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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY

of the UNITED STATES

1927

PART VII 

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 647
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR

RAY LYMAN WILBUR, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director

Water-Supply Paper 647

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1927

PART VII 

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

H. C. BECKMAN, ROBERT FOLLANSBEE, J. B. SPIEGEL 

and C. E. ELLSWORTH, District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

MISSOURI, COLORADO, KANSAS, and TEXAS

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UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON: 1930

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

Authorization and scope of work__________________________________ 1

Definition of terms._________________________________________ 2

Explanation of data_____________________________________________ 2

Accuracy of field data and computed results-_______-_-_-__---_______ 4

Publications _ _________________________________________ 5

Cooperation____________________________________________ 9

Division of work______________________________________________ 9

Gaging-station records__________________________________________ 10

Meramec River Basin_______________________________________ 10

Meramec River near Steelville, Mo_-______-_-_-_-_-___-___-_ 10

Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo___.____.-_______-_________ 11

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo___--____--__-_-__________ 13

Meramec Spring near St. James, Mo______________________ 14

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo____________________________ 16

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo_____________________________ 17

Headwater Diversion Channel Basin___._________________________ 19

Castor River at Zalma, Mo---.___________-___-___-_-_--_-_- 19

St. Francis River Basin._________________________________ 20

Little River ditch No. 81 near Kennett, Mo__-_-_-_______ 20

Little River ditch No. 1 near Kennett, Mo_______________ 22

Little River ditch No. 66 near Kennett, Mo______ _--_______ 23

Little River ditch No. 66-A near Kennett, Mo___________ 24

Little River ditch No. 251 near Kennett, Mo_____________ 26

Little River ditch No. 259 near Kennett, Mo_________________ 27

White River Basin____________________________ 28

White River at Beaver, Ark________________________________ 28

James River near Battlefield, Mo_________________-_-_-__--_ 29

James River at Galena, Mo________________________-_-_____ 31

North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Mo____________ 32

Black River at Leeper, Mo_--___-_---____----__-_--_---_--_ 33

Current River at Van Buren, Mo_________-_______-_-__-_--_ 35

Current River at Doniphan, Mo__________________---____--_ 36

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo______________________ 38

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo___________-________ 39

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo__.______ __ _ 41

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo-__-____--_______-_____-----__ 42

Arkansas River Basin__._____________________________________-_ 43

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo________________________---_ ,43

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo_____________________________ 45

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo-____-_^_-_-___--__------ 46

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo_________________________ 47

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo-_______________-___-_-_--_--_ 49

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans___________________________ 50

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans_______________________ 51

Arkansas River at Larned, Kans____-_____________-----_---- 53

m
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Arkansas River Basin Continued. Page

Arkansas River near Wichita, Kans______________________..__ 54

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans_______^____________ 56

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo__________________________ 57

West Beaver Creek near Victor, Colo ____________--__---..-_ 59

Boehmer Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo_--__-----_----------.-_ 59

Little Beaver Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo____________________ 60

Sackett Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo_ _---_----.-------------- 61

Lion Creek near Halfway, Colo___________________-_____-___ 61

Sheep Creek near Halfway, Colo_______-____-___-_---_------ 62

South Ruxton Creek at Halfway, Colo_____________________ 63

Cabin Creek near Halfway, Colo___________-_-____--__---__- 63

Sutherland Creek near Manitou, Colo_______________________ 64

Bear Creek near Colorado Springs, Colo_____________________ 65

Wild Horse Creek near Holly, Colo________________ 66

Holly drain near Coolidge, Kans____________-_____---------- 70

Pawnee River near Lamed, Kans_____________________-_-_-_ 73

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans______________ 74

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans_________________ 76

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans ______________________ 77

Neosho River near lola, Kans__________________________-_-_ 78

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans_________________-_______-_ 80

Neosho River near Grove, Okla________________________--___ 81

Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans._______________________ 83

Spring River near Waco, Mo_-_--__----__----__------------ 84

Shoal Creek near Joplin, Mo________________.______________ 85

Red River Basin____________________________________________ 87

Red River near Denison, Tex_____________________________ 87

Pease River near Crowell, Tex________________^_____________ 88

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Tex___________________________ 89

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex____________________________ 90

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex_________________________ 91

Ouachita River near Hot Springs, Ark_______________________ 92

Ouachita River at Remmel Dam, near Malvern, Ark__________ 93

Miscellaneous discharge measurements_____________________________ 95

Index____________________________________________ 97

ILLUSTRATION 

FIGURE 1. Typical gaging station______________
SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY OF LOWER MISSISSIPPI 

EIYEB BASIN, 1927

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK

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

measurements of flow made on streams in the United States during 

the year ending September 30, 1927.

The data presented in these reports were collected by the United 

States Geological Survey under the following authority contained in 

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

Provided, That this officer [the Director] shall have the direction of the Geological Survey and the classification of public lands and examination of the 

geological structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain.

The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

relating to irrigation in the West. Since the fiscal year ending June 

30, 1895, successive appropriation bills passed by Congress have 

carried the following items:

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

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

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

Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 80, 1895-1928

1918______ _ ,- $175, 000. 00

1919-- - -.__-__ 148,244.10

1920---.------.----- 175,000.00

1921-1923-_________ 180, 000. 00

1924-25__. ___-_. 170,000.00

1926-.---.________ 165, 000. 00

1927_ ___________ 151, 000. OD

1928__.__-______ 147, 000. 00

1895- ________-__ $12, 500. 00

1896._______------- 24,500.00

1897-1899-.-._____ 50,000.00

1900_________-_- 70,000.00

1901-2___._.__._ 100, 000. 00

1903-1906.__________ 200, 000. 00

1907..-- _-___-__-_ 150, 000. 00

1908-1910__-.____ 100, 000. 00

1911-1917_________ 150, 000. 00

In this work many private and State organizations have cooperated, either by furnishing records or by assisting in collecting data. 

Acknowledgments for cooperation of the first kind are made in connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of 

the second kind is acknowledged on page 9.

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 5,330 points 

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

Hawaiian Islands. In July, 1927, 1,750 gaging stations were being 

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

other points. In connection with this work data were also collected

1
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

in regard to precipitation, evaporation, storage reservoirs, river 

profiles, and water power in many sections of the country and will 

be made available in water-supply papers from time to time.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

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

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

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

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

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

principal terms used in this series of reports are second-feet, secondfeet per square mile, and run-off in inches and in acre-feet. They 

may be defined as follows:

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

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

rectangular cross section 1 foot wide and 1 foot deep at an average 

velocity of 1 foot per second. It is generally used as a fundamental 

unit from which others are computed.

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

of water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained, 

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

regards time and area.

"Kun-off in inches" is the depth to which an area would be covered if all the water flowing from it in a given period were uniformly 

distributed on the surface. It is used for comparing run-off with 

rainfall, which is usually expressed in inches.

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

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

The following terms not in common use are here defined:

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

of gage height to discharge."

"Control," a term used to designate the section or sections of the 

stream channel below the gage which determine the stage-discharge 

relation at the gage. It should be noted that the control may not 

be the same section or sections at all stages.

The "point of zero flow" for a gaging station is that point on the 

gage the gage height at which water ceases to flow over the 

control.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The data presented in this report cover the year beginning October 

1, 1926, and ending September 30, 1927. At the beginning of January in most parts of the United States much of the precipitation in
EXPLANATION OF DATA O

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

in ponds, lakes, and swamps, or as ground water, and this stored 

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

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

for run-off is possibly a small quantity in the ground; therefore the 

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

from precipitation within that year.

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of 

stage, measurements of discharge, and general information used to 

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

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

FIGTJKE 1. Typical gaging station

that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of 

discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods 

outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river discharge. A typical gaging station, equipped with water-stage recorder 

and measuring cable and car, is shown in Figure 1.

From the discharge measurements rating tables are prepared that 

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

heights to these rating tables gives the daily discharge from which the 

monthly and yearly mean discharge is determined.

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

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

daily discharge of the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly 

discharge and run-off.

The description of the station gives, in addition to statements 

regarding location and equipment, information in regard to any condition that may affect the permanence of the stage-discharge relation,
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

covering such subjects as the occurrence of ice, the use of the stream 

for log driving, shifting of control, and the cause and effect of backwater. It gives also information as to diversions that decrease the 

flow at the gage, artificial regulation, maximum and minimum 

recorded stages, and the accuracy of the records.

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

second-feet corresponding to the mean of the gage heights read each 

day. At stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid diurnal 

fluctuation the discharge obtained from the rating table and the 

mean daily gage height may not be the true mean discharge for the 

day. If such stations are equipped with water-stage recorders the 

mean daily discharge may be obtained by averaging discharge at 

regular intervals during the day or by use of the discharge integrator, 

an instrument operating on the principle of the planimeter and containing as an essential element the rating curve of the station.

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

gives the mean flow for the day when the mean gage height was 

highest. As the gage height is the mean for the day it does not 

indicate correctly the stage when the water surface was at crest 

height, and the corresponding discharge was consequently larger than 

given in the maximum column. Likewise, in the column headed 

"Minimum" the quantity given is the mean flow for the day when 

the mean gage height was lowest. The column headed "Mean" is 

the average flow in cubic feet per second during the month. On this 

average flow are based computations recorded in the remaining 

columns which are defined on page 2.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

records.

A paragraph in the description of the station gives information 

regarding the (1) permanence of the stage-discharge relation, (2) 

precision with which the discharge rating curve is defined, (3) refinement of gage readings, (4) frequency of gage readings, and (5) methods of applying daily gage height to the rating table to obtain the 

daily discharge.

For the rating tables "well defined" indicates, in general, that the 

rating is probably accurate within 5 per cent; "fairly well defined," 

within 10 per cent; "poorly defined," within 15 to 25 per cent. These 

notes are very general and are based on the plotting of the individual 

measurements with reference to the mean rating curve.

The monthly means for any station may represent with high accuracy the quantity of water flowing past the gage, but the figures
PUBLICATIONS 5

showing discharge per square mile and run-off in inches may be misleading owing to the inclusion of large noncontributing districts in the 

measured drainage area, and they may also be subject to gross errors 

caused by lack of information concerning water diverted for irrigation 

or other use, or by inability to interpret the effect of artificial regulation of the flow of the river above the station. "Second-feet per 

square mile" and "run-off in inches" are therefore not computed if 

such errors appear probable. The computations are also omitted for 

stations on streams draining areas in which the annual rainfall is less 

than 20 inches. All figures representing "second-feet per square 

mile" and "run-off in inches" previously published by the Geological 

Survey should be used with caution because of possible inherent but 

unknown sources of error.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the 

United States are situated above most of the diversions from those 

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

available for further development, as prior appropriations below the 

stations must first be satisfied. To give an idea of the amount of 

prior appropriations, a paragraph on diversions is presented in each 

station description. The figures given can not be considered exact 

but represent the best information available.

The tables of monthly discharge give only a general idea of the 

flow at the station and should not be used for other than preliminary 

estimates; the tables of daily discharge allow more detailed studies 

of the variation in flow. It should be borne in mind, however, that 

the observations in each succeeding year may be expected to tnrow 

new light on data previously published.

PUBLICATIONS

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

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

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

it has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects as 

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

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

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

appeared in the monographs, bulletins, professional papers, and annual 

reports.

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

with natural drainage features as indicated below:

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

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

to the Mississippi).

III. Ohio River Basin.

IV. St. Lawrence River Basin.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

V. Upper Mississippi River and Hudson Bay Basins. 

VL Missouri River Basin.

VII. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico Basins.

I.. Colorado River Basin.

X. Great Basin.

XI. Pacific slope basins in California. 

XII. North Pacific slope basins in three parts:

A, Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River

Basin.

B, Snake River Basin. 

C, Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River Basin.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Augusta, Me., Statehouse.

Boston, Mass., 2500 Customhouse.

Hartford, Conn., 64 State Capitol.

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

Trenton, N. J., 423 Statehouse Annex.

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

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

Asheville, N. C., 608 City Hall.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 630 Power Building.

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Post Office Building.

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

Chicago, 111., 1510 Consumers Building.

Madison, Wis., 337N State Capitol.

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

Topeka, Kans., 23 Federal Building.

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

Fort Smith, Ark., Post Office Building.

Austin, Tex., State Capitol.

Tucson, Ariz., 104 Agriculture Building, University of Arizona.

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, 313 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building.

Boise, Idaho, Federal Building.

Helena, Mont., 45-46 Federal Building.

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 303 Customhouse.

Los Angeles, Calif., 751 South Figueroa Street.

Honolulu, Hawaii, Territorial Office Building.
PUBLICATIONS

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

applying to the Director, United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Stream-flow records have been obtained at about 5,330 points in the 

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

reports tabulated below.

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

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

Report Character of data Year

10th A, pt. 2.-.- Descriptive information only_______________..

llth A, pt. 2-..- Monthly discharge and descriptive information...__-___ 1884 to Sept., 1890. 

12th A, pt. 2..-. -...-do-..---..----------.----.__._ _ 1884 to June 30, 1891.

13th A, pt. 3. Mean discharge in second-feet___________________ 1884 to Dec. 31, 1892. 

14th A, pt. 2--.- Monthly discharge (long-time records, 1871 to 1893)______ 1888 to Dec. 31, 1893. 

B 131__ ... Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings..... . 1893 and 1894.

16th A, pt. 2.... Descriptive information only___________________

B 140______ Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 1895.

monthly discharge (also many data covering earlier years).

W 11______ Gage heights (also gage heights for earlier years) ________ 1896. 

18th A, pt. 4-... Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 1895 and 1896.

(also similar data for some earlier years). 

W 15_ - Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, eastern United 1897.

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above

junction with Kansas. 

W 16______ Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, western Missis- 1897.

sippi River below junction of Missouri and Platte Rivers,

and western United States. 

19th A, pt. 4---. Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 1897.

(also some long-time records), 1897. 

W 27_____. Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, eastern United 1898.

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River. 

W 28.. . Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, Arkansas River and 1898.

western United States. 

20th A, pt. 4.... Monthly discharge (also for many earlier years).__ ___ 1898.

W 35 to 39___ Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings...._ 1899.

21st A, pt. 4__ Monthly discharge_________________________ 1899. 

W 47 to 52_ Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings. _. 1900. 

22d A, pt. 4___ Monthly discharge.._________________________ 1900. 

W 65, 66. Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings.-----.- 1901.

W 75-.-. .. Monthly discharge.----. ._------__ 1901.

W 82 to 85.__ Complete data.... -.-..-.__.....___.___._._._ 1902.

W 97 to 100 . .do ... .................................... 1903.

W 124 to 135 . .do ... . . 1904.

W 165 to 178. . . .do.. - __ . 1905.

W 201 to 214 . .do 1906.

W 241 to 252 . -- do..._.___."_____....____._____-------____ 1907-8.

W 261 to 272 . -do 1809.

W 281 to 292. . .do ___ . 19TO.

W 301 to 312 . . .do ,____......__________._._._._.... 1911.

W 321 to 332 .do 1912.

W 351 to 362 - -do 1913.

W 381 to 394 do . 1914.

W 401 to 414 do 1915.

W 431 to 444 -....do ._______ ..._____....._____.. 1916.

W 451 to 464 .do 1917.

W471 to 484 . do ----__ ..... -.-.-.-.-.- - ..._._...... ..... 1918.

W 501 to 514._- -..-do ____ _____._ ___.___.. 1919-20. 

W 521 to 534 . . .do . - 1921.

W 541 to 554 do 1922.

W 561 to 574. .do 1923.

W 581 to 594 .....do ..___--.-___..........___..______- ... . 1924.

W 601 to 614 .. .do... ._ 1925.

W 621 to 634 --..-do_--.------.-.-. 1926.

W 641 to 654 .. ..do. -_............_ ___ 1927.

NOTE. No stream-flow data are given in the Fifteenth and Seventeenth Annual Reports.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a series of years, and miscellaneous measurements at 

many points other than regular gaging stations have been made 

each year. An index of the reports containing records obtained prior 

to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream mea

(For basins included see pp. 5 and 6)

Year

1899 »_ ........

1900 ". ........

1901...........

1902.. ......

1903...........

1904... ........

1905...........

1906- .........

1907-8.........

1909...........

1910...........

1911...........

1912...........

1913- ___ . __

1914..... ......

1015- .......

1916 ____ ...

1917...........

1918 ........

1919-20. .......

1021. ..........

1922...........

1923. _ ....

1924.. ____ ..

1925...........

1926 ........

1927. _____ .

I

35

47, * 48

65,75

82

97

« 124, 125,

" 126 

» 165, " 166,

»167 

» 201, « 202,

J-203 

241

261

281

321

351

381

401

451

471

501

521

541

561

581

601

621

fidl

II

» 35, 36

48

65,75

» 97, 98

' 126, 127

' 167, 168

T> 203, 204

242

262

302

322

352

382

402

452

472

502

522

542

562

582

602

622

642

III

36

48, < 49

65,75

83

98

128

169

205

243

263

283

303

323

353

383

403

433

453

473

503

523

543

563

583

603

623

643

IV

36

49

65,75

'82,83

97

129

170

206

244

264

284

304

324

354

384

404

434

454

474

504

524

544

564

584

604

624

R44

V

36

49

* 65, 66, 75

*83,85

* 98, 99, " 100

* 128, 130

171

207

245

265

305

325

385

405

455

475

505

525

545

565

585

605

625

VI

« 36, 37

66,75

84

99

130, " 131

172

208

306

326

QK«

386

406

476

506

526

546

566

586

606

626

646

VII

Q7

50

* 65, 66, 75

*83,84

k QQ QQ

* 205, 209

247

987

Qfl7

097

QC7

407

437

457

477

507

547

567

587

607

627

647

VIII

Q7

en

QA

99

174

248

288

308

328

358

388

408

438

458

478

508

548

568

588

608

628

648

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

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

*> James River only.

c Gallatin River.

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

* Mohave River only.

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

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

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

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

* Wissahickon and Schuylkill Rivers to James River.

* Scioto River.

i Loup and Platte R

with Platte.

* Tributaries of Mi

' Lake Ontario and 

m Hudson Bay onl

» New England riv

0 Hudson River to 

v Susquehanna Riv

« Platte and Kansa

' Great Basin in C

 Below junction w

' Rogue, Umpqua, 
DIVISION OF WORK 9

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

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

to 1927. The data for any particular station will be found in the 

reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. 

For example, data for Machias River at Whitneyville, Me., 1903 te 

1921, are published in Water-Supply Papers 97, 124, 165, 201, 241, 

261, 281, 301, 321, 351, 381, 401, 431, 451, 471, 501, and 521, which 

contain records for the New England streams from 1903 to 1921. 

Results of miscellaneous measurements are published by drainage

basins.

COOPERATION

In Missouri the work was done in cooperation with the Missouri 

Bureau of Geology and Mines, through H. A. Buehler, State geologist. 

Financial assistance was also rendered by the Missouri Game and 

Fish Department, Little River Drainage District, Empire District 

Electric re., Missouri Hydroelectric Power Co., Willis H. Meredith, 

and Springfield City Water Co.

In Arkansas the station on White River at Beaver, Ark., was maintained in cooperation with the Missouri Bureau of Geology and 

Mines, and the stations on Ouachita River near Hot Springs and 

Malvern, Ark., were maintained in cooperation with the Arkansas 

Light & Power Co.

In Kansas the work was done in cooperation with the Kansas 

Water Commission, which was succeeded on February 11, 1927, by 

the Division of Water Resources, State Board of Agriculture, George 

S. Knapp, chief engineer.

In Oklahoma the station on Neosho River near Grove was maintained in cooperation with the Public Service Co. of Oklahoma. 

The other stations were maintained in cooperation with the .United 

States Weather Bureau and Oklahoma Power Co.

In Texas the work was done in cooperation with the State through 

the Board of Water Engineers, John A. Norris, chairman, C. S. Clark, 

and A. H. Dunlap. Financial assistance has also been rendered -by 

the Chamber of Commerce, Electra, Tex.

DIVISION OF WORK

Data for stations in Missouri and Arkansas were collected and 

prepared for publication under the direction of H. C. JBeckman, 

district engineer, assisted by, V. L. Austin, W. A. Wemer, A. Jj. Hill, 

and C. H. Jennings.

Data for stations in Colorado were collected and prepared for 

publication under the direction of Robert Follansbee, district engineer, assisted by P. V. Hodges and Miss Nellie L, Esterly.

Data for stations in Kansas were collected and prepared for publication under the direction of J. B. Spiegel, district engineer, assisted 

by V. W. Stambaugh and R. H.^Husted.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Data for station on Neosho River near Grove, Okla., were collected 

by J. B. Spiegel, district engineer, to June 30, 1927, and after that 

date were collected and prepared for publication under the direction 

of H. C. Beckman, district engineer, assisted by V. L. Austin.

Data for stations in Texas and station on Kiamichi River near 

Belzoni, Okla., were collected and prepared for publication under 

the direction of C. E. Ellsworth, district engineer, assisted by C. E. 

McCashin, W. E. Armstrong, Trigg Twichell, H. C. Pritchett, S. D. 

Breeding, Tate Dalrymple, W. C. Dodd, A. C. Cook, N. C. Magnuson, Kate Casparis, R. G. Fisher, E. S. Altgelt, J. E. Stewart, 

A. B. Goodwin, C. A. Young, B. M. Pember, B. S. Odom, V. W. 

Rupp, D. M. Corbett, and P. H. Holland.

The manuscript was reviewed and assembled by Otto Lauterhahn.

GAGING-STATION RECORDS

MEBAMEC RIVER BASIN 

MEEAMEC RIVER NEAR STEELVILLE, MO.

LOCATION. In NE. }i sec. 21, T. 38 N., R. 4 W., at highway bridge 400 feet 

below St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, half a mile above Whittenberg Creek, and 2% miles north of Steelville, Crawford County.

DRAINAGE AREA. About 830 square miles (measured on topographic and soilsurvey maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 21, 1922, to September 30, 1927. The United 

States Weather Bureau has obtained records of stage 1 mile upstream since 

October 1, 1916.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge. Zero of gage is 681.86 

feet above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from highway 

or railroad bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of clean, coarse gravel. 

Left bank high. Right bank thinly wooded; subject to overflow at stage 

of 20 feet. Control is a gravel bar extending 200 feet downstream from 

bridge; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 19.40 feet at 

5.30 p. m. April 1 (discharge, 36,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 172 

second-feet October 28.

1923-1927: Maximum stage recorded, that of April 1, 1927; minimum 

discharge, 115 second-feet July 25 to August 1, 1926.

Maximum stage of 26.5 feet (determined from records of United States 

Weather Bureau) occurred August 20, 1915 (discharge determined from 

extension of rating curve, about 60,000 second-feet).

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. No diversions. Natural regulation by large 

springs. e

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed slightly during year; not affected 

by ice. Rating curve well denned by 10 discharge measurements, 5 of 

which, covering a range from 220 to 30,000 second-feet, were made 

during year. Gage read to hundredths once daily at low stages and twice 

daily at high stages. Daily discharge ascertained by shifting-control 

method until March 31 and by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table after that date. Records good.
MEKAMEC EIVEK BASIN 11

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Meramec River near Steelville, Mo., for the year 

ending September 80, 1927

Day

1 _ . ____ ...

2 

3 

4. . _ ....

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

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

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

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

9. . .....

10 -

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22. 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 -

30 

31 - .

Oct.

945

945

498

d.fiQ

526

653

556

368

368

2,620

1,020

722

498

416

345

302

264

230

230

213

204

195

189

183

183

183

178

172

368

442

1,260

Nov.

908

620

498

345

302

302

302

392

QQO

345

322

264

"1,000

2,450

2,110

1,340

1,260

1,180

908

870

908

908

908

1 680

1,260

722

Dec.

620

556

442

9QO

368

345

345

392

368

345

322

302

302

9J.fi

230

210

192

230

282

IA.Z,

345

322

282

OAJ.

264

246

Jan.

230

213

213

'213

213

207

201

198

186

175

2,700

2,960

1,600

945

832

1,260

2,620

1,430

' 1,040

'846

722

1,100

945

870

1,180

1,860

1,600

Feb.

1,260

1,100

945

870

870

758

722

556

469

442

416

870

758

688

620

556

498

d.d 9

416

392

9QO

0 3fift

°346

302

90 o

Mar.

282

264

264

264

9fU

368

620

R7fi

'698

526

832

795

587

4,700

4,700

2,200

1,430

1,020

758

653

526

498

1,020

4,100

Apr.

27,800

11, 700

2,700

1,600

1,340

1,520

8,720

4,300

S cflfi

4,400

3

9 on

3,140

6,840

12, 600

7 790

2,280

3,700

A QflO

2,450

1,520

1,260

1,100

1,020

870

722

May

620

587

556

526

526

620

1,940

2,450

d onn

2,200

' 1,610

1,020

908

722

620

620

556

2,620

1,600

1,100

870

OQO

4,300

25,000

8,270

2,360

1,340

4,700

June

16,200

26,400

6,620

10,100

2,790

2,020

1, 770

1,430

1,340

1,180

1,020

908

1,100

1,770

795

795

795

795

688

688

1,520

1,260

832

688

653

526

469

d.d9

416

July

416

416

368

345

345

322

322

322

322

322

322

322

322

322

322

322

322

322

302

302

282

282

282

282

282

282

282

282

282

282

Aug.

282

282

282

282

282

282

282

302

322

322

302

282

302

442

653

526

6447

368

368

345

322

302

282

264

264

246

246

230

230

213

Sept.

213

207

201

»210

'220

230

213

213

213

213

213

213

207

204

201

198

195

192

183

183

183

183

183

183

183

183

213

246

302

322

1 Discharge estimated; gage not read. b Interpolated; gage not read.

Monthly discharge of Meramec River near Steelville, Mo., for the year ending

September 80, 1927

[Drainage area, 830 square miles]

Month

April- . ..

July .... ..... . 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,620 

2,450 

620 

2,960 

1,260 

5,100 

27,800 

25,000 

26,400 

416 

653 

322

27, 800

Minimum

172 

264 

192 

175 

282 

264 

722 

526 

416 

282 

213 

183

172

Mean

508 

856 

321 

931 

590 

1,190 

4,310 

2,620 

2,880 

316 

316 

210

1,250

Per 

square 

mile

0.612 

1.03 

.387 

1.12 

.711 

1.43 

5.19 

3.16 

3.47 

.381 

.381 

.253

1.51

Run-off in 

inches

0.71 

1.15 

.45 

1.29 

.74 

1.65 

5.79 

3.64 

3.87 

.44 

.44 

.28

20.45

MERAMEC RIVER NEAR SULLIVAN, MO.

LOCATION. In N. }i SW. % sec. 35, T. 40 N., R. 2 W., at Sappington highway 

bridge, 3J4 miles below Brazil Creek and 6 miles southeast of Sullivan, 

Franklin County.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,550 square miles (measured on topographic and soil-survey

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 9, 1921, to September 30, 1927. 

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge. Zero of gage is 582.64 feet

above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from bridge or by

wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, gravel, and rock; clean and fairly

permanent. Right bank high. Left bank wooded and is overflowed at stage

of 20 feet. Control is bar of gravel and boulders with brush on high part

400 feet below gage; fairly permanent. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 22.89 feet at

4.45 p. m. June 2 (discharge, 28,300 second-feet); minimum discharge,

350 second-feet September 20-23.

1921-1927: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 2, 1927; minimum

discharge, 200 second-feet August 31 and September 8 and 9, 1925.

The flood of August, 1915, reached a stage of about 30.7 feet, determined by

levels to somewhat indefinite floodmarks (discharge determined by extending"

rating curve for main channel and computing overflow by Kutter's formula,

about 90,000 second-feet). 

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent during year; not affected

by ice. Rating curve well defined by 14 discharge measurements; checked by

6 measurements during year. Gage read to hundredths once daily during low

stages and twice daily during high stages. Daily discharge ascertained by

applying mean daily gage height to rating table until August 6 and by

shifting-control method after that date. Records good.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1927

Day

1 .

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

3 ..... .

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 ___ ....

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

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

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

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

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

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

17 . 

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

19 

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

21... 

22

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

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

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

26.. _ ....... ...

27.. _

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

29 . _____ ..

30... __ .. ......

31 . ........

Oct.

2,120

4,150

2,000

1,880

1,940

1,880

1,430

1,210

955

 1, 100

2,360

1,430

955

905

705

610

565

565

520

498

452

430

430

430

755

2,000

2,950

Nov.

2,240

1,330

1,210

1,000

855

805

755

805

. 805

755

655

655

3,300

4,550

3,300

2,420

2,600

9 3fifi

9 Rfln

2,360

1,760

2,060

2,600

2,480

1,820

1,700

Dec.

1,650

3,430

1,320

1,210

1,100

1,000

955

905

nne;

905

805

705

565

c«e

610

705

855

(me

90S

855

7KC

755

705

Jan.

655

655

655

655

610

610

610

565

COA

498

498

4 950

6,200

3,700

2 flfifi

1,880

2,600

4 950

2,540

1,650

2 AAfi

1,820

2,120

2,240

2,060

3

0AA

3,880

Feb.

2,740

2,420

1,650

2,180

9 flfifi

1 (Ufl

1,650

1 fi4.fi

1,430

1 260

1,210

1,100

1,210

1 KAft

1,650

1 480

1 260

1,100

1,100

1,000 9*55

905

855

QAC

Mar.

755

755

705

705

705

655

805

1,160

1,700

1,430

1,320

2 480

2,120

1 940

1 540

1,430

8,070

9 950

9 090

5,870

2,670

2,240

1,940

1,540

1,320

6,310

Apr.

24, 500

26, 300

9,510

4,450

3,880

3,230

3,300

11,200

6,530

7,830

7,230

7,590

18, 000

15 300

10^200

8,430

5,980

4,850

0 OQfi

2,810

2 K4fl

2,420

2 

' 000

May

1,880

1,760

1,650

1,540

1,430

2,600

3,160

2,600

2,240

5,870

6,530

2,360

9 fton

1,600

1 CAf)

1 480

3,620

2,360

1,760

3 460

99 QfVl

22, 500

6 QQH

4,250

3,160

4,060

June

15,300

18,200

9,650

8,550

4,550

3,460

2,880

2,600

2,300

2,120

2,000

1,880

2,000

1,940

1,820

1,650

1,540

1,540

1,760

2,420

1,600

1,480

1,380

1,260

1,210

1,160

1,100

July

905

855

805

805

805

805

805

955

One

855

QAG

855

855

one

755

755

755

705

705

805

755

755

7 AC

755

QflK

Aug.

755

755

755

755

755

705

705

755

805

755

705 7s<;

1,100

1,100

1,160

QCC

855

805

7RC

755

705

655

655

610

610

520

498

498

Sept.

475

475

475

452

410

452

475

475

475

452

430

430

410

390

390

390

390

370

370

OCA

OCA

350

Q7A

Q7A

350

370

755
MEKAMEC RIVER BASIN 13

Monthly discharge of Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo., for the year ending

September SO, 1927

[Drainage area, 1,550 square miles]

Month

December.. ___________________

June _ . ____________________

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,150 

4,550 

1,650 

6,200 

2,740 

9,950 

26,300 

22, 900 

27, 500 

955 

1,160 

755

27, 500

Minimum

430 

610 

565 

498 

805 

655 

2,000 

1,430 

1,100 

705 

498 

350

350

Mean

1,230 

1,800 

867 

2,070 

1,460 

2,540 

7,730 

4,250 

4,280 

797 

742 

437

2,340

Per 

square 

mile

0.794 

1.16 

.559 

1.34 

.942 

1.64 

4.99 

2.74 

2.76 

.514 

.479 

.282

1.51

Run-off in 

inches

0.92 

1.2ft 

.64 

1.54 

.98 

1.8ft 

5.57 

3.16 

3.08 

.5ft 

.55 

.31

20.52-

MERAMEC RIVER NEAR EUREKA, MO.

LOCATION. In SE. % sec. 32, T. 44 N., R. 4 E., at Votaw Ford highway bridge

on Eureka-Valley Park Road, 2 miles east of Eureka, St. Louis County, and

3 miles below Big River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,800 square miles (measured on topographic and soil-survey

maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 26, 1903, to July 21, 1906, and October 6, 1921,

to September 30, 1927. 

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage bolted to handrail on downstream side of bridge.

Zero of gage is 407.40 feet above mean sea level; not at same datum as.

gage used 1903-1906. Discharge measurements made from bridge or by

wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and boulders. Right,

bank high. Left bank wooded at edge and cultivated beyond; is overflowed

at stage of 25 feet. Low-water control is gravel bar just below gage; prac-.

tically permanent. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 29.47 feet at.

5.20 p. m. April 3 (discharge, 64,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.92 foot

September 24 and 25 (discharge, 550 second-feet).

1922-1927: Maximum stage recorded, that of April 3, 1927; minimum

discharge, 320 second-feet September 28, 1922.

The flood of August 22,1915, reached a stage of 39.2 feet (revised), as de-.

termined from levels to high-water marks (discharge determined by extending

rating curve for main channel and computing overflow by Kutter's formula,,

about 175,000 second-feet). 

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year; not affected by ice.

Rating curve fairly well defined by 15 discharge measurements; 5 of these,

covering a range of 858 to 29,400 second-feet, were made during year.

Gage read to hundredths once daily during low stages and twice daily during

high stages. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage^

height to rating table. Records good. 

102062 30 2
14 STJKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Meramec River near Eureka, Mo., for the year

ending September 30, 1927

Day

1 _ . -

3 

4 

K

7 -

8 

9

10 

11. -

13 - 

115

16 

17 

18 

19 

on

21 

22 

23 

24 

OK

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

7,800 

10, 200 

11, 100 

9,230 

7,240

5,890 

4,480 

3,860 

3,380 

2,450

1,900 

4,720 

3,620 

»2, 820 

2,010

1,690 

1,490 

»1, 300 

'1,200 

3,620

2,900 

2,230 

1,690 

1,590 

1,490

1,300 

1,300 

1,210 

'2, 500 

4,720 

5,630

Nov.

7,100 

5,500 

4,100 

3,260 

2,560

2,230 

2,010 

1,690 

1,690 

1,590

1,490 

1,490 

1,490 

2,230 

4,350

7,380 

"7, 310 

7,240 

6,420 

6,280

6,150 

«5, 500 

4,850 

5,630 

5,890

7,800 

7,520 

"6,900 

6,280 

6,020

Dec.

4,480 

3,860 

3,500 

2,780 

2,780

2,450 

2,230 

2,230 

2,340 

2,900

2,900 

«2, 680 

2,450 

2,010 

1,790

1,590 

1,490 

1,390 

1,210 

"1, 260

1,300 

1,390 

1,390 

1,900 

2,120

2,450 

2,780 

2,340 

2,010 

1,790 

1,690

Jan.

< !, 690 

1,690 

1,690 

1,790 

1,790

1,690 

1,590 

1,490 

1,390 

1,300

1,210 

»1, 150 

12, 600 

14, 300 

14, 500

13,000 

5,890 

7,380 

10, 000 

9,380

8,220 

5,890 

4,720 

4,100 

4,100

4,350 

4,350 

5,630 

6,150 

8,080 

10,700

Feb.

8,780 

7,240 

6,420 

6,280 

6,150

»5, 440 

4,720 

4,350 

4,720 

3,140

2,900 

2,780 

2,780 

»3, 500 

4,220

4,220 

3,860 

3,380 

3,140 

2,780

2,560 

2,340 

2,230 

2,340 

2,120

1,790 

1,690 

1,690

Mar.

1,590 

1,490 

1,490 

1,390 

1,390

1,390 

"1,810 

2,230 

2,340 

2,670

2,780 

3,860 

4,100 

5,370 

4,600

3,860 

3,140 

3,140 

11,000 

20, 300

23,000 

24, 100 

22,000 

7,520 

6,150

4,720 

4,220 

3,620 

3,380 

3,020 

12, 100

Apr.

31, 600 

51,000 

63,400 

54,200 

23,600

9,860 

&9.000 

14, 000 

21, 700 

26, 800

34, 400 

30, 700 

28, 000 

31, 100 

32, 700

3S, 600 

44, 200 

31, 100 

12, 400 

14, 000

16, 900 

13, 800 

8,500 

6,560 

"5, 840

5,110 

4,720 

4,220 

4,100 

5,240

May

5,890 

4,220 

3,740 

3,500 

3,140

3,020 

3,020 

18, 100 

18,700 

18,700

15,600 

11,800 

8,080 

5,110 

4,220

3,860 

3,500 

3,140 

3,380 

3,620

4,720 

3,980 

3,380 

10, 000 

16, 700

25, 700 

33, 400 

33, 200 

28, 800 

27, 600 

22, 400

June

18,800 

23,600 

32,000 

37, 400 

30, 700

15, 200 

8,930 

6,420 

5,110 

4,350

3,860 

3,140 

4,350 

4,850 

4,600

4,100 

3,140 

2,900 

2,900 

2,670

6,420 

4,220 

3,980 

3,860 

2,670

2,450 

2,230 

2,010 

1,900 

1,790

July

1,690 

1,590 

1,590 

1,490 

1,390

1,390 

1,590 

"1, 440 

1,300 

1,300

1,120 

1,120 

< !, 120 

1,120 

1,210

1,300 

1,390 

1,300 

1,210 

1,120

1,120 

"1, 160 

1,210 

1,120 

1,210

1,120 

1,080 

1,040 

1,080 

1,040 

1,120

Aug.

1,080 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,000

1,000 

1,000 

1,590 

1,210 

1,120

1,120 

1,040 

1,080 

1,390 

2,450

2,560 

2,010 

"1,700 

1,390 

1,120

1,120 

1,080 

1,040 

960 

920

920 

880 

880 

845 

810 

810

Sept.

775 

740 

740 

705 

810

845 

845 

845 

810 

775

740 

740 

705 

670 

670

670 

640 

640 

"630 »620

610 

580 

580 

550 

550

580 

"642 

705 

1,210 

2,560

1 Interpolated. Estimated.

Monthly discharge of Meramec River near Eureka, Mo., for the year ending Sep-

. tember 30, 1927

[Drainage area, 3,800 square miles]

Discharge in second-feet

Month

October. ________________ _ _ ......

April .

May 

July . ______ ._______

September .. . _____ _____ .. .. . ...

The year.. _____ _ _______ _ ___

Maximum

11, 100

7,800

4,480

14,500

8,780

24,100

63,400

33, 400

37, 400

1,690

2,560

2,560

63, 400

Minimum

1,200

1,490

1,210

1,150

1,690

1,390

4,100

3,020

1,790

1,040

810

550

550

Mean

3,760

4,660

2,240

5,540

3,840

6,250

22, 600

11, 400

8,350

1,260

1,200

773

5,970

Per 

square 

mile

0.989

1.23

.589

1.46

1.01

1.64

5.95

3.00

2.20

.332

.316

.203

1.57

Run-off in 

inches

1.14

1.37

.68

1.68

1.05

1.89

6.64

3.46

2.46

.38

.36

.23

21.34

MERAMEC SPRING NEAR ST. JAMES, MO.

LOCATION. In SE. % sec. 1, T. 37 N., R. 6 W., 600 feet below outlet of spring,

1 mile above mouth of Spring Branch, and 6 miles southeast of St. James,

Phe!ps County. 

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. March 1, 1903, to July 21, 1906, and November 11, 1921,

to September 30, 1927. 

EQUIPMENT. Staff gage fastened to tree on right bank. Zero of gage is 774.80

feet above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made by wading.
MERAMEC KIVEK BASIN 15

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel; small growth of aquatic 

plants in channel. Control is a coarse gravel bar 200 feet below gage; clean 

and practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum discharge during year, estimated (owing

to backwater effect from Meramec River) at 650 second-feet on April 1;

minimum stage recorded, 0.91 foot October 26-28 (discharge, 76 second-feet).

1922-1927: Maximum discharge, that of April 1, 1927; minimum discharge,

69 second-feet September 25-27, 1926.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; not affected by ice but 

affected by backwater from Meramec River whenever river is more than 

about 6 feet above low-water stage. Rating curve fairly well defined. 

Gage read to hundredths once daily except Sundays and holidays. Daily 

discharge ascertained by shifting-control method upon basis of three discharge measurements. Records good except for periods of backwater.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Meramec Spring near St. James, Mo., for the 

year ending September 30, 1927

Day

1 __ . .........

2 _______ ....

3 .. ... ....

4 

5 

6. _ -- ..-_-.

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

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

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

1Q

20 

21. __

23 . 

24 

25 - 

26 

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

28 

29. .. .

30 

31 

Oct.

212

222

"181

140

170

142

129

114

104

"188

273

"220

167

142

127

116

" 108

101

101

91

88

86

84

"82

81

76

76

76

81

"100

"200

Nov.

159

132

121

108

104

101

«98

96

111

108

101

96

94

"222

350

288

237

241

237

222

"210

199

190

199

"206

212

203

« 194

184

184

Dec.

176

164

161

150

" 142

134

137

153

150

150

150

«146

142

129

121

116

114

108

"111

114

119

132

137

140

"133

"126

119

114

114

111

111

Jan.

« 110

-109

108

106

104

101

98

98

"96

94

91

94

269

412

306

"259

212

203

302

269

237

215

"203

" 190

178

244

233

222

252

"248

244

Feb.

229

237

229

219

212

"200

187

173

167

161

161

159

"187

215

229

219

199

184

173

"167

161

148

145

140

137

"133

129

Mar.

124

124

< 124

124

124

"132

140

256

229

196

178

215

"212

209

190

181

173

203

311

"374

436

372

311

269

237

222

"206

190

184

184

233

Apr.

&650

i> 600

«550

474

424

360

311

i>600

566

"560

553

540

527

i>550

6600

6550

"500

467

442

480

430

430

338

"283

228

269

252

237

229

219

May

"212

206

203

196

322

193

297

"272

248

322

292

252

229

215

"207

199

193

196

278

297

256

"236

215

418

6600

6580

546

442

"397

"352

306

June

6500

6 600

6580

6560

"540

520

461

407

360

333

302

"266

229

278

252

241

233

225

"220

215

244

248

225

219

206

"200

193

193

190

187

July

181

178

 176

 175

173

170

167

164

161

"160

159

156

 156

156

153

153

"152

150

150

150

145

148

150

" 152

153

150

150

150

"149

"147

" 146

Aug.

145

145

142

142

142

142

"144

145

142

140

"140

140

145

"156

167

156

"154

" 151

"148

"145

"142

140

140

137

134

134

134

"134

134

132

132

Sept.

129

129

129

"129

"129

129

129

129

129

129

"129

129

127

127

124

« 124

"124

"124

124

121

119

" 119

119

119

"119

119

119

124

127

129

" Gage not read; discharge estimated.

»Backwater effect from Meramec River; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge of Meramec Spring near St. James, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Month

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

273 

350 

176 

412 

237 

436 

650

Minimum

76 

94 

108 

91 

129 

124 

219

Mean

132 

174 

133 

191 

180 

215 

441

Month

July-.. 

The year-. ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

600 

600 

181 

167 

129

650

Minimum

193 

187 

145 

132 

119

76

Mean

296 

314 

157 

143 

125

208
16 SUKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

BOURBEUSE RIVER AT UNION, HO.

LOCATION. In SW. % sec. 26, T. 43 N., R. 1 W., at highway bridge on St. 

Glair-Union Road, 800 feet above Flat Creek and 1 mile east of Unionr 

Franklin County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 767 square miles (measured on topographic maps and base 

map of Missouri).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 7, 1921, to September 30, 1927. United States 

Weather Bureau has records of stage since October 19, 1916.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge. Zero of gage is 491.93 

feet above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clay and coarse gravel. Banks are 

overflowed at stage of 12 feet. Control is coarse gravel bar 800 feet below 

gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 19.10 feet, 

crest of flood, at 1 a. m. April 3 (discharge, 22,500 second-feet); minimum 

stage, 1.62 feet September 21, 22, and 24 (discharge, 55 second-feet).

1921-1927: Maximum stage recorded, that of April 3, 1927; minimum 

discharge, 27 second-feet September 20, 1925.

On August 22, 1915, the river reached a stage of 25.5 feet, determined by 

United States Weather Bureau from levels to high-water marks (discharge 

determined by extending rating curve for main channel and computing 

overflow by Kutter's formula, about 50,000 second-feet).

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water April 3; not 

affected by ice. Rating curve fairly well defined and checked by discharge 

measurements on January 4 and April 3. Gage read to hundredths twice 

daily. Dally discharge October 1 to April 3 ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating table; shifting-control method used April 4 to 

September 30 upon basis of three discharge measurements made August 1 

and September 8. Records good.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Day

1 ____ ........

2 ____ . ......

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

4 ..-.__ 

5... ... 

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

7.... .

8 .........

9...... _ ......

10..-..- ..

11.. _ ..........

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

13 _ ............

14 _ ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

745

2,500

4,440

5,190

2,320

9 (\f\(\

965

620

455

382

2,410

3,040

1,040

680

382

280

280

780

Nov.

1,780

815

560 455

382 Q^ft

320

Qftft

340

405

4.KK

1,120

5,080

S

Q^ft

1,780

1,960

2.140

Dec.

1,360

965

745

532

AKK

JOA

480

965

1,200

7/1 c

590

480

320

280

245

Jan.

280

262

214

214

91 A

214

200

1Q7

174

2,950

6,310

8 OAT)

6,080

1,520

1 9ftft

1 9ftA

1.700

Feb.

1,610

1,280

1,280

1 tfiCl

1,360

1,200

965

71 9

590

480

430

Af\K

405

,40ft

COO

650

505

360

Mar.

187

187

174

174

1Q7

1 07

187

EQO

455

CftC

QCO

i 9fin

780

EC A

430

OCA

3 040

7.340

Apr.

16,600

1,200

ft on

680

1,870

5,850

8

7OA

8 f\fi(\

5

nAf\

6,310

S

ftfift

9

COft

4,970

1 Qfift

1,440

3.440

May

Ron

455

320

t)AK

214

1,120

4 440

8,180

3,840

5,630

6,310

1,280

680

480

QAA

OJE

OQA

455

532

June

3,740

5,630

2,680

EflK

Af)K

°.P.A

300

Q/IA

712

1,780

815

4.0ft

Oftfl

9fi9

230

July

140

130

121

114

109

245

QO

QA

94

Q9

98

121

119

104

101

95

Aug.

OR

116

112

98

90

100

140

92

QQ

14ft

1Q7

o^ft

9fi9

174

110

lOfi

Sept.

71

71

68

77

70

71

7fi

71

fiQ

77

68

63

64

60

60

61

S8
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 17

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Bowrbeuse River at Union, Mo.t for the year ending 

September SO, 1927 Continued

Day

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

22

23

24 .

25 _________

26. ______ ....

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

28

29... ...,..

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

31 .._.._

Oct.

1,780

890

430

382

340

340

300

280

280

650

2,140

Nov.

1,780

1 AM\

1,440

1,440

2,050

3,740

4,540

4,140

1,520

1,440

Dec.

230

OAO

280

405

1,200

1,200

712

505

405

340

300

Jan.

1,200

815

680

620

650

928

1,440

1,610

1,440

2,140

2,140

Feb.

320

onn

280

262

245

230

214

214

Mar.

12,300

ft ftftft

1,780

1,200

928

712

590

505

455

405

2,410

Apr.

3,740

1,200

745

532

430

360

300

262

280

1,360

May

532

382

280

2,140

4,340

6,880

3,840

4,540

3,240

1,700

5,850

June

340

405

650

382

262

230

200

174

151

151

July

94

130

101

130

151

151

121

121

111

106

96

Aug.

98

89

89

84

81

80

76

76

74

74

71

Sept.

55

55

57

55

56

58

66

121

320

560

Monthly discharge of Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

[Drainage area, 767 square miles]

Month

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

November. __________ . ................

February ......................................

April_..___... .._ _ 

May.. _ .. __________________ ...

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5,190 

5,080 

1,360 

8,800 

1,610 

12,300 

17,700 

8,180 

5,630 

245 

340 

560

17,700

Minimum

280 

300 

230 

174 

214 

174 

262 

214 

151 

92 

71 

55

55

Mean

1,200 

1,630 

613 

1,490 

631 

1,550 

4,420 

2,250 

1,030 

116 

118 

91.9

1,260

Per

square 

mile

1.56 

2.13 

.799 

1.94 

.823 

2.02 

5.76 

2.93 

1.34 

.151 

.154 

.120

1.64

Run-off in 

inches

1.80 

2.38 

.92 

2.24 

.86 

2.33 

6.43 

3.38 

1.50 

.17 

.18 

.13

22.32

BIG RIVER AT BYRNESVTIIE, MO.

LOCATION. In SE. J4 sec. 12, T. 42 N., R. 3 E., at highway bridge in Byrnesville, Jefferson County, 200 feet below dam and mill and 4 miles above

Heads Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 892 square miles (measured on topographic and soil-survey

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 10, 1922, to September 30, 1927. 

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge. Zero of gage is 432.58

feet above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from bridge or

by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, gravel, and rock. Right bank

is overflowed at stage of 1§ feet. Control is gravel bar with brush on high

part 500 feet below gage; practically permanent. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 22.63 feet at

6 a. m. April 2 (discharge, 18,400 second-feet); minimum discharge, 114

second-feet September 25 and 27.

1922-1927: Maximum stage recorded, that of April 2, 1927; minimum discharge, 64 second-feet October 1, 1922, and August 12, 1926.

Flood of August, 1915, reached a stage of 30.2 feet, determined from levels

to high-water marks (discharge determined by extending rating curve for

main channel and computing overflow by Kutter's formula, about 80,000

second-feet).
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. No diversions. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low 

stages is caused by gristmills above.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year; not affected by 

ice. Rating curve well defined below 12,000 second-feet by 23 discharge 

measurements, 3 of which were made during current year. Gage read to 

hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating table. Records good for discharge above 200 

second-feet and fair for lower discharge.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big River at Byrnesville, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Day

1.... ___ ....

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

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

4 ___ ..........

5.. _ . _ ...

6 _ _ . _ ..

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

8 . ___ .....

9 ____ . _ ....

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

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

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

13...... _ ......

14 _ ... _ ......

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

16 .........

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

18.. . _ ......

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

20 

21 

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

23 . .........

24 _ .......

25..... _ .. __ .

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

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

28 __ . _ . _ ..

29 ..........

30 .........

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

Oct.

4,020

4,720

2,520

1,310

1,310

1,160

848

637

520

454

423

393

378

333

306

281

257

246

257

1,210

520

348

281

269

281

269

257

OAK

1,420

3,260

2,910

Nov.

1,640

1,120

892

720

596

520

<;9/>

454

4>U

393

363

333

320

R7S

2,100

1,640

1,420

1,420

1,640

1,420

1,260

1,160

1,120

1,480

1,700

1,580

1,420

1,210

1,070

1,070

Dec.

1,020

892

762

720

596

557

557

520

486

486

454

454

423

393

363

306

281

294

306

320

348

393

493

KQC

848

762

520

596

520

520

Jan.

596

596

596

720

936

805

678

596

520

486

423

363

4,630

3

QBf\

2,640

9 4.fift

1 980

3

QR(\

5,440

9 Qftfi

1,920

1 48ft

1,310

1,160

1,160

1,310

1,160

1,310

2,580

4 7">n

4,990

Feb.

2,580

2,220

2,220

2,040

1,860

1,530

1,260

1,070

936

892

805

805

1,020

1,750

1,750

1,310

1,070

936

848

762

720

678

637

596

557

520

454

Mar.

454

454

454

423

423

423

596

980

720

678

678

1,360

1,640

1,480

1,120

936

805

2,040

7,800

7,100

7,300

3,540

2,100

1,580

1,310

1,160

1,020

805

7R9

4,720

Apr.

15,200

17,400

8,200

3,400

2,520

2,580

1,860

7,200

10,300

8,600

9,400

8,800

8,200

11,000

12,100

13,700

10, 700

3,620

3,260

5,710

3,470

2,340

1,860

1,530

1 Qfift

1,260

1,120

1,070

1,530

2,400

May

1,640

1,160

1,020

892

805

3,260

3,620

4,180

3,780

3,120

2,910

1,700

1,310

1,120

980

936

848

805

805

848

805

762

720

2,220

s Ann

11,800

4,540

5,800

1,920

4,720

June

7,200

10,900

8,900

3,620

2,700

1,800

1,480

1,260

1,120

980

936

848

1,120

1,160

892

762

678

678

848

678

3,120

1,360

848

678

CQC

520

454

493

393

348

July

348

333

320

294

269

269

306

348

281

257

246

234

224

234

269

333

393

281

257

234

224

246

257

224

213

203

193

193

234

224

294

Aug.

257

246

213

203

234

224

234

306

224

213

203

193

213

320

1,020

637

393

306

269

246

213

203

193

184

175

166

166

158

150

150

150

Sept.

150

143

143

143

136

143

203

203

175

158

150

143

136

136

136

128

121

121

121

121

121

121

121

121

114

121

114

158

281

257

Monthly discharge of Big River at Byrnesville, Mo., for the year ending September

SO, 1927

[Drainage area, 892 square miles]

Month

October... ._ ._

November ____________________

December .....................................

JanuaryFebruary ________________ ___ ..

March ____________________ _.

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

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

September ___________ ______ ...

The year _______ . __ _ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,720 

2,100 

1,020 

5,440 

2,580 

7,800 

17,400 

11,800 

10,900 

393 

1,020 

281

17,400

Minimum

246 

320 

281 

363 

454 

423 

. 1,070 

720 

348 

193 

150 

114

114

Mean

1,020 

1,060 

524 

1,880 

1,150 

1,800 

6,060 

2,620 

1,910 

266 

260 

148

1,550

Per

square 

mile

1.14 

1.19

.587 

2.11 

1.29 

2.02 

6.79 

2.94 

2.14 

.298 

.291 

.166

1.74

Kun-ofl in 

inches

1.31 

1.33 

.68 

2.43 

1.34 

2.33 

7.58 

3.39 

2.39 

.34 

.34 

.19

23.65
SUKFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII 19

HEADWATER DIVERSION CHANNEL BASIN

CASTOR RIVER AT ZALMA, MO.

LOCATION. In S. % sec. 29, T. 29 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge in Zalma> 

Bollinger County, and 2 miles below Perkins Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 395 square miles (measured on topographic maps, soil-survey 

maps, and base map of Missouri).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 12, 1921, to September 30, 1927. The Little 

River Drainage District, Cape Girardeau, has records of stage from July 1, 

1919, to September 11, 1921.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge. Zero of gage is 350 feet 

above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, sand, and gravel; fairly permanent. No well-defined control. Banks are overflowed at stage of 24 feet.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 24.64 feet at 

1 a. m. April 16 (discharge, 12,100 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.60 feet 

September 19, 21-23, 26, and 27 (discharge, 47 second-feet).

1921-1927: Maximum stage recorded, that of April 16, 1927; minimum 

stage, 1.10 feet August 31, 1924 (discharge, 30 second-feet).

Flood of August, 1915, reached stage of 28.0 feet, determined by levels to 

high-water marks (discharge determined by extending rating curve for main 

channel and computing overflow by Kutter's formula, 30,000 second-feet).

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water April 15; not 

affected by ice. Both rating curves well defined between 600 and 16,000 

second-feet and fairly well defined beyond these limits; checked during year 

by three discharge measurements ranging from 90 to 2,400 second-feet. 

Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applyi#g daily gage height to rating table. Records good for discharge between, 

600 and 16,000 second-feet; others fair.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Castor River at Zalma, Mo., for the year ending

September SO, 1927

Day

1.. _ . ___ ...

2. __ ... _ . ...

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

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

6 __ . __ . ...

6. ___ . __ ..

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

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

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

10.- .........

11.... ____ ....

12.... _____ ..

13.... ___ . __ .

14. __ ... __ ..

15. _ ...........

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

17. _ . .......

18 _ . ...........

19 

20 __ . __ . _ ..

Oct.

105

100

87

68

153

159

159

115

91

91

100

120

120

120

120

87

83

72

83

79

Nov.

554

397

255

255

210

270

OQ1

255

210

9 fKJfl

2,560

1,380

O IQfl

970

Dec.

898

480

365

333

317

210

270

285

285

270

210

210

10,*

ifci

210

Jan.

828 740

740

74/1

718

516

516

429

429

49Q

429

413

413

4.10

413

397

365

41 *

1,800

3.890

Feb.

1,160

1,140

1,140

7dfl

654

654

516

516

516

429

446

413

A on

429

381

381

381

365

Mar.

365

365

349

365

365

381

381

381

365

O17

285

3,890

4,700

4 420

2,970

1,720

740

4,700

6,800

3.800

Apr.

9,720

9,720

5,150

3,270

1,110

1,830

1,830

2,830

2,620 9 nnr\

2,760

9 7fiA

3,350

9,100

11,800

10,800

7,070

3.760

3,510

2.790

May

614

614

594

2,860

2,830

3,080

5,320

3,270

1,590

3,630

3,310

2,300

994

3,270

2,090

1,090

762

74.fl

898

762

June

6,980

9,720

7,160

7,440

5,000

4,200

1,670

850

124

124

118

124

806

446

270

210

301

381

349

July

112

79

75

71

67

64

60

112

112

100

100

100

162

162

168

155

182

130

124

112

Aug.

124

142

130

130

130

112

106

100

136

112

100

95

90

397

381

225

182

136

142

136

Sept

6»

64

60

64

64

59.

95

84

74

84

84

7*

6»

59

60

67

67

55

47

53
20 STTKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Castor River at Zalma, Mo., for the year ending 

September 80, 1927 Continued

Day

21 ......

22 _________

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

24. .. 

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

26 ________ .

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

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

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

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

31. __ . .........

Oct.

75

70

65

100

142

110

110

100

115

159

740

Nov.

1,430

634

534

480

365

674

534

1,460

1,260

970

Dec.

007

2,000 i Q7n

1,720

534

534

QOO

922

QOO

828

828

Jan.

9 OOfi

5,150

R onn

5.420

3 7fift

1,720

1,720

1,720 Q7n

1,720

1,670

Feb.

365

365

349

365

*>17

301

285

270

Mar.

E OOA

4,200

o nftft

1,560

1,210

1,190

718

696

RfA.

874

696

Apr.

9 7Qfi

1 WM\

I

OOA

1,310

1,280

740

634

634

614

614

May

762

K.34

7fi9

I

OQA

4,650

5,720

9 win

1,670

1,110 Q7n

946

June

490

Klft

365

ORE

270

225

210

210

 tQt)

162

July

100

95

95

90

90

84

84

84

84

84

182

Aug.

124

118

106

106

95

84

84

84

84

79

74

Sept.

47

47

47

50

50

47

47

84

95

142

NOTE. Gage not read Oct. 21-24 and July 3-7; discharge estimated from rainfall records and records of 

flow of near-by streams.

Monthly discharge of Castor River at Zalma, Mo., for the year ending September

SO, 1927

[Drainage area, 395 square miles]

Month

April..-... .-.....-......-......- ..... 

May

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

740 

2,560 

2,000 

6,800 

1,160 

6,800 

11,800 

5,720 

9,720 

182 

397 

142

11, 800

Minimum

65 

197 

184 

365 

270 

285 

614 

534 

118 

60 

74 

47

47

Mean

126 

768 

562 

1,550 

504 

1,830 

3,650 

1,980 

1,650 

107 

134 

66.4

1,080

Per 

square 

mile

0.319 

1.94 

1.42 

3.92 

1.28 

4.63 

9.24 

5.01 

4.18 

.271 

.339 

.168

2.73

Run-oft in 

inches

0.37 

2.16 

1.64 

4.52 

1.33 

5.34 

10.31 

5.78 

4.66 

.31 

.39 

.19

37.00

ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

IITTIE RIVER DITCH NO. 81 NEAR KENNETT.i MO.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., at bridge on State highway No. 

84, 4 miles east of Kennett, Dunklin County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1926, to September 30,1927, at present site; 

September 13, 1921, to September 30, 1926, at Kirk, 1% miles upstream. 

Records prior to October, 1926, not comparable with later records because 

of interchange of water between ditches Nos. 1, 66, and 81 and the diversions 

from these ditches into two main ditches, Nos. 251 and 259, which were constructed during summer of 1926.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge. Zero of gage is 240 feet 

above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from bridge or by 

wading.

iPreviously published as "at Kirk."
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 21

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; fairly permanent. 

No well-defined control.

EXTBEMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 15.11 feet at 

7 a. m. April 21 (discharge, 2,760 second-feet); minimum discharge, 7& 

second-feet September 17 and 18.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent during year; not affected 

by ice. Two rating curves used well defined above and fairly well defined 

below 180 second-feet by 12 discharge measurements. Gage read to hundredths once daily during low stages and twice daily during high stages. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table; shifting-control method used January 26 to February 6. Records 

good.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little River ditch No. 81 near Kennett, Mo., for 

the year ending September SO, 1927

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.

124

102

97

92

102

107

102

92

92

92

97

92

Q7

92

92

92

87

82

82

82

82

102

97

92

107

107

92

82

82

102

112

Nov.

112

264

102

97

92

92

92

97

97

102

102

Q7

97

130

210

228

210

194

171

157

150

143

130

124

178

246

246

228

300

Dec.

264

246

228

202

186

178

164

157

164

246

282

246

228

202

194

178

171

164

157

157

414

724

724

636

614

534

474

534

746

768

658

Jan.

574

494

434

394

354

336

300

300

264

264

246

228

228

228

246

228

210

210

434

1,090

1,250

1,280

1,570

1,880

2,040

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,110

2,220

2,320

Feb.

2,270

2,140

1 980

1,770

1,590

1,420

1,440

1,050

860

760

682

628

574

538

466

418

370

386

434

402

370

338

306

290

274

60

216

216

Mar.

232

218

218

218

218

218

218

204

216

520

610

520

418

354

628

1,000

1,030

1,090

1,030

920

840

780

740

780

780

760

740

760

Apr.

960

682

646

610

610

920

1,470

1,850

1,980

1,980

2,030

2,060

2,140

2,190

2,290

2,480

9 ?sn

2,760

2,650

2,530

2,420

2,320

2,240

2,140

1,980

1,880

1,750

May

1,620

1,470

1,200

1,280

1,160

1,200

1,180

1,110

1,250

1,230

1,280

1,230

1,350

1,300

1,250

1,200

900

960

860

820

646

1,050

982

780

760

610

520

740

610

556

June

800

1,070

1,230

1,470

1,470

1,420

1,520

1,640

1,900

1,980

1,960

1,800

1 QRfi

1,850

1,360

888

594

792

574

936

1,280

1,140

888

658

494

394

318

282

264

July

228

228

91fi

210

202

178

150

143

143

136

136

136

130

124

118

171

178

150

150

157

194

228

228

228

202

178

164

136

130

157

186

Aug.

9(Y)

202

178

186

178

157

228

210

194

124

124

118

112

136

336

336

318

318

300

178

171

164

136

130

124

112

102

97

92

92

Sept.

87

8282'

87

92

82-

82'

92

87

87

92:

82

78

78

78

78

73

73

82

78

78

78-

78

78-

78

78-

78

82

82

264

NOTE. Gage not read May 15 and 16; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Little River ditch No. 81 near Kennett, Mo., for the year ending

September SO, 1927

Month

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

124 

300 

768 

2,320 

2,270 

1,090 

2,760

Minimum

82 

92 

157 

210 

216 

204 

610

Mean

95.3 

158 

350 

903 

802 

546 

1,800

Month

July . ..

The year.. .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,620 

1,980 

228 

336 

264

2,760

Minimum

520 

264 

118 

92 

73

73

Mean

1,050 

1,120 

171 

181 

87.5-

601
22 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

IITTIE RIVER DITCH WO. 1 WEAR KEWWETT,* MO.

LOCATION. In NE. K sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., at bridge on State highway 

No. 84, 4 miles east of Kennett, Dunklin County.

DBAIISTAGE ABEA. Not measured.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1926, to September 30, 1927, at present site; 

September 13, 1921, to September 30, 1926, at Kirk, 1% miles upstream. 

Records prior to October, 1926, not comparable with later records because 

of interchange of water between ditches Nos. 1, 66, and 81 and diversion 

from these ditches into two main ditches, Nos. 251 and 259, which were 

constructed during summer of 1926.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge. Zero of gage is 240 feet 

above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTBOL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; fairly permanent. 

No well-defined control.

EXTBEMES OP DISCHABGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 16.56 feet at 

7 a. m. April 25 (discharge, 7,520 second-feet); minimum discharge, 139 

second-feet July 29 and September 20-25.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent during year; not affected 

by ice. Rating curve well denned above and fairly well defined below 200 

second-feet by eight discharge measurements. Gage read to hundredths once 

daily during low stages and twice daily during high stages. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table; shiftingcontrol method based upon two discharge measurements used October 1-28 

and July 27 to September 30. Records good.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little River ditch No. 1 near Kennett, Mo., for the 

year ending September SO, 1927

Day

1 

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

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

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

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

6 __ . __ ...

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

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

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

194

194

186

186

186

178

178

178

170

170

162

154

154

154

1 ^4

116

154

154

154

194

170

212

Nov.

301

261

212

212

203

194

203

404

404

383

341

534

71s

686

534

47ft

426

383

302

404

534

654

622

750

Dec.

686

con

562

534

506

450

426

426

KCO

750

750

KCO

478

AK(\

686

2 Aflfl

3,640

3, 380

2

0Cfi

2,420

1,760

1,650

2,600

2 Q9fi

Jan.

2,360

1 940

1,550

1,400

1,300

1,150

990

910

830

750

686

686

654

686

686

CKA

1,200

6,170

6,620

6,770

6,840

6,840

6,770

6,620

6,540

Feb.

5,600

5,180

3,780

3,060

2,540

9 ^fiO

1,550

1 ^n

1,300

1,200

1 1 Efl

1,150

1,070

QQfl

1 OCA

1 9^O

1,110

1,030

QEfi

870

7Qfl

750

686

Mar.

coo

CQA

562

562

562

062

ECO

KCO

1,250

3,120

9 Q*>n

2,060

1,400

1 889

4^340

5,110

5,110

4,200

2,660

9 I9n

1,650

1,350

1,200

1,200

Apr.

3,320

4,060

3

0Efi

3

R4.fl

3,440

3,380

3,120

4,830

5,110

5,180

5,040

6,240

6,540

6,770

6 Q9fl

6,920

6,920

n Q9fl

7,300

7,300

6,840

6,620

6,240

5,950

5,740

May

5,670

5,040

4,760

5,040

5,320

5,600

5,460

5,250

4,900

5,110

4,900

4,270

3,510

2,840

2,170

1,500

1,200

1,300

1,300

790

1,550

2,540

1,300

870

654

622

506

450

June

910

2,660

3,180

3,510

2,990

2,240

1,650

1,350

1,150

1,070

990

830

686

622

651

562

478

534

321

506

622

2.600

2,420

2,240

1,500

950

590

450

383

341

July

301

281

281

241

232

222

212

212

230

194

194

186

186

186

178

170

178

170

170

170

232

232

232

222

203

154

162

146

139

170

203

Aug.

212

194

178

194

203

186

186

178

170

162

154

162

170

212

506

450 4-26

383

362

321

321

281

251

241

241

232

212

203

203

212

203

Sept.

186

186

186

194

203

186

186

194

186

186

178

170

170

170

162

162

178

178

178

139

139

139

139

139

139

154

154

212

186

404

NOTE. Gage not read May 15 and 16; discharge interpolated. 

3 Previously published as "at Kirk."
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 23

Monthly discharge of Little River ditch No. 1 near Kennett, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Month

October _______

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

261 

750 

3,640 

6,840 

6,020 

5, 110 

7,300

Minimum

146 

194 

404 

622 

622 

562 

3,120

Mean

178 

423 

1,220 

3,080 

1,970 

1,980 

5,540

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5,670 

3,510 

301 

506 

404

7,300

Minimum

450 

321 

139 

154 

139

139

Mean

3,000 

1,300 

202 

245 

179

1,600

UTTLE RIVER DITCH WO. 88 NEAR KENNETT.8 MO.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., at bridge on State highway No. 

84, 4 miles east of Kennett, Dunklin County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1926, to September 30, 1927, at present site; 

September 13, 1921, to September 30, 1926, at Kirk, 1% mile upstream. 

Records prior to October, 1926, not comparable with later records because 

of interchange of water between ditches Nos. 1, 66, and 81 and diversions 

from these ditches into two new main ditches, Nos. 251 and 259, which 

were constructed during summer of 1926.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge. Zero of gage is 240 feet 

above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from bridge or by 

wading.

.CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; shifting. No 

well-defined control. Little River ditch No. 66-A is an auxiliary to ditch 

No. 66, the two ditches being separated by a low, narrow bank and interconnected by cut-offs. Above stage of 6.2 feet, part of flow is carried by 

ditch No. 66-A, and above stage of 13 feet the two ditches in the vicinity 

of the gage unite to form one continuous body of water. For the purpose of 

determining the discharge of each ditch, the division between them is 

taken at the top of the bank which separates them during low stages.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 17.69 feet at 

7 a. m. April 25 (discharge, 3,650 second-feet); minimum discharge, 95 

second-feet November 7-10, 13, and 14.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. Above gage height 6.2 feet a part of the flow of 

this ditch is carried in ditch No. 66-A. See "channel and control."

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent during year; not affected 

by ice. Rating curve well defined above and fairly well defined below 

500 second-feet by nine discharge measurements. Gage read to hundredths 

once daily during low stages and twice daily during high stages. Daily 

discharge ascertained by shifting-control method. Records fair.

»Previously published as "at Kirk/!
24 StJEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little River ditch No. 66 near Kennett, Mo., for 

the year ending September SO, 1927

Day

1.. . ........ -

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

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

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.

157

148

148

157

148

148

14S

130

139

139

130

130

130

130

121

121

112

112

130

139

139

130

157

207

Nov.

9A7

107

177

177

103

103

95

95

Q5

103

QE

167

177

167

167

157

14S

121

148

217

207

207

OE.7

Dec.

9A7

197

1Q7

167

-\AQ

139

187

997

207

1Q7

177

167

1 *7

14S

907

CQQ

716

CAA

EQA

734

7E9

CAA

Jan.

478

49fl

070

336

312

OQQ

97ft

OC7

245

997

91 7

9A7

1Q7

9A7

207

207

1Q7

97Q

Qfifl

1,470

1,690

1,770

i son

2 AOA

2,020

1 QGfl

1,960

1 Q^fl

i s^n

Feb.

1,610

1,400

1,230

1 050

Qon

ft49

719

608

C1 fk

448

420

364

364

qfi4

010

478

420

07Q

336

312

278

267

247

907

997

Mar.

217

207

207

1Q7

1Q7

1Q7

107

107

1Q7

197

107

207

542

626

526

434

350

1,180

1 EAA

1 CCfk

1,450

1 OQfk

960

CiO

448

O7Q

OCA

Apr.

QQO

1,200

1,140

1,070

i Hen

960

1,050

1,750

1,960

1,800

1,770

2,320

2,460

9 K.sn

2,700

2,620

2,500

2,430

2,500

9 Qnn

3,510

3,240

2,980

May

2,860

2,740

2,500

2 290

2,220

2 OfiA

9 99fl

2,090

1 7CA

1,580

1,630

1,420

1,180

QOfk

805

CQQ

fJJA

448

AQA

47S

420

CCC

920

1,110

1,160

940

752

542

June

770

9 A9fl

2,150

9 °.9fl

2,180

1 Qfifl

1,800

1,580

1,250

940

824

662

EGA

680

1,090

1,090

960

842

1,070

1,030

824

1,370

1,470

1,470

1,280

1,030

7^4

542

July

364

336

324

300

OQQ

267

257

OE.7

247

227

227

917

217

207

207

257

237

997

257

350

300

289

247

227

227

217

217

237

267

Aug.

OQQ

267

247

267

OE7

257

247

247

217

227

217

9(17

247

448

806

788

680

590

448

364

312

278

267

267

247

237

227

227

217

Sept.

997

217

207

312 ifid.

917

257

247

237

227

217

207

207

197

207

197

197

187

187

177

177

187

187

187

187

187

187

207

207

590

SLNOTE. Gage probably read erroneously Nov. 9 and not read May 15 and 16; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Little River ditch No. 66 near Kennett, Mo., for the year ending

September SO, 1927

Month

February.. . ____

March. .............

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

207 

257 

752 

2,020 

1,610 

1,660 

3,600

Minimum

112 

95 

121 

187 

227 

187 

960

Mean

137 

146 

317 

856 

579 

571 

2,230

Month

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

September- .........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,860 

2,320 

364 

806 

590

3,600

Minimum

420 

406 

207 

207 

177

95

Mean

1,270 

1,180 

260 

326 

228

673

1ITTLE RIVER DITCH NO. 66-A NEAR KENNETT, MO.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., at bridge on State highway

No. 84, 4 miles east of Kennett, Dunklin County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 23 to September 30, 1927. 

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge. Zero of gage is 240 feet

above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from bridge or by

wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; fairly permanent.

No well-defined control. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of' records,

17.62 feet at 7 a. m. April 25 (discharge, 2,340 second-feet). No flow numerL ous days during period.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 25

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. The only flow carried by this ditch is the overflow from Little River ditch No. 66 which occurs when the latter is above 

gage height 6.2 feet. See "Channel and control" under Little River ditch 

No 66.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water in April; not 

affected by ice. Rating curve used January 23 to March 31 well defined 

above 40 second-feet by five discharge measurements made during the 

period. ' Curve used April 1 to September 30 well defined above and fairly 

well defined below 150 second-feet by six discharge measurements, one of 

which was made this year. Gage read to hundredths once daily during low 

stages and twice daily during high stages. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying mean daily gage height to rating table; shifting-control method 

used April 1-24. Records good for discharge above 20 second-feet and poor 

for discharge below.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little River ditch No. 66-A near Kennett, Mo., for 

the year ending September 30, 1927

Day

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

3 - 

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

5 . - -

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

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

9,.. ...................................

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

10 

11 . 

12 .

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

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

15. _ . 

16. . 

17 . ...... ... 

18. ... 

19 . _ 

20 

21 

22. 

23 ..

24 _ .. .. 

25 

26. 

27 

28 

29 

30 . .. ..

31 

Jan.

780

934

Feb.

144

88

42

19

8

15

2

Mar.

25

24

2

360

600

774

560

396

216

80

25

5

Apr.

442

382

442

382

326

308

242

308

812

1 080

980

956

1 CAfl

1,600

1,660

1,630

1,470

1,500

1,580

1,580

2,250

2,178

2,090

2,000

1,890

May

1,810

1,730

1,600

1,400

1,270

980

860

696

482

204

134

64

27

12

34

24

8

170

274

422

482

308

74

44

June

140

1,210

1,320

1,470

1,370

1,190

1,060

836

542

274

177

94

64

212

422

422

290

198

382

344

177

764

740

564

344

129

50

18

5

Aug.

134

129

70

41

4

Sept.

_.

41

NOTE. Results of current-meter measurement used Jan. 23, 25, Feb. 7, 8. Gage height computed from 

gage height of Little River ditch No. 66 Feb. 20, Mar. 16, 18, 27, June 30, Aug. 15, 20. No flow on days 

after Feb. 7 for which no records are given. Gage heights missing Jan. 1-22, 24, 26-31.

Monthly discharge of Little River ditch No. 66-A near Kennett, Mo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1927

Month

April...... ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

774 

2,340 

1,810 

1,470

Minimum

0 

242

8 

5

Mean

124 

1,280 

603 

524

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0 

134 

41

Minimum

0 

0 

0

Mean

0 

12.3 

1.4
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

LITTLE RIVER DITCH NO. 251 NEAR KENNETT, MO.

LOCATION. In NW. K sec. 3, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., at bridge on State highway 

No. 84, 4 miles east of Kennett, Dunklin County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 12, 1926, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge. Zero of gage is 240 feet 

above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; fairly permanent. 

No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, 17.67 feet 

April 24 and 25 (discharge, 6,510 second-feet); minimum discharge, 134 

second-feet November 14.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water April 25; not 

affected by ice. Rating curve used November 12 to April 25 well defined 

by eight discharge measurements; curve used April 26 to September 30 well 

defined above and fairly well defined below 400 second-feet by 10 discharge 

measurements. Gage read to hundredths once daily during low stages and 

twice daily during high stages. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little River ditch No. 251 near Kennett, Mo., for 

the year ending September 80, 1927

Day

1 ____ 

2 __ ... _

3 ____ ... ___ ........

4... _ ................

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

6 __ -.-. .....

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

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

9-. .................

10--.. ...............

11 _ .. _ .... _ ... _

12---.-..--.---. _ . ....

13-.- ...............

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

15- ....................

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

17-. .................

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

19.--..... .........

20-- 

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

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

23 __ ........ ........

24-....... .... .......

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

26 _ ... _ ------------

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

28-. ,..... ......

29. 

30..--........ .......

DI

Nov.

154

140

134

161

266

266

250

220

205

205

175

175

235

348

330

314

420

Dec.

384

330

314

298

266

220

220

348

348

330

235

205

420

1,330

1,330

1,160

1,050

872

734

1,260

1,300

1,080

Jan.

788

682

610

480

460

402

402

384

330

330

330

330

298

298

298

440

2,850

3 9ftfi

3,380

3,620

3,800

3,860

3,740

3,680

3,440

Feb.

2,360

1,910

1,640

1,440

1,050

872

734

682

634

586

542

564

760

542

500

460

420

384

366

qqfl

Mar.

330

314

314

298

298

298

298

298

298

298

282

314

872

844

658

564

658

2,150

3,200

3, OS'0

1,640

1,220

900

760

564

Apr.

1,730

2,360

2,200

2,000

1,860

1,820

1,640

1,860

3,260

3,740

3,680

3,380

3,320

4,380

4,640

4,900

5,020

4,900

4,760

4,570

4,760

5,420

6,370

6,440

6,380

6,180

5,790

5,530

May

5,340

5,140

4,780

4,420

4,360

4,360

4,420

4,140

3,520

3,230

3,280

2,980

2,520

2,000

1,780

1,570

1,350

1,100

1,050

1,100

970

1,380

1,800

1,960

2,340

2,000

1,350

1,190

June

1,640

3,970

4,190

4,540

4,240

3,920

3,640

3,180

2,560

2,120

1,760

1,460

1,320

1,490

2,290

2,290

1,920

1,840

2,200

1,800

2,830

3,030

3,030

2,600

2,120

1,600

1,220

1,020

918

July

840

792

720

672

648

600

* 552

552

504

456

456

432

432

408

384

408

576

528

504

528

672

720

624

552

456

432

408

384

672

Aug.

696

576

480

480

528

504

504

432

432

384

362

362

340

456

1,070

1,720

1,600

l,3zO

1,100

840

672

576

504

504

456

432

384

340

318

318

Sept.

296

276

276

456

600

456

384

318

296

276

256

256

238

220

220

211

211

202

211

202

202

194

194

194

194

220

1,020

NOTE. Gage not read May 15 and 16; discharge interpolated.
ST. FRANCIS RIVEE BASIN 27

Monthly discharge of Little River ditch No. 251 near Kennett, Mo., for the year ending

September SO, 1927

Month

November 12-30 .....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

420 

1,330 

3,860 

2,960 

3,200 

6,440

Minimum

134 

205 

298 

330 

282 

1,640

Mean

237 

646 

1,560 

1,000 

988 

4,110

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5,340 

4,540 

840 

1,720 

1,020

Minimum

866 

918 

384 

318 

194

Mean

2,590 

2,430 

548 

615 

290

LITTLE RIVER DITCH NO. 259 NEAR EENNETT, MO.

LOCATION. In NW. % sec. 3, T. 18 N., R. 10 E., at bridge on State highway 

No. 84, 4 miles east of Kennett, Dunklin County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 12, 1926, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge. Zero of gage is 240 fee^ 

above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; shifting. No welldefined control.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, 15.57 feet at, 

7 a. m. April 29 (discharge, 4,140 second-feet); minimum discharge, 15, 

second-feet November 13.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent during period; not affected 

by ice. Rating curve fairly well defined above 40 second-feet by nine discharge measurements; extended below. Gage read to hundredths once daily 

during low stages and twice daily during high stages. Daily discharge ascer-. 

tained by shifting-control method. Records fair.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little River ditch No. 259 near Kennett, Mo,, forthe year ending September 80, 1927

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 

Nov.

16

15

16

24

38

38

35

32

30

28

29

28

26

27

52

68

62

65

90

Dec.

79

65

65

58

55

49

52

55

65

76

63

65

72

65

62

58

58

58

344

400

236

32 3

460

328

Jan.

260

224

188

178

148

138

118

123

114

106

114

110

110

106

102

102

200

866

1,230

1,310

2,090

1,710

1,640

1,440

1,200

1,0^0

914

Feb.

722

722

630

500

440

284

200

178

168

158

158

168-

148

138

128

128

123

118

110

106

102

94

Mar.

93

94

94

94

94

90

94

98

94

94

94

128

380

272

200

178

842

1,170

1,050

1,140

480

380

319

200

178

168

158

200

Apr.

460

328

212

272

248

212

1,440

1,710

1,710

1,540

1,850

i Q°.n

1,970

1,820

1,290

1,440

i f\fin

1,470

1,570

1,820

2

ocn

3 1 AA

3 900

4,080

May

3,900

3,660

3,330

3,110

2,900

2

7cri

2,610

2,480

2,340

2,210

1,640

1,020

285

94.°.

ono

178

188

178

284

298

Oft-i

00«

248

168

June

344

794

674

608

260

168

qio

260

328

312

344

380

564

586

crtfl

344

212

148

118

ino

July

94

86

82

76

72

65

62

58

55

55

49

46

46

43

46

68

65

62

79

72

65

55

49

46

49

46

76

100

Aug.

123

98

86

86

«2

86

82

79

79

79

72

68

68

79

138

1QQ

168

128

110

90

86

79

72

68

62

62

58

55

KO

46

46

Sept.

46

AQ

An

49

52

4Q

46

40

JO

43

40

40

OQ

40

40

40

OQ

90

40

38

38

00

QQ

00

3ft

40

40

43

4°!

no

NOTE. Gage not read May 15 and 16; discharge interpolated.
28 STJKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PAET VII

Monthly discharge of Little River ditch No. 259 near Kennettt Mo., for the year 

ending September 80, 1927

Month

November 12-30. ....

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

90 

674 

2,090 

722 

1,170 

4,140

Minimum

15 

49 

102 

94 

90 

212

Mean

37.8 

183 

580 

236 

325 

1,600

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3,900 

1,140 

138 

188 

110

Minimum

168 

102 

43 

46 

38

Mean

1,180 

418 

64.1 

86.1 

44.2

WHITE RIVER BASIN

WHITE RIVER AT BEAVER, ARK.

LOCATION. In sec. 20, T. 21 N., R. 26 W., at Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad bridge, one-fourth of a mile east of depot at Beaver, Carroll County, 

and 3 miles above Leatherwood Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,270 square miles (measured on topographic maps and base 

map of Arkansas).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 17, 1909, to December 31, 1910, and May 16, 1923, 

to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge. Zero of gage is 885.55 

feet above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand and gravel. Right bank 

high. Left bank is overflowed at stage of 30 feet. Control is gravel bar 

half a mile below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 37.0 feet at 

6 a. m. April 16 (discharge, 65,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.80 feet 

September 23 (discharge, 182 second-feet).

1909-10, 1923-1927: Maximum stage recorded, that of April 16, 1927; 

minimum discharge, 33 second-feet September 10, 1925.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year; not affected by 

ice. Rating curve well defined between 212 and 50,000 second-feet by 12 

discharge measurements, 6 of which covering a range from 236 to 25,600 

second-feet were made during current year. Gage read to hundredths 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table. Records good.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of White River at Beaver, Ark., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Day

1. ------ .

2 

3

4

si::::::::::::::

6-. ..........

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

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

9 

10. 

11. 

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

13. 

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

15 

Oct.

18, 200

5,480

9 QSO

5,760

12,200

4,640

2,650

11, 100

8,520

4,500

3,090

2.350

Nov.

4,360

2,450

1,650

1,450

1 360

1J360

1,000

1,270

3.940

Dee.

1 Odfl

920

840

7<5K

668

0 1 CA

3 680

4,920

3,680

2,980

2,450

2.050

Jan.

QOfl

840

700

635

520

520

880

1,270

2.250

Feb.

3, 560

3,440

9 SZ7fl

2,550

2,250

2,050

1,750

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1.550

Mar.

770

735

770

805

QAf\

1,180

1,750

2,250

2,050

2,150

4,080

3,090

2.450

Apr.

4,360

5, a40

4 080

3,200

2,250

2,250

10, 600

7,080

5,480

9,480

13, 700

29,600

55. 600

May

2,250

2,050

1,850

1,650

2,250

1,950

2,050

3,090

9,000

12, 400

5,340

3,680

2,870

2.450

June

8,520

4,920

15, 100

21,200

7,240

15, 800

4,780

3,200

2,550

2,050

1,650

1,450

1,180

1.040

July

635

575

548

495

470

445

420

398

375

375

352

330

352

420

420

Aug.

14, 600

3,680

3,940

2,650

2,050

3,680

2,980

1,950

1,450

2,150

4,780

6,760

3,090

2,050

1.550

Sept.

668

575

520

470

445

398

375

352

330

310

290

270

270

250

246
WHITE EIVEE BASIN 29

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of White River at Beaver, Ark., for the year ending 

September 30, 1927 Continued

Day

16 

17 

18. 

19. 

20 

21 - 

22

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

1,950

1,550

1,360

1,090

920

840

700

635

575

605

575

548

495

2,250

8,680

16,500

Nov.

9,640

5,060

3,680

3,320

2,760

2,450

2,250

2,050

1,850

1,750

1,550

1,360

1,270

i non

Dec.

1,550

1,360

1,180

1,040

1,090

2,650

8,520

7,080

4,500

3,440

2,760

2,350

2,050

1,950

1,550

Jan.

1,750

1,450

1,450

1,450

2,150

2,980

3,560

9,960

24,600

28,800

9,160

6,180

4,780

3,940

3,320

Feb.

1,450

1,360

1,270

1,180

1,140

1,040

1,000

960

920

880

805

770

70 c

Mar.

2,150

2,350

5,200

8,840

8,680

6,460

4,500

3,440

2,870

2,450

2,150

1,850

2,250

4 080

4,640

Apr.

57,800

23,200

12,000

26,800

34,400

16,900

11,900

8,360

6,320

5,200

4,360

3,680

3,090

2,760

May

2,050

1,750

1,550

1,750

2,450

3,800

2,450

2,150

3,320

3,940

4,360

3,090

2,350

1,850

1,550

1 ' 360

June

960

920

1,040

1,360

2,050

3,800

4,220

2,980

1,650

1,270

1,040

880

770

700

July

548

735

735

605

520

470

770

495

420

398

375

352

330

AA K

7,080

Aug.

1,180

2,050

11, 500

6,320

2,980

2,050

1,550

1,360

1 360

1,180

1,000

770

7ftfi

700

668

805

Sept.

OOQ

227

216

209

OAQ

188

182

188

188

185

212

997

1,450

Monthly discharge of White River at Beaver, Ark., for the year ending September

30, 1927

[Drainage area, 1,270 square miles]

Month

July 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

18,200 

9,640 

8,520 

28, 800 

4,500 

9,320 

57,800 

12,400 

21,200 

7,080 

14,600 

1,450

57, 800

Minimum

495 

1,000 

668 

520 

735 

735 

2,250 

1,360 

700 

330 

668 

182

182

Mean

4,530 

2,580 

2,530 

4,460 

1,750 

3,170 

12,700 

3,060 

4,240 

684 

3,020 

340

3,590

Per

square 

mile

3.57 

2.03 

1.99 

3.51 

1.38 

2.50 

10.00 

2.41 

3.34 

.539 

2.38 

.268

2.83

Run-off in 

inches

4.12 

2.26 

2.29 

4.05 

1.44 

2.88 

11.16 

2.78 

3.73 

.62 

2.74 

.30

38.37

JAMES RIVER NEAR BATTLEFIELD, MO.

LOCATION. Near center of sec. 27, T. 28 N., R. 22 W., 1,500 feet above Inniman 

Branch and 1% miles southeast of Battlefield, Greene County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 306 square miles (measured on soil-survey and topographic 

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 17, 1926, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Vertical staff gage in three sections fastened to trees on right bank. 

Zero of gage is about 1,175 feet above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from cable or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean gravel. Banks are overflowed 

at stage of 12 feet. Control is gravel bar 150 feet below gage; practically 

permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 15.00 feet at 

7 a. m. April 15 (discharge, 14,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.75 feet 

at 5 p. m. September 26 (discharge, 66 second-feet).

1926-1927: Maximum stage recorded, that of April 15, 1927; minimum 

discharge, 66 second-feet on August 14, 1926, and September 26, 1927.

102062 30 3
30 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water April 15; not 

affected by ice. Rating curve used October 1 to April 15 fairly well defined 

by 14 discharge measurements, five of which, between 402 and 5,310 secondfeet, were made during the current year. Curve used April 16 to September 

30 fairly well defined by nine discharge measurements, one of which was 

made during the year. Gage read to hundredths once daily during low 

stages and twice daily during high stages. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of James River near Battlefield, Mo., for the year 

ending September 80, 1927

Day

I... 

2. ~ 

3. _ -

4 .... -

5 

6 - -

 J... .. ..........

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 -

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19

20 

21 . 

22. 

23. .

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 . 

29. 

30 

31 

Oct.

1,260

802

334

1,310

1,050

1,000

664

535

442

535

535 460'

442

334

261

238

238

228

196

186

175

156

146

146

137

128

120

112

146

156

535

Nov.

425

309

296

250

217

206

175

238

217

238

238

228

217

392

900

578

495

950

850

802

710

578

535

621

756

900

7KC

556

JAR

495

Dec.

425

376

348

309

284

261

272

442

535

535

460

425

392

361

322

284

261

238

228

217

228

361

449

442

376

361

334

284

261

238

Jan.

217

217

196

175

166

156

156

146

146

137

120

120

284

802

535

460

802

1,970

1,260

850

710

R91

1,100

1,910

1,310

1,100

1 finn

710

Feb.

621

678

535

495

442

408

376

334

309

296

272

272

261

261

261

261

250

250

238

217

206

196

186

175

166

166

156

146

Mar.

146

146

146

146

137

137

217

621

460

392

348

425

408

361

322

309

309

284

334

1,840

1,200

onn

621

556

491

376

296

309

334

334

7,500

Apr.

5,450

2,450

1,310

1,000

802

710

535

392

7,020

5,010

3,480

2,170

2,380

4,320

12,700

2,600

2,170

2,740

5,600

2,450

2,170

802

710

900

802

710

664

492

434

383

May

350

317

302

273

1,780

1,780

1,420

900

2,450

1,260

1,000

802

710

535

452

416

350

317

287

259

233

233

233

1,150

756

621

416

366

273

246

222

June

233

233

621

472

317

259

233

210

198

166

148

148

157

148

140

140

710

756

1,910

1,200

5,010

1,660

900

710

492

400

350

273

233

233

July

210

187

176

157

140

131

123

115

110

101

96

92

85

80

115

112

101

95

85

96

472

1,000

452

246

198

166

140

105

802

472

366

Aug.

287

317

1,840

1,370

802

664

756

4,190

3,810

1,970

1,310

900

664

850

2,310

900

5,300

2,600

1,310

900

900

664

452

434

416

350

334

302

273^

233

Sept.

210

198

187

166

157

148

148

131

123

123

115

110

105

99

96

91

89

85

82

80

76

72

71

70

68

66

85

105

115

166

NOTE. Discharge Jan. 8 and Mar. 19 computed on assumption that gage was read 1.0 foot in error.

Monthly discharge of James River near Battlefield, Mo., for the year ending 

September 30, 1927

[Drainage area, 306 square miles]

Month

October ____________ . __ . ___ ...

November _____ __ __ _ .... ....

January.. __________________ ... ...

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

May ___ _ __ . __ -.---... __ __ ..

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

August.... __ . _. _ _

September. __ ____ ... __ ...... ___ ..

Discharge in sercnd-feet

Maximum

1,310 

950 

535 

1,970 

621 

7,500 

12,700 

2,450 

5,010 

1,000 

5,300 

210

12,700

Minimum

112 

175 

217 

120 

146 

137 

383 

222 

140 

80 

233 

66

66

Mean 

420 

487 

342 

614 

298 

656 

2,450 

668 

622 

220 

1,220 

115

676

Per 

square 

mile

1.37 

1.59 

1.12 

2.01 

.974 

2.14 

8.01 

2.18 

2.03 

.719 

3.99 

.376

2.21

Run-off in 

inches

1.58 

1.77 

1.29 

2.32 

1.01 

2.47 

8.94 

2.51 

2.26 

.83 

4.60 

.42

30.00
WHITE RIVER BASIN 31

JAMES RIVER AT GALENA, MO.

LOCATION. In NW. % sec. 7, T. 24 N., R. 23 W., at bridge on State highway No. 

44 at Galena, Stone County, one-fourth of a mile above Missouri Pacific 

Railway bridge and half a mile above Railey Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,000 square miles (measured on topographic and soil-survey 

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 28, 1921, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge. Discharge measurements 

made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel. Left bank high. 

Small overflow on right bank at stages above 15 feet. Low-water control is 

a heavy gravel riffle 100 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 25.15 feet 

at 2.45 p. m. April 15 (discharge, 41,900 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.17 

feet at 6.30 p. m. September 25 (discharge, 394 second-feet).

1921-1927: Maximum stage recorded, that of April 15, 1927: Minimum 

stage, 0.56 foot September 6, 7, 9, and 10, 1925 (discharge, 52 second-feet).

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water April 15; not 

affected by ice. Rating curve used October 1 to April 15 fairly well defined 

below 30,000 second-feet by 11 discharge measurements, 4 of which were 

made during this period; curve used after April 15 fairly well defined by 2 

discharge measurements and shape of previous curve. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily 

gage height to rating table. Records good for discharge below 30,000 secondfeet and fair for discharge above.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of James River at Galena, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Day

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

2 ..........

3. . ... ... .

4.,. .........

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

6 

7 ... ..... .

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

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

10 

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

12 _ . ___ . .....

13 _ ... _ ..

14. ..

15. _____ . .....

16. . ...

17 

18 

19

20 

21.. __ - .....

22.. _ . .....

23 

24.- . ........

25 

26- 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

4,240

2,820

2,360

4,600

5,920

4,600

2,360

1,970

1,900

1,760

1,620

1,550

1,480

1,280

1,160

1,100

980

755

755

705

705

705

705

605

582

536

705

755

1,160

Nov.

1,420

1,220

1,100

1,040

920

810

755

705

758

810

755

810

755

920

2,120

2,540

2,450

2,630

2,920

2,720

2,450

2,280

1,970

1,900

2,120

2,360

2,200

2,040

1,830

1,760

Dec.

1,620

1,420

1,280

1,220

1,100

1,040

1.040

1,220

1,690

1,900

1,970

1,900

1,760

1,480

1,280

1,100

1,040

980

865

755

755

1,100

1,420

1.480

1,350

1,350

1,280

1,220

1,160

1,100

920

Jan.

865

755

755

705

655

655

630

630

605

582

558

536

655

1,970

2,120

1,900

1,760

2,200

5,080

4,000

3,020

2,450

2,360

2,720

3,780

4,840

4,840

3,780

3,230

2,920

2,540

Feb.

2,280

2,280

2,040

1,900

1,760

1,690

1,620

1,480

1,420

1,220

1,160

1,100

1,040

1,100

1,040

1,040

1,040

980

980

865

810

810

810

755

755

655

655

Mar.

630

630

605

682

536

582

1,550

1,970

1,760

1,620

1,550

1,690

1,620

1,480

1,350

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,420

4,000

3,120

2,450

2,120

1 900

1,480

1,350

1,350

1,420

2,820

Apr.

22,300

8,600

4,720

3,670

2,920

2,360

2,120

2,280

5,080

19, 100

7,640

7,640

8,280

18,100

39,100

17,700

7,960

9,580

15,800

13, 400

6,840

4,960

3,780

3,120

3,020

2,720

2,360

2,200

2,040

1,900

May

1,760

1,550

1,480

1,350

4,240

6,840

4,960

3,890

8,920

10,700

5,640

3,780

3,020

2,360

2,120

1,900

1,690

1,620

1,690

1,480

1,350

1,280

1,220

2,360

6,360

3,560

2,280

1,830

1,550

1,350

1,220

June

1,280

1,350

2,040

1,760

1,480

1,220

1,220

1,040

980

865

810

755

980

920

810

755

810

1,420 A 040

4,960

7,480

7,160

2,540 i nriA

1,420

1,280

1,160

1,040

July

980

865

755

765

705

655

630

582

536

514

493

472

432

605

605

558

582

536

472

432

4,360

3,670

2,200

1,620

1,280

1,100

980

865

1,280

5,780

4,000

Aug.

2,360

1,900

3,560

7,960

4,360

2,920

2,540

6,200

17,200

7,800

4,360

3,230

2,540

6,360

7,640

15,200

15,200

16,200

6,680

4,600

3,340

2,920

2,450

2,120

1,690

1,550

1,420

1, 350

1,220

1,160

Sept.

1,100

980

980

920

865

810

810

755

705

655

630

605

558

558

536

536

536

514

514

472

452

413

413

413

394

413

452

493

493

705

NOTE. Gage not read Nov. 9; discharge interpolated.
32 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Monthly discharge of James River at Galena, Mo., for the year ending September

30, 1927

[Drainage area, 1,000 square miles]

Month

July ..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5,920 

2,920 

1,970 

5,080 

2,280 

4,000 

39,100 

10, 700 

7,480 

5,780 

17, 200 

1,100

39,100

Minimum

536 

705 

755 

536 

655 

536 

1,900 

1,220 

755 

432 

1,160 

394

394

Mean

1,750 

1,640 

1,280 

2,070 

1,210 

1,540 

8,380 

3,080 

1,960 

1,270 

5,160 

623

2,500

Per 

square 

mile

1.75 

1.64 

1.28 

2.07 

1.21 

1.54 

8.38 

3.08 

1.96 

1.27 

5.16 

.623

2.50

Run-off in 

inches

2.02 

1.83 

1.48 

2.39 

1.26 

1.78 

9.35 

3.55 

2.19 

1.46 

5.95 

.70

33.96

NORTH FORK OF WHITE RIVER AT TECUMSEH, MO.

LOCATION. In sec. 16, T. 22 N., R. 12 W., at bridge on State highway No. 80 at 

west edge of Tecumseh, Ozark County, half a mile below Bryant Creek and 

8 miles above Missouri-Arkansas line.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,180 square miles (measured on soil-survey maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 24, 1921, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge. Discharge measurements made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand, gravel, and boulders. Left 

bank high. Right bank is overflowed at stage of 24 feet. Control is 

gravel bar 400 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 20.80 feet at 

11 a. m. April 14 (discharge, 41,300 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.92 

foot at 5 p. m. October 28 (discharge, 740 second-feet).

1921-1927: Maximum stage recorded, that of April 14, 1927; minimum 

discharge, 363 second-feet September 5, 1925.

Flood of July, 1905, reached a stage of 31.6 feet and that of August, 1915, 

a stage of 31.0 feet; determined from levels to high-water marks.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water April 14; 

not affected by ice. Rating curve used October 1 to April 13 well defined 

above 8,000 second-feet and fairly well defined below; checked by three 

discharge measurements. Curve used April 14 to September 30 well defined 

by 11 discharge measurements, 9 of which were made during the period. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 33

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Mo., for 

the year ending September 30, 1927

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. 

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

28 ... . ,

29 

30 - .

31 

Oct.

1,880

1,420

1,160

1,760

2,260

1,640

1,420

1,210

1,060

1,420

1,530

1,360

1,110

1,010

962

915

870

870

870

870

825

870

825

782

7S9

6,280

5,580

3,620

Nov.

2,650

2,130

1,760

1,530

1,360

1,260

1,160

1,210

1,360

1,160

1,110

1,060

3,760

7,850

3,900

3,340

2,780

2,520

2,260

2,000

1,880

1,760

1,760

1 640

1,530

1,530

1,360

Dec.

1,310

1,260

1,260

1,210

1,160

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,260

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,310

1,210

1,160

1,110

1,060

1,160

1,530

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,640

1,530

1,420

1,420

Jan.

1,420

1,360

1,360

1,310

1,260

1,210

1,210

1,160

1,060

1,010

1,010

1,210

1,760

1,640

1,640

1,530

1,530

2,780

2,390

4,880

5,160

6,280

5,720

5,440

4,320

4,040

3,760

3,340

Feb.

3,060

3,200

3,060

2,920

2,650

2,520

2,260

2,130

2,000

 1,880

1,880

1,760

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,760

1,760

1,640

1,640

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,420

1,360

1,310

1,310

1,260

Mar.

1,260

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,260

1,360

1,360

1,420

1,360

1,760

1,880

1,760

1,640

1,640

1,640

5,440

4,600

4,740

3,760

3,200

2,780

2,390

2,000

2,000

2,130

2,390

Apr.

11,000

5,160

4,040

3,340

3,200

2,780

2,650

4,320

4,880

8,600

7,120

6,000

13,300

35, 800

22,000

10,700

7,600

12,200

22, 900

11,000

7,600

5,800

4,900

4,300

3,870

3,440

3,300

3,020

2,880

2,740

May

2,480

2,350

2,350

2,220

2,480

8,500

4,900

3,870

4,600

5,500

3,870

3,300

2,880

2,740

2,480

2,350

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,090

1,960

2,220

2,220

2,220

6,550

3,580

2,880

2,480

2,350

2,090

1,960

June

1,960

3,300

4,600

3,300

2,610

2,220

2,090

1,960

1,830

1,700

1,700

1,580

1,640

1,580

1,460

1,400

1,580

1,830

1,830

2,090

15,100

5,200

3,580

2,880

2,480

2,220

1,960

1,830

1,730

1,640

July

1.640

1,700

1,520

1,460

1,400

1,340

1,340

1,280

1,230

1,230

1,180

1,180

1,120

1,280

1,230

1,180

1,120

1,120

1,060

1,400

1,830

1,830

1,580

1,340

1,230

1,180

1,120

1,060

1,060

1,280

1,960

Aug.

1,400

1,230

1,280

2,480

1,830

1,520

1,460

1,830

3,720

2,350

1,960

1,700

1,960

7,300

11,000

5,050

8,050

6,100

4,160

3,160

2,740

2,480

2,220

2,090

1,830

1,830

1,700

1,640

1,700

1,580

1,520

Sept.

1,460

1,400

2,350

1,520

1,400

1,340

1,280

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,180

1,180

1,120

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

960

960

960

960

910

910

960

1,180

1,960

1,700

Monthly discharge of North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Mo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1927

[Drainage area, 1,180 square miles]

Month

October.. ___________ ... . ...........

April ______________________ . ...

May ._ _

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

6,280 

7,850 

1,760 

6,280 

3,200 

5,440 

35, 800 

8,500 

15, 100 

1,960 

11,000 

2,350

35,800

Minimum

782 

1,010 

1,060 

1,010 

1,260 

1,210 

2,650 

1,960 

1,400 

1,060 

1,230 

910

782

Mean

1,550 

2,130 

1,370 

2,540 

1,950 

2,210 

8,010 

3,100 

2,700 

1,340 

2,930 

1,220

2,580

Per 

square 

mile

1.31

1.81 

1.16 

1.15 

1.65 

1.87 

6.79 

2.63 

2.29 

1.14 

2.48 

1.03

2.19

Run-off in 

inches

1.51 

2.02 

1.34

.',. 48 

1.72 

2.16 

7.58 

3.03 

2.56 

1.31 

2.86 

1.15

29.72

BIACK RIVER AT IEEPER, MO.

LOCATION. In SW. }i NE. }i sec. 27, T. 28 N., R. 3 E., at Missouri Southern 

Railway bridge at Leeper, Wayne County, and 3 miles below McKenzie 

Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 957 square miles (measured on soil-survey maps).
34 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 15, 1921, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge. Zero of gage is 423.97 

feet above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from railroad 

or highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel. Banks are overflowed at stage of 12 feet. Control is gravel bar 800 feet below gage; fairly 

permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 16.35 feet at 

7.30 a. m. April 15 (discharge, 37,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 280 

second-feet October 23 and 24.

1921-1927: Maximum stage recorded, that of April 15, 1927; minimum 

discharge, 194 second-feet September 9-11, 1925.

River reached stage of 21.3 feet in August, 1915 (determined by levels to 

high-water marks by United States Weather Bureau).

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water April 15; not 

affected by ice. Rating curve used October 1 to April 14 well defined below 

25,000 second-feet and that used April 15 to September 30 fairly well 

defined; curves coincide above 3,200 second-feet. Curves checked during 

year by eight measurements of discharge between 535 and 21,200 second-feet. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Black River at Leeper, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Day

1 .... .... .

2. 

3... ... ..... _

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

5 

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

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

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

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

875

720

70 e

720

650

555

EOC

470

470

470

470

442

365

342

320

320

320

300

Qftft

280

280

Qftft

320

300

300

365

2,870

2,080

Nov.

1,530

1 OQft

1,000

875

758

720

fif;n

618

498

470

415

470

875

1,430

1,430

1 w\

1,230

1.230

1,140

1,140

Qfift

918

875

875

1,050

1,000

875

875

Dec.

701

758

720

685

650

618

585

555

685

KOK

525

525

498

470

470

AAf)

41 *

OQA

3Qft

415

470

498

408

685

720

79ft

685

685

Jan.

650

650

685

758

795

758

7 EQ

650

618

618

585

i i^ft

1 RAf\

960

960

3,700

2,200

4,600

3,880

3,030

2 79ft

2 AKf\

2,080

2 9ftft

2,320

Feb.

2,870

2,080

1 860

1 860

1^750

1 ft4ft

1,430

1 ,qn

1,050

960

918

875

70*

758

758

875

918

795

758

720

685

650

618

618

585

Mar.

498

498

470

470

470

470

498

498

498

498

618

9 J.K.ft

1,640

1,430

1,^30

5,400

5,000

4,600

o iQft

2,450

1,970

i 7in

1,430

1 qqft

1,230

1,230

5,400

Apr.

9,860

5,000

3,700

3,030

2,580

2,320

5,000

4,060

4,060

6,000

33,600

16,300

8,640

6,640

12,500

11,200

5,400

3,880

2,880

2,380

1,990

1,820

1,660

1,660

1,740

May

1,500

1,360

1,360

1,580

1,500

2,500

5,600

3,360

2,620

3,190

2,380

2,500

1,820

1,660

1,500

1,500

1,430

1,990

1,820

1,740

1,660

2,280

8,880

24,400

8,400

4,240

3,190

2,620

2,380

2,380

June

 ?9,200

19,600

19 7ftft

9,860

5,000

3,530

2,880

2,380

1,900

1,660

1,660

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,360

1,220

1,150

1,430

1,500

1,150

1,430

1,360

1,220

1,090

1,030

975

920

810

755

705

July

655

610

655

610

610

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

755

705

655

610

610

610

610

655

655

610

535

535

535

535

570

570

610

610

Aug.

610

610

655

655

655

655

655

610

610

920

975

865

810

810

755

705

655

610

570

610

570

570

535

535

500

500

500

Sept.

500

500

500

500

500

500

£00

500

500

500

500

465

465

465

465

465

465

465

465

435

435

435

435

435

435

435

435

500

53d

570
WHITE RIVER BASIN 35

Monthly discharge of Black River at Leeper, Mo., for the year ending September

80, 1927 

[Drainage area, 957 square miles]

Month

April _______________________

July. . -. _ . 

August. ______ . ...... ..................

The year.. ________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,870 

1,530 

795 

4,600 

2,870 

5,400 

33, 600 

24,400 

29,200 

755 

975 

570

33, 600

Minimum

280 

415 

390 

585 

525 

470 

1,660 

1,360 

705 

535 

500 

435

280

Mean

613 

923 

586 

1,650 

1,080 

1,770 

7,370 

3,430 

3,770 

602 

658 

477

1,900

Per

square 

mile

0.641 

.964 

.612 

1.72 

1.13 

1.85 

7.70 

3.58 

3.94 

.629 

.688 

.498

1.99

Run-off in 

inches

0.74 

1.08 

.71 

1.98 

1.18 

2.13 

8.59 

4.13 

4.40 

.73 

.79 

.56

27.02

CURRENT RIVER AT VAN BUEEN, MO.

LOCATION. In NE % NW. Ji sec. 25, T. 27 N., R. 1 W., at bridge on State highway 

No. 60 in Van Buren, Carter County, and half a mile below Davis Creek.

DBAINAGE AREA. 1,640 square miles (measured on soil-survey maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 18, 1921, to September 30, 1927. The Engineering 

Experiment Station, University of Missouri, has records at the same site from 

August 25, 1912, to July 30, 1921.<

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge. Zero of gage is 445.79 

feet above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel. Right bank high. Left 

bank is overflowed at stage of 20 feet. Control is coarse gravel bar 1,000 

feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 13.22 feet at 

5.30 a. m. June 2 (discharge, 35,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.26 feet 

at 7.30 a. m. October 25 (discharge, 622 second-feet).

1921-1927: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 2, 1927; minimum 

discharge, 542 second-feet September 6, 8, 9, and 12, 1925.

Flood of March 26, 1904, reached a stage of 26.0 feet and that of August 

21, 1915, a stage of 22.9 feet (discharge, uncertain; discharge previously 

published may .be considerably in error); both stages determined by levels 

to floodmarks.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. No diversions. Natural regulation through large 

springs.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during fairly high stage August 

15; not affected by ice. Rating curve used October 1 to August 15 fairly 

well denned below 25,000 second-feet by 13 discharge measurements; 3 

of the measurements, covering a range from 1,720 to 12,200 second-feet, 

were made during the period. Curve used after August 15 denned by one 

discharge measurement and shape of previous curve. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily 

gage height to rating table. Records good for discharge below 25,000 secondfeet and fair for discharge above.

< Missouri Univ. Eng. Exper. Sta. Bull. 35, ser. 22, vol. 21; or Missouri Bur. Geology and Mines, 2d 

ser., vol. 20.
36 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Current River at Van Buren, Mo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1927

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.

1,830

1,600

1,230

1,090

1,380

1.710

1,380

1,180

1,040

958

915

878

808

742

742

742

710

710

742

650

650

1,280

3,720

Nov.

2,580

2,070

1 380

1,230

1,040

1,000

878

808

878

2,320

3,720

3,420

3,140

2,860

2 con

1,710

1,710

1 QK.O

1 600

1 490

Dec.

1,380

1,280

1,180

1,180

1,140

958

1,040

1,040

915

915

878

1,090

1,000

1,280

1,180

1,280

1

0Qf\

1,380

I

OQft

1,000

1,230

1,230

Jan.

1,380

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,140

878

1 490

2 inn

2 inn

5,940

5,060

4,860

4,020

Feb.

3,720

3,720

3,570

3,280

2,580

2,450

2,070

2,070

1,950

1,950

1 CQrt

1,710

1 490

1 490

1,380

1,280

Mar.

1,280

1,230

1,180

1,090

1,180

1,180

1,280

1,380

2 580

3,570

2,860

2,450

7,800

6,380

6,600

4 680

3,140

2,860

2,860

K nfin

Apr.

23,600

19,200

8,600

6,600

5,720

4,680

4,680

9,200

9,200

8,900

8,600

8,900

11, 300

28,700

34, 000

24,000

13, 500

23, 600

19 PIOO

9,500

7,560

4,860

4,340

May

4,020

3,720

5,060

3,420

3,870

7,560

9,500

6,840

5,720

7,560

7,560

5,060

4,500

4,020

3,720

3,280

3,140

3,000

3,720

3,570

3,280

3,140

3,720

4,680

13, 800

14, 500

7,080

5,500

4,680

4,680

June

25,600

34,500

27,400

16,200

10, 100

7,800

6,600

5,720

5,060

4, SCO

4,180

3,870

3,720

4,180

3,720

3,420

3,720

3,870

2,720

3,420

4,C20

8,900

4,680

3,720

3,280

3,000

2,720

2,580

2,450

2,450

July

2,320

2,190

2,070

2,070

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,830

1,830

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,950

2,070

1,830

1,710

1,600

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,490

1,600

1,710

1,600

Aug.

1,600

1,600

2,070

1,830

1,830

1,710

1,600

3,720

10,700

4,180

3,000

2,450

2,230

6,840

11,000

5,720

4,020

10, 100

5,280

3,870

3,280

2,860

2,720

2,450

2,320

2,190

2,070

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,830

Sept.

1,830

1,710

1,710

1,830

2,070

2,070

2,070

1,950

1,830

1,710

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,490

1,490

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,230

1,230

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,490

1,490

1,710

1,830

Monthly discharge of Current River at Van Buren, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

[Drainage area, 1,640 square miles]

Month

November ...

February ........ . _

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3,720 

5,940 

1,490 

6,160 

4,340 

7,800 

34, 000 

14, 500 

34, 500 

2,320 

11, 000 

2,070

34, 500

Minimum

650 

808 

878 

878 

1,280 

1,090 

4,340 

3,000 

2,450 

1,490 

1,600 

1,230

650

Mean

1,150 

1,880 

1,130 

2,920 

2,280 

3,010 

11,700 

5,430 

7,270 

1,790 

3,580 

1,610

3,640

Per 

square 

mile

0.701 

1.15 

.689 

1.78 

1.39 

1.84 

7.13 

3.31 

4.43 

1.09 

2.18 

.982

2.22

Run-off in 

inches

0.81 

1.28 

.79 

2.05 

1.46 

2.12 

7.96 

3.82 

4.94 

1.26 

2.51 

1.10

30.09

CURRENT RIVER AT DONIPHAN, MO.

LOCATION. In N. % sec. 27, T. 23 N., R. 2 E., at highway bridge three-fourths 

of a mile west of Doniphan, Ripley County, and 2 miles above Briar Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,030 square miles (measured on soil-survey maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 14, 1921, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge. Zero of gage is 323.30 

feet above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from bridge.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 37

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean, coarse gravel. Right bank 

high. Left bank is overflowed at stage of 10 feet. No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 17.30 feet at 

7 a. m. April 15 (discharge, 48,800 second-feet); minimum discharge, 1,300 

second-feet October 22-24 and 27-29.

1921-1927: Maximum stage recorded, that of April 15, 1927; minimum 

discharge, 1,020 second-feet August 27 to September 14, 1925.

The flood of August, 1915, reached a stage of 25.5 feet (determined by 

levels of floodmarks by United States Engineer Corps).

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. No diversions. Natural regulation through 

numerous large springs.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water April 2; not 

affected by ice. Both rating curves fairly well defined; curve used until 

April 1 checked by one discharge measurement of 1,840 second-feet, and curve 

used after that date checked by six measurements covering a range from 

1,900 to 39,700 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records 

good.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Current River at Doniphan, Mo., for the year 

ending September 80, 1927

Day

1. __ ..........

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.

2,420

1,810

2,110

2,110

1,720

1,630

1,540

1,460

1,460

1,380

1 3<ifl

1 380

1*380

1 380

l)300

1,300

1 °.fUl

1,380

1,380

1 QAA

1,300

1 300

2,420 

5, 570

Nov.

3,800

3 1 °.O,

2,880

2,210

2,110

1,910

1,810

1,810

1,910

1,810

1,720

1,630

2, 110

4,970

4,670

4,220

3 940

3,390

3,260

o ion

2,760

2,640

2,760

2,640

2 con

2,420

Dec.

2,310

2 9in

2,110

2,010

2,010

2,010

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,810

2,010

2,010

1,910

1,810

1,720

1,720

1,630

2,110

2,210

2,420

2,530

2,530

2,420 

2,420

Jan.

2,310

2,310

2,310

2,310

2,210

2,010

2,010

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,910

3,000

2,880

2,760

3,260

5,270

5,270

11,300

10,100

8,500

7,580

7,220

7, 050

5, 720 

6,040

Feb.

6,370

5,880

5, 570

5,120

4,820

4,520

4 080

3,800

3,660

3,390

3,260

3,260

3,130

3,260

3,130

3,130

2,760

2,760

2,640

2,530

2,420

2,310

Mar.

2,310

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,310

4,080

4,520

4 QgQ

3,660

3,520

5,880

7,760

9 300

7,760

7,760

7,050

5,880

5,270

4,670

3,940

3

cnA

3,800 

4,220

Apr.

9,300

25, 500

9,300

8,300

7,020

6.120

11,900

12, 100

11 300

13,000

30, 600

48 800

42, 100

32,200

17,100

20 400

28, 200

14,200

10,800

9,100

8,300

7,920

7,020

6,660

6 120

e'soo

Mny

5, 940

5,400

5, 400

5, 060

10,400

11, 300

11,700

8,700

8,700

9,940

8,300

7,200

6,480

5,220

5,060

4, 580

4,740

5,220

5,060

6,120

7,200

14,200

8,500

6,480 

6,120

June

14, 200

39,400

40, 800

32, 600

21, 300

11,700

9,500

8,300

7,380

6,840

6,300

5,940

5,580

5,400

5,580

5,060

4,740

5,760

5,400

5,220

5,940

9,100

6,120

5,220

4,740

4,420

4,100

3,780

July

3,630

3,480

3,480

3,330

3,180

3,180

3,040

3,040

2,900

2,900

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,900

3,180

3,040

2,760

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,490

2,490

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,760 

2,620

Aug.

2, 620

2,490

2,620

2,900

2,900

2,760

2, 620

3,040

5,940

12,100

5,580

4,260

3,630

7,920

10,200

12,600

6,840

6,660

11,900

6,480

5, 060

4,580

4,100

3,780

3,480

3,330

3,180

3,040

2,900

2,760 

2,760

Sept.

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,490

2,760

2,900

2,760

3,180

2,620

2,490

2,360

2,240

2,240

2,240

2,120

2,120

2,000

2.120

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

2,240

4,580

NOTE. Daily discharge interpolated Sept. 25 and 26; gage not read.
38 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Current River at Doniphan, Mo., for the year ending

September 80, 1927

[Drainage area, 2,030 square miles']

Month

November........... _ . ......

December.. _____ ______ . __ __ _ ..

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

June.... _ ____ ___ . ___ __ .

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

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

September... ____ _________ .... . ,..

The year. __________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5,570 

5,570 

2,530 

11, 500 

6,370 

9,300 

48,800 

17,600 

40,800 

3,630 

12,600 

4,580

48,800

Minimum

1,300 

1,630 

1,630 

1,810 

2,310 

2,110 

6,120 

4, 580 

3,780 

2,360 

2,490 

1,890

1,300

Mean

1,800 

2,810 

2,100 

4,380 

3,630 

4,130 

16, 100 

7, 450 

9,980 

2,830 

5,000 

2,350

5,200

Per

square 

mile

0.887 

1.38 

1.03 

2.16 

1.79 

2.03 

7.93 

3.67 

4.92 

1.39 

2.46 

1.16

2. 66

Run-off in 

inches

1.02 

1 54 

1.19 

2.49 

1.86 

2.34 

8.85 

4.23 

5.49 

1.60 

2.84 

1.29

34.74

JACKS FORE AT EMINENCE, MO.

LOCATION. In W. % sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 4 W., at bridge on State highway 

No. 19, half a mile north of Eminence, Shannon County, and 1 mile below 

Mahans Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. About 376 square miles (measured on soil-survey maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 18, 1921, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on bridge. Discharge measurements made from 

bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel. Right bank high. 

Left bank is overflowed at stage of 16 feet. Control is coarse gravel bar 

300 feet below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 8.80 feet at 

12.30 p. m. June 2 (discharge, 10,900 second-feet); minimum discharge, 

120 second-feet October 26.

1921-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 10.0 feet February 1, 1923 (discharge, 12,200 second-feet); minimum discharge, 86 second-feet September 1 

and 6-11, 1925.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. No diversions. Natural regulation through 

large springs.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water April 15; not 

affected by ice. Rating curve used October 1 to April 15 well defined 

below 5,000 second-feet by 10 discharge measurements, 1 -of which was 

made during the period; curve extended above 5,000 second-feet. Curve 

used after April 15 defined by four discharge measurements and shape of 

previous curve. Gage read to hundredths once daily during low stages 

and twice daily during high stages. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 39

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

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.

554

357

266

250

376

507

338

266

218

204

204

204

234

189

178

167

152

152

143

152

143

138

134

152

138

120

138

138

162

1,540

Nov.

675

484

302

338

283

250

234

250

204

189

204

178

178

3,370

1,360

900

780

602

554

439

395

439

qon

338

302

Dec.

283

250

250

250

234

234

234

218

234

218

OO-l

320

320

218

218

218

167

162

204

320

357

395

462

395

376

320

320

320

Jan.

338

338

320

357

338

302

283

266

283

250

439

970

900

780

1,930

1,360

1,450

1 fU.fl

1,630

1,280

1,360

1 ' 360

Feh.

1,040

1,200

1,120

970

836

780

626

577

530

462

462

439

439

554

507

484

419

376

376

376

357

338

320

266

Mar.

283

283

266

250

250

250

250

302

338

320

320

577

970

780

626

530

507

727

2,130

1,450

],730

1,280

970

675

626

530

780

78fl

Apr.

5, 240

2,370

1,450

1,040

970

836

1,040

1,830

1,930

2,250

2,130

1,930

3,090

8,040

2,970

10, 100

5,920

3,090

2,130

1,730

1,450

1,360

1,200

1,120

1 fl4.fl

970

970

May

1,040

970

900

836

S36

8,220

3,510

1,930

1,630

3, 650

2,030

1.4.50

1,200

1,040

900

780

780

675

836

900

675

780

1,280

1,040

5,070

2,370

1,450

1,450

1,280

Q7fl

June

7,500

8,970

5,410

2,850

2,370

1,450

1,280

1,120

970

900

836

780

780

780

675

62C

602

900

780

727

1,450

2,370

1,280

970

727

e26

675

577

507

507

July

462

462

439

419

376

357

357

338

338

338

338

338

338

395

376

376

376

338

320

320

338

376

338

320

302

302

302

266

266

302

357

Aug.

302

302

338

419

419

376

376

1,360

3, 650

1,280

900

727

626

1,450

4,910

1,540

1,200

2,610

1,040

900

780

675

602

554

507

507

462

438

418

419

419

Sept.

376

376

727

727

554

462

439

395

395

338

338

320

302

302

283

266

266

266

266

266

250

250

250

250

234

234

266

320

338

338

Monthly discharge of Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo., for the year ending September

30, 1927

[Drainage area, 376 square miles]

Month

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

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

The year.. _________ . _ ___ ..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,540 

3,370 

462 

1,930 

1,200 

2,130 

10,100 

8,220 

8,970 

462 

4,910 

727

10, 100

Minimum

120 

178 

162 

218 

266 

250 

836 

675 

507 

266 

302 

234

120

Mean

287 

528 

280 

736 

546 

661 

2,920 

1,670 

1,670 

351 

984 

346

912

Per

square 

mile

0.763 

1.40 

.745 

1.96 

1.45 

1.76 

7.77 

4.44 

4.44 

.934 

2.62 

.920

2.43

Run-off in 

inches

0.88 

1.56 

.86 

2.26 

1.51 

2.03 

8.67 

5.12 

4.95 

1.08 

3.02 

1.03

32.97

BIG SPRING NEAR VAN BUREN, MO.

LOCATION. In sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. 1 E., 1,000 feet above mouth of Spring Branch 

and 4 miles southeast of Van Buren, Carter County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 8 to June 30, 1922, and April 1, 1923, to September 30, 1927.
40 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

EQUIPMENT. Vertical staff gage bolted to face of large rock on right bank of 

Spring Branch, 150 feet below outlet of spring. Zero of gage is 429.8 feet 

above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from wagon bridge 

500 feet below gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; fairly permanent. 

Moderate growth of moss and weeds in channel. Gravel bar 400 feet below 

gage somewhat controls low flow. Stage-discharge relation is affected part 

of the time by backwater from Current River.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum discharge during year estimated at 1,000 

second-feet during backwater from Current River in June; minimum discharge, 278 second-feet October 17-28.

1922-1927: Maximum discharge, that of June, 1927; minimum discharge, 

268 second-feet September 17-24, 1926.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent during year; affected by 

backwater from Current River whenever river was above gage height 3.0 

feet at Van Buren. Rating curve fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by shifting-control method 

based on three discharge measurements; allowance made for backwater 

October 30, 31, November 1 and 15-21. Records fair.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1927

Day

1 

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

3. 

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

5 ___ . ____ .. .

6. - 

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

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

IQ.. .................... ......

\\... ........... .............. n.. ............. ............. to

14 . -

15-- . '

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23- 

24 

25 

26. 

27. 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

322

322

322

334

346

358

346

322

311

300

300

300

289

289

289

289

070

278

97Q

278

070

278

278

97Q

278

278

289

300

454

Nov.

521

efl4

425

397

371

371

QQ7

425

384

358

346

qoj

358

411

466

C91

541

KC1

541

CJI

ClYl

470

440

454

440

425

411

397

Dec.

384

071

371

358

346

346

qoA

334

334

334

334 Q«M

322

009

Q*M

qjc

371

OQ A

QQ7

OQ7

411

49^

411

OQ7

397

QQ7

Jan.

397

384

397

384

371

371

371

371

358

346

346

334

334

346

Feb.

778

705

670

640

610

610

610

561

541

521

KflA

486

470

470

454

425

425

Mar.

411

397

397

397

397

397

397

397

411

411

470

July

854

815

778

740

740

705

670

670

640

640

640

640

610

640

670

640

613

586

586

586

586

561

561

561

561

541

541

541

521

521

521

Aug.

521

521

670

610

561

561

561

854

815

740

722

705

670

640

640

Sept.

610

586

586

705

640

586

586

561

561

541

541

521

521

521

504

504

504

504

486

486

486

470

470

470

470

454

454

465

477

486

NOTE. Gage not read or stage-discharge relation seriously affected by backwater for periods for which 

no records are given. Discharge interpolated Nov. 16, July 16, Aug. 27, Sept. 28 and 29.
WHITE RIVEK BASIN 41

Monthly discharge of Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Month

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

454 

561 

425 

397

Minimum

278 

334 

322 

334

Mean

304 

442 

361 

364

Month

March 1-11. ........

July.---. 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

778 

470 

854 

705

Minimum

425 

397 

521 

454

Mean

558 

407 

628 

525

ELEVEN POINT RIVER NEAR BARDLEY, MO.

LOCATION. In NW. % sec. 20, T. 23 N., R. 2 W., Oregon County, at bridge 

on State highway No. 42, 7 miles southwest of Bardley, Ripley County, 

and 7 miles above Fredericks Fork.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 22, 1921, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge. Discharge measurements 

made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand, gravel, and some outcropping 

rock. Right bank high. Left bank is overflowed at stage of 13 feet. Lowwater control is gravel bar 300 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year determined from levels 

to high-water mark, 18.74 feet at (> p. m. April 14 (discharge, 27,800 secondfeet); minimum stage, 1.40 feet at 8 a. m. October 23 (discharge, 307 secondfeet).

1921-1927: maximum stage, thnt of April 14, 1927; minimum stage, 1.06 

feet September 6-11, 1925 (discharge, 210 second-feet).

Flood of August, 1915, reached stage of 19.7 feet, determined from levels 

to high-water marks.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. No diversions. Natural regulation through 

large springs.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year; not affected by 

ice. Rating curve well defined bnlow 10,000 second-feet by nine discharge 

measurements, three of which were made during current year; extended 

above 10,000 second-feet. Gage : -ead to hundredths once daily during low 

stages and twice daily during higti stages. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good for discharge below 10,000 second-feet and fair for discharge above.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, o/ Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo., for the year 

ending September 80, 1927

Day

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

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

3 - -- .

4 

5 .

6 -. .

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

8 - 

9

10 . 

Oct.

375

346

332

346

405

405

390

375

360

360

Nov.

785

730

675

625

575

552

530

510

552

575

Dec.

575

552

552

530

530

510

490

490

530

Jan.

730

730

702

675

675

650

625

600

575

552

Feb.

1,720

1,720

1,650

1,580

1,580

1,510

1,440

1,300

1.160

Mar.

845

730

730

702

675

675

702

675

675

675

Apr.

2,160

1,860

1,580

1,510

1,440

1.860

2,320

4.120

May

2,160

2,080

2,000

4,840

5,560

3,760

2,960

3.260

June

6,860

6,440

5,800

3,260

2,770

2,500

2,320

2 160

2.080

July

1,580

1,510

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,370

1.300

Aug.

1,230

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,860

1,650

1.440

Sept.

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

£65
42 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo., for the year 

ending September 80, 1927 Continued

Day

11 

12 

13 

14..-----.-- ___

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

360

332

332

332

332

332

320

320

320

320

320

307

307

332

332

332

320

320

390

1,100

905

Nov.

530

510

490

490

1,100

1,030

1,160

1,030

965

905

845

785

7(Y>

675

675

675

650

625

600

Dee.

490

K9A

K7K

530

490

455

ARK

455

730

785

702

675

702

702

Jan.

530

510

KKO

KQA

K9A

CKO

650

785

1 030

1,440

4,120

4,120

3,460

2,960

2,500

2,320

2,160

1,720

Feb.

1.160

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,030

1,030

965

965

965

QAK

QHf;

845

845

845

785

845

Mar.

845

1,100

1,100

QfiC

965

965

2,860

2 1 fin

9 ftnft

1,100

1,100

1,580

1,440

1,300

1,230

1,160

1,160

Apr.

S

een

3 rum

8,160

IQ onn

19 ^ftfi

10,100

5,080

7 140

10,700

7

OQA

4,600

3,660

3,360

9 Qfirt

2,770

2,590

2,500

2,320

2,240

May

9 Rfin

9 fWl

2,240

2,080

2,000

1 o^n

1 860

1 RAH

1,860

I

OAfi

1,860

2,160

2 160

2,080

2,680

2,240

2,160

2,680

9 fWl

June

9 fWl

1,860

2,860

O Kftrt

1,860

1,790

1 7ofl

9 ftflft

1 QfiA

1,790

3,660

4,360

2 000

1 oqn

1,790

1,720

1,720

1,580

July

1,300

1,300

1 OAA

1,300

1,660

1 Qftfl

1,300

1 300

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,100

1,100

1.100

9 ruin

1,300

Aug.

1 ^nfi

1,230

1,230

1,580

1,860

1,510

2,160

1,720

1,580

1,370

1,300

i OOA

1,230

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,100

1,100

Sept,

965

nee

965

965

QAC

QH1

905

905 on*;

QAK

905

905

905

OAK

845

845

905

905

905

2,860

Monthly discharge of Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo., for the year ending

September 80, 1927

Month

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,100 

1,160 

785 

4,120 

1,720 

3,260 

19,900

Minimum

307 

490 

455 

510 

785 

675 

1,440

Mean

386- 

719 

586 

1,290 

1,150 

1,180 

4,600

Month

July--- 

The year __ --

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5,560 

6,860 

2,000 

2,160 

2,860

19,900

Minimum

1,790 

1,580 

1,100 

1,100 

845

307

Mean

2,480 

2,720 

1,330 

1,350 

1,010

1,560

GREER SPRING AT GREER, MO.

LOCATION. In SE. % SW. % sec. 36, T. 25 N., R. 4 W., 500 feet below lower outlet of spring and 1 mile north of Greer, Oregon County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 10 to December 31, 1904, and November 18, 

1921, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Vertical staff gage fastened to tree on right bank. Discharge 

measurements made by wading 500 feet below gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and boulders. Vegetation grows in channel. Control is section of boulders and rocks just below 

gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 1.43 feet May 26 

(discharge, 903 second-feet); minimum discharge, 218 second-feet October 1. 

1921-1927: Maximum discharge, that of May 26, 1927; minimum discharge, 151 second-feet August 19, 1925.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent during year; not affected by 

ice. Rating curve fairly well denned by six discharge measurements. 

Gage read to hundredths three times a week. Daily discharge ascertained 

by shifting-control method on basis of four discharge measurements; interpolated for days on which gage was not read. Records fair.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 43

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Greer Spring at Greer, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Day

1

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

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

4

5... ... ...

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

7

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

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

10. 

11 . 

12.. .

13... .......

14 - 

15 ....

16 ...

17. .........

18. 

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

20. . 

21. ...

22 

23.. ......

24 ....

25 ......... .

26 

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

28 ........

29

30 

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

Oct.

218

221

224

226

230

233

237

237

237

298

237

237

237

237

240

243

234

226

230

233

237

232

226

237

248

258

269

279

294

31(f

331

Nov.

352

355

357

360

368

377

368

360

335

310

352

348

344

369

394

400

407

413

404

394

394

394

394

394

394

404

413

395

377

371

Dec.

366

360

352

344

327

310

321

333

344

327

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

310

318

327

327

327

327

318

310

318

327

321

316

310

322

Jan.

335

331

327

327

327

327

336

344

348

352

358

363

369

373

377

410

442

452

461

471

492

512

528

545

545

545

545

540

534

523

512

Feb.

512

512

512

501

490

480

471

461

452

442

428

413

413

413

407

400

394

394

394

394

394

400

407

413

413

413

404

394

Mar.

388

383

377

386

394

386

377

371

366

360

377

394

404

413

423

432

442

456

471

492

512

505

497

490

490

490

490

484

477

471

Apr.

508

545

572

600

619

638

657

717

777

777

777

781

786

790

784

777

770

764

768

773

777

784

790

777

7fU

755

747

739

691

714

May

714

714

722

731

739

739

739

726

714

706

799

691

691

691

715

739

739

739

739

764

790

828

865

878

890

903

884

865

865

865

873

June

882

890

872

853

859

865

861

857

853

853

853

866

878

882

886

890

890

890

890

890

882

873

865

852

840

834

827

815

802

790

July

777

764

705

646

627

608

589

562

534

534

534

534

534

534

523

512

534

556

563

571

578

578

578

567

556

541

527

512

512

512

534

Aug.

556

549

541

534

556

578

567

556

556

556

556

545

534

534

534

549

563

578

578

578

578

578

585

593

600

600

600

578

556

549

541

Sept.

534

523

512

492

471

471

471

471

461

452

452

452

452

452

452

462

471

452

432

432

432

432

437

442

437

432

435

439

442

437

Monthly discharge of Greer Spring at Greer, Mo., for the year ending September

30, 1927

Month

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

331 

413 

366 

545 

512 

512 

790

Minimum

218 

310 

310 

327 

394 

360 

508

Mean

246 

377 

324 

427 

433 

435 

724

Month

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

The year ___

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

903 

890 

777 

600 

534

903

Minimum

691 

790 

512 

534 

432

218

Mean

776 

861 

572 

563 

458

516

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

ARKANSAS RIVER AT GRANITE, COLO.

LOCATION. In sec. 31, T. 11 S., R. 79 W., at Granite, Lake County, below mouth 

of Lake Creek and above Lost Canyon and Clear Creeks.

DRAINAGE AREA. 431 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1, 1897, to September 10, 1899; April 6, 1910, to 

September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Water-stage recorder on right bank 200 feet below highway bridge 

at Granite. Discharge measurements made from highway bridge near railroad station or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and small boulders. 

Control shifting. Banks not subject to overflow.
44 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage 

recorder, 3.99 feet at 2 a. m. June 29 (discharge, 1,880 second-feet); minimum 

discharge occurred during winter.

1910-1927: Maximum discharge, 2,900 second-feet June 16, 1924; minimum discharge recorded, 11 second-feet on March 15, 1918.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. Water diverted from Arkansas River for irrigation of 1,800 acres between this station and junction of Tennessee and East 

Forks. Discharge affected by operation of Twin Lakes Reservoir, which 

has a storage decree for 54,450 acre-feet.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Granite, Colo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1927

Day

1. - .

2. ___ ........

Z..... ..........

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

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

6 .... .... .

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

8 - ....

9 -

10 

11 . .

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

13 

14 

15 

16 

17: .......... .

18 .

19 . ..

20 .

21 

22... ......_.

23 

24. 

25 

26 -

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

28. 

29. 

30 .._ 

31- 

Oct.

128

130

130

130

130

139

124

124

128

126

123

112

107

108

110

115

119

117

112

137

174

174

174

150

110

105

110

110

115

115

114

Nov.

115

117

123

110

105

114

123

112

107

110

107

112

121

115

119

108

110

92

114

117

119

114

110

114

122

122

123

112

115

Dec.

112

117

119

119

124

128

110

80

60

Jan.

59

Feb.

74

Mar.

95

90

95

98

100

110

120

144

130

134

136

139

117

Apr.

107

132

132

123

119

123

128

143

135

143

141

126

117

108

110

115

114

121

132

152

146

135

146

160

182

230

294

294

414

May

471

487

558

848

848

802

879

910

832

832

685

617

598

631

658

742

856

1,020

1,000

1,020

1,090

1,170

1,160

1,110

1,090

1,130

1,110

1,120

1,120

1,050

1,020

June

1,060

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,090

1,050

1,190

1,300

1,300

1,390

1,420

1,440

1,430

1,440

1,480

1,110

1,330

1,380

1,370

1,310

1,280

1,220

1,190

1,330

1,380

840

1,160

1,750

1,820

1,600

July

1,400

1,430

1,300

1,240

1,240

1,170

1,120

1,060

1,060

1,300

1,180

1,340

1,510

1,430

1,290

1,160

1,150

1,140

1,050

871

772

742

434

389

565

735

728

638

534

471

404

Aug.

365

439

444

356

342

409

487

658

460

404

380

342

320

306

287

268

320

365

380

375

365

439

449

429

455

429

471

399

365

287

Sept.

197

254

9At

257

419

419

578

617

604

272

279

244

279

311

337

324

324

320

275

244

247

257

279

294

294

257

240

257

NOTE. Braced figures show mean discharge for periods indicated.

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Granite, Colo., for the year ending

September 80, 1927

Month

April.......-, _ ________________ ............

May

July-....-- . 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

174 

134 

128

144 

414 

1,170 

1,820 

1,510 

658 

617

1,820

Minimum

105 

92 

60

90 

107 

471 

840 

389 

268 

195

Mean

126 

115 

85 

65 

72 

102 

160 

886 

1,300 

995 

391 

314

386

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,750 

6,840 

5,230 

4.000 

4,000 

6,270 

9,520 

54, 500 

77, 400 

61,200 

24,000 

18, 700

279,000
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 45

ARKANSAS RIVER AT SAIIDA, COIO.

LOCATION. In sec. 32, T. 50 N., R. 9 E., at Salida, Chaffee County, some distance above mouth of South Fork of Arkansas River, the nearest large 

tributar y.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,210 square miles (measured on base map of Colorado).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 11, 1895, to October 31, 1903; November 3, 1909, to 

September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Water-stage recorder on right bank in City Park 400 feet below 

highway bridge. Discharge measurements made from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel; shifts at intervals. 

No well-defined control. Banks not subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage recorder, 6.51 feet at 7 a. m. June 29 (discharge, 3,780 second-feet); minimum 

discharge, 215 second-feet on February 14.

1909-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 7.2 feet June 16, 1924 (discharge, 

5,100 second-feet); minimum discharge recorded, 155 second-feet January 

28, 1915.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. Water diverted from Arkansas River between 

Granite and Salida for irrigation of 2,800 acres. Flow at station regulated 

to some extent by Twin Lakes and Clear Creek Reservoirs, which have storage decrees for 54,450 and 11,500 acre-feet respectively.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Salida, Colo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1927

Day

2 

3 - -

5 

6 

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

8- -- .

9.- ..........

10 

11 

12 

13.-. ---------

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19. 

20 

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

22 

23 

24.---..----....

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

277

280

286

296

296

296

286

280

283

274

271

274

274

271

274

277

977

274

271

290

271

306

277

283

271

265

262

974

265

Nov.

293

296

286

293

280

286

280

280

277

277

277

280

286

280

274

277

265

occ

283

299

302

0^1

283

Dec.

290

280

286

286

286

280

286

290

286

277

274

277

274

230

9°,Q

90Q

244

236

900

OQrt

OQO

233

OQO

OOA

250

Jan.

253

256

259

253

253

244

247

244

244

236

239

236

230

230

236

242

236

230

228

230

233

236

230

228

tyyn

233

222

Feb.

233

228

230

230

230

233

228

230

225

225

222

222

217

215

217

222

230

222

OOE

999

917

230

Mar.

228

220

217

225

222

225

222

228

230

230

9 co

268

9R9

244

225

236

244

239

268

974

OQQ

286

Apr.

268

268

280

283

280

262

268

280

286

283

977

271

259

236

9°,fl

236

236

244

250

274

9QO

359

4.0 K

4c7

40 C

con

May

645

688

688

1,030

1,170

1,090

1,120

1,180

1,100

1,000

960

822

776

817

941

1,100

1.350

1,580

1,680

1,790

1,650

1,610

1 7on

1 700

1,770

1,650

1,580

June

1,630

1,700

1,700

1,680

1,740

1,790

1,920

2,210

2,230

2,330

2,370

2,400

2,360

2,510

1,680

9 ^90.

2

0-m

2,150

2,010

9 1QO.

9 97fl

9 9°,fl

1,990

3 r\r\r\

3

4.cn

July

2,340

2,280

2,140

2,010

2,020

1,890

1,840

1,760

2,030

1,840

2,160

2, 030

1,930

1,7(50

1,650

1,600

1,630

1,380

1,310

1,320

Q4.7

RQ9

682

1,120

1,110

909

7QQ

KAf)

Aug.

599

682

V7i

507

498

609

CQQ

704

645

584

e;e;4

619

635

cf\A

574

EQQ

C71

688

754

799

656

Sept.

435

367

356

488

484

484

479

609

822

909

614

559

650

614

KQQ

ZA K

619

624

584

594

102062 30-
46 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Salida, Colo., for the year ending

September SO, 1927

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

306 

341 

290 

259 

236 

306 

530 

1,810 

3,480 

2,340 

834 

909

3,480

Minimum

262 

265 

220 

222 

215 

217 

230 

645 

1,630 

640 

498 

356

215

Mean

278 

291 

255 

237 

225 

247 

292 

1,290 

2,200 

1,560 

634 

592

677

Run-off in 

acre-feet

17, 100 

17, 300 

15, 700 

14,600 

12, 500 

15,200 

17,400 

79,300 

131, 000 

95,900 

39,000 

35,200

490, 000

ARKANSAS RIVER AT CANON CITY, COLO.

LOCATION. Just below Hot Springs Hotel at mouth of canyon and 1 mile above 

Canon City, Fremont County. Nearest important tributary, Grape Creek, 

enters some distance above.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,090 square miles (measured on base map of Colorado).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1, 1888, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Water-stage recorder. Discharge measurements made from car 

and cable.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel; very shifting. No welldefined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage 

recorder, 6.0 feet at 10 p. m. June 25 (discharge, 7,940 second-feet); minimum 

discharge, 214 second-feet on October 1.

1888-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 10.7 feet at 8 p. m. August 2, 1921 

(discharge, 19,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 108 second-feet on April 

10, 1897.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. South Canon and Canon City Hydraulic & 

Irrigation Co.'s ditches, Canon City pipe line, and Southern Colorado Power 

Co.'s water supply for steam plant divert water above gaging station. 

Flow regulated to slight extent by operation of reservoirs on headwaters.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo., for the

year ending September SO, 1927

Day

1. ........ __ ..

3 

4.... -

5 

6... . -

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

8 

9. ... - ...

10. 

11. 

12. . 

13 

14 

15 

Oct.

214

219

228

237

275

246

246

OCR

246

242

228

Nov.

305

qofi

326

00/»

one

one

one

295

OAn

01 e

001

001

001

son

Dec.

362

qeo

320

315

qoA

336

001

336

01 C

one

01 e

one

occ

255

Jan.

01 rt

300

01 r

001

Dirt

qnn

9Sft

246

OQfi

295

eyre

280

285

Feb.

97 K

280

97^

9^1

9^1

242

242

O7c

295

01 f\

oon

275

Mar.

305

326

qin

326

qin

300

QAfl

qne

320

 >7q

q7q

QOft

OOfi

373

Apr.

522

411

Af)Q

^Q4

Offrt

341

OOA

ortn

290

300

OQr

07 c

9.R5

May

704

775

1,070

1 080

1,030

1,110

1,130 i i <>ft

982

QQQ

OOA

800

897

June

1,600

1 ftQrt

1 7en

1,710

1 fifirt

1,820

9 (Yin

2 ono

2 1 fin

2

oftrt

9 Ofifi

2 A An

2 9QO.

9 590.

July

9 7 fin

2,460

9 Qj.n

2 ion

2,140

2,030

1 900

i Sfin

i oqn

1,970

1 QAfl

2,070

9 nan

Aug.

660

CO O

77 ^

767

7SS4

674

689

7qc

943

1,160

ft?n

834

CQO

fias

Sept.

568

405

405

394

468

468

445

457

588

775

7c/i

fi7fi
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 47

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1927 Continued

Day

16 

I?---.--.. _ ..-.

18 

19 

20 ------

21 

22 

23 ------

24 

25 

28. .

27 - 

28 

29 . .

30 

31 

Oct.

255

246

94.9

237

280

290

275

270

232

223

214

219

275

290

Nov.

295

336

341

389

394

384

373

357

357

394

405

405

462

378

357

Dec.

270

280

300

300

295

265

295

280

223

228

246

265

251

270

Jan.

285

270

265

280

305

OAfl

295

280

280

280

295

285

260

Feb.

280

315

320

315

305

315

qqc

320

of)*

285

285

295

326

Mar.

416

373

389

oin

326

362

389

357

373

394

498

609

767

826

1V\

Apr.

260

255

237

237

242

251

237

232

242

251

280

384

462

474

468

May

991

1,230

1,450

1,680

1,600

1,640

1,850

1,870

1,760

1,660

1,730

1,830

1,790

1,730

1,670

1,590

June

2,700

1,940

2,260

2,460

2,350

2,290

2,160

2,110

2,060

2,450

2,230

1,890

2,580

3,380

3,300

July

1,800

1,670

1,640

1,630

1,450

1,320

1,430

1,310

897

834

962

1,160

1,360

1,260

897

735

Aug.

624

588

568

609

682

674

667

631

682

660

652

720

727

784

750

638

Sept.

588

631

689

682

660

631

588

561

575

575

652

689

720

674

767

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Month

April _______________ ______ _ ___ _ ...

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

290 

462 

362 

331 

336 

826 

522 

1,870 

3,380 

2,760 

1,160 

775

3,380

Minimum

214 

295 

223 

246 

242 

300 

232 

582 

1,600 

735 

568 

394

214

Mean

248 

345 

293 

288 

290 

400 

325 

1,280 

2,210 

1,670 

719 

600

725

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

15,200 

20,500 

18,000 

17,700 

16,100 

24,600 

19,300 

78,700 

132, 000 

103,000 

44,200 

35,700

525,000

ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR PUEBLO, COIO.

LOCATION. In sec. 34, T. 20 S., R, 65W., at south side water-works dam, 1% 

miles west of Pueblo, Pueblo County. Nearest tributary, Dry Creek, enters 

1 mile below.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,730 square miles (measured on base map of Colorado).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 26, 1925, to September 30, 1927. May 1, 1885, to 

September 30, 1886; September 19, 1894, to May 25, 1925, for station near 

Main Street bridge in Pueblo. Except run-off in Dry Creek following infrequent heavy rains, discharge at two points comparable. From June 1 to 

September 30, 1887, and May 1 to August 31, 1889, station maintained at 

point 9 miles above Pueblo.

EQUIPMENT. Water-stage recorder on right wing wall of dam 20 feet upstream 

from crest. Discharge measurements made by wading 200 feet below dam 

and during high stages from Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad bridge 

just above Dry Creek and half a mile below dam.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand. Control formed by dam. 

Stage-discharge relation affected during low water by intake canal for waterworks.
48 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

EXTKEMES OP DISCHAKGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage 

recorder, 6.40 feet at noon July 22 (discharge, 12,400 second-feet); minimum, 

discharge, 117 second-feet on April 26.

1894-1927: Maximum stage, from high-water mark, 24.66 feet at midnight 

June 3, 1921 (discharge estimated at 100,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 25 second-feet on September 11, 1908.

DIVEKSIONS AND KEGtTLATioN. Water diverted from Arkansas River between 

Canon City and Pueblo for irrigation of 23,000 acres. Flow regulated to a. 

slight extent by operation of reservoirs on headwaters.

COOPEKATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo., for the year 

ending September 80, 1927

Day

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

2__ . -

3 - .

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

 5 --------

6 

7

8 -----

9 .

10 ... -~----

12 

13 --------

14.- -

15 ___----

16- --------

17 ---------

18- -------

19 

20 ----------

21 

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

23 

24 

25 

26 - 

27 

28 

29- - 

30- - 

31 -.- _._-_ 

Oct.

189

185

181

196

200

217

228

239

211

170

159

156

130

143

146

143

159

166

170

185

181

189

217

234

250

245

200

196

211

280

280

Nov.

304

304

298

316

310

304

310

298

268

274

286

298

310

351

379

351

351

439

439

401

401

386

401

454

447

447

479

344

Dec.

323

qoq

323

304

298

OQQ

310

323

292

94 c

274

OKft

228

280

298

298

330

323

316

262

228

286

292

316

334

Jan.

462

439

401

079

365

274

256

262

280

286

262

304

292

351

286

274

262

274

351

323

286

268

262

245

206

206

196

Feb.

166

173

177

177

185

211

192

200

192

IQfi

170

177

185

222

228

211

200

217

217

211

192

196

1QA

217

Mar.

250

222

217

177

228

250

250

239

262

286

310

286

228

245

286

330

262

292

286

qn4

304

268

250

262

344

479

657

807

724

Apr.

496

344

304

358

298

262

274

262

239

245

222

211

185

185

170

170

156

152

143

140

127

133

133

117

149

211

262

250

May

280

416

416

454

680

807

646

831

1,030

940

831

724

626

646

782

964

1,540

1,560

1,390

1,730

1,680

1,480

1,350

1,450

1,450

1,500

1,500

June

1,540

1,600

1,520

1,460

1,560

1,700

1,870

1,810

2,150

2,290

2,410

2,290

2,340

2,580

2,050

1,750

2,250

2,240

2,080

2,070

1,910

1,840

2,020

3,980

2,050

2,080

2,980

3,280

July

2,690

2 90ft

1,940

1,780

1,760

1 f^Qft

1,730

1,700

1,670

1,750

2 nno

1 860

1,680

1,750

1,590

1,460

1,360

1,130

2,230

1,930

1,110

736

668

1,010

1,260

1,980

747

548

Aug.

454

1,970

3,880

807

646

1,520

1,500

1,140

1,860

880

819

880

736

646

607

577

558

522

636

713

1,000

691

587

505

447

548

996

1,290

1,170

782

Sept.

636

488-

401

365

409

432

394

330

416

531

617

691

680

531

531

531

558

607

636

636

568

539

462

462

531

702

807

843

770

1,000

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo., for the year ending

September 80, 1927

Month

April... 

July

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

280 

479 

334 

462 

228 

807 

496 

1,730 

3,980 

2,690 

3,880 

1,000

3,980

Minimum

130 

268 

228 

196 

166 

177 

117 

280 

1,460 

548 

447 

330

117

Mean

195 

354 

291 

304 

193 

317 

225 

1,050 

2,100 

1,580 

985 

570

683

Run-ofi in 

acre-feet

12,000 

21,100 

17,900 

18, 700 

10,700 

19,500 

13,400 

64,600 

125,000 

97,200 

60,600 

33,900

495, 000
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

ARKANSAS RIVER AT HOLLY, COLO.

LOCATION. Between sees. 14 and 15, T. 23 S., R. 42 W., at highway bridge half 

a mile south of Holly, Prowers County. Nearest tributary, Wild Horse 

Creek, an intermittent tributary, enters 1 mile downstream.

DRAINAGE AREA. 25,000 square miles (measured on base map of Colorado).

KECORDS AVAILABLE. October 15, 1907, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Water-stage recorder on upstream side of bridge. Discharge 

measurements made from highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; shifting. No 

well-defined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage recorder, 7.04 feet August 4 (discharge, 24,900 second-feet); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot during part of October, November, May, June, and 

July.

1907-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 11 feet at noon, October 20, 1908 

(discharge determined from slope measurements, 136,000 second-feet); 

minimum discharge, river dry.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted from Arkansas River between Pueblo and Holly 

for irrigation of 300,000 acres.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.

The total flow of Arkansas River at the State line is obtained by adding the 

discharge of Arkansas River at Holly, Wild Horse Creek near Holly, Colo., and 

Holly drain near Coolidge, Kans.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Holly, Colo., for the year ending

September 80, 1927

Day

2_ -------

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

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

5 .

6.- --------

7. . .

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

9-- .......

10- --

11. ... .

12- .-.

13 

14 .

15 .

16---------.

17

18 

19 

20- ------

21 .

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

23 

24 ---

25 

26 . .

27 

28 .

29 

30 

31 .

Oct.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

2

Nov.

i

i

2

2

3

3

3

3

5

7

5

6

9

19

14

104

330

360

300

104

01

47

11

12

10

Dec.

10

11

10

9

24

24

44

51

109

98

34.fi

158

112

Ififi

92

no

100

100

90

90

on

90

90

Qfi

90

90

Qfi

90

90

Jan.

100

100

110

130

150

115

Ifii

ft9

69

36

35

26

24

17

54

62

120

170

190

180

180

185

180

180

180

424

496

360

380

Feb.

oon

237

1 00

151

65

07

IfU

1 9P»

07

58

65

93

Qfi

51

40

62

44

26

19

16

Mar.

10

38

93

228

76

51

36

21

29

35

51

219

136

282

i °.fl

87

QO

40

Iftft

104

158

158

54

01

31

33

33

33

36

Apr.

27

26

22

24

26

24

20

OC

26

26

21

19

10

9ft

19

12

11

16

i s

00

17

19

1ft

21

17

19

18

16

1 9

May

17

13

121°.

13

15

10

12

8

10

7

6

5

5

5

4

5

2

2

1

1

3

1

1

1

2

1

1

June

1

2

2

3

3

2

1

1

1

4

4

4

4

g

13

13

10

4

2

1

July

1

1

1

1

424

58

12

5,160

2 O7n

1 360

460

246

76

61

564

7,750

6,280

6,790

3,380

1,800

1,300

1,350

7,120

» cun

7,630

Aug.

7,420

9,780

8,940

19,830

12,500

6,290

2,590

2,070

10,190

8,780

12, 580

2,460

2,460

1 9fifi

768

630

470

3,350

1,750

1,030

826

691

524

1,540

1,140

923

670

485

315

Sept.

508

532

548

485

287

448

315

222

144

123

118

113

110

110

71

86

74

58

66

59

50

48

46

49

42

45

50

53

96

86
50 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Holly, Colo., for the year ending 

September 30, 1927

Month

May. _ , . . _ .

July-. _ _ _ ___ _ .._

The year. ________ _____ _ ___ _____ _____

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2 

360 

340 

496 

390 

282 

35 

17 

13 

8,940 

19,830 

548

19,830

Minimum

1 

1 

9 

17 

5 

10 

11 

1 

1 

1 

315 

42

1

Mean

1.10 

46.7 

85.0 

156 

97.3 

84.3 

20.1 

6.13 

3.90 

2,050 

4,140 

168

581

Kun-off in 

acre-feet

68 

2,780 

5,230 

9,590 

5,400 

5,180 

1,200 

377 

232 

126,000 

255,000 

10,000

421,000

ARKANSAS RIVER AT SYRACUSE, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. % sec. 18, T. 24 S., R. 40 W., at highway bridge half a mile 

south of Syracuse, Hamilton County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 25,500 square miles (measured by State irrigation commissioner) .

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 21, 1902, to November 30, 1905; April 1 to July 

31, 1906; June 20, 1921, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Water-stage recorder on downstream side of bridge pier near center of channel. Discharge measurements made from downstream side of 

highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of loose, clean sand; shifting. Control 

not well defined.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage 

recorder, 5.50 feet at 10 p. m. July 14 (discharge, 12,500 second-feet); minimum discharge probably less than 4 second-feet in October.

1921-1927: Maximum stage about 9.75 feet on June 6, 1921 (discharge, 

about 45,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 2 second-feet in August, 

1926.

1902-1906: Maximum stage recorded, 7.5 feet July 11, 1903 (discharge, 

28,300 second-feet); minimum discharge, 3 second-feet in January, 1905.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. Nearly all low-water flow is diverted for irrigation upstream. Flow is regulated by storage in reservoirs in Colorado.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; not seriously affected by 

ice. Rating curve used October 1 to July 8 and July 14-21 well defined 

between 7 and 11,000 second-feet; four discharge measurements made during the period check the curve between 20 and 6,000 second-feet. Rating 

curve used remainder of the year well defined by three measurements, 

ranging in discharge from 300 to 10,600 second-feet, and shape of previous 

curve. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except as indicated 

in footnote to table of daily discharge. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying to rating table mean daily gage height determined by inspection 

of recorder graph. Records fair.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 51

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans., for the year 

ending September SO, 1927

Day

1

2 

3 -

4

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

6 . - .

7.......-----...

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

Q

10 

11 

12 - .

13 .

14.... -.

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

16. .

17- -_ - __

18 

19 . .

20 

21 

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

23 

24 

25 

26 . . .

27 

28 

29 

30- 

31 

Oct.

14

Nov.

5

5

5

6

7

7

7

8

8

8

9

9

8

9

10

10

10

10

11

15

24

188

102

70

53

48

45

Dec.

"40

40

40

38

33

40

40

 40

43

oU

'

88

85

75

72

Jan.

34

43

53

65

78

93

93

67

50

41

40

 70

169

169

Feb.

204

215

164

121

106

96

90

L 85

84

84

84

87

81

I 78

J "

75

75

72

67

65

62

58

58

58

Mar.

55

55

55

75

117

93

78

70

70

60

65

50

46

84

136

125

102

87

78

78

78

81

87

84

65

50

45

41

40

38

38

Apr.

34

33

29

24

22

20

19

19

21

21

19

17

19

20

21

19

19

24

23

22

21

19

19

18

18

17

15

15

14

May

13

12

12

12

12

11

12

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

7

7

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

June

12

60

27

19

75

31

19

15

12

10

8

16

26

17

14

13

12

11

10

9

9

10

10

10

10

9

8

7

6

5

July

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

112

225

151

240

272

715

3,940

1,810

770

276

150

84

96

5,410

10,100

8,470

5,120

3,450

2,470

2,080

5,610

8,320

7,680

Aug.

5, 140

6,220

4,540

9,760

6,850

5,620

4,290

3,260

5,140

6,020

6,640

4,000

2,020

1,320

1,680

1,610

2,640

1,810

1,090

1,090

920

1,000

1,430

920

1,090

760

620

Sept.

524

412

305

272

339

390

322

266

215

174

118

111

109

106

103

100

98

95

97

97

94

87

82

76

74

90

95

95

98

114

NOTE. No gage-height record Oct. 1-8, 10-29, Dec. 10-16, 19-24, 26-31, Jan. 12-29, Feb. 8-11, 17-19, and 

Aug. 17-20; discharge based on engineer's notes, discharge measurements, and climatic records. Braced 

figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated.

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans., for the year ending

September SO, 1927

Month

July 

September. ___ .... ____ .. _ _ ----------- _ ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

188

169 

215 

136 

34 

13 

75 

10,100 

9,760 

524

10, 100

Minimum

5

58 

38 

14 

5 

5 

4 

620 

74

Mean

6 

33.2 

65.6 

72.7 

92.1 

71.8 

20.6 

8.3 

16.7 

2,180 

3,080 

172

493

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

369 

1,980 

4,030 

4,470 

5,120 

4.410 

1,230 

510 

994 

134, 000 

189,000 

10, 200

356,000

ARKANSAS RIVER AT GARDEN CITY, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. % sec. 19, T. 24 S., R. 32 W., at highway bridge half a mile

south of Garden City, Finney County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 28,800 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 21, 1922, to September 30, 1927.
52 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

EQUIPMENT. Water-stage recorder on downstream side of concrete bridge pier 

near center of channel. Gage records height of underground water after 

surface flow ceases. Discharge measurements made from downstream side 

of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of loose, clean sand and gravel; shifting. No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage recorder, 7.71 feet at 7.30 p. m. July 23 (discharge, 12,600 second-feet); minimum discharge, no flow on days in October, May, June, and July.

1922-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 7.86 feet June 18, 1923 (discharge, 

19,500 second-feet); minimum discharge, no flow during several periods.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. Flow is regulated by diversion and storage of 

water in western Kansas and eastern Colorado for irrigation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice. Rating 

curve used October 1 to January 27 and April 26 to July 14 well defined to 20 

second-feet; checked by two discharge measurements made in November 

and December at low stages. Curve used indirectly January 28 to April 

25 and directly July 15-29, fairly well defined to 5,000 second-feet by six 

measurements ranging in discharge from 2 to 4,500 second-feet. Curve 

used remainder of the year defined by discharge measurement of 3,900 

second-feet and shape of previous curve. Water-stage recorder operated 

satisfactorily except as indicated in footnote to table of daily discharge. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage 

height determined by inspecting recorder graph; shifting-control method 

used January 28 to April 30. Records fair.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans., for the 

year ending September 30, 1927

Day

1.... _ .

2__ ......... . .

3

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

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

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

7_. .............

8 -- 

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.

5

3

4

4

3

4

4

3

4

4

6

7

7

12

8

8

Dec.

9

9

11

11

11

11

1 9

12 1"

9

10

8

g

7

6

5

6

Jan.

13

15

15

15

16

1 8

18

14

16

1-

1-

3

11

1 Q

27

on

Feb.

51

AQ

*M

21

5

2

2

7

12

on

15

8

fj

7

10

24

29

1 9

7

3

Mar.

2

14

1 9

13

66

46

46

26

10

8

7

6

12

17

15

5

18

14

12

Apr.

10

1

1

OC

13

7

7

1Q

19

9

6

21

21

18

13

8

8

6

8

6

6

May

6

4

3

3

4

3

1

June

4

5

6

6

6

7

7

8

3

1

July

1 f^S

1,330

50

9,100

4,330

4,300

2,020

2,220

410

4,920

5,290

Aug.

5,070

4,620

3,710

7 9.4fi

5,140

4,190

1,860

634

3,600

4,120

1,980

980

3,540

1,290

852

552

396

319

1,070

1,070

472

344

370

331

279

516

390

325

156

Sept.

130

80

48

56

40

31

41

25

19

16

12

12

13

30

28

18

15

12

11

10

9

10

14

12

9

14

12

11

10

10

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12-15, 25-28, and Jan. 11-27; discharge based on 

temperature records, gage-height records, and engineer's notes. No gage-height record for period July 

18-22. Braced figures show mean discharge for periods indicated.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 53

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4 

12 

12 

30 

51 

66 

25 

6 

8 

9,100 

7,240 

130

9,100

Minimum

0 

2

2 

2 

1 

0 

0 

0 

156 

9

0

Mean

0.161 

5.03 

8.61 

10.9 

13.0 

14.6 

8.87 

.871 

2.27 

1,140 

2,100 

25.3

283

Run-off in 

acre-feet

10

299 

529 

670 

721 

898 

528 

54 

135 

70,100 

129,000 

1,510

204,000

ARKANSAS RIVER AT IARNED, KANS.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 5, T. 22 S., R. 16 W., at highway bridge half a mile 

above Pawnee River and half a mile south of Larned, Pawnee County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 34,900 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 22, 1922, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Water-stage recorder on downstream side of cylinder bridge pier 

near center of channel. Gage records height of ground water after surface 

flow ceases. Discharge measurements made from downstream side of bridge 

or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed is composed of loose, clean sand and gravel; 

shifting. No definite control.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage, from water-stage recorder, 9.20 

feet at 12 p. m. August 5 (discharge, 10,600 second-feet); minimum discharge, 

no flow for long periods.

1922-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 9.5 feet on August 25, 1923 (discharge, 14,300 second-feet); minimum discharge, no flow during several 

periods.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. Large portion of flow diverted in western Kansas 

and eastern Colorado for irrigation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve used October 

1 to April 6 well defined to 100 second-feet by two discharge measurements 

of 29 and 51 second-feet and shape of previous curve. Curve used April 7 

to September 30 fairly well defined to 5,000 second-feet by seven measurements, ranging from 5 to 4,600 second-feet. Operation of water-stage 

recorder satisfactory except as indicated in footnote to table of daily discharge. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily 

gage height determined by inspecting recorder graph, except April 21 to 

May 25, July 20-24, and September 17-20, for which periods discharge was 

ascertained by shifting-control method. Records fair.
54 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Lamed, Kans., for the year 

ending September 80, 1927

Day

2

3- _

4 .-_-_ -.___-.-.__

6 ____ _____

7 . 

8 __ ...

9

10- .................................

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

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

13 

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

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

16 

17 . .........

18 

19 .. . . .

20 . .

21 ... . . 

22 .... ........ ... n ..... ....

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

24 . 

25 

26 ..

27 .... . ..

28 

29. . ... ....

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

31 __. .

Feb.

<;n

CO

58

 54

51

QQ

QQ

77

58

55

51

48

45

60

91

77

63

58

47

4K.

Mar.

43

41

41

39

47

65

72

75

51

63

QQ

94

no

Q4

85

67

58

55

A3

26

28

39

45

26

21

27

27

26

22

20

20

Apr.

1-

30

in

100

321

2,730

1,760

RQ9

4Q9

388

308

274

198

010

OQ1

291

274

222

194

167

139

124

112

100

87

May

80

68

62

56

EC

124

132

111

60

62

60

cq

44

34

35

46

19

26

24

21

20

19

16

11

9

6

4

4

4

2

June

5

64

46

40

R4

66

58

46

29

20

17

20

01

51

48

45

42

40

37

34

31

28

25

23

15

6

2

1

July

30

136

109

75

41

798

4,140

3,130

3,170

1,400

880

440

Aug.

2,250

5,020

5,020

4,910

4,470

8,010

5,580

4,160

2,730

2,020

2,170

3,960

5,020

3,590

2,650

4,060

4,160

3,240

1,940

1,450

1,060

1,010

1,020

1,310

976

787

743

700

' 660

620

590

Sept.

560

530

500

470

440

410

380

350

320

290

260

230

200

170

140

110

78

80

75

66

60

NOTE. No gage-height record Oct. 13-17, Feb. 1-6, 9-12, 18-20, Mar. 30 to Apr. 4, June 16-24, June 30 to 

July 6, Aug. 29 to Sept. 16, and Sept. 21-30; discharge based on a study of weather records and engineer's 

and observer's notes. Braced figures give mean discharge for periods indicated.

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Lamed, Kans., for the year ending

September SO, 1927

Month

February- __ ________________________

April ____________________ _. __ ..... 

May. ___ ____ .- ____ ....

July .. .....

August _______________ . __ .....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

99 

94 

2,730

132 

84 

4,140 

8,010 

560

8,010

Minimum

20

2 

0 

0 

590

0

Mean

58.6 

49.7 

356 

44.7 

33.5 

463 

2,770 

209

336

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,250 

3,060 

21,200 

2,750 

1,990 

28,500 

170, 000 

12,400

243, 000

NOTE. No flow during October, November, December, and January.

ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR WICHITA, KANS.

LOCATION. Near center of section line between sections 7 and 18, T. 27 S., R. 1 

E., at Thirteenth Avenue highway bridge, \% miles above Little Arkansas 

River and 2 miles northwest of Wichita, Sedgwick County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 40,300 square miles.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 55

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 11, 1921, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Water-stage recorder on downstream side of bridge pier. Discharge measurements made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Wide, flat bed composed of clean sand; shifting. 

No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 14.77 feet 

at 8 p. m. August 18 (discharge, 12,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 

7 second-feet on October 30.

1921-1927: Maximum discharge, that of August 18, 1927; minimum 

discharge, no flow during periods in several years.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. Most of low-water flow is diverted for irrigation 

in western Kansas and eastern Colorado.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation shifted during high water in April; not 

affected by ice. Rating curve used to April 11 based on previous curve and 

is poorly defined; curve used after April 11 fairly well defined between 100 

and 12,000 second-feet by six discharge measurements made in July and 

August and ranging in discharge from 136 to 11,700 second-feet. Waterstage recorder operated satisfactorily except as indicated in footnote to 

table of daily discharge. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating 

table mean daily gage height determined by inspecting recorder graph. 

Records fair. i ,f j

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River near Wichita, Kans., for the year

ending September 30, 1927

Day

I...... .............

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

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

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

S.. ....................

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

7

8-- . .._...____

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

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

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

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

13-. .................

14 .---.._........ ....

16- - _____

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

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

18-- _ 

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

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

21

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

23 

24 .

26 

26.... .._ .. ........ ...

27 . 

28 

29 _ . . 

SO 

31 

Oct.

43

69

275

808

531

327

217

160

115

149

94

110

282

183

177

126

76

54

43

34

24

18

18

15

13

12

9

8

7

8

Nov.

12

12

12

12

12

14

43

171

440

489

372

275

94A

200

175

150

125

100

75

50

25

20

15

14

18

16

12

1 1»

1

Dec.

1

1 14

15

26

30

34

38

46

40

DA

20

10

8

8

8

Feb.

46

36

49

52

52

57

10

12

30

57

60

60

43

32

26

26

24

Mar.

20

22

22

24

26

26

34

49

54

54

63

80

80

80

80

80

76

76

132

126

90

66

46

OO

20

14

10

13

22

28

63

Apr.

69

80

76

69

57

43

40

83

171

461

1,120

2,990

9 fiftO

2,180

1,940

1,660

1,600

1,770

2,000

1,820

1,600

1,500

1,600

1,250

1,140

1,040

868

680

May

612

577

535

509

482

577

1,080

994

877

680

680

605

522

489

4«Q

JO Q

Af\(\

QQD

409

33fi

265

261

235

June

243

258

307

355

521

877

1,180

940

1,050

1,500

1,440

1,150

1,170

958

712

620

658

1,050

2,180

1,720

1,820

2,800

3 19O

3,120

2,120

1,720

1,130

922

760

July

665

665

605

535

470

410

355

307

265

265

265

265

265

228

228

194

194

163

150

136

136

136

136

136

112

90

1,440

1,550

1,330

Aug.

1,280

1,020

1,110

2,590

4,070

3,510

4,530

5,550

5,200

3,930

2,920

2,660

3,860

5,920

7,090

7,630

9,350

12,000

11,800

11,500

11,300

5,800

4,890

2,920

3,440

3,930

3,440

2,730

9 fiflA

2,730

Sept.

2,800

2,610

2,420

2,120

2,360

2,240

2,120

1,820

1,610

1,500

1,380 1 33n

1,260

1,200

1,140

1,070

1,050

1,030

985

940

954

967

922

922

952

981

1,010

1,010

1,010

NOTE. No gage-height record Nov. 14-23, 28-30, Dec. 1-4,12-17, Dec. 19 to Feb. 11, May 22-27, July 3-20, 

22-28, 31, Aug. 4, 7, Sept. 2, 6, 10, 16, 18, 20, 22, 26, 27, and 30; discharge interpolated or based on study of 

flow of Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans., and gage-height record taken at Douglas Street 

Bridge in Wichita by Unite! States Weather Bureau.
56 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River near Wichita, Kans., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Month

October __ ..... ___ ...

December 1-18. . _ ... _ ..... _ __________ . .. _ ____

February 12-28.-_____. __ _

May ___ . _ . ______ . _ ___________ .. _ ___. _ .

July... _ _-____-._.--_..._-_________... ___._.-

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

808 

489 

46 

60 

132 

2,990 

1,080 

3,120 

1,550 

12, 000 

2,800

Minimum

7 

12 

8 

12 

10 

40 

235 

243 

71 

1,020 

922

Mean

138 

105 

21.1 

39.7 

51.9 

1,100 

501 

1,280 

383 

5,000 

1,450

Run-off in 

acre-feet

8,480 

6,250 

753 

1,340 

3,190 

65, 500 

30,800 

76,200 

23,600 

307, 000 

86, 300

ARKANSAS SIVES AT ARKANSAS CITY, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. X4 sec. 25, T. 34 S., R. 3 E., at Chestnut Avenue highway 

bridge half a mile west of Arkansas City, Cowley County, 5 miles above 

mouth of Walnut River and 8 miles below Ninnescah River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 44,700 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 23, 1902, to July 31, 1906, and September 10, 

1921, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream handrail of bridge. Discharge measurements made from upstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed is clean sand; shifting. No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, from high-water mark, 

20.97 feet October 4 (discharge, 45,300 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 6.67 feet at 4.40 p. m. December 15 (discharge, 318 second-feet).

1902-1906, 1921-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 25.46 feet on June 11, 

1923 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 12 second-feet in 

March and April, 1923.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. Diversions in western Kansas and eastern 

Colorado for irrigation takes large part of the natural flow.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice during 

winter. Rating curve used October 1 and 2 well defined; curve used after 

October 2 fairly well defined below 20,000 second-feet by three discharge 

measurements, ranging in discharge from 900 to 17,500 second-feet, and 

shape of previous curve. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table 

except as explained in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records good.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans., for the 

year ending September SO, 1927

Day

1. __-___._-___

3. ______________

4____-_._. ______

5_-______. _____

7 .

g

10

Oct.

380

3,090

25,000

43,900

5,440

2,780

2.140

Nov.

510

C1 A

485

460

1,320

1.400

Dec.

Cflft

KOC

535

cqc

6CO

Jan.

535

roc

KOC

AQK

AQK

485

4fiO

Feb.

585

585

CCA

cqc

485

4f,0

Mir.

435

460

510

510

Apr.

3 200

3

QAA

1,240

1,030

960

780

28,300

8.960

May

1 490

1,320

9 wn

3, 4SO

1,700

2,920

4.800

June

780

OAT*

1,240

1,100

1,030

1,100

1,320

1.170

July

1,490

1,320

1,240

1,100

1,030

900

900

Aug.

3,340

11, 300

8,090

4,650

6,570

6.740

Sept.

5,120

4,800

4,200

3,620

2 920

2

Q9A.

3,620

3,200

2.780
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 57

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans., for the 

year ending September 30, 1927 Continued

Day

11 

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

13.-.. ...........

.14 ...

15. ..

16- . 

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

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

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

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

22 

-23 .

-24... ............

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

26.-.-----.....-.

27- 

28 

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

30 

31 . 

Oct.

1,490

1,490

2,640

5,1.0

4,050

2,780

1,490

1 030

900

780

720

720

585

560

SCO

535

Nov.

1, 680

1,950

1,400

1,170

1,030

900

840

7lO

660

6CO

610

610

585

Dec.

6CO

610

585

535

370

SCO

435

485

560

660

585

585

5CO

535

535

535

Jan.

460

4CO

4*5

475

510

480

535

535

585

Feb.

435

410

460

510

535

535

535

510

410

390

485

510

510

485

485

485

Mar.

535

5S5

585

610

610

610

5S5

560

1,100

1,820

1,490

SOO

720

660

610

535

535

510

585

780

Apr.

6,240

4,500

6, 0?0

4,960

4,050

3,900

2, 7'fQ

2,500

14, 200

14,500

9,880

5,600

4,200

3,480

3,060

2,7?0

2,360

2, 0*0

1,950

1,820

May

3,620

2,360

1,950

1,700

1,400

1,3:0

1,490

1,170

1,100

1,100

1,030

1,030

960

960

900

900

7^0

7?0

780

720

720

June

1,320

1,400

5,120

5,120

4,650

2,500

1,950

3,480

4,650

5,440

5,110

5,280

4,350

4,350

4,650

3,900

3,620

2,780

2,220

1,700

July

840

840

900

1,170

1,170

1,030

900

840

840

900

840

1,240

2,220

1,500

780

660

610

660

1,100

2,640

2.500

Aug.

5,280

5,120

6,570

8,300

10, 800

11, 600

13, 300

14,800

18,200

6,740

17,100

15, 400

11, 300

6,570

5,600

5,120

5,2£0

5,760

7,880

6,570

5,440

Sept.

2,500

2,360

1,950

1,820

1,700

1,590

1,490

1,400

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,240

1,240

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,590

1,490

NOTE. No gage-height record Oct. 10, 17, 31, Nov. 11, July 3, 24, and Sept. 8; discharge interpolated. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 14-19 and 22-27; discharge based on observer's notes and gageheight records. Braced figures show discharge for periods indicated.

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Month

December . . . .

July 

The vear __ _ _ _ __ . _ _...____ __ ... . ____

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

43, 900 

1,950 

660 

585 

585 

1,820 

28, 300 

4,800 

5,440 

2,640 

18, 200 

5,120

43.900

Minimum

380 

4f,0 

370 

460 

390 

435 

780 

720 

780 

610 

2,500 

1,240

370

Mean

5,470 

845 

556 

497 

499 

658 

5,280 

1,590 

2,840 

1,150 

8,660 

2,270

2.540

Run-off in 

acre-feet

336,000 

50,300 

34, 200 

30,600 

27,700 

40,500 

314,000 

97,800 

169,000 

70,700 

532,000 

135,000

1. 840. 000

GRAPE CREEK NEAR WESTCLIFFE, COIO.

LOCATION. In sec. 36, T. 21 S., R. 73 W., at concrete weir 1 mile above highwater line of DeWeese-Dye Reservoir, 3 miles northwest of Westcliffe, 

Ouster County. Nearest tributary enters from west, half a mile upstream.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 346 square miles (measured on Forest Service map).

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. December 1, 1924, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Water-stage recorder at left bank 50 feet upstream from weir. 

Discharge measurements made by wading except at extreme high stage 

when measurements are made from bridge some distance upstream.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel. Control, concrete 

weir which is permanent. Banks subject to overflow at stage of 3 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage 

recorder, 2.39 feet at 1 p. m. August 9 (discharge, 322 second-feet); minimum 

stage, 0.15 foot at 11 a. m. May 29 (discharge, 3.6 second-feet).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge during period, 425 second-feet June 8, 

1926; minimum discharge, 2.4 second-feet on June 19, 1925.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.
58 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly shifting; affected by ice. Eating 

curve well defined by 19 discharge measurements, of which 6 were made 

during current year. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory during 

open water. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height 

to rating table; shifting-control method used November 1 to December 9 and 

September 3-30. Records good except for winter, for which they are fair.

COOPERATION. Field data furnished by State engineer and Southern Colorado 

Power Co.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1927

Day

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

2 

3 

4

5 

6 - 

7 -----

8 _ 

9 -----

10 

11 . 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 --------

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 -------

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

7.7

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.9

9.3

9.3

8.9

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.3

10

10

9.7

10

10

10

11

11

11

10

11

9.7

9.7

9.7

11

11

12

15

25

Nov.

19

19

18

16

20

21

17

19

20

OK

20

20

17

17

18

19

24

24

23

16

20

19

28

26

Dec.

OK

23

22

21

21

21

20

19

1Q

17

1 C

14

1 ^

12

12

12

1

1

15

Jan.

20

1

1

1

1

I"

]

1

17

Feb.

1 IS

\ 19

1

1

19

20

1

I 20

1

I 22

Mar.

1"

 21

1

I 20

1

30

35

45

50

EC

110

277

419

406

270

Apr.

85

68

85

68

CO

AR

40

38

35

29

OR

30

qq

36

qc

28

25

26

26

19

19

18

19

19

20

20

21

20

May

19

17

14

14

13

12

13

14

i <i

12

9 q

9.3

8.5

8 Q

13

18

20

19

15

11

9.3

9.3

9.3

8

C

5.0

4.6

4.2

5.3

K Q

June

Q 7

19

9.7

8.5

8.5

9 7

i ^

18

12

10

qc

126

61

234

54

57

65

87

68

42

qi

23

qi

30

31

53

92

July

77

44

26

is

15

12

11

20

39

29

26

18

14

8.9

10

11

11

11

20

67

iqc

55

AR

68

226

184

67

Aug.

AK

53

71

62

100

97

85

287

1 K.9

QA

62

EC

47

57

48

48

43

62

CO

52

50

AQ

43

40

50

44

36

qo

Sept.

9ft

91

oc

24

20

20

20 ' 19

qo

qA

98

OQ

fiQ

66

C1

fiQ

89

74

CO

55

55

53

51

77

92

85

66

130

NOTE, Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17-21 and Dec. 10 to Mar. 25; discharge based on 

4 current-motor measurements and temperature record.

Monthly discharge of Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo., for the year ending

September SO, 1927

Month

April. 

July 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

25 

28 

25

419 

85 

20 

234 

226 

287 

130

419

Minimum

7.7 

16 

12

18 

4.2 

8.5 

8.9 

32 

19

4.2

Mean

10.6 

20.4 

17.0 

18.5 

19.4 

68.9 

35.0 

11.7 

47.4 

44.2 

67.7 

51.1

34.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

652 

1,210 

1,050 

1,140 

1,080 

4,240 

1 2,080 

719 

2,820 

2,720 

4,160 

3,040

24,900
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 59

WEST BEATER CREEK NEAR VICTOR, COIO.

LOCATION. In sec. 30, T. 16 S., R. 68 W., at Skaguay power station of Southern 

Colorado Power Co. about 7 miles southeast of Victor, Fremont County. 

Nearest tributary, East Beaver Creek, enters 2 miles downstream.

DRAINAGE AREA. 66 square miles (drainage area above reservoir outlet).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1905, to September 30, 1927.

DETERMINATION OP DISCHARGE. Water used through power house is brought by 

pipe line from reservoir %% miles upstream; quantity measured hourly by 

weir, and a quantity representing the gain or loss in the reservoir during the 

period is added or subtracted. To determine the natural flow of the stream 

the seepage through the dam is measured by weir and added to the total 

quantity thus obtained. This method takes no account of evaporation 

from the surface of the reservoir.

DIVERSIONS. Above the power reservoir are three reservoirs from which the 

town of Victor obtains its municipal supply. In the upper basin are four 

reservoirs from which water is diverted through St. John Tunnel into Lake 

Moraine, and thence by natural channels to Colorado Springs, where it is 

used as municipal supply. During 1927, 2,260 acre-feet were diverted 

through St. John Tunnel. Below the power plant, adjudicated decrees for 

diversions of 126 second-feet from Beaver Creek, which is formed by East 

and West Beaver Creeks. In addition, there is an irrigation reservoir in 

operation which has a filing for 4,760 acre-feet.

COOPERATION. Records are furnished by Southern Colorado Power Co.

Monthly discharge of West Beaver Creek near Victor, Colo., for the year ending

September SO, 1927

Month

Mean discharge in 

second-feet

18.2

17.6

17.1

13.4

8.40

9

AA

11.4

Run-off in 

acre-Ieet

1,120

1,050

824

466

678

Month

July. 

Mean discharge in 

second-feet

13.8

13.7

13.8

16.9

18.7

14.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

848

815

848

1,040

1,110

10, 400

BOEHMER CREEK NEAR PIKES PEAK, COIO.

LOCATION. In NW. % sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., 3^ miles south of Pikes Peak, El 

Paso County, above Little Beaver and Sackett Creeks. Altitude, 11,000 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 7.2 square miles (measured on topographic map). About 75 

per cent of this area is above timber line. To the natural drainage has been 

added that of West Beaver Creek above intake of Strickler Tunnel.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1909, to September 30, 1927.

DETERMINATION OP DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 60 

inches long, with complete end contractions. A stake is driven into bed of 

stream in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth 

of water over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by 

Francis formula.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. Water diverted above weir for use in Victor is 

measured and is added to flow over Boehmer Creek weir to show total 

run-off. Flow regulated by series of three reservoirs having an aggregate 

capacity of 1,400 acre-feet; reservoirs operated by Colorado Springs Water 

Department.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department.
60 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Boehmer Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo., for the year ending

September SO, 1927

[Drainage area, 7.2 square miles]

Month

December... . . . _

April........ __.____.... _._._._.

June.. ___ .._........ _ _______ _ _.

July.. ._..._. _.______.__._._.____

The year.. _....._ __ _._.____..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3.20 

2.07 

1.82 

1.35 

1.13 

.73 

3.81 

9.05 

6.25 

33.1 

35. 8 

12.0

35.8

Minimum

2.07 

1.58 

1.35 

1.13 

.73 

.73 

1.13 

3.81 

5.15 

3.97 

9.71 

3.81

.73

Mean

2.90 

1.80 

1.69 

1.34 

1.09 

.73 

1.44 

6.05 

5.53 

15.1 

15.3 

7.40

5.08

Per 

square 

mile

0. 4C3 

.250 

.235 

.186 

.151 

.101 

.200 

.840 

.768 

2.10 

2.12 

1.03

.706

Run-off

Inches

0.46 

.28 

.27 

.21 

.16 

.12 

.22 

.97 

.86 

2.42 

2.44 

1.15

9.56

Acre-feet

178 

107 

104 

82.4 

60.5 

44.9 

85.7 

372 

329 

928 

941 

440

3,670

LITTLE BEAVER CREEK NEAR PIKES PEAK, COLO.

LOCATION. In NW. % NW. % sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., just above mouth of 

creek and 3J^ miles south of Pikes Peak, El Paso County. Little Beaver 

Creek enters Boehmer Creek from west 0.3 mile above reservoir No. 4. 

Altitude of station, 11,000 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1.0 square mile (measured on topographic map). About 25 

per cent of area above timber line; remainder sparsely timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1909, to September 30, 1927.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 24 inches 

long, with complete end contractions. A stake is driven into bed of stream 

in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth of water 

over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by Francis 

formula.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department.

Monthly discharge of Little Beaver Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo., for the year ending

September SO, 1927

[Drainage area, 1.0 square mile]

Month

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.22 

.17 

.18 

.16 

.10 

.07 

.45 

1.28 

1.28 

1.04 

1.07 

.93

1.28

Minimum

0.16 

.16 

.16 

.10

.08 

.05 

.07 

.45 

.82 

.76 

.87 

.60

.C5

Mean

0.183 

.162 

.169 

.158 

.098 

.051 

.104 

.810 

.970 

.929 

.956 

.725

.445

Per 

square 

mile

0.183 

.162 

.169 

.158 

.098 

.051 

.104 

.810 

.970 

.929 

.956 

.725

.445

Run-off

Inches

0.21 

.18 

.19 

.18 

.10 

.06 

.12 

.93 

1.08 

1.07 

1.10 

.81

6.03

Acre-feet

11.3 

9.6 

10.4 

9.7 

5.4 

3.1 

6.2 

49.8 

57.7 

57.1 

58.8 

43.1

322
AEKANSAS EIVEE BASIN 61

SACKETT CHEEK NEAR PIKES PEAK, COIO.

LOCATION. In SE. % NW. J4 sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., just above mouth of 

creek and 4 miles southeast of Pikes Peak, El Paso County. Sackett 

Creek enters Boehmer Creek from north a short distance above reservoir 

No. 4. Altitude of station, 11,000 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 0.65 square mile (measured on topographic map). About 30 

per cent of area above timber line; remainder sparsely timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1909, to September 30, 1927.

DETERMINATION OP DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 24 inches 

long, with complete end contractions. A stake is driven into bed of stream 

in pool above weir so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth of water 

over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by Francis 

formula.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado 

Springs Water Department.

Monthly discharge of Sackett Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo., for the year ending

September 80, 1927

[Drainage area, 0.65 square mile]

Month

July... _ .........._ _ __

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.03 

.01 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.45 

.82 

.72 

.40 

.45 

.29

.82

Minimum

0.01 

.01 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.45 

.40 

.22 

.25 

.18

.00

Mean

0.018 

.010 

.000 

.000 

.000 

.000 

.045 

.581 

.485 

.276 

.301 

.226

.163

Per

square 

mile

0.028 

.015 

.000 

.000 

.000 

. .000 

.069 

.894 

.746 

.425 

.463 

.348

.251

Run-off

Inches

0.03 

.02 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.00 

.08 

1.03 

.83 

.49 

.53 

.39

3.40

Acre-feet

1.1 

.6 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.0 

2.7 

35.7 

28.9 

17.0 

18.5 

13.4

118

LION CHEEK NEAR HALFWAY, COIO.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., at mouth of creek, half a mile 

southwest of Halfway, El Paso County. Lion Creek enters Ruxton Creek 

from west. Altitude of station, 9,250 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2.0 square miles (measured on topographic map). Includes 

all area above The Crater apparently tributary to Sheep Creek. About 30 

per cent of area above timber line; remainder sparsely timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1908, to September 30, 1927.

DETERMINATION OP DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 30 inches 

long, with complete end contractions. A stake is driven into bed of stream 

in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth of water 

over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by Francis 

formula.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado 

Springs Water Department.

102062 30 5
62 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Lion Creek near Halfway, Colo., for the year ending.

September 30, 1927

[Drainage area, 2.0 square miles]

Month

December _ .____.____

July.. . --_- .______.__.._____

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1.30 

1.03 

.73 

.91 

.79 

1.17 

1.30 

.97 

1.17 

.79 

1.90 

2.10

2.10

Minimum

1.03 

.61 

.46 

.79 

.41 

.36 

.56 

.41 

.41 

.32 

.61 

1.60

.32

Mean

1.15 

.872 

.606 

.864 

.558 

.508 

.744 

.641 

.569 

.502 

1.41 

1.74

.847

Per 

square 

mile

0.575 

.436 

.303 

.432 

.279 

.254 

.372 

.320 

.284 

.251 

.705 

.870

.424

Run-ofl.

Inches

0.66. 

.49, 

.35. 

.,50 

.29 

.29 

.42 

.37 

.32; 

.29 

.81 

.97

5.76

Acre-feet

70.7 

51.9. 

37^3, 

53.1 

31.0} 

31.2' 

44.3; 

39.4; 

33. 9) 

30.9' 86.7- 

104

614

SHEEP CREEK NEAR HALFWAY, COIO.

LOCATION. In SW. % sec. 11, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., a quarter of a mile west of 

Halfway, El Paso County. No tributary between station and mputji, a, 

short distance below. Sheep Creek enters Ruxton Creek from west a short, 

distance above Halfway. Altitude of station, 9,100 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 0.73 square mile (measured on topographic map). D.oes not 

include any area above The Crater as this is most probably tributary to. 

Lion Creek. Practically all balow timber line, but sparsely timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1908, to September 30, 1927.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 30 inches, 

long, with complete end contractions. A stake is driven into bed of stream* 

in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth of waterover stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by Francis; 

formula.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by ColoradoSprings Water Department.

Monthly discharge of Sheep Creek near Halfway, Colo., for the year ending,'

September 30, 1927

[Drainage area, 0.73 square mile]

Month

Julv__^_ ............. . .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.36 

.23 

.23 

.20 

.13 

.36 

.46 

.61 

.46 

.46 

1.90 

1.03

1.90

Minimum

0 22 

23 

20 

13 

08 

08 

20 

13 

10 

14 

46 

61

.08

Mean

0.283 

.230 

.222 

.175 

.093 

.130 

.275 

.305 

.215 

.268 

1.17 

.786

.348

Per

square 

mile

0.388 

.315 

.304 

.240 

.127 

.178 

.377 

.418 

.295 

.367 

1.60 

1.08

.477

Run-off

Inches

0.45 

.35 

.35 

.28 

.13 

.21 

.42 

,48 

.33 

.42 

1.84 

1.20

6.46

Acre-feeb

17.4 

13.7 

13.6 

10.8 

5.2' 

8.0 

16.4 

18.8 

12.8 

16. 5; 

71.9 

46.8

252
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 63

SOUTH RUXTON CREEK AT HALFWAY, COIO.

LOCATION. In SW. % sec. 11, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., just above hydroelectric intake 

at Halfway, El Paso County. No tributary between station and mouth, a 

short distance below. South Ruxton Creek enters Ruxton Creek from south 

of Halfway. Altitude of station, 9,000 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3.95 square miles (measured on topographic map). Practically 

all below timber line and heavily timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1, 1906, to September 30, 1927.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by two sharp-crested weirs, 

with complete end contractions. Discharge is computed by Francis formula. The main weir is one-third of a mile above mouth of creek and a 

short distance above hydroelectric intake, which has a capacity of 4.63 feet. 

The second weir is halfway between main weir and mouth of creek and measures inflow chiefly from springs below intake and a small amount of seepage. 

At all times, except during high water, capacity of intake is sufficient to 

take entire flow passing main weir, and flow at two weirs is combined to 

give total run-off of the basin. During high water excess passing intake 

and recorded at the lower weir does not represent increased flow between 

weirs and is discarded. In its place is used a constant quantity based on 

inflow and seepage at other times.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed .from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department.

Monthly discharge of South Ruxton Creek at Halfway, Colo., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

[Drainage area, 3.95 square miles]

Month

April ___________________

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

August _____________ .........

The year _____________ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1.60 

1.30 

.97 

.91 

.85 

1.30 

1.30 

1.52 

1.63 

1.75 

4.95 

3.50

4.95

Minimum

1.17 

.97 

.79 

.79 

.79 

.79 

.79 

.91 

.85 

1.30 

1.75 

1.45

.79

Mean

1.49 

1.09 

.896 

.869 

.844 

.891 

.934 

1.20 

1.19 

1.52 

3.65 

2.18

1.40

Per 

square 

mile

0.377 

.276 

.227 

.220 

.214 

.226 

.236 

.304 

.301 

.385 

.924 

.552

.354

Run-off

Inches

0.43 

.31 

.26 

.25 

.22 

.26 

.26 

.35 

.34 

.44 

1.07 

.62

4.81

Acre-feet

91.6 

64. d

55.1 

53.4 

46.9 

54.8 

55.6 

73.8 

70.8 

93.5 

224 

130

1,010

CABIN CREEK NEAR HALFWAY, COLO. '

LOCATION. In SW. % NW. % sec. 11, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., just above hydroelectric intake, three-eighths of a mile north of Halfway, El Paso County. 

Cabin Creek enters Ruxton Creek half a mile below Halfway. Altitude of 

station, about 9,000 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2.4 square miles (measured on topographic map). About 

15 per cent of area above timber line; remainder sparsely timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1906, to September 30, 1927.
64 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by two sharp-crested weirs 

with complete end contractions. Discharge computed by Francis formula. 

The main weir is about one-third of a mile above mouth of creek and just 

above hydroelectric intake. The second weir is 50 feet above mouth of 

creek and measures flow from springs and small tributaries entering below 

intake. Except during high water measured flow at weirs is combined to 

give run-off from basin. During high water, record from lower weir is 

discarded and inflow estimated. (See description of South Ruxton Creek 

at Halfway, Colo.)

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department.

Monthly discharge of Cabin Creek near Halfway, Colo., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

[Drainage area, 2.4 square miles]

Month

April.......... __. .........

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

August ____ --- - __________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1.17 

.67 

.56 

.46 

. 36 

.79 

1.03 

1.17 

2.13 

1.90 

5.40 

400

5.40

Minimum

0.67 

.56 

.46 

.36 

.27 

.27 

.61 

.67 

.67 

.79 

1.75 

2.10

.27

Mean

0.923 

.617 

.531 

.423 

.293 

.400 

.810 

.913 

1.01 

1.12 

4.05 

2.89

1.17

Per 

square 

mile

0.385 

.257 

.221 

.176 

.122 

.167 

.338 

.380 

.421 

.467 

1.69 

1.20

.488

Run-off

Inches

0.44 

.29 

.25 

.20 

.13 

.19 

.38 

.44 

.47 

.54 

1.95 

1.34

6.62

Acre-feet

56.8 

36.7 

32.6 

26.0 

16.3 

24.6 

48.2 

56.1 

60.1 

68.9 

249 

172

847

SUTHERLAND CREEK NEAR MANITOU, COLO.

LOCATION. In SW. X sec. 9, T. 14 S., R. 67 W., l}i miles southeast of Manitou, 

El Paso County. No large tributary between station and mouth, 1 mile 

below. Altitude of station, 6,600 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4.4 square miles (measured on topographic map). Practically 

all below timber line.

UECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1918, to September 30, 1927.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 30 

inches long, with complete end contractions. A stake is driven into bed of 

stream in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth 

of water over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by 

Francis formula.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

OOOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department.
ARKANSAS RIVER "BASIN 65

Monthly discharge of Sutherland Creek near Manitou, Colo., for the year ending

September SO, 1927

[Drainage area, 4.4 square miles]

Month

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.56 

.56 

.46 

.56 

.36 

.56 

..91 

.79- 

1.03 

.79 

1.63 

1.30

1.63

Minimum

0.46 

.36 

.36 

.36 

.36 

.36 

.79 

.36 

.46 

.56 

.79 

.79

.36

Mean

0.476 

.433 

.373 

.405 

.360 

.447 

.798 

.637 

.777 

.692 

1.20 

1.03

.644

Per 

square 

mile

0.108 

.098 

.085 

.092 

.082 

.102 

.181 

.145 

.177 

.157 

.293 

.234

.146

Run-oft

Inches

0.12 

.11 

.10 

.11 

.09 

.12 

.20 

.17 

.20 

.18 

.34 

.26

2.00

Acre-feet

29. £ 25.8- 

22.9 24.9' 

20. 0< 

27.5. 

47.5 

39.2: 

46.2 42.5- 

79.3- 

61.3

466

BEAR CREEK NEAR COLORADO SPRINGS, COIO.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 21, T. 14 S., R. 67 W., 3K miles west of ColoradoSprings, El Paso County. Nearest tributary, Hunters Run, enters a short 

distance,aab.ove. ,. Altitude of station 6,615 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 6.9 square miles (measured on topographic map). Practically 

all below timber line.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1, 1918, to September 30, 1927.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 30 inches 

long, with complete end contractions. A stake is driven into bed of stream in 

pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth of water over 

stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by Francis formula,

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado 

Springs Water Department.

Monthly discharge of Bear Creek near Colorado Springs, Colo., for the year ending

September SO, 1927

[Drainage area, 6.9 square miles]

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.97 

1.10 

.79 

.67 

.51 

1.10 

1.63 

1.03 

3.12 

2.75

5.62 

3.80

5.62

Minimum

0.79 

.56 

.27 

.51 

.46 

.51 

.85 

.61 

.67 

1.03 

2.07 

1.83

.27

Mean

0.887 

.801 

.649 

.583 

.483 

.758 

1.14 

.753 

1.53 

1.36 

4.06 

2.33

1.28

Per

square 

mile

0.129 

.116 

.094 

.084 

.070 

.110 

.165 

.109 

.222 

.197 

.588 

.338

..186

Run-oft

Inches

0.15 

.13 

.11 

.10 

.07 

.13 

.18 

.13 

.25 

.23 

'.68 

.38

2.54

Acre-feet

54.5. 

47.7 39.9° 

35.8- 

26,8. 

46.6- 

 7.8 

46.3 

91.0 

83:6- 

250 

139

929
66 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

WILD HORSE CREEK NEAR HOLLY COLO.

LOCATION. In sec. 15, T. 23 S., R. 42 W., one-quarter of a mile southeast of

Holly, Prowers County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1922, to September 30, 1927. 

EQUIPMENT. Staff gage on highway bridge. Discharge measurements made

from bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand, which shifts at intervals. No

definite control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Not available. 

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. Small diversions above station. Flow regulated

at intervals by waste water from Amity and Buffalo Canals. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice. Rating

curves are not well defined. Twelve to sixteen current-meter measurements

are obtained each year. Records considered fair. 

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Wild Horse Creek near Holly, Colo., for the years 

ending September SO, 1928-1927

Day

1922-23

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 

01

1923-24 

t.

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

3

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

. 5 ...... .. .

6 1_-

7 .... ....

8 ..........

10 

Oct.

30

43

35

43

112

128

63

77

216

Nov.

9.2

9.2

9 9

9.2

9.2

6.4

3.4

5.8

Doc.

6

50

62

60

60

60

30

79

52

13

3.9

3.9

6.6

6.6

Jan.

4

4

4

4

29

24

12

7

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

Feb.

6

6

6

6

38

26

26

7

8

9

10

10

10

10

10

20

20

25

14

8

8

6

6

6

6

Mar.

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

1

1

1

.5

.4

.2.

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

1.5

2.7

.2

1.6

.5

.2

.2

1.6

5

1.3

10

9.7

41

31

22

1

4

2

2

2

1

0

U

0

0

May

14

10

7.2

9.4

9.2

10

9.2

7.2

6.6

5.8

5

3.2

5.8

31

11

7.2

4.4

5.8

4.4

5.2

6.1

7.5

36

7.5

8

7.5

6.4

6.4

S.6

15

97

6

0

0

4

0

4

0

0

0

0

June

11

9.2

6.6

2.7

.7

5.2

96

20

14

43

62

76

97

62

93

98

106

114

70

84

99

45

51

51

91

34

23

12

6

10

4

4

2

1

0

0

0

0

July

3.4

1.3

.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

9.7

.5

2.5

3.6

.5

1.6

17

6.6

17

21

50

55

40

55

55

 19

30

14

36

36

62

66

66

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

82

6

Aug.

66

53

73

74

172

154

107

201

74

54

19

15

17

48

42

32

4.3

74

67

43

4.7

6.1

2.2

2

2

8.6

6.9

6.9

5.5

6. R

5.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

Sept.

1.8

.1

0

0

.1

.1.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

5.2

75

48

137

67

119

119

136

59

47

31

19

14

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 67

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Wild Horse Creek near. Holly, Colo., for the years 

ending September 30, 1923-1927 Continued

Day

1923-24 

ill ..-.

13 ..

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

15 

.16_ 

.17 . 

18 

-19 . 

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

 21 

32.. .-...---.

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

34 

 25 

26 

37 

28 

39 

30 - '11

1924-25 

1 

 2 -----

 B. ..............

4-.- .

6 -

^ - . .

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

g..... ........ ..

10 

11 

*2 . 

13 

14. -_ _.-_ 

V5 -.-. 

16 

17 

18 

19 ^o. ..............

'21.. ........... ..

22 

23 

 24 

25 

26. 

37- 

28 

29 

 30 

31 

1925-26 

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

'2 . 

 3. -- - 

4

5 

'T... ............

8 ....

9 

10 

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

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

13 ..

14 . .. .

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

Oct.

90

70

7b

62

20

15

5.2

3.7

7.8

3.7

7.5

7.5

10

41

K

9.7

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.4

0

0

0

0

0

1

13

10

6

2

13

10

6

6

2

9

6

10

13

13

8

2

13

1

0

6

18

10

8

0

8

7

5

1

20

Nov.

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

8

7.8

7.8

7.8

5

4.7

8.9

81

118

41

26

99

16

13

6

0

13

6

10

13

6

6

6

10

6

6

4

4

6

6

6

6

4

6

108

47

0

24

20

0

0

0

0

0

20

15

1

Dec.

8

9.4

5

17

25

9.2

3.4

3.4

8.9

1.3

3.4

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

34

89

2

10

34

1O

16

10

6

8

6

2

0

3

6

0

7

7

6

6

5

5

5

5

4

4

7

48

115

83

83

42

1

0

95

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

0

0

0

17

44

44

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

28

P

1

0

12

15

7

4

8

5

5

2

1

4

5

3

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

28

129

105

129

40

28

6

6

6

6

4

4

4

4

0

0

0

0

f °

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1011

15

1Q

84

75

52

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

10

10

6

6

8

4

0

6

Rft

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

15

12

15

1?

QQ

18

59

45

102

38

June

4

0

129

182

fO

129

146

150

67

07

129

60

60

13

46

13

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

15

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

41

51

70

41

85

200

July

l

0

i

0

0

0

17

30

23

13

10

6

4

2

3

2

0

0

0

0

5

62

27

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

26

18

37

14

4

56

49

07

0

0

0

14

41

48

14

Oft

20

Aug.

69

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

37

37

49

36

43

36

49

34

16

12

12

8

8

10

16

0

0

0

12

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

2

0

2

2

2

67

0

0

0

0

0

0

Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

12

26

49

105

43

1

1

12

26

26

on

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0
68 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Wild Horse Creek near Holly, Colo., for the years 

ending September 30, 1923-1927 Continued

Day

1925-26

18. 

19 

20 

21 

22 

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

24 

25 

26-. 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

1926-27 

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

2. -... ---------

3.-. -.

4..- ------

6.. __ .--- __ .

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

8. ..... 

9 -

10 

11.- .

12 

13 

14. ...

15 

16. ... 

17. ...... 

18 ..

19. 

20 .

21 

22... .... ..

23-- .

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

24

1

20

65

103

62

48

30

1

15

42

99

42

7

76

30

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov

0

0

1

0

0

42

42

42

83

76

76

08

62

62

36

0

12

14

7

g

7

g

g

17

4

5

46

24

7

0

7

6

24

30

Dec.

30

11

15

20

24

6

30

25

10

5

0

0

0

0

0

30

28

32

30

14

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jdn

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

49

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

38

CO

0

0

24

g

6

5

24

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

84

67

1

0

0

67

6

0

6

59

28

15

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

May

130

102

120

51

102

93

63

56

14

14

9

12

9

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24

g

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

June

93

32

120

93

17

32

24

14

3

0

0

0

7

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

g

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

6

0

6

0

9

6

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o'

0

0

0

150

100

9

0

77

20

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

3

2

0

150

inn

20

9

Aug.

0

9

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

16

36

2

0

g

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

NOTE. Flow includes waste from Amity and Buffalo Canals.
ARKANSAS EIVEE BASIN 69

Monthly discharge of Wild Horse Creek near Holly, Colo., for the years ending 

September 30, 1923-1927

Month

1922-23

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

1923-24

November-....--..- ------ ----- .... . -.

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

1924-25

July 

1925-26

May _______________________________

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

- 1926-27

May __ _ - ._ _

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

The year.-.. ___ . _ . _ . _ __________ ..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

34 

51

41 

36 

114 

66 

201 

137

201

216 

118 

79

28 

129 

60 

182 

82 

69 

67

216

18 

108 

89

44 

15 

0 

0 

15 

62 

49 

105

108

103 

83 

140 

0 

49 

52 

84 

130 

200 

48 

9 

0

200

7 

46 

32 

0 

24 

24 

12 

24 

14 

150 

36 

0

150

Minimum

4 

6

.2 

3.2 

.7 

.1 

2 

0

0

3.7 

3.4 

1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

6 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Mean

6.20 

7.50 

16.6 

6.93 

13.2 

3.00 

4.50 

9.92 

51.5 

22.8 

48.1 

29.7

18.3

41.8 

15.1 

9.92 

3.29 

.69 

1.48 

18.6 

4.19 

42.9 

6.61 

2.32 

2.60

12.4

5.77 

12.6 

10.3 

4.0 

6.68 

3.77 

.00 

.00 

1.27 

13.0 

14.2 

17.1

7.39

24.6 

23.1 

29.5 

.00 

2.29 

4.58 

22.3 

44.2 

35.4 

6.45 

.48 

.00

16.1

0.45 

11.4 

4.94 

.00 

1.04 

3.26 

.70 

1.06 

1.23 

21.1 

3.77 

.00

4.11

Run-off in 

acre-feet

381 

446 

1,020 

426 

733 

184 

268 

610 

3,060 

1,400 

2,960 

1,770

13,300

2,570 

898 

610 

202 

40 

91 

1,110 

258 

2,550 

406 

143 

155

9,030

355 

750 

633 

246 

371 

232 

0 

0 

76 

799 

873 

1,020

5,360

1,510 

1,370 

1,810 

0 

127 

282 

1,330 

2,720 

2,110 

397 

29 

0

11,700

28 

678 

304 

0 

58 

200 

42 

65 

73 

1,300 

232 

0

2.980

NOTE. Mean discharge estimated for October, November, and December, 1922; January and February, 

1924; January, April, and May, 1925; January and September, 1926; and January and September, 1927.
70 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

HOLLY DRAIN NEAR COOLIDGE, EANS.

LOCATION. In sec. 16, T. 23 S., R. 43 W., where Santa Fe Railroad crosses 

Cheyenne Creek, half a mile above mouth and 3 miles southeast of Coolidge,. 

Hamilton County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1924, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Water-stage recorder; discharge measurements made from footbridge over wooden rating flume.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Excavated channel. Bed composed of sand and clay,, 

which shifts slightly.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. 1924-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 6.5 feet July 

29, 1927 (discharge, 390 second-feet).

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly shifting. Not affected by ice 

except at rare intervals. Rating curves well defined by 12 to 16 current 

meter measurements each year. Records considered good.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer of Colorado.

Drain is for purpose of removing excess irrigation water from land lying on 

north side of Arkansas River between this gaging station and point several miles 

above Holly, Colo. It was built in 1923; flow prior to January, 1924, was 

negligible. Water for irrigation is diverted from Arkansas River. Flow of 

Holly drain is returned to Arkansas River half a mile below station.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Holly drain near Coolidge, Kans., for the years; 

ending September SO, 1924-1927

Day

1924

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

5-... . .......

6-... . -..

7. .... -

8 --..

».... ........

11 ...... _

12........ ..

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

14 

15- __ ...

16 -- ..

17.......

18.

19--.. .

20 

21 

22 

23 

24.

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 .......

1924-25 

1 __ ......... .

2 ..........

Z. ..............

4- _____ ....

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

Oct.

40

42

42

43

42

Nov.

35

35

42

39

Dec.

29

30

32

on

33

Jan.

12

qq

3309

00

33

Feb.

33

33

31

31

Mar.

17

31

32

33

qo

31

Apr.

32

32

32

32

31

May

33

33

34

34

35

35

36

39

38

40

42

40

40

45

45

42

43

50

48

51

53

48

46

44

42

42

49

48

52

59

55

26

26

26

26

26

June

56

61

54

46

44

48

46

44

48

42

46

47

67

54

74

91

70

68

65

62

62

58

51

48

40

33

37

38

37

39

34

33

34 3A

33

July

39

34

34

33

36

38

34

33

42

37

36

3S

36

38

36

44

59

62

48

45

40

44

43

47

45

42

40

40

38

36

38

30

30

30

40

Aug.

36

34

36

38

38

38

36

39

40

35

77

37

42

50

53

57

52

42

38

34

26

29

24

27

30

30

30

32

qq

32

31

47

47

54

39

Sept.

2ft

34

35

33.

30

30

34

31

34

36,

40

42

37

40

41

40

42

48

50

38

3ft

38,

sa

sa

3&

38

40,

4142-

40

28,

29-

qi

31
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 71

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Holly drain near Coolidge, Kans., for the years 

ending September 80, 1924-1927 Continued

Day

1924-25

7 ..-- _ ---.

8 

9 -.. _._

10 

11 ....

12. 

13 

15 ..........

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 ....

21 

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

23. .....

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

25. ....

26 

27 -...

28 

29 -------

30- -- 

01

1925-26 

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

2--...--,. ......

3 ...

5 

6 

7 .... ...

8 ...

9- _- .

10 

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

12..... .....

13 ..........

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

15 

16 -------

17---.-.----.....

18 

19 

20 

21 .. 

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

23 ...

24 

25 

26 

27.. ---. .

28 

29 

30. --------

01

1926-27

2

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

4 __

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

Oct.

40

42

45

41

42

48

43

42

43

44

41

36

34

35

34

36

34

36

36

36

36

38

43

46

57

36

27

27

26

26

26

26

25

26

25

26

26

26

26

33

26

26

27

29

29

31

31

31

28

28

28

25

28

29

27

29

9Q

32

33

31

33

38

Nov.

35

36

35

34

34

33

34

36

36

35

35

34

35

42

44

40

. 33

30

31

34

35

40

32

29

28

28

32

35

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

33

38

27

27

28

23

28

28

28

27

27

23

22

21

21

Dee.

35

38

37

34

31

31

31

31

32

32

31

32

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

32

31

31

31

27

27

25

27

27

27

28

28

29

31

30

31

31

29

30

30

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

32

31

31

31

32

01

42

42

41

40

40

Jan.

32

32

32

33

32

33

33

32

31

32

33

32

32

32

31

31

32

32

32

32

33

32

32

33

33

33

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

32

32

31

32

32

32

32

31

30

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

25

26

25

26

27

Feb.

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

37

34

32

31

37

38

36

37

34

35

33

32

34

36

31

31

,

27

' 26

27

26

26

26

25

25

25

26

2G

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

27

28

27

28

30

Mar.

31

31

32

30

30

31

32

33

33

34

33

34

36

36

37

36

34

35

34

34

34

34

34

33

34

32

24

25

25

28

40

38

40

44

47

46

47

49

49

49

50

45

41

41

38

37

38

40

58

48

43

42

46

30

28

28

26

25

24

25

24

Apr.

31

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

29

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

26

27

26

26

26

25

26

25

27

28

31

32

35

34

42

46

42

48

56

44

36

34

35

37

49

38

38

24

24

24

23

24

May

29

32

33

30

29

28

29

30

31

31

32

32

32

33

33

33

30

31

32

36

34

32

32

36

35

35

38

41

39

38

41

48

53

52

39

41

42

35

33

39

43

40

40

49

42

50

50

44

48

49

42

32

31

32

50

65

60

26

26

27

28

27

June

32

33

37

36

34

33

31

30

29

30

31

32

33

32

32

34

30

29

29

30

30

30

30

30

32

60

65

70

70

55

40

45

45

50

59

50

53

40

47

113

58

84

116

93

78

65

70

66

62

57

64

59

62

55

44

30

41

38

32

37

July

32

28

28

27

27

27

27

26

26

27

31

33

33

34

37

33

38

37

37

36

32

33

38

44

39

42

37

32

33

31

32

32

39

36

45

115

60

55

75

99

75

57

53

52

46

36

34

31

31

31

30

31

31

33

32

30

32

19

19

19

20

19

Aug.

35

35

37

33

31

29

29

28

3131 '

31

31

31

29

31

32

30

30

29

30

31

30

29

29

28

28

33

33

32

31

32

30

31

33

30

30

30

29

28

33

40

43

45

43

35

29

29

28

32

28

26

26

27

25

26

25

23

30-

26

22

20

18

Sept.

33

32

34

36

37

36

33

33

50

38

33.

34

3ft

28-

2fr

2ft

2T

26-

21

Ifr

2»

24

24

21

27

22

22

26

32

34

34

28

26

25

31

31

34

37

38

32

37

38

35

34

30

27

26

25

25

30

31

32

32

33

33

16

16

16

16

15
72 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Holly drain near Coolidge, Kans., for the years 

ending September SO, 1924-1927 Continued

Day

1926-27 

6 ... 

7 __ ..........

8_ ...........

9 __ ...........

10 

11. __ ..........

12 _______ -.

13. __ ..........

14. ___ .........

15. ___ .........

16 

17. ___ ........

18 

19 . 

20. .........

31. __ .... _ ...

32. __ ..........

23 .........

24...... _ . .....

35 ____ ..... ...

36 

37 ______ ....

38. ...........

39 ____ . ......

30 __ ... 

31 ___ ..........

Oct.

37

36

35

32

32

32

32

32

30

29

32

30

25

25

24

24

24

23

22

24

26

29

26

29

31

32

Nov.

22

22

21

22

21

22

22

22

23

30

42

26

24

25

29

36

26

25

24

23

23

23

30

42

42

Dec.

39

32

32

35

33

30

29

27

27

26

26

27

27

27

27

27

26

25

26

26

26

26

259<;

25

Jan.

26

26

26

26

25

25

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

OE

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

Feb.

29

28

28

28

28

27

27

28

27

27

26

24

24

26

26

26

25

24

46

47

49

38

26

Mar.

24

23

28

41

28

25

26

26

29

30

27

26

38

64

25

25

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

23

Apr.

24

32

28

29

35

39

32

29

38

42

41

33

39

43

46

41

42

43

42

40

38

36

30

30

28

May

30

30

31

29

30

30

33

34

32

34

32

30

30

32

32

30

30

29

29

29

27

28

29

29

30

30

.June

39

43

40

32

32

32

36

28

26

29

39

32

29

34

32

25

, 35

35

34

32

24

22

19

18

19

July

19

23

18

19

100

90

38

32

150

19

17

17

16

16

15

20

22

17

23

15

15

15

90

225

42

30

Aug.

16

16

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

13

12

12

13

12

12

14

15

15

16

17

15

16

17

19

17

Sept.

16

18

20

17

16

16

16

16

16

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

20

25

30

40

45

44

NOTE. Table includes some waste water and discharge from Cheyenne Creek, which is dry except after 

Infrequent heavy rains.

Monthly discharge of Holly drain near Coolidge, Kans., for the years ending 

September SO, 1924-1927

Month

1924

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

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

June.. _____________ _ 

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

The period __________________ ........

1924-25 

October ___ .... 

January ___ . _____________ _____ _ .........

February.. .- ____ ___ ____ ....

April ______________________ . .............

July . . .

September- _ - ______ _______________

The year... ___________________ ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

59 

91 

62 

77 

50

57 

44 

38 

33 

38 

37 

32 

36 

37 

44 

54 

50

57

Minimum

33 

33 

33 

24 

29

34 

28 

29 

31 

31 

30 

26 

26 

29 

26 

28 

19

19

Mean

12.0 

14.0 

19.0 

29.0 

43.3 

52.5 

40.5 

37.9 

37.9

40.4 

35.2 

32.1 

32.3 

33.0 

33.1 

28.7 

31.0 

31.9 

33.0 

33.3 

30.0

32.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

738 

805 

1,170 

1,730 

2,660 

3,120 

2,490 

2,330 

2,260

17, 300

2,480 

2,090 

1,970 

1,990 

1,830 

2,040 

1,710 

1,910 

1,900 

2,030 

2,050 

1,790

23, 800
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge of Holly drain near Coolidge, Kans., for the year ending 

September 30, 1984-1927 Continued

Month

1925-26

March ............ __ .... __, _ . __ ..... __ _ ... .

April.. __ ____ . ________________ ____

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

August...- _____ . _ . __ . __ __________ -.-. 

The year ____ _________ ________

1926-27

March. ___ _ .... __ _ .. __ .. _ ___ . _

June.. ___ _ _ ..... ___ . .... _ .. _ . .

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

September _____ ___________________

The year _____ _________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

33 

35 

32 

32 

27 

58 

56 

65 

116 

115 

45 

38

116

38 

42 

42 

27 

49 

64 

46 

34 

43 

225 

30 

45

225

Minimum

25 

27 

25 

28 

25 

24 

25 

31 

40 

30 

23 

22

22

22 

21 

25 

24 

24 

23 

23 

26 

18 

15 

12 

15

12

Mean

27.5 

30.7 

29.9 

30.4 

25.4 

39.7 33.9- 

43.4 

63.2 

44.7 

31.1 

30.7

35.9

29.7 

26.0 

29.9 

25.4 

29.4 

27.3 

34.0 

29.8 

31.5 

38.7 

16.4 

20.3

28.2

Run-off ini 

acre-feet

1,690 

1,830 

1,840" 

1,870< 

1,410- 

2,440' 

2,02O 

2,670' 

3,760 

2,750 

1,910 

1,830

26,009

1,8300 

1, 550 

1,840 1,56O' 

1,630 

1.68O 

2,020- 

l,83Oi 

1,87O2,380- 

1,010' 

1, 21O<

20,400-

NOTE. Holly drain built during 1923. Plow therein before January, 1924, was negligible. Mean discharge for January, February, March, and April, 1924, is estimated.

PAWNEE RIVER NEAR LARKED, KANS.

LOCATION. In sec. 33, T. 21 S., R. 18 W., at Moffet Dam, 11H miles west of 

Larned, Pawnee County.

DRAINAGE AREA. About 2,300 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 21, 1924, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Water-stage recorder attached to downstream side of right abutment of Moffet Dam. Discharge measurements made by wading at low 

stages.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for about 200 feet above and below 

gage. An artificial low-water control exists 190 feet below gage. Banks highr 

covered with heavy growth of trees.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 10.4 feet at 

2p.m. April 9 (discharge, 864 second-feet); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot 

October 1-20, 26-31, and November 1-7.

1925-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 17.95 feet April 4, 1925 (discharge,. 

2,150 second-feet); no flow May 5-7 and July 16, 1926.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. Small amounts pumped from river for irrigating; 

adjacent lands. Moffet Dam used for impounding water within river banks.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve fairly well 

defined, checked by eight discharge measurements, covering a range fromi 

7 to 862 second-feet. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except 

as indicated in footnote to table of daily discharge. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspecting graph. Records fair.
74 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Pawnee River near Lamed, Kans., for the year

ending September 80, 1927

Day

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

2.-. ______ -

3 - -----

4 -- ...

5 .. ...... .

6 .-. - .

7. - ...

8 -_ 

9- .... .......

10 

11 

12 

13 . 

14 

15 

16 

17. 

18 

19.. ___ ........

20 

21 

22. 

23- __ ....

24 _

25 - --

26 . 

27 

28 

29 -

30 

31 

Oct.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

Nov.

1

1

1

1

1

4

6

8

9

Q

8

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Dec.

5

5

4

4

3

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

4

4

11

15

4

Jan.

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

Feb.

5

5

5

5

8

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

4

5

6

5

6

7

7

6

Mar.

5

5

5

5

6

22

25

15

<58

37

22

17

12

10

7

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

9

9

10

10

Apr.

10

12

301

766

690

656

210

65

90

57

39

33

29

83

70

39

35

29

29

25

23

25

23

22

May

20

17

15 10

22

190

468

190

59

51

40

07

35

32

29

29

27

23

22

20

17

18

18

15

10

10

9

Q

7

5

June

138

July

16

14

13

13

10

4

36

95

32

16

8

8

OA

236

67

Aug.

47

37

31

70

468

342

77

67

68

52

50

56

QQ

260

979

342

148

80

58

54

AA

36

34

31

29

00

40

40

oe

31

26

Sept.

26

26

*?1

50

59

52

43

OK

28

17

14

19

10

Q

8

8

7

7

20

31

16

17

13

11

211

108

44

39

31

NOTE No gage-height record Dec. 19-28, Mar. 30 to Apr. 6, June 3 to July 5, and July 7-14; discharge 

based on climatic data and observer's notes. Braced figures show mean discharge for periods indicated.

Monthly discharge of Pawnee River near Lamed, Kans., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Month

July

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2 

9 

15 

5 

8 

58 

766 

468 

236 

468 

211

Minimum

1 

1 

3 

4 

3 

4

5 

4 

26

7

Mean

1.16 

4.70 

4.45 

4.16 

4.89 

11.6 

116 

47.5 

26.4 

99.6 

32.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

71 

280 

274 

256 

272 

713 

6,900 

2,920 

1,620 

6,120 

1,940

LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VALLEY CENTER, KANS.

LOCATION. In SW. % sec. 1, T. 26 S., R. 1 W., at highway bridge half a mile 

west of Goodrich station on the Arkansas Valley Interurban Railroad, 1 

mile south of Valley Center, Sedgwick County, and 14 miles above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,340 square miles (measured on topographic map).

HECORDS AVAILABLE. June 10, 1922, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream handrail of bridge. Discharge measurements made from upstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt and gravel. Lodged snags and 

driftwood are frequent. Control is sand and gravel bar under bridge; 

fairly permanent.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 75

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 17.00 feet at 

6.30 a. m. August 17 (discharge, 9,200 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.90 

foot at 8 a. m. October 2 (discharge, 30 second-feet).

1922-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 18.02 feet on June 10, 1923 (discharge, 10,500 second-feet); minimum discharge, 4 second-feet on December 

17, 1922.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve fairly well 

defined to 3,500 second-feet; checked by discharge measurements of 35, 56, 

and 3,200 second-feet during year. Gage read to hundredths once daily. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. 

Records good.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans., for 

the year ending September 30, 1927

Day

1

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

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

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

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

6 

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

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

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

30

388

5,850

2,870

753

248

162

100

96

115

162

2,660

1,110

653

162

150

110

100

175

74

66

60

56

56

52

52

49

49

49

Nov.

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

56

1,330

676

449

248

162

126

100

87

74

70

66

63

63

60

Kf\

KC

56

52

49

49

Dec.

49

49

49

46

49

49

49

49

49

<;9

52

49

49

41

41

39

41

42

42

46

46

49

49

49

49

49

46

46

49

46

46

Jan.

42

42

42

42

42

42

49

42

42

41

40

38

36

42

39

36

on

38

46

42

42

41

39

39

-11

41

42

46

Feb.

46

46

42

46

49

46

46

42

42

42

41

38

46

46

46

49

46

46

42

42

41

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

Mar.

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

46

49

49

52

52

49

49

49

49

49

CO

138

82

66

56

49

46

42

42

49

49

Apr.

66

120

82

70

60

52

49

60

753

864

980

428

188

162

144

248

217

162

1,540

1,460

1,110

1,080

332

188

150

126

110

105

92

87

May

82

70

66

63

70

74

120

264

open

298

162

105

82

70

70

66

63

60

56

92

52

49

49

46

46

41

40

39

39

June

40

40

56

388

701

492

144

100

74

63

52

56

60

63

281

100

105

96

202

780

920

864

1,080

1,080

350

175

132

105

82

78

July

70

66

74

66

56

52

49

46

46

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

41

42

41

38

36

35

34

33

32

32

31

30

39

82

49

Aug.

. 60

82

66

63

56

49

42

46

49

46

42

49

653

2,590

1,590

6,030

8,190

5,850

3,300

2,130

1 460

607

264

607

864

561

892

5,850

3,700

2,380

2,010

Sept.

1,220

653

388

298

232

780

2,250

980

630

515

217

202

162

138

120

110

105

100

92

87

87

82

87

87

87

87

87

87

92

87

Monthly discharge of Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans., for the year 

ending September 80, 1927

Month

July. , - - ----..--.- .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5,850 

1,330 

52 

46 

49 

162 

1,540 

350 

1,080 

82 

8,190 

2, 250

8,190

Minimum

30 

46 

39 

36 

38 

42 

49 

39 

40 

30 

42 

82

30

Mean

536 

185 

47.0 

41.0 

43.7 

57.5 

370 

90.8 

292 

45.6 

1,620 

338

308

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

33,000 

11,000 

2,890 

2,520 

2,430 

3,540 

22,000 

5,580 

17,400 

2,800 

99,600 

20,100

223,000
76 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

WAIWUT RIVER AT WINFIEID, KANS.

LOCATION. In NE. % see. 33, T. 32 S., R. 4 E., at concrete highway bridge 1 mile 

south of Winfield, Cowley County, 1 mile above Black Creek and 3 miles 

below Timber Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,860 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 14, 1921, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream handrail of bridge. Discharge measurements made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, sand, and rock; shifting. Control 

is gravel bar 500 feet below gage; shifting.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 33.88 feet at 

11 a. m. April 20 (discharge, 24,100 second-feet); minimum stage, 3.57 feet 7 

a. m. on July 28 (discharge, 119 second-feet).

1921-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 38.7 feet on June 10, 1923 (discharge, 76,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 0.5 second-foot on September 8, 1925.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent between shifts; not affected by 

ice. Rating curve used to October 4 well denned; curve used after October 4 

well denned to 13,000 second-feet by three discharge measurements of 189, 

2,110, and 6,060 second-feet and merging with previous curve above discharge of 8,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. 

Records good.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Walnut River at Winfield, Kans., for the year 

ending September 30, 1927

Day

1 - 

2...-. __ ------

3 _ 

4

5--.-. -. --------

6. ....... _

7.. ._.--.-.-.-..

8 - .... ...

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

10 

11.... ---

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

13 

14--_---- .-.

IS. . -------

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

17

IS 

19------ ... -

20 

21 

22 - 

23 

24.- _ ...... - .

25 ...... ,

26... .......... -

27 _____ _ _ .

28 

29...... _ -

30 _________

31 ---- -

Oct.

305

7,210

18, 800

22,900

22,600

16, 900

5,760

1,520

1,160

970

1,100

4,740

4,140

3,860

1,380

905

720

670

620

725

475

620

520

430

430

390

372

390

390

430

390

Nov.

338

302

285

285

285

285

285

2,270

2,610

2,040

970

620

390

620

725

725

410

338

390

372

320

355

320

320

320

320

285

Dec.

285

255

270

255

255

255

338

595

570

498

452

410

372

338

320

302

302

302

320

320

302

320

302

Jan.

285

255

270

255

255

255

255

240

225

225

211

211

211

225

225

184

197

225

285

ono

372

355

Feb.

410

338

355

302

285

285

240

225

211

99 K

225

211

225

211

211

225

211

211

184

211

197

197

1 07

Mar.

184

184

171

184

171

197

197

184

197

302

320

338

390

452

320

270

225

3,860

2,700

372

355

320

285

785

Apr.

8,450

13, 500

6,380

2,120

905

725

16, 000

6,280

2,700

5,280

8,530

11, 300

4,740

3,800

18, 800

23, 100

2,120

1,660

1,380

1 960

One

May

785

725

620

595

545

1,960

2,980

2,270

620

545

KAK

498

475

670

410

372

372

372

338

338

338

338

338

320

QflO

OKK

255

June

255

475

1,520

338

725

410

302

255

225

211

211

197

1,160

338

2,120

5,900

7,510

Q con

5

QQA

1,380

905

520

JO A

338

July

320

302

302

270

255

255

211

197

197

184

171

225

905

302

302

498

211

302

225

147

159

070

338

Aug.

270

1,380

5,800

3,140

1,300

475

338

338

1,380

845

372

6,550

5,980

4,790

6,080

10,200

13,900

5,640

1,240

785

2,800

1,380

785

10,000

8,000

Sept.

970

785

725

620

545

2,980

5,680

5,020

1,666

670

570

498

452

410

372

355

320

302

285

270

270

270

338

302

355

355

338

430
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 77

Monthly discharge of Walnut River at Winfield, Kans., for the year ending

September 80, 1927

[Drainage area, 1,860 square miles]

Month

December--... _____ _____ _

February _______________

April-.. . _. 

May ____________________

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

22,900 

2,610 

670 

372 

410 

3,860 

23,100 

2,980 

8,530 

905 

14,100 

5,680

23,100

Minimum

305 

285 

255 

184 

184 

171 

620 

255 

197 

136 

270 

270

136

Mean

3,930 

591 

344 

252 

239 

531 

6,620 

643 

1,720 

314 

4,010 

896

1,680

Per 

square 

mile

2.11 

.318 

.185 

.135 

.128 

.285 

3.56 

.346 

.925 

.169 

2.16 

.482

.903

Run-off

Inches

2.43 

.35 

.21 

.16 

.13 

.33 

3.97 

.40 

1.03 

.19 

2.49 

.54

12.23

Acre-feet

242,000 

35,200 

21,200 

15,500 

13,300 

32,600 

394,000 

39,500 

102,000 

19,300 

247,000 

53,300

1, 210, 000

VERDIGRIS RIVER AT INDEPENDENCE, KANS.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 31, T. 32 S., R. 16 E., at highway bridge 1 mile east of 

Independence, Montgomery County, 2}i miles below Elk River, and 4% miles 

above Drum Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,800 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 14,' 1921, to September 30, 1927. Intermittent records of stage were obtained April 24 to September 24, 1904.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge. Discharge measurements 

made from upstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt and rock; permanent. Control is 

rock riffle 30 feet below gage; permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. ^Maximum stage recorded during year, 45.24 feet at 

8.45 p. m. April 20 (discharge, 101,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.07 

feet 3.30 p. m. May 4 (discharge, 124 second-feet).

1921-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 45.24 feet April 20, 1927 (discharge, 

101,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.42 foot on August 11, 1926 (discharge, 0.1 second-foot).

1904: Maximum stage recorded, 46.7 feet on July 8 referred to present gage 

datum.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; not affected by ice. Rating 

curve well defined throughout; checked by discharge measurement of 330 

second-feet made June 9. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records 

good.

102062 30 6
78 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Verdigris River at Independence, Kans., for the 

year ending September 30, 1927

Day

1... __ 

2 _ . ___ ...-.

3 .

4... -.

5 -

6 -

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

8. 

9. .

10 

11 ____ ...-

12 

13. . .

14.. _ .... .

15 

16 - 

17 

18 - .

19- .

 20 

21 

22 - .

 23 

24.... ._._

25 

26 

27 

28 .

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

 30 

31 

Oct.

990

14,800

27, fiCO

40, 600

42, SCO

34, 700

29,400

19, 400

3,580

3,980

5,030

5,030

8,160

2,980

2,220

1,470

1,280

1,030

880

810

775

740

705

635

570

540

540

480

450

420

390

Nov.

360

345

330

300

288

275

315

360

635

600

540

480

480

450

420

420

450

480

480

450

420

390

360

345

330

315

315

300

Dec.

275

275

262

262

262

600

1,030

1,470

1,670

1,880

1,280

1,070

845

670

600

540

420

420

420

420

450

600

740

705

570

450

420

Jan.

390

390

390

390

360

360

345

330

330

390

3 5

330

345

SCO

360

315

315

390

705

775

1,420

5,800

3, 340

Feb.

1,420

810

950

1,070

1,420

845

600

880

705

1,070

1.C70

880

950

880

fiOO

570

480

450

390

3GO

390

450

360

360

Mar.

450

950

1,280

1,670

480

360

315

262

330

480

990

510

480

330

300

315

262

1,070

7,840

6,990

4,750

3,340

2,760

1,520

1,280

1,070

810

950

2,880

Apr.

14, 100

9, COO

13,000

8,720

5,870

3,910

8, ICO

17,000

28, ICO

41, 700

27, 900

21, 400

21, SCO

27, 800

29,400

35, 000

27, 500

27, 200

71, 600

42, 900

27, 300

17, 500

16, 900

10,200

3,100

1,200

635

360

May

1,470

1,720

635

124

570

705

1,670

4,120

6,080

2,050

1,330

635

980

570

810

450

670

570

990

915

480

480

345

1,470

2,200

810

390

315

390

288

275

June

1,470

2,220

1,570

1,150

810

450

360

330

300

288

225

250

600

1,420

990

600

740

17,600

23,300

31, 200

36, 600

33,300

17,900

6,640

1.7&0

1,380

1,110

915

775

670

July

600

540

510

420

390

345

288

212

315

262

262

238

262

250

238

450

360

345

288

238

212

1,330

420

330

238

212

200

162

1,720

635

2,000

Aug.

2,270

1,940

6,2SO

2,710

1,420

705

950

2,540

7,600

11, 200

1,720

1,720

7,520

3,400

4,400

11,300

15,900

18,400

8,800

1,880

1,330

1,030

1,420

5,030

2,710

1,330

1,150

8,400

8,640

2,600

1,570

Sept.

1,150

950

740

740

540

1,470

5,590

3,910

2,220

1,520

740

570

420

390

390

390

330

315

288

275

250

238

238

250

345

635

480

420

330

262

Monthly discharge of Verdigris River at Independence, Kans., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

[Drainage area, 2,800 square miles]

Month

April 

July. - -. .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

 42,300 

635 

1,880 

5,800 

1,670 

7,840 

71, 600 

6,080 

36, 600 

2,000 

18, 400 

5,590

71, COO

Minimum

390 

275 

262 

315 

315 

262 

330 

124 

225 

162 

705 

238

124

Mean

8,140 

395 

671 

725 

747 

1,490 

19,500 

1,110 

6,230 

460 

4,770 

879

3,750

Per 

square 

mile

2.91 

.141 

.240 

.259 

.267 

.532 

6.97 

.396 

2.23 

.164 

1.70 

.314

1.34

Run-off

Inches

3.36 

.16 

.28 

.30 

.28 

.61 

7.78 

.46 

2.49 

.19 

2.00 

.35

18.26

Acre-feet

501, 000 

23,500 

41,300 

44, 600 

41,500 

91,600 

1, 160, 000 

68,200 

371, 000 

28,300 

293,000 

52, 300

2, 720, 000

NEOSHO RIVER NEAR IOLA, EAN8.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 9, T. 25 S., R. 18 E., 3 miles southwest of lola, Alien 

County, half a mile below Elm Creek, and 8 miles above Owl Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,800 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 12, 1917, to September 30, 1927. August 1, 

1895, to November 30, 1903, at city water and power dam 4 miles upstream.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 79

EQUIPMENT. Water-stage recorder on left bank three-fourths of a mile above 

pipe-line ford. Discharge measurements made from cable at gage or by 

wading.

 CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed 'composed of shale, gravel, and silt; permanent. 

Control is a long shale riffle half a mile below gage; practically permanent.

.EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, 29.8 feet at 10.30 a. m. 

April 19 (discharge, 34,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 3.45 feet 1 a. m. 

January 23 (discharge, 214 second-feet).

1917-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 33.2 feet September 13, 1926 (discharge, 46,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.9 feet on June 23, 1920 (discharge, 1 second-foot).

1895-1903: Maximum stage recorded on Weather Bureau gage, 22.0 feet 

on June 3, 1903 (discharge, 39,100 second-feet); minimum discharge, no 

flow on several days in September and October, 1897.

REGULATION. Low-water flow regulated by dams upstream.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except when affected by ice. 

Well-defined rating curve used; checked by four discharge measurements 

made during year and covering a range from 500 to 18,300 second-feet. 

Water-stage recorder, operated satisfactorily except as indicated in footnote 

to table of daily discharge. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height determined by inspecting recorder graph. 

Records for periods recorder was operating, good; for other periods, fair.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Neosho River near Tola, Kans., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Day

1

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

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

4

5 -.. .... .

6. 

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

8....... 

9... 

10. 

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

12 

13 

14 .......

15 . ..

16 ..

17 

18 

19.... ......

20 .

21 . 

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

23 

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

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

26.----.. .--._...

27 

28 

29 

30. ....

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

Oct.

885

8,320

22,100

26,500

27,000

26, 900

23,500

19, 300

17 onfi

4,090

2,340

2,200

2,880

4,420

5,630

3,650

1,360

5,630

3,650

1,760

1,240

Gee

850

7sn

734

667

637

Nov.

584

551

530

510

485

475

490

633

1,020

1,920

2,080

1,440

1,060

i 9ftn

1,560

1,200

885

774

637 iyu

540

535

520

510

500

490

471

Dec.

450

440

426

402

392

397

1,360

1,160

955

815

715

613

515

515

397

397

392

388

397

435

470

485

440

430

406

383

Jan.

374

Ofifl

347

365

356

347

347

9Q7

305

318

9iQ

047

313

305

322

305

one

259

262

313

430

715

2

0flrt

1,920

Feb.

1,060

885

794

673

601

KAft

520

480

465

470

515

BOB

AQK

480

445

379

365

343

339

297

266

Mar.

286

97fi

274

282

9Q7

2,430

1,960

1,020

885

9 (inn

1,130

836

631

9,970

 4,310

607

510

Cjfl

540

540

8,200

Apr.

16,500

14, 100

10, 500

2,700

2,120

9,060

16, 500

11,000

is 9nn

18,200

18, 200

31,900

24, 400

21, 800

10, 200

2,610

2,300

2 19ft

May

2 fiftft

1,760

12, 000

16,300

14 400

14^900

9,450

3,250

I

con

1,640

1,400

1 ^9fl

1,200

1,100

GCe

OCR

1,020

1,020

885

734

667

CQC

655

June

71^

850

1,600

5,300

2,970

2

oen

1,130

741

562

613

619

1,520

3,450

QQfl

7,720

23,500

is finft

14,600

19 7fin

2,340

1,130

1,060

July

Qon

920

7Sfl

780

780

655

540

440

392

QQO

OQO

495

715

Gon

955

767

584

KGA

540

070

360

347

enc

1,840

1,160

Aug.

81 *\

1,640

540

AQft

5,960

2,120

QKC

655

798

10,500

1,4 Qflfl

Ifi 1(\(\

Ifi ^flfl

14, SOO

19 7flfl

11 000

5, 850

4,310

4,090

9 I9fl

i.eoo

3 o en

4,860

Sept.

3,870

1,130

1,130

1,020

2 7flfl

4,090

6,520

2,120

1,240

QBB

74S

FLQA

515

485

440

440

440

440

510

728

613

NOTE. No gage-height record Mar. 27, 28, May 31 to June 8, June 16 to July 14, July 30 to Aug. 4, and 

Sept. y; discharge based on study of United States Weather Bureau gage-height record for station 4 miles 

upstream.
80 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Neosho River near Tola, Kans., for the year ending September

SO, 1927

[Drainage area, 3,800 square miles]

Month

October

May - -_ _-

July

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

27,000 

2,080 

1,360 

2,300 

1,680 

14,600 

31, 900 

16,300 

23,500 

1,840 

16,500 

6,520

31, 900

Minimum

637 

465 

383 

259 

266 

266 

2,1M 

595 

562 

347 

490 

430

259

Mean

7,210 

796 

563 

504 

586 

1,980 

14, 200 

4,260 

5,510 

678 

5,520 

1,410

3,600

Per 

square 

mile

1.90 

.209 

.148 

.133 

.154 

.521 

3.74 

1.12 

1.45 

.178 

1.45 

.371

.947

Run-off

Inches

2.19 

 23 

.17 

.15 

.16 

.60 

4.17 

1.29 

1.62 

.21 

1.67 

.41

12.87

Acre-Jeet

443, 000

3l!oOO 

32,500 

122,000 

845, 000 

262, 000- 

328,000' 41,700- 

339,000' 

83, 900-

2, 610, 000>

NEOSHO RIVER NEAR PARSONS, KANS.

LOCATION. Tn NW. % sec. 22, T. 31 S., R. 21 E., at bridge on Parsons-Pittsburg highway, 500 feet above St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad bridge, 800 

feet below Hickory Creek, and 10 miles east of Parsons, Labette County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,860 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 18, 1921, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream handrail of bridge. Discharge measurements made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of flat solid rock; permanent. Nowell-defined control. Bank-full stage, 24 feet.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 27.45 feet at 

5 p. m. April 22 (discharge, 47,800 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.85 feet 

on January 26 (discharge, 468 second-feet).

1921-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 27.45 feet at 5 p. m. April 22, 

1927 (discharge, 47,800 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.12 feet December 3, 

1921 (discharge, 18 second-feet). m

REGULATION. Low-water flow regulated by dams upstream. Pi

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well denned 

throughout; checked by discharge measurement of 2,540 second-feet. Gage 

read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Neosho River near Parsons, Kans., for the year 

ending September SO, 1927

Day

1 

3 . . -

4 ....

5 ----

6 -------- ....

7

8 -.--

9 ... .. _---

10

11.. . ....

12

13.- ... ----

14

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

Oct.

2,540

12, 300

22, 600

26, 900

27, 400

29,000

31, 600

33, 800

33,800

31,100

27, 400

13, 400

4,900

4,720

4.900

Nov.

850

795

740

685

685

630

630

630

740

795

960

1,560

2,300

3,100

1.700

Dec.

630

580

512

490

630

1,960

2,780

3,020

1,960

1,380

1,140

9GO

Jan.

CCQ

558

535

cqc

512

468

740

4fi8

Feb.

2 860

2 020

1,760

1 630

i qon

960

1 crin

1.020

Mar.

490

490

490

535

580

580

i son

1,560

1,200

1,700

1.820

Apr.

21, 400

21, 600

19, 100

14, 700

3,910

22,400

38,000

33,800

32,700

33,300

32,200

30. 600

May

2,380

7,600

19,000

19, 500

17,900

15, 800

14, 100

5,500

2.620

June

1 080

6,340

4 630

2^090

2,940

5,400

2,230

1 960

960

850

960

960

July

1,560

1,380

1,200

1,200

1,140

1 080

Qfin

850

740

630

905

850

Aug.

o QQO

2,020

1,320

2,780

7,240

19, 100

2,090

1,200

7,600

22. 600

Sept.

S Cfift

4,180

2

00A

1,380

1,890

1,700

5,700

2,620

1,700

1,560

1.440
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 81

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Neosho River near Parsons, Kans., for the year 

ending September 30, 1927 Continued

Day

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

17.... . ... .

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

19--....-.......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27 _.....____._

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

29..,..-. -...

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

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

Oct.

6,120

3,500

2,090

1,820

2,540

5,400

4,540

2,860

1,700

1,320

1,320

1,080

960

905

Nov.

1,560

1,500

1,200

1,080

960

850

740

740

740

685

685

740

685

685

Dec.

685

630

630

630

630

630

685

740

905

905

740

740

630

630

630

Jan.

468

468

468

468

468

468

558

535

468

468

558

1,700

3,910

4,630

4,090

Feb.

905

850

685

630

630

580

558

558

535

512

Mar.

1 K/lfl

1,320

1,080

5,100

19,000

20,200

13,700

2,780

1,820

1,320

1,440

Apr.

28,300

25,300

25,100

25, 800

28,000

37,400

33,300

21,900

10,700

3,740

2,940

May

o QHO

2,0^0

1,890

1,890

1,500

1,380

1,200

5,300

6,670

1,320

1,020

795

June

1,080

6,670

20,700

23,400

26,300

25,300

23,700

19,000

July

74(1

850

1,020

1,080

1,140

1,080

1,440

685

685

630

630

490

580

685

1,700

Aug.

27,400

26,900

25,600

23,200

18,500

14,400

11,900

7,120

5,600

4,720

3,340

2,380

2,090

1,820

1,700

Sept.

1,080

850

795

740

685

630

580

558

535

580

580

630

630

740

6,120

Monthly discharge of Neosho River near Parsons, Kans., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

[Drainage area, 4,860 square miles]

Month

Jiinfi

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

33,800 

3,100 

3, 020 

4,630 

2,860 

20, 200 

46,000 

19,500 

26,300 

1,700 

27,400 

6,120

46,000

Minimum

905 

630 

490 

468 

512 

490 

2,940 

795 

850 

490 

1,140 

535

468

Mean

11,200 

1,050 

1,010 

917 

1,130 

3,110 

25,500 

5,780 

8,740 

956 

9,510 

1,790

5,880

Per 

square 

mile

2.29 

.216 

.208 

.189 

.233 

.640 

5.25 

1.19 

1.80 

.197 

1.96 

.368

1.21

Run-off

Inches

2.64 

.24 

.24 

.22 

.24 

.74 

5.85 

1.37 

2.00 

.23 

2.26 

.41

16.44

Acre-feet

689,000 

62,500 

62,100 

56,400 

62,800 

191,000 

1, 520, 000 

355,000 

520,000 

53,800 

585,000 

107,000

4, 270, 000

NEOSHO RIVER NEAR GROVE, OELA.

LOCATION. In SE. % sec. 27, T. 25 N., R. 23 E., at bridge on State highway 

No. 25, 3 miles below Spring Branch, and 3% miles northwest of Grove, 

Delaware County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 21, 1925, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge. Discharge measurements 

made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel; practically permanent. No 

well-defined control.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 34.6 feet at 

11 p. m. April 15 (discharge, 133,000 second-feet; determined from extension of rating curve); minimum stage, 1.85 feet at 6 a. m. September 23 

(discharge, 1,530 second-feet).

1925-1927: Maximum stage recorded, that of April 15, 1927; minimum 

discharge, about 250 second-feet during first week in September, 1925.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low stages is caused 

by operation of power plants upstream.
82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed April 15; not affected by ice.. 

Rating curve used to April 15 well defined below 100,000 second-feet by 12' 

discharge measurements, 2 of which were made during year. Curve used* 

after April 15 merges with previous curve at 11,000 second-feet and is well 

defined below this point by seven discharge measurements made during and 

after the current year. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily' gage height to rating table^ 

Records good between 2,500 and 100,000 second-feet; fair beyond thes& 

limits.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Neosho River near Grove, Okla., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Day

1 ........

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

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

4-_._. ._.______

5..........

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

7 .

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

» - ..__

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

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

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

13 .. .

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

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

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

I?..............

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

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

20 

21 

22 

23...... ....

24...-... ..

25 . .

26 

27 

28 .......

29.. ..

30 

31 

Oct.

29,700

44,000

53,200

58,800

78,800

67,200

47, 700

42,300

36,700

36, 700

40,900

40,500

44,900

35,900

14,200

11,000

11,000

9,740

7,460

6,430

5,100

5,100

7,680

8,340

5,840

4,920

4,090

3,770

3,620

4,250

3,930

Nov.

3,470

3,470

3,320

3,040

2,900

2,510

2,770

2,510

4,750

3,930

3,770

3,470

4,410

15,300

26,100

14,200

11,800

11,500

9,740

7,460

6,630

5,650

4,250

4,580

3,930

4,410

3,930

3,320

Dec.

3,040

2,900

2,770

2,770

2,640

2,900

4,250

17, 700

13,600

17,400

13,100

9,740

7,460

6,430

5,280

4,410

4,090

3,470

3,620

3,930

4,250

5,460

6,030

9,740

9,260

7,040

5,650

5,280

4,580

4,580

3,930

Jan.

3,620

3,620

2,770

2,640

2,770

3,040

2,770

9 77ft

9 770

2,260

18,300

12,600

8,800

6,630

6,430

6,630

7,040

6,630

6,230

6,430

6,430

9,260

14,200

17,700

15,900

30, 100

97 QOfl

21, 500

Feb.

10 Qnn

9,980

a

non

7,250

6,830

6,630

6,230

8,570

6,830

6,030

6,030

9

non

10 200

9,260

6,830

5,840

4,920

A KQf|

4,090

3,930

3,770

3,620

3,320

3

1QA

2,900

3,040

Mar.

2,900

3,040

3,180

2,380

3,040

3,320

5,280

15,300

9,260

7,250

,7,900

6,830

6,030

5,460

5,100

5,460

5,280

5,100

4,580

19,200

46,300

40,100

33,900

16,500

9,030

7,680

6,430

5,650

7,250

7,250

12,800

Apr.

71, 100

60 200

36, 700

29,300

26,500

23,400

17, 400

45, 400

61,100

62,500

74 000

108^000

128,000

114,000

91,000

70,600

85,500

84,500

65,300

47, 700

39,700

39,200

50,900

50,900

45,400

40,500

32,300

12,000

May

10,200

8,020

7,570

6,920

6,920

12,300

26,100

28,200

25,800

27,200

25,800

22,800

20,200

18,900

12,300

7,130

5,690

5,300

4,730

4,920

5,690

4,730

4,020

3,850

7,570

18,000

8,720

5,490

4,190

3,690

3,370

June

4,020

5,490

19 onn

13,600

8,480

8,020

7,790

6,090

4,730

4,020

3,070

3,070

12,300

6,090

4,370

3,220

19,600

34, 700

50,400

63,000

65,800

52,700

41,800

35,100

30,100

28,600

23,400

14,800

6,290

July

5,490

4,550

4,020

3,370

3,530

3,070

2,920

2,920

2,640

2,500

1,990

2,240

1,990

7,350

9,460

5,110

3,530

8,960

10,200

4,550

4,190

12,000

21,800

18,900

7,350

4,730

3,850

4,020

3,530

14,200

6,710

Aug.

11,800

in unft

23,400

13, 900

8,960

6,710

28,200

53,600

17,700

9,710

7,570

29,300

50,000

59,700

81,600

81,200

55,000

34,700

30,400

24,400

18,300

14,800

11,000

9,460

8,720

6,920

5,890

5,300

Sept.

5, 690'

9,960-

S QAAl

A 9Qf>

4,920

4,020'

4, 370

4 730

5, 110'

K yLQfkj

7 7Qft.

7,570

5, 110'

3,85&

9 7fifti

2,500-

2,370

2,240

1,990'

1,870

l,75fr

1,750'

l,87a

l,870i

1,750'

1,990-

2,240'

2, lia

2,240'

Monthly discharge of Neosho River near Grove, Okla., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Month

July . - - --

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

78,800 

26,100 

17,700 

30,100 

13,900 

46, 300 

128,000 

28,200 

65,800 

21, 800 

81,600 

9,960

128, 000

Minimum

3,620 

2,510 

2,640 

2,260 

2,900 

2, 380 

12, 000 

3, 370 

3,070 

1,990 

5,300 

1,750

1,750

Mean

25, 000 

6,190 

6,360 

8,710 

6,340 

10, 300 

58, 400 

11,500 

19,400 

fi, 180 

26,600 

3,940

15, 700

Run -off in 

acre- feet

1, 540, 000 

368, 000 

391, 000 

536, 000 

352, 000 

633,000 

3, 480, 000 

707, 000 

1, 150, 000 

380,000 

1, 640, 000 

234, 000

11, 400, 000
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

COTTONWOOD RIVER AT ELMDALE, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. % sec. 26, T. 19 S., R. 7 E., at highway bridge one-fourth of 

a mile above Middle Creek, 1 mile east of Elmdale, Chase County, and 2 

miles above Diamond Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,040 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 9, 1922, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on upstream handrail of bridge. Discharge measurements made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean coarse sand, gravel, and rock; 

practically permanent. Control is gravel and rock riffle extending from 200 

feet above to 100 feet below gage. Dam at Cottonwood Falls may affect 

stage-discharge relation at medium and high stages. Bank-full stage, 32 feet,

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 34.46 feet 

at 1.30 p. m. June 20 (discharge, 13,800 second-feet); minimum stage, 3.29 

feet at 5 p. m. December 6 (discharge, 6 second-feet).

1922-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 35.5 feet at 4 p. m. June 11, 1923 

(discharge, 14,800 second-feet); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot July 9, 

1926.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except when affected by ice. 

Rating curve'well defined below 200 second-feet and fairly well defined from 

200 to 13,000 second-feet; checked by two discharge measurements of 10,000 

and 12,000 second-feet made in June and one of 138 second-feet made in 

July. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying mean daily gage height to rating table; shifting-control method 

used July 1 to August 11 and September 21-30.

Dailydischarge, in second-feet, of Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans., for the year 

ending September 30, 1927

Day

1 __ . ___ ....

2

3... _________ ...

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

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

6... - _.._.

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

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

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

54

6,860

11,500

4,470

945

132

74

65

433

400

1,240

2,980

1,590

492

400

325

1,340

1,440

463

211

181

164

157

144

135

116

99

119

106

Nov.

103

96

94

92

90

81

433

174

1,140

463

382

244

235

184

151

132

124

116

106

92

88

76

63

56

44

38

31

24

18

14

Dec.

12

10

8

7

9

157

433

400

382

365

200

100

 20

12

70

Jan.

68

68

60

54

30

 10

13

35

80

Feb.

135

135

121

121

103

98

QK

85

85

67

67

67

63

63

67

58

58

58

67

67

67

62

62

62

58

Mar.

57

58

57

57

57

K7

94n

248

94

79

85

400

400

382

365

365

365

325

1,270

280

164

126

111

108

106

94

83

83

83

945

Apr.

5,000

1,290

608

325

280

302

280

2,940

5,120

1,070

400

463

433

3,110

9,180

2,910

1,140

10,500

1,650

970

870

820

795

769

636

550

579

550

May

521

463

433

345

608

6,990

6,200

6,650

3,900

1,220

769

769

743

717

691

636

521

463

345

240

199

199

192

192

148

138

132

132

132

132

June

132

1 360

1,680

970

280

138

119

106

101

101

94

382

1,040

717

521

995

1,220

3,860

12, 900

12,000

8,230

1,680

995

769

636

492

463

433

400

July

280

302

302

240

231

227

215

203

184

148

167

743

181

160

151

148

141

141

138

138

138

144

148

138

135

207

151

Ang.

132

119

116

113

106

116

126

129

126

126

608

2,120

5,000

6,000

8,380

10, 300

11, 700

6,950

1,860

743

691

845

945

795

691

1,470

5, 270

4,160

1,220

845

Sept.

691

579

521

492

521

3,680

3,930

1,900

795

664

492

433

354

280

253

235

235

235

215

227

192

174

244

302

244

187

215

258

258

215

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13-29 and Jan. 5-31; discharge based on observer's 

notes and climatic data.
84 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

[Drainage area, 1,040 square miles]

Month

February. .. ___ ....................

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

11,500 

1,140 

433 

80 

135 

1,270 

10,500 

6,990 

12,900 

769 

11, 700 

3,930

12, 900

Minimum

54 

14

58 

57 

280 

132 

94 

135 

106 

174

Mean

1,190 

166 

80.9 

25.1 

83.3 

242 

2,060 

1,190 

1,770 

230 

2,320 

634

835

Per 

square 

mile

1.14 

.160 

.078 

.024 

.080 

.233 

1.98 

1.14 

1.70 

.221 

2.23 

.610

.803

Run-off

Inches

1.31 

.18 

.09 

.03 

.08 

.27 

2.21 

1.31 

1.90 

.25 

2.57 

.68

10.88

Acre-feet

73, 200 

9,880 

4,970 

1,540 

4,630 

14,900 

123,000 

73,200 

105, 000 

14, 100 

143,000 

37,700

605,000

SPRING RIVER NEAR WACO, MO.

LocATioN. On line between SE. % sec. 7 and NE. 1A sec. 18, T. 29 N., R. 33 W., 

at highway bridge 1 mile below Blackberry Creek and 1% miles east of 

Waco, Jasper County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,160 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 25, 1924, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge. Zero of gage is 835.25 

feet above mean sea level. Discharge measurements made from bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and rock. Left bank is overflowed at stage of 19 feet; overflow on right bank is small. Control is 

coarse gravel bar 1,000 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year determined from levels

to floodmarks, 28.6 feet at 9 a. m. August 17 (discharge, 57,400 second-feet);

minimum stage, 2.22 feet at 5.40 p. m. July 12 (discharge, 296 second-feet).

1924-1927: Maximum stage, that of August 17, 1927; minimum stage,

0.90 foot September 8, 1925 (discharge, 22 second-feet).

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. No diversions. Flow during low stages is 

subject to slight diurnal fluctuation from gristmills above.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water August 17; 

not affected by ice. Rating curve October 1 to August 17 well defined 

below and fairly well defined above 22,000 second-feet by 25 discharge 

measurements, 6 of which, between 654 and 47,900 second-feet, were 

made during this period. Curve used after August 17 fairly well defined 

by two discharge measurements and shape of previous curve. Gage read 

to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Spring River near Waco, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Day

1 

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

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

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

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

Oct.

5,450

9,900

7,260

12, 300

11.000

Nov.

710

575

470

450

430

Dec.

430

430

430

390

370

Jan.

575

552

530

530

510

Feb.

1,590

1,520

1.020

Mar.

470

470

470

490

620

Apr.

25, 300

14,900

6,850

2,150

1.590

May

1,080

1,020

910

1,020

2,710

June

552

710

710

810

710

July

510

490

470

450

430

Aug.

1,130

810

1,130

1,800

1,250

Sept.

810

760

710

710

710
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 85

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Spring River near Waco, Mo., for the year ending 

September 80, 1927 Continued

Day

6 

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

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

9..... ....

10..... ...,

11.. ,

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

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

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

15 

16 

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

18... ..-..

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

20 

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

22 _______ ....

23 

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

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

26 

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

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

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

30 ..

31. ........

Oct.

6.050 

3,710 

1,450 

1,380 

3,710

2,710 

2,390 

3,270 

1,800 

1,380

910 

810 

 810 

760 

710

620 

575 

575 

575 

. 390

330 

510 

450 

450 

760 

810

Nov.

4ia

390 5ia

665 

530

490 

410 

390 

9,460 

5,950

4,250 

2,390 

1,190 

760 

760

665 

620 

620 

620 

575

575 

552 

510 

530 

450

Dec.

j.57,5. 

2,390 

'3,350 

3,980 

2,710

590 

860 

860 

710 

620

530 

490 

430 

430 

530

1,020 

1,800 

1,870 

1,870 

1,730

860 

810 

665 

620 

575 

620

Jan.

470 

45& 

430 

390 

370

370 

350 

4,340 

4,430 

4,160

2,310 

575 

760 

1,310 

910

860 

810 

860 

810 

1,190

3,620 

3,890 

6,550 

6,050 

4,790 

3,190

Feb.

,910 

'860 

1,080 

1,020 

910

910 

1,020 

1,800 

2,230 

1,130

965 

665 

710 

470 

620

575 

620 

575 

575 

575

470 

430 

450

Mar.

2, 710' 575 

3,190 

2,630 

1,020

810 

910 

860 

710 

620

575 

620 

665 

2,470 

10,100

8,580 

4,610 

1,450 

1,080 

910

810 

710 

665 

760 

6,250 

10 nnn

Apr.

1,250 1,450' 

8,910 

17,000 

20,400

9,790 

5,650 

9,790 

14,500 

18,200

14,500 

3,890 

4,430 

14,200 

10,900

5,350 

2,950 

2,080 

1,870 

1,800

1,590 

1,380 

1,310 

1,190 

1,080-

May

10,000 '8,580' 

4,970 

3,350 

2,470

3,190 

2,790 

2,550 

2,390 

965

860 

810 

760 

710 

665

710 

710 

665 

810 

3,890

.2,550 

965 

760 

710 

665 

620

June

665 ' 575' 

552 

530 

490

470 

490 

5,450 

1,800 

860

575 

4,610 

3,110 

7,480 

6,750

9,680 

6,750 

2,870 

1,310 

1,080

910 

810 

665 

575 

530

July

410 

390 

350 

330 

330

313 

313 

350 

390 

390

510 

5,450 

4,430 

2,080 

860

3,980 

11,200 

13,900 

4,160 

1,800

860 

1,590 

965 

1,520 

1,590 

1,590

Aug.

910 12,300- 

16,600 

17,400 

9,900

4,250 

2,870 

1,870 

14,900 

18,400

26,100 

47,900 

25,300 

16,200 

6,150

2,790 

1,800 

1,590 

1,520 

1,380

1,190 

1,020 

1,020 

910 

910 

860

Sept.

710

 -- 665 

620 

575 

552

510 

510 

510 

490 

430

410 

390 

390 

370 

35P

330 

330 

330 

330 

330

330 

330 

350

350 

530

NOTE. Result of discharge measure:nent used Aug. 17. 

Monthly discharge of Spring River near Waco, Mo., for the year ending September 

SO, 1927

[Drainage area, 1,160 square miles]

Month

May ________ __________ .

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

August __________________ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

12,300 

9,460 

3,980 

6,550 

2,230 

19,000 

25,300 

10,000 

9,680 

13,900 

47,900 

810

47,900

Minimum

330 

390 

370 

350 

430 

470 

1,080 

620 

470 

313 

810 

330

313

Mean

2,700 

1,230 

1,080 

1,840 

960 

2,450 

7,540 

2,090 

2,100 

2,010 

7,810 

491

2,710

Per

square 

mile

2.33 

1.06 

.931 

1.59 

.828 

2.11 

6.50 

1.80 

1.81 

1.73 

6.73 

.423

2.34

Run-ofl in 

inches

2.69 

1.18 

1.07 

1.83 

.86 

2.43 

7.25 

2.08 

2.02 

1.99 

7.76 

.47

31.63

SHOAL CREEK NEAR JOPLIN, MO.

LOCATION. In S. % sec. 28, T. 27 N., R. 33 W., at Grand Falls hydroelectric 

plant of Empire District Electric Co. in Newton County, 2 miles below Silver 

Creek and 4 miles south of Joplin, Jasper County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 458 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1924, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Gage consists of float in tailrace connected with indicator on scaleboard in power plant. Discharge measurements made by wading 300 feet 

below gage during ordinary stages and from highway bridge 2% miles above 

gage during high stages.
86 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean gravel. Banks are overflowed 

at stage of 9 feet. Control is coarse gravel bar 400 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 12.42 feet 

at 8 a. m. April 19 (discharge, 12,900 second-feet); minimum discharge, 

22 second-feet during numerous short periods when plant was shut down 

and water stored.

1924-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 13.1 feet July 13, 1924 (discharge 

determined from extension of rating curve, 14,200 second-feet); minimum 

discharge, 13 second-feet numerous short periods during 1924 and 1925 

when plant was shut down.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. No diversions. During ordinary stages flow 

is controlled completely by plant, which is run until pond is drawn down to 

a certain elevation and then shut down until it is filled, when operation is 

resumed. During high stages water flows over dam and regulation is small.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed slightly during year; not affected 

by ice. Rating curve used October 1 to April 19 and August 9 to September 

30 fairly well defined below 7,000 second-feet; checked during the periods by 

four discharge measurements between 386 and 1,950 second-feet. Curve 

used April 20 to August 8 based on one discharge measurement and shape 

of previous curve; fairly well defined. Gage read to inches hourly. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying hourly gage heights to rating table. 

Records fair.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by Empire District Electric Co., 

P. J. Sergeant, chief engineer.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Shoal Creek near Joplin, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Day

1 ... ...

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

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

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

5.. --.-... ------

6 

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

8

9_. __-..._______

10 

11. _ ...........

12.___. ... _______

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

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

15 

16.... ... ..

17 

18. 

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

20 

21. .........

22 

23 

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

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

26 

27 

28 

29. . .

30 

31 

Oct.

1,070

2,050

1,320

3,960

4,330

1,840

1,400

1,170

1,050

1,070

910

814

769

714

682

666

607

581

560

502

476

466

466

438

427

412

389

358

396

365

380

Nov.

357

356

353

340

346

314

294

365

755

604

484

446

419

672

499

466

581

628

591

550

513

478

478

438

436

396

390

395

Dec.

351

347

194

346

322

310

Af\K

503

500

502

502

462

434

405

381

396

370

 373

364

396

426

466

472

466

451

427

424

396

Jan.

385

373

354

341

1.100

1,000

943

Feb.

769

74fi

ficu

666

638

617

K7Q

539

539

513

502

502

433

405

487

466

466

466

437

452

427

427

409

366

366

366

355

Mar.

375

387

381

342

333

341

1,080

725

642

624

612

524

502

502

462

493

502

502

880

1,050

826

742

676

624

606

565

525.

582

721

1,240

Apr.

1,900

1,320

1,050

941

852

760

757

1,680

1,440

1,140

1,040

1,040

2,560

6,180

9,690

4,590

2,350

5,570

9,000

3,530

2,980

2,190

1,880

1,650

1,480

1,350

1,200

1,110

1,040

959

May

910

862

831

802

1,000

2,180

1,220

993

1,080

1,400

857

758

758

758

738

662

624

624

624

648

592

583

546

566

638

609

548

510

472

466

466

June

490

653

724

631

539

519

502

502

482

463

427

414

424

504

437

404

421

593

1,180

3,190

3,830

2,210

1,130

948

882

797

749

684

624

607

July

583

565

536

466

466

466

466

443

408

427

398

386

391

620

749

520

856

2,910

708

557

548

736

872

554

520

504

447

427

678

1,390

1,030

Aug.

749

636

724

1,160

864

767

1,460

5,680

3,240

1,740

1,640

1,240

1,010

1,370

3,280

3,580

4,260

4,990

2,060

1,370

1,200

1,040

970

928

900

900

830

714

678

666

626

Sept.

583

583

570

539

525

510

502

502

464

427

427

427

411

396

396

396

381

366

366

366

366

324

306

270

252

257

257

268

290

319

NOTE. Gage not read Jan. 6-26; mean discharge s^ own by braced figure estimated from rainfall records 

and discharge of Spring River near Waco.
RED RIVER BASIX 87

.Monthly discharge of Shoal Creek near Joplin, Mo., fur the year ending September

30, 1927

\ Drainage area, 458 square miles ]

Month

October. __________________ ....

July..----- 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,330 

755 

503

769 

1,240 

9,690 

2,180 

3,830 

2,910 

5,680 

583

9,690 ... ....

Minimum

358 

294 

310

355 

333 

757 

466 

404 

386 

626 

252

Mean

988 

466 

414 

626 

500 

613 

2,440 

785 

865 

665 

1,650 

402

869

Per 

square 

mile

2.16 

1.02 

.904 

1.37 

1.09 

1.34 

5.33 

1.71 

1.89 

1.45 

3.60 

.878

1.90

Run-off in 

inches

2.49 

1.14 

1.04 

1.58 

1.14 

1.54 

5.95 

1.97 

2.11 

1.67 

4.15 

.98

25.76

BED RIVER BASIN

RED RIVER NEAR DENISON, TEX.

LOCATION. At Denison-Colbert toll bridge, half a mile below the Missouri, 

Kansas & Texas Railroad bridge, 4% miles northeast of Denison, Grayson 

County, and 10 miles below mouth of Washita River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 39,400 square miles, a large part of which is probably noncontributing (measured on topographic maps, Oklahoma post route map, 

and base maps of Texas and New Mexico).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 9,, 1923, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage attached to downstream v side of bridge. Discharge 

measurements made from bridge or from Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad 

bridge, half a mile upstream.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for half a mile above and below 

station. Bed composed of sand; shifts. Banks of sand and subject to 

shift. Left bank is not subject to overflow. Right bank covered with trees 

and brush and subject to overflow at highway bridge at extremely high 

stages. Control is indefinite; shifts badly.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 16.72 feet at 

7 a. m. October 6 (discharge, 84,400 second-feet); minimum stage, l.SOfeet 

at 7 a. m. and 6 p. m. September 22 (discharge, 1,000 second-feet).

1923-1927: Maximum stage recorded, 19.4 feet at 8.15 a. m. October 17, 

1923 (discharge, 132,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.50 foot on several 

days in March, 1926 (discharge, 315 second-feet).

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve fairly 

well defined from 500 to 30,000 second-feet by 24 discharge measurements, and poorly defined between 30,000, and 130,000 second-feet by 

6 measurements, computed partly by surface or float method. Five of the 

measurements were made during year, and indicate considerable changes 

in stage-discharge relation. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily 

discharge determined by shifting-control method and by averaging discharge for intervals of the day on days of considerable fluctuation. Owing 

to changing stage-discharge relation and poor distribution of measurements 

daily discharge not sufficiently accurate for publication. Monthly records fair.
88 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Red River near Denison, Tex., for the year ending September

80, 1927

Month

October _____________________________

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

July

The year ________________ . ...........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

74,900 

4,140 

13,000 

12,700 

8,350 

10,900 

55,700 

7,380 

12, 400 

27,300 

10,000 

3,820

74, 900 

Minimum

4,300 

1,630 

1,450 

2,140 

2,530 

2,010 

2,670 

2,400 

2,950 

1,060 

1,880 

1,000

1,000

Mean

19, 400 

2,540 

5,100 

4,490 

4,740 

4,590 

19,300 

4,070 

5,780 

7,270 

4,290 

1,770

6,960

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,190,000- 

151,000 

314, 000- 

276,000 

263,000- 

282,000' 

1, 150, 000- 

250,000 

344,000' 

447, 000> 

264,000- 

106,000-

5, 040, 000-

PEASE RIVER NEAR CROWELL, TEX.

LOCATION. At toll bridge on the Quanah-Crowell highway, 1 mile below mouth 

of Devils Creek and 8 miles north of Crowell, Foard County.

DRAINAGK ARKA. 2,940 square miles, a large part of which probably noncontributing (measured on base map of Texas).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 8, 1924, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage attached to downstream handrail of bridge. Discharge 

measurements made by wading or from bridge to which gage is attached. 

Measurements at low stages are poor, owing to poor measuring section.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for half a mile above and below gage. 

Bed of stream composed of sand; shifts. Banks not subject to overflow. 

Control is bed of stream, which is of deep sand and shifts badly.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.92 feet at 

5 p. m. October 3 (discharge not determined); no flow for several periods. 

1924-1927: Maximum stage recorded, that of October 3, 1927 (discharge 

not determined); no flow several periods.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve poorly 

denned from 0 to 4,000 second-feet by 72 measurements, 5 of which were 

made during current year and indicate considerable changes in stage-discharge relation. Gage read to tenths twice daily. Daily discharge determined by shifting-control method and by averaging discharge for intervals 

of the day on days of considerable fluctuation; not sufficiently accurate for 

publication. Monthly records very poor.

Monthly discharge of Pease River near Crowell, Tex., for the year ending September

80, 1927

Month

October 4-lo_, ............

Mean discharge in 

second-feet

1,480

64.6

18.7

6.25

47.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,180

1 040

384

2 840

Month

July -. - --

Mean discharge in 

second-feet

117

161

18.9

7.16

74.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,170

9,570

1,160

440

4,420
RED RIVER BASIN 89

KIAMICHI RIVER NEAR BEIZONI, OKIA.

LOCATION. At Antlers-Rattan highway bridge, \% miles northwest of Belzoni, 

Pushmataha County, and 6 miles below mouth of Cedar Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,420 square miles (measured on topographic maps and postroute map of Oklahoma).

HECORDS AVAILABLE. December 4, 1925, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage bolted to downstream handrail of bridge. Discharge 

measurements made from upstream side of bridge or by wading near control.

 CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for half a mile above and one-fourth 

of a mile below gage. Bed of stream composed of rock and earth; permanent. 

Banks wooded. Left bank subject to overflow at high stages. At extremely 

high stages bridge is completely surrounded by water. Control is boulder 

and gravel shoal 1 mile below gage; permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 39.60 feet at 

6.02 a. m. April 15 (discharge, 50,300 second-feet; determined from extension of rating curve and subject to error); minimum stage, 3.71 feet at 6.10 

p. m. October 3 (discharge, 7.3 second-feet).

1926-1927: Maximum stage, that of April 15, 1927; minimum stage, 

3.69 feet at 6.29 a. m. September 29, 1926 (discharge, 6.8 second-feet).

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. Small amount diverted by the city of Antlers. 

No regulation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during current year. Rating 

curve well defined between 5 and 8,000 second-feet, by 20 discharge measurements, fahly well defined between 8,000 and 36,000 second-feet by 9 measurements, and poorly defined above 36,000 second-feet by 1 slope measurement of 62,000 second-feet. Seven of the measurements, covering a range 

from 17 to 25,200 second-feet, were made during the current year, and 

check the curve closely; the measurements are well distributed throughout 

the year. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating t&ble or by averaging 

discharge for intervals of the day on days of considerable fluctuations. 

Records good.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla., for the year

ending September 30, 1927

Day

I... .......

2_.._. _____

3..___. _ . _

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

5. .........

6 _ . ___ ....

7.... .-._____

8 _ ...... .

9..... ________

10.. . .

11... . .

12. .......

13 __ ...___.

14 .

15-- .......

16. _.

17___...... ...

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

19. . 

20 --.-

Oct.

7.9

7 9

7 ^

263

366

495

OQ7

219

4,420

2,640

1,500

3,480

3,480

9 fidf.

1,220

805

K7C

436

Nov.

1,560

QKK

455

366

281

1 030

905

705

575

455

366

2,630

3,120

4,560

9 -inn

1,280

QCC

755

Dec.

281

265

234

234

313

436

755

1,160

OAK

705

617

515

ACC

418

383

3.180

Jan.

1,000 QKC

705

617

47 p;

436

383

366

330

1,270

2,700

2,220

1,330

1 000

905

855

955

Feb.

1,740

1,620 1 Ken

1,220

1,500

1 ^Sfi

2,280

3,360

2,820

9 .inn

2,160

1,800

1,440

1,220

1,000

855

805

Mar.

8,660

5,880

3,120

2,100

1,620

1,560

2,520

1,680

1,060

1.110

1,280

1,980

1,330

1 060

1,000

4,020

5,760

4.080

Apr.

1,800

2 1 An

1,160

1 800

2,160

1,500

1,330

1,110

4,330

3,840

8,230

30, 600

48, 500

39,600

24,100

10,400

25,700

30. 200

May

905

755

661

575

705

1,330

1,380

6,540

7,440

7,440

3,480

1,500

1,060

855

705

617

535

962

1.800

June

219

173

168

151

151

162

184

173

146

135

135

114

104

99

95

95

190

234

216

184

July

85

72

60

50

53

72

51

43

38

30

25

20

20

39

8,510

10,100

3,940

1,160

617

436

Aug.

2,920

1,440

855

755

617

455

366

366

418

1,160

1,740

855

535

383

330

249

204

170

143

122

Sept.

400

313

390

892

418

383

330

219

170

140

112

85

62

55

39

39

26

23

24

15
90 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927. PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Kiamichi River near Belzoni, 0/V.a., for the year 

ending September 30, 1927 Continued

Day

21 --------

22 

23 . 

24. .-

25 

26 

27 

28 . .

29 __________

30. 

31 

Oct.

348

281

297

313

249

234

196

165

297

2.220

Nov.

661

575

495

455

436

383

330

281

281

281

Dec.

12,200

11,700

7 800

4^080

2,640

1,680

2,040

1,680

1,500

1,160

Jan.

2,400

6,240

20,800

24,600

8,730

4,620

3,480

2,880

9 99H

Feb.

705

661

617

575

515

436

436

1,780

Mar.

4,020

3,180

2,280

1,740

1,380

1,160

1,000

1,060

955

1,680

1 980

Apr.

20,500

17,900

23,800

13,000

6,540

4,380

2,880

2,100

1,500

1,160

May

1,920

1,000

705

755

1,980

661

495

400

330

297

249

June

202

265

219

383

297

219

179

146

119

99

July

330

265

234

1,070

962

515

348

265

213

559

3,020

Aug.

92

87

79

68

62

132

109

1,280

1,300

496

313

Sept.

ia

1312"

11

10

10

12

13

14

12

Monthly discharge of Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Month

July.. . _ 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,420 

4,560 

12, 200 

24,600 

3,360 

8,660 

48,500 

7,440 

383 

10.100 

2,920 

892

48,500

Minimum

7.3 

281 

213 

330 

436 

955 

1,110 

249 

95 

20 

62 

10

7.3

Mean

1,120 

944 

1,960 

4,060 

1,370 

2,390 

11,200 

1, 570 

175 

1,070 

584 

142

2,210

Run-off in 

acre-feet

68,600 

56, 200 

121,000 

 .49,000 

76,300 

147,000 

665,000 

96, 300 

10,400 

65,900 

35,900 

8,440

1, 600, 000

SULPHUR RIVER NEAR DARDEN, TEX.

LOCATION. At St. Louis Southwestern Railroad bridge, 1 mile south of Dardenr 

Bowie County, and 2 miles below mouth of White Oak Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,750 square miles (measured on base map of Texas).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1923, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. United States Weather Bureau staff gage, attached to downstream 

side of center pile bent of bridge. Discharge measurements made by wading 

1,000 feet above gage or from bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of mud and sunken logs; 

fairly permanent. Channel curved above and straight for a short distance 

below gage. Banks of earth, and subject to overflow at high stages. Lowwater control consists of old piles and drift immediately below gage; shifts 

during floods. Medium and high stage control is bed and banks of stream 

and will probably shift. Above a 22-foot stage river overflows its banks 

for 4,000 feet and divides into two channels 4 or 5 miles above gage, and 

water runs through Fish Lake, an old river channel; at these times control 

is indefinite.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 29.0 feet at 

7 a. m. December 26 (discharge, 29,600 second-feet, determined from extension of rating curve and subject to error); minimum stage, 1.0 foot at 

7 a. m. October 2-9 and August 25-27 (discharge, 14 second-feet).

1923-1927: Maximum stage, that of December 26, 1926; minimum stage, 

0.10 foot August 12-18, 31, and September 1-13,1924 (discharge, 0.2 secondfoot).
RED RIVER BASIN 91

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. On December 24 a levee 

broke a few miles below gage, causing river to fall 2 or 3 feet. Rating 

curve used to December 24 poorly defined to 17,000 second-feet by 10 discharge measurements, the 2 measurements of 2,410 and 2,580 second-feet 

made during the current year do not check the curve very closely. Rating 

curve used December 25 to September 30 is poorly defined to 17,000 secondfeet by 20 discharge measurements, 2 of which, covering a range of 1,460 to 

16,700 second-feet, were made during the current year. Gage read to tenths 

once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height 

to rating table, or, on days of considerable fluctuation, by averaging discharge for intervals of the day. The daily records are not sufficiently 

accurate for publication. Monthly records poor.

COOPERATION. Records of stage furnished by the United States Weather Bureau.

Monthly discharge of Sulphur River near Darden, Tex., for the year ending September30, 1927

Month

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

The year. ..........................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

6,310 

1,680 

29, 600 

10,700 

8,990 

22, 800 

26,200 

6,180 

3,080 

2,450 

708 

359

29,600

Minimum

14 

81 

76 

289 

241 

297 

297 

160 

76 

29 

14 

21

14

Mean

1,850 

537 

5,780 

3,340 

3,360 

9,430 

9,770 

1,460 

774 

961 

146 

108

3,130

Run-off in 

acre-feet

114,000. 

32,000 

355,000- 

205,000 

186,00ft 

580, 000 

581, 000 

89,400- 

46, 100' 

59, 100 

9,000 

6,430'

2,260,000

CYPRESS CREEK NEAR JEFFERSON, TEX.

LOCATION. At Farrell Bridge on Jefferson-Harleton highway, 8 miles west 

of Jefferson, Marion County, and 14 miles above mouth of Black Cypress. 

Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 848 square miles (measured on base map of Texas).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 19, 1924, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Staff gage in two sections on the right bank, attached to tree and 

to trestle of bridge. Discharge measurements made from highway bridge or 

by wading near gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for 250 feet above and half a mile 

below gage. Bed of stream composed of earth and large gravel. Left bank 

is not subject to overflow. Right bank, which is covered with grass and 

trees, is overflowed at a stage of 14 feet for a distance of 1,000 feet. Control 

is earth rapids half a mile below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 17.3 feet at 

9.30 a. m. April 11 (discharge, 6,820 second-feet, determined from extension 

of rating curve and subject to considerable error); minimum stage, 0.94 foot 

at 7 a. m. October 2 (discharge, 4.4 second-feet).

1924-1927: Maximum stage, that of April 11, 1927; no flow for several 

periods.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.
92 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART VII

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined below 4,800 second-feet by 46 dischaige measurements and extended above to 

cover range of stage for year. Thirty measurements made during current 

year used to define curve between 400 and 4,800 second-feet; these measurements were not distributed uniformly throughout year. Gage read to hundredths once daily, but readings of observer doubtful. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table or, on days of 

considerable fluctuation, by averaging discharge for intervals of the day. 

Daily discharge records not sufficiently accurate for publication. Monthly 

records fair.

Monthly discharge of Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex., for the year ending

September 30, 1927

Month

July . . . - 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

747 

196 

3,120 

2,560 

2,050 

6,200 

6,820 

1,230 

720 

357 

280 

460

6,820

Minimum

4.4 

60 

73 

424 

484 

448 

412 

210 

68 

29 

11 

14

4.4

Mean

266 

107 

1,150 

1,310 

1,300 

2,090 

2,720 

412 

341 

145 52.6- 

92.6

828

Run-off in 

acre-feet

16,400 

6,380 

71,000 

80,300 

72,000 

128,000 

162,000 

25,400 

20,300 

8,890 

3,230 

5,510

599,000

OUACHITA RIVER NEAR HOT SPRINGS, ARK.

LOCATION. In SW. % sec. 29, T. 3 S., R. 19 W., at Smith Ferry highway bridge, 

half a mile below Fourche a Loup Creek, 1 mile above Hot Springs Creek, 

and 5 miles south of Hot Springs, Garland County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,420 square miles (measured on base map of Arkansas).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 27, 1922, to September 30, 1927.

EQUIPMENT. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge. Discharge measurements made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of gravel and rock. Channel 

is obstructed by outcropping rock dikes on which small trees grow. Control 

is series of rock dikes 1,000 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year determined from levels 

to floodmarks, 42.4 feet at noon April 21 (discharge determined by extending 

rating curve for main channel and computing overflow by Kutter's formula, 

134,000 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 5.17 feet at 6 p. m. September 24 (discharge, 71 second-feet).

1922-1927: Maximum stage determined by levels to floodmarks, 43.9 feet 

May 16, 1923 (discharge determined by extending rating curve for main 

channel and computing overflow by Kutter's formula, 143,000 second-feet); 

minimum discharge, 42 second-feet for several periods in September, 1922.

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve well 

defined below 60,000 second-feet by 16 discharge measurements, 5 of which, 

ranging from 84 to 16,500 second-feet, were made during current year. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good below 60,000 

second-feet; fair above.
BED RIVER BASIN 93

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Ouachita River near Hot Springs, Ark., for the 

year ending September SO, 1927

Day

i ..............

2 ________ .

3 

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

«- ..--. .-

6.... ___ ....

7...... ...... -

8....... ..

9 __ . ........

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

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

12 ___ ... __ .

13 ..........

14 ___ ..... ...

15 

16 ____ . ......

17 ___ . _ . ...

18 __ ..........

19. _____ . ...

20 ____ - ......

21 

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

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

9i

25 ..

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

27 ..........

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

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

80 .........

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

Oct.

250

214

182

182

214

292

292

232

214

338

560

1,440

1,260

890

890

738

529

498

440

338

292

250

271

850

1,010

1,090

890

738

775

7,830

3,520

Nov.

A 470

1,530

1,170

970

738

595

560

498

498

498

440

413

362

775

4,170

4,040

2,800

1,530

1,720

1,350

1,170

1,010

930

850

775

775

775

775

850

850

Dec.

738

665

630

595

560

560

529

738

1.260

2,690

3,650

2,470

1,920

1,620

1,260

1,090

930

850

775

1,720

75,900

42,400

16,100

13,500

8,240

5,350

4,880

6,000

6,170

4,170

3,780

Jan.

1,170

2,470

2,250

1,9°0

1,820

1,440

1,260

1,170

1,170

1,090

930

775

700

630

630

560

498

469

775

8,450

5,830

12,600

30,800

28,300

22,800

17,500

13,300

7,630

4,730

3,910

9 Qlfi

Feb.

2,250

1,920

1,6^,0

1,260

1,090

4,440

5,510

4,580

3,910

3,520

3,390

3,270

2,800

2,470

2,140

1,920

1,720

1,620

1,530

1,350

1,260

1,170

1,090

970

850

812

700

700

Mar.

700

1,170

1,720

1,530

1,440

1,350

20,000

19,400

12,100

5,180

6,340

8,030

6,340

4,580

3,390

3,150

2,800

11,600

19,200

12,800

6,880

4,730

3,390

2,800

2,360

2,030

1,820

1,720

2,140

2,580

2,360

Apr.

2,800

2,580

2,360

2,360

10,700

5,180

3,520

2,470

20,000

6,170

3,390

3,270

9,570

50,100

72,800

42,800

12,300

6,700

6,700

36,600

115,000

56,400

12,100

6,000

4,040

3,150

2,470

2,030

1,720

1,440

May

1,170

970

850

930

850

930

775

738

775

1,170

1,530

1,720

1,260

1,090

700

560

498

440

560

1,440

4,040

21,900

12,100

6,520

7,060

3,910

2,910

2,470

1,720

1,010

1,720

June

3,270

18,000

5,030

2,250

1,720

23,100

5,830

3,520

2,580

1,820

1,090

850

700

700

4,440

3,910

2,800

1,920

1,350

1,350

10,000

6,520

4,300

2,690

1,720

1,260

930

850

700

595

July

529

469

440

386

362

338

315

271

243

214

185

170

149

135

130

127

119

146

176

228

338

362

1,620

1,090

2,140

2,360

1,620

812

362

284

236

Aug.

211

195

179

164

288

243

284

263

246

440

1,090

700

386

315

275

246

228

211

195

179

164

141

124

108

96

89

83

108

665

930

440

Sept.

292

267

243

218

201

185

170

158

144

135

127

lift

1

101

94-

89'

85,

80>

91

85

80

76

72

72

72

76

80

94

284

201

Monthly discharge of Ouachita River near Hot Springs, Ark., for the year ending

September SO, 1927

[Drainage area, 1,420 square miles]

Month

January

June

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

The year ___ . ___ .... _ ... _ . ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

7,830 

4,170 

75,900 

30,800 

5,510 

20,000 

115,000 

21,900 

23,100 

2,360 

1,090 

292

115,000

Minimum

182 

362 

529 

469 

700 

700 

1,440 

440 

595 

119 

83 

72

72

Mean

887 

1,200 

6,830 

5,820 

2,140 

5,670 

16,900 

2,720 

3,860 

528 

300 

137

3,910

Per

square 

mile

0.625 

.845 

4.81 

4.10 

1.51 

3.99 

11.90 

1.92 

2.72 

.372 

.211 

.096

2.75

Run-off in. 

inches

0.72 

.94 

5.54 

4.73 

1.57 

4.6» 

13.28- 

2.21 

3.04! 

.43 

.24 

.11

37.41

OUACHITA EIVER AT BEMHEI DAM, NEAR MAIVEEN, ABE.

LOCATION. In SW. % NW. K sec. 36, T. 3 S., R. 18 W., 700 feet below Remmel 

Dam of Arkansas Power & Light Co., three-fourths of a mile above Cove 

Creek, and 9 miles northwest of Malvern, Hot Springs County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,540 square miles (measured on base map of Arkansas). 

102062 30 7
94 STJEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1927, PAET VII

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 30, 1925, to April 8, 1927, when station was 

temporarily discontinued.

EQUIPMENT. Water-stage recorder in concrete well and house on right bank. 

Discharge measurements made from cable at gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of clean gravel. Control is 

coarse gravel bar 1,000 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during period, from water-stage 

recorder, 30.7 feet at 2 p. m. December 21 (discharge from extension of 

rating curve, 97,400 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.65 feet several times 

during October while power plant was shut down (discharge, 24 secondfeet).

1925-1927: Maximum stage, 35.7 feet April 21, 1927, determined from 

high-water mark (discharge, from extension of rating curve, 138,000 secondfeet); minimum stage, from water-stage recorder, 1.52 feet September 12 

and 13, 1925 (discharge, 15 second-feet).

Flood of May 16, 1923, reached a stage of 36.3 feet, as determined by 

levels to floodmarks (discharge determined from extension of rating curve, 

140,000 secqnd-feet; revised).

DIVERSIONS AND REGULATION. Flow is regulated almost completely by power 

plant 700 feet above gage.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve 

fairly well defined between 200 and 70,000 second-feet; extended above; 

not checked by discharge measurements during the current year. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by 

use of discharge integrator. Records good for discharge between 200 and 

70,000 second-feet; others fair.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Ouachita River at Remmel Dam, near Malvern, 

Ark., for the year ending September 30, 1927

Day

1..... .

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

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

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

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

6__ 

7. 

8 - -

9.--. -

10-.- - -.- _

11-.... _ _..-_- _ .. -. _

12---. ..

13.... .. .

14..-. ....

15..-. 

16.-.. - . 

17. 

18.... 

19... ... -

20...... . - 

21..-.. 

22.. _ . _ . .-... _ ............ ... .

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

24__. -

25-.. 

26.. ........ __

27__ _ ____

28-. - 

» .. . , __

30--. .. . . .

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

Oct.

180

94

102

92

88

84

80

106

112

208

115

522

866

880

396

429

526

588

606

286

328

454

528

102

132

964

3,890

3,730

Nov.

2,650

2,670

2,530

1,000

644

318

676

724

1,180

982

458

484

257

1,550

2,880

2,790

2,480

1,810

1,250

1,030

833

664

1,040

650

1,7°0

196

646

Dec.

802

659

656

381

647

374

476

972

1,190

1,310

2,570

2,400

2,750

2,880

1,430

1,200

1,070

826

1,350

1,250

70,700

55,400

20,500

12,000

7,480

6,460

6,540

7,030

7,480

7,100

3,650

Jan.

3,880

3,290

?,670

2,620

2,550

2,240

1,680

1,980

1,690

1,550

1,250

500

1,850

1,040

763

1,030

850

638

970

4,710

8,180

11,000

31,000

29,300

24,600

20,500

13,000

8,340

6,140

3,080

Feb.

3,070

2,600

2,550

2,510

2,540

4,270

8,740

6,260

4,230

4,030

2,710

3,370

2,740

9 fifift

2,620

1,740

841

1,610

1 <*9ft

1,320

1,730

2,380

2,480

608

1,900

Mar.

1,160

884

1,400

1,120

940

2,140

17,300

23,500

11,200

6,170

5,410

8,340

4,460

4 080

3,010

20,400

7,640

5,780

4,120

3,750

3,300

3,2W

3,160

38,800

3

O1/\

Apr.

3,830

3,150

3,020

3,200

9,480

4,790

3,280

3,840
BED BJVEE. BASIN 95

Monthly discharge of Ouachita River at Remmel Dam, near Malvern, Ark., for the 

year ending September 30, 1927

[Drainage area, 1,540 square miles]

Month

November

December.

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3, 890 

2,880 

70, 700 

31,000 

8,740 

23,500

Minimum

80 

196 

374 

638 

608 

884

Mean

577 

1,410 

7,400 

6,400 

2,840 

6,220

Per

square 

mile

0.375 

.916 

4.80 

4.16 

1.84 

4.04

Run-off in 

inches

0.43 

1.02 

5.53 

4.80 

1.92 

4.66

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

In addition to the records of stream flow obtained at gaging stations and reported in the preceding pages, measurements of flow were 

made at a number of other points as shown by the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River Basin during 

the year ending September 30, 1927

Date

2

3

Mar. 30

31

Apr. 14

Oct. 8

Sept. 26

26

Nov. 9

July 15

Sept. 25

25

Dec. 15

Stream

 . .do.-.--.... ...

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

... -do .

 . .do... ..- 

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

... ..do... -.. _

Tributary to 

1 do-- ......... ...

 - do 

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

 .do.. 

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

 ..doRiver.

River.

 do-- .

Neosho River

Locality

- do 

.... . do--- ... - -

..... do.. -

 do- . 

 do-... 

..... do-. 

Near Floyd, Washington

County, Mo.

mile south of Roosevelt, 

Douglas County. Mo.

Mo.

Mo.

tain View, Mo.

tain View, Mo. 

Noel iMo

Gage 

height

Feet 

17.69

16.71

12.08

8.08

9.08

10.82

29.65

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

35,600

32,100

16, 500-

4,930-

7, 660

12,200

76,500

3.3

56

27

30

1,570

2.4

7.9

1,030
INDEX

Page

Acre-foot, definition of_-____.____ 2

Appropriations, record of. _ 1

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans .. 56-57

at Canon City, Colo____________ 46-47

at Garden City, Kans___________ 51-53

at Granite, Colo..__ ..__.. _. 43-44

at HoUy, Colo____._____..._... 49-50

at Lamed, Kans.._ _____ .. 53-54

at Salida, Colo_.__.____.____ 45-46

at Syracuse, Kans__ ..__ . .. 50-51

near Pueblo, Colo . 47-48

near Wichita, Kans._ _ 54-56

Arkansas River Basin, Colo.-Kans.-Okla.-

Mo., gaging-station records in... 43-87

Bardley, Mo., Eleven Point River near..... 41-42 

Battlefield, Mo., James River near. . 29-30 

Bear Creek near Colorado Springs.'Colo 65 

Beaver, Ark., White River at. ___ __ 28-29 

Belzoni, Okla., Kiamichi River near.. ___ 89-90 

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo 17-18 

Big Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of.. 95 

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.... 39-41 

Black River at Leeper, Mo_____ _. 33-35 

Blue Spring at McCabe, Mo.____.._. 95 

Blue Spring near Mountain View, Mo 95 

Boehmer Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo 59-60 

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo___ 16-17 

Byrnesville, Mo., Big River at.__ 17-18

Cabin Creek near Halfway, Colo 63-64 

Canon City, Colo., Arkansas River at. 46-47 

Castor River at Zalma, Mo ....... 19-20

Cold Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of. 95 

Colorado Springs, Colo., Bear Creek near... 65 

Computations, results of, accuracy of. 4-5 

Control, definition of ___ 2 

Coolidge, Kans., Holly drain near. 70-73 

Cooperation, record of__ . 9 

Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans... .. 83-84 

Current River at Doniphan, Mo.._____ 36-38 

at Van Buren, Mo.... 35-36

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex 91-92

Darden, Tex., Sulphur River near... 90-91

Data, accuracy of.. 4-5

explanation of.. ------- 2-4

Denison, Tex., Red River near________ 87-88 

Doniphan, Mo., Current River at______ 36-38

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo___ 41-42 

Elk River, Mo., discharge measurement of.. 95 

Elmdale, Kans., Cottonwood River at___ 83-84 

Eminence, Mo., Jacks Forkat.. !_____ 38-39 

Eureka, Mo., Meramec River near.. .. 13-14

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Galena, Mo., James River at_ .. 31-32 

Garden City, Kans., Arkansas River at..... 51-53 

Granite, Colo., Arkansas River at_____ 43-44 

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo . 57-58 

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo__ . _ 42-43 

Grove, Okla., Neosho River near..___... 81-82

Halfway, Colo., Cabin Creek near 63-64 

Lion Creek near_ __ 61-62 

Sheep Creek near. - 62 

South Ruxton Creek at__......._ 63

Headwater Diversion Channel Basin, Mo.,

gaging-station record in___ 19-20

Holly, Colo., Arkansas River at. 49-50 

Wild Horse Creek near__ ..... 66-69

Holly drain near Coolidge, Kans_____ 70-73

Hot Springs, Ark., Ouachita River'near. - 92-93

Independence, Kans., Verdigris River at 77-78 

Tola, Kans., Neosho River near. 78-80

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo_... - 38-39 

James River at Galena, Mo__.____ 31-32 

near Battlefield, Mo_________ 29-30 

Jefferson, Tex., Cypress Creek near 91-92 

Joplin, Mo., Shoal Creek near 85-87

Kennett, Mo., Little River ditch No. 81 near. 20-21 

Little River ditch No. 1 near___.__ 22-23 

Little River ditch No. 66 near____ 23-24 

Little River ditch No. 66-A near____ 24-25 

Little River ditch No. 259 near 27-28 

Little River ditch No. 251 near.____. 26-27

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla__ 89-90

Larned, Kans., Arkansas River at 53-54 

Pawnee River near __.. 73-74 

Leeper, Mo., Black River at__ 33-35 

Lion Creek near Halfway, Colo...____ 61-62 

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center,

Kans ........................ 74-75

Little Beaver Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo.. 60 

Little River ditch No. 81 near Kennett, Mo. 20-21 

Little River ditch No. 1 near Kennett, Mo.. 22-23 

Little River ditch No. 66 near Kennett, Mo. 23-24 

Little River ditch No. 66-A near Kennett,

Mo.. __...... 24-25

Little River ditch No. 259 near Kennett, Mo. 27-28 

Little River ditch No. 251 near Kennett, Mo. 26-27

McCabe, Mo., Blue Spring at 95 

McCubben Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of__ -.__ ..._.. 95 

Malvern, Ark., Ouachita River near __ 93-95 

Manitou, Colo., Sutherland Creek near...... 64-65

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Meramec River near Eureka, Mo_____.. 13-14 

near Steelville, Mo._________.. 10-11 

near Sullivan, Mo.._....________ 11-13 

Meramec River Basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in____________ 10-18 

Meramec Spring near St. James, Mo.-..__ 14-15 

Mountain View, Mo., Blue Spring near.-_._ 95

Neqsho River near Grove, Okla..._____ 81-82 

hear Tola, Kans__ __ __ _____ __ 78-80 

near Parsons, Kans___________.. 80-81

Ouachita River at Remmel Dam, near Malvern, Ark.... __________ 93-95 

near Hot Springs, Ark___________ 92-93

Parsons, Kans., Neosho River near._____ 80-81

Pawnee River near Lamed, Kans...____ 73-74

Pease River near Crowell, Tex...-____.. 88

Pikes Peak, Colo., Boehmer Creek near.__ 59-60

Little Beaver Creek near________ 60

Sackett Creek near..__________ 61

Publications, information concerning..__.. 5-9

obtaining or consulting of_ _____.. 6-7

on stream flow, lists of.________.. 7,8

Pueblo, Colo., Arkansas River near...___ 47-48

Red River near Denison, Tex________ 87-88 

Red River Basin, Tex.-Ark., gaging-station

records in____..._______ 87-95 

Run-off in inches, definition of - -. 2

Sackett Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo____ 61 

St. Francis River Basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in_____________ 20-28 

St. James, Mo., Meramec Spring near.___ 14-15 

Salida, Colo., Arkansas River at______ 45-46 

Second-feet, definition of___________ 2 

Second-feet per square mile, definition of. _. _ 2 

Sheep Creek near Halfway, Colo .____ 62 

Shoal Creek near Joplin, Mo.._______ 85-87 

South Ruxton Creek at Halfway, Colo..__ 63

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Spring Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of 95 

Spring River, Ark., discharge measurement of 95 

Spring River near Waco, Mo._______ 84-85 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of.__... 2 

Steelville, Mo., Meramec River near..___ 10-11 

Sullivan, Mo., Meramec River near.._.___ 11-13 

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex............ 90-91

Sutherland Creek near Manitou, Colo_ __ 64-65- 

Syracuse, Kans., Arkansas River at...__. 50-51

Tecumseh, Mo., North Fork of White River

at............ . 32-3$

Terms, definition of...___._-- --.-. 2

Union, Mo., Bourbeuse River at.. ._ 16-17

Valley Center, Kans., Little Arkansas River

at..... .... - 74-75-

Van Buren, Mo., Big Spring near...._. 39-41

Current River at______________ 35-S&

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans~~ 77-7&

Victor, Colo., West Beaver Creek near..__ 59

Waco, Mo., Spring River near.. - 84-85 

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans........ .. 76-77

West Beaver Creek near Victor, Colo 59 

Westcliffe, Colo., Grape Creek near. 57-5& 

White River at Beaver, Ark...- 28-29'

discharge measurements of. _... 9& 

North Fork of, at Tecumseh, Mo...__. 32-3a 

White River Basin, Mo.-Ark., gaging-station

records in_...... . 28-43

Wichita, Kans., Arkansas River near... 54-56 

Wild Horse Creek near Holly, Colo...__... 66-69 

Winfield, Kans., Walnut River at ._.. 76-77 

Work, authorization of 1 

division of...... 9-10

scope of.____-.-. 1-2

Zalma, Mo., Castor River at . 19-20 

Zero flow, point of, definition of.------ 2

o