

5.2

5.0

a4.0

2.9

2.4

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.4

-

Dec.

1.7

2.2

a5. 6

9.0

7.2

6.3

4.6

3.9

2.6

1.2

1.0

a. 9

.8

.7

a. 6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

Jan.

0.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

Feb.

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.7

9.5

22

30

32

33

34

35

_

-

UA« « it Second 

"°nth foot-days

October .......................... 4, 685

November ......................... 372.6

Deoember ......................... 55.5

Calendar year 1946 ............ 47,913.6

January .......................... 6.5

February .................... . . 197 . 5

March ............................ 5,582

April ............................ 4 , 006

May. ............................. 785.0

June. ............................ 16,152.8

July ............................. 50,382

August ........................... 41,971

September ........................ 74,015

Water year 1946-47 ............ 198,210.9

Mar.

33

47

64

82

96

106

112

118

112

112

112

106

101

106

106

125

132

140

158

257

383

a414

446

383

362.

320

278

236

199

a!78

158

Apr.

140

1

1

al

32

32

28

125

al!6

1

1

06

31

96

86

78

a

74

76

78

101

158

2

2:

2.

16

56

56

216

a!87

1!

14

13

>8

to

52

a!32

a!3

al!

13

1]

12

2

2

8

112

Maximum

404

34

9.0

1,010

.5

35

446

236

96

1,670

2,480

2,350

6,620

6,620

May

96

86

74

64

58

49

44

39

36

34

a33

32

29

20

16

13

11

8.5

6.7

5.0

3.9

3.4

2.9

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.6

a2.8

3.1

2.9

June

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.1

1.0

al.O

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

15

42

182

597

864

1,360

1,670

1,600

1,520

1,360

1,210

1,050

1,010

933

816

855

1,050

-

Minimum Mean

36 151

1.0 12.4

.4 1.79

0 131

0 .21

0 7.05

33 180

74 134

2.0 25.3

.8 538

972 1,625

582 1,354

582 2,467

0 543

July

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,210

1,130

1,130

1,050

97-2

1,050

1,520

1,840

2,090

2,090

1,960

1,750

1,600

1,750

1,840

2,220

2,220

2,480

2,350

2,220

2,220

1,960

1,750

1,600

1,560

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

210

310

050

933

777

660

1,

1,

316

310

210

1,440

1,360

1,

1,

1,

560

520

570

1,750

1,840

2,<

2,

2,.

390

220

S50

2,090

al,940 al,'

al.E

al,£

90

40

>00

al,350

al,200

1,C

£"

)50

33

38

582

582

Per scuare mi '*

0.755

.062

.0090

.655

.0016

.036

.900

.670

.126

2.69

8.12

6.77

12.3

2.72

Sept.

582

660

738

816

855

933

894

933

972

972

1,010

1,050

1,290

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

2,220

4,560

6,210

6,620

6,000

6,000

5,600

5,000

4,420

3,500

3,020

2,480

1,840

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.87

.07

.01

8.90

.001

.04

1.04

.74

.15

3.00

9.37

7.80

13.76

36.85

a Ho Rage-height record; discharge interpolated.
-MANATEE RIVER BASIN 309

Manatee River near Bradenton, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat, 27°29', long. 82°18', in sec. 34, T, 34 S., R. 20 E., 

at oridge on State Highway 675, ij- miles upstream from Gillet Creek, 6f miles northwest 

of Verna, and 17 miles east of Bradenton.

Drainage area.- 94 square miles.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,170 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 24,51 

reet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet; minimum, 4.? second-feet May 

20 (gage height, 2.86 feet).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 18, 1947; minimum, 0.6 second-foot.May 7, 

1939; minimum gage height, 2.48 feet May 5-7, 1939.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

79

64

53

44

38

34

85

211

350

275

164

111

82

62

47

37

3«

26

24

21

19

18

17

16

16

14

14

14

13

13

15

Nov.

16

15

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

a!2

a!2

all

all

all

a 10

a 10

10

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.6

Dec.

11

12

11

11

10

9.8

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.0

8.8

8.8

8.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.8

9.6

9.8

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.4

Jan.

9.4

9.4

9.2

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.8

9.8

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.6

9.8

13

13

14

13

12

13

13

12

12

11

11

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......... ..................

April ............................

llnu May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

10

10

9.6

10

9.6

10

10

11

1111

11

11

62

158

158

108

68

46

32

44

71

51

49

44

33

25

22

20

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,004

353.4

293.2

38,302.8

329.6

1,115.2

6 , 181

1,272

379.0

6,172

9 541

9^645

24,689

61,974.4

Mar.

37

268

343

247

146

101

76

60

49

42

38

32

27

85

149

373

438

446

481

774

737

421

225

158

114

88

68

52

42

34

30

Apr.

27

26

29

27

24

22

19

18

17

16

15

17

137

177

158

106

80

65

54

63

34

23

18

16

19

19

13

12

11

11

Maximum

35"

16

12

1,380

14

158

774

177

47

799

930

799

5,010

5,010

May

9.8

9.4

9.4

8.9

8.2

7.7

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.7

6.6

6.2

6.1

6.0

5.8

5.5

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

12

17

17

12

9.4

41

47

26

46

Minimum

13

9.4

8.6

3.4

9.2

9.6

27

11

5.2

14

64

58

106

5.2

June

14

 23

17

59

104

31

19

16

17

22

17

15

16

797

799

665

518

490

446

587

365

183

123

91

17

56

122

232

126

131

-

Mean

64.6

11.8

9.46

105

10.6

39:8

199

42.4

12.2

206

308

311

823

170

July

\l*>

159

10 \

323

361

14<5

83

64

67

112

225

761

930

597

597

537

261

158

117

218

566

642

327

3200

3310

3320

3220

3175

3195

a260

3350

Aug.

a235

alSO

a98

a78

a 60

218

268

438

761

799

597

429

373

576

358

290

463

438

350

254

190

190

177

158

117

88

69

58

96

627

642

Per square 

mile

0.687

.126

.101

1.12

.113

.423

2.12

.451

.130

2.19

3.28

3.31

8.76

1.81

Sept.

518

576

305

534

247

665

576

421

438

283

183

131

106

152

824

365

261

3,630

5,010

2,130

1,170

695

1,520

1,520

1,000

527

328

239

183

152

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.79

.14

.12

15.14

.13

.44

2.45

.50

.15

2.44

3.77

3.82

9.77

24.52

« No gsge-height record; dischsrge either interpolated or computed from records for Little Msnstee 

River near Wimauma.

Note.- Dischsrge for Mar. 19 to Apr. 28, Aug. 15 to Sept. 5 computed on basis of psrtly estimated 

gsge-height record.

8697S7 O- 50 - 21
310 LITTLE MANATEE RIVER BASIN 

Little Manatee River near Wlmauma, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°40', long. 82°21', In sec. 25, T. 32 S., R. 19 E.,

 at bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 1 mile upstream from Cypress Creek and 4 miles southwest 

of Wlmauma.

Drainage area.- 157 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,630 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 13.69

 reet); minimum, 16 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 0.20 foot).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 9,450 second-feet June 24, 1945 (gage height, 14.44 

feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet June 6, 7, 1945 (gage height, .-0.45 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, wMch are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 17 to Jan. 18)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31

0.3 18 1.1 72 ' 0.2- 16

.4 22 1.6 124 .5 31

.5 27 2.6 256 .8 5O

.8 47 4.2 510 1.2 82

1.5 115

Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

3.4 384 10.8 3,370

5.0 699 12.0 4,490

6.3 1,030 12.8 5,530

7.3 1,380 13.3 6,600

9.4 2,460

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19'-7

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.

35"

200

150

130

110

100

150

400

500

360

278

206

153

115

91

75

63

57

51

46

44

41

39

36

35

34

33

33

32

31

31

Nov.

34

38

38

35

33

31

30

33

38

33

31

30

32

32

29

26

26

26

24

24

24

26

26

24

24

24

23

23

23

h24

-

Dec.

28

30

29

27

25

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

24

31

32

26

26

25

24

23

23

h24

25

Jan.

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

23

23

23

22

23

22

22

22

22

22

28

39

35

30

28

28

27

26

26

25

24

Feb.

24

24

23

25

29

30

32

44

46

42

40

38

92

185

350

255

190

140

98

74

110

110

106

100

87

75

66

58

_

-

unr.+h SeccndMonth foot-days

October .......................... 3, 974

November ......................... 864

December ......................... 758

Calendar year!946 . . . "4 nnn.fi

January . .

, "

. . 77!>

February 2 493

March ......... .................. 10^ 975.

April ............................ 2,790

May ...........................'... 2, 107

June ............................. 7 , 729

July ............................. 12,396

August ........................... 19,287

September ........................ 35,412

Water year 1946-47 ............ 99,557

Mar.

60

250

448

500

350

245

179

145

131

110

96

83

71

131

238

595

743

699

839

1,570

1,430

721

376

259

190

136

102

84

71

63

60

Apr.

1

1

3

2

58

81

45

14

79

64

55

49

44

40

38

54

59

73

245

179

1 27

96

78

63

54

48

46

42

108

Maximum

500

38

32

4,480

39

350

1,570

359

428

1,000

1,380

1,670

6,600

 6,600

82

56

43

36

34

-

May

35

32

41

36

33

29

26

25

24

24

22

22

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

18

17

26

113

245

81

81

428

392

134

7-3

Minimum

31

23

21

7.3

22

23

60

34

17

27

78

109

103

17

June

62

95

85

59

42

36

33

31

28

27

31

34

39

432

839

1,000

615

392

898

878

376

266

180

127

92

85

142

252

267

266

*

Msan

128

28.8

24.5

230

24.9

89« 0

354

93.0

68.0

258

622

1,180

273

July

245

217

173

224

204

132

91

78

78

107

108

170

252

301

336

535

294

210

401

946

1,380

1,200

790

515

610

657

438

344

367

438

555

Aug.

384

2

2

1

80

04

46

109

180

6

1,6

1,6

92

70

20

1,260

814

9

6

7

73

99

66

657

495

6

9

7

99

46

90

575

892

9

5

4

19

75

01

287

210

1

1

1

i

52

13

97

15

(165

Per siuare mi' »

0.815

.183

.156

1.46

.159

.567

2 25

* 592 [433

1.64

2 . 55

3! 96

7.52

1.74

Sept.

973

814

535

555

1,070

1,700

699

865

76R

476

344

236

210

IB?

15?

190

103

2,470

6,600

3,610

1,670

946

2,690

2,810

1,920

1,000

575

419

336

294

"

Runoff in 

inchss

0.94

.20

.18

19.91

.18

.59

2.60

.66

.50

1 . 63

2.94

4.57

6.39

23.. -.8

h Computed from staff-gage readings.

Note.- Ho gage-height record Oct. 1-10, Nov. 27-29, Dec. 1-6, 25-29, Dec. 31 to Jan. 8, 

Mar. 5; discharge computed on basis of records for Alafla River at Lithla.
ALAFIA RIVER BASIN 311

Alafia River at Llthia, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°52', long. 82° 12'-, in sec. 16, T. 30 S., R. 21 

£V, at Marvinia Bridge, 1 mile northwest of Lithia and l£ miles downstream from Little 

Alafia River. Datum of gage is 9.71 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 336 square miles.

Records available.- January 1933 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 349 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum-discharge during year, 14,700 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 20.38 

*eet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet; minimum 51 second-feet May 

18 (gage height, -0.37 foot).

1933-47: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet Sept. 7, 1933 (gage height, 25.6 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet; minimum, 

6.6 second-feet June 5, 6, 1945 (gage height, -0.91 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

-0.4 48 6.0 1,020

-.1 78 8.5 1,570

.8 178 10.8 2,280

2.0 3Z7 1Z.O 2,760

4.0 656 13.2 3,600

14.6 5,000

16.5 7,590

19.7 13,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

301

263

232

196

172

160

208

605

639

519

451

362

308

270

232

202

178

166

155

147

142

132

125

120

113

108

103

99

96

94

91

Nov.

97

103

104

101

94

86

80

95

130

105

h93

90

94

94

90

86

88

88

84

82

80

80

80

79

77

76

75

75

80

100

-

Dec.

110

115

hi 12

91

82

76

70

67

65

63

62

61

60

6?

61

58

56

55

55

56

58

69

70

66

65

61

59

58

58

59

60

Jan.

61

60

59

58

58

58

58

57

57

56

55

55

57

55

54

54

53

52

56

54

72

101

84

86

77

76

76

72

67

63

60

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

59

58

56

55

59

58

64

103

108

101

96

89

138

392

408

384

340

276

226

190

263

263

257

244

£08

172

155

143

_

-

Secondroot-days

6,98£

2,686

2,1ZC

96,991

1 , 96.

4,96E

15,29C

15 091

5 15!

16 f 322

21,411

33,233

84,001

209,232

Mar.

145

334

537

605

605

468

340

294

282

£51

220

196

184

226

384

605

622

605

759

1,300

1,280

1,240

900

639

502

400

334

294

263

238

238

Apr.

334

4

4

62

34

68

327

282

2

I

1

51

26

96

172

160

4

1,C

1,C

76

00

20

1,060

980

7

4

3

25

68

34

270

226

2

1

1,0

02

84

60

1,300

940

6

4

3

2

Maximum

639

130

115

2,180

101

408

1,300

1,300

376

1 ,620

1,240

2,210

13,400

13,400

73

26

01

38

-

May

202

251

354

37f

286

206

16£

14C

124

114

107

96

92

8£

81

77

6£

6J

6C

5E

52

52

64

94

19C

32C

288

282

zaa

262

251

Minimum

91

75

55

16

52

55

145

172

52

91

214

251

417

52

June

238

208

166

135

145

133

124

) 112

97

91

134

172

226

673

1,520

1,620

1,550

1,370

1,160

1,060

862

742

588

451

354

347

502

537

554

451

Mean

225

89. E

68.4

266

177' 63 2

493

503

166

544

691

1,072

2,800

573

July

35* 4^54

673

900

673

362

£57

214

214

270

4B5

690

690

920

980

900

673

417

454

8U

1,100

1,240

1,220

8U

656

6? 2

742

831

960

900

832

Aug.

827

6

4

3

22

51

69

301

251

2

4

5

51

00

ea

639

605

5

7

1,8

88

42

50

2,210

1,940

1,6

1,8

1,5

70

20

GO

1,400

2,100

2,1

1,9

1,5

40

10

20

1,040

725

5

4

5

1,8

54

51

19

50

1,400

Per square 

mile

0.670

.266

.204

.792

. 188

. 527

l'.47

1.50

.494

1 J. R? DC

2 06

3 19

e!33

1.70

Sept.

980

1,140

1,180

1,080

1,650

1,420

2,350

2,710

2,070

1,470

980

759

759

656

519

451

417

2,100

11,300

13,400

8,090

4,550

3,950

5,360

4,880

3,360

2,350

1,670

1,300

1,100

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.77

.30

.23

10.73

.22

.55

1 J. . fiQ D3

1.67

.57

1 .81

2 37

3 . 68

9.30

23.16

h Computed from staff-gage readings. 

Note.- No gage-height record Nov. 8-10, Nov. 12 to Dec. 2; 

for Little Manatee River near Wimauma.

discharge computed on basis of records
HILLSBORO RIVER BASIN

Hillsboro River near Zephyrhills, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°09', long. 82°14 I , in sec. 8, T. 27 S., R. 21 E., at footbridge in Hillsboro River State Park, 2 miles downstream from Blackwate^ Creek arid 

V miles southwest of Zephyrhills. Datum of gage is 33.28 feet above mean sea level 

(Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 205 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,920 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 

13.71 feet); minimum observed, 72 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 0.96 foot).

1939-47: Maximum discharge observed, that of Sept. 19, 1947; mininum observed, 48 

seconrl-feet June 11-17, 1945; minimum gage height observed, 0.78 foot Jine 3-6, 1944, 

June 11-17, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Gage readings furnished by superintendent of Hillsboro River State Park. 

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet

0.9 65 9.0 1,860 .

2.0 200 10.6 2,540

2.5 280 11.5 3,150

5.5 896 12.5 4,130

7.5 1,390 13.4 5,470

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

187

174

162

150

138

138

138

174

317

317

280

245

200

174

144

162

150

144

138

132

125

119

113

107

113

107

101

95

95

95

101

Nov.

101

101

101

101

101

101

95

95

95

101

101

101

95

95

95

89

89

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

95

89

89

89

89

89

-

Dec.

89

89

95

95

95

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

89

83

.83

83

83

83

83

83

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

Jan.

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

75

75

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .................. .........

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

Jnly .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

75

77

77

77

75

72

77

83

83

83

77

 83

119

144

138

125

113

113

113

113

119

113

101

101

95

95

95

95

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,835

2, 862

2,651

72,810

2,365

2,731

5 435 7)152 3,640

10,898

21 425

26)881

48,980

319,865

Mar.

101

119

138

125

125

119

107

llo

113

113

107

107

101

113

138

200

200

174

245

437

397

377

262

229

214

187

174

162

150

144

144

Apr.

138

138

132

132

125

119

113

113

107

101

95

101

600

539

356

336

317

280

262

262

245

229

200

377

478

458

298

187

162

162

-

Maximum

317

101

89

1,830

77

144

437

600

280

809

1,720

1,590

5,470

5,470

May

144

132

125

119

107

101

101

95

89

89

89

89

89

83

83

83

77

77

77

77

77

77

89

89

144

125

214

245

187

280

187

Minimum

95

oyOQ

77

77

75

72

101

95

77

107

?62

498

377

72

June

138

138

132

119

113

113

113

113

107

107

113

113

113

343

682

809

788

703

661

580

559

559

539

498

458

437

498

458

458

336

-

Mean

156

95 . 4

85.5

199

76.3

97.5

175

239

117

363

691

867

1,633

383

July

262

sse

55S

58C

SIS

377

262

377

62C

62C

51?

476

53 E

83C

1,72C

1.31C

89e

83C

83C

85?

83C

1,01C

963

809

661

60C

496

580

MS

55S

1,060

Aug.

963

7

7

6

67

03

61

641

620

5

6

5

39

00

59

641

559

6

1.4

1,5

41

50

90

1,590

1,310

1,0

9

a

10

18

96

1,200

986

9

1,0

9

86

10

18

874

852

8

7

7

6

09

67

03

20

498

Per rquare 

mMe

0.761

.465

.417

.971

.372

.476

.854

1.17

.571

1.77

3.37

4.23

7.97

1.87

Sept.

478

437

417

397

703

498

703

682

661

498

519

519

519

458

417

377

437

2,440

5,470

5,020

3,800

2,910

3,150

4,570

3,700

2,910

2,130

1,620

1,390

1,150

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.88

.52

.48

13.20

.43

.50

.99

1.30

.66

1.98

3.89

4.88

8.89

25 . 40
HILLSBORO RIVER BASIN 313

Hillsboro River near Tampa, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above spillway of Tampa Reservoir Dam, lat. 28°01'25", 

long. 82°25'40", in sec. 29, T. 28 S., R. 19 E., at Thirtieth Street, 5j miles northeast of Tampa. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (city of Tampa, 

bench mark).

Drainage area.- 605 square miles.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1947. October 1938 to September 1945 at

site 1.4 miles upstream.

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 7,580 second-feet Sept. 25; 

maximum gage neignt, 22.-j8 feet Sept. 25; minimum daily discharge, 11 second-feet 

May 23.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 9,690 second-feet July 28-30, 1945; maximum gage 

height (regulated), that of Sept. 25, 1947; no flow (regulated) Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 25.6 feet, at former site and 0.66 foot higher datum, Sept. 7, 

1933, from floodmarks, affected by backwater prior to failure of Tampa power dam, 1.4 

miles below former gage. A discharge of 16,500 second-feet was measured Sept. 9, 1933. 

1933.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by Tampa Reservoir Dam. 

insufficient to affect monthly figures of runoff.

Capacity of reservoir

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

751

706

672

642

603

583

837

826

425

661

706

728

728

706

661

632

593

574

536

517

498

461

434

448

314

314

305

275

245

217

293

Nov.

143

157

167

290

135

138

138

139

139

137

180

122

123

123

122

122

120

138

109

112

287

76

92

99

108

107

106

105

104

103

Dec.

103

103

101

101

loo

100

99

98

97

95

128

147

54

63

70

74

77

77

78

78

78

78

78

77

78

78

77

222

26

36

49

Jan.

55

93

45

51

53

54

54

54

55

55

123

26

31

34

37

38

40

40

42

44

51

51

54

175

26

35

45

51

164

24

27

Month

October ................ ...... .

Novembsr .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ....... .............

March .......................... .

April ............................

toy ..............................

June .............................

July... ...........................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1945-4? ............

Feb.

33

44

52

55

55

95

51

59

62

64

230

22

36

67

85

97

106

112

113

118

123

124

126

127

126

124

123

124

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

16,891

4,041

2,720

171,763.5

1,727

2 553

10^709

13,459

16^012

45,423

67,210

105,030

289,592

Mar.

129

135

134

132

217

117

126

131

134

135

132

130

129

131

227

137

157

192

330

443

526

612

706

956

583

695

683

672

843

452

583

Apr.

583

536

498

452

398

338

297

245

381

335

93

121

180

297

479

695

800

773

717

661

574

498

511

282

322

363

461

526

545

498

Maximum

837

290

222

2,610

175

230

956

800

434

1,170

2,140

7^580

7,580

May

434

355

282

230

186

152

139

131

126

120

112

104

92

84

74

66

220

18

19

19

19

187

11

13

20

43

66

86

112

130

167

Minimum

217

76

26

1.6

24

22

117

9311 110

593

1,130

1,210

11

June

245

275

275

384

157

192

302

127

124

118

117

113

110

132

157

217

425

777

1,170

1,130

933

1,000

994

911

787

1,130

937

929

998

846

Mean

545

135

87.7

471

55.7

91.2

345

449

123

534

1,465

2, 168

3,501

793

July

672

96i3

1,040

593

751

751

751

949

1,060

1,690

1,800

1,930

1,710

1,660

1,590

1,540

1,680

2,110

2,140

2,090

1,750

1,750

1,850

1,680

1,610

1,700

1,610

1,560

1,540

1,440

1,460

Aug.

1,440

1,440

1,520

1,950

1,590

1,490

1,340

1,170

1,240

1,130

1,220

1,220

1,390

1,680

2,310

2,780

3,070

3,220

3,140

3,140

3,220

3,290

3,220

3,070

2,840

2,780

2, '540

2,470

2,350

2,040

1,910

Per square 

mile

0.901

.223

.145

.779

.092

.151

.570

.742

.203

.883

2.42

3 *58

5.79

1.31

Sept.

1,840

1,490

1,270

1,290

1,210

1,330

1,440

1,580

1,750

2,130

1,710

2,080

1,590

1,680

1,730

1,660

1,460

1,850

1,910

4,200

5,990

6,910

7,170

7,440

7,580

7,510

7,370

6,980

6,640

6,240

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.04

.25

.17

10.57

.11

.16

.66

.83

.23

.98

2.79

4.13

6.46

17.81
314 HILLSBORO RIVER BASIN

Crystal Springs near Zephyrhills, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°11', long. 82°11', in sec. 35, T. 26 S., R. 21 E., 1? miles 

west of village of Crystal Springs and 3} miles south of Zephyrhills.

Records available.- 1933 (miscellaneous discharge measurements), October 193^ to September 

j.y4Y (discharge measurements only),

Extremes.- 1934-47: Maximum discharge measured, 147 second-feet July 19, 1941; minimum 

measured, 20.3 second-feet July 1, 1946 (regulated).

Remarks.- Discharge measurements either of Crystal Springs or of Hillsboro River made both 

above and belorf Crystal Springs to obtain discharge of the springs, which is the difference between that of the river at each of the two points.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year 

October 1946 to September 1947

Oct. 15

Nov. 25

Dec. 27

Jan. 28

Mar. 5

Apr. 8

May 13

June 19

July 23

Aug. 27

Hillsboro River

Below springs

.

-

71.0

71.2

78.7

-

-

_

-

-

Above springs

.

-

12,5

11.2

18.8

-

-

-

-

-

or spring flow

51.2

49.3

58,7

60.0

59.9

46.0

49.6

48.5

49.6

48.2
ANCLOTE RIVER BASIN 315

Anclote River near Elfera, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°12'50", long. 82°40'00", In sec. 23, T. 26 S. (

 R. l(j E., at bridge on State Highway 54, 3f miles southeast of Elfers. Datum of gage 

Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 61 square miles.

Records available.- May 1946 to September 1947.

Extremes.- 1946: Maximum discharge during period May to September, 608 second-feet July

 31 (gage height, 16.71 feet); minimum, 3.5 second-feet May 11-13, 15 (gage height, 6.98 

feet).

1946-47: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,160 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage 

height, 21.76 feet); minimum, 3.4 second-feet May 21, 22, June 6-13, 24-26, July 7, 8; 

minimum gage height, 6.95 feet May 21, June 7-13.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, May 10, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1947 (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

6.9

7.1

7.2 

7.4 

7.6

3.1 

4.1 

4.8 

7.0 

9.8

7.7 

8.1 

9.0 

9.9 

10.6

11

19

43

71

101

11.5 153

12.5 228

20.O 914

21.3 1,090

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47 

1946

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

t J.OA 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

oe <co

27

28

29vi ou

31

Oct. Nor. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Hay

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

5.2

7.6

23

23

17

22

13

a.4

6.3

5.2

4.7

a4.5

a4.3

a4.2

a4.0

June

a3.8

ae.o

a!3

a!7

a 14

a!2

a 10

ae.o

a6.0

alO

a 16

al9

al8

a!6

a!5

a25

al9

14

9.2

7.0

6.0

16

66

73

65

50

92

336

345

291

-

Jul-r

176

alSO

aSSO

aSSO

a400

a280

alSO

a90

a70

a8O

a65

55

55

a50

a44

a40

a36

832

a38

24

a 20

a 17

a«0

a 65

85

?64

T55

16O

134

J09

580

Aug.

535

372

309

417

417

300

a220

a!70

a!30

a!30

alOO

a70

55

48

42

42

39

36

4O

36

35

32

48

128

192

181

178

174

153

128

104

Sept.

81

66

62

109

181

137

126

156

147

114

87

70

60

58

90

188

255

291

282

237

192

153

126

106

101

300

381

300

220

160

-

and records for nearby streams.

scharge computed on baals of recorded range In stare, weather records,
316 ANCLOTE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Anclote River near Elfers, Fla., 1946-47 Continued

1946-47

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

123

98

83

68

56

48

82

508

816

816

60S

399

273

196

147

114

94

77

66

56

50

44

39

35

32

28

26

25

22

19

17

Nov.

16

14

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.4

8.6

8.2

7.6

7.4

6.9

6.3

6.0

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.7

5.8

5.7

5.5

5.4

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.2

-

Dec.

5.3

6.0

6.4

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.5

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

Jan.

5.6

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.8

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.1

Feb.

f4.4

6.2

6.6

6.8

6.6

6.0

5.9

6.9

7.0

6.4

5.9

5.7

7.0

15

17

17

14

11

10

9.8

1312 

11

11

9.4

8.3

7.6

8.4

_

-

Mar.

11

17

19

18

16

14

12

12

11

11

10

9.5

8.4

8.6

30

94

126

114

137

264

354

291

200

144

109

83

68

54

46

40

42

Apr.

40

40

42

39

36

32

27

23

19

16

14

15

48

70

66

55

54

54

49

43

35

28

23

18

16

13

10

8.8

7.3

6.9

-

May

8.9

12

12

10

8.4

7.5

6.8

6.2

5.7

5.1

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.7

f3.4

3.5

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

June

3.6

4.0

3.9

3.8

f3.6

f3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.6

-

July

3.6

3.8

f3.7

f3.6

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.8

4.0

4.2

5.1

10

27

39

44

42

38

34

37

65

137

178

144

114

92

114

188

327

490

508

463

Aug.

499

472

372

282

204

167

153

200

300

372

426

481

472

544

635

707

698

635

535

472

580

852

825

626

435

318

246

204

204

212

204

Sept.

192

167

144

134

237

318

318

345

399

363

354

327

282

273

291

345

354

453

725

1,060

1,090

861

816

881

950

861

707

544

426

336

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1946-47

Month

September. .......................

dpril ............................

*T... ...........................

July ...................... .

Water year 1946-47 ............

Secondfoot-days

4,836

-

2 373 5

40,487.6

Maximum

381

.

1,090

Minimum

58

_

5 2

3.4

Mean

161

-

7 91

7C c

111

Per sq'iare 

mile

2.64

_

1,82

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

2.95

.

24.69

WEEKIWACHEE RIVER BASIN

Weekiwachee Spring near Brooksville, Fla.

Location - Staff gage, lat. 28°31', long. 82°34', in sec. 3, T. 23 S., R. 17 E., at head

or Weekiwachee River, about 12 miles southwest of Brooksville 

Records available.- 1917 and 1929-30 (a single discharge measurement in each year), February lyni to September 1947 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes.- 1931-47: Maximum discharge measured, 231 second-feet May 6, 1931; minimim

measured, 106 second-feet Feb. 14, 1933. 

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made at outlet of pool.

Discharge measurements, in'second-feet, 

water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Nov. 9.. 

Mar . 3 . . 

Apr. 28. .

Discharge

168 

162 

162

Date

July 24 . . 

Sept . 5 . .

Discharge

165 

195
WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN 317

Withlacoochee River at Trilby, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°29', long. 82°11', on line between sees. 14 and 

23, T. 23 S., R. 21 E., at bridge on State Highway 35, 1? miles northeast of Trilby 

and 10 miles upstream from Little Withlacoochee River. Datum of gag* Is 49.2? feet 

above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 630 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947. August 1928 to Feb-uary 1929 and 

Feoruary 193U to September 1938 at site If miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1930-47), 361 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,050 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 12.86 

feet); minimum, 54 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 2.21 feet).

1928-29, 1930-47: Maximum discharge, 8,840 second-feet June 21, 1934 (gage height, 

20.5 feet, observed at crest, site and datum then In use); minimum, 8.6 second-feet 

June 9-17, 1945 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year- 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-13)

2.2 54 7.4

2.7 82 8.2

3.5 139 10.5

5.8 339 12.8

549

715

1,280

2,010

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

492

464

438

412

399

374

374

506

668

691

668

622

582

549

520

492

464

438

412

387

362

339

318

300

282

274

257

248

340

231

223

Nov.

218

£14

£06

197

193

185

181

172

168

164

160

156

147

139

135

131

a!31

a!31

a!31

131

131

127

123

123

120

120

116

112

109

106

-

Dec.

106

1£7

143

147

143

139

139

135

131

127

1£3

120

120

116

112

alOS

a!05

a!02

98

95

95

92

a.90

88

86

83

81

80

79

78

77

Jan.

75

74

73

72

71

71

70

69

63

67

66

65

65

64

64

64

63

62

62

61

63

62

60

60

60

62

61

60

58

58

57

Feb.

58

58

59

60

60

58

58

60

60

59

58

58

68

85

88

88

86

83

80

80

86

86

84

83

80

78

77

81

_

_

-

unnth SecondMonth foot-days

October .......................... 13,026

November ......................... 4,477

December ......................... 3,365

Calendar year 1946 ............ 92 , 505

January .......................... 2 , 008

February ......................... 2 , 019

March ............................ 7 ,442

April ............................ 10,198

May. ............................. 4,122

June ............................. 8,465

July. ............................ 17,231

August ........................... 33,522

September ....... 3fi . ?fl4

Water year 1946-47 ...... ..... 144,159

Mar.

89

95

98

98

95

92

92

95

98

98

95

95

92

98

131

185

218

240

274

350

412

425

438

438

438

438

438

438

4£5

412

412

 Apr.

412

3

3

3

99

87

74

350

328

3

2

2

00

82

57

231

214

2

2

2

14

14

10

214

223

2

3

3

48

00

50

399

425

4

4

4

51

51

51

464

451

4

4

3

3

Maximum

691

218

147

853

75

88

438

464

339

601

645

1,340

2,010

2,010

38

12

87

62

-

May

339

318

291

265

240

214

189

168

147

135

123

112

102

95

88

81

74

69

64

60

58

56

63

g66

g!06

gl!6

gioe

g98

g95

g92

g92

Minimum

223

106

77

45

57

58

89

210

56

89

464

831

622

56

June

g92

g89

g92

g!09

g!27

g!43

g!64

g!85

g!93

206

218

231

248

265

274

274

265

257

248

248

265

300

339

399

438

478

534

582

601

601

-

Mean

420

149

109

253

64.8

72.1

240

340

133

282

556

1,081

1,276

395

Jrly

601

601

601

601

565

549

506

478

464

464

464

478

492

506

549

582

582

582

582

601

601

5S2

58?

565

549

565

582

582

565

565

645

Aug.

831

901

924

924

924

924

947

947

994

994

994

994

994

1,040

1,090

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,140

1,140

1,170

1,190

1,220

1,250

1,280

1,310

1,340

1,340

Pr" square 

mile

0.667

.237

.173

.402

.103

.114

.381

.540

.211

.448

.883

1.72

2.03

.627

Sept.

1,310

1,310

1,250

1,250

1,220

1,140

1,090

1,020

947

901

831

808

808

784

738

691

622

784

1,250

1,500

1,530

1,470

1,530

1,690

1,850

1,950

1,980

2,010

2,010

2,010

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.77

.26

.20

5.46

.12

.12

.44

.60

.24

.50

1.02

1.98

2.26

8.51

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
318 WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN

Withlacoochee River at Groom, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°36', long. 82°13', in sec. 8, T. 22 S., R. 21 E., 

at county highway bridge at Groom, 2 miles downstream from Little Withla?oochee River. 

Datum of gage is 38.94 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 900 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 second-feet Sept. 27-30; maximum gage

height, 9.67 feet Sept. 28, 29; minimum discharge, 112 second-feet Feb. 5, 6, 9-12; minimum gage height, 3.05 feet Feb. 11, 12.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 4,290 second-feet July 29, 30, 1945; maximum gage 

height, 10.44 feet July 29, 1945; minimum discharge, 19 second-feet June 17, 18, 1945 

(gage height, 1.78 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (^age height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 20 to May 12)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1 Apr. 2 to Sept. 30

3.0 108 5.8 503 3.2 111 7.O 831

3.6 153 6.4 657 3.6 144 7.3 99O

4.1 206 7.2 950 5.0 311 8.2 1,670

4.7 295 7.4 1,050 5.5 387 9.0 2,40O

6.0 507 9.7 3,230

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

908

868

812

775

722

673

657

757

868

997

1,020

974

929

868

830

775

740

706

657

627

599

573

538

514

492

470

450

430

412

402

384

Nov.

384

375

366

348

339

330

322

313

304

295

286

278

270

262

254

247

240

240

233

233

233

226

226

219

212

212

206

200

200

194

-

Dec.

194

188

200

212

212

219

212

212

206

206

200

200

194

194

188

183

178

172

172

167

162

162

158

153

153

148

148

144

144

144

140

Jan.

140

136

136

136

132

132

132

132

129

129

126

126

126

126

122

122

122

122

122

118

122

118

118

118

118

118

118

118

115

115

115

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

"Tljarch ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

115

115

115

115

112

112

115

115

112

112

112

112

122

136

140

144

140

136

136

132

132

132

132

132

129

126

126

129

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

21,427

8,047

5,565

142,790

3,859

3,486

13J731

7,027

10,762

20,117

38,075 

53,565

195,651

Mar.

136

140

144

144

140

140

136

136

136

136

136

136

132

136

158

212

247

286

339

402

481

561

613

627

627

627

613

586

573

561

549

Apr.

538

522

507

493

479

441

418

387

369

338

318

311

304

304

304

304

331

369

441

522

566

597

633

613

597

597

582

551

522

493

-

Maximum

1,020

384

219

1,180

140

144

627

613

466

597

762

1,630 

3,160

3,160

May

466

441

407

378

346

324

298

273

254

23O

212

200

182

171

160

149

140

130

122

122

114

118

126

135

165

188

200

212

224

242

298

Minimum

384

194

140

122

115

112

132

304

114

292

507

745

870

112

June

338

361

361

353

338

318

311

304

298

292

292

292

298

318

324

331

331

324

318

311

311

31*

331

353

387

441

493

536

582

597

-

Mean

691

268

180

391

124

124

322

458

227

359

649

1, 228 

1,786

536

July Aug.

613 745

613

613

629 1,

370

990

D20

629 1,060

613 1,100

582 1,

551 1,

522 1,

100

100

LOO

507 1,100

507 1,130

507 1,

551 1,

582 1,

.00

LOO

LOO

629 1,160

678 1,200

745 I,!

745 I,!

762 I,!

40

70

70

762 1,270

762 1,270

762 1,:

745 1,:

728 1,:

10

10

50

695 1,430

695 1,470

678 1,E

678 1,E

678 1,5

678 1,6

10

50

90

30

678 1,630

Per square 

mil^

0.768

. 298

.200

.434

.138

.358

.509

252

!?21

1 . 36

1.98

.596

Sept.

1,590

1,550

1,510

1,510

1,470

1,430

1,390

1,310

1,240

1,160

1,060

990

956

923

896

870

870

1,100

1,470

1,880

2,200

2,350

2,560

2,740

2,920

3,040

3,100

3,160

3,150

3,160

Runoff in 

inches

0

.33

.23

5.91

. 16

.14

.41

.57

29

.44

. 83

1.57 

2.21

8.07
WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN 319

Withlacoochee River near Holder, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°59'15", long. 82°20'50", in se-:. 19 T. 17 S., R.

 i!U K., at bridge on State Highway 200, 4f miles northeast of Holder. Datum of gage is

27.52 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 1,590 square miles.

Hecoras available.- August 1928 to February 1929, August 1931 to September 1947: 

Average aischargeT- 16 years (1931-47), 1,060 second-feet, 

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,950 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 8.08

 feet); minimum, 552 second-feet Feb. 11-13; mininum gage height, 1.18 feet Feb. 12, 13. 

1928-29, 1931-47: Maximum discharge, 6,740 second-feet July 8-13, 1934; maximum

gage height, 11.63 feet July 9, 10, 1934; minimum discharge, 144 second-feet Feb. 1,

1933; minimum gage height, -0.41 foot June 19, 1945, 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,840

1,840

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

2,190

2,460

2,600

2,650

2,700

2,650

2,600

2,550

2,510

2,420

2,420

2,370

2,330

2,280

2,240

2,190

2,150

2,150

2,060

2,060

1,970

1,930

1,890

1,840

Nov.

1,760

1,720

1,720

1,630

1,630

1,550

1,510

1,510

1,470

al,440

al,400

al,370

al,330

al,300

al,260

al,230

al,190

1", 160

1,130

1,100

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,010

1,010

982

982

-

Month

Dec.

955

955

929

905

882

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

839

839

819

819

798

798

778

778

778

778

758

758

758

758

758

778

778

778

798

Jan.

778

758

738

718

718

698

698

678

659

641

641

641

641

641

623

623

623

623

623

641

641

623

605

6Q5

605

605

605

605

587

587

605

October ..........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

623

641

623

605

587

570

570

587

570

570

552

552

587

678

678

678

698

698

698

718

758

738

738

738

718

718

698

718

^

-

Seccndfoot-days

67,89C

38,724

25,592

463,893

20,077

18,307

30,348

37 , 10C

26,922

22,363

36,104

64.63C

75.58C

463,637

Mar.

798

819

819

798

798

798

798

819

819

798

778

758

738

778

882

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,100

1,190

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,160

1,160

1,130

1,130

1,160

Apr.

1,160

1,260

1,320

1,360

1,390

1,390

1,360

1,320

1,290

1,220

1,190

1,130

1,160

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,260

1,290

1,290

1,260

1,260

1,220

1,160

1,130

1,160

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,160

1,130

-

Maximum

2,700

1,760

955

2,700

778

758

1,220

1,390

1,130

819

1,720

2,460

2,900

2,900

May

1, 30

1,130

1,130

1,100

1,070

1,070

1,040

1,010

955

929

905

905

882

839

819

798

778

758

738

738

718

718

718

738

758

758

738

758

778

758

758

Minimum

1,800

982

758

520

587

552

738

1,130

718

678

820

1,510

2,240

552

June

738

738

738

718

718

698

698

698

698

678

678

678

678

698

738

738

758

758

758

778

778

819

819

819

798

798

798

778

778

798

-

Mean

2,190

1,291

826

1,271

648

654

979

1,237

868

745

1,165

2,085

2,519

1,270

July

a820

a840

a870

a900

a930

a960

a930

929

905

929

929

955

955

982

1,010

1,040

1,100

1,130

1,190

1,290

1,320

1,390

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,430

1,550

1,630

1,720

1,720

1,670

Aug.

1,670

1,630

1,630

1,590

1,550

1,510

1,550

1,760

1,890

1,970

2,010

2,010

2,060

2,150

2,190

2,190

2,240

2,280

2,280

2,330

2,370

2,420

2,420

2,370

2,370

2,330

2,280

2,330

2,370

2,420

2,460

FIT square 

mile

1.38

.812

.519

.799

.408

.411

.616

.778

.546

.469

.733

1.31

1.58

.799

Sept.

2,460

2,460

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,330

2,280

2,240

2,330

2,420

2,510

2,510

2,550

2,650

2,750

2,800

2,850

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,900

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.59

.91

.60

10.87

.47

.43

.71

.87

.63

.52

.84

1.51

1.77

10.85

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for station at Groom.

Rninbow ;.>rings near Dunnsllon, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 29C 06'05", long. 82°26'10", in sec. 12, T. 16 S., R. 18 E., at

nead of springs, 4 miles northeast of Dunnellon. 

Records available.- 1907, 1917, and 1929-30 (a single discharge measurenent in each year),

February lyai to September 1947 (discharge measurements only). 

Extremes.- 1931-47: Maximum discharge measured, 927 second-feet Nov. 9, 193fa; minimum

measured, 487 second-feet Oct. 3, 1932.

Remarks.- Discharge msasurements made at bridge on State Highway 484, 5 miles downstream 

 from springs. Surface inflow between springs and measuring section is negligible except

after heavy rains.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date

Oct. 16...... 

Nov . 21 ...... 

Jan . 8 ......

Discharge

825 

846 

771

Date

Feb . 18 ...... 

Apr. 8...... 

May 19......

Discharge

704 

674 

657

Date

June 27. ..... 

Aug . 8 ...... 

Sept. 19......

Discharge

635

605 

750
320 WACCASASRA RTVER BASIN 

Waccasassa River near Otter Creek, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°22', long. 82°44', in sec. 17, T. 13 S., R. 16 

E. , at bridge on ?tate Highway 24, 2.8 miles northeast of village of Otter Creek and 

about 11 miles upstream from mouth of Otter Creek. Datum of gage is 23.62 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- May 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 399 second-feet Sept. 2b, 26 (ga^e height, 5.21 

reec); minimum, 12 second-feet May 23, 24, June 12, 13, 18-20; minimum gage height, 

1.64 feet June 20.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 506 second-feet Aug. 20, 1946 (gage height, 6.57 feet); 

minimjm, 6.5 second-feet June 11, 12, 1945; minimum gage height, 1.52 feet June 11, 12, 

14, 15, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 25 to July 5)

Oct. 1 to June 14

3.0 58 1.6 12

3.3 79 2.7 46 5.2 399

4.2 184 2.9 55

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

3.7 11

2.6 38

2.8 47

June 15 to Sept. 3O

1.6 12

2.7 46

2.9 55

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

57

51

46

42

40

38

43

107

116

101

89

82

77

69

63

58

54

50

47

44

42

40

38

36

34

33

32

31

30

30

I'S

Nov.

28

29

31

32

32

31

31

30

30

30

29

29

28

27

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

24

-

Dec.

24

24

23

22

°2

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

Jan.

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

22

Month

October ..........................

November ................. .......

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ............ .........

March ............ ...............

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

26

31

33

33

31

30

33

34

33

31

29

28

33

40

41

40

37

35

33

36

41

40

37

36

34

32

31

44

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,648

670

16,894

665

962

3,076

1,567

501

454

868

3,005

3,604

17,83:

Mar.

92

103

87

77

72

68

65

64

62

58

54

51

49

56

96

153

138

123

154

184

178

172

157

142

122

106

90

77

70

69

87

' Apr.

83

100

108

98

88

78

72

65

60

56

52

48

44

42

40

42

45

44

42

41

40

39

36

34

33

31

30

28

25

24

Maximum

116

32

24

226

2"

44

184

108

23

22

89

225

388

38P

May

23

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

14

15

16

16

18

18

17

Minimum

28

23

21

14

21

26

24

12

12

14

31

33

12

June

16

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

15

15

14

14

12

12

12

17

19

21

20

18

17

17

17

17

17

Mean

53 . 2

27!o

21.6

46.3

21.5

34.4

99.2

52.2

16.2

15.1

28.0

96.9

120

48.9

July

20

21

19

17

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

15

14

15

18

17

18

22

25

32

36

37

27

21

19

27

54

6^

Gb

66

89

Aug.

85

64

52

46

40

35

31

33

37

43

50

81

78

79

95

81

100

113

99

79

70

86

139

169

225

217

175

156

169

155

123

Per square 

mile

Sept.

92

66

54

46

40

35

33

37

37

38

42

52

59

57

51

65

59

57

75

72

65

58

161

369

388

388

353

297

249

209

-

Runoff in 

inches

Note.- Fragmentary gage-height record May 24 to July 6, Sept. 27-30; discharge era

stimsced gage heights.

uted from partly
WACCASASSA RIVER BASIN 

Otter Creek at Otter Creek, Pla.

321

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°19', long. 82°46', in sec. 26, T. 13 S., R. 15 

E., at bridge on State Highway 24, 0.5 mile southwest of village'of O^ter Creek and 

about 7 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 13.35 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Records available.- May 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 477 second-feet about Sept. S5 (gage height, 

b.19 reet, from recorded range in stage); no flow Iby 8 to June 22, .T mi. 25 to July 12, 

July 15, 16; minimum gage height, ^.57 foot June 19/20.

1945-47:, Maximum discharge, 560 second-feet Aug. 20, 1945 (gage height, 5.91 f'>< 1 ); 

no flow for'several periods each year; minimum gage height observed, 0.00 foot June 

9, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to June .82 June 23 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.3 

2.1

1.9 

2.3

2.5

2.6 

3.4

5.3

10

14

17

53

3.7 

3.9 

4.1

4.4

4.5

116 

176 

2OO

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

.2 

1.3 

1.3 

2.0 

2.9 

4.9

2.3 

2.5

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3

9.5

12

18

20

23

27

38

3.7

3.9

4.0

4.1

5 2

100

123

477

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19

16

13

11

9.3

8.4

10

48

60

54

46

43

40

36

30

26

21

18

15

13

12

10

9.1

8.2

a7.4

h6.5

a6.0

a5. 5

a4.9

a4.4

3.9

Nov.

3.3

3.3

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

Dec.

1.7

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

Jan.

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.0

.0

.O

.9

.O

.9

.8

.O

.2

.1

.0

.9

.9

.0

.0

.0

.9

.9

.1

Feb.

2.8

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

5.9

8.3

7.6

6.7

5.8

5.3

7.8

12

18

11

9.2

8.5

8.1

11

IS

15

12

11

10

9.4

8.9

19

_

-

Mar.

56

66

57

51

49

46

43

42

40

36

32

29

26

34

64

120

116

104.

130

181

169

148

121

100

83

69

59

52

46

43

60

Apr.

64

7

8

8

3

6

D

70

61

5

4

4

2

6

0

34

28

2

1

1

2

3

5

13

15

1

1

1

3

7

4

11

9.7

3.8

7.9

7.2

6.6

5.8

Second- Maxim n foot-days «ajiimum

614.6 60

78.0 4.0

31.3 2.6

8,713.6 314

28 . 0 1.2

241.9 19

2,272 181

837.9 86

5.2 1.8

.2 .1

354.0 73

1,586 149

3,453 450

9,502.1 450

5.3

4.2

3.1

2.3

May

1.8

1.2

.9

.6

.4

.2

.1

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

-

Minimum

3.9

1.4

.7

0

.7

2.8

26

2.3

O

0

0

12

18

O

June

0

0

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Mean

19.8

2.6C

1.0

23.9

.9

8.6

73.3

27.9

.1

.0

11.4

51.2

115

26.0

July

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

.3

.9

3.6

6.9

15

17

14

12

9.1

1!

24

73

70

56

41

Aug.

28

20

18

19

17

14

12

15

15

15

15

17

18

19

30

42

64

70

70

67

63

68

83

77

71

82

98

102

149

116

92

Sept

81

61

47

33

22

18

26

47

37

27

23

34

40

38

33

30

a35

a45

h78

a72

afiO

a51

a 200

a40o

a450

412

360

291

230

171

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

)I

3

L

r

i

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, recorded range

in stage, weather records, and re tsords for Waccasassa Ri rer near Otter Creek.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
322

Suwannee River at Fargo, Ga.

Location - Staff gage, lat. 30°41', long. 82°34', at Southern Railway bridge at Fargo, 

Clinch County, 4 miles upstream from Suwanoochee Creek and 12 miles downstream from 

Mixons Perry dam site. Datum of gage is 91.90 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 925 square miles (watershed in Okefenokee swamp is indeterminate).

Records available.- January 1921 to September 1923 (gage heights only), January 1927 to 

December 1931, April 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1927-31, 1937-47), 1,110 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,160 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage 

neignt, 14.4 feet); minimum observed, 258 second-feet Jan. 3, 4.

1921-23, 1927-31, 1937-47: Maximum discharge observed, 12,700 second-feet Oct. 3, 

1929 (gage hsight, 19.6 feet); no flow at times in 1931, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Some water diverted by pumping from pool 

at gage for railroad use.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.8 258 9.0 1,080

5.0 408 9.5 1,210

7.0 7?o 9.7 1,310

11.0 2,450

13.0 4,500

14.4 6,160

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,730

2,830

2,830

2,730

2,630

2,540

2,450

2,730

3,130

3,430

3,530

3,630

3,730

3,840

3,730

3,630

3,530

3,530

3,430

3,230

3,130

2,930

2,830

2,730

2,540

2,450

2,360

2,270

2,180

2,090

1,910

Nov.

1,820

1,730

1,550

1,470

1,390

1,310

1,210

1,140

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,000

966

929

875

839

805

771

754

720

703

686

652

635

619

603

587

571

571

555

-

Dec.

540

510

495

480

450

436

422

408

394

394

380

367

367

354

354

341

341

328

316

316

304

304

304

304

292

292

292

280

280

280

269

Jan.

258

258

258

258

258

269

269

269

269

258

258

280

354

380

394

408

408

394

394

394

394

380

380

367

367

354

354

341

328

328

354

Month

October ......... ................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ... .........................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

540

619

686

703

720

720

703

686

669

652

619

603

587

603

635

635

635

619

603

587

619

652

652

652

635

619

587

603

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

91

28J701

11,194

662,226

10,235

17,843

83,745 

75,490

29,240

25,694

34,302

53 ', 593

500,080

Mar.

805

1,040

1,640

2,270

2,450

2,540

2,730

3,030

3,130

3,230

3,130

3,130

3,030

2,930

2,930

3,030

3,030

3,030

2,930

3,030

3,030

3,030

2,930

2,830

2,930

2,930

2,830

2,730

2,540

2,450

2,450

Apr.

2,360

2,6

2,8

3,C

30

30

30

3,030

2,930

2,8

2,6

2,E

30

30

40

2,360

2,270

2,C

2,C

2,C

90

90

00

2,180

2,450

2,8

2,9

2,9

30

30

30

2,830

2,830

2,7

2,6

2,5

30

30

40

2,450

2,360

2,1

2,0

2,0

1,9

Maximum

3,840

'540

5,920

408

720

3,230

3,030

1 ,820 

1 550

2^000

2,000 

6,160

.',!-.

80

90

00

10

May

1,820

1,820

1,730

1,640

1,470

1,390

1,250

1,140

1,060

966

875

82?

754

686

619

571

555

525

495

436

408

408

480

587

686

771

857

929

1,040

1,140

1,310

June

1,470

1,550

1,550

1,470

1,390

1,310

1,120

1,040

947

857

771

703

686

669

. 686

703

686

619

540

465

422

422

436

480

525

603

686

822

966

1,100

-

Minimum Mean

1,910 2,944

555 957

269 361

269 1,814

540 637

805 2,701 

1 910 2 516

'408 '943

4i'5 1,107

720 1,251 

465 1,786

258 1,370

July

1,210

1,250

1,170

1,120

1,040

947

857

788

703

635

587

525

465

495

555

587

603

619

619

857

1,080

1,390

1,550

1,640

1,730

1,730

1,820

1,910

2,000

1,910

1,910

Aug.

1,820

1,730

1,640

1,550

1,390

1,310

1,140

1,080

966

893

839

771

720

822

929

966

1,020

1,060

1,120

1,310

1,550

1,640

1,390

1,640

2,000

1,550

1,470

1,310

1,170

1,040

947

Per square 

mile

1.03

.390

1.96.

.357 

. 689

2.92

2.72

1.02

.925

1.2T

1.35 

1.9T

1.4S

Sept.

875

805

737

686

619

571

525

495

465

465

510

652

720

754

788

788

771

754

857

966

1,040

1,140

1,310

3,030

4,390

5,200

5,560

5,9EO

6,040

6,160

Runoff in 

inches

3.67

1.15

,45

'~26.SO

.41

.72

5.37

3 *04

1 . 18

1.03

1 > 38

1.56 

2.15

20.11
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 323

Suwannee River at White Springs, Pla.

Location.- Water-'stage recorder, lat. 30°20', long. 82°44", in sec. 8, T. 2 S., R. 16 E., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 1 mile southeast of White Springs. Datum of gage is 

48.54 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,990 square miles (watershed in Okefenokee Swamp is indeterminate). 

Records available.- May 1906 to December 1908, February 1927 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 22 years, 1,656 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,150 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 27.81 

feet); minimum, 316 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 3.42 feet).

1906-8, 1927-47: Maximum discharge, 20,600 second-feet Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1928 

(gage height, 35.0 feet, present site and datum); minimum, 4.8 second-feet Nov. 15, 

1931; minimum gage height, 1.17 feet June 27, 1935.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are 

poor.

Rating table, water year, 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

3.4 316

4.6 617

7.2 1,410

14.2 3,820

27.7 9,090

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

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.

,460

,270

,04O

,890

,740

,59O

,440

,630

,040

,230

,390

,540

,730

,800

,840

,840

,800

,770

,690

,580

,420

,230

,010

,780

3,550

3,330

3,120

2,910

2,740

2,580

2,440

Nov.

2,310

2,180

2,080

1,980

1,880

1,810

1,740

1,680

1,610

1,510

1,480

1,410

1,340

1,280

1,210

1,150

1,090

1,060

998

968

938

908

878

848

818

788

788

759

730

730

-

Dec.

716

687

659

631

604

576

563

537

524

511

498

485

472

460

460

448

435

422

410

398

398

398

398

398

386

374

374

362

350

350

339

Jan.

339

328

328

328

328

339

328

339

350

339

339

350

362

422

485

511

524

524

524

537

550

537

537

524

524

511

498

498

472

460

550

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

730

968

1.O60

1,060

1,O90

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,030

998

938

908

908

968

1,030

1,030

1,030

998

968

938

968

1,030

1,030

1,030

998

968

938

938

,

_

-

Secondfoot-days

123,420

38,951

14,623

1,036,621

13,585

27,822

121,650

135,720

47,267 

39, 060

41,250 

52, 888

89,692

745,928

Mar.

1,180

1,810

2,080

2,240

8,440

2,eso

2,910

3,230

3,510

3,660

3,850

4,040

4,120

4,270

4,540

4,730

4,730

4,650

4,730

4,920

4,920

4,800

4,730

4,650

4,770

4,880

4,800

4,690

4,540

4,350

4,200

Apr.

4,500

6,O60

6,290

6,10O

5,910

5,790

5,720

5,600

5,450

5,260

4,960

4^610

4,200

3,890

3,890

3,930

4,010

4,120

4,230

4,310

4,310

4,270

4,120

3,970

3,820

3,630

3,440

3,260

3,120

2,950

-

Maximum

4,840

2,310

716

8,340

550

1,090

4,920

2 ,780

2,540

2^080

2,240

9,090

9,090

May

2,780

2,64O

2,540

2,410

2,280

2,14O

2,010

1,880

1,710

1,580

1,410

1,280

1,180

1,060

968

878

788

759

716

659

604

590

590

687

878

1,060

1,580

1,780

2,540

2,710

2,580

Minimum

2,440

730

339

339

328

730

1,180

2,950

590

650

690

687

328

June

2,510

2,54O

2,480

2,38O

2,210

2,040

1,880

1,680

1,510

1,340

1,180

1,060

998

998

938

938

908

880

780

690

660

650

660

670

720

800

910

1,150

1,400

1,500

-

Msan

3,981

1,298

472

2,840

438

994

3, 924

1 525

1^320

1,331

1,706

2,990

2,044

July

1,600

1,650

1,600

1,550

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,100

950

830

750

690

700

720

750

770

770

78O

900

1,100

1,450

1,650

1,750

1,800

1,900

1,940

1,980

2,010

2,080

2,080

Aug.

2,080

2,

1,

1,

34O

380

)10

1,'840

1,740

1,«

liJ

1,'

4O

>40

HO

1,310

1,210

1.3

lit

<

20

)60

»98

1,210

1,480

1,4

1,4

1,4

80

40

80

1,610

1,810

1»S

2,3

2,3

80

40

80

2,210

2,240

2,3

2,3

liS

1,6

80

10

80

40

1,640

Prr sqnare 

mile

2.00

.652

.237

1.43

.220

.499

1.97

2.27

.766

.654

. 669

.857

1.50

1.03

Sspt.

1,440

1,310

1,180

1,060

968

878

788

716

687

687

730

968

1,210

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,380

1,940

2,140

2,080

2,040

2,840

7,540

8,970

9,090

8,870

8,590

8,380

8,340

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.31

.73

.27

19.37

* 25

!52

2.27

2.54

.88

.73

.77

.99

1.68

13.94

Note.- No gage-height record June 18 to July -26; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Fargo and at Ellavllle.
324 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Suwannse River at Ellaville, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°23 I , long. 83°10', in sec. 24, T. IS., R. 11 

hi. , at Ellaville, 200 feet upstream from Seaboard Air Line Railroad bridge, 200 feet 

downstream from Withlacoochee River, and a quarter of a mile upstream fro.T bridge on 

U. S. Highway 90. Datum of gage is 27.82 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 6,580 square miles.

Records available.- January 1927 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 6,100 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 second-feet Apr. 26 (gage height, 17.57 

reet); minimum, 2,080 second-feet Dec. 31 to Jan. 5; minimum gage height, 3.03 feet 

Jan. 4.

1927-47: Maximum discharge, 73,000 second-feet Aug. 20, 1928 (gage height, 37.1 

feet); minimum, 970 second-feet Dec. 13, 14, 24, 25, 1943; minimum gage height, 2.05 

feet June 30, 1935, Dec. 13, 14, 24, 25, 1943.

Remarks L - Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

3.0 2.O2O

4.5 3,9£

7.0 6,42

12.6 11, 7C

0

0

0

17.6 17,500

Discharge, in second- feet,- water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9,310

9,040

8,680

8,410

8,140

,870

,690

,600

,600

,690

,690

,690

,78O

,870

,870

,870

,870

,870

,780

,690

,600

,510

,330

,240

,060

,880

,700

,520

,340

,160

,980

Nov.

5,800

5,620

5,420

5,220

5,120

4,920

4,820

4,720

4,620

4,520

4,300

4,200

4,090

3,980

3,860

3,860

3,740

3,620

3,490

3,490

3,490

3,360

3,300

3,300

3,230

3,160

3,100

3,040

3,040

3,040

-

Dec.

2,970

2,900

2,830

2,830

2,760

2,700

2,700

2,630

2,630

2,560

Z.560

2,560

2,490

2,490

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,350

2,350

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,280

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,080

Jan.

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,150

2,150

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,150

2,220

2,420

2,630

2,830

2,970

3,040

3,040

3,100

3,160

3,300

3,490

3,620

3,620

3,620

3,490

3,360

3,230

3,160

3,100

3,100

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......... ..................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3,490

3,860

3,980

3,980

3,980

a4,090

a4,20O

a4,300

34,300

4,300

4,200

4,090

3,980

3,980

3,860

3,860

3,860

3,740

3,620

3,620

3,620

3,620

3,620

3,620

3,490

3,490

3,360

3,360

_

-

-

Second 

foot-days

235,330

121, 47C

76.03C

3, 072 , 85C

86,010

107, 47C

312, 44C

432,900

247,860

136,960

119,550

129,470

134,510

2,140,000

Mar.

3,490

4,410

5,420

5,800

5,980

5,980

6,160

6,520

7,150

.7,780

8,230

8,680

9,040

9,500

10,200

11,000

11,700

12,300

12,800

13,300

13,600

13,700

13,900

13,900

13,900

13,600

13,400

13,200

12,800

12 , 600

12 , 400

Apr.

12,

12,

13,

13,

13,

14,

14,

14,

14,

14,

14,

13,

13,

12,

12,

12,

12,

12,

13,

14,

14,

15,

16,

16,

17,

17,

17,

17,

16,

16,

-

Maximum

9,310

5,800

2,970

17,500

3,620

4,300

13,900

17,500

15,100

6,520

4,920

4,920

9,700

17,500

300

600

200

600

900

100

200

300

400

300

200

700

100

400

000

000

400

800

400

200

900

600

300

900

200

500

400

200

800

000

May

15,100

14,300

13,500

12 , 600

11,600

10,800

10 , 100

9,500

8,950

8,500

8,140

7,870

7,510

7,240

6,970

6,700

6,520

6,340

6,160

5,980

5,800

5,520

5,320

5,520

5,620

5,620

5,620

5,710

5,890

6,340

6,520

Minimum

5,980

3,040

2,080

2 ,080

2,080

3,360

3,490

12 , 000

5,320

3,360

3,040

3,360

2,900

2,080

June

6,520

6,430

6,340

6,250

6,070

6,070

5,890

5,620

5,320

5,020

4,720

4,520

4,410

4,200

4,090

3,980

3,860

3,740

3,620

3,490

3,360

3,360

3,360

3,360

3,490

3,740

3,860

3,980

4,090

4,200

-

Mean

7,591

4,049

2,453

8,419

2,775

3,838

10,080

14,430

7 995

4^565

3,856

4,176

4,484

5,863

July

4,410

4,820

4,920

4,920

4,920

4,820

4,520

4,300

3,980

3,860

3,620

3,490

3,360

3,230

3,100

3,040

3,040

3,100

3,160

3,230

3,360

3,620

3,740

3,740

3,740

3,740

3,860

3,860

3,980

3,980

4,090

Aug.

4,

3,

,

; t

.

,

,

f

t

; f

; t

; t

>

; ,

,

,

.

i ,

,

,

t

t

'

Per sqrare 

mile

1.15

.615

.373

1 . 28

.422

.583

1.53

2.19

1.22

 694

. 586

.635

.681

.891

090

980

980

860

860

980

300

300

20r>

860

740

620

490

360

490

860

860

090

090

090

090

200

520

820

920

920

920

920

820

720

520

Sept.

4,300

4,090

3,860

3,620

3,490

3,301

3,160

3,040

2,970

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,970

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,043

3,100

3,230

3,490

3,620

3,620

3,740

5,020

7,060

8,230

8,950

9,310

9,600

9,700

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.33

.69

.43

17 . 38

.49

.61

1.77

2.45

1.40

.77

.67

.73

.76

12.10

a No gage-height record: discharge computed on basis of records for station at Branford.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 325

Suwannee River at Branford, Fla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 29°57', long. 82°56', in sec. IV or 20, T. 6 S., R. 14 

E., at bridge on State Highway 20 at Branford, 10J miles upstream from Santa Fe River. 

Datum of gage Is 4.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 7,090 square miles.

Records available.- July 1931 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 5,877 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 second-feet Apr. 28, 29; maximum gage 

height, 18.20 feet Apr. 29; minimum discharge, 3,580 second-feet Jan. 1-7, 10, 11, 13; 

minimum gage height, 5.91 feet Jan. 6, 7.

1931-47: Maximum discharge, 24,900 second-feet Mar. 28, 29, 1942; rraximum gage 

height, 23.70 feet Mar. 28, 1942; minimum discharge, 1,610 second-feet Dec. 12-21, 24, 

1943; minimum gage height, 2.27 feet Dec. 17, 18, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 32.0 feet about Aug. 26, 1928, from floodmarks (discharge, 

65,000 second-feet, computed on basis of measured crest flow at station at Ellaville).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily.

Da;

1

2 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

dot.

11,300

10,900

10,600

10,300

10,100

9,770

9,660

9,440

9,330

9,220

9,230

9,440

9,440

9,550

9,660

9,660

9,660

9,550

9,440

9,330

9,330

9,000

8,900

8,800

8,600

8,400

8,300

8,100

7,900

7,710

7 , 530"

Nov.

7,350

7,260

7,080

6,900

6,730

6,540

6,450

6,360

6,180

6,100

6,020

5,860

5,700

5,620

5,540

5,380

5,300

5,320

5,140

5,060

4,980

4,900

4,900

4,820

4,740

4,740

4,660

4,580

4,500

4,500

-

Month

Dec.

4,500

4,420

4,340

4,360

4,360

4,360

4,180

4,180

4,180

4,100

4,030

4,100

4,100

3,980

3,980

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,830

3,820

3,830

3,820

3,740

3,740

3,740

3,660

3,660

3,660

3,660

3,660

3,660

Jan.

,580

,580

,580

,580

,580

,580

,580

,660

,660

,580

,580

,660

,580

,740

,830

,980

,060

,060

,140

,220

,220

,300

,380

,460

,540

,540

,540

,460

,300

,300

,380

October ..........................

November .........................

December .......:.................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......... ..................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ....... ....

Feb.

4,380

4,460

4,630

4,860

4,860

4,950

5,120

5,130

5,130

5,120

5,200

5,130

5,130

5,030

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,860

4,860

4,780

4,700

4,700

4,700

4,700

4,620

4,540

4,620

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

387, 93C

169, 10C

133, 020

3,386,35C

133, 32C

135, 96C

303, 05C

431, 60C

311, 23C

180, OOC

152, 19C

160, 61C

166, 83C

3,543,73C

Mar.

4,630

4,700

5,300

5,830

6,180

6,450

6,630

6,810

7,080

7,440

7,830

8,300

8,500

8,900

9,400

9 , 800

10,300

10,800

11,400

11,800

13,300

13,600

13,800

13,200

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,300

13,300

13,200

Apr.

13,000

13,000

13,300

13,400

13,700

13,800

13,900

14,300

14,300

14,500

14,500

14,300

14,200

13,900

13,700

13,400

13,300

13,400

13,500

13,800

14,300

14,600

15,000

15,300

15,700

16,200

16,300

16,500

16,500

16,300

-

Maximum

11,300

7,350

4,500

14,700

4,540

5,300

13,400

16,500

16,000

7,630

5,730

5,910

11,600

16,500

May

16,000

15,600

15,200

14,600

14,100

13,400

13,800

12,200

11,700

11,300

10,700

10,303

10,000

9,700

9,300

9,100

8,800

8,600

8,300

8,100

7,910

7,820

7,440

7.26C

7.26C

7.36C

7,26C

7,170

7,260

7,350

7.53C

Minimum

7,530

4,500

3,660

3,660

3,580

4,380

4,620

13,000

7,170

4,780

4,300

4,700

4,300

3,580

June

7,630

7,630

7,630

7,630

7,530

7,350

7,360

7,170

6,900

6,730

6,450

6,370

6,090

5,910

5,730

5,550

5,460

5,290

5,200

5,120

5,030

4,950

4,860

4,780

4,780

4,860

4,950

5,030

5,130

5,130

Mean

9,388

5,637

3,968

9,378

3,975

4,856

9,744

14,390

10,040

6,000

4,909

5,181

5,561

6,969

July

5,290

5,370

5,560

5,640

5,730

5,640

5,640

5,550

5,370

5,300

4,950

4,8SO

4,700

4,620

4,460

4,330

4,330

4,300

4,330

4,460

4,3?0

4,460

4,5«-0

4,620

4,620

4,730

4,730

4,730

4,830

4,930

4,930

Aug.

4,950

4,950

4,950

4,950

4.95O

4,860

4,950

5,120

5,200

5,120

4,950

4,860

4,780

4,700

4,700

4,780

4,950

5,030

5,120

5,130

5,300

5,300

5,290

5,460

5,640

5,730

5,820

5,820

5,910

5,820

5,730

Per square 

file

1.31

.795

.560

1.31

.561

.685

1.37

3.03

1.42

.846

.692

.731

.784

.983

Sept.

5,640

5,460

5,290

5,120

4,950

4,860

4,700

4,630

4,540

4,380

4,380

4,300

4,300

4,300

4,380

4,380

4,300

4,380

4,380

4,460

4,630

4,700

4,950

5,390

6,090

7,360

8,500

9,800

10,900

11,600

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.51

.89

.65

17.79

.65

.71

1.58

2.26

1.63

.94

.80

.84

.88

13.34

869757 0-50-22
326 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Suwannee River near Bell, Fla.

Location^- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°48', long. 82°55', in sec. 16 or 17, T. 8 S., R. 

14 E.'T at Rock Bluff Ferry, 4f miles northwest of Bell and 10 miles downstream from 

Santa Fe River. Datum of gage is 2.75 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers 

bench mark).

Drainage area.- 9,260 square miles.

Records available.- June 1932 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 8,283 second-feet.

Extremes - Maximum discharge during year, 18,100 second-feet Apr. 28 to May 1; maximum 

gage Height, 13.33 feet Apr. 30; minimum discharge, 5,760 second-feet Jan. 10, 11 

(gage height, 4.25 feet).

1932-47: Maximum discharge, 30,000 second-feet Mar. 28, 29, 1942; maximum gage 

height, 17.28 feet Mar. 28, 1942; minimum discharge, 2,790 second-feet D-JC. 17, 18, 

1943 (gage height. 1.03 feet).

Flood of 1928 (crest about Aug. 88) reached a stage of 25.9 feet, fro-n floodmarks 

(discharge, 70,000 second-feet, computed on basis of measured crest flow at station 

at Ellaville and inflow of Santa Pe River).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

4.3 5,850

8.1 9,7

12.4 16,4

10

oo

13.3 18,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

. 2

3

' 45

6

7

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.

15,400

15,200

14,800

14,400

14.1OO

13,800

13,600

13,500

13,300

a!3,100

a!3,300

a!3,500

a!3,700

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,600

13,600

13,500

13,300

13,000

12, "800

12,700

12,400

12,200

12,000

11,700

11,600

11,300

11,000

Nov.

10,700

10,500

10,400

10,100

9,970

9,840

9,580

9,580

9,450

9,320

9,080

8,970

8,860

8,660

8,560

8,460

8,360

8,260

8,160

7,970

,970

,970

,770

,670

,670

,670

,580

,480

,380

,290

-

Dec.

7,290

7,190

7,090

7,000

7 , OO'O

6,900

6,900

6,900

6,900

6,800

6,800

6,800

6,800

6,710

6,520

6,520

6,420

6,420

6,330

6,330

6,330

6,330

6,230

a6,200

a6,203

a6,203

a6,100

a6,100

a6,100

a6,OOO

a6,000

Jan.

a6,OOO

a6,C

a6,C

a6,C

OO

00

OO

a5,950

5,950

5,£

5,S

5,S

SO

50

50

5,850

5,850

5,S

5,6

5,£

50

50

50

5,950

6,040

6,C

6,]

6,2

40

40

30

6,330

6,330

S,i

6,:

6,4

30

30

20

6,520

6,610

6,6

6,E

6,4

6,4

10

20

20

20

6,520

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ...........

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......... ..................

April ............................

May

June .................... . . .....

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

6,520

6,420

6,52O

,80O

,9OO

,9OO

,090

,190

,190

,190

,090

,190

,190

,090

,090

,090

,000

,000

,000

,090

,090

,900

,900

,900

,900

,800

,710

,710

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

411, 60C

261, 23C

203, 41(

4,498,40

190, 76C

194, 46C

361,93

494, 7CK

384,71

248, 74C

219,92

218,35

224,65

3,414,46

Mar.

6,900

6,9OO

7,000

.7,480

7,870

8,260

8,460

8,660

8,760

8,970

9,320

9,580

9,970

10,400

10,800

11,300

11,700

12,200

13,000

13,600

14 , 1OO

14 , 800

15,100

15,400

15,700

15 , 900

16,000

16 , 000

16,000

15,900

15 , 900

Apr.

15,

15,

IS,

15,

15,

16,

16,

16,

16,

16,

16,

16,

16,

16,

16,

16,

15,

15,

15,

15,

16,

16,

16,

16,

17,

17,

17,

17,

18,

18,

-

Maximum

3 15,400

3 10,700

3 7,290

3 18,80O

5 6,610

5 7,190

3 16,000

3 18,100

3 18,100

5 9,710

3 7,770

3 7,480

D 14 , 900

3 18,100

7OO

70O

700

700

900

000

20O

400

500

500

700

700

500

500

400

000

900

700

700

900

000

400

500

900

300

500

700

900

100

100

May

18,100

17,900

17 , 500

17,300

16,700

16,400

15,700

15 , 20O

14,800

14,100

13,500

13,000

12,500

12,200

11,700

11,400

11,100

10,803

10,500

10,200

10,100

9,970

9,710

9,450

9,320

9,320

9,200

9,200

9,200

9,320

9,320

Minimum

11,000

7,290

6,000

6,000

5,850

6,420

6,900

15,700

9,200

7,190

6,710

6,710

5,950

5,850

June

9,580

9,710

9,710

9,710

9,710

9,580

9,450

 9,320

9,080

8,970

8,760

8,560

8,360

8,260

8,160

7,970

7,870

7,670

7,670

7,580

7,480

7,480

7,380

7,190

7,190

7,190

7,190

7,290

7,290

7,380

-

Mean

13,280

8,708

6,562

12 ,-320

6,154

6,945

11,680

16,490

12,410

8,291

7,094

7,044

7,488

9,355

July

7,480

7,480

7,580

7,670

7,670

7,770

7,770

7,670

7,580

7,480

7,290

7,O90

7,000

6,900

6,800

6,710

6,710

6,710

6,710

6,800

6,710

6,710

6,710

6,710

6,710

6,800

6,900

6,900

6,900

7,000

7,000

Aug.

,000 t

,

,

300

30O

300

,000

,900

, ,

' ,

9OO

D90

390

,090

,000

,

,;,

900

800

800

,8OO

,710

,

J,

i,

800

900

900

,000

,000

, ' f

' t

,

000

000

090

190

,290

t

,

,

,

380

380

480

480

,380

Per square 

mile

1.43

.940

.709

1.33

.665

.750

1.26

1.78

1.34

.895

.766

.761

.809

1.01

Sept.

7,290

7,290

7,090

7,000

6,800

6,710

6,610

6,520

6,330

6,230

6,140

6,140

6,140

6,140

6,140

6,230

6,140

5,950

6,140

6,230

6,230

6,330

6,710

7,380

7,970

8,970

10,500

12,400

14,000

14,900

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.65

1.05

.82

18.06

' .77

.78

1.45

1.98

1.54

1.00

.88

.88

.90

13.70

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Brenford.
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 32T7

Alapaha River near Alapaha, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°23', long. 83°10', at bridge on State Highway 50, 

v miles east of Alapaha, Berrien County, and 6 miles upstream from Willacoochee River.

Drainage area.- 644 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 431 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,160 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 13.7 

reet); minimum, 6.0 second-feet Oct. 19, Dec. 27-29.

1937-47: Maximum discharge observed, 9,220 second-feet Mar. 3, 193? (gage height, 

15.28 feet), from rating curve extended above 6,200 second-feet; minimum observed, 0.2 

second-foot Nov. 11-17, 21, 22, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1O to Dec. 29)

0.4 4.5 2.8 130 8.0 83O 11.0 2,400

.6 9.5 4.0 224 8.5 98O 11.5 2,92O

.9 19.0 5,5 372 9.O 1,170 12.5 4,220

1.4 40 6.0 430 10.0 1,660 13.7 6,160

2.0 73 7.0 590 10.5 1,980

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19<-7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

if

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26.

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

57

44

35

28

22

17.2

13.7

25

31

22

16.9

13.7

11.6

10.4

9.5

8.5

7.5

6.5

6.2

12.5

19.8

22

18.3

15.5

12.8

16.9

14.9

11.6

11

11

19

Nov.

22

22

23

23

22

21

19

17.2

18.3

13.4

11.9

15.7

14.6

15.8

16.2

15.5

15.5

15.2

13.7

12.5

13.1

14.6

14

13.4

13.7

14.3

15.8

18

21

22

-

Dec.

24

23

21

18

16.6

14.6

13.4

12.5

11.6

11.3

11

10.7

12.2

12.5

12.8

11.6

10 4

9.8

9.2

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.2

6.2

6

6.2

9.2

10.7

Jan.

11.3

11.9

14.9

25

33

38

38

43

52

59

60

90

142

224

297

418

520

536

488

430

361

297

259

277

307

307

287

259

250

241

350

Feb.

394

406

444

536

590

554

488

444

418

383

361

339

317

297

268

250

233

216

200

188

180

165

157

a!50

a!50

a!50

alSO

a200

-

-

 _.,. Second- 

"onth foot-days

October .......................... 571.0

November ...... .................. 5O5 . 4

December ......................... 356 . o

Calendar year 1946 ............ 218,944.3

January .......................... 6,726.1

February ......................... 8, 628

March ............................ 52 , 650

April ............................ 65,690

May .............................. 22, 296

June ............................. 9,846

July. ............................ 4,982

August ........................... 7,8O3

September ........................ 6,528

Water year 1946-47 ............ 186,581.5

liar.

3350

a60o

aSOO

a450

a400

aSOO

a700

al,000

al,2OO

al,300

a2,500

2,920

2,920

3,040

3,040

2,800

2,700

2,500

2,300

2,220

2.O6O

1,980

1,900

1,840

1,720

1,550

1,450

1,450

1,550

1,550

1,660

Apr.

1,600

1,660

1,660

1,550

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,550

1,500

1,350

1,170

950

890

1,050

1,450

1,780

2,400

4,360

5,620

6,160

5,620

4,500

3,400

2,600

1,980

1,660

1,350

1,130

950

-

Maximum

57

23

24

2,920

536

590

3,040

6,160

1,780

890

1,130

536

805

6,160

May

805

735

680

630

730

980

1,050

980

1,170

1,600

1,780

1,720

1,550

1,300

1,010

780

590

458

350

277

224

259

277

233

208

241

277

268

307

383

444

Minimum

6.2

11.9

6.0

6.0

11.3

150

350

890

208

38

44

24

13.1

6.0

June

458

488

458

383

297

259

297

372

372

317

241

188

157

130

100

77

62

51

42

38

69

208

250

406

630

730

610

536

730

890

-

Mean

18.4

16.8

11.5

600

217

308

1,698

2,190

719

328

161

252

218

511

July

1,130

655

504

372

268

200

161

134

115

96

78

66

57

58

63

61

61

70

89

104

96

74

61

54

47

44

51

51

53

54

55

Aug.

54

44

36

32

35

40

33

24

26

41

61

90

583

507

208

208 '.OB

?41

572

472

520

,52Q

536

=36

536

504

'

'

-

;

172

H8

61

77

208

Per square m<le

0.028

.026

.018

.932

.337

.478

2.64

3.40

1.12

.509

.250

.391

.338

.793

Sept.

157

126

100

77

64

52

42

33

28

29

27

25

18

14.9

13.1

42

38

39

157

169

200

208

303

805

780

554

520

655

680

572

-

Runoff in 

inchss

0.03

.03

.02

12.62

.39

.50

3.04

3.79

1.29

.57

.29

.45

.38

10.78

a No gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of records for station at S";atenville.
328 FUWANtJKK RIVER BASIN

Alapaha River at Statenville, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°40', long. 83°01', at bridge on State Highway 94, a quarter 

or a mile west of Statenville, Echols County. Datum of gage is 76.77 feet above mean sea 

level (levels by Georgia State Highway Department).

Drainage area.- 1,400 square miles.

Records available.- January to June 1921, December 1931 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1932-47), 875 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,990 second-feet Apr. 28 {gage height, 

22.4 reet); minimum observed, 59 second-feet Jan. 3.

1921, 1931-47: Maximum discharge observed, 11,100 second-feet Apr. 27, 1944 {gage 

height, 26.8 feet); minimum observed, 17 second-feet Dec. 21, 28-31, 1931. 

Maximum stage known, 28.5 feet Apr. 30 or May 1, 1928.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-31, Sept. 1-23)

1.4 61 5.0

1.6 82 10.0

2.0 133 15.0

2.5 216 20.0

3.0 321 22.3

790

2,090

3,550

5,150

5,960

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19 1 7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

255

245

226

207

190

164

164

172

172

164

148

156

190

172

148

148

140

126

119

112

106

106

106

106

106

106

100

100

100

100

94

Nov.

106

106

100

100

100

106

106

100

100

94

94

94

88

88

88

82

82

82

82

82

88

88

88

82

82

8?.

82

88

94

94

Dec.

94

94

94

94

88

82

82

82

82

76

76

71

76

76

71

71

71

70

69

69

70

71

71

69

67

65

65

63

61

62

63

J'an.

61

61

60

66

77

100

lt>6

119

1?6

1<J6

1]|2

ISJ

24fc 27'6

298

376

420

513

57 6

694

83 81

862 862'

766

646

600

556

556

534

534

622

Month

October ..........................

November .....................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ................. .......

March ......... ................ .

April ............................

May ..............................

Jnne .............................

July ............................

Angust ...........................

Septembe r ............. ..... ....

Water yearl946-47 ............

Feb.

742

694

646

646

790

814

838

838

838

862

790

742

694

646

622

600

556

534

512

467

512

467

467

420

370

345

321

321

_

-

Secondfoot-daya

4,548

2,748

2,315

409,365

11,924

17,094

75,094

106, 990

45,976

15,152

12,537

11,003

13,673

319,054

Mar.

646

1,030

934

838

742

862

982

1,260

1,710

1,870

1,980

1,980

1,980

2,090

2,200

2,510

2,920

3,370

3,730

3,910

4,150

4,000

3,970

3,910

3,730

3,490

3,190

2,830

2,680

2,770

2,830

Apr.

2,920

Z,

2,

2,

390

390

380

3,010

3,010

3,C

3,C

2,

510

10

350

2,890

2,770

2,E2,:

2, 2,;

70

90

00

00

2,450

2,<

3,:

3,E

)50

50

20

3,700

' 3,730

3,f

4/

4,*

4,

350

)60

590

370

5,400

5,

5,

5,

5,

Maximum

255

106

94

4,160

862

862

4,150

5,960

4,870

790

1,030

670

1,500

5,960

710

960

360

500

May

4,870

3,670

2,590

2,040

1,770

1,580

1,390

1,290

1,290

1,340

1,390

1,420

1,420

1,500

1,580

1,680

1,740

1,770

1,600

1,340

1,190

1,030

934

766

646

694

694

694

670

646

742

Minimum

94

82

61

61

60

321

646

2,200

646

207

156

112

126

60

June

742

742

742

766

742

694

600

556

49n

395

395

512

490

467

420

321

298

266

235

207

216

255

276

321

556

600

646

694

718

790

-

Mean

147

92

75

1,122

385

610

2,422

3,566

1,483

505

404

355

456

874

July

838

862

862

79C

^6

1,030

838

646

49C

420

34f

298

266

25?

23f

23f

24J 23E24E298

25f

23f

226

216

207

198

190

181

190

164

156

Aug.

148

]

]

]

33

33

33

126

126

]

]

]

19

19

26

119

119

]

]

]

12

12

64

235

370

£

i

4

22

56

67

420

467

4

E

e

167

56

46

646

646

£

(

e

£

70

46

>22

00

578

Per square 

mile

0.105

.066

.054

.801

.275

. 4~ .

1.73

2.55

1.06

.361

.289

.254

.326

.624

Sept.

556

490

420

345

276

266

235

207

198

216

216

172

148

140

133

140

133

126

133

133

148

172

444

766

910

1,130

1,210

1,320

1,390

1,500

~

Runoff In 

inches

0.12

.07

.06

10.87

 32

.45

1.99

2.84

1.22

.40

.33

.29

.36

8.45
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 329

Withlacoochee River near Quitman, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°47', long. 83°27', at bridge on U. S. Highway'84, 500 

reet upstream from Tiger Creek, 800 feet downstream from Alantic Coast Line Railroad 

bridge, a quarter of a mile east of Blue Springs,- 4 miles upstream from Piscola Creek, 

and 6 miles east of Quitman, Brooks County. Datum of gage is 84.30 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,560 square miles.

Records available.- October 1920-to March 1921, September 1928 to December 1931, June 1937 

to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1928-31, 1937-47), 1,029 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,960 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage height, 21.0 feet, 

rrom graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 17 second-feet Jan. 2, 3.

1920-21, 1928-31, 1937-47: Maximum discharge, 21 ; 000 second-feet Mar. 11, 1944 (gage 

height, 25.5 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 5.9 second-feet 

Nov. 11-13, 1940, Nov. 21, 1942.

Maximum stage known, 31.3 feet,- present datum, from floodmark, about Aug. 19, 1928.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 500 second-feet, which are fair, and those for 

periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

350 

300 

250 

200 

180

150 

140 

130 

130 

130

120 

120 

110 

110 

100

100

90 

90 

80 

80

80 

80 

80 

90 

100

120 

130 

140 

150 

150 

140

Nov.

130 

120 

110 

100 

90

80 

80 

70 

7O 

70

60 

60 

50 60 ' 

50

50 

50 

45 

45 

45

45 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

Dec.

40 

40- 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

30 

30

30 

30 

3O 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

25 

25

25 

25

25 

25 

20

20 

20 

20

Jan.

20 

17 

22 

36 

98

117 

126 

110 

94 

84

63 

134 

568 

500 

534

500 

500 

5OO 

568 

636

672 

744 

780 

744 

708

602 

534 

468 

406 

376 

500

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary .

uary .........................

h. ........ ..................

1 ............................

at ...........................

ember

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

708 

744 

708 

744 

816

852 

924 

924 

924 

924

780 

708 

534 

500 

500

500 

468 

436 

406 

376

436 

436 

436 

406

376

332 

346 

804

Secondfoot-days

4,220 

1,840 

910

455,812

11,761 

17,048 

102,050 

122,930 

18,843 

7,961 

6,878 

13,469 

3,782

311,692

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Dec.

Mar.

1,570 

1,490 

1,640 

1,110 

960

960 

1,190 

1,910 

2,400 

2,730

2,950 

3,380 

3,850 

5,070 

6,540

7,030 

6,780 

6,010 

5,300 

4,820

4,420 

4,220 

3,880 

3,52O 

3,130

2,800 

2,590 

2,550 

2,520 

2,440 

2,290

Apr.

2,140 

2,370 

2,66O 

2,840 

3,020

2,980 

3,490 

3,490 

3.27O 

2,800

2,400 

1,800 

1,530 

1,340 

1,680

2,840 

3,520 

4,070 

5,600 

7,600

9,290 

9,820 

9,420 

8,450 

7,120

5,800 

4,420 

3,200 

2,250 

1,720

Maximum

350 

130 

40

6,780

780 

924 

7,030 

9,820 

1,340 

602 

816 

924 

436

9,820

May

1,340 

1,190 

960 

1,230 

780

780 

744 

708 

708 

708

672 

568 

436 

376 

346

304

222 

185 

172 

160

135 

361 

888 

888

672

500 

468 

436 

346 

852 

708

Minimum

80 

40

20

20

17 

332 

960 

1,340 

135 

78 

61 

98 

18

17

June

602 

534 

534 

468

468

436 

332 

276 

172 

150

135 

117 

117 

121 

117

102 

86 

78 

78 

78

98 

98 

140 

235 

318

332 

376 

468 

361 

534

Mean

136 

61.3 

29.4

1,249

379 

609 

3,292 

4,098 

6O8 

265 

222 

434 

126

854

July

780 

816 

708 

636 

468

500 

185 

133 

133 

96

94 

84 

70 

61 

67

84 

86 

82 

110 

172

235

222 

172 

114 

74

72 

102 

133 

142 

130 

117

Aug.

110 

1O6 

98 

102 

304

924 

888 

534 

332 

304

304 

290 

262 

468 

636

672 

636 

568 

534 

436

602 

672 

672 

568 

500

468 

406 

376 

290 

222 

185

Per square 

mile

0.087 

.039 

.019

.801

.243 

.390 

2.11 

2.63 

.390 

.170 

.142 

.278 

.081

.547

Sept.

130 

108 

96 

88 

84

84 

72 

63 

43 

45

36 

52 

35 

33 

36

36 

28 

18 

21 

26

26 

23 

38 

121 

290

406 

436 

436 

436 

436

Runoff in 

inches

0.10 

.04 

.02

1O.83

.28 

.41 

2.43 

2.93 

.45 

.19 

.16 

.32 

.09

7.42

31; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge raeas-
330 SUWANNE RIVER BASIN

Withlaoooohee River near Pinetta, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°36', long. 83 0 16', on line between sees. 6 and 7, 

mm., R. 11 E., at highway bridge a quarter of a mile west of Bellville and 5 miles 

east of Pinetta. Datum of gage is 47.21 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,220 square miles.

Records available.- December 1931 to September 1947,

Average discharge.- 16 years, 1,383 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 22.82 

 feet); minimum, 165 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage height, 6.80 feet).

1931-47: Maximum discharge, 19,100 second-feet Mar. 30, 1944 (gage hBight, 31.57 

feet), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet; minimum, 86 second-feet 

Oct. 29, 30, 1943 (gage height, 6.42 feet).

Maximum stage known, 36.75 feet, from floodmarks, in August 1928.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15)

6.8 165 11.7 2.9OO

7.4 360 20.0 £ ,280

7.7 489 22.7 10,2OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,040

920

770

676

59O

515

475

484

494

475

451

451

489

465

428

398

379

379

368

360

368

368

36O

350

339

350

383

390

394

402

394

Nov.

375

360

353

342

332

328

318

305

292

279

276

279

270

260

254

244

241

238

234

234

238

241

244

241

238

231

228

241

263

257

-

Dec.

250

241

228

225

218

215

212

212

209

209

2O9

209

212

212

212

212

2O9

206

202

202

212

202

196

196

196

190

190

190

193

193

190

Jan.

187

187

193

202

244

299

332

339

332

289

282

371

636

860

950

950

9 2O

92O

950

1,040

1,130

1,160

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,01O

890

800

729

67O

83O

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .......................... .

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,19O

1,160

1,070

1.O4O

1,O70

1,130

1,220

1,280

1,250

1,190

1,190

1,O7O

95O

890

860

83O

770

723

676

665

717

752

752

699

653

624

596

585

-

Secondfoot-days

14, 705

8,236

6,452

731,556

21,092

25,602

121,650

151,040

33,354

15,868

12,712

20,916

9,054

440,681

Mar.

860

2,09O

2,220

2,340

1,85O

1,670

1,790

2,150

2.65O

3,020

3,270

3,52O

3,970

4,600

5,36O

6,120

6,560

6,820

6,880

6,630

6,310

5,870

5,49O

5,O4O

4,540

4,030

3, ISO

3,340

3,210

3,150

3,150

Apr.

3,O2O

2,9

3,2

3,4

30

10

30

3,650

3,840

4,O

4,2

4,2

30

30

30

4,O90

3,590

2,9

2,2

1,9

30

30

10

1,970

2,770

3,7

4,3

5,1

10

50

10

6, ISO

7,210

8,4

9,6

10,2

30

50

30

1O.200

9,44O

8,4

7,1

5,3

3,3

-

Maximum

1,04O

375

250

10.9OO

1,160

1,280

6,880

10,200

2,400

1.01O

1,010

1,25O

694

1O.2OO

BO

10

50

to

Hay

2,400

2,O9O

1,910

1,670

1,520

1,430

1,37O

1,310

1,190

1,130

1,130

1.O40

92O

80O

729

676

607

546

494

451

432

479

860

1,22O

1,13O

920

860

860

920

1,130

1,13O

Minimum

339

228

190

190

187

585

1,670

1,910

432

26O

228

212

168

168

June

1,010

92O

86O

800

770

830

705

580

484

415

375

356

339

328

318

302

286

270

260

266

266

292

336

383

525

613

624

665

800

890

-

Mean

474

275

208

2,004

6 SO

914

3,924

5,035

1,076

529

410

675

302

1,207

July

950

98O

1,010

98O

860

642

479

398

353

315

289

270

26O

25O

247

244

234

234

228

234

315

360

342

282

238

238

282

292

299

3O5

302

Aug.

282

250

225

212

222

890

1,25O

1,O70

770

541

613

624

494

484

800

890

920

89O

8OO

729

682

752

980

980

860

735

735

717

613

499

407

Per square 

mil s

0.214

.124

.094

.903

.306

.412

1.77

2.27

.485

.238

.185

.304

.136

.544

Sept.

356

315

282

257

238

225

218

218

206

206

2O9

222

218

2O2

190

180

174

174

180

180

177

168

193

279

441

624

688

694

670

670

-

Runoff in

inches

0.25

.14

.11

12.26

.35

.43

2.04

2.53

.56

.27

.21

.35

.15

7.3P
S0WANNEE RIVER BASIN 331

Little River near Adel, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°09', long. 83°33', 500 feet downstream from bridge

 on State Highway 37, half a mile downstream from Georgia St. Florida Railroad bridge, 5? 

miles upstream from Bear Creek, 6 miles downstream from Warrior Creek, and 7 miles west 

of Adel, Cook County.

Drainage area.- 647 square miles.

Records available.- June 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,580 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 17.1

 feet); minimum, 6.7 second-feet Dec. 27-29 (gage height, 1.69 feet).

1940-47: Maximum discharge, 16,700 second-feet (revised) Mar. 8, 1S44 (gage height, 

18.7 feet); minimum, 1.5 second-feet Nov. 25, Dec. 13, 14, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, In second-feet, for the high-water periods In

 tne water year 1944, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1002, are given 

herewith:

Mar.

1 

y l

Month

April.. .............

Water year 1943-44 

Calendar year 1944

8..... 10,400 

9..... 13,800 

0..... 7,930 

1..... 5,780

Secondfoot-days

123 992

98 , 540

305,188.2 

311,038.3

Mar. 24.. 

25.. 

26..

Maximum

7,930

13,800 

13,800

.. 5,780 

.. 8,700 

.. 7,930

Minimum

1,250

1.5

9.3

Apr. 21. 

22. 

23, 

24.

Mean

3,285

834 

850

... 6,040 

... 7 , 240 

... 7,930 

... 5,780

Per sq-iare 

mile

6.01

1.52 

1.55

Runoff In 

Inches

6.70

20.75 

21.15

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19*7

Oct.

73

62

53

46

40

34

30

29

31

27

24

23

22

19

17.5

16

15.5

a!5

a!5

a!5

a!5

al4

a!4

a!4

a!8

25

26

21

19

18.5

31

Nov.

52

56

50

43

41

38

34

31

28

26

23

21

19

17.5

16.5

15.5

14.5

14.5

14

14

14.5

14.5

14

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

-

Month

Dec.

13

12

12.5

11.5

12.5

12.5

12.5

12

11.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.5

9.9

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.1

8.1

7.7

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.0

7.0

Jan.

7.0

7.0

11.5

18

17

18.5

23

33

43

49

56

74

94

146

173

244

388

540

666

720

684

576

444

345

289

256

226

206

191

182

275

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Itay... ...........................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

338

373

444

576

702

760

800

720

558

428

352

310

296

2S2

268

256

244

232

226

211

211

201

191

190

201

201

191

182

-

-

-

Seoondfobt-days

822 . £

699

300

195,192.5

7 002

9!944

58,131

50,801

7 255

5 377

lieeo.B

3,423

2,580.8

147,995.8

Mar.

206

296

338

366

476

648

900

1,790

2,400

6,060

6,610

4,690

3,430

2,750

2,400

2,340

2,600

2,340

2,060

1,880

1,670

1,520

1,500

1,500

1,550

1,400

1,100

860

702

760

989

Apr.

1,040

1,200

1,350

1,400

1,400

1,320

1,180

1,080

920

720

524

428

352

380

760

1,750

3,650

5,290

6,040

4,870

3,550

2,460

2,140

1,500

1,320

1,180

989

820

648

540

-

Maximum

73

56

13

2,830

720

800

6,610

6,040

540

317

289

460

6,610

May

476

444

444

508

492

396

476

540

444

310

226

238

221

178

146

118

98

84

76

67

60

61

67

81

86

84

98

136

161

201

238

Minimum

14

12.5 e'.7

6.7

7.0

182

206

352

60

13.5

12

10.5

8.1

6.7

June

268

238

201

169

150

118

90

72

56

45

40

37

40

36

26

23

19

17

14.5

13.5

28

98

129

140

129

306

630

880

840

524

-

Mean

26 . 5

23.3

9.68

535

226

355

1 f 875

i j 693

234

179

53.6

110

86.0

405

July

317

226

169

126

94

76

60

52

57

48

40

34

29

26

22

19.5

19

18.5

17.5

19

21

25

22

19

18

17

15

14.5

14

13.5

12

Aug.

10.5

10.5

13.5

23

29

36

42

34

27

22

17

15.5

19

71

136

146

196

206

211

238

282

289

289

238

201

182

136

101

81

67

54

Per square m'le

0.048

.043

.018

.978

.413

* 649

3.43

3.10

428

. 327

.098

.201

.157

.740

Sept.

45

43

36

30

24

21

18

14.5

12.5

12.5

12

11

12

12.5

10.5

10.5

8.1

9.2

10.5

19

46

38

53

108

221

244

268

359

412

460

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.06

.05

.02

13.27

.48

3. 95

3^46

.49

 36 .11 .23

.18

10.07

a No gage-heignt record; discharge computed on basis of records for Oohlockones Fiver near Thomasville and Wlthlacoochee River near Plnetta, Pla.
332 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Santa Fe River at Worthington, Fla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 29 0 55', long. 82°26', on line between sees. 32 and 33, T. 

b s., K. 19 E., at bridge on State Highway 23, half a mile south of Worthington and 

three-quarters of a mile downstream fro'm New River. Datum of gage is 42.91 feet ab'-ve 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- November 1931 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 15 years (1932-47), 418 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 14,900 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 

24.t>» feet); minimum observed, 16 second-feet Sept. 11 (gage height, 7.37 feet).

1931-47: Maximum discharge, 17,500 second-feet June 17, 1934; maximum gage height, 

24.94 feet Oct. 21, 1944; minimum discharge observed, 1.3 second-feet May 17, June 1, 

1932.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5 Mar. 6 to Sept. 30

7.8 40 11.8 449 16.6 1,860 7.5 24 11.0 360 16.6 1,860 

8.6 98 13.7 760 17.6 2,640 7.7 37 12.8 617 17.6 2,640 

9.3 158 14.8 1,010 19.2 4,640 8.0 59 14.4 907 20.3 6,150 

10.5 286 15.6 1,300 8.7 117 15.2 1,140 22.5 10,200 

9.8 225 15.8 1,400 24.4 14,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

760 

653 

572 

510 

434

420 

407 

1,000 

2,290 

3,750

4,640 

4,260 

3,120 

2,220 

1,670

1,350 

1,140 

956 

819 

723

637 

588 

541 

495 

464

420 

407 

394 

394 

394 

368

Nov.

356 

344 

356 

381 

449

449 

420 

368 

356 

344

344 

320 

297 

274 

252

241 

219 

208 

208 

198

187 

187 

177 

167 

158

158 

148 

148 

139 

139

Dec.

130 

130 

122 

114 

114

94 

98 

98 

94 

90

90 

86 

83 

79 

79

75 

75 

72 

72 

72

79 

79 

75 

75 

72

72 

68 

75 

a71 

a68 

64

Jan.

61 

61 

58 

58 

54

50 

54 

50 

54 

58

58 

58 

58 

54 

54

50 

50 

50

47 

46

58 

50 

47 

46 

44

44 

43 

43 

41 

47 

198

Month

'Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

 Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary . . ...

h. ........ ..................

St.. .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

510 

653 

588 

510 

620

687 

705 

637 

464 

356

356 

320 

368 

464 

637

670

741 

741 

705 

637

620 

557 

495 

420 

381

332

320 

495

Secondfoot days

36,796 

7,992 

2,665

289,922

1,744 

14,989 

42,077 

17,504 

4,766 

6,461 

4,549 

5,196 

65,567

210,306

Mar.

653 

819 

982 

1,610 

1,670

1,500 

1,220 

1,010 

884 

784

714 

648 

556 

571 

697

1,010 

1,400 

1,790 

2,140 

2,640

3,620 

3,370 

2,750 

2,140 

1,670

1,300 

982 

884 

766 

664 

633

Apr.

617 

697 

907 

1,140 

1,300

1,110 

1,010 

884 

784 

680

602 

526 

496 

468 

454

440 

426 

482 

541 

556

556 

511 

440 

386 

334

267

267 

235 

204 

184

Maximum

4,640 

449 

130

4,640

198 

741 

3,620 

1,300 

1,300 

1,220 

322 

511 

14,400

14,400

May

164 

155 

135 

135 

104

104 

95 

83 

87 

83

75 

71 

51 

51 

48

48 

44 

44 

43 

43

48 

48 

51 

51 

51

79 

145 

267 

399 

664 

1,300

Minimum

368 

139 

64

34

41 

320 

556 

184 

43 

30 

63 

71 

27

27

June

1,220 

956 

748 

602 

482

373 

288 

214 

164 

126

104 

95 

83 

79 

67

55

44 

48 

44 

44

43 

63 

63 

59 

51

75 

126 

75 

30 

40

Mean

1,187 

266 

86.0

794

56.3 

535

1,357 

583 

154 

215 

147 

168 

2,186

576

July

75 

204 

277 

28£ 

267

2 45 

164 

14E 

126 

104

91 

87 

71 

63 

71

63 

71 

135 

135 

145

155 

135 

145 

145 

126

104 

126 

145 

145 

174 

322

Aug.

511 

373 

267 

245 

214

184 

145 

155 

135 

117

104 

145 

145 

204 

214

194 

164 

145 

126 

108

104 

117 

126 

71 

145

135 

126 

126 

117 

126 

108

Sept.

99 

87 

104 

104 

75

104 

71 

67 

63 

28

27 

83 

126 

135 

145

112 

95 

155 

256 

360

399 

412 

1,400 

6,830 

13,900

14,400 

10 , 800 

7,000 

4,890 

3,240

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
SOWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Santa Fe River near High Springs, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°51', long. 82°38', in sec. 29, T. VS., R. 17 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 20, 150 feet upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge 

and 2 miles northwest of High Springs. Da'tum of gage is 25.78 feet abcve mean sea level 

(Corps of Engineer-3 bench mark).

Records available.- January 1931 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 16 years, 724 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage height, 12.62 

reet); minimum, 313 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.20 feet).

1931-47: Maximum discharge, 11,800 second-feet June 18, 1934 (gage height, 14.90 

feet); minimum, 71 second-feet about June 27, 1935 (gage height, 0.46 foot).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage; height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(ShiftIng-control method used Oct. 22 to Dec. l)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 11 12 to Sept. 30

2.8 921 1.2 313 8.8 4,610

3.8 1,430 2.0 66 2 11.0 6,880

6.2 2,820 6.7 3,140 12.5 8,680

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,600

1,510

1,430

1,340

1,260

1,210

1,180

1,210

1,310

1,600

2,050

2,460

2,760

2,820

2,700

2,460

2,220

2,050

1,880

1,770

1,650

1,510

1,430

1,340

1,280

1,240

1,160

1,140

1,120

1,100

1,070

Nov.

1,070

1,040

994

969

969

969

969

969

945

945

921

919

893

893

867

842

816

816

790

790

790

764

738

738

738

738

713

713

713

713

Dec.

688

688

662

662

638

638

613

608

600

600

590

590

582

572

564

555

551

546

534

538

534

512

517

517

517

504

500

500

496

487

479

Jan.

470

470

470

457

457

449

449

453

440

436

440

44O

436

423

419

415

411

406

411

411

389

385

385

398

398

389

381

376

376

376

398

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1246 ............

January ..........................

February ............ ............

March ......... ..................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ...........................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946 47 ............

Feb.

419

474

555

604

604

638

688

688

688

662

662

638

638

638

662

713

738

764

816

842

816

816

816

79O

738

713

688

688

.

-

Secondfoot-days

50,860

25,744

17,582

431,868

13,014

19,196

47,017

36,339

17,865

17,618

13,328

13,586

44,862

317,011

Mar.

738

816

893

1,020

1,200

1,330

1,380

1,380

1,280

1,250

1,170

1,120

1,100

1,040

1,040

1,100

1,170

1,280

1,530

1,790

2,050

2,310

2,520

2,570

2,520

2,360

2,150

1,950

1,790

1,640

1,530

Apr..

1,480

1,

1 9

1,

480

430

180

1,530

1,640

1,

1,

1,

340

590

530

1,480

1,380

1,

1,

1,

*;30

250

BOO

1,140

1,120

1,

1,

1,1

100

1^0

>70

1,070

1,070

1,

1,

340

320

995

944

919

Maximum

2,820

1,070

688

3,140

470

842

2,570

1,640

764

970

479

538

8,680

8,680

393

342

316

790

May

764

764

738

713

688

662

662

638

613

600

586

577

572

559

551

538

529

521

508

504

496

487

479

479

479

479

474

491

517

559

638

Minimum

1,070

713

479

336

376

419

738

790

474

415

394

372

321

321

June

816

944

970

919

867

816

764

713

662

638

600

582

559

538

521

504

487

474

466

457

449

449

440

432

432

427

427

427

423

415

-

Mean

1,641

858

567

1,183

420

686

1,517

1,211

576

587

430

438

1,495

869

Jul-'

423

423

440

457

470

479

474

470

457

444

432

423

415

406

411

402

398

394

415

419

419

419

419

415

419

427

427

427

432

432

440

Aug.

474

525

538

538

538

517

491

483

470

453

432

427

427

432

436

44O

432

427

427

411

402

398

394

383

389

389

385

389

385

376

372

Sept.

368

355

355

351

355

355

355

347

338

326

326

326

326

321

326

321

326

330

326

355

389

419

546

970

2,000

3,860

6,730

8,680

7,720

6,760

~

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches
 "q SIWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Santa Pe River near Port White, Pla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°51i, long. 82°43', In sec. 28, T. 7 S., R.t 16 E., 

a miles upstream from county highway bridge on road between Willlford and Port White, 

5 miles south of Port White, and 15 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 21.28 

feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Wire-weight gage for 

station on Suwannee River at Branford, 10j* miles upstream from mouth of Santa Pe River, 

and water-stage recorder for station on Suwannee River near Bell, 10 miles downstream 

from mouth, are used as auxiliary gages.

Records available.- October 1927 to January 1930, June 1932 to September 19^7. 

Average discharge.- 17 years (1927-29, 1932-47), 1,558 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,110 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage Might, 8.'73 

feet); minimum, 1,040 second-feet Sept. 11 (gage height, 0.92 foot).-

1927-30. 1932-47: Maximum discharge, 11,400 second-feet June 20, 193* (gage height, 

11.04 feet); minimum, 670 second-feet June 4, 5, 1932; minimum gage heigtt, 0.58- foot 

June 26-28, July 5, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, wtich are fair. 

Discharge determined by using ratio of computed elevation at mouth of stream to elevation at upper gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,410

2,350

2,300

£,250

' 2,190

2,130

2,130

2,140

2,220

a2,470

a2,720

a2,980

a3,230

3,480

3,470

3,320

3,080

2,950

2,740

2,620

2,560

2,420

2,370

2,300

2,230

2,170

2,100

2,040

2,040

1,970

1,980

Nov.

1,980

1,980

1,910

1,870

1,870

1,880

1,880

1,830

1,830

1,780

1,780

1,740

1,750

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,660

1,660

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,570

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

-

Dec.

1,530

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,300

al,300

al,300

al,290

al,290

al,290

al,280

al,280

al,200

Jan.

al,270

al,270

al,270

al,260

al,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,170

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,190

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,210

1,260

1,340

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,480

1,480

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,480

1,530

1,530

1,580

1,620

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,530

1,480

1,480

1,480

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-daya

77,360

51,400

42,460

712,000

37,520

41,050

69,010

57 ',840

41,500

41,000

36,960

36,840

61,400

594,340

Mar.

1,530

1,580

1,620

1,750

1,930

2,090

2,160

2,150

2,080

2,000

1,950

1,910

1,860

1,850

1,850

1,840

1,900

2,010

2,190

2,380

2,560

2,740

3,000

3,140

3,130

3,060

2,830

2,690

2,490

2,440

2,300

Apr.

2,250

2,250

2,180

2,180

2,230

2,290

2,340

2,270

2,260

2,200

2,120

2,060

2,000

1,940

1,950

1,890

1,830

1,820

1,780

1,810

1,790

1,730

1,720

1,670

1,650

1,590

1,580

1,520

1,470

1,470

Maximum

3,480

1,980

1,530

3,820

1,270

1,620

3,140

2,340

1,470

1,690

1,250

1,300

7,980

7,980

May

1,450

1,470

1,410

1,390

1,410

1,390

1,370

1,390

1,360

1,370

1,350

1,360

1,320

1,330

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,320

1,320

1,420

Minimum

1,970

1,530

1,280

1,050

1,150

1,210

1,530

1,470

1,270

1,190

1,160

1,110

1,050

1,050

June

1,550

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,640

1.60O

1,560

1,510

1,460

1,420

1,380

1,380

L.330

1,330

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,250

1,250

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,190

Mean

2.49E

1,713

1.37C

1,951

1,21C

1,466

2,226

1,928

1,333

1,367

1,192

1,188

2,547

1,628

July

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,200

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,200

1,210

1,210

1,190

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,180

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,190

1,200

1,190

1,190

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,190

1,200

Aug.

1,210

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,210

1,210

1,190

1,170

1,170

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,110

1,110

Per sqrare 

mile

Sept.

1,100

1,090

1,080

1.08O

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,070

1,110

1,140

1,390

1,760

2,450

3,570

5,690

7,860

7,980

7,120'

-

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record at lower gage; discharge either Interpolated or computed or basis of 

records for station near High Springs.

Ichatucknee Springs near Hildreth, Pla.

Location.- Measuring section, 1'at. 29°58', long. 92°47', In sec. 23, T. 6 S., R. 15 E., on 

Ichatucknee River, at bridge on State Highway 20, 1 mile east of Hildreth, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 2| miles downstream from head of springs.

Records available- 1917, 1929-30 (a single measurement in each year), January 1931 to 

September ia4Y (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- 1931-47; Maximum discharge measured, 457 second-feet Apr. 29, 1942; minimum 

measured, 243 second-feet Aug. 20, 1935.

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made about once monthly.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year 

October 1946 to September 1947

Oot. 

Jan.

21 

14

378 

318

Mar. 

May

4 

19

346 

331

Al18- 18 324
FENHOLLOWAY RIVER BASIN 335

Fenholloway River near Perry, Fla.

Location.- Measuring section, lat. 30°04', long. 83°40', in sec. 6, T. b S., R. 7 E., at

 county road bridge 0.6 mile south of Hampton Springs Hotel and 6 miles southwest of 

Perry.

Records available.- August 1946 to September 1947 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- 1946-47: Maximum discharge measured, 558 second-feet Aug. 13, 1946; minimum

 measured, 63.2 second-feet June 20, 1947.

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made at county road bridge.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, for period August 1946 to September 1947

Date

Nov. 22......

Discharge

95.6

Date

May 2 ......

Discharge

90.6

Date Discharge

Ro",ky Creek near Perry, Pla.

Location.- Measuring section, lat. 30°05', long. 83°40', in sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 7 E., 

at oridge on State Highway 30 at Hampton Springs Hotel and 5-| miles southwest of 

Perry.

Records available.- August 1946 to September 1947 {discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- 1946-47; Maximum discharge measured, 615 second-feet Aug. 29, 1946; minimum 

measured, 51.2 second-feet Jan. 10, 1947.

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made at bridge on State Highway 30.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, for period August 1946 to September 1947

Date

Aug. 13...... 

29...... 

Oct. 15...... 

Nov. 22......

Discharge

461 

615 

176 

78.5

Date

Jan . 10 ...... 

Feb. 21...... 

Mar. 28...... 

May 2 ......

Discharge

51.2 

124 

403 

121

Date

June 20. ..... 

Aug . 8 ...... 

Sept. 18. .....

Discharge

94.4

174 

154

ST. MARKS RIVER BASIN 

Wakulla Spring near Crawfordville, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°14', long. 84°18', in sec. 11, T. 3 S., R. 1 W., at head 

or spring, 6 miles northeast of Crawfordville and 14 miles south of Tallahassee.

Records available.- 1917, 1929, 1930 (a single measurement in each year), February 1931 

to June 193H, July 1941 to September 1947 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- 1931-32, 1941-47: Maximum discharge measured, 708 second-feet Mar. 26, 1942; 

minimum measured, 25.2 second-feet June 18, 1931.

Remarks.- Discharge measurements of Wakulla River made at bridge 3 miles below spring anc 

or inflow through two culverts near head of spring and of McBrides Slough, \\ miles 

below apring. The discharge of spring is difference between that of river and the 

combined inflow at head of spring and slough.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Date Wakulla River McBrides Slough and 

other surface inflow

Difference 

or spring flow

201
336 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 

Ochlockonee River near-Thomasville, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°52', long. 84°31', at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 

a miles upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 4 miles upstream from Barnetts Creek, 5 miles northwest of Thomasville, Thomas County, and 6 miles downstream 

from Little Ochlockonee River. Prior to Jan. 7, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Drainage area.- 550 square miles.

Records available.- August 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 429 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,920 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 17.0 

reet); minimum, 18.2 second-feet Sept. 15.

1937-47: Maximum discharge observed, 9,900 second-feet Jan. 5, 1942, Mar. 8, 1944 

(gage height, 17.8 feet), from rating curve extended above 7,000 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 2.6 second-feet Oct. 17, 18, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 18-30,

Apr. 22 to May 27)

1.0 17.8 3.0 168 13.0 2,540

1.1 22 4.0 291 14.0 3,240

1.3 31 5.0 440 15.0 4,280

1.6 48 7.0 816 16.0 5,840

2.0 75 9.0 1,280 17.0 7,920

. 2.4 107 12.0 2,120

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

245

196

162

141

116

100

91

90

95

106

107

107

115

126

141

131

110

92

78

70

67

65

58

52

48

100

174

258

284

277

251

Nov.

190

162

146

126

111

100

96

90

98

93

85

77

74

66

63

60

59

58

58

59

64

110

84

81

74

72

67

72

72

76

-

Dec.

76

74

71

67

60

58

55

52

52

52

50

49

50

50

50

46

47

49

46

44

46

46

43

43

44

41

40

40

41

43

44

Jan.

49

54

76

157

196

214

208

184

162

141

136

278

522

882

992

1,040

1,020

838

653

579

561

508

440

354

298

£64

245

226

208

208

662

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ........................ ....

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

794

752

692

597

491

424

400

377

347

311

264

238

226

232

232

226

208

184

174

196

284

291

270

220

190

168

157

146

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,053

2,643

1,569

225,571

12,355

9,091

51,637

49,482

6,589

4,991

2,474

4,596

2,287.5

151,767.5

Mar.

485

926

838

732

634

561

904

1,600

2,400

4,680

5,140

3,920

2,600

2,030

1,820

2,120

2,440

2,150

1,760

1,510

1,330

1,230

1,110

1,040

1,360

1,490

1,330

992

712

653

1,140

Apr.

1,280

1,380

1,440

1,440

1,330

1,160

948

752

634

543

457

408

384

457

1,040

2,650

6,230

6,620

4,820

3,720

2,720

2,030

1,570

1,260

1,060

860

692

615

525

457

-

Maximum

284

190

76

5,300

1,040

794

5,140

6,620

525

392

226

440

298

6,620

May

440

508

525

457

377

304

264

174

214

174

136

112

96

84

73

65

58

51

46

41

42

69

85

95

107

126

184

311

440

457

474

Minimum

48

58

40

40

49

146

485

384

41

50

28

24

19.5

19.5

June

392

291

238

190

152

120

96

81

69

60

54

52

58

60

79

86

67

68

62

50

50

103

311

332

284

291

332

325

340

298

-

Mean

131

88.1

50.6

618 .

399

325

1,666

1,649

213

166

79.8

148

76.2

416

July

190

179

152

124

80

61

49

43

41

50

39

34

32

28

29

44

55

50

58

95

208

226

141

82

61

53

52

44

47

56

71

Aug.

1

70

56

47

40

38

34

37

35

32

26

24

28

58

02

123

238

4

4

3

40

24

40

251

179

3

2

2

54

91

70

190

162

2

2

1

30

32

25

92

68

Per square 

mile

0 ..238

.160

.092

1.12

.725

.591

3.03

3.00

.387

.302

.145

.269

.139

.756

Sept.

54

45

39

34

30

26

24

21

22

21

21

26

24

21

19.5

73

81

52

54

49

42

35

43

234

298

251

238

179

126

105

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.27

.18

.11

15.28

.84

.62

3.49

3.35

.45

.34

.17

.31

.16

10.29
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 337 

Ochlockonee River near Havana, Fla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°33', long. 84°23', in sec. 24, T. 2 N., R. 2. W., at

oridge on U. S. Highway 90, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Seaboard Airline

Railroad bridge, 4 miles downstream from Mill Creek, and 5 miles southeast of Havana.

Drainage area.- 1,020 square miles.

rtecords available.- December 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 940 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 8,680 second-feet Apr. 20, 21; maximum 

gage height observed, S7.83 feet Apr. 20; minimum discharge observed, 140 second-feet 

Sept. 15 (gage height, 12.02 feet).

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 15,300 second-feet Mar. 19, 1929 (gage height, 30.3 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 24 second-feet Nov. 14, 15, 17, 1933; minimum gage height 

observed, 11.15 feet Nov. 5-7, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 31.7 feet Aug. 17 or 18, 1928, from floodmarks (discharge, 

19.500 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to June 26 June 27 tc Sept. 30

12.4 159 12.4 164 22.8

13.0 248 13.4 311 23.8

14.4 506 15.6 721 25.6

16.6 989 17.6 1,170 26.7

19.5 1,740 21.6 2,230 27.8

2,640 12.0 140

3,240 14.2 458

4,960 16.4 885

6,460 19.9 1,760

8,680

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,740

1,180

849

693

609

547

486

446

426

446

426

407

426

466

466

426

407

389

353

317

299

282

248

248

232

282

389

486

527

547

568

Nov.

547

486

426

371

353

335

317

299

299

282

299

282

265

248

232

217

217

217

232

217

248

317

389

371

335

299

282

317

317

371

-

Dec.

389

371

317

282

265

248

232

217

217

203

203

188

203

203

203

203

188

188

181

181

181

174

174

174

166

166

166

166

159

159

159

Jan.

171

178

192

279

435

509

528

528

491

453

416

662

901

1,270

1,470

1,600

1,740

1,790

1,760

1,630

1,420

1,220

1,150

1,050

932

842

721

701

662

624

7OT

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

908

1,200

1,320

1,350

1,250

1,080

956

885

842

781

721

662

624

604

566

566

547

528

491

472

547

643

682

624

566

509

453

453

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

15,61

9,38

6,52

492,29

26,92

20,83

86,60

101,56

22,42

29,00

14,14

11 , 96

8,04

353,03

Mar.

682

1,470

1,790

1,920

1,950

1,790

1,600

1,760

2,060

2,340

2,640

3,100

3,850

5,200

5,840

5,440

4,850

4,340

3,850

3,570

3,400

3,170

2,850

2,480

2,230

1,980

1,980

2,090

2,170

2,120

2,090

Apr.

1,900

2,

2,

2,

120

Z50

310

2,370

2,370

2,

2,

1,

510

140

920

1,660

1,370

1,

1,

1,

250

150

170

1,680

2,560

3,

5,

7,

350

570

570

8,680

8,680

7,

6,

5,

570

500

140

4,740

3,850

2,

2,

1,

1,

Maximum

3 1,740

7 547

6 389

9 6,990

6 1,790

0 1,350

2 5,840

0 8.68O

9 1,520

4 1,95O

4 1,470

] 682

2 624

1 8,68O

970

570

980

360

May

1,520

1,370

1,270

1,220

1,170

1,100

1,000

908

801

701

643

566

509

472

416

380

362

323

295

279

264

311

328

453

435

566

643

741

908

1,120

1,350

Minimum

232

217

159

159

171

453

682

1,150

264

234

253

182

140

140

June

1,400

1,450

1,420

1,170

821

662

585

528

472

398

345

491

662

741

821

842

662

5O9

435

398

624

908

1,660

1,870

1,900

1,950

1,760

1,420

1,120

980

-

Mean

50

31

21

1,34

86

74

2,79

3,38

72

96

45

38

26

96

July

908

1,220

1,470

1,080

761

585

509

427

427

397

368

353

325

296

282

253

253

296

282

325

325

310

310

353

325

282

267

282

296

310

267

Aug.

267

296

267

?39

224

253

253

224

210

196

196

L82

L96

253

296

412

>47

547

304

682

643

>24

566

304

604

547

v-

'

191

597

97

112

339

Per square 

mile

4 0.494

5 .307

1 .207

3 1.32

3 :852

4 .729

4 2.74

5 3.32

1 .710

7 .948

B .447

B .378

3 .263

7 .948

Sept.

296

253

224

196

182

168

154

147

154

161

168

175

175

161

140

210

239

224

253

253

239

224

210

353

458

566

624

547

491

397

Runoff in 

inches

0.57

.34

.24

17.96

.98

.76

3.16

3.70

.82

1.06

 52

'.4:4:

.29

12.88
338 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 

Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°23', long. 84°39', in sec. 20, T. 1 S., R. 4 W. 

at Dridge on State Highway 20, 3,000 feet downstream from power plant and dam and 

lj miles southwest of Bloxham.

Drainage area.- 1,660 square miles.

Records available.- June 1926 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 1,582 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes (regulated).- Maximum daily discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet Apr. 17; 

maximum gage height-, 17.60 feet Apr. 17; minimum daily discharge, 71 second-feet 

July 27.

1926-47: Maximum discharge, 19,900 second-feet Aug. 19, 1928 (gage height, 21.4 

feet at site, 2,000 feet upstream), from rating curve extended above 10,000 secondfeet; no flow except indeterminate and negligible amount of leakage on several days 

in most years.

Remarks.- Records fair above 300 second-feet and poor below. Flow regulated by power 

plant above station and storage in Lake Talquin (usable capacity, 3_,030,000, 000 cubic 

feet).

Cooperation.- Hourly tailwater readings at power plant furnished by Florida Power Corp.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19'7

Day Oct. Dec. Jan. Feb. liar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

2,250

2,350

2,070

1,520

1,580

1,260

2,210

1,520

984

1,200

776

726

228

574

826

798

886

780

1,010

398

976

872

847

1,130

1,200

516

183

894

1,070

1,080

996

969

407

310

824

722

874

829

709

566

197

378

526

713

682

833

727

260

1,080

1,230

1,140

970

1,120

774

159

674

798

1,110

404

959

834

826

777

921

854

910

662

554

1,260

600

607

1,120

1,250

1,380

914

522

891' 

675 

597 

1,010 

905

936

416

525

548

235

337

406

447

113

558

694

762

1,050

768

864

137

658

1,070

964

826

764

327

1,510

2,280

2,420

2,810

2,900

2,900

2,400

2,610

2,760

2,750

2,630

2,360

2,200

447

1,810

1,720

1,470

1,850

2,400

1,270

436

1,630

2,200

2,160

2,050

1,900

1,390

1,210

1,820

1,860

1,810

1,840

1,650

1,440

702

919

1,180

1,460

1,500

1,720

1,920

745

1,300

1,730

1,640

1,810

1,780

1,350

417

1,490

1,590

2,170

2,910

3,420

3,300

3,390

3,690

3,920

3,970

4,110

5,350

6,320

5,680

4,370

4,370

4,480

4,480

4,480

4,430

4,370

4,210

4,010

3,970

3,970

3,970

2,580

2,010

3,480

3,670

4,320

4,570

4,260

4,060

4,010

4,010

3,970

3,350

3,110

2,930

3,020

977

2,510

4,110

10,500

12,500

9,000

5,950

8,260

9,150

8,400

6,400

5,630

5,400

5,120

4,930

4,540

4,210

4,160

4,160

4,160

3,190

1,480

2,340

2,460

2,090

1,870

2,090

1,260

616

1,270

1,560

1,560

1,440

1,240

821

322

988

1,110

1,130

1,070

593

322

877

1,390

1,500

2,150

2,510

3,090

3,180

2,850

2,570

2,420

2,490

2,480

2,250

1,560

964

1,640

2,240

1,930

1,710

1,320

1,380

809

2,080

2,280

1,560

1,600

1,700

1,330

1,330

2,440

2,950

3,040

3,090

3,140

3,240

3,190

2,900

2,800

2,470

2,500

2,110

2,070

844

1,460

1,450

1,470

1,410

1,350

1,180

310

1,360

1,390

1,360

1,170

1,220

838

114

967

1,200

1,150

1,130

1,100

814

71

938

1,110

921

1,170

1,180

778

407

1,110

1,350

1,240

1,170

1,130

871

178

1,020

1,300

1,360

1,050

1,250

1,110

261

1,200

1,370

1,540

1,620

1,580

1,120

263

1,360

1,500

1,330

1,460

1,520

950

700

191

1,310

1,540

1,110

1,130

804

504

649

844

590

492

336

398

152

476

1,310

858

1,630

1,610

688

131

309

746

716

848

840 

746 

343 

»500 

584

Secondfoot-days Maximum Minimum Mean

Change in

contents 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)t

AdJustei for change 

in la'<e contents

u Per square Runoff in 

Mean ille inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

33,715

21,778

22,450

2,350

1,230

1,380

188

159

113

1,088

726

724

-63.5 

+65.6 

-146

1,024

792

578

0.617

.477

.348

0.71 

.53 

.40

Calendar year 1946 836,331 12,500 2,291 -17. E 2,273 1.37

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September,

51,255

43,072

112,257

157,027

53,839

64,483

39,447

34,278

22,385

2,900

2,200

4,480

12,500

4,160

3,240

2,800

1,620

1,630

137

436

417

977

322

809

71

178

131

1,653

1,538

3,621

5,234

1,737

2,149

1,272

1,106

746

+48.5

-186 

+295 

+34.7

-63,5 

+100

-179

-78,4

-61.7

1,702

1,352

3,916

5,269

1,674

2,249

1,093

1,028

684

1.03

.814

2.36

3.17

1.01

1.35

.658

.619

.412

1.19

.85

2.72

3.54

1.16

1.51

.76

.71

.46

Water year 1946-47 655,986 12,500 1,797 -18.7 1,778 1.07

t Change in contents in Lake Talquin.

Note.- No gage-height record Nov. 23, 24, Mar. 8, 9, Apr. 

computed from hourly tailwater readings at power plant.

23 to May 1, May 8-16, 25-30; discharge
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 

Tired Creek near Cairo, Ga.

339

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°54', long. 84°16 I , 140 feet upstream from county 

road oridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Wolf Creek, 1-mile downstream from 

Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and 3 miles west of Cairo, Grady County.

Drainage area.- 55 square miles.

Records available.- July 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year, 2,940 second-feet Apr. 16" (gage height, 8.2 

feet); minimum, 7.6 second-feet Sept. 6.

1943-47: Maximum discharge, 7,310 second-feet Mar. 17, 1946 (gage height, 10.5 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 2,500 second-feet; minimum, 1.2 second-feet June 27, 

1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 28 to Jan. 2)

1.0 7.6 3.3 66 5.2

1.3 13 4.0 94 5.4

1.7 21 4.5 125 5.6

2.3 36 4.9 162 5.9

202 6.1 540

244 6.4 775

302 6.9 1,260

426 7.6 2,110

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1?47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

340

338

336

34

32

30

30

50

50

39

32

44

60

44

32

28

27

25

25

24

22

21

21

21

24

85

89

54

36

32

28

Nov.

26

26

26

27

25

24

25

30

30

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

26

28

27

32

62

56

39

30

26

26

36

94

85

45

Dec.

38

35

31

29

29

28

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

23

23

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

22

23

28

30

Jan.

26

25

36

102

79

51

39

35

35

34

36

117

269

320

192

114

79

68

64

70

79

62

51

50

50

50

46

44

42

48

105

Feb.

125

83

54

51

56

48

51

52

44

40

39

39

39

42

39

36

34

33

33

48

62

40

35

33

31

30

30

34

_

-

iirmth Seoondllonth foot-days

October. ......................... 1,153

November ......................... i ,001

December .................... i-.^^ . 90?

Calendar year 1946 ............ 34,306.1

January. ......................... 2,418

February ......................... 1,281

Harch. ........ .................. 5,356

April ............................ 5, 923

June 2 540

July. ............................ '732.6

August ........................... 1,076

September ........................ 731.9

Water year 1946-47 ............ 24,605.5

liar.

208

25S

118

62

52

66

478

610

330

156

108

89

126

358

266

138

96

81

99

138

105

81

68

123

324

184

96

77

72

112

277

Apr.

194

2

2

1

]

21

02

33

94

81

74

68

62

57

58

02

87

76

262

2,180

e

;]

60

54

51

129

122

Maximum

89

94

38

4,120

320

T oc 1£D

610

2,180

208

716

51

124

114

2,180

LOB

92

83

79

70

62

56

52

54

-

May

58

66

58

45

39

39

36

32

28

26

24

23

22

20

19

18

17

15

14

14

19

74

72

34

32

79

70

94

129

162

208

Minimum

21

20

22

5.3

25

30

52

52

14

18

9.6

11

7.8

7.8

June

95

51

39

38

34

42

38

29

26

22

39

94

70

60

44

30

22

19

18

27

99

298

716

239

96

66

54

54

45

36

~

Mean

37.2

33.4

26.0

94.0

78.0

45. 8

173

197

51.2

84.7

23.5

34.7

24.4

67.4

July

32

46

38

30

26

20

18

21

51

34

22

17

15

15

17

18

23

46

36

28

19

14

12

11

10

9.6

16

19

14

33

22

Aug.

1

18

14

11

12

44

22

14

12

11

20

28

20

38

24

116

Per square 

 ils

0.676

.607

.473

1.71

1.42

.833

3.15

3.58

.931

1.54

.429

.631

.444

1.22

63

99

39

29

45

60

40

31

22

17

16

34

29

20

15

13

Sept.

12

10

9.2

8.4

7.9

7.8

8.2

8.4

15

20

14

11

9.7

9.4

8.9

49

42

20

28

23

21

15

24

114

114

46

26

19

16

15

"

Runoff in 

inches

0

. 68

.54

23.21

1.64

.87

3.63

3.99

1.07

1.72

.49

.73

.50

16.64

a No gsge-height records 

ville.

dischsrge computed on bssis of records for Ochlockonee liver nesr Thomas-
340 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River near Leaf, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°35', long. 83°38', 700 feet upstream from 

 bridge on State Highway 115, l| miles east of Leaf, White County. 2? miles downstream from Blue Creek, 3 miles upstream from Soque River, and 7f miles southeast 

of Cleveland. Datum of gage is 1,219.47 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 150 square miles.

Records available.- May to December 1907 (fragmentary), February 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,120 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 9.8 

reet); minimum daily, 96 second-feet Sept. 6, 7, 28, 29.

1940-47; Maximum discharge, 14,100 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 13.6 

feet); minimum daily, 72 second-feet Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill dams above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge., In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 8 Mar. 9 to Sept. 30

1.7 128 2.3 360 1.6 96 2.6 525 7.0 4,500 

1.8 154 2.6 525 1.8 143 3.0 775 9.0 7,000 

2.0 225 2.0 211 4.0 1,520 10.0 8,400 

Note.- Same as 2.3 352 5.0 2,400 

following table above 

2.6 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Da;

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

151 

149 

149 

146 

144

138 

144 

353 

416 

218

192 

f221 

fl88 

f!64 

f!57

f!54 

154 

164 

161 

154

149 

149 

149 

146 

182

265 

185 

171 

168 

164 

161

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

Ws

Nov.

157 

157 

168 

164 

157

151 

174 

301 

203 

181

237 

245 

206 

192 

181

174 

214 

253 

214 

199

199 

221 

195 

185 

181

218 

265 

221 

206 

199

Dec.

188 

181 

174 

174 

171

168 

164 

161 

161 

157

157 

164 

237 

181 

171

164 

164 

241 

195 

451

495 

330 

274 

245 

225

214 

206 

203 

237 

229 

253

Month

Jan.

584 

716 

531 

426 

380

335 

301 

301 

274 

257

249 

390 

390 

513 

633

969 

945 

723 

1,400 

5,410

1,440 

910 

736 

633 

567

537 

483 

448 

426 

477 

477

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

tary . .

*uary

h.. ..........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

iter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

421 

395 

380 

380 

350

350 

380 

340 

315 

306

310 

310 

301 

296 

296

288 

288 

278 

292 

724

555 

415 

380 

345 

325

315 

306 

301

Seoondfoot-days

5,606 

6,018 

6,735

206,850

22,861 

9; 942 

11,502 

14,503 

9,875 

10,593 

6,238 

4,819 

3,614

112,306

Mar.

315 

310 

288 

283 

288

370 

365 

820 

537 

437

391 

363 

391 

449 

397

369 

352 

336 

363 

363

342 

326 

316 

397 

352

331 

331 

363 

326 

321 

310

Apr.

305 

326 

305 

305 

316

316 

295 

291 

310 

291

513 

507 

408 

865 

749

1,620 

896 

644 

573 

525

501 

466 

437 

425 

*-U

397 

374 

369 

363 

397

Maximum

416 

301 

495

7,350

5,410 

724 

820 

1,620 

466 

1,120 

245 

219 

297

5,410

May

443 

386 

369 

358 

352

331 

321 

310 

305 

300

295 

291 

291 

286 

281

272 

267 

262 

262 

262

342 

397 

295 

291 

369

326 

281 

272 

466 

316 

276

Minimum

138 

151 

157

138

249 

278 

283 

291 

262 

207 

138 

117 

96

96

June

267 

262 

258 

245 

236

240 

228 

219 

215 

207

239 

258 

756 

1,120 

466

342 

295 

272 

253 

258

336 

882 

543 

391 

342

342 

300 

305 

267 

249

Mean

181 

201 

217

567

737 

355 

371 

483 

319 

353 

201 

155 

120

308

July

245 

232 

228 

232 

240

245 

240 

232 

240 

228

215 

211 

204 

196 

211

228 

236 

232 

204 

189

185 

178 

168 

171 

162

155 

155 

152 

146 

140 

138

Aug.

140 

138 

135 

135 

152

146 

185 

155 

165 

143

143 

185 

219 

200 

174

168 

155 

158 

168 

146

135 

130 

135 

178 

198

201 

140 

130 

125 

120 

117

Per square 

mile

1.21 

1.34 

1.45

3.78

4.91 

2.37 

2.*7 

3.22 

2.13 

2.35 

1.34 

1.03

.eoo

2.05

Sept.

115 

106 

104 

102 

100

96 

96 

106 

106 

297

198 

165 

135 

127 

120

130 

117 

115 

117 

117

111 

113 

109 

113 

111

100 

98 

96 

96 

98

Runoff in 

inohem

1.40 

1.50 

1.67

51.29

5.66 

2.47 

2.85 

3.59 

2.46 

2.62 

1.54 

1.19 

.89

27.84

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (11 a.m.) 8,120 sec. -ft.; Apr. 16 (11 a.m.) 3,080 sec. -ft.

r Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record
APALAHHICOLA RIVER BASIN 341

Chattahoochee River near- Gainesville, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°20', long. 83°52', 1,100 feet upstream from

oridge on State Highway 53, half a mile upstream from Eddie Creek, 3-| miles downstream 

from Little River, 4 miles northwest of Gainesville, Hall County, and 6 miles upstream 

from Chestatee River. Datum of gage is 974.98 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 559 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1947. Juns 1901 to Decembe" 1903 at site 

'<L\ miles upstream. April 1937 to December 1938 at site three-quarters of a mile downstream *

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,900 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 17.9 

reet); minimum daily, 290 second-feet Sept. 7, 8.

1901-3, 1937-47: Maximum discharge, 45,803 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 

26.2 feet from floodmark); minimum daily, 242 second-feet Oct. 13, 19, 26, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation caused ly power plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, 

Peb. 26 to Mar. 7, Jane 15-21) .

1.2 300 7.0

1.5 530 10.0

3.0 1,750 13.0

5.0 3,420 18.0

5,450

9,550

15,000

26,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

572

538

522

522

522

490

498

838

1,990

886

692

810

794

658

615

590

581

564

556

547

530

530

530

522

538

776

674

598

572

564

556

Nov.

547

538

547

564

564

538

547

742

726

615

598

692

649

598

581

564

572

828

726

658

624

683

674

606

598

632

853

760

674

640

-

Dec.

615

598

590

564

556

556

547

514

530

556

530

538

606

658

581

581

598

640

734

768

1,230

990

785

717

674

632

615

606

624

717

700

Jan.

1,110

1,830

1,390

1,190

1,030

934

853

870

819

751

726

990

1,110

1,830

1,390

1,830

f3,340

1,990

2,970

18,500

11,900

a3,000

a2,100

al, 700

al,600

al, 500

al,400

al,300

al,300

al,400

al,500

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .......................'..

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

al, 300

al,200

al,100

al, 100

al.100

al.OOO

al.100

al.OOO

a950

a950

a950

a950

a900

a900

a900

a850

a850

a850

a900

a2,300

al, 900

al, 500

al,200

al.OOO

a960

918

878

853

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

20,175

19,138

20,150

623,597

74,153

30,359

34,430

41,200

28,562

29,978

20,094

15,415

11,916

345,570

Mar.

862

878

828

7£4

776

942

1,030

2,230

1,910

1,390

1,230

1,110

1,110

1,470

1,270

1,150

1,070

1,030

1,030

1,110

1,030

990

950

1,070

1,150

990

990

1,070

1,030

990

950

Apr.

950

390

390

318

950

942

326

102

326

926

1,030

1,

1,

a2,C

170

L90

300

a2,700

a2,900

a3,

1,

1,

70O

350

530

1,470

1,390 i>: i,; i»;

510

30

30

1,190

1,150

l,c

i»c i,c

1,C

Maximum

1,990

853

1,230

38,500

18,500

2,300

2,230

3,700

1,310

2,820

902

768

760

18,500

)70

)70

30

70

Hay

1,310

1,150

1,070

1,030

1,030

990

950

918

902

894

878

870

870

870

844

828

810

785

776

785

902

1,030

894

f819

f910

f950

f853

f802

f950

f 1,030

f862

Minimum

490

538

514

490

726

850

776

902

776

649

458

340

290

290

June

f785

f802

802

760

f734

f751

f751

f768

f683

f692

f649

f828

f828

f2,820

1,740

1,030

870

794

742

751

950

1,790

1,910

1,190

1,030

990

950

950

836

802

-

Mean

651

638

650

1,708

2,392

1,084

1,111

1,373

921

999

648

497

397

947

July

760

738

717

632

633

738

726 7">8

836

742

633

658

652

624

615

633

902

742

633

a650

a6tO

a600

a5i3o

a5«5

a510

a480

a550

a500

a480

474

458

Aug.

450

158

150

150

506

514

506

590

358

522

530

515

?68

524

564

530

'

i

190

174

>14

498

434

a.<

a.<

a<

10

00

80

a540

a500

a4

a4

a:

a2

50

20

70

40

a360

Per square 

mile

1.16

1.14

1.16

3.06

4.28

1.94

1.99

2.46

1.65

1.79

1.16

.889

.710

1.69

Sept.

a380

a350

a340

a330

a320

a300

a290

a290

394

731

760

547

490

410

418

466

410

370

386

386

370

370

386

370

370

370

342

314

314

342

Runoff in 

inches

1.34

1.27

1.34

41.48

4.93

2.02

2.29

2.74

1.90

2.00

1.34

1.02

.79

22.98

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of records fop Chattahoochee River near Leaf 

and neap Bufopd and Soque River near Demorest.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

069757 O - 50 - 23
342 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Chattahoochee River near Buford, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°08', long. 84°06', at Stricklands Fridge on 

State Highway 20, half a mile upstream from Dave Creek, 4 miles downstrenn from Bald 

Ridge Creek, and 5 miles west of Buford, Gwinnett County. Datum of gage is 905.20 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). January 1942 to Dec. 2, 1944, staff gage 150 feet I'pstr-eam at 

same datum. Former gage at same site at different datum.

Drainage area.- 1,060 square miles.

Records available.- June to December 1901 (gage heights only), January 1942 to September

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 29,800 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 25.4 

 reet ) ; minimum, 531 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.73 feet).

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 55,000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 32.6 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 seeond-feet by 

logarithmic plotting, on basis of peak flows passing upstream and downstream stations; 

minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those during periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

d880

d860

d850

d830

d820

d800

d790

d2,000

d3,500

2,010

1,300

1,180

1,390

1,180

1,060

1,010

982

955

955

928

900

900

900

872

900

1,300

1,390

1,090

1,040

1,010

1,010

Nov.

982

955

955

955

982

955

955

1,180

1,520

1,150

1,090

1,210

1,270

1,120

1,060

1,040

1,060

1,330

1,450

1,210

1,150

1,210

1,240

1,120

1,060

1,090

1,390

1,450

1,210

1,120

~

Dec.

1,090

1,060

1,040

1,010

1,010

982

982

955

928

955

955

955

1,010

1,210

1,040

982

982

1,040

1,310

1,240

2,150

2,150

1,620

1,390

1,270

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,270

1,420

Month

Jan.

1,940

3,970

3,330

2,720

Z,220

2,010

1,810

1,810

1,680

1,520

1,420

1,740

2,430

3,570

3,020

3,570

6,050

4,450

5,860

18,600

25,900

7,900

4,610

3,810

3,250

3,020

2,800

2,500

2,360

2,360

2,880

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

UaMay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,500

2,220

2,080

2,080

2,010

1,880

1,940

2,010

1,810

1,740

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,650

1,650

1,620

1,580

1,580

1,580

2,360

4,050

2,800

2,220

2,010

1,810

1,740

1,680

1,620

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

35, 592

34,469

36,476

1,095,172

135,110

55,260

66,050

76,940

49,850

56,140

37,205

30,208

21,407

634,707

Mar.

1,650

1,680

1,620

1,520

1,480

1,880

2,220

4,290

4,210

2,800

2,360

2,150

2,150

2,720

2,500

2,150

2,010

1,940

1,880

2,010

1,940

1,810

1,740

1,940

2,220

1,940

1,810

1,940

1,940

1,810

1,740

Apr.

1,740

1,740

1,810

1,680

1,740

1,740

1,680

1,650

1,650

1,680

1,810

2,500

2,290

4,300

5,730

5,090

6,690

3,970

3,180

2,800

2,650

2,500

2,290

2,220

2,150

2,080

1,940

1,880

1,880

1,880

-

Maximum

3,500

1,520

2,150

45,000

25,900

4,050

4,290

6,690

2,360

5,160

2,290

1,620

1,520

25,900

May

2,360

2,220

1,940

1,810

1,810

1,740

1,620

1,550

1,520

1,480

1,450

1,450

1,420

1,420

1,390

1,360

1,330

1,300

1,270

1,420

1,520

1,810

1,680

1,390

1,390

1,650

1,450

1,360

1,940

2,220

1,580

.Minimum

790

955

928

790

1,420

1,580

1,480

1,650

1,270

1,040

790

685

540

540

June

1,390

1,330

1,360

1,300

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,150

1,120

1,090

1,040

1,120

1,580

5,160

3,890

2,080

1,680

1,520

1,420

1,680

1,880

3,250

4,130

2,500

2,010

1,880

1,880

1,940

1,620

1,480

-

Mean

1,148

1,149

1,177

3,000

4,358

1,974

2,131

2,565

1,608

1,871

1,200

974

714

1,739

July

1,390

1,360

1,330

1,270

1,210

1,620

1,360

1,240

1,450

1,360

al,280

al,220

al, 180

al,120

al,100

al,150

al,300

2,290

1,480

al,200

al,120

al,060

al,000

a980

a940

a920

a900

a880

a860

845

790

Aug.

790

790

900

762

818

900

872

982

1,180

1,180

1,120

1,090

1,620

1,390

1,180

1,010

955

900

928

982

872

845

982

1,180

1,040

1,010

955

818

762

710

685

Per sqrare 

mile

1.08

1.01

1.11

2.8T

4.11

1.83

2.01

2.42

1.5?

1.73

1.13

.919

.674

1.64

Sept.

635

635

635

590

580

562

558

600

660

872

1,520

1,180

928

818

735

928

762

710

685

685

685

635

635

635

635

625

605

576

540

558

Runoff in 

inches

1.24

1.20

1.28

38.43

4.74

1.94

2.32

2.70

1.75

1.96

1.30

1.06

.75

22.24

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of records for station near Rowell.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station n-sar Roswell.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 343

Chattahoochee River near Roswell, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°00', long. 84°20 I , lj miles uostream from Big 

ureeic and bridge on U. S. Highway 19 and 2 miles southeast of Roswell, Pulton County.

Drainage area.- 1,230 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 33,100 second-feet Jan. 23 (gage height, 17.8 

1'eet); minimum, 545 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.85 feet).

1941-47: Maximum discharge, 56,000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 23.4 

feet, from floodmark), by computation of flow over Morgan Falls Dam, 6 miles below 

station; minimum, 384 second-feet Oct. 14, 21, 26, 27, 1941 (gage height, 1.26 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.8 520 8.3

2.4 880 10.7

3.0 1,300 13.0

4.5 2,600 15.0

6.3 4,440 17.8

6,940

10, 600

15,200

20,800

33,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to Septembe" 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

1,180

1,120

1,040

1,040

1,010

1,010

978

1,220

3,140

3,370

1,800

1,500

1,540.

1,540

1,340

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,180

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,150

1,300

1,620

1,380

1,220

1,160

1,180

Nov.

1,180

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,180

1,620

1,460

1,260

1,260

1,460

1,340

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,340

1,620

1,460

1,340

1,380

1,420

1,380

1,260

1,260

1,420

1,670

1,500

1,340

~

Dec.

1,300

1,220

1,180

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,040

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,120

1,220

1,260

1,120

1,080

1,150

1,220

1,340

1,620

2,500

1,880

1,580

1,420

1,340

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,260

1,500

Jan.

1,880

3,170

4,110

2,980

2,500

2,230

2,050

1,960

1,880

1,750

1,620

1,710

2,320

3,370

3,570

3,170

5,250

5,490

6,620

15,400

25,900

26,000

6,180

4,220

3,570

3,270

3,080

2,790

2,600

2,500

2,880

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Uaroh .......... .......

Hay* 1 ............................

June .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,880

2,410

2,280

2,180

2,140

2,010

2,010

2,100

1,920

1,800

1,750

1,750

1,710

1,670

1,670

1,620

1,580

1,580

1,540

2,280

3,780

3,270

2,410

2,180

2,010

1,880

1,800

1,750

.

-

-

Seoondfoot-daya

42,428

59, 720

39,980

1,222,320

156,020

57 t 960

73,720

83,840 

56,360

61,310

36,755

32 f 306

22,467

702,866

liar.

1,750

1,840

1,800

1,670

1,670

2,230

2,600

4,440

5,010

3,470

2,700

2,410

2,410

3,170

2,880

2,500

2,230

2,140

2,050

2,140

2,180

2,010

1,920

1,960

2,320

2,180

1,960

2,010

2,140

2,010

1,920

Apr.

l,f

1,5

l,£

1,E

80

20

60

20

1,920

1,960

1,£

1,6

l,£

20

40

00

1,840

1,920

2,4

2,7

3,1

10

00

70

6,660

5,370

7,6

4,8

3,5

40

90

70

3,080

2,880

2,7

2,5

2,4

00

00

10

2,320

2,280

2,1

2,1

2,0

2,0

-

Maximum

3,370

1,670

2,500

50,200

26,000

3,780

5,010

7,640 

2,700

5,580

1,540

1,710

1,340

26,000

BO

00

50

50

May

2,410

2,700

2,230

2,050

2,010

1,960

1,880

1,840

1,750

1,710

1,710

1,670

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,580

1,540

1,540

1,500

1,500

1,840

1,920

2,010

1,880

1,670

1,710

1,800

1,670

1,620

1,880

1,920

Minimum

978

1,120

1,040

978

1,620

1,540

1,670

1,800

I Knft f 3<JU

1 180 QAQ 0*0

782

560

560

June

1,670

1,500

1,500

1,460

1,380

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,180

1,620

4,470

5,580

2,700

1,880

1,620

1,500

1,710

1,750

2,980

4,440

2,980

2,180

1,960

1,920

2,230

1,800

1,580

Mean

1,369

1,324

1,290

3,349

5,033

2,070

2

«7Q

t Of O

2,795 

li 818

2,044

1

1 OC t JLOO

1,042

749

1,926

July

1,460

1,380

1,380

3,300

1,260

1,500

1,540

1,420

1,340

1,380

1,340

1,260

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,150

1,220

1,220

1,260

1,180

1,120

1,080

1,040

978

945

912

912

880

880

848

Aug.

848

£

c

£

48

45

48

815

£

£

S

1,C

80

78

45

80

1,540

1,710

1,0

1,4

1,4

80

60

20

1,220

1,180

1,0

9

9

40

78

78

1,010

978

8

9

1,1-

80

45

80

1,080

1,040

1,0

9

8

8

10

45

48

15

782

Per square 

mile

1.11

1.08

1.05

2.72

4.09

1.68

1.93

2.27 

1.48

3. *66

.964

.847

.609

1.57

Sspt.

732

708

708

678

660

636

618

612

714

848

1,150

1,340

978

880

815

848

912

750

732

726

714

690

666

660

660

654

636

606

576

560

Runoff in 

inches

1.28

1.20

1.21

.',6 . 94

4.72

1.75

2.22

2.53

1.71

I

DE OO

i.ai

.91)

.68

21.24
344 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Chattahoochee River near Vinings, Ga.

upstream from Peachtree Creek, and 8 miles northwest of Atlanta. Datum of gage if 

750.10 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary ad.iustmert of 1936 

(revised).

Drainage area.- 1,450 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to December 1931, November 1936 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1928-31, 1937-47), 2,470 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 29,800 second-feet Jan. 22 

feet); minimum daily, 584 second-feet Sept. 30.

;age height, 20.2 

cco;, iiij.u.Lmum u'dn.±y , 004 Btcunu-i tft u oepu. ou.

1928-31, 1936-47: Maximum discharge, 59,000 second-feet Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 

8.0 feet); minimum daily, 422 second-feet Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.i 

Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by Morgan Palls hydroelectric plant 9? miles 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (except period of backwater) 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 24 to June 22)

2.0 565 5.0 4,020 16.0 20,400

2.5 945 7.0 7,300

3.0 1,410 10.0 12,200

18.0 24,300

20.2 29,800

4.0 2,570 13. C 16,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,180

1,120

1,020

1,000

1,000

972

988

1,540

2,690

3,810

?,030

1,620

1,580

I,b70

1,400

1,340

1,260

1,250

1,220

1,220

1,200

1,140

1,150

1,140

1,210

1,370

1,620

1,500

1,320

1,260

1,220

Nov.

1,230

1,180

1,?DO

1,220

1,220

1,170

1,180

1,280

1,550

1,590

1,340

1,300

1,420

1,410

1,300

1,280

1,240

1,250

1,500

1,600

1,450

1,400

1,450

1,450

1,350

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,450

-

Dec.

,400

,350

,300

,300

,250

,250

, 200

,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,250

1,230

1,380

1,220

1,180

1,240

1,280

1,530

1,610

2,520

2,110

1,730

1,540

1,490

1,400

1,370

1,340

1,330

1,610

Jan.

2,120

3,150

4,500

3,270

2,310

2,*80

2,220

2,140

2,050

1,900

1,740

1,850

2,540

3,720

3,980

S,330

4,900

5,110

9,040

20,100

22,800

26,800

11,300

4,790

4,000

3,490

3,200

2,940

2,680

2,690

3,020

Month

October ............ .............

November ........... .............

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3,030

2,510

2,350

2,240

2,180

2,nao

2,080

2,130

2,060

1,890

1,850

1,841'

1,830

1,790

1,770

1,750

1,730

1,700

1,620

2,900

3,960

4,090

2,860

2,480

2,270

2,130

2,020

1,980

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

44,040

40,810

43,410

1,362,400

171,560

63,120

88,650

62, 63C

66,450

41,882

37,543

24,232

781,047

Mar.

2,090

2,170

2,020

1,910

1,940

3,270

3,330

5,460

5,780

4,410

3,360

2,920

3,000

3,990

3,620

2,990

2,67u

2,510

2,500

2,550

2,570

2,350

2,260

2,330

2,660

2,550

2,280

2,290

2,410

2,310

2,150

Apr.

2,1

2,2

2,2

2,1

2,2

2,2

2,1

2,1

2,C

00

40

30

90

in

90

90

.10

70

2,050

2,450

2,8 ~,2

3,7

'JO

30

70

6,960

7,130

7,9

6,6

4,3

80

20

90

3,650

3,2PO

3,0

2,8

2,6

40

40

90

2,560

2,480

2,3

2,2

2,2

2,2

-

Maximum

3,810

1,600

2,520

42,100

26, 8OO

4,090

5,780

7,980

3,100

6,620

2, 680

2,150

1,800

26,800

60

70

50

90

May

2,840

3,100

2.53C

2,280

2,190

2,130

2,040

1,970

1,900

1,860

1,840

1,820

1,780

1,800

1,740

1, 710

1,690

1,640

1,590

1,630

2,180

2,110

2,150

1,900

1,760

1,970

1,870

1,700

1,780

2,910

2,220

Minimum

972

1,170

1,180

972

1,740

1,620

1,910

2,050

1,590

1,280

917

850

584

584

June

1,760

1,600

1,570

1,590

1,500

1,460

1,460

1,430

1,320

1,310

1,280

1,330

1,540

3,680

6,620

3,260

2,060

1,730

1,610

1,620

2,190

2,940

4,580

3,790

2,530

2,160

2,070

2,540

2,160

1,760

-

Mean

1,421

1,360

1,400

3,733

5,534

2 254

2,860

3 224

2^020

2,215

1,351

1,211

808

2,140

July

1,630

1,570

1,510

1,430

1,390

1,740

1,670

1,500

1,440

1,560

1,430

1,320

1,260

1,240

1,140

1,180

1,540

2,680

1,740

1,470

1,510

1,160

1,140

1,060

1,030

1,010

984

958

936

937

917

Aug.

874

962

969

958

850

980

1,100

1,020

1,080

2,150

2,100

1,500

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,3X<

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,200

1,100

1,050

1,150

1,300

1,250

1,150

1,050

1,000

900

850

Per sq-iare 

mil*

0.980

.938

.966

2.57

3.82

1.55

1.97

2.22

1 .39

l.- 53

932

.835

.557

1.48

Sept.

800

750

750

700

700

65O

650

650

650

750

1,000

1,800

1 , 40C

1,150

1 .JOG

950

900

800

750

772

735

745

674

665

673

690

652

642

600

584

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.13

1.05

1.11

34.95

4.40

1.61

2.27

2.48

1.60

1.71

1.07

'.62 96

20.01

Mote.- Discharge for periods of no gage-height record Nov. 18 to Dec. 13, Aug. 11 to Sect. 18 computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for stations near Roswell and near Whitesburg.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 345

Chattahoochee River near Whitesburg, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°29', long. 84°53', at bridge on State Highway lb, half 

a mile downstream from Cedar Creek, 1 mile downstream from Snake Creek, lj miles upstream from Central of Georgia Railroad, and if miles southeast of Whltesburg, Carroll 

County. Datum of gage Is 684.06 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1?29 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,430 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 33,500 second-feet Jan. 23 (gage height, 20.2 

 reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 715 second-feet Sept. 8, 30.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 59,000 second-feet Jan. 10, 1946 (gage height, 25.1 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended alove 30,000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area and channel-capacity studies; minimi'm daily, 468 

second-feet Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. 

Morgan Falls hydroelectric plant.

Moderate diurnal fluctuation caused "by

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1-3 670 7.O 6,85O 17.0 25,400

2.2 1,510 9.0 9,750 19. o 3O,2OO

3.0 2,310 11.0 13,000 20.0 33,OOO

5.0 4,410 14.0 18,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,310

1,410

1,310

1,310

1,220

1,170

1,220

2,210

3,310

4,190

3,750

2,410

2,110

2,010

1,910

1,810

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,410

1,510

1,810

1,910

1,910

1,810

1,710

1,510

Nov.

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,610

1,710

2,010

1,910

1,710

1,610

1,710

1,710

1,610

1,710

1,910

1,910

2,110

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,810

1,810

1,710

2,210

2,210

2,210

1,910

-

Dec.

1,310

1,810

1,710

1,610

1,610

1,810

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,710

1,610

1,610

1,710

1,910

2,210

2,510

3,110

2,710

2,110

1,910

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,910

2,110

Jan.

2,810

4,300

5,460

5,340

4,300

3,640

3,420

4,080

3,530

3,010

2,810

2,910

3,110

6,200

5,700

5,220

5,100

6,590

13,000

26,300

30,000

30,200

33,000

23,200

5,940

5,100

4,860

4,520

4,190

4,080

4,980

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ....................... .

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4,630

4,190

3,750

3,640

3,420

3,210

3,210

3,210

3,210

2,910

2,810

2,310

2,810

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,610

2,610

5,340

8,250

6,200

4,630

3,970

3,640

3,310

3,110

3,010

-

-

-

Second 

foot-days

57,210

53,400

56,910

1,921,650

266,900

101,330

175,530

147,510

93 900

98^030

51,940

50,070 

29,130

1,181,860

liar.

3,210

3,530

3,210

3,110

3,010

13,400

10,400

15,000

11,700

9,000

6,720

6, 590

5,820

8,850

6,720

f.,460

4,630

4,190

4,860

4,980

4,300

3,360

3,310

3,860

3,970

3,970

3,750

3,530

3,530

', , O-tO

3,420

Apr.

3,310

3,750

3,750

3,530

3,970

4,410

3,860

3,530

3,420

3,310

3,970

6,200

5,460

5,460

8,400

11,200

30,600

9,150

5,940

5,460

4,860

4,520

4,300

3,970

3,860

3,750

3,530

3,420

3,310

3,310

-

Maximum

4,190

2,210

3,110

57,500

33,000

0, 250

15,000 

11,200

5,340

7,270 

2,710

4,860 

1,510

33,000

May

4,860

5,340

4,300

3,640

3,420

3,310

3,110

2,810

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,510

2,510

2,410

2,310

2,310

3,010

3,420

3,010

2,910

2,610

2,710

2,710

2,510

2,510

2,910

4,080

Minimum

1,170

1,510

1,510

1,170

2,810

2,610

3,010 

3,310

2,310

1,810

1,080

1,030 

715

715

June

2,710

P,4in

2,210

2,210

2,110

2,110

2,O1O

2,010

1,910

1,810

1,810

2,210

2,310

4,410

6,850

5,940

3,530

2,510

2,210

2,010

3,860

7,270

6,200

6,200

4,860

3,210

3,010

2,910

2,710

2,510

-

Mean

1, 845

1,780

1,836

5,265

8,610

3> 619

5 j 662

4,917

3,029

3, 268 

1, 675

1, 615

971

3,238

July

2,310

2,010

2,010

1,910

1,910

1,810

2,310

2,110

1.91P

1,811

1.91C

1,710

1,610

1,510

1,510

1,410

1,410

2,110

2,710

2,010

1,710 i,-:-io

1,410

1,310

1,220

1,170

1,120

1,120

1,170

1,080

1,120

Aug.

1,120

1,170

1,220

1,310

1,170

1,310

1,610

1,610

1,910

1,610

4,860

2,710

2,310

1,810

1,710

1,610

1,510

1,410

1,810

1,410

1,310

1,170

1,120

1,810

1,810

1,610

1,410

1,220

1,220

1,170

1,030

Per square 

rile

0.759

.733

.756

2.17

3.54

1 49

2.33

2.02

1 25

1 34

. 689

.665

.400

1.33

Sept.

1,030

940

340

850

350

850

805

715

760

850

1,310

1,510

1,510

1,310

1,410

1,?20

1,170

1,080

1,030

985

940

895

850

805

7SO

760

760

760

760

7 IS

-

Runoff in 

inches

0 . 88

. 82

.87

29.41

4.08

1.55

2. 69

2 . 25

1.44

1 50

79

]77

.45

18.09
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°53', long. 85°11', just downstream from Oseligee 

Creek and 1 mile upstream from West Point, Troup County. Datum of gage is 551.67 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 3,550 square miles.

Records available.- January 1912 to September 1947. July 1896 to December 1910 at site 

tnree-quarters of a mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 4~ years (1896-1910, 1912-47), 5,700 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 47,200 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 19.6 

 feet); nininur.;, 877 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.29 feet).

1896-1910, 1912-47: Maximum discharge, 134,000 second-feet Dec. 10, 1919 (gage 

height, 30.0 feet, from floodmarks), by computation of flow over Goat Rock Dam; minimum, 224 second-feet Sept. 12, 1925 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants rbove station. 

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.3 890 6.0 7,000 14.0 25,5OO 

2.5 1,170 8.0 10,700 16.0 32,OOO 

3.0 1,910 10.0 15,000 18.0 4O,OOO 

4.0 3,530 12.0 20,000 19.4 46,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

1,940 

1,850 

1,830 

1,850 

1,760

1,700 

1,670 

1,720 

3,110 

3,960

4,890 

4,380 

3,280 

2,790 

2,630

2,550 

2,310 

?,230 

2,150 

2,150

2,070 

2,070 

2,040 

2,010 

2,150

2,630 

2,790 

2,550 

2,710 

2,470 

2,310

Nov.

2,230 

2,150 

2,230 

2,150 

2,150

2,150 

2,150 

2,230 

2,390 

2,310

2,630 

2,550 

2,310 

2,230 

2,310

2,310

2,310 

2,950 

2,870 

2,710

2,870 

2,870 

2,790 

2,630 

2,550

2,550 

2,870 

3,280 

3,030 

3,030

Dec.

2,790 

2,550 

2,470 

2,390 

2,310

2,310 

2,230 

2,230 

2,230 

2,150

2,150 

2,230 

2,230 

2,310 

2,230

2,230 

2,390 

2,390 

2,470 

2,470

2,950 

3,190 

3,280 

3,700 

3,190

2,790 

2,630 

2,550 

2,470 

2,550 

2,550

Jan.

3,360 

6,640 

7,360 

8,080 

7,000

5,740 

5,060 

6,280 

7,000 

5,230

4,550 

4,300 

5,230 

9,180 

1O,300

8,620 

8,620 

8,260 

19,400 

37,600

46,300 

38,400 

32,400 

32,800 

22,000

8,620 

7,540 

6,820 

6,460 

6,280 

7,360

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ............. .... ..... .

mber . . .............. ...

lendar year 1946 

ary .

h.. ....... ..................

1 ............ ...............

st ............. ... ........

ember ...... . . ........ .....

ter year 1946-4Y ........

Feb.

7,180 

6,460 

5,920 

5,570 

5,570

5,230 

5,060 

4,890 

4,720 

4,720

4,550 

4,300 

4,300 

4,210 

4,210

4,120 

4,040 

3,960 

3,870 

5,740

11,300 

9,940 

8,440 

6,640 

5,570

5,060 

4,720 

4,550

Secondfoot-days

76,600 

75,790 

78,610

2,599,970

392,790 

154,840 

287,810 

220,100 

143,200 

133,830 

75,360 

72,670 

41,564

1,753,164

Mar.

4,550 

5,060 

5,060 

4,550 

4.38C

13 , 200 

26,700 

24,900 

23,700 

15,500

11,100 

8,260 

8,080 

15,500 

13,800

9,750 

7,900 

6,640 

6,640 

7,360

7,000 

6,280 

5,920 

6,100 

6,280

5,740 

5,570 

5,920 

5,740 

5,400 

5,230

Apr.

5,060 

6,460 

7,360 

6,460 

6,640

6,820 

7,000 

6,100 

5,570 

5,230

5,230 

8,440 

8,440 

7,360 

9,370

12,800 

16,800 

13,000 

11,500 

8,440

7,180 

6,640 

6,100 

5,740 

5,570

5,230 

5,060 

4,890 

4,720 

4,890

Maximum

4,890 

3,280 

3,700

56,600

46,300 

11,300 

26,700 

16,800 

11,500 

10,500 4,380' 

5,570 

3,530

46,300

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (8 a.m.) 47,200 sec. -ft.; Mar.

May

8,080 

11,500 

8,990 

6,460 

5,400

4,890 

4,550 

4,380 

' 4,210 

4,040

3,870 

3,780 

3,780 

3,700 

3,700

3,620 

3,620 

3,530 

3,360 

3,280

4,210 

5,060 

4,550 

4,040 

4,040

3,700 

3,620 

3,620 

3,620 

3,960 

4,040

Minimum

1,670 

2,150 

2,150

1,490

3,560 

3,870 

4,380 

4,720 

3,280 

2,310 

1,540 

1,400 

890

890

7 (4 p.m.)

June

4,300 

3,440 

3,110 

2,950 

2,870

2,790 

2,710 

2,630 

2,550 

2,470

2,310 

2,550 

3,620 

5,740 

8,080

8,800 

6,100 

3,870

3,110 

2,870

2,950 

7,900 

10,500 

7,900 

7,180

5,O60 

4,210 

3,780 

3,700 

3,780

Mean

2,471 

2,526 

2,536

7,123

12,670 

5,530 

9,284 

7,337 

4,619 

4,461 

2,431 

2,344 

1,385

4,803

July

3,190 

2,870 

2,710 

2,870 

2,870

2,710 

2,630 

3,030 

2,710 

2,470

2,390 

2,470 

2,230 

2,150 

2,040

1,990 

2,020 

2,310 

4,380 

4,210

2,630 

2,230 

1,960 

1,790 

1,720

1,610 

1,560 

1,540 

1,680 

2,550 

1,840

Aug.

1,500 

1,400 

1,430 

1,660 

1,620

1,670 

2,310 

2,630 

2,630 

2,390

2,790 

5,570 

4,210 

3,110

2,710

2,710 

2,470 

2,230 

£.310 

2,550

1,970 

1,800 

1,740 

2,050 

2,390

2,790 

2,550 

2,150 

1,960 

1,760 

1,610

Per square 

mile

0.696 

.712 

.714

2.01

3.57 

1.5S 

2.65 

2.07 

1.30 

1.23 

.685 

.6f50 

.390

1.35

Sept.

1,460 

1,370 

1,340 

1,250 

1,200

1,140 

1,100 

1,000 

1,020 

1,110

1,090 

1,460 

1,820 

2,310 

1,930

3,530 

2,310 

1,670 

1,520 

1,370

1,270 

1,230 

1,130 

1,100 

1,060

1,020 

1,000 

946 

918 

890

Runoff in 

inches

0.80 

.79 

.82

27.24

4.12 

1.62 

3.02 

2.31 

1.50 

1.41 

.79 

.76 

.44

18.38

27,600 sec. -ft.; Mar. 14 (9 p.m.)

17,500 sec.-ft7; Apr. 17 (ll a.m.) 17,200 sec.-ft.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 347

Chattahoochee River at Columbus, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 320 27'45", long. 84°59i45", at Central of Georgia

 Railroad bridge in Columbus, Muscogee County, half a mile downstream from Eagle and 

Phenix Dam, l| miles downstream from City Mills Dam, and 17| miles downstream from 

Bartlett Ferry Reservoir. Datum of gage is 185.14 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 4,670 square miles.

rtecoras available.- August 1929 to September 1947. December 1912 at site 800 feet upstream.

Average discnarge.- 18 years, 6,510 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 54,100 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 28.9

 feet); minimum daily, 1,460 second-feet Dec. 15.

1912, 1929-47: Maximum discharge, 102,000 second-feet Mar. 21, 1943 (revised) by 

computation of flow at North Highlands Dam; maximum gage height, 41.0 feet Mar. 22, 1943; 

minimum discharge, 294 second-feet Oct. 23, Nov. 14. 1931; minimum daily, 480 second-feet 

Oct. 31, 1931.

Maximum discharge known, 198,000 second-feet Mar. 15, 1929, by computation of flow at 

North Highlands Dam; maximum stage known, 53.2 feet Mar. 16, 1929.

Revisions.- The maximum discharge for the water year 1943 has been revised to 102,000 

second-feet Mar. 21, 1943, by computation of flow over North Highlands Dam; maximum gage 

height, 41.0 feet Mar. 22, 1943, superseding figures published in Water-Supply Paper 972. 

Remarks.- Records good exc.ept those for periods of backwater or doubtful gage-height rec-

 ord, which are fair. Plow regulated by Bartlett Ferry Reservoir and power plants above 

station. Bartlett Ferry Reservoir, completed in 1926, has a usable capacity of 134,000 

acre-feet.

Cooperation.- Records of monthly reservoir contents furnished by Georgia Power Co.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.0 1,490

1.0 2,180

2.0 2,980

3.0 3,970

5.0 6,280

7.0 8,900

10.0 13,400

13.0 18,400

19.0 30,300

25.0

28.7

44,100

53,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water yeaf October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,630

3, -60

3,070

2,960

1,950

1,810

2,480

2,940

3,060

3,630

3,660

3,650

2,000

2,940

3,580

3,290

3,0=0

3,190

2,480

2.O6O

2,480

2,260

2,280

2,250

2,330

2,380

2,320

2,260

2,490

3,490

3,510

Nov . '

3,510

2,200

2,190

3,290

3,510

3,520

3,570

3,570

2,380

1,600

2,620

3,400

3,500

3,470

3,470

3,290

1,630

3.160

3,490

3,500

3,740

4,130

4,010

2,730

3,310

3,530

3J930

4,030

3,560

3,680

-

Dec.

2,820

3,250

3,500

3,750

4,200

4,200

4,130

2,420

2,630

3,490

3,490

3,270

3,220

2,130

1,460

2,480

2,770

2,830

2,820

2,900

2,820

1,680

2,030

2,050

3,120

2,650

3,300

3,900

3,490

3,220

3,640

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January ................

February ...............

March. .................

April.. ................

May.. ...................

June ...................

July. ..................

August .................

September, .............

Water year 1946-47 . .

Jan.

4,

5,

6,

7,

7,

7,

6,

7,

7,

7,

7,

6,

8,

10,

8,

8,

9,

8,

23,

46,

53,

043,

c30,

c26,

c26,

11 1

10,

7,

7,

7,

8,

130

970

950

570

100

180

510

230

340

120

060

960

400

900

900

1OO

180

360

900

100

600

300

000

600

800

900

700

710

610

890

170

Feb.

8,880

7,3

7,5

7,5

30

10

50

7,500

7,480

7,4

7,3

6,7

20

70

50

7,180

7,240

7,2

7,1

5,0

90

20

00

4,550

4,8

6,0

5,4

5,0

80

50

40

60

5,280

5,920

6,7

7,0

7,3

70

60

60

7,400

7,350

7,3

7,3

-

~

-

10

20

Maf.

7,350

7,3

7,2

6,7

00

80

90

6,760

6,990

18,6

C33.6

c26,5

00

oo

00

c2o,70O

13,500

10,6

13,3

18,3

00

oo

00

22,300

11,200

10,3

8,7

10,2

00

60

00

9,740

9,180

8,7

7,8

8,1

60

40

00

8,900

8,490

7,5

7,5

7,5

7,8

80

80

80

40

7,840

Apr.

7,970

20,400

18,200

9,880

9,880

9,040

9,460

9,460

7,710

7,450

7,450

8,620

12,800

14,100

15,400

18,000

20,000

17,700

13,400

13,000

7,800

8,060

7,880

7,500

7,430

7,260

7,150

7,170

7,120

6,890

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days'

86,840

97,520

93,660

3,017,800

439,240

189,370

359,760

324,180

194,330

177,580

126,190

96,550

66,620

2,251,840

Maximum

3,660

4,130

4,200

54,000

53,600

8,880

33,600

20,400

14,600

17,000

10,700

4,270

2,830

53,600

Minimum

1,810

1,600

1,460

1,320

4,130

4,550

6,760

6,890

1,860

2,290

2,530

1,710

1,660

1,460

Mean

2,801

3 251

3*021

8,268

14,170

6,763

11,610

10,810

6,269

5,919

4,071

3,115

2,221

6,169

May

7,650

13,300

14,600

8,990

7,480

7,150

6,97O

6,740

6,670

6,470

6,330

6,260

5,370

5,220

4,740

4,590

3,480

1,860

2,630

3,730

4,830

5,960

6,560

6,460

5,180

5,600

6,230

5,170

5,070

6,590

6,450

June

4,790

3,980

4,820

5,010

4,410

3,350

3,190

2,290

2,690

3,470

3,650

3,940

4,550

5,860

6,590

6,510

6,940

6,540

6,060

5,030

5,010

9,040

17,000

10,400

9,880

7,430

6,630

6,250

6,170

6,050

-

Change in contents in Bartlett Perry 

Reservoir

+11,000

-13,000

-3,000

-30,000

+40,000

-16,000

+12,000

-4,000

-5,000

+3,000

-6 , 000

+2,000

-25,000

-4,000

July

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

3

3

3

2

2

3

3

3

4

5

10

7

5

4

4

3

3

2

2

3

2

2

,980

,100

,450

,690

,690

,440

,840

,510

,410

,310

,750

,360

,740

,530

,100

,480

,420

,720

,420

,700

,240

,430

,550

,480

,550

,170

,570

,840

,760

,980

,980

Aug.

2,930

2,740

1,880

2,410

2,960

3,600

3,140

2,800

3,000

1,900

2,930

3,710

4,150

4,270

4,250

4,150

2,880

2,640

3,970

2,910

2,880

3,420

3,320

1,940

2,420

3,180

4,090

3,710

3,810

2,850

1,710

Sept.

2.OOO

2,570

2,830

2,690

2,690

2,240

1,820

2,220

2,860

3,540

2,520

2,490

1,950

1,680

2,110

2,420

2,400

2,410

2,400

dl,690

dl,670

dl,920

2,200

2,360

2,280

2,170

dl,710

dl,660

d2,050

d2,070

-

Adjusted for change in

reservoir contents

Mean

2,980

3,033

2,972

8,227

14,820

6,475

11,800

10,740

6,188

5,969

3,973

3,148

1,801

6,163

I er square 

mile

0.638

.649

.636

1.76

3.17

1.39

2.53

2.30

1.33

1.28

.851

.674

.386

1.32

Runoff in 

inches

0.74

.72

.73

23.92

3.66

1.45

2.92

2.57

1.53

1.43

.98

.78

.43

17.94

c Backwater from return of overflow; discharge computed from backwater curve.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partial gage-height record and comparison with records at West Point and at Columbia.
348 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahooohee River at Columbia, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°17', long. 85°07', in T. 4 N., R. 29 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 52, a quarter of a mile downstream from Central of Georgia 

Railway bridge, half a mile upstream from Omussee Creek, and half a mile east of 

Columbia. Datum of gage is 73.03 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 8,040 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1936 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 10,890 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 59,900 second-feet Mar. 9 (gage height, 35.7 

feet); minimum, 3,020 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.85 feet).

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 203,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1929 (gage leight, 56.05 

feet), from rating curve extended above 115,000 second-feet; minimum, 1,220 secondfeet Oct. 26, 1931 (gage height, 1.79 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by Bartlett Perry Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In fe 

and discharge, In second-feet)

5.0

7.0

9.0

14.0

3,200

5,110

7,540

14,900

22.0

30.0

35.3

28,600

45,000

58,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5,330

5,000

5,330

5,110

4,800

4,600

4,010

3,740

4,200

4,800

5,330

6,500

7,670

6,260

4,800

4,900

5,330

5,000

4,900

4,900

4,400

3,920

4,100

4,100

4,100

4,500

4,700

4,700

4,600

4", 400

4,500

Nov.

5,110

5,110

5,110

4,200

4,010

4,900

5,110

5,220

5,330

5,330

4,500

3,740

4,200

4,900

4,900

5,000

5,000

4,900

4,100

4,800

5,550

7,410

7,540

6,890

6,260

5,000

5,550

6,380

6,890

6,140

-

Dec.

5,780

5,660

4,700

4,900

5,110

5,550

5,780

5,780

5,440

4,300

4,400

5,220

5,220

5,110

4,900

4,200

3,650

4,100

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,600

4,300

3,650

3,650

4,010

4,400

4,300

5,000

5.9OO

5,550

Jan.

5,780

7,020

9,040

15,400

15,700

13,700

12,000

10,700

10,500

11,300

10,700

11,000

11,700

21,800

30,900

23,700

19,300

18,100

16,500

25,000

45,700

54,700

57,800

53,300

43,700

38,100

28,400

17,800

13,500

12,500

15,500

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ........................ ...

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August . .........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

19,000

16,200

13,700

12,000

11,900

11,600

11,400

11,400

11,100

10,500

10,100

10,400

10,400

10, ECO

9,460

7,800

7,540

8,060

8,620

8,340

10,800

12,800

11,400

10,800

10,500

10,400

10,200

10,100

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

150,530

159,080

148,660

5,126,680

680,840

306,720

675,210

652,700

400,260

313,470

249,510

192,770

119,260

4,049,010

Mar.

10,700

11,100

10,700

10,200

9,910

10,5.00

18,400

44,600

58,700

50,900

40,000

27,200

19,600

28,400

39,100

37,200

27,200

19,300

16,600

19,800

20,600

17,800

15,900

14,900

14,900

14,700

14,300

12,900

12,300

12,600

14,000

Apr.

14,700

20,100

43,200

47,100

31 ,800

19,800

16,800

15,900

15,700

14,100

12,900

14,400

16,200

20 , 600

31,600

43,200

43,200

36,800

32,OOO

23 ,000

21,800

16,600

14,100

14,000

13,200

12,800

12,300

11,900

11,600

11,300

-

Maximum

7,670

7,540

5,900

71,900

57,800

19.OOO

58,700

47,100

25,000

23 20O

2O,3OO

10,700

4,600

58,700

May

12,000

17,600

24,300

25,000

17,600

14,400

12,300

11,400

10,800

10,200

9,760

9,610

9,460

g9,040

g8,200

g7,930

g7,410

g7 ,020

g5,550

g4,400

B9.180

20,300

19,100

15,500

14,400

16,3OO

13,700

13,200

13,400

15,500

15,700

Minimum

3,740

3,740

3,650

3,650

5,780

7,540

9,910

11,300

4,400

5 220

4^800

3,920

3,110

3,110

June

13,800

11,600

g8,760

g8,060

g8,480

g7,930

g7,280

g6,500

6,140

5,220

5,440

6,890

6,890

9,180

9,760

10,500

9,910

9,320

9,460

9,320

10,400

9,910

16,300

23,200

21,000

16,600

14,600

11,600

10,100

9,320

-

Mean

4,85

5,30.

4,79

14,05

21,96

10,95

21,78

21,76

12,91

10,45

8,04

6,21

3,97

11,09

July

8,900

9,180

10,700

10,100

8,900

g7,670

g6,760

g6,630

g6,890

g7,O2O

g6 , 500

g5,660

g5,780

g5,330

g4,8OO

g5.HO

g6,140

7,020

9,180

20,300

18,600

14,400

10,100

7,540

6,890

g6,500

g5,550

g5,220

gS.OOO

g5,OOO

g6,140

Aug.

g5,9OO

g5,330

4,900

4,600

3,920

4,300

4,900

5,220

5,660

6,760

6,260

5,660

9,040

10,700

9,760

9,180

8,200

7,150

5,66O

6,630

7,020

6,140

5,660

5,900

5,440

4,600

4,900

5,900

6,260

5,780

5,440

Per sqrare 

mile

3 0.604

5 .660

5 .596

3 1.75

3 2.73

3 1.36

3 2.71

3 2.71

3 1.61

3 1.30

3 1.00

3 .773

5 .494

D 1.38

Sept.

4,500

3,740

3,740

4,300

4,600

4,400

4,300

3,830

3,650

3,920

4,600

4,400

4,200

4,200

4,100

3,740

3,830

4,100

4,200

4,100

3,920

3,380

3,290

3,740

4,300

4,300

3,920

3,650

3,200

3,110

-

Runoff in 

inchem

0.70

.74

.69

23.73

3.15

1.42

3.12

3.02

1.86

1.45

1.15

.89

.55

18.74

g Computed from graph based on U. S. Weather Bureau daily wire-weight gage readings.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Apalachicola River at Chattahoochee, Fla.

349

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°43 I , long. 84°5i", in sec. 32, T. 4.N., R. 6 W. 

at oridge on U. P. Highway 90, four-fifths of a mile downstream from confluence of 

Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers and 1 mile west of Chattahoochee. Datum of gage is 

45.58 feet 'above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (U. S. Weather Bureau bench mark).

Drainage area.- 17,100 square miles.

Records available.- December 1928 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at 

rormer site seven-eighths of a mile duwnstream October 1919 to September 1925 and at 

present site since October 1925 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 21,950 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 72,800 second-feet Mar. 11, 12 (gage height, 

'iy.39 "feet); minimum, 10,000 second-feet Dec. 25, 26, Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 

1.18 feet Dec. 25, Sept. 30.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 293,000 second-feet Mar. 20, 1929 (gage height, 34.70 

feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 200,000 secondfeet; minimum, 5,120 second-feet Nov. 5, 11, 1931; minimum gage height, -1.70 feet 

Nov. 5, 1931, site and datum then in use.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 10,000

4.0 15,900

8.0 25,700

14.0 44,400

19.0 69,800

19.2 71,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

17,100

14,800

14,400

14,400

13,700

13,100

12,400

11,400

11,000

11,400

12,000

12,600

14,100

15,200

14,600

13,700

13,900

14,100

13,900

13,500

13,300

11,800

11,000

11,200

11,200

11,800

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,600

12,900

Nov.

13,300

13,700

13,700

13,300

12,000

11,400

12,000

12,400

12,600

12,600

12,900

12,400

12,400

13,700

13,900

13,900

14,400

14,100

12,900

11,600

11,800

12,600

14,400

14,800

14,600

13,900

13,100

13,500

13,900

14,100

-

Dec.

13,500

13,300

.12,400

11,600

12,000

12,400

13,300

13,500

13,700

12,900

11,600

11,600

12,400

12,400

12,200

12 ,000

11,000

10,800

11,400

12,000

12 ,000

12,000

12,000

11,000

10,000

10,000

10,600

11,000

11,000

11,600

12,600

Jan.

12,400

12,900

14,400

17,100

21,400

21,700

20,300

19,500

18,800

19,500

20,300

20,700

21,000

22,700

32,300

36,200

33,500

31,400

31,100

31,400

41,600

52,800

57,800

62,300

63,800

61,800

58,300

51,300

44,000

38,000

34,700

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

Deoembe r .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

34,700

33,500

30,500

27,200

25,400

25,200

24,400

23,900

23,200

22,700

21,400

20,700

21,200

21,200

21,000

20,300

19,300

18,100

17,900

18,100

18,300

20,700

21,700

21,000

20,000

19,300

19, son

20,300

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

403,70

395,90

369,801

10,267,5CK

1,025,00

630,70

1,384,3CK

1,356,50

887,80

746,50

620,90

534,00

360,10

8,715,20

Mar.

21,400

22,200

22,200

20,700

19,800

20,000

22,900

37,100

52,300

62,800

70,500

71,200

63,800

59,800

64,400

68,400

69,800

64,900

58,800

52,300

50,400

48,500

45,200

42,400

40,700

38,900

37,700

3f,,200

34,100

32,600

32,300

Apr.

32,600

33,500

41,300

53,300

57,800

52,300

45,200

41,300

39,800

38,300

35,900

34,100

33,800

34,700

39,500

50 , 900

59,800

64,900

65,500

65,400

61,300

57,800

53,300

49,000

44,000

40,100

36,200

33,200

31,100

29,600

Maximum

D 17,100

3 14,800

3 13,700

D 85,200

3 63,800

3 34,700

D 71,200

3 66,500

3 38,000

3 35,900

3 27,500

3 22,200

3 16,400

3 71,200

May

28,400

29,000

34,100

38,000

38,000

36,200

34,100

31,400

29,900

28,100

26,000

24,900

23,700

22,400

21,900

21,400

20,700

19,800

18,600

16,900

15,900

24,200

31,700

32,000

31,700

34,400

35,600

34 , 100

33,500

35,000

36,200

Minimum

11,000

11,400

10,000

10,000

12,400

17,900

19,800

29,600

15,900

16,600

14,100

12,600

10,200

10 , 000

June

35,600

33,800

29,900

26,300

24,900

24,200

22,900

21,000

19,500

18,300

16,900

16,600

18,100

18,800

20,300

20,500

20,300

20,300

20,700

21,700

22,900

23,700

24,700

31,100

35,900

35,000

33,800

31,700

29,300

27 ,800

Mean

13,02(

13,20(

11,93(

28.13C

33,06C

22,50(

44,65(

45,22C

28.64C

24.88C

20,OOC

17,23(

12.00C

23.88C

July

26,600

24,700

23,700

24,200

23,400

21,900

20,700

20,300

20,000

20,000

20,300

20,000

18,300

17,600

16,400

15,200

15,200

16,400

16,900

20,700

27 , 500

27,200

24,400

21,700

20,300

19,300

18,100

16,400

15,000

14,100

14,400

Aug.

14,600

14,600

14,400

14,100

13,300

12,600

13,300

13,700

13,900

14,800

15,900

15,900

16,600

20,300

21,900

21,900

22,200

21,900

21,000

19,800

20,300

20,300

19,300

18,800

18,600

16,200

16,200

15,900

16,900

17,400

17,400

Pe- square 

mile

) 0.761

3 .772

) .698

) 1.65

) 1.93

) 1.32

) 2.61

) 2.64

) 1.67

3 1.45

3 1.17

) 1.01

.702

1.40

Sept.

16,400

14,600

13,100

12,900

13,300

13,100

12,900

12,400

11,200

11,000

11,600

12,000

12,000

12 ,000

12,000

11,400

11,000

11,400

12,200

12,200

12 ,000

11,200

10,400

10,400

11,200

12,000

11,800

11,400

10,800

10,200

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.88

.86

.80

22.32

2.23

1.37

3.01

2.95

1.93

1.62

1.35

1.16

.78

18.94
350 APAIACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Soque River near Demorest, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 83°35', long. 34°34", at Cannon Bridge, 2| miles 

west of Demorest, Habersham County, 3 miles downstream from Habersham Mill Dam, and 

3 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 1,152.16 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 156 square miles.

Records available.- July 1904 to June 1909, May 1929 to December 1931, Marc1) 1940 to SeptemDer 1W7.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1904-8, 1929-31, 1940-47), 342 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,310 second-feet'Jan. 20 (gage height, 12.8 

reet;; minimum daily, 58 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 27.

1904-9, 1929-31, 1940-47: Maximum discharge, 13,500 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage 

height, 21.8 feet); minimum daily, 18 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 18, 1931.

Flood of July 21 or 22. 1938, reached a stage of 22.8 feet, from flootoark (discharge, 14,400 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Low flow regulated by Habersham Mill power plant.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

5

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

158

147

144

144

119

134

161

359

550

246

204

328

231

206

185

181

183

170

160

164

176

157

156

156

191

241

181

180

165

164

160

Nov.

158

143

158

173

158

151

156

248

176

167

188

196

175

168

164

142

226

274

210

189

190

222

180

180

197

197

264

208

196

176

-

Dec.

178

196

169

167

163

168

140

155

178

156

153

158

197

150

154

172

148

207

188

282

335

242

208

192

180

185

168

160

196

221

218

Jan.

432

.527

384

305

290

278

255

256

234

224

204

388

398

575

478

800

830

564

1,200

5,040

1,240

668

548

483

426

430

399

370

361

404

429

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

369

322

336

328

308

3OO

334

292

286

284

279

276

275

272

258

262

270

255

264

566

480

334

310

294

273

263

258

253

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

6,101

5,630

5,784

182,900

19,420

8,601

9 953 10 ! 608

7,407 

9 236

5,762

4,194 

2,913

95,609

Mar.

248

252

248

231

235

302

296

684

446

374

333

314

333

433

343

326

318

302

318

332

306

280

278

355

310

289

291

323

288

282

283

Apr.

270

292

278

268

271

271

272

253

263

254

365

361

314

592

544

937

610

444

382

358

353

322

309

307

300

285

278

278

274

303

.

Maximum

550

274

335

8,420

5,040 

566

684

937

343

940

250

214

145

5,040

May

343

285

260

263

266

246

238

230

228

216

225

232

221

218

213

212

193

198

214

214

274

296

231

222

292

254

220

208

251

245

199

Minimum

119

142

140

119

204

253

231

253

193

1 1 Tfi (O

127

83

58

58

June

212

230

214

204

200

202

186

184

200

179

178

289

594

94O

406

292

257

241

230

259

289

768

485

351

312

313

281

256

250

234

-

Mean

197

188

187

501

626

307

321

354

OTEQ toa 

308

186

135

97.

262

July Aug.

232 127

226 116

216 126

210 148

205 135

206 149

222 142

213 146

250 122

211 128

203 153

175 214

182 194

194 150

192 138

244 125

202 133

212 160

169 149

175 132

192 126

159 116

160 103

152 156

142 158

127 137

139 118

158 110

136 110

129 83

129 100

Per sq'iare 

milt

1

l!21

1.20

3.21

4.01

1 .97

2 .06

2.27

1.53

1.97

1.19

865 i !e22

1.68

Sept.

124

95

94

87

86

85

66

109

94

145

125

117

89

103

118

100

94

90

89

80

96

118

98

86

100

95

58

84

105

83

-

Runoff in 

inohsa

1.45

1.35

1.38

43.60

4 62

2.05

2 .38 2)53 1.76

2.20

1.37 1 00

.69

22.78
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 351

King Branch near Alto, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir, lat. 34°27', long. 83°37', l£ miles west 

or ueorgia State Tuberculosis Sanatorium and 2 miles southwest of Alto, Habersham 

County.

Drainage area.- 0.42 square mile.

Records available.- May 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 4.60 feet June 20 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge,0.33 second-foot Sept. 6.

1944-47: Maximum gage height, that of June 20, 1947' (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 0.32 second-foot Sept. 8, 9, 1944.

Remarks.- Records poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 tc September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Oct.

0.42

.42

.42

.42

.39

.39

.39

3.81

.97

.64

.61

.80

.55

.52

.49

.42

.42

.42

.42

.42

.39

.39

.39

.39

.67

.52

.44

.44

.44

.42

.42

Nov.

0.42

.42

.42

.42

.42

.42

.53

.49

.44

.44

.46

.44

.44

.42

.42

.42

1.52

.74

.61

.58

.75

.71

.61

.58

.58

1.04

.74

.64

.58

.55

-

Dec.

0.52

.52

.52

.52

.49

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.46

.52

.49

.49

.49

.46

.49

.68

.52

.81

.61

.52

.49

.49

.46

.46

.46

.46

.52

.49

1.16

Jan.

1.69

.97

1.01

.74

.71

.64

.64

.68

.58

.58

.58

1.04

2. 2O

1.33

1.09

1.98

1.48

1.43

10.9

11.2

1.98

1.O1

.85

.74

.71

.71

.68

.64

.61

1.36

.89

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Itaroh ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June ... .... . .

July .............................

August ....

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

O.78

.71

.71

.71

.64

.68

.74

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.64

.61

.61

.64

.61

.61

.71

2.12

1.05

.89

.82

.74

.64

.61

.58

.55

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

16.2

17.2

16.4

398.5

51.6

20.6

25.5

26.2

20* 5

ze'.t

17.8

15.5

13.5

271.8

Mar.

0.64

.58

.55

.55 .58'

.74

1.40

1.94

1.01

.89

.82

.78

1.32

1.01

.89

.82

.78

.74

.82

.74

.74

.71

.68

1.02

.74

.71

.74

.71

.64

.64

.64

Apr.

0.64

.71

.58

.61

.64

.61

.58

.58

.61

.58

1.41

.89

1.00

2.83

1.59

2.96

1.23

.97

.89

.85

.82

.78

.74

.74

.74

.74

.71

.68

.68

.86

Maximum

5 3.81

5 1.52

D i.ie

9 21.36

5 11.2

D 2.12

7 1.94

5 9 C * Qfi 9O

3 1.34

1

* QQ d »9O

j 1 .69

5 '.95

I 1.15

I 3.98

May

0.95

.74

.74

.71

.68

.64

.64

.64

.58

.58

.55

.55

.55

.55

.52

.52

.52

.49

.49

1.34

.89

.71

.61

.81

.75

.68

.61

.61

.72

.61

.55

Minimum

0.39

.42

.46

.39

.56

.55

.55

.58

.49

.44

.42

.37

.33

.33

June

0.55

.55

.55

.49

.52

.49

.46

.46

.44

.44

.44

.44

1.29

*.19

.68

.58

.55

.49

.49

3.98

1.56

2.90

1.01

.82

.81

.78

.68

.64

.58

.55

Mean

0.58

.57

.52

1.09

1.67

,73(

.62

QA' 9%

.66!

.881

 57

!so]

.45]

.74

July

0.61

.55

.49

.46

.50

.55

.55

1.69

.74

.61

.52

.52

.52

.52

.58

.55

1.14

.61

.61

.58

.55

.52

.44

.44

.44

.42

.42

.44

.42

.42

.42

Aug.

0.42

.42

.39

.42

.95

.52

.58

.93

.58

.52

.52

.55

.55

.49

.52

.49

.46

.49

.49

.44

.42

.44

.56

.49

.46

.44

.42

.42

.39

.39

Psr square 

mile

) ' 1.40

5 1.37

3 1.26

2.60

3.98

3 1.75

5 1.96

2 .24

\ 1.58

) 2.10

5 1.37

L

I 1 Q J. 1,9

L 1.07

5 1.77

37

Sept.

0.37

.37

.37

.35

.35

.33

.61

.44

.44

1.15

. .49

.49

.46

.44

.46

.46

.44

.44

.46

.46

.44

.44

.42

.46

.44

.42

.39

.37

.39

.39

Runoff in 

inches

1.61

1.53

1.45

35.29

4.59

1.82

2.26

2.50

1 82

2.34

1.58

1.37

1.19

24.06
352 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chestatee River near Dahlonega, Ga.

Location.- Water.-stage recorder, lat. 34°32', long. 83°56<, at Bearden Bridge on gfcate

Hignway 43, 2 miles downstream from Ballplay Creek, Z\ miles east of Dahlonsgatj

Lumpkin County, and 3£ miles upstream from Yahoola Creek. Datum of gage is 1»128.6

feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.* 153 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to December 1931, April 1940 to September 1947,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,150 second-feet Jaftj 20 (gage anight, 16.6 

refit); minimum daily, 76 second-feet Sept. 6, 7.

1929-31, 1940-47: Maximum discharge, 15,300 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 

22.1 feet); minimum daily, 49 second-feet Oc^. 4, 1931, Oct. 86j 1941.

Flood of Aug. 12, 1907, reached a stage of about 25 feet, from information by local 

resident. Plow increased by failure of dam above Station.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record.

wnicn are fair. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at times caused by mill dam above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan.19 Jan. 20 to Sept. 30

1.4 131 3.0 563 1.0 66

1.7 197 4.0 920 1.5 163

2.0 272 5.0 1,320 2.0 285

3.0 570 9.9 3,360

4.0 920 12.5 5,3 50

7.0 2,150 15,3 fljilO

Discharge. 16 Second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

e

9

10

11

IZ

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

152

148

146

144

139

135

135

297

473

d!97

dl?9 dies

d!95

 Ail 9

d!74

dl67

dl63

159

161 154'

150

150

150

150

202

3263

d!74 dies

dl61

156

154

NOV.

152

150

156

154

146

146

176

308

204

181

222

9236

43.95

d!79

d!72

dl67

d2oO

3241

dl97

3186

dial

197

179

170

167

138

241

197

186

179

-

Dec.

171

170

161

159

156

152

150

148

14S

143

146

152

228

172

161

156

154

226

183

337

437

306

251

231

211

199

190

188

226

238

248

Jan.

583

768

546

422

394

341

303

298

267

251

246

377

353

452

574

953

951

a800

al,500

4,500

1,480

920

718

617

539

524

464

421

407

452

450

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ............. ...........

March .......................... .

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

393

365

352

352

330

327

365

324

308

298

295

295

293

288

285

280

277

275

282

585

494

379

352

330

314

303

298

293

,

-

Seoondfoot-days

5 56

5 65

6)20'

196, 22^

21,871

9; 33

10,90,

13 53

9^04<

4^91-

4,03!

3,174

102,373

Mar.

303

298

280

275

280

3S?

352

718

509

421

379

352

366 40-7

385

338

327

316

333

338

319

306

298

387

338

319

319

352

322

318

308

Apr.

303

516

503

501

311

303

290

288

506

288

399

l__

107

552

922

700

1,510

(S80

317

J24

479

450

' L21

193

579

365

352

j

;

Maximum

5 473

i 308

5 437

I 7,320

> 4,500

' 585

a 718

5 1,510

5 407

L 645

203

217

274

4,500

38

38

33

65

May

407

352

333

324

316

303

298

288

282

280

275

269

267

264

259

254

252

244

242

244

316

338

269

264

327

290

262

277

406

293

254

Minimum

135

146

146

135

oA.a C*D

275

275

288

242

1 QT JL93 

1O8

91

76

76

June

242

242

242

227

222

222

220

205

198

193

193

246

382

645

319

254

229

215

208

240

290

564

393

293

257

272

244

239

220

208

-

Mean

17S

18f

20C

538

7O(

332

35!

45]

292

271

15S

13C

106

28C

July

203

193

184

181

181

198

193

193

181

172

168

163

159

156

163

198

170

174

163

152

145

137

130

130

126

124

122

120

118

112

108

Aug.

106

]

L04

L06

L06

112

116

]

]

]

69

51

72

128

133

]i

i

L47

17

07

141

135

]

]

]

28

22

52

120

114

1

]

]

14

34

45

141

118

1

}

Per sot-are

mile

1.17

1 ,23

1.31

3.52

4.61

2. 18

2 30

2 95

1 91

l!77

1 04

i860

.693

1.83

10

00

98

95

91

Sept.

87

86

82

79

77

76

76

80

95

274

260

156

122

112

114

122

104

9S

100

100

96

95

91

93

91

84

82

82

80

82

-

Runoff in 

Inches

1.35

1.37

1.51

47.68

5.32

2.27

2.65

3.29

2.20

1 . 98

1.20

.98

.77

24.89

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby streams, 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby 

streams.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 353

Sweetwater Creek near Austell, Ga.

Loeation.r Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°46 I , long. 84°37', at Blair Bridge, 3 miles south-

 ea^t-of ^iistell, Cobb County, and 5| miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

857,91 fee| above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 

(levels fejf Corps of Engineers).

Pralnage apea ; r 246 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1947. May 1904 to December 1905 and November

* W iJBeemtrpr iai3 at site 2| miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1937-47), 303 second-feet.

Extremes. » Maximum discharge during year, 6,110 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage hsight, 15.3

- reetrij minimum. §2 second-feet Sept. 27.

"1904*6. 1913, '1937-47: Maximum discharge, 6,640 second-feet Apr. 9, 1938 (gage 

height,' 16.18 feet); minimum, 21 second-feet Oct. 11, 12, 16-19, 1938.

Ploo4*of July 8, 1916, reached a stage of about 20.0 feet, from information by local 

pegident.

good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 26, 

Jan. 23-24, Feb. 20-22 and Map. 6-7)

0.1 26

.2 33

.4 49

.6 68

0.8 92

1.2 158

1.6 246

2.0 356

3.0 696

4.0 1,050

5.0 1,380

7.0 2.1OO

9.0 2,880

11.0 3,770

13. O 4,80O

15.0 5,940

Pischarge. in seoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Pay

1

g

I

§

e

7

g

10

11iiil

ifilio

22

83

84

25

28

87

88

89

90

31

Qst.

82

79

76

73

7e

463

m2?7

142

151

151

117 

106

}0? 

100

99

S9

9§

95

93

93

95

96

141

111

HIlog

1QS

10?

»PT.

102

100 ioe

103

103

102

102

135

138

117

US

114

105 

108

}0e

20?

176

138

1?6

158

135

ISO lie

122

211

213

166

138

-

pec.

129

119

114 in

111

111

109

168

108

106

109 ill

117

116 

109

106 

106

117

123

186

277

222

168

145

138

131

126

124

124

122

144

Jan.

388

660

696

518

347

280

249

369

304

244

298

394

894 

750

588 

601

555

1,610

3,870

5,820

4,640

2,010

606

50}

450

402

362

335

371

467

Month

Octobe r ...........................

(teventeer .........................

Deqember .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

JajlUAFy

february Mareh ,,..,......

April ,..,... . . .

Say .... .,.,.. ....

JUfie , . July .............................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

386

320

295

312

312

280

298

282

854

236

234

§43

836

229 

227

222

236

803

912

714

467

356

306

282

267

264

-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,827

3,861

4,046

163,177

29,797

9,461

19,737

13,023

6,92O

6,789

2,305

3,787

1,149

104,702

Mar.

332

402

332

280

280

1,250

1,450

2,250

1,990

1,220

6O6

467

620

1,120 

840

588 

450

396

450

552

467

380

344

418

412

344

306

315

304

290

282

Apr.

275

341

318

298

377

418

371

320

323

323

545

858

552

732 

606

1,080 

912

660

467

392

359

335

312

295

285

272

254

239

232

272

Maximum

408

213

277

5,680

5,820

912

2,250

1,080

696

1,150

149

756

68

5,820

Hay

696

660

467

323

275

241

222

209

196

189

182

178

178

174 

168

172 

162

149

144

149

209

222

182

158

153

191

149

133

129

133

127

Minimum

7O

100

106

56

244

222

280

232

127

82

44

39

22

22

June

117

114

116

108

103

103

127

142

105

92

87

96

124

176 

142

106 

92

86

82

126

565

1,150

1,080

642

259

220

191

164

145

129

Mean

123

129

131

447

961

338

637

434

223

226

74.4

122

38.:

287

July

117

106

96

149

99

95

102

106

93

82

78

75

72

68

65

65 

67

72

76

78

69

60

52

49

47

44

44

44

44

47

44

Aug.

40

51

46

42

39

88

149

147

162

273

756

170

129

fl!4 

f92

f85 

f78

73

98

72

74

58

56

210

194

100

85

80

91

72

Per square 

 lie

0.500

.524

.533

1.82

3.91

1.37

2.59

1.76

.907

.919

.302

.496

.156

1.17

63

Sept.

56

52

50

43

42

36

33

31

32

36

68

66

49

46 

44

47 

42

39

37

36

34

31

29

27

26

24

22

24

24

23

Runoff in 

inches

0.58

.58

.61

24.68

4.51

1.43

2.99

1.96

1.04

1.03

.35

.57

.17

15.82

f Discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
354 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Mountain Creek near Hamilton, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°44', long. 85°04', at bridge on State Fighway 103, 

5 miles upstream from mouth and 11 miles west of Hamilton, Harris County.

Drainage area.- 61.7 square miles.

Records available.- December 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 5.6

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 19 second-feet Sept. 15-30.

1943-47: Maximum discharge, 4,380 second-feet Apr. 27, 1944 (gage height, 7.5

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 16 second-feet Sept. 12, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or rapidly changing stage, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

32

31

30

30

28

28

28

30

34

32

36

42

34

31

29

29

28

28

29

29

28

28

28

28

38

76

36

34

32

31

30

Nov.

28

29

30

29

28

26

28

30

28

26

26

28

22

23

26

27

28

31

30

30

34

38

32

30

30

30

43

36

32

30

-

Dec.

30

30

28

28

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

29

38

31

30

29

29

30

30

30

29

28

28

28

29

28

28

29

29

30

31

Jan.

42

40

70

60

52

56

62

86

58

50

46

46

55

211

90

86

130

90

327

695

288

138

104

90

82

95

78

70

66

66

74

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January .................... .....

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay may ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

62

58

56

58

54

52

52

52

49

49

49

50

46

46

44

43

44

46

176

186

122

86

62

58

55

52

52

50

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

1,007

888

907

35,013

3,503

1,809

3,190

6,073

2,501

2,071

4,359

1,323

613

28,244

liar.

55

52

49

48

49

55

70

234

130

97

82

74

114

347

176

90

84

92

179

112

90

86

80

128

100

86

78

90

78

90

95

Apr.

95

1,550

695

204

189

141

119

109

100

95

104

130

109

347

368

288

208

147

128

114

104

95

90

86

84

83

74

72

72

74

Maximum

76

43

38

3,370

695

186

347

1,550

307

390

960

117

34

1,550

May

176

307

133

100

90

82

74

70

66

64

62

60

58

56

64

62

58

52

52

50

84

109

64

58

66

62

55

52

56

97

62

Minimum

28

22

28

22

40

43

48

72

50

35

32

24

19

19

June

55

52

49

46

44

46

44

43

40

38

37

40

49

95

52

43

40

38

37

35

102

390

218

90

74

66

58

52

50

48

Mean

32.5

29.6

29.3

95.9

113

64.6

103

202

80.7

69.0

141

42.7

20.4

77.4

July

43

40

37

153

52

46

46

46

43

40

37

35

32

32

35

48

570

327

960

960

156

100

78

66

58

55

52

50

55

58

49

Aug.

44

43

40

37

37

43

62

46

43

46

48

55

117

88

58

43

37

36

38

36

34

32

31

31

32

31

30

28

27

26

24

Per square 

mile

0.5"?7

.430

.475

1.55

1.85

1.05

1.67

3.27

1.31

1.12

2.23

.632

.331

1.23

Sept.

23

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

34

a25

a21

a20

a20

al9

al9

a!9

a!9

al9

a!9

a!9

a!9

al9

a!9

a!9

al9

a!9

a!9

a!9

19

Runoff in 

inches

0.61

.54

.55

21.11

2.11

1.09

1.92

3.65

1.51

1.25

2.64

.80

.37

17.04

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weathet records and records for 

Creek neap Thomaston.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 355

Upatoi Creek at"Fort Bennlng, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°22<35", long. 84°56<40", at new water plant, Fort Benning

 Army Reservation; Chattahoochee County, and 2.3 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is 189.66 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 447 square miles,

Records available.- October 1942 to December 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- 1946-47: Maximum gage height observed during water year, 16.4 feet Jan. 21

 (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, 178 second-feet Sept. 4, 6, 7, 22, 

28-30.

1947: Maximum gage height observed during period October to December, 11.55 feet. 

Dec. 16 (discharge not determined); minimum dadly discharge, 155 second-feet Oct. 13-15, 

24, 26, 27, 30, 31.

1942-47: Maximum gage height, 31.3 feet Mar. 22, 1943 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 115 second-feet Oct. 4, 1943.

Remarks.- Records fair between 300 and 2,000 second-feet, poor above and below. Records

 -ao not include about 8 second-feet diverted for Fort Benning water su^iply.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers. Records of disiharge computed 

Dy Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47 

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

250

240

230

230

220

220

220

225

600

510

400

540

540

375

320

280

265

255

250

310

250

240

235

220

255

220

285

350

300

290

300

HOT.

250

260

245

290

295

275

240

230

260

350

315

310

275

275

275

250

295

350

375

350

350

375

375

275

260

350

400

428

375

325

Dec.

300

300

300

295

280

280

280

270

280

315

325

310

300

300

280

280

280

270

270

270

260

260

265

280

275

270

270

260

275

340

630

Jan.

600

510

1,090

1,520

950

660

630

690

690

600

510

600

1,160

3,690

1,750

1,160

1,600

1,230

1,910

65,970

e7,910

e7,140

63,280

1,230

1,230

885

885

820

722

690

1,380

Feb.

1,090

885

755

722

690

630

600

600

570

570

540

540

540

510

455

455

455

455

428

755

1,230

885

660

600

510

510

510

482

.

_

-

Mar.

455

482

455

455

455

788

1,600

65,360

62,250

1,230

1,020

885

1,450

63,300

el, 780

1,230

950

820

1,160

1,450

1,160

950

885

820

885

722

690

722

690

722

820

Apr.

690

62,910

62,370

1,300

1,090

950

885

788

722

690

755

1,090

950

1,300

el, 930

62,370

el, 850

1,230

950

820

885

820

690

690

630

600

540

510

482

482

Hay

1,230

2,630

1,450

885

755

630

570

510

455

428

400

400

375

375

330

330

300

300

285

275

510

1,450

950

788

885

950

722

570

885

1,160

820

June

660

600

482

428

400

400

375

350

330

310

285

280

400

660

570

375

330

315

280

250

250

1,300

1,300

722

570

510

455

375

335

305

JuVy

375

1,300

600

540

455

375

315

482

540

400

330

290

265

250

250

235

265

330

1,300

1,160

885

428

350

290

260

250

250

240

510

7 "55

510

Aug.

375

330

260

240

200

240

250

510

660

630

722

630

788

722

820

788

630

482

510

540

455

375

355

400

350

375

400

375

335

300

275

Sept.

245

220

210

182

210

191

178

200

196

220

255

245

220

215

215

275

305

250

225

225

205

182

178

245

305

250

240

200

200

200

-

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated.
356 APALACHICOIA RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Upatol Creek at Port Bennlng, Oa., 1946-47 Continued

1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

200

310

210

300

300

300

205

360

400

300

2t>0

155

155

155

160

345

350

235

196

178

178

164

155

164

155

155

183

164

155

155

Nov.

160

400

400

355

310

330

340

540

455

350

570 

1,520

885

540

660

830

630

570

1,580

1,090

788

660

755

830

1,090

788

690

540

510

510

-

Dec.

482

375

400

375

350

335

375

350

660

3,470

3,870 

3,780

3,710

2,550

2,470

63,860

e3,120

1,450

1,160

1,090

1,020

950

885

885

1,030

1,160

885

885

732

690

660

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Hay June July Aug. Sept.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47

Month

October 1946 ....................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

April .............................

Ka,... ...........................

Septenber ........................

Water year 1948-47 ............

Seoondfoot-days

9,425

9,170

338,633

6,687

240,406

39,984

378,194

Maxima

600

630

6,000

7,910

305

7,910

3,860

7,910

MinimiB

330

230

360

300

510

178

178

325

155

Mean

304

309

296

636

1,733

I

T DO

1,066

223

659

199

650

1,290

763

Per square

milo

0.680

.691

.663

1.40

3.87

3.38

.499

1.47

.445

1.45

2.89

1.70

Runoff in 

inches

0.78

.77

.76

19.01

4.46

1.47

3.66

.58

19.98

3.33

33.13
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Flint River near Griffin, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°14', long. 84°26', at bridge on State Highway 16, 

IfmTTes downstream from Shoal Creek, 5^ miles upstream from Line Creole, and 10 miles 

west of Griffin, Spaldlng County.

Drainage area.- 272 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 321 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,490 second-feet Mar. 8 (gage height, 13.3 

feet ); minimum dally, 45 second-feet Sept. 30.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Mar. 22, 1942 (gag-* height, 17.0 

feet, from floodmark); minimum, 14.3 second-feet Sept. 24, 1941 (gage height, 1.92 

feet).

Flood of Mar. 14 or 15, 1929, reached a stage of 17.9 feet, from floodmark located 

by local resident (discharge, 15,300 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

' and discharge. In second-feet}

2.8 47 6.0 335 9.5 1,220 

3.1 62 6.5 407 10.0 1,550 

4.0 116 7.5 585 11.0 2,470 

4.5 159 8.0 695 12.0 3,650 

5.0 209 9.0 990 12.9 4,880

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

a

9 

10

11

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

67 

62 

59 

56 

55

56 

56 

158 

251 

199

199 

194 

164 

136 

127

112 

100 

97 

94 

94

94 

91 

88 

88 

100

209 

194 

159 

154 

131 

120

Nov.

112 

109 

112 

116 

112

116 

112 

136 

131 

127

123 

112

109 

109 

106

103 

112 

164 

140 

136

131 

136 

144 

149 

149

136 

140 

149 

154 

154

Dec.

144 

131 

120 

112 

109

109 

109 

109 

112 

109

109 

allO 

a!20 

a!30 

a!30

120 

112 

123 

136 

131

136 

140 

140 

131 

123

120 

112 

112 

116 

127 

131

Jan.

159 

174 

272 

377 

356

328 

281 

391 

407 

356

349 

321 

314 

575 

585

489 

595 

658 

2,200 

3,390

4,590 

4,040 

2,400 

1,130 

675

480 

399 

349 

314 

307 

399

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

fa

 ber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

usry

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 194G-47 ............

Feb.

423 

407 

377 

314 

293

269 

275 

257 

239 

227

209 

209 

209 

209 

204

204 

199 

194 

189 

598

720 

658 

670 

645 

415

307 

275 

257

Seoondfoot-days

3,764 

3,839 

3,773

147,933

27,660 

9,452 

33,155 

19,105 

8,932 

16,894 

3,139 

7,315 

2,070

139,098

Mar.

281 

356 

328 

307 

293

3,140 

3,030 

4,880 

3,650 

2,470

1,480 

890 

708 

1,220 

1,140

1,100 

935 

658 

555 

645

595 

545 

498

525 

525

423 

377 

423 

431 

377 

370

Apr.

335 

537 

658 

565 

625

565 

545 

525 

49S 

439

391 

489 

498 

812 

1,670

2,070 

1,940 

1,200 

830 

645

480 

407 

370 

342 

328

307 

281 

263 

245 

245

Maximum

251 

164 

144

8,850

4,590 

720 

4,880 

2,070 

615 

3,200 

179 

605 

112

4,880

Peak discharge.- Jan. £1 (1 p.m.) 4,590 sec. -ft.; Mar.

May

419 

615 

605 

585 

480

307 

251 

227 

204 

189

184 

174 

169 

164 

159

154 

169 

251 

269 

221

287 

463 

384 

328 

269

233

204 

189 

199 

293 

287

Minimum

55 

103 

109

49

159 

189 

281 

245 

154 

100 

60 

54 

45

45 .

June

399 

480 

234 

164 

144

136 

127 

120 

112 

103

100 

100 

346 

625 

595

480 

439 

252 

154 

138

3,150 

3,200 

1,480 

1,120 

905

642 

378 

293 

263 

215

Msan

121 

128 

122

405

892 

338 

1,070 

637 

288 

563 

101 

236

sac

381

July

179 

159 

144 

154

131

127 

127 

123 

120 

112

109 

103 

100 

94 

88

91 

97 

103 

103 

103

97 

85 

78 

70 

64

62 

62 

63 

60 

60 

71

Aug.

57 

54 

66 

72

fifi

60 

115 

1S9 

246

215

287 

471 

498 

535

605 

352 

215 

319 

356

303 

169 

123 

382 

307

263 

227 

194 

136 

116 

103

Per square 

 lie

0.445 

.471 

.448

1.49

3.28 

1.24 

3.93 

2.34 

1.06 

2.07 

.371 

.868 

) .254

1.40

6 (7 p.m.) 5,330 aeo.-f -..; Mar.

Sept.

97 

88 

85 

79 

79

72 

69 

66 

60 

60

60 

72 

112 

94 

78

68 

70 

70 

67 

65

65 

64 

58 

58 

58

56 

54 

52 

49 

45

Runoff in 

inches

0.51 

.53 

.52

20.23

3.78 

1.29 

4.53 

2.61 

1.22 

2.31 

.43 

1.00 

.28

19.01

8 (3 p.m.)

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station new Culloden. 

869757 O - SO - 24
358 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Flint River near Molena, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32 0 59', long. 84°32', at bridge on State Highway 

18, 500 feet downstream from Southern Railway bridge, half a mile downstream from 

Pappys Creek, if miles upstream from Elkins Creek, and 3 miles east of Woodbury, Meriwether County. Datum of gage is 646.78 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Former gage at site 500 

feet upstream at different datum.

Drainage area.- square miles.

Records available.- June 1897 to May 1898 (gage heights only June to December 1897); Novemoer 1945 to September 1947. March 1900 to September 1923 (gage heights only October 1920 to September 1923) at site 2£ miles downstream, published as Flint River 

near Woodbury.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 second-feet Mar. 8 (gage height, 18.8 

feet); minimum discharge, 120 second-feet Sept. 30.

1898, 1945-47: Maximum discharge, 21,800 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 

21.7 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 500 second-feet, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; records of discharge computed by 

Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2-13, Oct. 22 to Nov. 2, Nov. 6-15. 

Nov. 20 to Dec. 23, May 31 to June 12, June 18-21, June 28 to July 12)

5.5 135 6.5 S20

5.8 305 7.0 1,260

6.1 505 8.5 2,790

12.5 7,550

16.5 12,900

18.7 16,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a220

212

206

196

184

179

174

746

1,040

828

687

632

555

E580

a510

a450

a410

a370

a340

a340

a 340

338

318

312

364

679

648

535

456

409

383

Nov.

350

331

a 350

a380

a410

435

409

442

477

435

402

390

390

370

370

a360

a400

a460

a550

505

484

535

558

512

477

463

498

' 520

520

505

-

Dec.

491

435

396

383

370

376

383

390

390

402

402

416

463

484

456

442

435

456

498

512

528

542

535

a500

a470

a440

a410

a400

a400

a400

a520

Jan.

a680

a 900

al,300

al,200

al, 100

al.OOO

al,450

al,450

al,300

al, 150

al, 150

a2,000

a2,000

al,800

a2,100

2,460

2,900

2,570

4,860

10,300

13,500

13,900

11,800

7,160

3,230

1,850

1,500

1,300

1,220

1,160

1,350

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 .....'.......

Feb.

1,500

1,400

1,220

1,120

1,080

1,010

973

939

896

846

812

803

812

812

803

794

769

752

744

1,260

2,400

2,520

2,350

1,850

1,450

1,150

1,010

973

_

-

Secondfoot-day s

13,741

13,288

13,725

518,515

101,540

33,048

150 230 77)320 32,046

48,592

13,643

24,708

7,991

^09,972

Mar.

990

1,220

1,220

1,140

1,090

5,030

12,600

16,000

15,600

12,800

8,590

4,740

3,230

5,340

5,820

4,980

3,560

2,520

2,150

2,460

2,250

2,000

1,700

1,800

2,000

1,700

1,450

1,650

1,650

1,550

1,400

Apr.

1,260

2,J

3,!

2,J

)20

30

)70

2,400

2,200 2,'

2,C

M

"00

)00

300

1,550

1,550

2,C

2,4 4,:

)50

WO

60

6,540

7,160

7,3 5,"

3,"

L60

00

'80

2,460

1,850

l.E

1,:

1,3

50

550

00

1,220

1,150

l,c

l.c

1,C

1,C

Maximum

1,040

558

542

21,400

13,900

2,520

16,000

7,160

2,200

6,420

700

1,600

396

16,000

60

50

00

00

Hay

al,500

a2,000

a2,200

a2,000

al, 700

al,250

al,000

905

812

760

727

695

687

671

655

655

671

679

719

679

854

1,260

1,170

982

956

914

786

703

7S6

1,500

1,170

Minimum

174

331

370

152

680

744

990

1,000

655

396

240

281

140

140

June

939

939

871

632

550

528

505

505

528

428

396

556

2,100

3,230

2,790

2,350

1,600

973

687

572

1,160

4,860

6,420

5,580

3,340

1,850

1,300

914

786

703

-

Mean

443

443

443

1,421

3,279

1,180

4,201

2,577

1,034

1,620

440

797

266

1,397

July

618

550

512

558

687

535

505

491

456

416

370

357

a 340

a330

a360

a500

a600

a700

625

528

477

402

318

287

269

245

240

257

331

409

370

Aug.

338

2

2

2

S7

93

87

281

350 "J

1

6

03

11

79

769

794

£

1,2

1,2

62

00

20

1,080

1,350

1,2

9

8

60

56

62

905

778

6

4

4

02

42

98

1,170

1,400

1,6

1,1

7

6

00

10

35

02

484

Per squire 

mile

0.447

.447

.447

1.44

3.31

1.19

4.2<

2.60

1.0*

1.64

.444

.815

.239

1.41

Sept.

396

350

324

318

312

281

257

234

257

257

269

293

344

312

293

293

312

324

287

269

257

251

228

206

212

201

184

168

162

140

Runoff in 

inches

0.52

.50

.52

19.47

3.82

1.24

4.89

2.90

1.20

1.83

.51

.93

.30

19.16

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Oriffin and 

near Culloden.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Flint River near Culloden, Ga.

359

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°43', long. 84°13', at bridge on U. S. Highway 19, 

4 miles upstream from Auchumpkee Creek, 5 miles downstream from Swift Creek, and 13 

miles southwest of Culloden, Monroe County. Datum of gage is 334.54 feet above mean 

 sea level, daturr of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,890 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to December 1931, March 1937 to September 1947. July 1911 

to way iyaa at site Z\ miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1911-22, 1928-31, 1937-47), 2,460 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,400 second-feet Mar. 8 (gage height, 24.1 

reet); minimum, 475 second-feet Sept. 30.

1911-23, 1928-31, 1937-47: Maximum discharge observed, 92,000 second-feet Mar. 15, 

1929 (gage height, 38.40 feet); minimum observed, 92 second-feet Oct. 4, 6, 7, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

590 

562 

535 

525 

520

495 

495 

878 

2,560 

1,780

1,360 

1,360 

1,270 

1,090 

910

820 

748 

700 

694 

683

656 

667 

650 

645 

689

1,300 

1,360 

1,150 

1,000 

910 

880

Nov.

820 

790 

760 

760 

790

760 

760 

880 

940 

880

850 

790 

790 

760 

760

742 

748

940 

1,120 

1,060

970 

940 

1,000 

970 

940

940 

1,120 

1,150 

1,060 

1,000

Dec.

970 

940 

880 

850 

820

820 

790 

790 

790 

790

790 

820 

850

910 

910

850 

820 

850 

880 

910

910 

940 

940 

910 

880

850 

820 

820 

820 

850 

940

Jan.

1,150 

1,150 

2,520 

3,740 

2,840

2,360 

2,040 

2,170 

2,560 

2,360

2,170 

1,980 

3,060 

10,800 

6,900

4,500 

5,410 

4,740 

f9,390 

16,800

19,500 

16,800 

13,800 

9,740 

5,590

3,820 

3,220 

2,700 

2,500 

2,500 

2,990

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary .

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- Jan. 14 (9 a.m

(Z p.m.) 28,400 sec. -ft.; Mar. 14 

(2 p.m.) 11,900 sec. -ft. 

f Cou-puted on basis of partly e

Feb.

2,920 

2,760 

2,500 

2,300 

2,240

2,100 

2,040 

1,910 

1,840 

1,780

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,600

1,600 

1,540 

1,510 

1,510 

2,300

4,120 

3,960 

3,660 

3,140 

2,620

2,300 

1,980 

1,840

Secondfoot-days

28,482 

26,790 

26,710

866,553

171,800 

62,710 

206,010 

133,640 

64,280 

68,530 

35,001 

54,770 

19,445

898,168

Mar.

1,840 

2,100 

2,170 

2,040 

1,910

5,930 

13,600 

26,600 

25,000 

17,600

11,200 

6,900 

5,240 

10,200 

9,260

7,120 

5,500 

4,340 

4,190 

4,740

4,340 

3,890 

3,440 

3,590 

3,820

3,440 

2,990 

3,220 

3,290 

3,220 

3,290

Apr.

2,920 

7,490 

 7,120 

5,060 

4,420

4,120 

3,820 

3,660 

3,360 

3,060

2,920 

3,440 

3,740 

6,080 

10,200

11,500 

9,980 

7,460 

5,500 

4,120

3,440 

2,920 

2,/00 

2,500 

2,360

2,240 

2,040 

1,910 

1,780 

1,780

Maximum

2,560 

1,150 

970

26,200

19,500 

4,120 

26,600 

11, 50O 

5,240 

7,010 

4,230 

4,190 

910

26,600

May

2,840 

5,240 

4,500 

3,590 

2,990

2,430 

1,980 

1,720 

1,600 

1,480

1,390 

1,330 

1,300 

1,270 

1,240

1,210 

1,270 

1,210 

1,150 

1,150

1,360 

3,140 

2,560 

2,040 

2,560

2,300 

1,840 

1,540 

1,450 

2,170 

2,430

Minimum

495 

742 

790

440

1,150 

1,510 

1,840 

1,780 

1,150 

790 

617

480

480

June

1,910 

1,660 

1,600 

1,420 

1,180

1,090 

1,060 

1,000 

970 

940

820 

790 

2,000 

4,190 

4,040

3,360 

2,620 

1,910 

1,420 

1,150

1,300 

3,970 

7,010 

6,460 

4,660

3,140 

2,300 

1,780 

1,480 

1,300

Mean

919 

893 

862

2,374

5,542 

2,240 

6,645 

4,455 

2,074 

2,284 

1,129 

1,767 

648

2,461

July

1,150 

1,150 

1,030 

1,030 

1,060

1,030 

970 

940 

940

850

790 

742 

718 

678 

672

724 

1,300 

1,780 

4,230 

3,590

1,600 

1,090 

880 

790 

712

645 

623 

617 

880 

970 

820

Aug.

730 

656 

667 

634 

628

595 

2,110 

2,840 

1,980 

1,510

1,720 

1,540 

4,190 

3,060 

2,990

2,760 

2,300 

1,780 

2,430 

1,980

1,910 

1,480 

1,180 

1,060 

1,420

1,980 

2,500 

2,240 

1,600 

1,240 

1,060

Pe r square 

mile

0.486 

.472 

.456

1.26

2.93

3^52 

2.36 

1.10 

1.21 

.597 

.935

1.30

Sept.

910 

820 

820 

748 

718

672 

640 

606 

590 

667

634 

645 

667 

700 

683

742 

689 

672 

672 

640

612 

584 

568 

568 

584

568 

546 

510 

490 

480

Runoff in 

inches

0.56 

.53 

.53

17*i06

3.38 

1.24 

4.06 

2.63 

1.27 

1.35 

.69 

1.08 

.38

17.70

.) 12,500 sec. -ft.; Jan. 21 (l a.m.) 20,200 sec. -ft. ; Mar. 8 

(6 a.m.) 10,800 sec. -ft.; Apr. 2 (3 p.m.) 9,2PO sec. -ft. j Apr. 16

stimated gage height.
360 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Flint River at Montezuma, Ga.

LoL-atlon - Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°18', long. 84"03', at bridge on State Highways

 yy and 49, half a mile downstream from Buck Creek and 1 mile west of Montezuma, Macon 

County. Datum of gage is 255.83 feet above mean sea level, datum of IfaS'J, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 2,900 square miles.

Records available.- July 1930 to June 1933, October 1934 to September 1947. January 1906

 to1 December 19U9, January 1911 'to December 1912 at site 1-j miles upstream. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1930-32, 1934-47), 3,555 second-feet.

Extremes.- .Maximum discharge during year, 29,000 second-feet Mar. 11 (gage height, 19.2 

reet) ; minimum daily, 1,160 second-feet Sept. 30.

1905-9, 1911-12, 1930-33, 1934-47: Maximum discharge observed, 54,600 second-feet 

Apr. 12, 1936 (gage height, 22.85 feet); minimum daily, 585 second-feet Oct. 96, 194]

Maximum stage known, 27.4 feet Mar. 17, 1929.

Remirk s . - Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant 

acove station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, and disefiarge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 5 and Jan. 25 to Feb. 20)

2.3 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

10.0

12.0

14.0

1,270

1,670

2,950

5,220

6,950

9.5UO

12,700

Note.- Same as following 

table above 14.0 feet.

2.0 

S.O 

5.0 

7.0

1,110

1,600

2,810

4,280

Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

6,910

9,250

12,700

17,300

1T.O 20,000

lf.0 23,500

1?.0 28,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,610

1,490

1,440

1,380

1,350

1,320

1,300

1,380

1,670

2,810

3,230

2,810

2,740

2,740

2,540

2,220

1,970

1,850

1,790

1,730

1,670

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

2,030

2,540

2,880

2,680

2,420

2,160

Nov.

2,030

1,970

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,790

1,850

1,910

2,030

1,970

1,910

1,850

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,790

1,910

2,220

2,350

2,280

2,160

. 2,160

2,090

2,030

2,090

2,350

2,480

2,420

-

Dec.

2,280

2,160

2,030

1,910

1,910

1,850

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,850

1,850

1,910

1,910

1,850

1,790

1,790

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,910

1,910

1,850

1,850

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,970

1,970

Jan.

2,030

2, ISO

2,540

3,440

4,820

5,140

4,580

3,880

3,510

3,810

3,810 3,.5i;o

3,580

4,260

5,640

6,860

8,750

9,910

9,160

8,490

8,750

12,300

19,400

20,600

17,500

14,800

11,700

8,570

6,160

4,440

4,120

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar ysar 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ..................... ...

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ......................... ...

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Rater year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4,600

4,930

4, 6CO

4,280

3,810

3,440

3,360

3,300

3,080

3,020

2,880

2,740

2,680

2,680

2,680

2,680

2,620

2,620

2,550

2,680

3,440

4,760

5,440

5,620

5,180

4,440

3,810

3,360

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

62,190

59,960

58,210

1,490,060

228,370

101,360

278,160

213,750

124,590

105,260

70,970

101,960

43,880

1,448,660

Mar.

3,160

3,080

3,220

3,300

3,300

3,360

4,600

7,100

10,600

22,400

28,500

23,500

18,000

14,400

11,400

10,500

11,900

11,400

10,000

8,700

7,620

7,310

7,010

6,530

5,880

5,620

5,620

5,270

4,840

5,020

5,020

Apr.

4,930

5,440

6,160

7,410

9,250

9,690

8,440

7,210

6,160

5,620

5,180

4,930

4,930

6,060

8,070

8,970

10,200

12,700

13,900

12,700

10,700

8,700

6,820

5,360

4,680

4,440

4,120

3,880

3,660

3,440

Maximum

3,230

1 2,480

2,280

27,000

20,600

5,620

28,500

13,900

7,210

6,910

5,020

5,100

2,120

£3,500

May

3,660

5,020

6,340

6,910

7,210

6,530

5,270

4,120

3,440

3,160

2,940

2,810

2,680

2,620

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,620

2,550

2,420

2,550

3,740

5,360

5,880

5,020

4,600

4,760

4,200

3,580

3,440

3,510

Minimum

1,300

1,730

1,790

1,220

2,030

2,550

3,080

3,440

2,420

1,880

1,550

1,660

1,160

1,160

June

3,960

3,660

3,160

2,880

2,680

2,420

2,300

2,180

2,120

2,000

1,940

1,880

2,000

2,480

3,960

4,760

4,930

4,280

3,300

2,620

2,360

2,680

3,810

5,270

6,060

6,820

6,910

5,520

3,510

2,810

Mean

2,006

1,999

1,878

4,082

7,367

3,620

8,973

7,125

4,019

3,509

2,289

3,289

1,463

3,969

July

2,550

2,810

2,550

2,360

2,360

2,120

2,120

2,300

2,360

2,120

1,940

1,770

1,660

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,770

2,740

3,660

5,020

5,020

3,080

2,180

1,880

1,720

1,660

1,660

1,600

1,770

1,940

Aug.

1,940

1,770

1,660

1,720

2,120

2,360

2,240

3,220

4,600

4,440

3,660

3,440

3,510

4,840

5,100

5,100

4,680

4,120

3,580

3,810

3,960

3,440

2,880

2,480

2,360

2,810

3,360

3,740

3,580

3,020

2,420

Per square 

mile

0.692

.689

.648

1.41

2.54

1.25

3.09

2.46

1.39

1.21

.789

1.13

.504

1.37

Sept.

2,120

1,940

1,770

1,720

1,660

1,600

1,500

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,280

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,280

1,200

1,160

Runoff in 

inches

0.80

.77

.75

19.12

2.93

1.30

3.56

2.74

1.60

1.35

.91

1.30

.56

1«.57
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Flint River at Oakfield, Ga.

361

Location^ Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°46', long. 83°59', at Georgia Southwestern % Gulf 

Railroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Oakfield, Worth County, and 8 miles downstream 

from Crisp County Dam. Datum of gage is 193.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 3,860 square miles.

Records available.- January 1930 to June 1933, October 1934 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1930-32, 1934-47), 4,473 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximan discharge during year, 27,100 second-feet Mar. 14 (gape height, 20.2 

feet)"; minimum daily, 386 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 22.

1930-33, 1934-47: Maximum discharge, 48,800 second-feet Mar. 25, 1944 (gage height, 

27.7 feet); minimum daily, 152 second-feet (regulated) June 8, 1941. 

Maximum stage known, 35.1 feet Jan. 20, 1925, from floodmark.

Remarks- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

yjiovrregulated by Crisp County power plant and reservoir (capacity, 3f,000 acre-feet). 

Normal operation of power plant does not materially affect figures of monthly runoff.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

1.2 395 5.0

1.6 650 8.0

2.0 950 12.0

2.5 1,380 16.0

3.0 1,870 20.0

4,070

7,850

13,400

13,600

20,700

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,340

2,390

2,390

2,390

2,390

537

1,310

1,660

1,680

1,710

1,990

3,720

3,750

3,67O

3,850

3,720

2,920

2,500

2,500

541

2,060

2,280

2,850

2,860

2,310

2,360

1,800

3,670

4,670

3,820

3,860

Nov.

3,340

2,980

589

1,4OO

2,OOO

2,100

2,100

2,900

3,400

4,900

5,50O

5,600

5,600

5,600

5,600

3,60O

550

1,700

2,100

2,100

2,100

3,300

2,600

2,000

1,800

2,100

2,200

2,200

2,300

2,300

-

Dec.

600

1,430

1,840

3,570

3,680

3,690

3,640

578

2,550

2,850

2,660

2,550

2,530

2,280

2,220

3,420

3,470

3,420

3,440

2,930

2,220

386

1,990

2,280

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,220

2,220

2,980

2,390

Jan.

2,280

2,280

2,390

2,390

2,440

3,800

4,670

5,270

5,900

5,770

4,810

2,830

4,350

y,140

5,900

4,710

7,070

7,150

14,600

11,400

10,400

11,600

11,400

12,100

18,300

23,800

17,600

10,100

12,000

9,890

5,040

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ...................... ...

February .........................

March .

April ............................

May ojr ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ................... ....

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

5,040

2,770

6,030

6,030

5,770

4,940

4,920

4,920

2,360

4,970

4,820

4,800

4,870

6,030

5,770

1,860

3,830

4,230

4,170

4,170

4,180

4,130

1,490

3,250

4,3'K>

5,770

5,770

5,770

«

-

-

Secondfoot-daya

80,29f

86,555

76,574

1,942,925

oj -y xon £4 if OoU

127,010

-x<tf oon OO f r ££\j

284; 65(

157,377

125,173

104,101

140,816

64,385

 1,831,452

Mar.

5,770

1,710

3,900

4,240

4,240

4,400

6,160

8,990

21,400

15,700

9,240

22,700

26,300

26,000

21,800

22,000

12, 100

6,810

12,000

1.3,100

11,300

L0.500

9,760

8,050

9,130

8,100

6,940

6,680

6,550

5,360

6,290

Apr.

6,420

6,

8»

8,

680

320

760

8,580

9,860

11.

10,

9,

100

300

730

7,980

6,030

6,

5,

5,

L60

300

770

1O,200

22,000

15,

12,!

13,

700

500

300

20,400

16,000

12, C

11, £

9,<

)00

)00

(30

5,110

4,930 4,"

4,£

4,4

4,^

Maximum

4,670

5,600

3,690

24,400

23,800

6,030

26 300 22)000

11,300

8,730

5,510

6,030 

4,080

26,300

40

40

70

.40

May

4,330

4,510

4,650

11,300

6,980

6,620

7,88O

7,300

4,720

5,900

2,080

4,110

4,450

4,390

4,380

3,120

2,510

577

2,300

3,220

4,150

5,170

5,900

5,900

5,900

6,030

5,900

5,270

5,900

6,030

5,900

Minimum

537

550

386

386

2,280

1,490

1,710 

4,340

577

634

540

O4o QJ ft

448

386

June

2,110

4,070

5,080

4,34O

4,280

3,280

2,960

659

2,200

2,620

2,590

2,650

2,620

2,650

634

3,430

5,770

5,770

5,150

5,030

5,030

5,150

5,900

4,350

4,320

4,410

6,160

7,460

8,730

5,770

-

Mean

o ggt

2J 885

2,470

5,323

7,980

4,536

10,880

9f 48£

5,077

4,172

3,355

4 545

2 1 146

5,018

July

4,400

3,980

4,37O

4,320

4,350

4,190

4,200

4,230

4.17U

5,390

2,?60

2,730

I,f60

2,440

2,?70

2,510

2,570

3, COO

3,580

1,650

4,94-0

5,590

5,510

5,510

2,980

2,4?0

540

1,3")

I,?1*)

2,6->0

2,500

Aug.

2.

2,

3,

710

900

346

100

2,880

2,900

3,

3,

3,

520

330

310

3,700

5,640

5,

5,

5,

340

770

300

5.9OO

6,030

6,(

6,C

6,C

)30

)30

)30

5,900

5,900

5,£

5,£ 4,:

)00

00

70

4,410

3,780

3,E

5,6

5,6

4,2

10

40

40

10

2,390

Per square 

mile

0.671

.747

.640

1.38

2.07

1

1 o . xo

2.82

1

0 . /. £ .*o

1.32

1 08

 869

1 1 Q J.O

.556

1.30

Sept.

2,640

2,770

2,640

2,530

2,500

1,810 44:

2,150

2,100

1,980

2,650

2,730

2,ll'i

521

2,130

4,080

3,450

2,600

2,190

1, 3oO

706

 1,570

2,460

2,800

2,080

2,140

1,980

1,290

1,770

1,700

Runoff in 

inches

0.77

O*

 OO

.74

18.73

2.39

1.23

3.25

2. *74

1.52

l'.20

1.00

1.56

.62

17.65

Note.- Discharge for period of no gage-height record Nov. 4 to Dec. 1, computed on basis of recorded range in stage, record of tallrace elevations at Crisp County power plant, and records for 

station at Albany.
362 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River at Albany, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°36', long. 84°09 I , at Georgia Northern Railway 

bridge in Albany, Dougherty County. Datum of gage is 150.03 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

.Drainage area.- 5,230 square miles.

Records available.- September 1929 to September 1947. February 1897 to Eecember 1901 

(gage neignts only), January 1902 to June 1921 at site 1 mile downstream. Gage-height 

records collected at former site since 1893 are contained in reports cf U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Average discharge.- 36 years (1902-20, 1929-47), 6,371 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 33,200 second-feet Mar. 14 (gage height, 23.4 

feet); minimum, 860 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 22 (gage height, 2.28 feet); minimum 

daily, 930 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 7.

1902-21, 1929-47: Maximum discharge, 64,800 second-feet Jan. 22, 1943 (gage height, 

31.6 feet); minimum, 74 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 18, 1946; minimum daily, 426 

second-feet (regulated) Aug. 24, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 37.84 feet Jan. 21, 1925, from floodmark, present site and 

datum (discharge, 92,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 60,000 secondfeet).

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by power plants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to materially affect figures of monthly runoff.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.4 92O 5.0 3,610 15.5 20.0OO 

3.0 1,350 6.6 6,300 20.0 26.5OO 

4.0 2,290 9.5 11,400 22.5 31.10O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

3,840 

3.84O 

3,39O 

3,100 

2,180

1,55O 

1,680 

1.86O 

1,900 

2,180

2,660 

3,100 

4,590 

4,040 

4,650

4,700 

4,360 

. 3,820 

3,880 

2,180

1,930 

2,930 

2,770 

2,880 

3,480

2,940 

2,870 

3,760 

4,740 

4,940 

4,850

4,700 

4,220 

2,960 

2,420 

2,360

2,870 

3,310 

3,030 

3,710 

4,220

4,950 

7,240 

5,860 

5,240 

6,O20

5,710 

3,280 

2,700 

1,930 

2,130

2,760 

3,240 

4,080 

3,420 

3,390

2,610 

2,970 

2,780 

2,700 

3,400

1,420 

2,460 

2,610 

3,300 

4,000

4,24O 

4,47O

3,860 

3,120 

2,600

3,170 

3,460 

3,150 

3,2OO 

2,720

3,250 

3,900 

4,010 

4,090 

4,040

3,810 

2,410 

2,090 

2,600 

2,680

3,090 

2,630 

2,760 

2,800 

3,390 

3,490

2,780 

3,500 

3.23O 

3,490 

3,350

3,840 

4,870 

6.O40 

7,170 

7,320

6,280 

5,610 

4,670 

6,88O 

7,700

6,73O 

10,000 

9,700 

14,400 

16,200

11,400 

14,400 

14,800 

13,200 

17,800

23,000 

24,100 

13,200 

13,200 

12,000 

6,580

Month

Ooto 

Nova

D«o«

Ca

Janu 

F«br 

Kara 

Aprl 

Hay 

June 

July 

AugU 

Sept

Wa

ber ......

obar . . . 

nb«r . . .

lendar y«ar 1946 ............

nary ........ h ....I:..;..:.:::::::::;;:;; i ............................

*>>.

at .................. .... ...

 aber . .

t«r ytar 1946-47 .,,,.....,..

6,680 

5,840 

6,010 

7,450 

7,360

6,540 

6,320 

6,210 

5,44O 

4,580

5,74O 

5,840 

5,840 

6,940 

6,970

5,230 

4,080 

4,080 

4,850 

5,110

5,170 

5,260 

4,810 

3,640 

4,270

6,420 

6,880 

6,800

S«oondf oot-day a

101,59 

110,44 

98,82

2,729,59

297,44 

160,36 

448,45 

398,03 

217,40 

177,32 

159,48 

184,59 

84,23

2,408,15

7,07O 

5,270 

3,910 

4,670 

5,250

5,54O 

8,6OO 

13,5OO 

24.0OO 

27,300

16.0OO 

23,700 

29,OOO 

31,OOO 

28,9OO

25,700 

21,800 

11,9OO 

14,400 

17,900

15,200 

14,600 

13,600 

18,100 

11,800

10,600 

10,800 

9,270 

8,890 

8,660 

7,520

Apr.

8,570 

9,320 

11.2OO 

13.1OO 

12,200

14,OOO 

15.OOO 

14,200 

12,700 

9,O90

8,240 

8,080 

7,810 

5,640 

11,700

21,700 

27 , 000 

22 , 7OO 

21 , 600 

23 , 000

24,700 

17,500 

16,000 

13,400 

7,020

7,190 

6,870 

6,360 

6,200 

5,940

Maximum

3 4,940 

3 7,240 

3 4,470

3 28,200

0 24,100 

3 7,450 

0 31,000 

0 27,000 

3 12,500 

0 11,100 

0 7,410 

3 9,920 

0 3,990

3 31,000

Hay

5,870 

5,980 

6,440 

12,500 

10,800

8,960 

1O,1OO 

9,430 

6,210 

7,O50

5,230 

4,020 

4,960 

5,32O 

5,350

5,020 

4,140 

3,740 

3,210 

2,750

4,200 

6,120 

7,790 

8,690 

10,300

8,930 

9,860 

7,920 

3,250 

9,140 

9,140

Minimum

1,550 

1,930 

1,420

1,070

2,780 

3,640 

3,910 

5,640 

2,750 

2,520 

2,100 

2,810 

930

930

June

6,520 

4,790 

6,570 

6,26O 

5,810

5.3OO 

4,46O 

3,90O 

3,160 

2,590

3,410 

3,900 

4,070 

3,81O 

2,320

2,870 

5,090 

6,930 

6,430 

6,050

6,080 

6,670 

3,780 

7,840 

7,760

7,960 

9,660 

10,200 

11,100 

7,030

Uaan

3,27 

3,69 

3,18E

7,476

9,59 5,72" 

14.47C 

12.93C 

7,01! 

5,91 

4,49 

5,95! 

2,80.

6.59E

July

6,1OO 

5,420 

5.37O 

5,5DO 

5,44O

5,5">0 

5,150 

5,220 

5.6HO 

7,410

4,800 

4,O">0 

3,810 

3,330 

2,690

3,100 

3,020 

3,290 

4,070 

3,640

4,230 

6,0?0 

6,820 

6,970 

S,ZM

4,100 

3,430 

2,270 

2,100 

2,190 

3,260

Aug.

3,21O 

3,680 

3,03O 

2,81O 

3,49O

3,55O 

3,49O 

3,760 

4.O7O 

4,540

5,870 

6,960 

7,660 

8,420 

9,530

9,920 

7,920 

8,340 

8,150 

7,990

7,680 

7,430 

7,430 

6,900 

4,990

5,400 

4,680 

6,140 

6,560 

6,410 

4,580

Per square 

nil*

0.687 

L .704 

i .610

1.43

) 1.83 

1.10 

) 2,77 

) 2.47 

5 1.34 

L 1.13 

J ,660 

> 1.14 

.537

i 1.26

Sept.

3,670 

3,540 

3,460 

3.43O 

3,120

3,270 

930 

2,040 

2,78O 

2,630

2,550 

3,360 

3,490 

1,6OO 

2,100

2,860 

3,990 

3,640 

3,550 

2,650

1,550 

1,830 

2,570 

3,590 

3,250

2,830 

2,820 

2,200 

2,630 

2,350

Runoff in 

inohM

0.73 

.79 

.70

19.41

2.11 

1.14 

3.19 

2.76 

1.54 

1.26 

.99 

1.31 

.60

17.11
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Flint River -at Newton, Ga.

363

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°18', long. 84°20', at bridge on State Highway 37 in 

Newton, Baker County. Datum of gage is 110.20 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 5,740 square-miles.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1945, October 1946 to Septeml^r 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 32,600 second-feet Mar. 15 (gage height, 

SnTTTTeet); minimum discharge observed, 1,830 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 22.

1938-45, 1946-47: Maximum discharge observed, 59,600 second-feet H'ir. 28, 1944 

fgage height, 31.7 feet); minimum discharge observed, 790 second-feet Oct. 20, Nov. 

10, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation by power plants above station. Capacity of reservoirs insufficient to materially affect figures of monthly runoff. Gage read twice 

daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; records of discharge computed 

oy ueoiogical Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,8OO

4,500

4,300

4,000

3,500

3,OOO

2,000

2,100

2,320

2,870

3,070

3,470

4,230

4,500

5,OOO

5,000

4,700

4,500

4,200

3,500

3,000

2,500

3,300

3,500

3,900

3,800

3,750

3,700

4,500

5,000

5,000

Nov.

5,000

4,500

4,OOO

3,500

3.OOO

2,650

3,450

3,700

4.00O

4,350

4,590

5,470

7,580

6,990

6,430

6,010

5.OOO

4,000

3,200

2,500

2,900

3,500

4,OOO

4,350

4,OOO

3,500

3,OOO

3,500

3.2OO

3,500

* -

Dec.

4.OOO

3,500

3,000

3,500

4,OOO

4,500

5,OOO

5,000

4,OOO

3,500

3,000

3,500

4.OOO

3.7OO

3.50O

3,500

3,500

4,000

4,500

4,700

4,700

4,OOO

3,100

2,930

3,100

3,200

3,30O

3,400

3,570

3,790

3,900

Jan.

4,010

4,010

3,900

3,900

3,790

4,010

4,230

4,470

4,830

5,340

5,870

6,710

6,850

7,130

7,730

8,180

8,480

9,100

9,740

15,800

15,000

15,400

16.8OO

17,800

18,800

19,600

2O.8OO

22,400

21,800

20,800

S, 200

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ..........

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

9,740

7,000

7.OOO

8,OOO

9,000

8,000

7,730

7,280

7,130

6,290

6,290

6,710

6,710

6,99O

7,280

6,850

6,010

4,830

5,340

5,870

6,010

6,010

6,010

4,830

4,710

6,010

7,130

7,28O

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

117,51

125,37

116,94

-

335,48

188,04

509,58

440,32

253,04

207,30

161,42

197,28

97,48

2,749,76

Mar.

7,580

7,130

6,430

5,210

5,870

6.29O

7,130

14,100

18.40O

25,000

25,800

21,200

25,400

29,300

32,200

32,000

30,OOO

25,000

2O.OOO

19,200

17,800

17,200

16,OOO

15,000

12,700

12,9OO

12,900

11,300

10,700

10,900

8,940

Apr.

9,900

10,400

11,200

12,900

13,000

13,400

15.OOO

15,400

15.OOO

11,700

10,100

9,580

9,420

9,260

10,700

18,000

25,OOO

27,100

25,600

24,60O

26,300

24.OOO

19,400

17,000

12,200

9,740

9,420

8,940

8,330

7,730

-

Maximum

0 5,000

0 7,580

0 5,000

-

0 22,400

0 9,740

0 32,200

- 27*100

0 12,000

0 11,000

0 8,OOO

0 10,100

0 5,080

0 32,200

May

7,880

7,730

7,730

8,000

10,OOO

12,000

ll.OOO

1O,OOO

10,OOO

9,000

8,100

7,OOO

6,000

6,000

6,40O

6,600

6,OOO

5,400

5,OOO

4,5OO

4,500

6.OOO

7,000

8,OOO

9,000

10,000

10,600

11,000

11,000

11,000

10,600

Minimum

2,000

2,500

2,980

-

3,790

4,710

5,210

7,730

4,500

3,500

3* 27C

3,270

1,900

1,900

June

10,000

8,000

7,000

7,400

7,400

7,000

6,OOO

5,400

4,900

4,000

3,500

4,000

4,8OO

5.OOO

4,500

3,500

4,500

6,000

7,000

7,OOO

7,000

7,400

8,000

9,OOO

9,000

9,OOO

9,OOO

10,OOO

11,000

11,000

Mean

3,79

4,17

3,77

-

10,82

6,71

16,43

14,67

8,16.

6,91

5,20

6,36

3,24

7,53

Jul"

8, COO

7, COO

6.4OO

6,400

6, CIO

6, COO

6, COO

6, COO

6, COO

6,500

7, COO

6, COO

4,830

4,230

3,270

3,370

3,570

3,790

4,470

3,570

4,230

5,C80

6, CIO

6,150

6,570

5,080

5,470

3,570

3,270

3,470

4,180

Aug.

4,470

3,900

4,590

3,270

4,010

3,790

4,010

3,900

4,830

4,230

5,470

5,340

7,130

7,430

8,630

10,100

9,580

9,580

9,260

8,780

8,630

7,580

7,880

7,280

6,290

6,290

6,150

6,430

5,870

6,850

5,730

Per square 

 ile

I 0.660

3 .728

! .657

-

Z 1.89

3 1.17

3 2.86

? 2.56

5 1.42

3 1.20

J .907

L 1.11

3 ,566

1 1.31

Sept.

5,080

4,830

4,470

4,010

3,900

4,010

2,500

1,900

3,000

3,OOO

2,870

4,010

3,370

2,500

2,300

2,870

2,970

3,370

4,120

2,770

2,320

2,150

2,320

3,790

4,010

3,370

3,170

3,000

2,800

2,700

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.76

.81

.76

-

2.18

1.22

3.30

2.86

1.64

1.34

1.05

1.28

V63

17.83

Hote.- Ho gage-height record Deo. 15-21, Feb. 2-6, Mar. 17-19, Apr. 9, Kay 4 to July 12, Sept. 26- 

30; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements and records for stations at Albany and at 

Bainbridge. Doubtful gage-height record Oct. 1-8, Oct. 14 to Hcv. 9, Nov. 17-23, Hov. 25 to Deo. 14, 

Deo. 22-28, Sept. 7-10, 14, 15} discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements and records 

for stations at Albany and at Bainbridge.
364 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River at Balnbrldge, Qa.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°55', long. 84°34', at Decatur County Memorial 

Bridge on U. S. Highway 84, Balnbridge, Decatur County. Datum of gage is 58.06 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 7,350 square miles.

Records available.- January 1908 to December 1913, December 1928 to September 1947. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1904 are contained In reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1908-13, 1929-47), 8,443 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,400 second-feet Mar. 16 (gage height, 25.0 

feet); minimum daily 4,380 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 24.

1908-13, 1928-47: Maximum discharge, 83,200 second-feet Mar. 21, 1929 (gage height, 

37.73 feet); minimum daily, 2,300 second-feet (regulated) Dec. 7, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 40.9 feet, present datum, Jan. 24, 1925 (discharge, 101,000 

second-feet, from rating curve developed in 1929 and extended above 70,000 secondfeet ).

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation by power plants above station, 

ervolrs insufficient to materially affect figures of monthly runoff.

Capacity of resRating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

6.5

8.0

10.0

15.0

4,380

5,860

8,030

14,500

20.0

23.0

25.0

22,200

27,800

32,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

6,710

6,490

6,490

6,160

5,860

5,360

4,860

4,470

4,560

4,660

4,760

5,060

5,360

6,270

6,490

6,820

6,930

6,71^

6,38i.

6,160

5,560

4,560

5,lr 1

S.ltiO

5,260

5,760

5,660

5,360

6,060

6,600

6,930

Nov.

6,930

6,930

6,600

6,060

5,160

5,060

5,160

5,560

5,460

5,760

6,060

6,600

7,700

7,810

7,260

7,590

7,480

6,270

5,560

4,860

4,860

5,060

5,460

5,960

5,860

5,860

5,360

5,360

5,360

5,160

-

Dec.

5,660

4,860

4,560

4,960

5,360

5,760

5,960

6,160

5,960

5,460

4,960

5,060

5,460

5,260

5,260

5,160

4,960

5,560

5,760

5,760

5,860

5,660

5,160

4,380

4,660

4,660

4,960

4,760

4,760

4,850

5,160

Jan.

5,360

4,960

5,460

5,460

5,560

5,460

5,860

6,490

7,260

7,920

8,270

8,150

7,920

7,370

8,150

9,230

9,350

10,700

11,200

13,200

15,300

13,800

14,500

15,300

15,300

16,800

19,400

21,400

18,600

16,200

15,100

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

March ........................ ...

April ........................ ...

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ... ...-. ....................

September ........................

Hater year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

11,900

10,800

10,300

9,950

10,500

10,300

9,830

9,470

9,230

8,750

8,030

8,510

8,630

8,510

8,990

9,230

8,390

7,370

7,040

7,370

7,590

7,590

7,700

7,590

6,820

6,820

7,920

8,510

_

-

Secondfoot days

178, 63C

180.17C

162, 78C

*,160,79C

335, COC

243, 64C

582, 10C

543 80l

355 j 691

296*331

248 50i

261 ^25C

165.37C

3.553.29C

Mar.

8,750

8,990

8,270

7,260

7,370

7,810

8,150

10,800

17,000

22,900

28,500

28,000

26,600

28,000

30,200

31,900

31,900

30,500

24,700

21,000

22,000

 21,400

20,200

19,200

18,000

17,100

16,500

16,000

14,900

14,400

13,800

Apr.

13,100

13, £

14,2

15,2

00

00

00

16,800

17,000

17,4

18, C

17,7

00

KJO

00

16,600

14,800

13,4

13, C

12,7

00

100

00

12,800

16,200

21,7

26,8

29,3

00

00

00

28,900

28,000

28,2

26, G

23,1

00

00

00

20,300

16,000

14,4

13,5

12,8

12,3

Maximum

6,930

7,810

) 6,160

) 29,300

> 21,400

1 11 t 900

31,900

29,300

> 16,400

> 13,800

) 11,600

> 12,000

) 7,810

) 31,900

00

00

00

00

May

11,800

11,500

11,200

11,400

16,400

15,100

13,900

13,900

13,500

11,500

11,200

10,200

9,110

9,230

9,350

9,350

9,110

8,390

7,920

7,370

7,040

8,030

9,590

11,900

13,700

14,500

14,100

14,100

13,700

13,700

13,900

Minimum

4,470

4,860

4,380

4,380

4,960

6,820

7,260

12,300

7,040

6,820

5,460

5,360

4,470

4,380

June

13,800

12,300

10,700

11,100

10,800

10,200

9,170

8,870

8,270

7,590

6,930

7,260

7,480

7,700

7,590

6,930

6,820

8,150

9,230

9,230

9,110

9,230

9,830

11,400

11,900

12,400

12,500

13,000

13,100

13,200

Mean

5,762

6,006

5,251

11,400

10,810

8,701

18,780

18,130

11,470

9,878

8,016

3,427

5,512

9,735

July

11,600

10,300

9,590

9,230

9,230

9,110

8,990

8,750

8,750

8,990

9,710

8,750

7,810

7,370

6,820

6,270

6,380

6,270

6,490

6,930

7,040

7,370

8,510

9,230

9,230

8,510

7,370

6,820

5,960

5,660

5,460

Aug.

5,960

6,060

6,270

6,160

5,360

6,060

6,060

6,060

6,160

6,490

6,820

Sept.

7,810

6,320

6,490

6,380

6,160

5,960

5,860

4,860

4,560

5,260

5,160

7,700 : 5,160

8,630 ' 5,560

9,230 5.760

9,950

11,000

12,000

11,400

11,100

10,700

XO, 600

10,300

10,100

9,950

9,710

8,510

8,390

8,030

8,630

8,990

8,870

Per scnare 

mile

0.784

.817

.714

1.55

1.47

1 .18 r 56

2\47

1.56

1.34

1 .09

1.15

.750

1.32

4,860

4,760

5,160

5,960

5,960

5,860

5,360

4,660

4,470

4,760

5,660

5,660

5,360

5,360

5,060

4,660

Runoff in 

Inohss

0.90

.91

.82

21.02

1.70

1.23

2 2*7695

i!so

1.50

1.26

1.33

.84

18.00
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 365

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32 0 54'15", long. 84°21'45", 300 fert downstream from 

state Highway 74 and Basin Creek, 1,000 feet downstream from Central of Qeorgia Railway 

bridge, 1 mile downstream from Ten Mile Creek, and 2? miles northwest of Thomaston, 

Upson County.

Drainage area.- 186 square miles.

Records available.- July 1938 to September 1947.

Extremea.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,640 second-feet Mar. 8 (gage height, 6.85 

reet); minimum daily, 26 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 17.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 6,380 second-feet Mar. 2t), 1944 (gage height, 7.63 

feet); minimum daily, 5.4 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 24, 1941.

Remarks.- Records fair. Some regulation at low flow caused by diversion fur municipal and 

industrial supplies at Thomaston.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

48

41

43

42

36

48

40

144

182

155

106

118

118

96

68

55

26

59

62

56

63

51

58

59

82

164

130

110

86

91

82

Nov.

78

73

77

78

68

80

80

108

96

97

92

73

70

70

69

67

80

98

107

106

89

95

103

104

95

86

114

121

111

93

-

Dec.

93

86

77

81

80

67

67

76

76

66

76

70

86

88

86

81

74

82

91

87

91

86

86

72

82

81

74

80

83

95

98

Jan.

121

117

363

376

343

229

193

218

235

205

170

167

583

1,450

1,010

594

590

598

1,050

2,300

2,100

1,130

515

372

. 336

311

288

260

242

251

279

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

Angus t ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

283

244

218

219

222

219

201

192

188

177

169

173

170

167

165

168

160

155

159

343

434

445

285

231

207

196

180

176

_

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,51!

2,67t

2,51(

77,29!

16,99(

6,13

22,46

13,56

7,26

6,37

3,20

5,94

1,45

91,12

Mar.

190

214

210

' 183

183

960

2,600

3,950

2,800

1,050

522

412

548

1,100

1,260

618

419

348

434

483

474

364

319

369

372

330

278

371

389

376

336

Apr.

309

798

736

520

423

457

362

315

295

278

299

362

419

741

1,050

1,470

982

607

404

330

305

280

266

257

248

234

222

202

190

207

-

Maximum

182

121

J 93

j 3,000

3 2,300

445

2 3,950

3 1,470

5 568

3 819

7 252

1 446

5 70

3 3,950

May

372

568

510

308

236

207

189

172

166

158

155

148

143

140

137

132

156

152

136

122

211

327

281

240

485

378

230

180

180

201

243

Minimum

26

67

66

26

117

155

183

190

122

72

54

53

27

26

June

1S2

145

130

121

110

105

100

94

89

76

72

110

374

441

443

248

160

132

112

108

150

455

819

467

266

216

187

170

154

142

-

Mean

81.3

89.3

81.2

212

548

219

725

452

234

213

103

192

48. £

250

July

123

134

134 2"" 9

107

103

100

97

88

85

77

69

65

64

54

69

179

2P?

188

136

93

B2

68

63

58

59

66

83

92

74

Aug.

63

53

94

78

61

59

365

380

249

265

281

181

197

354

374

306

266

177

257

446

252

150

120

108

133

147

153

117

96

81

81

Per square 

mile

0.437

.480

.437

1.14

2.95

1.18

3.90

2.43

1.26

1.15

.554

1.03

.261

1.34

Sept.

68

64

70

54

53

49

53

52

38

41

42

47

52

50

51

51

58

52

47

43

48

44

35

41

49

52

45

39

41

27

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.50

.54

.50

15.44

3.40

1.23

4.50

2.71

1.45

1.28

.64

1.19

.29

18.23

Peak discharge.- Jan. 13 (11 p.m.) 1,960 see. -ft.; Jan. 20 (2 p.m.) 2,720 see. -ft.; Mar. 8 (3 a.m.

4,640 sec. -ft.; Mar. 15 (7 a.m.) 1,430 see. -ft.; Apr. 16 (10 a.m.) 1,580 aeo.-ft.
366 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

, Whitewater Creek near Butler, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32-28', long. 84°16', at bridge on U. S. Hlghwry 19, 500 feet 

upstream from Rambulette Creek, 6-| miles south of Butler, Taylor County, and 8 miles 

upstream from Cedar Creek.

Drainage area.- 75 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 380 second-feet May 21 (gage height, 4.0 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 102 second-feet July 6, 13, 14, 16, 

Sept. 7, 21.

1943-47: Maximum discharge 1,340 second-feet Mar. 23, 1944 (gage height, 6.5 feet); 

minimum daily, 98 second-feet June 13, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by operation of Upson Mill on 

Rambulette Creek. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.6 102

2.0 138

2.5 184

3.0 236

3.6 313

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

138

138

129

120

120

120

120

147

174

165

194

214

184

156

147

138

129

129

129

138

129

120

120

129

138

184

194

156

138

129

129

Nov.

129

138

138

138

138

138

138

147

138

138

138

129

129

129

129

129

138

174

184

165

147

147

138

129

129

138

156

165

138

138

-

Dec.

138

129

129

129

129

129

138

138

138

138

138

147

147

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

138

138

Jan.

138

147

194

224

174

147

138

156

147

138

129

156

165

214

204

165

165

174

174

236

214

165

147

147

138

156

165

156

138

147

147

Feb.

184

156

147

138

138

138

138

138

138

129

138

129

138

129

129

129

129

129

138

147

214

174

138

147

138

129

129

129

_

_

-

 ._.,. SecondMonth foot-days

October .......................... 4,49,

November ......................... 4, 24

December ......................... 4,17

Calendar year 1946 ............ 57,03

January .......................... 5, 10

February ......................... 3, 97

March ............................ 5,09

April ............................ 4,79

May. ............................. 5,20

tlu&6 4 36

July. ............................ 3J87

August ........................... 4, 35

September ........................ 3,45

Water year 1946-47 ............ 53,13

Mar.

138

138

129

138

138

156

184

236

248

184

147

147

156

214

214

156

156

156

184

214

174

156

147

147

156

147

147

147

156

138

147

Apr.

138

313

248

174

156

156

147

138

138

147

156

138

147

156

194

194

204

165

156

147

138

147

138

147

138

138

Maximum

> 214

} 184

3 147

) 362

5 236

I 184

5 248

I 313

328

5 204

> 194

L 184

3 138

> 313

138

129

129

138

-

May

214

272

272

156

147

138

138

147

129

129

120

120

120

120

129

129

129

120

129

129

236

328

236

156

204

224

184

147

156

184

156

Minimum

120

129

1S9

120

129

129

129

129

120

111

102

111

102

102

June

138

138

165

174

156

138

129

120

120

120

120

138

156

184

248

165

129

120

120

120

147

184

204

165

156

138

120

120

120

111

-

Mean

145

142

134

156

165

142

164

16C

168 14'

12E

14C

115

146

July

111

111

111

111

111

102

111

120

111

111

111

120

102

102

111

102

129

138

174

194

165

129

120

120

120

111

111

111

184

174

138

Aug.

120

111

L20

L29

156

120

L56

L65

L56

174

184

L56

L74

L65

156

156

L38

L29

L56

138

129

120

L20

L20

111

147

]

L56

L38

20

L20

111

Per sq-iare 

mile

1.93

1.89

1.79

2.08

2.20

1.89

2.19

2.13

2.24

1.93

1.67

1.87

1.53

1.95

Sept.

Ill

120

120

111

111

111

102

111

111

111

111

120

111

129

138

129

111

111

111

111

102

111

. 120

129

129

120

111

111

111

111

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.22

2.11

2.06

28.28

2.54

1.97

2.52

2.38

2.58

2.15

1.92

2.16

1.71

26.32
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford, Ga.

367

^d WfekerS Cou?t reC 2ider ' 1&t ' 31 ° 22 '' lons ' 84 ° 32 '. at bridge on founty road at

ups

Drainage area^- 620 square miles. 

Records available.- August 1905 to December 1907, October 1939 to September 1947.

Wftnr,rt discharge during year, 8,200 second-feet Mar. 9 or 10, computed on 

records for other stations in basin; minimum discharge, 430 second-feet Sept.

11 l 9 r*~J\ 19 ? 9 T 47: Maximum discharge, 10,100 second-feet Jan. 21, 1943 (gage height 

13.9 feet); minimum observed. 166 second-feet Jane 15, 1941 (gage height, 1.00 foot)

Remarks.- Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Emory University Field Station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Hov. 22)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 18 Apr. 19 to Sept. 30

1.6 422 6.O 2,800 

1.9 630 7.0 3,380 

2.4 1,020 9.O 4,9OO 

3.O 1,350 11.5 7,350

1.5 399 3.0 1,400 

1.9 672 6.O 2.8OO 

2.5 1,120

-Mote.- Same as preceding

table above 13. 0 i'oet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

577 

526 

491 

472 

459

453 

447 

447 

459 

484

512 

540 

6OO 

718 

818

702 

600 

540 

512 

498

498 

484 

478 

478 

491

547 

670 

752 

802 

770 

710

Hov.

654 

584 

562 

547 

547

554 

547 

533 

54O 

547

554 

547 

533 

526 

505

498 

491 

498 

540 

592

607 

630 

678 

744 

795

810 

810 

752 

678 

654

Dec.

662 

662 

662 

638 

540

519 

512 

512 

512 

512

512 

519 

526 

519 

512

512 

505 

512 

505 

498

491 

484 

484 

484

484

484 

484 

484 

484 

505 

547

Jan.

638 

718 

727 

761 

832

945 

1,050

 1,020 

885 

778

736 

778 

892 

1,080 

1,350

1,530 

1,720 

1,530 

1,300 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

1,110 

1,050 

945

885 

832 

778 

744 

727 

832

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare X1

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

h, ...........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,020 

1,350 

1,350 

1,110 

885

761 

727 

744 

786 

770

727 

710 

678 

654 

646

630 

630 

615 

607 

607

662 

710 

752 

736 

686

622 

577 

569

Second- ' 

foot-days

17,535 

18,057 

16,266

418,274

30,593 

21,321 

60,393 

50,333 

40,859 

35,647 

25,614 

27,858 

15,101

359,577

Mar.

638 

778 

862 

885 

825

770 

945 

1,820 

a5 , 5OO 

a7 , 400

a4,90O 

2,850 

2,060 

1,870 

2,010

2,500 

2,550 

2,110 

1,670 

1,580

1,670 

1,720 

1,670 

1,480 

1,44O

1,620 

1,530 

1,350 

1,20O 

1,O80 

1,110

Apr.

1,200 

1,350 

1,580 

1,770 

1,920

1,770 

1,440 

1,250 

1,110 

1,020

980 

980 

1,020 

1,080 

1,400

2,110 

4 b70 

5,170 

3,450 

2,370

1,840 

1,550 

1,600 

1,300 

1,240

1,180 

1,120 

1,050 

975 

938

Maximum

818 

810 

662

5,350

1,720 

1,350 

7,400 

5,170 

3,870 

2,750 

1,550 

2,030 

665

7.4OO

May

908 

9OO 

938 

1,050 

1,300

1,270 

1,050 

915 

848 

802

748 

695 

672 

643 

643

672 

657 

628 

657 

621

672 

1,150 

2,960 

3,870 

3,020

2,270 

2,08O 

2,220 

2,130 

2,030 

1,840

Minimum

447 

491 

484

447

638 

569 

638 

938 

621 

636 

543 

456 

430

430

June

1,640 

1,500 

1,350 

1,180 

975

855 

779 

733 

702 

672

636 

687 

763 

878 

1,120

1,270 

1,270 

1,010 

786 

657

672 

862 

1,680 

2,42O 

2,750

2,320 

1,76O 

1,4OO 

1,270 

1,050

Mean

566 

6O2 

525

1,146

987 

761 

1,948 

1,678 

1,318 

1,188 

826 

899 

503

985

July

1,OEO 

855 

848 

878 

892

8E5 

810 

915 

1,010 

930

9E2 

687 

614 

578 

557

543 

543 

621 

748 

975

1,2£^

1.4CO 

1,5EO i.iao

8C2

643 

5S2 

58 5 

592 

6Z1 

628

Aug.

614 

578 

536 

489 

475

516 

462 

456 

529 

657

802 

825 

892 

1,050 

1,680

2,030 

1,940 

1,600 

1,220 

1,010

975 

938 

900 

9OO 

817

748 

938 

1.O5O 

885 

710 

 636

Per square

u-ile

O.913 

.971 

.847

1.85

1.59 

1.23 

3.14 

2.71 

2.13 

1.92 

1.33 

1.45 

.811

1.59

Sept.

578 

536 

489 

449 

443

437 

430 

430 

430 

430

443 

449 

456 

489 

557

665 

628 

536 

489 

475

482 

475 

449 

475 

564

643 

657 

578 

496

443

Runoff in 

inches

1.05 

1.08 

.98

25.09

1.83 

1.28 

3.62 

3.02 

2.46 

2.14 

1.53 

1.67 

.90

21.56

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Ichawaynochaway Creek n 

Hewton and Chickasawhatchee Creek at Elmodel.
360 APAIACHICQW RIVER BASIN

Jchawaynochaway Greek near Newton, Ga.

location.- Wat0P*sta.gp recorder, lat, 31 ? 17l, long, 84*27*, at Barnett Bridge on county 

roaa 4f miles downstream from Qhickasawhatchee Creek and 9 miles southwest of Newton, 

Baker County,

Drainage area,* 1,000 square miles,

Records available,-! Qetober 1920 to June 19gl (fragmentary), October 1939 to September 

1947, August tag? to March J.939 at site 5 miles downatream,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,720 second-feet Mar, 10 (gage height, 17.5 

I'eet); minimum dailyi 519 second-feet Sept. 10,

1937-47: Maxjjjuim, discharge, 10,300 second-feet Apr, 18, 1944 (gage height, 18.3 

feet); minimum observed, 30S second'-feet June 9, Sept, 04, 25, 1941 (gag^ height, 0.46 

foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow, 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Emory University Field Station.

Rating table, water yea? 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

a.nd discharge, in seeond»fee.t)

1,3 500 7,0 3,810

8.0 80g 18, 3 6,100

3,6 1,880 17,0 9,550

Discharge, is second-feet, water year October 1949 te September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

IS

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Pot779

733

664

644

599

578

578

578

578

599

620

664

710

825

848

896

779

710

664

644

620

620

599

578

620

710

848

944

992

968

896

Hoy.

848

802

756

753

710

710

687

687

664

63?

687

687

664

644

620

620

620

620

644

710

733

756

802

872

944

944

968

896

848

825

-

Pec.

848

848

848

802

733

687

664

644

644

644

644

644

644

644

644

644

644

620

620

620

620

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

599

620

644

J»n71Q

80g

978

920

998

1,090

1,220

1,240

1,140

1,020

968

1,140

1,260

1,500

1,730

1,960

2,190

2,190

1,900

1,730

1,670

1,670

1,620

1,560

1,450

1,370

1,290

1,220

1,160

1,140

1,240

Month

October ..........................

Noveaber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay .

June .............................

July .

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,370

1,670

1,840

1,670

1,400

1,860

1,220

1,220

1,280

1,190

4,1*0

1,090

1,040

1,020

992

992

968

944

920

920

944

992

1,040

1,040

992

930

896

872

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

22,085

20^406

649,543

41,964 

31,782

102,384

82,400 

54,734

49,622

32, 243 

54 443

18, '348

513,304

Mar

944

1,090

1.19°

1,240

1,190

1,190

1,420

2,970

4,960

9,180

8,650

8.9QO

5,120

4.570

4,870

4,320

4,420

3,970

3,460

3,190

3,080

3.0SO

2,970

2,750

2,650

2,690

2,690

8,470

8,240

2,130

2,070

Apr.

2,070

2,3

2,5 2, a

DO

20

90

8,860

2,860

2,5

2,3

2,0

BO

QO

70

1,900

1,730

1,7

1,7

I, 7

30

30

80

2,130

3,130

4,6

6,5

6,1

70

SO

00

4,770

3,920

3,2

8,8

2,5

90

60

20

8,300

2,070

1,9

1«7

1,6

1,5

-

Maxiamn

992

848

6,980

2,190

1,840

9,120

6,560

4,070 

3,240

1,670 

2,350

779

9,120

00

80

70

60

Nay

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,500

I.S70

1,780

1,560

1,370

1,860

1,190

1,1«0

1,640

992

944

896

8*9

896

848

8iP

885

8?g

1,320

2,400

4,070

3,920

3,290

2,910

3,080

3,080

2,970

2,860

MiniPUM

S7S

6£0

599

578

710

872

QAA 944

1,5BO 

825

9?0

664

553

519

519

June

2,580

8,300

2,130

1,900

,1,970

1,450

1,890

1,160

1,090

1,080

944

944 1,020

1,180

1,890

J.450

1,500

1,320

1,090

944

980

1,180

1,908

8,580

3,190

3,240

8,750

8,190

1,900

1,680

Msan

718

74 

6Sg

1,780

I

ttC A ,OP^ 

1,135

3, 31 S

8,747

1,766

1,654

1,040 

1,111

618

1,406

July

1,370

1,320

1,260

i,«40

1,840

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,280

1,190

1,040

980

325

779

735

887

664

756

896

1.120

1,380

1,500

1,670

1.370

1,020

848

756

733

Aug.

779

733

644

680

578

§80

578

558

680

76@

944

968

1,090

1,220

1,670

2,190

2.3SO

8,020

1,670

1,400

1,340

1,890

1,840

1,280

1,140

1,080

1,060

1,840

733 1,140

779 g£0

779 , 825

p*r 8QT\«r« »«*

0,712

,746

,658

1.78

1,35

1.14

3,38

2 esc */b 

1.77

1,35

1,04

1.11

 eigj

1.41

Sept,

733

664 6-44

599

578

558

538

3530

3525

519

538

538

538

558

599

73S

733

 44

578

578

578

578

5§8

678

664

733

779

733

644

578

-

Runoff in inches

Q « QQ OC

« Q3OTL 

.76

24.14

1.56

1

* *"1 Q

3.83

3.07

2.04

1.84

l.SO

1

OQ

 f>V

.68

19.10

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Jchawaynoehawaj" Creel? at 

Mllford and Chlckasawhatchee Creek at Elraodel.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 389

Alligator Creek near Milford, Oa.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. SI 0 !}!*) long^ 84*34', 100 feet 

downstream from bridge on county road, 8 miles upstream from mouth, ani 2 miles southwest of Milford, Baker County. Datum of gage is 167.16 feet above mean sea levelj 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Emorv University Field 

Station).

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maxlmjm discharge during year, 322 second-feet Mar. 8 (gage height, 8.65 

ieet); minimum daily discharge, 0.5 second-foot Dec. 27, 28.

1942-47; Maximum gage height, 4.44 feet Mar. 7, 1944j no flow for Beriede in most 

years.

Remarks^- Records good below 30 second-feet and fair above. Diurnal fluctuation at lotf 

Flow"caused by water losses.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Emory University Field Station.

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Oct.

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.2

5.2 

5.5 

6.1 

6.1 

5.2

5.5

5.5 

4.9 

4.9

4.6 

4.6 

4.3 

4.0 

4.0

4.3 

4.3 

3.8 

3.6

5.2

10.1 

5.5 

4.9 

4.6 

4.6 

3.8

Nov.

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6

3.6 

3.6

3.'l 

3.3

3.6

2.9 

2.7 

2.7

2.5 

3.1 

3.3 

2. '9 

3.1

4.6 

3.6 

2.7 

2.3 

2.S

1.8 

2.7 

2.7 

2.1 

2.1

Dec.

2.1 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

1.5

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.9

.9 

.8 

.7

.7 

.7

.6 

.5 

.5 

.7 

2.0 

.9

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

0.7 

.6 

3.6 

2.5 

1.6

1.4 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

.9

2.1

8.4 

11.5 

9.7

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

10.1

9.2 

8.8 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4

8.0 

8.0 

7.6 

7.6 

8.0 

8.8

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary .

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ter year 1946-47 . . .........

Feb.

3.4 

7.2 

6.8 

8.4 

7.6

7.6 

8.0 

7.2 

6.8 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.1

6.1 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

6.5

5.8 

5.2 

5.2 

4.9 

4.9

4.9 

4.9 

5.2

Secondfoot-days

158.4 

92.7 

37.0

6,565.7

195.9 

177.6 

1,086.4 

699.7 

508.6 

470.3 

379.2 

338.9 

160.6

4,305.3

Mar.

11.0 

7.2 

6.1 

5.8 

6.1

8.8 

45 

232 

84 

47

36 

31 

. 37 

88 

59

38 

30 

26.0 

34 

35

29.0 

24.3 

21.7 

21.2 

19.6

17.1 

16.6 

16.6 

16.1 

17.1 

20.1

Apr.

19.1 

33 

27.0 

20.6 

18.0

17.1 

16.6 

15.6 

14.7 

14.2

IS. 2 

18.0 

15.6 

16.6 

27. 5

88 

65 

53 

26.5 

21.7

20.1 

18.0 

17.1 

16.6 

16.1

14.7 

14.2 

13.3 

13.3 

13.3

Maximum

10.1 

4.6 

2.1

278

11.5 

8.4 

232 

88 

41 

64 

24.3 

21.7 

10.5

232

May

13.8 

16.1 

12.9 

11.5 

12. S

27.5 

17.1 

14.2 

12.5 

11.5

10.5 

10.5 

10.1 

8.8 

9.2

8.8 

8.4 

8.8 

8.4 

9.7

27.5 

41 

23.3 

lfl.0 

2E.8

23.3 

21.2 

20.6 

21.7 

25.5 

20.6

Minimum

3.6 

1.8 

.5

.5

.6 

4.9 

5.8 

13.3 

8.4 

7.6 

7.2 

6.5 

3.1

.5

June

16.6 

15.2 

13.8 

12.9 

12.5

12.5 

12.0 

12.0 

11.0 

10.5

lo.S

10.5 

12.5 

14.2 

10.5

9.2 

8.4 

8.0 

7.6 

12.1

14.7 

32.4 

64 

30.2 

21.7

20.1 

16.1 

14.2 

12.9 

11.5

Mean

5.11 

3.09 

1.19

18.0

6.32 

6.34 

35.0 

23.3 

16.4 

15.7 

12.2 

10.9 

5.35

11.8

July

13.3 

16.6 

13.8 

16.6 

12.5

11.0 

14.2 

24.3 

21.2 

14.7

12.5 

11.5 

10.1 

10.1 

9.7

9.7 

13.3 

12.9 

11.0 

10.1

9.2 

8.0 

8.0 

7.2 

7.6

16.1 

12.5 

9.7 

13.3 

9.7 

8.8

Aug.

8.0 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

6.5 

6.8 

7.2 

8.4 

14.2

8.8 

10. 1 

12.9 

10.1 

11.0

14.7 

12.9 

11.0 

12.9 

16.6

14.7 

21.7 

14.7 

13.8 

12.0

11.5 

11.5 

10.5 

9.2 

8.8 

8.0

Per square 

mile

Sept.

7.6 

7.6 

7.2 

7.2 

6.5

6.5 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

5.5

5.2 

5.2 

4.9 

4.6 

5.8

4.9 

4.3 

4.6 

5.2 

4.3

3.8 

3.6 

4.3 lo.s

5.8

4.3 

3.6 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

Runoff in

inches
370 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chickasawhatchee Creek at Elmodel, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31"22', long. 84°28", at bridge on State Highway 37 

at Elmodel, Baker County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area^- 320 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,450 second-feet Mar. 12 (gage height, 10.2 

reet); minimum, 33 second-feet Sept. 83.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 3,240 second-feet Apr. 20, 22, 1944 (gp^e height, 11.6 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet; minimum, 5.2 second-feet 

Oct. 29, 30, Nov. 3-6, 1943 (gage height, 0.77 foot).

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Emory University Field Station.

Rating table, water year 194f-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.3 31 E.3 187

1.5 48 Z.a 294

1.7 72 5.0 668

1.9 104 6.5 975

8.0 1,460

9.0 1,870

10.2 2,450

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

119

101

87

76

67

61

61

59

63

62

62

69

78

87

94

94

94

94

94

89

80

72

67

64

67

136

140

138

138

138

136

Nov.

142

144

138

127

115

108

99

94

89

87

89

87

84

82

81

80

84

87

87

87

96

108

104

99

99

101

106

114

114

110

-

Dec.

104

97

92

87

86

82

81

80

78

76

76

76

76

76

74

74

75

74

72

69

69

68

67

67

66

66

66

66

68

78

78

Jan.

76

SO

112

138

150

157

157

157

163

165

172

331

340

432

416

432

432

448

464

464

448

416

382

365

348

348

340

322

304

304

340

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January . . .

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

Au^uat . .

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

356

374

365

365

365

365

365

340

313

284

264

250

241

233

224

215

206

201

194

201

206

206

206

204

199

192

187

183

_

_

-

Seoondf cot-days

2) 787

3,042

2,364

187,695

9,203

7,304

33 595

26 1 310

11,045

9,807

4; 086

4,340 

1,477

115,360

Mar.

239

254

264

264

274

294

496

1,120

1,320

1,580

2,190

2,450

2,240

2,100

1,780

1,580

1,400

1,290

1,320

1,290

1,150

1,030

950

9O6

906

884

841

820

820

781

762

Apr.

724

7

£

£

£

81

OO

OO

OO

820

£

7

7

20

81

24

650

579 i

i

i

62

28

28

650

1,030

1,Z

1,4

l.E

20

00

80

1,700

1,620

1,4

1,1

9

30

80

75

820

705

6

E

4

4

Maximum

140

144

104

2,340

464

374

2,450

1,700

762

70S

313

*f\A OU4

84

2,450

14

45

96

48

May

416

408

374

348

340

340

322

304

284

264

237

222

204

180

167

150

138

127

117

108

148

284

313

390

496

668

762

743

724

724

743

Minimum

59

art ou

66

59

76

183

239

448

108

115

63

38

33

33

June

705

614

562

562

496

416

340

284

237

201

176

159

161

167

161

152

144

138

129

119

115

201

322

313

408

562

614

545

448

356

Mean

89 S

101

76.2

514

297

pe-i COJ.

1,084

ATT Off 

356

327

132

140

49.2

316

July

30.'

313

264 22.'

197

173

15*

14 2

133

131

117

110

101

87

74

64

65

73

83

115

119

121

127

1ST

119

101

81

71a*-

9"

97

Aug.

1

1

S4

72

59

50

46

44

41

38

39

39

59

76

31

92

229

244

3

2

2

04

39

74

254

246

2

2

1

33

11

94

178

161

1

1

1

1

Per aqua re

rMe

0. 281

.316

.238

1.61

 928

 816

3.39

2.74

1.11

1.02

.412

 438

.154

.988

50

34

17

06

96

Sept.

82

72

62

55

48

44

40

37

37

36

36

33

33

34

35

36

38

39

42

39

36

33

33

64

84

75

69

69

69

67

Runoff in 

inches

0 32

!35

.27

21.83

1.07

 35

3 * Q19J.

3* 06

1* 28

1.14

 48

e 50

.17

13.40
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 371

Big Cypress Creek near Milford, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control with V-notch weir, lat. 31°19', 

long. 84°39', at county road 7 miles upstream from Little Cypress Cre^k and 8 miles 

southwest of Milford, Baker County. Datum of gage is 210.56 feet aLo^e mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Emory University 

Field Station).

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28 second-feet Mar. 8 (gage height, 2.35 

feet); no flow at times.

1942-47: Maximum discharge, 46 second-feet Mar. 7, 1944 ( gage height, 3.12 feet); 

no flow at times.

Remarks^- Records fair.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Emory University Field Station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.8 0.05 1.2 0.65 1.6 2.6 2.0 9.4

.9 .10 1.3 1.0 1.7 3.4 2.1 13

1.0 .20 1.4 1.4 1.8 4.8 2.2 18

1.1 .40 1.5 1.9 1.9 6.7 2.3 24

Day

1

2

3

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

Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Oct.

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.95

.90

.90

.85

.75

.80

.90

.80

.75

.60

.60

.55

.55

.50

.45

.40

.40

.35

.30

.55

.95

.75

.60

.55

.50

.40

Nov.

o.4o

.35

.35

.30

.30

.30

.25

.25

.20

.20

.20

.15

.15

.10

.10

.10

.10

.20

.15

.15

.25

.20

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.10

.10

-

Dec.

0.10

.05

.05

.05

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.05

0

Jan.

0

0

0.30

.15

.20

.20

.15

.10

.10

.10

.25

1.2

1.6

2.1

1.4

1.1

.90

.85

.80

1.0

.85

.75

.70

.65

.60

.60

.60

.55

.55

.95

1.3

Feb.

1.0

.70

.65

.90

.75

.65

.75

.60

.55

.50

.45

.45

.40

.40

.35

.35

.30

.30

.30

.40

.35

.30

.25

.20

.20

.15

.20

.30

_

-

u*»*4H Seoond 

Month foot-days

October .......................... 22.60

November ......................... 5.35

December ......................... .35

Calendar year 1946 ............ l, 411.20

January .......................... Zo. eo

February ......................... 12.70

March ............................ 245. 20

April ............................ 224.70

June ............................. 86 . 40

July ............................. 77 . 60

August ........................... 49.15

September ........................ 8. 30

. Water year 1946-47 ............ 877.25

Mar.

1.0

.70

.55

.45

.40

.80

7.5

20

11.2

8.9

8.0

7.8

9.4

16.5

15.0

13.0

11.9

10.5

11.6

11.6

10.8

9.4

8.6

8.0

7.0

6.5

5.9

5.6

5.2

5.6

5.8

Apr.

5.4

8.0

7.0

6.3

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.8

5.6

5.0

5.8

8.6

19.2

16.5

13.0

11.6

10.5

9.8

8.9

7.8

7.0

6.5

5,9

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.7

Hay

4.5

4.8

4.2

4.0

4.4

5.8

5.2

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.7

5.0

6.5

4.4

4.0

4.7

4.8

4.2

4.1

5.0

7.2

6.1

June

5.4

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.2

2.8

2.6

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

2.2

4.1

5.4

3.8

3.5

3.7

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.2

Maximim Minimum Mean

1.4 0.30 0.73

.40 .10 .20

.10 0 .01

34 0 3.87

2.1 0 .66

1.0 .15 .45

20 .40 7.91

19.2 4*5 7. 49

7.2 1.6 3. 99

5.4 1.2 2 88

5.0 1.2 2^50

5.2 .60 1.59

.80 0 .28

20 0 2.40

Jul-'

2.4

3.2

3-0

4.4

3-3

2.6

3.2

5.0

4.4

3-5

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.8

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

2.1

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.3

Aug.

1.1

1.0

.90

.80

.75

.70

.60

.60

1.1

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.4

2.2

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.7

1.8

2.7

5.2

2.9

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.90

Sept.

0.80

.70

.65

.55

.50

.45

.40

.40

.45

.30

.25

.20

.15

.10

.20

.25

.15

.20

.25

.10

.10

.05

.15

.40

.25

.15

.10

.05

0

0

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches
372 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 31 0 03', long. 84°43', at county bridge l£ miles downstream 

 TFoTOiycock Creek, li miles upstream from Dry Creek, 5 miles north of Erinson, and 

E>j miles northeast or Iron City, Seminole County.

Drainage area.- 520 square miles.

Records available.- October 1920 to June 1921, June 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1937-47), 524 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,900 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 17.6 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 113 second-feet Dec. 24-30; minimum 

gage height observed, 2.89 feet Dec. 29, 30.

1920-21, 1937-47: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 10; minimum observed, 21 secondfeet Nov. 5, 1938.

Remarks . - Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21 to Mar. 7, 

Apr. 20 to May 23)

2.9 113 8.0 790 14.5 3,490

3.5 161 9.5 1,140 16.0 5,400

4.5 257 11.0 1,590 17.5 7,720

5.5 373 12.5 2,240

6.5 516 14.0 3,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

268

247

227

207

207

197

197

197

188

188

188

197

197

197

197

188

188

179

170

170

161

161

161

161

188

207

217

227

237

227

217

Nov.

207

188

179

179

179

170

170

161

170

161

161

152

152

144

144

136

136

144

144

152 '

170

170

170

170

179

188

188

179

179

179

Dec.

179

179

170

170

161

152

144

144

136

136

136

136

144

144

144

136

128

128

120

120

120

120

120

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

120

Jan.

120

128

144

161

170

188

188

197

207

227

237

268

312

373

426

484

532

583

fiOO

618

566

516

484

469

454

454

426

399

412

440

500

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ......................

February .........................

March .................. .....

April ........................ ...

May

June ... .........................

July ....................... .....

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

583

618

583

532

500

484

469

440

426

412

399

386

373

360

348

336

324

324

312

301

312

324

312

312

312

312

324

336

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

6,158

5,001

4,178

333,882

11,283

11,054

65,360

42,145

36,198

31,383

25 723

n'ess

5 * 319

255,457

liar.

360

360

373

386

399

454

673

1,870

6,280

7,720

6,580

4,320

2,790

2,910

3,170

3,100

2,850

2,550

2,140

1,910

1,670

1,590

1,560

1,500

1,350

1,170

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,010

985

Apr.

985

1,010

1,080

1,170

1,110

1,170

1,170

1,060

985

940

875

830

810

875

1,010

1,380

2,910

3,940

3,590

2,790

2,440

1,950

1,410

1,290

1,170

1,010

875

810

770

730

Maximum

268

207

179

5,780

618

618

7,720

3 940

3^590

2,340

1,500

600

227

7,720

May

654

618

600

583

583

600

830

1,080

1,060

985

920

850

790

600

454

399

373

348

412

500

566

673

1,040

1,910

3,590

3,030

2,390

1,990

2,190

2,850

2,730

Minimum

161

136

113

113

120

301

360

730

348

532

412

237

144

113

June

2,340

2,040

1,710

1,500

1,230

965

810

730

673

600

566

532

566

600

618

618

618

636

654

692

730

810

1,010

1,350

1,670

1,830

1,630

1,470

1,200

985

-

Mean

199

167

135

915

364

395

2,108

1,405

1,168

1,046

830

376

177

700

July

895

940

1,010

1,110

1,230

1,200

1,110

1,060

1,110

1,500

1,410

1,320

1,170

985

770

583

549

549

583

654

711

730

654

56R

549

516

48*

469

454

440

412

Aug.

399

386

348

324

301

290

279

268

257

266

312

373

469

600

583

532

484

469

469

454

454

426

399

3 86

386

373

324

290

268

247

237

Sept.

227

217

207

197

188

170

161

152

152

144

144

152

152

144

152

170

197

217

207

179

170

170

179

188

188

188

188

179

170

170

-

Per s-uare Runoff In 

mile inches

0.383 0.44

.321 .36

.260 .30

1.76 23.89

.700 .81

.760 .79

4.05 4.67

2.70 3.01

2.25 2.59

2.01 2.24

1 . 60 1 . 84

.723 .83

.340 .38

1.35 18.26
APPALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 373

Long Branch near Damascus, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control with V-notch weir, lat. 31°18', long. 

b4"4vT' , at county road bridge 1 mile east of Damascus, Early County.

Records available.- January 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 164 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 2.94 

feet); no flow on many days.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 320 second-feet Mar. 29, 1946 (gage height,^.58 feet); 

no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.35

.35

.33

.28

.26

.24

.28

.33

.26

.18

.28

.29

.16

.11

.09

.08

.08

.08

.05

.02

0

O

O

0

.11

.30

.05

.01

O

0

0

Nov.

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

-

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

.03

.10

.02

.01

.05

.35

.39

.54

.39

.35

.37

.39

.41

.39

.35

.33

.31

.37

.37

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

0.37

.29

.28

.33

.23

.23

.29

.20

.17

.15

.14

.14

.14

.12

.09

.08

.07

.05

.05

.22

.08

.02

.01

0

O

0

0

0

_

_

-

Secondfoot-daya

4.57

0

0

8,163.68

5.52

3.75

1,060.03

948.0

461.42

341.31

168.85

55.97

6.60

3,056.02

Mar.

0.20

.11

.03

.01

.01

.17

18

114

114

72

54

40

48

105

84

63

47

35

36

37

35

30

24.5

21.5

17.5

14.5

12

10.5

8.4

8.7

9.9

Apr.

12.5

26

30

28

26

21

18.5

15

12

9.9

8.7

9.9

9.9

11.5

26

113

158

128

83

52

36

27

21

16.5

14

10.5

8.0

6.3

5.2

4.6

-

Maximum

0.35

0

0

309

.54

.37

114

158

56

41

16

11.5

.74

158

May

4.4

5.0

4.2

3.8

4.4

13

17.5

18

15

12

8.7

6.0

4.3

3.45

2.55

2.0

1.50

1.21

.99

.92

9.0

14.5

21.5

24.5

34

33

28

26

38

56

48

Minimum

o

0

0

0

0

0

.01

4.6

.92

.82

.85

.43

O

0

June

37

27

20.5

15

11

8.0

5.2

3.9

2.95

2.15

1.85

1.95

3.6

3.7

2.7

1.9

1.33

1.02

.82

1.44

4.1

17.5

41

36

24.5

21.5

17.5

12

8.7

5.5

-

Mean

0.147

0

O

22.4

.178

.134

34.2

31.6

14.9

11.4

5.45

1.81

.220

83.7

July

4.4

4.?

5.7

16

14. £

11

9.1

11. £

14.5

14

10. 5

7.3

4.f

3.5

2.55

1.S5

3.15

3.6

5.S

2.65

2.C

1.65

l.?5

.55

-es

1.75

2.?5

2.65

2.F5

2.?5 i.e

Aug.

1.10

.79

.68

.65

.54

.50

.47

.50

.66

.82

.60

.50

.54

.47

.85

.65

.45

.43

.62

1.33

3.15

11.5

10.5

6.0

3.5

2.95

2.1

1.25

.85

.57

.45

Per square 

mile

Sept.

.41

.37

.35

.33

.29

a. 27

a. 25

a. 23

.21

.18

.15

.15

.10

.38

.74

.56

.21

.24

.23

.12

.08

.07

.14

.37

.12

.04

.01

0

0

0

-

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

869757 O - 50 - 25
374 APALACHICOLA RIVER

Chipola River near Altha, Fla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°32HO", long. 85°09'55", In NW$ sec. £2, T. 2 N., R. 

aw., at Willls Highway bridge, 3i miles southwest of Altha, 3£ miles upstream from 

Ten Mile Creek, and 17 miles southeast of Marlanna. Datum of gage Is 1?.95 feet above 

mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 844 square miles.

Records available.- November 1912 to December 1913, September 1921 to September 1927, 

August laay to September 1931, March 1943 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1921-27, 1929-31, 1943-47), 1,556 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,080 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 

atj.4a feet); minimum observed, 700 second-feet Sept. 2 (gage height, 9.07 feet).

1912-13, 1921-27, 1929-31 1943-47: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet Sept. 20, 

1926 (gage height, 33.55 feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; rrinimum observed, 

430 second-feet Oct. 20, 1925; minimum gage height observed, 8.50 feet Cct. 20, 1925, 

Oct. 25, Dec. 13, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

uage read once daily except Sundays and holidays when no readings are ottained. Some 

fluctuation during low flow caused by small power plant on Dry Creek.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

9.0 673 18.8 4,570 

10,2 1,330 24.2 7,300 

12.3 2,060 26.4 9,080

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1S47

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

1,960 

1,920 

1,560 

1,460 

1,380

al,330 

1,280 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230

1,230 

1,330 

al,280 

1,230 

1,230

1,230 

1,170 

1,170 

1,120 

al,090

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,010 

1,010

1,120 

al,140 

1,170 

1,230 

1,170 

1,170

Nov.

1,170 

1,120 

al,070 

1,010 

1,010

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

950 

a9SO

a950 

950 

950 

950 

950

895 

a920 

956 

950 

950

1,010 

1,060 

1,010 

al.010 

1,010

1,060 

1,170 

al,280 

1,380 

1,380

Dec.

al,380 

1,380 

1,330 

1,170 

1,120

1,060 

1,060 

31,040 

1/010 

1,010

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

a980

950 

950 

950 

950 

950

950 

a920 

895 

S95 

a895

895 

895 

895 

a895 

895 

950

Jan,

a950 

950 

1,120 

1,280 

a 1,330

1,380 

1,420 

1,460 

1,460 

1,420

1,380 

1,620 

2,060 

2,650 

2,730

2,760 

2,760 

2,730 

a2,670 

2,610

2,460 

2,390 

2,350 

2,200 

2,090

a2 , 000 

1,920 

1,890 

1,790 

1,690 

1,920

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

bar ....................... i ..

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

1... .........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,890 

al,880 

1,860 

1,920 

1,890

1,860 

1,790 

1,720 

al,640 

1,560

1,520 

1,490 

1,420 

1,380 

1,380

al,360 

1,330 

1,280 

1,280 

1,230

1,170 

al , 150 

al,130 

1,120 

1,170

1,230 

1,170 

1,460

Seoondfoot-days

38,860 

31,095 

- 31.31C

793,115

59,440 

41.28C 

134, 46C 

116, 61C 

70.25C 

88.72C 

55,650 

40,720 

29,204

737,599

Mar.

1,890 

1,360- 

1,760 

1,690 

2,060

2,580 

3,210 

3,890 

4,520 

5,040

6,950 

8,450 

9,080 

8,900 

7,870

7,120 

6,510 

5,650 

5,360 

4,990

4,430

3,850 

a3,620 

3,400 

3,330

3,210 

2,950 

2,760 

2,730 

2,460 

2,240

Apr.

Z, 

2, 

3, 

3, 

3,

a3, 

3, 

3, 

2, 

2,

2, 

3, 

3, 

3, 

4,

6, 

7, 

7, 

7, 

6,

5, 

4, 

4, 

3, 

3,

3, 

a2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

Maximum

1,960 

1,380 

1,380

7,070

2,760 

1,920 

9,080 

7,240 

4,040 

5,080 

3,180 

1,720 

1,120

9,080

610 

800 

250 

360 

290

270 

250 

030 

880 

840

950 

100 

330 

630 

340

050 

240 

180 

010 

150

180 

660 

250 

780 

400

140 

940 

730 

540 

430

May

2,280 

2,130 

2,090 

a2,080 

2,060

1,990 

1,960 

1,920 

1,860 

1,820

1,790 

1,620 

1,590 

1,560 

1,520

1,490 

1,460 

al,420 

1,380 

1,330

1,420 

1,790 

2,200 

2,610 

3,360

3,810 

3,890 

3,850 

3,930 

4,000 

4,040

Minimum

1,010 

895 

895

895

950 

1,120 

1,690 

2,430 

1,330 

1,760 

1,230 

940 

700

700

June

4,210 

4,570 

4,990 

5,080 

4,660

3,810 

3,100 

2,610 

2,390 

2,130

2,020 

2,090 

2,090 

2,060 

al,960

1,860 

1,820 

1,760 

1,790 

1,990

2,350 

2,800 

3,290 

3,210 

3,440

3,630 

3,480 

3,290 

33 , 180 

3,060

Mean

1,254 

1,036 

1,010

2,173

1,917 

1,474 

4,337 

3,887 

2,266 

2,957 

1,795 

1,314 

973

2,021

July

2,830 

2,500 

2,090 

2,690 

3,180

2,61') 

1,660 

1,620 

1,820 

1,890

1,990 

2,020 

al,840 

1,660 

1,560

1,560 

1,720 

1,690 

1,620 

al,640

1,660 

1,520 

1,460 

1,420 

1,380

1,330 

al,380 

1,420 

1,330 

1,280 

l.SS')

Aug.

1,280 

1,230 

al , 180 

1,120 

1,120

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,330 

al,280

1,230 

1,230 

1,330 

1,280

1,620

1,720 

31,620 

1,520 

1,420 

1,380

1,490 

1,590 

1,460 

al,420 

1.3BO

1,330 

1,280 

1,170 

al,140 

1,120 

940

Per square m'le

1.49

1.23 

1.20

2.57

2.27 

1.75 

5.14 

4.61 

2.68 

3.50 

2.13 

1.56 

1.15

2.39

Sept.

784 

700 

950 

1,010 

950

1,010 

a980 

950 

1,120 

1,120

1,060 

1,010 

1,010 

a980 

950

950 

1,010 

1,010 

1,120 

1,010

al.010 

1,010 

950 

950 

1,010

1,010 

895 

a895 

895 

895

Runoff in 

inches

1.71 

1.37 

1.38

34.95

2.62 

1.82 

5.92 

5.14 

3.10 

3.91 

2.45 

1.79 

1.29

32.50

a No gage-height record: 

near Bennett .

discharge interpolated, or computed on basis of records for Econfina Creek
BEAR CREEK BASIN 375

Econfina Creek near Benhett, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°27i, long. 8S°33', in sec. 20, T. IS., R. 13 W., at county 

nignway bridge, three-quarters of a mile southwest of Bennett.

Drainage area-.- ISO square miles.

Records available.- November 1935 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 526 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,530 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 

y.44 feet); minimum observed, 466 second-feet Dec. 19, 26-29, Feb. 19, 24-27; minimum 

gage height observed, 5.28 feet Feb. 27.

1935-47: Maximum discharge observed, 2,670 second-feet Sept. 2, 1937 (gage height, 

11.00 feet); minimum observed, 368 second-feet on many days during period January to 

April 1939; minimum gage height observed, 4.54 feet July 4, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 15.0 feet, from floodmarks, either in September 1926 or in 

ftpril 1928 (revised, based on a study of rainfall records).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily. Flow includes large ground-water inflow.

Rating table, water year 1948-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

5.3 463

3.2 599

7.0 779

9.0 1,370

9.2 1 , 440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

534

548

534

548

548

548

548

533

533

533

533

533

548

548

533

533

519

519

519

519

519

519

505

505

505

505

548

533

519

505

505

Nov.

505

505

505

505

505

505

492

492

505

505

505

505

505

492

492

492

492

548

533

534

581

704

704

533

505

533

659

728

704

581

-

Dec.

533

519

519

505

505

492

492

492

492

492

492

479

479

479

479

479

479

479

466

479

479

479

479

479

479

466

436

466

436

505

533

Jan.

492

492

618

704

728

728

704

659

659

638

728

728

805

859

704

599

581

548

533

548

548

519

505

505

505

505

505

505

492

318

704

Month

October .... ........ ........ ...

November ............... ......

December ........... ......... ...

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ... ......................

February ... ............. .......

March ............................

April . ..... ............ . . ....

May ....... ........ ..........

June ... . . . . . . ..............

July ...... . . . . . . .......

August .......... . ...

September ...... ......

Water year 1-14 - 47 ............

Feb.

581

548

519

533

492

492

492

519

505

492

492

492

479

479

479

479

479

479

463

519

505

492

492

463

463

466

466

492

_

-

-

Secondfoot days

13,439

16,364

15,128

224,509

18 , 96E

13,861

19,600

22,009

18 , 282

17,908

16,663

I'd, 044

16,184

211,468

Mar.

599

832

753

704

704

704

753

832

659

599

318

548

548

753

832

659

581

581

581

581

564

548

548

548

581

581

548

533

505

564

659

Apr.

659

8

9

8

32

14

32

318

564

C

5

5

64

48

33

533

548

5

6

7

99

81

79

1,030

1,440

1,4

1,0

8

00

60

32

728

704

6

6

81

81

38

638

318

5

5

5

5

Maximum

564

728

533

l.fiCO

859

581

632

1,440

805

886

704

1,440

99

81

81

34

May

564

599

581

548

548

533

?31

581

564

548

553

533

519

519

519

505

505

505

505

505

581

681

659

659

681

728

704

681

681

728

704

Minimum

505

492

4fi6

466

492

466

505

533

505

505

492

505

492

4R6

June

704

581

548

548

548

548

533

533

519

505

533

533

548

564

564

519

505

505

505

599

704

753

779

779

805

704

659

638

581

564

-

Mean

551

54 F

488

615

61E

495

652

734

597 

538

647

539

579

July

533

519

505

492

519

519

505

505

505

505

492

505

505

533

519

548

659

618

638

638

548

533

519

505

505

492

492

534

581

581

581

Aug.

581

534

519

519

533

533

533

533

548

581

599

704

859

883

886

859

886

859

832

805

779

728

681

548

533

533

533

533

533

519

505

Sept.

505

505

505

505

505

505

505

505

519

505

505

533

548

564

534

533

519

548

659

7O4

681

618

564

548

519

519

505

505

492

492

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches
376 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Choctawhatchee River near Newton, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°21', long. 85°37', in SE£ sec. 2, T. 4 N., R. 24 

Ji., at bridge on U. S. Highway 231, 200 feet downstream from mill dam, 1,500 feet upstream from Hurricane Creek, £L8 mile north of Newton, and 1 mile downftream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge. Datum of gage is 138.56 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 693 square miles.

Records available.- June 1906 to August 1908, October 1911 to August 1912 (gage heights 

onLy), NoVettfflef 1921 to September 1927, May 1935 to September 1947. Gfge-height records since 1931 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1922-24, 1925-27, 1935-47), 1,015 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 second-feet Mar. 9 (gage height, 23.66 

reet); minimum daily, 281 second-feet Sept. 7.

1906-8, 1911-12, 1921-27, 1935-47:- Maximum discharge, 25,800 seconc>-feet Jan. 20, 

1936 (gage height, 29.5 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 

52 second-feet (regulated) June 4, 1937, from rating curve extended below 250 secondfeet; minimum daily, 74 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 11, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 45 feet Mar. 15, 1929, from information by locfl residents.

Remarks.- Records good, 

above station.

Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused ly gristmills

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

686

g617

g554

525

505

470

454

458

470

470

489

810

835

735

686

617

554

513

497

485

466

454

454

454

485

596

596

596

554

517

501

Nov.

474

470

450

454

454

450

454

477

474

485

477

470

462

443

427

424

454

554

596

596

640

735

785

860

785

76O

1,080

1,220

1,140

935

-

Dec.

810

710

640

596

554

554

533

525

521

gS17

g517

g521

g533

g574

g574

g554

553

521

505

501

509

501

485

474

477

474

470

470

497

617

640

Jan.

617

662

cl,700

1,700

1,750

1,590

1,320

1,190

1,110

96O

910

1,160

cl,860

03,260

3,040

2,590

2,250

2,030

1,970

2,140

2,360

2,140

1,700

1,480

1,320

1,220

1,110

1,040

1,010

1,140

2,030

Month

October ................... .

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ................... . . .

March ............................

April .........................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septembe r ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,970

1,540

1,400

1,240

1,060

935

985

935

885

S3 5

81O

785

785

760

760

735

710

710

686

cl,350

1,380

1,220

1,080

985

885

785

735

760

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

17,103

18,485

16,907

516,619

50 353

27^706

94,230

81,820

56,554

43 , 900

20 73 c

2ojei5

11,913

460,331

Mar.

1,140

1,110

9S5 '

885

860

1,140

04,550

11,600

11,100

6,300

3,520

2,440

c3,000

c5,840

5,270

4,410

3,060

2,280

2,600

2,600

2,390

2,120

1,880

2,070

1,830

1,600

1,420

1,330

1,280

1,650

1,970

Apr.

2,020

4,050

3,93O

3,230

2,550

1,970

1,690

1,510

1,37O

1,280

1,280

1,740

1,930

4,760

6,590

7,690

7,980

5,330

3,230

2,500

2,180

1,930

1,740

1,600

1,510

1,420

1,280

1,190

1,190

1,150

Maximum

835

1,220

810

13,000

3,260

1,970

11,600

7,980

5,730

3,870

1,190

1,740

542

11,600

May

1,330

1,790

1,690

1,420

1,240

1,370

1,110

990

850

770

713

675

656

637

618

618

580

542

504

561

02 440

03 690

? ?9<">

" 280

? 9411

n 17 11

r 830

3 060

4 110

5 730

4 350

Minimum

454

424

470

354

617

686

860

1,150

504

637

432

334

281

281

June

2,940

2,180

1,740

1,420

1,240

1,110

1,110

1,110

97O

890

790

810

890

1,110

1,150

970

810

713

637

0830

ol,460

1,830

2,500

3,870

3,110

2,230

1,790

1,550

1,150

990

-

Mean

552

616

545

1,415

1,624

990

3,040

?,727

1,824

1,463

669

665

397

1,261

July

850

790

751

770

73?

656

618

618

675

656

618

54?

481

458

43 S

43?

990

1,190

1,030

910

970

930

770

599

470

466

470

470 48'5

474

43?

Aug.

396

362

349

349

334

470

421

421

599

1,070

1,150

830

910

1,370

1,740

1,370

970

732

618

656

656

675

599

580

504

458

470

425

410

372

349

Per square m'le

0.797

.889

.786

2.04

2.34

1.43

4.39

3.94

2.63

?.1T

.965

.960

.573

1.82

Sept.

331

310

301

3O4

296

287

281

322

425

542

504

523

504

470

455

428

378

365

375

400

432

382

353

481

523

485

440

375

331

310

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.92

.99

.91

27.73

2.70

1.49

h.06

4.39

3.03

2.36

1.11

1.11

.64

24.71

c Backwater from tributary inflow; discharge computed on basis of recorder graph adjusted for backwater effect.

g Computed from graph based on partial record or gage readings.
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 377

Choctawhatchee River at Caryville, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°46', long. 85°50' , in sec. 10, T. 4 H., R. 16 W., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 90, 300 feet downstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile west of Caryville, and 2 miles downstream from Hurricane Creek. Datum of gage is 39.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,490 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1947. Gage-height records'collected at; same 

site since 192H are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 5,511 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 44,800 second-feet Mar. 10 (gage height, 14.46

 feet); minimum, 1,790 second-feet Sept. 8 {gage height, 3.02 feet).

1929-47: Maximum discharge, 56,600 second-feet Sept. 4, 1937 {gage height, 15.55 

feet); minimum, 865 second-feet Oct. 28, 1931; minimum gage height, -0.27 foot June 30, 

1935.

Maximum stage known, 27.1 feet Mar. 17, 1929, from U. S. Weather Bureau records and 

floodmarks (discharge, 206,000 second-feet, by slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10 Mar. 11 to Sept. 30

4.2 2,700 9.5 10,500

5.5 3,580 10.3 13,300

6.5 4,480 11.3 17,900

7.5 5,780 12.4 24,800

8.5 7,710 14.4 43,800

3.1 1,840 9.9 10,400

4.5 2,680 10.7 13,200

6.7 4,490 11.3 16,400

8.0 6,070 12.7 27,400

8.9 7,710 14.3 42,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6,450

5,200

4,380

3,980

3,730

3,510

3,370

3,230

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,10O

3,370

3,810

3,810

3,650

3,510

3,370

3,230

3,100

2,970

2,900

2,830

2,770

2,770

3,030

3,650

4,080

3,890

3,730

3,510

Nov.

3,300

3,170

3,030

2,900

2,770

2,770

2,700

2,770

2,830

2,970

2,970

2,970

3,100

3,030

2,900

2,770

2,700

2,830

3,440

3,730

3,810

4,080

4,380

4,480

4,590

4,810

5,780

7,710

9,900

10,500

-

Dec.

9,600

7,710

5,940

5,060

4,480

4,180

3,890

3,730

3,650

3,580

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,650

3,730

3,580

3,510

3,370

3,300

3,230

3,230

3,230

3,170

3,100

3,030

3,030

2,970

2,970

2,970

3,100

3,300

Jan.

3,510

3,580

4,180

5,340

7,050

8,730

9,900

10,200

9,600

8,200

7,460

7,050

7,710

9,900

12,900

15,400

17,400

16,900

15,400

14,500

14,100

15,400

16,400

16,400

15,000

12,900

11,400

9,900

8,460

7,480

7,050

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......... ..................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

7,710

9,010

10,500

10,500

9,300

8,200

7,710

7,050

6,450

5,940

5,480

5,060

4,930

4,810

4,590

4,480

4,380

4,280

4,180

4,280

4,930

6,450

7,710

7,480

6,450

5,630

5,060

4,810

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

110,230

119,690

120,820

3,305,280

329,420

177,360

569,550

483,920

262,840

273,980

127,290

104,540

84,850

2,764,490

Mar.

5,060

5,940

6,840

6,840

6,100

5,780

9,600

24,000

40,800

43,800

42,800

37,800

31,900

30,100

30,100

30,100

26,3.00

24,800

20,800

17,100

15,200

14,100

13,200

12,000

11,000

11,000

10,400

9,770

8,670

7,940

7,710

Apr.

8,670

11,

15,

19,

300

300

200

22,400

a23,

a21,

a!9,

a!5,

200

600

000

800

a!2,800

alO,

a9,

9,

10,

400

400

200

700

16,400

25,

30,

30,

29,

600

100

100

£oO

26,500

23,200

18,

14,

11,

500

100

700

10,100

9,200

8,

7,

7,

6,

Maximum

5,450

10,500

9,600

39,800

17,400

10,500

43,800

30,100

18,500

21,600

8,670

5,030

4,210

43,800

420

710

080

540

May

6,220

6,070

6,540

7,280

7,490

7,280

7,280

7,080

6,890

6,070

5,260

4,800

4,390

4,210

4,040

4,210

4,490

4,390

4,040

3,780

4,390

6,540

10,700

15,200

17,800

17,100

15,800

15,200

14,600

15,200

18,500

Minimum

2,770

2,700

2,970

2,700

3,510

4,180

5,060

6,540

3,780

4,490

2,760

2,120

1,840

1,840

June

21,600

21,600

17,100

13,200

10,400

7,940

6,710

6,070

6,070

6,540

6,540

6,070

5,780

5,510

5,640

5,920

5,780

5,260

4,800

4,490

4,690

5,510

6,360

7,280

10,100

13,700

15,200

14,600

12,800

10,700

-

Mean

3,556

3,990

3,897

9,056

10,630

6,334

18,370

16,130

8,479

9,133

4,106

3 372

2!a28

7,574

July

8,670

6,890

5,640

4,800

4,390

4,120

3,860

3,950

4,210

4,390

4,390

4,120

3,700

3,380

3,140

2,980

2,910

3,060

4,120

4,910

4,910

4,490

4,210

3,950

3,700

3,700

3,0&C

2,910

2,760

2,830

3,140

Aug.

3,540

3,

2,

2,

140

510

550

2,230

2,230

2,

2,

2,

290

540

380

2,910

3,860

4,

5,

4,

39O

330

590

4,210

4,490

4,

4,

4,

300

310

590

3,950

3,620

3,

3,

3,

320

140

500

3,220

3,380

3,

2,

2,

2,

360

380

170

390

2,120

Per square 

mile

1.02

1.14

1.12

2.60

3.05

1.81

£.26

4.62

2.43

2.62

1.18

.966

.810

2.17

Sept.

2,010

1,900

2,010

2,120

2,060

1,950

1,840

1,900

2,610

3,860

4,210

3,780

3,380

3,540

4,040

3,860

3,540

3,380

3,140

3,060

3,300

3,300

3,060

2,760

2,68O

2,680

2,470

2,290

2,170

1,950

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.17

1.28

1.29

35.22

3.51

1.89

6.07

5.16

2.80

2.92

1.36

1.11

.90

29.46

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

station near Bruce

basis of recorded range in stage ard records for
378 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVSR BASIN 

Choctawhatchee River near Bruce, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°27', long. 85°54', in sec. 36, T. IN., R. 17 W., 

at bridge on State Highway 20, about 5 miles southeast of Bruce. Datum of gage is 3.94 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 4,580 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 7,297 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 54,400 second-feet Mar. 12 (gage height, 14.79 

feet); minimum, 3,040 second-feet'Sept. 4,(gage height, 2.84 feet).

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 69,600 second-feet Aug. 19, 20, 1939; maximum gage 

height, 16.68 feet A'lg. 19, 1939; minimum discharge observed, 1,680 second-feet Nov. 

10-13, 1931; minimum gage height, 0.42 foot July 1, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 25.0 feet in March 1929, from floodmarks (discharge, 220,000 

sec;nd-feet, from rating curve extended above 66,000 second-feet on basis of records 

for station at Caryville).

.Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In aeoond-feet)

2.9 3,120 8.2

3.6 3,750 9.5

4.3 4,510 10.8

5.8 6,630 12.6

7.0 9,OOO 14.7

12,500

17,500

24,400

36,800

53,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1347

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

14,200

12,500

10,600

9,000

7, JOO

6,790

6,020

5,570

5,020

4,760

4,510

4,400

4,510

4,510

4,630

4,630

4,760

4,760

4,760

4,630

4,400

4,280

4,170

4,060

3,950

3,950

4,060

4,170

4,400

4,630

4,990

Nov.

4,890

4,890

4,630

4,400

4,170

4,060

3,950

3,850

3,850

3,850

3,950

3,950

3,950

4,060

3,950

3,950

3,850

3,850

3,850

4,060

4,400

4,630

4,890

5,020

5,150

5,290

5,870

6,170

6,790

7,700

-

Dec.

9,000

10,000

10,600

10,300

9,500

8,310

,500

,790

,020

,720

,430

,150

,020

,890

,760

,760

,760

,760

,630

,630

,510

 ,400

,400

,280

,280

,170

,170

,O60

,060

,950

,060

Jan.

4,170

4,280

4,630

4,890

5,290

5,720

6,320

7,310

8,530

9,500

10,300

10,600

11,500

12,800

14,600

16,200

18,000

18,900

19,900

19,400

18,000

17,500

15,800

16,200

16,200

16,200

16,200

14,600

13,200

11,800

10,900

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......... ............ .....

April. ...........................

May ..............................

June ....................... . .

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946 47 ............

Feb.

10,000

9,250

9,000

9,000

9,750

10,600

10,600

10,300

9,500

9 , 000

8,530

7,900

7,500

6,790

6,790

6,470

6,170

6,020

5,870

5,720

5,720

5,720

5,720

6,020

6,630

7,310

7,500

7,500

_

_

-

Mar.

,700

,700

,500

,500

,900

8,530

9,500

13,900

29,800

45,600

53,600

53,600

50,400

46,400

42,400

40,OCO

39,200

36,800

33,700

29,500

25,600

22,000

19,400

18,400

17,100

15,800

14,600

13,500

12,900

12,500

11,800

Apr.

11,200

11,2

12,1

14,6

18,4

00

00

00

00

22,000

24,4

25,0

23,8

00

00

00

22,600

20,900

18,4

16,6

15,4

00

30

00

15,400

18,000

25, r

33,0

32,3

00

00

00

36,000

33,700

30,2

26,2

22,0

00

00

00

18,900

16,200

13,9

12,5

11,2

10,3

-

forays *a*i*°*

175,220 14,200

137,870 7,700

178,870 10,600

4,213,670 46,400

379,440 19,900

216,880 10,600

753,730 53,600

612,000 36,000

309,050 20,900

349,010 23,800

196,210 15,800

155,150 6,790

138,810 6,020

3,602,240 53,600

00

00

00

00

May

9,500

9,000

8,530

8,100

7,900

7,900

8,310

8,760

8,760

8,760

9,530

8,100

7,700

6,960

6,630

6,020

5,720

5,430

5,430

5,430

6,020

6,470

6,960

8,530

11,500

17,100

20,900

20,900

20,400

19,900

18,900

June

19,400

21,400

23,800

23,200

20,900

17,500

14,600

12,500

10,600

9,250

8,310

7,900

8,100

8 , 100

7,700

7,500

7,510

7,130

7,130

7,130

6,960

6,630

6,470

6,470

7,310

8,310

10,300

13,900

16,600

16,600

-

Minimum Mean

3,950 5,652

3,850 4,596

3,950 5,770

3,850 11,540

4,170 12,240

5,720 7,746

7,500 24,310

10,300 20,400

5, 430 9, 969

6,470 11,630

4,170 6,329

3,650 5,005

3,120 4,627

3,120 9,869

July

15,800

13,900

12,100

10,300

8,76O

7,700

6,790

6,320

5,870

5,430

5,290

5,290

5,290

5,430

5,290

5,020

4,760

4,510

4,400

4,510

4,630

5,020

D,290

5,430

5,430

5,150

5,020

4,630

4,400

4,280

4,170

Aug.

4,060

4,060

4,170

4,060

3,850

3,750

3,650

3,75X5

3,850

4,280

4,760

5,020

5,430

5,970

6,170

6,630

6,790

6,630

6,430

6,470

6,470

8,320

6,020

5,570

5,150

4,990

4,630

4,400

4,280

3,950

3,750

Per square 

mile

1

l

1

2

2

1

5

4

2

2

1

1

1

2

.23

,00

,26

.52

.67

.69

.31

,45

. 18

54

. 38

.09

.01

.15

Sept.

3,470

3,290

3,120

3,120

3,200

3,290

3,200

3,750

4,890

5,020

5,150

5,290

5,430

5,430

5,150

5,020

5,020

5,150

5,720

6,020

6,020

6,020

5,870

5,430

5,150

4j g,Q

4 '400

4,060

3,950

3,650

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.42

1.12

1.45

34.22

3 , 08

1,76

6 . 12

4.97

2.51

2 83

1 59

1 . 26

1.13

29.24
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 379

West Pork Choctawhatchee River at Blue Springs, Ala.

Location. - Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°40', long. 85°30', in SE£ sec. 14, T. 8 N., R, 25 

K. , at bridge on State Highway 10 at Blue Springs, 4 miles downstream from Lindsey 

Creek. Datum of gage is .289. 24 feet above mean sea level, datum "of 19*29, supplementary 

adjustment of 1943. Prior to Oct. 18, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 85 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,280 second-feet June 23 (gage height, 6.98 

reet ) ; minimum daily, 39 second-feet Oct. 7.

1943-47: Maximum discharge observed, 4,820 second-feet Mar. 29, 1914 (gage height, 

9.10 feet); minimum daily, 21 second-feet June 2, 11, 13, 1945.

Remarks . - Records good except those for Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation with aome regulation at low flow caused by mill dam above station. Gage read 

twice daily prior to Oct. 18.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 21)

2.0 37 3.5 152 5.0 675 

2.3 51 3.8 20O 5.5 970 

2.6 69 4.1 27O 6.O 1,350 

2.9 9O 4.4 377 

3.2 117 4.7 525

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

53 

48 

48 

51 

46

40 

39 

44 

50 

52

48 

151 

87 

64 

62

56 

53 

54 

54 

52

44 

5O 

48 

49 

52

70 

77 

51 

59 

54 

53

Nov.

50 

50 

51 

50 

53

53 

54 

72 

74 

60

56 

66 

54 

53 

52

52 

59 

119 

118 

75

124 

568 

268 

114 

9O

102 

144 

176 

139 

107

Dec.

92 

84 

80 

76 

77

77 

79 

76 

72 

76

74 

75 

86 

86 

73

70 

74 

71 

69 

68

67 

68 

65 

68 

65

65 

65 

66 

72 

83 

9O

Jan.

87 

102 

247 

396 

227

176 

124 

124 

118 

98

96 

155 

228 

67O 

443

214 

393 

328 

238 

475

490 

251 

184 

165 

155

152 

138 

134 

128 

167 

4O8

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. .........................

mber. ........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

h.. ..........................

1 .......................

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- M

1,080 sec. -ft.; May

Feb.

297 

152 

128 

132 

153

120 

139 

147 

115 

108

105 

107 

107 

103 

102

loo

94 

96 

96 

150

270 

158 

111 

98 

96

90 

88 

97

Secondfoot-days

1,759 

3,103 

2,309

57,349

7,311 

3.56O 

9,355 

8,817 

9,049 

7,757 

3,668 

4,757 

2,250

63,695

Mar.

136 

147 

105 

93 

104

173 

594 

1,270 

530 

273

220 

186 

345 

1,070 

455

265 

220 

196 

276 

420

251 

196 

177 

200 

236

166 

146 

153 

153 

2O8 

391

Apr.

265 

661 

575 

279 

236

312 

196 

ISO 

166 

158

169 

332 

291 

585 

845

730 

465 

?97 

243 

220

236 

218 

186 

182 

179

162 

144 

131 

135 

139

Maximum

151 

568 

92

2,610

67O 

297 

1,270 

845 

938 

1,160 

384 

951 

232

1.27O

May

279 

450 

291 

160 

138

147 

127 

111 

97 

90

89 

84 

87 

86 

83

81 

73 

7O 

64 

112

641 

938 

418 

191 

314

655 

815 

600 

730 

655 

373

Minimum

39 

5O 

65

37

87 

88 

93 

131 

64 

88 

61 

49 

- 46

39

June

238 

195 

182 

159 

139

142 

134 

120 

109 

104

96 

111 

153 

310 

192

110 

100 

9O 

88 

303

490 

977 

1,160 

355 

273

6O5 

300 

206 

169 

147

Mean

56.7 

103 

74.5

157

236 

127 

302 

294 

292 

259 

118 

153 

75.0

175

July

13.? 

193 

135 

123 

117

101 ior>

15?. 

112 

9,*

8?. 

81 

77 

70 

74

95 

165 

238 

236 

38.1

148

10? 

82 

70 

70

72 

74 

67 

67 

65

er

Aug.

62 

55 

54 

49 

53

82 

102 

216 

198 

130

112 

114 

663 

951 

251

171 

121 

98 

108 

129

135 

143 

96 

81 

162

88 

76 

67 

68 

63 

59

Psr square 

mile

0.667 

1.21 

.876

1.85

2.78 

1.49 

3.55 

3.46 

3.44 

3.05 

1.39 i.ao

.882

2.06

ar. 8 (11 a.m.) 1,520 sec. -ft.; Map. 14 (9 a.m.) 1,35O sec. -ft.; May 

27 (7 p.m.) 1,150 sec. -ft.; June 23 (12:15 a.m.) 2,280 sec. -ft.; Aug.

Sept.

52 

57 

52 

55 

51

5O 

46 

48 

93 

232

145 

91 

92 

81 

66

70 

76 

65 

68 

70

61 

52 

58 

90 

131

82 

61 

55 

48 

52

Runoff in 

inches

0.77 

1.36 

1.01

25.10

3.20 

1.56 

4.09 

3.86 

3.96 

3.39 

1.60 

2.08 

.98

27.86

22 (1 p.m. ) 

13

2,180 sec.-ft.
380 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Pea River near Ariton, Ala.

Location -. Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°35', long. 85°47', in sw£ sec. 7, T. 7 N., R. 23 

K. , at bridge on U. S. Highway 231, 2£ miles downstream from Bryors Mill Creek, 2t[ miles 

downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, and 3| miles west of Ariton. 

Datum of gage is 246.72 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adlustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 500 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 18.8 

feet); minimum, 72 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 2.15 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 19,100 second-feet Mar. 22, 1943 (gage height, 19.98 

feet); minimum, 15 second-fe.et (regulated) June 6, 1941 (gage height, 1.70 feet); minimum daily, 24 second-feet (regulated) June 6, 7, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 25 feet in March 1929, from information bv local residents .

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 12-30)

2.1 59 9.0 2,280 17.0 8,4OO

2.5 170 18.0 3,530 17.5 9,300

3.0 335 14.0 4,840 18. O 1O.6OO

4.0 641 15.0 5,800 18.5 12,400

6.0 1,840 16.0 7,040

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

232

194

164

150

144

130

119

116

113

110

121

206

338

371

365

300

816

188

170

158

150

144

141

138

144

242

400

400

328

286

252

Nov.

213

194

179

179

176

170

167

179

188

232

829

226

229

210

191

188

191

314

384

438

478.

850

1,240

1,340

1,060

730

626

626

538

508

-

Month

Dec.

463

416

374

335

314

300

293

286

282

279

279

279

304

318

318

304

296

288

262

262

258

858

258

255

248

245

242

239

245

276

332

Jan.

463

670

1,030

1,180

1,490

1,560

1,520

1,340

1,180

1,000

880

880

1,150

1,930

2,860

3,820

4,080

3,230

2,980

3,060

3,590

3,760

3,020

8,180

1,660

1,380

1,150

1,000

910

1,120

1,410

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .........................

May' 1....... .....................

June ............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,700

1,630

1,800

1,630

1,280

1,060

910

820

730

700

641

596

552

538

523

508

493

478

463

745

940

1,030

1,000

940

910

850

670

552

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

6,530

12,467

9,102

316,483

57,483

24,689

60,929

79,190 

35,338

84,088

11,327

9,499

4,917

335,559

Mar.

567

596

582

567

567

730

1,660

3,860

6,650

5,510

3,150

2,110

2,000

8,820

3,320

3,820

2,820

1,970

1,830

1,770

1,700

1,560

1,450

1,410

1,280

1,180

1,030

940

850

1,180

1,450

Apr.

1,590

4,080

11,600

10,300

4,240

2,460

1,870

1,560

1,340

1,180

1,280

1,580

1,730

2,280

3,320

5,380

5,190

3,480

2,620

1,970

1,630

1,380

1,240

1,120

1,000

910

820

745

685

670

-

Maximum

400

1,340

463

8,870

4,080

1,800

6,650

11,600 

2,280

1,770

760

970

387

11,600

May

910

1,060

1,410

1,660

1,730

1,450

1,090

820

582

463

400

355

332

304

307

321

296

862

245

641

2,040

2,210

2,880

1,900

1,580

1,660

1,590

2,110

2,140

1,590

1,660

Minimum

110

167

239

107

463

463

567

670 

845

272

153

110

75

75

June

1,380

1,090

850

641

478

416

358

321

300

272

355

416

342

567

820

760

611

448

338

416

685

1,030

1,490

1,770

1,590

1,560

1,630

1,340

1,060

760

-

Mean

211

416

294

867

1,854

882

1,965

2,640 

1,140

803

365

306

164

919

July

493

400

394

314

272

235

232

432

538

368

262

816

191

173

164

164

282

508

596

730

760

760

656

567

463

872

213

188

173

158

153

Aug.

144

144

133

121

110

110

170

328

318

293

314

304

567

685

910

970

626

337

318

300

290

265

848

242

819

216

191

167

147

133

119

Per souare 

mile

0.428

.832

.588

1.73

3.71

1.76

3.93

5.28 

2.28

1.61

.730

.612

.328

1.84

Sept.

110

102

102

113

107

91

77

75

93

133

170

188

179

167

173

173

197

365

387

384

262

185

153

141

138

141

144

138

124

105

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.49

.93

.68

23.55

4.28

1.84

4.53

5.89 

2.63

1.79

.84

.71

.37

24.98
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 381

Pea River at Elba, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°24', long. 86°04', in SE£ sec. 8, T. 5 N., R.

 HI) E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 84 at Elba, 500 feet downstream from Whltewater Creek 

and half a mile upstream from Beaver Dam Creek and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge. 

Datum of gage is 159.24 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 952 square miles.

Records available.- May 1935 to September 1947 (discontinued) (daily discharge above

 about a.UUO second-feet, and many discharge measurements below). June to December 1906 

(gage heights only) at site half a mile downstream. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since January 1931 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 19.8

 feet); minimum gage height, 3.5 feet (regulated) Sept. 5.

1935-47; Maximum discharge, 35,000 second-feet Mar. 17, 1938 (gage height, 35.0 

feet); minimum gage height observed, 0.60 foot (regulated) June 15, 1S38.

Maximum stage known, 43.5 feet in March 1929, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge below 2,000 second-feet not determined because of

 variable stage-discharge relation resulting from operation of hydroelectric plant at 

dam 4^ miles below station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

t760

Nov.

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

..

-

_

_

..

_

-

_

_

_

tl,130

-

_

_

2,180

2,370

2,080

_

_

2,180

_

-

Dec. Jan.

.

_

3,460

2,860

3,560

2,960

2,660

2,560

2,270

-

.

2,460

3,660

6,340

5,200

5,000

5,930

5,830

8,510

8,620

6,760

5,520

5,100

4,280

3,260

3,760

2,370

2,180

2,080

3,660

5,410

Peak discharge.- Jan. 19 (6 p.m.

Feb.

3,770

3,160

2,760

2,860

2,460

2,180

_

-

.

-

_

-

_

.

-

_

-

-

tl.150

-

2,460

2,370

.

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

-

liar.

_

_

-

-

-

.

6,760

11,200

8,100

7,580

7,380

4,690

5,310

7,580

5,930

5,310

5,200

3,970

4,480

3,970

3,460

2,960

2,660

2,760

3,560

2,370

2,180

-

3,770

4,380

Apr.

3,970

11,900

11,900

10,600

12,600

8,310

4,070

3,360

2,760

2,460

3,260

4,480

3,770

7,480

8,320

9,340

8,510

7,790

5,520

4,070

3,460

2,960

2,660

2,370

2,180

2,080

_

_

_

-

-

9,660 sec. -ft.; Mar. 8

13,700 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (10 a.m.) 13,000 sec. -ft.; Apr. 16

Hay

2,660

3,060

2,460

2,660

2,560

2,460

2,080

-

.

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

8,200

7,580

4,790

4,380

4,790

4,170

3,770

3,870

5,100

6,240

3,660

June

2,960

2,460

tl,970

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

2,080

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

4,380

6,860

3,560

4,690

4,580

3,660

2,960

2,270

-

-

Jul- Aug. Sept.

4 a.m.) 12,200 sec.-.n.; Apr. 3 (5 a.m.

7 a.m.) 9,760 sec.-f-;.; June 23 (l a.m.

10,700 sec. -ft.

t Result of discharge measurement.
388 CHOCTAWHWCHEE RIVER BASIN

Pea River near Samson, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°07', long. 86°06', in sec. 25, T.-2 N., R. 19 

K., at; bridge on State Highway 12, 500 feet downstream from Boyenton Creek, Itf miles 

downstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 3 miles west of Samson, and 

6-g miles upstream from Flat Creek. Datum of gage is 97.95 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,170 square miles.

Records available.- May 1935 to September 1947. August 1904 to August 1913 and June 1922 

to uctooer T925 at site 1| miles upstream, published as Pea River at Pera.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1904-12, 1923-25, 1935-47), 1,783 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,900 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 26.7 

TeeTJT minimum, 230 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 7; minimum daily, 333 second-feet 

(regulated) ?ept. 7.

1904-13, 1922-25, 1935-47: Maximum discharge, 27,800 second-feet Jan. 22, 1936 

(gage height, 37.2 feet); minimum observed, 41 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 26, 1935; 

minimum daily, 63 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 26, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 45.3 feet Mar. 15, 1929, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, wMch are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation at low flow caused by power plant 25 miles 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.3 323 12.0

3.0 471 15.0

4.0 707 19.0

6.0 1,250 23.0

9.0 2,220 26.5

3,310

4,550

6,700

9,600

12,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19.'7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

1,130

al.OOO

a850

a760

a690

a650

3620

a6ZO

3640

a670

a730

3850

al,050

al,170

1,100

991

911

859

757

732

682

65S

65S

65S

782

1,460

1,310

1,280

1,220

1,020

911

Nov.

859

833

682

707

658

707

682

859

885

757

859

911

807

807

732

682

707

1,100

1,220

1,340

1,490

1,820

1,890

2,290

2,220

2,050

2,360

2,800

2,360

1,890

-

Dec.

1,560

1,400

1,250

1,130

1,050

991

964

937

937

885

911

911

1,050

1,020

964

937

911

885

859

833

807

807

782

782

757

782

732

757

757

937

964

Jan.

1,160

1,4

3,1

3,e

90

60

60

3,860

4,020

3,3

2,S

2,6

10

40

00

2,400

2,150

2, fl

3,C

5,7

00

10

20

6,580

5,820

5,6

6,1

6,5

00

00

BO

8,960

9,360

7,9

6,4

5,6

60

60

60

4,600

3,580

3,0

2,7

2,5

2,5

10

20

00

40

4,950

Month

October ..........................

November

December ..........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water ysar 1946-47 ............

Feb.

5,400

4,240

3,430

3,240

3,120

2,720

2,470

2,290

2,090

1,950

1,850

1,790

1,720

1,690

1,620

1,590

1,520

1,490

1,460

2,330

3,470

2,830

2,540

2,190

2,020

1,920

1,820

1,720

_

_

-

Seoondfoot<-days

27 419

37^964

29,249

974,730

135,660

66,520

160,550

187,090

104,130

80,410

37,614

27,146

17,539

911,291

Mar.

2,050

2,090

1,790

1,650

1,560

2,020

5,970

11,800

12,100

10,200

8,960

8,100

7,120

8,960

8,660

7,190

6,160

5,660

5,050

5,350

4,600

3,940

3,470

3,500

3,470

3,090

2,830

2,620

2,430

3,010

5,150

Apr.

4,

6,

11,

12,

12,

900

840

300

300

100

12,700

10,

6,

3,

100

040

980

3,350

3,160

5,

4,

6,

000

950

220

8,800

10,200

10,

9,

8,

200

440

380

6,520

4,950

4,

3,

3,

320

500

240

2,980

2,720

2,

2,

2,

2,

Maximum

1,460

l!560

15,800

9,360

5,400

12,100

12,700

8 ,240

6,340

1 990 1)590

1,020

12,700

500

290

260

L50

May

2,760

3,580

3,270

2,940

3,010

3 ',090

2,800

2,400

2,020

1,720

1,520

1,430

1,370

1,310

1,560

1,460

1,310

1,250

1,160

1,250

5,020

8,240

7,610

5,550

5,050

5,200

4,700

4,190

4,500

6,460

6,400

Minimum

620

658

732

620

1,160

1,460

1,560

2,150

1,160

1,310

707

471

333

333

June

4,280

3,310

2,720

2,290

1,950

1,750

1,590

1,520

1,690

1,560

1,310

1,520

1,720

2,260

2,120

1,950

1,720

1,490

1,310

1,370

1,520

2,260

5,940

6,340

5,100

5,550

4,850

3,940

3,050

2,430

-

Mean

884

1,265

944

2,670

4,376

2 f 376

5 r 179

6,236

3

»CQ , ooy

1 213

876

585

2/497

July

1,990

1,620

1,400

1,340

1,190

1,070

1,020

1,190

1,490

1,560

1,250

1,020

937

833

80T

75T

782

1,950

1,850

1,790

1,56C

1,460

1,400

1,280

1,13C

1,050

885

70T 75'i

78F

751

Aug.

610

598

506

517

528

552

634

586

757

1,130

1,280

1,

1,

1,

340

130

340

1,460

1,560

1,

1,

1,

590

570

350

1,020

911

333

307

307

807

732

334

574

506

506

471

Per siuare 

mile

0.756

1 1 *UOOA 

.807

2.28

3.74

2.03

4.43

5.33

2 . 29

l'.04

.749

.500

2.13

Sspt.

394

374

416

427

394

384

333

353

634

682

707

658

610

859

658

859

1,020

682

807

911

859

732

634

552

517

471

449

394

353

416

Runoff in 

inches

0.87

1.21

.93

30.97

4.31

2.11

5.10

5.95

3.31

2.56

1.20

 86

.56

28.97

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Pea River near Ariton and 

Choctawhatchee River near Newton.
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 383

Whitewater Creek at Elba, Ala.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 31*26', long. 86°04' , in SE£ sec. 5, T. 5 N., R. 20 E., 1 mile 

norm of Elba, 1 mile upstream from Pea River and 2 miles downstream from Pea Creek. 

Datum of gage is 169.14 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Auxiliary gage is recorder at station at Elba on Pea River, 500 feet 

downstream from mouth of Whitewater Creek, at 9.90 feet lower datum.

Drainage area.- 318 square miles,

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1945 (discontinued).

Extremes.- 1943-44: Maximum discharge during water year, 9,830 second-feet Mar. 23; maximum gage height, 20.4 feet Mar. 24; minimum daily discharge, 86 second-feet Oct. 14, 30.

1944-45: Maximum discharge observed during water year, 2,840 second-feet Apr. 2l< 

(gage height, 7.44 feet); minimum daily, 50 second-feet Sept 2.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of backwater from Pea Rive" computed by

using fall as determined from auxiliary gage as a factor. Gage read once or twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1945-45 

1943-44

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

101

98

98

93

122

148

141

125

96

101

96

095

93

86

98

101

101

98

93

96

91

91

89

89

91

93

89

89

91

. 86

93

Nov.

93

96

98

98

93

93

109

570

521

497

358

274

3250

233

193

163

159

156

148

138

152

163

156

134

138

134

138

138

170

190

-

Dec.

193

182

166

156

156

148

163

148

156

156

156

148

156

156

159

620

595

426

270

221

213

225

283

335

 450

670

770

720

450

403

335

Jan.

291

358

473

497

497

403

335

38O

403

358

313

403

720

970

1,340

1,450

1,030

595

426

380

358

335

335

313

313

291

313

313

291

283

274

Feb.

266

266

291

313

335

358

335

274

262

335

380

358

358

426

720

595

770

645

521

473

335

266

257

313

521

546

426

358

403

-

-

Mar.

450

380

335

283

274

614

c2,010

1,290

1,130

770

920

920

670

521

426

380

521

1,400

02,860

c4,9OO

04,210

03,000

08,340

07,790

c2,480

cl,650

cl,400

 cl,190

03,740

07,980

03,130

Apr.

cl , 500

ol,320

01,290

1,080

920

820

720

720

620

920

1,030

1,720

1,610

1,290

C6.830

05,310

5,160

04,400

04,520

6,290

8,020

03,040

02,880

02,200

01,820

02,090

03,770

05,470

01,610

el, 200

-

May

el, 000

920

820

720

87O

1,240

1,030

870

670

570

546

521

473

426

473

450

426

380

380

335

313

313

335

450

426

403

335

313

380

521

497

June

473

403

335

262

257

335

317

270

233

213

197

197

209

266

237

193

186

190

170

159

148

138

125

131

138

118

96

93

89

166

-

July

426

313

291

313

720

1,400

1,450

645

521

335

270

229

245

358

358

287

31?

245

190

221

403

335

278

221

170

131

115

125

131

152

152

Aug.

152

229

426

970

1,990

1,240

1,660

1,500

770

521

770

1,240

02,090

03,600

1,990

1,240

620

450

380

670

670

403

335

287

274

1,610

2,700

1,660

1,180

820

546

Sept.

521

426

358

313

291

287

266

270

266

580

c8,340

05,010

cl.ElO

920

870

546

473

450

426

426

450

403

358

313

403

358

313

313

450

473

-

o Backwater from Pea River.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Pea Fiver neir 4rlt-on. 

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of records for Pea River near 

Arlton.
384 CHOCTAWAHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Whltewater Creek at Elba, Ala., 1943-45--Continued

1944-45

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2S

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

426

335

287

266

2E3

249

291

358

283

249

221

217

225

225

217

209

186

182

182

182

182

170

178

170

170

170

163

163

141

148

148

Nov.

148

156

148

159

163

182

163

159

193

257

245

217

193

186

197

209

209

217

217

291

291

257

217

209

241

403

497

570

497

426

-

Dec.

358

313

262

249

241

245

358

645

546

473

497

426

380

358

291

270

257

270

266

257

257

249

249

257

266

257

249

257

270

283

274

Jan.

595

497

426

335

274

450

970

620

497

450

358

313

313

358

335

335

335

313

291

291

595

1,450

1,240

970

670

497

426

403

403

403

358

Feb.

358

335

335

403

403

497

450

403

380

335

497

1,030

1,400

1,180

1,030

820

620

720

670

595

497

820

970

920

720

546

521

620

_

_

-

Mar.

720

645

546

473

426

426

403

380

358

335

313

313

335

358

403

358

358

313

al.OOO

al,400

1,340

1,240

970

497

403

426

450

380

335

313

313

Apr.

335

720

720

720

595

403

. 358

313

291

257

266

229

205

205

193

186

178

262

274

217

283

720

1,080

970

2,340

1,400

970

570

c2,530

1,660

May

1,180

620

546

770

450

358

358

570

645

570

473

570

920

1,130

595

358

313

270

233

221

201

190

358

620

670

225

197

174

156

145

134

June

125

112

112

131

115

98

96

101

98

106

98

93

98

101

91

112

156

221

335

335

245

178

125

115

106

96

86

91

96

96

July

205

221

145

209

546

473

403

335

257

313

278

358

620

620

1,030

2,340

1,880

820

473

497

645

380

283

217

186

166

148

138

249

241

249

Aug.

426

620

1,130

450

237

148

112

96

112

166

190

270

186

174

118

101

112

190

249

245

152

229

313

313

178

190

115

86

73

65

61

Sept.

54

50

57

57

67

91

118

166

145

128

274

278

335

595

720

546

335

313

262

270

426

335

335

262

245

221

118

106

101

86

-

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Pea River near Ariton 

c Backwater from Pea River.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1943-45

Month

October 1943 .....................

December ..........................

March.............................

April. ............................

Hay

July. .............................

September. ........................

December. .........................

Calendar year 1944 .............

March. ............................

April.............................

Bay. :.............................

September. ........................

Water year 1944-45 .............

Secondfoot-days

3,072

5,853

9,385

32 993

26,383

285,656

9,830

291,539

14 925

7,096

141,335

Maximum

148

570

770

8,340

8,340

645

8,340

720

2,530

Minimum

86

93

148

152

266

86

241

89

50

50

Mean

99.1

195

303

404

879

780

251

317

799

229

237

387

Per aquare 

rile

0.312

.613

.953

2.76

2.45

.997

2.51

2 03

.745

1.22

Runoff in 

inches

0.36

.68

1.10

3.09

33.42

1.15

34.11

.83

16.51

Time hasla; Central war time up to 2 a.m., Sept. 30, 1945; central standard time thereafter. To 

convert war time to standard time, subtract 1 hour.
YELLOW RIVER BASIN 385

Yellow River at Milllgan, Fla.

Loc ation.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°45'10", long. 86°37'40", in sec 15 T 3 N R 

FTTTT at bridge on U. S. Highway 90, half a mile east of Mllligan, 4 miles west of 

Crestview, and b| miles upstream from Shoal River.

Drainage area.- 600 square miles.

Records available.- July 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 second-feet Mar. 10 (ga?e height 11 20 

I'eet); minimum, 403 second-feet Sept. 6, 7; minimum gage height, 2.64'feet Sept 7

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 21,200 second-feet Sept. 13, 1944 (ga-?e height 13 29 

feet); minimum, 220 second-feet Oct. 25, 26, Nov. 5, 6, 1943 (gage height, 1.43 feet). 

Flood in 1929 reached a stage of 26.2 feet, from information by lo^al residents.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year-1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, yn second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 Dec. 1 to Sept. 3O

3.5 748 2.6 391 6.7 1,710 8.5 3,550

5.7 1,380 3.9 735 7.5 2.27O 9.0 4,910

6.9 1,900 5.6 1,260 8.1 2,900 11.1 11,50O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,850

1,580

1,380

1,250

1,160

1,100

1,050

1,020

964

937

937

1,020

1,160

1,350

1,420

1,280

1,050

964

910

883

883

856

829

829

883

937

910

910

937

937

856

Nov.

829

802

775

775

748

748

775

910

a923

a937

a950

964

937

883

829

802

829

937

1,020

1,160

1,220

1,250

1,250

1,160

1,050

937

1,280

1,460

1,660

1,900

-

Dec.

1,830

1,450

1,120

970

880

822

793

793

764

764

735

735

822

822

822

793

735

706

678

692

706

692

678

664

650

636

636

622

636

764

793

Jan.

822

880

1,260

1,570

1,830

2,660

2,720

2,550

2,190

1,710

1,450

1,490

1,660

2,360

2,780

3,100

3,660

3,450

2,900

3,030

4,910

6,300

5,680

4,040

2,900

2,270

1,890

1,770

1,610

1,610

1,570

Uonth

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Hater year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,570

1,710

1,830

1,960

1,610

1,410

1,340

1,260

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,060

1,030

1,030

1,000

970

970

910

910

1,060

1,490

1,710

1,830

1,710

1,410

1,120

1,000

1,000

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

33,032

30,700

25,203

744,183

78,622

36,370

128,090

102,800

58,260

52,987

24,909

20,736

19,759

611,468

Mar.

1,300

1,490

1,530

1,490

1,300

1,580

3,900

10,200

10,900

11,500

.9,300

5,520

4,460

6,460

6.78O

7,560

6,300

4,460

3,350

2,900

2,840

3,030

2,900

2,600

2,360

2,270

2,270

2,040

1,770

1,770

1,960

Apr.

2,500

4,180

4,910

5,520

5,830

4,760

3,260

2,550

2,190

1,960

1,890

2,040

2,110

2,960

4,610

6,300

7,090

7,410

5,990

4,320

3,180

2,600

2,360

2,190

2,040

1,830

1,710

1,610

1,490

1,410

Maximum

1,850

1,900

1,830

11,000

6,300

1,960

11,500

7,410

5,060

3,660

1,770

1,090

1,300

11 , 500

May

1,340

1,570

1,830

1,770

1,570

1,410

1,380

1,260

1,160

1,090

1,000

940

910

880

910

1,230

1,660

1,570

1,230

1,000

1,410

1,960

2,360

3,660

3,660

2,840

2,270

2,270

2,600

5,060

4,460

Minimum

829

748

622

622

822

910

1,300

1,410

880

764

529

465

403

403

June

3,600

3,030

2,720

2,19O

1,710

1,610

1,490

1,410

1,450

1,260

1,230

1,160

1,120

1,160

1,160

1,090

1,000

880

793

764

880

1,120

1,530

l',770

1,960

2,500

3,100

3,260

3,260

2,720

Mean

1,066

1,023

813

2,039

2,536

1,299

4,132

3,427

1,879

1,766

804

669

659

1,675

July

1,770

1,260

1.O6O

1,000

940

822

764

764

880

1,090

1,060

910

735

692

650

650

664

692

793

793

764

735

692

608

568

555

542

529

542

735

650

Aug.

636

582

529

490

490

478

503

503

503

622

880

1,090

1,030

970

910

880

880

851

822

793

793

720

650

595

568

529

503

503

490

478

465

Pe~ square 

mile

1.78

1.70

1.35

3.40

4.23

2.16

6.89

5.71

3.13

2.94

1.34

1.12

1.10

2.79

Sept.

440

440

428

428

415

403

403

636

1,120

1,000

851

764

636

542

516

568

764

664

970

1,300

1,230

940

735

622

568

529

490

465

452

440

-

Runoff in 

inohes

2.05

1.90

1.56

46.13

4.87

2.25

7.94

6.37

3.61

3.28

1.54

1.29

1.22

37.88

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
386 YELLOW RIVER BASIN 

Poley Creek at Babble, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°16', long. 86°19', in SW£ sec. 36, T. 4 N., R. 17 

E., at bridge on State Highway 12, 1 mile east of Babbie. l£ miles downstream from 

Lightwood Knot Creek, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 3^ miles west of Opp.

Drainage area.- 114 square miles.

Records available.- February 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,080 second-feet Apr. 16; minimum daily, 

 KO second-feet Sept. 30.

1944-47: Maximum discharge observed, 12,100 second-feet Sept. 11, 1944 (gage

height, 11.86 feet); minimum observed, 30 second-feet June 14; 15, 1945 (gage height,

0.74 foot).

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage supposedly read twice daily but many readings doubtful.

Discharge, in second-feet, water jrear October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

d21o

d!90

181

173

158

151

151

d!50

d!4o

144

189

361

d250

189

d!50

d!4o

d!30

d!20

dllo

106

dllo

dlOO

dlOO

dlOO

206

242

d!90

d!70

d!60

d!50

d!4o

Nov.

d!30

d!30

d!20

d!20

dllo

112

144

206

d!50

d!50

233

224

181

151

144

137

224

a2OO

a250

260

181

189

197

130

165

260

d400

490

d300

d230

-

Dec.

d210

d!8o

173

165

165

158

151

d!50

d!50

144

d!40

d!40

d!90

d!80

' d!70

165

151

151

144

144

151

151

144

137

130

130

130

137

144

173

224

Month

Jan.

260

314

389

d430

d35o

d3oo

d28o

270

260

282

389

420

823

1,260

685

420

490

820

1,370

d700

482

. d420

d380

d34o

d320

d3oo

282

270

d260

361

361

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ...........

January ......................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

361

389

270

d250

d23o

233

206

189

233

197

181

173

165

d!60

d!60

d!60

d!60

d!60

215

233

d300

361

d250

224

d2OO

d!80

d!70

d!70

-

Secondfoot-days

5,061

5,918

4,872

127,535

14,288

6,180

15,766

18,490

11,217

7,140

5,280

3,997

3,323

101,534

liar.

d!90

dl80

d!70

d!60

d!60

604

1,650

2,720

1,260

454

206

197

d270

dl,600

d400

336

336

330

529

389

314

282

282

d300

336

270

233

233

242

508

625

Apr.

685

1,690

1,240

d450

d340

d300

270

270

296

282

296

490

a53o

820

1,840

3,O8O

1,500

490

389

389

361

296

270

282

282

270

270

282

270

260

Maximum

361

490

224

3,780

1,370

389

2,720

3,080

1,160

490

350

282

224

3,O8O

Hay

282

336

282

270

270

27O

224

206

181

173

181

158

dl60

d200

233

215

181

173

165

583

1,160

385

251

251

361

900

685

750

685

625

420

Minimum

106

110

130

80

260

160

160

26O

158

151

106

57

60

60

June

336

282

270

282

215

d!90

d!80

173

173

d!70

189

181

d250

d!90

173

165

151

158

173

181

260

314

490

361

215

173

296

389

336

224

Mean

16

19

15

34

46

22

50<

61

36!

236

17C

12!

11]

27£

July Aug.

206 112

d350 106

d300 94

251 94

224 100

181 106

181 173

173 173

173 173

173 215

173 173

173 282

144 224

144 197

137 206

130 173

144 181

189 d!40

181 d!20

d!40 d!05

124 d95

118 d90

118 d85

112 d80

110 d77

112 d75

112 d73

106 d71

206 d69

206 68

189 d67

Per sq-iare 

milf

5 1.43

1 1.73

1 1.38

) 3.06

\. 4.04

1.94

} 4.46

> E.40

3 . 18

2.09

1 .49

) l!l3

.974

2.44

Sept.

d66

d64

dSo

d62

62

62

65

137

181

224

d!50

d!30

d!20

d!50

d!20

dllO

dlOO

151

215

189

d!40

d!20

106

100

88

d80

d75

d70

65

60

Runoff in 

inches

1.6S

1 QT yo

1.59

41.60

4.66

2.02

5.14

6.03

& 66

2

"*-X 

 OO

1.72

1.30

1.08

33.11

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

on nearby streams.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed as in footnote "a".
YELLOW RIVER BASIN 

Shoal River near Crestview, Fla.

387

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°41 | _ ,_.., .______,___ ._,_._...,..

23 W., at bridge on State Highway 85, 3-j miles downstream from Titi Creek, 4£ miles 

south of Crestview, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 500 square miles.

Records available.- July 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,900 second-feet Mar. 9 (gage height, 12.57 

reet), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet; minimum, 517 second-feet 

Aug. 5, Sept. 3 (gage height, 2.84 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 33,100 second-feet July 7, 1940 (gage height, 14.26 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,500 second-feet by logarithiric plotting; 

minimum, 294 second-feet Oct. 23-27, Nov. 3-7, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.98 foot 

Oct. 26, Nov. 4, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.9 538 6.1 1,530

4.2 837 6.3 1,800

5.8 1,350 8.5 6,390

9.5 8,870

10.8 13,700

11.4 16,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,270

1,170

1,140

1,080

1,050

1,020

988

957

957

926

926

1,020

1,020

926

896

666

637

837

809

809

809

782

762

757

866

1,400

1,430

1,110

957

896

837

Nov.

809

782

782

757

733

733

757

988

896

782

837

968

866

782

733

710

757

1,110

1,140

968

1,110

1,140

1,020

866

782

837

1,460

2,690

2,290

1,500

-

Dec.

1,240

1,110

988

926

896

866

837

809

782

782

782

809

957

896

809

757

757

733

733

757

837

782

733

710

686

686

666

666

666

988

1,050

Jan.

988

1,050

1,440

1,720

1,600

2,090

1,580

1,270

1,140

1,110

1,060

1,350

1,800

2,690

3,300

2,590

1,580

1,400

1,310

1,350

1,460

1,350

1,210

1,140

1,060

1,080

1,050

1,020

968

988

1,170

Month

October ............... .........

November .........................

December ......................

Calendar year 1946 .......... .

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,210

1,110

968

988

1,050

957

957

926

896

837

&37

809

809

809

762

782

757

733

733

896

1,350

1,310

696

866

782

757

733

782

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

30,130

30 625

25^700

627,715

45,374

25,342

103,077-

71,180

46,994

39,755

22 , 972

27 ,008

36,287

504,444

Mar.

1,270

1,800

1,400

1,110

957

1,320

5,090

14,100

16,100

6,610

3,940

2,790

2,690

4,780

6,610

4,670

2,890

2,290

2,190

2,490

2,290

1,900

1,640

1,500

1,530

1,500

1,400

1,310

1,270

1,350

2,290

Apr.

2,390

3,

3,

320

110

3,620

2,290

1,800

1,

1,

1,

340

500

too

1,350

1,400

2,!

2,;

2,f

90

90

90

4,560

5,950

5,;

3,i

2,.

00

40

>90

2,090

1,990

1,£

1,«

1,5

00

40

>30

1,500

1,430

1,2

i,:

l.J

i,z

Maximum

1 430

2*690

1,240

7,260

3,300

1,350

16,100

5,950

3^720

2,290

1,990

2,790

16,100

50

10

70

40

May

1,240

1,460

1,580

1,270

1,170

1,140

1,310

1,270

1,210

1,110

1,050

1,020

988

988

988

1,680

1,990

1,270

1,080

1,020

1,560

f3,520

f3,720

2,390

1,720

1,800

1,720

1,460

1,400

al,420

al,450

Minimum

757

710

666

666

988

733

957

1,240

988

837

559

538

538

538

June

al,480

1,500

1,310

1,240

1,170

1,400

1,270

1,170

1,560

2,290

1,430

1,210

1,310

1,310

1,240

1,080

986

696

637

837

957

1,050

1,240

1,310

1,460

2,290

1,990

1,460

1,310

1,140

Mean

972

1,021

829

1,720

1,464

905

3 325

2 373

l!516

1 325 *741

871

1,210

1,382

July

936

896

637

732

733

710

6^9

733

836

sr>s

636

733

710

710

733

837

866

757

733

757

688

622

601

5SO

5159

5159

5.39

559

559

637

896

Aug.

733

501

559

538

536

601

344

344

>01

666

1,210

1,S

1,4

1,«

>90

00

40

1,350

1,140

1,C

<

£

20

88

96

837

1,020

1,C

<

£

20

57

37

757

688

I

I

£

i

44

22

22

44

601

Per square 

vile

1.94

2.04

1.66

3.44

2.93

1.61

6.65

4.75

3.03

2 65

1.'48

1.74

2.42

2.76

Sept.

559

538

560

666

622

580

580

926

2,390

2,790

1,720

1,170

957

988

1,020

1,240

1,310

1,110

1,420

2,790

2,490

1,990

1,350

1,170

1,050

957

696

837

809

782

Runoff in 

inches

2.24

2.28

1.91

46.69

3.37

1.86

7 . 67

5 29

3.50

2 96

1.71

E.01

2.70

37.52

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
388 BLACKWATER RIVER BASIN 

Coldwater Creek near Milton, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°42'30", long. 86°58'20", in sec. 5, T. 2 N., R. 

'it w., at bridge on State Highway 191, 2j miles upstream from mouth and 6| miles northeast of Milton.

Drainage area.- 275 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 second-feet Mar. 8 (gage height, 11.90 

 i'eet); minimum, 348 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 2.22 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 23,100 second-feet Aug. 17, 1939 (gage height, 17.33 

feet); minimum, 229 second-feet Dec. 11, 1938 (gage height, 0.94 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov Nov. 29 to Sept. 3o

2.3 448 2.2 348 5

3.8 856 2.8 483 5

4.5 1,110 4.4 1,000 8

4 1,510 10.5 7,620

7 1,730 11.4 9,400

9 5,350

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

642

589

563

550

538

525

512

512

499

512

499

576

616

525

486

486

499

538

499

486

473

473

475

473

473

a656

a 585

h499

a485

a480

a480

Nov.

h473

a473

a473

a473

a473

a473

a63o

a585

a 540

a490

h629

602

512

473

460

460

576

656

576

602

740

683

550

499

499

576

1,110

1,030

685

512

-

Dec

470

433

411

400

400

390

390

390

380

380

390

400

422

411

390

380

380

380

369

422

457

411

390

390

380

380

380

380

400

457

542

Jan.

926

1,160

1,540

1,090

980

829

653

558

542

498

605

1,040

1,560

2,760

1,680

944

829

781

2,480

2,250

1,290

861

717

653

637

653

621

558

542

573

861

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

733

573

512

542

512

498

527

542

498

470

457

457

457

445

445

433

433

422

422

966

1,400

813

573

498

470

457

445

512

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

16,202

17,513

12,555

274,654

31,671

15,512

53,411

32,008

30,229

17,302

13,265

18,859

19,257

277,784

Mar.

910

861

621

527

498

1,440

5.9OO

9,400

3,830

1,420

1,060

910

2,120

5,610

3,270

1,290

1,000

877

1,120

1,370

980

813

749

845

926

749

653

621

605

926

1,510

Apr.

1,140

l,f

2,C

i,c

>40

)30

>90

845

797

~

f

£

49

>69

37

621

637

1,]

1,C

1,2

60

)6O

40

2,140

2,930

2,6

1,2

c

40

20

10

845

1,000

;

7

1

10

65

17

685

637

6

1

£

1

Maximum

656

1,110

542

5,090

2,760

1,400

9,400

2,930

5,090

877

605

1,600

2,030

9,400

05

73

58

58

-

Hay

589

781

861

653

558

589

1,160

845

669

558

512

498

498

498

498

498

483

470

470

527

1,290

5,090

2,140

944

893

1,260

1,730

1,240

877

1,260

1,290

Minimum

473

460

369

346

498

422

498

558

470

422

380

369

358

358

June

877

717

701

733

621

558

542

542

512

498

498

470

470

498

457

433

422

422

433

470

653

685

669

627

717

861

749

542

470

445

-

Mean

523

584

40E

752

1,022

554

1,723

1,067

975

577

428

608

642

761

July

433

422

422

411

4OO

400

400

605

483

422

400

400

411

457

483

498

470

457

457

483

470

411

390

380

380

380

380

390

380

390

400

Aug.

380 i

3

3

80

69

69

369

411

4

3

4

OO

90

57

433

527

6

6

6

37

69

85

685

749

c

1

1,1

89

73

20

1,600

1,120

1,1

9

6

90

80

69

542

498

4

4

4

4

45

22

11

oo

390

Per sonare 

mile

1.90

2.12

1.47

2.73

3.72

2.01

6.27

3.88

3.55

2.10

1.56

2.21

2.33

2.77

Sept.

380

380

380

369

358

358

369

977

1,480

961

637

527

457

457

605

470

422

433

1,680

2,030

1,120

701

573

527

483

457

433

422

411

400

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.19

2.37

1.70

37.15

4.28

2.10

7.22

4.33

4.09

2.34

1.79

2.55

2.60

37.56

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Shoal River near Crestview. 

h Computed from staff-gage readings.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 

Escambla River at Plomaton, Ala.

389

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°01', long. 87°15', In NE^ sec. 33, T. IN., R. 

8 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 31 at north edge of Flomaton, l£ miles upstream from 

Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, l| miles upstream from Alabama-Florida State 

line, and 4 miles upstream from Conecuh River. Datum of gage is 52.^0 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 325 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,880 second-feet Mar. 8 (gage height, 11.06 

 feet); minimum, 253 second-feet Aug. 5, 6, Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.71 foot).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 41,400 second-feet Sept. 27, 1939 (gsge height, 19.26 

feet); by slope-area method; minimum observed, 144 second-feet Hay IF, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1 Apr. 2 to Sept. 3o

1.0 312 2.0 621 6.0 2,480 O.7 25O 3.O l.OOO 

1.3 396 3.0 980 8.O 3,990 l.O 331 4.0 1,430 

1.6 489 4.0 1,420 10.1 6,34O 1.4 450 5.0 1,920 

2.0 648 6.0 2,480

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

554 

505 

473

442 

426

411 

396 

396 

382 

367

396 

411 

411 

396 

367

367 

361 

359 

359 

350

350 

345 

350 

347 

353

367 

359 

350 

347 

353 

342

Nov.

336 

339 

336 

334 

331

331 

361 

505 

457 

411

587 

604 

473 

396 

367

359 

411 

655 

505 

570

1,020 

903 

706 

521 

457

6O4 

1,620 

1,020 

830 

638

Dec.

521 

457 

426 

396 

396

382 

382 

367 

364 

364

364 

396 

442 

411 

382

364 

359 

356 

364

426

473 

426 

382 

359 

353

342 

339 

339 

367 

457 

554

Jan.

706 

776 

980 

794 

1,000

794 

655 

604 

604 

538

570 

505 

2,060 

3,580 

2,240

1,620 

1,080 

1,080 

1,000 

1,120

1,120 

1,020 

794 

655 

621

638 

587 

538 

521 

873 

1,470

Month

Oo to 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

tary

1. ...........................

at .......... ................

ember ...... .................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

812 

655 

554 

505 

473

457 

473 

457 

442 

426

411 

426 

411 

411 

411

396 

382 

382 

382 

538

672 

554 

442 

411 

382

382 

367 

426

Second 

foot-days

11,992 

16,987 

12,310

321,256

31,143 

13,040 

48,909 

53,100 

31 , 608 

18,697 

10,660 

13,802 

19,118

281,366

Mar.

538 

473 

411 

396 

382

1,410 

4,890 

6,340 

3,390 

1,770

1,120 

884 

2,700 

3,920 

2,300

1,470 

980 

830 

1,670 

1,620

1,270 

941 

776 

1,000 

866

706 

638 

621 

587 

1,710 

2,300

Apr.

2,070 

5,500

4,550 

2,580 

1,430

1,140 

982 

889 

836 

836

984 

1,430 

1,060 

2,850 

3,760

5,170 

3,550 

2,020 

1,300 

1,140

1,520 

1,340 

1,080 

889 

818

767 

699 

665 

631 

614

Maximum

554 

1,620 

554

6,620

3,580 

812 

6,340 

5,500 

2,730 

1,340 

648 

1,210 

2,480

6,340

Peak discharge.- Jan. 14 (3 a.m.) 4,470 sec. -ft.: Mar.

May

731 

2,070 

1,520 

982

716

731 

801 

836 

682 

581

532 

498 

498 

482 

498

515 

532 

466 

466 

564

1,760 

1,300 

1,060 

716 

1,870

2,730 

1,820 

1,060 

801 

1,670 

2,120

Minimum

342 

331 

339

27S

505 

367 

382 

614 

466 

366 

276 

255 

260

255

June

1,340 

836

871 

767 

648

548 

515

548 

548 

498

1,010 

836 

548 

498 

450

404 

383 

372 

366 

419

515 

482 

498 

836 

944

963 

716 

515 

434 

389

Dean

38 

56 

39

88

1,00 

46 

1,57 

1,77 

1,02 

62 

34 

4-1 

63

77

July

374 

354 

334 

325 

320

309 

309 

320 

306 

300

290 

287 

284 

284 

292

309 

328 

450 

498 

631

648 

419 

334 

314 

298

292 

298 

295 

287 

276 

295

7.0 3,150 

8.0 3,990 

9.5 5 , 500

Aug.

303 

276 

268 

263 

255

268 

290 

f434 

340 

317

419 

581 

682 

548 

515

731 

482 

541 

1,210

767

532 

548 

614 

419 

360

334 

317 

311 

298 

295 

284

Pe- sqnare 

mile

7 1.19 

5 1.74 

7 1.22

D 2.71

5 3.09 

5 1.43 

3 4.86 

D 5.45 

3 3.14 

5 1.92 

I 1.06 

1.37 

1 1.96

L 2.37

Sept.

276 

268 

268 

273 

263

260 

263 

1,170 

2,070 

1,120

767 

598 

466 

466 

404

515 

419 

369 

1,570 

2,480

1,080 

665 

515 

450 

404

380 

354 

334 

328 

323

Runoff in 

inches

1.37 

1.94 

1.41

36.77

3.56 

1.49

5.60 

6.08 

3.62 

2.14

1:11 2.19

32.30

8 (6:30 a.m.) 7.88O sec. -ft.; Mar. 14

(2 a.m.) 5,110 see.-ft.; Apr. 2 (1 p.m.) 6,100 sec.-ft.j Apr. 3 (8 p.m.) 4,850 sec.-ft.; Apr. 16 

9 a.m.) 5,500 sec.-ft. 

f Computed from partly estimated gage-height record.

869757 O - 50 - 26
390 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Escambia River near Century, Fla.

Location.- Wqter-stage recorder, lat. 30°58', long. 87°15', on line between sees. 9 and 

K), T. 5 N., R. 30 W., at bridge on State Highway 4, l| miles downstream from Conecuh 

River and 1^ miles east of Century.

Drainage area.- 3,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 6,841 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 33,900 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 17.68 

Feet); minimum, 1,500 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.51 feet).

1934-47: Maximum discharge, 73,900 second-feet Mar. 22, 1938 (gage height, 20.66 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 810 second-feet Oct. 19, 26, Nov. 1, 2, 1938; 

minimum gage height observed, 1.90 feet Nov. 2, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 37.8 feet in March 1929, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 315,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 72,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Some regulation by power plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge., in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 9 Mar. 10 to Sept. 30

4.8

5.5

8.5

11.5

13.5

2,430

2,920

5,450

8,700

11,600

15.0

16.0

16.7

17.4

14,900

19,000

23,500

30,300

3.7 

4.7 

7.2 

9.6 

13.2

1,590

2,110

3,900

6,200

11,100

15.0

16.0

16.7

17.5

17.7

14,500 

19,000 

23,fOO 

31,500 

33,?00

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13,400

10,000

7,280

6,020

5,450

5,000

4,460

3,790

4,040

4,120

4,120

4,550

5,090

4,460

3,790

4,120

4,040

3,880

3,710

3,630

3,310

2,780

3,080

3,310

3,310

3,470

3,550

3,150

2,710

3,150

3,390

Nov.

3,310

3,230

3,150

2,850

2,430

2,710

3,000

3,550

4,290

3,880

3,550

3,880

4,290

3,960

3,880

3,790

3,790

4,640

5,270

5,270

6,630

8,580

9,090

8,700

8,220

7,980

9,910

11,800

12,200

11,000

-

Month

Dec.

9,090

7,620

6,730

6,630

6,220

5,360

5,450

5,090

4,380

3,880

4,290

4,380

4,640

4,730

4,460

3,960

3,710

4,040

4,040

4,120

4,380

4,380

4,O4O

3,550

3,470

3,550

3,390

3,470

3,550

3,710

3,880

Jan.

5,450

7,060

9,220

1O,8OO

12,000

12,600

a!2,800

alO,400

alO,200

alOjOOO

a9,800

gll.100

gl 1,100

g!2,600

g!9,000

h22,000

h20,700

h20,loO

hi 9, 500

his, 500

h!5, 200

gl4,9DO

g!2,800

gl 1.4OO

gl 0,400

a9,6OO

89,800

alO.000

gl O.2OO

9,220

10,600

October ..........................

November ......................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .......... ..................

April ............................

May..............................

June ............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

12,400

12,800

11,800

11,100

9,770

8,580

7,980

7,740

7,170

6,520

6,120

6,220

6,220

6,020

5,730

5,550

5,360

4,820

4,910

5,450

6,730

6,950

6,120

a5,950

85,400

a5,65O

a5,400

a5,150

-

_

-

Second 

foot-days

140,160

168,830

144,190

3,805,820

386,050

199,610

515,020

693,550

346,340

238,180

130,950

88,340

83,430

3,134,650

Mar.

5,730

5,920

5,450

4,730

4,820

6,120

13,900

26,100

30,300

27,100

24,300

23,500

24,300

28,100

27,100

25,200

23,500

21,300

21,300

20,100

18,500

17,500

16,300

15,200

14,000

12,600

10,900

9,480

8,790

9,480

13,400

Apr. ,

16,300

22,700

30,300

31,500

30,300

29,200

30,300

31,500

30,300

26,100

21,300

18,500

15,900

16,700

20,700

29,200

33,900

31,500

28,100

27,100

27,100

26,100

 24,300

20,700

16,700

14,000

12,600

12,000

10,000

8,650

-

Maximum

13,400

12,200

9,090

32,700

22,000

12,800

30,300

33,900

21,300

17,500

7,840

5,100

6,540

33,900

May

8,520

10,600

12,200

11,100

9,900

9,200

9,060

9,200

8,790

7,570

6,540

5,780

5,380

5,080

4,980

6.O9O

6,540

6,090

5,180

5,080

9,760

14,900

18,000

18,500

19,500

21,300

20,700

19,000

16,700

17,100

18,000

Minimum

2,710

2,430

3,390

2,430

5,450

4,820

4,730

8,650

4,980

4,420

2,580

1,680

1,590

1,590

June

17,500

14,600

13,200

12,000

10,800

alO,400

alO.100

a9,750

g9,480

g7,170

g6,310

h5,180

h4,880

h4,780

h4,780

h4,600

h4,510

h4,420

h4,510

h4,780

h4,980

h5,280

h5,48o

a6,400

a7,700

a8,700

a9,250

a9,2OO

g9,060

g8,380

-

Mean

4,521

5,628

4,651

10,430

12.450

7,129

16,610

23,120

11,170

7,939

4,224

2,850

2,781

8,588

July

h7,840

h7,570

h6,66O

h6, 310

h5,880

h4,980

h3,370

h3 , 300

h3,150

h3,150

h3,070

h3,070

h2,930

h2,650

h2,580

2,580

3,000

3,150

3,520

4,420

5,680

6,540

6,420

5,990

4,880

3,670

3,150

3.OOO

2,860

2,860

2,720

Aug.

2,650

2,580

2,510

2,240

al,680

a2,440

a3,700

a5,760

a?, 820

a%100

h2,440

al,930

a?, 550

a3,550

aS 100

a<,600

h3,300

a2,550

a2,130

a%000

a4,150

a3,850

83,300

a?, 750

li2,3OO

1,930

2,050

2,170

2,110

2,050

2,050

Per square 

mile

1.22

1.52

1.26

2.82

3.36

1.S3

4.49

6.25

3.C2

2.15

1.14

.770

.752

2.32

Sept.

1,930

1,680

1,720

1,870

1,870

2,170

2,110

2,550

4,980

5,480

4,420

3,220

2,580

2,580

2,720

2,240

2,170

2,240

3,300

6,540

5,380

3,450

2,440

2,170

2,170

2,110

2,050

1,930

1,770

1,590

"

Runoff in

inches

1.41

1.70

1.45

38.27

3.88

2.01

5.18

6.97

3.48

2.39

1.32

.89

.84

31.52

a No gage-height record; discharge computed or 

Ala., and Conecuh River near Brooklyn, Ala. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings, 

h Computed from staff-gage reading.

basis of records for Escambia River at Plomaton,
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 391

Conecuh River near Troy, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°51' long. 86°00', in NE^ sec. 13, T. 10 N., R. 20 

E7,~aT bridge on U. ?. Highway 231, l| miles downstream from Mannings Creek and 3 miles 

north of Troy.

Drainage area.- 240 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 14.0 

I'eet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 3.8 second-feet Sept. 6.

1943-47: Maximum discharge observed, 16,500 second-feet Mar. 23, 1944 (gage height, 

15.58 feet); minimum observed, that of Sept. 6, 1947.

Remarks^- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method tided Oct. 1-26,

July 24 to Sept 6)

0.8 4.0 2.0 34 6.0

.9 5.7 2.5 51 7.0

1.0 7.5 3.0 75 8.0

1.2 12 4.0 141 8.5

1.5 19 5.0 228 9.0

347 10.0 2,340

505 11.0 3,700

731 12.0 5,400

917 12.5 6,420

1,270 13.0 7,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

58

47

42

37

36

32

30

30

28

28

34

112

112

87

58

47

40

37

36

34

32

31

31

31

34

87

112

93

65

51

47

Nov.

43

38

37

34

32

32

40

70

81

75

70

81

87

62

51

47

86

181

238

278

505

542

583

505

375

748

208

199

199

181

-

Dec.

165

141

126

112

105

105

99

93

87

93

87

93

112

112

112

93

93

87

81

87

81

75

62

60

70

70

65

70

75

141

208

Jan.

333

421

583

870

970

761

652

562

542

542

505

437

580

1,520

2,700

1,550

1,100

917

793

1,270

1,980

1,450

870

703

628

505

453

375

333

347

505

Month

October ..........................

November ......... .......... ....

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .................... ....

March ............................

April ............................

Hay W»jr .............................. .

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

652

731

605

562

437

347

294

282

270

238

2O8

199

199

190

190

181

173

173

165

226

347

437

405

375

333

213

181

173

_

.

-

Secondfoot-days

1,579

3J060

155,119

25,757

26^498

43,095 

11,306

3 856

2 , 146

1 ;325 

662.

133, 278. (

Mar.

190

218

208

190

173

377

1,080

2,920

2,900

1,650

970

761

652

1,620

2,580

1,450

970

703

652

677

731

731

605

562

523

453

375

320

294

421

542

Apr.

1,

7,

5,

2,

170

200

900

700

1,360

917

731

BOS

542

487

437

2,

505

577

310

4,020

3,700

2,

1,

580

550

370

731

652

583

542

170

421

390

;

Maximum

112

583

208

6,760

2,700

731

2,920

7,200

1,180 

361

270

119

3 SI

) 7,200

533

'94

=59

259

-

May

347

523

605

703

677

542

381

238

173

149

133

119

112

105

112

99

93

81

75

120

456

854

1,180

761

562

505

405

307

282

320

307

Minimum

28

32

60

24

333

165

173

259

75 

43

14 

12

3.8

3.8

June

270

208

149

112

99

87

81

75

70

60

55

51

65

87

99

93

75

51

43

65

112

141

181

190

214

361

320

228

133

81

Mean

SO . ! 174

98.7

425

Q^l OJl

314

855

1,436 

365

129

69 t't

42.7 

22.1

365

July

70

60

51

45

31

28

26

31

34

31

24

20

19

16

14

15

32

70

126

199

270

270

248

149

65

45

38

34

31

28

26

Aug.

28

24

19

16

14

18

34

37

38

87

62

47

65

112

119

Per square 

mile

0.212

725 Uu

1.77

3 46

lisi

3* 56

5. 98

1.52 

.537

 288

 178 

.092

1.52

93

55

43

37

37

55

81

45

32

25

22

19

19

16

14

12

Sept.

9.3

7.9

6.4

5.5

4.5

3.8

4.0

4.7

8.1

11

9.9

14

34

81

45

47

81

62

53

36

25

20

18

15

12

11

9.9

8.7

7.5

6.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

81

.47

24.05

3 * 99

i'.36

4.11

6 . 68 

1.75

.60

.33

.21 

.10

20.65
392 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Conecuh River at Erantley, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 310 34', long. 86°15', in SE£ sec. 16 T. 7 H., R. 

la K., at bridge on State Highway 52, half a mile downstream from Moody Mill Creek and 

three-quarters of a mile southeast of Brantley. Datum of gage is 226.2 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 485 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 779 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 20.4 

I'eec); minimum, 97 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.80 feet).

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 15,600 second-feet Aug. 19, 1939, Mar. 23, 1943 (gage 

height, 22.9 feet); minimum, 43 second-feet Oct. 25, 26, 1941 (gage height, 1.26 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 24 to June 17, 

Aug. 26 to Sept. 3o)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18 Jan. 19 to Sept. 3o

2.5 175 6.0 690 1.9 94 8.0 1,030 16.0 4,600 

3.0 240 8.0 1,030 2.3 138 11.0 1,710 18.0 6,990 

4.0 382 3.0 229 12.0 2,OOO 20.0 10,100 

Note.- Same as following 4.0 369 13. o 2,390 

tafcle above 8.0 feet. 6.O 674 14.0 2,980

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

360 

303 

261 

240 

220

214 

201 

194 

188 

182

252 

346 

382 

346 

310

275 

247 

227 

214 

208

201 

194 

188 

188 

188

201 

234 

268 

282 

275 

247

Nov.

227 

208 

208 

201 

194

188 

188 

227 

303 

310

296 

332 

346 

296 

268

254 

275 

426 

516 

516

577 

723 

891 

1,110 

1,110

995 

995 

926 

789 

674

Dec.

577 

516 

471 

a430 

a400

a380 

a380 

a370 

353 

346

339 

339 

346 

367 

367

353 

339 

324 

317 

303

303 

303 

289 

289 

282

282 

275 

268 

275 

324 

456

Jan.

625 

840 

1,380 

1,290 

1,310

1,290 

1,290 

1,4OO 

1,470 

1,330

1,170 

1,130 

1,530 

2,980 

2,440

2,000 

2,550 

3,190 

2,730 

2,790

2,390 

1,970 

1,840 

2,100 

2,070

1,760 

1,470 

1,260 

1,090 

1,460 

2,070

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

nibsr

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary .

h.. ..........................

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,680 

1,240 

1,050 

1,070 

1,130

1,130 

1,030 

936 

809 

707

658 

610 

579 

564 

549

534 

519 

504 

489 

610

658 

674 

674 

690 

690

a670 

g626 

g564

Secondfoot-days

7,636 

14,569 

10,963

356,287

54,215 

21,644 

54,296 

85,651 

33,853 

19,028 

11,963 

7,953 

4,^84

326,355

liar.

549 

549 

534 

519 

519

690 

1,590 

2,910 

2,490 

2,440

3,700 

3,050 

2,490 

3,050 

2,440

2,070 

2,730 

2,670 

2,340 

2,140

1,780 

1,520 

al,400 

gl,360 

1,400

1,330 

1,170 

1,030 

936 

1,290 

1,610

Apr.

1,540 

5,490 

5,700 

9,920 

7,70O

4,300 

2,910 

2,210 

1,810 

1,540

1,380 

1,360 

1,290 

1,800 

2,610

3,540

5,580 

4,910 

3,780 

2,910

2,340 

1,970 

1,660 

1,430 

1,260

1,130 

1,010 

917 

845 

809

Maximum

382 

1,110 

577

9,250

3,190 

1,680 

3,700 

9,920 

2,610 

1,520 

1,430 

564 

236

9,920

May

917 

1,030 

1,010 

993 

955

955 

974 

993 

936 

724

549 

474 

429 

414 

429

414 

384 

355 

334 

384

1,970 

2,610 

1,900 

1,590 

1,760

2,170 

1,900 

1,590 

1,590 

1,760 

1,360

Minimum

182 

188 

268

158

625 

489 

519 

809 

334 

292 

159 

119 

99

99

June

1,050 

863 

741 

658 

564

489 

459

414 

399 

376

362 

348

376 

504 

519

429 

384 

341 

306 

292

429 

960 

1,520 

1,110 

827

707 

881 

1,110 

936 

674

Meat.

246 

486 

354

978

1,749 

773 

1,751 

2,855 

1,092 

634 

386 

257 

153

894

July

504 

399 

334 

292 

264

243 

222 

250 

278 

229

202 

189 

176 

163 

159

159 

671 

1,430 

1,240 

707

474 

444 

489 

489 

444

384 

292 

243 

215 

196 

182

Aug.

170 

154 

149 

140 

133

126 

119 

124 

155 

189

459 

564 

459 

429 

474

444 

a430 

g362 

292 

250

236 

236 

250 

299 

271

222 

202 

176 

158 

144 

137

Sept.

128 

122 

115 

111 

110

107 

105 

107 

131 

170

215 

182 

159 

176 

189

236 

229 

196 

222 

208

202 

182 

163 

145 

132

120 

112 

108 

103 

99

Per sqt are Runoff in 

mile inches

0.507 0.59 

1.00 1.12 

.730 .84

2.01 27.33

3.61 4.16 

1.59 1.66 

3.61 4.16 

5.89 6.57 

2.25 2.60 

1.31 1.46 

.796 .92 

. 530 . 61 

.315 .35

1.84 25.04

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of adjacent record, 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings and recorded range in stage.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 393

Coneeuh River near Andalusia, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°16', long. 86°36', in NE£ sec. i; T. 3 N., R. 

14 E., at Simmons Bridge on State Highway 83, ?| miles' southwest of Andalusia. Datum 

of gage is 106.77 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,300 square miles.

Kecprds available- August 1904 to December 1919 (published as Coneeuh River at Beck), 

September 1929 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 33 years; 1,969 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16'.800 second-feet Apr. 6 (gag? height, 30.5 

feet); minimum, 92 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.16 feet); minimum 

daily, 215 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 27.

19041-19. 1929-47: Maximum discharge, 36,200 second-feet Aug. 20, 1939 (gage height, 

38.50 feet); minimum, 40 second-feet (regulated) Nov. 3, 1941; minimum daily, 47 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 26, Nov. 9, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 47.64 feet Mar. 15, 1929 (discharge, 154,000 second-feet, by 

slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by hydroelectric plants and by Gantt Reservoir 

(usaoie capacity, 12,100 acre-feet, revised) on Coneeuh River at Bantt, and by Point 

A Reservoir (usable capacity, 2,300 acre-feet) on Coneeuh River, half a mile below 

Patsaliga Creek.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

152

264

394

549

4.0

7.0

10.0

15.0

910

2,110

3,350

5,700

20.0

25.0

28.0

30.0

8,270

11,300

13,800

16,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,790

1,630

1,590

1,270

1,150

f339

f718

1,230

1,150

1,110

1,190

1,390

f339

fa,, 110

1,190

1,150

1,070

1,070

950

f247

f660

990

990

990

1,030

720

f215

670

1,190

1,150

1,150

Nov.

990

774

243

626

990

950

1,030

1,030

756

239

1,070

1,190

1,070

1,350

1,350

1,070

665

1,?30

1,390

1,550

2,680

2,310

2,720

2,310

2,680

3,310

4,400

3,660

2, £70

2,190

-

Dec.

1,430

2,230

2,390

1,830

1,790

2,190

1,470

582

1,070

1,470

1,310

1,390

1,390

1,270

478

1,310

1,350

1,350

1,390

1,430

1,430

910

850

1,150

1,110

1,03

1,150

1,230

633

910

1,470

Month

October. ...............

No vembe r

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April ..................

May....................

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1946-47 . .

Jan.

1,

2,

3,

3,

5,

3,

3,

3,

3,

670

270

760

350

070

800

050

180

260

3,010

3,050

3,

3,

6,

620

940

690

6,840

7,310

7,

5,

8,

6,

050

800

610

640

5,160

5,

4,

3,

350

500

980

3,760

6,090

3,

3,

2,

3,

140

220

S40

310

5,940

Secondfoot-days

31,438

48,093

40,993

1,094,551

139,560

61,520

154,210

231,130

119,700

76,660

54,638

30,975

21,119

1,010,036

Feb.

3,850

5,070

3,530

2,640

2,600

2,680

2,760

2,070

1,830

2,070

2,190

2,350

1,790

1,870

1,790

1,510

1,230

1,710

1,710

1,990

1,790

1,750

1,630

1,510

1,710

2,110

2,030

1,750

_

-

Mar.

1,830

1,550

1,470

1,710

1,710

2,070

4,870

7,680

1O,5OO

8,110

5,410

5,070

7,840

9,240

8,830

9,410

6,590

4,030

5,260

6,340

6,590

5,310

4,830

3,940

2,720

3,050

2,970

2,680

2,350

4,550

5,700

Apr.

5,110

9,650

11,800

13,200

13,500

15,300

11,800

8,660

6,440

4,780

4,540

4,970

4,120

7,100

8,490

10,300

11,000

11,100

12,OOO

12,400

9,250

5,460

4,970

5,160

3,620

6,440

2,510

2,190

2,800

2,470

Observed

Maximum

Ir79o

4,400

2,390

17.200

8,610

5,070

10,500

15,300

11,100

5,360

4,210

1,630

1,070

15,300

Minimum

215

239

478

215

1,670

1,230

1,470

2,190

1,470

1,510

468

321

242

215

Mean

1,014

1,603

1,322

2,999

4,502

2 197

4^975

7,704

3,861

2,555

1 t -7ft« r DO

999

704

2,767

May

2,800

3,010

2,840

2,600

2,840

Z,93o

3,050

2,720

2,560

2,030

1,910

1,790

1,630

1,670

1,830

1,630

1,590

1,470

1,510

1,710

8,020

11,100

8,220

7,000

7,950

6,140

5,750

6,290

5,210

5,550

4,350

June

5,360

2,970

3,530

2,800

2,970

2,150

2,270

1,870

1,870

1,830

1,670

1,670

1,790

1,830

1,510

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,590

1,630

1,670

2,430

4,350

4,540

4,830

4,120

3,440

2,800

2,970

Change in

contents

(equivalent, 

second -feet)t

-67

+68

-157

-1

+130

-52

+16

-19

+124

-21

-117

+9

-108

-16

July

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

4

4

3

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

,180

,830

,990

,750

,510

720

990

,590

,510

,510

,310

,030

468

700

,230

,270

,270

,230

,350

,080

,210

,890

,140

,430

,510

,510

,430

,350

,230

,230

,190

Aug.

1,190

1,030

321

625

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

685

321

500

950

1,630

1,630

1,430

1,550

7OO

1,070

1,470

' 1,470

1,470

1,350

831

345

712

990

990

910

950

870

385

Sept.

579

870

910

870

831

685

360

710

1,070

870

774

910

793

458

535

870

793

793

950

720

338

484

738

756

831

812

582

242

352

633

-

Adjusted for change in

reservoir contents

Mean

947

1,671

1,165

2,998

4,632

2,145

4,991

7,685

3,985

2,534

1,646

1,008

596

2,751

Per square 

mile

0.728

1.29

.896

_____ 

2.31

3.56

1.65

3.84

5.91

3.07

1.95

1.27

.775

.458

2.12

Runoff in 

inches

0.84

1.44

1.03

13.30

4.10

1.72

4.43

6.59

3.54

2.18

1.46

.89

.51

28.73

t Change in contents in Qantt and Point A Reservoirs.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
394 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 

Conecuh River near Brooklyn, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°10', long. 86°48', in Wj sec. 6, T; 2 N., R. 13 

£., at bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 3 miles downstream from Sepulga River and 7 miles 

southwest of Brooklyn. Datum of gage is 76.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 2,400 square miles.

Records available.- May 1935 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 4,220 second-feet.

Extremes.-' Maximum discharge during year, 27,000 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 30.1 

I'eet); minimum daily, 510 -second-feet (regulated) Sept. 29.

1935-47: Maximum discharge, 60,700 second-feet Mar. 20, 1938 (gage height, 38.0 

feet); minimum daily, 255 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 27, 1941. 

Maximum stage known, about 41 feet Mar. 15, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow partly regulated by Gantt and Point A Reservoirs (see preceding page for monthly change in contents) and power plants.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.0

4.0

6.0 1

8.O 2

51O 10. O 4.14O

838 15. O 7,72O

69O 18. O 10,100

760 21.0 13,300

24.0 17,200

27.0 21,600

30.0 26,80O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5,060

3,580

3,16O

8,760

2,520

2,040

1,510

2,O90

2,140

2,040

2,140

2,880

2,140

1,690

2.29O

2,240

2.04O

1.94O

1,94O

1,600

1,060

1,640

1,74O

1,790

1,790

1,940

1,460

1,020

1,740

1,940

1,890

Nov.

1,740

1,690

1,330

891

1,460

1,600

1,600

2,190

1,990

1,420

1,370

2,290

2,19O

2,240

2,290

2,190

1,840

2,95O

2,880

3,16O

4,710

5,700

6,210

5,780

5,920

7,000

8,400

8,100

6,420

5,420

-

Dec.

4,710

4,550

4,710

4,140

3,160

3,650

3,090

2.4OO

1,940

2,580

2,520

2,460

2,580

2,520

2.O40

1,990

2,400

2,34O

2,34O

2,340"

2,460

 2,240

1,790

1,940

2,090

1,840

1,990

2,040

1,890

1,600

2,400

Jan.

3,720

4,£

7,£

7,£

20

40

40

9,020

9,930

7,£

7,8

7,E

40

OO

00

6,780

5,990

6,4

7,9

13,8

2O

OO

00

13,700

14,000

14,4

12,8

12,5

OO

00

00

13,90O

11,400

1O,6

10,0

8,4

00

00

70

7,800

7,940

8,1

5,9

5,2

5,4

00

90

80

eo

8,940

 Month

October ............ ..... . . November .........................

December .......... ...... .

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ................... ....

Water year 1946-47 ...... .....

Fsb.

8,170

7.5OO

7,500

5,70O

5,420

4,920

4,920

4,21O

3,86O

3,510

 4,000

3,86O

3,580

3,370

3,230

3,020

2,460

2,880

2,950

3,580

3,86O

3,580

3,510

3,160

3,230

3,510

3,370

3,090

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

65,810

102,971

80,540

2,289,351

278 , 740

115,950

306,810

441,780

215,790

13O.62O

45*976

33*421

1,897,710

Mar.

3,370

3,230

2,760

2,950

2,950

3.79O

9,17O

16, 1OO

17,300

19,200

17,200

13,300

12,800

17,100

16,500

16,400

15,700

11,100

10,200

11,600

11,100

10,3OO

8,63O

8,240

6,710

.1,990

5,63O

5,130

4,78O

6.28O

11,300

Apr.

10,

17,

21,

23,

25,

26,

26,

20,

14,

600

200

40O

400

500

600

?00

800

800

10,300

8,320

8,

8,

10,

940

470

90O

16,200

20,000

2O,

20,

2O,

600

SOO

ZOO

19,600

19,200

14,

10,

9,

300

200

320

7,940

,940

t

',

Maximum

5,O60

8,400

4,71O

29.4OO

14.4OO

8,170

19,2OO

26.6OO

15,400

8 240

5)780

2,4OO

1,640

26.6OO

560

920

320

350

May

5.2OO

5,700

6,350

5,850

5,850

5,850

5,780

5.20O

4,420

3,930

3,440

3,230

2,880

2,820

4,140

3,860

3,580

3,O2O

2,760

3,090

11,200

15,400

15.OOO

12,100

11,20O

12,300

11,000

10,800

10,300

1O,60O

8,940

Minimum

1,020

891

1,600

891

3,720

2.46O

2,760

4,850

2,760

2,290

982

702

510

510

Jnne

8,240

7,070

6,420

5,350

4,920

4,280

3,650

3,580

3,230

3,160

2,820

2,700

-3,090

3,300

2,820

2,460

2.46O

2,400

2,290

2,340

2,700

2,380

5,130

6,350

7,OOO

7,360

6,930

6,060

5,130

4, 500

-

Mean

2,123

3,43?

2,598

6,272

8, 992

4,141

9 >897

14,730

6 , 961

4 354

2*558

1 ,483

1,114

5,199

July

5,130

3,860

2,700

2,820

2,290

1,890

1,330

2,090

2,090

2.O4O

1,890

1,790

1,420

982

1,510

1,840

1,790

1,790

2,140

4,350

5,780

5,420

5,200

3,860

2,460

2.O40

1,990

1,790

1,690

1,690

1,640

Aug.

1,550

1,

1,

550

190

7 O2

1,280

1,460

1,

1,

1,

460

510

420

1,020

945

1,

1,

2,

570

740

too

2,040

1,940

2,

1,

1,

D4O

280

390

2,140

2,09O

1,

1,

1,

J40

340

L50

769

1,280

1,

1,1,'

1,'

>80

!80

>80

>80

1,060

Per square 

mil*

O.885

1.43

1.08

2.61

3.75

1.73

4.12

6.14

2 90

1 * 61

1.07

.618

.464

2.17

Sept.

686

982

1,150

1,190

1,150

1,100

909

620

1,550

1,510

1,330

1,240

1,420

1,510

820

1,190

1,240

1,190

1,370

1,640

1,240

718

1,020

1,100

1,150

1,150

1,060

873

510

803

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.02

1.60

1.25

35.48

4.32

1.80

4.75

6.85

3.34

2.02

1.23

.71

.52

29.41
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 395

Patsaliga Creek at Luverne, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°44', long. 86°17>, In SW£ sec. 29, T. 9 N., R. 18 

& at bridge on State Highways 9 and 10, 1 mile northwest of Luverne and 3 miles 

downstream from Pond Creek. Datum of gage is 267.53 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 250 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,560 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 12.9 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 45 second-feet Sept. 30 

(gage height, 2.08 feet).

1943-47; Maximum discharge, 13,100 second-feet Mar. 24, 1944 (gage height. 15.55 

feet); minimum observed, 27 second feet June 28, 1945 (gage height, 1.67 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.0 40 4.0 165 8.0

2.5 65 5.0 260 9.0

3.0 95 6.0 376 10.0

3.5 127 7.0 515 10.5

680 11.0 2,120

888 11.5 2,800

1,250 12 .O 3,640

1,600 12.6 4,860

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

157

141

134

120

120

113

107

107

101

101

120

149

149

141

127

113

107

107

107

101

101

95

101

107

220

260

201

174

149

134

120

Nov.

113

113

107

107

107

107

107

210

230

192

210

210

230

240

230

149

235

376

389

415

817

1,310

1,200

1,030

864

561

443

402

457

561

-

Dec.

577

457

339

282

250

240

230

220

210

210

201

fclO

230

230

220

210

201

192

192

183

183

174

174

174

165

165

157

157

165

183

293

Jan.

415

443

644

841

1,070

1,110

1,000

864

699

627

699

680

718

864

970

1,370

1,440

1,060

819

841

841

737

1,000

960

662

644

443

389

363

376

376

Month

October ..........................

November. ........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

429

662

798

627

415

339

315

304

282

260

250

240

240

230

230

230

220

220

210

293

327

389

471

429

315

240

220

220

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,084

11,722

7,074

204,572

23,965

9,405

26,019

40,894

17 447

10^578

11,793

6,147

2,588

171,716

Mar.

240

250

250

230

240

485

757

1,150

2,460

2,370

1,440

913

864

913

1,590

2,240

1,400

888

737

627

662

757

757

644

500

443

415

363

327

530

577

Apr.

2,

4,

3,

1,

662

240

S60

640

750

1,150

819

S62

577

515

515

1,

561

510

530

3,120

4,220

3,

2,

1,

290

570

520

1,070

819

(

380

544

>93

515

457

4

:

Maximum

260

1,310

577

6,300

1 *798 440

3,460

4,860

1,310

888

2,120

443

174

4,860

US

576

551

563

-

May

485

593

718

888

888

644

402

304

260

230

210

192

192

183

220

201

183

165

157

201

1,040

1,070

1,200

1,310

1,150

841

888

864

662

561

545

MinlBun

95

107

157

89

363

210

230

351

157

134

77

74

45

45

June

545

530

376

260

230

210

192

174

165

149

149

149

183

220

260

376

271

157

134

149

250

363

457

515

662

819

888

841

577

327

-

Mean

132

391

228

560

773

336

839

1,363

563

353

380

198

86.3

470

July

220

183

149

141

127

113

107

127

127

120

107

95

89

83

77

127

1,160

1,370

2,000

2,120

904

545

443

293

201

157

141

127

120

113

107

Aug.

101

95

83

77

74

74

74

77

97

293

315

327

115

376

315

363

143

115

551

240

183

1:

L57

L57

L65

165

134

]

]

]

Par square 

mile

0.528

1.56

.912

2.24

3.09

1.34

3.36

5.45

2.25

1.41

1.52

.792

 .345

1.88

34

L49

20

95

83

Sept.

74

68

65

60

60

58

55

58

83

174

157

107

89

141

134

149

120

95

95

89

83

89

83

74

68

62

55

50

48

45

"Runoff in 

inches

0.61

1.74

1.05

30.43

3.57

1.40

3.87

6.08

2.60

1.57

1.75

.91

.38

25.53
396 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Sepulga River near McKenzie, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°27', long. 86°47', in SE£ sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 

13 K., at Watt Bridge on U. S. Highway 31, three-eighths of a mile upstream from Old 

Town Creek,- 2f miles upstream from Plney Woods Creek, s| miles downstream from Persimmon Creek, and 7 miles southwest of McKenzie. Datum of gage is 155.96 feet above 

mean sea level, unadjusted (levels by corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 470 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 753 second-feet.

Extremes.'- Maximum discharge during year, 9,470 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 16.54 

reet); minimum, S6 second-feet Sept. 8.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 28,100 second-feet Mar. 17, 1938 (gage height, 24.5 

feet, from floodmark); minimum, 17 second-feet Oct. 16 to Nov. 7, 1938.

Maximum stage known, about 33 feet in March 19S9, from information by local residents .

Remarks.- Records good except those below 300 second-feet and those for periods of backwater from tributary inflow, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of backwater

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 23 to Sept. 30)

2.9 29 3.7 169 5.0

3.0 40 4.0 259 6.0

3.2 68 4.3 373 7.O

740 11.0 5,460

1,410 13.0 6,750

2,240 15.0 8,180

3.4 102 4.6 514 9.0 3,950 16.0 9,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

639

479

395

340

302

270

246

223

208

193

208

220

309

328

309

256

202

182

169

159

154

146

144

140

137

137

137

140

144

144

137

Nov.

129

126

122

120

116

114

155

162

144

162

246

290

332

287

246

182

254

276

525

535

960

1,730

1,900

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,300

1,650

1,690

1,380

-

Dec.

1,160

1,000

740

556

474

426

395

369

348

328

313

313

324

340

332

317

284

262

249

246

239

242

239

236

217

208

205

199

205

226

336

Jan.

693

1,450

2,160

2,770

2,770

2,590

2,280

1,980

1,770

1,380

1,100

1,130

01,500

2,590

3,460

3,790

3,030

2,510

2,200

2,200

2,590

2,770

2,070

1,690

1,450

1,130

900

782

698

C680

1,000

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946 47 ............

Feb.

1,610

1,240

1,030

960

716

578

535

509

434

450

413

386

373

369

361

348

332

317

309

395

567

710

589

509

386

332

305

305

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,197

19,603

11,328

477,525

59,113

15,428

56,013

77,084

30,861

11,495

3,668

2,367

1,556

295,713

Mar.

324

348

348

324

317

436

cl,600

03,400

5,320

5,460

3,370

2,280

2,070

2,680

3,540

3,370

2,420

1,980

1,900

2,070

1,900

1,490

1,240

1,060

900

800

692

589

525

1,060

2,200

Apr.

02,900

c4,<

1,1

9,C

)00

980

)00

6,270

3,120

2,] 1,"

1,2

60

70

40

1,060

1,030

1,2

l.E

2.2

00

60

80

2,860

3,540

4,3

4,C

2,8

10

30

60

2,160

1,980

1,9

1,4

1,2

40

50

00

1,030

814

6

6

5

5

Maximum

639

1,900

1,160

18,500

3,790

1,610

5,460

9,000

2,590

1,160

284

188

149

9,000

80

00

51

09

May

657

1,490

1,570

1,200

1,000

900

628

525

455

386

324

287

259

252

c600

1,000

535

369

294

290

0800

1,900

1,940

1,240

1,300

2,070

2,590

2,330

1,330

1,130

1,240

Minimum

137

114

199

104

680

305

317

509

252

131

65

39

27

27

June

1,160

930

622

455

382

352

298

259

233

217

191

182

217

182

164

166

164

144

131

166

191

C570

794

484

499

484

556

489

436

377

Mean

232

653

365

1,308

1,907

551

1,807

2,569

996

383

118

76.4

51.9

810

July Aug.

284

196

164

144

129

118

108

106

98

95

108

110

95

89

84

82

82

88

95 1

79

74

64

54

48

45

46

45

56

78

91

70

98

97

88

95

82

79

88

146 142

226 131

205

152

108

91

82

74

70

95

79

65

Per sqnsre

0.494

1.39

.777

2.78

4.06

1.17

3.84

5.47

2.12

.815

.251

.163

.110

1.72

93

88

78

79

56

49

46

45

44

39

Sept.

36

32

32

40

31

27

27

37

81

68

64

62

149

89

74

68

52

48

65

78

59

52

46

41

39

37

34

32

29

27

Runoff in 

inchss

0.57

1.55

.90

37.79

4.68

1.22

4.43

6.10

2.44

.91

.29

.19

.12

23.40

c Backwater from tributary inflowj discharge computed on basis of recorder graph adjusted for backwater effect.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 397

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°29', long. 86°39", in \| sec. 21, T. 6 N., R. 

14^., at bridge on State Highway 55, l£ miles upstream from Louisville & Nashville 

Railroad bridge, 2 miles southeast of Thad, 3 miles upstream from Heedy Creek, and 

5? miles southeast of McKenzie. Datum of gage is 172.58 feet above mean'sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 296 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 504 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,220 second-feet Apr. 5 (gag? height, 18.46 

feet); minimum daily, 55 second-feet Sept. 30.

1937-47; Maximum discharge, 14,400 second-feet Mar. 18, 1938 (gage height, 26.06 

feet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet (result of unusual regulation) Oct. 11, 1938 (gage

hftlffhh. 1 fifi foo-h^. minimum Ha-llir 99 aa/i^yiH- faa4- I-no mil Q f or) ^ Qar^f

____,, ... . . , ^ . ^«'-\jllu-i G^u \ I l^ki Lti o WI lillU&Llcli- lG£,UJ.dl*,HJU/ U^ b . J..L , J.C7OC

height, 1.66 feet); minimum daily, 22 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 88, Oct. 187 1938. 

Maximum stage known , about 30 feet in March 1929, from informatio" by IOCE

dents. ocal resiRemarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuaion and occasional regulation caused by small 

mill 200 feet above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25 Nov.' fee to Sept. 30

3.5 122 8.0 707 2.5 46

4.0 169 10.0 1,050 3.0 86

5.0 279 12.0 1,460 4.O 175

6.0 407 14.0 1,970 5.0 282

6.0 407 14.0 2,070

8.0 713 16.0 2,9

10.0 1,080 18.0 3,9

12.0 1,480

oo

50

Discharge, in second-feet, water- year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

508

285

244

216

194

179

169

159

154

144

179

179

179

206

222

189

164

154

144

140

136

136

131

126

136

154

159

206

211

174

154

Nov.

144

144

140

136

131

126

184

238

206

228

297

285

291

328

303

228

337

449

553

553

838

960

1,010

1,290

1,760

1,670

1,320

891

747

713

-

Dec.

782

764

614

477

407

368

342

330

318

306

300

306

306

306

318

330

306

276

260

271

266

260

254

254

244

232

227

227

232

254

300

Jan.

421

662

1,080

1,220

1,440

1,460

1,480

1,340

1,040

836

713

730

1,060

1,520

1,580

1,510

1,460

1,560

1,440

l,lfO

1,040

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,020

764

598

537

507

614

614

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Ifav May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

582

646

836

891

646

477

421

407

394

381

368

342

330

330

330

318

306

306

300

342

394

407

449

492

449

342

306

300

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,731

16.50C

10,437

275,391

32,556

12,092

35,049

46,168

19,752

12,036

7.71/

3,840

2,491

204,369

Mar.

318

330

330

318

318

477

1,340

2,380

2,260

2,180

2,220

1,970

1,640

1,610

1,640

1,560

1,520

1,560

1,440

1,140

1,020

891

854

854

730

598

552

522

477

800

1,200

Apr.

1,420

3,E

3,2

3,£

60

50

20

3,890

2,590

M

1,]

£

70

60

54

782

836

£e

1,2

OO

36

80

1,870

2,380

2,2

2,1

1,9

60

40

70

1,740

1,380

l.C

8

7

OO

00

47

696

582

5

4

4

4

Maximum

508

1,760

782

9,320

1,580

891

2,380

3,890

1,120

948

1,000

271

180

3,890

22

77

35

21

-

May

477

598

730

929

1,060

910

567

421

368

330

288

260

244

266

330

294

306

294

244

260

1,020

1,120

1,100

1,020

910

713

747

910

1,120

1,080

836

Minimum

126

126

227

122

421

300

318

421

Z*«

146

98

66

55

55

June

679

492

381

318

306

282

249

227

232

210

190

200

249

260

238

222

195

155

146

232

210

352

492

582

818

948

910

696

74-7

818

-

Mean

185

550

337

754

1,050

432

1,131

1,539

637

401

249

124

83.0

560

July

507

282

222

195

170

146

143

137

132

146

137

119

109

100

98

103

119

150

435

679

891

1,000

522

244

180

150

137

124

117

115

105

Aug.

84

92

88

85

81

94

JO

66

84

104

101

1

z

2

95

71

27

175

Z

2

1

1

32

16

80

70

137

119

1

1

1

P^' square 

mile

0.625

1.86

1.14

2.55

3.55

1.46

3.82

5.20

2.15

l!35

 841

.419

.280

1.89

28

04

94

86

95

92

80

80

76

Sept.

71

66

64

63

60

56

57

78

84

67

91

180

175

128

110

107

90

82

89

86

7S

77

76

76

76

70

64

61

56

55

Runoff in 

inchem

0.72

2.07

1.31

34.61

4.09

1* 52

4i40

5.80

2.48

1.51

.97

.48

.31

25.66
398 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 

Murder Creek near Evergreen, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°25', long. 87°00>, in NW£ sec. 8, T. 5 N., R. 

11 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 1 mile upstream from Louisville & Nashville 

Railroad bridge and 2| miles southwest of Evergreen. Datum of gage is 178.29 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 169 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 305 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,180 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 11.0 

reet); minimum, 107 Second-feet Sept. 7, 8 (gage height, 3.95 feet).

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Mar. 16, 1938 (gage height, 16.65 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 5,000" second-feet on basis of records for Sepulga River near McKenzie; minimum, 63 second-feet 

Oct. 31, 1941 (gage height, 3.30 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 23 to Aug. 18)

3.9 103 7.5 545 10.0 1,850 

4.4 14«? 8.0 660 10.5 2.45O 

5.0 203 8.5 800 11.0 3,180 

6.0 320 9.0 1,020 

7.0 460 9.5 1,360

Discharge, in eeoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Da;

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

314 

302 

272 

260 

254

242 

236 

225 

225 

220

225 

296 

314 

290 

242

225 

220 

214 

214 

208

208 

203 

203 

208 

214

225

230 

220 

214 

214 

208

Nov.

203 

208 

203 

208 

203

203 

230 

308 

296 

260

290 

348 

390 

272 

225

214 

248 

348 

376 

348

507 

770 

527 

348 

290

284 

348 

432 

492 

355

Dec.

296 

278 

254 

248 

242

242 

242

236 

230 

230

230 

254 

284 

266 

242

230 

225 

225 

220 

236

260 

254 

225 

220 

214

208 

214 

230 

214 

214 

290

Jan.

376 

432 

604 

635 

545

460 

376 

355 

348 

348

308 

390 

570 

1,210 

970

685 

545 

476 

446 

565

710 

585 

432 

376 

376

362 

355 

334 

327 

355 

376

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

We

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary . .

h.. ..........................

1. ...................... . .. .

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- J

1,36O sec, -ft.; Apr. 

1,450 sec. -ft.

Feb.

492 

432 

327 

308 

296

284 

302 

290 

278 

26S

266 

266 

266 

266 

260

254 

248 

242 

248 

314

390 

362 

284 

266 

242

236

236 

254

Secondfoot days

7,345 

9,734 

7,453

170,006

15,232 

8,175 

17,541 

22,112 

15,383 

9,726 

5,896 

5,454 

4,421

129,072

Mar.

284 

278 

248 

236 

242

390 

1,160 

1,740 

970 

635

460 

404 

530 

1,280 

920

585 

446 

404 

527 

685

565 

432 

376 

418 

404

348 

320 

314 

314 

546 

1,080

Apr.

923 

2,690 

1,780 

880 

660

565 

527 

527 

492 

460

460 

635 

610 

710 

1,080

1,540 

1,140 

740 

56o 

527

635 

660 

527 

460 

432

418 

390 

362 

362 

355

Maximum

314 

770 

296

4,530

1,210 

492 

1,740 

2,690 

1,210 

710 

302 

308 

302

2,690

May

376 

608 

660 

460 

348

327 

355 

376 

334 

290

272 

260 

254 

260 

432

908 

492 

g308 

g260 

g266

g685 

1,080 

584 

404 

672

1,210 

800 

635 

527 

880 

660

Minimum

203 

203 

208

158

308 

236 

236 

355 

254 

192 

153 

119 

107

107

June

460 

390 

376 

376 

314

296 

278 

266 

260 

278

266 

260 

290 

278 

242

214 

203 

198 

192 

230

302 

376 

710 

460 

418

376 

376 

432 

355 

254

Mean

237 

324 

240

466

491 

292 

566 

737 

516 

324 

190 

176 

147

354

July

230 

214 

198 

192 

182

182 

182 

182 

182 

177

167 

167 

167 

162 

162

167 

214 

260 

284 

302

254 

192 

177 

167 

158

153 

158 

167 

162 

158 

177 -

Aug.

308 

192 

153 

144 

140

135 

187 

198 

162 

2O3

272 

236 

192

172 

177

177 

177 

158 

236 

272

225 

177 

148 

140 

131

123 

131 

123 

123 

123 

109

Per sque re 

mile

1.40 

1.9? 

1.4?

2.7T

2.91 

1.73 

3.31! 

4.3"! 

3.05 

1.9? 

1.12 

1.04 

-.870

2.09

Sept.

Ill 

111 

115 

123 

119

111 

107 

131 

272 

302

198 

158 

135 

140 

140

'135 

131 

131 

167 

236

214 

153 

140 

135 

127

123 

119 

115 

111 

111

Runoff in 

inches

1.62 

2.14 

1.64

37.41

3.35 

1.80 

3.86 

4.87 

3.52 

2.14 

1.30 

1.20 

.97

28.41

Bin. 14 (8 p.m.) 1,360 sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (5 a.m.) 2,090 sec. -ft.; Ha-. 14 (3 p.m.) 

2 (4 p.m.) 3,180 sec. -ft.; Apr. 16 (5 a.m.) 1.64O sec. -ft.; May 26 (2 a.m.)

g Computed from graph based on partial record and gage reading.
PERDIDO RIVER BASIN 399

Perdido River- at Barrineau Park, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°41' , long. 87°27', in sec. 15, T. 2 N., R. 32 W., at bridge 

on state Highway 227, half a mile southwest of Barrineau Park. Datum of gage is 26.11 

feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 370 square miles.

Records available.- June 1941 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 8,740 second-feet Mar. 9 (gage height, 

J.5 .ba feet) , from rating curve extended above 5,500 second-feet; minimum, 334 secondfeet Nov. 8-10; minimum gage height, 2.27 feet Nov. 10.

1941-47: Maximum discharge observed, 9,390 second-feet Mar. 24, 1944 (gage height, 

16.17 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,500 second-feet; minimum observed, 

242 second-feet June 12, 1941 (gage height, 1.85 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 5 to July 14)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14, 

June 26 to Sept. 20 Mar 15 to June

2.3 334 11.0 4,440 3.0 323 8.4

2.6 407 14.3 7,390 3.6 509 10.7

7.0 2,010 15.4 8,530 4.7 923 13.4

9.0 3,000

25 Sept. 21-30

2,610 3.4 617 10.2 3,820

4,200 5.6 1,410 13.

6,500 8.2 2,500 13.

3 6,690

9 6,990

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

837'

764

691

654

654

654

618

545

545

545

545

545

545

545

508

508

508

472

472

472

472

438

438

472

508

508

472

472

472

438

438

Nov.

438

438

438

407

380

356

356

334

334

334

407

472

618

654

545

472

438

407

545

654

691

654

581

508

472

438

581

800

910

800

-

Dec.

691

618

545

472

472

438

438

438

438

438

438

472

618

764

837

764

581

472

407

407

407

438

545

545

472

438

438

407

407

472

654

Jan.

837

1,090

1,240

1,490

1,570

1,350

1,020

873

837

1,060

1,380

1,820

2,370

a, 940

2,880

3,060

3, 880

2,570

2,140

1,890

1,780

1,640

1,570

1,420

1,490

1,240

300

691

618

545

473

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......... ..................

April ............................

Hay

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 . ............

Feb.

691

800

764

691

618

545

508

472

472

472

472

472

472

472

472

472

472

438

438

1,170

1,280

1,060

800

691

618

508

508

581

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

16,755

15,462

15,971

382,106

47,563

17,429

74,202

63,530

41,780

17,219

11,973

25.E30

58,639

404,753

Mar.

910

873

727

618

618

946

5,780

8,420

8,530

6,220

2,720

1,310

3,380

5,530

4,360

2 ',980

2,400

2,030

1,850

1,670

1,630

1,490

1,310

1,140

1,050

882

688

579

509

802

2,360

Apr.

2,300

4,

4,

4,

380

850

850

2,670

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

3,

6,

5,

3,

Z,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

837

910

837

6,990

3,060

1,280

8,530

6,500

3,320

1,720

508

1,570

7,900

8,530

540

310

090

802

579

651

310

050

540

820

500

870

670

210

850

580

400

270

090

965

802

763

688

651

579

-

May

544

579

579

509

509

615

882

1,490

1,940

1,490

882

763

651

509

579

688

544

509

475

763

2,850

3,320

2,790

1,940

1,760

2,730

1,940

2,210

2,500

?. , 300

1,940

Minimum

438

334

407

270

472

438

509

578 '475

336

356

356

356

334

June

1,720

1,310

1,220

725

735

651

651

615

544

475

410

394

364

364

350

350

350

336

336

336

379

442

410

364

544

800

691

545

438

380

-

Msan

540

515

515

1,047

1,534

622

2,394

2,084

1,348

574

386

814

1,955

1,109

July

356

356

356

356

356

356

356

438

407

380

356

380

380

407

a458

508

438

407

407

407

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

356

356

356

Aug.

356

356

556

556

356

545

472

407

910

727

654

1,

1,

1,

390

BOO

130

1,130

1,060

1,

1,

983

D60

280

1,530

1,570

1,

1,

1,

420

380

D90

983

837

545

407

380

380

380

Per square 

mile

1.46

1.39

1.39

2.83

4.15

1.68

6.47

5.63

3,64

1.55

1.04

2.20

5.28

3.00

Sept.

356

356

356

356

356

356

356

1,280

2,630

2,940

2,010

,460

,280

,930

,280

,490

,460

,280

,860

,900

,990

,360

,390

,730

,090

1,570

1,030

859

721

617

-

Runoff in 

inches .

1.68

1.55

1.61

38.42

4.78

1.75

7.46

6.29

4.20

1.73

1.20

2 . 54

5^89

40.68

s-helght record; discharge Interpolated.
400 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Cartecay River near Ellijay, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°41', long. 84°27', adjacent to State Highway 43, 

tnree-quarters of a mile downstream from Owltown Creek, 2 miles southeast of Ellijan 

Gilmer County, and 2 miles upstream from confluence with Ellijay River. Datum of gage 

is 1,255.39 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 

(Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 135 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1947. July 1904 to December 1905, May to Novemoer iyuv ana December 1918 to June 1921 at site 8 miles upstream.

Average diacharge.- 10 years (1937-47), 256 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,940 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 7.46 

 I'eet); minimum daily, 81 second-feet Sept. 28, 29, 30.

1937-47; Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Apr. 8, 1938 (gage height, 13.0

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 64 second-feet Oct. 26,

1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmills above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 9 to Dec. 13, 

May 23 to Sept. 30)

1.2 78 2.2 350 4.0 1,570

1.5 132 2.6 550 5.O 2,550

1.7 175 3.0 790 6.0 3,750

1.9 234 3.5 1,150

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

144

138

132

134

132

130

130

251

286

175

157

183

166

152

146

144

142

140

144

136

136

136

134

136

142

175

142

138

136

134

134.

Nov.

132

132

132

136

130

128

252

230

148

136

227

185

154

144

138

132

174

188

157

148

146

148

142

134

134

146

204

157

146

142

-

Dec.

13S

132

132

128

128

126

12S

124

124

124

124

130

170

142

132

134

132

166

144

252

300

221

183

166

157

150

146

154

218

208

196

Month

Jan,

555

608

436

346

300

266

252

308

256

231

221

346

293

308

771

1,040

322

613

940

3,680

1,190

753

607

518

472

466

406

373

350

490

456

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ..........................

March .....'.......................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

382

342

325

333

308

300

333

297

278

263

263

259

256

252

252

245

241

234

252

505

411

329

304

285

27O

259

252

252

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,705

4,702

4,907

149,224

18,673

8j 282

10,134

11,152

9 , 616

7 y 818

5,564

4,159

3,020

92,732

Mar.

270

266

245

241

245

346

333

753

487

391

350

321

329

368

329

308

300

289

321

321

300

289

278

359

325

300

293

325

289

285

278

Apr.

270

278

266

270

2S1

278

263

256

293

266

333

350

308

661

637

822

625

487

431

401

391

364

342

337

333

325

312

304

300

368

-

Maximum

286

252

300

4,300

3,680

505

753

822

488

396

270

186

138

3,680

May

416

359

333

321

337

304

293

285

278

270

266

263

259

270

270

256

245

241

241

270

488

446

329

308

378

350

308

289

325

.555

285

Minimum

130

128

124

124

221

234

241

256

241

211

138

109

81

81

June

270

285

396

289

270

263

252

245

238

231

227

238

256

337

256

234

221

214

211

218

266

387

289

238

231

263

241

304

234

214

Mean

152

157

158

409

602

296

327

372

310

261

179

134

101

254

July

204

196

191

188

183

204

211

188

130

178

173

170

168

166

170

227

270

221

214

185

175

164

159

157

152

150

148

146

146

142

138

Aug.

134

134

138

132

130

121

136

132

138

128

130

136

152

150

140

144

134

186

152

128

124

122

138

152

136

124

132

117

113

117

109

Sept.

108

106

104

99

99

99

95

97

109

122

138

121

108

104

115

119

106

97

95

99

95

95

92

92

92

86

85

81

81

81

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1.13 1.30

1.16 1.29

1.17 1.35

3.03 41.10

4.46 5.14

2 . 19 2 28

2.42 2.79

2 76 S.^S

2 [30 2.65

1 93 2 15

1^33 l!53

 993 1»14

.748 .83

1.88 25.53
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 401

Coosawattee River near Ellijay, Ga.

LocHijgn.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°41', long. 84°31', half a mile downsfrerri from 

state Highway 5, 2 miles southwest of Ellijay, Gilmer County, and 2£ miles downstream 

from confluence of Cartecay and Ellijay Rivers. Datum of gage is 1,216.04 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 238 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 14.3 

reet); minimum daily, 120 second-feet Sept. 30.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Feb. 10, 1946, Jan. 20, 1947 (gage 

height, 14.3 feet); minimum, 101 second-feet on several days in October 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Some minor regulation from gristmills upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

234

226

217

217

213

209

205

390

460

295

259

304

281

250

238

226

226

226

230

217

213

213

209

209

238

314

238

230

221

217

217

Nov.

213

213

213

217

209

209

286

415

277

250

455

380

304

272

250

238

323

351

281

264

259

272

250

238

234

250

366

281

259

246

-

Dec.

246

234

226

226

217

217

217

213

213

213

213

226

309

242

230

221

221

299

255

475

625

445

366

328

304

286

272

295

485

450

410

Jan.

1,030

1,180

859

685

601

540

502

595

512

465

445

873

679

655

2,250

2,400

2,000

1,490

1,960

8,790

2,760

1,700

1,380

1,180

1,020

985

894

832

786

915

915

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ... .........................

July . . .

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

767

715

679

697

649

631

673

619

590

562

546

540

534

529

524

512

502

496

540

934

786

631

578

540

512

490

480

475

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,64

8,27*

9,17

253,94

41.87S

16,73]

19,41'

21,00.

16,93(

13,30'

9,99

6.55C

4,75]

175, 65£

Mar.

518

507

475

460

470

703

661

1,380

950

774

685

631

631

697

625

595

573

556

613

619

573

551

534

673

613

573

562

601

551

540

518

Apr.

513

518

502

507

524

518

490

490

556

507

619

649

584

1,310

1,260

1,620

1,180

915

800

741

722

667

637

613

607

590

573

568

556

667

Maximum

> 460

> 455

) 625

' 8,740

i 8,790

L 934

' 1,380

5 1,620

> 832

I 685

1 460

i 258

i 209

i 8,790

May

709

631

595

584

607

556

540

524

512

502

496

485

485

512

507

480

475

4fi5

460

524

793

832

546

507

601

556

490

460

518

529

455

Minimum

205

209

213

205

445

475

460

490

455

356

217

175

120

180

June

435

465

685

480

445

430

415

400

395

385

375

390

415

529

465

385

371

361

356

361

430

673

490

410

400

470

485

578

430

395

Msan

246

276

296

696

1,351

598

626

70C

546

443

322

211

158

481

July

380

361

351

351

342

375

390

351

332 328-

318

314

309

299

337

460

460

395

395

328

309

286

272

268

259

250

246

242

242

230

217

Aug.

213

209

217

205

194

190

217

246

242

205

201

234

250

234

209

217

201

258

230

197

194

186

194

238

230

205

209

190

178

182

175

Pe- square 

mile

1.03

1.16

1.24

2.92

5.68

2.51

2.63

2.94

2.29

1.86

1.35

.887

.664

2.02

Sept.

171

167

167

156

150

150

146

160

175

190

205

194

167

160

209

209

167

160

156

153

150

142

139

142

139

132

126

126

123

120

Runoff in 

inches

1.19

1.29

1.43

39.67

6.55

2.61

3.03

3.28

2.64

2.08

1.56

1.02

.74

27.42
402 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°35", long. 84°52', at county bridge at Pine

Chapel, Gordon County, 4 miles downstream from Sallacoa Creek, 5 miles e?st of Resaca, 

and 6 miles upstream from confluence with Conasauga River. Auxiliary water-stage^ recorder at county bridge 2 miles upstream. Datum of each gage is 616.16 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Drainage area.- 856 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum dally discharge during year, 19,400 second-feet Jail. 21; minimum daily, 

 H7H second-feet Sept. 30.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 29,100 second-feet Feb. 11, 1946 (gage height, 29.6 

feet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 220 secondfeet Oct. 26, 1941.

Flood of Apr. 8, 1938, reached a stage of 30.0 feet, from gage reading.

Remarks.- Records good except those for p.eriods of no gage-height record an<? those above 

13.0UO second-feet, which are fair. Discharge for periods of backwater from. Conasauga 

River computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a 

factor. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above ftation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

545 

500 

485 

470 

470

455 

455 

800 

1,280 

770

605 

605 

710 

590 

541

5U 

511 

496 

511 

496

481 

481 

481 

481 

571

990 

666 

556 

526 

526 

511

Nov.

496 

496 

 496 

496 

496

481 

496 

955 

765 

602

1,020 

1,230 

856 

691 

618

586 

765 

1,170 

850 

698

650 

650 

634 

586 

571

586 

1,130 

868 

698 

650

Dec.

618 

586 

556 

541 

541

526 

526 

511 

511 

496

496 

496 

586 

634 

541

511 

511 

571 

650 

1,230

2,450 

1,499 

1,070 

850 

748

698 

650 

650 

1,250 

1,570 

1,170

Jan.

2,660 

5,060 

3,630 

2,470 

1,820

1,580 

1,350 

1,980 

1,660 

1,350

1,210 

4,110 

2,720 

2,500 

6,220

9,380 

10,700 

9,400 

8,700 

15,000

19,400 

11,900 

7,900 

4,550 

2,850

2,180 

2,080 

2,000 

1,920 

1,940 

2,840

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber. ...................

mber .........................

mber .................... ...

lendar year 1946 

ary

h. ...........................

1 .......................

st ...........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Note.- No gage-height record at

Feb.

2,100 

1,940 

1,680 

1,500 

1,500

1,430 

1,420 

1,400 

1,360 

1,300

1,240 

1,190 

1,190 

1,170 

1,170

1,170 

1,130 

1,100 

1,130 

3,170

4,550 

2,520 

1,930 

1,650 

1,490

1,370 

1,290 

1,250

Secondfoot-days

18,076 

21,286 

24,234

747,421

153, 06C 

45.34C 

63,93C 

69.56C 

44.54C 

30.90C 

21,415 

16,187 

10,79E

519,323

Mar.

1,370 

1,450 

1,290 

1,210 

1,250

2,000 

2,350 

5,840 

6,390 

3,200

2,350 

1,960 

1,860 

2,260 

2,040

1,820 

1,690 

1,610 

1,690 

2,130

1,730 

1,610 

1,490 

2,040 

2,040

1,690 

1,570 

1,610 

1,530 

1,450 

1,410

Apr.

1,330 

1,330 

1,330 

1,290 

1,410

1,410 

1,370 

1,290 

1,690 

1,570

1,860 

2,750 

1,950 

4,300 

7,880

5,950 

5,950 

3,530 

2,600 

2,220

2,080 

1,950 

1,770 

1,690 

1,610

1,570 

1,490 

1,410 

1,370 

1,610

Maximum

1,280 

1,230 

2,450

23,000

19,400 

4,550 

6,390 

5,950 

3,500 

1,570 

1,060 

799 

586

19,400

May

2,750 

2,080 

1,650 

1,550 

1,530

1,410 

1,330 

1,290 

1,210 

1,210

1,170 

1,130 

1,130 

1,130 

1,170

1,100 

1,060 

1,020 

1,020 

1,100

1,530 

3,500 

1,770 

1,370 

1,450

1,530 

1,290 

1,170 

1,170 

1,570 

1,170

Minimum

455 

481 

496

455

1,210 

1,100 

1,210 

1,290 

850 

799 

496 

382 

272

272

June

1,060 

1,060 

1,450 

1,250 

1,060

1,020 

990 

955 

920 

920

885 

8S5 

920 

1,100 

1,060

920 

850 

816 

799 

850

885 

1,290 

1,570 

1,020 

920

955

1,060 

1,410 

1,100 

920

Mean

583 

710 

782

2,048

4,937 

1,619 

2,062 

2,319 

1,437 

1,050 

691 

522 

360

1,423

July

850 

799 

765 

748 

731.

748 

850 

782 

714 

682

650 

650 

634 

618 

602

782 

990 

1,060 

885 

782

666 

618 

586 

556 

556

526 

511 

511 

541 

526 

496

Aug.

485 

500 

560 

526

466

466 

799 

571 

634 

602

526 

526 

602 

602 

541

496 

496 

496 

765 

556

466 

438 

424 

481 

602

511 

452 

438 

396 

382 

382

Per square 

mile

0.681 

.829 

.914

2.39

5.77 

1.89 

2.41 

2.71 

1.68 

1.20 

.807 

.610 

.421

1.66

Sept.

368 

354 

351 

334 

329

321 

354 

438 

452 

424

424 

438 

410 

368 

351

586 

438 

368 

332 

326

323 

323- 

316 

316 

313

308 

298 

280 

280 

272

Runoff in 

inches

0.79 

.92 

1.05

32.47

6.65 

1.97 

2.78 

3.02 

3 .94 

1.34 

.93 

.70 

.47

22.56

base gage Oct. 1-14, Jan. 5 to Feb. 14, Aug. 1-3; discharge computed on basis of rating for auxiliary gage or on basis of records for Conasauga River at Tlltc 

Oostanaula River at Resaca.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 403

Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°34', long. 84°57', at bridge or U. S. Highway 41 

at Hesaea, Gordon County, 200 feet downstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 

Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Camp Creek, and jj miles downstream from confluence of Conasauga and Coosawattee Rivers. Datum of gage is 604.14 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,610 square miles.

Records available.- April 1892 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since Jiayi are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 46 years (1896-98, 1903-47), 2,781 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 49,600 second-feet Jan. 21 (gfge height, 33.5 

feet); minimum, 395 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.43 feet).

1892-47: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1947; minimum observed, 180 secondfeet Sept. 7, 8, 1925 (gage height, 0.5 foot). 

Maximum stage known, 36.G feet Apr. 1, 1886.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of backwater from return o*1 over-bank flow 

(gage-height. In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet)

1.4 380 9.0 4,680

2.2 630 13.0 8,100

3.0 950 19.0 14,000

4.5 1,670 25.0 21,000

7.0 3,220 27.0 24,600

29.0 30,200

32.0 42,100

33.5 49,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

740

665

643

630

630

630

612

754

1,520

1,090

360

800

928

672

340

760

720

700

682

682

665

665

648

648

665

1,470

1,620

1,200

928

820

780

Nov.

740

740

720

700

700

700

700

1,020

1,110

950

3,480

5,480

5,320

3,500

1,470

1,220

1,620

3,220

3,290

2,150

1,570

1,420

1,370

1,2'iJO

1,130

1,130

1,730

2,030

1,670

1,420

-

Dec.

1,240

1,150

1,060

1,020

972

950

928

905

882

860

860

860

950

1,130

1,040

928

905

928

1,150

2,040

5,560

5,720

4,920

2,510

1,850

1,620

1,470

1,370

2,090

3,920

4,130

Jan.

5,000

3,280

8,550

7,020

4,840

3,570

2,940

3,500

3,640

2,940

2,570

. 7,020

7,560

7,110

11,600

16,400

19,300

22,200

23,900

29,200

44,400

041,600

033,000

022,000

015,500

09,500

5,560

4,060

3,500

3,360

4,520

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June ... .........................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4,760

3,710

3,080

2,870

2,870

2,630

2,5"0

2,630

2,390

2,210

2,090

2,030

2,030

1,970

1,910

1,850

1,850

1,730

1,730

3,920

8,370

7,560

5,400

3,430

2,870

2,570

2,330

2,210

_

.

-

Secondfoot-days

25,972

53.52C

55,916

1,440,20]

384, 14C

85.57C

118, 53C

110, 48C

61.19C

43,83C

29,47 C

21,36C

15,94'

1,005,93]

Mar.

2,270

2,690

2,570

2,330

2,210

3,010

4,760

8,910

11,500

9,900

6,390

3,920

3,430

4,060

4,280

3,640

3,150

2,870

2,870

3,570

3,150

2,690

2,510

3,080

3,640

2,940

2,570

2,510

2,510

2,330

2,270

Apr.

2,150

2,C

2,C

l.S

)90

)90

70

2,150

2,150

2,C

l.S

2,2

)90

10

70

2,390

2,690

4,E

3,7

5,E

20

80

60

10,200

10,400

10,2

8,4

5,2

00

60

40

3,710

3,290

3,C

2,6

2,5

10

90

10

2,390

2,270

2,1

2,C

1,9

2,1

-

Maximum

' 1,620

5,480

5,720

39,400

) 44,400

) 8,370

) 11,500

) 10,400

) 3,850

) 2,450

1,370

) 860

! 320

44,400

SO

30

70

50

May

3,430

3,080

2,570

2,210

2,090

2,030

1,910

1^790

H670

1,620

1,570

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,470

1,420

1,420

1,370

1,420

1,850

3,850

3,500

2,450

1,970

2,090

1,850

1,620

1,570

1,670

1,620

Minimum

612

700

860

612

2,570

1,730

2,210

1,910

1,370

1,040

682

545

395

395

June

1,470

1,420

1,620

1,850

1,570

1,420-

1,320

1,270

1,220

1,200

1,150

1,130

1,130

1,370

1,420

1,220

1,130

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,090

1,470

2,210

2,450

1,420

1,320

1,670

2,090

2,330

1,730

-

Mean

838

1,784

1,804

3,946

12,390

3,056

3,824

3,683

1,974

1,461

951

689

531

2,756

July

1,370

1,220

1,110

1,040

995

995

1,090

1,130

1,090

972

928

882

860

840

820

905

1,180

1,370

1,200

1,090

950

860

800

780

760

740

700

700

700

720

682

Aug.

665

6

6

7

48

65

20

665

630

8

7

8

60

80

00

780

700

6

7

7

82

40

60

740

682

6

6

8

65

48

60

780

648

5

S

6

95

95

30

720

740

6

6

5

5

82

30

60

45

545

Pe<- square 

mile

0.520

1.11

1.12

2.45

7.70

1.90

2.38

2.29

1.23

.907

.591

.428

.330

1.71

Sept.

530

500

500

485

470

470

485

578

800

820

700

665

630

545

515

682

682

560

515

485

470

455

440

440

440

440

425

410

410

395

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.60

1.24

1.29

33.27

8.88

1.98

2.74

2.56

1.42

1.01

.68

.49

.37

23.26

o Backwater from return of over-bank flow.
404 MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Coosa River near Rome, Gn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°1C', long. 85°16', at Mayo Bar lock and dam, li 

miles upstream from Webb Creek, 6 miles southwest of Rome, Ployd County, and ?J miles 

downstream from confluence of Oostanaula and Etowah Rivers. Datum of gage is 553.05 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 4,040 square miles.

Records available.- June 1928 to December 1931, March 1937 to September 1947. January

189Y to December 1903 at site at Rome. Gage-height records collected at same site

since 1922 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1928-31, 1937-47), 5,965 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 65,000 second-feet Jan. 22 (gage height, 37.0 

reet); minimum daily, 1,060 second-feet Sept. 29, 30.

1897-1903, 1928-31, 1937-47: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1947; minimum, 

870 second-feet Oct. 18-22, 1931 (gage height, -0.55 foot).

Maximum stage known, 40.3 feet Apr. 1, 1886 (site and datum at Rome).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are rair. Moderate diurnal fluctuation during periods of low flow.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in-feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet;

1.0 

3.0 

6.0

1,020

1,180

1,980

3,750

6,750

10.0

14.0

20.0

24.0

28.0

11,100

15,900

23,500

28,500

34,000

32.0

35.0

37.0

44,000

55,000

65,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,940

1,940

1,820

1,820

1,780

1,740

1,700

1,900

3,290

3,950

3,020

2,390

2,220

2,300

2,300

2,140

1,980

1,980

1,940

1,940

1,860

1,820

1,740

1,740

1,940

2,480

3,020

3,020

2,480

2,140

2,060

Nov.

1,980

1,940

1,940

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,980

2,140

2,570

2,750

5,950

7,850

7,550

7,150

4,750

2,930

3,200

4,850

5,750

5,250

3,850

3,200

3,020

2,840

2,660

2,570

2,840

3,650

3,750

3,200

-

Dec.

2,840

2,660

2,480

2,390

2,300

2,300

2,220

2,220

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,300

2,480

2,300

2,220

2,220

2,390

3,380

7,050

9,240

8,690

6,950

4,550

3,750

3,380

3,200

3,750

5,650

6,750

Jan.

8,910

klS.OOO

k!8,000

k!5,400

kll,900

9,020

7,250

7,350

7,850

7,150

6,150

kll,300

k!4,000

k!4,200

k20,700

k27 , 500

k3 1,400

k32,400

k33,700

k48 , 000

k63,100

k64,600

k57,500

kSO.SOO

k43,900

k37,200

k29,000

k!7,900

k9,H80

k8,130

9,460

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ..................... ...

March ............................

April ............................

May. .............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ..... ..................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

10,100

9,020

7,550

6,850

6,550

6,250

6,150 ''e.iso

5,950

5,350

5,050

4,850

4,850

4,850

4,750

4,650

4,550

4,450

4,350

6,650

k!3,900

k!5,200

k!2,500

9,350

7,250

6,450

5,850

5,550

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

68,39

107,81

110,36

3,499,38

738,35

194,97

292 15

292Ul

149, 49

110,79

73,33

59,32

41,88

2,239,25

Mar.

5,450

5,850

6,050

5,650

5,250

6,850

klO,700

k20,100

k24,100

k22,000

k!7,300

M.1,800

9,350

M.O,70Q

kl 1,100

9,900

8,580

7,650

7,350

8,150

8,150

7,350

6,650

7,450

8,470

8,150

7,050

6,550

6,350

6,250

5,850

Apr.

5,550

5,350

5,350

5,350

5,650

5,750

5,550

5,250

5,550

6,250

6,650

9,680

11,000

k!8 , 600

k24,700

k24,400

k25,300

k22,300

k!6,600

kll,200

9,130

8,250

7,550

6,950

6,450

6,150

5,850

5,450

5,250

5,350

Maximum

D 3,950

D 7,850

D 9,240

D 63,600

D 64,600

D 15,200

D 24,100

D 25,300

D 8,470

D 6,050

3 3,750

D 2,480

3 1,860

D 64,600

May

7,150

8,470

7,350

6,150

5,550

5,250

5,050

4,750

4,450

4,250

4,150

4,050

3,950

3,850

3,750

3,750

3,750

3,650

3,560

3,560

3,850

5,450

7,150

6,050

4,750

4,350

4,350

4,050

3,950

. 4,450

4,650

Minimum

1,700

1,900

2,140

1,700

6,150

4,350

5,250

5,250

3,560

2,570

1,780

1,500

1,060

1,060

June

3,950

3,650

3,560

3,850

3,850

3,560

d3,290

d3,110

d3,020

d2,930

d2,840

2,840

2,840

3,020

3,470

3,750

5,020

2,660

2,570

2,570

4,450

6,050

5,850

5,750

4,350

3,560

3,380

4,150

4,550

4,350

liean

2,206

3,594

3,56C

9,58'

23.82C

6,963

9,424

9,74

4,82?

3 69

2 36!

1J914

1 39 '

6,13

July

3,470

3,020

2,750

2,660

2,480

2,390

2,480

2,750

2,660

2,480

2,300

2,220

2,140

2,140

2,060

2,060

2,220

2,840

3,750

3,020

2,480

2,220

2,060

1,980

1,900

1,860

1,820

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,780

Aug.

1,700

1,740

2,060

1,860

1,820

1,700

1,900

2,300

2,140

1,980

2,060

1,980

2,140

1,980

1,980

1,900

1,740

1,740

2,060

2,480

2,060

1,780

1,620

2,060

2,220

1,980

1,940

1,740

1,620

1,540

1,500

Per square 

mile

, 0.546

I 890

) .881

' 2.37

) 5.90

1.72

I 2.33

r 2.41

> 1.19

! .914

i .585

I .474

, .346

> 1.52

Sept.

1,420

1,380

1,340

1,300

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,500

1,780

1,860

1,820

1,700

1,660

1,660

1,420

1,460

1,700

1,740

1,420

1,340

1,260

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,180

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,060

1,060

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.63

.99

1.02

32.23

6.80

1.79

2.69

2.69

1.37

1.02

.67

.55

.39

20.61

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge :r' orpolated.

k Discharge computed by using rate of change in stage as a factor.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 405

Coosa River at Leesburg, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°11', long. 8S0 4S', In NVf£ sec. 12, T. 10 S., R. 8 E., 

at Dridge on U. S. Highway 411, 1 mile east of Leesburg and 4 miles downstream from 

Yellow Creek. Datum of gage is 517.77 feet above mean sea level, datuir of 1929. (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 5,270 square miles.

Records available.- June 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 7,915 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 73,200 second-feet Jan. 24 (gag height, 35.1 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1,390 secord-feet Sept. 

27, 28, 30.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 73,200 second-feet Feb. 14, 1946, Jan. 24, 1947 (gage 

height, 35.1 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1,130 secondfeet Oct. 24-27, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers, and occasional discharge measuremeats made by Geological Survey; records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of backwater from return of over-bank flow 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.8 1,390 6.O 6,820

1.2 1,660 10.0 12,900

2.0 2,290 15.0 21,200

3.0 3,150 20.0 29,700

4.O 4.21O 25.0 38,2OO

30. O 48,60O

32. O 55.6OO

34.0 66,300

35.0 72,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.45O

2,450

2,450

2,290

2,290

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,610

3.87O

4,210

3,350

2.87O

2,690

2,780

2,690

2,530

2,450

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,290

2,290

2,210

2.45O

3,350

3,760

3,650

3,450

2,960

2,690

Nov.

2,53O

2,450

2,450

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,530

2,780

3,150

5,580

13,400

13,100

10,200

7,980

5,320

3,980

7,980

8,130

7,680

6,540

5,060

4,330

4,090

3,760

3,650

3,760

4,090

4,810

4,570

-

Dec.

3,980

3,550

3,35O

3,150

3.O5O

2,960

2.87O

2,870

2,870

2,780

2,690

2,690

2,780

2,870

2,960

3.O5O

2,960

2,870

2,960

4,330

11,500

13,100

11,900

10.4OO

7,980

5,710

4.93O

4,69O

7,240

9,930

9,630

Jan.

11,900

16,800

20,9OO

22.OOO

18,500

14,200

11,300

10,700

10,700

10,100

9,180

14,200

17,800

19,500

29,700

37,900

42,900

44,800

46,600

54,000

64,000

68,8OO

72,500

72,500

69,400

062,000

056,000

049,000

042,000

032,000

C20,OOO

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

toy.... ..........................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

013, OOO

12.4OO

10,700

9,480

8,88O

8,580

8,280

8,130

7,68O

7.1OO

6,680

. 6,260

6,120

6,120

5,980

5,840

5,710

5,580

5,450

8,880

15,900

18,300

17,300

13,900

1O.7OO

8,880

7,830

7,380

_

-

Secondfoot-days

84,82

153,38

158,60

4,733,58

1,O71,88

257 O4

410, 6O

392,84 

181,72

138, 50<

88,74

73,25 

52,59

3,O63,96

Mar.

7,530

7,830

7,680

7,630

7,100

10,400

15,100

23,600

29,200

29,700

27,20O

21,5OO

15,600

16,8OO

16,300

15,500

12,40O

10,700

9,930

11,500

11,100

10,200

9,330

10,400

12,100

11,300

10,100

8,880

8,430

8,130

7,530

Apr.

7,240

6,

6,

6,

960

380

380

7,68O

7,530

7,

6,<

6,(

»4O

i20

)20

7,680

9,180

14, (

1*."

17, (

X>0

00

OO

27,700

32,100 33,;

32,' 28,'

SOO

LOO

00

21,700

14,000

11, J

10, 4

9,'

>00

loo

3O

8,580

8,130

7,J

7,3

6,£

6,J

Maximum

3 4,210

D 13,400

D 13,100

D 71,900

3 72,500

3 18,300

D 33)300

D 10,700

D 11,600

3 4*690

D 2^780 

D 2,210

D 72,500

>30

00

20

40

May

8,580

10,700

10,700

8,280

7,240

6,680

6,260

5,840

5,450

5,190

5,060

4,810

4,810

4,690

4,570

4,570

4,570

4,330

4,210

4,330

4,450

5,580

6,960

7,830

6,400

5,320

5,06O

4,930

4,570

4,690

5,060

Minimum

2,210

2,370

2,690

2,090

9,180

5,450

7,100 

6,540

4,210

2, 960

2,210

1,970 

1,390

1,390

June

4,930

4,450

4,210

4,090

4,33O

4,210

3,870

3,76O

3,550

3,450

3,350

3,250

3,450

3,450

3,550

3,980

3,98O

3,350

3,150

2,960

4,810

11,600

9,O3O

7,38O

6,260

5.O6O

4,330

4,330

5,190

5,190

Mean

2,73f

5,112

5, llf

12.97C

34.58C

9, 18<

13,25C

13.09C

5j66!

4r, 61'

2y 86. 

2 36 1)753

8,394

July

4,690

3,87")

3,450

3, 253

3,15-)

3, 053

3, 053

3,050

3, 153

3,050

2,870

2,780

2,610

2,610

2,530

2,610

2,530

2,530

3,150

3,870

3,250

2,870

2,610

2,450

2,370

2,290

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,210

Aug.

2,130

2,3

2,< 2,:

30

>50

70

2,210

2,210

2,3

2,4 2,'

2,f

3O

50

80

90

2,690

2,e

2,J

2,J

10

30

30

2,450

2,37O

2,J

2,3

2,3

9O

30

30

2,530

2,780

2,2

2,3

2,3

70

30

30

2,690

2,610

2,4

2,4

2,2

2,C

50

50

10

50

1,970

Per square

Bile

0.519

.970

.971

2.46

6.56

> 1.74

1 2 51

) z'.tB

1 .11

.876

.543

 448

.333

I 1.59

Sept.

1,890

1,730

1,730

1,66O

1,660

1,590

1,520

1,660

1,970

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,050

1,970

2,050

1,810

1,810

1,970

2,130

1,810

1,660

1,590

1,590

1,520

1,520

1,450

1,390

1,390

1,450

1,390

Runoff in 

inches

0.60

1.08

1.12

33.40

7.56

1 .81

2.90

2.77

1 . 28

. 98

63

52

.37

21.62

c Backwater from return of over-bank flow; discharge computed from backwater curve. 

869757 O- 50 - 27
406 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Coosa River at Gadsden, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°01'. long, 86°00', in T. 12 S., R. 6 E., atEtowan County Memorial Bridge on u. SHighway 241, in Gadsden, 700 feet downstream from 

Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge and l| miles upstream from Big Wills Creek. Datum of gage is 485.97 feet above mean, sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 5,800 square miles.

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at samfe 

"site since isyu are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 9,105 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 70,800 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 29.7 

Feet); minimum, 1,480 second-feet Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 0.65 foot).

1926-47: Maximum discharge, 76,900 second-feet Apr.-11, 1936 (gage height, 31.13 

feet); minimum, 1,170 second-feet Oct. 27, 1941 (gage height, 0.36 foot).

Maximum stage known, 37.9 feet Apr. 6, 1886, from floodmarkr, established by Corps of 

Engineers. Flood of July 15, 1916, reached a stage of 32.7 feet.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,72O

3,660

3,660

3,610

2,500

3,440

3,390

2,340

3,340

2,840

4,040

4,040

3,440

3,020

2,900

2,960

2,840

3,720

2,610

2,560

3,500

2,500

3,500

2,440

2,44,0

3,960

3,680

3,660

3,8OO

3,560

3,080

Nov.

3,840

3,730

2,660

3,610

3,560

3,560

3,610

3,660

3,840

3,030

3,440

9,000

13,700

12,000

9,480

7,360

5,190

5,710

8,700

6,250

7,500

6,340

5,190

4,540

4,380

4,040

4,04O

4,380

4,670

4,930

-

Dec.

4,540

4,040

3,600

3,560

3,440

3,330

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,080

3,080

3,080

3,080

3,200

3,200

3,320

3,320

3,330

3,440

5,190

9,330

12,800

13,10O

11,500

9,230

7,080

5,710

5,710

7,800

9,970

10,600

Jan.

11,500

15,600

30,600

23,000

31,400

17,500

14,300

12,400

13,000

11,500

10,600

14,100

17,700

21,400

29,700

39,000

41,300

45,500

50,000

56,300

55,200

59,100

64,600

67,600

70,400

70,600

69,600

66,400

62,200

57,400

48,600

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

Jnne .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3O,9OO

16,300

12,400

10,500

9,320

8,700

8,400

8,250

8,100

7,650

7,060

6,660

6,380

6,240

6,100

5,970

5,970

5,840

5,710

6,940

11,900

17,700

18,700

16,900

13,500

10,300

8,700

7,950

_

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

69,770

159, 620

172,520

5,100,350

1,177,600

269,060

456,880

434,290

192,940

145,470

98; 100

78,750

56,140

3,351,140

Mar.

7,650

7,800

7,950

7,800

7,500

9,970

16,200

22,3OO

28,700

32,200

31,200

27,600

22,500

20,400

19,500

17,700

15,200

12,800

11,500

11,900

12,200

11,500

10,500

11,000

12,800

12,600

11,500

10,100

9,160

8,700

6,250

Apr.

7,800

7,36O

7;060

7,220

6,400

6,550

7,950

7.50O

7,650

7,600

10,300

15,800

16,900

17,500

23,600

33,000

35,300

35,300

33,500

29,200

21,000

14, 400

11,700

10,500

9,480

9,000

8,400

7,800

7,220

7,080

Maximum

4,040

13,700

13,100

71,300

70 t 800

30,900

32,200

35,300

11,700

10,800

5,190

3,080

2,340

70,800

May

9,000

11,200

11,700

10,100

8,400

7,360

6,600

6,360

5,970

5,710

5,450

5,320

5,190

5,060

4,930

4,800

4,800

4,670

4,540

4,540

4,670

5,060

5,840

7,220

7,220

5,970

5,320

5,060

5,060

4,670

4,930

Minimum

2,340

2,560

3,080

2,270

10,600

5,710

7,500

7,080

4,540 3 440 2)340

2,220

1,480

1,480

June

5,190

5,190

4,800

4,410

4,280

4,540

4,280

4,040

3,920

3,800

3,560

3,560

3,560

3,660

3,560

3,660

4,160

3,920

3,560

3,440

3,440

9,160

10,600

8,550

7,220

6,100

5,060

4,410

4,540

5,060

Mean

2,696

5 321

5)565

13,970

37 990 10)320

14,740

14,480

6, 224

4,849

3y 165

2,540

1,871

9,161

July Aug.

5,190 2,340

4,670 2,230

4,040 2,22O

3,680 2,220

3,440 2,440

3,320 2,390

3,320 2,340

3,320 2,440

3,320 2,660

3,320 3,020

3,320 3,060

3,080 2,900

2,960 2,840

2,840 2,780

2,780 2,780

2,840 ' 2,560

2,840 2,500

2,840 2,390

3,080 2,280

3,680 2,220

3,920 2,720

3,320 2,840

3,020 2,500

2,780 2,280

2,660 2,280

2,560 2,840

2,500 2,720

2,390 2,660

2,390 2,560

2,340 2,390

2,340 2,280

Per sq-iare 

 11"

0.499

.917

.959

2.41

6.55

1.78

2.54

2*50

l!o7

 836

 546

.436

.323

1.58

Sept.

2,170

1,960

1,650

1,650

1,600

1,740

1,740

1,690

1,740

2,010

2,260

2,340

2,280

2,170

2,170

2,120

1,960

1,900

2,120

2,170

1,900

1,740

1,690

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,540

1,480

1,480

1,460

Runoff In 

inches

0.58

1.02

1.11

32.71

7.55

1.85 2 . 93

2 T8

l.°24

 93

.63

.50

.36

21.48

Note.- Discharge for Jan. 

by U. S. Weather Bureau.

7, Jan. 13 to Feb. 11 computed from graph based on dally gage readings
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 407

Coosa River near Cropwell, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°30', long. 86°14', in Sfi£ sec. 33, T. 17 S., R. 4 

E. , at bridge on State Highway 48, 2 miles downstream from Poor-house Branch and 4 miles 

southeast of Cropwell. Datum of gage is 420.68 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 7,690 square miles.

Hecoras available.- March 1942 to September 1947. January 1892 to December 1899 (gage 

neignts onlyjat site half a mile upstream, published as Coosa River at lock 5.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 105,000 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 21.0 

feet); minimum daily, 1,770 second-feet Sept. 30.

1948-47: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1947; minimum daily, that of Sept. 30, 

1947.

Revisions.- The maximum discharge for the water years 1943 and 1946 are revised 

to snow their magnitude in relation to the maximum discharge for 1947. The revised 

figures are 104,000 second-feet Dec. 29, 1942 (gage height, 20.8 feet), and 103,000 

second-feet Feb. 11, 1946 (gage height, 20.7 feet), superseding figures published in 

Water-Supply Papers 1032 and 1052.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 3,000 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers, and occasional discharge measurements made by Geological Survey; records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for high-water period in the water years 1943 and 

I94t>, superseding those previously published, are given herewith:

Dec. 29, 1942..........10H.OOO seoond-l'eet

Feb. 11, 1945..........102,000 second-feet

Month

Water year 1942-43.

Water year 1945-46.

Secondfoot-days

5,142/teo

1,567,100 

7,064,550

Maximum

102,000

10?, 000 

102,000

Minimum

2,600

20,400 

2,470

Mean

14,090

55,970 

19,350

Per square

mile

1.83

7.28 

2.52

Runoff in 

inches

24.86

7.58 

34.17

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Oct.

4,300

3,690

3,690

3,520

3,520

3,350

3,180

3,180

3,180

3,180

3,690

5,260

4,900

4,370

3,860

3,860

3,860

3,690

3,690

3,520

3,350

3,350

3,350

3,350

3,690

4,200

4,900

5,260

5,260

5,260

4,540

Nov.

4,200

4,030

3,860

3,690

3,520

3,520

3,690

3,860

3,860

4,030

4,370

7,540

16,500

15,600

13,000

10,400

8,740

8,740

10,000

10,800

10,000

8,740

 7,540

6,760

6,000

6,000

6.0OO

6,000

6,000

6,000

-

Dec.

6,760

6,000

5,620

4,900

4,900

4,540

4,540

4,370

4,200

4,200

4,200

4,200

4,200

4,200

4,370

4,200

4,370

4,540

4,900

6,OOO

11,700

16,500

17 , 900

16,100

14,300

11,700

8,740

7,540

7,940

13,000

15,200

Jan.

14,700

17,400

22,100

27,OOO

28,500

25,500

21,100

19,300

17,900

16,100

14,700

17,900

23,000

28,500

35,700

52,200

62,700

66,300

74,100

97,200

103,000

90,700

81,900

77,700

76,500

77,100

76,500

75,300

72,300

68,7OO

65,100

Month

October .................... . . .

November .........................

December ................... .

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February . . ...... ......... .

March .............. .............

April .... .......................

May ........... . . ........

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ......... ..............

Water year 1946-47 ...... .....

Feb.

50,000

28,500

18,30O

15,600

13,400

12,100

11,700

10, 800

10,400

10,000

10,000

9,160

9,160

8,340

7,940

8,340

7,940

7,940

7,940

9,580

17,000

21,600

26,000

22,500

19,300

15,600

13,000

10,800

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

121,90C

212, 99C

235,830

6,933,68C

1,546,70C

412,940

722, 80C

648, 20C

274, 96C

193, 93C

128, 15C

105,690

73,54C

4,677,63C

Mar.

10,400

10,400

10,400

10, 400

12,500

28,500

39,000

46,200

48,400

46,700

43,400

39,000

35,700

36,200

31,500

27,500

23,500

19,700

17,000

17 , 400

17,400

16,500

15,200

15,600

17 , 900

17,900

16,500

15,200

13,400

12,100

11,300

Apr.

10,800

10,400

10,000

10,000

12,500

13,000

11,700

10,800

10,800

11,700

14,700

29,000

28.OOO

31,000

37 , 900

47,200

52,800

48 , 400

45 , 600

41,200

32,000

24,000

17,900

15,200

13,900

13,900

12 , 100

11,300

10,400

10,000

Maximum

5,260

16,500

17 , 900

102,000

103,000

50,000

48,400

52,800

19,700

15,600

6,760

4,370

3,520

103,000

May

16,500

19,700

16,500

15,300

12,500

10,800

10,000

8,340

8,340

7,940

7,940

7,140

6,760

6,760

6,760

6,760

6,380

6,760

6,380

6,380

6,760

6,760

6,760

7,940

9,580

8,740

7,540

7,140

6,760

6,760

6,380

Minimum

3,180

3,520

4,200

2,870

14,700

7,940

10,400

10,000

6,380

4,200

3,020

2,860

1,770

1,770

June

6,760

7,140

6,760

6,000

5,620

5,620

6,000

5,620

4,540

4,900

4,900

4,540

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,540

4,370

4,540

4,540

4,200

4,900

9,580

15,600

13,900

10,400

8,740

7,140

6,380

6,000

6,000

Mean

3,932

7,100

7,607

19,000

49,890

14,750

23,320

21,610

8,870

6,464

4,134

3,409

2,451

12,820

July

5,620

6,760

5,620

4,900

4,540

4,540

4,540

4,370

4,200

4,200

4,370

3,860

4,030

3,860

3,860

3,520

3,690

3,860

3,860

4,030

4,540

4,540

4,200

3,860

3,520

3,520

3,180

3,180

3,180

3,180

3,020

Aug.

3,020

2,860

2,860

2,860

2,860

3,020

3,020

3,180

3,180

3,350

4,200

4,370

4,030

4,2OO

3,860

3,860

3,520

3,180

3,180

3,020

2,860

3,350

3,860

3,520

3,350

3,350

3,690

3,690

3,350

3,350

3,690

Per square 

mile

0.511

.923

.989

2.47

6.49

1.92

3.03

2.81

1.15

.841

.538

.443

.319

1.67

Sept.

3,520

3,020

2,700

2,540

2,280

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,380

2,540

?,70Q

2,860

3,020

3,020

2,860

2,700

2,540.

2,540

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,540

2,380

2,220

2,070

1,920

1,890

1,830

1,800

1,770

Runoff in 

inches

0.59

1.03

1.14

33.53

7.48

2.00

3.50

3.13

1.33

.94

.62

.51

.36

22.63
408 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°17', long. 86°22', in NE£ sec. 18, T. 20 S., R. 

an., at Central of Georgia Railway bridge, 700 feet upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 91, half a mile downstream from Tallaseehatehee Creek, and 1 mile northwest 

of Childersburg. Datum of gage is 382.45 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Alabama Power Co.).

Drainage area.- 8,390 square miles.

Records available.- February 1914 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1917-47), 13,770 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 127,000 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 26.95 

reet); minimum, 2,070 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.27 feet).

1914-47: Maximum discharge, 136,000 second-feet Apr. 9, 1938 (gage height, 30.03 

feet); minimum, 1,300 second-feet in September 1925.

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Geological survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Hating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

1,920

2,770

3,700

6,300

12,500

7.0

10.0

14.0

.20.0

27.0

19,800

31,800

50,600

83,600

127,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,560

4,180

4,060

3,940

3,820

3,700

3,660

3,580

3,510

3.440

3,580

4,680

5,340

4,940

4,310

3,940

3,940

3,940

3,700

3,630

3,490

3,440

3,370

3,370

3,510

3,940

4,680

5,080

5,200

4,940

4,820

Nov.

4,440

4,060

3,820

3,700

3,680

3,580

3,610

3,700

3,700

3,940

4,440

6,190

13,500

16,100

14,600

11,800

10,200

9,860

10,500

11,800

11,200

10,200

8,600

7,420

6,720

6,440

6,580

6,580

6,440

6,580

-

Dec.

6,860

6,580

6,020

5,480

5,200

4,940

4,820

4,680

4,440

4,440

4.44C

4,440

4,310

4,310

4,310

4,440

4,560

4,820

4,940

6,300

11,800

16,800

19,000

17,600

15,700

13,200

10,800

8,900

8,000

10,800

14,600

Jan.

15,400

17,200

20,900

25,200

27,600

26,000

22,900

22,100

20,600

18,300

15,800

17,600

23,600

28,900

35,300

50,700

62,800

68,200

78,000

111,000

126,000

118,000

99,200

86,000

80,200

79,000

78,400

77,800

75,000

71,000

67,700

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

57 , 600

36,700

22,100

17 , 600

15,700

13,900

13,200

12,500

12,200

11,800

11,200

10,500

9,860

9,540

9,220

9,220

8,900

8,600

8,600

10,800

17,600

20,600

23,600

23,600

21,300

17,600

14,600

12,500

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

126,29

223,98

247,53

7,261,15

1,667,40

461,14

773,80

722 80

327*46

285,82

146,72

115,41

82,53

5,120,88

Mar.

11,800

11,500

11 , 500

11,500

11,500

23 , 200

43,200

47,600

50 , 600

48,000

44 , 600

39,800

38,000

40,300

34,400

29,700

25,600

22,100

19,800

19,800

19,400

18,700

17,600

17,600

19,000

19,400

18,300

16,800

15,400

13,900

13,200

Apr.

12,500

12,500

11,800

11,500

13,600

15,000

13,600

12,500

12,500

13,600

16,300

31,000

31,000

36,600

43,600

49,600

57,900

51,600

46,600

42,700

37,100

27,600

20,900

17 , 900

16,100

15,400

14,600

13,200

12,200

11,800

-

Maximum

0 5,340

0 16,100

D 19,000

D 111,000

D 126,000

D 57 , 600

D 50,600

D 57 , 900

D 25 200

3 18^700

D 7,420

D 4,820

D 3,940

D 126,000

May

18,900

25,200

20,900

18,700

16,100

13,600

11,800

10,800

10,200

9,540

8,900

8,600

8,300

8,000

8,000

7,700

7,560

7,420

7,420

7,560

8,000

8,000

8,000

8,600

9,860

10,500

8,900

8,000

7,700

7,560

7,140

Minimum

3,370

3,580

4,310

3,110

15,400

8,600

11,500

11,500

7,140

5,200

3,420

3,210

2,090

2,090

June

7,140

7,700

8,000

7,700

6,860

6,580

6,580

6,440

6,020

5,740

5,480

5,340

5,340

5,340

5,480

5,200

5,200

5,610

5,610

5,200

5,200

9,620

18,700

16,100

12,500

10,500

9,220

7,700

7,000

6,720

-

Mean

4,07'

7,46(

7,98!

19.89C

53.79C

16,47k

24.96C

24.09C

10,56C

7,52'

4,732

3,72:

2,753

14.03C

July

7,140

7,420

6,860

6,020

5,480

5,200

5,200

5,610

5,080

4,940

4,820

4,680

4,440

4,180

4,060

4,060

4,060

4,180

4,440

4,440

4,820

5,200

4,680

4,310

3,940

3,700

3,660

3,610

3,560

3,510

3,420

Aug.

3,420

3,370

3,340

3,280

3,210

3,320

3,440

3,440

3,510

3,700

,310

,820

,560

,680

,440

4,180

3,940

3,700

3,560

3,390

3,230

3,300

3,820

3,940

3,630

3,560

3,580

3,940

3,700

3,540

3,560

Per square 

milf

I 0.486

5 .890

) .952

) 2.37

) 6.41

) 1.96

2.97

2 . 87

) 1.26

.897

.564

.444

.328

1.67

Sspt.

3,940

3,610

3,140

2,930

2,770

2,730

2,640

2,590

2,570

2,590

2,660

2,880

3,180

3,440

3,230

3,210

3,000

2,770

2,550

2,550

2,730

2,730

2,550

2,420

2,300

2,240

2,210

2,150

2,130

2,090

-

Runoff in

inches

0.56

.99

1.10

32.19

7.39

2.04

3.43

3.20

1.45

1.00

.65

.51

.37

22. 59
' MOBILE RIVER BASIN 409

Coosa River at Jordan Dam, near Wetumpka, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°37', long. 86°15', in S| sec. 22, T. 19 N., R.

ib E., half a mile downstream from Jordan Dam, 4 miles upstream from Corn Creek, b-|

miles northwest of Wetumpka, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with Tallapoosa

River. Datum of gage is 141.6 feet above mean sea level (levels by Alabama Power

Co.).

Drainage area.- 10,200 square miles.

Kecoras available.- July 1912 to September 1914, December 1925 to September 1947. 

Average aiscnargeT- 23 years (1912-14, 1926-47), 15,890 second-feet, 

extremes(regulated).- Maximum discharge during year, 209,000 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage

neignt, ay.y reet, backwater from Tallapoosa River); minimum daily, 150 second-feet

Nov. 9.

1912-14, 1925-47: Maximum discharge, 298,000 second-feet Apr. 8, 1938 (gage height,

46.4 feet), computed on basis of power-plant records and flow over spillway; minimum

daily, 54 second-feet Oct. 15, 1938. 

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by hydroelectric plants and reservoirs at Lay,

Mitcnell, and Jordan Dams (see p. 414). 

Cooperation^- Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of

(ieoiogical Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of backwater from Tallap->osa River 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

151

330

343

579

862

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

1,180

1,580

2,080

2,700

3,460

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

4,400

6,690

9,540

12,700

21,800

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

37.0

37,60')

68,100

101,000

140,000

205,000

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24,

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8,050

7,290

8,150

7,950

3,960

5,000

6,370

3,560

3,520

4,660

4,550

438

5,900

6,900

1,500

3,600

4,740

4,810

1,550

5,380

6,390

3,380

4,280

5,650

6,180

2,890

4,910

6,840

. 4,350

5,030

5.63D

Nov.

7,020

336

5,190

6,470

4,300

3,780

4,250

6,400

150

6,000

9,420

9,800

9,950

11,900

13,600

14,100

14,000

14,500

14,300

14,300

14,300

14,200

12,200

7,950

8,700

7,500

10,900

9,300

8,600

6,200

-

Dec.

7,400

9,550

7,200

6,900

5,750

7,160

6,570

4,690

7,660

4,710

3,360

5,640

6,200

3,350

5,280

6,280

5,270

4,490

5,320

8,640

13,000

14,000

12,100

20,200

19,300

18,300

20,000

16,200

12,400

14,100

15,700

Jan.

14,600

19,000

20,500

24,600

30,000

32,400

28,800

31,900

30,300

26,800

22,800

19,000

25,000

40,200

44,800

59,300

73,100

76,000

119,000

198,000

150,000

136,000

113,000

91,000

84,000

86,000

82,000

77,800

77,000

83,800

71,200

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

61,300

48,700

30,200

25,200

21,600

20,700

20,300

19,900

16,100

16,200

14,400

9,970

10,400

10,000

12,700

9,480

14,500

14,500

11,900

12,800

22,300

22,900

20,900

27,800

26,100

23,300

21,400

21,100

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

153,408

269,616

296,720

8,939,924

1,987,900

586,650

943,900

921,400

439,180

289, 91C

177, 69C

126,313

110,629

6,303,316

liar.

20,300

14,900

13,100

13,400

13,600

16,700

43,700

62,400

57,000

54,700

45,600

47,000

49,400

55,200

44,600

37,000

29,500

30,500

25,800

24,600

25,500

24,200

20,400

22 , 100

23,600

23,600

22,700

23,000

21,000

19,800

19,000

Apr.

19,100

20,200

20,000

18,900

18,400

12,400

13,900

15,400

18,300

18,800

17,400

28,000

40,400

49,200

61,000

63,300

69,300

61,100

54,600

49,200

44,000

36,600

27,700

22,800

23,600

21,100

21,100

19,000

19,000

17,600

-

Maximum

8,150

14,500

20,200

146,000

198,000

61,300

62,400

69,300

33,700

19,800

11,000

9,460

8,450

198,000

May

24,300

33,700

30,800

23,900

22,900

22,000

20,300

18,800

17,100

12,800

7,440

12,600

9,180

9,720

10,100

10,700

8,990

6,720

9,260

9,530

9,740

10,100

10,100

7,680

11,500

13,400

12,500

13,000

11,100

10,500

8,720

Minimum

438

150

3,350

150

14,600

9,480

13,100

12,400

6,720

3,700

2,950

169

197

150

June

8,740

12,600

10,800

8,680

9,260

10,800

7,830

5,960

7,200

6,730

6,550

5,100

3,700

4,200

6,800

10,700

7,500

5,500

5,750

6,180

5,650

16,300

19,300

19,100

19,800

18,600

16,300

10,100

6,880

7,300

-

Mean

4,949

8,987

9,572

24,490

64,130

20,950

30,450

30,710

14,170

9,664

5,732

4,075

3,688

17,870

July

7,160

6,900

5,200

6,400

7,900

7,400

11,000

4,650

4,900

3,240

4,220

5,250

6,500

6,710

6,030

5,190

5,950

4,870

2,950

6.2HO

6,120

6,200

6,070

5,900

5,2.'0

6,270

6,450

6,730

3,830

3,0'0

3,130

Aug.

3,000

4,620

5,890

5,340

3,660

819

3,900

2,750

525

5,390

5,530

7,570

9,460

4,580

4,470

1,640

5,540

5,660

4,110

3,120

2,480

2,140

4,700

5,600

5,300

2,950

4,280

4,100

3,570

169-

5,450

Per square 

mile

_

_

-

2.40

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.69

Sept.

5,870

5,700

4,320

4,770

4,920

197

4,710

5,760

4,730

4,540

6,700

4,740

1,320

4,130

8,450

3,290

2,530

2,380

2,630

432

3,830

1,960

2,540

3,870

3,990

3,140

2,370

2,080

2,830

1,900

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

-

32.59

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

22.98

Note.- Mo gage-height record Oct. 13-16, Mov. 9 to Dec. 4, Feb. 26 to Mar. 3, June 11-18, June 20 

to July 11; backwater from Tallapoosa River Jan. 20-27; discharge for these periods computed from 

records of Jordan Dam hydroelectric plant.
410 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Alabama River near Montgomery, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°24'42", long. 86°24'32", in NW£ sec. 31, T. 17 

N., R. 17 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 4 miles upstream from Autauga Creek and 

6 miles northwest of Montgomery. Datum of gage is 97.90 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 15,100 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1947. January 1899 to December 1903 (gage 

heights only) at Montgomery, 9 miles upstream. Gage-height records collected at Montgomery since December 1890 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1927-47), 23,610 second-feet.

Extremes (regulated) - Maximum discharge during year, 139,000 second-feet Jan. 23 (gage 

height;, 49,1 reet); minimum, 3,900 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, -0.2 foot); minimum daily, 5,110 second-feet Sept. 29.

1927-47: Maximum discharge, 230,000 second-feet Mar. 17, 1P£9 (gage height, 59.6 

feet); minimum, 2,180 second-feet Nov. 24, 1941 (gage height, -2.1 feet); minimum daily, 

2,420 second-feet Nov. 24, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by hydroelectric plants and reservoirs on Coosa 

ana Tallapoosa Rivers (see p. 414).

Cooperation.- Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Geologcai Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water-year 1946-47. (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

O.5 

l.O 

3.0 

5.0

4,75O

5,480

8,750

12,800

7.0 

1O.O 

15.0 

20.0

17,70O 

25,800 

39,800 

53,800

3O.O 

4O.O 

45.0 

49.0

8O,8OO 

108,OOO 

122,000 

138, OOO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Da;

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

28

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11,10O

11,800

12,OOO

12,000

12,800

8,410

8,930

8,O70

8,930

8,930

9,850

1O.20O

7,730

10,200

8,580

7,560

9,29O

10.6OO

9,290

8.O7O

9,470

7; 900

8,750

9,65O

10,400

10,400

8,750

9.29O

8,410

9,290

10,000

Nov.

11,100

10_ 200

6,740

8,750

8,070

9,470

9,650

10,200

11,100

6,74O

9,650

1O, 4OO

12,200

13.7OO

15,100

16,1OO

16,400

16,6OO

17,700

17,700

17,700

19, OOO

19, OOO

15,100

11,500

10,900

12.0OO

14,400

13,3OO

10,000

-

Dec.

1O.OOO

1O.40O

10,600

12,OOO

12,200

11,500

14, OOO

10,200

9,290

9,650

10,400

10,200

12.OOO

12,200

9,470

9,650

9.47O

11,100

11,100

12,4OO

16,900

16,600

14,40O

16,400

20,400

2O.4OO

21,200

20,900

15,800

14,6OO

17,700

Jan.

20,100

23 , 100

28,600

30,600

34,200

37,60O

38,200

38,200

38,700

35,600

31,200

26.1OO

25,300

40,400

51,300

59,200

70.6OO

77.9OO

87,3OO

106, OOO

126,000

137,000

138,000

131., 000

122,000

116, OOO

110,OOO

104,000

97,900

94,400

92,7OO

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

88,700

g78,700

g62,5OO

g44,OOO

36,200

31,700

30,000

29,800

27, OOO

24,200

24,400

23,100

20,400

19,300

19,6OO

18,2OO

16,100

19,000

19,900

18,800

28,900

33,400

30.3OO

30,000

33,400

32,600

30,300

27,800

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

296,65

380,47

413,13

12,168,27

2,169,20

898,30

1,385,20

1,415,80

729,80

474,60

337,57

284,53

258,86

9,O44,11

Mar.

27,800

25,000

18,800

18,20O

18,800

2O.40O

34,500

6O,6OO

72,500

76,300

74,900

69.5OO

66,OOO

70,600

76, OOO

74,4OO

66,800

53,300

45,700

42,400

40,400

39,800

34,000

30,300

36,200

35,600

33,700

32,800

32, OOO

29,800

28,100

Apr.

29,800

36.2OO

41,8OO

46, OOO

45,4OO

38,2OO

26,400

3O.30O

29,200

3O,OOO

30,000

32, OOO

46,000

56,3OO

67,4OO

75,400

83,600

89,500

88,700

83,000

73,300

62,800

50,500

39,800

35,100

33,700

32,300

28.6OO

27,800

26,700

-

Maximum

3 12.8OO

3 19,000

3 21,200

3 129,000

3 138, OOO

3 88,700

D 76,300

3 89,5OO

3 49,9OO

3 27 , OOO

3 13,7OO

3 13,700

0 11,5OO

0 138, OOO

May

29,800

4O.70O

49,900

47,70O

41,8OO

36,500

32,8OO

30,000

28,600

25,300

2O,100

17,400

16,900

17,700

17,700

18,200

17,400

13,700

10,400

13,700

16,600

16,600

17,200

14,600

19,300

20,100

18,800

19,900

19,900

20,100

20,40O

Minimum

7,56O

6,740

9,29O

6,740

20,100

16,100

18,20O

26.4OO

1O.4OO

1O, 2OO

8,240

7,22O

5,110

5.11O

June

15,8OO

14,2OO

16,900

18,8OO

17.4OO

16,400

17,700

12.2OO

10.2OO

12,000

13,700

13.3OO

12,600

11,300

1O, 9OO

11,100

13, 1OO

10,400

11,100

12,600

12,600

14,100

23,400

27,000

26,700

26,700

24,4OO

21,200

14,000

12,800

-

Mean

9,56!

12.68C

13.33C

33.34C

69.97C

32,08C

44, S8C

47,19C

23.54C

15,82C

10.89C

9,17£

8,685

24.78C

July

10,400

11,300

1O, 9OO

9.47O

9,65O

9,470

1O, 900

11,100

11.3OO

11,500

9,85O

11,300

11.1OO

9,29O

8,930

12.OOO

13,500

13.70O

13,300

11,500

11,800

11,800

12,000

11,500

1O,6OO

10,400

10.2OO

8,240

9,47O

10,900

10, 200

Aug.

1O, 2OO

9.85O

9,11O

7,220

8.O7O

9.65O

7,900

8,58O

8,930

7,730

8,750

8,750

13,100

13,70O

10,000

9.29O

8.O7O

8,07O

8,070

9,65O

10,000

8,93O

9,110

9,110

7,73O

8,410

9,110

10,600

9,650

9,290

7,900

Per so is re 

milo

}

}

)

)

}

)

)

)

_

-

-

2.21

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.64

Sept.

8,410

7.06O

7,730

ElO.400

gll,30O

glO,900

g7 , 900

g9,110

g8,93O

glO,600

11,300

11.5OO

1O, OOO

7,56O

8,750

9,850

9-.29O

9,110

8,580

8,070

5,940

6,670

5,350

8,070

9,470

9,650

8,750

7,220

5,110

6,280

-

Runoff in 

inches

.

-

-

29.97

_

_

^

_

_

_

_

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22.28

g Computed from graph based on gage readings at Montgomery steam plant, 10 miles upstream.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Alabama River at Selraa, Ala.

411

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°24', long. 87°01', in T. 17 N., F. 10 E., at Edmono Fettus Bridge on U. S. Highway 80, in Selma, 1 mile upstream from Valley Creek. 

Datum of gage is 61.80 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 17,100 square miles.

Records available.- January 1899 to December 1913 (gage heights only 'prior to January 

lyuu), June 1928 to September 1947. Gage-height records since December 1890 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 32 years (1900-1913, 1928-47), 26,520 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 153,000 second-feet Jan. 23; maximum gage height, 

bO.l reet in gage well, 50.4 feet from outside gage, Jan. 24; minimum discharge, 6,110 

second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.2 feet); minimum daily discharge, 6,660 secondfeet Sept. 24.

1899-1913, 1928-47: Maximum discharge, 204,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1929 (gage 

height, 55.5 feet); minimum observed, 2,660 second-feet Nov. 1, 1904 (gage height, 

-2.20 feet).

Maximum stage known, 57.0 feet Apr. 8, 1886, from floodmarks established by Corps 

of Engineers (discharge, 221,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge above 18,000 second-feet computed by ufing rate of 

cnange of stage as a factor. Flow regulated by hydroelectric plants and reservoirs 

on Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers (see p. 414).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11,800

11,500

12,200

12,400

12,60O

12,90O

10,100

9,490

8,860

9,330

9,490

1O.1OO

11,300

9,330

10,100

9,170

8,250

9,490

10,600

9,970

8,700

9,330

8,700

9,010

9,970

11,000

11,200

9,810

9,810

9,330

9,810

Nov.

10,500

11,300

10,800

8,400

9,170

9,170

9,970

1O,6OO

11,300

11,500

8,860

10,800

11,800

13,100

14,400

15,800

17,100

18,000

18,600

19,700

19,700

21,100

22,700

22,200

18,200

14,600

13,600

14,600

16,600

15,600

-

Dec.

12,900

11,8OO

11,800

12,400

13,100

13,500

13,3OO

14,800

12,400

ll.OOO

11,300

12,OOO

12,200

13,500

13,300

11,700

11,300

11,300

12,600

13,300

15,000

19,300

19,500

17,300

18,600

21,800

22,000

22,700

22,000

18,600

17,700

Jan.

22,200

27,OOO

32,30O

36,700

28,800

40,800

42,500

42,800

43,300

41,600

37.4OO

33,000

31,200

41,100

55,200

64,000

75,OOQ

82,700

96,100

119,000

138,000

144,000

151,000

151,000

146,000

140,000

129,000

121,000

113,000

108,000

104,000

Month

October .........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

100,000

92,000

82,6OO

65,000

48,700

39,100

34,500

33,OOO

31,400

28,100

27,000

26.8OO

24,30O

22,900

12,800

22,000

20,200

19,100

21,300

25,900

30,300

37,100

36,700

33,500

34,700

35,200

33,500

31,400

_

-

Secondfoot-days

315,65

429,77

464, OO

13,848,51

2,447,70

1,058,10

1,543,30

1,643,1O

823,10

526,00

416,47

332,31

291,52

10,291,02

Mar.

30,400

30,200

26,200

21,800

20,6OO

22,000

27,600

54,400

73,200

80,400

81,200

76,800

74,400

78,400

82,200

83,500

79,600

66,400

56,300

52,100

47 , 900

45,000

41,900

37,200

37,100

39,400

37,900

36,000

35,400

34.40O

33,400

Apr.

34,700

44,100

50,900

55,400

54,000

48,500

38,800

34,200

35,200

35,OOO

35,700

39.OOO

45,800

60,800

73,400

84,900

91,60O

97,100

98,500

94,600

87,600

77,500

65,000

53,700

42,400

37,600

35,000

32,500

29,600

30,000

Maximum

3 12,900

3 22,700

D 22,700

3 137,000

3 151,000

3 100,000

3 83,500

3 98,500

3 55,100

3 28,700

3 23,900

3 14,800

3 12,600

3 151,000

May

33,000

42,200

52,500

55,100

49,500

42,500

36,200

32,700

30,100

28,100

24,500

20,400

18,800

18,200

18,600

18,600

18,800

17,700

14,200

12,700

16,000

18,200

18,400

18,800

20,800

29,OOO

26,700

22,900

22,500

22,700

22,700

Minimum

8,250

8,400

11,000

8,250

22,200

19,100

20,600

29,600

12,700

11,800

9,970

9,010

6,660

6,660

June

21,300

17,500

17,1OO

19,500

20,000

19,100

18,200

18,000

13,800

12,000

13,100

14, 2OO

14,000

13,500

12,600

12,200

12,600

13,500

11,800

12,000

13,300

13,800

18,600

26,600

28,400

28,700

28,000

25,3OO

21,300

16,000

Mean

10,18

14,33<

14,97(

37 , 94<

78,96(

37,79(

49,78<

54,77<

26,55(

17,53(

13,4:3(

10,72(

9,71

28.19C

July

14,000

12,201

12,20-)

12,00-)

10,800

10,50-)

10,800

12,200

12,400

12,400

12,400

11,300

12,000

11,800

10,600

10,800

15,400

21,300

23,900

22,900

19,500

16,600

14,800

13,600

12,700

12,000

11,700

11,300

9,970

10,600

11,800

Aug.

11,500

11,500

11,200

10,500

9,010

9,330

11,000

9,810

9,810

10,100

9,650

10,100

10,600

14,600

14,80O

12,400

11,200

9,970

9,810

10,100

11,300

11,300

10,100

10,300

10,600

9,330

9,490

10,300

11,300

11,OOO

10,300

Per square 

ni'le

3

3

3

3 2.22

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

_

3 1.65

Sept.

9,330

9,490

8,400

8,700

11,000

12,000

11,800

9,490

9,650

9,65O

11,300

12,400

12,600

11,200

9,170

9,490

10,500

10,300

10,100

9,810

9,170

7,510

7,510

6,660

8,550

10,100

10,500

9,650

8,550

6,940

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

30.12

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

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22.38

Note.- Discharge Mar, 

gage readings.

14 to Apr. 3, Apr. 19, 20, July 27-31, computed from graph based on daily
412 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Alabama River near Millers Ferry, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°07', long. 87°24', in NW£ sec. 8, T. 13 N., R. 7 E., 

at Bridge on State Highway 28, just downstream from Prairie Creek and 2£ miles northwest of Millers Ferry. Datum of gage is 26.85 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary staff gage at site 9^ miles downstream 

at different datum.

Drainage area.- 20,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since iaai are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 30,260 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 172,000 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 51. b 

reet); minimum observed, 7,430 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 4.8 feet); minimum 

daily discharge, 7,590 second-feet Sept. 25.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 237,000 second-feet Apr. 14, 1938 (gage height, 56.6 

feet); minimum observed, 4,700 second-feet Oct. 23, 1941 (gage height, 3.02 feet); 

minimum daily, 5,260 second-feet Oct. 23, 1941.

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 56.8 feet, from floodmarks. Flood In April 

1886 reached a stage of from 1 to 5 feet higher than that of March 1929.

Remarks.- Records good. Gages read twice daily. Discharge computed by using fall as 

determined from auxiliary staff gage as a factor. Flow regulated by hydroelectric 

plants and reservoirs on Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers (see p. 414).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

22.0OO

17,000

13,6OO

13,900

13,900

13.7OO

14,000

11,800

10,300

10,100

10,400

11,000

11,300

12,700

11,100

11,100

10,600

9,940

10,400

11,500

11.100

10,200

10.7OO

9,890

10,200

10,900

12,100

12,500

11,70O

11,100

10,4OO

Nov.

10.9OO

11,500

12,200

11,700

9,490

9,700

9,990

10,80O

11,700

12,200

12.8OO

11,300

13.OOO

13,800

15,200

16,300

17,600

19,400

21,OOO

21,900

23,500

29.4OO

28,200

25,800

24,OOO

19,200

2O.OOO

2O,6OO

19,400

19,600

-

Dec.

17,500

15,300

11,300

14,100

14,1OO

14,800

14,800

14,800

15,800

13,800

12,600

12 , 6OO

13,OOO

13,500

14,6OO

14,800

13,400

12,800

13.OOO

14,300

18,000

21 ,200

25,200

24.70O

21,600

22,300

24 , 5OO

24,30O

24,900

24,500

22,300

Month

Jan.

25,800

30,800

37,400

42,100

42,600

44,100

45,100

14,860

52,500

51,400

47 , 500

43,1OO

39,400

48,200

58 ,OOO

67.30O

79,800

92,60O

101,000

116,000

140,000

150,000

157.OOO

153,000

168,000

170,000

1S4,OOO

154,000

142,000

133, OOO

123,000

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay

Jnne .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 .............

Feb.

114,000

109,000

1OO.OOO

89,200

74,400

58,6OO

45,100

39,200

35,600

34,400

31,200

29,600

28 , 9OO

27,100

24,8OO

24,200

23,300

21,400

21.40O

25,900

41,300

43,100

43.8OO

4O,OOO

37,400

37,8OO

37.1OO

35.8OO

_

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

371,13

502,18

537,40

15,662,47

2,777,3CK

1,273,60

1 ,789 ,80

1 058 3O

' 638 ' flo

528 ,8O

375,00

318,38

12,139,49

Mar.

34,100

33,400

32,500

28 , 900

23,400

22,700

31,700

54,200

76,300

80,800

85,400

87.10O

92.0OO

92.70O

91.20O

91,500

9O.800

84,800

76,400

68 , 9OO

61,500

55,100

51,300

47,400

44,500

43,200

43,400

41,800

41,300

40, OOO

41,500

Apr.

39,500

53,600

68,400

65, 8OO

64,700

6O.40O

55,100

45,900

41,700

43,200

42,100

51,600

52,800

69,50O

83.40O

9O.SOO

98 , 9OO

101.OOO

1O3.0OO

1O4,OOO

1O4.00O

98,600

87,800

74,600

6O.6OO

48,500

44,500

41,300

38,900

35,100

-

Maximum

D 22,000

0 25^200

0 ISO, OOO

3 17O.OOO

0 114,000

3 1O4)OOO

3 59.9OO

3 34,800

3 38,400

3 16,20O

3 13.50O

3 170.OOO

Hay

39,700

47,400

S%500

59,800

59,900

53,300

47.10O

41,900

37,400

34,800

31,600

28,100

22,700

21,400

25, 6OO

27,600

23,000

20,800

20,000

17,900

23,100

28,9OO

27,600

24, OOO

32,400

41,100

41,800

35.OOO

29.9OO

31,500

27,500

Minimum

9,890

12)600

9,490

25,800

21,40O

22.70O

35,100

17,900

13,300

11,200

1O.2OO

7,590

7.59O

June

28 , 5OO

24,600

20,800

22,700

24,600

23,700

23,400

22,100

21.OOO

16,400

14,100

15,400

16,400

16,000

15,300

14,100

13,80O

14,300

14,800

13,300

13,700

15,400

18,200

25,200

31,700

33,000

34.8OO

34,400

31,800

25,100

Mean

11.97C

16,74<

17.34C

42,97

89 ,59

45,49(

57,74<

65.63C

34.14C

21 29'

17',06C

12.10C

10, 6K

33.26C

July

2O.OOO

16,500

15,000

14,300

13,900

11,900

11,800

12,300

14,400

14,600

14,200

13,900

12,900

13,000

12,500

11,900

16,400

31.8OO

38,400

35,200

28,100

25,300

2O.OOO

17,500

16, OOO

14,700

13,800

13,300

12,500

11,200

11,500

Aug.

12,700

12,600

12,500

12,100

11,400

1O.2OO

10,300

12,30O

11,300

11,400

11,700

11,300

11,100

12,300

15,400

15,200

14,600

12,900

11,400

12,300

13,000

12,500

12,600

11,500

11,400

11,200

10,600

10,400

11,400

12,500

11,900

PUT srnare 

mile

)

)

)

)

3

)

)

)

-

)

)

-

) 1.61

Sept.

11,700

10,300

9,890

9,110

9,420

11,200

12,100

12,000

11,100

10,400

11,200

12,500

13,500

13,400

12,400

10,400

10,300

11,100

11,100

11,200

10,500

9,800

8,580

8,250

7,590

8,740

io,s oo

10,700

9,980

9,42O

-

Runoff in 

inohes

-

28 18

I

21.81
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 413

Alabama River at Claiborne, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°32', long. 87°31', in sec. 25, T. 7 N., R. 5 E., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 84 at Claiborne and half a mile downstream from Limestone 

Creek. Datum of gage is 0.4 foot above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 22,000 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 32,320 second-feet.

Extremes-- Maximum discharge during year, 163,000 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 47.2 

reetj; minimum observed, 7,760 second-feet Sept. 26.

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 227,000 second-feet Apr. 16, 17, 1938; maximum gage 

height, 52.25 feet Apr. 17, 1938; minimum discharge, 5,260 second-feet Oct. 24, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by hydroelectric plants and reservoirs on Coosa 

ancTTallapoosa Rivers (see following page).

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1946 to September 3947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

34,800

21,200

17 ,8OO

15,800

15,200

15.OOO

15,200

15,000

13,600

12,300

11,600

11,400

11,400

11,800

12,500

11,900

11,800

11,400

10,500

10,900

11,60O

11,600

ll.OOO

10,700

10,500

10,700

11.4OO

12,100

12,500

12,100

11 ,800

Nov.

11,200

11,200

11,600

12.3OO

12,100

10, 9OO

10,300

10,700

11,200

11,800

13.OOO

13,200

12,500

13,OOO

13,900

14,900

16.2OO

18,000

19,900

21,600

23,700

27,700

3O.400

29,400

27,700

25,600

24,600

24,400

23.OOO

21,400

-

Dec.

20,800

19,4OO

17,200

15,600

14,900

14,900

15.OOO

15,200

15,400

15,600

14,900

13,700

13,600

13,600

13,900

14,500

14,700

13,900

13,400

13,600

15,200

18,000

21,200

24,400

24,800

23,200

23,200

24,100

24,600

25,100

25,3OO

Jan.

25,600

29,200

35,200

41,200

43,800

45,000

46.OOO

48,300

53.OOO

54,100

53,300

51,100

48,300

51,800

59,100

65,800

74,200

82,500

89,500

102,000

114,000

124,000

131,000

138,000

146,000

152,000

158,000

162,000

163, OOO

162, OOO

158, OOO

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

153,000

146,000

140,000

132, OOO

124,000

110,000

91,500

7O,7OO

54,900

45,3OO

4O,1OO

36,500

34,200

32,600

30.4OO

28,200

27 ,OOO

25,8OO

24,100

25.8OO

35,400

41,500

43,500

43,800

42,600

40,400

39,900

39,300

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

407, 10C

527, 4OC

552, 90C

17,484,60C

2.707.00C

l,69e,50C

2,OO7,4OC

2,327,7OC

1.224.10C

57l',60C

378, 40C

32O.38C

15, 411, S8C

Mar.

38,600

37,300

36,000

34,700

31,600

3O,600

36,2OO

47,000

59,900

71,200

80,100

84,900

90,000

96,400

LOO.OOO

102,000

102,000

LO1.OOO

99,200

94,200

86,900

77,300

68,200

61,800

56,800

51,500

48,300

47.OOO

44,700

44,700

47,300

Apr.

48,300

64,200

75.5OO

78,700

77.8OO

75,100

7O,700

65,800

58, OOO

52,200

49,300

52,600

56,800

63,, OOO

75,100

87,90O

97,500

103,000

L07.000

110,000

1. 13, OOO

L15.0OO

114,000

109,000

99,80O

85,400

7O.3OO

58,300

5O.OOO

44,400

-

Maximum

) 24,80O

30,4OO

) 25,300

) 149,000

163, OOO

) 153,000

102,000

115,000

) 62,200

36,000

) 38,300

15.6OO

) 13,000

163,000

May

43,800

50,000

55,600

58.70P

61,500

62,200

59,500

53,700

47,300

42,300

38,600

34,900

31,200

26,300

24,800

27,700

28, OOO

25,100

23,700

21,900

23,400

27,700

30,400

29,400

33,600

43,500

50,000

47,600

41,200

40,100

40,400

Minimum

1O,500

10,300

13,400

1O,300

25,600

24,100

30,600

44,400

21 9OO

14)7OO

12,100

10,500

7,760

7.76O

June

36,000

32,400

29,400

25,600

25,100

26, OOO

25,600

24,400

23 , 2OO

21 , 6OO

18,400

16,200

16,40O

17, OOO

16,800

16,200

15,200

14,700

14,700

15,000

14,700

14,900

16,600

19,000

25,100

31 , 6OO

33,900

35,70O

35,200

32,4OO

-

Mean

13,130

17.58C

17.84C

47,900

87.32C

60,66C

64,75C

77.59C

39 49(

22*970

18,440

12,210

10,680

36,740

July

27,500

22,100

18,200

15,800

14,900

14,100

13,200

12,700

12,800

13,900

14,500

14,500

13,900

13,400

13,200

13,200

13,200

16,400

29,600

38,300

38,300

33,400

27,500

22,500

19, OOO

16,800

15,400

14,500

13,700

13,000

12,100

Aug.

11,900

12,500

12,700

12,500

12,300

11,800

11,000

10,700

11,600

11,800

11,900

12,100

11,800

11,600

12.1OO

14,500

15,600

14,900

13,700

12.7OO

12,700

12,700

12,5OO

12,300

11,800

11,400

11,400

1O.9OO

10,500

10,9OO

11,600

Per square 

rile

-

-

-

2.18

-

-

-

-

-'

-

-

-

1.67

Sept.

ll,soo

11,400

10,500

10,100

9,430

9,260

1O.3OO

11,800

12.7OO

11.8OO

1O.9OO

10,900

11,600

13.7OO

13,000

12,800

11,400

10,500

10,90O

11,200

11,200

10.9OO

1O.10O

9,080

8,240

f7,760

f8,080

9,430

10,300

1O,3OO

-

Runoff in 

inohes

_

-

29.56

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

22.67

t Computed on baala of partly estimated gage-height record.
414 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Mobile River Basin, Ala.

Lake Martin on Tallapoosa River, 10 miles north of Tallassee, completed in 1927 for 

power development, has usable capacity of 1,380,000 acre-feet. Capacity curve and 

gage-height record furnished by Alabama Power Co.

Coosa River Reservoirs on Coosa River, used fop power development, are the following: 

Lay bake, 11 miles northeast of Clanton, completed in 1914, usable capacity, 48,000 

acre-feet; Mitchell Lake, 11 miles southeast of Clanton, completed in 1923, usable 

capacity, 54,000 acre-feet; Lake Jordan, 5 miles northwest of Weturapka, completed in 

1929, usable capacity, 84,000 acre-feet. Capacity curves and gage-height record 

furnished by Alabama Power Co.

Monthly change In contents, In acre-feet, 

water year October 1946 to September 1947

Month

Calendar year 1946.......

August ... . . .

Lake Martin

-120,000

-130,800

+534 400

-236,900

Coosa River Reservoirs

 1-1,800

-59,300

-35,300
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 415

Conasauga River near Tennga, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°00', long. 84°44', at bridge on U. S. Highway 411, 

l.UUO feet downstream from Southern Railway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Ball Play 

Creek, l£ miles north of Tennga, Murray County, and 3 miles upstream from Mill Creek. 

Datum of gage is 755.78 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Former gage at same site, bat at datum 

1.08 feet lower.

Drainage area.- Ill square miles.

Records available.- May 1929 to December 1931, October 1943 to December 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during period October 1946 to December 1947, 16.5 feet 

 Jan. yo, 1947 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 25 second-feet Sept. 28 to 

Oct. 1, 1947.

1929-31, 1943-47: Maximum gage height, 16.9 feet Feb. 10, 1946 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 16 second-feet Sept. 5, 1930-

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1946-47 

1946-47

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 to 

J.O

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

42

42

42

42

41

40

39

52

85

58

48

94

85

58

51

48

45

45

46

45

42

42

41

41

127

340

134

94

76

68

63

Nov.

59

57

55

55

53

51

53

134

107

86

1,410

540

252

170

132

110

402

550

312

222

185

171

148

136

129

134

385

272

205

171

Dec.

148

131

116

110

105

102

98

93

90

88

87

92

158

122

113

107

105

150

142

659

1,100

498

312

242

193

163

148

163

550

630

430

Jan.

610

835

858

670

462

346

308

462

400

310

270

415

710

858

3,680

2,260

2,260

2,3?0

2,370

5,920

1,990

992

710

532

445

430

361

320

295

376

415

Feb.

355

305

278

288

248

238

268

379

f225

f250

f288

f245

174

167

163

158

152

146

152

655

670

415

340

275

240

218

198

189

_

_

-

Mar.

232

272 262'

238

225

626

630

1,240

858

515

385

320

302

415

430

355

305

270

255

240

220

202

191

258

242

228

215

278

255

242

222

Apr.

205

198

185

174

176

176

160

156

185

165

245

298

262

312

415

630

630

415

322

278

262

225

202

189

180

174

158

154

148

165

-

Hay

220

198

180

174

193

171

163

152

142

136

131

123

122

118

118

112

116

110

108

116

323

1,030

366

224

212

188

156

136

136

158

121

June

110

114

203

138

114

105

100

92

90

84

79

84

84

115

88

76

72

69

68

75

130

262

236

138

110

172

170

390

205

146

-

July

117

100

88

84

80

96

124

88

76

71

68

65

63

60

73

100

85

85

82

73

64

60

57

55

53

52

50

50

53

52

49

AuB .

45

48

48

46

42

43

60

48

46

44

42

42

53

59

49

42

39

40

39

40

40

38

37

37

53

48

40

38

35

33

30

Sept.

28

28

27

26

26

26

27

27

36

48

37

30

46

36

31

48

40

31

27

26

26

26

27

27

27

26

26

25

25

25

-

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
416 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Conasauga River near Tennga, Oa., 1946-47 Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2S

26

26

26

26

26

27

30

35

36

37

54

36

31

30

30

113

97

142

82

59

51

49

46

46

45

45

48

51

45

44

Nov.

46

57

75

65

85

80

72

85

73

65

118

164

105

88

446

254

152

123

121

107

99

92

94

92

91

85

82

79

76

73

"

Dec.

71

69

68

66

72

112

88

124

192

181

172

156

132

117

336

790

327

217

168

142

124

114

107

100

107

107

96

92

90

86

85

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1946-47

Month

October 1946 ....................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

March ...........................

*W. .............................

June .............................

July .............. ..........

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Secondroot-days

2,116

7,245

120,785

7 444

5 953

911

89,748

4,7081

Maximum

340

1,410

1,100

5,840

5,920

48

5,920

7901

Minimum

39

51

87

39

270

49

25

25

66

Mean

68.3

225

234

331

1,071

274

353

192

131

73.3 .

30.4

246

152 J

Per sq'tare mil0.615

2.03

2.11

2.98

9.65

2.47

3.18

1.73

1.18

.660

.391

.274

2.22

1.37

Runoff in 

inches

0.71

2.26

2.43

40.49

11.12

2.57

3.67

2.49

1.99

1.32

.76

.45

.31

30.08

1.58
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 41?

Conasauga River at Tilton, Qa.

Location,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34 0 40', long. 84°56', 250 feet dowrstream from 

county bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Swamp Creek, half a mile northeast 

of Tilton, Whitfield County, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with Coosawattee 

River. Datum of gage is 622.28 feet above mean sea level, datum of If29, supplementary 

adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers),

Drainage area.- 682 square miles,

Records available,- June 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 1,070 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26,000 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 27,7 

reet); minimum discharge, 90 second-feet Sept. 5, 6, 7; minimum gage height, 2.39 feet 

Sept. 29, 30.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21; minimum discharge, 8£ second-feet Oct. 

26, 1941 (gage height, 2.23 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except periods of baclcwater from return of ove"-bank flow

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 20 to May 22, May 24 to Sept. 30)

2.3 90 4.0 59O

2.5 128 9.0 2,790

2.9 224 14. O 5,220

3.4 368 17,0 7.00O

19.0 8,650

21.0 11,200

23.0 14,800

27.2 24,700

Dischsrge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

179

176

174

174

172

172

164

191

219

237

240

219

315

358

272

224

2O8

201

196

193

191

188

186

181

234

737

926

512

342

289

264

Nov.

247

240

234

229

224

224

227

240

278

336

3,300

4,650

4,750

1,920

758

590

968

2,520

2,340

1,190

863

779

695

590

531

531

968

1,140

905

695

-

Dec.

590

531

474

436

413

399

385

371

358

349

339

346

395

493

434

382

365

409

512

1,280

3,720

4,550

3,260

1,360

1,050

863

737

695

1,230

2,880

3,070

Jan.

2,840

4,060

4,500

3,86O

2,660

1,890

1,540

1,760

1,940

1,54O

1,270

3,070

4,600

4,25O

6,230

9,200

13,500

15,200

14,800

18,800

24.7OO

322,200

5l4,OOO

C8.550

C3.6OO

C2,1OO

C1.9OO

1,710

1,490

1,450

2,250

Month

October ..........................

Ncvsmber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March....... ................ ......

April ............................

May ..............................

June

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1945-47 ............

Feb.

2,430

1,630

1,320

1,230

1,230

1,080

1,030

1,050

905

800

737

737

758

716

695

674

653

632

611

1,800

4,150

4,60O

2,700

1,630

1,320

1,140

1,010

926

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

8,334

33,162

32,678

627,554

201,460

38,194

55,845

40,117

19,443

14,423

7> 855

4,069

4,014

459,614

lisr.

989

1,360

1,230

1,010

947

1,490

2,930

4,400

5,330

5,330

2,840

1,800

1,580

2,12O

2,300

1,80O

1,490

1,320

1,320

1,670

1,360

1,140

1,010

1,320

1,670

1,230

1,030

989

1,030

926

884

Apr.

821

7

7

7

79

79

37

779

758

7

6

7

58

74

16

800

968

2,Z

1,6

1,8

00

70

OO

2,970

3,440

4,2

3,8

1,9

00

60

80

1,410

1,190

1.1

9

8

00

47

21

758

716

6

6

5

6

-

Maximum

926

4,750

4,550

21,000

24,700

4,600

5,330

4,200

1,850

1,360

493

179

342

24,700

74

11

90

11

May

926

1,030

842

695

653

653

570

531

493

474

456

442

431

427

424

42O

402

388

385

395

445

1,190

1,850

1,010

674

674

590

493

456

493

531

Minimum

164

224

339

152

1,270

611

684

59O

385

237

148

110

90

90

June

431

402

4 7O

653

474

395

365

346

327

321

306

286

327

371

371

324

278

264

250

237

264

438

842

8OO

474

416

968

947

1,360

716

-

Meah

269

1,105

1,054

1,719

6,499

1,364

1,801

1,337

R97 DC I

481

253

132

134

1,259

July

4?3

3f5

339

3C6

2F1

2F6

2F5

416

3JO

272

2E6

242

229

216

234

219

2f8

3C6

281

261

2?7

214

1?8

188

172

164

160

148

If5

162

162

Aug.

150

1

1

1

39

39

79

139

135

1

1

1

22

37

46

128

126

1

1

1

20

32

55

148

139

1

1

1

26

16

16

124

116

1

1

1

12

10

16

124

164

1

1

1

1

57

30

24

10

110

Per square 

mile

O.394

1.62

1.55

2.52

9.53

2ioO

2.64

1.96

.919

.705

.371

.194

.196

1.85

Sept.

106

103

95

99

90

92

103

152

342

281

188

167

152

130

135

157

169

150

137

124

110

110

103

106

106

106

101

106

97

97

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.45

1.81

1.79

34.21

10.99

2.08

3.04

2.19

1.06

.79

.43

.22

.22

25.07

c Backwater from return of over-bank flow.
418 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek at Dalton, Oa.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°48', long. 84°59", In Dalton, Whltfleld County, 

l.UUO feet upstream from city pumping plant and l| miles upstream from Southern Railway bridge.

Drainage area.- 37 square miles.

Records available.- August 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined; maximum gage height, 8.0 feet 

Jan. 20; minimum dally discharge, 17 second-feet Sept. 5.

1943-47: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, that of Jan. 20, 

. 1947; minimum daily discharge, 14 second-feet for several days In September 1943.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 400 second-feet, which are poor. Moderate 

diurnal fluctuation at medium flow caused by mill dams above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 11 Nov. 12 to Sept. 30

1.2 17 2.6 78 1.1 16

1.5 26 3.4 132 1.7 36

2.0 47 3.8 164 2.4 70

Note.- Same as follow- 3.0 107

ing table above 3.8 feet.

4.0 180 6.6 650

5.5 325 6.8 830

6.0 405 7.2 1,400

6.3 495 7.6 2,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

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.

20

19

20

19

19

19

20

25

23

21

20

38

25

21

20

20

20

19

20

20

21

20

20

20

40

39

25

23

23

23

22

Nov.

ZZ

23

22

21

21

20

22

25

22

23

509

79

a48

a40

a 35

a 40

al50

a80

a60

a45

a40

38

35

33

32

58

57

39

36

34

-

Dec.

32

30

29

28

28

27

Z6

26

25

25

'2825

31

Zl

26

25

25

32

26

224

219

93

68

56

48

44

40

51

135

83

86

Jan.

90

161

154

103

85

71

68

81

60

54

56

227

120

135

1,100

690

650

690

780

2,000

460

259

166

127

107

106

82

72

67

113

83

Month

October ...........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ................ .............

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .......................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

69

63

60

62

54

53

55

49

47

44

44

43

43

41

41

40

39

38

41

243

166

112

94

75

66

60

55

53

_

-

Secondfoot-days

704

1,709

1,668

31,548

9,017

1,850

2 j894

2,028

1, 126

844

694

670

933

24,137

liar.

73

61

53

51

53

104

108

385

2O7

135

104

86

103

132

97

85

75

66

101

86

72

63

60

112

72

66

64

62

56

53

49

Apr.

47

te

45

46

48

45

12

tl

16

41

38

58

59

38

84

258

1.

1C

(

55

)7

35

75

68

I

50

>4

>1

49

47

4

4

4

c

Maximum

40

509

224

1,590

2,000

243

385

258

58

50

25

29

115

2,000

t5

L3

t2

3

May

58

49

43

42

42

38

38

35

35

34

33

34

34

33

32

32

32

31

31

33

44

46

33

32

36

34

30

30

34

37

31

Minimum

19

20

25

17

54

38

49

41

30

23

20

19

17

17

June

30

32

35

30

28

28

28

26

27

27

25

25

28

29

26

26

24

24

25

23

25

50

31

27

27

31

28

29

25

25

-

Mean

22.7

57.0

53.8

86.4

291

66 1

93 «4

67 6

36 .3

28 1

22.4

21.6

31.1

66.1

July Aug.

24 21

24

22

23

19

19

?1

24 19

24 21

25

24

23

>4

>0

12

23 22

22 23

22

21

22

9

?7

'2

21 20

25 21

22

23

24

9

2

'8

22 20

22 20

21 ] 20 ;

21 ;

9

1

2

21 26

20 27

21 Z

21 ]

24 i ]

22 ]

0

9

9

9

21 19

Per square 

mill

0.614

1.54

1.45

2.34

7 86

1.79

2 .52

l!83

. 981

.759

.605

584

!841

1.79

Sept.

19

18

18

18

17

22

90

105

115

61

i:8

24

24

24

34

32

23

21

20

21

21

21

21

20

20

19

19

20

19

19

Runoff in 

inches

0.71

1.72

1.67

31.73

9 06

1 86

2 « 9o

2.04

1.13

.85

.70

.67

.94

24.25

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Conasauga Rive- near Tllton.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Etowah River near Dawsonville, Ga.

419

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°23', long. 84°04', half a mile upstream from 

Paimer Creek, 1 mile downstream from Russell Creek, 4 miles southeast of Dawsonville, 

Dawson County, and 1\ miles upstream from Shoal Creek.

Drainage area.- 103 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,660 second-feet Jan. 20 (gag's height, 13.5 

reet|y minimum daily, 66 second-feet Sept. 28, 29.

1940-47: Maximum discharge, 4,780 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 15.8 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,800 second-feet; minimum daily, 55 secondfeet Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

DTurnal fluctuation during periods of low flow caused by mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.4

103

160

2.0 

3.5

300

685

Note.- Same as following table above 3.5 feet.

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

96

153

220

2.0

3.5

10.0

12.0

29E 68E"

2,430

3,070

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

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.

128

122

120

118

117

113

115

224

326

171

147

156

154

137

131

128

126

124

128

122

122

122

120

120

137

180

135

128

126

124

122

Nov.

118

124

124

122

118

 117

131

245

154

137

164

189

150

139

133

128

147

184

147

137

133

154

139

131

131

139

175

147

137

133

-

Dec.

130

126

122

122

120

118

118

117

117

115

115

3>18

Ifeo

131

120

118

118

147

133

187

326

214

169

158

147

139

135

135

154

171

169 ,

Jan.

459

763

430

339

288

252

233

242

214

200

194

313

288

365

443

635

66D

508

928

3,070

1,200

633

503

438

399

373

347

316

300

321

347

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ...........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

292

275

262

268

250

245

275

245

230

222

220

218

215

213

208

206

204

199

204

464

386

288

265

245

232

225

215

213

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4 343

4^327

4,469

151,153

16,001

6,984

8,748

10,097

7,235

6,246

4,486

3,645

2,470

79,051

Mar.

225

220

208

202

208

290

292

646

412

334

298

275

28S

334

292

275

262

252

262

272

252

240

232

321

288

262

255

295

262

252

242

Apr.

235

252

238

232

252

248

235

228

258

235

308

334

zee

568

490

945

607

451

399

360

360

334

311

298

290

280

270

265

258

268

-

Maximum

326

245

326

3,640

3,070

464

646

945

334

412

270

213

116

3,070

May

334

285

265

258

270

245

238

230

225

220

215

210

210

210

200

200

200

190

190

200

250

300

230

210

200

230

220

210

330

250

210

Minimum

113

117

115

113

194

199

202

228

190

160

103

88

66

66

June

200

200

200

200

190

180

180

170

160

160

170

180

200

350

228

193

179

173

168

182

225

412

313

228

208

222

206

208

186

175

-

Mean

140

144

144

414

516

249

282

337

233

208

145

118

82.3

217

July

168

164

1*7

157 1-53

1-57

173

160

149

149

145

141

137

137

137

149

270

162

153

143

139

133

127

124

124

120

118

118

112

107

1?3

Aug.

101

105

101

100

100

100

133

114

124

109

116

129

184

127

114

120

114

110

213

125

109

103

103

149

149

114

107

98

93

93

Per square 

mile

1.36

1.40

1.40

4.02

5.01

2.42

2.74

3.27

2.26

2.02

1.41

1.15

.799

2.11

88

Sept.

86

83

82

80

79

77

91

83

83

93

116

101

90

85

109

100

82

79

77

80

77

77

74

76

74

70

67

66

66

67

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.57

1.56

1.61

54.58

5.78

2.52

3.16

3.65

2.61

2.25

1.63

1.33

.89

28.56

Note.- No gage-height record May 12 to June 14; discharge computed on basis o 

River at Canton and Amloalola River near Dawsonville.

if records for Etowah
420 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Etowah River at Canton, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°14', long. 84°30', at bridge on S*;ate Highway 5

 at Canton, Cherokee County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Canton Creek and 

if miles downstream from Hickory Log Creek. Datum of gage is 844.55 fe^t above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 605 square miles.

Records available.- March 1892 to December 1905 (prior to 1895, gage heights only) and 

Karen J.93'/ to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1891 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1937-47), 1,037 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 21.2

 feet); minimum, 272 second-feet Sept. 29, 30.

1896-1905, 1937-47: Maximum discharge, 29,800 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 

26.7 feet,from rating curve extended above 18,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage height 26.7 feet; minimum observed, 190 second-fe-st on several 

days in September and October 1904.

Maximum stage known, prior to 1946, 26.3 feet Dec. 10, 1919, present datum.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 18 to Sept. 30)

1.3 360 11.0 4,900

2.0 516 14.0 6,700

3.0 880 17.0 8,900

5.0 1,740 20.0 12,400

8.0 3,200 21.2 14,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to. September 1947

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.

550

482

482

482

465

448

448

738

1,300

920

656

630

674

584

550

533

516

516

516

516

499

499

499

499

499

620

620

533

516

516

516

Nov.

499

499

499

516

516

499

516

804

766

602

584

693

656

584

550

533

550

747

674

603

567

602

603

567

584

567

710

710

602

567

-

Dec.

550

533

516

516

516

499

499

499

499

482

483

499

550

620

533

516

533

584

620

692

1,200

1,080

804

710

656

602

584

567

6O2

674

674

Jan.

1,340

3,550

2,060

1,660

1,300

1,130

1,000

1,120

1,040

900

842

1,130

1,300

1,740

1,610

2,300

3,500

3,350

3,000

9,330

13,300

4,370

2,300

1,920

1,700

1,610

1,520

1,380

1,350

1,300

1,740

Month

October ..........................

NoveBber .........................

DeoeBber .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May may ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septeaber ........................

Hater year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,380

1,200

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,080

1,080

960

920

900

900

900

880

880

861

842

843

842

1,370

2,150

1,430

1,200

1,080

1,000

960

920

920

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

17,802

17,966

18,891

654,585

74,362

39,857

39 f 872

43,530

25^779

18 j 060

13,333

10,378

340,666

Mar.

920

960

900

861

861

1.250

1,430

3,950

2,600

1,740

1,480

1,300

1,250

1,560

1,380

1,250

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,205

1,120

1,040

1,040

1,200

1,380

1,160

1,080

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,080

Apr.

1,040

1,040

1,080

1,040

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,OOO

1,080

1,120

1,200

1,700

1,380

1,920

2,500

3,000

3,350

2,100

1,740

1,560

1,520

1,430

1,340

1,300

1,250

1,200

1,130

1,120

1,080

1,080

-

Maximum

1 *804 300

1,200

23,700

13,200

2,150

2 950

3 350

1^480

1 740

1J200

567

567

13,200

May

1,480

1,380

1,160

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,000

9SO

940

930

980

880

880

880

880

843

823

804

785

804

1,000

1,250

1,000

861

843

920

842

823

1,380

1,340

940

June

833

804

823

804

747

747

728

692

674

656

63 S

747

785

1,250

1,350

804

710

674

656

747

728

1,340

1,740

1,040

861

861

880

1,000

842

728

-

Minimum Mean

448 574

499 599

482 609

448 1,793

842 2,399

842 1,066

861 1,286

1,000 1,451

785 995

638 859

400 583

330 430

372 346

272 933

July

692

656

620

602

584

620

674

638

584

567

550

550

533

516

499

516

1,060

1,200

692

603

550

533

499

482

465

448

432

433

448

416

400

Aug.

410

403

416

400

387

44S

499

482

432

432

432

448

482

516

433

410

410

394

465

533

406

381

432

448

567

482

400

371

349

336

330

Sept.

314

305

299

290

381

278

299

339

433

448

432

533

416

365

368

567

416

342

330

333

333

320

317

305

305

308

387

275

278

275

-

Per square Runoff in 

Bile inobes

0.949 1.09

.990 1.10

1.01 1.16

2.96 40.24

3.97 4.58

1.76 1.83

2.13 8.46

2.40 2.68

1.64 1.89

1.42 1.58

.964 1.11

.711 .83

.572 .64

1.54 20.94
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 421

Etowah River above Cartersville, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°10', long. 84 0 44', 1$ miles downstream from Allatbona Creek, 2 miles downstream from McKaskey Creek, 2 miles upstream from Nashville, 

Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, and 3 miles east of Cartersv'lle, Bartow County. 

Datum of gage is 686.92 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,110 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,900 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 15.3 

reet); minimum, 324 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.26 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 40,400 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 20.8 

feet), from rating curve extended above 26,000 second-feet; minimum, 270 second-feet 

Oct. 8, 9, 26, 27, 1941 (gage height, 1.18 feet).

Remarks.- Records good, 

station.

Moderate diurnal fluctuation at times caused by mills above

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

1.5 600 2.2 1,940

1.6 740 2.5 2,320

1.7 91O 4.O 3,600

1.8 1,13O 8.O 8.OOO

1O.O 10.8OO

13.0 16,300

15.0 21,100

1.2 270 1.6 740

1.3 360 2.0 1,560

1.4 470 2.4 2,190

3.0 2,920

5.O 4,71O

6.3 5,960

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

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.

740

684

642

642

614

614

614

1,290

1,S6O

1,670

1,020

876

910

859

774

740

726

712

712

726

698

684

670

684

684

791

91O

791

726

712

712

Nov.

698

698

698

712

726

712

726

976

1,22O

910

859

932

954

842

774

757

825

1,130

1,110

910

825

842

859

825

791

791

998

1,130

932

842

-

Dec.

808

791

757

a72O

a700

a7OO

a700

a700

712

712

712

726

757

825

791

726

726

825

893

1,090

1,730

1,770

1,340

1,110

998

910

859

842

842

954

1,040

Jan.

2,640

5,8

3,8

2,6

60

OO

OO

2,O9O

1,790

1,5

1,8

1,7

80

40

70

1,520

1,380

1,7

2,1

2,9

10

50

20

2,600

3,010

5,7

4,0

5,7

50

00

60

18,900

2O.6OO

15,0

3,6

2,9

OO

90

20

2,580

2,330

2,1

1,8

1,7

1,8

20

90

80

90

2,460

Month

October

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septenber ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,120

1,790

1,700

1,660

ai,600

al,500

1,630

1,660

1,540

1,440

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,400

1,380

1,380

1,360

1,340

1,340

2,370

3,690

2,560

1,890

1,760

1,640

1,580

1,520

1,480

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

25,487

26,004

27,766

1,077,811

131,130

47,590

67,26O

70,340

47.88O

37,353

25 227

2l|lOO

13,476

540,613

Mar.

1,520

1,590

1,520

1,440

1,44O

2,460

2,910

5,S6O

5,O7O

3,120

2,810

1.96O

1,960

2,580

2,260

1,960

1,840

1,780

1,780

1,890

1,810

1,710

1,640

1,810

2,120

1,830

1,710

1,750

1,790

1,700

1,640

Apr.

1,590

1,

1,

1,

610

660

61O

1,750

1,730

1,

1,

1,

660

590

790

1,810

2,060

3,

2,

3,

020

400

980

4,530

4,910

5,

3,

2,

96O

7 SO

760

2,260

2,120

1,

1,

1,

960

390

790

1,730

1,710

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maxinun

1,860

1,220

1,770

37,100

2O,6OO

3,690

5,860

5,960

2,460

2,460

1^090

698

20,600

380

360

340

700

May

2,460

2,400

1,S90

1,760

1,710

1,680

1,610

1,540

1,500

1,460

1,420

1,400

1,380

1,360

1,340

1,340

1,290

1,220

1,180

1,200

1,440

1,750

1,660

1,340

1,290

1,400

1,340

1,220

1,660

2,120

1,520

Minimum

614

698

700

536

1,380

1,340

1,440

1,590

1,180

859

561

448

333

333

June

1,240

1,150

1,180

1,150

1,060

1,040

1,040

996

932

876

S59

954

1,090

1,310

1,760

1,270

998

91O

876

1,060

1.56O

1,860

2,460

1,760

1,340

1,240

1,310

1,520

1,420

1,130

Mean

QOO OC.C

867

896

2,953

4,230

1,700

2,170

2,345

1,545

1,245

814

681

449

1,481

July

998

932

876

825

808

808

954

954

842

774

726

726

712

712

684

684

910

1.96O

1,380

932

825

740

698

545

628

600

600

574

574

574

561

Aug.

548

976

684

500

548

698

910

740

556

642

757

726

726

712

656

574

1,

561

703

D9O

791

656

522

704

919

726

726

587

522

196

196

448

Prr square 

Bile

0.741

.781

.807

2.66

3.81

1.53

1

QC 

 SO

2.11

1 ±, T.Q oy

1.12

.733

.614

.404

1.33

Sept.

437

426

404

382

382

351

360

393

548

561

587

600

587

483

459

656

698

496

437

437

437

426

404

393

382

382

360

333

333

342

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.85

.87

.93

36.11

4.39

1

CQ O3

2.25

2.35

1.60

1.25

.85

.71

.45

18.09

a No gage-height record; computed on basis of records for station near Kingston. 

869757 O- SO - 28
422 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Etowah River near Kingston, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°12', long. 84°59', at county bridge, half a mile 

upstream from Two Run Creek, if miles upstream from Connesena Creek, and 2-| miles 

southwest of Kingston, Bartow County. Datum of gage is 609.97 feet above mean sea 

level (Dixie Construction Co. bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,630 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to December 1931, November 1936 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1928-31, 1937-47), 2,312 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 29,900 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 22.1 

feet}; minimum daily, 455 second-feet Sept. 30.

1928-31, 1936-47: Maximum discharge, 42,700 second-feet Apr. 9, 1938 (gage height, 

27.7 feet); minimum, 201 second-feet Oct. 19, 1931 (gage height, 2.76 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 31 feet Dec. 11, 1919, from information by local resident (discharge. 52,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of partly estimated or no gage-height rec 

ord, w itch are fair. Moderate diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plant 

at Cartersville.

Rating table, water year 1946-47^(gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In aecond-feet)

3.2

3.3

4.0

4.5 1,

455 5.0 1,700

510 6.0 2,650

945 7.0 3,770

300 10. 0 7,'8OO

14.0 14,100

18.0 21,600

22. 'o 29,700

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,010

945

912

912

880

880

848

1,340

2,300

2,150

1,500

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,120

1,040

1,010

1,010

1,040

1,010

978

978

945

945

978

1,040

1,190

1,150

1,010

1,010

1,010

Nov.

978

1,010

978

978

1,010

978

1,010

1,150

1,460

1,300

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,120

1,040

1,120

1,420

1,460

1,260

1,150

1,120

1,150

1,150

1,080

1,080

1,190

1,420

1,300

1,150

-

Dec.

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

978

978

978

1,010

1,010

1,080

1.O8O

1,010

1,010

1,080

1,150

1,260

1,880

2,100

1,700

1,420

1,300

1,220

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,220

1,300

Jan.

1,990

6,S

5,£

3,£

60

70

30

2,760

2,400

2,1

2,3

2,4

00

50

50

2,060

1,840

2,C

2,6

4,1

60

00

40

3,890

3,650

6,6

5,7

6,8

80

00

20

23,800

29,300

22,4

7,2

4,6

00

50

60

4,010

3,530

3,3

2,9

2,7

2,8

10

80

00

70

3,770

Month

October ........................ .

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3,200

2,700

2,500

2,400

2,350

2.2OO

2,250

2,350

2,150

1,970

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,880

1,880

1,840

1,790

1,740

1,740

2,540

4,920

3,770

2,760

2,450

2,250

2,100

2,020

1,970

_

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

34,841

35,072

36,504

1,409,284

180,130

65,480

100-, 150

101,720

64,290

51,210

33,379

29,038

18,960

750,774

Mar.

1,970

2,100

2,060

1,920

1,880

3,100

4,790

9,300

8,700

5,050

3,650

3,200

2,980

4,010

3,770

3,200

2,870

2,650

2,550

2,870

2,700

2,500

2,350

2,500

2,980

2,650

2,400

2,400

2,450

2,350

2,250

Apr.

2,

2,

2,

2,

f2,

f2,

f2,

f2.

f2,

f2,

150

150

250

150

300

400

250

150

400

600

a3,000

a4,

a3,

a5,

500

500

500

a6,500

a7,OOO

a8,

a6, a"4,

500

ooo

000

a3,5oo

3,310

3,

2,

2,

090

870

700

fZ,600

f2,550

a2,

a2,

a2,

32,

Maximum

2,300

1,460

2,100

36,500

29 3OO

4! 920

9 , 300

8,500

3,500

3,420

1 ,880

1,380

912

29,300

500

400

400

5OO

-

May

a3,500

a3,500

a3,OOO

a2,500

2,350

2,250

3,150

2,060

1,970

1,920

1,880

1,840

1,790

1,790

1,740

1,740

1,700

1,660

1,620

1,620

1,790

2,350

2,250

1,840

1,700

1,740

1,790

1,620

2,020

2,550

2,060

Minimum

848

978

978

808

1,840

1,740

1 ,880

2,150

1,620 

1,220

630

455

455

June

1,700

1,580

1,580

1,540

1,500

1,420

1,420

1,380

1,340

1,300

1,260

1,300

1,460

1,540

2,060

1,790

1,380

1,260

1,220

1,260

2,170

3,420

3,310

2,550

1,840

1,620

1,660

1,970

1,840

1,540

-

Mean

1,12

1,16

1,17

3,86

5 ,81

2 33

3 23

3 39

2)07

1,70

1,07

93

63

2,05

July

1,460

1,300

1,220

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,150

1,220

1,150

1.O8O

1,040

978

1,010

945

945

912

1,040

1,740

1,880

1,300

1,080

1,010

945

912

880

815

815

815

815

782

750

Aug.

720

1,

1,

010

010

880

782

1,

1,

1,

880

150

120

310

978

978

1,

1,

380

150

945

945

848

1,

315

348

260

1,120

945

1,

782

782

580

978

1,010

348

750

714

390

630

Per square 

Bile

1 0.689

9 .717

3 .723

L 2.37

1 3.57

9 1.43

1 1.98

2 . 08

1 1.27

7 1.05

. 661

7 .575

2 .388

7 1.26

Sept.

63O

624

600

570

558

516

618

648

750

782

782

732

848

690

672

732

912

714

630

576

594

588

582

552

546

528

522

499

510

455

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.79

.80

.83

32.16

4.12

1.49

2 . 28

2 32

1 .46

1.17

.76

.66

.43

17.11

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Carfterville. 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 423 

Etowah River at Rome, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°15', long. 84°09', at Southern Railway bridge in 

Home, Floyd County, 2 miles upstream from confluence with Oostanaula River. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder at Second Avenue Bridge, 1 mile downstream. Datum of gage is 

561.70 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary'adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 1,810 square miles.

Records available - July to December 1903, May 1939 to September 1947. August 1904 to 

June lyzi at site at Freemans Ferry, S miles upstream, published as Etowah River near 

Rome.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,900 second-feet Jan. 21; maximum gage height, 

3b.« reet Jan. 21; minimum daily discharge, 540 second-feet Sept. 30.

1904-21, 1939-47: Maximum discharge, 55,000 second-feet Dec. 11, 1919 (gage height, 

over 28 feet at former site at Freemans Ferry), computed from data at upstream stations; 

minimum daily, 360 second-feet Oct. 10, 24, 1904.

Maximum stage known, that of Dec. 11, 1919. Flood of Apr. ?, 1938, reached a stage 

of 37.5 feet (discharge, 46,509 second-feet), from gage readings and discharge measure- 

.-nent by Corps of Engineers.

Re_marks_._- Records good. Discharge during periods of backwater computed by using fall as 

determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Moderate diurnal fluctuation 

during low flow caused by power plant at Cartersville.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,090

1,090

3,000

1,000

970

940

912

1,120

2,180

L,180

1,700

1,340

1,270

1,300

1,240

1,150

1,090

1,090

1,060

1,090

1,060

1,000

970

1,000

1,090

1,270

1,320

1,350

1,230

1,150

1,120

Nov.

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,090

1,060

1,090

1,180

1,470

1,470

1,380

1,180

1,270

1,270

1,140

1,100

1,110

1,370

1,440

1,430

1,300

1,210

1,250

1,230

1,180

1,200

1,240

1,440

1,430

1,280

-

Dec.

1,200

1,140

1,130

1,130

1,090

1,100

1,090

1,100

1,070

1,070

1,090

1,090

1,110

1,150

1,240

1,110

1,050

1,130

1,200

1,320

1,650

2,030

1,770

1,490

1,350

1,290

1,230

1,190

1,170

1,240

1,240

Jan.

1,450

5,600

5,360

3,490

2,770

2,420

2,180

2,210

2,400

2,100

1,880

1,830

2,370

3,530

3,420

3,480

5,280

6,220

5,600

22,400

28,400

25,100

11,200

 6,110

5,630

5,260

3,720

2,730

2,960

3,070

4,160

Month

October ............... ........ .

November .......;............

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .............. ... ......

March ...................... ... .

April ............................

May ..............................

June ........................... .

July .............................

August ................ ... .....

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ...........

Feb.

3,540

3,020

2,770

2,670

2,540

2,550

2,520

2,610

2,490

2,310

2,210

2,180

2,210

2,180

2,130

2,150

2,090

2,010

2,020

2,550

4,900

4,290

3,100

2,700

2,510

2,350

2,310

2,260

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

37,372

37,080

38,270

1,515,416

186,390

73,390

107,810

117,790

73,500

56,330

36,909

32,735

22,654

820,230

Mar.

2,250

2,330

2,330

2,180

2,110

2,720

5,150

8,940

9,740

5,550

3,930

3,430

3,330

4,210

4,180

3,440

3,150

2,900

2,820

3,110

2,970

2,720

2,580

2,700

3,110

2,970

2,630

2,580

2,680

2,560

2,480

Apr.

2,450

2,400

2,480

2,470

2,560

2,780

2,540

2,490

2,590

2,870

2,790

4,300

4,250

7,260

9,810

7,890

8,970

5,580

4,520

4,070

3,880

3,610

3,370

3,220

3,080

3,010

2,920

2,840

2,800

2,790

-

Maximum

2,180

1,470

2,030

36,200

28,400

4,900

9,740

9,810

4,230

3,610

2,110

1,370

1,030

28,400

May

3,410

4,230

3,540

2,980

2,850

2,650

2,510

2,380

2,320

2,250

2,180

2,110

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

1,970

1,900

1,830

1,830

1,970

2,580

2,470

2,100

1,980

2,040

2,100

1,930

2,110

2,640

2,480

Minimum

912

1,060

1,050

912

1,450

2,010

2,110

2,400

1,330

1,300

885

775

540

540

June

1,970

1,760

1,750

1,830

1,760

1,530

1,630

1,550

1,530

1,440

1,400

1,400

1,530

1,530

1,970

2,040

1,560

1,400

1,300

1,370

2,040

3,610

3,440

3,120

2,110

1,830

1,760

2,110

2,050

1,780

-

Mean

1,206

1,236

1,234

4,152

6,013

2,521

3,478

3,926

2 371

1, 878

1,191

1,056

755

2,247

July

1,680

1,470

1,370

1,270

1,?10

1,?10

1,240

1,370

1,300

1,210

1,150

1,120

1.C90

1,C60

1.C30

1,C50

1,120

i.eoo

2,110

1,530

1,270

-1,120

1,050

l.COO

S40

,940

312

912

695

685

685

Aug.

858

940

1,240

1,000

970

912

1,180

1,340

1,150

1,090

1,120

1,120

1,270

1,060

1,060

1,030

940

912

1,210

1,370

1,090

970

858

1,370

1,180

1,120

1,000

912

858

830

775

Pe r square 

mile

0.666

.683

.682

2.29

3.32

1 .45

l.*92

2.17

1.31

1.04

 658

.583

.417

1.24

Sspt.

748

748

709

582

643

648

650

330

912

1,000

970

940

970

912

802

858

1,030

970

748

698

676

682

654

643

621

610

605

595

550

540

Runoff in 

inches

0.77

.76

.79

31.17

3 . 83

1.51

2.21

2.42

1.51

1.16

.76

.67

.47

16.86
424 -MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Amicalola Creek near Dawsonville, Qa.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°26', long. 84°13', at bridge on Stste Highway 53, 

5 miles upstream from mouth and 5j miles west of Dawsonville, Dawson Courty. Datum of 

gage is 1,203.87 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1936.

Drainage area.- 84.7 square miles.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1947. June 1907 to December 1908 (fragmentary) 

and June 1910 to December 1913 (in 1913, gage heights only) at site ij miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,320 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage heights, 5.30 

feet); minimum daily, 54 second-feet Sept. 6.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 10,700 second-feet Feb. 17, 1942 (gage height, 7.0 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at 5,400 second-feet; minimum daily, that of Sept. 6.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 1,000 second-feet, which are fair, 

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Moderate

0.4 47 1.0 255 2.5 1.48O

.5 69 1.3 420 3.0 2,1OO

.6 96 1.6 630 4.0 3,660

.8 167 2.0 970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194T

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

106

103

103

96

96

96

96

212

218

140

122

144

125

115

112

106

106

103

103

96

96

96

93

93

106

129

103

99

96

96

96

NOV.

93

93

96

99

96

93

149

204

129

115

168

148

125

115

109

103

133

148

118

112

109

129

112

109

106

122

152

122

115

112

Dec.

109

103

99

96

96

96

93

91

88

88

88

96

137

106

96

96

96

122

103

213

260

184

152

137

125

115

112

115

140

144

152

Jan.

889

624

446

327

275

237

214

232

201

184

180

260

265

295

433

582

555

452

805

3.66O

898

562

452

39O

354

344

310

285

265

305

305

Month

October ..........................

November

December .......... ..............

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

Juna .............................

July .............................

Angnst ...........................

September ....................;...

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

265

246

232

237

223

218

250

218

205

201

196

196

192

188

188

188

184

180

192

383

305

246

232

214

205

196

192

188

_

-

Seoondf cot-day s

3,501

3,634

3,748

129,618

15,586

6,160

7 » 873

8j 68$

6,564

5 34C

3 795

2,707

2,097

69,701

Mar.

201

201

188

184

192

255

260

670

378

300

270

250

260

280

255

241

232

227

237

237

223

218

209

280

241

227

223

255

232

227

218

Apr.

214

223

209

214

223

227

214

209

241

218

270

270

246

433

402

823

506

378

332

305

295

280

265

255

250

241

232

232

227

255

Maximum

218

204

260

4,150

3,660

383

670

823

290

338

307

122

120

3,660

May

290

250

237

232

237

218

214

209

205

201

196

192

192

192

192

184

184

ISO

175

205

270

265

205

192

214

201

184

180

275

209

184

Uiniimm

93

93

88

88

180

180

184

209

175

144

85

62

54

54

June

175

175

192

171

167

163

159

152

148

148

148

156

201

250

175

156

152

144

148

156

196

- 338

237

188

175

192

175

201

159

152

-

Mean

113

121

121

355

503

220

254

290

212

178

122

87.3

69.9

191

July

140

137

133

129

125

140

140

125

118

118

115

112

112

112

109

115

307

153

137

122

118

109

109

106

103

96

96

96

91

85

88

Aug.

83

83

83

80

77

111

109

96

93

88

91

88

99

93

85

91

85

103

122

91

80

74

77

113

96

77

74

69

67

67

62

Sept.

62

58

58

56

56

54

58

65

eo

105

120

99

83

77

eo

S3

72

69

69

72

67

67

65

65

65

60

58

58

58

56

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1.33 1.53

1.43 1.60

1.43 1.65

4.19 56.94

5.94 6.85

2.60 8.71

3.00 5.46

3.42 3.82

2* SO 2*88

2.10 2.34

1.44 1.66

1.03 1.19

.825 .92

2.26 30.61
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 425

Cedar Creek near Cedartovm, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°04', long. 85°19', 700 feet downstream from 

oriage on State Highway 161, 4f miles upstream from Lake Creek, and 4| miles northwest 

of Cedartown, Polk County.

Drainage area.- 109 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 14.2 feet Jan. 20 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 31 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 28.

1942-47: Maximum gage height, 15.8 feet Feb. 10, 1946, from floodnark (discharge 

not determined); minimum daily discharge, 29 second-feet regulated) Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 

26, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 3,000 second-feet, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation and moderate regulation at low flow caused by power plants above station.

Rating tablss, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Pet). 3 to Mar. 7)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2O Jan. 21 to Sept. 3O

0.7 30

.S 38

1.0 59

1.2 

l.S 

1.7

ISO 

198

Note.- Seme as followIng table above 1.7 

feet.

0.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

33

52

78

129

198

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

270 

405 

555 

92O 

1,780

8.0

10.0

12.1

2,820 

4,OOO 

5,470

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

.3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

44

41

35

45

39

34

48

51

53

43

42

43

34

46

41

41

41

39

37

36

47

39

39

40

44

48

36

46

41

41

41

Nov.

40

41

36

47

42

41

45

43

43

40

181

66

53

50

48

41

83

83

60

56

53

51

48

44

51

55

72

55

54

47

-

Dec.

48

52

47

47

46

45

40

43

50

44

44

45

46

44

a44

aSO

a 65

75

6O

149

139

86

74

68

66

63

60

59

65

70

66

Month

Jan.

243

236

391

200

181

151

142

222

168

141

127

211

23O

315

283

319

365

350

1,230

5,480

1,700

668

494

376

309

273

228

201

183

346

311

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June . July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2O9

179

156

149

134

128

139

120

112

105

99

100

98

95

93

92

90

as

86

342

23O

168

151

132

123

114

107

105

_

» ~

Seoondfoot-days

1 29C

1^674

1,900

85,658

15,974

3,743

8, 626

11 544

3 e*i * DO A.

3 22 1

If 916

1 1 831

1,279

56,640

Mar.

112

110

100

96

104

428

445

1,410

632

419

322

263

388

433

301

257

226

201

246

250

204

183

167

228

185

163

158

182

150

143

142

Apr.

131

126

121

145

193

155

136

131

223

179

403

427

366

2,720

1,500

982

599

426

341

293

273

238

212

197

190

192

168

161

151

165

Maximum

53

181

149

6,720

5,480

342

1,410

2,720

359

442

80

224

52

5,480

May

359

239

181

161

146

134

128

121

119

114

110

104

102

101

101

100

97

88

90

93

103

116

89

84

85

85

78

76

77

78

72

Minimum

34

36

40

34

127

86

96

121

72

64

46

38

31

31

June

72

77

76

71

70

71

67

65

69

64

77

173

84

81

73

74

68

65

65

190

2ia

442

184

128

112

105

102

103

91

85

-

Mean

41.8

55.8

61.3

235

515

134

278

385

117

107

61.9

59.1

42.6

155

Jul''

80

77

73

69

70

69

78

70

66

63

64

59

54

64

58

60

59

66

75

54

61

57

54

54

54

52

46

56

54

52

50

Aug.

50

44

49

55

49

48

50

115

224

59

61

57

56

54

53

51

45

56

57

53

47

47

42

64

73

50

49

47

46

38

Per square 

mile

0.383

.512

.562

2.16

4.72

1.23

2.55

3.53

1.07

.982

.568

.542

.391

1.42

42

Sept.

44

50

45

43

42

43

54

48

46

45

41

45

43

35

52

48

43

41

41

40

34

37

46

41

40

4O

38

31

43

40

-

Runoff in 

i nones

0.44

.57

.65

29.23

5.44

1.28

2.94

3.94

1.23

1.10

.65

.62

.44

19.30

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Chattooga R'ver at Suramervllle.
426 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Chattooga River at Siunmervllle, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°28', long. B5°20', 600 feet downstream from 

bridge on U. S,. Highway 27, 1 mile southeast of Summerville, Chattooga County, and 

4 miles upstream from Raccoon Creek.

Drainage area.- 193 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 323 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 17.3 

reet, from floodraark); minimum dally, 45 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 25.

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 16,600 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 18.8 

feet, from floodmark), from fating curve extended above'10,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 38 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 17, 1937, Nov. 9, 12, 

1939.

Remarks.- Records good, 

above station.

Lo.w and medium flow regulated by power plant at Trion, 6 miles

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 3o

2.0 82 1.7 37 6.O 86O 14. 0 4,170 

2.5 150 Z.O 76 8.0 1,400 15.0 5,290 

3.0 2Z9 2.5 150 1O.O 2.O4O 16.0 6,900 

4.0 409 3.O 230 1Z.O 2,850 16.6 8,310 

Note.- Same as 4.O 4O9 13. O 3,400 

following table 

above 4.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

150 

131 

131 

129 

131

97 

131

132 

128 

125

129 

134 

121 

121

120

127 

111

108 

106 

110

110 

107 

98 

110 

171

246 

147 

136 

135 

131 

125

Nov.

121 

121 

78 

114

124

121 

125 

127 

124 

122

2,520 

3,230 

620 

428 

343

298 

588 

763 

468 

380

334 

307 

272 

229 

246

229 

254 

238 

210 

200

Dec.

176 

195 

179 

168 

148

170 

160 

150 

158 

152

124 

156 

168 

153

129

158 

142 

131 

176 

631

1,560 

692 

488 

409 

352

307 

280 

272 

636 

716 

509

Jan.

990 

1,150 

1,040 

788 

644

530 

468 

509 

428 

380

371 

964 

692 

668

4,550

6,510 

5,120 

2,900 

3,400 

8,420

4,440 

1,640 

1,120 

886 

740

740 

620 

520 

468 

530 

764

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ........ .................

mber .......... ... ... ....

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary . .

nary ................... .....

h.. ..........................

1 ......................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- Nov. 12

Feb.

530 

458 

418 

418 

380

352 

352 

334 

290

307

281 

281 

272 

247

247

247 

247 

238 

238 

783

1,050 

620 

530 

448 

400

362 

343 

316

Second 

foot-days

3,98 

13,33 

9,84

208,38

52,99 

10,98 

16,40 

13,43 

6,08 

4,26f 

3,47 

3,18S 

2,51!

140,52'

Mar.

343 

371 

334 

316

290

400 

448 

1,660 

1,200 

788

620 

520 

597 

912 

644

552 

488

428 

458 

520

428 

390 

362 

620 

498

428

400 

390 

352 

;.25 

325

Apr.

298 

290 

264 

281

316

290 

281 

256 

298 

281

537 

644 

478 

541

574

 1,430 

1,240 

740 

574 

509

468 

409 

362 

343 

316

307 

272 

29O 

256 

290

Maximum

3 246 

t 3,230 

5 1,560

5 12,000

3 8,420 

3 1,050 

1 1,660 

5 1,430 

3 298 

) 227 

L 148 

i 249 

i 128

> 8,420

2 a.m.) 6,510 sec. -ft,; Jan.

May

298 

290 

264 

230 

247

230 

222 

195 

224 

198

195 

198 

188 

189 

182

213 

163 

170 

191 

169

184 

201 

178 

151 

153

172 

. 167 

143 

163 

172 

149

Minimum

97 

78 

124

78

371 

238 

290 

256 

143 

103 

73 

54 

45

45

June

139 

144 

166 

163 

138

138 

142 

141 

129 

104

142 

138 

134 

103 

123

130 

135 

118 

117 

117

143 

182 

227 

145 

148

148 

148 

182 

164

120

Mean

12S 

444 

318

571

1,709 

392 

52 S 

448 

196 

142 

112 

102 

84

38E

July Aug.

117 124 

140 83 

114 70 

116 1O9 

148 92

137 100' 

132 105 

124 108 

126 104 

96 87

124 122 

92 110 

91 147 

115 124 

115 78

103 96 

124 81 

100 113 

90 249 

124 126

125 94 

86 90 

120 96 

116 60 

105 114

73 60 

85 122 

116 81 

122 76 

103 113 

92 54

Per square 

mil«

0.668 

2.30 

1.65

2.96

8.85 

2.03 

2.74 

2.32 

1.02 

.736 

.580 

.534 

.435

1.99

16 (1 a.m.) 7,560 sec.-'t Jan.

Sept.

91 

94 

80 

96 

55

102 

62 

128 

123 

103

88 

84 

92 

93 

71

93 

86 

87 

76 

79

64 

93 

75 

70 

45

88 

86 

70 

96 

48

Runoff in 

inches

0.77 

2.57 

1.90

40.18

1O.20 

2.11 

3.16 

2.59 

1.18 

.82 

.67 

.62 

.49

27.08

17 (1 a.m.)

7,110 see.-ft.; Jan. 29 (5 p.m.) 10,400 sec.-ft.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 427

Chattooga River at Gaylesville, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°16', long. 85°34', in SW£ sec. 11, t. 9 S., R. 10 E., 

 at bridge on county road to Cedar Bluff, 0.2 mile southwest of Gaylesville and 9 miles 

upstream from Little River. Datum of gage is 549.56 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936 (levels by Corps of Enginee-s).

Drainage area.- 377 square miles.

Records available.- June 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 614 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 21.2 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 110 second-feet (regulated) 

Sept. 26; minimum daily, 130 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 26.

1937-47: Maximum discharge observed, 18,100 second-feet Feb. 11, 1946 (gage height, 

22.17 feet); minimum daily, 74 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 21, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation at low flow by power plant 27 miles above station, 

uage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers, and occasional discharge measurements maae by Geological Survey; racords of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of backwater 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, iri second-feet)

3.9 123 6.5 633 17.0 5,20O

4.2 164 7.0 780 18.0 6,400

4.6 229 9.0 1,410 19. O 7.95O

5.0 300 12.0 2,420 2O.O 10,300

5.5 398 15.0 3,650 21.1 13,800

6.O 507 16.0 4,270

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

264

246

229

229

212

220

195

229

246

212

212

304

204

204

195

172

212

187

195

212

195

195

195

195

264

531

300

264

246

220

229

Nov.

220

220

220

179

212

204

212

229

229

212

780

3,170

3,070

720

606

531

633

1,480

840

661

606

555

507

440

440

419

440

440

398

378

-

Dec.

378

319

338

358

300

300

338

338

264

300

282

264

338

319

300

264

282

282

300

714

2,250

1,540

930

900

633

580

531

507

930

1,610

1,080

Jan.

1,280

2,080

1,940

1,680

1,240

1,080

900

1,110

930

780

720

2,140

1,610

1,340

5,840

10,600

11,500

8,770

6,680

10,000

13 , 800

C7.000

c2,700

c2,100

1,980

1,680

1,480

1,110

960

1,050

1,280

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay «ojr > 

June .............................

July .............................

August .....'......................

September ........................

Water yeari946-47 ............

Feb.

1,080

870

810

780

720

690

810

690

580

531

531

531

484

484

484

462

462

462

462

1,340

2,140

1,680

1,080

930

810

661

661

633

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,113

19 251

18^069

390,139

107,360

21,858

35,697

30,194

12,170

9,877

6,874

5,962

4,817

279,242

Mar.

661

780

606

606

580

1,050

1,080

2,790

2,790

1,810

1,410

1,180

1,380

1,980

1,480

1,210

1,080

930

1,080

1,180

900

810

780

1,310

1,280

960

840

960

900

661

633

Apr.

606

5SO

555

580

690

606

555

633

606

555

1,350

1,780

960

1,310

1,410

2,960

3,220

1,910

1,380

1,110

1,050

900

780

690

661

633

555

531

507

531

-

Maximum

531

3,170

2,250

16,100

13,800

2,140

2,790

3,220

780

1,050

pop cat:

246

204

13,800

May

780

580

507

484

555

440

419

419

398

378

378

358

358

358

378

319

358

338

319

378

338

398

358

338

300

300

319

319

282

378

338

Minimum

172

179

264

138

720

462

580

507

282

187

179

157

130

130

June

282

282

300

300

300

264

264

264

264

246

220

264

264

264

229

229

229

264

187

220

1,050

633

606

419

358

338

319

358

378

282

-

Mean

229

642

583

1,069

3,463

781

1,152

1,006

393

329

222

192

161

765

Jul"

F64

264

246

229

264

264

?82

?64

246

229

204

229

212

195

229

229

229

£29

195

204

229

195

179 :i2

204

187

179

179

212

204

187

Aug.

187

195

164

157

195

164

187

195

195

204

195

246

212

229

187

164

179

172

204

229

195

164

172

195

204

195

179

220

212

179

187

Sept.

157

172

172

157

172

136

179

179

179

204

172

172

157

179

172

150

157

150 "

150

150

150

143

164

150

150

130

150

157

143

164

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.607 0.70

1.70 1.90

1.55 1.78

2.84 38.48

9.19 10.59

2.07 2.16

3.06 3.52

2.67 2.98

1.04 1.20

.873 .97

.589 .68

.509 .59

.427 .48

2.03 27.55

e Backwater from return of over-bank flow.
428 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Little River near Jamestown, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34 0 24', long. 85°38', In NE^ sec. 30, T. 7 S., R. 

lu js., at highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Yellow Creek and 2f miles 

west of Jamestown. Datum of gage Is 1,177.4 feet above mean sea level (Alabama Power 

Co. bench mark).

Drainage area.- 121 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to April 1932, May 1935 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1928-31, 1935-47), 251 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 9.02 

reet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 0.56 foot).

1928-32. 1935-47: Maximum discharge, 19,700 second-feet Dec. 28, 1948 (gage height, 

12.20 feet); no flow on several days during July and September 1930 and for period 

Sept. 17 to Nov. 29, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good above 20 second-feet and fair below.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 11 NOT. 12 to Sept. 30

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

. 7.3 

13 

2O 

30 

44

1.3

1.4

1.6 

1.8

61

81

128

190

Note.- Same as followIng table a'uove 1.8 feet.

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

0.3

.5

2.2

6.2

12

21

32

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

46

83

129

190

270

421

606

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.O 

7.0 

8.0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

900

1,320

1,820

3,080

4,570

6,250

8,350

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

24

18

16

14

11

9.4

7.8

8.3

7.8

7.8

8.3

11

12

11

10

9.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

3.8

8.3

8.3

7.3

25

174

113

73

59

49

41

NOT.

36

31

29

26

24

22

25

51

56

49

3,600

1,350

725

479

342

253

664

964

627

456

367

316

253

217

187

183

241

205

183

164

-

Month

Dec.

146

127

110

103

94

87

81

73

69

63

61

71

129

112

101

96

96

129

137

904

1,700

908

620

467

362

293

249

277

1,100

1,060

784

Jan.

1,230

1,140

1,140

a820

a650

a550

aSOO

a590

450

378

342

754

689

718

5,050

4,700

2,940

2,050

2,800

7,050

1,970

1,140

807

613

491

491

394

336

288

407

554

October ..........................

NOTSBber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ........................ ...

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Sept sober ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

456

367

311

302

245

213

213

180

151

137

124

122

117

110

105

98

92

85

90

646

845

586

462

357

293

245

217

194

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

787.7

12,125

10,609

150,614.3

42,032

7,363

13,785

9,893

2,110

1,289.8

213.3

128.6

23.2

100,359.6

Mar.

266

311

270

249

257

416

516

1,410

1,020

697

522

416

508

792

654

510

410

331

347

394

342

293

253

491

479

394

326

293

236

205

177

Apr.

154

146

135

140

232

194

170

164

245

236

442

725

541

593

627

964

869

606

450

362

347

279

232

205

177

167

140

124

110

117

-

Maximum

174

3,600

1,700

10,100

7,050

845

1,410

S64

183

170

33

15

1.6

7,050

May

183

157

135

124

115

101

87

75

65

56

51

46

42

39

36

32

29

26

25

35

56

124

81

54

46

43

36

28

26

82

75

Minimum

7.3

22

61

.8

288

85

177

110

25

4.2

1.2

.7

.4

.4

June

49

49

69

58

45

36

29

24

18

16

12

11

12

9.3

9.3

7.4

5.7

4.7

4.2

5.2

26

164

170

92

63

49

39

96

69

48

-

Msan

25.4

404

342

413

1,356

263

445

330

68.1

43.0

6.88

4.15

.77

275

July

33

24

17

13

11

9.3

9.9

12

11

8.6

6.8

5.7

4.7

3.8

3.4

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.4

3.1

2.5

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

Aug.

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

1.9

8.6

3.8

4.2

3.1

6.7

8.0

3.4

2.8

3.1

2.5

8.6

4.7

6.2

4.7

3.1

15

11

5.7

3.1

3.1

3.4

2.2

1.9

2.2

Per scvsra 

 lie

0.210

3.34

2.83

3.41

11.2

2.17

3.68

2.73

.563

.355

.057

.034

.0064

2.27

Sept.

1.4

1.6

1.2

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.2

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

3.73

3.26

46.30

12.92

2.26

4.24

3.04

.65

.40

.07

.04

.007

30.86

Peak discharge.- NOT. 11 (10 a.m.) 6,250 sec.-ft.; Jan. 15 (11 a.m.) 6,620 sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (5 

p.m.) 6.43O sec.-ft.; Jan. 20 (6 a.m.) 10,900 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage airt weather records.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 429

Terrapin Creek near Piedmont, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°57', long. 85°34', in SE£ sec. 27, T. 12 S., R. 10

E., at bridge on State Highway 74, 500 feet upstream from Southern Railway bridge, half

a mile upstream from Ladiga Creek, and 3 miles northeast of Piedmont.

Drainage area.- 115 square miles.

Records available.- June 1944 to. September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 second-feet Jan. 20 (ga^e height, 11.2 

reet); minimum, 2.9 second-feet Sept. 28-30.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 14,600 second-feet Mar. 28, 1946 (gag3 height, 12.03 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 28-30, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair to 

poor.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.7 2.1 1.4 75 6.0 2,060 

.8 6.0 1.7 134 7.0 2,640 

.9 12 2.0 207 8.0 3,490 

1.0 20 2.5 366 9.0 4,790 

1.1 31 3.0 555 9.5 5,690 

1.2 44 4.0 1,020 10.0 6,930

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

20 

20 

20 

19 

19

19 

19 

18 

18 

18

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

18 

60

90 

70 

57 

45 

37 

33

Nov.

29 

25 

23 

21 

20

20 

22 

25 

40 

36

500 

300 

170 

120 

90

80 

130 

250 

120 

73

65 

62 

54 

50 

48

62 

171 

97 

75 

64

Dec.

59 

54 

48 

47 

44

44 

43 

41 

41 

40

40 

41 

52 

48 

41

40 

40 

157 

113 

398

346 

167 

119 

93 

90

70 

64 

62 

69 

75 

69

Jan.

472 

408 

445 

277 

207

164 

146 

309 

230 

169

146 

233 

239 

401 

342

363 

412 

430 

1,730 

6,860

870 

445 

319 

255 

213

194 

167 

148 

136 

267 

332

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

1... ....................... .

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- J

2,450 sec. -ft.; Apr. 

Note.- Ho gage-helf

stage, weather record

Feb.

199 

155 

139 

143 

128

121 

128 

113 

101 

93

89 

91 

89 

88 

86

82 

79 

75 

77 

433

312 

194 

159 

136 

121

111 

105 

103

Secondfoot-days

821 

2,842 

2,645

95,133.5

17,329 

3,750 

9,882 

10,214 

4,154 

2,079 

922 

742.4 

242.7

55,623.1

Mar.

113 

113 

97 

91 

101

1,160 

794 

1,770 

597 

365

270 

219 

330 

479 

325

261 

216 

186 

207 

267

216 

186 

164 

248 

207

176 

157 

162 

141 

136 

130

Apr.

126 

126 

119 

153 

277

189 

155 

143 

270 

227

661 

684 

376 

2,050 

895

706 

491 

349 

286 

245

230 

202 

176 

164 

159

169 

143 

134 

130 

179

Maximum

90 

500 

398

9,470

6,860 

433 

1,770 

2,050 

618 

258 

53 

134 

18

6,860

May

618 

401 

255 

199 

167

146 

136 

124 

115 

109

103 

97 

97 

99 

97

88 

82 

77 

84 

101

115 

136 

91 

79 

84

88 

75 

70 

72 

77 

72

Minimum

17 

20 

40

9.5

136 

75 

91 

119 

70 

40 

14 

9.7 

3.2

3.2

June

65 

65 

80 

69 

61

62 

88 

64 

54 

52

47 

52 

59 

73 

58

50 

46 

41 

40 

43

69 

258 

146 

77 

65

64 

69 

61 

53 

48

Mean

26.5 

94.7 

85.3

261

559 

134 

319 

340 

134 

69.3 

29.7 

23.9 

8.09

153

July

41 

40 

38 

35 

39

39 

47 

53 

39 

32

30 

28 

26 

23 

22

30 

39 

39 

50 

39

28 

22 

20 

18 

17

15 

14 

14 

15 

15 

15

Aug.

14 

12 

12 

10 

9

9 

27 

40 

134 

54

64 

39 

29 

28 

24

21 

19 

19 

18 

17

15 

12 

12 

11 

15

15 

16 

13 

11 

11 

11

Per square 

mile

0.230 

.823 

.742

2.27

4.86 

1.17 

2.77 

2.96 

1.17 

.603 

.258 

.208 

.070

1.32

.7 

.7

Sept.

9.7 

8.4 

7.2 

6.0 

5.5

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

9.7 

15

18 

14 

11 

12 

10

12 

12 

10 

9.0 

8.4

7.8 

6.6 

5.5 

5.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.0 

3.2 

3.2 

5.0

Runoff in 

inches

0.27 

.92 

.86

30.79

5.60 

1.21 

3.20 

3.30 

1.34 

.67 

.30 

.24 

.08

17.99

an. 20 (11 a.m.) 11,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 6 (11 a.m.) 2,000 sec. -ft.; Mar 8 (5am. ) 

14 (4 p.m.) 3,710 sec. -ft. 

;ht record Oct. 2 to Nov. 19; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in 

is, and records for stations on nearby streams.
430 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Big Wills Creek near Crudup, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°06', long. 86°02', in SE£ sec. 6, T. 11 S., R. 6 E., 

at highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Fisher Creek, 2 miles west of Crudup, and 

4 miles downstream from Little Duck Creek.

Drainage area.- 189 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,030 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.8 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 46 second-feet Sept. 29.

1943-47: Maximum discharge observed, 9,530 second-feet Feb. 10, 1946 (gage 

height, 13.04 feet); minimum observed, 30 second-feet Dec. 6, 1943.

Flood in December 1942 reached a stage of 13.9 feet, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

ana discharge, In second-feet)

1.4 40 4.0 427

1.7 66 4.5 570

2.0 95 5.0 740

2.5 149 6.0 1,090

3.0 219 7.0 1,450

3.5 312 8.0 1,870

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

12.0

2,390

2,840

3,650

5,480

7,430

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

105

100

100

95

90

90

85

85

85

85

85

90

85

75

70

70

75

70

70

75

75

70

70

75

140

273

155

100

90

85

80

Nov.

80

80

80

80

80

75

80

90

85

80

632

1,530

445

254

120

188

550

950

355

273

236

203

203

181

174

174

174

168

155

149

-

Dec.

149

137

132

126

126

120

115

115

110

110

105

105

120

115

110

100

105

115

120

256

1,160

840

378

292

273

d240

d220

286

700

1,230

570

Jan.

740

840

770

600

510

427

378

540

453

427

427

700

670

570

2,430

5,100

4,010

3,120

2,460

5,860

6,240

2,630

1,260

950

770

670

570

481

427

453

600

Feb.

453

355

355

333

312

312

292

273

254

254

236

236

219

219

219

203

203

203

188

576

1,050

600

453

402

378

355

312

292

.

_

-

u th Second- 

"onth foot-days

October .......................... 2,898

November ......................... 7,924

December ......................... 8,680

Calendar year 1946 ............ 179,581

January .......................... 46,083

February ......................... 9, 537

 arch ............................ 16, 744

April ............................ 11,371

 ay.... .......................... 4,968

June ............................. 3,73?

July. ............................ 2,926

August ........................... 2, 920

September ........................ 2,031

Water year 1946-47 ............ 119,814

Mar.

312

312

292

273

273

600

700

1,450

1,330

810

700

600

740

810

670

570

481

453

427

427

453

427

427

570

540

427

378

355

333

312

292

Apr.

Maximum

273

1,530

1,230

8,880

6,240

1,050

1,450

700

219

292

126

453

100

6,240

273

273

273

273

292

254

254

254

273

273

422

700

670

630

670

670

570

510

481

427

402

355

333

292

292

273

273

254

236

219

-

May

219

21

21

2C

9

9

3

203

168

15

14

13

5

3

2

149

168

16

16

16

1

1

1

155

161

16

16

16

1

1

1

168

155

14

14

14

9

3

3

143

137

13

13

13

13

7

2

7

2

132

Minimum

70

75

100

62

378

188

273

219

132

85

75

52

47

47

June

132

132

149

137

126

115

120

115

115

110

110

110

105

105

100

100

95

95

90

85

111

292

188

155

132

132

126

120

115

115

-

Mean

93.5

264

280

492

1,487

341

540

379

160

124

94.4

94.2

67.7

328

July

110

110

110

110

' 105

110

115

110

105

105

100

90

90

85

80

126

115

100

90

85

80

80

75

80

75

80

75

85

90

80

75

Aug.

70

66

66

62

62

57

52

90

75

70

100

95

90

85

80

80

80

75

70

75

75

70

75

75

75

108

95

70

70

153

254

Per square 

mile

0.495

1.40

1.48

2.60

7.F7 i.eo

2.S6

2.01

.&47

.656

.499

.498

.358

1.74

Sept.

80

66

57

62

57

62

75

75

90

100

85

80

70

66

100

90

80

75

66

62

62

62

56

51

51

52

52

49

47

51

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.57

1.56

1.71

35.33

9.07

1.88

3.29

2.24

.98

.73

..58

.57

.40

23.58

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby 

streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 431

Big Canoe Creek near Gadsden, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°54', long. 86°07', in SWi sec. 15, T. 13 S., R. 5 

E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 11, 400 feet downstream from Rook Creek, 5 miles upstream from mouth, and 10 miles southwest of Gadsden. Datum of gage is 490.56 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary staff 

gage on Coosa River at Greensport Ferry, 2.4 miles downstream from Big Canoe Creek, 

at datum 9.81 feet lower.

Drainage area.- 238 square miles.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1947.

-Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,630 second-feet Jan. 20 (ga^e height, 17.6

 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 14 second-feet Sept. 26-30. 

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 37,900 second-feet Dec. 29, 1942 (gafe height, 29.1 

feet, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet on 

basis of runoff for stations on nearby streams; minimum daily since Oct. 1, 1945, 

that of Sept. 28-30, 1947; minimum not determined prior to Oct. 1, 1P45.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of backwater from Coosa Fiver computed by 

usfnl relationship between gage heights at base gage and auxiliary gage as a factor. 

Gages read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers, and occasional discharge measurements maae by Geological Survey; records of discharge computed by Geelogical Survey.

Rating table, *'ater year 1946-47, except periods of backwater 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

12

19

29

45

67

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

96

136

215

400

575

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

725

960

1,220

1,550

2,400

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.5

3,450

4,700

6,400

8,480

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

90

63

59

d56

d53

50

47.

47

43

43

45

47

50

50

45

40

40

d39

d39

40

d46

d44

42

35

36

287

215

d!30

97

d70

d54

Nov.

47

d45

43

d42

d41

d40

49

51

66

70

374

935

825

505

174

141

230

435

470

230

d210

187

d!60

d!40

132

148

176

163

136

126

-

Dec.

dllO

dlOO

90

d84

d78

75

d72

d70

d68

67

72

75

60

67

57

67

82

179

146

864

2,000

1,910

800

418

320

262

245

230

1,270

1,410

665

Jan.

S25

915

1,060

935

665

575

540

1,040

S50

575

683

2,040

1,590

1,670

3,990

5,500

6,040

4,780

4,940

8,160

7,700

4,640

02,100

01,200

0840

0670

0580

0490

C450

0550

0600

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ................ ........

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

0400

d320

d290

262

245

230

215

201

1S7

174

d!70

d!60

155

146

143

146

d!40

0140

d!40

1,490

1,480

605

505

d400

320

d260

230

201

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2 042

6)391

12,013

219,812

67,193

9,355

35,560

27,811

8,249

4,803

1,280

1,083

534

176,314

Mar.

215

230

230

187

288

2,500

3,120

4,860

4,050

2,400

1,060

850

1,490

2,450

1,910

1,040

775

605

540

665

725

435

435

1,190

1,010

540

470

d380

d330

300

280

Apr.

245

230

230

425

825

505

320

340

1,060

695

1,380

2,360

2,000

2,180

2,500

3,340

01,900

ol,000

0780

725

895

725

540

418

418

605

300

262

230

378

-

Maximum

287

935

2,000

11,700

8,160

1,490

4,860

3,340

1,440

825

70

106

26

8,160

May

1,440

1,340

850

505

320

262

215

201

165

165

155

141

143

134

126

121

123

106

126

262

230

130

134

117

113

119

107

96

100

107

96

Minimum

35

40

57

18

450

140

187

230

96

38

28

17

14

14

June

71

262

605

187

d!30

dllO

dlOO

d90

d84

74

70

65

65

59

50

48

43

40

38

50

67

460

825

605

138

117

dlOO

d90

d84

d76

-

Mean

65.9

213

388

602

2,168

334

1,147

927

266

160

41.3

34.9

17.8

483

July

d70

d65

d60

d56

52

52

56

d60

d54

49

46

45

d41

d38

35

40

35

28

36

35

d33

d31

d30

d29

d28

28

28

31

d31

d30

d28

Aug.

d26

24

20

20

17

17

28

32

32

28

36

26

34

62

loe

52

44

31

20

20

20

22

27

32

35

50

43

47

46

52

34

Pe- square 

mile

0.277

.895

1.63

2.53

9.11

1.40

4.82

3.89

1.12

.672

.174

.147

.075

2.03

Sept.

25

d23

d21

d!9

d!8

d!7

d22

26

22

16

15

16

18

d25

 20

17

d!7

d!7

die

die

d!6

15

d!5

d!5

15

15

d!5

d!4

dl4

d!4

Runoff in 

inches

0.32

1.00

1.88

34.36

10.50

1.46

5.56

4.35

1.29

.75

.20

.17

.08

27.56

o Backwater from Coosa River.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records end records for 

stations on nearby streams.
432 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°34', long. 85°56', on line between sees. 5 and 

8, T. 17 S., R. 7 E., at Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, three-quarters of a 

mile upstream from Salt Creek and l| miles north of Jenifer, Datum of gsge is 554.15 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1903.

Drainage area.- 275 square miles.

Records available.- August 1903 to February 1908, May 1929 to March 1932, May 1935 to 

September 1947.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1903-7, 1929-31, 1935-47), 392 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet Jan, 20 (gage height, 13.0 

reet); minimum dally, 80 second-feet Sept. 30,

1903-8, 1929-32, 1935-47: Maximum discharge, 25,800 second-feet Feb. 4, 1936 (gage 

height, 17.2 feet), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet en basis of 

runoff at nearby stations and velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 30 second-feet 

(regulated) Oct. 10, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Some diurnal fluctuations caused by mill dams above station and 

diversion from Coldwater Spring for municipal water supply for city of Anniston. 

(See p. 434 for records for part of year for Coldwater Spring near Anniston).

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 23 to Aug. 12)

1.6 72 3.0 451 7.0 3,150 

1.7 86 3.5 661 8.0 4,270 

1.9 120 4.0 921 10.0 7,060 

2.1 163 5.0 1,540 12.0 1O.400 

2.5 278 6.0 2,250

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

142 

134 

134 

132 

132

128 

126 

124 

124 

124

122 

124 

122 

124 

118

118 

116 

116 

113 

115

116 

115 

109 

115 

166

181 

171 

140 

130 

122 

120

Nov.

120 

120 

120 

120 

118

115 

122 

136 

142 

138

338 

478 

269 

192 

168

154 

277 

447 

374 

266

220 

206 

189 

179 

171

179 

192 

223 

195 

179

Dec.

166 

161 

152 

149 

147

147 

147 

145 

145 

142

142 

142 

149

147 

142

140 

14? 

184 

226 

340

571 

550 

364 

288 

253

229 

214 

200 

200 

189 

192

Jan.

330 

571 

638 

638 

517

440 

429 

759 

709 

550

451 

517 

615 

865 

865

838 

893 

950 

1,740 

9,940

9,500 

3,790 

1,810 

1,070 

811

709 

638 

550 

497 

571 

685

Month

Octo 

Nove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Fsbr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber .........................

Bber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (12 m. 

2,580 see. -ft.; Apr. 16 (1 p.m.)

Feb.

615 

501 

455 

478 

485

429 

414 

392 

357 

336

320 

313 

310 

300 

294

288 

281 

275 

275 

628

893 

685 

513 

451 

400

371 

343 

333

Seoondfoot-days

3,973 

6,147 

6,505

222,037

43,686 

11,735 

34,882 

25,752 

13,225 

7,121 

5,198 

4,658 

2,846

165,728

Mar.

354 

374 

336 

313 

340

3,940 

5,320 

4,270 

2,350 

2,090

1,160 

838 

893 

1,250 

1,160

811 

709 

615 

638 

709

638 

571 

525 

638 

638

550 

497 

505 

474 

447 

429

Apr.

414 

414 

403 

481 

734

593 

493 

447 

525 

571

893 

1,470 

1,410 

2,020 

2,330

2,490 

1,780 

1,250 

921 

785

685 

615 

550 

513

550

571 

481 

440 

418 

505

Maximum

181 

478 

571

12,400

9,940 

893 

5,320 

2,490 

1,470 

615 

211 

311 

US

9,940

May

1,190 

1,470 

921 

661 

550

481 

447 

414 

389 

368

350 

340 

330 

330 

336

320 

333 

297 

297 

310

336 

333 

300 

272 

272

272 

253 

244 

272 

281 

256

Minimum

109 

115 

140

96

330 

275 

313 

403 

244 

163 

130 

113 

80

80

12,500 sec. -ft.; Mar. 6 (9 p.m. 

2,670 sec. -ft.; May 2 (12 m.) 1,60

June

235 

238 

247 

244 

217

214 

209 

197 

197 

200

189 

171 

186 

211 

211

186 

171 

168 

166 

163

216 

615 

493 

340 

272

266 

244 

229 

217 

209

Hean

128 

205 

210

608

1,409 

419 

1,125 

858 

427 

237 

168 

150 

94.9

454

July

203 

200 

186 

181 

197

189 

197 

211 . 

200 

179

166 

163 

158 

156 

156

152 

163 

209 

200 

186

166 

154 

152 

136 

138

134 

134 

134 

134 

134 

130

Aug.

126 

126 

124 

120 

120

126 

118 

142 

171 

158

232 

284 

311 

166 

147

140 

136 

130 

186 

180

120 

113 

115 

250

204

128 

124 

128 

118 

115 

120

Per mquare 

nile

0.4S5 

,7<,5 

.734

2.21

5.12 

1.5? 

4.0"> 

3.12

1.53

.832 

.6.M 

.5*5 

.345

i.e^

6,310 sec. -ft.; Aor. 

3 sec. -ft.

Sspt,

118 

111 

107 

104 

102

102 

99 

97 

97 

96

96 

96 

99 

96 

97

97 

99 

97 

94 

91

89 

89 

88 

86 

86

86 

82 

83 

82 

80

Runoff in 

inohem

0.54 

.83 

.88

30.03

5.91 

1.59 

4.72 

3.48 

1.79 

.96 

.70 

.63 

.38

22.41

14 (3 p.m.)
MOBILE RIVS? BASIN 433

Choecolocco Creek near Lincoln,' Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°34' ( long. 86°08', in SW£ see. 9, T. 17 S., R. 

5 E., at bridge on State.Highway 102, three-eighths of a mile downstream from Sehmidt 1 

mill, 4 miles south of Lincoln, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles north of 

Talladega.

Drainage area.- 491 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,600 second-feet Jan. 20 (gag^ height, 21.0 

reet); minimum daily, 168 second-feet Sept. 28, 30.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 21,800 second-feet Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 21.88 

feet); minimum, 66 second-feet (result of unusual regulation) Oct. 1, 1941 (gage 

height, 0.28 foot); minimum daily, 151 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 10, 12, 1938.

Maximum stage known, about 27.5 feet in 1886, from floodmarkB, at original site 

1,000 feet upstream.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation with occasional regulatio.. at low flow 

caused by small mills and diversion for municipal water supply for eit;' of Anniston 

above station, (See p. 434 for records for part of year for Coldwater Spring near 

Anniston).

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.8 149 3.0 953 10.0 5,800 

1.0 198 4.0 1,450 14.0 9.4OO 

1.5 334 6.O 2,66O 17.0 12,600 

2.0 499 8.0 4,150 2O.O 1S.50O

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

24S 

240 

235 

227 

224

221 

216 

219 

216 

214

216 

221 

214 

214 

214

208 

206 

203 

203 

2O3

2O6 

203 

201 

201 

240

337 

284 

256 

229 

219 

214

Nov.

211 

211 

2O6 

206 

206

203 

216 

227 

229 

243

323 

603 

466 

317 

278

256 

357 

648 

581 

414

354

326 

306 

292

281

281 

317 

314 

314 

295

Dec.

284 

273 

267 

256 

24S

248 

243 

243 

240 

238

238 

243 

246 

?46 

243

235 

238 

289 

289 

498

739 

809 

560 

430 

385

360 

340 

326 

320 

312 

309

Jan.

430 

762 

905 

905 

786

67O 

625 

1,300 

1,150 

905

739 

857 

953 

1,550 

1,450

1,350 

1,450 

1,450 

4,140 

18,300

13,60O 

5,S9O 

2,940

1,780 

1,450

1,250 

1,120 

1,OOO 

905 

1,000 

1,180

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

&ry

enber ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,050 

881

303 

833 

857

762 

739 

893 

848 

603

56O 

56O 

539 

531 

519

503 

495 

477 

473 

1.08O

1,400 

1,180 

905 

786 

693

625 

581 

5S1

Seoondfoot-<lays

6,952 

9,481 

10;i95

376,652

72,792 

20,363 

55,491 

47,439 

26,538 

16,727 

10, 6O4 

8,734 

5,946

291,262

Mar.

603 

648 

581 

539 

539

5,780 

6,700 

6,610 

4,070 

3,080

1,9OO 

1,450 

1,840 

2,200 

1,900

1,50O 

1,300 

1,150 

1,180 

1,250

1,150 

1,030 

953 

1,180 

1,120

1,000 

905 

905 

857

SOS 

762

Apr.

716 

762 

716 

809 

1,30O

1,100 

905 

8O9 

953 

l.OOO

1,860 

2,870 

2,20O 

5,030 

4.O7O

4,150 

3,O1O 

2,140 

1.6OO 

1,400

1,30O 

1,180 

1,050 

977 

953

1,150 

929 

S33 

786 

881

Maximum

337 

648 

809

19,600

18,300 

1,400 

6,700 

5,O30 

3,O8O 

2,800 

503 

473 

246

18,300

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (6 p.m.) 20.6OO sec. -ft.: Mar

May

3,080 

3.OOO 

1,720 

1,300 

1,080

953 

881 

809 

739 

716

67O 

648 

625 

625 

625

603 

603 

560 

560 

603

625 

625 

560 

560 

581

625 

507 

480 

495 

581 

499

Minimum

201 

203 

235

185

430 

473 

539 

716 

480 

328 

264 

224 

168

168

6 (6 p.m.

June

462 

466 

515 

480 

441

420 

410 

397 

385 

382

372 

366 

388 

455 

410

375 

354 

337 

328 

328

513 

2,800 

1,450 

762 

581

625 

581 

466 

430 

448

Msan

224

316 

329

1,032

2,348 

727 

1,790 

1,581 

355 

558 

342 

282 

198

798

July

4f2 

5C3 

591 

3P2 

430

385 

3?i 

4F4 

388 

357

337 

328

srs

312 

303

312

sro

369 

4?4 

363

331 

303 

292 

289 

273

273 

267 

273 

278 

267 

264

Aug.

259 

254 

248 

246 

240

243

240 

243 

289 

314

473 

397 

469 

366 

300

281 

275 

264 

254 

243

235 

229 

227 

243 

436

267 

267 

246 

238 

224 

224

Per square 

Bile

0.456 

.644 

.670

2.10

4.78 

1.48 

3.65 

3.22 

1.74 

1.14 

.697 

.574 

.403

1.63

Sept.

229

221 

214 

211 

208

203 

198 

198 

193 

196

193 

219 

246 

240 

201

203 

203 

201 

198 

193

188 

188 

183 

180 

178

178 

176 

168 

171 

168

Runoff In 

inches

0.53 

.72 

.77

28.52

5.51 

1.54 

4.20 

3.59 

2.01 

1.27 

.80 

.66 

.45

22.05

8,860 seo.-f:.j Mar. a (5 a.m.)

7,510 sec.-ft.7 Apr. 14 (5 p.m.) 7,78O see.-ft.j Apr. 16 (3 p.m.) 4,550 see.-ft.; May 2 (l a.m.) 

4,47O see.-ft.
434 MOBILE RIVER BftSIN

Coldwater Spring near Anniston, Ala.

Location.- Staff gage and weir, lat. 33°36', long. 85°55', In SE^ sec. 29, T. 16 S., R. 

YE.,.in pool of Coldwater Spring in Coldwater, 200 feet upstream from Coldwater Creek, 

2 miles upstream from Choccolocco Creek, and 7 miles southwest of Anniston.

Records available.- July 1944 to March 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge for 10-day period during year, 56.6 second-feet Mar. 16-25; 

minimum for 5-day period, 43.2 second-feet Dec. 16-20.

1944-47; Maximum discharge for 5-day period, 59.3 second-feet Apr. 1-5, 1946; minimum, 37.3 second-feet Dec. 21-25, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read at least once daily. Records of discharge include flow

over WPir and diversion from pool for municipal water supply for city of Anniston as

determined by venturi meter readings furnished by Anniston Water Department.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19-*7

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

I 48.3 

1 48.7 

V 47.3 

I 47.2 

I 47.5 

> 46.8

Nov.

> 45.7 

^ 45.5 

> 44.6

}.,, 

h

I 44.2

Dec.

> 43.3 

> 43.7

)" 

I 43.2

[.,,

> 44.2

Month

Octo 

Novel 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber. ..............

lendar year 1946 . .

st...... ...........

ter year

Jan.

> 44.2 

> 45.5 

I 46.3 

> 50.0 

I 54.5 

> 53.3

Feb.

> 52.5 

> 50.9 

> 50.4 

^ 50.8

> 51.2 

| 51.2

Mar.

> 50.6 

> 55.5 

I 55.6 

L 56.6 

> 56.6 

\ 56.3

Apr.

Observed

Secondfoot days

1,475.8 

1,343.5 

1,353.7

18,751.4

1,522.3 

1,432.6

1,712.3

-

Maximum

48^7 

45.7 

44.2

59.3

54.5 

52.5 

56.6

-

Minimum

46.8 

44.2 

43.2

43.2

44.2 

50.4 

50.6

-

Mean

47.6 

44.8 

43.7

51.4

49.1 

51.2 

55.2

-

May June

Diversion 

by city of 

Anniston 

(equivalent,, 

second -feet)

9.9 

9.1 

8.4

11.1

8.8 

9.4 

9.0

-

July Aug. Sept.

Plow over weir

Mean

37.7 

35.7 

35.3

40.3

40.3 

41.8 

46.2

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile ' inches
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 435

Talladega Creek at Alpine, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°21', long. 86°14', in SE-ir sec. 21, T. 19 S., R. 

4 £., at county highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Southern Railway bridge, 

jl mile north of Alpine, 9 miles southwest of Talladega, and 11 miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 431.24 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 158 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1947. August 1900 to December 1904 at site 

hall' a mile upstream, published as Talladega Creek at Nottingham.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 233 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 second-feet Jan. 20 (gag? height, 14.9 

reet); minimum daily, 72 second-feet Sept. 28, 30.

1900-1904, 1939-47: Maximum discharge, 14,300 second-feet Mar. 21, 1942 (gage 

height, 15.21 feet); minimum daily, 20 second-feet June 18, 1904.

Remarks.- Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmill above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

88

86

86

83

83

82

82

81

81

81

82

82

82

81

79

79

79

79

82

80

80

79

79

79

81

99

91

84

82

82

81

Nov.

79

80

SI

SO

79

79

81

85

89

82

180

174

103

91

87

84

123

206

117

100

94

94

92

89

89

88

91

89

88

86

-

Dec.

84

84

82

81

82

82

81

82

81

82

82

83

85

84

81

81

81

82

85

124

180

118

103

97

97

90

88

89

87

90

92

Jan.

174

329

279

216

173

160

180

512

329

224

178

216

298

73O

420

379

46O

379

1,820

8,690

C2.0OO

840

574

473

4O6

365

326

296

279

282

512

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Haroh ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- Jan. 2O

Feb.

263

242

234

247

252

252

229

213

203

196

188

186

183

180

176

173

169

164

164

598

549

334

277

245

221

206

193

190

_

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

2.55E

2.98C

2.82C

113,543

22,295

6,707

11,814

15,036

10,707

9,506

4,678

3,357

2,506

94,967

War.

216

237

2O6

190

190

524

676

1,160

676

473

379

320

524

650

473

393

337

301

348

395

329

296

274

365

326

285

263

282

252

242

234

Apr.

224

2

2

2

52

39

58

359

293

2

2

3

60

42

48

320

656

1,1

5

1,7

50

86

40

1,180

1,070

8

6

5

96

24

24

460

434

3

3

3

93

62

37

329

320

3

2

2

3

Maximum

99

206

180

7,900

8,690

598

1,160

1,740

1,540

1,94O

237

16O

120

8,690

01

82

77

20

-

May

1,540

1,240

586

460

393

354

323

304

285

274

258

25O

242

237

260

237

224

211

213

237

285

274

221

213

250

345

211

198

196

200

186

Minimum

79

79

81

79

160

164

190

224

186

132

114

92

72

72

June

178

200

229

190

173

169

164

157

153

149

147

169

162

206

162

149

143

137

135

132

372

1,S3O

.1,940

460

340

298

298

247

216

205

-

Mean

82.4

99.3

91.0

311

719

240

381

501

345

317

151

108

83.5

260

July

190

190

178

180

178

164

169

237

JllSO

h!66

hJ55

h351

h347

h3*5

M41

137

1*1

166

178

160

133

330

325

321

318

315

315

314

318

321

315

Aug.

110

108

105

104

105

10O

118

104

105

118

160

121

120

121

111

108

108

102

99

97

97

95

121

117

108

108

108

104

94

93

92

Pe- square

Bile

0.522

.628

.576

1.97

4.55

1.52

2.41

3.17

2.18

2.01

.956

.684

.528

1.65

Sept.

91

90

87

86

85

36

82

82

82

82

82

90

90

91

88

120

92

85

81

80

79

78

78

77

76

75

74

72

73

72

-

Runoff in 

inches

O.6O

.70

.66

26.66

5.25

1.58

2.78

3.54

2.52

2.24

1.10

.79

.59

22.35

3 p.m.) 12.10O sec. -ft.; Apr. 12 (l a.m.) 1,660 sec. -ft.; Apr. 14 (5

p.m.) 2,500 sec. -ft.; May 1 (10 p.m.) 2,200 sec. -ft.; Jun

c Backwater from return of over-bank flow; discharge co

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

e 23 (2 a.m.) 3,350 sec. -ft.

mputed from backwater curve .
436 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Hatchet Creek near Rockfor-d, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°57', long. 86°13', in NW^ sec. 31, T. 23 N., R. 

19 JS., at bridge on county highway, half a mile dovmstream from State Highway 11, If 

miles dovmstream from Socapatoy Creek, and 4 miles north of Rockford.

Drainage area.- 225 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 19.6 

reet); minimum, 34 second-feet Sept. 29, 30.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, 22,800 second-feet Jan. 6, 1946 (gage height, 24.9 

feet); minimum observed, 27 second-feet Oct. 30, Nov. 3, 4, 6, 7, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of rapidly changing stage and those 

below 900 second-feet prior to Apr. 14, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

88

84

81

80

79

76

76

72

74

72

72

76

72

68

68

66

66

66

7O

69

66

66

66

70

98

135

99

88

81

79

77

Nov.

76

74

73

74

73

72

104

143

102

102

662

298

186

154

139

133

485

416

241

194

192

198

168

152

146

205

302

200

176

158

-

Dec.

148

132

128

121

117

116

114

112

110

110

110

116

. 126

114

110

107

107

143

126

226

313

216

176

162

148

139

133

132

143

148

162

Jan.

1,010

839

811

527

476

404

439

1,040

634

440

382

416

910

1,470

783

1,O7O

1,010

839

4,360

10.5OO

3,220

1,250

952

783

647

553

489

440

416

514

502

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

404

358

347

393

382

336

336

313

291

280

278

278

276

267

262

258

256

252

252

1,800

952

6O6

502

416

358

324

313

313

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,4oo

5,698

4,365

167,313

38,126

11,403

22,102

22,446

13,143

9,954

4,544

3,506

1,786

139,473

Mar.

37O

370

324

313

336

1,850

1,340

2,110

1,110

811

674

580

1,180

1,220

839

701

593

540

701

688

58O

527

489

634

553

489

452

489

440

416

393

Apr.

393

701

540

553

580

502

464

428

553

514

895

1,430

839

1,220

1,250

2,650

1,370

923

755

674

634

580

527

489

489

489

440

416

404

744

-

Maximum

135

662

313

12,400

10,500

1,800

2,110

2,650

1,480

2,130

450

297

168

10,000

May

1,480

1,310

755

620

527

476

428

393

370

347

336

324

324

313

324

302

278

265

258

278

347

336

2 SO

3O2

416

358

324

273

278

2 SO

241

Minimum

66

72

107

63

382

252

313

393

241

141

87

68

34

34

June

170

229

258

229

208

198

196

184

172

162

156

164

176

358

198

1S6

152

143

141

154

557

2.13O

1,390

476

358

313

269

241

212

194

-

Mean

77.4

190

141

458

1,230

407

713

748

424

332

147

113

59.5

382

July

184

176

164

160

156

150

182

178

162

143

139

130

123

116

116

137

156

237

450

170

139

121

1O9

102

96

92

88

87

94

94

93

Aug.

94

84

81

79

74

73

68

136

2O8

99

100

130

297

168

116

188

148

110

98

87

81

80

86

149

109

119

98

88

a88

a87

a83

Per square

milr

0.344

.844

.627

2.04

5.47

1.81

3.17

3.32

1.88

1.48

.653

.502

.264

1.70

Sept.

a8o

h73

a70

a60

53

a53

a52

h48

a52

53

54

61

59

73

90

168

94

70

58

53

49

48

47

44

42

40

38

36

34

34

-

Runoff in 

. inches

0.40

.94

.72

27.66

6.30

1.88

3.65

3.71

2.17

1.65

.75

.56

.30

23.05

Peak discharge.- Jan. 19 (8 a.m.) 5,090 sec. -ft. j Jan. 2O (8 a.m.) 12,800 sec. -ft.; Feb. 20 (9

.m.) 2,980 sec.-ft.) Mar. 

p.m.) 3,850 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of records for stations on near-by streams, 

recorded range in stage, and weather records.

h Wire-weight gage reading.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 437

Tallapoosa River near Ofelia, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°20', long. 85°35', In SW£ sec. 34, T. 19 S., R. 

10 E., at county highway bridge, 1 mile northeast of Ofelia, if miles upstream from 

Little Tallapoosa River, and 9 miles east of Lineville.

Drainage area.- 787 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22.100 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 15.34 

reet); minimum, 52 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.64 foot); minimum 

daily, 66 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 29.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 20, 1947; minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1947; 

minimum daily, 63 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 26, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 21 feet in December 1919, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and occasional regulation at low flow by 

mill dam 22 miles above station.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.6 38 2,0 924 8.0 7,970 

.8 110 2.5 1,410 10.0 11,100 

1.0 195 3.0 1,910 12.0 14,600 

1.3 37O 4.0 2.94O 14. O 18,900 

1.6 578 6.0 5,230 15.0 2l,40O

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

32O 

296 

290 

284

278

261 

261 

273 

284 

443

390 

320 

302 

302 

296

284 

284 

284 

284 

284

284 

284 

290 

278 

320

403 

410 

364 

333 

314 

302

Nov.

302 

308 

302 

302 

302

296 

320 

390 

443 

377

991 

1,110 

698 

491 

416

396 

656 

1,040 

915 

625

534 

505 

484 

436 

429

457 

484 

556 

534 

477

Dec.

429 

410 

396 

377 

377

377 

383 

358 

377 

370

370 

383 

410 

410 

377

377 

364 

403 

477

873

1,100 

943 

698 

571 

520

484 

464 

450 

457 

443 

450

Jan.

982 

1,660 

2,160 

1,960 

1,310

1,040 

982 

1,86O 

1,560 

1,180

943 

1,000 

1,51O 

2,940 

2,310

1,760 

1,610 

1,610 

6; 260 

19,600

16,000 

13,300 

11,100 

3,150 

1,560

1,36O 

1,260 

1,140 

1,07O 

1,140 

1,510

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Decs

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

landar year 1946 

ary

1.. ..........................

st ...........................

amber ........................

tar year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,410 

1,110 

1,020 

1,090 

1,100

1,000 

972 

934 

915 

887

831 

831 

813 

804 

777

750 

750 

732 

724 

2,260

3,280 

2,O60 

1,460 

1,260 

1,110

991 

924

905

Secondfcct-days

-

9,602 

15,576 

14,67£

6O4,38£

106,82- 

31.70C 

SO, 09£ 

64,83C 

36,84: 

25,55] 

15.43C 

10,91] 

4,72£

416,775

Peak discharge.- Jan. 2O (lo a.m.

a.m.) 6,220 sec. -ft.

liar.

1,050 

1,180 

1,O9O 

953 

953

8,220 

10,400 

9,210 

6,760 

3,740

2,110 

1,760 

2.26O 

3,390 

2,570

1,910 

1,610 

1,460 

1,66O 

1,810

1,660 

1,460

1,360 

1,760 

1,810

1,460 

1,360 

1,410 

1,310 

1,220 

1,190

Apr.

1,160 

1,220 

1,170 

1,360 

2,010

1,760 

1,41O 

1,260 

1,510 

1,610

2,940 

4,660 

3,O50 

4,430 

5,720

5,230 

3,970 

2,680 

2,060 

1,810

1,660 

1,560 

1,460 

1,410 

1,36O

1,410 

1,310 

1,210 

1,170 

1,260

Maximum

443 

1,110 

1,100

17,700

19,6OO 

) 3,280 

10,400 

) 5,720 

5 3,970 

3,050 

1,560 

I 868 

267

19,600

May

3,360 

3,970 

2,160 

1,610 

1,410

1,260 

1,2OO 

1,110 

1,050 

1,000

982 

943 

934 

915 

924

915 

878 

813 

804 

915

991 

1,110 

1,OOO 

850 

822

840 

804 

724 

868 

868 

813

Minimum

261 

296 

358

173

943 

724 

953 

1,160 

724 

484 

267 

172 

66

66

June

716 

707 

768 

69S 

640

633 

609 

594 

571 

549

520 

633 

822 

732 

573

578 

520 

49S 

491 

484

1,340 

3,050 

2,830 

1,510

953

813 

750 

673 

635 

571

Mean

310 

519 

473

1,656

3,446 

1,132 

2,584 

2,161 

1,188 

852 

498 

352 

158

1,142

Jul"

6<i6 

586 

491 

527 

491

578 

640 

653 

515 

470

4?9 

410 

3V) 

370 

3*5

3>8 

4?9 

1,5*0 

1,120 

618

505 

4?9 

3^0 

3'>8 

359

302 

296 

290

234 

284 

267

Aug.

255 

249 

233 

172 

233

238 

29O 

296 

563 

698

868 

470 

464 

586 

396

358 

339 

308 

290 

273

261 

244 

284 

376 

410

351 

320 

273 

244 

314 

255

Par square 

mila

0.394 

.659 

.601

2.10

4.38 

1.44 

3.28 

2.75 

1.51 

1.08 

.633 

.447 

.201

1.45

Sept.

227 

190 

177 

172 

159

168 

150 

168 

164 

186

154 

134 

142 

267 

182

190 

211 

249 

172 

142

146 

138 

126 

126 

118

118 

99 

114 

66 

73

Runoff in 

inches

0.45 

.74 

.69

28.57

5.05 

1.50 

3.78 

3.06 

1.74 

1.21 

.73 

.52 

.22

19.69

22,100 sec. -ft. j Mar. 6 (7 p.m.) 11,70O sec. -ft. j Apr. 16 (7

869757 0-50-29
438 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 33°08', long. 85°34', in sec. 12, T. 22 S., R. 10 E., at 

waaiey, a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 63 ard three-quarters of a mile downstream from Beaverdam Creek. Datum of gage is 601.23 feet abovfe 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Alabama Power Co.).

Drainage area.- 1,660 square miles.

Kecords available.- September 1923 to September 1947.

Average aisctiarge.- 24 years, 2,451 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 39,900 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 23.90

~ reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 237 second-feet Sept. 29.

1923-47: Maximum discharge observed, 52,800 second-feet Feb. 5, 1936 (gage height, 

27.9 feet); minimum daily, 60 second-feet at times during September 1925.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair. Gage read twice daily. Some diurnal fluctuation during extreme low flow caused 

by small mills above station.

Cooperation.- Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Geologleal Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.6 191 3.5 1,180

2.7 251 4.0 1,800

2.8 332 5.0 3,080

2.9 440 7.0 5,870

3.0 565 10.0 10,600

15.0 19,300

20.0 30,100

22.0 35,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19.17

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

702

689

676

663

627

603

578

615

526

727

922

811

739

651

578

627

651

603

627

651

651

639

639

627

651

739

859

799

751

689 689'

Nov.

663

639

651

651

651

663

663

811

823

896

1,800

2,300

1,490

1,240

909

811

1,120

2,420

1,920

1,430

1,180

1,120

1,060

995

935

995

1,300

1,180

1,180

1,120

-

Dec.

1,060

995

922

835

811

787

727

763

775

799

799

811

823

823

799

799

799

922

896

1,120

1,800

1,800

1,490

1,240

1,120

1,060

995

995

995

1,060

1,060

Jan.

2,760

5,870

6,170

4,860

3,620

2,680

2,180

2,920

4,160

3,480

2,300

2,180

2,940

7,400

5,870

4,440

4,440

4,440

11,000

33,700

30,400

20,900

17,500

9,900

4,020

3,340

2,940

2,680

2,560

2,420

2,940

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1945 ............

January ...................... ....

February .........................

March ..................... ......

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3,080

2,820

2,180

2,180

2,300

2,180

2,180

2,050

1,920

1,800

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,610

1,610

1,550

1,490

3,660

6,620

4,860

3,340

2,820

2,420

2,300

2,050

2,050

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

20

3s! 616

30,680

1,207,216

217,010 

67,470

166 930

134 980

59)S65

34,807

26,714 

12,012

887,013

liar.

2,050

2,560

2,560

2,180

2,050

9,750

17,700

18,000

13,100

8,960

5,720

4,440

4,580

7,400

6,620

5,140

4,300

3,880

3,750

4,440

4,020

3,620

3,480

3,620

3,880

3,480

3,340

3,340

3,210

2,940

2,820

Apr.

2,680

3,:

3.C

2,£

40

)80

40

4,160

4,160

3,6

3,2

2,£

20

10

40

3,210

4,220

9,2

6,£

6,E

80

30

80

8,800

10,800

8,£ 6,"

5,C

00

80

00

4,160

3,750

3,6

3,2

3,C

20

40

80

2,940

3,080

2,6

2,6

2,E

2,4

Maximum

922

2,420 

1,800

35,800

33,700

6,620

18,000

10,800

9 730

1^800

739

33,700

20

80

60

20

May

5,950

8,960

5,440

3,880

3,340

2,940

2,680

2,420

2,300

2,180

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,300

2,050

1,920

1,920

1,800

1,800

2,180

2,420

2,300

1,920

2,050

2,050

1,800

1,680

1,610

1,920

1,920

Minimum

526

727

410

2, 180

2^050

2,420

1,610

995

580

460 

237

237

June

1,610

1,490

1,610

1,49O

1,430

1,360

1,300

1,240

1,240

1,180

1,060

1,060

1,920

1,800

1,680

1,430

1,300

1,060

995

1,060

1,430

9,730

7,400

3,750

2,420

2,050

1,680

1,490

1,360

1,240

Mean

67*

1,121 

990

3,307

7,000

2,410

5,385

4 49£

2j 64?

1 3 996

1,123

86! 

400

2,430

July

1,18C

1.55C

1,12C

1,06C

1,49C

1,30C

1,180

1.43C

1.12C

1,06C

99";

92?

873

847

811

823

83f

2.47C

3, 88C

1,S5C

1,24C

1.06C

88?

d76C

d70C

d65C

d62C

d60C

d60C

d62C

d58C

Aug.

d550

dE

0.4

d4

20

80

60

d460

d500

7

7

1,6

87

39

10

1,300

1,800

1,3

1,6

1,4

00

80

30

1,120

d900

d7

d6

d6

50

60

20

d590

d550

ds

7

1,6

30

27

80

dl.OOO

d800

d7

d6

d6

6

00

50

00

51

d570

Per square 

mMe

0.408

.675 

.596

1.99

4.22

1.45

3.24

2.71

1.59

1.20

.677

519 

!241

1.46.

Sept.

d480

d420

d380

d360

d380

d440

d400

d420

d400

d390

d390

d370

d350

477

651

676

739

639

539

372

342

d320

d300

d280

d270

258

244

244

237

244

-

Runoff in 

inohss

0.47

.75 

.69

. 27.04

4. 86 

1.51

3 74

z'.oz

1 34

1.34

. 78

.60 

.27

19.87

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for upstream stations.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 439

Tallapoosa River below Tallassee, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°31', long. 85°53', in E^ sec. 30, T. 18 N., R. 

22 E. , l| miles downstream from Benjamin Fitzpatriok Highway Bridge anc1 Thurlow Dam 

at Tallassee and 3i miles upstream from Uphapee Creek. Datum of gage is 162.03 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by Alabama Power Co.).

Drainage area.- 3,320 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 4,809 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes (regulated) .- Maximum discharge during year, 24,000 second- feet Apr. 17 (gage 

neignt, aa.s reet, computed on basis of power-plant records and flow over spillway; 

minimum daily, 78 second-feet Sept. 1.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 115,000 second-feet Mar. 15, 1929 (gagr height, 51.35 

feet, from floodmarks), computed on basis of power-plant records and flow over spillway; minimum daily, 10 second-feet June 3, 1930, May 17, 1931.

Remarks - Records fair. Flow regulated'by Lake Martin (see p. 

plants above station.

414) and hydl jelectric

Cooperation.- Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of Qeo-' 

logical survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,720

3,630

4,200

5,460

4,090

118

4,340

4,810

4,180

4,340

5,220

4,490

153

3,600

5,640

5,130

4,140

5,200

4,710

467

4,470

5,020

4,710

3,980

4,510

4,290

229

4,520

4,700

4,540

4,150

Nov.

4,320

4,510

194

4,430

5,190

4,800

5,450

4,450

4,130

105

1,320

3,160

2,820

1,930

2,160

2,180

1,480

4,050

2,630

2,370

3,040

3,520

2,160

718

2,610

3,120

3,120

1,030

3,070

1,410

-

Dec.

587

3,790

5,330

5,350

6,060

5,640

4,220

297

5,930

6,250

6,180

6,140

6,280

5,290

1,450

5,480

5,870

6,450

6,310

5,410

2,690

1,290

1,930

3,320

1,S90

2,660

2,720

2,170

1,150

2,730

4,130

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January. ............

February. ..............

March. .................

April .......'...........

Hay

June. ..................

July. ..................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1946-47 . .

Jan.

3,020

3,

4,

4,

530

220

470

2,350

3,930

4,

3,

3,

690

230

120

3,450

3,360

3,

3,

659

000

860

4,080

3,

4,

4,

3,

780

430

320

910

7,980

9,200

8,

7,

6,

110

780

350

6,500

3,960

5,

6,

6,

5,

700

600

300

960

7,040

Feb.

5,080

2,720

5,310

6,640

6,940

6,800

7,370

5,480

4,790

7,440

8,860

8,300

6,460

6,760

3,190

293

4,230

4,040

5,950

6,600

6,000

3,690

3,010

5,970

6,300

6,190

6,050

6,570

-

-

-

Mar.

5,300

1,910

3,090

3,840

5,160

?,860

7,910

9,460

10,200

10,400

10,600

9,280

12,300

19,700

12,500

8,180

6,880

8,6<50

9,500

8,220

8,620

6,480

4,560

8,800

8,260

7,790

7,760

7,700

7,310

4,510

7,820

Apr.

8,610

9,040

8,680

9,450

7,890

3,810

9,090

8,740

7,560

7,900

8,160

9,850

11,800

11,000

11,800

16,200

18,300

11,900

8,920

5,920

6,810

8,490

8,430

8,700

9,190

8,800

4,560

7,430

6,240

5,980

Observed

Second 

foot-days

122,757

85,407

123,694

2,244,296

149,389

157,033

248,500

269,250

162,308

 132,609

122,251

126,894

142,881

1,842,973

Maximum

' 5,640

5,450

6,450

47 , 900

9,200

8,860

19,700

18,300

10,300

6,790

6,840

6,610

7,180

19,700

Minimum

118

105

297

89

659

293

1,910

3,810

87

96

102

97

78

78

Mean

3,960

2,847

3,990

6,149

4,819

5,608

8,016

8,975

5,236

4,420

3,944

4,093

4,763

5,049

May

7,390

9,620

10,300

3,060

8,230

8,390

8,350

8,680

7,990

7,160

3,100

5,350

5,700

5,790

5,730

5,500

301

87

4,770

5,430

3,900

2,300

3,300

4,390

1,190

3,190

4,850

4,160

5,480

3,890

730

June

321

5,550

6,670

6,140

6,160

6,170

2,040

542

5,880

6,370

5,710

6,600

6,410

2,790

96

2,520

3,750

4,660

5,690

5,680

1,610

3,650

4,640

5,000

5,670

6,790

6,000

3,460

4,050

1,990

-

Change in 

contents in

Lake Martin 

(acre-feet)

_

_

-

-130,800

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-224,500

July

3

3

2

2

3

6

a6

6

6

a2

a4

a5

6

6

6

2

3

3

3

4

4

5

6

6

6

,S40

,C30

,S90

102

,flO

129

,eeo

,£40

,150

,140

,T90

,410

a?00

,210

,S90

,C10

,330

,180

,?60

492

,e40

,f20

,360

,T30

,520

258

550

,*10

,T40

,490

,580

Aug.

6,350

295

201

5,690

6,610

5,780

5,950

6,130

4,500

200

4,510

2,530

2,320

4,320

3,910

2,760

97

4,350

6,150

6,110

5,350

6,380

970

743

5,640

6,220

4,830

6,320

5,110

5,440

128

Sept.

78

5,590

6,210

6,540

7,180

6,020

258

5,380

6,040

a6,260

35,220

36,110

a4, 800

a220

35,430

as, 810

35,660

5,700

5,400

3,800

465

5,610

5,910

5,590

5,880

5,830

3,610

1,340

5,330

5,610

-

Adjusted for -change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

_

_

-

5,968

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

4,739

Per square 

mile

_

_

-

1.80

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

- .

1.43

Runoff in 

inches

_

.

-

24.40

_

-

._

_

 _

_

_

_

-

19.38

s No gsge-helght record; discharge computed on bssis of records for Thurlow hydroelectric plsnt. 

Mote.- Stsge-disohsrge relstion indefinite Jsn. 4-8, Jan. 13 to Feb. 1, Mar. 7 to May 7, May 29-31 

and June 23, 24; discharge computed on basis of records for hydroelectric plants a'jove station.
440 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Little Tallapoosa River at Carrollton, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 33°36 I , long. 85°05', at city water-pumping plant on U. S. 

Highway 27 at Carrollton, Carroll County, 1 mile upstream from Central of Georgia 

Railroad and 3? miles upstream- from Buck Creek. Datum of gage is 971.25 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Drainage area.- 89 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1937-47), 130 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,080 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage 

neight, 15.9 feet); minimum observed, 10 second-feet Sept. 29, 30.

1937-47: Maximum discharge observed, 5,370 second-feet Apr. 8, 1938 (gage height, 

16.66 feet); minimum observed, 5.4 second-feet Oct. 17, 18, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 18.15 feet about Feb. 1, 1936, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

28

27

27

27

27

27

25

41

70

60

27

37

39

32

30

30

30

30

32

32

32

30

30

32

32

45

48

37

34

34

34

Nov.

34

34

34

39

37

34

37

58

55

43

45

48

41

39

37

34

55

81

75

55

48

50

50

43

43

45

87

93

75

58

Dec.

52

48

45

43

43

43

43

43

41

41

41

43

45

48

43

41

41

48

48

75

99

93

70

60

55

50

48

48

50

48

55

Jan.

200

339

465

355

205

142

129

269

235

171

129

135

212

389

426

324

235

215

537

2,800

3,060

865

339

225

187

171

149

142

129

135

149

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 194"--17 .............

Feb.

142

123

111

123

117

111

111

111

105

93

93

93

99

99

93

93

93

87

93

268

324

339

187

142

123

117

111

105

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

1,066 

1 507

1^591

65,037

13,463

3, 706

9 734

5^296

3,100

2 *994 393

1,211

855

44,916

Mar.

142

156

142

123

123

969

1,240

1,070

830

445

282

205

256

426

426

282

196

171

196

215

215

171

156

187

187

163

142

171

163

149

135

Apr.

129

142

135

149

187

235

196

156

149

149

187

246

269

205

187

339

389

324

196

156

142

135

129

123

117

117

105

99

99

105

Maximum

70

93

99

2,750

3,060

339

1,240

389

295

389

50

105

142

3,060

May

225

295

246

149

117

105

93

87

81

75

75

75

70

70

70

65

65

60

58

87

111

111

93

75

70

105

81

65

75

81

65

Minimum

25

34

41

16

129

87

123

99

58

32

19

12

10

10

June

58

52

52

50

45

52

48

45

39

39

34

48

60

70

58

43

39

34

32

32

131

205

389

288

123

87

75

60

55

50

Mean

34.4

50 i

5l!s

178

434

132

314

177

100

79.7

32.1

39. ]

28^5

123

July

45

41$-*

50

39

39

41

45

41

34

32

30

30

28

28

27

30

32

48

41

30

27

23

22

19

19

20

19

28

27

Z?

Aug.

19

17

15

13

12

23

62

65

52

52

60

65

105

70

39

34

32

27

27

25

23

20

20

44

93

48

30

55

25

20

19

Per square 

nrUe

0.387

.564

.576

2.00

4.88

1.48

3.53

1.99

1.12

.896

.361

.439

.320

1.38

Sept.

17

15

13

12

24

30

15

15

14

11

12

25

42

142

129

82

37

28

24

23

21

20

17

16

15

14

11

11

10

10

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.45

.63

.66

27.15

5.63

1.54

4.07

2.22

1.29

1.00

.42

.51

.36

18.78
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 441

Little Tallapoosa River near Wedowee, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°21', long. 85°33', in NE£ sec. 25, T. 19 S., R. 

lu K., at highway bridge, 4j miles northwest of Wedowee and 5^ miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.- 592 square miles.

Records available.- August 1913 to June 1914 (gage heights only), October 1939 to Septem- cer iy4V. 

Extremes. - Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 second-feet Jan. 20 (gag<? height, 18.37 

reet); minimum, 67 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 29 (gage height, 3.12 feet); minimum 

daily, 84 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 29.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 19,800 second-feet Mar. 21, 1942 (gage height, 20.40 

feet); minimum, 36 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 2.85 feet); 

minimum dally, 53 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 23, 1941.

Remarks. - Records good. Diurnal fluctuation and occasional regulation at low flow by 

small mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18 Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

3.6 186 6.0 1,250 3.2 84 4.5 553 12.0 6,080 

4.0 331 7.0 1,840 3.4 135 5.0 783 15 0 9,650 

4.5 531 9.0 3,300 3.6 198 6.0 1,280 17.0 12,700 

5.0 753 3.8 269 7.0 1,840 

4.0 344 9.0 3,300

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

249 

238 

242 

224 

220

217 

203 

224 

293 

320

289 

286 

271 

252 

245

238 

242 

224 

227 

231

227 

227 

224 

224 

252

304 

274 

267 

252 

242 

238

Nov.

231 

231 

227 

234 

234

231 

242 

323 

320 

316

850 

531 

362 

312 

289

278 

433 

753 

506 

401

362 

350 

335 

323 

308

331 

453 

433 

397 

370

Dec.

335 

320 

293 

293 

289

289 

286 

282 

282 

278

282 

286 

293 

293 

282

282 

278 

308 

304 

382

502 

478 

409 

374 

347

327 

320 

308 

331 

358 

378

Jan.

1,850 

2,530 

2,180 

1,450 

1,180

900 

801 

1,660 

1,280 

950

801 

826 

1,660 

2,820 

1,780

1,450 

1,450 

1,250 

4,540 

12,200

8,450 

7,030 

5,080 

2,280 

1,280

1,100 

1,000 

905 

856 

856 

905

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendsr year 1946 

ary

st ...........................

ember ........................

iter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- J

(4 a.m.) 7,140 sec.-

Feb.

856 

783 

735 

759 

759

712 

688 

665 

642 

620

597 

597 

597 

597 

597

575 

575 

575 

575 

1,920

1,960 

1,330 

1,130 

980 

807

759 

712 

688

Seccodfoot-days

7,666 

10,966 

10,069

413,229

73,300 

22,790 

62,921 

41,167 

25,965 

19,033 

11,382 

10,606 

5,379

301,244

Mar.

759 

930 

831 

759 

807

7,310 

6,480 

6,280 

4,450 

3,140

2,090 

1,480 

2,630 

3,140 

2,090

1,720 

1,460 

1,230 

1,380 

1,460

1,300 

1,180 

1,100 

1,300 

1,260

1,100 

1,060 

1,160 

1,080 

1,000 

955

Apr.

955 

1,160 

1,030 

1,080 

1,300

1,300 

1,200 

1,100 

1,080 

1,030

2,370 

2,660 

1,720 

1,720 

1,600

2,900 

2,440 

I,d40 

1,540 

1,300

1,180 

1,100 

1,060 

1,000 

980

1,000 

905 

856 

831 

930

Maximum

320 

850 

502

11,700

12,200 

1,960 

7,310 

2,900 

2,650 

2,140 

1,100 

930 

519

12,200

an. 20 (11:30 a.m.) 15,400 sec. -ft.; 

ft.; Mar. 13 (8 p.m.) 4,540 sec. -ft.;

May

2,650 

2,160 

1,430 

1,200 

1,030

905 

831 

783 

759 

712

688 

688 

665 

712 

665

620 

688 

620 

575 

620

688 

807 

712 

620 

642

620 

597 

575 

553 

597 

553

Minimum

203 

227 

278

152

801 

575 

759 

831 

553 

352 

205 

144 

84

84

June

510 

493 

493 

467 

450

450 

510 

446 

413 

384

372 

642

S20 

688 

575

454 

409 

376 

352 

396

1,900 

2,140 

1,230 

880 

856

665 

540 

480 

438 

404

Mean

247 

366 

325

1,132

2,365 

814 

2,030 

1,372 

838 

634 

367 

342 

179

825

July

433 

413 

348 

618 

480

384 

463 

413 

3E6 

333

317 

2S5 

273 

269 

258

258 

329 

92? 

1,100 

425

344 

306 

273 

251 

230

230 

216 

205 

20T 

219 20-5

Aug.

195 

188 

172 

162 

144

165 

273 

585 

442 

444

807 

433 

930 

463 

356

299 

262 

233 

233 

222

195 

188 

664 

732 

299

295 

299 

247 

226 

255 

198

Par square 

rile

0.417 

.618 

.549

1.91

3.99 

1.38 

3.43 

2.32 

1.42 

1.07 

.620 

.578 

.302

1.39

Sept.

172 

159 

144 

135 

144

244 

172 

191 

150 

135

180 

185 

138 

310 

352

519 

314 

233 

182 

156

150 

135 

130 

124 

122

116 

106 

101 

84 

96

Runoff in 

inches

0.48 

.69 

.63

25.96

4.60 . 

1.43 

3.95 

2.59 

1.63 

1.20 

.72 

.67 

.34

18.9?

Mar. 6 (3 p.m.) 10,400 seT.-ft.; Mar. 8 

May 1 (6 p.m.) 4,540 sec. -ft.
442 MOBILE RIVER STATION

Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°28', long. 85°42', on east line of sec. 12, T. 

i'f W., R, 23 E., at bridge on State Highway 81, 1 mile upstream from Red Creek, l£ 

miles upstream from bridge of Western Railway of Alabama, and 4 miles north of Tuskegee. Datum of gage is 223..G5 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 331 square miles.

Records available,- October 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,190 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 15.6 

reetj; minimum daily, 16 second-feet Sept. 8.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 29,600 seoond-feet Mar. 21, 1943 (gage height, 27.33 

feet); minimum daily, 10 second-feet, Oct. 28-31, 1940, Oct. 17, 22-26, 1941.

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage about 2 feet higher than that of Mar. 21, 1943.

Remarks.- Records fair. Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by small 

plants above station.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

86

77

70

64

60

55

48

50

64

68

69

91

104

86

70

61

56

51

49

49

47

46

45

44

54

149

156

114

83

7369-

Nov.

68

64

61

60

60

57

60

120

124

104

a90

a82

a75

74

71

68

75

105

105

102

208

357

316

192

167

141

283

249

213

179

-

Dec.

156

143

128

120

115

115

114

109

105

107

107

109

136

144

133

120

111

112

115

114

114

111

102

101

101

100

97

95

100

115

146

Jan.

235

380

585

602

518

469

386

502

552

436

346

343

502

hi, 570

al,70o

al,800

al,600

al,2oo

al,700

h2,340

a3,000

hi, 870

'al,300

al.OOQ

aSOO

a700

h619

a530

a480

a520

a530

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

toy..............................

June .............................

July ...

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

aSOO

a450

h420

B440

a420

a370

327

314

290

270

258

261

261

254

251

244

230

223

228

906

1,160

1,000

535

401

352

319

301

311

-

-

-

Secondfoot days

2,208

3,930

3,595

191,210

29,115

11,296

27, 561

19*817

8 »236

3, 287

2,010

1,755

151,088

Mar.

338

341

309

278

296

502

887

1,770

1,870

1,470

653

552

740

1,970

2,450

1,620

794

619

987

1,280

1,200

794

619

794

887

705

502

502

486

552

794

Apr.

776

2,390

4,770

2,450

1,420

1,240

1,000

944

758

619

619

964

925

1,680

3,380

3,440

2,450

1,770

964

776

722

653

568

508

486

502

436

352

319

403

-

Maximum

156

357

156

12,100

3,000

1,160

2,450

4,770

2 340

758

420

149

296

4,770

May

1,520

2,340

2,120

1,080

585

469

401

346

303

268

242

223

210

200

196

187

172

158

141

141

306

619

535

424

722

670

420

301

778

2,120

1,620

Minimum

44

57

95

37

235

223

278

319

141

105

45

30

16

16

June

758

420

338

288

246

221

198

189

179

151

184

221

256

360

346

219

149

121

105

109

135

452

670

568

354

288

246

187

151

127

Mean

71.2

131

116

524

939

403

889

1, 276

639

275

106

64. 8

58.5

414

July

112

100

87

84

82

78

75

87

84

66

59

54

51

46

45

83

122

126

420

420

263

135

98

82

69

60

57

57

64

56

65

Aug.

46

41

38

33

30

35

47

54

93

136

149

130

101

90

87

75

69

61

55

50

44

44

41

44

65

64

82

78

55

40

33

Per sqvare 

mile

0.215

.396

.350

1.58

2.84

1.22

2 . 69

3* 85

1. 93

 831

.320

.196

.177

1.25

Sept.

27

29

66

35

25

21

19

16

20

57

56

50

37

36

42

244

296

195

84

66

54

44

37

34

35

31

26

23

24

26

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

.44

.40

21.49

3 27

l'.27

3.10

4. 30

2. '23

.93

.37

.23

.20

16.99

Peak discharge.- Mar. 15 (5 p.m.) 2,720 sec. -ft.; Apr. 3 (6 a.m.) 6,190 8ee.-ft.j Apr. 15 (9 p.m.)

3,930 sec.-ft.; May 2 (3 a.m.) 2,450 see.-ft.; May 30 (5 a.m.) 2,610 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

h Computed from wire-weight gage reading.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 443

Autauga Creek at Prattville, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder In concrete channel, lat. 32°27'30", long. 86°28'30", In 

w'f sec. 17, T. 17 N., R. 16 E., at Bridge Street Bridge In Prattville, 500 feet downstream from dam and 5 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 164.38 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 119 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 4.00 

feet); minimum daily, 79 second-feet Sept. 6, 7.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 21,800 second-feet Aug. 16, 17, 1939 (gage height, 

18.35 feet, present datum, prior to major channel improvement); mirlmum, 3 secondfeet (regulated) June 1, 1941; minimum dally, 51 second-feet Nov. 9, 1941. 

Maximum stage known, 18.85 feet, present datum, Dec. 9, 1919.

Remarks.- Records good. Extensive diurnal fluctuation and occasional regulation caused 

Dy small plant 500 feet above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

140

132

135

132

124

124

127

122

124

127

127

148

188

171

143

135

135

132

132

132

132

127

127

129

148

188

191

168

146

143

140

NOV.

137

132

132

135

135

132

137

162

182

198

224.

204

182

179

148

143

182

191

185

194

214

214

188

165

156

168

176

234

207

182

-

Dec.

162

154

144

143

143

143

140

143

143

140

140

148

165

156

151

146

143

159

165

207

234

217

185

159

154

148

146

146

168

185

198

Jan.

277

345

362

324

277

255

266

371

345

285

244

230

340

472

439

439

425

429

811

1,660

1,460

627

486

416

380

406

429

341

308

366

462

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

llaroh ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

375

304

262

255

252

244

238

230

224

214

214

214

217

210

207

204

204

201

204

420

585

439

304

241

227

214

207

214

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4 369

5, 218

4,975

94,297

14,277

7,324

8,646

9,572

8,222

6,916

4,997

4,192

3,278

81,986

Mar.

234

241

230

207

210

224

304

420

380

300

241

220

311

429

406

316

248

227

292

336

296

262

234

304

324

266

224

217

214

248

281

Apr.

292

505

491

388

320

312

288

285

292

288

332

398

362

345

358

393

425

366

288

270

300

281

255

238

234

266

248

238

214

300

-

Maximum

191

234

234

2,180

1,660

585

429

505

575

530

388

255

154

1,660

May

481

575

448

324

252

224

210

194

185

174

168

168

168

168

168

165

156

154

151

162

292

292

227

230

393

540

434

304

297

274

244

Minimum

122

132

140

102

230

201

207

214

151

129

109

99

79

79

June

238

201

252

380

285

204

179

176

159

146

143

148

198

210

207

188

146

132

129

156

222

332

530

429

349

324

241

227

214

171

-

Mean

141

174

160

258

461

262

279

319

265

231

161

135

. 109

225

July

154

146

137

132

132

129

137

146

137

127

122

108

114

109

109

188

332

388

285

285

252

171

151

137

124

119

124

124

124

122

132

Aug.

127

109

106

104

101

104

116

135

154

162

151

143

255

230

171

146

143

129

140

140

122

122

111

132

154

148

124

109

104

101

99

Per square 

mile

1 18

1 . 46

1.34

2.17

3*. 87

2.20

2.34

2.68

2.23

1.94

1.35

1.13

.916

1.89

Sept.

Ill

106

92

83

81

79

79

83

94

151

154

132

135

127

122

127

143

127

111

106

106

114

114

111

106

99

94

97

97

97

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.37

1.63

1.55

29.45

4.46

2.29

2.70

2.99

2.57

2.16

1.56

- 1.31

1.02

25.61
«4 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Big Swamp Creek near Lowndesboro, Ala.

Location - Wire-weight gage, lat. 32° 16', long. 86°42', in NEij sec. 19, T. 15 N., R. 14 

K., az bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 1 mile downstream from Panther Creek, fa miles west 

of Lowndesboro, and 12 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 127.95 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 242 square miles.

Records available.- December 1937 to April 1938, October 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,950 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, Id.4 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.3 second-feet July 15. 

1938, 1940-47: Maximum discharge observed, 27,400 second-feet Apr. 1, 1938 (gage 

height, 20.0 feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation - Base data collected by Corps of Engineers, and occasional discharge measurements made by Geological Survey. Records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-fset, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2S

30

31

Oct.

39

42

19

15

10

6.8

5.6

4.9

4.3

3.0

4.9

22

180

137

49

22

15

8.6

6.3

5.4

5.1

4.3

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.6

3.0

2.5

2.5

Nov.

2.7

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.6

9.3

8.8

9.6

28

39

28

18

12

45

381

430

410

493

947

1,320

1,880

1/560

500

400

480

460

283

Dec.

192

112

77

56

44

36

30

28

26

22

20

22

24

28

28

24

22

20

20

26

77

72

60

46

34

28

24

22

34

210

364

Jan.

794

1,480

4,100

2,320

1,990

1,290

1,020

744

660

550

480

470

572

4,070

3,750

2,390

1,510

1,310

1,450

3,580

3,400

2,880

1,360

696

480

185

127

112

117

173

1,430

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay

June ... .........................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ..... ..................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

692

346

256

139

97

87

72

64

56

46

40

36

36

40

38

36

34

32

59

553

885

672

450

328

127

82

68

64

_

-

Secondfoot-days

638.8

9,262.8

1,828

185,693.5

45,490

5,435

26,211

26,912

10,094.3

1,579.5

8,456.2

1,265.4

62.6

137,235.6

Mar.

82

112

133

68

72

133

547

2,900

3,400

1,610

1,010

410

343

2,360

5,170

1,450

660

231

a400

al,000

al,300

a680

a300

420

301

301

151

97

77

102

391

Apr.

440

2,450

5,550

2,130

1,170

440

410

911

744

450

310

911

992

937

950

1,290

2,390

1,310

978

328

530

430

283

145

102

87

68

56

48

72

-

Maximum

180

1,880

364

13,600

4,100

885

5,170

5,550

1,230

265

3,050

400

3.7

5,550

May

768

1,030

794

833

363

92

52

36

29

24

20

29

42

16

12

12

11

11

11

9.3

32

212

256

337

885

978

1,230

898

192

420

460

Minimum

2.5

2.3

20

1.0

112

32

68

48

9.3

3.6

1.3

3.5

1.4

1.3

June

265

92

46

30

42

223

231

82

34

18

15

14

22

11

7.3

6.0

5.1

4.5

3.6

3.8

5.2

12

68

50

38

139

60

24

17

11

-

Mean

20.6

309

59.0

5O9

1,467

194

846

897

326

52.6

273

40.8

2.09

376

July

7.4

6.4

4.5

3.5

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.8

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

6.3

400

?,300

5,050

L,310

950

241

56

26

17

13

11

9.3

6.9

10

6,9

Aug.

5.7

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.7

6.3

72

14

13

7.8

16

28

46

68

30

22

12

9.3

82

400

239

68

29

38

13

8.7

6.4

5.2

3.5

3.8

3.8

Per sqrare 

mile

O.0.15

1.2D

.214

2.10

6.03

.802

3.50

3.71

1.35

.217

1.13

.169

.0086

i.'ss

Sept.

3.7

3.2

2.2

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.6

2.1

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.7

2.3

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

-

Runoff in 

inches

O.10

1.42

.28

28.51

6.99

.84

4.03

4.14

1.55

.24

1.30

.19

.01

21.09

a No gage-height record; 

on nearby streams.

discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations
MCWIT.E RIVER BASIN 445

Mulberry River at Jones, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°35', long. 86°54', In E£ sec. 31, T. 19 N., R. 

12 E., at bridge on county highway, 0.4 mile west of Jones, 6 miles upstream from Buck 

Creek, and 11 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 165.23 fe?t above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Drainage area.- 205 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 18.18 

reet); minimum, 75 second-feet Sept. 29, 30.

1938-47; Maximum discharge, 32,800 second-feet Aug. 16, 1939 (ga<re height, 30.38 

feet); minimum, 54 second-feet Sept. 4, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 33.6 feet in April 1938, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 17 to Aug. 18)

1.2 69 2.5 364 9.0 4,470 

1.4 100 3.0 590 12.0 6,720 

1.7 157 4.0 1,080 16.0 9,900 

2.0 230 6.0 2,280

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

153 

142 

140 

138 

134

132 

125 

123 

121 

123

123 

153 

157 

126 

119

117 

117 

115 

115 

115

110 

107 

108 

108 

132

171 

140 

121 

117 

115 

114

Nov.

112 

11E 

112 

112 

110

108 

142 

185 

146 

123

453 

364 

194 

162 

149

144 

231 

381 

222 

182

199 

197 

166 

149

155

227 

406 

272 

2O9 

190

Dec.

180 

162 

151 

146 

146

144 

144 

140 

142 

144

149 

164 

171 

151 

138

136 

138 

199 

199 

373

490 

302 

241 

227 

220

199 

194 

194 

204 

230 

250

Jan.

512 

410 

490 

374 

353

315 

334 

870 

564 

406

370 

449 

612 

1,140 

796

'945 

1,050 

995 

3,640 

9,990

4,390 

1,410 

1,080 

895 

796

702 

612 

529 

495 

546 

590

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

nary

h. ...........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- J

(1 p.m.) 4,470 seo.- 

(2 p.m.) 2,100 seo.- 

a No gage-height r 

and records for Auta 

d Doubtful gage-he

Feb.

437 

388 

377 

465 

406

350 

357 

318 

293 

278

272 

275 

270 

258 

252

244 

238 

230 

233 

1,920

1,230 

634 

537 

445 

388

353 

331 

350

Secondfoot-days

3,931 

5,914 

6,068

151,252

36,570 

12,129 

16,311 

29,236 

17,020 

10,283 

9,919 

5,436 

3,124

155,941

Mar.

414 

406 

328 

312 

315

417 

572 

1,080 

612 

445

425 

399 

1,120 

1,500 

679

577 

503 

433 

634 

612

495 

437 

417 

634 

533

425 

d350 

d300 

d290 

d310 

337

Apr.

463 

1,200 

634 

529 

656

524 

445 

425 

748 

590

907 

1,230 

725 

3', 500 

2,970

2,410 

1,740 

995 

845 

895

970 

725 

634 

590 

612

845 

581 

503 

486 

859

Maximum

171 

453 

490

4,690

9,900 

1,920 

1,500 

3,500 

1,620 

1,020 

1,310 

354 

264

9,900

an. 20 (5:30 p.m.) 11,600 sec. -ft.; F 

ft.; Apr. 15 (3 a.m.) 4,840 sec. -ft.; 

ft. 

seord; discharge computed on basis of 

iga Creek at Prattvllle. 

Lght record; discharge computed as no

May

1,620 

1,140 

725 

612 

550

490 

441 

3380 

3330 

3310

8300 

296 

296 

3280 

8280

3270 

3260 

3260 

3310 

a520

31, 100 

3630 

3340 

3300

3530

31,300 

31,000 

8610 

a550 

3550 

3440

Minimum

107 

108 

136

95

315 

230 

290 

425 

260 

151 

132 

112 

76

76

June

3380 

3360 

3500 

8700 

8540

3330 

3290 

3260 

8240 

220

209 

202 

199 

204 

187

171 

162 

157 

153 

151

230 

609 

1,020 

429 

406

391 

656 

384 

293 

250

Mean

127 

197 

196

414

1,180 

433 

526 

975 

549 

343 

320 

175 

104

427

July

225 

£09 

194 

178

171

168 

202 

£96 

197 

164

155 

149 

142 

138 

140

£83 

1,270

no

1,510 

£56

377 

T93 

?36 

?04 

385

]71 

164 

153 

349 

138 

132

Aug.

126 

121 

117 

112 

112

266 

209 

159 

134 

140

138 

125 

221 

349 

217

178 

275 

182 

159 

168

138 

126 

123 

318 

354

194 

171 

134 

130 

123 

115

Pe- square 

Bile

C.620 

.961 

.956

T.02

E.76 

2.11 

?.57 

4.76 

T.68 

1.67 

1.56 

.854 

.507

r.os

Sept.

112 

110 

107 

102 

98

97 

94 

94 

149 

264

149 

117 

110 

117 

112

105 

103 

95 

89 

87

86 

87 

87 

86 

81

80 

78 

76 

76 

76

Runoff in 

inches

0.71 

1.07 

1.10

27.43

6.63 

2.20 

3.96 

5.30 

3.09 

1.87 

1.80 

.99 

.57

28.29

eb. 20 (12 a.) 2.680 sec. -ft.; Apr. 14 

Apr. 16 (9 p.m.) 2,820 seo.-ft.; May 1

recorded range In stage, weather records, 

ted In footnote "a".
446 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Cahaba River near Acton, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°22', long. 86°49', In SE£ sec. 23, T. 19 S.* R. 

a w., at bridge on U. S. Highway 31, half a mile upstream from Patton Creek, 1 mile 

northwest of Acton, and 16 miles south of Birmingham. Datum of gage Is 375.00 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 229 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet Jan. 20; maximum gage height, 

ay.4 reet Jan. 20; mi.iimum dally discharge, 13 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 29, 30.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 25,500 second-feet Dec. 28, 1942; maximum gage height, 

44.23 feet Dec. 29, 1942; minimum-dally discharge, 0.7 seoond-foot (regulated) Sept. 

22, 1940, Oct. 27-29, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height records, which are fair. 

An average of 53 second-feet Is diverted above station by Birmingham Water Works Co. 

and Is not Included In records. Approximately 5 second-feet from this diversion is returned to river below station. Flow partly regulated by Purdy Lake (capacity, 17,400 

acre-feet) on Little Cahaba River.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

182

166

146

135

130

121

115

105

107

100

98

99

100

102

98

98

90

78

86

86

86

81

80

78

133

253

168

126

112

102

98

Nov.

93

84

81

87

34

72

87

118

105

135

307

427

287

205

170

155

495

820

483

359

300

253

213

192

178

220

282

237

207

186

-

Dec.

172

172

144

133

132

123

120

120

116

115

113

116

121

120

115

107

116

253

297

1,550

2,320

1,120

671

512

413

333

287

258

242

228

205

Jan.

235

234

512

584

497

413

581

1,300

880

642

570

1,270

1,240

1,240

2,770

3,530

2,090

2,860

k3,840

k9,230

k6,990

2,290

1,360

1,000

760

656

512

400

372

469

526

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ..............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

400

328

290

302

282

228

233

441

555

540

512

512

441

315

268

192

184

172

170

598

790 540'

441

372

317

277

246

196

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,559

6 922

10 ',844

194, 685

49,903

10,142

27,526

22,422

7,127

2,181

864

2,026

652

144,168

Mar.

213

205

180

161

166

£2,510

i3,390

2,960

1,800

1,120

380

760

1,330

1,990

1,210

940

760

642

700

730

642

584

540

671

555

427

372

333

282

253

220

Apr.

211

233

205

265

441

359

300

258

234

280

1,340

1,960

1,030

2,450

2,540

2,030

1,580

1,210

820

715

715

497

400

359

325

441

359

294

265

256

-

Maximum

253

820

2,320

11,300

9,230

790

3,390

2,540

1,120

469

50

280

35

9,230

May

1,060

1,120

700

512

386

312

263

228

202

182

166

144

116

108

107

100

96

88

96

102

133

125

102

87

105

116

92

74

68

71

66

Minimum

78

72

107

36

235

170

161

205

66

14

15

25

13

13

June

57

76

99

87

65

58

54

46

47

35

32

26

26

25

21

27

20

17

14

20

48

112

469

200

116

100

86

72

65

61

-

Mean

115

231

350

533

1,610

362

888

747

230

72.7

27.9

65.4

21.7

395

July

50

45

39

42

37

37

37

25

27

24

25

25

24

a22

a30

25

18

a!6

a 15

a!5

al6

a20

a28

29

29

27

a27

26

29

25

30

Aug.

31

29

27

26

25

25

58

6450'

43

74

75

98

3280

a 240

a!20

a72

58

52

35

34

30

28

29

121

74

58

52

46

36

36

Per square 

mile

Sept.

35

34

29

24

19

16

16

a27

a33

a25

a23

a 20

a20

a27

25

20

18

30

26

21

18

17

16

17

20

18

15

17

13

13

-

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for station at Centerville.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
MORILE RIVER BASIN 447

Cahaba River at Centerville, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°56", long. 87°08', In E| sec. 26, T. 23 N., R. 

a &., at bridge on State Highway 6, a quarter of a mile west of Centerville, half a 

mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, and 2f miles- upstream from 

Sandy Creek. Datum of gage is 180.74 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area.- 1,030 square miles.

Records available.- August 1901 to February 1908, May 1929 to March 19?2, May 1935 to 

sepcemoer 1947. Gage-height records collected at same site since January 1917 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 20 .years (1901-7, 1929-31, 1935-47) 1,634 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 43,900 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 30.6 

reet); minimum, 240 second-feet Sept. 30.

1901-8, 1929-32. 1935-47: Maximum discharge, 82,800 second-feet Apr. 8, 1938 (gage 

height, 36.63 feet); minimum, 90 second-feet Oct. 24-^29, 1904 (gage height, -0.35 foot, 

present datum).

Remarks.- Records good except those prior to Jan. 1, which are fair. Eischarge from 

T72TTO to 33,600 second-feet computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor. 

Some diversion above station (see "Remarks" for station near Acton).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

832

775

718

681

644

608

590

572

537

537

520

520

520

486

486

470

454

454

478

438

422

422

407

407

520

756

718

590

520

470

454

NOV.

438

438

422

407

407

407

454

557

537

503

832

1,330

1,110

890

756

718

1,010

2,220

1,840

1,330

1,160

1,110

990

910

871

890

1,420

1,380

1,160

1,030

-

Dec.

950

890

852

813

775

756

737

737

718

700

700

718

756

737

700

681

681

794

1,070

3,640

6,880

4,650

2,950

2,270

1,890

1,650

1,470

1,380

1,330

1,290

1,200

Jan.

1,290

1,510

2,030

2,170

2,030

1,840

1,780

5,690

4,450

3,170

2,570

3,810

4,920

6,570

11,800

12,000

9,690

9,310

19., 200

39,600

27,300

14,700

6,030

4,310

3,460

3,040

2,590

2,220

2,050

2,070

2,470

Month

Jctober ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ................ .......

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,070

1,790

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,510

1,420

1,380

1,420

1,470

1,420

1,420

1,380

1,290

1,200

1,160

1,030

1,010

990

2,550

3,340

2,420

1,980

1,700

1,510

1,380

1,290

1,290

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

16, 966

27,507

45,365

783,353

215,650

44,370

100,610

100,630

46,707

26,046

18,337

15y06S

6,806

666,063

Mar.

1,420

1,510

1,290

1,200

1,160

4,340

7,540

9,030

6,600

4,110

3,140

2,62O

5,120

8,330

5,300

3,760

3,040

2,570

2,860

3,240

2,690

2,320

2,120

2,620

2,520

2,030

1,840

1,750

1,610

1,510

1,420

Apr.

1,420

2,070

' 1,790

1,560

1,700

1,750

1,560

1,470

1,890

1,890

4,360

8,160

5,000

9,510

10.4OO

9,600

6,170

4,370

3,320

2,940

3,150

2,570

2,120

1,890

1,790

1,890

1,750

1,560

1,420

1,560

-

Maximum

832

2,220

6,880

31,800

39,600

3,340

9,030

10,400

5,350

2,540

1,330

1,160

592

39,600

May

4,500

5,550

3,060

2,300

1,890

1,610

1,420

1,290

1,200

1,110

1,070

1,010

970

950

950

910

852

832

910

1,640

1,940

1,330

1,070

1,010

1,330

1,510

1,110

950

871

930

832

Minimum

407

407

681

362

1,290

990

1,160

1,420

832

486

377

3 * 4OA a 

240

240

June

756

1,250

2,010

1,200

930

832

756

718

662

626

608

572

572

590

537

520

503

503

486

486

537

1,270

2,540

1,380

1,110

910

930

890

718

644

Mean

e *7 D4/

917

1,463

2,146

6,956

1*585

3 245 3)354 1,507

868

592

486

294

1,825

July

590

608

5V7

4«6

470

454

520

852

5^7

454

4?2

4?2 3<?2

3<?2

470

1,030

1.3TO

1,240

1,240

890

626

554

5?0

470 4*58

4^8

407

407

392

392

377

Aug.

377

568

354

548

374

438

422

371

454

422

392

392

572

1,160

950

852

681

520

486

486

407

368

357

348

368

438

554

572

486

392

360

Pe- square 

Bile

-

2.08

-

1.77

Sept.

340

534

329

306

306

298

284

304

532

392

351

308

318

314

314

298

289

279

270

261

268

274

272

268

257

254

254

250

242

240

Runoff in 

inohes

_

-

28.28

_

_

-

24.05
448 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Cahaba River at Sprott, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°40', long. 87°14', in NE£ sec. 35, T. 20 N., R.

 8 £., at bridge on State Highway 43, half a mile upstream from Goose Creek, 1 mile 

west of Sprott, and 5| miles northeast of Marion. Datum of gage is 129.51 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers). Prior to May 10, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and dftum.

Drainage area.- 1,380 square miles.

Kecoras available.- October 1938 to September 1944 (fragmentary), October 1944 to Septtemoer ly^v.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 44,200 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 23.3

 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 315 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage 

height, 4.97 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 85,200 second-feet Aug. 16, 1939 (gage height, 27.5 

, feet); minimum observed since Oct. 1, 1944, 265 second-feet Sept. 29, 1945 (gage 

height, 4.42 feet).

Flood of Apr. 9, 1938, reached a stage of 28.55 feet, from floodmark. 

Remarks.- Records fair to poor prior to May 10; good thereafter. For diversion above

 station see "Remarks" for station near Acton. Gage read once daily Oct. 1 to Feb. 28. 

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers, and occasional discharge measure-

 ments made by Geological Survey; records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

5 0 440 11.0 6,500 19.0 22,000

6 0 1,360 13.0 8,600 21.0 31,000

7 0 2,330 15.0 11,400 23.0 42.0OO

8 0 3,500 17.0 15,200

9 0 4,700 18.0 18, ZOO

Jan. 22 to Sep*.. 30

4.9 280 6.0 1,

5.2 445 7.0 2,

5.6 765 8.0 3,

Note.- Same as prece

200

300

500

ding table above 8.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,120

990

890

800

755

700

680

660

610

620

610

592

574

574

547

547

520

520

510

510

500

488

472

464

650

890

800

755

700

630

590

Nov.

560

540

530

520

510

510

565

755

845

755

1,040

1,640

1,640

1,360

1,040

755

940

2,220

2,330

1,830

1,450

1,360

1,220

1,100

1,000

1,000

1,220

1,730

1,550

1,360

-

Dec.

1,220

1,040

940

940

890

845

830

823

810

800

800

800

820

840

800

770

755

845

1,120

1,830

4,480

6,700

6,000

3,500

2,500

2,120

1,800

1,700

1,550

1,450

1,450

Jan.

2,020

2,330

2,330

2,330

2,120

2,120

2,220

3,500

4,590

3,500

2 , 660

3,380

5,260

6,500

9,510

12,600

14,200

13,700

15,500

28,200

42,700

33,000

14,800

9,380

6,600

5,180

4,360

3,760

3,250

3,370

3,760

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3,250

2,710

2,410

2,240

2,140

2,020

1,970

1,920

1,970

2,020

1,970

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,800

1,700

1,640

1,480

1,480

1,700

3,250

3,880

3,130

2,530

2,190

1,970

1,920

1,970

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

20

33^875

51,765

997,536

268, 73C

137, 82C

140,600

70,430 

45,274

41,913

18 j 066 

11,411

901,172

Mar.

2,100

2,300

2,100

1,800

1,700

3,500

6,600

8,300

9,500

8,800

6,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

8,400

7,400

4,800

4,000

4,100

4,300

4,100

3,500

3,300

3,500

4,120

3,300

2,800

2,600

2,400

2,300

2,200

Apr.

2.

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

200

500

000

700

700

700

400

300

500

3,700

5,000

6,

7,

10,

300

300

300

11,000

12,000

10,

9.

6,^-

300

300

500

4,900

4,800

4,

3,

3,

DOO

soo

300

2,900

3,000

3,

2,

2,

2,

Maximum

1,120

2,330

6,700

27,900

42,700

9^500

12,000

6,000 

5,000

7,270

1,220

680

42,700

DOO

500

500

too

May

4,000

5,600

6,000

3,800

2,900

2,400

2,100

1,900

1,700

1,640

1,530

1,420

1,400

1,420

1,530

1,410

1,260

1,170

1,390

2,470

3,760

2,710

2,020

1,860

2,360

2,530

2,140

1,640

1.53U

1,480

1,360

Minimum

464

510

755

460

2,020

1,480

1,700

2,200

1,170

594

518

433

315

315

June

1,200

1,280

3,250

2,770

1,800

1,360

1,190

1,070

936

870

807

786

727

756

698

662

628

602

594

602

796

1,800

5,000

3,880

2,360

1,970

2,240

1,920

1,580

1,140

Mean

654

1 129

1^670

2,733

8 669

2)l79

4,446

4,687

2,272 

1,509

1,352

583

380

2,469

July

947

860

849

718

662

619

727

1,480

1,330

828

644

602

555

518

540

1,280

7,270

5,090

4,240

3,130

1,800

1,210

947

838

727

653

628

578

570

548

525

Aug.

510

504

478

464

452

518

532

532

585

570

497

1,

478

484

370

1,220

1,070

914

718

570

518

497

152

133

152

471

458

518

578

594

190

439

Per scuare 

mile

0.474

818

I!EI

1.98

6 28

1 .58

3^22

3.40

1.65

1.09

!422

.275

1.79

Sept.

415

409

391

374

363

352

346

336

433

680

525

433

409

409

409

391

374

368

358

341

330

336

352

341

336

325

320

320

320

315

Runoff in 

inches

0.55

.91

1.-40

26.89

7.24

1.64

3.71

3 79

I . y\J on 

1.22

1.13

.49

.31

-24.29

Note.- Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 18-21, Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, Nov. 24-26, Dec. 7-16, 

23-Z5, 27, 28, Mar. 1-4, 6-24, Mar. 26 to Apr. 19, Apr. 21 to May 9} discharge computed on basis of 

records for stations above and below.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 449

Cahaba River near Marion Junction, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°27', long. 87°11', on line between sees. 16 and 

21, T. 17 N., R. 9 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, half a mile upstream from 

Southern Railway bridge, 3 miles downstream from Oakmulgee Creek, 3f miles east of 

Marion Junction, and 20 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 86.72 feet above 

mean sea levp"., datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary wire-weight 

gage at Beloit, 12 miles downstream, at datum 15.2 feet lower.

Drainage area.- 1,780 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 44,900 second-feet Jan. 22 (gage height, 39.6 

reet); minimum, 495 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.00 feet).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 83,400 second-feet Aug. 16, 1939 (gage height, 42.95 

feet); minimum daily, 345 second-feet Sept. 5, 1945.

A discharge of 323 second-feet was measured Oct. 7/1935 (gage height, 1.04 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of backwater computed by using fall as 

determined by twice-daily readings of auxiliary gage as a factor. For diversion above 

station see "Remarks" for station near Acton.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Z8

29

30

31

Oct.

1,560

1,350

1,220

1,150

1,080

1,000

975

926

902

856

856

856

856

856

811

811

790

768

768

768

747

726

726

726

726

811

1,180

1,200

1,020

902

856

Nov.

811

790

790

768

747

747

790

1,000

1,100

1,080

1,510

1,810

2,120

1,810

1,460

1,200

1,250

1,860

2,930

2,650

2,120

1,810

1,660

1,460

1,350

1,320

1,860

2,180

2,180

1,920

-

Dec.

1,660

1,460

1,320

1,250

1,200

1,150

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,100

1,120

1,120

1,050

1,020

1,180

1,250

2,070

4,190

6,580

6,920

4,720

3,150

2,590

2,230

2,020

1,920

1,920

1,970

Jan.

2,120

2,230

2,700

3,040

3,210

2,930

2,870

3,790

5,880

6,400

4,950

4,020

5,360

6,870

7,910

9,640

11,800

13,600

16,400

22,600

31,400

42,800

33,500

25,900

20,500

14,200

9,100

5,790

4,650

4,080

4,120

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .......................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4,270

3,770

3,460

3,380

3,270

3,150

2,930

2,700

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,490

2,440

2,380

2,330

2,120

2,070

1,920

1,860

4,950

5,650

5,940

4,840

3,730

3,150

2,760

2,540

2,440

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

28,779

45,083

62,610

1,237,970

334,360

88,160

165,640

184,860

108,950

63,735

73,380

28, 270

18,292

1,202,119

Mar.

2,490

2,810

2,810

2,490

2,280

2,870

5,650

7,620

8,910

9,860

9,110

6,340

fi,290

7,910

8,970

9,700

8,500

5,940

5,240

5,360

5,530

4,840

4,140

4,430

4,720

4,540

3,790

3,380

3,150

3,100

2,870

Apr.

3,100

5,420

4,950

4,310

3,610

3,380

3,330

3,040

3,670

4,020

4,950

6,520

8,200

11,300

11,600

12,500

13,400

12,800

10,800

8,100

7,060

6,640

5,710

4,540

3,900

3,960

3,960

3,670

3,210

3,210

-

Maximum

1,560

2,930

6,920

24,500

42,800

5,940

9,860

13,400

7,620

5,300

10,800

1,610

936

42,800

May

4,370

6,400

7,620

6,810

4,480

3,560

2,990

2,590

2,330

2,120

1,970

1,810

1,760

2,870

2,590

2,020

1,760

1,610

2,380

5,650

5,130

4,540

3,440

2,990

4,370

6,750

3,960

2,870

2,490

2,540

2,180

Minimum

726

747

1,050

632

2,120

1,860

2,280

3,040

1,610

879

856

706

495

495

June

1,920

1,810

3,270

4,020

3,330

2,440

1,860

1,610

1,460

1,320

1,220

1,180

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,000

950

902

879

879

975

1,660

4,600

5,300

4,020

3,330

3,270

2,930

2,440

1,860

Mean

928

1,503

2,020

3,392

10,790

3,149

5,343

6,162

3,515

2,124

2,367

912

610

3,293

Jul"

1,510

1,300

1,200

1,120

1,000

950

950

2,020

2,120

1,560

1,150

975

902

856

856

1,300

5,820

10,800

10,800

7,620

4,140

2,810

2,020

1,660

1,460

1,280

1,180

1,100

1,020

975

926

Aug.

879

856

811

768

747

747

856

879

1,080

902

902

856

834

902

1,610

1,460

1,380

1,200.

1,020

902

856

790

726

726

747

768

768

902

856

834

706

Pe- square 

mile

0.521

.844

1.13

1.91

6.06

1.77

3.00

3.46

1.97

1.19

1.33

.512

.343

1.85

Sept.

665

626

606

606

568

568

550

550

568

902

926

811

706

685

665

645

626

587

568

550

531

550

550

550

550

531

531

513

513

495

Runoff in 

inches

0.60

.94

1.31

25.88

6.99

1.84

3.46

3.86

2.28

1.33

1.53

 59

.38

25.11
450 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Boguechitto Creek near Browns, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°26', long. 87°20', in NW1 sec. 24, T. 17 N., R. 7 

K., at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, a third of a mile upstream from Southern Railroad 

bridge, 2 miles east of Browns, and 2| miles downstream from Washington Creek. Datum 

of gage is 129.39 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1943 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 93 square miles.

Records available.- February 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,320 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 16.6 

reec, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.8 second-foot Sept. 30.

1944-47; Maximum discharge, 9,440 second-feet Mar. 26,'1945 (gage height, 17.16 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.1 second-foot July 24 

1944.

Flood of Dec. 28, 1942, reached a stage of 20.7 feet, from floodmarkjs.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers, and occasional discharge measuremencs made by Geological Survey; records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

'17 19

16

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.0

9.8

11

16

14

12

. 12

12

Nov.

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

28

45

26

202

277

58

34

26

24

54

172

70

44

117

122

57

36

32

al20

470

398

102

66

-

Dec.

52

40

32

30

29

28

28

27

27

26

26

35

32

30

27

25

25

92

107

473

518

182

87

63

49

43

39

39

47

92

97

Jan.

266

321

554

233

142

112

152

734

566

162

107

222

664

1,010

898

1,070

1,430

1,240

2,510

5,900

2,680

1,020

343

240

214

223

180

155

138

172

240

Month

October ........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ...................... ...

February .........................

March ............. ... ....

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July ...-- - -

Angu 

Sept

St............................

ember ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

155

116

104

108

121

95

95

91

82

74

74

74

74

70

66

66

61

61

78

1,460

1,790

482

138

112

91

82

74

74

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

377. C

2,655

2,447

60,616.7

23, 898

5, 968

9,249

13,060

14,660

4,580

5,384.4 

391.0 

124.2

82,793.6

Mar.

104

129

82

74

119

347

400

925

558

155

116

100

836

1,580

689

a300

a200

al40

a240

447

163

121

104

312

231

121

100

100

95

189

172

Apr.

155

1,300

1,110

248

155

138

112

146

459

410

438

925

584

1,130

1,430

1,070

588

180

146

269

729

355

155

129

121

121

116

91

87

163

Maximum

19

470

518

2,280

5,900

1,790

1,580

1,430

3,130 

799

1,200 

30 

25

5,900

May

447

715

337

121

100

82

74

66

57

51

46

44

43

548

1,160

289

87

61

407

3,130

2,560

1,120

237

334

869

855

248

121

116

214

121

Minimum

10 9.0'

25

4.4

107

61

74

87

43

17

8* 3 

5.1 

.8

.8

June

91

138

257

116

74

57

53

47

42

36

34

31

27

29

26

24

22

19

17

39

56

209

519

519

121

214

799

778

112

74

Mean

12.2

88.5

78.9

166

771 

213

298

435

473

153

174 

12.6 

4.14

227

July

53

32

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.3

95

129

98

36

27

22

18

17 .

17

49

869

,200

,100

,050

168

74

57

44

38

34

29

27

22

23

22

Aug.

17

16

14

11

10

10

10

13

14

30

24

16

15

15

15

21

25

15

12

13

10

7.2

7.2

5.6

6.1

6.4

5.8

7.2

7.2

7.2

5.1

Per sqt are 

mile

0.131

.952

.848

1.78

8

0Q

. £9

2.29

3 20

4.68

5 09 

l'.SS

1.87 

.135 

.045

2.44

Sept.

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.0

2.1

2.9

3.2

25

14

8.0

6.6

5.3

4.1

3.7

3.2

3.6

3.1

2.6

2.1

1.8

1.7

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.0

.a

Runoff in 

inches

0.15

1.06

.98

24.24

9 CO

 3D

g . 39

3^70

5.22

5 86

1

OV

 od

2.15 lie

,P5

33.11

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near orrvllle.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 451

Boguechltto Creek near Orrville, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°18', long. 87°17', in NW£ sec. 4, T. 15 N., R. 8 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 22, 300 feet downstream from Louisville & Kashville Railroad 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Tatum Creek, and 2 miles west of Orrville. Datum of gage is 91.09 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 276 square miles.

Records available.- February 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,400 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 25.4 

feet); minimum observed, 2,4 second-feet Sept. 26.

1944-47: Maximum discharge observed, 32,400 second-feet Apr. 27, 3944 (gage 

height, 26.6 feet); minimum observed, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 5, 1945 (gage height, 

2.49 feet).

Flood of Dec. 29, 1942, reached a stage of 29.4 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers,.and occasional discharge measurements made by Geological Survey; records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

S

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

40

34

30

24

23

21

18

17

16

15

16

12

10

14

16

15

13

13

12

10

14

12

12

12

13

14

23

30

23

19

17

Nov.

16

14

12

12

14

15

18

55

106

27

140

366

124

66

48

23

152

253

192

152

318

363

202

101

72

220

920

636

242

162

-

Dec.

97

70

52

SO

43

38

38

39

37

40

40

43

43

45

40

38

40

116

232

856

1,900

787

212

126

97

80

77

56

192

338

331

Jan.

1,090

1,060

2,040

1,130

430

274

763

1,830

1,860

665

253

274

1,420

3,370

2,460

2,700

3,330

3,090

5,570

19,300

09,200

03,300

633

338

316

383

479

274

212

212

253

.Month

October ..........................

Novssber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

316

182

162

132

142

132

116

97

93

86

77

79

7269'

72

75

72

68

88

2,660

4,640

2,000

295

192

152

122

97

lor

_

_

-

Secondf cot-days

558

5,041

6,193

182,142.

68 1 509

12 ,389*

24,303

40,911

30,385

8,649

14,258

540.

211.

211,947.

Mar.

142

182

152

110

104

442

1,020

3,090

1,760

370

232

152

2,380

4,700

2,460

430

360

232

926

1,300

406

222

202

771

529

253

142

104

222

608

a300

Apr.

1,090

5,100

3,840

717

295

212

172

182

1,060

1,090

1,020

3,020

1,230

4,850

4,700

4,150

1,860

920

242

890

2,110

764

202

202

172

152

152

120

110

287

Maximum

40

920

1,900

3 12,500

19,300

4,640

4,700

5,100

5,900

2,180

4,060

3 42

D 30

3 19,300

May

1,480

2,140

990

202

162

124

101

74

63

d58

55

SO

46

862

3,020

1,110

202

110

358

2,670

5,900

3,600

529

1,090

2,560

1,450

479

212

202

264

222

Minimum

10

12

37

7.9

212

68

104

110

46

21

18

7.4

2.6

2.6

June

124

104

104

182

dllO

72

dSO

dSO

d48

d4S

43

37

32

23

28

21

21

21

32

35

46

660

830

504

479

406

1,970

2,180

278

104

Msan

18.0

168

200

499

2,210

442

1,364

980

460

17.4

7.02

581

Ju]-'

63

46

47

38

32

32

34

59

69

52

38

32

23

23

18

69

2,530

4,060

3,330

2,520

777

124

86

59

51

43

39

35

54

SO

25

Aug.

23

23

20

d!8

14

d!3

11

11

IS

30

28

18

18

dl8

dl8

36

23

21

21

17

13

11

12

7.4

11

42

17

8.0

8.0

7.4

8.0

Per square 

mile

0.065

 609

.725

1.81

8.01

1.-60

2.84

4.94

3.55

1.04

1 R1 Of

5 !o25

2.11

Sept.

6.8

5.0

4.8

4.2

3.7

3.2

3.2

4.2

8.8

8.S

10

30

16

15

14

13

8.0

5.6

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.S

4.8

3.5

2.9

2.9

4.2

4.0

3.2

2.6

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

.68

.83

24.54

9.23

1 . 67

3.27

5.51

4.09

1.17

1.92

.07

.03

28.55

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Browns,

c Backwater from return of over-bank flow; discharge computed from backwater cvrve.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed as noted in footnote a.
452 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Plat Creek at Fountain, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°37', long. 87 0 25', In SE^ sec. 36, T. 8 N., R. 6 

i£., at bridge on State Highway 11, three-quarters of a mile downstream from St. LouisSan Francisco Railroad bridge, 1 mile northwest of Fountain, 2 miles upstream from 

Bradley Mill Creek, 8 miles upstream from mouth, and 8 miles northwest of Monroeville.

Drainage area.- 253 square miles.

Records available.- February 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,950 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 18.2 

reet); minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 8.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, 17,300 second-feet Apr. 27, 1944 (gage height, 21.19 

feet); minimum, 4.6 second-feet Oct. 22, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good above 100 ceeond-feet, fair below and for period of backwater.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IB

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

101

88

78

76

72

66

61

56

53

50

47

58

57

61

54

49

46

44

43

39

37

36

36

36

43

45

41

43

41

36

36

Nov.

35

36

34

34

35

33

42

52

72

54

82

109

93

69

57

50

122

182

164

149

270

432

311

183

147

203

718

770

487

311

-

Dec.

219

171

140

122

105

101

97

91

94

86

80

83

96

91

82

83

74

71

63

82

94

97

86

79

74

69

66

64

71

78

159

Jan.

568

822

1,040

1,100

770

666

532

432

498

443

344

333

580

1,610

2,160

2,100

1,610

1,210

848

1,670

2,160

1,960

1,100

592

0490

0420

C360

0310

0280

0490

0930

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

0800

0460

344

290

250

227

214

192

173

162

150

147

145

140

135

129

122

119

116

424

900

692

344

241

194

166

154

155

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1, 629

5,336

2,968

198,595

28,428

7,585

33,188

46,694

23,796

5 750

,980

1,541

858

159,753

Mar.

157

155

142

130

132

1,080

2,400

3,160

3,450

3,120

1,460

616

1,040

2,270

2,300

1,640

718

520

822

1,180

900

568

454

476

544

443

333

280

250

808

1.64O

Apr.

1,800

4,590

7,200

4,420

1,960

1,010

1,010

822

744

592

592

984

1,210

1,210

2,100

3,000

3,200

2,760

1,330

744

1,070

1,210

718

509

432

366

311

270

250

280

-

Maximum

101

770

219

8,570

2,160

900

3,450

7 200

2)400

592

174

124

68

7,200

May

760

1,510

1,480

770

410

355

410

355

260

205

171

150

138

140

388

653

260

164

167

269

1,450

1,580

782

487

1,670

2,400

2,400

1,670

666

692

984

Minimum

36

33

63

31

2 8O

116

13O

250

138

73

29

21

14

14

June

592

355

290

250

223

178

154

144

134

155

122

122

159

147

116

97

85

79

73

83

123

164

388

232

205

207

330

270

160

113

-

Mean

52 .

17895."

544

917

271

1,071

1,556

768

192

63. S

49."

28.6

438

July

89

78

7O

63

54

51

51

53

46

43

41

38

35

34

33

36

148

174

171

159

97

70

54

46

42

38

36

34

34

33

29

Aug.

28

28

26

23

22

36

56

71

82

124

98

94

63

55

46

77

55

43

100

69

55

44

40

34

31

27

25

24

22

22

Per square 

milr

> 0.208

.704

.378

2.15

3.62

1.07

4.23

6.15

3.O4

 759

 253

. 196

.113

1.73

21

Sept.

20

19

18

19

17

14

14

42

68

49

59

31

28

26

40

39

30

25

39

47

33

34

31

26

23

20

18

17

16

16

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

.78

.44

29.19

4.18

1.11

4. 88

6.86

3.50

.85

.29

.23

.13

23.49

c Backwater from Alabama River; discharge computed by using relationship between g£ge heights at 

base gage and at gage on Alabama River at Clalborne as a factor.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 453

East Fork Tombigbee River near Marietta, Miss.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°26', long. 88°25'j in SE& sec. 35, T. 7 S., R. 8 E. 

CETclcasaw meridian, at Walkers Bridge, half a mile downa-tream from confluence of 

Browns Creek Canal and Mackys Creek, 3 miles upstream from Donovan C-'eek Canal, 

6 miles southeast of Marietta, and 10 miles north of Fulton. Datum of gage is 282.10 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 305 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,700 second-feet Jarj. 3 (gage height, 

lu.zv feet); minimum observed, 41 second-feet Aug. 8, but may have been less during 

period of no gage-height record.

1938-47: Maximum discharge observed, 12,700 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 

10.84 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,900 second-feet; minimum observed since 

Dec. 1, 1942, 10 second-feet on many days during August and September 1943; minimum 

gage height observed, 2.00 feet July 26, 1944.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

made ana records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Da;

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

aSO

a70

a66

aS2

a60

a58

a56

a54

a52

aSO

a54

a64

a90

aS6

a78

a76

75

75

75

86

94

86

82

86

267

288

165

135

116

111

102

Nov.

102

102

102

102

102

102

202

348

242

358

1,400

1,510

840

494

348

300

1,120

3,130

1,490

673

481

408

384

312

288

680

1,320

1,100

604

468

-

Dec.

d400

d370

d330

d300

d290

276

264

253

242

242

253

598

750

579

444

396

360

336

324

420

444

408

324

312

324

312

288

300

693

1,060

1,580

Jan.

3,500

5,300

6,700

5,000

2,450

2,140

1,110

1,110

900

715

579

790

840

615

790

1,240

3,500

3,890

4,090

4,290

4,290

2,290

1,410

900

900

840

659

596

563

685

790

Month

October ....... .......... .... .

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 .............

January .........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May... .............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

685

548

520

396

432

432

420

384

348

336

324

336

336

336

324

312

300

288

288

862

1,160

659

534

456

408

384

242

264

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

2,899

19,112

13,472

260,027

63,472

12,314

21,772

33,283

14 922

6^483

3,776

5,509

2,984

199,999

Mar.

494

494

324

300

348

408

456

2,140

1,510

1,010

750

685

1,060

1,240

900

596

563

507

534

534

481

468

548

1,060

1,170

750

548

534

520

432

408

Apr.

324

264

209

697

2,140

2,140

1,510

970

685

750

2,290

4,750

2,950

3,130

1,410

1,170

dl.OOO

d900

dSOO

a700

a620

586

529

481

425

412

354

332

343

412

-

Maximum

288

3,130

1,580

11,500

6,700

1,160

2,140

4,750

1,410

512

412

60S

397

6,700

May

512

529

425

310

277

266

255

244

233

211

180

170

160

180

992

1,410

1,040

512

388

452

758

al.050

3950

a750

586

566

376

321

288

277

255

Minimum

50

102

242

50

563

242

300

209

160

74

56

43

51

43

June

200

222

244

200

180

170

150

130

121

116

103

90

94

86

86

82

78

78

74

86

170

376

512

452

376

412

425

438

400

332

-

Mean

93.

637

435

712

2,047

440

702

1,109

481

216

122

178

99.

548

July

211

140

112

103

94

90

94

90

82

74

70

70

66

63

63

341

244

277

412

222

140

107

90

74

70

70

66

63

63

59

56

Aug.

56

52

49

46

a45

a43

a43

43

43

80

310

150

150

150

160

160

180

150

94

70

59

56

52

266

608

607

529

496

481

214

67

PC r square 

mile

5 0.307

2.09

r.43

2.33

6.71

1.44

2 30

3.64

1.58

!708

.400

.584

5 .326

1.80

Sept.

51

106

93

79

71

71

79

151

397

295

161

131

121

84

88

88

84

79

79

67

67

a75

a 70

63

59

55

55

55

55

55

Runoff in 

inches

0.35

2.33

1.64

31.69

7.74

1.50

2 boCC 

4.06

1*82

.79

.46

 67

.36

24.37

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of records for station near Pulton.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Pulton.

869757 0-50-30
454 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

East Fork Tombigbee River near Fulton, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°15'55", long. 88°26<42", In SEj sec. 27, T. 9 S., 

K. a E. Chlckasaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 78, 1,000 feet downstream from 

Twentymlle-Fulton Canal, 2 miles west of Fulton, 65- miles upstream from Mantachle 

Creek Canal, and I3j miles downstream from Twentymlle Creek Canal. Datum of gage is 

242.70 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 605 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at site 

buu reet upstream 1909-12 are contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 848 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage h3ight, 17.39 

reet); minimum, 56 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 2.02 feet).

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 30,000 second-feet Mar. 29, 1944; maximu-n gage height, 

19.12 feet Jan. 9, 1946; minimum discharge, 12 second-feet Aug. 31 to Se->t. 2, 1943; 

minimum gage height, 0.87 foot Aug. 12, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.1 62 13.5 1,350 15.8 3,800 

3.0 133 14.2 1,620 16.2 5.8OO 

6.0 407 15.0 2,120 16.8 9,400 

11.0 910 15.4 2,580 17.1 11,500 

12.5 1,110 15.6 3,010

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

109 

101 

99 

96 

92

91 

87 

85 

83 

82

86 

101 

133 

125 

113

105 

101 

99 

99 

109

121 

125 

121 

117 

216

427 

285 

217 

185 

16S 

163

Nov.

159 

154 

150 

150 

150

145 

222

457 

321 

357

1,290 

1,320 

1,570 

1,720 

1,490

1,050 

1,190 

1,530 

2,480 

3,850

2,580 

1,860 

1,220 

867 

677

854 

1,380 

1,670 

1,970 

1,970

Dec.

1,530 

1,080 

807 

627 

497

447 

417 

387 

367 

357

377 

577 

1,020 

1,170 

1,110

921 

757 

627 

537 

547

857 

847 

687 

587 

537

477 

447 

447

637 

1,110 

1,570

Jan.

2,580 

6,640 

11,500 

11,800 

7,240

4,550 

2,760 

2,310 

2,160 

2,120

1,840 

1,670 

1,570 

1,450 

1,320

1,490 

1,970 

6,220 

7,300 

7,420

7,180 

5,650 

3,710 

2,500 

2,160

2,040 

1,900 

1,620 

1,380 

1,260 

1,350

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,410 

1,290 

1,130 

1,000 

857

747 

697 

627 

557 

517

487 

497 

507 

497 

487

467 

447 

437 

457 

959

1,320 

1,490 

1,450 

1,230 

991

797 

657 

587

Seoondfoot-days

4,142 

34,803 

22,412

507,004

116,660 

22,596 

45,686 

60,171 

21,891 

9,286 

5,896 

9,387 

5,136

358,066

Mar.

677 

807 

707 

627 

597

877 

1,230 

1,720 

2,450 

3,900

2,760 

2,120 

1,970 

1,900 

2,120

2,120 

1,720 

1,350 

1,090 

1,030

932 

807 

747 

1,190 

1,570

2,210 

2,040 

1,570 

1,150 

921 

777

Apr.

1,

2, 

2, 

2, 

1, 

1,

2, 

5, 

7, 

4, 

3,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

427 

3,850 

1,570

22,400

11,800 

1,490 

3,900 

7,300 

1,490 

650 

537 

954 

677

11,800

Peak discharge.- Nov. 20 (5 a.m.) 4,150 sec. -ft.; Jan.

667 

617 

587 

842 

410

090 

960 

500 

970 

780

120 

720 

300 

600 

040

940 

760 

500 

160 

840

670 

490 

260 

080 

943

837 

727 

627 

567 

567

May

737 

837 

697 

567 

497

437 

397 

367 

339 

312

294 

285 

276 

294 

707

899 

847 

857 

857 

627

879 

1,210 

1,490 

1,490 

1,350

1,210 

954 

697 

547 

507 

427

Minimum

82 

145 

357

77

1,260 

437 

597 

567 

276 

125 

91 

57 

86

57

June

348 

387 

437 

357 

294

258 

240 

213 

195 

186

168 

159 

150 

150 

150

137 

133 

129 

125 

141

231 

348 

a550 

a650 

3600

a500 

a550 

a600 

a500 

a400

Mean

134 

1,160 

723

1,389

3,763 

807 

1,474 

2,006 

706 

310 

190 

303 

171

981

July

285

231 

186 

159 

141

133 

129 

129 

125 

113

105 

101 

97 

95 

95

507 

537 

367 

537 

407

249 

177 

145 

133 

125

113 

101 

95 

95 

93 

91

Aug.

87 

83 

78 

74 

69

67 

62 

60 

57 

59

398 

386 

145 

199 

208

399 

357 

195 

125 

101

89 

80 

75 

202 

847

847 

867 

954 

943 

767 

507

Sept.

312 

231 

177

145 

125

117 

121 

117 

275 

677

336 

222 

186 

159 

154

186 

186 

150 

129 

117

113 

113 

117 

113

101

99 

93 

91 

88 

86

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.2?1 0.25 

1.92 2.14 

1.20 1.38

2.30 31.18

6.22 7*17 

1.33 1.39 

2.44 2.81 

3.32 3.70 

1.17 1.35 

.512 .57 

.314 .36 

.501 .58 

.283 .32

1.62 22.02

4 (1 a.m.) 13,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20 (3 ajn.)
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 455

East Fork Tombigbee River at Beans Ferry, near Fulton, M'ss,

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°12'20", long. 88°23'50", in SW£ sec. 18, T. 10 S., R. 9 

E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge 1 mile west of Beans Ferry, 2 miles downstream from 

Mantachie Creek Canal, and 4.7 miles south of Fulton. Datum of gage Is 229.80 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 699 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- January 1937 to June 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period October 1946 to June 1947, 15,100 

second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 23.16 feet); minimum observed, 86 second-feet Oct. 8- 

11; minimum gage height observed, 6.78 feet Oct. 11.

1937-47: Maximum discharge observed, 30,300 second-feet Mar. 29, 1944; maximum . 

gage height observed, 25.5 feet Mar. 29, 1944, Jan. 9, 1946; minimum diily discharge, 

14 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1943, but may have been less during period of doubtful 

gage-height record in August, September 1943.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read twice dally.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, October 1946 to June 1947 (gage height, In feet, 

. and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to June 3O

6.8 86 16.6

7.7 167 17.8

9.0 300 18.4

11.0 53O 19.0

15.0 1,070 19.6

1,340 7.6

1,680 10,0

1,95O 15.0

2,62O 16.5 1

3,60O

140 18.0 1,540 20.0 3,800

385 18.6 1,840 21.0 6,500

950 19.3 2,450 22.0 10,300

,180 19.7 3,150 23.1 14,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

122

108

104

1OO

95

95

90

86

86

86

86

95

122

122

113

108

104

100

95

113

113

122

122

122

227

410

355

237

197

177

167

Nov.

158

158

158

158

158

158

267

458

377

398

1,220

1,380

1,380

1,440

1,530

1,530

1,590

1,760

1,760

1,950

3,600

3,600

2,250

1,670

1,260

1,120

1,510

1,540

1,580

1,720

-

Dec.

1,840

1,720

1,450

1,060

704

528

473

451

418

407

407

627

1,000

1,100

1,160

1,140

976

782

638

638

878

950

842

693

605

550

517

495

724

1,080

1,260

Jan.

3,940

6,E 12,'

14,'

00

00

00

11,500

7,100

4,E

3,E

2,6

50

50

00

2,350

2,160

2,]

1,£

1,£

60

90

40

1,720

1,720

2,4

4,2

8,2

50

00

00

9,900

8,700

7,£

5,6

3,£

OO

00

00

2,950

2,450

2,3

1,S

1,E

1,1

60

90

40

20

1,620

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

llarch ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

1,540

1,510

1,450

1,340

1,200

976

818

715

627

572

539

539

561

550

539

517

506

484

517

1,050

1,320

1,360

1,420

1,450

1,360

1,180

890

704

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,279

37,838

26,113

627,754

146, 36C

26,234

52,385

75,545

22,736

10,694

_

-

-

Mar.

748

878

818

715

66O

902

1,160

1,760

2,160

2,750

3,800

2,950

2,750

2,450

2,160

2,160

2,070

1,910

1,670

1,480

1,320

1,120

914

1,310

1,510

1.58O

1,840

2,070

1,780

1,510

1,480

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

4,

5,

9,

7,

4,

4,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

410

3,6OO

1,840

27,700

14,700

1,540

3,800

9,500

1,320

748

_

-

-

926

748

671

866

420

540

840

600

600

600

050

300

500

100

550

300

550

950

600

450

350

990

780

580

420

220

976

759

660

649

-

May

782

878

818

649

550

484

451

429

396

352

310

300

300

300

616

854

878

830

866

704

806

1,060

1,140

1,240

1,320

1,320

1,280

1,030

715

583

495

Minimum

86

158

407

77

1,620

484

660

649

300

140

_

-

-

June

396

462

484

418

341

300

270

250

230

220

200

190

180

170

170

170

160

150

140

140

230

341

583

748

726

594

649

715

605

462

-

Mean

138

1,261

842

1,720

4,721

937

1,690

2,518

733

356

_

-

-

July Aug. Sept.

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.197 0.23

1.80 2.01

1.20 1.39

2.46 33.41

6.75 7.79

1.34 1.40

2.42 2.79

3.60 4.02

1.05 1.21

. 5O9 . 57

_

-

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456 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tomblgbee River near Amory, Miss.

Location - Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°59'10", long. 8S°33'05", in NE£ sec. 3, T. 13 S., R. 

Y E. Uhickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 41, 0.3 mile downstream from confluence of East and West Forks of Tombigbee'River and 85- miles west of Airory. Datum 

of gage is 178.34 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Drainage area.- 1,941 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers.). 

Records available.- December 1937 to September 1947.

Extremes. - Maximum discharge observed during year, 34,700 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage he.ight,

25.YB feet); minimum observed, 150 second-feet Aug. 8, Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.69 

. feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge observed, 67,800 second-feet Mar. 30, 1944 (gage 

height, 31.65 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 48 secondfeet Sept. 1, 1943 (gage height, 0.77 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

wtticn are poor.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-25, Sept. 2-9)

1.7 152 8.0 3,100

2.5 373 14.5 7,150

-.0 525 17.0 9,300

4.0 890 2O. 0 13,500

5.0 1,400 21.0 15,700

23.0 22,200

24.5 28,200

25.8 34,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

315

273

259

245

231

204

218

218

204

204

204

218

231

245

259

245

231

218

204

273

301

287

28'

287

635

980

814

700

558

462

402

Nov.

373

358

358

344

344

330

663

890

1,030

2,170

7,080

9 , 300

6,110

3,460

2,440

1,950

6,040

8,480

6,380

4,240

2,920

2,860

2,860

2,920

2,740

4,780

8,970

6,310

4,420

3,640

-

Dec.

3,280

2,900

2,740

2,560

2,280

1,780

1,450

1,230

1,180

1,130

1,130

2,170

2,800

2,680

2,560

2,390

2,280

2,170

1,890

1,890

2,680

2,440

2,060

1,840

1,730

1,560

1,450

1,510

3,340

5,920

7,150

Jan.

ll,4n.i

19,300

29,700

34,700

27,800

23,000

16,600

14,700

11,400

8,140

6,590

6,590

5,860

5,200

4,660

5,200

7,900

13,500

17,500

19,600

21,400

17,500

15,700

12,000

10,600

10,700

7,500

5,860

4,900

5,380

5,260

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ...........

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4,060

3,700

3,400

3,160

2,980

2,740

2,500

2,170

1,890

1,730

1,620

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,510

1,450

1,400

1,400

6,560

7,150

4,420

3,820

3,220

2,800

2,680

2,560

2,220

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

10,412

104, 760

74,250

1,644,510

406,140

77,380

156,030

237,420

56,830

43,882

22,312

14,492

11,094

1,215,002

Mar.

2,390

2,390

2,280

2,170

2,170

4,720

6,170

8,480

12 , 400

7,290

5,740

5,860

7,430

8,970

6,660

5,380

4,840

4,180

3,820

3,760

3,460

3,220

2,860

8,600

7,150

5,500

4,300

3,700

3,520

3,400

3,220

Apr.

2,920

2,

2,

3,

560

170

460

aS.OOO

a4,500

a3,

a3,

4,

500

500

340

7,220

14, 300

27,

24,

16,

100

200

300

15,100

16, 300

13,

10,

8,

700

500

220

7,360

a7,500

a6,

a5,

a5,

560

740

380

4,360

3,760

3,

2,

2,

2,

Maximum

980

9,300

7,150

55,200

34,700

7,150

12,400

27,400

3,220

6,730

3,520

1,100

1,100

34,700

220

740

280

530

May

2,980

2,860

2,44O

a2,000

al,700

al,500

al,400

al,250

al,150

1,080

1,030

980

930

930

980

1,340

1,730

1,670

1,620

2,110

2,860

3,220

2,560

a2,500

a2,400

a2,300

a2,200

a2,000

al,900

al,700

1,510

Minimum

204

330

1,130

178

4,660

1,400

2,170

2,170

930

373

245

152

152

152

June

1,400

2,330

2,500

1,730

1,400

1,080

890

814

700

663

592

525

493

493

493

462

432

402

373

1,130

al,600

al,500

al,600

al,300

al,500

1,950

6,730

4,960

2,110

1,730

-

Mean

336

3,492

2,395

4,506

13,100

2,764

5,033

7,914

1,833

1,463

720

467

370

3,329

July

1,290

930

814

a680

592

525

525

558

462

432

402

373

344

330

315

a400

2,330

1,340

3,520

1,400

1,030

700

493

402

402

358

301

287

273

259

245

Aug.

245

231

204

191

178

173

162

152

204

160

231

a

a

462

550

150

a350

a400

a

i

300

500

133

344

259

218

204

231

al,100

al,000

al,

al,

al,

al,C

LOO

LOO

300

300

a900

Per square 

mile

0.373 i.eo

1.23

2.32

6.75

1.42

2.E9

4.C8

.£44

.754

.371

.241

.191

1.72

Sept.

a750

592

493

402

330

273

259

287

373

al.100

a900

a700

525

a40O

a300

a300

a310

a310

3300

259

231

a220

a210

218

a200

al90

al80

a!70

a!60

152

Runoff in 

inches

0.20

2.01

1.42

31.51

7.78

1.48

2.99

4*55

1.09

.84

.43

On

 C.Q

.21

23.28
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 457

Tombigbee River at Aberdeen, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°49'14", long. 88°31'07", in Ni sec. 27, T. 14 S., 

K. 19 W. Humtsville meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 1.3 miles downstream from 

former site at St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 1.5 miles east of Aberdeen, 

2 miles downstream from Mattubfcy Creek, 6 miles downstream from Halfway Creek, and 

ISir miles upstream from McKinley Creek. Datum of gage is 154.71 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Auxiliary staff gage 4.4 miles 

downstream, at datum 1.80 feet lower.

Drainage area.- 2,210 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at site 

1.3 miles upstream since 1909 are contained in reports of U. S. Weatfier Bureau.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 2,863 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 37.03 feet Jan. 5 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 181 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.90 feet).

1928-47; Maximum discharge, 68,600 second-feet Mar. 30, 1944; maximum gage height, 

40.99 feet Mar. 30, 1944; minimum discharge, 58 second-feet Sept. 1, 2, 1943 (gage 

height, 1.01 feet). '

Maximum stage known, 44.8 feet, former site, present, datum, Apr. 20, 1892.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no base or auxiliary gage-height record, 

wnich are fair. Discharge above about 1,700 second-feet computed by using fall as determined by twice-daily readings of auxiliary gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

335

316

298

280

£72

263

263

£55

247

239

£39

247

263

272

289

298

280

263

255

272

365

335

307

307

405

1,070

840

790

624

522

457

Nov.

436

415

405

395

395

385

436

992

915

1,110

7,££0

8,480

3 , 520

5,490

3,200

2,320

e4,120

7,220

8,180

5,980

3,440

2,830

2,840

e2,880

2,840

4,700

8,660

8,440

6,570

4,920

-

Dec.

3,610

3.O90

2,810

2,7£0

2,510

1,930

1,560

1,350

1,£70

1,180

1,150

1,470

4,2OO

3,080

2,570

2,440

2, £80

2,210

2,050

2,160

3,890

2,810

2,400

2,140

1,930

1,680

1,530

1,820

4,180

6,530

5,350

Jan.

9,070

14,500

22,900

£7,100

e£8,500

e£5,000

e£l,000

e!7,800

e!4, 500

ell, 400

e9,180

8,060

7,550

6,650

5,720

5,610

8,670

11,100

14,100

e 17, 6.00

e 19, 900

19,600

16,200

e!3,500

11,800

11,100

9,520

7,840

6,320

5,500

5,930

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ......................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4,900

4,010

3,380

3,120

2,900

2,670

2,430

2,170

el, 990

1,830

1,660

1,650

1,650

1,620

1,590

1,530

1,500

1,440

1,440

5,610

8,150

6,860

4,910

3,890

3,050

2,830

2,630

2,350

_

.

-

Seccndfoot-days

11,466

114,524

79,90C

1,784,490

413, £OC

83,76C

173,090

249,680

57,424

49,18!

23,600

It5,33]

12,472

1,284,632

Mar.

2,250

2,730

2,350

£,110

2,050

5,180

7,580

9,590

11,200

10,500

8,010

6,460

6 , 740

8,540

8,320

6,900

5,340

4,310

3,800

4,0£0

3,560

3,140

2,800

7,360

9,250

8,510

6,160

4, £40

3,610

3,340

3,140

Apr.

2,870

£,570

2,180

2,100

5,480

e5,420

4,220

3,690

4, £30

5,540

10,900

17,700

e22 , 400

21,600

18,100

18,500

17,300

613,700

10,500

8,910

9,420

8,890

7,270

6, £30

5,180

4,050

3,340

£,890

2,330

£,170

-

Maximum

1,070

8,660

6,530

58,400

28,500

8,150

11,200

22,400

3,680

6,910

2,950

1,350

1,180

28,500

May

£.820

2,940

2,430

2,110

1,830

1,650

1,470

1,350

1,240

1,150

1,070

99£

966

966

1,070

1,210

1,530

1,560

1,560

1,590

£,250

3,680

2,660

£,400

e2,470

2,400

2,310

2,150

1,990

1,990

1,620

Minimum

£39

385

1,150

239

5,500

1,440

2,050

2,100

966

436

280

194

181

181

June

1,350

1,930

3, 340

£,060

1,590

1,£10

992

865

766

718

647

601

578

544

601

533

478

447

436

447

1,470

el, 860

1,890

1,670

1,710

1,600

5,720

6,910

e4,140

£,080

-

Mean

370

3,817

2,577

4,889

15,330

£,991

5,584

8,3£3

1,852

1,639

761

527

416

3,520

July

1,440

1,040

815

694

601

533

500

533

500

447

415

385

365

345

335

392

2,010

1,410

2,950

e2,500

1,150

815

601

478

415

375

345

3£6

307

298

280

Aug.

272

255

£47

231

223

208

201

194

223

£08

£39

500

601

522

395

385

601

670

555

385

307

263

239

239

718

1,210

1,180

1,290

1,350

1,320

1,100

PfT square 

mile

0.167

1.73

1.17

2.21

6.03

1.35

2.53

3.77

.838

.742

.344

.253

.188

1.59

Sept.

900

750

600

447

385

3£6

289

345

355

1,180

940

790

566

426

365

326

326

335

335

289

27£

255

239

223

2£3

215

208

194

187 ,

18V

Runoff in 

inches

0.19

1.93

1.34

30. 04

6.95

1.41

£.91

4. 2O

.97

.83

.40

.27

.21

21.61

e No auxiliary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reference ga,^e and estimated 

falls.

Note.- No base gage-height record Aug. 31 to Sept. 3; discharge computed on ba-'is of records for 

station near Amory and auxiliary gage.
458 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°29'21", long. 88°25'57", in NW£ sec. 20, T. 18 

S., K. 18 W. Huntsville meridan, in Columbus, 1,400 feet upstream from Gulf, Mobile & 

Ohio Railroad bridge, 1,600 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 46, 3.3 miles 

miles upstream from Luxapalila Creek, and 6.7 miles downstream from Tibbee River. Datum of gage is 128.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Auxiliary staff gage 3.7 miles upstream at different datum.

Drainage area.- 4,490 Square miles.

Records available.- January 1900 to December 1912, August 1928 to September 1947. Gage 

neignts during low stages for period 1900 to 1904 are believed to be in error. Gageheight records collected at 'same site since 1890 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1900-1904, 1905-12, 1928-47), 5,791 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 45,800 second-feet Apr. 15; maximum gage height. 

30.Ya feet Jan. 6; minimum discharge, 393 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.96 

foot).

1900-1912, 1928-47: Maximum discharge, 134,000 second-feet Mar. 31, Apr. 1, 1944; 

maximum gage height, 37.64 feet Mar. 31, 1944; minimum discharge observed, 160 secondfeet Oct. 29, 1904; minimum gage height observed, -0.1 foot, present datrm, Oct. 9-12, 

1911.

Maximum stage known, 42.6 feet, present datum, Apr. 8, 1892.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by twice-daily 

of auxiliary gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

729

685

623

601

561

540

536

524

507

503

503

500

555

569

601

623

601

561

533

512

540

620

642

642

707

1,020

1,590

1,530

1,410

1,160

987

Nov.

864

843

797

774

774

751

843

1,260

1,830

1,890

8,360

12,000

12,500

13,100

11,400

6,900

5,600

9,290

11,100

11,700

10,600

7,340

5,440

4,520

4,160

4,450

9,480

11,300

12,500

11,800

-

Dec.

9,470

5,860

4,160

3,720

3,400

2,990

2,600

2,310

2,100

1,960

1,890

2,030

4,290

6,080

5,130

4,280

3,740

3,240

3,240

3,320

5,650

6,910

6,080

4,610

3,400

2,920

2,840

3,370

9,360

12,400

14, 800

Jan.

17,500

23,200

26,200

36,500

43,800

44,000

40,700

40, 500

35,OOO

31, 300

27,100

22,500

19,600

18,000

16,700

14,600

15,500

19,700

25,900

30,200

37,100

40,100

40,000

36,700

32,000

27,000

23,800

20,500

17,000

13, 700

12,700

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

CalBBdar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh.. ...........................

April ............................

toy..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

11,000

8,900

8,030

7,450

6,380

5,680

5,180

4,790

4,120

3,660

3,640

3,300

3,220

3,140

3,070

3,080

3,000

K,830

2,840

8,350

13,400

15,200

15,200

12,500

8,780

6,900

5,680

4,880

_

-

Seoondf cot-days

22,215

194,166

148,150

3,459,924

849,100

184,200

399,420

532,110

106,450

128,140

51,439

30,217

23,565

2,669,172

liar.

4,610

5,230

5,180

4,700

4,250

8,050

14,200

21,500

25,000

26,900

28,000

24,300

22,600

17,800

16,400

15,600

14,200

10,6OO

8,310

7,290

7,060

6,260

5,480

9,930

13, 700

16,100

16,200

15,200

11,000

7,400

6,370

Apr.

5,580

5,230

4,790

4,430

5,130

7,450

7,620

7,110

8,420

11,700

18,700

25,000

35,800

42,900

45,300

42,600

39,000

36,200

32,000

27,500

23,000

19,700

17,200

14,200

11,300

9,800

7,910

6,470

5,280

4,790

-

Maximum

1,590

13,100

14,800

94,000

44,000

15,200

28,000

45,300

6,180

14,200

4,970

2,450

1,710

45,300

Bay

5,600

6,180

5,490

4,780

4,340

3,800

3,400

3.OOO

2,760

2,520

2,310

2,170

2,030

1,960

2,280

2,600

2,600

2,680

2,520

2,520

3,080

4,890

5,230

4,410

3,980

3,790

3,670

3,420

3,000

2,760

2,680

Minimum

500

751

1,890

500

12,700

2,830

4,250

4,430

1,960

1,010

728

524

404

404

June

2,380

6,870

13,100

14,200

9,940

6,480

3,050

2,240

1,890

1,710

1,530

1,380

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,240

1,110

1,060

1,010

1,010

2,400

3,490

4,250

5,080

5,280

5,910

9,410

9,960

6,720

-

Mean

717

6,472

4,779

9,479

27,390

6,579

12,880

17,740

3,434

4,271

1,659

975

786

7,313

July

3,980

2,760

2,030

1,650

1,440

1,310

1,240

1,210

1,160

1,110

1,010

924

878

855

832

864

1,770

3,450

4,880

4,970

2,970

1,900

1,370

1,130

970

878

841

809

771

749

728

Aug.

757

749

706

637

597

583

524

543

610

743

693

706

1,040

1,140

1,110

878

841

987

980

855

713

604

549

529

543

1,300

1,880

1,770

2,030

2,450

2,170

Per squsre 

mile

0.160

1.44

1.06

2.11

6.10

1.47

2.87

3.95

.765

.951

.369

.217

.175

1.63

Sept.

1,710

1,340

1,090

911

809

721

658

616

721

888

1,590

1,340

1,210

987

832

735

651

630

630

630

583

549

513

500

480

473

469

457

438

404

-

Runoff in 

inohea

0.18

1.61

1.23

28.66

7.03

1.53

3.31

4.41

.68

1.06

.43

.25

.20

22.12

Note.- Doubtful auxiliary gage-height record Dec. 21, 22, 24; discharge computed OT basis of estimated fall. Discharge for Dec. 25, 26 computed from graph based on once-daily gage readings by 

U. S. Weather Bureau.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 459

Tombigbee River near Cochrane, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°05', long. 88°14", in sec. 7, T. 24 N., R. 2 W., 

at oridge on State Highway 17, 200 feet upstream from Alabama, Tennessee & Northern 

Railroad bridge, l£ miles northeast of Cochrane, 2£ miles downstream from Bogue Chitto 

Creek, and 7 miles southwest of Aliceville. Datum of gage is 89.85 fe?t above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Auxiliary staff gage at 

Vienna Ferry, 12 miles downstream, at datum 7.5 feet lower.

Drainage area.- 5,990 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1947. Gage height records collected at 

same site November 1909 to September 1924 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 52,700 second-feet Jan. 9; maximum height, 36.4 

reet Jan. 11; minimum discharge, 621 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.43 feet).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 108,000 second-feet Apr. 3, 1944; maximum gage height, 

43.8 feet Apr. 3, 1944; minimum discharge, 271 second-feet Aug. 29. 30, 1943 (gage 

height, 2.64 feet).

Maximum stage known, 50.2 feet in April 1892, present datum, from reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks - Records good. Discharge computed by using fall as determined b;' twice-daily 

readings of auxiliary staff gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,140

1,040

987

958

920

874

874

846

819

819

819

819

819

920

987

987

987

920

902

874

846

S46

920

958

958

1,080

1,521)

2,280

2,200

1,950

1,630

Nov.

1,420

1,290

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,200

1,490

2,200

3,000

9,890

15,900

16,800

16,600

16,500

14,100

11,600

14,300

14,800

15,300

15,200

13,100

9,090

6,690

6,870

5,760

8,170

12,300

13,500

14,500

-

Dec.

14,000

10,400

6,310

5,040

4,780

4,420

4,090

3,580

3,280

3,090

2,960

2,990

3,550

6,310

7,270

6,180

5,250

4,720

4,510

5,820

8,570

9,420

9,020

7,900\

5,990

5,040

4,370

4,010

6,530

13,600

16,400

Jan.

18,000

23,600

30,400

32,500

36,800

43,100

47,700

52,200

51,300

49,400

48,500

45,700

40,200

36,400

31,600

27,800

25,100

24,300

25,400

29,800

35,500

41,100

43,500

44,400

44,400

43,800

40,500

36,800

32,600

28,000

25,800

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 19*6 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

llaroh ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

22,900

18,900

13,7OO

10,600

9,370

8,300

7,620

6,980

6,240

5,530

5,090

4,680

4,480

4,430

4,370

4,270

4,170

4,110

4,010

6,510

15,400

18,300

19,100

18,900

16 , 600

11,800

8,760

7,570

_

-

-

Seoondfoot days

33,499

265,230

199,400

4,565,212

1,136,200

272,690

528,120

684,570

150,730

190,490

86,370

39,020

33,212

3,619,531

Mar.

6,850

6,850

7,200

6,840

5,990

6,640

13,800

22,200

27,500

29,900

31,300

32,500

33,800

31,600

27,600

24,400

21,800

19,100

14,200

10,700

9,630

8,930

7,920

9,750

15,600

17,800

19,100

19,200

17,500

12,500

9,420

Apr.

8,450

8,450

7,400

6,770

5,990

8,150

9,720

9,370

12,000

13,200

18,800

27,300

30,400

34,900

40,600

45,800

47,300

47,000

45,500

44,000

40,500

37,500

31,700

25,700

19,800

17,800

14,100

10,600

8,510

7,260

Maximum

2,280

16,800

16 , 400

91,200

52,200

22,900

33,800

47,300

9,060

21,900

10,200

3,000

2,720

52,200

May

7,760

9,060

8,910

7,770

6,710

5,640

4,880

4,330

3,930

3,530

3,240

2,940

2,780

2,780

3,030

4,610

4,010

4,190

4,010

4,020

4,170

5,250

6,850

6,060

4,980

4,630

4,720

4,500

4,190

3,800

3,510

Minimum

819

1,140

2,960

819

18,000

4,010

5,990

5,990

2,780

1,490

1,610

792

626

6Z6

June

3,480

6,810

18,700

21,900

19,500

14,800

7,880

4,190

3,240

2,6-70

2,350

2,130

2,050

1,950

1,990

1,990

1,910

1,710

1,560

1,490

1,510

2,220

4,400

5,150

6,580

7,270

7,120

9,440

13,000

11,500

Mean

1,081

8,841

6,432

12,510

36,650

9,739

17,040

22,820

4,862

6,350

2,786

1,259

1,107

9,917

July

7,0'iO

4,430

3,3*0

2,610

2,170

1,870

1,750

1.G40

1,670

1,5<>0

1,460

1,330

1,230

1,220

1,160

1,230

1,430

3,370

7,270

10,200

8,930

4,730

3,180

2,110

1,6,10

1,3'-)0

1,290

1,200

1.320

1,160

1,160

Aug.

1,140

1,080

1,040

958

902

874

819

792

874

939

1,080

1,020

1,100

1,320

1,420

1,420

1,220

1,140

1,220

1,260

1,140

958

846

792

792

874

1,720

2,280

2,280

2,720

3,000

Per square 

mile

0.180

1.48

1.07

2.09

6.12

1.63

2.84

3.81

.812

1.06

.465

.210

.185

1.66

Sept.

2,720

2,110

1,560

1,250

1,090

1,040

958

875

874

979

1.2SC

1,950

1,710

1,490

1,220

1,100

987

920

902

846

874

874

792

737

710

710

699

678

641

626

Runoff in 

inches

0.21

1.65

1.24

28.35

7.05

1.69

3.28

4.25

.94

1.18

.54

.24

.21

22.48
460 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tombigbee River at Qainesvllle, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°49', long. 88°09', in SE£ sec. 2, T. 21 N., R.' 2 

w., ac bridge on State Highway 39 at Gainesville, 2 miles downstream from Noxubee 

River. Datum of gage is 63.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1946. Auxiliary gage is water-stage recorder at Epes, 19 miles downstream at datum 10.08 feet lower.

Drainage area.- 8,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since January 1937 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes - Maximum discharge during year, 60,400 second-feet Jan. 26, 27 (gage height, 

SFTTTeet); minimum, 816 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.58 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 112,000 second-feet Apr. 5, 1944, Feb. 17, 1946; maximum gage height, 50.9 feet Feb. 17, 1946; minimum discharge, 389 second-feet Aug. 31, 

1943 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

Remarks - Records excellent. Discharge at times computed by using fall as determined by 

auxiliary gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,260

2,100

2,020

1,940

1,700

1,480

1,360

1,290

1,250

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,400

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,360

1,290

1,250

1,220

1,250

1,330

1,330

1,360

1,550

2,260

2,580

2,580

2,340

Nov.

2,100

1,940

1,780

1,700

1,630

1,590

1,630

1,820

2,180

3,180

8,520

17,700

20,100

20,200

19,400

17,500

15,400

19,600

21,700

21,800

19,800

18,700

15,600

11,700

9,430

8,730

11,300

14,500

18,000

18,700

-

Dec.

18, 300

16,000

11,200

8,030

6,820

6,210

5,640

5,070

4,530

4,170

3,900

3,810

3,900

5,260

7,870

7,660

6,610

6,020

5,640

8,960

18, 900

19,100

16,300

12,800

10,200

8,040

7,030

6,210

6,210

11,800

16,400

Jan.

19,500

25, 200

33, 300

38, 400

39, 300

40,600

42,500

48,900

53,700

56,600

58,400

59,800

59,900

58,200

57,100

53,500

48,600

45,000

44,500

51,300

55, 700

57,500

57,900

58,600

59,500

60,400

60,400

58,300

54,800

49,400

44, 500

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

38,800

34,000

29,000

22,300

16,700

13,000

11,300

10,300

9,540

8,840

8,190

7,660

7,140

6,820

6,610

6,410

6,210

5,930

5,830

8,290

17, 100

21,800

22,700

22,700

21,400

18,000

13,200

10,400

_

-

Secondfoot-days

48,92C

347,930

278,590

6,286, 66C

1,551,30C

410,170

727, 18C

901, 20C

218, 45C

292, 05C

138, 97C

53,84C

46,617

5,015,217

Mar.

9,430

9,500

9,840

9,960

9,390

9,760

13,600

26,200

31,200

33,800

35,400

35,700

37,700

42,400

43,600

41,500

38,900

35,600

30,200

22,900

17,400

14, 300

12,700

13, 800

19,000

21,500

22,700

23,400

23,100

18,900

13,800

Apr.

11,600

14,700

14, 300

11,700

10, 100

10, 100

11,700

12,000

13,500

17,600

23,500

35,500

39,500

40,600

43,200

47,000

47,400

49,100

50,500

51,700

53,100

52,800

49,500

44,300

39, 700

35,100

27,600

19,400

13,300

11,100

Maximum

2,580

21,800

19,100

110,000

60,400

38,800

43,600

53,100

14,300

24,500

13,800

3,360

3,360

60,400

May

12,000

13,800

14, 300

12 , 400

10, 700

9,500

8,080

6,930

6,120

5,640

5,260

4,980

4,620

4,440

4,440

5,360

5,550

5,260

5,260

5,600

5,600

6,210

7.R60

8,190

7,240

6,410

5,930

5,740

5,450

5,170

4,710

Minimum

1,220

1,590

3,810

1,220

19,400

5,830

9,390

10,100

4,440

2,340

1,740

1,140

830

830

June

4,530

7,170

19,900

24,400

24,500

23,000

17,000

12,300

10,400

9,280

7,300

4,440

3,720

3,360

3,010

2,840

2,750

2,580

2,340

2,420

3,900

8,850

15,300

10,500

9,200

9,960

10,400

10,200

13,000

13,400

-

Mean

1,578

11,600

8,987

17,220

50, 040

14,650

23,460

30,040

7,047

9,735

4,483

1,737

1,554

13,740

July

10 , 600

7,150

5,530

4,340

3,900

3,360

2,840

2,580

2,420

2,340

2,180

2,100

1,940

1,820

1,740

1,860

2,260

5,500

13,700

13,800

13,100

9,340

5,780

3,830

2,920

2,420

2,100

1,900

1,940

1,940

1,740

Aug.

1,700

1,630

1,550

1,440

1,330

1,290

1,290

1,220

1,290

1,480

1,660

1,740

1,700

1,940

2, 100

2,100

2,100

1,820

1,740

1,820

1,740

1,520

1,330

1,220

1,140

1,140

1,440

2,500

2,670

2,840

3,360

Per square 

mile

0.181

1.33

1.03

1.98

5.75

1.68

2.70

3-45

.810

1.12

.515

.200

.179

1.58

Sept.

3,360

2,920

2,340

1,980

1,660

1,520

1,360

1,250

1,250

1,330

1,530

2,260

2,500

2,260

1,940

1,660

1,520

1,360

1,250

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,110

1,040

1,040

1,000

935

900

872

830

Runoff in 

inches

0.21

1.49

1.19

26.87

6.63

1.75

3.11

3.85

.93

1.25

.59

.23

.20

21.43

Mote.- Discharge for Feb, 

Bureau.

9-26 computed from graph based on dally gage readings by U. S. Weather
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 461

Tombigbee River near Coatopa, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°26', long. 88°02', in sec. 19, T. 17 N., R. 1 

E., at Moscow Memorial Bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 2 miles upstream from Sucarnoochee 

River and 5 miles southeast of Coatopa. Navigation dam at lock 3, 10 miles downstream, 

is control at low stages. Datum of gage is 29.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Auxiliary gages are upper and lower staff gages 

at lock 3 at different datum.

Drainage area.- 15,500 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 21,450 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 147,000 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 48.7 

1'eet); minimum daily, 1,240 second-feet Aug. 27.

1928-47: Maximum discharge observed, 179,000 second-feet Mar. 29, 1929 (gage 

height, 51.4 feet); minimum daily, 382 second-feet Oct. 1, 1931; minimum gage height, 

1.64 feet (result of unusual lock manipulation) Sept. 10, 1945 (discharge not determined) .

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are fair. Discharge above about 12,500 second-feet 

computed by using relationship between gage heights at recorder and auxiliary staff 

gages as a factor. Auxiliary gages read at least once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

6,570

5,660

4,800

4,320

4,090

3,740

3,520

3,300

2,970

2,760

2,660

2,660

2,760

2,860

3,080

3,190

3,190

3,080

2,970

2,760

2,550

2,440

2,380

2,360

2,490

2,660

4,800

6,050

5,660

5,160

4,680

Nov.

4,200

a3,860

a3,630

3,410

3,080

3,080

3,520

4,560

6,050

6,830

13,400

32 , 200

43,300

51,400

53,400

50,700

44,800

38,800

41,700

47,100

48,800

44,700

37,600

28,700

20,200

16,700

18,600

23,700

26,200

27,700

-

Dec.

26,200

24,300

24,000

15,500

13,400

11,800

10,700

9,690

8,910

8,390

8,130

8,390

8,130

8,130

9,950

12,600

12,300

11,200

10,700

15,200

33,900

43,300

47,200

44 , 400

38,000

28,400

21,200

15,900

14,600

18,600

30,300

Jan.

39,400

48,600

56,600

62,600

67,600

70,200

71,700

72,700

74,300

76,400

76,200

74,900

75,500

76,800

81,900

86,500

90,800

94,300

99,800

109,000

119,000

123,000

126,000

135,000

144,000

146,000

143,000

135,000

128,000

118,000

110,000

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 19,46 ............

January ..........................

February .......... . . . . ........

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ................... ....

Water year 1946-47 *...........

Feb.

100,000

92,800

84,300

68,600

53,100

43,000

33,500

27,800

22,900

18,300

17,000

15,400

14,900

14,200

14,100

13,700

13,400

12 , 800

12,300

15,000

23,800

37,400

44,900

44,300

40,600

35,600

33,900

27,100

_

_

-

Secondfoot-daya

112,17

751,92

593,42

11,782,28

2,932,80

974,70

1,545,70

1,618,90

526,53

498,96

278,34

101,60

81,54

10,016,58

Mar.

20,400

21,000

20,900

20,500

19,000

19,000

27,900

47,700

58,700

64,700

68,700

71,900

74,700

78,200

81,600

84,000

84,200

83,000

78,900

71,500

70,100

46,700

37,400

32,600

32,900

38,800

42,900

42,000

39,100

36,300

30,400

Apr.

26,900

30,900

32,300

31,600

26,800

26,600

27,900

28,400

29,900

32,400

39,500

51,500

60,800

68,800

74,800

80,200

83,800

85,700

85,700

84,400

80,600

79,500

74,900

71,700

68,800

63,500

56,900

47,900

36,800

29,400

-

Maximum

3 6,570

0 53 , 400

0 47,200

0 168,000

0 146,000

0 100,000

0 84,200

0 85,700

n 27 500

0 37J100

0 26,000

u 5 540

D 4^920

3 146,000

May

28,000

32,800

37,500

35,800

29,100

23,500

18,400

15,000

13,100

11,800

10,500

9,950

9,170

8,650

9,430

12,000

12,800

11,500

11,000

16,600

21,500

23,000

19,800

16,700

18,200

15,100

13,200

12,300

10,500

10,200

9,430

Minimum

2,360

3,080

8,130

2,240

39,400

12,300

19,000

26,600

8 , 650

4,560

3,740

1,240

1,470

1,240

Jnne

8,910

8,910

19,500

35,200

37,100

33,700

28,900

21,600

16,200

14,200

12,800

10,700

8,130

6,830

6,310

5,920

5,660

5,290

4,920

4,560

5,420

10,300

23,900

33,800

27,000

21,800

22,000

21,600

19,400

18,400

Mean

3,61

25,06(

19.14C

32,28

94,61

34,81

49,86(

53,96C

16 ,98

16,63C

8,97

3,27

2,71!

27.44C

July

16,600

14,500

10,700

8,650

7,350

6,440

5,790

5,420

5,290

5,290

4,920

4,680

4,440

4,200

3,980

4,200

5,790

11,400

23,100

26,000

24,500

20,600

13,700

9,430

6,570

5,160

4,320

3,980

3,740

3,860

3,740

Aug.

3,410

3,300

3,190

2,970

2,760

2,490

2,760

3,300

3,080

2,860

2,860

2,860

3,080

3,520

3,980

5,160

4,680

3,980

3,300

2,970

2,860

2,860

2,530

2,360

2,210

el, 650

el, 240

3,520

5,160

5,540

5,160

Pe- square 

mile

3 0.233

) 1.62

) 1.23

3 2.08

3 6.10

3 2.25

) 3.22

3 3.48

3 1.10

3 1.07

i .579

7 !211

) .175

3 1.77

Sept.

4,920

4,680

4,090

3,410

2,970

2,660

2,380

1,930

2,110

4,200

3,740

3,190

3,520

3,630

3,300

2,970

2,660

e2,500

e2,300

e2, 200

e2,100

e2,000

el, 900

el, 900

el, 900

el,8uo

1,790

1,710

1,610

1,470

Runoff in 

inohes

0.27

1.80

1.42

28.26

7.04

2.34

3.71

3.88

1.26

1.20

.67

.24

.20

24.03

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Tombigbep River at Gainesville 

and Black Warrior River near Eutaw.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of gage-height record at Locks 

on Tombigbee and Black Warrior Rivers.
462 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tombigbee River near Leroy, Ala.

Location.- Staff gage above spillway of navigation dam at lock 1, lat. 31°34', long. 

88°o£', in sec. 13, T. 7 N., R. 1 W., 4 miles upstream from Jackson Greek and 5 miles 

northwest of Leroy. Datum of gage is 7.28 feet below mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 19,100 square milea.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 26,250 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 149,000 second-feet Jan. 30, 31 (gage height, 

42.1 Yeet); minimum daily, 1,880 second-feet (regulated) Aug. 28.

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 192,000 second-feet Apr. 10, 1938; maxiimm gage 

height, 46.0 feet Apr. 2, 1929; minimum daily discharge not determined, figure of 50 

second-feet previously published believed too low.

Remarks.- Records good above 10,000 second-feet and fair below. Discharge between 20,000 

and '/4,000 second-feet computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor. Discharge below 8,000 second-feet determined by using number of gates raised on crest 

of dam as a factor. Some regulation at low flow by locks and dams. Gage read twice 

daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9,500

7,920

5,830

5,040

5,280

5,040

4,440

4,180

4,080

3,900

3,720

3,570

3,420

3,580

3,740

3,910

4,080

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,080

3,740

3,580

3,580

3,580

3,740

3,910

6,370

7,440

7,120

6,560

Nov.

5,990

5,340

4,980

4,580

4,410

3,740

3,720

4,330

6,600

7,660

8,130

16,500

31,300

39,500

45,100

48,100

49,400

48,800

45,900

46,200

48,700

49,700

49,100

44,000

35,200

28,600

26,600

26,700

27,500

29,500

-

Dec.

29,500

28,500

27,400

24,400

20,700

16,500

13,800

12,300

10,800

10,400

9,500

9,100

9,500

9,100

9,100

10,800

13,300

13,800

13,300

13,300

21,500

35,100

40,000

44,300

44,800

39,800

32,000

26,100

22,400

19,300

22,100

Jan.

33,000

46,200

55,100

58,000

61,400

63,900

66,200

69,300

72,000

74,400

76,300

77,000

79,600

82,600

85,800

89,200

93,100

95,100

a9,100

110,000

124,000

134,000

142,000

144,000

144,000

142,000

144,000

145,000

148,000

149,000

149,000

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May............................ .

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

147,000

141,000

137,000

130,000

124,000

114,000

107,000

96,000

82,600

63,800

47,200

34,900

27,900

23,900

20 , 400

18,200

17,100

16,000

15,400

21,700

33,800

38,900

43,200

45,40O

46,800

44,900

41,700

36,000

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

147,71

795,88

652,50

14,103,00

3,052,30

1,715,80

1,916,70

2,161,00

932,60

575,24

404,53

130,27

107,48

12,592,01

Mar.

30,700

28,000

26,900

25,400

25,200

29,600

37,000

50,900

56,100

59,800

62,000

64,800

68.2OO

73,700

78,200

81,000

83,400

85,800

87,400

89,200

89,200

89,200

87,400

83,400

76,300

67,200

60,200

57,500

54,700

54,600

53 , 700

Apr.

53,100

62 , 600

65,100

66,000

60,700

51,900

47,300

47,000

46,400

46 , 900

49,600

55,400

60,000

67,000

72,000

78,200

82,600

85,000

85 , 800

87,400

91,100

93,100

93,100

94,100

93,100

91,100

89,200

85,800

83,400

77,000

-

Maximum

D 9,500

3 49,700

3 44,8OO

D 168,000

D 149,000

D 147,000

D 89,200

D 94,100

D 68,400

0 37,100

D 40,700

D 6,730

3 6,170

3 149,000

May

68,400

63,200

59.2OO

55,800

51,600

45,800

39,900

31,800

26,400

21,500

17,100

14,900

13,800

12,800

13,800

15,400

16,500

16,500

14,900

16,500

25,600

28,500

27,600

29,100

40,600

39,300

33,000

27,100

21,900

22,800

21,300

Minimum

3,420

3,720

9,100

3,330

33,000

15,400

25,200

46,400

12,800

5,700

4,llO

1,880

2,270

1,880

June

17,600

14,900

13,800

23,100

33 , 600

37,100

35,000

32.10O

26,600

22,400

18,200

15,400

12,300

9,500

8,300

7,200

6,860

6,200

5,850

5,700

6,870

8,860

12,800

26,600

32,900

30 , 700

28,600

26,900

25,200

23,100

-

Mean

4.76E

26.53C

21.05C

38.64C

98.46C

61,28C

61.83C

72.03C

30.08C

19,17C

13.05C

4,20;

3,58:

34,50

July

21,800

20,4OO

17,100

12 , 800

9,900

7,920

6,760

6,260

6,260

6,260

5,610

5,160

4,880

4,640

4,400

4,400

7,450

13,800

34,800

40,700

38,800

32,700

26.4OO

20,600

12,800

8,300

6,140

4,680

4,250

4,110

4,450

Aug.

4,280

4,280

4,110

3,900

3,400

3,080

3,210

3,480

4,340

4,530

4,170

4,000

3,730

5,540

5,780

5,450

6,730

6,530

5,100

3,980

3,540

3,690

3,690

3,540

3,060

2,580

1,970

1,880

4,360

6,170

6,170

Per sqrare 

mile

0.249

) 1.39

) 1.10

) 2.02

) 5-15

) 3.21

) 3.24

) 3.77

) 1.57

) 1.00

) .683

' .220

5 .188

) 1.81

Sept.

6,170

5,930

5,700

4,600

3,680

3,360

2,910

2,550

2,550

2,870

4,060

4,740

4,140

4,070

4,230

4,440

4,090

3,600

3,450

3,320

3,450

3,450

3,320

2,860

2,410

2,360

2,360

2,270

2,270

2,270

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.29

1.55

1.27

27.45

5.94

3.34

3.73

4.21

1.82

1.12

.79

.25

.21

24.52
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 463

Mackys Creek near Dennis, Miss.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°32', long. 88°20', in sec. 26, T. 6 S., F. 9 E. Chickasaw 

meridian, at bridge on county highway at Narrows dam site, 6 miles southwest of Dennis 

and about 10 miles upstream from confluence with Browns Creek. Datum of gage is 

333.47 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 66 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Records available.- February 1938 to September 1947. Prior to January 1944 monthly discharge only.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,050 second-feet Jar. 3 (gage height, 

10.as feet); minimum observed, 19 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 1.76 feet), but may 

have been less during period of doubtful gage-height record.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 2,460 second-feet Feb. 15, 1939 (gage height, 17.8 

feet, from graph based on gage readings);.minimum not determined.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

made ana records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 25 to Apr. 3)

1.8 22 3.5 253 

2.0 39 4.5 371 

2.3 72 7.0 583 

2.7 128 9.0 790 

3.0 178 10.4 985

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

30 

30 

29 

28 

27

28 

29 

28 

30 

30

34 

50 

41 

36 

34

34 

35 

35 

34 

44

42 

40 

38 

40 

113

85 

62 

49 

44 

44 

45

Nov.

44 

45 

45 

44 

43

43 

86 

89 

61 

164

409 

239 

93 

76 

71

71 

400 

399 

128 

99

89 

84 

76 

73 

66

279 

350 

128 

85 

73

Dec.

66 

70 

67 

65 

65

64 

61 

61 

60 

60

59 

136 

161 

96 

84

77 

73 

80 

71 

128

99 

81 

73 

70 

67

65 

64 

71 

339 

279 

339

Jan.

583 

816 

985 

455 

194

144 

152 

225 

144 

113

106 

144 

120 

113 

136

361 

436 

487 

503 

567

418 

210 

161 

144 

178

169 

128 

113 

113 

292 

304

Month

Octo 

Nove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Da

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary . .

h... .........................

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

144 

113 

106 

99 

92

96 

98 

86 

80

76

78 

86 

84 

81 

78

76 

76 

73 

81 

239

202 

106 

98 

85 

84

77 

76 

85

Secondfoot-days

1,268 

3,952 

3,151

52,037

9,014 

2,755 

4,815 

5,266 

3,950 

2,024 

1,384 

2,138 

1,013

40,730

Mar.

128 

106 

84 

82 

84

266 

210 

463 

339 

169

136 

113 

253 

239 

136

113 

106 

98 

113

120

98 

91 

92 

339 

194

120 

113 

106

106 

99 

99

Apr.

95 

106 

98 

253 

279

253 

136 

120 

144 

136

503 

471 

225 

161 

194

391 

239 

136 

128 

136

169 

120 

113 

120 

99

91 

88 

81 

82 

99

Maximum

113 

409 

339

1,910

98S 

239 

463 

503 

479 

210 

128 

381 

93

985

May

120 

106 

91 

82 

75

68 

70 

62 

58 

62

56 

58 

57 

169

479

161

eg

80 

77 

75

361 

400 

128 

106 

279

169 

99 

85 

82 

81 

72

Minimum

27 

43 

59

21

106 

73 

82 

81 

56 

30 

26 

21 

24

21

June

65 

80 

73 

62 

58

51 

47 

47 

43 

41

39 

37 

35 

37 

34

33 

34 

34 

33

30

56 

128 

210 

106 

91

80 

113 

161 

99 

67

Mean

40. 

132 

102

143

291 

98. 

155 

176 

127 

67. 

44. 

69. 

33. (

112

July

52 

49 

39 

35 

32

40 

35 

34 

29 

31

29 

28 

28 

26 

27

85 

99 

128 

120 

72

49 

40 

35 

34 

33

32 

30 

29 

31 

27 

26

Aug.

25 

24 

23 

d23 

d22

d22 

d22 

21 

21 

25

32 

41 

44 

53 

81

128 

54 

45 

31 

27

25 

24 

34 

266 

381

106 

292 

92 

72 

45 

37

Sept.

34 

32 

33 

29 

29

26 

26 

33 

93 

66

42 

38 

34 

31 

36

38 

33 

29 

28 

28

28 

37 

29 

28 

28

26 

24 

24 

26 

25

Pe" square Runoff in 

mile inches

3 0.620 0.71 

2.00 2.23 

1.55 1.78

2.17 29.31

4.41 5.08 

I 1.49 1.55 

2.35 2.71 

2.67 2.97 

1.92 2.23 

5 1.02 1.14 

5 .676 .78 

D 1.05 1.20 

3 .512 .57

1.70 22.95

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearly stations.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Bull Mountail Creek at Tremont, Miss.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°14'20", long. 88°16'15", in NE^SWt sec. 5, T. 10 S., R.

10 K. Chlckasaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 78, 0.7 mile northwest of Tremont,

1 mile upstream from Johns Creek, lj miles upstream from Cypress Creek, 3£ miles upstream from Chubby Creek, and 8 miles southeast of Fulton. Datum of gage is 317.39

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 120 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Kecoras available.- October 1943 to September 1947. 

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,400 second-feet Jan. 2 (gage height,

8 . ui reet ) ; minimum observed, 14 second-feet Aug. 6, 7.

1943-47: Maximum discharge observed, 11,600 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height,

9.47 feet); minimum observed, 9 second-feet Oct. 10-13, 1943; minimum gage height

observed, 2.1 feet Oct. 12, 13, 1943.

A discharge of 5.1 second-feet (gage height, 1.95 feet), was measured by Corps of

Engineers Aug. 30, 1943. 

Remarks . - Records fair except those above 500 second-feet and those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which are poor. Gage read once daily. 

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements

made ana records of discharge) computed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-15)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 26 Nov. 27 to Sept. 30

2.8 27 4.5 190 2.4 15 5.O 299 7.O 1,100

3.1 47 5.5 344 2.8 44

3.5 80 6.4 510 3.4 97

4.0 129 4.0 164

6.3 521 7.5 2,100

6.6 620 7.9 3,100

6.8 800

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

39

34

31

29

27

26

25

25

23

23

25

32

37

32

29

28

28

28

28

29

30

31

30

29

48

108

59

49

44

43

42

Nov.

42

42

41

41

41

51

49

53

59

88

412

311

177

129

113

93

279

263

164

129

113

103

93

89

84

514

690

412

269

201

-

Dec.

176

152

140

129

123

118

112

107

102

102

107

140

269

201

152

140

140

152

134

188

214

176

164

152

140

129

123

123

140

269

464

Jan.

1,120

3,100

2,600

1,500

687

464

412

446

362

299

269

378

314

284

330

446

655

1,300

1,500

1,600

1,020

745

521

446

412

378

330

284

269

346

482

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......................... .

April ......................... .

May ..............................

Jnne ..............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 .........

Feb.

346

284

269

255

227

214

201

188

176

164

152

152

152

146

140

140

134

134

164

395

412

362

299

255

227

201

188

214

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,09

5,13

4,97

91,60

23,29

6,19

9,20

13,56

4,84

3 29

l|3896"

67

74,64]

Mar.

214

201

176

164

164

a250

a350

521

655

482

378

314

378

429

314

299

269

241

241

241

214

201

188

437

412

330

284

241

227

201

188

Apr.

188

176

176

S62

574

482

578

284

214

330

700

1, 500

375

544

574

620

146

595

299

429

980

544

129

546

314

299

Maximum

L 108

5 690

3 464

I 8,790

3 3,100

L 412

t 655

3 1 , 600

1 464

 > 241

) 102

73

3 35

3,100

255

227

214

3 14

-

May

255

214

188

164

146

134

129

118

112

102

97

97

97

97

92

107

97

82

97

107

299

464

264

164

214

164

146

123

118

214

146

Minimum

23

41

102

23

269

134

164

176

82

47

23

14

16

14

June

118

176

241

176

129

107

97

92

78

73

69

64

60

60

64

56

52

50

48

47

112

129

140

214

214

146

92

78

164

146

Mean

35. r

171

161

251

752

221

297

452

156

110

44.8

31.2

22.6

204

July

102

92

78

69

64

56

56

56

52

45

42

40

38

37

36

37

36

38

51

49

40

35

31

30

28

27

26

26

25

24

23

Aug.

23

21

18

17

16

1414-

30

133

d35

d35

Per square 

mile

0.293

1.42

1.34

2.09

6.27

1.84

2.48

3.77

1.30

.917

.373

.260

.188

1.70

131

131

135

64

32

28

27

22

25

20

18

18

48

56

35

31

73

49

38

30

Sept.

25

21

19

33

35

32

19

18

19

23

27

29

32

34

24

24

24

21

20

18

18

18

20

20

20

18

17

16

17

18

Runoff in 

inches

0.34

1.59

1.54

28.39

7.22

1.92

2.85

4.20

1.50

1.02

.43

.30

.21

23.12

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Smlthvllle.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Smlthvllle.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 465

Bull Mountain Creek near Smlthvllle, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°05' ( long. 88°24', In SE-J- sec. 30, T. 11 S., R. 9 E.

CHTcTcasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 25,_ 0.8 mile upstreair from Mlsslsslpplan

Railway bridge, 1.1 miles north of Smlthvllle, and 3j miles upstreair from mouth. Datum

of gage Is 234.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels I* Corps of Engineers) .

Drainage area.- 335 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Hecoras available.- October 1940 to September 1947. 

Kxtremes . - Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,100 second-feet Jen. 3 (gage height,

m'. 9b feet); minimum not determined, occurred during period of doubtful gage-height

record .

1940-47: Maximum discharge observed, 21,900 second-feet Mar. 29, 1944 (gage height,

14.9 feet); minimum dally, 19 second-feet Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, 1943, occurred during

period of doubtful gage-height record. 

Remarks . - Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which

are poor. Gage read twice dally. 

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements

made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. .1-17)

1.9 45 57 638

2.3 78 70 990

3.0 146 8 3 1,420

3.6 221 9 3 1,920

4.5 376 9 9 2,390

10.7 3,490

11.7 5,350

12.3 6,730

12.8 8,350

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

78

69

69

65

65

65

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

73

78

73

73

73

73

73

78

78

87

100

120

130

207

207

146

110

96

Nov.

100

100

100

96

96

91

115

181

28 S

207

687

818

932

501

338

320

357

614

738

479

357

320

268

252

236

396

990

1,140

1,340

903

-

Dec.

712

437

357

320

285

285

268

252

236

221

221

268

501

662

458

396

320

302

320

302

416

479

396

376

376

285

302

320

376

591

818

Jan.

1,610

3,330

8,350

6,730

4,370

2,750

a2,000

al,500

1,110

874

dSOO

764

818

764

712

818

1,170

1,660

3,490

4,560

4,010

a2,500

al.800

1,860

1,610

932

846

738

638

712

738

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47. ............

Feb.

712

687

591

568

501

458

437

416

376

338

320

320

320

320

302

302

302

285

285

791

990

1,110

1,050

932

791

479

437

437

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

2,76

13,35

11,851

285,24

64,56

14,85

24,09

37,34

10,87

7,76

3,70

2 95

l!97

196,12

Mar.

458

479

416

376

376

903

874

932

1,300

1,460

1,560

1,110

932

961

1,050

818

712

662

568

568

568

523

437

1,050

1,050

1,050

818

638

568

479

396

Apr.

396

596

576

179

846

1,140

1, 200

932

i74

1,590

a3,000

2,

a2,

2,

590

500

500

2,390

a2,000

1,

l,f

1,

!6O

510

580

1,110

1,140

1,2 i,:

1,3

00

>60

70

846

687 i

4

4

Maximum

3 207

7 1 , 340

3 818

7 14,200

I 8,350

7 1,110

I 1,560

5 3,000

3 764

3 545

I 302

7 285

3 125

3 8,350

91

>45

58

L79

-

May

568

568

437

396

338

320

302

285

252

221

221

207

207

207

236

268

236

207

194

268

458

501

764

479

523

501

396

320

285

338

376

Minimum

65

91

221

SO

638

285

376

376

194

110

65

40

45

40

June

285

376

523

545

338

268

236

207

194

169

157

146

146

135

146

135

125

110

110

110

115

285

285

458

416

376

357

320

357

338

Mean

89.3

445

383

781

2,083

531

777

1,245

351

259

119

95. J es!?

537

Jily

302

194

157

146

135

125

115

115

115

105

100

96

91

91

115

252

181

157

125

105

120

105

37

78

73

73

78

69

69

65

65

Aug.

c

c

61

53

150

148

d45

d42

c

c

140

140

52

61

65

61

73

57

96

181

]

]

L20

05

87

69

d6o

c

c

55

ISO

69

146

194

1

2

2

1

Ptr square 

mile

0.267

1.33

1.14

2.33

6.22

1.59

2.32

3.72

1.05

.773

.355

.285

.196

1.60

81

52

85

81

78

Sept.

65

61

d60

78

61

115

125

73

65

65

115

73

61

65

d70

d70

d68

65

61

53

d50

d50

d60

d55

53

d50

d45

48

d45

d45

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.31

1.48

1.32

31.68

7.17

1.65

2 (57 Df

4.15

1.21

.88

.41

.33

.22

21.78

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Tremont.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Tremont.
466 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Oldtown Creek near Verona, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34° 12', long. 88°41'. in SVf£ sec. 21, T. 10 S., R. 

b E. unickasaw meridian, on Verona-Plantersville road, 1 mile downstream from Tulip 

Creek, l£ miles southwest of Plantersville, 2-£ miles east of Verona, and 3 miles downstream from Mud Creek. Datum of gage is 221.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 {levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 263 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Records available.- January 1944 to June 1947 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 13,200 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height, 26.50 

feet); minimum, 7 second-feet at times on Oct. 7-9 (gage height, 1.83 feet),

1944-47: Maximum discharge, 20,300 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 27.80 

feet); minimum, 2 second-feet at times during October and November, 1944; minimum gage 

height, 1.69 feet Sept. 3, 5, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 150 second-feet and those for periods of doubtt'ul or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers, occasional discharge measurements 

made ana records computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 4, 7)

1.9 9 4.O 199 16.5 2,740 

2.0 13 5.2 365 20.0 4,240 

2.2 24 7.5 723 22.5 5.86O 

2.6 56 9.5 1,090 24.0 7.29O 

3.3 120 14.0 2,05O 25.3 9,270

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10 

9 

9 

9

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

9 

11 

12 

10 

9

8 

8 

8 

9 

16

14 

12 

11 

12

202

96 

33 

21 

16 

15 

14

Nov.

14 

13 

12 

12 

11

11 

14O 

116 

39 

1,700

5,21O 

800 

193 

132 

103

ioa

4,64O 

2,750 

410 

265

212 

169 

89 

127 

118

2,580 

1,840 

395 

265 

205

Dec.

175 

139 

125 

115 

111

108 

103 

98 

95 

91

140 

896 

645 

225 

175

152 

136 

138 

115 

3600

a 500 

258 

193 

181 

163

140 

3130 

125 

2,500 

1,200 

2,320

Jan.

7,530 

9,070 

8.O3O 

1,120 

a 6OO

395

672 

1,34O 

485 

350

371 

1,010 

44O 

357 

530

3,570 

5,340 

5,62O 

4,64O 

5,O3O

1,110 

515 

425 

395 

1,220

689 

425 

328 

300 

1,170 

569

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

We

ber ........................ .

mber ..................

lendar year 1946 ............

Ary . . .

nary .....................

h.. .................. .......

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year ...........

Peak discharge.- 1

6,640 sec. -ft.; Apr 

a No gage -height i 

d Doubtful gage -he

Feb.

293 

225 

212 

199

157

169 

163 

127 

114 

1O8

dllO 

dllO 

dllO 

dlOO 

d95

d90 

d90 

d90 

212 

2,740

701 

314 

238 

181 

163

141 

137 

139

Secondfoot-days

631 

22,672 

12,092

257,623

63,646 

7,528 

23,955 

36,886 

4,656 

10,363

_

Mar.

410 

238 

146 

152 

161

1,340 

1,370 

5,140 

1,070 

47O

335 

279 

2,7OO 

981 

410

3OO 

251 

205 

265 

279

199 

169 

428 

4,680 

675

314 

251 

212 

187 

175 

163

Apr.

157 

181 

157 

2,85O 

1,930

1,210 

372 

300 

622 

3,710

9,330 

6,510 

804 

1,030 

757

2,080 

530 

350 

286 

1,010

751 

335 

265 

218 

205

193 

157 

146 

146 

294

Maximum

202 

5,210 

2,50O

17,900

9,O70 

2,740 

5,140 

9,330 

1,220 

4,7OO

_

ov. 11 (5 a.m.) 6,100 sec. -ft.; Jan. 

11 (11 p.m.) 13,200 sec. -ft. 

ecord; discharge computed on bssls o 

ight record; discharge computed on b<

May

357 

238 

141 

12O 

103

87 

87 

77 

68 

64

63 

62 

62 

64 

112

109 

68 

155 

62 

87

1,220 

285 

115 

179 

175

122 

81 

68 

88 

76 

61

Minimum

8 

11 

91

6

300 

90 

146 

146 

61 

20

_

Jnne

51 

290 

102 

62 

a SO

a 40 

32 

a27 

a 25 

a24

a23 

a22 

a21 

90 

a35

a25 

a23 

a20 

a30 

165

1,340 

471 

492 

132 

108

1,36O 

4,7OO 

348 

152 

103

Mean

20. 

756 

390

7 O6

7,053 

269 

773 

1,230 

150 

345

_

July Aug. Sept.

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

4 0.078 0.09 

2.87 3.21 

1.48 1.71

2.68 36.43

7.81 9.00 

1 . 02 1 . 06 

2.94 3.39 

4.68 5.21 

.570 .66 

1.31 1.47

_

3 (2 s.m.) 11,200 sec. -ft.; Jan. 18 (2 a.m.)

f records for other ststions in basin, 

isls of records for other stations In basin.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 467

West Pork Tombigbee River near Nettleton, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 34°03'32", long. 88°37'40", 

in ww£ sec. 12, T. 12 S., R. 6 E. Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 

1.9 miles downstream from Tallabinnela Creek, 2 miles downstream from Tubbalubba 

Creek, and 2.1 miles south of Nettleton. Datum of gage is 204.01 fee*; above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 617 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Max imum discharge during year, 22,000 second-feet Apr. 12 (ga?e height, 18.24 

reet ) ; minimum observed, 12 second-feet Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height observed, 

-3.35 feet Oct. 9, 10.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 48,400 second-feet Mar. 28, 1944 (gags height, 21.18 

feet); minimum observed, 0.8 second-foot Sept. 14, 15, 1942; minimum gage height observed, -3.38 feet Sept. 9, 1946.

Flood of Dec. 24, 1926, reached a stage of 22.5 feet, from floodmark.

Remarks . - Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

wire-weight gage read twice daily, and used when stage was below intakes.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second -feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 6-8, June 30 to July 18)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 8 Mar. 9 to Sept. 30

-3.3 2O 0 342 8.5 3,200 -2.9 13 -1.5 97 1.6 6'8 14 

-2.3 71 +1.5 626 13.0 6,300 -2.7 19 -1.0 149 4.0 1.5RO 15 

-1.9 97 3.0 940 15.5 8,600 -2.4 32 -.5 210 6.5 2,600 16 

-1.5 132 5.O 1,480 16.5 10,900 -2.1 49 O 290 8.5 3,68O 17 

-1.0 194 6.5 2,120 17.7 15,700 -1.8 71 +.8 458 11.0 5,300 17

'Discharge. In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

33 

29 

28 

26 

24

22 

21 

19 

18 

18

21 

30 

30 

27 

24

23 

21 

20 

20 

49

47 

36 

32 

30 

466

290 

80 

60 

52 

48 

46

Nov.

43 

41 

40 

40 

38

36 

332 

278 

76 

1,780

8,400 

5,800 

1,080 

506 

334

280 

5,160 

6,200 

1,610 

686

486 

394 

310 

272 

250

3,580 

5,360 

1,400 

686 

486

Dec.

403 

302 

250 

236 

222

215 

201 

187 

181 

174

194 

1,360 

1,430 

526 

376

a32O 

a300 

a300 

a300 

1,060

1,170 

526 

403 

342 

310

asoo

a280 

265 

2,610 

2,270 

2,890

Jan.

9,700 

14,2OO 

15,700 

7,160 

1,520

964 

1,140 

2,510 

1,140 

808

775 

2,020 

1,060 

830 

94O

3,010 

6,140 

8,100 

7,900 

7,900

4,570 

1,360 

980 

852 

2,160

1,600 

988 

786 

706 

1,670 

1,210

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

mber . .

lendar year 1946 

ary

uary .........................

st... ........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

686 

546 

486 

412 

376

394 

376 

342 

310 

295

295 

295 

295 

287 

280

265 

257 

25O 

412 

4,780

2,360 

874 

646 

486 

421

385 

358 

358

Seoondfoot-days

1,69C 

46,004 

19, 902

527, 08£

110, 39J 17,52" 

51,851 

73,99£ 

10,012 

17,912 

6,682 

2, 60S 

2,066

360,662

Mar.

743 

586 

385 

358 

342

2,810 

3,310 

7,600 

4,840 

1,550

988 

743 

4,310 

3,340

1,360

846 

032 

494 

602 

726

470 

390 

714 

6,920 

3,340

1,020 

678 

533 

446 

412 

369

Apr.

338 

412 

348 

2,060 

3,150

1,980 

811 

546 

1,590 

5,600

12,300 

17.5OO 

4,840 

2,900 

2,140

4,270 

1,890 

1,020 

794 

2,150

2,410 

1,060 

760 

588 

507

482 

390 

338 

328 

496

Maximum

) 466 

t 8,400 

5 2,890

) 28,200

) 15,700 

4,780 

7,600 

17,500 

1,900 

5,620 

5 2,070 

617 

788

17,500

May

1,060 

694 

328 

255 

210

197 

184 

172 

154 

149

138 

132 

127 

132 

149

178 

138 

188 

138 

326

1,900 

772 

263 

327 

358

224 

160 

132 

316 

373 

138

Minimum

18 

36 

174

18

706 

250 

342 

328 

127 

49 

33 

18 

12

12

June

112 

1,910 

886 

281 

184

149 

122 

107 

92 

83

75 

71 

67 

102 

79

59 

56 

49 

59 

59

1,790 

657 

1,160 

263 

231

1,120 

5,620 

1,660 

520 

290

Mean

54.5 

1,533 

642

1,444

3,561 

626 

1,675 

2,467 

323 

597 

216 

84.2 

68.9

988

July

190 

143

:i2

92 

79

75 

79 

79 

59 

49

43 

42 

38 

35 

33

1,300 

£41 

467 

2.C70 

309

166 

102 

79 

71 

59

56 

52 

46 

42 

39 

36

.2 8,060 

.6 9,910 

.5 18,100 

.3 15,700 

.6 17,500

Aug.

34 

31 

28 

27 

26

25 

25 

131 

37 

25

270 

108 

83 

79 

34

220 

171 

32 

25 

22

22 

19 

18 

74 

617

138 

122 

79 

36 

27 

24

Per square 

mile

0.088 

2.48 

1.04

2.34

5.77 

1.01 

2.71 

4.00 

.524 

.968 

.350 

.136 

.112

1.60

Sept.

20 

22 

36 

21 

18

17 

34 

33 

567 

788

79 

49 

37 

28 

36

37 

27 

23 

20 

19

23 

22 

18 

16 

15

14 

13 

12 

12 

12

Runoff in 

inches

0.10 

2.78 

1.20

31.77

6.65 

1.06 

3.13 

4.46 

.60 

1.08 

.40 

.16 

.12

21.74

Peak discharge.- Jan. 3 (1:30 a.m.) 17,200 sec. -ft.: Apr. 12 fl a.m.) 22,000 ae-j.-ft.

Note.- Water below Intakes or faulty Intake action Oct. 1-24, Oct. 27 to Nov. 6, Nov. 9, 15, 16, 

23-25, Dec. 2-11, 28, Feb. 3-18, 25-28, Mar. 5, Apr. 28, 29, May 3-19, 24, 26-28, 31, June 1, 5-20, 

July 1-15, July 21 to Aug. 24, Aug. 26 to Sept. 8,-Sept.'11-30; discharge eomputel from wire-weight 

gage readings.
468 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Buttahatchee River near Hamilton, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03', long. 88°01 I , in sec. 4. T. 12 S., R. 14 W. 

at Stuck Springs, three-quarters of a mile downstream from county line, 7 miles downstream from Woods Creek, and 7 miles south of Hamilton. Datum of gage is 333.84 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 308 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height, 24.0 

reet); minimum, 47 second-feet Sept. 29, 30.

1941-47: Maximum discharge, 21,300 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 27.77 

feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 28, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

77

73

73

72

71

69

67

67

66

64

69

109

116

88

79

76

76

76

76

93

87

82

82

82

225

260

146

115

102

101

99

Nov.

96

95

94

94

94

92

210

370

179

345

1,570

642

370

262

222

201

1,970

1,330

669

468

370

323

271

244

232

324

456

312

266

244

-

Dec.

230

2O7

192

186

181

178

174

166

159

159

161

292

430

273

234

218

212

234

218

323

468

382

323

301

273

246

238

321

1,850

1,540

1,370

Jan.

5,130

5,600

3,46O

1,810

1,290

971

884

1,030

797

683

655

942

913

942

971

1,800

2,720

3,070

3,710

5,570

2,84O

1.74O

1,320

1,090

1,000

1,030

826

739

669

1,210

1,160

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ......................... .

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

855

711

655

627

546

520

494

443

406

37O

358

346

334

323

312

301

290

279

370

2,290

1,430

971

797

655

573

507

468

443

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

2,93!

12,41!

11,73

236,78

56,57

16,67

33 29

45*94

11 ,58

12, 56

4 34

4)66

2,32

215,05

Mar.

573

507

430

406

439

2,610

2,330

4,300

2,040

1,390

1,O9O

913

1,090

1,000

826

739

683

614

614

586

520

481

572

2,830

1,430

1,000

826

711

627

586

533

Apr.

494

468

443

1,620

1,640

1,060

797

711

971

1,260

8,330

5,370

2,690

3,140

2,040

2,080

1,470

1,160

1,000

1,330

1,400

1,030

880

792

735

679

598

546

533

679

Maximum

3 260

5 1,970

J 1,850

5 17,300

> 5,600

t 2,290

5 4,300

5 8,330

> 1,000

? 2 110

i "281

719

3 180

t 8,33O

May

1,000

707

598

546

482

42O

408

370

346

322

299

285

288

334

482

322

276

252

256

310

432

346

269

258

420

292

244

219

258

310

231

Minimum

64

92

159

55

655

279

406

443

219

110

80

60

48

48

June

199

470

432

274

229

201

184

170

160

151

141

149

269

165

136

123

118

111

110

160

322

2,110

1,470

1,170

989

652

735

495

370

297

Mean

94. £

414

379

649

1,825

596

1,074

1,532

374

419

140

150

77. E

589

July

254

221

193

174

167

156

170

158

141

125

122

120

108

102

102

165

154

174

281

156

118

107

97

91

90

88.

80

81

139

120

89

Aug.

80

76

71

66

62

113

250

11185'

78

167

131

111

120

105

90

84

80

72

68

64

60

62

719

299

191

416

432

174

123

101

Per square 

mile

0.308

1.34

1.23

2.11

5.93

1.94

3.49

4.97

1.21

1.36

.455

.487

.252

1.91

Sept.

94

111

100

84

76

72

91

102

101

180

112

93

89

77

74

76

71

66

60

56

55

63

6O

57

55

53

50

50

48

50

Runoff in 

inches

0.35

1.50

1.42

28.59

6.83

2.01

4.02

5.55

1.40

1.52

.52

.56

.28

25.96
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 469

Buttahatchee River near Sulligent, Ala.

Location - Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°55', long. 88°09', in NE£ sec. 19, T. 13 S., R. 16 

w., at bridge on county road, 1 mile upstream from Bogue Creek, If miles northwest of 

Sulligent, and 2 miles downstream from Beaver Creek. Datum of gage is 287.58 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Drainage area.- 460 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 11,800 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage 

neignt, 14.4 feet); minimum observed, 91 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.83 

feet).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 33,000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage freight, 15.5 

feet); minimum observed, 44 second-feet Aug. 29, 1943 (gage height, 2.42 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

poor. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

made ana records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 28)

2.8 87 10.0 1,540

3.2 141 12.0 2,150

4.0 262 13.0 2,700

6.0 600 13.5 3,300

8.0 1,030 13.8 4,050

13.9 4,550

14.0 5,300

14.1 6,400

14.4 11,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1917

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

127

120

120

127

113

113

113

113

113

106

106

231

201

171

134

127

127

120

127

278

171

148

141

134

a250

3300

328

a250

3200

al80

3170

Nov.

3160

also

156

3150

3150

3160

3250

3300

3350

430

31,000

31,700

3900

3500

3400

3500

780

31,400

32,000

31,100

3800

3600

3500

447

413

549

740

760

464

430

-

Dec.

396

3370

3350

3330

311

294

294

294

278

278

278

328

760

566

430

379

379

379

430

660

720

640

549

481

464

430

396

498

1,380

2,760

3,150

Jan.

2,800

4,850

7,120

5,960

2,800

1,860

1,480

1,650

1,540

1,260

1,080

1,360

1,460

1,560

1,460

1,430

1,620

3,550

4,920

6,290

6,760

4,300

2,620

1,950

1,680

1,620

1,510

1,260

1,130

1,260

1,980

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,560

1,230

1,060

l.OOC

905

820

800

740

660

620

600

583

566

549

515

532

498

532

1,680

3,150

2,070

1,770

1,380

1,080

930

955

720

800

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

5 05

18I24

19,25

333,95

82 12 23)30 49,73

64,38

17,37

27,33

7 49

7 ,53

5,23

332,06

Mar.

860

860

740

680

680

1,920

3,500

 3,000

5,150

3,000

2,040

1,600

1,460

1,770

1,460

1,080

1,080

1,000

930

980

860

800

840

2,200

3,750

2,110

1,430

1,180

1,000

930

840

Apr.

800

760

700

800

2,650

1,860

1,

1,

1,

260

060

160

1,380

3,930

11.

5,

3,

100

350

900

4,050

3,000

2,

1,

1,

300

520

520

1,800

2,190

1,

1,

1,

710

580

200

1,100

1,080

Maximum

f 328

3 2,000

2 3,150

I 17,200

3 7,120

5 3,150

3 5,150

5 11,100

3 1,300

D 4,550

1 430

2 930

7 430

3 11,100

305

340

780

300

-

May

905

1,300

955

820

740

640

6OO

566

498

481

464

447

430

464

620

660

430

396

362

464

640

660

600

413

549

481

413

362

345

328

345

Minimum

106

150

278

91

1,080

68O

700

328

186

127

113

94

94

June

362

481

740

532

481

464

294

278

278

262

231

216

278

294

311

246

231

186

186

216

311

1,430

2,480

2,420

1,920

3,150

4,550

2,370

1,600

532

Mean

is:

60E

623

9 IE

2.64E

1,01]

1,604

2,146

56]

91]

242

241

17E

9 1C

July

430

373

345

29* 27-*

271

24S

231

201

171

155

141

201

311

37?

393

29 .<

311

311

27^

26?

231

201

15S

141

141

127

141

17^

149

13 *

Aug.

141

127

120

120

113

134

294

231

171

201-

278

246

201

201

178

164

L56

L48

134

127

120

L20

L20

>46

840

379

;

1

'

',

596

30

L64

46

186

Per square 

mUe

0.354

1.32

1.35

1.99

5.76

2.20

3.49

4.67

1.22

1 98

526

. 528

> .330

1.98

Sept.

164

148

186

156

141

127

148

201

294

430

379

328

328

262

231

201

127

127

120

113

113

113

106

106

106

100

94

94

100

94

Runoff in 

inohes

0.41

1 . 48

1.56

27.00

6.64

2.29

4.02

5.21

1.40

2.21

.61

 61

.42

26.86

a Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Hamilton 

869757 O- 50 - 31
470 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Buttahatohee River near Caledonia, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°42'10", long. 88°20'50", in SVf£ sec. 5, T. 16 S., 

R. 17 W. Huntsville meridian, at bridge on county road 600 feet downstream from 

Elbethel Creek, 2 miles northwest of Caledonia, 2 miles upstream from Drv Creek, 

16 miles north of Columbus, and 19 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

198.59 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 823 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Kecoras avallaDle.- August 1928 to May 1932, February 1939 to September 19^7.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,066 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 15,300 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage 

Height, 15.50 feet); minimum not determined, probably occurred during period of no 

gage-height record.-

1928-32, 1939-47: Maximum discharge observed, 30,700 second-feet Mar. 30, 1944; 

maximum gage height observed, 17.62 feet Jan. 9, 1946; minimum discharge observed, 

79 second-feet Aug. 28, 29, 1943 (gage height, 1.74 feet).

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage about 5 feet higher than that of Jan. 9, 1946, 

from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-heifht record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.4 183 6.0 1,260

3.0 306 7.5 1,890

A.O 548 9.0 2,770

5.0 S71 10.0 3,640

12.0 6,000

13.0 7,510

14.0 9,700

14.8 12,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

242

232

222

202

212

192

202

202

192

192

202

202

263

284

263

232

222

212

212

212

222

284

252

242

351

351

521

605

374

328

306

Nov.

306

263

351

284

263

284

351

397

445

731

1,060

1,380

1,840

1,890

1,180

800

871

1,060

1,580

2,040

2,090

1,540

1,020

835

666

698

800

731

1,100

871

-

Dec.

731

666

635

548

548

495

495

495

495

470

495

521

666

765

871

698

666

605

666

698

731

982

1,020

871

731

731

635

698

1,500

1,940

2,320

Jan.

3,000

4,870

6,720

11,700

10,600

7,510

5,740

4,170

3,080

2,770

2,500

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,380

2,500

2,700

3,080

4,510

6,570

8,080

8,740

8,080

6,280

4,630

4,060

3,080

2,630

2,260

2,140

2,090

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,260

2,560

2,380

1,940

1,580

1,500

1,340

1,260

1,180

1,020

944

944

871

871

871

800

800

765

871

1,260

1,740

2,380

2,700

3,000

2,440

1,790

1,420

1,260

.

-

Seoondfoot-daya

8,23

27,72

24,38

563,79

143,25

42,74

83,42

95,44

28,26

29,31

12> 63

11,02

8,06

514,55

Mar.

1,220

1,340

1,420

1,260

1,460

1,700

2,440

4,260

6,280

6,870

6,570

5,230

4,280

3,260

2,630

2,560

2,260

1,890

1,700

1,540

1,500

1,500

1,580

1,660

2,040

2,380

3,260

3,260

2,500

1,990

1,580

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

420

300

220

220

180

580

140

140

040

1,940

2,

3.

9,

12,

5OO

740

810

500

7,340

5,

5,

4,

3,

740

110

390

350

3,260

2,700

2,

2,

3,

a2,

500

770

380

560

1,990

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

0 605

7 2,090

8 2,320

2 22,700

0 11,700

7 3,000

0 6,870

0 12,500

8 1,840

2 2,380

) 1,260

1 1,100

2 576

4 12,500

700

500

420

300

-

May

1,460

1,700

1,840

1,620

1,260

1.O6O

'835 944

d760

d700

d650

635

605

605

731

907

731

605

548

521

666

944

1,220

1,100

1,140

1,060

907

698

605

576

u35

Minimum

192

263

470

183

2,090

765

1,220

1,180

521

328

222

183

165

165

June

605

1,060

1,260

1,540

1,100

698

548

495

548

397

421

397

445

470

548

397

397

328

328

351

374

765

1,180

1,620

2,140

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,140

1,620

-

Mean

26

92

78

1,54

4,62

1,52

2,69

3,18

91

97

40

35

26

1,41

July

1,260

698

576

521

445

445

397

397

397

306

263

d340

a240

a260

284

421

521

495

576

548

a450

3400

a350

a320

a290

a270

a250

232

222

252

263

Aug.

252

242

212

202

202

192

183

Z02

470

232

232

328

528

306

263

d240

d 230

506

222

212

d210

202

192

222

284

993

1,

398

598

100

371

495

Per sq-iare 

mile

5 0.322

I 1.13

7 .956

5 1.88

L 5.61

7 1.86

L 3.27

L 3.87

2 1.11

7 1.19

J .497

3 .433

J .327

3 1.71

Sept.

351

202

263

263

263

252

284

328

351

351

470

495

576

328

284

d270

d260

242

222

212

a205

a200

a!90

a!80

a!75

al75

a!70

a!70

a!65

a!65

Runoff in 

inches

0.37

1.25

1.10

25.47

6.47

1.93

3.77

4.31

1.28

1.32

.57

.50

.3a

23.23

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations In basin.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for other stations In basin.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 471

Tibbee River near Tibbee, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 330 32'17", long. 88°38'00", in SW£ sec. 4, T. 19 

N ., K. 16 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on old State Highway 25, 560 feet upstream 

from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, 0.7 mile north of Tibbee, 4? miles upstream 

from Magee Creek, 5 miles south of West Point, and 9j miles upstreair from Catalpa 

Creek. Datum of gage is 154.07 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 928 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to August 1930, November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 35,600 second-feet Jan. 3 (gage height, 27.60 

I'eet]; minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 29, 30.

1928-30, 1939-47: Maximum discharge, 49,700 second-feet July 4, .1940; maximum 

gage height, 29.16 feet July 4, 1940; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 31.5 feet in December 1926, from informatior by local residents .

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet')

(Shifting-control method used July 2-16,

July 21 to Sept. 30)

1.2 0.2 2.3 60 8.5

1.3 1.0 2.7 98 13.0

1.4 4.2 3.3 170 18.0

1.6 13 4.1 288 20.5

1.9 30 5.5 531 22.5

1,130 23.5 9,400

2,430 24.5 13,000

4,330 25.5 17,800

5,720 26.5 24,5OO

7,480 27.1 30,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.4

6.7

5.5

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

5.9

7.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.3

6.7

23

14

9.3

13

71

115

50

33

25

20

Nov.

19

17

17

16

15

14

40

119

143

220

1,740

2,490

3,430

4,380

3,540

1,140

760

1,740

2,400

2,950

2,490

841

362

256

197

497

1,940

3,320

4,330

4,430

-

Dec.

2,560

664

362

264

218

197

176

164

147

138

133

192

800

1,200

702

405

304

280

337

482

1,300

1,950

1,650

664

441

354

288

676

2,430

4,230

4,980

Jan.

5,510

9,480

29,600

3O.OOO

18,400

1O.60O

6,320

4,380

4,230

4,280

3,320

2,280

2,950

3,7?0

3,690

2,670

2,990

5,310

10,700

18,400

16,300

11,400

7,460

4,480

2,490

2,340

2,770

2,770

1,640

1,250

1,250

Month

Ootober ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .......................'.....

April. .............. ............

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ......... f. ................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,040

664

513

441

405

345

328

312

264

233

211

211

218

218

211

204

197

183

190

1,360

3,430

5,030

5,090

3,130

860

495

396

345

_

.

-

Secondfoot-days

477.

43,853

28,688

695,977.

233,030

26,524

86,384

131,685

7,282

26,425

3,029

606.

89.

588,073.

Mar.

405

721

683

495

405

1,860

4,2OO

7,160

11,400

10,300

7,370

4,340

2,070

2,600

3,920

3,500

1,790

683

550

607

645

531

459

1,730

4,040

5,390

4,730

2,220

626

495

459

Apr.

423

441

588

531

441

405

1,

354

312

320

2,940

4,820

24,

25,

13,

500

300

300

8,900

7,340

8,

8,

5,

700

140

520

2,770

2,280

3,

3j

1,

550

130

*80

626

721

Maximum

7 115

4,43O

4,980

8 35,600

30,000

5,090

11,400

25,800

800

6,520

740

2 104

6 1H

5 30,000

300

195

579

579

-

May

780

800

550

362

264

204

167

153

136

120

108

98

97

97

101

98

89

79

71

78

459

702

477

264

176

161

131

102

85

97

176

Minimum

2.9

14

133

2.9

1,250

183

405

312

71

26

10

1.3

.2

.2

June

101

1,800

4,560

6,520

4,440

1,370

272

170

124

97

78

65

56

49

43

41

35

32

29

26

34

359

477

664

1,080

716

795

1,320

800

272

Mean

15.'

1,462

925

1,907

7,517

947

2,787

4,390

235 881"

97.

19. (

2.9

1,611

Jvly

138

84

61

48

40

36

35

32

29

28

26

23

20

18

17

228

740

434

414

248

97

56

38

28

23

20

18

15

13

12

10

Aug.

3.9

3.0

3.7

5.5

4.6

3.9

5.2

2.3

L.3

36

23

10

7

7

i

L

5

61

25

1

K

i

)r.e

5.9

4.6

5.6

'..6

>.3

2.3

2.9

2(

1'

3!

)

L

18

P ^ square 

mile

I 0.017

1.58

.997

2.05

8.10

1.02

3.00

4.73

.253

.949

r .105

3 .021

9 .0032

1.74

Sept.

12

8.4

5.9

4.2

6.3

6.7

4.2

2.3

2.6

2.0

1.3

7.1

9.3

5.0

3.2

2.3

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

Runoff in 

inohes

0.02

1.76

1.15

27.89

9.34

1.06

3.46

5.28

.29

1.06

.12

.02

.004

23.56
472 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Luxapalila Creek near Fayette, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°43', long. 87°52', in SVf£ sec. 26, T. 15 S., R. 

13 W., at bridge on State Highway 18, 3 miles northwest of Fayette. Datum of gage is 

3ii2.33 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 127 square miles.

Records available.- May 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,600 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height, 11.2 

t'eet); minimum, 46 second-feet Sept. 28.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 9,310 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 13.57 

feet); minimum, 38 second-feet Sept. 10, 1945.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

made ana records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

61

61

61

60

58

56

56

56

56

56

90

140

77

70

67

67

66

65

64

a67

a70

67

67

66

242

149

98

86

83

79

76

Nov.

72

72

70

70

70

70

352

188

121

414

1,380

331

209

168

149

140

1,400

495

315

257

220

209

178

158

158

168

188

158

140

130

-

Dec.

130

112

112

110

109

109

104

102

98

97

97

150

168

121

109

107

110

140

121

209

198

149

130

121

110

104

102

610

1,680

537

613

Jan.

1,250

1,690

1,040

495

381

331

399

516

347

285

285

399

399

a480

a360

a300

a4oO

a720

a2,400

a2,000

al.OOO

516

436

381

364

436

300

271

244

741

417

Month

October .......................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

285

232

220

209

188

188

178

158

149

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

130

130

157

1,420

475

315

257

220

198

178

178

178

_

_

-

Mar.

271

198

168

168

178

2,020

1,540

1,750

624

436

347

300

495

381

300

271

244

220

232

220

209

198

209

862

315

244

232

209

198

188

168

Seoondfoot-days

2,437

8,050

6,769

95,819

19,583

6,623

13,395

12,409

4,043

8,163

2,677

2,823

1,605

88,577

Apr.

168

168

149

230

220

198

158

168

285

465

2,660

873

724

951

580

537

347

271

232

450

347

257

232

209

232

220

178

168

158

574

Maximum

242

1,400

1,680

6,870

2,400

1,420-

2,020

2,660

495

1,520

157

234

73

2,660

May

495

244

198

168

149

130

130

121

121

121

112

105

104

112

149

107

95

97

138

130

130

109

98

94

97

as

82

80

82

84

73

Minimum

56

70

97

46

244

130

168

149

73

67

65

56

48

48

Peak discharge.- Mar. 6 (4 a.m.) 3,930 sec. -ft.: Acr. 11

June

73

1,220

285

178

140

130

112

105

100

94

90

as

102

88

79

76

70

69

67

92

140

1,520

650

681

475

404

476

232

178

149

Mean

78. e

268

218

263

632

237

432

414

130

272

86. '

91.]

53. £

243

July Aug.

130 65

112 64

102 64

97 61

90 56

89 114

93 124

80 69

77 64

76 112

73 179

72 90

72 182

70 102

83 79

157 73

86 69

107 67

121 69

86 65

82 62

74 61

70 90

70 234

67 130

66 79

66 90

65 121

106 69

73 61

66

Per square 

mile

C.619

2.11

1.72

2.07

4.98

1.87

3.40

3.26

1.02

f.14

I .680

.717

.421

1.91

58

Sept.

58

55

52

51

50

51

73

59

72

67

55

55

55

55

56

55

52

50

48

48

48

54

48

50

48

48

48

48

48

48

Runoff in 

inches

0.71

2.36

1.98

28.06

5.73

1.94

3.92

3.63

1.18

2.39

.78

.83

.47

25.92

1 p.m.) 4,600 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Luxapalila Creek at Steens, Miss.

473

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°34', long. 88°19' , in tffi£ sec. 27, T. 17 S., R. 17 

w. /Huntsville meridian, at bridge on county road, a quarter of a mile southeast of 

Steens, 1 mile upstream from Yellow Creek, and 6-5- miles northeast of Columbus. Datum 

of gage is 179.45 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 309 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,210 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 

I572TT"feet); minimum observed, 50 second-feet Sept. 20, 28-30 (gage height, 2.75 feet).

1943-47: Maximum discharge observed, 9,350 second-feet Jan. 10, 1F46 (gage height, 

18.00 feet); minimum daily, 45 second-feet Oct. 4-13, 1943, but may have been less 

during period of doubtful gage-height record in October 1943.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

2.8 54 5.0 383

3.2 90 7.0 800

3.6 134 9.0 1,250

4.0 189 ll.o 1,900

12.5 2,640

14.0 3,740

15.0 4,690

16.1 6,060

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

100

116

147

134

1OO

71

69

62

56

54

62

100

283

224 also

dlSO

d!30

d!20

111

dlOo

dloo

d90

80

90

153

4O3

283

181

160

122

116

Nov.

100

100

111

111

105

100

160

674

464

343

1,940

2,150

842

632

423

363

681

1,940

1,010

674

527

423

423

343

323

323

548

423

343

303

-

Dec.

283

263

263

243

243

224

224

189

189

206

206

233

363

383

263

243

243

233

224

263

506

506

485

343

303

283

263

303

1,360

1,920

1,200

Jan.

1,280

2,500

4,800

2,810

1,480

926

8OO

1,180

968

716

632

737

842

884

8OO

737

968

1,510

4', 480

6,060

4.80O

2,100

1,200

926

821

758

737

590

548

632

1,540

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

926

674

611

548

506

485

464

423

403

383

343

303

303

3O3

283

283

263

263

263

403

1,800

1.03O

737

653

506

464

464

403

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,14'

16,90

12,45:

238,81'

49,76!

14.49C

32,14

26,72.

9,051

16,09'

5,96

3,92

2,31

193,97

Mar.

383

403

383

343

343

968

4,010

5,140

4,480

1,610

1,030

758

695

1,010

989

653

590

569

590

590

569

506

464

737

1,110

884

569

464

443

443

423

Apr.

383

.

4

83

23

64

590

590

E

4

i

06

64

27

674

1,270

4,E

2,1

1,6

90

70

60

1,820

1,150

1 68

95

11

485

674

7

i

d7

58

69

00

d90O

779

E

4

4

4

Maximum

403

> 2,150

1,920

> 8,770

> 6,060

) 1,800

» 5,140

! 4,590

737

r 3,420

> 1,080

L 233

) 128

5 6,060

69

64

23

64

-

May

716

737

527

383

363

343

303

283

263

233

197

189

174

181

403

363

224

206

323

343

363

263

233

197

2O6

d22C

d2OO

181

d!60

d!40

134

Minimum

54

100

189

52

548,

263

543

383

134

90

80

80

50

,. 50

June

134

858

3,420

1,160

590

363

263

253.

206

160

147

122

134

167

140

122

116

111

100

90

105

323

1,170

1,150

863

779

1,060

1,060

548

383

-

Mean

134

563

402

654

1,605

518

1,037

891

292

537

192

126

77.2

531

July

263

243

189

147

140

134

126

147

122

111

111

100

90

80

85

180

423

343

1,080

443

189

134

122

111

111

105

100

100

90

181

160

Aug.

116

1

2

1

90

90

90

85

80

11

06

16

90

100

1

1

2

67

16

O6

174

111

1

1

1

1

22

11

00

95

90

85

80

28

233

160

1

2

1

1

47

06

53

47

116

Per square 

mile

0.434

1.82

1.30

2.12

5.19

1.68

3.36

2.88

.945

1.74

.621

.408

.250

1.72

Sept.

Ill

100

d95

d90

90

85

d85

90

128

111

100

95

90

80

80

80

71

60

54

50

60

69

62

60

60

56

54

52

50

50

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.50

2.04

1.50

28.75

5.99

1.74

3.87

3.22

1.09

1.94

.72

.47

.28

23.36

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations
474 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Sipsey River at Payette, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, }at. 33°40", long. 87°49", in SW^ sec 8, T. 16 S., R. 12 

W., at bridge on county road, 1 mile southeast of Fayette and If miles downstream 

from Southern Railroad bridge. Datum of gage is 296.72 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 275 square miles.

Hecords available.- February 1939 to September 1947.

fixerernes - Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,600 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage 

neignt, 18.3 feet); minimum observed, 32 second-feet Sept. 29.

1939-47: Maximum discharge observed, 20,000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 

21.75 feet), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet on basis of records 

for other stations in Mobile River Basin; minimum observed, 13 second-feet Aug. 26-28, 

Oct. 11-13, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements maBe and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

6.3 32 10.0 422 15.5 2,050 

6.6 45 12.0 810 16.0 2,490 

7.0 68 13.0 1,020 16.5 3,140 

7.5 107 14.0 1,300 17.0 4,030 

8.0 155 14.5 1,480 18.2 6,400 

9.0 275 15.0 1,730

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

125 

107

98 

94 

90

82 

78 

75 

72 

68

75 

135 

166 

135 

98

86 

82 

75 

78 

75

82 

90 

82 

82 

102

275 

249 

177 

145 

125 

125

Nov.

112 

116 

107 

102 

98

98 

166 

531 

475 

329

1,740 

1,910 

2,600 

1,730 

730

493 

850 

1,730 

1,980 

2,130

950 

650 

493 

405 

358

343 

422 

422 

343 

301

Dec.

288 

262 

249 

224 

212

212 

200 

188 

188 

177

177 

188 

249 

275 

224

200 

188 

212 

236 

288

650 

630 

475 

405 

353

315 

275 

301 

1,020 

1,680 

2,390

Jan.

2,990 

2,490 

3,470 

4,410 

2,990

1,850 

990 

1,120 

1,180 

890

730 

770 

870 

930 

1,020

990 

1,330 

1,850 

2,850 

5,600

6,400 

4,220 

2,390 

1,300 

950

850 

810 

650 

550 

630 

1,330

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri, 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ....................... .

mber ......................

lendar year 1946 

ary . ,

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,300 

850 

650 

570 

512

439 

405 

373 

329 

301

275 

275 

262 

262 

249

236 

236 

224 

224 

750

1,530 

1,790 

1,180 

730 

550

475

405 

358

Secondfoot-days

3,428 

22,714 

12,936

239,057

59,400 

15,740 

34,534 

25,488 

8,990 

8,539 

2,769 

2,248 

1,432

198,218

Mar.

389 

512 

405 

358 

343

1,190 

2,070 

4,800 

4,800 

3,300

1,980 

1,040 

890 

1,210 

950

750 

630 

550 

493 

493

439 

389 

343 

770 

1,400

1,300 

790 

610 

512 

439 

389

Apr.

358 

373 

343 

315 

590

690 

570 

475 

550 

670

1,060 

1,680 

2,600 

2,990 

2,130

1,730 

1,480 

990 

730 

630

730 

650 

512 

439 

422

475 

389 

315 

301 

301

Maximum

275 

2,600 

2,390

13, 300

6,400 

1,790 

4,800 

2,990 

1,210 

1,330 

212 

177 

125

6,400

May

870 

1,210 

730 

531 

405

329 

288 

262 

224 

200

188 

177 

166 

166 

224

249 

177 

249 

224 

262

262 

262 

212 

177 

155

155 

135 

125 

135 

125 

116

Minimum

68 

98 

177

43

550 

224 

343 

301 

116 

75 

53 

40 

34

34

June

107 

662 

1,330 

890 

343

249 

212 

166 

145 

135

116 

116 

107 

98 

90

86 

82 

75 

75 

82

125 

319 

690 

389 

358

343 

389 

a350 

a240 

a!70

Mean

111 

757 

417

655

1,916 

562 

1,114 

850 

290 

285 

89.3 

72.5 

47.7

543

July Aug.

a!20 59 

112 56 

102 48 

94 42 

86 42

82 50 

86 177 

90 112 

116 86' 

86 62

78 68 

68 135 

62 90 

62 75 

59 75

155 62 

212 53 

125 72 

116 53 

145 50

98 59 

78 50 

68 48 

62 40 

59 82

56 102 

53 78 

53 98 

62 86 

65 82 

59 56

Sept.

50 

45 

42 

40 

42

42 

40 

40 

82 

125

86 

68 

59 

48 

42

50 

45 

40 

40 

38

38 

42 

42 

36 

36

34 

38 

34 

34 

34

Per sq-iare Runoff in 

mile inches

0.404 0.46 

2.75 3.07 

1.52 1.75

2. 33 32.33

6.97 8.03 

2.04 2.13 

4.05 4.67 

3.09 3.45 

1.05 1.22 

1.04 1.15 

. 325 . 37 

.264 .30 

.173 .19

1.97 26.79

a No gage-height record; 

near Elrod. discharge computed on basis of records for stations at Maores Bridge and
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 475

Sipsey River at Moores Bridge, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°27', long. 87°46', in NW£ sec. 35, T. 18 S., R. 12 

w., at bridge on county road, 1 mile east of Moores Bridge and 6 miler downstream 

from Bear Creek. Datum of gage is 240.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Dec. 21, 1946, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Drainage area.- 406 square miles.

Hecoras available.- February 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes - Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,190 second-feet Jan. 22 (gage 

neignt, 13.88 feet); minimum observed, 48 second-feet Sept. 30.

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 23,600 second-feet Jan. 10, 1946 (gage height, 16.78 

feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 29 second-feet Oct. 9-13, 19<?3.

Remarks - Records good except those below 100 second-feet and those for periods of 

douttful gage-height record, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, Sept. 19-30)

1.1 45 7.0 672

1.5 71 9.0 962

2.0 106 10.0 1,160

3.0 193 11.0 1,420

4.0 303 12.0 1,890

12.5 2,290

13.0 3,390

13.5 5,330

13.9 7,190

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

235

203

173

163

154

136

128

128

120

113

113

128

173

203

193

154

136

128

136

113

113

113

120

120

128

154

268

315

245

193

173

Nov.

163

163

154

154

145

145

203

375

, 507

546

962

1,360

1,770

1,770"

2,100

2,820

2,420

2,020

2,020

1,890

1,890

2,020

2,020

1,720

1,330

962

944

862

790

776

-

Dec.

737

633

483

423

399

375

363

351

327

315

303

327

387

411

435

387

351

363

375

555

776

847

893

877

804

698

581

531

568

818

925

Jan.

1,160

1,620

4,680

4,280

4,280

5,560

4,280

3,390

2,290

1,890

1,670

1,620

1,500

dl,600

dl,7OO

dl,600

1,620

2,100

2>710

4,280

5,780

7,190

6,240

4,680

3,390

2,420

1,890

1,580

1,360

1,200

1,140

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,180

1,240

1,360

1,390

1,200

1,040

832

776

672

607

543

507

483

471

447

435

423

411

387

543

737

909

1,140

1,330

1,580

1,540

1,120

862

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,973

35,101

16,619

373,853

90,700

24,165

52,214

39, 620 

14,692

16,381

5,619

3,633 

2,347

306,064

liar.

737

698

698

598

672

559

962

1,580

3,900

5,550

5,560

4,080

3,390

2,500

2,100

1,770

1,580

1,360

1,140

981

909

944

737

847

926

1,080

1,200

1,360

1,360

1,200

925

Apr.

776

e

i

50

98

59

659

737

£

c

£

47

44

93

862

1,060

1,3

1,6

2,C

90

20

20

3,390

3,720

2,7

Z,i

2,C

10

90

20

1,830

1,540

1,3

1,3

c

00

20

81

862

893

8

8

6

6

Maximum

315

2,820

926

18,000

7,190

1,580

5,560

3,720 

962

1,360

387

183

154

7,190

62

04

98

85

-

May

659

685

790

862

962

877

698

495

411

360

327

303

279

235

303

315

387

620

633

633

594

543

471

399

363

291

268

235

213

246

235

Minimum

113

145

303

78

1,140

387

659

659 

2X3

120

99

78

48

48

June

203

303

763

962

1,160

1,160

790

531

375

279

224

203

193

183

173

154

136

128

120

120

128

268

646

877

1,240

dl.OOO

1,360

1,160

909

633

Mean

160

1,170

536

1,024

2 j 926 

863

1,684

1,321 

474

546

181

117 

78.2

839

July

3^7

231

235

193

173

163

163

163

154

163

145

128

120

106

106

224 3"T

319

303

237

279

173

136

120

106

106

99

99

99

113

113

Aug.

106

1

1

1

99

92

85

82

82

63

83

73

128

1

1

1

99

28

63

45

173

128

1

1

06

06

99

99

88

85

85

78

78

dlOO

dl

dl

dl

dl

40

50

40

30

d!20

Per square 

mile

0.394

l!32

2.52

7.21

2.13

4.15

3. 25 

l!l7

1* 34

^446

 288 

.193

2.07

Sept.

99

88

78

71

71

68

68

68

78

136

154

136

113

92

85

78

74

82

71

68

64

64

60

60

57

57

54

54

51

48

Runoff in 

inches

0.46

3 22

l!52

34.26

8. 31

2.21

4.78

3.63 

1.35

1.50

.51

.33 

.21

28.03

d Doubtful gage-height record; 

at Fayette.

discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Elrod and
476 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Sipsey River near Elrod, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°15', long. 87°46', in NE£ sec. 3, T. 21 S., R. 

12" W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 82, a quarter of a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile 

& Ohio Railroad bridge, 1 mile east of Elrod, and 2 miles downstream from Box Creek. 

Datum of gage is 197.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area.- 515 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to March 1932, October 1939 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1928-31, 1939-47), 715 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,400 second-feet Jan. 23 (gage height, 14,96 

i'eet); minimum, 66 second-feet Sept. 29, 30.

1928-32, 1939-47: Maximum discharge, 18,600 second-feet Jan. 11, 1946 (gage 

height, 17.76 feet); minimum, 29 second-feet Oct. 3, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

3.8 62 8.0 419 13.0 1,780

4.0 72 9.0 544

4.5 103 10.0 694

5.0 139 11.0 890

6.0 218 12.0 1,160

13.5 2,300

14.0 3,090

14.5 4,610

15.0 6,600

7.0 312 12.5 1,410

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

747

467

302

254

222

201

189

18S

169

161

158

158

169

201

227

236

209

185

169

161

161

158

154

154

161

181

201

254

322

322

272

Nov.

236

218

209

201

197

193

197

263

375

467

766

1,040

1,260

1,440

1,500

1,740

2,610

3,850

3,090

2,640

2,430

2,240

2,070

2,180

2,360

2,240

2,070

1,740

1,410

1,200

-

Dec.

1,100

.985

890

805

694

584

518

467

443

419

408

397

431

467

492

492

492

518

518

644

1,010

1,130

1,160

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,010

985

890

805

747

Jan.

805

1,010

1,320

2,290

4,230

3,790

4,880

5,200

3,980

3,090

2,640

2,430

2,360

2,430

2,500

2,180

1,970

2,120

2,960

4,610

4,650

5,200

6,200

6,000

4,610

3,700

2,990

2,570

2,240

2,070

1,970

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1945 ............

January ..........................

February ................... ... .

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July

Augu 

Sept

st ...........................

ember. .......................

Water year 1946-47 ....'........

Feb.

1,650

1,470

1,350

1,350

1,410

1,500

1,470

1,320

1,160

1,040

936

846

766

694

628

584

557

531

518

598

729

766

805

846

913

1,040

1,200

1,540

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

7,110 

42,432

22,711

442,831

98 995

28, 217

58,051

18*341

16,779

9 524 

4*937 

3,101

360,096

Mar.

1,550

1,350

1,130

985

890

890

936

1,160

1,320

1,670

4,420

4,960

4,800

4,420

3,320

2,640

2,300

1,970

1,920

1,780

1,540

1,320

1,160

1,240

1,240

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,130

1,240

1,380

Apr.

1,410

1,2

1,2

1,]

80

00

00

1,040

960 i

£

]

13

90

60.

1,040

1,200

1,6

1,£

1,S

90

20

70

2,240

2,890

3,6

3,C

2,6

70

90

40

2,570

2,500

2,2

1,9

1,6

40

20

10

1,410

1,290

1,1

1,0

1,0

9

Maximum

747

3,850 

1,160

15,800

6,200

1,650

4,960

3,670

1,240

1,130 

254 

189

6,200

60

70

40

85

-

May

960

913

868

805

805

825

890

936

868

729

S57

431

375

342

332

353

353

375

467

598

729

766

729

660

557

455

375

322

302

332

332

Minimum

154

193

397

93

805 

m n 010

890

890

302

154

128 

96 

66

66

June

302

302

598

729

766

805

868

960

985

825

492

322

272

245

236

218

197

177

165

158

154

205

479

598

644

711

846

1,040

1,240

1,240

-

Mean

22C

1,414 

733

1,213

3 197 

l^OOf

1,873

1,662

592

55 c

307 

159 

103

987

July

1,130

936

613

353

263

227

205

201

201

185

185 1'81

161

146

135

173

332

455

660

628

431

282

236

193

161

146

135

128

142

154

146

Aug.

139

:

]

:

24

14

10

103

:'t.

i

96

54

54

45

218

193 't.

2

2

27

14

09

236

222

1

1

1

89

54

31

128

128

1

1

1

14

03

03

103

100

1

1

1

1

06

77

97

85

161

Per scuare 

mile

0.445 2 75 1)42

2.36

6* 20

1* 96

3.64

3. 23

l!l5

1.09

 596 

.309 

.200

1.92

Sept.

142

124

106

96

90

84

81

78

106

169

189

189

173

142

124

110.

100

92

90

84

78

77

76

77

77

76

71

68

66

66

Runoff in 

inches

0.51

3.06 

1.64

31.97

7.15

2.04

4.19

3.60

1.32

1.21

'.56 

.22

25.99
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 477

Sipsey River near Pleasant Ridge, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°02', long. 88°07', in s| sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 1 W., 

at orldge on State Highway 40, 450 feet downstream from Hughes Creek, 2| miles northwest of Pleasant Ridge, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and. 6 miles south of Aliceville. 

Datum of gage is 105.13 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1946.

Auxiliary staff gage at Vienna Perry on- Tombigbee River, 2 miles i-pstream from 

mouth of Sipsey River, at datum 23.06 feet lower.

Drainage area.- 766 square miles.

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,410 second-feet Jan. 21; maximum 

gage neight observed, 18.4 feet Jan. 26; minimum daily discharge, 87 second-feet 

Sept. 30.

1939-47: Maximum discharge observed, 15,000 second-feet Jan. 13, 1946; maximum 

gage height observed, 23.22 feet Feb. 15, 1946; minimum daily discharge since Oct. 1, 

1943, 46 second-feet Oct. 9-13, 1943; minimum prior to Oct. 1, 1943, not determined.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of backwater from Tombigee River computed 

Dy using fall as determined from twice-daily readings of auxiliary gage as a factor. 

Gages read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

774

803

943

878

437

321

261

242

233

215

206

198

206

206

206

224

242

242

233

215

206

189

189

189

181

189

198

215

215

261

321

Nov.

321

300

261

242

242

242

242

261

280

343

843

1,230

1,190

1,120

1,120

dl.100

1,560

1,710

1,900

2,180

2,750

3,110

2,750

2,420

2,260

2,140

2,220

2,300

2,540

2,500

-

Dec.

2,300

2,060

1,670

1,450

1,300

1,190

1,090

913

740

673

608

608

608

608

608

608

640

708

740

1,480

1,980

2,140

1,590

1,590

1,450

1,370

1,370

1,340

1,370

1,340

1,300

Jan.

1,370

1,900

2,180

2,120

1,830

1,670

2,170

3,950

5,450

6,200

5,800

5,250

4,610

3,910

4,720

4,540

4,480

4,210

4,450

6,410

7,210

6,870

6,030

5,960

6,290

6,560

6,120

5,390

4,520

3,850

3,470

Month

October ...................... ...

November .........................

December ..................... ...

Calendar year 1946 ............

January .

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3,240

2,750

2,400

2,140

1,940

1,820

1,710

1,670

1,670

1,630

1,590

1,520

1,370

1,300

1,160

1,050

948

878

808

983

1,300

1,230

1,120

1,090

1,020

1,050

1,050

1,120

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

9

41 .677

37,442

630, 351

139,490 

41,557

78, 830

70,570

26 » 738

27 )293

20,222

7 r 165 

4,795

505,432

Mar.

1,270

1,410

1,560

1,740

1,670

1,860

1,980

2,260

2,400

2,090

1,950

1,710

2,730

4,290

6,280

6,440

4,940

3,940

3,580

2,880

2,540

2,380

2,140

2,340

2,260

2,140

1,860

1,710

1,590

1.480

1,410

Apr.

1,410

1,630

1,740

1,740

1,710

1,670

1,560

1,450

1,740

1,710

2,700

2,540

2,680

2,630

2,770

3,080

2,700

2,440

3,430

3,800

3,800

3,580

3,250

2,770

2,460

2,350

2,100

1,900

1,670

1,560

-

Maximum

948

3,110

2,300

14,300

7,210 

3,240

6,440

3,800 

1,740

1,940

1,860

412 

300

7,210

May

1,740

1,630

1,480

1,370

1,230

1,090

1,020

948

983

1,020

1,020

948

843

640

577

547

490

490

490

547

673

808

843

878

878

843

740

608

490

437

437.

Minimum

181

242

608

117

1,370 

808

1,270

1,410 

437

242

onft CUD

142 

87

87

June

437

1,590

1,940

1,480

948

878

913

878

878

913

948

948

808

463

388

321

300

280

242

242

300

1,140

1,900

1,740

1,120

913

1,050

1,270'

1,050

1,020

-

Mean

311

1 >389

1,208

1,727

4,500 

1,484

2,543 

2 *863 352

910 

652

y*1 COl

160

1,385

July

1.C50

1,120

1,1*0

1,190

1.C50

673

412

J43

J1Q

£80

280

242

242

Z42

224

Tc l

640

1,410

1,8<!0

1,560

1,120

1,020

878

673

355

3?1

2<51

242

224

206

233

Aug.

224

206

189

181

173

157

233

206

280

300

280

365

412

365

321

321

321

300

261

224

189

173

173

142

150

150

157

157

150

181

224

Pe- square 

 ile

0.406

I . 

plOl

1.58

2.25

5.87

1.94 3 32

3.' 07

1.13

1.19

.851 

302

'.209

1.81

Sept.

224

206

173

157

142

127

127

d!20

134

181

300

300

300

242

224

139

173

157

142

127

127

113

113

106

106

113

100

d95

d90

87

Runoff in 

inches

0.47

2.02

1.82

30.59

6 > 77f 1 ".02

5. 83

3.43

1.30

1 33

 98

.35

.23

24.55

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Elrod. 

Note.- Baclwater from Tombigbee River Jan. 3 to Feb. 3, Mar. 9-19, Apr. 12-26.
478 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Noxubee River near Brooksville, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 330 13'30", long. 88°42'10", in center of sec. 19, T. 16 

n., K. 16 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county road a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Shotbag Creek, 3? miles upstream from Lynn Creek, 4? miles downstream from Octoc 

Creek, 5t miles upstream from Yellow Creek, and 7 miles west of Brooksville.

Drainage area.- 440 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Hecoras avaiiaple.- July 1940 to June 1942, January 1944 to September 1947.

 Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 20.44 feet June 4 (discharge not 

determined); minimum discharge observed, 9.2 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.74 

foot).

1940-42, 1944-47: Maximum discharge, 18,900 second-feet July 9, 1940 (gage height, 

21.4 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 4.3 second-feet Oct. 

30 to Nov. 1, 1944 (gage height, 0.52 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair except.those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation or 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

maae aricT~records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47, except period of Indefinite stage-dlsoharfe relation 

(gage height. In" feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Dot. 1 to Mar. 12 Mar. 13 to Sept. 30

l.S 

2.0 

2.5

6.0

8.5

11.0

15.0

16.6

441

749

1,140

1.9OO

2,310

17.3

18.0

18.4

19.0

19.6

2,670 

3.5OO 

4,250 

5,900 

8,100

0.8 

1.3 

1.9 

2.8 

3.7

11

32

66

132

213

5.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

353

6OO

890

1,380

1.9OO

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 15.O feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2l

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

27

24

22

20

19

18

19

18

18

17

18

20

23

20

22

25

23

22

19

19

20

20

21

21

23

50

40

48

50

43

36

Nov.

31

38

40

31

29

29

3S

70

73

a200

1,290

1,450

8O6

655

419

272

282

463

485

419

292

242

262

145

127

127

262

342

441

312

-

Dec.

272

212

172

154

103

103

96

89

82

79

76

82

154

163

127

119

103

103

103

148

375

282

a240

212

182

154

136

127

136

485

668

Jan.

1,180

2,060

5,310

6,920

8,100

5,600

3,830

3,100

2,390

2,040

1,940

2,020

2,070

2,O40

1,920

1,940

2,070

2,310

3,830

6,920

7,700

6,560

4,760

3,230

2,250

1,640

927

629

497

485

1.O7O

Month

October ..........................

Novsmber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

Hay ..............................

June .............................

July

August ........................ . ? .

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1.O7O

911

581

408

332

302

292

252

242

202

192

172

163

154

154

145

136

136

136

783

l',45O

1,400

1,490

1,470

867

419

312

272

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

787

9,672

5,537

298,917

97 338

14*443

33,367 

43,964

7 f joy* ftQA

28 j 268

2 j339

640 

408.!

244,457.2

liar.

252

262

262

242

222

386

533

2,040

2,130

2,350

2,870

3,100

2,100

2,000

1,690

1,550

1,380

815

5O9

472

448

412

400

725

1,070

1,210

1,350

1,240

627

400

320

Apr.

276

309

309

320

298

265

243

213

802

1,180

1,850

3,650

5,310

5,900

5,030

3,500

2,670

2,310

1,940

1,410

1,030

890

970

77O

522

522

436

388

331

320

Maximum

50

1,450

668

16.20O

8,100

1 j49O 3,160

5 » 900 

1 08O 7)000

412

42 

19

8,100

May

548

SOO

1,050

1,080

711

412

3O9

243

203

184

157

140

124

132

124

132

132

108

101

94

94

101

101

87

83

80

69

73

73

76

73

Minimum

17

29

76

17

485

136

222

91 "^ £J.O

69

57

28

14 

9.2

9.2

June

66

855

3,000

7,OOO

6.0OO

4,030

2,460

1,400

412

203

166

132

116

108

90

76

73

63

60

57

73

233

331

331

243

203

157

132

108

90

Mean

25.4

322

179

819

3,140

516

1,076

1,465 

248

942

75.5

20 i 

13.6

670

July

76

63

54

51

51

4S

48

57

51

39

45

39

34

32

30

51

66

101

412

320

157

101

80

66

54

45

39

37

34

30

28

Aug.

21

24

23

20

20

18

16

15

14

14

16

22

20

20

25

28

42

29

27

23

20

18

16

16

16

16

16

26

24

19

P»r sorisre 

mile

0.058

 732

.407

1.86

7.14

1.17

2 .45

z'.ss

KCA OD*

2.14

.172

.047 

.031

1.52

If

Sept.

16

16

15

14

13

14

15

13

14

15

15

16

19

19

16

14

14

13

12

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

9.2

Runoff In 

inohes

0.07

 82

.47

25.26

8. 23

1.22

2 .82 

3. '.65 72

2 39 [20 .05 

.03

20.67

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Hacon. 

Mote.- Indefinite stage-discharge relation June 3-5; discharge computed on basis of records for 

station at Hacon.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 479

Noxubee River at Macon, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°06'05", long. 88°33'40", in NE£ sec. 4, T. 14 

N., K7 17 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, in Macon, a quarter of a 

mile upstream from Cedar Creek, 1 mile downstream from Gulf. Mobile & Ohio Railroad 

bridge, 1-5 miles downstream from Horse Hunters Creek, and 6-j miles upstream from Running 

Water Creek. Datum of gage is 142.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 812 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to May 1932, September 1938 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1928-31, 1938-47), 798 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,600 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 27.68 

feet); minimum, 47 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 5.68 feet).

1928-32, 1938-47: Maximum discharge, 25,000 second-feet July 10, 1940; maximum gage 

height, 30.28 feet July 10, 1940; minimum discharge, 22 second-feet Aug. 25, 26, 1943 

(gage height, 4.89 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 15 Apr. 16 to Sept. 30

5.8 71 9.0 638 23.0 4,170

6.0 88 10.0 882 25.5 5,370

6.4 131 11.0 1,140 26.5 6,400

6.8 189 13.0 1,600 27.0 7,300

7.9 394 19.0 3,010 27.7 9,400

5.7 49 7.0 218

6.0 77 7.9 3

6.4 123

Note . - Same aa prece

table above 7 . 9 feet .

94

ding

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

79

77

73

71

69

68

68

65

65

64

65

69

81

81

73

70

71

73

71

70

68

67

67

68

70

72

93

97

94

105

98

Nov.

92

86

85

83

83

82

91

108

162

212

1,670

2,120

1,820

1,090

758

512

2,300

2,860

1,490

734

569

446

374

315

277

374

807

807

638

615

-

Dec.

512

404

344

296

259

239

221

206

192

184

178

199

315

324

286

250

237

232

236

1,010

1,840

1,210

615

479

404

344

305

286

334

512

758

Jan.

1,730

3,320

4,930

6,730

6,560

6,730

7,100

7,300

6,730

5,800

4,930

4,250

3,740

3., 650

3,620

3,400

3,320

3,570

4,630

7,600

9,400

8,200

7,300

6,260

5,440

4,630

3,710

2,160

986

1,040

1,670

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

ll»v ay ..............................

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,670

1,420

1,140

782

638

534

479

446

394

364

324

305

296

277

268

259

241

232

220

782

2,030

2,050

1,730

1,690

1,640

1,090

592

479

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,32

21,66

13,21

516,45

150,431

22,37

53,241

72,34

14,00

34,61

5 49.

2J02

l,74f

393,48

liar.

479

512

479

446

415

468

1,190

3,320

3,490

3,350

2,960

2,740

3,380

3,940

4,010

3,510

2,450

1,670

1,060

908

782

686

615

1,560

1,870

1,510

1,400

1,470

1,310

734

534

Apr.

523

734

734

569

512

468

1,

125

104

570

2,380

3,660

4,

4,

6,

980

980

DID

7,6OO

7,100

5,

5,(

4,

300

D30

L70

3,430

2,780

1,'

1,

1,

390

280

L60

882

734

;

Maximum

> 105

3 2,860

L 1,840

L 22 , 600

3 9,400

' 2 050

I 4^010

5 7,600

9 1,910

9 5,240

5 807

5 102

J 108

3 9,400

10

>92

>46

i92

-

May

1,380

1,910

1,490

1,280

1,190

782

523

436

373

332

302

273

254

245

263

254

234

223

208

203

198

199

199

181

168

168

158

144

143

144

152

Minimum

64

82

178

64

986

220

415

Af\A %U%

143

133

76

51

48

48

June

140

823

2,030

2,380

3,220

4,880

5,240

4,580

3,680

1,380

373

292

263

223

204

176

160

149

138

133

225

807

638

512

457

479

362

273

218

184

Mean

74. J

722

426

1,415

4,853

799

1 * 713

2 412

452

1,154

177

ec DO i . %.

58.2

1,078

July

160

144

133

116

105

103

104

106

113

110

99

96

94

86

83

87

114

446

807

734

425

254

179

142

122

106

97

88

84

80

76

Aug.

73

69

66

64

61

59

55

53

52

51

53

53

58

60

102

ftr square lie

) 0.092

.889

.525

1.74

5.98

 984

s!l2

2 97

!557

1.42

 91 C±QA 

.080

.072

1.33

83

72

80

78

69

64

62.

59

58

60

62

61

58

77

81

70

Sept.

62

58

57

55

53

53

51

53

58

63

72

62

58

58

60

59

58

56

53

49

56

58

108

75

55

53

49

49

49

48

-

Runoff in 

inobes

0.11

.99

.61

23.67

6*89

1.02

2.44

3.31

.64

1 »59

125

.09

.08

18.02
480 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Noxubee River near Geiger, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°55', long. 88°18', In SE^ sec. 33, T. 23 N., R. 3 W., 

at bridge on State Highway 17, half a mile upstream from Woodards Creek, 1 mile upstream from Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railroad bridge, and 4 miles north of Geiger. 

Datum of gage Is 86.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1946. Water-stage recorder at station at Galnesvllle on Tombigbee River, 1| 

miles downstream from mouth of Noxubee River, Is used,as auxiliary gage.

Drainage area.- 1,080 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1940, July 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 12,000 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 

34.5 feet; minimum, 58 second-feet Sept. 30.

1939-40, 1944-47: Maximum discharge observed, 22,800 second-feet July 10, 1940 

(gage height, 41.3 feet, site and datum then In use); minimum dally, 41 second-feet 

Nov. 8, 1944.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally. Discharge Includes flow of Noxubee cutoff 

channel at bridge on State Highway 17, 1 mile north at gage. Discharge for periods 

of backwater from Tomblgbee River computed using fall as determined from auxiliary gage 

as a factor.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional diseharg3 measurements 

made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

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 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

171 

88 

83 

83 

78

73 

73

a73 

a68 

a 68

63 

73 

73 

68 

83

73 

73 

73 

73 

73

73 

73 

73 

68 

68

68 

73 

73 

130 

186 

178

Nov.

178 

150 

94 

83 

78

78 

a83 

83 

117 

170

cl.500 

02,700 

2,860 

2,080 

el, 270

895 

1,900 

4,450 

4,840 

2,940

el, 520 

el, 140 

555 

381 

322

607 

1,4OO 

1.7OO 

2,000 

1,120

Dec.

673 

532 

401 

303 

267

303 

285 

217 

201 

194

186 

186 

267 

285 

303

285 

d270 

250 

0600

02,000

4,780 

4,480 

2,490 

1,120 

 532

465 

401 

401 

487 

770 

870

Jan.

el, 210 

3,900 

7,470 

a7,900 

a7,300

7,040 

a8,OOO 

a9,OOO 

d9,9oo 

e9,790

e9,370 

e9,490 

e8,61o 

07,200 

06,900

e6,680 

66,460 

66,800 

e7 ,880 

o9,5oo

ell, 600 

610,100 

69,270 

69,780 

e9,490

68,510 

e8,280 

67,110 

e5,460 

63,410 

63,150

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

llav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ...................... ...

nber.. ..................... .

lendar year 1946 ............

uary ..............

U. ......................... .

st ..........................

ember ............. .

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

e2,920 

e2,730 

eZ.Olo 

61,500 

el, 290

1,020 

770 

673 

601 

555

532 

d520 

465 

443 

422

422 

401 

341 

918 

2,520

2,940 

2,700 

2,520 

e2,160 

el, 980

1,820 

1,370 

820

Seoondfoot-days

2,646 

37,294 

24,804

770,414

236,560 

37,363 

84,764 

122,547 

18,406 

44,440 

10,352 

3,403 

2,270

624,849

Mar.

697 

770 

770 

697 

625

970 

1,550 

4,430 

5,710 

5,080

4,240 

3,740 

4,500 

6,OOO 

7,170

6,180 

5,250 

4,040 

2,570 

el, 620

el, 380 

945 

920 

1,950 

2,750

2,390 

el ,810 

el, 650 

el, 590 

el, 550 

1,220

Apr.

1,220 

2,470 

2,290 

1,420 

920

820 

625 

601 

1,260 

2,960

5,020 

7,930 

8,600 

8,6OO 

9,460

9,300 

e9,130 

68,490 

e8,O80 

e7,640

66,930 

65,880 

e3,710 

62,510

el, 960

el, 420 

k988 

k846

697 

770

Maximum

186 

4,840 

4,780

20,300

11,600 

2,940 

7,170 

9,460 

2,470 

4,540 

2,230 

178 

130

11,600

May

1,250 

2,160 

2,470 

1,840 

1,400

1,270 

920 

578 

509 

381

341 

322 

285 

285 

322

303 

267 

267 

267 

422

322 

285 

250 

285

267

201 

201 

194 

186 

178 

178

Minimum

63 

78 

186

63

1,210 

341 

625 

601 

178 

178 

105 

68 

58

58

June

194 

904 

01,800 

02,400 

2,620

3,150 

3,930 

4,480 

4,540 

4,510

3,700 

1,360 

401 

303 

267

d240 

217 

201 

178 

194

601 

cl',400 

cl.800 

1,300 

625

1,070 

895 

532

361 

267

Mean

85.4 

1,243 

800

2,111

7,631 

1,334 

2,734 

4,085 

594 

1,481 

334 

110 

75.'!

1,712

July

233 

201 

178 

157 

157

143 

136 

130 

130 

130

136 

130 

124 

117 

111

117 

117 

1,220 

2,230 

1,470

920 

555 

303 

233 

186

157 

136 

130 

136 

124 

105

Aug.

143 

171 

150 

111 

78

83 

124 

78 

73 

73

68 

68 

73 

dloo 

117

136 

143 

111 

178 

d!60

143 

117 

83 

83 

78

78 

73 

78 

83 

171 

178

Per squire 

mile

I 0.079 

1.15 

.741

1.95

7.07 

1.24 

2.53 

3.78 

.550 

1.37 

.309 

.102 

.070

1.59

Sept.

130 

83 

73 

68 

63

61 

61 

63 

73 

73

78 

78 

78 

73 

68

68 

68 

68 

68 

68

68 

63 

111 

111 

111

88 

73 

63 

61 

58

Runoff in 

inches

0.09 

1.28 

.85

26.52

8.15 

1.29 

2.92 

4.22 

.63 

1.53 

.36 

.12 

.08

21.52

Mo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Maccn, Miss, 

c Backwater from tributary inflowj discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

records, and records for station at Macon, Miss.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Macon, 

e Backwater from Tombigbee River.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 481

Mulberry Fork near Garden City, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°00', long. 86°45', in NE£ sec. 16, T. 12 S., R. 

2 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 1,000 feet downstream from Louisville & Nashville 

Railroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Garden City, and 5^ miles downstream from Mud 

Creelc. Datum of gage is 380.54 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 365 square miles.

Records available.- June 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1929-47), 621 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,500 second-feet Jan. 20 (ga^e height, 16.3 

reetj; minimum, 6.8 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.00 feet).

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 46,600 second-feet Feb. 4, 1936 (gage height, 24.0 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 3 second-feet Sept. 28-30, Oct. 1, 3-6, 1931 

(gage height, 1.88 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mov. 10 Nov. 11 to Sept. 30

2.4 32 3.5 272 2.0 6.S 3.O 133 7.O 3,060 

2.5 42 4.0 471 2.1 11 3.5 276 8.O 4.6OO 

2.7 71 4.5 706 2.2 16 4.0 50O 9.O 6.4OO 

3.O 133 5.0 975 2.3 24 4.5 75O 11. 0 10.7OO 

2.5 43 5.0 1,070 14. 0 17.7OO 

2.7 71 6.0 1,920

Discharge, in aecond-feet. water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

150 

128 

112 

102 

87

80 

69 

55 

58 

54

52 

55 

58 

57 

54

4S 

45 

42 

40 

40

39 

37 

35 

33 

223

349 

163 

112 

89 

80 

75

Nov.

69 

66 

63 

61 

58

55 

73 

237 

166 

9O7

10,500 

2,180 

1,330 

1,000 

810

675 

5,410 

2,560 

1,630 

1,210

1,OOO 

840 

700 

630 

580

740 

930 

630 

56O 

510

Dec.

470 

4O5 

355 

334 

313

298 

276 

256 

236 

230

230 

252 

420 

287 

242

224 

227 

302 

291 

1,290

2,020 

1,290 

l.OOO 

870 

750

675 

615 

1,630 

4,130 

2,560 

2,180

Jan.

3,200 

2,800 

3,OOO 

2,120 

1,720

1,370 

1,330 

1,630 

1,290 

1,140

1,070 

1,500 

1,290 

1.410 

4,080

4,940 

5,650 

7,000 

10,300 

17,000

4,940 

2,930 

2,230 

1,770 

1,500

1,500 

1,140 

l.OOO 

900 

1,460 

1,210

Month

Goto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

ary

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- Nov. 11 (5 a.m

Feb.

960 

840 

780 

750 

650

600 

610 

530 

450 

396

364 

355 

347 

330 

313

298 

283 

266 

273 

2,150

1,680 

1,210 

1,040 

870 

750

675 

605 

570

Secondfoot days

2,621 

36,180 

24,658

353,051

94,420 

18,945 

45,500 

31,773 

10,789 

7,324 

1,264 

1,346.2 

643.4

275, 463. e

Mar.

780 

700 

580 

545 

540

al.OOO 

al,630 

a5,800 

a3,loo 

2,120

1,630 

1,330 

3,370 

3,950 

2,280

1,770 

1,410 

1,180 

1.14O 

1,070

870 

750 

700 

1,870 

1,100

93O 

810 

750 

650 

600 

545

Apr.

490 

465 

430 

798 

960

750 

645 

635 

1,500 

930

4,040 

2,450 

1,630 

1,720 

1,500

1,680 

1,250 

1,070 

900 

930

96O 

750 

650 

580 

645

780 

535 

465 

425 

1,210

Maximum

349 

10,500 

4,130

18,600

17,000 

2,150 

5,800 

4,040 

1,250 

1,390 

106 

> 263 

I 85

17,000

) 18,400 sec.-ft.j Nov.

May

1,250 

870 

675 

580 

485

40O 

347 

302 

266 

236

215 

201 

184 

179 

249

201 

166 

156 

158 

291

233 

287 

187 

166 

640

273 

201 

166 

639 

382 

204

Minimum

33 

55 

224

12

9OO 

266 

540 

425 

156 

66 

15 

9.2 

6.8

6.8

June

161 

1,390 

1,210 

610 

440

347 

283 

239 

2Q9 

181

156 

136 

124 

131 

131

102 

85 

75 

70 

66

66 

118 

138 

104 

163

156 

126 

110 

110 

87

Mean

84. E 

1,206 

795

967

3,046 

677 

1,468 

1,059 

348 

244 

40.8 

43.4 

21.4

755

July

68 

56 

48 

42 

42

65 

60 

75 

7O 

47

39 

33 

29 

25 

25

32 

47 

36 

36 

29

26 

23 

22 

19 

16

16 

15 

36 

106 

48 

33

Aug.

23 

19 

16 

a!5 

a!5

a!7 

a!4 

a!2 

alO 

9.2

10 

16 

18 

7O 

51

30 

22 

17 

15 

14

12 

10 

10 

31 

91

251 

263 

97 

80 

52 

36

Per square 

mile

0.232 

3.30 

2.18

2.65

8.35 

1.85 

4.02 

2.90 

.953 

.668 

.112 

.119 

.059

2.O7

Sept.

28 

22 

20 

16 

15

13 

12 

10 

75 

85

46 

38 

35 

33 

28

25 

19 

15 

13 

11

10 

10 

9.6 

8.8 

8.4

8.0 

8.0 

7.6 

6.8 

7.2

Runoff in 

inches

0.27 

3.69 

2.51

35.99

9.62 

1.93 

4.64 

3.24 

1.10 

.75 

.13 

.14 

.07

28.09

17 (2 p.m.) 11,20O sec. -ft.; Jan. 20

(6 a.m.} 23,500 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations on nearby streams.
482 MOBILE RIVER BAT.IN

Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°12'45", long. 87°34'35", in NW£ sec. 22, T. 21 

S., K. 10 W., at Tuscaloosa, 55 feet downstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad 

bridge. Navigation dam at Tuscaloosa lock and dam, half a mile downstreem, is control 

at low and medium stages. Datum of gage is 83.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, sapplementary adjustment of 1941. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 500 feet downstream from Tuscaloosa lock and dam, at datum 1.16 feet lower.

Drainage area.- 4,830 square miles.

Records available.- January 1889 to December 1894 (gage heights only), January 1895 to 

December I9ua, January 1903 to December 1^05 (gage heights only), August 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1894-1902, 1928-47), 7,723 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year 146,000 second-feet Jan. 20; maximum gage height, 

60.9 feet Jan. 20; minimum daily discharge, 104 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 29.

1889-1905, 1928-47: Maximum discharge, 215,000 second-feet Apr. 18, 1900 (gage 

height, 67.7 feet); minimum daily, 57 second-feet (regulated) July 26, 1944.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 18, 1900.

Remarks.- Records good above 1,700 second-feet and fair below. Discharge alove 33,000 

second-feet computed by using relationship between gage heights at base gage and auxiliary gage as a factor. Some regulation at low flow by lock below gage and occasional 

regulation by reservoir at lock 17 (usable capacity, 112,000 acre-feet, revised). 

Diversion through lock valves included in figures of discharge.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,890

1,240

1,180

1,200

1,180

1,170

1,040

709

666

688

731

893

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,200

1,160

752

726

709

688

692

692

692

1,850

6,060

3,670

2,440

1,860

1,310

1,250

Nov.

1,210

1,230

688

618

752

748

3,090

3,300

3,590

3,280

59 , 900

65,000

35,000

14,200

9,090

7,950

19,100

4O,2OO

27,300

15,700

11,800

9,090

7,070

6,060

6,010

5,160

7,950

8,520

5,450

5,210

-

Dec.

5,160

4,360

3,660

3,630

3,370

2,650

2,540

2,540

2,570

2,940

3,330

2,500

2,660

3,030

3,680

3,120

2,610

2,870

2,950

23,200

33,600

22,300

13,900

11,200

8,230

7,400

7,070

5,910

16,300

35,400

27,300

Jan.

23,100

33,600

4O.2OO

35,400

23,100

17,200

15,000

23,900

19,500

15,000

12,200

16,400

19,100

24,700

65,60O

64,200

67,000

68,000

84,200

136,000

119,000

86,500

54,500

26,900

17,600

14,200

13,900

11,200

9,090

10,300

14,200

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ................... ....

Calendar year 1946 ...... . ...

January ......................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May may ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

11,800

9,680

9,090

7,950

7,400

6,420

6,420

5,800

4,970

4,730

3,800

3,750

3,750

3,720

3,630

3,590

3,430

2,690

2,950

16,300

27,300

18,400

12,800

10.6OO

8,520

6,270

6,220

6,220

_

-

Secondfoot-days

42,02

271^98

4,267,92

1,180,79

218,20'

615, 40C

438, 65(

154, 64(

26 ,48 

24,34!

8,44<

3,473,12!

Mar.

6,420

7,120

7,120

5,400

4,460

37,600

48,300

62 , 300

56,700

34,500

21,500

16,100

29,500

46,200

32,700

21,500

16,800

13,200

12,200

11,500

10,300

9,380

7,400

17,200

21,500

15,000

11,500

9,680

8,230

7,670

6,420

Apr.

5,700

6,900

5,650

5,500

12,800

15,000

11,800

9,O9O

14,200

15,000

26,300

48,300

35,400

30 , 900

29,100

26,400

19,500

16,100

12,200

11,200

13,2OO

1O,6OO

9,090

7,670

6,960

9,380

7,950

6,270

5,160

5,330

-

Maximum

3 6,060

J 65,000

D 35,400

5 160,000

D 136,000

3 27,300

3 62,300 } 48,300

3 17,200

I 16,100

» 1,800

) 2,650

3 500

3 136,000

May

16,600

17,200

12,200

8,230

6,850

5,260

4,680

3,550

3,260

3,190

3,000

2,690

2,500

2,150

5,060

2,760

2,500

2,660

3,250

9,090

8,800

5,650

4,590

3,000

2,530

2,530

2,470

1,990

1,840

1,920

2,640

Minimum

666

618

2,500

319

9,090

2 , 690

4,460 

5,160

1,840 

735

254

104

104

June

2,240

9,960

16,100

8,230

4,590

3,710

2,680

2,560

2,220

1,530

1,380

1,310

1,330

1,260

1,260

" 1,210

822

735

743

791

1,720

6,360

11,200

4,280

4,820

3,670

4,050

3,340

2,260

1,540

Mean

1,35(

s|774

11.69C

38.09C

7 792

19,85C

14,62C

4,98£

'85<

282

9,51E

July

1,230

1,130

965

958

752

688

752

1,200

968

1,060

1,080

1,080

917

688

782

1,800

1,490

1,410

1,580

1,280

982

609

541

336

319

353

286

254

336

354

302

Aug.

322

285

286

276

320

683

644

614

408

388

387

336

405

2,380

2,120

798

623

405

427

463

408

370

388

459

371

1,510

1,890

2,650

1,980

1,100

649

Per sqi are 

mile

> 0.281

i 2 65

1.82

) 2.42

89

1.61

4.11

3.03

1.03

.745

.177

.163

.058

1.97

Sept.

5OO

387

371

336

370

353

336

319

354

499

466

370

353

302

336

303

285

215

214

157

181

211

208

163

186

152

164

138

104

113

Runoff in 

inches

0.32

2.' 09

32.85

9.09

1 68

4.74

3 38

l!l9

83

!20

.19

.07

26.74
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Black Warrior River near Eutaw, Ala.

483

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat.. 32°49'05" , long. 87°49'00", in SE£ sec. 6, T. 21 N., 

R. 3 E., at bridge on State Highway 41 between Eutaw and Wedgeworth, l£ miles downstream from Big Creek and 4 miles soutneast of Eutaw. Navigation dam at lock 7, Smiles 

downstream, is control at low stages. Auxiliary gages are upper and lower staff gages 

at lock 7. Datum of gages is 53.11 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 5,820 square miles.

Records available.- May 1932 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 8,866 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 114,000 second-feet Jan. 23; maximum gage height, 

EFTTTTeet Jan. 23; minimum daily discharge, 447 second-feet (regulated) Sept. 30.

1932-47: Maximum discharge, 134,000 second-feet Feb. 13, 1946; maximum gage height, 

56.3 feet Feb. 8, 1936; minimum discharge, 177 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 9, 1935 

(gage height, 18.44 feet); minimum daily, 203 second-feet (regulated) Oct. 9, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good prior to Aug. 6 and fair thereafter. Discharge above about 8,000 

second-feet computed by using relationship between gage heights at recorder and auxiliary gages as a factor. Auxiliary gages read at least once daily. Occasional regulation by reservoir at lock 17 (usable capacity, 112,000 acre-feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

iO

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,440

2,640

2,040

1,890

1,850

1,790

1,740

1,570

1,320

1,210

1,200

1,280

1,430

1,580

1,650

1,610

1,580

1,460

1,240

1,170

1,130

1,090

1,110

1,090

1,160

2,770

5,010

3,990

3,020

2,400

1,870

Nov.

1,670

1,630

1,500

1.180

1,080

1,070

1,250

3,550

3,990

3,990

12,300

31,200

37,000

38,100

3O,500

16,400

15,500

22,500

29,700

29,600

25 , 100

17,200

10,500

8,130

7,150

6,670

7,150

8,630

8,630

6,670

-

Dec.

6,O7O

5,710

4,9OO

4,44O

4,320

3,990

3,550

3,440

3,340

3,340

3,770

3,770

3,440

3,440

3,880

4,100

3,770

3,660

3,770

6,230

21,900

26,900

26,400

18,600

13,100

9,890

8,380

7,880

7,390

17,670

27 , 600

Jan.

27,400

26,70O

30,900

34,400

33,800

31,200

24,800

23,000

24,1OO

22,400

21,100

16,400

18,400

22,OOO

26,100

34,2OO

40,3OO

45,, 200

51,100

58,900

76,600

105,000

112,000

95,800

70,100

49,900

40,600

33,500

28,100

 -'- , 400

22,100

Month

October ................. .......

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

19,OOO

15,200

11 , 2OO

11,700

10,100

9,280

8,380

7,880

6,910

6,190

5,95O

5,360

5,120

5,120

5,010

4,900

4,780

4,440

4,210

6,070

18,400

33,400

21,300

15,100

12,000

9,890

7,880

7,630

_

-

Second 

foot-days

58,330

389,540

268,570

4,724,684

1,271,500

272,400

685,440

500,550

211,670

64)l54

40,093

23,885

3,954,422

liar.

7,880

8,380

8,630

8,380

6,910

9,180

27,200

35,900

4O,100

44,000

44,400

40,900

34,700

34,200

37,000

38,400

35,100

29,100

22,500

19,300

15,700

12,900

11,400

11,400

17,900

20,900

17,400

14,000

11,900

10,400

9,380

Apr.

8,130

8,630

9,380

8,380

9,130

14.OOO

14,800

13,000

12.4OO

15,200

16,OOO

23,900

32,300

34,700

33,500

35,500

34,200

30,200

20,700

15,500

16,000

17,500

13,400

11,500

9,180

9,150

9,960

9,280

7,880

7,150

Maximum

5,010

38,100

27,600

131,000

112,000

23,400

44,400

35,500

17,900

15,200

4,550

3,050

2,130

112,000

May

9,130

17,600

17,900

14,2OO

10,90O

8,63O

6,910

5,950

4,900

4,550

4,320

4,100

3,830

3,770

4,660

5,710

4,440

3,880

3,990

6,070

9,630

10,900

8,880

6,670

5,240

4,900

4,550

4,210

3,880

3,550

3,770

Minimum

1,090

1,070

3,340

825

16,400

4,210

6,910

7,150

3,550

1,390

QOQ SCO

660

447

447

June

3,880

4,660

12,500

15 , 200

1O.600

6,430

4,900

3,880

3,5.50

3,120

2,600

2,380

2,260

2,240

2,140

2,040

1,870

1,530

1,440

1,390

1,580

3,770

14,200

15,100

11,500

8,130

7,630

7,150

6,070

4,550

-

Mean

1,882

12,980

8,664

12,940

41,020

9,729

22,110

16,680

6,828

5,610

2,069

1 *796 293

10,830

July

3,340

2,660

3,24O

1,980

1,810

1,570

1,470

1,830

2,300

1,960

1,850

1,720

1,630

1,490

1,320

2,400

3,660

3,550

4,550

4,210

3,440

2 , 620

1,900

1,470

1,210

1,060

944

923

993

1,040

1,010

Aug.

984

914

884

82O

740

eS60

1,320

1,680

1,400

992

952

976

914

1,040

2,920

2,660

1,630

1,160

944

878

830

774

722

698

705

786

1,520

2,590

3,050

2,410

1,540

Per square 

mile

0.323

2.23

1.49

2.22

7.05

1.67

3.80

2.87

1.17

.964

.355

.222

.137

1.86

Sept.

1,15O

973

83O

778

764

728

74O

710

1,180

2,130

1,320

1,030

892

830

764

752

710

695

670

642

603

603

595

591

583

572

561

544

498

447

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.37

2.49

1.72

30.19

8.12

1.74

4.38

3.20

1.35

1.08

.41

.26

.15

25.27

Indefinite stage-discharge relation; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurement.
484 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Sipsey Fork near Falls City, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03', long. 87°16', in NE£ sec. 33, T. 11 S., R. 

7 w., at bridge on county highway, l£ miles downstream from Clifty Fork, 1^ miles 

north of Falls City, and 2f miles upstream from Clear Creek.

Drainage area.- 375 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height, 14.2 

reet); minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 29, 30.

1943-47: Maximum discharge, 48,400 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 29.6 

feet), from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet; minimum, 14 second-feet 

Oct. 11, 13, 1943, Oct. 15, 1945, Sept. 29, 30, 1947.

A discharge of 6.4 second-feet was measured. Aug. 26, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table,-water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.8 11 3.4 212 6.0 1,260 

2.O 21 3.8 310 7.0 1,970 

2.3 45 4.3 463 8.O 2,890 

2.6 75 5.0 730 1O.O 5,450 

3.0 133 5.5 970 13.0 10,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

180 

159 

140 

130 

119

108 

101 

98 

91 

87

91 

185 

180 

133 

108

96 

92 

94 

89 

91

89 

83 

82 

82 

163

208 

176 

140 

120 

114 

108

Nov.

105 

102 

101 

99 

96

94 

183 

389 

297 

768

6,320 

2,350 

1,200 

774 

590

480 

3,370 

3,730 

1,750 

1,140

846 

668 

534 

453 

414

401 

498 

450 

408 

379

Dec.

352 

310 

276 

264 

252

247 

237 

224 

210 

201

203 

226 

297 

284 

242

228 

230 

272 

264 

453

870 

774 

609 

534 

463

401 

367 

821 

4,120 

3,230 

2,130

Jan.

4,770 

7,050 

6,460 

3,000 

1,970

1,470 

1,200 

1,260 

1,020 

870

821 

995 

1,080 

1,170 

1,360

1,970 

4,900 

5,450 

6,610 

8,910

4,770 

2,580 

1,860 

1,470 

1,200

1,140 

945 

798 

730 

1,100 

1,680

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

&ry

h.. ..........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,230 

970 

821 

752 

648

590 

571 

498 

427 

379

355 

347 

338 

330 

327

318 

305 

289 

305 

2,240

2,580 

1,580 

1,170 

895 

730

609 

552 

516

Secondfoot-days

3,737 

28,989 

19,591

341,217

80,609 

20,672 

37,412 

41,450 

10,185 

4,573 

1,572 

1,400 

813

251,003

Mar.

609 

590 

516 

480 

463

821 

1,840 

6,030 

3,350 

2,010

1,470 

1,140 

1,200 

1,360 

1,140

970 

870 

730 

668 

668

590 

534 

516 

1,970 

1,930

1,300 

995 

821 

688 

609 

534

Apr.

498 

463 

433 

1,030 

2,170

1,820 

1,360 

1,110 

1,140 

1,080

6,330 

6,440 

2,58O 

1,860 

1,470

1,360 

1,110 

920 

774 

798

970 

846 

730 

668 

609

571 

498 

443 

417 

952

Maximum

208 

6,320 

4,120

35,100

8,910 

2,580 

6,030 

6,440 

1,110 

379 

85 

162 

59

8,910

May

1,110 

895 

730 

609 

534

443 

389 

344 

302 

276

259 

252 

247 

245 

245

242 

235 

230 

228 

249

262 

249 

230 

3210 

3200

alSO 

a!70 

alSO 

alSO 

a!60 

alSO

Minimum

82 

94 

201

38

730 

289 

463 

417 

150 

65 

28 

21 

14

14

June

3140 

379 

370 

245 

3210

3190 

alSO 

a!60 

alSO 

a 140

a!30 

3120

3110

a 100

a98

a85 

376 

70 

65 

144

116 

155 

221 

159 

149

131 

135 

140 

111 

94

Mean

121 

966 

632

935

2,600 

738 

1,207 

1,382 

329 

152 

50.7 

45.2 

27.1

688

July Aug.

84 28 

85 27 

64 24 

58 23 

55 21

51 30 

54 30 

61 27 

57 24 

51 23

50 21 

49 22 

46 34 

40 40 

40 39

54 33 

62 37 

67 34 

72 43- 

66 46

55 34 

50 27 

44 28 

41 33 

34 33

33 151 

32 162 

28 137 

29 80 

30 58 

30 51

Sept.

44 

38 

34 

30 

27

27 

59 

51 

35 

33

29 

28 

31 

34 

30

27 

24 

23 

21 

20

18 

18 

17 

18 

18

18 

17 

15 

14 

15

Per sq lare Runoff in 

milt inches

0.323 0.37 

2.58 2.87 

1.69 1.94

2.49 33.83

6.93 7.99 

1.97 2.05 

3.22 3.71 

3.69 4.11 

.877 1.01 

.405 .45 

.135 .16 

.121 .14 

.072 .08

1.83 24.88

Peak discharge.- Nov. 11 (4 a.m.) 8,400 sec. -ft. j Jan. 2 (6 a.m.) 7,050 sec. -ft.; Jan. 3 (2 a.m.)

12,400 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; disehsrge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 485

Clear Creek at Palls City, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°02, long. 87°16', in M$ sec. 9, T. 12 S., R. 7 

W., at bridge on county highway a quarter of a mile upstream from Clear Creek Palls, 

half a mile south of Palls City, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 151 square miles.

Records available.- June 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only, published as Clear 

Creek near Elk), October 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,480 second-feet Jan. 20 (ga-re height, 4.6 

TeeTJT minimum, 20 second-feet Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.69 foot).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gag? height, 10.97 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,800 second-feet; minimum, 12 second-feet 

July 19, 1942 (gage height, 0.63 foot).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.7 22 1.4 260 3.5 2,190 

.8 40 1.7 425 4.0 2,750 

.9 60 2.O 635 4.5 3.35O 

l.O 92 2.5 1,O9O 

1.2 170 3.0 1,630

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

114 

103

a96 

a9O 

a84

a78 

73 

70 

70 

66

70 

154 

125 

82 

73

70 

70 

70 

70 

73

73 

66 

63 

63 

118

183 

118 

92 

86 

79 

79

Nov.

76 

76 

73 

73 

70

66 

114 

326 

183 

303

2,410 

1,000 

546 

389 

300

246 

1,37O 

1,460 

720 

490

389 

321 

260 

232 

219

214 

275 

219 

201 

192

Dec.

183 

162 

145 

141 

137

137 

133 

125 

118 

118

118 

129 

183 

145 

129

125 

122 

145 

141 

229

395 

310 

255 

232 

205

183 

174 

340 

1,850 

1,460 

855

Jan.

1,740 

2,140 

2,300 

1,170 

792

590 

504 

568 

484 

413

383 

458 

458 

504 

553

660 

1,520 

1,740 

2,410 

3,230

1,800 

1,060 

774 

605 

518

490 

407 

365 

338 

484 

6O5

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber.... ......................

mber .........................

lender year 1946 

ary

uary

h.. ..........................

at ........... . . . - ....

ember . .

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- N

2,870 see. -ft.; Jan.

Feb.

451 

377 

343 

332 

290

275 

270 

237 

214 

201

188 

188 

188 

183 

183

174 

170 

162 

170 

803

801 

511 

413 

338 

290

260 

242 

232

Seoondfoot-days

2,72] 

12,813 

9,124

144,735

30,062

8,486 

16.74E 

16, 641 

5,916 

3.39C 

1,573 

1,511 

911

109, 91J

Mar.

275 

265 

232 

22S 

228

918 

1,100 

2,360 

1,320 

819

605 

477 

511 

590 

477

413 

371 

326 

310 

305

275 

251 

242 

984 

747

504 

413 

354 

305 

285 

255

Apr.

242 

237 

223 

595 

1,090

720 

532 

451 

518 

539

1,650 

2,190 

963 

720 

598

582 

477 

401 

354 

371

464

371 

332 

300 

295

285 

246 

232 

223 

446

Maximum

183 

2,410 

1,850

11,000

3,230 

8O3 

2,360 

2,190 

598 

280 

103 

122 

50

3,230

May

598 

458 

360 

305 

265

232 

214 

192 

179 

162

154 

150 

145 

145 

166

150 

133 

133 

129 

188

170 

174 

137 

125 

129

125 

114 

110 

110 

150 

114

MlnivtiB

63 

66 

118

34

388 

162 

228 

223 

110 

60 

32 

26 

20

2O

June

103 

273 

280 

162 

133

122 

114 

110 

107 

99

96 

89 

86 

99 

89

70 

63 

60 

60 

114

122 

114 

150 

114 

118

103 

99 

89 

82 

70

Mean

87.8 

427 

294

397

970 

303 

54O 

555 

191 

113 

50.7 

48.9 

30.6

301

Jily

66 

60 

54 

54 

52

52 

60 

76 

54 

48

48 

46 

44 

42 

40

48 

63 

79 

103 

66

50 

44 

42

38 

38

36 

34 

34 

36 

34 

32

Aug.

30 

28 

28 

26 

28

52 

110 

70 

4O 

38

42 

66 

50 

68 

58

42 

36 

34 

50 

36

32 

3O 

28 

32 

61

73 

122 

79 

48 

42 

38

Pi - square 

mile

0.581 

2.83 

1.95

2.63

6.42 

2.01 

3.58 

3.68 

1.26 

.748 

.336 

.324 

.203

1.99

ov. 11 (5 a.m.) 2,930 sec. -ft.; Nov. 17 (8 p.m.) 2,530 sec. -ft.; Jan. 

20 (8 a.m.) 3.48O sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (9 a.m.) 2.64O sec. -ft.; Apr. 12

Sept.

36 

36 

38 

36 

32

30 

43 

50 

34 

36

38 

34 

32 

30 

32

30 

28 

28 

26 

25

23 

28 

30 

28 

26

25 

23 

22 

20 

20

Runoff in 

inohM

0.67 

3.16 

2.25

35.66

7.40 

2.09 

4.12 

4.10 

1.46 

.83 

.39 

.37 

.23

27.07

3 (3 a.m.) 

(1 a.m.)

3,350 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stag^ and records for 

stations on nearby streams.

869757 O - 50 - 32
486 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Blackwater Creek near Manchester, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°55', long. 87°15', In SE-f sec. 15, T. 13 S., R. 

7 W., at bridge on county highway a quarter of a mile downstream from unnamed tributary, 

2 miles east of Manchester, and 5| miles north of Jasper. Datum of gage Is 401.04.feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, unadjusted.

Drainage area.- 177 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,250 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 7.5 

reet}; minimum, 7.0 second-feet Sept. 30.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 8,050 second-feet Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 11.49 

feet); minimum daily, 1.3 second-feet (result of unusual regulation) Oct. 25, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18-25, Sept. 20-30)

1.5 7.0 2.3 49 3.6

1.6 10 2.6 82 4.0

1.8 18 2.9 131 4.5

2.0 29 3.2 197 5.0

308 5.5 1,340

450 6.0 1-,790

691 6.7 2,450

980 7.4 3,150

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

117

97

85

77

68

60

55

52

48

47

48

117

117

88

66

60

60

58

59

69

70

70

64

60

256

256

185

127

100

91

82

Nov.

77

72

68

67

64

60

154

324

308

446

2,500

2,200

1,700

1,110

664

442

1,110

1,480

1,300

1,040

774

533

392

324

284

299

350

308

250

288

-

Dec.

213

187

164

153

147

143

139

131

126

120

118

133

185

173

143

127

122

133

151

326

643

467

371

311

272

234

215

431

1,380

1,610

1,700

Jan.

1,840

2,060

2,200

2,200

1,970

1,380

950

950

802

680

587

680

680

746

950

1,080

1,430

1,740

2,450

3,150

2,950

2,500

1,880

1,140

860

718

623

492

427

515

680

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

686

567

454

400

347

302

290

264

228

200

183

175

173

169

164

158

151

145

f!49

f607

980

360

686

492

378

311

302

253

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,809

18,928

10,768

174,860

41,360

10,074

is) on

7,316

4 449

1^096

933

406.'

142,144.4

Mar.

a299

a305

290

258

270

1,970

2,250

2,500

2,300

1,920

1,380

920

1,040

1,080

860

691

572

463

423

404

347

302

284

890

950

831

654

501

396

340

299

Apr.

270

2

2

C

61

47

35

774

831

7

6

7

46

33

18

638

1,010

1,2

1,2

1,1

80

60

80

980

802

7

E

4

46

18

92

492

548

4

3

3

42

71

18

327

364

2

2

2

2

Maximum

256

2,500

1,700

7,080

3,150

980

2,500

1,380

950

69

115

L 29

I 3,150

99

50

23

56

May

774

890

670

446

337

272

266

195

166

145

129

118

111

108

195

213

143

207

145

280

360

218

173

133

124

111

97

85

82

68

78

Minimum

47

60

118

22

427

145

258

223

7R

42

18

14

7.9

7.9

June

70

638

950

427

245

173

137

110

96

82

73

67

65

59

56

51

46

43

42

46

61

113

124

126

131

117

96

82

68

55

Mean

90.6

631

347

479

1,334

360

838

600

148

35 .' 30 '

13 '.I

389

.July

48

43

39

35

33

32

50

65

69

51

40

34

30

28

27

36

33

33

40

55

42

32

28

22

21

19

18

20

22

27

24

Aug.

1

Per sqvare 

mile

0.512

3.56

1.96

2.71

7.54

2.03

4.73

3.39

1.33

.836

.200

.171

.076

2.20

24

20

16

15

14

17

25

34

40

28

26

30

28

27

23

22

20

18

27

41

27

19

15

14

17

50

15

67

51

38

30

Sept.

23

18

17

15

14

14

12

9.4

17

29

23

20

18

15

14

13

13

12

12

10

9.4

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.5

8.5

7.9

Runoff in 

inohes

0.59

3.98

2.26

36.75

8.69

2.12

5.46

3.78

1 .54

!93

.23

.20

.09

29.87

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby 

f Computed from partly estimated gage-height record.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 487

Locust Pork near Cleveland, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°02', long. 86°34', In NE£ sec. 6, T. 12 S., R. 

i K. , at bridge on State Highway 38, 2 miles north of Cleveland and 2j miles downstream from Graves Creek. Datum of gage is 536.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 300 square miles.

Kecoras available.- December 1936 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1937-47), 497 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height,

29.

11.8 

in gage well, 12.5 feet from outside gage); minimum, 3.6 second-feet Sept. 28,

1936-47: Maximum discharge, 37,300 second-feet Dec. 28, 1942 (gage height, 19.2 

fee.t, from outside gage), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet on basis 

of runoff for station at Trafford; minimum since Oct. 1, 1943, that of Sept. 28, 29, 

1947; minimum prior to Oct. 1, 1943, not determined.

Remarks . - Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of no 

gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet).

0.7 4.2 1.5 127 4.0 1,60O 

.8 8.6 1.8 207 5.0 2,540 

.9 17 2.1 338 6.0 3,750 

1.0 29 2.5 565 8.0 6,880 

1.1 44 3.0 875 10.0 10,800 

1.2 63 3.5 1,210 11.5 14,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

105 

88 

80 

69 

63

57 

50 

46 

42 

40

38 

36 

34 

34 

30

29 

28 

25 

25 

25

26 

22 

22 

23 

237

583 

240 

137 

105 

90 

84

Nov.

80 

74 

67 

63 

61

55 

65 

97 

118 

123

8,200 

3,230 

al,690 

al,520 

al,440

al , 360 

f2,240 

f 1,780 

a940 

a810

733 

642 

536 

460 

409

403 

618 

454 

376 

338

Dec.

303 

266 

233 

218 

207

198 

186 

177 

169 

164

156 

164 

198 

180 

161

151 

151 

218 

240 

917

2,190 

1,520 

1,000 

816 

708

612 

547 

1,150 

3,230 

2,650 

1,920

Jaa.

2,000 

2,000 

2,440 

1,740 

1,360

1,140 

1,040 

1,440 

1,210 

1,040

940 

1,520 

1,400 

1,440 

10, 900

11,000 

6,880 

6,200 

7,240 

14,000

7,240 

3,110 

2,140 

1,600 

1,360

1,180 

1,000 

 875 

790 

810 

856

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

&ry

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

684 

589 

541 

518 

465

414 

442 

414 

349 

298

275 

266 

257 

244 

233

218 

211 

198 

198 

1,400

1,480 

1,000 

823 

702 

606

530 

483 

454

Seoondfoot-days

2,513 

28,982 

21,000

305,315

97,891 

14,292 

39,087 

24,866 

6,520 

3,374 

2,197 

946 

415. C

242,083.0

Mar.

547 

606 

471 

414 

409

1,070 

1,860 

4,610 

3,110 

1,920

1,400 

1,140 

2,330 

3,360 

2,190

1,520 

1,180 

912 

940 

1,000

810 

696 

630 

1,240 

1,040

784 

684 

648 

577 

524 

465

Apr.

426 

398 

370 

506 

908

690 

536 

465 

745 

721

1,310 

1,740 

1,320 

1,480 

1,600

1,640 

1,280 

1,040 

868 

758

912 

804 

654 

565 

559

758 

547 

437 

381 

448

Maximum

583 

8,200 

3,230

17,900

14,000 

1,480 

4,610 

1,740 

856 

349 

333 

128 

42

14,000

Peak discharge.- Nov. 11 (l p.m.) 10,800 sec. -ft.: Jan.

May

856 

778 

524 

426 

343

279 

237 

207 

183

a!63

a!51 

a!40 

a!32 

g!23 

g!20

g!18 

gl!4 

gl!2 

gl!2 

127

141 

132 

120 

103 

94

90 

82 

76 

163 

154 

120

Minimum

22 

55

151

12

790 

198 

409 

370 

76 

30 

17 

10 

3.8

3.8

June

94 

256 

349 

237 

186

144 

116 

99 

86 

76

69 

61 

57 

54 

48

44 

40 

38 

34 

30

35 

185 

174 

a!51 

a!34

a!27 

114 

141 

107 

88

Mean

81.1 

966 

677

836

3,158 

510 

1,261 

829 

210 

112 

70.9 

30.5 

13.8

663

July

78 

67 

57 

50 

44

84 

173 

333 

169 

97

76 

63 

52 

44 

42

41 

90 

67 

52 

42

38 

30 

26 

25 

- 22

19 

17 

20 

128 

97 

54

Aug.

34 

25 

19 

16 

14

13 

11 

11 

10 

13

22 

23 

128 

46 

30

28 

25 

20 

18 

17

16 

13 

11 

15 

76

4-2 

52 

42 

86 

42 

28

Per square 

mile

0.270 

3.22 

2.26

2.79

10.53 

1.70 

4.20 

2.76 

.700 

.373 

.236 

.102 

.046

2.21

Sept.

23 

18 

15 

13 

19

18 

14 

9.8 

9.2 

42

38 

29 

19 

18 

16

14 

12 

11 

14 

11

8.6 

6.8 

5.9 

4.7

4.5

4.2 

4.2 

3.8 

3.8

5.5

Runoff in 

inches

0.31 

3.59 

2.60

37.84

12.14 

1.77 

4.85 

3.08 

.81 

.42 

.27 

.12 

.05

30.01

15 (7 p.m.) 14,800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 20

Mar. 8 (9 a.m.) 5,060 see.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Trafford.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
488 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Locust Pork at Trafford, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 330 50', long. 86°45 I , In SW^ sec. 9, T. 14 S., R. 

z w., at highway bridge three-quarters of a mile northwest of Trafford, If miles east 

of Coaldale, and 2§ miles upstream from Gurley Creek. Datum of gage is 309.12 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 {Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 622 square miles.

Records available.- September 1930 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1930-31, 1932-47), 988 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,400 second-feet Jan. 16; maximum gage height, 

41.7 reet Jan. 16; minimum discharge, 17 second-feet Sept. 30.

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 55,800 second-feet Dec. 29, 1942 (gage height, 56.38 

feet); minimum daily, 8 second-feet Oct. 20, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversion above station from Inland Reservoir on Blackburn Fork 

(usaole capacity, 60,000 acre-feet) for industrial water.supply for city of Birmingham. 

Discharge above 5,700 second-feet computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946to September 19' 7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

183

158

138

123

114

102

86

82

75

69

66

75

69

66

63

66

57

54

57

54

54

51

51

57

645

1,150

614

345

236

195

179

Nov.

154

146

138

126

118

114

146

224

236

303

12,800

7,920

2,700

1,610

1,220

998

2,760

3,970

2,200

1,570

1,290

1,070

908

785

698

664

855

785

630

562

-

Dec.

511

460

406

385

368

351

338

317

297

276

27O

273

314

321

283

263

263

230

395

1,520

4,140

2,650

1.79O

1,370

1,140

998

872

1,330

5,520

5,330

3,290

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1946 . .

January... .............

February. ..............

March...... ............

April................. .

Itar........ ............

June ...................

July. ..................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1946-47 . .

Jan.

3,120

3,C

4,C

3,C

70

30

10

2,300

1,880

l.«

2,2

2,C

50

50

6O

1,700

1,570

2,5

2,6

2,7

50

50

00

22,800

28,800

16,2

10,8

12,3

00

00

00

25,300

19,400

7,1

4,2

3,1

40

00

SO

2,550

2,150

1,7

1,5

1,3

1,3

90

30

70

7O

1,450

Secondfoot-days

5,333

47.7OO

36,331

557,164

196,970

25,652

8O.376

49,638

13,257

6, 697

2 825

2 ,862

1,036

468,677

Feb.

1,220

998

908

872

802

732

715

8732

3681

545

477

460

443

440

423

406

385

368

365

2,400

3,010

1,920

1,530

1,290

1,070

906

802

750

.

-

-

Mar.

820

96

8C

6£

2

)2

18

664

6,380

5,52

8,82

6,64

O

0

O

4,090

2,860

2, IE

3,OC

6,82

>0

»

0

4,610

3,120

2,35

1,86

1,70

a

O

O

1,790

1.49O

1,26

1,11

2,06

0

O

0

2,100

1,530

1,26

1,14

1,03

90

0

O

0

8

802

Observed

Maximum

1,150

12,800

5,520

34,200

28 ,80O

3,010

8 ,82O

4,430

2,100 "7CA / bo

266

388

58

28,800

Minimum

51

114

263

31

1,370

365

664

630

137

82

34

29

18

18

Apr.

732

681

630

698

1,450

1,260

962

802

1,290

1,410

2,630

4,430

3,070

3,400

3,850

3.73O

2,860

2,150

1,700

1,450

1,610

1,450

1,180

998

890

1,180

998

768

664

715

Mean

172

1,590

1,172

1,526

6,354

916

2,593

1 655

428

223

91.1

34.' 5

1,284

May

2,100

1,700

1,220

926

750

579

511

436

351

304

273

246

232

219

219

209

196

183

196

216

236

226

203

186

176

163

147

140

137

355

222

Per

square

mile

_

-

2.45

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

2.06

June

173

423

768

494

317

630

283

2O6

176

156

137

127

114

108

105

96

94

85

82

82

140

242

341

263

226

186

180

160

166

137

-

Runoff

in

inches

_

-

33.31

_

_

_

_

_

_

28.02

July

118

lOf>

9: '

8f

7f

7C

10P

2615

249

170

114

99

82

73

68

68

65

31

82

70

60

53

53

43

49

47

45

34

53

IIP

11*

Change

reserv __

Aug.

79

65

53

41

32

37

34

30

29

32

36

30

388

256

108

58

51

43

37

37

37

36

37

96

190

180

341

180

102

108

79

in

olr

eontentst

-41

+ 56

+72

-

h52

+2

-2

+3

-41

-47

-62

-52

-72

-11

Sept.

55

47

43

37

37

34

36

36

32

36

39

58

47

47

36

33

43

37

29

27

29

27

24

23

26

27

28

26

19

18

-

Diversion

from

reservoirt

eAfao

efi DO

61

-

73

71

67

68

69

72

72

73

73

69

t Inland Reservoir; figures are equivalents, in second-feet.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations abovJ and below.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 489

Locust Pork at Sayre, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°42'35", long. 86°59'00", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 15 S., 

R7TT!., at bridge on county highway at Sayre, \\ miles downstream from Camp Creek. 

Datum of gage is 253.64 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 885 square miles.

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1947. July 1928 to March 1932 at site 9 miles 

upstream, published as Locust Pork near Warrior.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 29,800 second-feet Jan. 16" (gage height, 

34.5 feet); minimum observed, 33 second-feet Sept. 27, 29.

1928-32, 1942-47: Maximum discharge, 58,500 second-feet Dec. 29, 1942 (gage height, 

45.0 feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Sept. 28, Oct. 2, 1931.

RemarnS.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Diversion from 70 square miles above station for Industrial water 

supply for city of Birmingham. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of backwater 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

8.4 89 3.3 279 7.0

2.6 70 3.6 391 9.O

8.8 118 4.0 557 18. O

3.0 175 S.O 1,060 16.0

8,280 80.0 18,500

3,480 25.0 17,60C

5,690 30.0 23,500

8,950 34.0 89,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

334

279

843

208

195

169

157

154

145

140

134

137

134

108

116

186

103

113

108

116

103

106

103

103

589

1,440

1,110

603

410

316

261

Ncv.

243

228

288

808

195

163

188

513

410

391

5,040

13,200

5,160

2,700

1,980

1,860

3,280

5,770

3,620

8,460

1,980

1,620

1,270

dl, 100

dl.OOO

95O

1,060

1,160

950

8OO

-

Dec.

650

650

603

580

557

513

492

471

450

430

410

430

471

492

450

391

378

430

471

2,040

4,940

3,480

8,760

2,160

1,800

1,380

1,330

1,380

4,72O

7,130

4,940

Jan.

3,770

3,840

d6,000

<H,500

3,340

8,700

a8,300

a3, 600

d3,100

8,700

a2,6OO

a2,700

3,480

3,910

20,900

29,100

27,600

17,700

14,500

24,000

27,000

18,300

6,490

4,210

3,410

2,760

2,460

2,160

1,920

1,920

1,980

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,680

1,440

1,870

1,870

1,160

1,060

1,000

1,000

900

800

700

650

603

580

580

557

471

430

471

2,560

4,060

2,950

2,340

1,860

1,560

1,330

1,280

1,110

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

8,363

59,655

47,373

732,755

254,950

35,612

108,900

72,350

24,945

14,357

4,699

5,809

1,793

638,806

Mar.

1,060

1,000

1,060

900

950

4,870

9,630

11,000

9,890

6,010

4,130

3,210

4,500

8,610

6,730

4,790

3,340

2,700

2,460

2,34O

8,160

1,800

1,560

2,1OO

2,890

2,280

1,860

1,680

1,500

1,270

1,220

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

060

000

000

060

920

860

440

270

740

2,040

2,

6,

4,

4,

5,

5,

4,

3,

2,

8,

2,

8,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

1,

1,

1,

Maxima

1,440

13,200

7,130

36,300

29,100

4,060

11,000

6,090

3,5OO

1,500

41O

850

90 j

29,100

90O

090

430

720

240

390

210

210

580

400

700

460

740

500

330

560

160

820

060

06O

-

May

3,500

3,150

8,280

dl,700

1,330

dl,000

dS80

d720

d650

603

580

498

450

410

391

430

391

334

450

700

750

603

498

410

410

372

316

261

261

279

410

Minima

103

163

372

70

1,920

430

900

1,000

261

123

65

47

35

35

June

334

750

1,820

850

603

492

800

d520

316

279

243

808

182

215

188

157

140

145

123

316

498

3700

1,500

850

750

513

430

391

334

316

Mean

270

1,988

1,528

2,008

8,824

1,272

3,513

2-, 412

805

479

152

187

59.8

1,750

Jul"

?61

?OS

?01

163

151

145

142

?34

410

353

£ 22

148

157

129

103

113

113

183

UO

148

189

84

79

84

79

70

<?65

84

82

84

98

Aug.

140

110

70

£158

d47

c

53

108

103

70

S3

60

70

145

850

334

243

108

98

91

78

79

88

57

66

430

391

Per square 

 lie

0.305

2.85

1.73

2.27

9.29

1.44

3.97

2.73

.910

.541

.172

.811

.068

1.98

410

750

279

201

175

Sept.

88

79

79

77

72

70

68

79

64

55

60

75

d90

d70

d70

62

53

55

57

57

49

d5l

d46

d43

41

39

35

37

37

41

-

Runoff in 

inohea

0.3S

2.51

1.99

30.79

10.71

1.50

4.58

3.04

1.05

.60

.20

.84

.08

26.85

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Trafford.

c Backwater from local rain; discharge from current meter measurement.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Trafford.
490 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

North River near Samantha, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°28'45", long. 87°35'50", in SVf£ sec. 16, T. 18 S., 

R. 10 W., at county highway bridge half a mile east of Crump's store, l£ miles upstream 

from Cripple Creek, and 4 miles north of Samantha. Datum of gage is 2c2.39 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 220 square miles.

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,590 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 14.6 

reet); minimum, 5.1 second-feet Sept. 25, 26, 30 (gage height, 1.42 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 13,400 second-feet Feb. 28, 1939 (gage height, 22.96 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,100 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 1, 1943 (gage height, 1.21 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 31 feet in July 1916 and February 1936, from information 

by local residents.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4 4.4 2.0 69 6.0 2,010 

1.5 9.2 2.2 117 8.0 2,980 

1.6 16 2.4 186 10.0 3,970 

1.7 25 2.6 273 12.0 5,040 

1.8 36 3.0 470 14.0 6,220 

1.9 51 4.0 970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

78 

69 

64 

60 

53

50 

46 

45 

39 

39

36 

70 

96 

55 

46

42 

39 

38 

36 

35

34 

35 

34 

34 

98

117 

76 

56 

50 

46 

46

Nov.

40 

42 

40 

39 

39

36 

122 

307 

146 

669

5,150 

2,160 

645 

425 

316

255 

2,250 

1,960 

820 

525

425 

355 

278 

260 

242

395 

580 

385 

316 

260

Dec.

255 

228 

199 

182 

171

160 

149 

139 

130 

123

117 

136 

220 

160 

133

127 

130 

153 

143 

1,380

1,610 

770 

510 

400

326

273 

260 

268 

1,000 

1,260 

695

Jan.

S70 

2,450 

2,500 

1,190 

770

570 

540 

1,060 

820 

595

510 

670 

820 

1,240 

1,160

1,380 

2,300 

2,930 

4,240 

5,920

2,880 

1,190 

820 

650 

550

480 

410 

370 

331 

570

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her....... ...................

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

h... .........................

1 .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- Nov. 11 (10 a.n

Feb.

460

365 

321 

321 

292

268 

260 

220 

199 

175

164 

160 

156 

149 

143

139 

133 

127 

127 

895

1,000 

530 

395 

307 

283

260

232 

224

Secondfoot-days

1,662 

19,482 

11,807

191,614

41,441 

8,305 

26,628 

19,564 

7,398 

10,928 

3,508 

846 

386.0

151,955.0

Mar.

27S 

273 

224 

211 

220

2,400 

2,690 

3,610 

1,810 

895

630 

485 

'1,960 

1,810 

945

670 

530 

425 

415 

390

326 

307 

311 

1,610 

945

585 

440 

370 

302 

283 

278

Apr.

273 

287 

273 

260 

321

695 

460 

380 

520 

460

2,110 

2,210 

1,290 

2,060 

1,510

945 

655 

500 

415 

465

490 

380 

321 

311 

360

400 

302 

297 

273 

341

Maximum

117

5,150 

1,610

9,590

5,920 

1,000 3,610' 

2,210 

695 

1,350 

525 

87 

56

5,920

I.) 6,160 sec. -ft.; Jan.

May

535

570 

370 

273 

220

179 

153 

136 

117 

107

96 

89 

84 

215 

224

107 

104 

695 

430 

560

430 

307 

228 

179 

164

143 

117 

101 

109 

242 

114

Minimum

34 

36

117

16

331 

127 

211 

260 

84 

39 

29 

14 

5.1

5.1

June

89 

1,290 

1,350 

480 

311

228 

175 

139 

114 

96

84 

73 

69 

69 

65

53 

50 

44 

39 

46

87 

1,050 

1,080 

820 

870

525 

720 

430 

283 

199

Mean

53.6 

649

381

525

1,337 

297 

859 

652 

239 

364 

113 

27.3 

12.9

416

July

149 

117 

91 

80 

73

58 

118 

525 

146 

91

73 

62 

53 

46 

44

403 

232 

341 

194 

117

82 

65 

53 

46 

39

36

33 

29 

40 

42 

30

Aug.

26 

23 

22 

20 

16

16 

16 

17 

20 

16

14 

27 

33 

26 

24

22 

34 

68 

50 

26

19 

16 

17 

30 

17

17 

26 

87 

51 

28 

22

Sept.

16 

14 

9.8 

9.2 

9.2

7.4 

8.6 

6.9 

47 

56

30 

22 

17 

16 

12

12

10 

8.0 

6.9 

5.5

5.5 

7.4 

10 

7.4 

5.5

5.1 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.1

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.244 0.28 

2.95 3.29 

1.73 2.00

2.39 32.38

6.08 7.01 

1.35 1.40 

3.90 4.50 

2.96 3.31 

1.09 1.25 

1.65 1.85 

.514 .59 

.124 .14 

.059 .07

1.89 25.69

20 (7 a.m.) 6,590 sec. -ft. j Mar. 8 (5 a.m.)

3,970 sec.-ft.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 491

Prairie Creek near Gallion, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat, 32"32>, long. 87°41', in SE£ sec. 9, T. 18 H., R. 4 

 E771TE bridge on State Highway 13, 4 miles upstream from Little Prairie Creek and 4 miles 

northeast of Gallion. Auxiliary staff gage at locks 4 and 5 on Black Warrior River, 

12 miles downstream and three-quarters of a mile upstream, respectively, from mouth of 

Prairie Creek.

Drainage area.- 170 square miles.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,300 second-feet Jan. 19 (gace height, 16.5 

reer^; minimum, 4.2 second-feet Sept. 8.

1940-47; Maximum discharge, 39,000 second-feet Dec. 28, 1942 (gag? height in well, 

19.30 feet; from outside gage, 20.1 feet); minimum since Oct. 1, 1944, 3.6 second-feet 

Sept. 5, 1945 (gage height. 0.05 foot); minimum prior to Oct. 1, 1944, not determined.

Remarks - Records good except those below 30 second-feet, those for period of backwater, 

ana those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. Discharge for periods 

of backwater from Black Warrior River computed by using fall as determined by using 

once-daily readings of auxiliary gages as a factor.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

made ana records .of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Da;

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

24

21

20

18

17

16

16

15

13

13

12

13

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

12

11

11

13

20

2O

15

13

13

12

Nov.

12

12

12

12

12

12

35

152

40

39

662

539

79

43

34

30

522

613

126

68

216

193

84

54

46

202

1,140

776

173

101

-

Dec.

71

56

44

41

39

38

37

34

32

32

33

35

36

34

31

29

30

9O

91

790

2.08O

567

106

81

68

58

53

52

78

161

86

Month

Jan.

366

994

1,8SO

898

162

123

308

1,580

1,230

189

135

607

618

2,380

3,550

3,66O

2,710

1,690

8,360

12, '500

02,840

0657

0236

031S

0346

0318

0265

 C245

0192

0330

0323

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

c!30

94

81

86

96

74

74

66

58

56

54

56

56

54

52

51

48

48

48

2,56O

2,590

327

123

96

78

74

68

71

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

450

5,839

5,013

89,707.4

49,911

7,269

14,247

20,673

14,567

6,182

3,763

429.4

253.2

128,596.6

Mar.

108

141

76

64

64

393

544

2,420

79S

155

111

94

1,480

3,080

655

162

117

96

553

843

162

106

100

693

47O

108

86

86

78

208

196

Apr.

327

3,380

1,310

193

135

108

96

152

991

1,040

803

3.0OO

823

2,470

1.87O

89O

381

135

111

325

1,010

260

120

101

91

111

81

66

68

225

Maximum

24

1,140

2,080

3,220

12,500

2,590

3,080

3,380

3,500

1,790

970

35

53

12,500

May

1,100

1,8SO

596

111

84

71

61

56

49

44

40

38

38

51

311

74

50

41

183

2,120

3.50O

1,140

152

351

1,030

831

138

88

86

182

71

Minimum

11

12

29

7.0

123

48

64

66

38

14

17

7.2

4.4

4.4

June

51

52

325

68

46

39

35

31

28

25

23

21

20

20

18

17

17

15

14

16

23

67

599

565

71

518

1,470

1,790

141

57

-

Mean

14.5

195

162

246

1,610

260

460

689

470

206

121

13.9

8.44

352

Ji-ly

44

38

31

26

24

22

24

118

56

29

24

21

19

17

17

53

441

970

a960

a370

a 130

a50

a 40

a32

a29

27

25

24

52

28

22

Aug.

19

17

15

13

13

12

12

12

14

13

14

14

28

22

35

25

16

13

12

11

10

9.2

8.8

8.4

9.6

10

10

9.2

9.0

8.0

7.2

Pr" square 

mile

0.085

1.15

.953

1.45

9.47

1.53

2.71

4.05

2.76

1.21

.712

.082

.050

2.07

Sspt.

6.7

5.5

6.3

5.6

5.3

5.6

6.0

4.7

6.3

17

53

16

10

8.0

7.6

7.2

7.0

7.O

6.8

7.4

6.5

5.0

5.6

6.8

6.3

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.4

-

Runoff in 

inches

O.10

1 . 28

1.10

19.64

10.92

1.59

3.12

4.52

3.19

1.35

.82

.09

.06

28.14

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby streams, 

o Backwater from Black Warrior River.
492 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Sucarnoochee River at Livingston, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°34', long. 88°12', in SE£ sec. 33, T. 19 N., R. 

ii w., at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 500 feet upstream from Southern Railway bridge, 

three-quarters of a mile southwest of Livingston, and 9 miles upstream from Alamuchee 

Creek. Datum of gage Is 90.04 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1944.

Drainage area..- 635 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 24.7 

il eet); minimum, 116 second-feet Sept. 7, 8.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 20. 1947; minimum, 61 secord-feet Aug. 

28, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19 Jan. 20 to Sept. 30

4.5 150 9.0 752 20.0 3,620 3

5.0 198 12.0 1,350 21.0 4,200 5

6.0 304 16.0 2,260 22.0 5,200 6

7.0 432 18.0 2,820 22.7 6,320 7

9

.9 108 12.0 1,460 22.0 5,360

.0 222 16.0 2,410 23.0 7,280

.0 332 18.0 2,970 24.0 9,910

.0 463 20.0 3,700 24.5 11,400

.0 786 21.0 4,290

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

193

183

168

163

164

164

164

168

159

154

159

159

198

233

228

203

183

178

173

173

173

178

178

173

178

178

183

198

198

19E

188

Hov.

188

188

188

188

188

188

203

238

432

460

1,310

1,270

1,420

1,440

920

460

378

505

806

920

770

520

446

404

365

463

460

825

1,040

806

-

Dec.

599

490

418

378

352

340

328

328

316

304

304

304

316

340

365

340

316

328

378

1,510

2,090

2,210

2,240

2,310

2,240

1,370

682

567

535

567

648

Jan.

882

1,720

2,210

2,470

2,640

2,980

3,620

3,880

3,300

2,820

2,730

2,910

3,020

3,020

2,820

2,790

3,220

3,723

6,32!}

11,400

11,100

10,200

7,940

5,510

3,950

2,880.

1,880

1,250

970

1,010

970

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April

Bay..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,200

1,290

1,010

768

717

700

652

620

588

556

524

508

508

508

508

493

478

463

463

841

1,290

1,460

1,270

804

636

556

524

508

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5 595

17,989

23,813

377,036

116,132 

20,443

49 1 248

70,900 

27, 675

15 959 islses

6,046 

4,340

372,005

Mar.

841

1,130

1,040

768

652

1,320

1,690

2,110

2,230

2,160

1,950

1,290

1,920

2,540

2,790

2,880

3,200

3,230

2,540

1,710

1,480

1,250

940

1,220

1,320

1,270

990

751

684

668

684

Apr.

1,050

2,0

2,2

2,2

90

10

60

2,360

2,210

1.3

8

1,6

60

60

00

1,740

2,130

2,5

3,0

4,5

90

00

30

6,410

5,220

4,6

4,1

3,3

50

40

40

2,510

2,090

2,2

2,3

2,2

10

10

80

1,640

1,010

8

7

6

8

Maximum

233

1,440

2,310

8,640

11,400 

1,460-

3,230 

6,410

I ,oou flflrt

1,340

2, 260

332

184

11,400

60

68

68

04

May

1,250

1,830

1,880

1,710

1,080

636

556

524

493

448

419

392

379

367

620

1,150

1,320

804

754

822

1,200

1,150

786

804

1,250

1,340

1,290

751

524

478

668

Minimum

154

188

304

154

882

463

652

668

367

238

169

143

116

116

June

652

684

1,340

1,270

1,110

734

478

392

343

321

310

310

310

310

332

310

272

250

238

255

310

540

841

588

524

717

880

636

392

310

Mean

180

600

768

1,033

3,746

730

I

con i ooy 

2, 363

893

532

447

1 OR -LaO

145

1,019

July

277

255

250

266

250

216

206

201

201

216

216

190

179

174

169

184

255

1,380

2,260

2,160

1,570

636

343

288

250

233

216

211

206

201

206

Aug.

244

244

196

174

164

153

148

206

233

222

174

164

190

233

244

332

310

233

196

174

164

158

148

143

143

148

148

148

206

216

190

Per scuare 

mile

0* 283

.945

1.21

1.63

5.90

1.15

2 50

3.72 i!*i

 838

.704

.307

.228

1.60

Sept.

158

143

133

128

127

124

116

116

125

128

148

164

158

158

153

153

184

158

148

138

138

153

164

174

179

153

138

133

126

122

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.33

1.05

1.39

22.06

6 80

1.'20

2 88

4! 15

1.62

93

 81

.35

.25

21.76
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 493

Leaf River near Collins, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°41', long. 89°24', in NE^ sec. 33, T. 9 N., R. 

14 w. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on 0. S. Highway 84, 2 miles downstream from 

Oakahay Creek, 8 miles upstream from Rahoma Creek, and 9^ miles northeast of Collins. 

Datum of gage is 197.48 feet above mean sea level (Mississippi State Highway bench 

mark).

Drainage area.- 752 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,100 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 26.08 

reet;; minimum, 106 second-feet Sept. 7, 8; minimum gage height, 4.87 feet Oct. 23-25.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 22,800 second-feet May 2, 1940 (gage height, 26.36 

feet); minimum, 74 second-feet Oct. 9, 11, 16, 1938, Aug. 27-29, 194"?; minimum gage 

height, 4.59 feet Oct. 26, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. lo-3o)

4'. 9 

5.2 

5.6 

6.2 

7.O

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 3O

128

188

282

452

711

8.O 1,060

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

15.1

1,540

2,140

3,500

4,900

5,780

2O.0 1O,7OO

22.O 13,6OO

24.0 17,400

25.9 21,6OO

5.1 

5.5 

5.8 

6.2

106

168

228

325

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

569

940

1,370

1,910

12.0 3,21O

14.0 4,800

15.1 5,780

17.0 7,490

Note ~ . - Same as preceding table above 15.1 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

175 

157 

147 

141 

136

132 

128 

126 

123 

123

121 

123 

124 

124 

123

121 

123 

121 

121 

119

117 

117 

115 

115 

124

147 

149 

141 

134 

132 

130

Nov.

128 

126 

126 

124 

126

126 

214 

280 

250 

389

3,850 

2,660 

1,530 

1,060 

745

498 

467 

677 

514 

483

514 

452 

377 

332 

305

438 

935 

1,010 

970 

848

Dec.

627 

483 

407 

360 

332

311 

300 

285 

280 

274

270 

295 

338 

349 

332

305 

396 

422 

357 

1,060

2,200 

2,450 

2,590 

2,080 

1,320

762 

611 

530 

498 

483 

483

Jan.

578 

1,770 

4,480 

4,200 

4,900

4,410 

2,320 

2,450 

2,730 

2,870

2,450 

2,080 

2,620 

3,5OO 

3,5OO

4,130 

6,500 

7,130 

12,500 

20,000

21,600 

19,100 

11,500 

4,640 

3,000

3,440 

3,000 

2,510 

2,150 

1,790 

1,570

Month

Octo 

Move

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

ber ..........................

Bber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

airy

 uary .........................

1 ...........................

St ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Peak discharge.- J

(2:36 p.m.) 11,000 s

Feb.

1,520 

1,470 

1,180 

980 

880

804 

766 

729 

675 

639

604 

586 

569 

552 

535

518 

502 

486 

486 

1,O60

1,320 

1,270 

1,140 

861 

675

569 

518 

535

Seoondfoot-days

4,02 

20,55' 

21,79

431,07

169, 41( 

22,42 

80,82 

121,31 

41,142 

15,556 

5,562 

4,44E 

3.94E

511,014

Mar.

639 

748 

804 

823 

693

1,270 

1.79O 

3,280 

3,520 

3,520

2,790 

1.79O 

4,420 

7,580 

7,780

8,690 

4,970 

2,580 

2,390 

2,030

1,970 

1,67O 

1,270 

2,O3O 

2,150

1,970 

1,670 

1,180 

900 

1,520 

2,390

Apr.

2,580 

5,420 

5,330 

5,510 

4,160

2,450 

3,810 

4,880 

4,000 

4,32O

6.17O 

7,780 

7,220 

10,300 

8,580

7,O40 

5,780 

3,440 

2,330 

2,970

3,680 

3,140 

2,650 

1,970 

1,370

1,100 

980 

842 

766 

748

Maximum

3 175 

I 3,850 

3 2,590

5 11,500

i 21,600 

J 1,520 

f 8,690 

3 1O.3OO 

3,070 

1,420 

257 

226 

262

21.60O

May

1,420 

1,910 

1,970 

1,790 

1,060

729 

785 

675 

621 

604

518 

470 

486 

486 

814

552 

823 

3,070- 

2,150 

2,510

2,790 

2,030 

1,420 

1,920 

2,930

1,620 

1,220 

920 

729 

1,220 

900

Minimum

115 

124 

270

115

578 

486 

639 

748 

470 

233 

140 

118 

1O6

106

June

766 

711 

1,420 

960 

861

766 

502 

409 

366 

424

380 

322 

294 

279 

264

252 

246 

237 

232 

255

586 

5O2 

333 

338 

621

1,100 

920 

569 

352 

289

Mean

13C 

68E 

702

1,183

5.46E 

801 

2,607 

4,044 

1,327 

519 

179 

143 

132

1,400

July

257 

239 

228 

215 

207

199 

199 

199 

197 

183

179 

176 

170 

166 

164

163 

164 

168 

213 

195

181 

166 

161 

154 

150

148 

147 

145 

145 

144 

140

Aug.

137 

134 

132 

132 

130

128 

128 

ISO 

144 

145

140 

136 

134 

136 

159

185 

189 

166 

199 

226

176 

147 

136 

131 

128

'122 

119 

118 

122 

119 

118

Pe r square 

mile

0.173 

.911 

.935

1.57

7.27 

1.07 

3.47 

5.38 

1.76 

.690 

.238 

.190 

.176

1.86

Sept.

116 

115 

114 

112 

110

1O7 

106 

106 

111 

112

116 

115 

110 

110 

109

114 

116 

111 

124 

201

262 

213 

189 

163 

145

137 

128 

126 

125 

122

Runoff in 

inches

0.20 

1.02 

1.08

21.32

8.38 

1.11 

4.00 

6.00 

2.03 

.77 

.28 

.22 

.20

25.29

an. 21 (9 a.m.) 22.1OO sec. -ft.; Mar. 16 (10:30 a.m.) 9,O2O sec. -ft.; Apr. 14 

ec.-ft.
494 PASCftGOULA RIVER BASIN

Leaf River at Hattiesburg, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°21', long. 89°17', in NWv sec. 2, T. 4 N., R. 13 

w. at. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 11, 300 feet downstream from Bowie 

Creek, 3,000 feet upstre'am from New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad bridge, and threequarters of a mile northeast of Hattiesburg. Datum of gage is 118.23 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Drainage area.- 1,760 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at 

site 3,uuu feet downstream since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. "Weather Brueau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 40,600 second-feet Jan. 22 (gage height, 26.66 

reet); minimum, 600 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 5.04 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 71,300 second-feet Mar. 22, 1943 (gage height, 28.91 

feet); minimum, 410 second-feet Oct. 26, 27, 1941 (gage height, 4.96 feet).

Flood of April 1900 reached a stage of about 33.6 feet, present datum, from reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2 Apr. 3 to Sept. 30

5.4 650 12.0 6,810 24. 0 29,400

6.2 1,120 14.0 9,2

7.0 1,720 17.0 13,7

8.0 2,590 20.0 18,8

10.0 4,590 22.0 23,4

50 25.0 32,900

00 26.0 36,900

00 26.6 40,OOO

00

5.1 630 8.0

6.0 1,190 9.0

7.0 1,890 10.0

Note . - Same as prece

table above 1O.O feet.

2,690

3,590

4,590

ding

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

936

820

763

740

723

712

695

689

684

684

689

706

695

712

712

695

695

700

695

689

678

672

661

650

656

695

740

763

734

717

700

Nov.

689

684

684

684

678

678

791

1,060

1,180

1,020

4,770

9,900

8,730

5,580

3,440

2,230

1,600

1,600

1,880

1,920

2,270

2,180

1,760

1,400

1,210

1,150

2,840

3,540

3,140

2,590

-

Dec.

2,090

1,640

1,360

1,210

1,150

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,020

995

995

995

1,150

1,250

1,180

1,080

1,060

2,680

2,680

2,680

5,690

5,690

5,030

4,480

3,540

2,500

1,840

1,560

1,480

1,400

1,400

Jan.

1,640

3,5

8,8

9,E

90

60

10

8,130

7,650

7,0

6,0

6,3

50

20

50

5,690

5,250

4,9

6,4

11,6

20

60

00

10 , 600

9,250

10,2

11,4

15,0

00

00

00

24,700

34,500

40,0

33,7

23,6

00

00

00

15,800

8,990

7,0

6,1

5,4

5,0

50

30

70

30

4,590

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ...................... ...

February .........................

llaroh ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

4,040

3,640

3,440

2,950

2,680

2,500

2,410

2,320

2,180

2,090

2,000

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,840

1,840

1,760

1,760

1,800

5,140

6,020

4,370

3,540

2,950

2,410

2,090

1,960

1,960

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

22,100

71,870

63,025

1,087,767

358,730

75,450

220,740

301,280

141,000

58,780

27 894

26^104

28,270

1,395,251

Mar.

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,230

2,180

8,710

13,700

15,000

11,200

8,130

6,810

5,470

7,980

14,000

15,300

14,300

12,600

9,510

6,690

7,410

5,910

4,810

4,040

4,920

5,690

5,140

4,260

3,540

2,860

4,700

6,690

Apr.

7,

15,

14,

12,

10,

7,

6,

8,

9,

560

800

200

700

500

890

020

860

380

8,730

14,500

17,

17,

18,

500

200

600

18,400

16,300

13,

10,

7,

400

300

050

7,410

13,100

11,

8,

6,

300

250

350

4,810

3,590

3,

2,

2,

2,

Maximum

936

9,900

5,690

16,500

40,000

6,020

15 300

18 , 600

13,500

4,190

1,220

1,570

2,870

40,000

230

870

610

370

May

2,530

3,79

3,99

3,69

0

0

0

3,140

2,450

3,75

5,69

3,32

0

0

0

2,450

2,050

1,85

1,78

1,82

0

0

0

1,970

2,450

2,01

2,61

5,36

0

0

0

6,240

9,770

8,59

5,03

6,27

0

0

0

13,500

9,900

6,13

4,19

3,41

5,36

0

0

0

0

5,910

Minimum

650

678

995

650

1,640

1,760

2)370

1,780

1,120

714

663

605

605

June

4,190

2,960

3,410

3,790

2,870

2,450

2,130

1,750

1,610

1,640

1,610

1,500

1,400

1,330

1,330

1,260

1,190

1,150

1,120

1,290

1,890

1,850

1,640

1,540

1,890

1,970

2,530

2,210

1,850

1,430

Mean

713

2,396

2,033

2,980

11,570

2,695

7,121

10,040

4,548

1,959

9OO

842

942

3,823

July Aug.

1,220 732

1,120

1,080

1,050

1,020

960

990

1,050

990

702

690

678

672

666

666

73fi

810

930 840

900 870

870

840

840

340

780

990

810 900

810 900

810 1,

810

930 1,

D20

900

080

1,050 1,570

1,080 1,190

930 1,

810

780

120

960

310

780 780

750 732

738

726

714

726

708

590

690

590

780 690

Per sq-iare 

mile

0.405

1.36

1.16

1.69

6.57

1.53

4.05

5.70

2.58

1.11

.511

.478

.535

?.17

Sept.

690

672

648

642

630

620

615

605

625

660

708

726

714

672

630

630

620

625

900

2,870

2,210

2,690

1,820

1,260

990

870

780

744

708

696

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.47

1.52

1.33

23.00

7.58

1.59

4.66

6.37

2 98

1^24

.59

.55

.60

29.48
PASCAGOULA HIVSR BASIN 495

Leaf River near McLain, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°06', long. 88°48 I , in SE£ sec. 29, T. 2 N., R. 

tt W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway Ifa, l£ miles east of McLain, 

2 miles downstream from Rogers Creek, and 6 miles upstream from Oaktibbee Creek. 

Datum of gage is 42.15 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Drainage area.- 3,510 square miles.

Records available.- Novemler 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximom discharge during year, 62,400 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 25.20 

reet); minimum, 920 second-feet Fept. 18 (gage height, 3.24 feet).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 88,300 second-feet Mar. 24, 1943 (gage height, 27.76 

feet); minimum, 640 second-feet Oct. 26, 27, 1941 (gage height, 2.95 feet).

Flood in April 1900 reached a stage about 4 feet higher than that of Mar. 24, 1943, 

from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10 Mar. 11 to Sept. 30

3.5 1,060 10.0 7,500 21.0 31,900

3.8 1,250 13.0 11,700 22.0 37,800

4.6 1,860 16.0 16,800 23.0 44,200

6.0 3,100 18.0 20,700 24.0 52,000

8.0 5,090 20.0 27,300 25.0 60,600

3.3 940 6.0 2,620 14.0 12,900

3.7 1,120 8.0 4,370 16.0 16,600

4.3 1,450 10.0 6,700 18.0 20,700

5.0 1,890 12.0 9,630

Note.- Same as preceding table above 18.0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1945 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,900

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,620

1,460

1,320

1,250

1,210

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,060

1,060

1,090

1,120

1,120

1,090

Nov.

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,120

1,500

1,540

1,740

1,940

4,380

8,470

9,870

7,910

5,530

4,160

3,370

2,920

3,190

4,060

4,460

4,260

3,560

3,010

2,740

3,190

3,860

4,870

4,760

-

Dec.

4,360

3,760

3,100

2,650

2,380

2,150

2,020

1,900

1,860

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,860

2,060

2,060

1,940

1,860

3,280

3,960

4,460

6,980

7,630

6,980

6,350

5,640

4,760

3,860

3,100

2,740

2,830

Jan.

3,1OO

3,860

7,770

11,300

13,000

13,000

11,700

11,100

10,600

10,800

10,800

9,870

9,170

12,600

15,900

17,900

18,100

17,500

17 ; 900

23,100

29 , 400

34,800

45,600

59,700

60,600

52,800

42,800

31,900

21,000

15,000

12,200

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1945 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

liay ..............................

June ..........:..................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septembe r ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

10,300

8,610

7,500

6,720

5,990

5,420

5,090

4,760

4,560

4,360

4,160

3,960

3,860

3,760

3,760

3,660

3,560

3,460

3,370

5,160

10,400

12/200

10,400

8,190

7,240

6,230

5,310

4,560

-

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

37 990

102^710

103,650

2,350,980

654,870

166,550 

487,510

671,730

311,200

50^550

41,710 

46,320

2,794,750

Mar.

4,260

4,760

4,760

4,560

4,460

7,960

18,700

24,900

28 , 500

30,900

28 , 500

22,200

20,200

21,900

21,600

23,100

23,700

23,100

22,500

20,700

18,200

15,900

12,600

10,900

10,900

10,900

9,630

8/100

6,970

8,550

13,600

Apr.

15,100

23,1

26,9

29,9

00

00

00

31,400

28,900

23,7

18,6

16,2

00

00

00

16,600

17 , 000

18,8

21,9

28,9

00

00

00

36,000

38 , 400

38,4

36,6

31,9

00

00

00

26,900

22,500

20,0

20,4

20,7

00

00

00

18,400

14,200

10,6

8,1

6,3

5,3

Maximum

1,900

9,870 

7,630

31,400

60,600

12,200

30,900

38,400

29,000

9,000

3,630

1,960 

4,770

60,600

00

00

10

20

May

4,770

4,570

5,560

6,700

6,570

6,180

5,680

7,670

11,400

9,630

5,800

4,570

4,080

3,630

3,450

5,440

4,500

4,000

4,500

9,500

13,000

17,000

17,000

10,000

21,000

29,000

27 , 000

22,000

13,000

11,000

13,000

Minimum

1,030

1,030 

1,780

1,030

3,100

3,370

4,260

5,320

3,450

2,030

1,220

1,020 

920

920

June

8,000

9,000

7,500

7,000

7,000

5,500

5,000

4,000

3,300

3,000

2,940

2,940

2,940

2,700

2,460

2,310

2,240

2,100

2,030

2,030

2,310

2,940

2,940

2,700

3,810

4,080

4,170

4,570

4,370

4,080

Mean

1 225

3 424 

3J344

6,441

21,120

5,948

15,730

10 ! 040

3 999

1 , 631

1,345 

1,544

7,657

Julv

3,650

2,860

2,2*0

2,030

1,810

1,830

1,610

1,630

1,830

1,690

1,570

1,5-0

1,450

1,420

1,390

1 , 3130

1,350

1,390

1,450

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,450

1,3130

1,350

1,300

1,270

1,2*0

1,220

1,220

1,220

Aug.

1,220

1,190

1,140

1,120

1,090

1,140

1,390

1,190

1,170

1,450

1,450

1,390

1,450

1,960

1,450

1,480

1,390

1,480

1,450

1,450

1,960

1,690

1,570

1,450

1,330

1,220

1,170

1,140

1,090

1,020

1,020

Per square 

mile

0.349 

.975

.953

1.84

6 . 02

1 . 69

4. 48

6 38

2. 86

1.14

.465

383 [440

2.18

Sept.

l.OOO

1,000

1,000

980

980

960

940

940

960

980

980

980

1,000

1,020

1,020

980

940

920

1,200

3,540

4,770

3,630

3,540

2,860

2,170

1,750

1,510

1,360

1,240

1,170

Runcff in 

inches

0.40

1 09 

1.10

24.91

6.94

1.77

5.17

7il2

3. 30

 54

.44 

.49

29.63

Mote.- No gage-height record May 17 to June 10; discharge computed on basis of records for other 

stations in basin.
496 PASCAQOULA RIVER BASIN

Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°59', long. 88°44 I , in SW£ sec. 18, T. 1 S., R. 7

 W. stV Stephens meridian, at bridge on old State Highway 15, half a mile downstream 

from confluence of Leaf and Chickasawhay Rivers and half a mile west of Merrill. Datum 

of gage is 26.31 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 6,600 square miles.

Records available.- December 1930 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1931-47), 9,881 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 86,500 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 25.33

 1'eet); minimum, 1,640 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 3.75 feet).

1930-47: Maximum discharge, 154,000 second-feet Apr. 13, 1938 (gage height, 29.71 

feet); minimum, 696 second-feet Nov. 3, 1936 (gage height, 2.37 feet).

Maximum stage known, 32.5 feet in Aoril 1900 (from information by U. S. Weather 

Bureau). Flood of July 9, 1916, reached a stage of 31 feet, present datum (from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau). 

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shlfting-control method used Nov. 17 to Dee. 22, 

Dec. 28 to Jan. 2)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 3O

4.2 1,990 13.0 13,300 23. 0 48.OOO 3.8 1,680 13. 0 12.8OO 23. 0 52,OOO 

5.0 2,690 16.0 18,700 24.0 60.90O 4.4 2.1OO 16.0 17.80O 24. O 6S,8OO 

6.0 3,690 19.0 26.5OO 25.2 79.9OO 5.0 2.58O 18.0 22,400 24.8 78,200 

8.0 6,OOO 21. 0 34,200 6.O 3,460 20. 0 29.2OO 25.3 86.5OO 

1O.O 8,710 22. 0 39,7OO 8.0 5,560 21. 0 34.OOO 

1O.O 8.17O 22.0 41.5OO

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year Ootober 1946 to September 1947'

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

4,130 

3,910 

3,800 

3,580 

3,280

2,980 

2,780 

2,6OO 

2,510 

2,420

2,330 

2,280 

2,240 

2,240 

2,150

2,150 

2,150 

2, ISO 

2,150 

2,11O

2,110 

2.O70 

2,030 

2,030 

1,990

2,030 

2,070 

2,070 

2,150 

2,110 

2,110

Nov.

2,070 

2,070 

2,030 

2,030 

1,990

1,990 

2,070 

2,600 

2,690 

2,880

3,48O 

5,150 

9,600 

12,500 

13,000

11,000 

8,850 

7.31O 

5,870 

5,63Q,

7,040 

8,290 

8,290 

7,310 

6,260

5,510 

6,130 

6,910 

8,150 

8,710

Dec.

8,290 

7,590 

6,650 

5,630 

5,030

4,570 

4,240 

4,020 

3,800 

3,690

3,69O 

3,580 

3,580 

3,690 

3,800

3,910 

3,910 

3,800 

4,46O 

6,260

6,910 

9,150 

.11,600 

12,200 

12,100

11,800 

11,000 

9,450 

7,590 

6,260 

5,870

Jan.

6,520 

9.0OO 

13,500 

17,200 

19,800

21,000 

21,000 

20,300 

19,800 

19.6OO

2O, 300 

20,100 

19,800 

22,500 

a 6, 500

29,900 

31,500 

21,900 

32 ,3OO 

35,700

42,600 

47,000 

53,900 

66,900 

79,900

86,500 

79,800 

71,800 

62,800 

52,000 

43,400

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augv 

Sept

WE

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 ............

lary

nary

ember ........................

iter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

34,600 

28 ,OOO 

21,900 

16,400 

13,400

11,700 

10,200 

9,50O 

8,750 

8,310

7,750 

7,470 

7,060 

6,930 

6,800

6,540 

6,410 

6,160 

6,O40 

6.80O

12,500 

16,500 

17,800 

16; 400 

14,600

12,500 

10 ,400 

8,750

Secondfoot-days

76,71 

177,«1 

198,12

4,519,74

1,124,82 

340,17 

815,20 

1,148,80 

533,28 

253,88 

116,33 

80,97 

85,33

4,951,02

liar.

7,750 

7,89O 

8,170 

8,170 

8,170

9,650 

20,000 

30,900 

38,900 

43,400

43,400 

39,700 

38,100 

40,600 

38,900

36,600 

36,600 

35,90O 

35,900 

35,900

34,000 

31,400 

28,800 

25,700 

23,600

21,400 

19,200 

16,900 

15,200 

15,000 

19,400

Apr.

22,400 

31,900 

42,400 

47.5OO 

48,600

48 , 600 

45,400 

38,900 

33,400 

30,900

30,400 

31,900 

34 ,000 

4O.60O 

49,700

55,80O 

57 , 100 

55,800 

52,000 

48 , 600

44,400 

41,500 

39,700 

38,900 

35,200

30,400 

24,500 

19,600 

15,700 

13,000

Maximum

D 4,130 

D 13,000 

D 12,200

D 41,100

D 86,500 

D 34,600. 

D 43,400 

D 57,100 

D 37,300 

D 22,400 

D 9,350 

D 3,640 

D 8,310

D 86,500

g Computed froa graph based on staff -gage reading.

May

11,200 

10,600 

12,200 

13,800 

14,400

14,200 

14,100 

16,000 

18,000 

16,400

12,300 

9,650 

8,450 

7,330 

9,350

13,000 

10,200 

8,450 

9,350 

13,300

17,100 

19,600 

21,400 

20,900 

22,700

30,000 

35,900 

37,300 

32,900 

28,400 

24,800

Minimum

1,990 

1,990 

3,580

1,990

6,520 

6,040 

7,750 

13,000 

7,330 

3,940 

2,660 

1,890 

1.64O

1,640

June

22,400 

19,400 

16,000 

13,600 

12,200

10,700 

9,350 

8,310 

7,190 

7,610

6,410 

5,800 

5,680 

5,440 

5,000

4,670 

4,450 

4,240 

4,040 

3,940

4,140 

4,890 

5,920 

5,680 

6,410

8,310' 

9,500 

10,700 

11 , 200 

10,700

Mean

2.47E 

5,914 

6,39]

12,38C

36,28C 

12.15C 

26,30C 

38,29C 

17.20C 

8,462 

3,752 

2,61J 

2,844

13,560

July

9,350 

6,930 

5,220 

4,450 

4,040

3,740 

3,640 

3,460 

3,460 

3,460

3,370 

3,100 

3,010 

2,830 

2,740

2,740 

2,660 

2,74O 

3,280 

3,940

4,34O 

4,340 

4,340 

4,140 

3,740

g3,370 

3,010 

2,830 

2,660 

2,660 

2,740

Aug.

2,580 

2,500 

2,420 

2,340 

2,260

2,260 

2,500 

2,340 

2,260 

2,580

3,190 

3,100 

2,920 

3,640 

3,100

g,920 

2,740 

2,660 

3,010 

2,920

3,100 

3,280 

2,920 

2,740 

2,420

2,260 

2,100 

2,030 

2,030 

1,960 

1,890

Per sq-iare 

mile

C.375 

i .896 

.968

1.88

E.50 

1.84 

) 2,98 

5.80 

2.61 

1.28 

.569 

.396 

.431

2.05

Sept.

1,820 

1,820 

1.82O 

1,820 

1,750

1,710 

1,680 

1,640 

1,680 

1,710

1,750 

1,750 

1,820 

1,820 

1,820

1,820 

1,710 

1,890 

2,500 

5,80O

8,310 

7,060 

5,920 

5,800 

4,450

3,550 

3,010 

2,580 

2,340 

2,180

Runoff in 

inches

0.43 

l.oo 

1.12

25.47

6.34 

1.92 

4.59 

6.47 

3.01 

1.43 

.66 

.46 

.48

27.91
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 497

Oakahay Creek at Mize, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°S2', long. 89°31', in NW£ sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 

15 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 20, 0.4 mile east of Mize, l£ 

miles downstream from Hatohapaloo Creek, and 17 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is 274.18 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 217 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,710 second-feet Jan. 20 (gag3 height, 13.49 

feet}; minimum, 19 second-feet at times on Sept. 4-8 (gage height, 1.88 feet).

1943-47: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 20, 1947; minimum observed, 13 secondfeet at times during October and November 1943 (gage height, 1.8 feet).

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

2.2 21 6.0 341 10.4 1,700

2.6 4O 6.9 451 11.0 2,420

3.0 63 8.O 608 11.6 3,510

3.6 103 8.6 727 12.4 5,80O

4.2 153 9.2 902 13.2 8,56O

5.0 230 9.8 1,200

1.9 20 4.2 167

2.4 38 5.0 24

3.O 68 6.0 34

3.6 110 6.9 45

Note . - Same as preced

table above 6.9 feet.

7

3

I

Lng

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

.13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

34

32

28

25

25

24

23

22

21

21

22

27

25

24

24

24

25

25

25

24

23

23

23

23

38

37

32

30

32

34

33

Nov.

32

32

34

34

34

32

48

56

75

173

1,250

625

546

251

115

88

131

127

119

99

96

83

77

69

64

93

256

317

240

166

-

Dec.

119

96

82

73

68

64

62

61

59

58

59

71

83

89

78

67

67

73

70

312

518

592

561

389

195

153

131

119

111

111

123

Jan.

180

528

885

868

836

727

504

532

543

643

518

413

570

752

806

1,260

2,490

2., 7 90

5,400

8,750

5,170

2,560

1,600

1,050

727

836

836

752

519

382

415

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

464

338

267

247

227

212

2O7

197

182

167

162

157

157

152

147

142

137

132

137

317

427

393

267

207

177

157

142

167

_

.

-

Mar.

227

267

252

2O2

177

a4OO

a550

a800

a80O

752

608

349

I,57O

2,350

2,290

1,650

1,030

643

427

451

439

349

287

490

561

532

371

257

222

438

662

Apr.

956

1,!

1.3

1,C

80

70

50

980

716

£

1,1 i»e

34

00

10

1,380

1,750

2,C

2,4

2,2

40

90

30

1,700

1,340

It!

ei

10

36

46

518

727

7

E

4

04

25

38

287

242

2

1

1

1

foTt^Says 

828 38

5,362 1,250

4,714 592

111,440 3,650

44,941 8,750

6,085 464

20,403 2,350

30,322 2,490

8,180 813

3,375 350

1,108 59

914 71

865 76

127,097 8,750

17

97

77

72

May

217

338

307

202

147

137

147

152

132

114

100

92

1O2

114

132

102

157

349

813

704

682

434

207

231

415

464

280

172

137

a350

a250

Minimum

21

32

58

20

180

132

177

172

92

46

28

22

20

20

June

a!60

137

a350

a250

a2OO

alSO

110

93

81

73

66

61

60

56

52

50

48

46

47

64

147

81

75

81

132

327

167

88

67

56

Mean

26.7

179

152

305

1,450

217

658

1,011

264

112

35.7

39 4 za'.a

348

July

50

59

48

43

40

39

38

38

36

34

34

33

33

32

31

31

34

36

53

38

35

32

30

30

29

29

29

28

28

30

28

Aug.

Per square

mile

0.123

.825

.700

1.41

6.68

l.OO

3.03

4.66

1.22

.516

.165

.136

.133

1.60

26

28

26

26

25

24

3O

30

34

29

32

29

29

30

30

32

32

32

71

46

33

29

26

25

23

23

22

22

23

23

24

Sept.

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

22

22

21

23

23

21

22

23

22

21

30

76

62

56

41

36

32

30

31

30

28

28

Runoff in 

inches

0.14

.92

.81

19.10

7.70

1.04

3.50

5.20

1.40

.58

.19

.16

.15

21.79

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Leaf River rear Colllns.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Creek near Hattiesburg, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°26', long. 89°26', in sec. fa, T. fa N., R. 14 W. 

St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 49, 2 miles southwest of Lux, 2 

miles upstream from Okatoma Creek, and 10 miles northwest of Hattiesburg. Datum of 

gage is 160.04 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 304 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during- year, 9,710 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 21.07 

Feet; backwater from Okatoma Creek); minimum, 152 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage height, 

3.44 feet).

lS3t>-47; Maximum discharge, 20,100 second-feet Mar. 21, 1943 (gage height, 25.70 

feetl; minimum observed, 100 second-feet Sept. 23-30, Oct. 4-13, 16, 1938; minimum 

gage height, that of Sept. 7, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of backwater from Okatoma Creek, which are

Rating table, water year 1946-47, except period of backwater from Okatoma Creek 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.5 156 5.0 443 13.5 4,050 

3.8 184 6.0 743 15. O 5,15O 

4.1 226 7.2 1,18O 16.5 6,45O 

4.5 310 11.0 2,700 18.9 8,940

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

195 

182 

175 

173 

173

172 

171 

170 

170 

169

169 

170 

171 

173 

171

170 

170 

170 

171 

171

171 

170 

170 

170 

174

176 

185 

183 

180 

182 

183

Nov.

182 

180 

182 

183 

183

183 

197 

250 

268 

244

1,700 

2,750 

2,020 

1,060 

514

335 

288 

288 

335 

374

500 

500 

388 

305 

266

288 

991 

764 

544 

429

Dec.

348 

293 

266 

246 

240

233 

230 

226 

224 

224

224

235 

310 

291 

254

237 

266 

731 

683 

955

1,340 

1,060 

667 

457 

374

335 

310 

335 

286 

282 

298

Jan.

388 

1,020 

2,180 

1,620 

955

683 

651 

991 

991 

764

604 

635 

1,490 

2,540 

1,940

1,780 

1,660 

2,180 

C4.050 

08,040

C8.940 

04,590 

c2,020 

1,180 

1,180

1,22C

884 

715 

651 

651 

683

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1945 

ary .

h. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1945-47 ............

Feb.

604 

514 

457 

443 

415

401 

388 

388 

361 

348

335 

335 

335 

335 

322

308 

298 

286 

284 

1,460

1,74O 

781 

500 

401 

348

310 

322 

310

Secondfoot-days

5,400 

16,691 

12,460

190,860

57,876 

13,329 

42,960 

53,076 

27,391 

10,310 

5,634 

6,170 

6,820

258,117

Mar.

361 

374 

335 

308 

303

2,740 

4,540 

4,330 

2,300 

1,340

884 

699 

2,280 

3,810 

2,950

1,860 

1,140 

764 

991 

1,340

1,100 

731 

604 

955 

991

815 

604 

514 

457 

1,160 

1,380

Apr.

1,700 

4,470 

3,050 

2,580 

1,500

919 

849 

1,340 

1,260 

1,100

3,620 

4,120 

3,000 

3,990 

2,580

1,700 

1,180 

866 

683 

1,940

3,250 

2,460 

1,260 

849 

620

529 

457 

429 

401 

374

Maximum

195 

2,750 

1,340

4,120

8,940 

1,740 

4,540 

4,470 

3,100 

884 

206 

361 

614

8,940

May

388 

401 

429 

401 

310

284 

742 

1,700 

884 

514

401 

361 

348 

335 

374

361 

310 

322 

415 

1,560

3,100 

1,540 

748 

1,580 

2,500

1,980 

1,100 

683 

6OO 

1,460 

1,260

Minimum

169 

180 

224

168

388 

284 

303 

374 

284 

215 

168 

154 '152

152

June

884 

667 

781 

589 

471

415 

310 

288 

279 

277

275 

268 

264 

260 

248

242 

235 

230 

226 

262

335 

361 

308 

277 

284

273 

286 

260 

240 

215

Mean

174 

556 

402

523

1,867 

476 

1,386 

1,769 

884 

344 

182 

199 

227

707

July

204 

199 

194 

188 

184

180 

177 

176 

185 

175

171 

169 

169 

169 

169

168 

170 

170 

181 

195

206 

197 

183 

180 

182

182 

181 

180 

180 

182 

188

Aug.

185 

180 

175 

173 

172

170 

172 

174 . 

191 

197

235 

209 

191 

273 

204

200 

204 

188 

270 

361

246 

256 

213 

184 

175

171 

166 

163 

159 

159 

154

Per square 

mile

0.572 

1.83 

1.32

1.72

6.14 

1.57 

4.56 

5.82 

2.91 

1.13 

.599 

.655 

.747

2.33

Sept.

158 

156 

155 

154 

154

153 

152 

154 

155

160

171 

167 

165 

161

160

160 

159 

161 

195 

614

529 

620 

500 

335 

235

204 

192 

184 

180 

177

Runoff in 

inohes

0.66 

2.04 

1.52

23.34

7. OB 

1.63 

5.25 

6.49 

3.35 

1.26 

.69 

.75 

.83

31.55

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (4:30 a.m.) 9,710 sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (12:30 a.m.) 5,230 sec. -ft.: Mlar. 14

(2:30 a.m.) 3,990 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (9 a.m.) 5,230 sec.-ft.; 

Apr. 14 (10:30 a.m.) 4,470 sec.-ft. 

c Backwater from Okatoma Creek.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Tallahala Creek at Laurel, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°41', long. 89°07', in NE^ sec. 8, T. 8 N., R. 11 

W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 15, half a mile upstream from 

Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bi-Jdgo, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Laurel, and 

6 miles upstream from Tallahoma Creek. Datum of gage is 201.37 feet above mean sea 

level (Mississippi State Highway bench mark).

Drainage area.- 233 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 20.29 

reetj; minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 8, 10 (gage height, 2.12 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1947; minimum observed, 2.4 secondfeet Oct. 15, 16, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 except period of backwater. Dec. 17 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 15 Nov. 16 to Sept. 30

2.4 

3.0 

3.6 

4.2 

5.0

16

35

62

97

156

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

9.6

24f 

352 

475 

614 

707

2.3 

2.9 

3.7 

4.5 

5.5 

7.0

15

34

72

124

207

356

8.5 

1O.O 

11.5 

13.0 

14.0 

15.0

542

774

1,100

1,640

2,200

3,030

15.6

16.3

17.0

18.0

19.0

19.8

3,730

4,720

6,300

8,400

10,3111

12,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

181 

208 

102 

56 

42

34 

30 

27 

24 

23

21 

20 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

21 

21 

23 

21

Nov.

20 

19 

18 

17 

18

18 

51 

36 

100 

132

286 

528

64J 

659 

707

691 

292 

156 

160 

248

253 

207

168 

140 

117

110 

154 

401 

425 

389

Dec.

263 

180 

140 

117 

103

93 

87 

81 

78 

76

74 

77 

81 

96 

106

103 

138 

148 

140 

249

437 

556 

584 

629 

691

528 

229

172 

148 

136 

140

Jan.

164 

370 

740 

905 

925

1,070 

1,810 

2,270 

1,740 

1,020

757 

792 

1,010 

1,250 

1,280

1,470 

1,950 

2,740 

4,980 

9,280

12,500 

7,040 

3,870 

2,830 

2,200

1,740 

1,160 

828 

774 

774 

614

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1946 ........ ...

ary

h. ........................

1 ............................

si ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

475 

413 

345 

293 

273

248 

229 

220 

207 

193

180 

176 

172 

172 

168

164 

156 

152 

162 

629

707 

675 

629 

528 

313

234 

198 

189

Secondfoot-days

1,109 

7,164 

6,680

144,522

70,853 

8,500 

29,620 

48,956 

14,327 

6,487 

1,220 

802 

857

196,575

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (6:30 a.m.) 13, 7O

(ll:30 p.m.) 3,480 sec. -ft.; Apr. 15 (12:30

Mar.

211 

234 

273 

283 

238

565 

968 

1,130 

1,040 

968

968 

991 

1,410 

1,590 

1,310

1,580 

2,740 

2,270 

1,890 

1,510

1,070 

847 

740 

644 

659

659 

675 

644 

389 

449 

675

Apr.

975

1,690 

1,550 

1,350 

1,390

1,690 

1,890 

1,690 

1,390 

2,040

3,250 

3,030 

2,740 

3,140 

3,140

2,740 

2,410 

2,200 

1,890 

1,640

1,430 

1,100 

946 

905 

885

585 

378 

323 

293 

276

Maximum

208 

707 

691

5,420

12,500 

707 

2,740 

3,250 

847 

737 

120 

56 

90

12,500

May

584 

740 

774 

659 

629

449 

334 

345 

263 

211

168 

140 

124 

117 

113

128 

124 

172 

273 

378

556 

644 

644 

740 

792

740 

723 

774 

847

614 

528

Minimum

16 

17 

74

15

134 

152 

211 

276 

113 

40 

20 

15 

12

12

June

449 

253 

253 

273 

234

172 

128 

103 

87 

78

78 

71

R2 

57

48 

46 

44 

40 

42

42 

87 

103 

216 

570

691 

757 

740 

522 

189

Mean

35.8 

239 

215

396

2,286 

304 

955 

1,632 

462 

216 

39.4 

25.9 

28.6

539

July

120 

93 

76 

64 

56

50 

46 

43 

40 

38

36 

33 

31 

29 

28

28 

28 

27 

32 

33

33 

35 

34 

28 

25

24 

22 

21 

22 

35 

20

Aug.

20 

19 

17 

17 

16

16 

15 

44 

24 

23

20 

23 

26 

24 

27

40 

28 

25 

39

56

46 

32 

26 

22 

18

16 

16 

17 

24 

38 

28

Pe- square 

mile

0.154 

1.03 

.923

1.70

9.81 

1.30 

4.10 

7.00 

1.98 

.927 

.169 

.111 

.123

2.31

Sept.

23 

18 

15 

14 

14

13 

12 

12 

13 

12

13

13 

12 

13 

17

14 

16 

25 

53

50

66 

87 

90 

62 

44

38 

30 

26 

22 

20

Runoff in 

inches

0.18 

1.14 

1.07

23.07

11.31 

1.36 

4.73 

7.81 

2.29 

1.04 

.19 

.13 

.14

31.39

0 sec. -ft.; Mar. 17 (8:3o a.m.) 2,930 sec. -ft.; Apr. 11 

a.m.) 3,360 sec. -ft.
500 PASCAGOULA. RIVER BASIN 

Tallahala Creek near Runnelstown, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°20', long. 89°07', in NE-fc sec. 8, T. 4 N., R. 

11 W. bt. Stephens meridian, at bridge on county road between Sunrise and Runnelstown, 

3 miles south of Runnelstown and 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 612 square miles.

Records available.- November 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,300 second-feet Jan. 23 (gage height, 21.70 

feet); minimum, 70 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.53 feet).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 23, 1947; minimum, 46 second-feet Oct. 26, 

27, 1941 (gage height, 1.35 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 2 to Aug. 9)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23 Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

1.8 76 3.6 492 13.0 6,060 1.6 80 3.5 505 

2.0 101 4.5 852 16.0 8,950 2.0 150 4.3 775 

2.2 130 5.0 1,080 18.0 11,600 2.8 326 5.0 1,080 

2.6 204 5.5 1,340 21.0 17,200 Note.- Same as preceding 

3.0 300 8.0 2,740 table above 5.0 fee*:.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

228 

279 

317 

277 

202

161 

138 

127 

118 

115

109 

109 

107 

104 

100

97 

97 

93 

92 

91

89 

86 

83 

84 

91

91 

89 

87 

88 

93 94-

Nov.

93 

94 

92 

87 

84

84 

101 

160 

198

202

661 

1,390 

1,490

1,440 

1,390

1,200 

986 

702 

492 

565

918 

874 

662 

510 

410

349 

565 

765 

1,080 

1,030

Dec.

830 

662 

492 

397 

334

292 

266 

247 

235 

226

222

217 

226 

244 

274

290 

274 

531 

918 

852

1,490 

1,490 

1,390 

1,280 

1,200

1,180 

963 

603 

492 

423 

423

Jan.

474 

1,080 

2,620 

2,500 

2,200

2,040 

2,040 

2,500 

2,980 

3,050

2,560 

1,980 

2,500 

3,680 

3,620,

3,360 

3,620 

3,810 

4,200 

6,460

9,430 

15,200 

17,800 

13,100 

8,730

6,220 

4,980 

3,490 

2,740 

2,320 

2,150

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

Nay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1946 

ary

1.... ........................

ember ........................

ter year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,820 

1,440 

1,230 

1,060 

922

835 

775 

717 

682 

647

612 

595 

565 

565 

550

535 

320 

505 

557 

. 2,090

3,050 

2,380 

1,870 

1,550 

1,230

877 

700 

630

Secondfoot-days

3,936 

18,674 

18,963

385, 321

143,434 

29,509 

81,599 

113,050 

49,832 

19,225 

5,322 

3,875 

4,210

491,629

liar.

755 

717 

700 

700 

717

3,260 

4,400 

4,980 

4,270 

3,360

2,680 

2,320 

3,360 

4,010 

3,680

3,360 

3,050 

3,170 

3,880 

4,010

3,750 

3,110 

2,380 

2,200 

2,040

1,760 

1,600 

1,550 

1,390 

1,980 

2,260

Apr.

2,810 

5,400 

4,530 

3,940 

3,360

2,860 

2,860 

3,360 

3,490 

3,420

3,810 

5,260 

5,980 

6,900 

6,460

6,06O 

5,470 

4,920 

4,330 

4,140

4,460 

4,140 

3,420 

2,740 

2,320

2,040 

1,550 

1,130 

990 

900

Maximum

317 

1,490 

1,490

5,610

17,800 

3.05Q 

4,980 

6,900 

4,980 

1,390 

528 

261 

412

17,600

Hay

815 

1,600 

1,820 

1,710 

1,490

1,340 

2,010 

1,820 

1,200 

835

665 

550 

490 

462 

490

462 

550 

595 

978 

2,260

2,740 

1,980 

1,600 

3,080 

4,980

3,620 

2,680 

2,040 

1,870 

al,600 

al.500

Minimum

83 

84 

217

83

474 

505 

700 

900 

462 

232 

96 

72 

70

70

June

al,350 

al,250 

al,100 

a940 

877

755 

595 

490 

425

375

375 

362 

338 

302 

284

265 

249 

238 

232 

265

505 

338 288' 

387 

630

1,130 

1,390 

1,250 

1,250 

990

Mean

127 

622 

612

1,056

4,627 

1,054 

2,632 

3,768 

1,607 

641 

172 

125 

140

1,347

July Aug.

528 96 

375 88 

302 80 

265 77 

234 74

212 72 

197 82 

241 83 

216 261

174 234

158 154 

150 131 

137 122 

131 117 

126 124

120 126 

118 168 

126 150 

150 135 

139 180

126 195 

120 180 

115 148 

115 131 

117 120

110 108 

104 96 

99 90 

96 83 

111 82 

110 88

Per sq'iare 

miU

0.208 

1.02 

1.00

1.73

7.56 

1.72 

4.30 

6.16 

2.63 

1.05 

.281 

.204 

.229

2.20

Sept.

110 

98 

90 

82 

78

76 

72 

70 

78 

83

82 

85 

96 

94 

80

77 

77 

80 

133 

302

281 

362 

412 

279 

230

187 

156 

135 

117 

108

Runoff in 

inches

0.24 

1.13 

1.15

23.41

8.72 

1.79 

4.96 

6.87 

3.03 

1.17 

.32 

.24 

.26

29.88

Peak discharge.- Jan. 23 (4s30 a.m.) 19.300 sec. -ft. j Mar. 8 (2 a.m.) 5,260 sec. -ft. j Apr. 2 (2

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Laurel.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 501

Tallahoma Creek near Laurel, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°47', long. 89°11', in NE£ sec. 3, T. 9 N., R. 12 W.

* St."Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 15, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Cypress Creek, l| miles downstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, 

7 miles northwest of Laurel, and 15 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

233.73 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of .1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 149 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- February 1941 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,410 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height,

 13.yy feet); minimum observed/2.6 second-feet Sept. 4; minimim gage height observed, 

0.43 foot Oct. 18.

1941-47; Maximum discharge observed, that of Jan. 20, 1947; minimum observed, 2.2 

second-feet Oct. 20, 1945 (gage height, 0.33 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

0.5 4.4 2.5 70 8.0 495 10.9 1,240 0.6 2.7 1.4 22

 7 8.8 3.2 107 9.0 611 11.3 2

 9 14 4.0 160 9.5 683 12.8 (

1.3 25 5.0 235 10.0 774 13.7 J

1.8 42 6.5 355 10.5 940

,070 .8 5.4 2

5,410 1.0 9.5 2

>,110 Note.- Same as

Ing table above

.0 46

.5 70

preoed2.5 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water yenr October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

5

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

36

54

26

18

9.8

10

8.6

8.8

6.5

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.4

5.0

7.6

10

9.8

9.3

8.8-

7.6

Nov.

7.4

7.2

5.7

7.0

6.7

7.0

7.9

160

107

104

495

830

652

418

132

75

66

80

125

107

119

113

80

62

54

58

436

355

235

181

-

Dec.

119

90

66

58

50

48

46

44

42

40

42

46

75

90

62

50

50

85

113

197

465

517

427

347

167

125

101

85

85

85

90

Jan.

167

412

800

830

830

800

716

586

528

495

495

445

638

900

990

1,180

1,690

1,690

3,800

9,110

5,830

2,780

1,810

1,310

940

611

562

574

598

400

347

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar yenr 1946 ............

January ..........................

February

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July.............................

«~gust ...........................

September ........................

Hater year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

299

267

219

195

181

160

153

132

132

125

119

113

113

113

107

101

95

95

90

323

528

445

291

188

146

125

107

119

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

306.

5,092.

3,907

79,797.

42,864

5,081

17 354

30*298

9 945

3*233

Ttfi-Z OOO ..

184. J

339.'

119,018.5

Mar.

181

195

195

153

132

331

506

683

716

652

624

436

611

1,180

1,310

1,690

1,390

860

652

667

550

436

283

364

495

475

373

227

181

267

539

Apr.

586

(J30

HO

}00

900

940

1,

1,

J90

590

}40

1,480

1,810

l,£

1,J

l,£

110

580

110

2,070

1,580

1.2

1»C

£

>90

)50

60

830

860

1

(

\

r75

99

74

307-

251

2

2

3

al

Maxima

L 54

i 830

517

5 1,930

9,110

52o

1,690

2,070

683

445

t 40

) 17

' 70

9,110

51

27

88

80

May

a4oo

517

475

445

275

167

275

235

160

113

90

75

65

a70

174

235

125

146

307

465

562

598

528

339

586

683

598

373

174

299

391

Minima

4.0

5.7

40

3.7

167

90

132

180

65

18

3.4

3.7

2.7

2.7

June

203

132

251

283

174

101

75

60

50

44

42

36

34

30

28

24

21

20

18

20

30

36

38

132

211

299

445

251

90

55

Mean

9.87

170

126

219

1,383

181

560

1,010

321

103

11.7

5 QA yo

13.0

326

July

40

30

2*

21

17

1*

13

If

If

10

9.5

9.0

F.5

F.I

T.7

e.o e.i

f.O

1C

1?

1?

1C

1?

S.5

7.7

e.e

5.1

4.6

2.7

3.4

E.4

Aug.

5.1

I

.

:

5.1

1.8

5.9

4.0

4.0

.4

5 ..7

1.0

1.2

4.2

4.8

4

4

4

1.5

1.2

1.6

9.3

8.4 i

4

11

.8

.5

13

11

6

e

i

.1

.7

.4

4.5

3.9

2

1

6

4

.7

.0

.5

.8

4.2

Per square 

mile

0.066

1.14

.846

1.47

9 .£8

1.21

3.76

6 .78

2.15

 725

!o79

.040

.087

2.19

Sept.

3.8

3.7

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.1

2.9

3.4

2.9

3.9

3.9

3.2

3.3

5.8

5.8

11

25

50

52

70

46

28

14

11

7.7

6.1

5.4

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.08

1.27

.98

19.92

10.70

1.27

4.33

7.56

2 .48

.81

.09

.05

.10

29.72

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records fcr nearby stations. 

869757 O - 50 - 33
502 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Chunky Creek near Chunky, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°20', long. 88°54', In SW£ sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 

14 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 2,500 feet upstream from Alabama & Vicksburg Railway bridge, 1-5- miles east of Chunky, 3u miles upstream from Tallahatta Creek, and 5? miles downstream from Concobona Creek.

Drainage area.- 368 square miles.

Records available.- August 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,960 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 18.55 

feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Sept. 8, 9; minimum gage height, 2.52 feet Sept. 8.

1938-47:' Maximum discharge, 11,800 second-feet Feb. 11, 1946 (gage height, 20.49 

feet); minimum, 6.4 second-feet Aug. 27-29, 1943 (gage height, 2.28 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.6 

3.9

95

183

267

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

8.0

368

479

675

1,110

2,200

1O.O 

12.0 

14.0 

16.0 

17.5

3,370

4,660

6,010

7,620

8,970

Jan. 22 to Sept. 3o

2.6 22 3.7 225 

2.8 44 4.1 342 

3.O 72 4.5 479 

3.3 129

Note.- Same as prrseedIng table above 4.5 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

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.

75

53

45

42

39

38

38

38

37

36

37

93

99

75

63

57

53

51

50

48

61

61

53

50

51

60

66

66

64

61

60

Nov.

60

58

58

58

60

60

109

234

193

157

766

1,160

924

347

204

164

161

330

354

258

201

183

164

150

136

171

678

844

536

326

-

Dec.

257

215

a!85

alSO

a!55

a!45

a!35

145

141

136

136

152

217

243

204

171

159

261

422

1,290

1,970

2,310

2,140

1,050

536

426

364

336

364

479

452

Jan.

556

1,690

2,600

3,490

3,430

2,080

976

1,690

2,310

2,250

1,690

1,210

1,360

1,580

1,800

2,020

2,310

2,490

3,620

7,360

8,970

a7,500

a5,500

a3,400

a2,100

al,400

al,000

a700

595

635

1,070

Month

October .........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ...................... .....

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ....................

Water year 1946-47 ...........

Feb.

954

635

498

468

449

407

397

371

336

311

302

?99 >02

296

293

284

275

264

269

575

954

737

449

368

323

293

278

305

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,720

9,104

15,366

250,929

79,382

11,692

35,607

45,083

15,987

11,659

3,319

1,303

1,098

231,320

Mar.

575

737

517

387

381

635

954

1,520

1,740

1,470

801

536

1,670

3,190

5,240

3,310

1,470

716

758

1,130

1,090

716

556

866

1,090

844

517

446

410

556

779

Apr.

1,050

2,250

2,950

2,540

1,160

655

517

498

801

1,160

1,580

2,720

4,270

3,810

3,370

3.370

2,430

1,260

737

844

1,470

1,580

998

615

498

475

432

361

330

352

Maximum

99

1,160

2,310

10,700

8,970

954

5,240"

4,270

1,230

2,200

305

125

108

8,970

May

801

1,230

1,110

575

355

305

345

414

314

247

217

196

199

252

655

888

449

479

675

932

1,020

822

446

498

615

517

345

261

233

287

305

Minimum

36

135

36

556

264

381

330

196

75

44

25

16

16

June

225

204

517

498

266

196

162

142

136

147

158

125

108

97

95

91

86

79

75

111

387

435

339

576

j.,410

2,200

1,740

536

293

225

Mean

55 . !

303

496

687

2,561

418

1,149

1,503

516

389

107

42. C

36. (

334

July

182

153

140

121

110

102

93

89

86

75

72

69

64

60

57

60

256

189

236

305

167

106

82

70

63

57

56

54

53

48

44

Aug.

42

37

34

33

31

31

28

25

25

27

27

31

32

42

116

77

125

97

58

45

42

34

31

30

30

30

32

30

28

27

26

Per square 

milr

> 0.151

 823

1.35

1.87

6.96

1.14

3.12

4.08

1.40

1.06

« 29X

!l!4

.099

1.72

Sept.

25

23

22

20

20

20

19

16

16

20

20

22

26

24

33

62

54

42

34

48

86

108

91

58

45

37

32

28

24

23

Runoff in 

inches

0.17

.92

1.55

25.35

8.03

1.18

3.60

4.56

1,62

1.18

.34

.13

.11

23.39

Peak discharge.- Jan. 5 (12:50 a.m.^ 3.680 sec.-ft.; Jan. 21 (5:30 a.m. \ 9,960 sec.-ft.; Mar. 15 

(7t30 a.m.) 5,730 sec.-ft. ; Apr. 13 (4 p.m.) 4,590 see.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Olcatlbbee Creek near Meridian.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 503

Chickasawhay River at Enterprise, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32 0 10', long. 88°49', in NW£ sec. 24, T. 4 N., R. 

14 &. Choctaw meridian, at county bridge in Enterprise, half a mile downstream from 

confluence of Chunky and Okatibbee Creeks. Datum of gage is 212.62 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Drainage area.- 913 square miles.

Records available L - August 1938 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1904 are published in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,500 second-feet Jan. 21 (gaee height, 27.98 

I'eet); minimum, 63 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, -0.10 foot). 

- 1938-47: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1947; minimum observed, 30 secondfeet Aug. 28, 1943 (gage height, -0.53 foot).

Maximum stage known, 37.2 feet, from floodmark, in April 1900 (fron reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau); a discharge of 21,700 second-feet (gage height, 27.85 feet), 

was measured by Corps of Engineers Apr. 3, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge between about 1,750 and 8,300 second-feet determined 

by using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

-0.1 63 3.5 857

.3 107 6.0 1,750

.8 1S1 10.0 3,320

1.6 333 15.5 5,900

2.4 524 18.5 7,900

21.5 11,000

24.0 14.5OO

26.5 19,100

27.8 22,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

242

190

168

155

146

140

133

131

127

124

128

155

218

193

170

162

154

142

137

130

131

148

143

136

137

144

147

148

151

149

146

Nov.

143

140

135

134

135

135

578

609

484

453

2,380

2,380

1,900

1,240

713

510

552

683

792

890

713

566

497

446

410

458

991

1,450

1,270

890

-

Dec.

776

683

552

484

446

422

410

399

387

387

376

399

458

510

510

458

422

484

698

2,790

4,160

4,230

3,900

2,970

2,030

1,420

991

890

890

1,020

1,020

Jan.

1,160

3,810

6,140

6,470

6,380

5,430

4,440

5,120

5,150

4,690

4,070

3,690

4,100

4,470

5,100

6,630

7,620

7,340

11,800

18,700

22,100

18,300

11,000

6,260

4,960

4,190

3,250

2,440

1,980

1,790

2,130

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1945 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,290

2,050

1,680

1,380

1,270

1,200

1,130

1,060

991

923

890

857

824

824

808

776

760

729

729

1,420

2,020

1,830

1,420

1,060

890

824

760

824

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

4,725

22, 677

35,572

617,202

200,710

32, 2X9

84,011

115,121 

50,234

25 223

13 122 

4,*514

3,498

591,626

Mar.

1,160

1,560

1,380

1,100

991

1,640

2,060

3,420

3,420

3,110

2,340

1,600

4,500

6,450

7,650

6,970

4,900

3,880

3,150

2,660

2,460

2,010

1,600

2,190

2,350

2,080

1,600

1,270

1,130

1,550

1,830

Apr.

2,450

5,£ 5,'

5,4

40

80

10

4,060

2,9"-0

2,C

1,E

l.S

30

60

60

2,320

4,500

6,C

1,1

8,2

20

60

20

7,960

7,610

6,2

4,6

3,5

70

80

50

3,260

4,150

3,9

3,1

2,2

6O

10

90

1,710

1,600

1,3

1,1

9

1,0

Maximum

242

2,380

4,230

18,100

22,100 

2,290

7,650

3^180

3,660

2,060

292 

271

22,100

40

30

91

60

May

1,790

2,770

2,680

1,930

1,160

923

923

957

824

683

609

552

538

594

1,910

2,790

2,520

1,920

1,860

2,330

2,620

2,270

1,640

2,040

3,180

2,770

1,720

1,O6O

857

857

957

Minimum

124

134

376

124

1,160 

729

991 

991

538

214

167

86 

63

63

June

776

668

988

1,340

991

683

524

446

399

458

399

365

322

302

272

272

249

230

214

227

484

713

729

1,060

2,610

3,660

3,020

1,510

760

552

Mean

152

756

1,147

1,691

6,475

1,151

2,710

3>837

1,620

841

423

146 

117

1,621

July

458

410

410

343

372

272

2<52

249

230

214

211

198

179

1<58

167

175

556

937

1,3^0

2,0~0

1,120

512

3'6

3\2

272

258 2" 8

200

188 2" 3

2Z7

Aug.

230

2

1

1

23

63

38

130

1.39

i

1

1

21

34

21

115

114

1

1

1

12

17

36

292

262

2

2

1

25

30

81

136

119

1

1

1

Per squsre 

mile

0.166

 828

1.26

1.85

7.09

I

oc CO

2.97

4.20

1.77

.921

.463

.160 

.128

1.78

07

01

96

94

93

93

97

12

97

86

Sept.

83

81

76

72

69

67

65

63

67

66

67

71

83

90

271

238

140

117

115

211

211

232

203

149

119

110

101

92

86

83

Runoff im 

inches

0.19

.92

1.45

25.15

8 17

lisi

3. 42 

4^69

2.05

1.03

.53

1 Q -Lo

.14

24.08
504 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Chickasawhay River near Waynesboro, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage r.ecorder, lat. 31°41', long. 88°41i, in NWir sec. 10, T. 8 N., R. 7 

w. st". Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 2 miles west of Waynesboro. 

Datum of gage is 119.91 feet above mean sea level (Mississippi State Highway bench 

mark)

Drainage area.- 1,660 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 194^.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26,000 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 39.00 

reet;; minimum, 229 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage height, 3.26 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 24, 1947; minimum, 149 second-feet 

Aug. 28, 1943 (gage height, 2.48 feet).

A stage of about 50 feet occurred sometime In 1900. A stage of 47.1 feet, from 

floodmarks, occurred Apr. 11, 1938; a discharge of 53,100 second-feet was measured by 

Corps of Engineers on preceding day.

Remarks.- Records good.

Hat in. table, -.rater year 1946-47 (ca£,e height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

3.3 237 9.0 1,850

4.0 352 11.0 2,680

 4.8 526 14.0 4,090

5.8 790 18.0 6,200

7.0 1,150 22.0 8,480

26.0 11,100

30.0 14,400

34.0 18,800

38.0 24,500

38.8 25,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,120

877

639

514

456

434

412

391

371

371

361

361

361

391

434

412

391

381

371

3fil

352

343

343

352

371

371

381

381

381

381

371

Nov.

371

371

371

371

352

352

401

633

1,350

1,250

1,370

3,510

4,600

3,990

5,130

2,080

1,250

1,090

1,250

1,560

1,770

1,700

1,350

1,120

967

937

1,580

2,420

2,420

2,290

-

Dec.

1,770

1,380

1,250

1,060

967

877

819

790

790

762

762

762

790

819

877

907

907

1,090

1,090

1,630

3,320

4,810

5,120

5,280

5,170

4,290

2,640

1,77O

1,490

1,420

1,560

Jan.

1,770

2,730

5,070

6,640

7,090

7,260

7,720

8,540

8,850

8,300

7,430

6,920

7,200

8,360

8,910

8,540

8,850

9,610

11 , 300

16,000

19,200

22,000

25,100

25,700

23,800

20,300

16,800

13,690

10,300

6,590

3,990

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

3,650

3,700

3,510

3,090

2,680

2,420

2,290

2,170

2,040

1,920

1,810

1,740

1,700

1,660

1,630

1,590

1,560

1,520

1,490

3,470

5,120

4,600

3,700

3,040

2,340

1,920

1,700

1,660

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

13,436

46,006

56,969

1,122,897

344,470

69,720

162,760

236,940

111,000

57,154

25,371

12,319

13,440

1,149,585

Mar.

1,770

2,000

2,420

2,420

2,170

2,950

5,070

6,480

6,530

5,980

5,540

5,010

5,280

7,140

8,180

8,240

8,480

8,910

9,420

9,480

8,420

6,090

4,340

3,890

4,290

4,290

3,990

3,320

2,590

3,370

4,700

Apr.

5,280 8,'

9,2 8,"

9O

30

90

8,300

8,120

8,] 8,"

8,6

L80

30

60

7,490

6,640

7>£

9,C

10, E

60

4O

00

11,300

11,700

11,7

11,2

10,8

OO

00

00

10,300

9,870

9,1

7,7

6,7

oo

20

oo

5,650

4,140

3,2

2,9

2,5

2,4

-

Maximum

1,120

4,600

5,280

16,400

25,700

5,120

9,480

11,70.0

6,150

5,600

2,170

587

1,350

25,700

70

10

50

20

May

3,840

5,650

5,380

4,860

4,340

3,320

3,460

2,950

2,340

2,040

1,770

1,560

1,450

1,380

1,420

1,960

3,130

3,550

3,370

3,990

4,09U

4,290

4,040

4,440

6,040

6,150

5,430

4,490

3,510

3,990

2,770

Minimum

343

552

762

343

1,770

1,490

1,770

2,420

1,380

652

434

284

229

229

June

2,120

1,850

2,000

1,920

2,120

2,000

1,560

1,250

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,030

937

907

819

734

706

679

652

860

1,420

1,250

1,320

2,080

'3,940

5,540

5,600

5,010

3,790

1,850

-

Mean

432

1,534

1,838

3,076

11,110

2,490

5,250

7,898

3,581

1,905

818

397

448

3,15C

July

1,280

1,060

937

848

790

706

652

819

790

626

562

526

502

479

456

434

514

734

1,350

1,520

2,170

1,960

1,180

819

652

575

526

490

456

479

479

Aug.

479

4

4

4

56

56

134

371

352 3

4

4

71

56

67

391

371 3

2

2

61

52

61

371

445

5

E

5

50

14

38

587

490

4

2

2

01

52

17

300

292

2

7

2

3

84

00

92

08

300

Per sqiare 

mile

0.261

.924

1.11

1.85

6.69

1.50

3.16

4.76

2.16

1.15

.493

.239

.270

1.90

Sept.

284

268

252

244

237

237

229

237

260

268

252

268

325

308

538

819

706

526

479

706

997

1,350

734

613

526

445

381

334

317

300

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.30

1.03

1.28

25.15

7.72

1.56

3.65

5.31

2.49

1.28

.57

.28

.30

25.77
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 505

Chickasawhay River at Leakesvllle, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°08', long. 88°33 I , in SWj sec. 12, T. 2 N., R. 6 

W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 63, a quarter of'a mile downstream 

from logging railroad bridge, half a mile southeast of Leakesville, and 25 miles upstream from confluence with Leaf River. Datum of gage is 51.13 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,680 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 34,600 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 29.10 

feet); minimum, 481 second-feet Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 8.50 feet).

1938-47; Maximum discharge, 39,600 second-feet Apr. 29, 1944 (gage height, 30.13 

feet); minimum observed, 260 second-feet Oct. 15-17, 1938; minimum gage height, 7.41 

feet Nov. 4, 5, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 34.12 feet Apr. 12, 1938; a discharge of 66,000 second-feet was 

measured by Corps of Engineers on preceding day (gage height, 33.36 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 26 Jan. 27 to Se->t. 30

8.9 615 16.0 5,410 26.0 21,100

9.5 864 18.0 7,510 27.0 24,700

10.2 1,220 20.0 10,100 28.0 28,900

11.2 1,770 23.0 14,400 29.1 34,600

12.6 2,670 24.0 16,100

14.0 3,730 25.0 18,300

8.5 481 10.9 1,431 17.

8.7 544 12.0 1.99T 19.

9.1 682 13.5 2,96") 22.

9.9 990 15.0 4,150 24.

Note.- Same as preced'ng table

24.0 feet.

0 6,000

0 8,200

0 12,500

0 16,100

above

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,660

1,710

1,600

1,350

1,130

985

911

864

818

774

753

732

711

711

691

711

732

711

691

671

671

652

633

615

615

633

691

711

691

671

671

Nov.

652

652

652

633

633

615

671

732

796

1,770

1,710

2,010

3,020

4,290

4,530

4,130

3,330

2,390

1,890

2,670

2,670

3,170

3,020

2,530

2,130

1,890

2,190

2,530

3,020

3,330

-

Dec.

3,250

2,880

2,390

2,010

1.S30

1,660

1,520

1,440

1,380

1,330

1,300

1,270

1,270

1,300

1,330

1,330

1,380

1,410

1,600

1,830

2,250

3,650

4,870

5,410

5,590

5,590

5,230

4,050

2,880

2,390

2,250

Jan.

2,530

3,890

6,470

8,020

8,800

9,190

9,060

9,060

9,450

10,200

10,SOO

10,500

9,970

10,500

12,300

13,500

13,800

13,400

13,200

15 , 400

18,600

21,500

24,300

27,900

32,400

34,600

33,400

30,400

27,100

24,000

20,500

Month

October .......................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Mav ma,y ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Sept embe r ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

15 , 700

9,730

7,050

6,200

5,600

4,960

4,420

4,150

3,900

3,660

3,420

3,260

3,100

2,960

2,890

2,820

2,680

2,610

2,540

3,100

6,400

8,200

8,320

7,050

5,600

4,600

3,740

3,260

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

26,170

64,256

77,870

1,868,714

494,740

141,920

293 420 430)950

205,170

94,420

49,300

26,327

25,361

1,929,904

Mar.

3,100

3,260

3,420

3,500

3,660

5,050

11,500

14,000

14,200

13,500

12,000

10,000

10,400

12,200

12,300

12,300

12,200

11,900

12,200

12,800

13,400

13,700

12,700

10,400

8,680

7,720

7,050

6,400

5,800

6,000

8,080

Apr.

9,320

14,6

16,5

17,4

00

oo

00

17,100

16,100

14,7

13,7

13,0

00

00

00

13,000

13,500

13,7

13,4

15,7

00

00

00

17,400

18,800

19,1

18,6

18,1

00

00

30

17,600

17,600

17,6

16,9

15,7

DO

DO

DO

13,700

11,200

8,9

7,0

5,9

5,0

Maximum

1,710

4,530

5,590

19,900

34,600

15,700

14,200

19,100

12,300

7,270

3,500

1,230

2,100

34,600

30

50

DO

50

May

4,600

5,320

6,830

7,840

7,960

7,600

7,160

7,490

6,610

5,050

4,060

3,500

3,100

2,890

4,780

4,150

3,340

3,980

4,780

5,600

6,720

8,200

7,720

6,610

9,320

12,300

11,200

11,700

9,320

7,840

7,600

Minimum

615

615

1,270

615

2,530

2,540

3,100

5,050

2, 89O

1,430

950

577

481

481

June

7,270

5,600

4,600

4,060

3,660

3,420

3,260

2,890

2,400

2,220

1,99O

1,990

1,940

1,830

1,780

1,680

1,580

1,530

1,430

1,430

1,480

2,050

2,280

2,100

2,750

4,060

. 5,700

6,300

6,000

5,140

-

Mean

844

2 142

2)512

5,120

15,960

5,069

9,465

14,360

6,618

3,147

1,590

649

845

5,287

Jily

3.500

2,280

1,880

1,680

1,530

1,430

1,390

1,300

1,300

1,390

1,250

1,140

1,030

1,030

990

950

950

1,370

1.940

2,470

2,540

2,540

2,610

2,220

1,780

1,430

1,180

1,090

1,070

1,050

990

Aug.

950

930

910

870

850

811

773

755

870

1,120

1,230

990

370

370

890

910

350

370

350

930

1,030

1, D30

390

792

718

664

528

511

577

577

611

Pr* square 

mile

0.315

.799

.937

1.91

5.96

1.89

3.53

5.36

2.47

1.17

.593

.317

.315

1.97

Sept.

577

560

544

528

512

496

496

481

481

496

528

560

560

544

560

560

773

970

1,120

1,340

1,530

1,730

2,100

1,780

1,340

1,090

930

811

718

646

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.36

. 89

1.08

25.91

6 87

1 97

4^07

5.98

2.85

1.31

.68

.37

.35

26.78
506 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Okatlbbee Creek near Meridian, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°21'15", long. 88°45'25", in NW^- sec. 22, T. 6 

N. , K. 15 E., Choetaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, half a mile upstream 

from Alabama & Vicksburg Railway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Loper Creek, 3 miles 

west of Meridian, and 4 miles upstream from Sowashee Creek. Datum of gage is 269.43 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 239 square miles.

Keeoras available.- August 1938 to September 1947.

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,490 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 22.70 

reet); minimum observed, 11 second-feet Sept. 10, 11, 30; minimum gage height, 5.35 

feet Oct. 10.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 8,890 second-feet Mar. 21, 1942 (gage height, 23.59 

feet); minimum, 3.3 second-feet Aug. 28, 1943; minimum gage height, 3.52 feet Oct. 19, 

20, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 29.5 feet sometime in April 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

5.3 14 8.5 241 18.3 2,020 5.4 11

5.6 26 10.0 415 19.5 2,67

6.1 52 13.0 815 21.3 3,9£

6.4 70 15.0 1,130 22.5 5,2C

7.5 149 17.0 1,570

0 5.7 26

0 6.0 44

0 6.4 70

Note . - Same as precedlng table above

6.4 feet.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

" 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

16

23

27

31

34

30

23

20

14

20

23

28

25

20

18

19

22

22

24

25

22

Nov.

20

20

20

20

20

19

66

105

91.

112

452

569

582

350

141

112

105

144

415

335

165

133

115

101

90

94

252

391

296

252

-

Dec.

279

187

141

119

105

98

94

94

90

84

83

85

98

115

126

105

94

98

211

645

1,090

1,190

1,170

1,110

773

391

279

246

236

257

274

Jan.

319

724

1,460

1,860

2,320

2,270

1,570

1,330

1,270

1,290

1,330

1,330

1,130

1,110

1,270

1,410

1,690

1,660

2,850

5,200

5,070

4,250

2,720

1,690

1,130

787

634

517

439

403

595

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January

February ..................... ...

March ............................

April .........................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

801

689

439

355

319

296

268

252

226

201

192

183

183

183

174

169

165

157

157

430

452

621

403

268

221

196

178

183

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

63S

5,587

9,967

171,457

51,628

8,361

20,033

29,683

17,519

5,863

4,394

1,132

441

155,246

Mar.

331

452

391

268

241

326

582

815

917

872

800

450

600

1,100

2,100

1,900

750

550

550

70O

717

500

450

600

700

608

439

355

307

319

343

Apr.

582

1,

1,

1,

130

350

330

1,110

550 iso

550

100

700

1,100

1,

2,

2,

750

320

730

2,430

1,820

1,

1,

540

510

857

717

1,010

992

302

B21 427'

379

Maximum

34

582

1,190

5,200

5,200

801

2,100

2,730

1,510

569

745

115

27

5,200

531

285

260

250

-

May

700

843

815

504

319

246

216

206

187

169

153

141

133

200

1,290

1,510

1,090

750

700

902

872

843

582

595

1,130

773

452

307

241

319

331

Minimum

14

19

83

14

319

157

241

250

133

62

36

18

11

11

June

236

187

2S9

543

379

216

161

133

119

112

105

94

90

85

83

76

70

65

62

69

108

216

257

252

271

569

530

244

141

101

-

Mean

20.6

186

322

470

1,665

299

646

989

565

195

142

36.5

14.7

425

July

90

91

39

70

63

56

53

50

50

53

51

46

41

38

36

50

504

491

745

675

296

137

101

81

70

62

56

51

49

51

98

Aug.

115

54

42

37

33

32

30

30

27

26

26

24

31

105

71

46

44

43

31

27

24

22

20

20

18

18

22

42

30

21

21

Sept.

21

18

16

15

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

14

13

27

14

12

14

14

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

15

14

12

11

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inohes

0.0">6 0.10

.778 .87

1.33 1.55

1.97 26.69

6.97 8.03

1.23 1.30

2.70 3.12

4.14 4.62

233 2 .73

.816 .91

.594 .68

. 153 . 18

.032 .07

1.7-* 24.16

Note.- Ho gage-height record Mar. 11-20, 22-25, Apr. 6-11, Apr. 29 to May 1, May 14, 18, 19; discharge computed on basis of records for Chunky Creek near Chunky. Discharge computed from twicedaily wire-weight gage readings June 30 to Sept. 17.
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 507

Bucatunna Creek at Denham, Miss.

Location - Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°40', long. 88°31', in SE£ sec. 18, T. 8 N.., R. 5 W. 

St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on county road, 0.3 mile east of Denham and 9 miles 

southeast of Waynesboro. Datum of gage is 134.49 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 468 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 11,600 second-feet Jan. 23 (gage

height, 25.42 feet); minimum observed, 36 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage height, 0.86 foot).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 16,400 second-feet Apr. 27, 1944 (gage height, 28.0 

feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 22 second-feet Oct. 25-28, 1941; minimum gage 

height observed, 0.35 foot Oct. 11-13, 1943.

Maximum stage known, about 34 feet April 1900, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in aecond-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 3-24)

0.9 38 5.4 667

1.3 67 6.8 956

1.8 113 8.4 1,310

2.4 183 10.0 1,690

3.2 291 12.0 2,230

4.2 446 15.0 3,160

17.0 3,900

19.0 5,000

21.0 6,500

23.0 8,400

24.5 10,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

196

209

147

135

118

108

 98

93

88

88

84

84

84

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

71

71

67

67

79

84

79

75

75

79

79

Nov.

79

75

75

75

75

75

84

124

171

209

397

350

446

609

667

516

365

305

291

413

552

480

413

365

335

305

446

552

534

609

-

Dec.

571

413

335

291

263

235

222

222

209

209

209

209

209

209

222

235

222

291

413

429

1,000

809

788

809

727

498

413

365

335

320

335

Jan.

381

1,030

2,440

2,170

1,640

1,470

1,500

1,960

2,170

1,790

1,450

1,310

1,520

2,500

2,470

2,320

2,470

2,740

3,260

6,100

7,040

10, 200

11,200

8,000

5,940

4,460

3,470

2,710

1,990

1,640

1,400

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ....................'..........

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

1,200

1,070

978

893

788

727

687

667

647

628

590

571

552

534

534

516

498

480

463

1,570

2,470

1,790

1,470

1,340

1,110

809

687

647

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

2,883

9,992

12,017

307,055

100,741

24,916

52 933

80^923

41,543

13,670

8,730

2,826

2,992

354,166

Mar.

727

727

707

707

647

1,640

2,470

3,030

2,590

1,990

1,640

1,430

1,840

2,870

2,530

2,230

2,020

1,940

2,260

2,410

2,110

1,740

1,520

1,620

1,470

1,310

1,220

1,180

978

1,360

2,020

Apr.

2,260

4,

4,

3,

300

350

560

2,970

2,500

2,

2,

2,

500

?30

310

2,680

2,710

3,

3,(

3,

230

530

J50

3,860

3,580

3,

3,<

3,

540

too

LOO

2,870

3,060

2,i

1,<

1,

560

)90

reo

1,690

1,690

1,5

1,]

l,cf

Maximum

209

667

1,000

5,350

11,200

2,470

3,030

4,300

3,030

1 130

978

196

320

11 , 200

20

L30

)OO

93

May

1,150

1,620

1,940

2,230

2,110

1,720

1,550

1,340

1,000

830

687

609

552

498

534

552

571

667

767

1,380

2,170

1,290

956

1,360

3,030

2,710

1,920

1,430

1,130

1,380

1,860

Minimum

67

75

209

67

381

463

647

893

498

171

98

45

36

36

June

1,130

727

647

647

552

480

397

335

305

277

263

235

249

235

235

222

209

183

171

263

463

463

350

320

935

1,090

747

707

498

335

Mean

93.0

333

388

341

3 '890 250

1,708

2, 697

1,340

456

282

91 2

99^7

970

July

235

235

209

183

249

235

196

209

159

141

135

124

118

108

98

98

257

935

978

687

480

516

552

381

249

209

183

159

147

141

124

Aug.

124

124

L13

108

93

84

88

108

L41

108

124

LOS

88

88

79

75

L08

88

L96

129

I

Per square 

mile

0.199

.712

.829

1.80

6.94

1.90

3.65

5.76

2.86

.974

.603

 195

!213

2.07

93

75

67

63

59

55

51

48

48

48

45

Sept.

43

44

45

41

39

37

36

39

45

48

55

52

52

43

55

103

84

135

196

249

196

222

320

196

159

129

103

84

75

67

Runoff ID 

inches

0.23

.79

.95

24.40

8.01

1 98

4.21

6,43

3.30

1.09

* 69

.22

.24

23.14

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
508 PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN

Escatawpa River near Wilmer, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°52', long. 88°25', in NW^ sec. 19, T. 2 S., R. 

4 W., at bridge on Alabama State Highway 42 at Alabama-Mississippi State line, a 

quarter of a mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, half a mile upstream frori Rocky Creek, and 4 miles northwest of Wilmer.

Drainage area.- 506 square miles.

Records available.- August 1945 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,480 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage h3ight, 18.3 

feet); minimum, 107 second-feet Sept. 7.

1945-47: Maximum discharge, 8,600 second-feet Mar. 28, 1946 (gage height, 18.4 

feet); minimum, 101 second-feet Sept. 5, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good above 1,300 second-feet and fair below.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 194'

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

772

623

517

434

378

325

286

265

252

237

229

235

227

217

211

204

199

197

197

195

194

185

185

185

201

202

199

197

194

195

195

Nov.

192

190

188

188

187

187

217

678

57O

402

466

534

483

384

317

282

302

341

387

587

850

950

890

753

623

500

605

678

696

641

-

Dec.

605

587

534

466

372

312

296

279

268

256

252

250

261

256

246

233

229

237

274

387

623

605

500

387

333

299

265

252

258

384

500

Jan.

811

1,870

3,330

3,020

2,420

2,370

1,870

1,570

1,380

1,100

850

850

1,970

3.9OO

3,440

3,380

3,440

3,590

2,970

3,130

3,750

4,320

4,480

3,540

2,170

1,970

1,520

1, 220

1,040

1,150

2,170

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February ...................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ...........................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ......... ........ ....

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,070

1,430

1,060

910

792

715

623

552

517

483

466

466

450

434

418

402

387

381

375

1,050

1,120

1,080

950

830

753

623

552

517

_

_

-

Secondfoot-clays

8,33'

14,26E

ll.OOf

518, 13C

74,59]

20,406

91,92.

116,51.

41,48.

19,55.

5,66.

9,92

13,042

429,71.

Mar.

605

605

534

483

466

1,280

4,740

6,740

6,830

6,010

4,640

2,970

4,690

7,760

6,650

4,910

3,440

2,420

2,870

3,180

2,620

1,920

1,620

1,720

1,520

1,240

990

870

772

2,670

4,160

Apr.

3,900

6,320

7,220

7,540

6,650

4,970

3,230

2,170

1,670

1,380

1,470

2,370

3,280

7,120

7,650

8,360

8,000

6,560

4,970

3,540

3,440

2,970

2,320

2,070

1,970

1,620

1,240

970

811

734

-

Maximum

' 772

950

623

) 8,480

4,480

2,070

> 7,760

i 8,360

i 4,370

> 1,970

> 312

> 950

3,020

5 8,360

May

696

641

587

552

534

552

772

1,430

1,820

1,380

910

659

5OO

434

517

605

552

500

534

570

1,220

1,620

1,380

1,100

2,970

4,370

3,800

2,970

2,070

2,720

2,520

Minimum

185

187

229

166

811

375

466

734

434

211

134

122

110

110

June

1,670

1,290

1,870

1,970

1,240

930

678

534

466

500

466

402

355

330

292

252

225

211

233

402

500

483

605

434

534

605

715

659

418

284

-

Mean

269

476

355

1,420

2,406

729

2,965

3,884

1,338

652

183

^2C

53E

1,177

July

233

201

182

175

183

167

161

154

166

162

155

145

139

136

134

135

161

241

261

312

296

243

231

217

182

158

155

150

141

145

142

Aug.

142

136

134

130

122

123

143

183

ZS3

248

372

890

772

950

570

678

45O

330

418

418

370

350

286

268

225

201

172

155

154

141

132

Per square 

mile

C.532

.941

.702

Z.B1

4.75

1.44

5.86

7.68

2.64

1.29

.362

.632

1.06

2.33

Sept.

125

120

112

111

110

111

110

121

164

258

265

199

178

183

194

187

164

136

963

2,970

3,020

2,220

1,380

811

534

381

292

235

202

187

Runoff in 

inches

0.61

1.05

.81

38.08

5.48

1.50

6.76

8.56

3.05

1.44

.42

.73

1.18

31.59
PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN 509

Big Creek near Mobile, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°43'45", long. 88°20'10", in NW^ sec. 1, T. 4 S., R. 

4 W., at bridge on county road 1 mile upstream from Hamilton Creek, 6 miles downstream 

from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad bridge, and 19 miles west of Mobile.

Drainage area.- 84 square miles.

Records available.- November 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 13.4 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 79 second-feet Sept. 5 

(gage height, 1.72 feet).

1944-47: Maximum discharge observed, 3,080 second-feet Nov. 27, It44 (gage height, 

16.6 feet); minimum observed, 65 second-feet Oct. 18-21, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.7 79 4.0

2.0 106 6.0

2.5 160 9.0

3.0 226 12.0

352

592

975

1,390

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

172

148

137

132

132

126

121

121

116

116

116

alls

alls

alls

alls

alls

alls

alls

116

111

111

106

106

106

121

198

148

121

116

116

al!4

Nov.

al!2

111

111

106

106

106

111

152

148

121

226'

212

172

121

111

106

132

160

137

198

252

212

152

121

121

192

400

239

160

142

-

Dec.

132

126

116

111

111

111

111

111

111

106

106

116

126

121

111

106

101

106

106

137

185

142

116

111

106

106

106

101

106

137

160

Jan.

185

284

472

424

448

340

198

172

160

160

212

226

424

688

520

364

388

472

484

544

400

304

226

185

239

291

239

198

172

185

252

Month

October ..........................

November .......... ..............

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .............. ..........

March ............................

April ............................

Hay

June ... ................... .....

July .............................

August ...........................

September .......... .............

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

212

172

160

148

148

148

137

a!34

132

132

137

137

137

132

132

126

126

126

121

265

304

226

172

142

132

126

126

160

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,835

4.75C

3.65E

87.64E

9.85E

4,35C

13 93'

14!24e

9 52'

7,'l2£

3 921

4*606

6,122

85,92£

Mar.

226

185

137

126

126

307

1,210

1,360

725

376

278

226

982

1,220

688

436

278

239

472

412

340

a280

226

352

316

252

212

185

183

829

751

Apr.

664

1,]

t

L80

329

124

316

328

;S04

'91

'65

239

376

4

1,3

L84

>12

L10

1,120

1,110

e

4

2

40

12

S16

419

484

j

;

88

04

78

252

239

;

3

Maximum

198

> 400

185

1,960

688

1 304

1,360

1,180

> 628

472

1 252

1,040

1,360

26

26

12

98

May

198

185

185

172

160

172

424

a390

278

212

172

160

160

152

160

198

185

160

357

556

628

484

304

212

333

616

532

328

340

616

496

Minimum

106

106

101

92

160

121

126

198

152

116

96

87

83

83

June

376

265

291

212

198

172

172

a!70

160

152

148

148

160

160

142

126

121

116

235

400

448

388

472

436

448

340

226

a!72

a!42

132

Mean

124

158

118

24C

318

155

45C

47 E

307

23(

12$

149

204

235

July

126

121

116

121

121

116

111

116

106

101

101

106

a!06

106

111

106

121

252

172

226

172

116

101

96

101

148

160

116

116

126

106

Aug.

I

96

92

i90

92

87

111

]

]

2

32

98

78

239

278

2

]

]

52

98

72

172

212

3

1

1

60

26

98

185

160

1

al

al

32

30

30

126

106

Per square 

mils

1.48

1.88

1.40

2.86

3.79

1

1 QC 

A .OO

5.36

5.65

3.65

2 .83

1.50

1.77

2.43

2.80

96

92

92

87

87

Sept.

87

83

83

83

87

121

allO

101

198

198

172

132

148

160

137

101

92

87

503

1,040

764

448

291

198

148

126

116

106

101

101

Runoff in 

inches

1.70

2.10

1.62

38.81

4.36

1 * 93

e!i7

6.31

4.22

3.16

1.74

2 04

2!?!

38.06

a No gage-height record; 

River near Wilmer.

discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Escatawpa
WOLF RIVER BASIN

Wolf River near Lyman, Miss.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°36', long. 89°20', in SWfc sec. 19, T. 5 S., F. 13 W.,

St. Stephens meridian, at highway bridge half a mile upstream from Mill Creek, 2 miles 

downstream from Crane Creek, 4 miles upstream from Bell Creek, and 15 miles northwest 

of Lyman.

Drainage area.- 253 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,500 second-feet Mar. 13 (gage height, 22.1 

reet, from graph baaed on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 7,200 second-feet; minimum not determined.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 13, 1947; minimum observed, 35 second-feet 

Nov. 1, 1944.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.4 45 4.0 438

1.8 75 5.0 698

2.1 105 6.0 1,020

2.5 156 7.0 1,440

3.2 267 10.0 2,970

14.6 5,570

16.4 7,110

18.0 9,200

19.3 11,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

156

130

117

111

105

99

99

94

89

79

80

94

84

84

84

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

Nov.

79

79

79

79

79

79

90

177

249

250

249

370

267

170

129

111

110

105

105

150

588

511

327

200

163

142

615

348

230

180

~

Dec.

155

140

130

125

120

115

115

115

115

115

115

117

120

123

117

111

130

190

300

450

500

400

300

220

180

170

160

160

200

500

1,200

Jan.

1,390

1,260

1,100

951

849

727

511

462

462

392

370

415

1,360

2,550

1,440

1,940

1,790

1,260

1,540

4,170

3,680

1,840

1,020

756

1,320

1,590

882

670

615

1,100

1,060

Month

October ..........................

November ........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January .........................

February ....................

March ....... ... .

Apri 

Hay.

1 ...........................

June .............................

July ............ .... .... . .

August ..................... ....

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

698

438

370

348

327

306

327

327

286

267

249

249

249

232

232

216

200

200

192

462

562

348

286

232

216

200

192

267

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

2,76S

6,31C

7,008

266,713

39,472

8,478

32,509

54,545 

13 22C sisoc

1 , 83"

5,199

9,052

215,699

Mar.

392

327

267

232

249

783

3,900

5,030

2,760

1,490

951

670

11,600

10,200

3,400

1,640

1,020

817

2,290

1,940

1,140

756

642

951

987

562

486

415

392

3,460

2,760

Apr.

2,550

9,6

4,8

2,2

90

50

40

1,260

916

7

7

6

56

27

15

562

2,020

2,4

2,0

3,9

50

40

50

3,460

2,610

1,2

8

7

00

50

56

2,110

3,240

1,6

1,0

5

40

20

88

536

462

4

3

3

3

Maximum

156

615

14,900

4,170

698

11,600

9,690 

1,740

-

177

882

11,600

15

92

40

00

May

280

260

245

235

225

225

232

400

600

550

400

250

185

185

177

180

370

450

450

400

327

280

240

350

1,740

817

600

700

817

600

450

Minimum

79

79

111

76

370

192

232

177

42

48

-

June

350

300

350

306

249

190

160

140

125

115

110

110

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

115

150

150 '130

120

170

270

330

300

190

135

Mean

89.3

210

226

731

1,273

3O3

2,016

1,818 

426

177

59.3

168

302

591

July Aug.

117

99

90

85

80

75

70

66 1

62 1

52

48

48

48

52

48

52

23

29

60 111

58 105

56 1

54 2

52 1

77

00

70

51 163

50 882

50 6

50 1

50 1

00

56

40

59 156

49 232

48 2

47 2

46 2

50

00

67

45 249

44 177

44 X

43

42

52

52

Per square 

mil*

0.353

.830

.893

2.89

5.03

1.20

7.97

7.19

1.68

.700

.234

.664

1.19

2.34

29

70

60

55

50

Sept.

45

43

42

41

40

40

45

50

45

42

45

50

48

46

45

44

43

48

600

2,000

1,900

1,400

800

500

300

200

160

140

130

120

Runoff in 

inches

0.41

.93

1.03

39.21

5.80

1.25

9.19

8.02 

1.94

.78

.27

.76

1.33

31.71
PEARL RIVER BASIN 511

Pearl River at Edinburg, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°47', long. 89°2Q', in SW£ sec. 13, T. 11 N., R. 

y E., fho -t'iw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 16 in Edinburg, 1,100 feet downstream from Hooper Hill Creek, 3 miles upstream from Rice Creek, and ll| miles northeast of Carthage. Datura of fage is 341.67 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Drainage area.- squ-tre milrs .

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected in same 

vicinity since 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 19 years, 1,020 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 second-feet Jan. 22 (gage height, 23.88 

reet); minimum not determined.

1928-47: Maximum discharge observed, 31,400 second-feet Mar. 8, 1936 (gage height, 

26.20 feet); minimum, 2.7 second-feet Aug. 29. 1943; minimum gage height, 1.63 feet 

Sept. 8, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 20 second-feet during august and September, which 

are fair.

Rating tables, water ,,ear 1946-47, except period of indefinite stage-discharge relation 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in Second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 7)

Oct. 1 to June 24 June 25 to Sept. 30

2.2 27 6.5 490 20.0 5,050 1.8 13 3.4 114

2.6 50 9.0 932 21.7 6,630 2.0 23 3.9 156

3.2 94 11.5 1,460 23.0 8,490 2.7 65

3.6 128 13.5 2,000 23.7 9,960 Note.- Same as preced

3.9 156 15.0 2,500 ing table above 3.9 fee

5.0 280 18.0 3,820

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

45

39

33

30

28

26

26

24

24

24

26

34

39

39

37

34

33

32

31

30

29

28

27

26

37

46

39

36

32

31

30

Nov.

29

28

28

28

28

32

106

141

128

212

1,390

1,070

1,090

1,010

837

691

951

1,090

1,070

1,030

990

951

932

894

875

970

1,130

1,130

1,190

1,170

-

Dec.

1,150

1,030

913

818

745

709

638

587

522

445

373

345

387

387

359

345

345

415

506

1,270

1,560

1,710

1,910

1,740

1,440

1,230

1,110

1,070

1,150

1,260

1,300

Jan.

1,510

2,580

3,770

,920

,770

,300

,680

,150

,830

,530

,410

,900

,720

,290

,840

,440

,140

,260

,130

6,200

7,960

9,960

9,960

8,490

6,990

5,630

4,700

3,870

3,170

2,860

2,580

Month

October ............. ............

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Harch ...................... .....

April ....................... ....

Hay ......................... ....

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ..... ..................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,360

2,090

1,820

1,660

1,560

1,510

1,440

1,350

1,260

1,170

1,090

1,010

913

818

727

621

554

506

460

709

856

913

875

837

799

781

763

781

_

-

Mar.

837

837

818

763

709

818

951

1,560

1,690

1,790

1,640

1,460

2,160

2,740

3,350

3,770

3,670

3,570

3,480

3,260

2,900

2,430

2,030

2,090

1,970

1,850

1,640

1,440

1,320

1,260

1,190

Apr.

1,170

1,350

1,440

1,440

1,300

1,090

970

894

1,170

1,760

2,750

3,350

3,570

4,500

5,720

6,750

6,410

5,720

4,980

4,500

4,140

3,770

3,390

2,820

2,330

2,000

1,820

1,860

1,490

1,440

-

Second- «.,,<, ,, foot-days "axi" 

995 46

21,221 1,390

27,769 1,910

599,978 19,900

172,540 9,960

30,233 2,360

59,993 3,770

85,694 6,750

16,846 1,510

7,228 745

3,951 306

929 70

772 89

428,171 9,960

Hay

1,510

1,390

1,260

1,090

970

875

818

799

745

691

604

506

415

359

352

373

332

299

345

387

460

430

345

262

226

203

176

156

146

161

161

Minimum

24

28

345

24

1,510

460

709

894

146

47

47

10

9

9

June

151

203

338

306

274

244

226

232

244

226

176

132

100

89

82

66

57

51

47

47

55

154

414

745

522

490

445

401

373

338

-

Mean

32.1

707

896

1,644

5,566

1,080

1,935

2,856

543

241

127

30.0

25.7

1,173

July

3C6

2f6

2] 4

1*7

107

85

75

72

67

63

62

58

53

49

47

93

181

1*2

260

1*7

126

130 IE'1

187

209

198 in

103

75

58

49

t.

Aug.

42

,

56

51

>7

23

21

(

20

38

34

38

52

53

'.8

17

70

52

'

-

;

U

7

2

26

21

:

i

8

L6

4

14

12

]

]

]

f.

0

0

0

14

Pe- square 

mile

0.036

.787

.998

1.83

6.20

1.20

2.15

3.18

.605

.268

,141

.033

.029

1.31

Sept.

14

13

12

10

11

10

elO

elO

elO

elO

e9

e9

e9

e9

44

30

24

22

22

37

89

71

71

60

47

34

25

20

16

14

-

Runoff in

inches

0.04

.88

1.15

24.84

7.14

1.25

2.48

3.55

.70

.30

.16

.04

.03

17.72

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation, discharge computed on basis of records for other stations 

In basin.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 

Pearl River near Lena, Miss.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32MO', long. 89°38', in SW£ sec. 36, T. 10 N., R. 6 E., 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county road three-quarters of a. mile dovmstream from 

Tuscolameta Creek, 3^ miles upstream from Yokahockany River, 0 miles north of Lena, and 

8 miles southwest of Carthage. Onturn of gage is 299.50 feet above mean sea level, 

fli vt'ls by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,995 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- November 1936 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 22,300 second-feet Jan. 22 (gage 

height, 25.30 feet); minimum observed, 112 second-feet Sept. 4-15 (gage height, 1.20 

feet).

1936-47: Maximum discharge observed, 43,700 second-feet Mar. 31, 1954 (gage height, 

28.28 feet); minimum, about 40 second-feet Aug. 27, 28, 1943, occurred during period of 

doubtful gage-height record.

Remarks. - Records fair. Gage read twic-p daJly.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.2 112 4.3 626 12.5

1.7 166 6.0 1,110 14.5

2.5 278 8.0 1,710 16.0

3.5 447 10.5 2,650 18.0

3,750 20.0 10,500

5,100 22.0 13,400

6,220 23.6 16,500

8,020 25.2 21,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 19<'7

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

233

178

166

154

154

154

132

122

122

122

132

132

178

166

154

154

154

143

143

132

143

143

143

137

154

178

191

191

191

178

166

Nov.

166

166

154

154

154

154

233

358

466

428

1,650

2,850

3,450

2,800

2,290

1,770

1,470

1,650

1,890

1,770

1,650

1,440

1,320

1,350

1,230

1,200

1,970

2,370

2,450

2,570

-

Dec.

2,370

2,130

1,890

1,530

1,350

1,140

1,050

992

876

818

760

705

705

818

818

789

789

1,050

1,290

1,680

3,210

3,930

1,610

4,260

3,330

2,370

1,890

1,650

1,590

1,740

1,890

Jan.

2,210

3,450

5,590

7,920

9,720

10,900

11,600

13,100

15,600

16,000

15,200

13,800

12,000

12,000

11,900

11,200

10,800

10,500

11,900

15,400

18.600

21,8OO

21,400

10 , 900

15,600

13,800

11,600

9,460

7,720

6,620

6,06O

Month

October ........ .... ............

November .................. ......

December . ................. ....

Calendar year 194« ............

January ...... ...................

February . .... . . ...............

March . . . . .................... .

April ... ....... ....... . . ....

Hay ... ..........................

June . . . ... ...................

July ......... ...................

August ........ ...... ...........

September ................... ....

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

5,310

4,470

3,750

3,210

2,950

2,450

2,210

2,090

1,970

1,930

1,800

1,710

1,650

1,560

1,440

1,350

1,260

1,170

1,110

1,.'.50

1,970

2,130

2,210

2,050

1,970

1,860

1,710

1,530

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4.84C

41,57:

51,02(

1,295,29<

372,35(

S0,17(

127, 68

210, 3 9(

44,62f

19 17

5 99

4^77

975,54

Mar.

1,560

1,620

1,650

1,590

1,470

1,680

1,930

3,270

4,330

4,750

4,680

3,990

4,260

5,980

7,220

8,020

8,240

7,220

5,90O

5,450

5,240

4,820

4,050

4,050

4,470

4,330

3,990

3,570

3,100

2,800

2,450

Apr.

2,210

2,1

3,] 3,:

30

OO

>70

3,450

2,700

2,3

l.T

2,4

30

10

190

5,310

7,920

10,5

11,8

13,1

OO

00

00

14,300

14,700

14, E

13,6

11,6

oo

OO

00

9,720

9,980

9,7

B,7

7,4

20

20

20

5,980

4,960

4,C

3,2

2,7

2,4

Maximum

) 233

5 3,450

1 4,610

5 38,700

 ) 21.HOO

5 5,310

D 6,240

t 14,700

) 3, 390

I 3,750

5 H.4SO

t 326

; 358

3 21,800

50

70

00

50

Hay

3,OOO

3,390

3,390

3,000

2,610

2,250

2,250

1,890

1,590

1,470

1,290

1,170

1,020

963

1,080

1,230

1,050

934

992

1,200

1,320

1,230

1,080

876

760

705

652

552

507 5^6

601

Hinimun

122

154

705

322

2,21O

1,110

1,470

1,710

5O7

23.5

132

112

112

June

601

576

705

876

789

760

818

1,290

1,590

1,290

732

486

410

358

358

326

294

278

263

263

J,42

428

601

1,440

2,950

3,690

5,750

3,510

2,130

1,050

-

Mean

156

1,386

1,646

3,545

12, OK

o }^c

4^116

7,013

1.44C

J,H98

61S

192

15S

2,G73

July

705

601

529

507

447

392

326

294

294

263

278

263

233

233

248

263

507

760

1,380

2,250

2,450

1,860

934

626

486

428

392

358

326

294

248

Aug.

233 '<.

1

]

19

05

91

178

178

3

1

2

66

54

19

219

233

3

3

3

78

78

10

326

263

2

2*t

3319'

19

205

178

1

3

3

66

66

54

154

154

1

1

1

1

43

32

43

37

137

Per scuare 

mile

O.O70

.695

.825

1.78

F.02

1.08

2.06

3.52

.722

.550

.310

.097

.080

1.34

Sept.

132

122

122

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

263

248

178

154

143

178

342

358

248

205

178

154

143

132

132

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

.77

.95

24.16

6.S4

1.12

2.38

5.92 '.BZ

.61

.36

.11

.09

18.17
PEARL RIVER BASIN 

Pearl River at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, Miss.

513

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°30'50", long. 89°56'25", in NE£ sec. 25, T. 8 

N., K. 3 E. Choctaw meridian, at Meeks Bridge, 3j miles southeast of Gishen Springs, 

5? miles upstream from Mill Creek, 9 miles aoutheast of Canton, and 10 miles downstream from Fannegusha Creek. Datum of gage is 270.53 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,780 square miles.

Records available.- July 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,500 second-feet Jan. 25 (gag-J height, 23.04 

reet); minimum, 158 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 56,200 second-feet Feb. 15, 1946; minimum observed, 

87 second-feet Oct. 26, Nov. 2, 1943 (gage height, 0.11 foot), but may have been less 

during period of no gage-height record in October and November, 1943. 

Flood in December 1932 reached a stage of 26.4 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, nater year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control'method used Oct. 9 to Nov. 5,

Sept. 17-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 5 Nov. 6 to Sept. 30

1.4 206 0.8 163 5.0

1.6 239 1.2 213 7.0

2.3 384 1.8 322 9.0

2.4 408 2.8 561 12.0

4.0 910 16.0

1,270 18.0 12.00C

2,250 20.0 16.20C

3,530 22.0 21.70C

5,750 23.0 25,50C

9,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

420

339

286

248

230

222

214

206

203

198

198

195

192

201

222

222

214

214

206

206

201

198

200

203

222

222

222

248

286

317

328

Nov.

306

276

266

257

246

245

282

343

468

659

1,430

3,000

3,950

4,300

4,160

3,460

2,870

2,680

2,870

2,940

2,740

2,610

2,490

2,250

1,920

1,920

2,430

3,130

3,460

3,530

-

Dec.

3,670

3,530

3,260

2,870

2,310

1,920

1,630

1,490

1,360

1,270

1,190

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,150

1,190

1,230

1,190

1,400

2,090

3,670

5,030

5,510

5,670

5,590

4,950

3,810

2,940

2,430

2,250

2,490

Jan.

2,870

3,950

5,590

6,910

8,400

9,700

11,400

14,000

16,200

18,600

20,100

20,400

20,700

20,100

19,200

18,400

17,900

17,100

17', 600

18,900

21,000

22,400

23,500

24,700

25,500

25,100

23,100

20,400

17,600

14,400

12,000

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

Fsbruary .........................

Harch ............................

April ............................

Ihy... ...........................

Juns .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

10,300

9,100

7,900

6,910

6,070

5,270

4,650

4,230

3,950

3,670

3,400

3,130

2,940

2,740

2,550

2,370

2,200

2,030

1,920

1,870

2,130

3,070

3,400

3,530

3,530

3,460

3,260

2,940

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

7,283

61,490

80,370

1,823,65*5

517,720

112 70C 191)730

323,860

77,970

47 j86S

32^392

6^678

1,469,625

Mar.

2,550

2,370

2,430

2,490

2,430

2,740

3,130

4,370

5,510

6,230

6,640

6,730

7,090

7,630

8,600

9,300

9,800

10,000

9,900

9,300

8,400

7,720

7,090

6,820

6,730

g6,730

g6,640

g6,310

g5,830

g5,270

g4,950

Apr.

g4,430

g4,

g4,

gs,

370

370

190

g5,430

g5,270

g4,

g3,

g4,

510

740

160

g6,470

g9,400

811,

g!4,

g!6,

300

500

400

g!7,400

18,100

19,

19,

19,

200

500

200

18,600

17,400

15,

14,

13,

300

300

BOO

11,800

10,300

8,

7,

6,

5,

Maximum

420

4,300

5,670

54,600

25,500

10,300

10,000

19,500

5,430

4,720

3,670

456

25,500

300

560

370

190

May

5,110

5,270

5,430

g5,430

g5,190

g4,720

g4,440

g4,230

3,810

3,130

2,490

2,090

1,820

1,630

1,490

1,670

1,770

1,580

1,490

1,540

1,720

1,770

1,630

1,450

1,270

1,120

1,040

970

910

880

880

Minimum

192

245

1,080

192

2,870

1,870

2,370

3,740

444

375

206

163

163

June

910

940

880

970

1,150

1,190

1,230

1,490

2,250

2,740

2,250

1,490

970

790

659

589

547

507

468

444

456

494

617

688

2,140

3,670

4,440

4,720

4,650

3,530

-

Mean

235

2,050

2,593

4,996

16,700

4,025

6,185

10,800

2 515

1J596

1,045

308

223

4,026

July

1,820

1,1SO

970

850

7SO

761

674

589

5C7

468

4E6

5C7

4£4

444

3S7

375

375

665

1,060

1,840

3,070

3,670

3,130

2,030

1,270

930

761

674

6C3

534

468

Aug.

420

,

586

553

522

312

292

282

272

254

272

302

502

272

272

322

397

;

120

181

520

444

364

502

263

245

228

220

213

206

206

206

213

Per square 

rile

0.085

.737

.933

1.80

6.01

1.45

2 22

3 '.88

905

'.574:

.376

.111

.080

1.45

Sept.

199

192

186

180

174

174

168

174

168

168

168

163

163

163

168

163

244

332

282

236

213

220

364

456

386

302

254

220

206

192

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.10

.82

1.08

24.41

6.93

1.51

2.56

4.33

1.04

.64

.43

.13

.09

19.66

g Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings by U. S. Heather Bureau.
514 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Pearl River at Jackson, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°17i20", long. 90°10'4S" in SE£ sei. 10, T. 5 N.,

 H. IK., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80 (old) in Jackson, 0.2 mile 

upstream from Alabama & Vicksburg Railway bridge, a quarter of a mile uostream from 

Town Creek, and 4i miles upstream from Richland Creek. Datum of gage is 234.90 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 3,100 square miles.

Records available.- June 1901 to December 1913 (prior to 1903 and 1913, gag's heights only),

 August lyyy to September 1947. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1904 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge^- 28 years (1903-12, 1928-47), 3,641 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximjm discharge during year, 26,000 se ond-feet Jan. 22 (gage height, 30.66

 feet); minimum, 169 second-feet Sept. 15 (gage height, 2.37 feet).

1901-13, 1928-47: Maximum discharge observed, 60,000 second-feet Dec. 19, 1932 

(gage height, 35.2 feet); maximum gage height, 37.20 feet Apr. 1, 1902 (discharge not 

determined); minimum discharge, 80 second-feet Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, 1904; minimum gage 

height, 0.20 foot Nov. 4, 5, 1911.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge,In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

2.5 205 3.5 526 8.0 2,320 2.5 198 16.0 5,560 26.0

2.7 260 4.0 720 12.0 3,930 2.8 288 17.5 6,220 28.5

3.0 351 5.0 1,120 16.2 5,830 4.O 745 20.7 8,190 30.0

10.0 3,140 23.8 11,000 30.6

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

335

411

401

338

289

260

238

232

229

324

235

224

216

205

205

221

227

224

218

210

205

200

190

188

238

213

210

216

224

254

286

Nov.

292

283

272

254

269

269

489

381

364

999

2,800

2,600

3,400

3,970

4,100

4,010

3,640

3,120

2,800

2,880

2,920

2,800

2,680

2,520

2,320

2,440

3,080

3,200

3,560

3,680

-

Dec.

3,600

3,600

3,520

3,320

2,960

2,440

2,040

1,720

1,560

1,440

1,320

1,280

1,160

1,080

1,080

1,160

1,240

1,280

1,360

2,920

4,360

4,980

5,540

5,830

5,830

5,680

5,360

4,530

3,440

2,760

2,560

Jan.

3,540

4,980

6,080

6,560

7,040

7,620

8,590

10,700

12,700

14,400

16,100

17,700

20,000

22,800

23,200

22,800

22,100

23,200

24,800

25,600

25,600

25,600

25,600

25,200

25,200

25,600

25,600

25 , 200

23,200

20,900

18,500

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ..................... ...

April ............................

May..............................

June ............... .............

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

16,700

14,700

12,800

11,100

9,440

7,830

6,310

5,020

3,980

3,460

%220

2,940

2,740

2,540

2,420

2,260

2,140

2,020

1,900

1,980

2,020

2,420

2,860

3,060

3,100

3,100

3,060

2,940

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,566

66,392

90,950

2,105,322

566,710

138,060

203,800

374,910

85,750

44,985

36,881

10,912

6,959

1,633,875

liar.

2,700

2,380

2,300

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,860

4,100

5,020

5,600

5,860

5,900

6,920

8,190

8,990

9,530

9,900

10,000

9,900

10,000

10,000

9,710

9,080

8,750

8,430

8,040

7,550

6,980

6,460

5,990

5,520

Apr.

5,140

5,220

t.,390

5,520

4,470

5,300

5,060

4,740

5,520

7,160

10,600

14,000

16,300

17,900

18,500

18,700

18,900

19,100

18,900

19,100

20,000

19,400

18,300

17,100

15,800

14,400

13,100

11,600

10,100

8,590

Maximum

411

4,100

5,830

49,600

25 600

16 ! 700

10,000

20,000

6,980

4,220

3,580

569

417

25,600

May

6,980

5,900

5,350

5,140

4.98O

4,820

4,540

4,140

3,9OO

3,620

3,100

2,540

2,180

1,940

1,780

1,620

1,740

1,820

1,820

1,66£>

1,620

1,780

1,820

1,740

1,580

1,380

1,220

1,140

1,340

1,500

1,060

Minimum

188

254

1,080

188

3,540

1,900

2,300

4,740

1,060

504

413

171

171

June

1,000

1,060

1,180

1,000

1,140

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,540

2,140

2,500

2,220

1,620

1,140

881

745

667

608

550

531

504

504

569

706

1,020

2,020

3,180

3,700

4,140

4,220

Mean

244

2,213

2,934

5,768

16, 260

4 931

6J574

12,500

2, 766

1,500

1,190

352

232

4,476

July

3,580

2,100

1,380

1,100

980

1,020

980

745

667

550

512

512

550

550

485

447

421

413

667

1,060

1,740

2,660

3,220

3,060

2,140

1,420

1,060

842

745

667

608

14,000

18,700

23,200

25,600

Aug.

531

185

136

KD2

365

335

517

580 <52O

285

254

524

561

524

288

324

288

474

512

589

550

436

598

524

288

254

;2

]

24

24

24

98

198

Per square 

mil*

0.079

.714

.946

1.86

5.90

1.59

2il2

4.03

892

^484

.384

.113

.075

1.44

Sept.

224

219

206

198

191

186

186

182

182

182

182

177

175

171

177

184

177

189

313

398

281

236

211

302

417

391

320

264

230

208

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

.80

1.09

25.25

6 . 60

1.66

2.44

4.50

1.03

.54

.44

.13

.08

19.60

Note.- Faulty Intake action or clock stoppage Oct. 1-9, Feb. 8-10, June 24-30, July 5-14, Aug. 11 

to Sept. 1; discharge computed on basis of once-daily wire-weight gage readings by U. S. Weather 

Bureau.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 515

Pearl River near Rockport, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°47'25", long. 90°08'35". In SWij- sec. 31, T. 10

N., K. 11 E. Washington meridian, at county highway bridge, If miles upstream from

Sinkler Creek, 2 miles east of Rockport, and ?| miles downstream from Strong River.

Datum of gage is 180.19 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Iev3ls by Corps of

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 4,600 square miles. 

Hecoras available.- June 1939 to September 1947. 

extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 50,000 second-feet Jan. 21 (ga?e height, 33.48

feet); minimum, 386 second-feet Sept. 15, 16; minimum gage height, 4.94 feet Oct. 24. 

1939-47: Maximum discharge, 54,600 second-feet Feb. 20, 1946 (gag's height, 34.31

feet); minimum, 262 second-feet Oct. 25-31, 1943; minimum gage height, 4.11 feet Oct.

25-28, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 35.25 feet Apr. 9, 1938 from floodmarks; a discharge of 55.200

second-feet was measured by Corps of Engineers on same day (gage height, 35.0 feet). 

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 7)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23

5.0 

5.2 

5.6 

6.5 

8.0

450

517

686

1,190

2,190

10.0

12.0

14.0

18.0

22.0

3,990

6,040

8,250

13,200

18,90O

26.0

29.0

32.0

33.0

25,200 

32,400 

42,90O 

47,400

ght, in feet,

'. 7)

Jan. 24

5.0 40O 

5.7 695 

7.O 1,35O 

8.5 2,250

to Sept. 30

10.0 3,360 

12.0 5,410 

15.0 9,12O 

18.0 13,200

Note. - Same a.7 preceding table 

above 18.O feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

594

574

594

662

638

574

535

517

499

499

517

517

499

482

466

45O

45O

466

466

466

450

450

435

435

450

482

499

482

482

482

482

Nov.

499

517

535

535

517

499

947

1,250

954

844

5,900

5,830

5,200

4,090

4,29O

4,39O

4,490

4,390

3,790

3,3OO

3,210

3,300

3,210

3,030

2,940

3,690

6,150

5,300

4,49O

4,390

-

Dec.

4,290

4,190

4,090

3,99O

3.79O

3,490

3,030

2,590

2,270

3,050

1,910

1,840

1,S40

1,7OO

1,600

1,540

1,570

1,640

1,770

5,510

9,280

8,250

7,240

7,O2O

6,690

6,580

6,370

6,150

5,520

4,490

3,690

Jan.

4,290

8,360

13,200

12,600

10.8OO

9,750

9,400

11,600

13,700

14,100

14,400

15.3OO

17,400

21,200

22,900

24.2OO

2S,9OO

32,100

39,400

47,400

49,500

17,900

43,800

39,000

35,200

33,60O

31,800

3O.20O

28,600

28,200

27,600

Month

October ..........................

Novenber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Haroh ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

26,6OO

25,2OO

23,300

21,400

19,200

16,400

13,600

10,800

8,470

6,58O

5,520

4,970

4,640

4,210

3,910

3,720

3,540

3,360

3,200

3,450

3,910

3,720

3,810

,010

,110

,110

,010

,O1O

_

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

15,59

92,47

125,98

2,856,82

766.4O

243 ,76

333,09

145 95

62J44

cfl -I e

OU j AD

16!20

2,512,22

Mar.

4,010

3,910

3,630

3,360

3,360

3,630

4,970

1O.60O

10,7OO

9,250

8,600

7,82O

15,000

20,400

19,800

17,600

15,600

13,800

12,700

12,900

12,900

12,500

12,100

13,300

14,000

12,700

11,400

10,200

9,250

11,000

12,100

Apr.

11,500

17,300

15,700

12,100

9,520

8,080

16,800

18,800

19,500

18,800

21,400

26,800

28,200

29,400

29,6OO

29,100

27,600

26,000

24,500

24,700

26,600

26,600

25,600

24.5OO

23,300

22,100

20,700

19,400

17,600

15,700-

Maximum

4 RCP DOC

7 6,150

0 9,280

8 53,900

 j £g 5OO

5 26,60O

0 20,4OO

3 29, 6OO

3 13,700

3 4,010

5 4,210 

1 1,210

3 1,270

Z 49,500

May

13,7OO

11,900

9,920

8,340

7,430

6,820

6,700

6,340

5,630

5,080

4,750

4,110

3,540

3,280

2.96O

2,670

2,530

2,600

4,210

4,4gO

3,540

2,810

2,670

2,670

3,040

3,810

2,390

2,110

1,990

2,180

2,810

Minimum

435

499

1,540

435

4 29O

3)200

3,360

8 yOSO

1 99O

l)l40

835

520

393

393

June

2,050

1,930

3,810

3,540

2,390

1,990

1,99O

1,930

1,930

1.99O

2,320

2,740

2,740

2,390

1,870

1,520

1,350

1,210

1,160

1,210

1,750

1,460

1,140

1,140

1,180

1,240

1,870

2,960

3,630

4,010

Mean

502

3 ,08-.

4,064

7,82"

24,72<

8,70

10.74C

21 25<

4)701

2,08]

1.61J 

73]

54C

6,882

July

4,210

3,810

2,810

1,990

1,570

1.4OO

1,300

1,240

1,180

1,080

1,010

935

S85

885

885

860

835

835

860

885

1,160

1,630

2,390

2,960

3,040

2,600

1,930

1,520

1,270

1,110

1,080

Aug.

960

885

810

74O

717

672

650

672

695

740

740

717

672

695

74O

717

627

627

74O

1,210

1,140

935

785

695

627

582

560

520

520

672

605

Pe- square 

mile

5 0.109

J .670

L .883

1.70

3 5.37

i 1*89

4* 62

1.02

.452

 352

 159

!l!7

-1.50

Sept.

520

48O

480

476

46O

452

444

440

432

416

412

408

404

40O

393

4OO

472

432

460

986

1,270

985

717

560

520

540

605

605

540

500

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.13

.75

1.02

23.10

6 20

l!97

2» 69

5.15

1 1 A J.O

.50

.41

 xo1ft

.13

20.31
516 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Pearl River near Monticello, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°33', long. 90°05', In SW$ sec. 23, T. 7 N., 

 K. 21 W. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 1.0 mile east of 

Monticello, 2j miles upstream from Hallb Creek, and 3 miles upstream from Silver 

Creek. Datum of gage is 158.66 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 5,040 square miles.

contained in reports of U. S.

Hecoras available.- October 1938 to September 1947. Gage-height records collected

since lyai at site 1-J- miles upstream from station are

Weather Bureau. 

Extremes.- Maxlmjm discharge during year, 51,200 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 27.7

Feet); minimum, 458 second-feet Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, 4.43 feet).

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 51,200 second-feet Feb. 21, 1946, Jan. 21, 1947;

maximum gage height, that of Jan. 21, 1947; minimum discharge, 330 second-feet Oct.

26-28, 1943 (gage height, 3.79 feet).

Flood of April 1902 reached a stage of about 33 feet, from reports of U. S. Weather

Bureau. A discharge of 69,900 second-feet was measured Apr. 8, 1938, by Corps of Engineers (gage height, 30.15 feet, from floodmark). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8, 12, 13,

Oct. 28 to Nov. 10)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2o Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

4.6 570 12.0 8,490 4.5

5.6 1,470 14.0 11,200 5.1

8.0 3,88O 16.0 14,300 7.0 2,

9.0 4,

Note . - Same as following

table above 16.0 feet.

510 11.0 6,530 £4.0 32,30O

960 16.0 14,300 26.0 41,30O

510 21.0 23r600 27.6 50,6OO

240 22.5 27,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

750

705

705

750

777

732

687

651

640

620

630

660

651

620

600

580

579

570

580

580

570

560

550

540

540

560

590

615

588

570

562

Nov.

570

597

624

642

633

615

669

1,420

1,380

1,240

8,350

9,660

6,190

4,540

4,540

4,650

4,870

4,870

4,430

3,880

3,570

3,570

3,470

3,370

3,170

4,100

9,270

7,720

5,640

'4,980

- .

Dec.

4,760

4,540

4,430

4,320

4,210

3,880

3,470

3,070

2,670

2,370

2,170

2,120

2,120

2,070

1,870

1,720

1,720

1,770

1,870

4,920

10,100

10,400

8,230

7,360

7,000

6,760

6,640

6,520

6,190

5,310

4,320

Jan.

4,980

9,530

14,500

15,200

13,700

11,500

10,500

11,800

13.7OO

14,600

15,000

15,300

17,300

20,600

22,900

24,300

27,300

31,100

37,300

47,600

50,600

5O.OOO

47,000

44,000

40,800

37,300

35,500

33,900

31,900

30,700

29,700

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

29,400

28,500

27,600

25,200

23,700

21,500

18,700

15,300

11,700

8,680

6,790

5,770

5,290

4,830

4,520

4,240

4,060

3,380

3,710

5,410

5,170

4,620

4,240

4,330

4,420

4,420

4,330

4,420

_

-

Secondfoe t-days

19 312

113|230

138,900

3,202,095

810,110

294 730

407^850

734,100

196,940 

72 200

56^290

27,866

20,354

2,891,882

liar.

4,520

4,520

4,240

3,880

3,800

8,980

9,430

13,600

14,300

12,500

10,500

9,580

15,200

22,700

23,500

22,300

20,200

17,800

16,400

15,500

15,000

14,500

14.OOO

14,600

15,700

15,500

14,100

12,600

11,300

11,800

15,300

Apr.

15,500

24,5

25,2

20,9

oo

00

00

15,300

11,500

11,3

18,3

20,9

oo

00

00

21,100

22,300

26,1

29,7

31,5

00

oo

00

31,900

31,900

31,1

29,4

27,9

oo

00

00

29,400

31,900

30,7

29,1

27,9

00

00

00

26 , 400

24,900

23,9

22;7

21,3

19,6

Maximum

777

9,660

10,400

50,600

50,600 

29,400

23 500

31^900

17,800

4,520

4,240

1,480 

1,600

50,600

00

oo

00

00

May

17,800

15,500

13,100

10,500

8,830

7,930

8,530

8,830

7,070

6,013

5,530

5,050

4,420

4,060

4,940

4,830

3,540

3,800

7,350

7,630

5,770

4,150

3,450

3,800

- 5,170

4,150

3,280

2,850

2,680

2,850

3,540

Minimum

540

570

1,720

540

4

' 3J710

3,800 

11,300

l!400

1,020 

645

465

465

June

3,020

2,420

3,710

4,520

3,450

2,510

2,340

2,340

2,170

2,170

2,420

2,850

3,100

2,850

2,420

1,960

1,680

1,520

1,440

1,440

1,960

2,170

1,560

1,4OO

1,480

1,560

1,640

2,590

3,540

3,970

Mean

623

3,774

4^481

8,773

26,130

10,530

13,160

24,470

6 ) 353 

2,407

1, 816 

899

678

7,923

July

4,240

4,240

3,620

2,590

1,960

1,680

1,520

1,440

1,360

1,280

1,200

1,160

1,080

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,080

1,400

2,040

2,850

3,190

3,020

2,340

1,800

1,520

1,280

1,200

Aug.

1,160

1,040

968

922

862

325

795

810

840

318

840

840

840

870

885

1,030

S55

780

922

1,480

1,440

1,160

976

862

795

750

712

682

645

690

772

Sept.

682

61E

592

578

570

548

555

540

525

518

495

510

495

472

472

465

483

525

560

990

1,300

1,600

1,160

892

742

675

705

735

705

645

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.124 0.14

. 749 . 84

.889 1.02

1.74 23.61

5.18 5.98

2.09 2.17

2.61 3.01

4.86 5.42

1.26 1.45

.478 .53

.360 .42

.178 .21

.135 .15

1.57 21.34

Note.- No gage-height record Oct. 9-11, 14-27, Sept. 19-22; discharge computed on basis of records 

for station near Rockport.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 517

Pearl River near Columbia, Miss.

LoC^ ti ?"',' Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°14', long. 89°51< , in E| sec. 7, T. 3 N., 

RTTETW. St. Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 24, l| miles southwest 

of Columbia, 2 miles downstream from Fernwood, Columbia & Gulf Railroad bridge, 2t 

miles upstream from Silver Creek, and 2| miles downstream from Jones Creek. Datum 

01 gage is 115.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 5,690 square miles.

Heco.-as available.- May 1934 to September 1947. August 1928 to May 1934 at site 1 mile 

downstream.Gage-height records collected in vicinity since 1904 ar? contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Averaga discharge.- 18 years (1928-29, 1930-47), 7,174 second-feet.

Jixcremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 52,500 second-feet Jan. 23 (gage height 24 18 

TeeTJT minimum, 1,180 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 2.10 feet).

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 72,600 second-feet Apr. 9, 1938 (gage height, 26 40 

feet); minimum 736 second-feet Oct. 20-31, Nov. 5, 6, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.61 

leeu Oct. CM 7, 28, 1943.

Remarks^- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22

2.3 1,280 7.0 5,

3.0 1,730 9.0 8,

4.0 2,530 11.0 11,

5.0 3,500 12.5 14,

Note.- Same as following

table above 12.5 feet.

760 2.1 1,

310 3.0 1,

500 4.0 2,

200 5.0 3,

6.0 4,

Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

180 7.0 5,310 17.0

700 9.0 8,050 20.0

390 11.0 11,400 22.0

170 12.5 14,200 23.0

150 14.0 17,200 24.1

24,100

32,300

38,900

44,000

51,703

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,620

1,520

1,490

1,520

1,460

1,490

1,460

1*430

1,400

1,370

1,340

1,340

1,370

1,370

1,340

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,250

1,280

1,340

1,370

1,370

1,340

1,340

1,310

Nov.

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,310

1,340

1,340

1,400

1,550

1,870

2,190

6,810

12,600

11,900

7,640

5,760

5,400

5,520

5,640

5,730

5,520

5,040

4,800

4,560

4,340

4,230

4,230

6,240

9,820

8,740

6,740

-

Dec.

6,000

5,640

5,400

5,280

5,160

5,040

4,800

4,450

3,900

3,600

3,300

3,100

3,100

3,000

2,900

2,710

2,900

3,400

3,100

3,800

7,380

11,200

11,200

3,500

8,590

8,030

7,770

7,640

7,510

7,120

6,360

Jan.

5,760

7,2.

13, 1C

15, 8C

=0

)3

)0

16,400

15,000

13,31-

12, 6C

13, 5C

)0

)0

)0

14,600

15,200

15, 6C

17, OC

19, 9C

)3

0

)0

21,900

23,4OO

24, 9C

26, 9C

31, 1C

0

0

0

38,900

46,500

51, 7C

51, 7C

50, 1C

0

0

0

47 , 900

45,200

42, 8C

39, 8C

37, 7C

35, 6C

0

0

0

0

34,100

Month

October. .................. ......

November .........................

December ................... .....

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ........... . . . . . . ...

February .........................

March ............................

April ..................... ......

May ..............................

June ......................... ...

July .............................

August ...........................

September ............. .... .....

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

32,900

31,700

30,500

29,600

28,400

27,100

25,100

22,400

18,600

14,203

10,600

3,350

7,310

6,750

6,220

5,830

5,570

5,190

5,070

6,480

8,200

7,310

6,350

5,700

5,700

5,700

5,700

5,700

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

42, 420

146,130

172,880

3,648,690

845,210

378 230

490)880

821 , 200

300,590

106, 880

82, 680

53,590

54,190

3,494,880

Mar.

5,830

5,830

5,700

5,440

5,070

9,610

18,100

18,300

17,700

17,000

15,200

13,100

14,400

20,500

23,600

25,100

25,100

23,600

21,400

20,100

18,300

17,200

16,400

16,400

16,800

17,500

17,000

16,000

14,400

14,400

15, 800

Apr.

18,300

24, 4

27,4 28,-

00

00

00

27,100

22,100

16, C

14, £

18,3

00

00

00

21 , 200

25,100

26, £

27, S

£50, E

00

00

00

532,300

a52,900

32, S

32, £

32,!

00

00

03

31,700

32,000

33, E

34,3

32, S

00

00

00

31,100

29,600

28,1

26,9

25,6

24,1

-

Maximum

1,620

12,600

11,200

48,600

51,700

32,900

25 100 

34)lOO

22,100

6,090

5,190

2 390

5 440

51,700

00

00

00

00

May

22,100

20,500

18,100

15,200

12,700

10,900

11,100

14,200

11,900

9,290

7,9OO

7,170

5,610

5,960

5,570

6,480

5,090

4,830

6,350

12,500

12,700

8,650

5,960

6,350

11,500

10,700

7,310

5,310

4,480

5,570

6,610

June

5,830

4,830

4,150

5,310

6,090

4,830

3,740

3,440

3,350

3,260

3,170

3,260

3,740

4,040

3,840

3,350

2,830

2,600

2,460

2,600

2i670

2,990

3,030

2,600

2,460

2,830

3,080

2,750

3,440

4,260

-

Minimum Mean

1

l)280 4)871

2,710 5,577

1,250 9,996

5, 730 27 , 260

5,070 13,510

5,070 15,830

14,600 27,370

4,480 9,696

2,460 3,563

1, 760 2, 667

1,400 1,729

1,180 1,806

1,180 9,575

July

4,830

5,190

5,190

4,480

3,440

2,830

2,530

2,390

2,250

2,180

2,110

1,970

1,900

1,830

1,830

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

2,040

2,530

3,350

3,740

3,640

3,080

2,600

2,320

2,110

Aug.

1,970

1,£

1,7

1,7

00

60

00

1,640

1,580

1,5

1,5

1,5

80

80

80

1,580

1,580

1,5

1,5

1,7

80

80

00

1,830

1,700

1,9

1,9

1,7

00

70

00

1,970

2,390

2,3

2,1

1,8-

90

10

30

1,700

1,580

1,5

1,4

1,4

1,4

20

60

30

00

1,400

For square 

mile

0.240

; 9|o

1.76

4.79

2.37

2 . 78

4.81

1.70

.469

.304

. 317

1.68

Sept.

1,490

1,460

1,370

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,250

1,280

1,280

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,230

1,230

1,200

1,203

1,180

1,510

g4,040

g5,440

g4,830

g3,350

g2,390

1,900

1,640

1,520

1,490

1,520

1,490

Runoff in 

inches

'"OK

l!l3

23.86

5 52

2. 47

3.21

5 37 

l'.96

.70

.54

.35

.35

22.84.

g Computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings. 

869757 O- 50 - 34
518 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Pearl River near Bogalusa, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°47'35", long. 89°49'I5", on line between sees. 17

and IB, T. 3 S., R. 14 E., at bridge on State Hi0hway 35, 2 miles east of Bogalusa

and 2 miles upstream from Bogue Lusa. Datum of gage is 55.00 feet above mean sea

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 6,630 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 60,000 second-feet Jan. 25, 26; maximum gage

height, 20.30 feet Jan. 25; minimum discharge, 1,760 second-feet Sept. 8, 16-18,

minimum gage height, 6.74 feet Sept. 18.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 25, 26, 1947; maximum gage height, that

of Jan. 25, 1947; minimum discharge, 1,290 second-feet Oct. 27-29, 1943 (gage height,

5.54 feet).

Flood of Apr. 11, 1938, reached a stage of 21.0 feet. 

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 4,

Aug. 21 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13 Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

6.7

7.5

9.0

11.0

12.5

1,850

2,410

3,500

5,260

6,890

14.0

15.5

17.0

18.0

18.5

8,750

11,700

15,700

20,500

24,800

19.0 31,800

19.5 41,800

20.3 60,000

7.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

1,760

2,410

3,800

4,570

5,500

13.0 

14.0 

lf.0 

lf.0 

17.0

6,690

3,220

10,400

12,900

15,700

Note.- Same as preceding table 

above 17.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to Septesber 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,550

2,410

2,270

2,200

2,130

2,130

2,130

2,130

2,130

2,060

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,920

1,990

2,060

2,060

1,990

1,990

Nov.

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

2,060

2,480

2,760

2,760

3,190

8,890

11,900

12,700

9,360

7,130

6,320

6,320

6,430

6,650

7,130

6,890

6,210

5,660

5,360

5,170

5,460

7,370

10,300

9,890

-

Dec.

8,340

7,130

6,550

6,320

5,990

5,880

5,660

5,460

5,170

4,800

4,530

4,260

4,090

4,090

4,000

3,830

3,830

3,910

4,260

4,980

5,880

8,470

11,200

12,200

10,700

9,520

8,900

3,610

8,470

3,340

8,030

Jan.

7,730

7,610

10,500

14,800

16,800

17,700

17,700

15,000

15,100

15,100

16,000

16,400

18,200

21,900

24,800

26,000

27,303

27,300

30,200

33,600

39,700

44,000

50,700

57,600

60,000

50,000

55,300

53,000

48,400

44,000

41,300

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January .... .....................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May . ........ ...................

June .............................

July. .........................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

39,700

37,500

35,600

33,500

33,600

31,800

30,200

28,700

27,300

24,800

19,900

14,800

11,700

9,700

8,610

3,210

7,730

7,370

7,130

7,490

9,050

10,100

9,200

3,210

7,610

7,370

7,250

7,250

_

-

Second 

foot-days

63,090

168,340

203,460

4,411,660

935,240

491,580

586,800

974,900

411.360

160,260

108,370

80,430

100,670

4,284,500

Mar.

7,370

,490

,370

,130

,250

1 ,200

21,900

24,800

23,700

20,500

18,700

19,900

22,700

23,700

24,800

26 , 000

26 , 000

27,300

26,000

24,800

22,700

20,500

19,900

19,300

19,300

19,300

19,300

18,200

18,700

20,500

Apr.

21,200

33,600

35,600

35,500

33,500

31,800

30,200

24,800

20,500

19,900

23,700

35,500

37 , 500

39,700

37,600

35,500

35,600

35,600

35,600

35,600

35,600

35,600

35,600

35,600

35,600

33,600

33,600

31,803

30,200

28,700

-

Maximum

2,550

12,700

12,200

53,000

60,000

39,700

27 , 300

39,700

27,300

12,100

5,720

3,380

14,000

60,000

May

27 , 300

26,000

24,8OO

22,700

19,300

16,400

14,300

14,803

16,000

15,100

12,600

10,100

3,820

7,870

7,110

8,220

8,010

7,400

6,550

7,250

12,600

14,300

11,400

3,410

12,400

17,200

15,400

11,100

8,040

8,040

11,800

Minimum

1,850

1,990

3,830

1,850

7,610

7,130

7,130

19, 900

6,560

3,730

2,410

2,020

1,760

1,760

June

12,100

9,240

7,110

5,190

6,560

6,970

6,190

5,110

4,740

4,550

4,490

4,410

4,410

1,570

1,830

4,560

4,330

4,020

3,730

3,730

4,740

5,200

5,010

4,740

4,570

4,740

5,110

5,200

4,410

4,490

-

Usan

2,035

5,611

6,563

12,090

30,170

17,560

18,930

32,500

13,270

5 342

3*496

2,595

3,356

11,740

July

5,010

5,400

5,720

5,720

5,200

4,490

3,950

3,560

3,450

3,240

3,100

2,960

2,890

2,820

2,680

2,610

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,480

2,410

2,410

2,480

3,030

3,660

4,100

4,170

3,880

3,520

3,170

Aug.

2,950

2,750

2,610

2,480

2,410

2,210

2,280

2,280

2,340

2,410

2,610

2,750

2,480

2,410

2,480

2,610

2,680

2,820

2,960

3,100

3,240

3,380

3,240

3,100

2,750

2,540

2,280

2,150

2,080

2,020

2,020

Per squere 

mile

0.3C7

.846

.950

1.8?

4. 55

z'.el

2.86

4. 9C

2^00

.8C6

.527

* 3S1

!506

1.77

Sept.

2,020

2,020

2,020

2,020

1,890

1,890

1,820

1,750

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,890

1,820

1,820

1,760

1,760

1,760

2,150

3,090

14,000

11,800

8,040

5,510

4,020

3,240

2,890

2,480

2,410

2,410

-

Runoff in 

inchss

0.35

.94

1.14

24.74

5.25

2.76

3.29

s!47

2. 31

!90

.61

.45

.56

24.03
PEARL RIVER BASIN 519

Lobutcha Creek near Carthage, Miss.

Location - Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°46" , long. 89°28', in NE$ sec. 34, T. 11 N., R. 8 E. 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway-16, 3 miles upstream froir mouth and 5 

miles northeast of Carthage. Prior to June 30, 1947, staff gage at site 5 miles upstream at different datum.

Drainage area.- 313 square miles. 309 square miles of site used prior tc June 30, 1947 

(authority, Corps of Engineers).

Records available^ July 1937 to July 1938, January 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,830 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 

n>752~feet, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 13 second-feet Sept. 9.

1937-47: Maximum discharge observed, 13,500 second-feet Mar. 29, 1944 (gage height, 

18.0 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 5.3 second-feet Aug. 24, 1943 

(gage height, 1.47 feet, site and datum then in use), but may have been less during 

period of doubtful gage-height record.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

UooperaTion.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements 

made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-oontrol method used Oct. .1 to Nov. 7)

Oct. 1 to June 30 July 1 to Sept. 20

1.9 16 7.0 330 14.0 1,630

2.0 18 8.0 433 14.6 2,000

2.6 36 9.0 548 15.2 2,620

3.6 76 10.0 688 15.8 3,470

4.6 133 11.0 863 16.-4 4,590

6.0 240 13.0 1,280

0.4 13 3.0 142

.7 22 5.0 308

1.5 54 8.0 611

2.0 .78 8.9 731

Z.5 107

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

25

24

20

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

27

30

27

25

22

20

22

25

24

22

21

21

21

83

114

68

52

48

46

42

Nov.

40

38

36

36

36

34

276

370

292

192

643

756

643

433

320

192

265

477

512

400

330

248

147

120

108

215

739

901

628

455

-

Dec.

350

248

184

140

120

114

114

108

102

147

147

161

184

200

168

140

126

120

114

320

477

411

320

248

192

161

147

133

240

370

411

Jan.

536

845

1,400

1,680

1,630

1,850

1,920

2,750

2,500

1,790

1,370

1,280

1,430

1,790

1,630

1,370

1,400

1,590

3,020

4,590

4,590

3,470

2,500

1,630

1,310

1,140

980

809

600

455

444

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

411

360

330

274

256

256

240

208

192

168

1S8

161

161

161

161

154

154

147

140

265

477

500

411

380

360

292

200

184

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

962

9,882

6,417

215,287

54 29£

T', 171

IS i 552

28,893

5,545

2,956

3 911

1 i 132

617

140,388

Mar.

216

232

232

208

240

488

500

809

1,160

1,020

863

722

1,040

1,200

1,060

827

705

500

512

455

433

340

330

512

722

809

688

524

477

380

248

Apr.

1,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

114

901

477

8,700

4,590

500

1,200

2,750

658

524

731

121

60

4,590

265

370

422

390

340

274

216

192

292

643

120

180

620

750

500

000

550

470

220

100

370

220

980

809

722

613

370

320

274

301

-

May

613

658

524

433

390

330

224

168

133

120

96

86

81

133

208

133

108

91

86

76

72

76

86

76

72

72

64

60

60

120

96

June

76

76

126

102

114

133

81

60

48

40

36

34

33

30

28

28

27

27

27

33

34

34

68

330

524

370

192

96

81

68

-

Minimum Mean

16 31.0

34 329

102 207

16 590

444 1,752

140 256

208 598

192 963

60 179

27 98.5

22 126

18 38.2

14 20.6

14 385

July

50

44

73

78

54

38

34

30

40

54

44

44

34

26

22

40

238

376

578 731

456

246

182

107

68

52

42

40

32

30

28

Aug.

Pe- square 

mils

0.100

1.06

.670

1.91

5. 67

.828

1.94

3. 12

!579

319

!403

.122

.066

1.24

26

H8

22

22

24

19

18

18

38

38

24

44

50

121

121

78

83

68

54

38

32

28

22

24

Z2

22

19

19

19

22

20

Sept.

18

19

18

17

17

17

15

14

14

14

15

17

15

14

32

60

28

19

18

20

22

38

32

22

19

17

18

18

14

16

Runoff in 

inches

0.12

1.19

.77

25.91

6.54

. 86

2. 23

3! 48

.67

. 36

.46

.14

.07

16.89
520 PEARL RIVER BASIN 

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°35 I , long. 89°28i, in NE$ sec. 34, T. 9 N., R. 

HE., Choc taw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 35 over north drainage canal, 0.4 

mile southwest of Walnut Grove, 0.8 mile upstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad 

bridge, ?§ miles upstream from junction of north and south drainage canals, and 15-j 

miles upstream from mouth. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at bridge ove" south drainage canal on State Highway 35, 5,000 feet southwest of north canal gage. Datum of gage 

is 332.70 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 411 square miles (combined drainage area for all channels).

Kecoras avanaole.- January 1939 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 17.58 

reet, north canal gage); maximum gage height, south canal, 18.03 feet Ja". 21; minimum 

daily discharge (combined flow), 16 second-feet Sept. 11, 12, but may have been less 

during period of faulty intake action; minimum gage height observed, north canal, 2.28 

feet Sept. 11, but may have been less during period of faulty intake action; minimum 

gage height, south canal, 7.25 feet Sept. 5.

1939-47; Maximum discharge, 16,400 second-feet Feb. 11, 1946; maximum gage height, 

south canal, 18.94 feet Feb. 11, 1946; minimum discharge (combined flow), 5.0 secondfeet Aug. 28, 29, 1943; minimum gage height, north canal, that of Sept. 11, 1947; minimum gage height observed, south canal, 7.07 feet Aug. 29, 1943.

Maximum stage known, north canal, 19.3 feet Apr. 8, 1938, from floodmark; south 

canal, 20.2 feet Apr. 8, 1938, from floodmark. Prior to canalization, creek reached a 

stage of 24.5 feet, from floodmark, sometime between 1920 and 1925.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or faulty intake 

action, which are fair. Discharge computed by combining the flow of individually rated 

low-water channels except when discharge in north canal exceeds about 1,100 second-feet 

or that in south canal exceeds about 595 second-feet, during which periols discharge 

determined from combined stage-discharge relation for all channels refer-ed to gage on 

north canal.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

46

33

28

27

25

24

24

22

22

22

25

64

60

44

35

52

30

28

27

29

33

32

30

28

30

37

44

38

35

34

33

Nov.

32

31

31

31

32

31

97

182

115

283

1,950

1,550

1,120

662

235

127

245

323

271

235

175

137

113

98

88

297

838

695

890

557

Month

Dec.

324

207

150

124

110

103

100

94

90

88

90

107

184

181

150

123

242

813

576

1,740

2,390

2,280

1,830

1,020

454

296

240

215

292

452

444

Jan.

871

2,260

3,590

5,090

5,240

3,390

1,810

3,270

3,390

3,590

2,020

1,240

1,360

1,660

1,660

1,660

2,360

2,470

4,070

7,160

9,850

7,000

3,940

f 1,180

f829

f920

f844

f681

557

603

838

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

644

440

313

289

263

240

231

210

182

165

158

160

163

159

155

148

145

133

135

655

843

729

530

307

223

183

163

190

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,02

11,47

15,50

272,97

85,40

8,15

32,69

53,10

10,91

14,27

3,01

1,10

1,52

238,18

Mar.

386

468

398

309

307

505

746

1,790

1,470

1,300

753

410

2,000

3,090

4,140

4,200

1,520

511

690

1,060

878

608

444

1,100

1,030

822

482

310

253

289

424

Apr.

562

1,630

1,640

1,340

749

407

293

327

1,660

1,880

2,890

4,220

6,520

6,520

4,900

4,700

3,580

1,330

559

1,040

1,730

.1,600

1,130

548

319

249

212

178

156

239

Maximum

L 64

L 1,950

3 2,390

3 15,300

5 9,850

3 843

5 4,200

3 6,520

D 1,120

L 3,090

1 690

5 148

3 244

1 9,850

May

700

1,120

924

608

305

188

232

244

204

150

115

98

95

157

447

290

245

285

675

834

730

487

29O

178

211

227

158

114

121

235

243

Minimum

22

31

88

19

557

133

253

156

95

35

28

21

16

16

June

173

139

272

240

204

102

74

65

56

52

59

65

49

47

47

46

40

38

35

49

192

237

312

1,500

2,590

3,090

3,040

1,080

247

131

-

Mean

32.9

382

500

748

2,755

291

1,055

1,770

352

476

97.1

35.6

50.8

653

July

92

73

66

57

51

46

44

44

43

38

35

34

32

31

29

36

119

150

690

482

363

116

59

46

40

38

35

34

31

a29

a28

Aug.

a27

a26

a25

h24

a25

a25

a25

a45

a40

a35

h29

28

74

148

52

52

56

46

32

27

25

24

22

22

21

21

22

23

39

23

22

Per square 

mile

O.C80

.£29

l.?2

1.62

6.70

.708

2.f7

4.31

.F56

1.16

.?36

.C87

.124

1.F9

Sept.

22

h23

22

22

22

21

2O

19

18

17

h!6

16

18

20

160

114

45

30

27

73

244

231

118

54

a35

28

24

22

21

21

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

1.04

1.40

24.69

7.73

.74

2.96

4.81

.99

1.29

.27

.10

.14

21.56

Peak discharge.- Jan. 4 (lo p.m.) 5.760 sec.-ft.; Jan. 21 (8 a.m.) 10,400 sec.-ft.; Mar. 16 

(2 a.m.) 4,700 see.-ft.; Apr. 14 (3:30 a.m.) 7.22O sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record at south canal; discharge computed on basis of records for north canal.

f Discharge for north canal computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

h Discharge for north or south canal computed from gage readings.

Note.- Water below Intakes at north canal Aug. 22-27, Aug. 31 to Sept. 1, Sept. 3-1O, 12-14; discharge computed on basis of records for south canal and weather records.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 521

Yokahockany River near Kosciusko, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°02', long. 89°35', in T. 14 N., R. 7 E. Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on State Highway 35, 2 miles south of Kosciusko. Datum of gage is 

374.34 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adju3tment of 1941 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 314 square miles.

Records available.- August 1938 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,850 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage height, 13.97 

reet); minimum, 4.2 second-feet Sept. 8; minimum gage height, 1.81 feet Oct. 8-11.

1938-47: Maximum discharge, 11,600 second-feet Feb. 11,1946 (gage height, 16.21 

feet); minimum, '^.3 second->feet Aug. 20-24, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.10 foot Sept. 

3-6, 1939.

Flood in December 1932 reached a stage of about 17 feet (authority, Corps of Engineers) .

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

19

18

18

18

16

16

16

16

15

14

15

16

16

113

184

69

45

32

28

26

Nov.

25

25

25

24

24

24

124

184

91

308

1,030

1,250

1,250

889

242

143

533

831

476

254

176

143

118

98

88

385

957

1,000

694

299

-

Dec.

213

156

134

118

106

102

98

95

91

88

88

189

416

254

176

143

122

118

114

238

385

266

186

156

138

126

122

150

751

979

1,000

Jan.

1,290

2,240

3,270

4,370

4,460

3,100

1,760

1,290

1,330

1,250

979

851

1,050

1,490

1,490

1,450

1,490

1,860

3,130

3,920

4,650

4,100

2,700

1,420

694

656

448

340

284

298

326

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

245

198

176

203

215

192

181

156

132

119

115

119

128

123

123

119

115

1J.1

119

741

1,030

1,000

523

284

209

176

161

166

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

852

11,710

7,318

202 ' 919

57 ,986

7,179

18,153

28,403

8 f 121

12,720

7,661 

1,102.

307.

161,513.'

Mar.

233

233

192

161

156

306

559

1,190

1,450

1,530

1,450

584

704

1,000

831

432

298

233

277

347

271

215

271

1,100

1,370

1,190

631

305

233

209

192

Apr.

203

385

326

245

209

181

156

146

544

831

1,730

2,990

2,990

3,430

2,600

2,070

1,680

1,340

742

668

1,100

1,050

591

319

271

416

284

221

251

434

Maximum

184

1,250

1,000

10,900

4,650

1,030

1,530

3,430

3, *550

2,370 

5 276

5 43

I 4,650

May

914

1,100

1,490

1,580

542

209

187

156

123

101

94

74

76

141

161

128

88

66

60

97

107

107

75

57

53

65

56

46

48

62

58

Minimum

12

24

88

12

284

111

156

146

46

22

13

1.2

4.2

June

44

368

893

1,400

3,550

2,560

576

146

96

71

53

42

36

32

32

29

26

24

22

28

460

498

304

584

385

198

111

70

48

34

Mean

27 ' 39O*^

236

556

1 »871 

256

947

262

424

247

35.6

10.2

443

Jily

58

169

58

52

24

22

71

305

107

46

28

20

16

16

13

725

2,370

1,830

881

376

151

84

53

38

30

26

22

20

20

16

14

Aug.

12

11

10

9.0

14

8.6

7.8

7.0

11

13

13

25

55

276

229

80

26

20

14

11

9.4

9.0

6.6

6.2

73

45

24

26

24

16

11

Fer square 

mile

0.088

1.24

.752

1.77

.815

1 87

3 02

" __ .

1^35

. 787

 113

.033

1.41

Sept.

7.8

22

43

27

14

8.6

5.8

4.2

4.6

4.6

5.4

7.0

6.2

5.4

5.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

7.8

10

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

1 .39

.87

24.04

6 . 87

85

2 . 15

3 ' 36QC

l!si

.91

.13

.04

19.14
522 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Yokahookany River near Ofahoma, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°42', long. 89°40', in NEiflWij sec. 22, T. 10 N., 

K. b JS. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 16, If miles southeast of , Ofahoma, 3 miles upstream from mouth, and 8^ miles southwest of Carthage. Datum 

of gage is 310.78 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 484 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Hecoras available.- October 1943 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,640 second-feet Jan. 8 (gage 

neignt, 17.20 feet); minimum observed, "17 second-feet Sept. 26, 27, but may have 

been less during periods of doubtful gage-height record.

1943-47: Maximum discharge observed, 10,700 second-feet Feb. 28, Mar. 29, 31, 

1944; maximum gage height observed, 18.41 feet Feb. 13, 1946; minimum discharge 

observed, 8 second-feet Oct. 11, 12, 1943 (gage height, 3.00 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.- Base data collected by Corps of Engineers; occasional discharge measurements made and records of discharge computed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 1, 9-11, 17, 18)

3.8 17 5.6 163 10. O

4.2 32 6.2 244 12.0

4.6 55 7.0 374 13.0

5.O 92 8.5 684 14. O

1,030 14.8 3,090

1,530 15.4 3,780

1,880 16.2 4,890

2,440 17.2 6,640

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

25

a24

a23

a22

a22

a21

a20

a20

20

19

20

a25

a30

a30

a26

a24

22

22

a 22

a2l

aZl

a20

a2o

20

a20

a20

26

28

77

82

51

Nov.

42

39

a36

a35

34

34

42

51

55

343

640

450

450

640

914

938

1,110

1,080

799

662

aSSO

a450

8350

aSOO

a250

244

a300

a400

aSOO

a600

-

Dec.

799

986

845

596

411

a250

a200

a!6O

al40

132

126

126

176

202

274

274

274

244

138

392

470

556

339

356

374

306

216

163

138

259

306

Jan.

1396

1,200

2,260

3,300

3,530

4,310

5,530

6,640

5,530

3,650

2,440

2,080

2,080

2,810

2,370

2,030

2,440

2,580

4,590

6,250

5,880

5,530

5,530

5,530

4,310

2,990

2,080

1,450

1,130

868

618

Month

October ..........................

Novsmber .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

618

470

450

374

a330

a300

274

244

244

230

202

202

a220

a220

a220

a210

a2oO

a200

a!90

also

259

306

6S4

938

1,030

986

707

450

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

843

12, 338

10,028

336,736

102,132

10,938

27,922

46,192 

11,429

12,494

10,664

1 '664 393 

247,037

Mar.

274

244

259

274

356

450

532

891

914

1,060

1,380

1,500

1,760

2,030

1,530

al,200

al.OOO

845

938

a750

a570

450

490

776

891

962

1,130

1,380

1,280

1,030

776

Apr.

532

E

4

i

32

11

92

430

450

:

3

4

39

06

50

776

1,500

2,4

3,0

3,6

40

90

50

4,040

4,310

3,9

2,9

2,3

10

90

10

2,080

1,980

1.7

1,5

1,2

20

OO

80

1,300

1,130

7

5

4

4

Maximum

82

1,110

986

10,500

6,640

1,030

2,030

4,310 

1,380

2 190

2^190

202

37

6,640

30

74

90

50

May

532

596

684

822

1,010

1,080

1,380

1,150

707

339

202

17S

156

230

176

230

216

216

163

156

114

120

126

126

132

120

97

92

87

97

97

Minimum

19

34

126

19

596

180

244

306

87

42

45

26

17

17

June

120

103

126

138

306

640

914

2,O80

2,190

1,280

618

230

189

103

77

77

59

51

45

51

51

42

59

374

684

640

574

374

202

97

Mean

27.2

411

323

923

3, 295

391

901

1,540

369

416

344

44. e

22il

677

July

126

97

92

82

132

87

87

82

82

92

114

126

77

59

45

176

49O

450

776

1,760

2,190

1,480

914

411

189

138

97

a65

55

48

45

Aug.

2

1

1

Per squa re 

mile

0.056

 849

.667

1.91

6 81

. 808

1 . 86

3* 18

.732

!711

.073

.016

1.40

39

34

32

37

32

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

32

28

39

51

02

20

03

82

51

39

3O

26

26

28

32

48

42

30

26

Sept.

32

32

28

27

26

32

37

28

24

a20

a!7

a!7

a!7

a!7

22

18

al8

a!8

a20

23

27

23

20

18

IS

17

17

a!7

a!7

a!7

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.06

'.77 95'

25.87

7.85

 84

2.15

3.55

. 88

.96

. 82 .11 .05

18.99

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near 

Kosclusko.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 523

Strong River at Dlo, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°58'45", long. 89°54'05", in SWj- sec. 28, T. 2 N., 

R. 4 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 49, 460 upstream from Gulf & Ship 

Island Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile south of Dlo, 1,500 feet downstream from 

Sellers Creek, 1.6 miles upstream from Dobbs Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Mendenhall. 

Datum of gage is 257.99 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineer** bench mark).

Drainage area.- 429 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1947.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1928-29, 1930-47), 556 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 27.78 

reetj; minimum, 25 second-feet Sept.. 13 (gage height, 2.44 feet).

1928-47: Maximum discharge, 22,900 second-feet Mar. 7, 1935 (gag3 height, 28.0 

feet, from floodmarks, site and datum then In use), from rating curves extended above 

13,400 second-feet; minimum, 16 second-feet Aug. 8, 9, 1933 (gage height, 2.25 feet, 

site and datum then in use).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1946-47 (gage height. In feet.

and discharge. In secc nd-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 10)

2.5 31 6.0 615

2.8 62 7.0 878

3.2 110 9.0 1,470

3.8 196 12.0 2,430

4.4 293 16.0 3,840

5.0 400 18.0 4,690

21.0 6,190

23.0 7,240

24.0 7,840

25.0 8,540

26.0 9,340

27.4 10,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

39

37

36

35

34

33

32

31

31

31

36

41

36

34

34

35

35

34

33

33

33

32

32

30

46

49

44

40

38

38

38

Nov.

37

37

37

37

37

36

152

122

74

110

1,290

737

449

284

162

115

143

130

111

104

100

90

79

72

70

281

822

469

354

251

-

Dec.

175

134

110

97

89

83

79

77

73

73

72

80

95

85

83

83

80

92

89

1,120

2,000

1,350

1,110

579

301

227

190

170

160

160

184

Jan.

405

1,710

3,070

2,690

1,870

1,410

664

1,440

1,970

1,710

1,530

1,080

1,410

2,590

2,530

2,730

3,840

4,160

6,390

10,800

9,900

7,480

5,090

2,960

1,380

1,840

1,170

795

603

664

963

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

J&nu&ry

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ............ ...........

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

768

591

439

381

336

310

293

276

259

243

227

227

219

211

208

199

196

188

192

449

639

568

449

327

276

235

211

243

-

-

-

Secondf cot-days

1,11

6,79

9,30

222,08

86,84

9,16

41 92

75 43

11 17

5,44

1,56

1,32

1,33

251,40

Mar.

345

409

381

345

310

381

1,190

2,530

2,330

1,680

1,020

523

2,800

4,510

4,290

3,070

2,460

904

664

992

1,OS>0

768

545

1,380

1,500

1,140

689

449

372

1,220

1,710

Apr.

1,320

2,6

2,f

1,<

30

90

)40

1,200

615

3,C

2,(

3,5

)20

90

80

3,030

4,760

7,C %>'

6,2

160

40

40

6,090

4,690

3,!

2,4

<

70

tso

)26

1,230

2,530

2,C

l.E

130

30

95

490

409

I

2

'L

'l

Maximum

3 49

2 1,290

3 2,000

1 10,100

4 10,800

0 76B

7 4,510

5 7,060

5 850

0 1,560

5 74

B 74

2 160

4 10,800

45

01

76

76

-

May

667

850

768

741

381

284

301

251

227

208

186

164

211

211

175

152

134

144

741

603

390

276

208

255

512

318

227

178

168

906

336

Minimum

30

36

72

30

405

188

310

276

134

63

40

33

29

29

June

200

325

1,560

693

276

219

169

136

118

107

97

90

87

85

81

77

72

71

72

81

106

84

79

84

84

105

79

72

68

63

-

Mean

35.8

226

300

608

2,801

327

1, 352

2,514

360

181

50.5

42.8

44.4

689

Jily

63

74

63

56

53

51

52

53

49

46

47

46

44

43

43

51

52

58

72

58

51

49

48

46

a45

a44

a43

a42

a42

a41

a40

Aug.

FT square 

mile

0.083

.527

.699

1.42

6.53

.762

3.15

5.86

.839

.422

.118

.100

.103

1.61

39

37

37

35

36

35

33

41

56

45

49

43

43

44

49

47

51

48

53

74

47

41

39

38

38

36

35

38

48

38

35

Sept.

33

31

30

30

30

31

47

35

32

32

32

31

30

29

35

49

40

38

59

160

90

69

51

49

46

41

40

39

37

36

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

.59

.81

19.28

7.53

.79

3.63

6.54

.97

.47

.14

.12

.12

21.81

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.
524 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Bogue Chitto near Tylertown, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°11', long. 90°17', In SE^ sec. 34, T. 3 N., R. 

y K. Washington meridian, a quarter of a mile upstream from Fernwood, Columbia & Gulf 

Railroad "bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Bars Branch, 2-5- miles downstream 

from Topisaw Creek, and 9 miles northwest of Tylertown.

Drainage area.- 502 square miles.

Records available.- August 1944 to September 1947.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,100 second-feet Jan. 20 (gage height, 22.35 

feet); minimum, 297 second-feet Sept. 18, 19; minimum gage height, 7.87 feet Oct. 

24, 25.

1944-47: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 20, 1947; minimum, 208 second-feet Nov 

6, 1944; minimum gage height, 7.38 feet Oct. 21, 1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1946-47 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr

336

453

652

798

1,120

11.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.5

1,850

2,690

4,600

6,650

8,590

18.5 10,400

20.0 13,400

21.8 17,500

Apr. 4 to Sept. 3O

8.1 300 9.5 840 

8.5 430 10.0 1,120 

9.1 656

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 10.o feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

438

408

393

378

364

364

361

356

350

347

350

356

353

353

344

339

339

336

336

336

336

333

330

328

353

364

361

361

353

342

336

Nov.

336

336

336

333

333

333

459

423

378

534

2,650

2,960

3,800

2,730

964

S52

583

549

549

549

566

549

516

484

468

566

1,300

2,250

3,500

2,120

-

Dec.

836

652

583

532

500

484

468

453

453

453

438

453

468

484

468

453

484

600

566

1,250

2,330

1,970

1,650

875

670

SOO

549

516

516

500

484

Jan.

600

1,560

3,410

2,960

2,170

1,190

836

961

1,310

1,270

916

798

2,210

3,800

3,700

3,500

3,230

2,780

8,520

17,500

11,500

6,000

3,200

1,380

1,340

1,530

1,310

1,010

855

798

798

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Msrch ............................

April ....................... ....

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 194S-47 ............

Feb.

798

724

670

652

617

600

583

566

549

549

532

532

532

516

516

516

500

500

516

836

1,180

938

688

617

583

549

532

532

_

_

-

Secondfoot-day s

10,99E

32,15

21,73!

359,46

93,04'

17 42» 75)95'

86,24

24,75'

19,03

11 32

12 52' 21)94

428,13

Mar.

566

583

566

549

532

2,730

7,100

10,200

6,530

4,000

2,320

1,150

3,700

6,76O

6,430

3,900

1,810

1,090

1,150

1,410

1,410

1,040

895

1,240

1,610

1,380

938

798

742

1,500

2,330

Apr.

4,070

13,000

14,000

5,700

2,870

1,380

1,060

917

972

944

2,340

4,400

3,410

4,000

3,600

2,780

2,170

1,310

1,000

1,900

2,960

2,960

2,330

1,650

972

815

744

699

656

635

Maximum

i 438

; 3,800

j 2,330

) 8,880

> 17,500

5 1,180

) 10,200

I 14,000

> 2 250

[ l)200

! 437

i 791

! 3,900

T 17,500

May

595

595

576

576

538

538

595

1,600

1,650

891

656

595

557

538

519

501

501

519

576

699

315

635

557

1,030

2,250

1,690

944

699

635

791

891

Minimum

328

333

438

328

600

500

532

635

501

430

331

319

300

300

June

744

677

815

865

a755

a645

538

501

483

483

a480

a470

a460

a460

a450

a440

a430

a430

a550

a950

al.OOO

'3750

57S

aSOO

31,200

944

656

538

483

458

-

Mean

355

1,072

701

985

3,001

622

2,483

2,87E

798

634

36E

404

731

1,173

July

437

423

410

399

393

389

386

383

376

370

366

363

363

363

363

357

357

363

363

360

357

350

341

337

337

337

334

334

331

344

337

Aug.

331

331

328

325

325

322

319

347

363

357

357

350

396

430

595

791

767

538

437

458

465

434

389

370

366

357

347

337

334

331

331

Per square 

mile

0.707

2.14

1.40

1.9S

5.98

1.2*

4.95

5.73

1.59

1.25

.727

.805

1.46

2.3*

Sept.

328

325

322

319

319

325

331

322

322

316

331

334

322

316

309

306

306

300

413

3,030

3,900

2,250

2,090

1,410

699

557

501

465

448

427

Runoff in 

inches

0.82

2.38

1.61

26.62

6.89

1.29

5.70

6.39

1.83

1.41

.84

.93

1.63

31.72

Peak discharge.- Jan. 20 (8:30 a.m.) 19,100 sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (10 a.m.) 10,9OO sec.-f;.; Apr. 3 

(9 a.m.) 17,000 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height reoord; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Frank1 inton, La.
PEARL RIVER BASIN 525

Bogue Chitto at Franklinton, La.

Location - Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°50'35", long. 90°09'45", in SE^SE^ sec. 26, 

T. 2 S., R. 10 E., at bridge on State Highway 35, three-quarters of a mile west 

of Franklinton and 3? miles upstream from Lawrence Creek. Datum of gage is 124.81 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Drainage area.- 985 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1947. August 1928 to September 1931 at 

site a quarter of a mile downstream. Gage-height records collected at sites in this 

vicinity sinse 1922 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 1,625 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum 'discharge during year, 24,100 second feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 16.18 

feet); minimum, 728 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 0.55 foot).

1928-31, 1938-47: Maximum discharge 50,000 second-feet Mar. 21, 1943 (gage 

height, 18.46 feet); minimum, 350 second-feet Nov. 6-8, 1938; minimum gage height, 

0.23 foot Oct. 30, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 27.6 feet, former site and datum, p,r 28.5 feet, former 

site and present datum, from floodmark, sometime in April 1900.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,130

1,070

1,020

965

940

915

890

865

865

865

865

865

840

840

818

818

818

795

795

795

795

772

772

772

840

865

890

865

840

818

818

Nov.

818

818

795

795

795

772

84O

> 1,070

940

94O

3,230

4.O2O

4,120

4,770

3,330

1,820

1,530

1,360

1.27O

1,560

1,670

1,470

1,330

1,240

1,160

1,210

1,930

2,880

4.12O

4,440

-

Dec.

2,880

1,820

1,530

1,360

1,240

1,180

1,13O

1.07O

1,040

1,040

1,020

1.07O

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,020

1,620

2,450

1,860

3,360

3,530

3,630

3,330

2,790

1,970

1,700

1,470

1,360

1,400

1,360

1,270

Jan.

1,470

3,220

6,760

5,970

4,980

3,820

2.62O

2,450

2,620

2,790

2,620

2.2OO

4,170

7,620

8,O20

8,020

7.0OO

5,640

6,410

14,100

21,000

17.0OO

9,150

5,310

4,87O

5,970

4,120

3,240

2,710

2,450

2,370

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,080

1,930

1,740

1,640

1,530

1,470

1,440

1,360

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,160

1,130

1,130

1,670

2,040

2,370

1,890

1.5OO

1,360

1,270

1,210

1,210

_

-

Secondfoot-days

26,821

57,043

52,710

738,616

180,690

40,970

130,790

166, 870

54,820 

48,225

28,047

31,108 

46,616

864,710

Mar.

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,860

5,86O

10,200

11,900

9,21O

5,970

3,720

6,210

8,890

9.05O

8,300

5,530

3,150

2,790

2,790

2,790

2,620

2,120

2.62O

2,79O

2,790

2,370

1,860

1,670

3,5OO

4,230

Apr.

6,140

20,400

17,800

16,600

9,160

4,510

2,790

2,370

2.04O

2,680

9,230

7,960

7.00O

6,650

6.30O

5,310

4,340

3,240

2,37O

2,490

4,770

4,440

4,340

3,920

2,370

1,820

1,600

1,500

1,4OO

1,330

Maximum

1,130

4,770

3,63O

8,890

21,000

2,370

11,900

20 , 400

5,530 

3 530

l!l60

2,000

6,080

21,000

May

1,300

1,440

1,300

1,210

1,160

1,130

1,160

1,740

2,620

2.37O

1,670

1,300

1,210

1,160

1,100

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,100

1,180

1,470

1,440

1,180

2,140

5,530

3.82O

3.15O

2,120

1,600

2,040

2,970

Minimum

772

772

1,020

728

1,470

1 13O

l!l60

1,330

1,070 

940

795

772

750

750

June

2,160

1,820

1,930

1,820

1.67O

1,440

1,270

1,160

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,040

1.O40

1,020

99O

990

965

940

940

1.3OO

2,790

2,370

1,820

1.93O

3,O60

3,530

2,450

1,700

1,400

1,240

-

Mean

865

1,901 

1,700

2,024

5, 829

1,463

4 219

5,562

1,608

905

1,003 

1,554

2,369

July

1,160

1,100

1,040

1,020

99O

990

965

965

940

94O

915

890

890

890

89O

865

865

865

865

865

8 4O

840

818

818

818

818

795

795

840

915

840

Aug.

818

795

795

795

795

772

772

84O

1,040

1.04O

2,000

1.04O

915

965

1,040

1,360

1,440

1,270

1,100

1,240

1,100

1,100

1.O20

1,020

940

915

865

840

840

818

818

Per square 

mils

0. 878

1 93

l!73

2.05

5.92

1.49

4 28

5* 65

1.79

1. 63

.919

1.02

1.58

2.41

Sept.

89O

840

795

795

772

772

772

772

772

772

750

772

772

795

750

795

750

750

1,040

6,080

5,860

4,980

3,530

3,060

2,080

1,440

1,240

1,130

1,070

1,020

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.01

2.15

1^99

27.89

6. 32

1.55

4.94

6.30

2.07

1.82

1 . 06

1.17

1.76

32.64

Peak discharge.- Jan. 21 (4:30 p.m.) 22.200 sec. -ft.: Mar. 9 (1 p.m.) 12,100 sec. -ft.; Mar. 15

(4 p.m. ) 9.Z10 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (10:30 a.m.) 24,100 sec.-ft.; Apr. 11 (4:3° p.m.) 11,000 sec.-ft. 

Note.- Discharge Oct. 1 to Nov. 5 computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings.
526 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Bogue Chitto near Bush, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°37'45", long. 89°53'50", in T. 5 S., R. 13 F., at

 bridge on State Highway 7, 0.2 mile downstream from Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad

bridge and 1.4 miles north of Bush. Datum of gage is 44.25 feet above mean sea level,

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,210 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1947. 

Average discharge.- 10 years, 1,923 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,800 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 12.85

 feet); minimum, 768 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 2.31 feet).

1937-47: Maximum discharge, 51.20U second-feet Mar. 23, 1943 (gage height, 15.9 

feet), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet on basis of records for 

station at Pranklinton; minimum, 460 second-feet Oct. 1, 1937; minimum gage height, 

0.7 foot Oct. 1, 1937, Oct. 29-31, 1940, Oct. 22-27, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and eight discharge measurements furnished ty Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, *ater year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,540

1,370

1,270

1,210

1,140

1,080

1,060

1,030

1,030

997

997

1,030

1,030

968

968

940

940

940

912

912

912

912

884

884

884

968

997

968

968

940

912

Nov.

912

884

884

884

884

884

884

1,030

1,140

1,060

1,400

2,810

3,570

3,810

4,210

3,940

2,280

1,810

1,620

1,660

1,940

1,980

1,730

1,500

1,400

1,440

1,620

1,900

3,060

3,940

-

Dec.

3,940

3,350

2,280

1,850

1,620

1,500

1,400

1,340

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,240

1,340

1,370

1,270

1,240

1,470

2,070

2,810

2,590

2,890

3,570

3,810

3,460

2,810

2,220

1,980

1,770

1,660

1,770

1,810

Jan.

1,810

2,070

3,350

5,810

7,240

6,490

5,030

3,570

3,060

2,890

2,970

2,730

2,970

4,850

7,800

8,800

8,800

7,800

7,510

8,440

14,400

21,800

20 , 200

13,000

8,060

5,990

6,700

5,760

4,160

3,120

2,790

Month

October ..........................

November ............. ..........

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .......................... .

April ............................

May ............................ .

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-47 ............

Feb.

2,420

2, ISO

1,990

1,860

1,810

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,640

1,600

1,560

1,520

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,450

1,420

1,380

1,350

1,420

1,900

1,990

2,250

1,900

1,680

1,560

1,450

1,420

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

31,59;

47,06(

64,24(

933,71

209, 97C

47,39(

161 , 69(

208 ,54<

63.54C

31 27'

34 19

52,'l84

1,020,98£

Mar.

1,450

1,490

1,420

1,420

1,380

1,490

2,300

6,950

11,200

12,400

11.200

8,060

8,380

10,200

11,200

10,200

9,440

7,760

5,760

4,340

3,680

3,120

2,790

2,620

3,000

3,000

2,790

2,420

2,140

2,550

5,540

Apr.

6,700

9,070

21,000

21,000

16,600

11,400

6,440

4,100

2,890

2,480

3,660

15,600

11,400

8,390

7,640

7,000

6,440

5,550

4,370

3,400

3,620

4,680

5,010

4,840

4,520

3,090

2,250

1,950

1,770

1,680

-

Maximum

1,540

4,210

) 3,940

5 10,100

21 800

) 2*420

) 12,400

) 5 ",180

) 3,970

5 1,450

1,900

7,000

21,800

May

1,640

1,640

1,600

1,520

1,490

1,420

1,350

1,420

1,720

2,190

2,250

1,860

1,640

1,520

1,450

1,380

1,350

1,520

1,640

1,600

1,900

1,950

1,770

1,600

2,360

5,010

5,180

3,970

2,620

2,190

2,790

Minimum

884

884

1,240

884

1,810

1,350

1,380

1,680

1,350

1,120

847

794

794

June

3,090

2,480

2,140

2,140

1,990

1,810

1,640

1,450

1,380

1,350

1,350

1,2SO

1,230

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,260

1,560

2,790

2,990

2,420

2,990

3,730

3,970

3,620

2,040

1,680

-

Mean

1,01£

1,902

2,072

2,55£

6 772

1,69'

5,216

6,95]

2,05C

1,97"

1,005

1 107

1,'73£

2,797

July

1,450

1,320

1,230

1,170

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,090

1,060

1,040

1,010

982

982

S55

955

928

928

928

928

901

901

874

874

874

847

847

847

847

955

1,010

Aug.

928

901

847

847

820

820

820

820

820

1,010

1,520

1,900

1,320

1,090

1,150

1,420

1,520

1,520

1,350

1,200

1,290

1,200

1,200

1,170

1,090

1,040

982

928

901

901

874

Per square 

mile

0.842

1.57

1.71

2.11

5.60

1.40

4.31

5 74

1^69

1.63

.834

.912

1.44

2.31

Sept.

874

955

901

847

820

820

794

794

794

820

847

820

820

820

794

794

794

794

982

1,990

4,370

7,000

6,440

5,010

3,400

2,480

1,640

1,420

1,320

1,230

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.97

1.75

1.97

28.69

6.45

1.46

4.97

6.41

1.95

1.82

.96

1.05

1.60

31.36
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of stream flow in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico 

basins made at points other than gaging stations are given in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins 

during water year October 1946 to September 1947

James River Basin

Date

Aug. 38 

28

29

Feb. 12

Aug. 29 

28

29 

29 

Apr. 8

15

Aug. 28 

May 21

21 

Aug. 28 

29

29

28

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

28

29

25

29 

29

29

28 

Oct. 11

Sept. 4

Stream

Mackey Spring. .... 

Bolar Spring. .....

Cleeks Mill Spring

Dunns Spring. .....

tipper Cascade 

Spring. 

Cascade Springs. . .

Creek.

Blue Spring. ...... 

Smith Creek.. .....

Unnamed branch. . . . 

Stuart Spring. ....

Clorence Dudding 

Spring. 

C. E. Lefel Spring 

Fridley Spring. . . .

Looney Creek. ..... 

Long Run. ......... 

Purgatory Creek...

Karnes Spring..... 

Crigler Spring. . . .

Buffalo Creek. .... 

Black Spring. .....

Seahorn Spring....

Camden Spring. .... 

Moormans River....

Bailey Creek. .....

Tributary to or 

divert irtg from 

Jackson River. ..... 

Wilson Run. ........

Jackson River. .....

Cowardin Run. ......

Cascades Creek. .... 

... .do. ............

Blue Spring Creek. . 

Jackson River. .....

Smith Creek. ....... 

Cowpasture River... 

Meadow Creek. ......

.. ..do. ............ 

Roaring Run. .......

James River. ....... 

Looney Creek. ...... 

James River. .......

... .do. ............

Purgatory Cree'k.... 

Elk Creek.. ........

North River. ....... 

South Buffalo Creek

Collier Creek. .....

Poage Run. ......... 

South Fork Rlvanna 

River.

James River. .......

Locality

J mile south of Vanderpool, Va. ...........

At Bolar, 12j miles northeast of Warm 

Springs, Va. 

3 miles southwest of Bolar, Va. ...........

north of Warm Springs, Va.

2.4 miles above mouth of Muddy Run.

i mile north of Mitchelltown (Dunns) and 

3 miles south of Warm Springs, Va.

Above pools, 1 mile southwest of Healing 

Springs, Va. 

Below pools, 1 mile southwest of Healing 

Springs, Va.

Covington, Va. , and 2.6 miles above 

mouth.

6 miles southwest of Rich Patch and 8 

miles south of Covington, Va. 

Just above tributary on right alove McGraw 

Gap, 4 miles northwest of Clifton Forge, 

Va. 

Just above mouth, above McGraw Cap, 4 

miles northwest of Clifton Forge, Va. 

0.9 mile north of U. 3. Highway 250, 3 

miles east of McDowell, Va. 

£ mile north of Looney and ; miles southwest of Newcastle, Va. 

2 miles southwest of Newcastle, Va........ 

i mile above Hooks Mill, 6 miles south of 

Lowmoor. Va. 

Just above Long Run, 2 miles sovthwest of 

Buchanan, Va. 

Just above mouth. 2 miles southwest of 

Buchanan, Va. 

Above Karnes Spring. 5 miles north of 

Buchanan, Va. 

0.3 mile above mouth at Buohanar . Va...... 

5 miles north of Buchanan, va. ............ 

2 miles south of Natural Bridge Station, 

Va.

miles northwest of Lexlngton, Va. 

U. S. Highway 11, 4.5 miles south of 

Lexington, Va. , and 3.7 miles above 

mouth. 

l£ miles northeast of Rapps Mill and 5| 

miles northwest of Natural Bridge, Va.

miles northwest of Natural Bridge, Va. 

At Colliertown, 7 miles west of Lexington, 

Va. 

2i miles north of Glasgow, Va. ............ 

At former gage site, 4 miles west of Whitehall, Va.

At Camp Lee, Va., 5 miles above mouth.....

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

3.89 

3.59

1.36

2 99

1.50

3.39 

6.10

*.l 

5.44

2.45 

1.18 

.63

3.73 

4.38

13.9 

.61

0

2.83 

2.09 

.21

4.87

25.4

 2.5 

.81

.62

2.04 

2.70

.55

Roanoke River Basin

Aug.

Oct.

Jan.

Apr.

29

29

1

20

9

J. L. Vaughn

Springs.

Big Springs. ......

Sycamore Creek....

Town Creek. .......

Sandy River. ......

Big Spring Branch..

South Fork Roanoke

River.

Roanoke River. .....

Smith River. .......

Dan River. .........

U. S. Highway 11, 2.2 miles west of Shawsvllle, Va.

U. S. Highway 11, 0.3 mile south of Billston, Va.

U. S. Highway 29, 2 miles above mouth, l£

miles southwest of Altavlsta, Va.

At mouth at Philpott, Va. .................

U. S. Highway 58, 15 miles west of Danville, Va.

3.76

3.69

*12

231

107
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins 

during water- year- October 1946 to September 1947--Contlnued

Roanoke River Basln--Contlnued

Date

9

9

Oct. 1

Stream

Pumpkin Creek..... 

Cherrystone Crpek.

Tributary to or 

diverting frotn--

do

Banister River. . . .

Va.

vllle, Va.

At mouth, 1 mile 

U. S. Highway 29, 

Va.

Locality

southeast of Danville, Va.. 

1 mile south of Chatham,

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

11.4 

*20

Pamllco River Basin

Jan. 8 Lat. 35°37'00", long. 77°22'30", at Greenville, N. C. (also unpublished records of 

stage). Drainage area, 2,680 square miles.

2,610

Heuse River Basin

Jan. 31 Crabtree Creek. . . . Neuse River. ...... Lat. 35°50'16", long. 78°40'20", at bridge 

on U. S. Highway ISA, £ mile below House 

Creek, and } mile above Mine Creek, near 

Raleigh, N. C.

55.7

Whiteoak River Basin

Nov. 15 Whiteoak River. .. . Atlantic Ocean.... Lat. 34°55', long. 77° 15', at U. S. Higfway 

17 at Belgrade, N. C.

65.4

New River Basin

Nov. 13 New River Atlant5f Ocean. . . . Lat. 34°E1', long. 77° 21', near Gum Branch, 

N. C.

67.5

Cape Pear River Basin

Sept 

or

.24 

25

25 

24

25 

24 

25

Reedy Fork. .......

Horsepen Creek. . . .

Deep River. ....... 

Cypress Creek.....

Haw River. ........

Reedy Fork. .......

Cape Pear River. . .

Northeast Cape 

Fear River.

Lat. *6°11', long. 79°53', contracted-opening computation of crest discharge at U. 

S. Highway 220, near Greensboro, N. C. 

(drainage area, 34.1 square miles). 

Lat. 36°11', long. 79°29', at Ossipee, N. 

C. (drainage area, 252 square miles}. 

Lat. 36°08', long. 79°52', contractedopening computation of crest discharge at 

U. S. Highway 220, near Qreensboro, N. C. 

(drainage area, 15.2 square miles). 

Lat. 36°02', long. 79°46', contracted-opening computation of crest discharge at U. 

S. Highway 421, near Greensboro, N. C. 

(drainage area, 26.6 square miles). 

Lat. 36°00', long. 79°57 r , computation of 

flow over High Point Dam at U. S. Highway 70, near High Point, N. C. (drainage 

area, 62.8 square miles). 

Lat. J4°48', long. 77°48', near Chinquapin, 

N. C.

11,000

13,600 

6,290

7,330 

16,900 

1,040

Pee Dee River Basin

Feb. 

Mar.

May

June 

July

Feb.

Oct.

12

12 

13 

24

24

16 

9 

28

10 

28

Roaring River. ....

Hunting Creek. ....

Morrison Creek. . . . 

Herndon Branch. . . .

Little Lynches 

Creek.

South Yadkin River

Fourth Creek. ..... 

Naked Creek. ......

Little Lynches 

River.

Lat. 36°15', long. 81°02', between local 

tributaries at county bridge 3j miles 

northwest of Roaring River, N. C., area 

5 miles above mouth. 

Lat. 36° 29', long. 80°36', at U. S. Highway 

52, at Mount Airy, N. C. 

Lat. 35°55', long. 80°40', at U. S. Highway 

64, 7 miles west of Mocksville, N. C. 

Lat. 35°49', long. 80°5?', at old Turnersburg road, Just above Morrison Creek, 500 

feet above U. S. Highway 21, at Statesvllle, N. C.

Lat. 35°49', long. 80°55', at county road, 

Ij milee above mouth, at Statesvllle, N.c. 

0.6 mile below bridge on State Highway 9 

near Bennetsvllle, S. C. 

At bridge on State Highway 157, near 

Kershaw, S. C.

126

96.4 

196 

13.4

14.5

8.66 

8.24 

3.10

.74 

18.7

Santee River Basin

Dec. 16 

28 ... .do. ........... .. ..do. ...........

Lat. 35°43', long. 81°05', at N. C. Highway 

10, at catawba, N. C. , 1 mile above mouth.

51.0 

69.9
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 529

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico baslna 

during water year October 1946 to September 1947 Continued

Santee River Basin--Continued

Date

Feb. 26

7

Oct. 28 

29 

29

29

May IS

Oct. 30 

May 15 

Oct. 28 

30 

31 

31 

31 

31 

28 

28

28 

17

Sept. 22

Stream

Lyle Creek. .......

Turkey Creek. ..... 

Buffalo Creek... . .

.... do ............

Vaughn Creek. .....

South Pacolet 

River. 

Jail Branch. ......

Big Browns Creek. . 

Sandy River. ...... 

Perguson Creek. . . . 

Stuart Creek. ..... 

Mill Creek........

Middle Saluda 

River. 

North Saluda 

River.

Laurel Creek. ..... 

Little River.. ....

.... do ............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Catawba River. ....

River.

Bear Creek. ....... 

Broad River. ......

....do............

North Pacolet 

River. 

Pacolet River.....

Ross Branch. ...... 

Browns Creek. ..... 

Broad River. ...... 

South Tyger River. 

Campbell Creek. . . . 

Little River. ..... 

South Saluda River 

Saluda River. .....

Reedy River. ...... 

Santee River. .....

Locality

Lat. 35°43', long. 81°05', at N. C. Highway 

10, at Catawba, N. C., 1 mile above mouth.

tributary at county road, 3 mileo west of 

Startown, 0.7 mile above mouth.

0. 5 mile northwest of Lincolnton, 0.5 mile 

above mouth. 

75 feet below Little Turkey Creek, near 

Lancaster, S. C. 

At bridge on State Highway 5, near Blacksburg , S. C.

Qaffney, S. C.

Creek, S. C.

S. C. 

.... do ......................................

northwest of Landrum, S. C. 

Just below Spartanburg waterworks plant, 

near Chesnee, S. C. 

200 feet above waterworks reservoir, at 

York, S. C. 

J mile below bridge on State Highway 92, 

near Union, S. C. 

At bridge on State Highway 907, near Chester, 

S. C. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 221, near Woodruff, S. C. 

At bridge on State Highway 224, near Winnsboro, S. C. 

1 mile below bridge on State Highway 224, 

near Wlnnsboro, S. C. 

At bridge on State Highway 288, near Marietta, S. C. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 276, at Marietta, 

S. C.

of Easley, S. C. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 276, near Mauldln, 

S. C. 

Just below Lake Marion Dam, near Flnevllle, 

S. C.

.... do ......................................

Discharge 

>ec.-ft.)

45.9

2.95 

122

26.7

.56 

71.4 

.47 

5.94 

6.60 

7.27 

.77 

3.18 

69.1 

78.3

6.47 

39.2

39 4

31.3

Savannah River Basin

Jerry Creek.......

Ramsey Creek......

Whltewater River.. 

Thompson Creek....

Twelve Mile Creek.

Town Creek........

Golden Creek......

Twenty Six Mile

Creek. 

Rocky River.....

Bailey Creek....

Chauga River...... At bridge on State Highway 28, 6 irlles northwest of Walhalla, S. C.

....do............ At bridge on U. S. Highway 76, 3 iriles northwest of Westminster, S. C.

Keowee River...... 0.8 mile above county highway bridge at

Jocassee, S. C.

Cane Creek........ 500 fe=t above waterworks pumping station

and 2 miles north of Seneca, S. C.

Seneca River...... At county highway bridge, £ mile lelow Wolf

Creek and 3.7 miles southwest of Plckens, 

S. C

Twelve Mile Creek. BOO feet above bridge on State Hifhway 183 

at Plckens, S. C.

....do............ At bridge on U. S. Highway 178, 1 mile north

of Liberty, S. C.

Seneca River...... At bridge on U. S. Highway 178, 4.8 miles

northwest of Anderson, S. C.

Savannah River.... 150 feet above waterworks Intake, 2.7 miles 

northeast of Anderson, S. C.

Rocky River....... At county highway bridge, 2 miles northeast

____________ of Anderson, S. C.____________________

St. Johns River Basin

Nov. 27

Oct. 9

Oct. 9

Oct. 1

Jan. 8

May 15

Springs . 

Big Creek. ........

Little Creek.. ....

Weir Lake Outlet.. 

Prairie Creek. ....

.... do ............

Lake. 

Lake Louisa. ......

Oklawaha River. . . . 

Camps Canal. ......

.... do ............

7 miles south of Clermont, Pla. .............

5.5 miles south of Clermont, Pla. ...........

At Oklawaha, Pla. ........................... 

At crossing of State Highway 20, rear 

Qalnesvllle, Pla.

.... do ......................................

82.7

73.6 

359

6.65 

50.6

81.3
530 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge 

durli

measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexifi 

ig witer ye<5r October 1946 to September 1947--Continued

St. Johns Hlver Baain--Continued

Date

A iief S

Feb. 19

2

2

Oct. 3

Mar. 27

May 8 

8

Stream

Lochloosa Creek. . ,

. ...do.. .......... 

. ...do... .........

Little Orange 

Creek.

.. . .do.. ..........

Ribault River. .... 

Six Mile Creek... .

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Lochloosa Lake. . , .

Unnamed stream....

Orange Creek. .....

do

Trout River. ...... 

Ribault River. ....

Locality

3.8 miles southwest of Hawthorne, Pla.......

mile west of Hawthorne, Pla. 

At crossing of old Oainesville highway, 0.9 

mile west of Hawthorne, Pla. 

3 miles west of Hawthorne, Pla. .............

2 miles northwest of Orange Springs, Fla....

5.3 miles northwest of Jacksonville, Pla.... 

6 miles northwest of Jacksonville, Pla......

Discharge 

(sea. -ft.)

29.2

13.7

1.22

1.84

51.1

4.72 

4.06

49.3

82.6

t6.3 

.62

Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades

Apr. 23

12 

9

10

Dec. 20

Dec. 20

Oct. 2 

Dec. 20

May 21

June 24

July 30 

June 25

16

Feb. 6 

Apr. 16

Dec. 20 

Feb. B

Apr. 17

June 24

Feb. S

Apr. 17

Indian Prairie 

Canal.

Flood flow to 

south through 

State Highway 70 

openings. 

Lake Istokpoga 

inflow.

Lake Istokpoga

overflow. 

Josephine Creek...

. . . .do.. ..........

....do. ...........

Sebrlng Lake south 

outlet.

....do....... .....

... .do............

Jackson Creek. .... 

....do............

... .do. ...........

Jackson Creek. .... 

Placid- June Canal.

... .do. ...........

Catfish Creek. ....

Stearns Creek. .... 

....do.. ..........

do

do

Annie Lake outlet.

... .do. ...........

Lake Okeechobee...

....do.... ........

Lake Istokpoga....

Lake Istokpoga. . . .

Rex Beach Lake. . . .

Josephine Lake....

Josephine Lake.... 

Catfish Creek. ....

... .do. ...........

June -in-Winter 

Lake.

Prances Lake. .....

Placid Lake. ......

....do............

At crossing of State Highway 70, near 

Brighton, Pla.

Between junction with State Highway 25 and 

Kissimraee River, Fla.

Along east and north shorelines from Istokpoga Creek to a point on State Highway 66, 

2.2 miles west of Arbuckle Creek, near De 

Soto City, Fla.

Lake Placid, Pla. 

At outlet from Josephine Lake, near De Soto 

City, Fla.

City, Pla.

3 miles northwest of Sebring, Fla. ..........

2 miles south of Sebring, Fla. ..............

2 miles south of Sebring, Fla. .............. 

40 feet below outlet at Placid Lake, 3.3 

miles south of Lake Placid, Fla.

miles south of Lake Placid, Fla. 

0.3 mile below outlet at Placid Lake, 5

milea south of Lake Placid, Fla. 

2.1 miles southwest of Lake Placid, Pla.....

3.4 miles northwest of Lake Placid, Fla.....

0.3 mile northwest of Childs, Fla. ..........

... .do. .....................................

39.0 

284

1,260 

1,990 

986

9.62 

5.81

46.2

2.63 

.46

.14

5.68

S.29

19.7 

4.23

11.2

19.2

3.92

49.4

53.2 

15.5

59.5

.26

.39

1.82

2.08 

6.73

7.10 

2.98

14.3

18.0

14.5

40.0

129

1.13 

2.14

2.07
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 531

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Oulf of Mexia 

during water year October 1946 to September 1947 Continued

Lake Okeeehobee and the Everglades Continued

Date

31 

Feb. 6

Mar. 13

Feb. 6

June 24

Apr. 17

15 

15

July 15

15

15

20

22

27

26

Nov. 7

Nov. 7

Apr. 23

Apr. 23

Stream

Placid Lake northeast outlet. 

Huntley Lake Outlet.

....do............

Clay Lake Outlet..

Yellow Bluff Creek

Letta Lake outlet.

Sebrlng Lake 

northeast outlet.

Lake outlet.

West Palm Beach 

Canal.

....do............

....do............

....do............

.... do ............

....do............

Lateral B.. .......

....do............

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Huntley Lake. ..... 

Clay Lake. ........

Apthorp Lake ......

Josephine Creek...

Bonnett Lake ......

Little Red Water 

Lake.

Atlantic Ocean....

.... do ............

West Palm Beach 

Canal.

....do............

Locality

2.2 miles southeast of Lake Placid, Fla..... 

1.4 miles east of Lake Placid, Fla. .........

2.1 miles northeast of Lake Placid, Fla.....

1.1 miles southeast of De Soto City, Fla....

3.9 miles north of Sebring, Fla. ............

3.4 miles northwest of Sebring, Fla.........

....do......................................

0.1 mile northwest of Lateral B, near Canal 

Point, Pla.

Canal Point, Fla.

Canal Point, Fla.

Canal Point, Fla.

Canal, near Loxahatchee, Fla.

hatehee, Fla. 

1.5 miles west of Loxahatohee, Fla. .........

hatehee, Fla.

.... do ......................................

.... do ......................................

Just north of Junction with West Palm Beach 

Canal, 8 miles southeast of Canal Point, 

Fla.

Beach Canal, near Canal Point, pra.

Beach Canal, near Canal Point, F'a.

Qlade, Fla.

Canal, near Belle Glade, Fla.

hatehee, Fla. 

.... do ......................................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

4.70 

5.06

1.75

1.71

3.62

15.5

2.74

11.0

516

200

267

1,290

1,740

1,450

1,290

1,460

1 930

1,900

1,610

28.2

440

130
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf cf Mexico basins 

during water year October 1946 to September 1947--Contlnued

Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades Continued

Date

July 15

15 

16 

Nov. 7

Apr. 23

July 16

17 

17 

17

Nov. 6 

July 16

Nov. 6

Jan. 27

Feb. 5

18

Mar. 4

May 15

June 17

July 16

Aug. 21

Sept. 12

Apr. 11

June 16

19

Mar. 4

Apr. 11

July 16

Aug. 20

Sept. 27

July 16

16 

16

Mar. 27 

July 16

Mar. 27

July 17

June 25 

26

July 17

17

17 

June 26

July 17 

17

Dec. 13 

Jan. 29

July 17

Stream

Cross Canal. ......

Equalizing Canal 

No. 1. 

Lateral (north)...

West Palm Beach 

Stub Canal.

Lateral (north)...

....do............

Clear Lake outlet.

West Palm Beach 

Water Co. Canal.

Hlllsboro Canal... 

... .do......... ...

....do............

.... do ............

....do............

....do............

. . ..do... .........

....do............

.. ..do... .........

....do............

....do............

. ...do... .........

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do...... ......

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

Lateral (north)...

Equalizing Canal 

Ho. 1. 

....do............

No. 2. 

Cypress Creek

Canal. 

South Pork New 

River (southward) . 

....do............

North New River

Canal. 

....do..!..'. ......

....do... ......... 

....do....... .....

Holies Canal 

(east). 

Bolles Canal

(west). 

Lateral westward..

....do............

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

West Palm Beach 

Canal.

.... do ........... 

....do. .......... 

....do. ...........

Cross Canal, .....

West Palm Beach 

Stub Canal. 

Lake Magnonla. . . .

Atlantic Ocean. . .

Hlllsboro Canal..

....do...... .....

New River. .......

River.

.. ..do....... ....

North New River 

Canal.

....do...........

Locality

At crossing of State Highway 716, near loxahatchee, Pla.

500 feet south of Junction with West Palm 

Beach Canal, near Loxahatchee, Pla. 

At crossing of State Highway 80 at bridj-e 

41, near Loxahatchee, Pla. 

At crossing of State Highway 80, at West 

Palm Beach, Fla.

4.4 miles northeast of Junction of Crosr and 

Hillsboro Canals, near Belle Glade, Pla.

hatchee, Pla.

Palm Beach Canals, near Loxahatchee, Fla. 

At crossing of Okeechobee Road, West Palm 

Beach, Pla. 

At crossing of Military Trail, near West 

Palm Beach, Pla.

Palm Beach, Pla. 

0.9 mile northwest of crossing of State 

Highway 80, near Belle Glade, Pla.

southeast of Belle Qlade, Pla.

Beach, Pla.

field Beach, Pla.

field Beach, Pla.

field Beach, Pla. 

200 feet above pumping station and Chosen, 

2 miles northwest of Belle Qlade, Pla.

Canal near Crossing of State Highway 7, 

near Deerfleld Beach, Fla. 

At crossing of Boca Raton Road near Boor 

Raton, Pla.

Hillsboro Canal, near Deerfield Beach, Pla.

Raton, Fla.

At crossing of State Highway 84, near Pert 

Lauderdale, Fla.

Lauderdale, Pla. 

At 15-mile dike near Port Lauderdale, Fla...

Lauderdale, Pla. 

At bridge crossing 800 feet east of State 

Highway 2S at Okeelanta, Pla.

lanta, Pla. 

At crossing of State Highway 25, near Pert 

Lauderdale, Fla.

Port Lauderdale, Pla.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

54.7

74.7 

351 

209

15.8

27.8 

74.7

143

195

395

126

31.0

71.0

t32

1,320

37.6

138

t Integrated mean discharge for 1 tide eye 

t Measurement made in tide affected reach.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 533

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexic 

during water year October 1946 to September 1947 Continued

Lake Okeeohobee and the Everglades--ContInued

Date

June 26 

July 18 

17

26

26

July 18 

18

18

28

July 17 

18 

Jan. 30

18

July 17

18 

Oct. 31

July 18

Aug. 21

Stream

Danla Cut-off. ....

South New River 

Canal.

Inflow ditch 

(north).

(south) .

(south).

(northward) .

(southward) .

Miami Canal. ...... 

....do...... ...... 

....do............

....do............

Lake Harbor pumpIng station 

canal. 

Lateral canal.....

.... do ............

Lateral southward.

Canal (south).

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Atlantic Ocean..... 

Dania Cut-off. .....

South New River 

Canal.

Lake Okeechobee. . . . 

Miami River. .......

Lake Okeeohobee .... 

Miami Canal ........

.... do .............

Tamlaml Canal ......

Locality

At crossing of Ravenswood Road, neir Danla, 

Pla. 

300 feet east of Junction with Mla-nl Canal, 

near Miami, Pla.

Canal, near Davle, Pla.

Fla. 

At Junction with South Hew River C^nal, 4.1 

miles west of State Highway 25, near 

Miami, Pla.

miles west of State Highway 25, near 

Miami, Pla.

mile west of State Highway 25, near 

Miami, Fla.

miles west of Snake Creek Canal, near 

Davie, Fla.

mile west of Snake Creek Canal near 

Davle, Pla.

near Davle, Pla.

near Davle, Pla.

At crossing of State Highway 80, at Lake 

Harbor, Pla. 

300 feet southeast of Junction with South 

Hew River Canal, near Miami, Pla. 

4.3 miles above Pennsuco, Pla. .............

At crossing of State Highway 80, at Lake 

Harbor, Pla.

At Pennsuco , Fla ...........................

Canal, near Coral Gables, Fla.

At Red Road, Miami, Fla. ...................

At crossing of 0. S. Highway 94 at bridge 

32, 18.5 ".lies west of State Highway 27, 

near Miami, Pla.

50, 6 miles west of State Highway 27, 

near Miami, Pla.

Gables, Pla.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

t798 

235 

290

243

t536

t646

29 

93

35

65.6

356 

425

159 

252

785

165

58.3 

294

229

219

»403

57.8 

54 4

* Average of 2 measurements for 1 tide -cycle, 

t Integrated mean discharge for 1 tide cycle.

Mulock Creek Basin

Nov. 22

Mar. 6

Sept. 23

Llne-A Canal ......

....do............

Mulock Creek. ......

... .do. ............

0.2 mile above crossing of U. S. Highway

41, near Port Myers, Pla.

.... do .....................................

1.51

836

Peace Creek Basin

Apr. 9

Aug. 26

Apr. 10 

July 15 

Nov. 12 

Apr. 10

July 15

Apr. 10

Sept. 11

July 15 

Nov. 12

Apr. 11

Peace Creek. ......

....do............

Mariana-Jessie 

Canal. 

Idylwlld-Cannon 

Canal. 

Cannon-Howard 

Canal. 

....do............

....do............

May-Shlpp Canal... 

Shlpp-Lulu Canal..

... .do. ...........

Charlotte Harbor. . .

Lake Jessie. ....... 

Lake Cannon. ....... 

Lake Howard. .......

Lake Shlpp. ........ 

Lake Lulu. .........

.... do .............

At highway crossing at Fort Meade, Fla.....

At crossing of a. S. Highway 92, near 

Auburndale, Fla. 

At crossing of State Highway 544, at Winter 

Haven, Fla. 

At crossing of Lake Howard Drive, Winter 

Haven, Fla.

At Winter Haven, Fla. ......................

At crossing of old Bartow-Wlnter Hiven 

Highway, Elolse, Fla.

....do.....................................

296

1.40 

5.9 

9.74

22.6 

14.3

7.46

8697S7 O - 50 - 35
534 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the south Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins 

during water year October 1946 tc September 194,7--Continued

Peace Creek Basln--Contlnued

Date

July 15

Jan, 31

Jan. 10 

Sept. 11 

11 

Aug. 18

July 23

Stream

Shipp-Lulu Canal..

Lulu Lake outlet..

Lateral. .......... 

Elalse-Lulu Canal.

Hartridge-Conine 

Canal. 

Lake Drane outlet.

.. ..do.. ..........

Ing well.

....do..,,.....,..

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Lake Lulu. .........

Peace Creek Marsh 

outlet.

Lulu Lake cutlet, . . 

Lake Lulu. ......... 

Conlne Lake. ....... 

Lake Hamilton......

Run,

Locality

At crossing of old Bartow-Wlnter Haven 

Highway, Elolse, Fla.

At crossing of highway, 3 miles southeast of Eagle Lake, Fla.

20 feet upstream from junction with Lulu 

Lake outlet near Eagle Lake, Pla. 

At crossing of county road, 1.4 miles 

east of Elolse, Pla. 

300 feet east of crossing of U. S. Highway 17, near Lake Alfred, Fla. 

At crossing Tf county road, 1.5 miles 

soJth of U. S. Highway 92. near Halnes 

City, Fla.

let, near Lake Hamilton, Fla.

....do......... .........................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

17.0

5.25

1.57 

7.2 

12.3 

10.3

46.4

15.1

6.95

Hillsboro River Basin

Sept. 21

21 

21 

Apr, 7

28

28 

27

25

25

Nov. 8 

Sept. 24

June 28

24

24

Hillsboro River. , ,

Big ditch,.,, ..... 

Blackwater Creek, . 

Ditch. ..,,.,,,.,,.

Keene-Hanna ditch.

Crystal Lake out-, 

let.

Chapman Lake outlet. 

Sulphur Springs . . .

... .do. ...........

HillsborQugh Bay,.,

Hlllsboro River. . . . 

... .do. ....,.,,,... 

Cypress Creek, , . . , .

Thirteen Mile Run. . 

Hlllsboro River,,,.

,...do... .,..,.,...

do

... .do. ............

At crossing of State Highway 39, near 

2ephyrhill3, Pla. 

5 miles south of Zephyrhllls, Pla....... 

8 miles south of Zephvrhills, Pla. ...... 

At Sunset Lane 0.5 mile east of Hanna 

Road near Lutz, Fla.

Lutz, Pla,

eaat of U. S. Highway 41, near Lutz, 

Pla.

Fla.

Fla. 

Below Jfeene Lake controlj 0.9 mile east 

of U. S, Highway 41, near Lutz, Pla. 

At crossing of Crystal Lake Road, near 

Lutz, Pla.

mile west of Crystal Lake nsar Lutz, 

FJs,

near Lutz, Pla,

At Sulphur Springs, Fla. ,,,..,..,,......

St., near Sulphur Springs, Fla,

Florida Avfe, , near Sulphur Springs, 

Fla,

of Florida Ave., near Sulphur Springs, 

Fla.

west of Florida Ave. near Sulphur 

Springs, Fla.

871

34.1

1,670 

1.00

68.7

32.5 

12.9

14,4

65.3

,51

Sweetwa^er Creek Basin

Sept. 27 

27

27

26

26

26

Lake Magdalene 

outlet.

outlet.

Old Tampa Bay. .....

do

At crossing of Lake Magdalene Blvd., 

near Sulphur Springs, Pla,

north of Bay Lake, near Sulphur 

Springs, pla.

Springs, Fla.

Sulphur Springs, Fla.

7.6

6.3

10.2

4.05

Rocky Creek Basin

Sept.27 [Rocky Creek....... Old Tampa Bay...... At crossing of Vernon road, near Lutz,

Fla.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREITOITS 535

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the south Atlantic slope and eastern Qulf of Mexico baslna 

during water year October 1946 to September 1947 Continued

Roeky Creek Basin Continued

Date

Sept . 25 

25

25

25

Stream

Rocky Creek. ,,,.,, 

... .do,,. ,,...,..,

Brushy Creek, , . , , .

Canal. ,....,,.,,,.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Old Tampa Bay. . . . , , 

.... do, ....,.,.,.,.

Rocky Creek, ,,,...,

Brushy Creek. ......

locality

At point of inflow to Lake Pretty, near 

Citrus Park, Fla. 

O.J mile east of Citrus Park, Fla,,.,,,

Sulphur Springs, Fla, 

.... do ..,,,,,.....,,,..,,.,...,,..,,,.,

At crossing of Ehrlich road, near 

Sulphur Springs, Fla.

Sulphur Springs, Fla.

At crossing of Ehrlich road, 1,3 miles 

west of Brushy Creek, near Sulphur 

Springs, fla.

Discharge 

(sec, -ft.)

141 

248

a!71

71,0 

23,9

98,6

16.2

a Reduced flow attributed to possible diversion and seepage losses.

Broofcer Creek Basin

Sept.25 Broolter Creek...,, Spring Bayou...,.,. At crossing of State Highway 587, n^ar 

I Odessa, Fla,

Waeeasassa River Basin

Sept. 26 Waocasass i River, , WE eoasas a Bay. .... At crossing of 

Gulf Hammock,

U. S, 

Fla.

Highway 41, nsar 738

Suwannee River Baa in

Oct.

May

30

20

Alapaha River. . . , ,

Worthington Spring

Suwanr

Santa

lee

Pe

Hiver...,.

River. , . . .

*

50

mile

ing a

feet

ton,

north of U.

nd 2 miles

below poo]

Pla.

S. Highway 84 crosswest of Stockton, Ga.

outlet, at Worthing78.41,62

Apalachiqola Hiver Basin

Mar. 9

Sept, 23

23

23

Nov. 13

Sept. £9

Sov, 15

June 5

Flint River. ,..,,.

Elkins Creek, .....

Tributary. .,,,,,.,

Knoxville Branch,.

Beaver Creefc, .....

Big Cypress Creek.

Blue Springs. , , , . .

.,,,do...,,,,,,...

Apalachicola River,

Flint River......,,

Knoxville Branch, , .

Culpepper Creek,.,.

Flint River. .......

Johawaynochaway

Creek,

Chipola River. ,, , . .

,. ..do,,.. .........

Fort Benning Military Reservation,

Ala,

At crossing of State Highway 128, 5

miles southwest of Roberta, Oa.

f mile above mouth. ,,,......,,.........

0,4 mile east of Roberta, Oa. ..........

£ mile above mouth antj £ mile southeast

of Roberta, Oa.

At crossing of State Highway 26 in

Montezuma, Oa.

At outlet of Big Cypress Pond and 9j

miles northeast of Qolquitt, Oa.

Below headpool, 5 miles northeast of

Marianna, Fla.

.... do .................................

.... do .................................

.... do .................................

26,900

19.4

.067

.606

40.9

.179

178

178

236

Choctawhatehee River Basin

Dec, 9

9 

10

Morrison Spring. , ,

Ponoe de Leon 

Spring. 

Blue Springs. .....

Choctawhatehee 

River.

Sandy Creek. ....... 

Holmes Creek, ......

5 miles south of Ponce de Leon, Fla....

1 mile southeast of Ponce de Leon, Fla. 

1.8 miles north of Redhead, Fla........

89

18.1 

52.5

Pearl River Basin

Oct. 31 last Fork Hoboloohitto River.,

Hobolochitto River. SW-J- sec. 13, T. 63., R. 17 W. St. 

Stephens meridian, at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 11, $ mile north of Picayune, 

Miss, (drainage area, 108 square 

miles) .

28.7
INDEX

315-

Abbotts Creek at Lexington, N. C.......

Aberdeen, Miss., Tombigbee River at....

Accuracy of field data and computed

results............. ............

Acre-foot, definition of.... ..........

Acton, Ala., Cahaba River near.........

Adel, Ga., Little River near...........

Agencies other than Geological Survey, 

records collected by......... ...

Alabama River at Claiborne, Ala..

at Selma, Ala...... ...... . .......

near Millers Ferry, Ala. .... ........

near Montgomery, Ala.................

Alafia River at Lithia, Fla ............

Alapaha River at Statenville, Ga.......

near Alapaha, Ga.....................

Albany, <}a. , Flint River at............

Alaovy River below ^ovingtor., Ga......

Alligator Creek near Milford, Ja 

Alpine. Ala., Taliadega CreeK at... .

Altair.aha River at Doctortown, Ga.....

Altamaha River Basin 3 a gagingstation records in ..... .... .242

Altavista, Va., Roanoke River at.......

Altha, Fla., Chipola River near........

Alto, Ga.. King Branch near............

Amelia, Va., Flat Creek near...........

Amicalola Creek near Dawsonville, Va... 

Amory, Miss., Tombigbee River near.. 

Anclote River near Elfers, Fla......

Andalusia, Ala., Conecuh River near....

Anderson, ?. C., Seneca River near.....

Anniston, Ala., Coldwater Spring near.. 

Apalachee River near Bostwick, Ga......

near Buckhead, Ga....................

Apalaohicola River at Chattahoochee,

Fla..............................

Apalachicola River Basin, Fla.-Ga.,

discharge measurements in........

gaging-station records in...........340-

Apopka-Beauclair Canal near Astatula,

Fla.......... ....................

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va......

at Mattoax, Va.......................

near Petersburg, Va..................

Arbuckle Creek near De Soto City, Fla.. 

Arcadia, Fla., Peace Creek at..........

Ariton, Ala., Pea River near...........

Arvonia, Va., Slate River near,........

Astatula, Fla., Apopka-Beauclair Canal 

near.............................

Athens, Ga., Middle Oconee River near..

Oconee River at......................

Atkinson, Ga., Satilla River at........

Augusta, Ga., Augusta Canal near.......

Savannah River at....................

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga. ........

Austell, Ga., Sweetwater Creek near....

Autauga Creek at Prattville, Ala.......

Babbie, Ala., Paley Creek at...........

Bahama, N. C., Dial Creek near.........

Flat River at........................

Flat River near......................

Bainbridge, Ga., Flint River at........

Banister River at Halifax, Va..........

Barrineau Park, Fla., Perdido River at. 

Bartow, Fla., Kissengen Spring near...307-

Peace Creek at.......................

Bassett, Va., Smith River at.,.........

Battle Ground, N. C., Horsepen creek at 

Bear Creek at Robbins, N. C............

Beauclair Canal. See Apopka-Beauclair

Canal. 

Beaverdam Creek at State Farm, Va......

Bedford, Va., Otter River near.........

Bell, Fla., Suwannee River near........

Bell, Ga., Broad River near............

Belle Glade, Fla., Hillsboro Canal at..

Page

Benaja, N. C., Haw River near..........

Bennett, Fla., Econfina Creek near.....

Bent Creek, Va., James River at........

Big Canoe Creek near Gadsder, Ala.. ...

Big Creek lear Mobile, Ala.

446 Big Cypress Creek near Milfcrd, Ga., 

3.31 Big Indian Creek at Perry, Ga.;. ... ,.

Big Swamp Creek near Lowndesboro, Ala.. 

11 Big Wills Creek near Crudup, Ala. ....

413 Bishopville, S. C., Lynches River near. 

411 Black Creek, North Fork, near Middle412 burg, Fla..................... ..

410 South Fork, near Penney Farms, Fla... 

311 Black River at Kingstree, S. C.........

328 Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala. 

327 near Eutaw, Ala......................

362 Blackwater Creek near Manchester, Ala.. 

250 Blackwater River (Chowan River Basin) 

369 at 3uni, Va............. ... ....

435 near Dendron, Va. .. . ... ...... ....

247 near Franklin, Va......... ..........

Blackwater River (Roanoke River Basin)

 262 near Union Hall, Va..............

"74 Bloxham, Fla., Ochlockonee River near.. 

374 Blue Spring near Orange City, Fla......

351 Blue Springs, Ala., West Fork Choctaw53 hatchee River at.................

424 Boardman, N. C., Lumber River at.......

456 Bogalusa, La., Pearl River rear........

316 Bogue Chitto at Franklinton, La........

393 near Bush, La........................

230 near Tylertown, Miss.................

434 Boguechitto Creek near Browrs, Ala.....

260 near Orrville, Ala...................

261 Boiling Springs, N. C., Broed River

near.............................

349 Bonita Springs, Fla., Imperial River

near..........'...................

535 Bostwick, Ga., Apalachee River near....

 374 Bowie Creek near Hattiesburf, Miss.....

Bradenton, Fla., Manatee River near....

271 Branch, N. C., Linville River at.......

49 Branchville, S. C., Edisto fiver near..

50 Branford, Fla., Suwannee River at......

51 Brantley, Ala., Conecuh River at.......

292 Brier Creek at Millhaven, Gf...........

307 Broad River (Santee River Basin) at 

380 Richtex, S. C../.................

41 near Boiling Springs, N. C ...........

near Carlisle, S. C ..................

271 near Chimney Rock, N. C..............

259 near Gaffney, S. C...................

254 Broad River (Savannah River Basin) near 

264 Bell, Ga.........................

236 Brooker Creek Basin, Fla., discharge 

225 measurement in...................

236 Brooklyn, Ala., Conecuh River near.....

353 Brookneal, Va., Roanoke River at.......

443 Brooksville, Fla., Weekiwachee Spring 

near.............................

386 Brooksville, Miss., Noxubee River near. 

114 Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C.........

112 Browns, Ala., Boguechitto Creek near...

113 Bruce, Fla.. Choatawhatchee River near. 

364 Bucatunna Creek at Denham, Fiss........

101 Buchanan, Va., James River at..........

399 Buckhead, Ga., Apalachee River near....

 308 Buena Vista, Va., Maury River near..... 

305 Buffalo Creek (Cape Fear River Basin)

97 near Greensboro, N. C ............

125 Buffalo Creek (James River Basin) near 

145 Hampton Sidney, Va...............

Buffalo River near Norwood, Va. ........

Buford, Ga., Chattahoochee Fiver near..

45 Buggs Island, Va., Roanoke Fiver at....

84 Bull Mountain Creek at Tremont, Miss... 

326 near Smithville, Miss ................

232 Burkeville, Va., Nottoway River near... 

297 Bush, La., Bogue Chitto near...........

537

Page 

119 

375 

18 

431 

b09 

371 

253 

444 

430 

169

282

281

175

482

483

486

64

63

65

81

338

270

379

174

518

525

526

524

450

451

187

303

260

498

309

182

219

325

392

237

190

187

189

186

188

232

535

394

75

316

478

167

450

378

507

16

261

34

126

52

37

342

78

464

465

58

526
538 INDEX

Butler, Ga., Whitewater Creek near..... 

Buttahatchie River near Caledonia,

Miss. ............................

near Hamilton, Ala...................

near Sulligent, Ala..................

Cahaba River at Centervllle, Ala.......

at Sprott, Ala.......................

near Acton, Ala......................

near Marion Junction, Ala............

Cairo, Ga., Tired Creek near...........

Caledonia, Miss., Buttahatchle River

near.............................

Calfpasture River above Mill Creek, at 

Goshen, Va.......................

Calhoun Falls, S. C. Savannah River

near.............................

Caloosahatchee Canal at Moore Haven,

Fla..............................

Camden, S. C., Wateree River near......

Canal Point, Fla., West Palm Beach

Canal- at.........................

Canoochee River near Claxton, Ga.......

Canton, Ga., Stowah River at...........

Canton, Miss., Pearl River near........

Cape Pear River at Lillington, N. C....

at lock 3, near Tarheel, N. C........

Cape Pear River Basin, N. C., discharge 

measurements In..................

gaglng-statlon records In...........119

Carlisle, S. C., Broad River near......

Carrollton, Ga., Little Tallapoosa

River at.........................

Cartecay River near Kill jay, Ga........

Cartersville, Ga., Etowah River above.. 

Cartersvllle, Va., James River at......

Carthage, Miss., Lobutcha Creek near... 

Caryville, Fla., Choctawhatchee River 

at...............................

Catawba Creek near Catawba, Va.........

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C.........

near Marion, N. C ....................

near Rock Hill, S. C .................

South Fork, at Lowell, N. C..........

Cedar Creek near Cedartown, Ga. ........

Centervllle, Ala., Cahaba River at.....

Century, Fla., Escambla River near.....

Chappells, S. C., Lake Greenwood near..

Saluda River at......................

Charlotte, N. C., Little Sugar Creek

near.............................

Chattahoochee, Fla., Apalachlcola River 

at...............................

Chattahoochee River at Columbia, Ala...

at Columbus, Ga......................

at West Point, Ga....................

near Buford, Ga......................

near Galnesvllle, Ga.................

near Lea f, Ga........................

near Roswell, Ga.....................

near Vlnings, Ga.....................

near Whitesburg, Ga..................

Chattooga River (Mobile River Basin) at 

Gaylesvllle, Ala.................

at Summerville, Ga...................

Chattooga River (Savannah River Basin) 

near Clayton, Ga.................

Cheraw, S. C., Juniper Creek near......

Chestatee River near Dahlonega, Ga.....

Chester, Va., Swift Creek near.........

Chickahominy River near Providence

Forge, Va........................

Chickasawhatchee Creek at Elmodel, Ga.. 

Chickasawhay River at Enterprise, Miss.

at Leakesville, Miss.................

near Waynesboro, Miss ................

Childersburg, Ala., Coosa River at.....

Chimney Rock, N. C., Broad River near..

Chinquapin, N. C., Northeast Cape Fear

River near.......................

Chipola River near Altha, Fla..........

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala,...

near Lincoln, Ala....................

Choctawhatchee River at Caryville, Fla.

near Bruce, Fla......................

near Newton, Ala.....................

West Fork, at Blue Springs, Ala......

366

470

468

469

448

446

449

339

470

31

224

179

295

241

420

513

122

123

528

-149 

189

440

400

421

20

519

377

30

177

176

178

184

425

447

390

208

209

185

349

348

347

346

342

341

340

343

344

345

427

426

222

168

352

55

56

370

503

505

504

408

186

149

374

432

433

Choctawhatchee River Basin, Als.-Fla.,

discharge measurements ir........ 535

gaging-station records in...........376-384

Chowan River Basin, Va., gaginfstation records in............... 58-69

Christmas, Fla., St. Johns Riv«r near.. 267 

Chuluota, Fla., Econlockhatchee River

near............................. 269

Chunky Creek near Chunky, Miss......... 502

Claiborne, Ala., Alabama River at...... 413

Clarksville, Va., Roanoke River at..... 77

Claxton, Ga., Canoochee River rear..... 241

Clayton, Ga., Chattooga River rear..... 222

Clayton, N. C., Middle Creek near...... 115

Neuse River near..................... 109

Clear Creek at Falls City, Ala......... 485

Cleveland, Ala., Locust Fork near.

Cleveland, N. Third Creek St.

487

163

Cliffside, N. C., Second Broad River at 192

Clifton, S. C., Pacolet River rear..... 196

Clifton Porge, Va., Cowpasture. River

near............................. 26

Smith Creek near..................... 24,25

Clover, Va., Roanoke River near........ 76

Clyo, Ga., Savannah River near......... 227

Coatopa, Ala., Tombigbee River near....

Cochrane, Ala., Tombigbee River near... 

Coldwater Creek near Milton, Fla.......

Coldwater Spring near Anniston, Ala....

Collins, Miss., Leaf River near........

Columbia, Ala., Chattahoochee River at. 

Columbia, Miss., Pearl River near...... 3,.517

Columbia, S. C., Congaree River at...., 3

Lake Murray near..................... 211

461

459

388

434

493

348

Saluda River near. 

Columbus, Ga., Chattahoochee River at.. 

Columbus, Miss., Tombigbee River at.... 

Computations, accuracy of results of...

212 

347 

458 

5 

Conasauga River at Tilton, Ga.......... 417

near Tennga, Ga.....................415-416

Conecuh River at Brantley, Ala......... 392

near Andalusia, Ala.................. 393

near Brooklyn, Ala................... 394

near Troy, Ala....................... 391

Congaree River at Columbia, S. C......

Contents, definition of................

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C..,, 

near Wilson, N. C.

Control, definition of.

Cooleemee, N. C., South Yadkin River at

3

2

118

117

1

161

ooperation, record of................. 11-12

oosa River at Childersburg, Ala....... 408

at Gadsden, Ala...................... 406

at Jordan Dam, near Wetumpka, Ala.... 409

at Leesburg, Ala..................... 405

near Cropwell, Ala................... 407

near Rome, Ga........................ 404

oosa River Reservoirs, Ala., contents

of............................... 414

Coosawattee River at Pine Chapel, Ga... 402

near Ellijay, Ga..................... 401

Copeland, N. C., Fisher River near....,

ornwell, Fla., Istokpoga Canal near.., 

ovington, Ga., Aloovy River below....,

Yellow River near....................

Covington, Va., Dunlap Creek near....,,

Potts Creek near.

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge,

Va.

Craig Creek at Parr, Va.............

Crawfordville, Fla., Wakulla Spring

near.

Crestvlew, Fla., Shoal River ne<Jr. 

Groom, Fla., Withlacoochee River at...,

158

293

250

849

22

23

26

27

335

387

318

ropwell, Ala., Coosa River near....... 407

Crudup, Ala., Big Wills Creek near....

Crystal Springs near Sephyrhills, Fla. 

;ub Creek at Phenix, Va

430

314

87

ulloden, Ga., Flint River near........ 359

Jypress Canal. See TohopekaligaCypress Canal. 

Cypress Creek at Vineland, Fla......... 291

377 Dahlonega, Ga., Chestatee River near... 352

378 Dalton, Ga,, Mill Creek at............. 418

376 Damascus, Ga., Long Branch near........ 373

379 Dan River at Danville, Va.............. 92
INDEX 539

Page

Dan River at Leaksville, N. C.......... 91

at South Boston, Va.................. 93

near Francisco, N. C................. 89

near Wentworth, N. C................. 90

Danville, Va., Dan River at............ 92

Sandy River near..................... 100

Data, accuracy of...................... 5

explanation of....................... 2-4

Dawsonville, Ga., Amicalola Creek near. 424

Etowah River near.................... 419

De Land, Fla., St. Johns River near.... 268

De Soto City, Fla., Arbuckle Creek near 292

Deep Creek near Mannboro, Va........... 54

Deep River at Moncure, N. C...........131-143

at Ramseur, N. C..................... 130

East Fork, near High Point, N. C..... 144

near Randleman, N. C................. 129

West Fork, near High Point, N. C..... 128

Deerfield Beach, Fla., Hillsboro Canal

near............................. 298

Demorest, Ga., Soque River near. ......." 350

Dendron, Va., Blackwater River near.... 63

Denham, Miss., Bucatunna Creek at...... 507

Denmark, S. C., South Fork; Edisto River

near.............................. 218

Dennis, Miss.. Mackys Creek near....... 463

Dewy Rose, Ga., South Beaverdam Creek

at............................... 231

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C........... 114

Dillon, S. C., Little Pee Dee River

near............................. 171

Dinwiddie, Va., Stony Creek at. ........ 62

Dismal Swamp, Va., Lake Druramond in.... 57

Dlo, Miss. , Strong River at............ 523

Doctortown, Ga., Altamaha River at..... 247

Drewrys Bluff, Va., Falling Creek near. 48

Drowning Creek near Hoffman, N. C...... 173

Dublin, Ga., Oconee River at........... 257

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va........ 22

Dunnellon, Fla., Rainbow Springs near.. 319

East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal

near St. Cloud, Fla.............. 289

See also Hart-East Tohopekaliga, Canal 

Econrina Creek near Bennett, Fla. . . . .V7 375

Econlockhatchee Headwaters Canal near

Wewahotee, Fla................... 269

Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota,

Fla.............................. 269

Eden, Ga., Ogeechee River near......... 240

Edinburg, Miss., Pearl River at........ 511

Edisto River near Branchville, S. C.... 219

near Givhans, S. C ................... 220

North Fork, at Orangeburg, S. C...... 221

South Fork, near Denmark, S. C....... 218

near Montmorenci, S. C ............. 217

Edisto River Basin, S. C., gagingstation records in..............217-221

Effingham, S. C., Lynches River at..... 170

Elba, Ala. , Pea River at............... 381

Whitewater Creek at................. 383-384

Eldorado, N. C., Uwharrie River near... 165 

Elfers, Fla., Anclote River near......315-316

Ellaville, Fla., Suwannee River at..... 324

Ellijay, Ga., Cartecay River near...... 400

Coosawattee River near............... 401

Elmodel, Ga., Chickasawhatchee Creek at 370 

Elrod, Ala., SipSey River near......... 476

Emporia, Va., Fontaine Creek near...... 69

Enfield, N. C., Fishing Creek near..... 106

Eno River at Hillsboro, N. C........... 107

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C......... 204

Enterprise, Miss.,' Chickasawhay River

at. .............................. 503

Escambia River at Flomaton, Ala........ 389

near Century, Fla.................... 390

Escambia River Basin, Ala. gagingstation records in..............389-398

Escatawpa River near Wilmer, Ala....... 508

Etowah River above Cartersville, Ga.... 421

at Canton, Qa.............j.......... 420

at Rome, Ga.......................... 423

near Dawsonville, Ga................. 419

near Kingston, Ga.................... 422

Eureka, Fla., Oklawaha River at........ 274

Eutaw, Ala., Black Warrior River near.. 483 

Evergreen, Ala., Murder Creek near..... 398

Page

Evington, Va., Otter River near........ 85

Fair Forest Creek near Unio-?, S. C..... 203

Falling Creek near Drewrys Bluff, Va... 48

Falling River near Naruna, Va.......... 86

Falling Spring, Va., Jackson River at.. 14

Falls City, Ala., Clear Creek at....... 485

Sipsey Fork near..................... 484

Fargo, Ga., Suwannee River at.......... 322

Farmville, Va., Appomattox River at.... 49

Fayette, Ala., Luxapalila Creek near... 472

Sipsey River at...................... 474

Fenholloway River near Perry, Fla...... 335

Fenholloway River Basin, Fla., gagingstation records in................ 335

Fine Creek at Fine Creek Mills, Va..... 46

Fingerville, S. C., North Pacolet River

at............................... 194

Pacolet River near................... 195

South Pacolet River Reservoir near... 197

First Broad River near Lawndale, N. C.. 193

Fisheating Creek at Palmdale, Fla...... 285

Fisher River near Copeland, N. C....... 158

Fishing Green; near Enfield, N. C....... 106

Flanagan Mills, Va., Willis River at... 44 

Flat Creek (James River Basin) near

Amelia, Va....................... 53

Flat Creek (Mobile River Ba-?in) at

Fountain, Ala.................... 452

Flat River at Bahama, N. C............. 112

at dam, near Bahama, N. C............ 113

Flint River at Albany, Ga.............. 362

at Eainbridge, Ga.................... 364

at Montezuma, Ga..................... 360

Flint River at Newton, Ga............ 363

at Oakfield, Ga...................... 361

near Culloden, Ga.................... 359

near Griffin, Ga..................... 357

near Molena, Ga...................... 358

Flomaton, Ala., Escambia River at...... 389

Floods, special reports on............. 11

Fontaine Creek near Emporia, Va........ 69

Forbush Creek near Yadkinville, N. C... . 159

Forsyth, Ga., Towaliga River near...... 251

Fort Benning, Ga., Upatoi Creek at....355-356

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., North New River

Canal at 26-mile bend, near...... 299

North New River Canal near........... 300

Fort White, Fla., Santa Fe River near.. 334

Fountain, Ala., Flat Creek at.......... 452

Francisco, N. C., Dan River near....... 89

Franklin, Va., Blackwater River near... 65

Franklinton, La., Bogue Chitto at...... 525

Freeland, N. C., Waccamaw River at..... 150

Fulton, Miss., East Fork Tcmbigbee

River near......................454,455

Gadsden, Ala., Big Canoe Creek near.... 431

Coosa River at....................... 406

Gaffney, S. C., Broad River near....... 188

Gainesville, Ala., Tombigbee River at.. 460 

Gainesville, Ga., Chattahoochee River

near............................. 341

Gallion, Ala., Prairie Creek near...... 491

Gallivants Ferry, S. C., Little Pee Dee

River at......................... 172

Garden City, Ala., Mulberry Fork near.. 481

Gaylesville, Ala., Chattooga River at.. 427

Geiger, Ala., Noxubee River near....... 480

Gibsonville, N. C., Reedy Fork near.... 124

Givhans, S. C., Edisto River near...... 220

Goldsboro, N. C., Neuse River near..... 110

Goose Creek near Huddlestor, Va........ 83

Goshen, Va., Calfpasture River at...... 31

Green River near Mill Sprirg, N. C..... 191

Greenfield, Va., Rockfish River near... 39

Greensboro, Ga., Oconee River near..... 255

Greensboro, N. C., Buffalo Creek near.. 126

North Buffalo Creek near............. 127

Greenville, S. C., Reedy River near.... 213

Griffin, Ga., Flint River rear......... 357

Haines Creek at Lisbon, Fla............ 271

Halifax, Va., Banister River at........ 101

Hamilton, Ala., Buttahatchie River near 468

Hamilton, Ga., Mountain Creek near..... 354

Hampton Sidney, Va., Buffalo Creek near 52
540 IND.EX

Hardware River below Briery Run, near 

Scottsvllle, Va..................

Hart-East Tohopekallga Canal near

Narcoossee, Fla..................

See also Mary Jane-Hart Canal. 

HartweJ.1, Ga., Tugaloo River near......

Hatchet Creek near Rockford, Ala.......

Hatohineha-Klssimmee Canal near Lake

Wales, Fla.......................

Hattiesburg, Miss., Bowle Creek near...

Leaf River at........................

Havana, Fla., Ochlockonee River near... 

Haw River at Haw River, N. C...........

near Benaja, N, C....................

near Plttsboro, N. C.................

Hawkinsvllle, Ga., Ocmulgee River at... 

Henry Fork near Henry River, N. C......

Hialeah, Fla., Miami Canal at..........

High Point, N. C . East Fork Deep River 

near. ...... .....................

West Fork Deep ^iver near............

High Rock, N. :.. Yadkin River at......

High Springs, Fla, , Santa Fe River near 

Hildreth, Fla., Icnatucknee Springs

near. ............................

Hillsboro, N. C., Eno River at.........

Hillsboro Canal at Belle Glade, Fla....

near Deerfield Beach, Fla............

Hillsboro River near Tampa, Fla........

near Zephyrhills, Fla................

Hillsboro River Basin, Fla., discharge 

measurements in..................

Page

40

289

223

436

498

494

337

120

119

121

245

183

301

144

128

154

Hoffman, N. C., Drowning Creek near....

Holcombs Rock, Va., James River at.....

Holder, Fla., Withlacoochee River near. 

Hookerton, N. C., Contentnea Creek at.. 

Hope Mills, N. C., Rockfish Creeic near. 

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.. 

Huddleston, Va., Goose Creek near......

Hyco Riv°r near Omega, Va..............

Ichatucknee Springs near Hildreth, Fla.

Ichawaynochaway Creek at Milford, Ga...

near Newton, Ga......................

Imperial River near Bonita Springs,

Fla........ ......................

Indian Prairie Canal near Okeechobee,

Fla. .............................

Iron City, Ga., Spring Creek near......

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Fla.....

Ivy, Va., Mechum River near............

Jackson, Ga., Ocmulgee River near......

Jackson, Miss ., Pearl River at.........

Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va....

James River at Bent Creek, Va..........

at Buchanan, Va......................

at Cartersville, Va..................

at Holcombs Rock, Va.................

at Lick Run, Va......................

at Scottsville, Va...................

near Richmond, Va....................

James River & Kanawha Canal near Richmond , Va.........................

James River Basin, Va., discharge

measurements in..................

173

17

319

118

148

125

83

102

334

367

368

286

372

293

42

428

432

29

445

Ga.

near Wedowee, Ala..................

Llvingston, Ala., Sucarnoochee Fiver

at.

Lobutcha Creek near Carthage, Miss...., 

Locust Fork at Sayre, Ala..............

at Trafford, Ala.....................

near Cleveland, Ala..................

Long Branch near Damascus, Ga.

Jamestown, Ala., Little River near.....

Jenifer, Ala., Choccolocco Creek near.. 

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va.. ..........

Jones, Ala., Mulberry River at. ........

Juniper Creek near Cheraw, S. C........

Jupiter, Fla., Loxahatchee Slough near.

Kanawha Canal. See James River &

Kanawha Canal. 

Keowee River near Newry, S. C.......... 229 Loughman, Fla., Reedy Creek near.

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va......... 35

King Branch near Alto, Ga.............. 351

Kingston, Ga., Etowah River near....

Kingstree, S. C., Black River at....

Kinston, N. C., Neuse River at......

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Fla.....307-308

Kissimmee Canal. See HatchinehaKissimmee Canal. 

Kissimmee River below Lake Kissim-tiee,

Fla............................

Kissimmee River near Okeechobee, Fla... 

Kosciusko, Miss., Yokahockany River

Lafayette, Va., Roanoke River at.......

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va......

Lake Greenwood near Chappells, S. C....

Lake Jordan, Ala., change in contents 

of...............................

Lake Kissimmee, Fla., Kissimmee River

below.

Lake Marion near Pineville, S. C.......

Lake Martin, Ala., contents of.........

Lake Moultrie near Pinopolis, S. C.....

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C........

Lake Okeechobee, Fla., gage heights of. 

St. Lucie Canal at...................

Lake Okeechobee Basin and the Everglades, Fla., discharge measurements In........................530-

gaging-station records in...........284-

Lake Wales, Fla., Hatchineha-Kissimmee 

Canal near.......................

Weohyakapka-Rosalie Canal near. ......

Lakes Marion-Moultrie diversion canal

288

521

70

57

208

414

287

180

414

816

211

284

294

near Pineville, S. C.

Laurel, Miss., Tallahala Creek at......

Tallahoma Creek near.................

Lawndale, N. C., First Broad River near 

Lawrenceville, Va., Meherrin River near 

Lay Lake, Ala., change in contents of.. 

Leaf, Ga., Chattahoochee River near....

Leaf River at Hattiesburg, Miss........

Leaf River near Collins, Miss..........

near McLain, Miss....................

Leakesville, Miss., Chickasawhay River

at.

Leaksville, N. C., Dan River at........

Leesburg, Ala., Coosa River at.........

Lena, Miss., Pearl River near..........

Leroy, Ala., Tombigbee River near......

Lexington, N. C., Abbotts Creek at.....

Lexington, Va., Kerrs Creek near.......

Maury River near.....................

Lick Run, Va., James River at..........

Lillington, N. C., Cape Fear River at.. 

Lincoln, Ala., Choccolocco Creek near.. 

Lincolnton, Ga., Little River near.....

Linden, N. C., Lower Little River at... 

Linville River at Branch, N. C.........

Lisbon, Fla., Haines Creek at..........

Lithia, Fla., Alafia River at..........

Little Manatee River near Wlmauma, Fla.3, 

Little Pee Dee River at Gallivants

Ferry, S. C......................

near Dillon, S. C....................

Little River (Mobile River Basin) near 

Jamestown, Ala...................

Little River (Neuse River Basin) near

Prlnceton, N. C.

Little River (Savannah River Basin) 

near Lincolnton, Ga...........

near Mount Carmel, S. C...........

Little River (Suwannee River Basin) 

near Adel, Ga.

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte,

N. C.

Little Tallapoosa River at Carrollton,

Louisville, Ga., Ogeechee River near...

Lovingston, Va., Tye River near........

422Lowell, N. C., South Fork Catawta River 

175 at.

Ill Lower Little River at Linden, N. C.

at Manchester, N. C.

Lowndesboro, Ala., Big Swamp Creek near 

Loxahatchee Slough near Jupiter, Fla... 

Lumber City, Ga., Ocmulgee River at.... 

287 Lumber River at Boardman, N. C.........

 533

 302

289

292

215

499

501

193

67

414

340

494

493

495

505

91

405

512

462

164

35

33

15

122

433

234

147

182

271

311

310

172

171

428

234

233

185

440

441

492

519

489

488

487

373

290

238

38

184

147

146

444

294

246

174
INDEX 541

Lunenburg, Va., North Meherrin River

near............................ . 68

Luverne, Ala., Patsaliga Creek at..... . 395

Luxapalila Creek at Steens, Miss...... . 473

near Fayette, Ala................... . 472

Lyman, Miss., Wolf River near......... . 510

Lyman, S. C., Middle Tyger River at... . 200

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C...... . 170

near Bishopville, S. C............... 169

McDonough, Ga., South River near....... 242

McKenney, Va., Nottoway River near..... 59

McKenzie, Ala., Sepulga River near..... 396

MeLain, Miss., Leaf River near......... 495

Macclenny, Fla., St. Marys River near.. 265 

Mackys Creek near Dennis, Miss ......... 463

Macon, Ga., Ocmulgee River at.......... 244

Tobesofkee Creek near,............... 252

Macon, Miss., Noxubee River at. ........

Manatee River near Bradenton, Fla...... 309

Manchester, Ala., Blackwater Creek near 486 

Manchester, N. C., Lower Little River

at........ ........ ........... 146

Mannborc, Va., Deep Creek near.......

Marier.ta, Miss., East Fork Tombigbee

River near....................... 453

Marion, K C., Catawba River near...... 176

Marion Junction, Ala., Cahaba River

near............................. 44 9

Mars Bluff, F. C., Pee Dee River near.. 156 

Martinsville, va., Smith River at......

Mary Jane-Hart ranal near Narcoossee,

Fla. ............................. 289

Mascorte, Fla., Palatlakaha Creek

near............................. 277

Mattoax, Va., Appomattox River at...... 50

Maury River at Rockbridge Baths, Va.... 32

near Buena Vista, Va................. 34

near Lexington, Va................... 33

Mayo River near Price, N . C ............ 94

Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va.......... 28

Mechum River near Ivy, Va.............. 42

Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Va.. 67 

Melbourne, Fla., St. Johns River near.. 266 

Meridian, Miss.-, Okatibbee Creek near.. 506 

Merrill, Miss.', Pascagoula River at.... 496

Miakka River near Sarasota, Fla........ 308

Miakka River Basin, Fla., gaging-station

record in........................ 308

Miami, Fla., Tamiami Canal outlets west

of............................... 302

Miami Canal at water plant, Hialeah,

Fla. .............................. 301

Middle Creek near Clayton, N. C........ 115

Middle Oconee River near Athens, Ga.... 259

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C...... 200

Middleburg, Fla., North Fork Black

Creek near....................... 282

Milford, Ga., Alligator Creek near..... 369

Big Cypress Creek near............... 371

Ichawaynochaway Creek at............. 367

Mill Creek at Dalton, Ga............... 418

Mill Spring, N. C., Green River near... 191 

Milledgeville, Ga., Oconee River at.... 256

Millers Ferry, Ala., Alabama River

near............................. 412

Millhaven, Ga., Brier Creek at......... 237

Savannah River near.................. 226

Milligan, Fla., Yellow River at........ 385

Milton, Fla., Coldwater Creek near..... 388

Miscellaneous discharge measurements: 527-535 

Apalachicola River Basin............. 535

Brooker Creek Basin.................. 535

Cape Fear River Basin................ 528

Choctawhatchee River Basin........... 535

Hillsboro River Basin................ 534

James River Basin.................... 527

Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades..530-53 

Mulock Creek Basin................... ' 533

Neuse River Basin.................... 528

New River Basin...................... 528

Pamlico River Basin.................. 528

Peace Creek Basin...................533-534

Pearl River Basin.................... 535

Pee Dee River Basin.................. 528

Roanoke River Basin.................527-528

Rocky Creek Basin...................534-535

of. 414 

479 Mize, Miss., Oakahay Creek at.......... 49V

Mobile, Ala., Big Creek near........... 50y

Mobile River Basin, Ala.-Gi.-Miss.,

gaging-station records in.......400-492

Miscellaneous discharge measurements 

Continued. 

St. Johns River Basin...............529-530

Santee River. Basin..................528-529

Savannah River Basin. 

Suwannee River Basin. 

Sweetwater Creek Basin...............

Waccasassa River Basin...............

Whiteoak River Basin.................

Note.- Streams for which only 

miscellaneous measurements are available are not entered by name in this 

index. General entries covering such 

discharge measurements are made as 

usual under the names of the respective river basins. 

Mitchell Lake, Ala., change in contents

529

535

534

535

528

reservoirs, in. 414 

Mocksville, f, . C . , South Yadkin River

near............................. 160

Modoc, S . C ., Stevens Creek near....... 235

Molena, Ga., Flint River near. 358 

Moncure, N. C., Deep River at.........131-143

Montezuma, Ga ., Flint Rive" at..:"."....,

Montgomery, Ala., Alabama River near... 

Monticello, Miss., Pearl River near....

Montmorenei. S. C., South Fork Edisto 

River near.......................

Moore, S. C., North Tyger River near... 

Moore Haven, Fla., Caloosahatchee Canai

at.

Moores Bridge, Ala., Sipsev River at... 

Moss Bluff, Fla., Oklawaha River at....

Moultrie Creek near St. Augustine, Fla. 

Mount Carmel, S. C., Little River near. 

Mount Vernon, Ga., Oconee River near... 

Mountain Creek near Hamilton, Ga.......

Mulberry Fork near Garden City, Ala....

Mulberry River at Jones, Ala...........

Mulock Creek Basin, Fla., discharge

measurements in.

Murder Creek near Evergreen, Ala.

360

410

516

217

198

304

475

272

283

233

258

354

481

445

533

398

Narcoossee, Fla., Hart-East Tohopekaliga

Canal near....................... 289

Mary Jane-Hart Canal near............ 289

Naruna, Va., Falling River near........ 86

Nashville, N. C., Tar River near....... 104

Nettleton, Miss., West Fork Tombigbee

River near....................... 467

Neuse River at Kinston, N. C........... Ill

near Clayton, N. C ................... 109

near Goldsboro, N. C ................. 110

near Northside, N. C................. 108

Neuse River Basin, N. C., discharge

measurement in................... 528

gaging-station records in...........107-118

New River Basin, N..C., discharge

measurement in................... 528

Newcastle, Va., Johns Creek at......... 29

Meadow Creek at...................... 28

Newry, S. C., Keowee River near........ 229

Newton, Ala., Choctawhatchee River near 376 

Newton, Ga.,. Flint River at. ........... 363

Ichawaynochaway Creek near........... 368

Niagara, Va., Roanoke .River at......... 72

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro,

N. C.. ............................ 127

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va....... 95

North Meherrin River near Lunenburg, Va. 68 

North New River Canal at South Bay,

Fla.............................. 299

at 26-mile bend, near Fort Lauderdale,

Fla.............................. 299

near Fort Lauderdale, Fla............ 300

North Pacolet River at Fingerville,

S. C............................. 194

North River near Samantha,- Ala......... 490

North Tyger River near Moore, S. C..... 198

North Wilkesboro, N. C., Reddles River

at............................... 157

Northeast Cape Fear River near Chinquapin, N. C. ....................... 149
542

Northside, N. C., Neuse River near.....

Norwood, N. C., Rocky River near.......

"Norwood, Va., Buffalo River near.......

Nottoway River near Burkevllle, Va.....

near McKenney, Va....................

near Sebrell, Va.....................

near Stony Creek, Va.................

Noxubee River at Macon, Miss...........

near Brookvllle, Miss ................

near GeIger, Ala.....................

Oakahay Creek at Mize, Miss............

Oakfield, Ga., Flint River at...........

Ocala, Fla., Oklawaha River near.......

Silver Springs near.................278-

Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla....

near Havana, Fla.....................

near Thomasville, Ga.................

Ochlockonee River Basin, Fla.-Ga.,

gaging-station records in...... .'336'

Ocmulgee River at Hawkinsville, Ga.....

at Lumber City, Ga...................

at Macon, Ga. .................."......

near Jackson, Ga.....................

Oconee River at Athens, Ga.............

at Dublin, Ga........................

at Milledgeville, Ga.................

near Greensboro, Ga..................

near Mount Vernon, Ga................

Ofahoma, Miss., Yokahockany River near. 

Ofelia, Ala., Tallapoosa River near....

Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga.........

near Eden, Ga........................

near Louisville, Ga..................

Ogeechee River Basin, Ga., gagingstation records in..............238-

Ohoopee River near Reidsville, Ga......

Okahumpka, Fla., Palatlakaha Creek near 

Okatibbee Creek near Meridian, Miss....

Okeechobee, Fla., Indian Prairie Canal 

near. ............................

Kissimmee River near.................

Oklawaha River at Eureka, Fla..........

at Moss Bluff, Fla...................

at Riverside Landing, near Orange

Springs, Fla.....................

near Ocala, Fla......................

near Orange Springs, Fla.............

Oldtown Creek near Verona, Miss ........

Omega, Va., Hyco River near............

Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga.........

Orange City, Fla., Blue Spring near....

Orange Creek at Orange Springs, Fla....

Orange Springs, Fla., Oklawaha River

near............................275.

Orange Creek at......................

Orangeburg, S. C., North Fork Edisto

River at..........;..............

Orrville, Ala., Boguechitto Creek near. 

Otter Creek, Fla., Otter Creek at......

Waccasassa River near................

Otter River near Bedford, Va...........

near Evington, Va....................

108

166

37

58

59

61

60

479

478

480

497

361

273

 280 

338 

337 

336

 339

245

246

244

243

254

257

256

255

258

522

437

239

240

238

241

262

277

506

286

288

274

272

276

273

275

466

102

403

270

281

276

281

221

451

321

320

84

85

Pacolet Riv-er near Clifton, S. C....... 196

near Fingerville, S. C............... 195

Palatlakaha Creek near Mascotte, Fla... 277 

near Okahumpka, Fla.................. 277

Palnidale, Fla., Fisheating Creek at.... 285

Palmyra, Va., Rivanna River at......... 43

Pamlico River Basin, N. C., discharge

measurement' in. .................. 528

gaging-station records in...........103-106

Panther Creek at Toccoa, Ga............ 228

Parr, Va., Craig Creek at.............. 27

Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss...... 496

Pascagoula River Basin, Ala.-Miss.,

gaging-station records in.......493-509

Patsaliga Creek at Luverne, Ala........ 395

Patterson, N. C., Yadkin River at...... 151

Pea River at Elba, Ala................. 381

near Ariton, Ala..................... 380

near Samson, Ala....^................ 382

Peace Creek at Arcadia, Fla............ 307

at Bartow, Fla....................... 305

at Zolfo Springs, Fla................ 306

Peace Creek Basin, Fla., discharge

measurements in.................533-534

Page

Peace Creek Basin, Fla., gagingstation records in..............305-308

Pearl River at Edinburg, Miss.......... 511

at Jackson, Miss ..................... 514

at Meeks Bridge, near Canton, Miss... 513 

near Bogalusa, La.................... 518

near Columbia, Miss..................3, 517

near Lena, Miss ...................... 512

near Monticello, Miss................ 516

near Rockport, Miss.................. 515

Pearl River Basin, Miss., discharge

measurement in................... 535

gaging-station records in...........511-526

Pedlar River near Pedlar Mills, Va..... 36

Pee Dee River near Mars Bluff, S. C.... 156

near Rockingham, N. C................ 155

Pee Dee River Basin, N. C.-S. C., discharge measurements in...;.-...... 528

gaging-station records in...........151-175

Pelzer, S. C., Saluda River near....... 206

Pennev Farms, Fla.., South Fork Black

"Creek near....................... 281

Perdido River at Barrineau Park, Fla... 399 

Perry, Fla., Fenholloway River near.... 335

Rocky Creek near..................... 335

Perry, Ga., Big Indian Creek at........ 253

Petersburg, Va., Appomattox Riv3r near. 51 

Phenix, Va., Cub Creek at.............. 87

Philpott, Va ., Smith River near........ 96

Piedmont, Ala., Terrapin Creek near.... 429

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala............ 397

Pigg River near Toshes, Va............. 82

Pine Chapel, Ga., Coosawattee River at. 402 

Pinetta, Fla., Withlacoochee River near 330 

Pineville, S. C., Lake Marion near..... 180

Lakes Marian-Moultrie diversion Canal

near............................. 215

Santee River near.................... 181

Pinopolis, S. C., Lake Moultrie near... 216 

Pittsboro, N. C., Haw River near....... 121

Pleasant Ridge, Ala., Sipsey Rivernear. ......................'....... 477

Poley Creek at Babbie, Ala............. 386

Polkton, N. C., Brown Creek near....... 167

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga........ 365

Potts Creek near Covington, Va......... 23

Prairie Creek near Gallion, Ala........ 491

Prattville, Ala., Autauga Creek at..... 443

Price, N. C., Mayo River near.......... 94

Princeton, N. C., Little River near.... 116

Providence Forge, Va.., Chickahoniny

River near........................ 56

Publications on stream flow by Geological Survey.......................5-9,11

by State agencies.................... 9-10

Quitman, Ga., Withlacoochee River near. 329

Rainbow Springs near Dunnellon, Fla.... 319

Raraseur,-N. C., Deep River at.......... 130

Randleman, N. C., Deep River nerr...... 129

Reddles River at North Wilkesboro, N. C. 157

Reedy Creek near Loughman, Fla......... 290

Reedy Pork near Gibsonville, N. C...... 124

Reedy River near Greenville, S. C...... 213

near Ware Shoals, S. C ............... 214

Reidsville, Ga., Ohoopee River near.... 262

Reidville, S. C., South Tyger River

near.. ........................... 201

Resaca, Ga., Oostanaula River at....... 403

Richmond, Va., James River & Karawha

Canal near....................... 47

James River near..................... 21

Richtex, S. C., Broad River at......... 190

Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va........... 43

Roanoke Creek at Saxe, Va.............. 88

Roanoke Rapids, N. C., Roanoke River at 79

Roanoke River.at Altavista, Va......... 74

at Brookneal, Va..................... 75

at Buggs Island, Va.................. 78

at Clarksville, Va................... 77

at Lafayette, Va..................... 70

at Niagara, Va....................... 72

at Roanoke, Va....................... 71

at Roanoke Rapids, N. C.............. 79

near Clover, Va...................... 76

near Scotland Neck, N. C............. 80

near Toshes, Va...................... 73
INDEX 543

Roanoke River Basin, N. C.-Va., discharge measurement in............

gaging-atation records in............70

Bobbins, N. C., Bear Creek at..........

Rock Hill, S. C., Catawba River near...

Rock River (directly tributary to

South Yadkin River) at Turnersburg, N. C.......................

Rockbridge Baths, Va., Maury River at..

Rockfish Creek near Hope Mills, N. C...

Rockfish River near Greenfield, Va.....

Rockford, Ala., Hatchet Creek near.....

Rockingham, N. C., Pee Dee River near..

Rockport, Miss., Pearl River near......

Rocky Creek near Perry, Fla............

Rocky Creek Basin, Fla., discharge

measurements in.................534

Rocky River (tributary to Pee Dee

River) near Norwood, N. C........

Rocky River (tributary to South Yadkin 

River) at Turnersburg, N. C......

Rome, Ga., Coosa R iver near............

Etowah River at.......................

Rosalie Canal. See Weohyakapka-Rosalie 

Canal.

Roswell, Ga., Chattahoochee River near.

Runnelstown, Miss., Tallahala Creek

near.............................

Runoff in inches, definition of........

St. Augustine, Pla., Moultrie Creek

near.............................

St. Cloud, Pla., East TohopekaligaTohopekaliga Canal near..........

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near......

St. Johns River near Christmas, Fla....

near De Land, Fla....................

near Melbourne, Fla......... ........

near Sanford, Pla................... 267

St. Johns River Basin, Fla., discharge

measurements in.................529'

gaging-station records in...........266.

St. Lucie Canal at Lake Okeechobee,

Pla..............................

St. Marys River near Macclenny, Pla....

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C........

near Columbia, S. C..................

near Pelzer, S. C ....................

near Silverstreet, S. C..............

near Ware Shoals, S. C ...............

near West Greenville, S. C...........

Samantha, Ala., North River near.......

Samson, Ala., Pea River near...........

Sandy River near Danville, Va..........

Sanford, Fla., St. Johns River near...267.

Wekiva River near....................

Santa Fe River at Worthington, Pla.....

near Fort White, Fla.................

near High Springs, Fla ...............

Santee River near Pineville, S. C......

Santee River Basin, N. C.-S. C., discharge measurements in...........528

gaging-station records in........... 176

Sarasota, Fla., Miakka River near......

Satilla River at Atkinson, Ga..........

near WayCross, Ga....................

Satilla River Basin, Ga., gagingstation records in.............. 263

Savannah River at Augusta, Ga..........

at Burtons Perry Bridge, near Millhaven, Ga. .......................

near Calhoun palls , S. C.. ..........

near Clyo, Ga........................

Savannah River Basin, Ga.-S. C., discharge measurements in........

gaging-station records in...........222

Saxe, Va., Roanoke Creek at............

Sayre, Ala., Locust Fork at............

Scarboro, Ga., Ogeechee River at.......

Scotland Neck, N. C., Roanoke River

near.............................

Scottsville, Va., Hardware River near..

James River at.......................

Seacock Creek at Dnlty, Va.............

Sebrell, Va., Nottoway River near......

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C..

Second-feet per square mile, definition

of...............................

Second-foot, definition of............. 1

527 Second-foot-day, definition of......... 1

102 Selma, Ala., Alabama River at.......... 411

145 Seneca River near Andersor, S. C....... 230

178 Sepulga River near McKenzie, Ala....... 396

Shoal River near Crestviev, Fla........ 387

Silver Springs near Ocala, Fla........278-280

162 Silverstreet, S. C., Saluda River near. 210 

32 Sipsey Fork near Falls City, Ala....... ' 484

148 Sipsey River at Fayette, Ala........... 474

39 at Moores Bridge, Ala................ 475

436 near Elrod, Ala...................... 476

155 near Pleasant Ridge, Ale............. 477

515 Slate River near Arvonia, Va........... 41

335 Smith Creek above old dam, near Clifton

Forge, Va........................ 24

-535 near Clifton Forge, Va............... 25

Smith River at Bassett, Vr............. 97

166 at Martinsville, Va.................. 98

at Spray, N. C....................... 99

162 near Philpott, Va.................... 96

404 Smithville, Miss., Bull Mountain Creek

423 near.............................. 465

Snellville, Ga., Yellow River near..... 248

Soque River near Demorest, Ga.......... 350

343 South Bay, Fla., North Ne\» River Canal

at............................... 299

500 South Beaverdam Creek at T?wy Roae, Ga. 231 

South Boston, Va., Dan River at........ 93

South Pacolet River Reservoir near

Fingerville, S. C................ 197

283 South River near McDonough. Ga......... 242

South Tyger River near Reidville, S. C. 

289 near Woodruff, S. C. 

289 South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C.. 

near Mocksville, N. C.

Spencer, Va., North Mayo River near...

Spray, N. C., Smith River at.

267 

288 

266 

 268

215

308

264

201

202 

161 

160 

9.5 

99 

Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga........ 372

Sprott, Ala., Cahaba River at.......... 448

 530 Stage-discharge relation, definition of 1 

282 State Farm, Va., Beaverdam Creek at.... 45

Statenville, Ga., Alapaha River at...... 328

294 Steens, Miss., Luxapalila Creek at...., 473

265 Stevens Creek near Modoc, S. C......... 235

209 Stony Creek at DinwidJie, Va........... 62

212 Nottoway River near.................. 60

206 Strong River at Dlo, Miss .... ......... 523

210 Sucarnoochee River at Livingston, Ala.. 492

207 Sulligent, Ala., Buttahatchie River

205 near............................. 469

490 Summerville, Ga., Chattooga River at... 426 

382 Suwannee River at Branford, Fla........ 325

100 at Ellaville, Fla.................... 324

.268 at Pargo, Ga......................... 322

270 at White Springs, Fla................ 323

332 near Bell, Fla....................... 326

334 Suwannee River Basin, Fla., discharge

333 measurements in.................. 535

181 gaging-station records in...........322-334

Sweetwater Creek near Austell, Ga...... 353

-529 Sweetwater Creek Basin, Fla., discharge

measurements in.................. 534

308 Swift Creek near Chester, Va...........' 55

263 Talladega Creek at Alpine, Ala......... 435

Tallahala Creek at Laurel, Miss........ 499

264 near Runnelstown, Miss............... 500

225 Tallahoma Creek near Laurel, Miss...... 501

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala........ 438

226 below Tallassee, Ala................. 439

224 near Ofelia, Ala..................... 437

227 Tallassee, Ala., Tallapoosa River below 439

Tamiami Canal outlets west of Miami,

529 Fla.............................. 302

-237Tampa, Fla., Hillsboro Riv?r near...... 313

88 Tar River at Tarboro, N. C ............. 105

489 near Nashville, N. C................. 104

239 near Tar River, N. C................. 103

Tarboro, N. C., Tar River at........... 105

80 Tarheel, N. C., Cape Fear River near... 123 

40Tennga, Ga., Conasauga Riv^r near.... .415-416

19 Terms, definition of................... 1-2

66 Terrapin Creek near Piedmont, Ala...... 429

61Thad, Ala., Pigeon Creek n^ar.......... 397

192 Third Creek at Cleveland, N. C......... 163

Thomaston, Ga., Potato Cre^k near....... 365
INDEX

Thomasville, Ga., Ochlockonee "River 

near.........................

Tibbee River near Tibbee, Miss..... 

Tilton, Ga., Conasauga River at.

Wekiva River near Sanford, Fla. 

336 Wentworth, N. C., Dan River near. 

471 

417

 Tired Creek near Cairo, Ga ............. 339 West Greenville, S . C. , Saluda P.iver

Tobesofkee Creek near Macon, Ga. 

Toccoa , Ga., Panther Creek near......

Tohopekaliga-Cypress Canal near St.

Cloud, Fla.....................

See also East Tohopekaliga-Tohopekaliga Canal.

252

228 West Palm Beach Canal at Canal Point, 

Fla.

289

Tombigbee River at Aberdeen, Miss...... 457 Wewahotee, Fla., Econlockhatchee

at Columbus, Miss. 458

at Gainesville, Ala.................. 460 White Springs, Fla., Suwannee River at

East Fork, at Beans. Ferry, near 

Fulton, Miss 455

near Fulton, Miss. ................. 454 Whitesburg, Ga., Chattahoochee Fivernear Marietta, Miss 453

near Amory, Miss..................... 456 Whitewater Creek (Apalachicola Fiver

near Coatopa, Ala

near Cochrane, Ala...................

near Leroy, Ala ......................

West Fork, near Nettleton, Miss.. . . 

Tosnes, Va., Pigg River near ... ...

Roanoke River near...................

Towaliga River near Forsyth, Ga........

Trafford, Ala., Locust Fork at.........

Tremont, Miss., Bull Mountain Creek 

at.........................

Trilby, Fla., Withlacoochee River at.. 

Troy, Ala., Conecuh River near.........

Tugaloo River near Hartwell, Ga........

Turnersburg, N. C., Rocky River at.....

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Black Warrior River 

at...............................

Tuscolameta Creek at Walnut Grove, Miss 

Tuskegee, Ala., Uphapee Creek near.....

Tye River near Lovingston, Va. .........

Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C........

Tylertown, Miss., Bogue Chitto Creek

461

459 Whitewater Creek (Choctawahatchee River

462

467 Wilkesboro, N. C., Yadkin River at.....

82

73Wilmer, Ala., Escatawpa River near.....

251

488Wimauma, Fla., Little Manatee River

near............................. 3,

317

391

223

162 Withlacoochee River (tributary to Withlacoochee Bay of Gulf of Mexico) 

482 at Croom, Fla.

520

442

199

Union, S. C., Fair Forest Creek near... 

Union Hall, va., Blackwater River near. 

Unity, Va., Seacock Creek at. 

Upatoi Creek at Fort Benning, 

Uphapee Creek near Tuskegee, Ala. 

Uwharrie River near Eldorado, N. C..,

203

66

Verona, Miss., Oldtown Creek near.... 

Vineland, Fla., Cypress Creek at....... 291

Vinings, Ga., Chattahoochee River near.

3'44

at Patterson, N. C

at Wilkesboro, N. C....

at Yadkin College, N. C 

Yadkinville, N. C., Forbush Cree'<- near 

Waccamaw River at Freeland, N. C....... 150 Yellow River (tributary to Ocmulgee

Waccasassa River near Otter Creek,

Fla........... ................... 320J

Waccasassa River Basin, Fla., discharge

measurements in.................. 535

gaging-station records in...........320-321 ........... ._ ..

Wadley, Ala., Tallapoosa River at...... 438 Yellow River Basin (Pensacola Ba<i

Wakulla Spring near Crawfordville, Fla. 

Walnut Grove, Miss., Tuscolameta Creek

335

it............................... 520 Yokahockany River near Kosciusko,

Ware Shoals, S. C., Reedy River near... 214 

Saluda River near.................... 207

Warm Spring at Warm Springs, Va........ 21-22

Wateree River near Camden, S. C........

Waycross, Ga., Satilla River near......

Waynesboro, Miss., Chickasawhay River

near.............................

Wedowee, Ala., Little Tallapoosa River

near................ ............

Weekiwachee Spring near Brooksville,

Fla. ......... ...................

179

263

504

441

316

Weohyakapka-Rosalie Canal near Lake

Wales, Fla..,

at West Palm Beach, Fla..............

West Point, Ga., Chattahoochee Fiver at 

Wetumpka, Ala., Coosa River near,......

Headwaters Canal near.

Whiteoak River Basin, N. C., discharge

measurement in.

Basin) near Butler, Ga.

270

90

292

205

295

296

346

409

269

323

528

345

366

Basin) at Elba, Ala.... ........383-384

Willis River at Flanagan Mills, Va.

Wilson, N. C., Contentnea Creek near..

152

44

117

310

Withlacoochee River (tributary to 

Suwannee River) near Pinette, 

Fla.............................. 330

near Quitman, Ga..................... 329

318

at Trilby, Fla....................... 317

near Holder, Fla.

38 Withlacoochee River Basin (Withlacoo319

chee Bay Basin), Fla., gagingstation records in..............317-319

near............................. 524 Wolf River near Lyman, Miss............ 510

Woodruff, S. C., South Tyger River near 202

Tyger River near..................... 199

81 Work, division of...................... 12-13

scop*" of.

Ga......355-356 Worthington, Fla., Santa Fe River at...

442

165 Yadkin College, N. C., Yadkin River at. 

Yadkin River at High Rock, N. C........

466

1

332

153

154

151

152

153

159

River) near Covington, Ga........ 249

near Snellville, Ga.................. 248

Yellow River (tributary to East Bay of 

Pensacola Bay), at Milliga-), 

Fla. 385

Basin), Fla., gaging-station

records in......................385-387

Miss. 

near Ofahoma, Miss.

Zephyrhills, Fla., Crystal Springs 

near.........................

Hillsboro River near.................

Zolfo Springs, Fla., Peace Creek at..., 

Zuni, Va., Blackwater River

at.

521

522

314

312

306

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